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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 232 pp. Glossy fold-out between pp. 30-31: "Photostat of the frontispiece to the NEW ENGLAND PSALM-SINGER (1770) (Engraved by Paul Revere)". Following a word "TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS", Contents divided as follows: [1] John Coolidge, "Low-Cost Housing in New England"; [2] Raymond Morin, "A Pioneer in American Music: Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914): "A Pragmatic Transcendentalist" (F.I. Carpenter); "His Metaphysics of Evolution" (Charles Hartshorne); [3] Wylie Sypher, "Irving Babbitt: A Reappraisal"; MEMORANDA AND DOCUMENTS [1] K.W. Porter, "The Oxford Cap War at Harvard"; [2] H.A. Davis, "From the Diaries of a Diplomat"; [3] R.R. Moody, " A Proposed Province of Georgia in New England"; [4] W.H. Bell, "A Captain in Captivity"; [5] T. H. Johnson, "An Edward Taylor Poem that Was Printed"; [6] C.J.Weber, "Miss Owen Corrects a Sonnet of Longfellow's"; BOOK REVIEWS [pp. 145-205, including:] "Charles Noyes Greenough: An Account of His Life as Teacher, Dean, Master & Scholar" By Ruth Hornblower Greenough" and "Collected Studies by Charles Noyes Greenough" (Louis I. Bredvold). . . "An Academic Courtship: Letters of Alice Freeman Palmer and George Herbert Palmer (1886-1887)" (M.A. DeWolfe Howe). . . Cotton Mather: A Bibliography of His Works" By Thomas J. Holmes (Thomas H. Johnson). . . "The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution (1774-1781)" By Merrill Jensen (Daniel Aaron). . . ; SHORT NOTICES (pp. 206-211); A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW ENGLAND 1940 By Allyn B. Forbes ( pp. 212 229); Notes on Contributors, p. 230; Corrections for December, 1940 ( p. 231); Donors to New England Quarterly (p. 232). Green wrappers with full front cover with large Title lettering and Contents in smaller black letters; rough-cut lower edge. Top right cover corner and ensuing pages (diminishingly) with very small outward curls; book manufacture diagonal soft crease (from 2" down fore-edge at early pages to 1 1/4" down fore-edge at top rear (truly nugatory, but there you have it). Binding strong; Essentially NO rubbing wear, but for 1/32" thin line of rubbing across top spine; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Solid copy. The way to read a Classic Compendium of New England History/Americana more than 80 years old.…

First Edition. 303p., inscribed & signed with signed card laid-in, first edition stated, hardcover bound in boards and unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. First Edition First Printing. One in a series of detailed histories of the American states, with detailed look at battles with Native Americans, immigration history, early politics, war with the British & local involvement in the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence & its aftermath, development of various towns, early laws, etc. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1854, NOT a modern reprint! In 287 pages, + 36 pages cataloging other books from this publisher in rear, offering a fascinating look at American history in the decade before the Civil War. Small hardcover book has faded red publisher's cloth over boards, which is torn on the back cover & to spine; evidence of regluing, but still gaps at joints. Condition is Poor: ffep is torn out; all other pages intact. Generally clean with heavy foxing & tanning, random soiled spots. Binding holding strong, but both hinges are cracked. Light pencil marks on a couple of pages in rear. No DJ, as issued. Heavy rubbing to extremities, all the way down to underlying boards at corners & lower edges.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 300 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 6th pap/psc edition. 818 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.