William L. Parkinson, Books

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Hinesburg, Vermont 05461-0040
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Abbott, Collamer.   GREEN MOUNTAIN COPPER THE STORY OF VERMONT’S RED METAL (Randolph, 1973). Paper covers, 36 pp. illustrated. Bassett 2494. Condition: good. $10.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

(Allen, Ethan and Ira). ETHAN AND IRA ALLEN: COLLECTED WORKS. In Three Volumes. Edited and With An Introduction By J. Kevin Graffagnino. (Chalidze Publications, Benson, Vermont, 1992). Green cloth bindings, 242, 309, 355 pp. ea vol frontis illus: Ethan Allen statue, Ira Allen portrait, Vermont map. Published at $96.00. Many of the writings of the famous brothers including: Ira Allen’s The Natural and Political History of the State of Vermont, 1793. Ethan Allen’s A Narrative of Col Ethan Allen’s Captivity, 1779. Ira Allen’s Particulars of the Capture of the Ship Olive Branch, Laden With a Cargo of Arms, &c. 1798. Important collection of writings for both Vermont and American history. Revolutionary War, Republic of Vermont, early statehood period. Condition: as new. 3 vols. $40.00 p+h $4.00  Item # 1
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Allen, Ira.  THE NATURAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT (Rutland, 1969). 8vo, 179 pp. Originally published in London, 1798, very early history of the state by one of it’s founders, brother of Ethan Allen. Bassett 45. Condition: very good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Allen, Merritt Parmelee.   MAKE WAY FOR THE BRAVE THE OREGON QUREST (New York, 1950). 8vo. Yellow cloth binding, 236 pp. Condition: fair. $5.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Allen, Merritt P.  THE WHITE FEATHER (New York, 1945). 8vo. Off white cloth binding, 106 pp. Civil War story. Condition: fair to good; piece of dust jacket tabbed in inside rear cover. $7.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Andres. Glenn M.  A WALKING HISTORY OF MIDDLEBURY (Middlebury, 1975). 8vo. Paper covers, 84 pp. illustrated. Map. Bassett 4585. Condition: very good. $9.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

ARBUCKLE COMPANY, Stock Certificate. Incorporated Under The Laws Of The State Of Vermont. Burlington, Vermont Manufacturing Confectioners. Certificate no 84. Unissued. Red number, fancy green border, black on white, vignette of a factory with horse drawn carriages in front. 11 x 8 ¾ inch. Printed date 189-. Condition: very good. $10.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.   ITEM # A140
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Bailey, Consuelo Northrop.   LEAVES BEFORE THE WIND. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF VERMONT’S OWN DAUGHTER (Burlington, 1976).    8vo. Blue cloth binding, 376 pp. illustrated. Bassett 100. Condition: good. $9.50 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Baker, M. Eva.  FOLKLORE OF SPRINGFIELD VERMONT (Springfield, 1922). 8vo, 177 pp. Decorated green cloth binding, illustrated, index. Good town history. Bassett 5789. Condition: remnants of previous owners bookplate inside ft cover, otherwise good to very good. $25.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Baker, Ronald L.  FOLKLORE IN THE WRITINGS OF ROWLAND E. ROBINSON (Bowling Green, Ohion, 1973). 8vo. Green cloth binding, 240 pp. Condition: good to very good;  $12.50 Plus $3.00 P & H

Baldwin, Frederick W. BIOGRAPHY OF THE BAR OF ORLEANS COUNTY, VERMONT (Montpelier, 1886). 8vo, 303 pp portraits. Gilt edges, attractive ¾ leather and cloth binding. Gilman 21, Bassett 2511.Condition: front endpaper- flyleaf neatly removed; otherwise good.$45.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 2
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THE BALDWIN REFRIGERATOR COMPANY. Stock Certificate. Organized under the Laws of the State of Vermont. Certificate no 576. Unissued. Red number, black on white. Fancy title. Printed date 19--. Burlington, Vt. About 10 ½ x 8 ¼ inch. Condition: very good. $7.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A 139
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Barre, Vermont.  VIEWS OF BARRE AND VICINITY (O J Dodge, Barre, ca 1900). 9 x 6 ½ inch, 36 pp. Paper covers. Very nicely illustrated historical photos of Barre and area. Inc: Burns Monument, Main Street, Granite scenes, City Hall, Opera House, Spaulding, birds-eye views, street scenes, Goddard, churches, schools, etc. Condition: good. $20.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Bassett, T. D. Seymour.  THE GROWING EDGE VERMONT VILLAGES, 1840-1880 (Montpelier, 1992). 4to. Paper covers, 232 pp. illustrated. Condition: good. $15.50 Plus $4.00 P & H

Batchelder, Ira K. REUNION CELEBRATION TOGETHER WITH AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PERU, BENNINGTON COUNTY, VERMONT, AND ITS INHABITANTS FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE TOWN (Brattleboro, Phoenix Job Print, 1891). 8vo, 143 pp. illustrated. Vt town history, genealogy reference. Bassett 5117. Gilman 199. Condition: fair to good. $85.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.  Item # A101
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Battell, Joseph. ELLEN OR WHISPERINGS OF AN OLD PINE (American Publishing Company, Middlebury 1903, 1908. Two volume set. 8vo, 602, 752 pp. illustrated. Decorative green cloth bindings. Vermont stories, Vermont history. Condition, some wear especially top of spine, vol 2 has 1 inch tear top of spine and wear indentations on rear cover, fair to good. $50.00 Plus $5.00 P & H. .  Item # A102
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(Battle of Bennington). CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE OF VERMONT AND THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON, AUGUST 15 AND 16, 1877 WESTMINSTER – HUBBARDTON – WINDSOR (Rutland, Tuttle & Co., 1879). 8vo, 252 pp portraits maps. Gilman 31, Bassett 2897. Condition: paper covers worn at edges, top and bottom of spine, fair to good. $15.50 plus $3.00 P & H.  Item # 3
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Bass, H. Royce. THE HISTORY OF BRAINTREE VERMONT: INCLUDING A MEMORIAL OF FAMILIES THAT HAVE RESIDED IN TOWN (Rutland, Tuttle & Co., 1883). 8vo, 208 pp. has the foldout map. Gilman 39, Bassett 3113. Condition: fair to good.
$80.00 plus $3.00 P & H. see also DuClos for a later additional updated volume.  Item # 4
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Beck, Jane.  THE GENERAL STORE IN VERMONT: AN ORAL HISTORY (VHS, 1980). 8vo, 44 pp. paperback, illustrated, index. Vermont folklore, folklife. Condition: residue from a sticker inside ft cover, otherwise good plus. $4.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Beckley, Hosea. THE HISTORY OF VERMONT; WITH DESCRIPTIONS, PHYSICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL (Brattleboro, George H Salisbury, 1846). Sm 8vo, 396 pp. Gilman 28, Bassett 175. Condition: rebound in modern green cloth binding, title in gold on spine; good. $65.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 5
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Benedict, G. G. VERMONT IN THE CIVIL WAR. A HISTORY OF THE PART TAKEN BY THE VERMONT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861-5. (Burlington, 1886, 1888). Two Volume. Original green cloth bindings, 8vo, 620, 808 pp. illustrated, index. Condition: vol one rear cover has been damp, faded, very lightly warped, inside hinges cracked, fair condition. Vol two in good plus condition.  see photos. 2 vol set. $105.00 plus P + H $4.50  Item # 6
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Benedict, G Grenville. MEN OF PROGRESS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND PORTRAITS OF LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN AND OF THE STATE OF VERMONT (Boston, New England Magazine, 1898). 4to, 312 pp. index, illustrated. Portraits and bios of Vt’s famous influential sons; in business, politics, etc. Condition: lacking spine leather, ¾ leather binding, well worth having a new spine added, otherwise good condition. $25.00 Plus $5.00 P & H.  Item # A103
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Berg, Rev. Wm. Van Derveer.  A PILGRIMAGE TO THE MONUMENTS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF BRANDON AN ADDRESS COMMEMORATING THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GRANTING OF THE TOWN PATENT (Brandon, 1911). 8vo. Cloth and paper binding, 28 pp. Bassett 3127. Condition: many pages still uncut at top; very good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

BLACK RIVER CREAMERY ASSOCIATION, COVENTRY,  VERMONT. Stock Certificate. Certificate Of Shares. Capital Stock, $2000. 80 Shares.Unissued. Dated 189-. Black on white, simple line border. Still has stub attached, holes at left margin from being removed from company ledger. Certificate about 9 x 7 ½, whole sheet about 15 x 8 ¼ inch. Nice piece of small town Vermont Creamery dairy history. Condition: very good. $12.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.   ITEM # A 137
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Booth, Dr. Vincent Ravi (ed). DEDICATION OF THE RESTORED OLD FIRST CHURCH OF BENNINGTON AS VERMONT’S COLONIAL SHRINE SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1937 (E. L. Hildreth & Co., Boston, 1937). Signed, numbered Limited Edition. 4to, 98 pp. illustrated. Maroon cloth binding. Attractive large size history of famous Vt landmark. Condition: some wear a bit faded on spine, overall good condition. $35.00 plus $5.00 S & H. Item #A104
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Brainerd, Ezra.   SOME NATURAL VIOLET HYBRIDS OF NORTH AMERICA (Burlington, 1924). 8vo. Paper covers, tape over spine, 205 pp. illustrated.   Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 239. Condition: fair to good. $12.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Brainerd, Ezra.  VIOLETS OF NORTH AMERICA (Burlington, 1921). 8vo. Paper covers, 172 pp. well illustrated. Includes 25 colored full page plates of violets, and lots of b & W illustrations in the text. Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 224. With introduction by G P Burns. Condition: good. $25.00 Plus $3.50 P & H. 

Bryan, Frank and Melissa.  THE VERMONT QUIZ BOOK (Shelburne, 1986). First edition. 8vo, 277 pp. illus. Paperback. Authors “make the state come alive as they acquaint you with the unknown, the mysterious, the obscure, the forgotten”. Condition: inked gift presentation on tp; good.  $5.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Bryan, Frank and Bill Mares.  REAL VERMONTERS DON’T MILK GOATS (Shelburne, 1983). 8vo, 94 pp., illus. Paperback. Vt humor. Condition: good. $3.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Burbank, John R.  A HISTORY OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH BRISTOL, VERMONT (Bristol, 1967). 8 ½ x 11 mimeo, stapled. Bassett 3271. Condition: good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Canfield, Dorothy.   SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AMERICA (New York, 1949). 8vo. Green cloth binding, dust jacket, 192 pp. illustrated. Condition: good. $7.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Carleton, Hon. Hiram (ed). GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF HER PEOPLE IN THE MAKING OF A COMMONWEALTH AND THE FOUNDING OF A NATION (New York, Lewis Publishing Co., 1903). Two volume set. 4to. 720, 754 pp. illustrated. Massive genealogy, biographical reference. ¾ leather bindings. Condition: vol I top and bottom of spine worn off, vol II some cracking in hinges beginning as is common with such large heavy books, internally good to very good, overall fair to good. $75.00 Plus $7.00 P & H. ITEM # A105
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Carpenter, Allan.  VERMONT FROM ITS GLORIOUS PAST TO THE PRESENT (Chicago, 1967). 8vo, 95 pp. illus. Enchantment of America Series, for children. Condition: good. $8.50 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Carpenter, W. H. and T. S. Arthur.  THE HISTORY OF VERMONT, FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME (Philadelphia, 1853). 16mo, 260, 36 pp. frontis. Of Ethan Allen. Gilman 52, Bassett 349. Condition: foxing; good. $50.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Caverly, A. M.HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF PITTSFORD, VT., WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND FAMILY RECORDS (Rutland, Tuttle & Co., 1872). 8vo, 756 pp, has the foldout map, many portraits. Gilman 53, Bassett 5128. Condition: corners bumped, spine cracked, otherwise good. $115.00 plus $3.50 P & H. item # 9
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Caverly, Charles S.   INFANTILE PARALYSIS IN VERMONT 1894-1922 (Burlington, 1924). 8vo, 375 pp. illustrated.  Medical study, epidemic. Bassett 366. Condition: good.
$17.50 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 10
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CHAMPLAIN TRANSPORTATION CO. New York. Stock Certificate. Actually this time a Bond. Printed date 19--. Unissued. Fancy brown border, black on white. Printed by The Broun Green Co. NY. Still has stub attached. Certificate about 9 ¼ x 6 ¼, whole sheet; 13 ¾ x 6 ¼. Holes at left margin from being disbound from company ledger. Printed one side only. Light waterstain left top corner. Condition: fair to good. $10.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   Item #141
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Chase, Francis. GATHERED SKETCHES FROM THE EARLY HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT; CONTAINING VIVID AND INTERRSTING ACCOUNTS OF A GREAT VARIETY OF THE ADVENTURES OF OUR FOREFATHERS, AND OF OTHER INCIDENTS OF OLDEN TIME (Claremont NH, Tracy, Kenney & Co., 1856). 12mo, 215 pp. frontis. “The Old Man of the Mountain”. Indian stories, Ethan Allen, Battle of Bennington, Gen Stark, Burning of Royalton, etc. Fancy full cloth binding. Condition: wear to top and bottom of spine, edges; overall good plus. Bassett 789, 1579, 1900. $65.00 Plus $4.00 S & H. ITEM # A106
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Child, Hamilton.  GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF RUTLAND COUNTY, VT., FOR 1881 -82 (Syracuse, 1881). 8vo, 643 pp. illustrated, lacks the foldout map. Bassett 2544, Gilman 239. Condition: cloth splitting at spine edges, fair to good, see photos.
$110.00 plus $2.50 P & H.  Item # 11
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Child, Hamilton.  GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF WINDHAM COUNTY, VT., 1724-1884 (Syracuse, 1884). 8vo, 624 pp. illustrated. Lacking the foldout map. Bassett 2615. Condition: original leather binding spine is covered in black cloth tape, fair. See photos. 
$75.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 12
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(Chittenden County). ATLAS OF CHITTENDEN CO., VERMONT FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS BY AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF F. W. BEERS. (Rutland, 1971). Reprint edition of original 1869 Beer’s atlas. Map of Vermont in color, remainder in black and white. County map, town maps, foldouts of Winooski Falls and Burlington City, 4 pp of views at rear. 32 pp plus views. Condition: very good. 
$50.00 plus p&h $4.50 Item # 14
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Chittenden, L. E.  EXERCISES ATTENDING THE UNVEILING AND PRESENTATION OF A STATUE OF GEN. ETHAN ALLEN AT BURLINGTON, VERMONT, JULY 4TH, 1873, INCLUDING AN ORATION BY HON. L. E. CHITTENDEN. (Burlington, Free Press Print, 1874). 8vo, 66 pp. very nice frontis plate of the statue on heavy card stock. Gilman 7, Bassett 685. Condition: front hinge weak and title page almost detached otherwise good. $30.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 15
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Chittenden, LUCIUS E.   THE CAPTURE OF TICONDEROGA, ANNUAL ADDRESS BEFORE THE VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY DELIVERED AT MONTPELIER, VT., 1872 (Rutland, 1872). 8vo, 127 pp. Gilman 56. Bassett 405. Condition : ex-library, good.
$25.00 plus P & H $2.50  Item # 16
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Cleghorn, Sarah N.  THREESCORE THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SARAH N. CLEGHORN WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT FROST (New York, 1936). 8vo. Green cloth binding, 310 pp, illustrated, index. Condition; ex-library; frontis portrait and pre title pages both trimmed short at bottom by about ½ inch all just margin; otherwise good condition. $12.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Coburn, Frank Warren.  A HISTORY OF THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON VERMONT (Bennington, 1912). Second edition, Thoroughly Revised. 16mo, 48 pp. paper covers, illustrated, foldout map. Full p illus of The Battle of Bennington from painting by Alonzo Chappel.  Full p portrait Gen John Stark. Bassett 2920. Condition: good. $12.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Coffin, Howard.  FULL DUTY VERMONTERS IN THE CIVIL WAR (Woodstock, 1993). sm 4to, 376 pp. illus. Condition: very good. $15.00 Plus $4.00 P & H.

Congdon, Herbert W.   THE COVERED BRIDGE (Middlebury, 1959). 8vo. Paperback, 151 pp. illustrated w 100 photos of Vt covered bridges. Condition: good. $10.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Cooley, Elizabeth F.  VERMONT IMPRINTS BEFORE 1800 AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN VERMONT WITH A LIST OF IMPRINTS 1779-1799 (Montpelier, 1937). 8vo. Green cloth binding, 133 pp. reference. Condition: good. $25.00 Plus $3.00 P & H

(Corinth).HISTORY OF CORINTH, VERMONT 1764 -1964. Compiled and Edited by Town of Corinth History Committee (West Topsham, Gibby Press, 1973). 2nd ed. 8vo, 508 pp. illustrated. Bassett 3950. Condition: good. $47.50 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 17
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Currier, Richard Sawyer. GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE CURRIER FAMILY (Capital City Press, Montpelier, Vt., 1935). 8vo. 341 pp. illustrated. Condition: very good. $20.00 Plus $3.00 P & H. ITEM # A107
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Currier, Richard Sawyer. GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE DICKEY FAMILY (Capital City Press, Montpelier, Vt., 1935). 8vo. 340 pp. illustrated. Condition: covers lightly spotted, very good. $25.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.   ITEM # A108
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Curtis, Jane and Will and Frank Lieberman.  GREEN MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE, VERMONT’S LONG TRAIL (The Green Mountain Club, Montpelier, 1985). 4to, 96 pp. blue cloth binding, dust jacket, illustrated, index.  “tells the story of America’s first long distance hiking trail and that of the Green Mountain Club”. Condition: good. $20.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Curtis, Jane and Will and Frank Lieberman.   GREEN MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE, VERMONT’S LONG TRAIL AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY (Montpelier, 1985). Paperback, 96 pp. illustrated, index. Condition: good. $12.00 Plus $3.00 P & H

Cushing, John T.  VERMONT IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1919 (Burlington, 1928). 8vo, 759 pp. Green cloth binding. Illustrated. Capt Harold P Sheldon was Military Historian. Twenty-Sixth Division, Fourth Division, Vt in the Navy, Vermonters at Home. Training and Training Camps, Equipment and Weapons, First Vt Infantry, etc. Vt military history. Condition: Ex owner name ft flyleaf and a few pencil notes in book,  light tear top of spine;  otherwise good. $20.00 Plus $3.50 P& H.

Davenport, Walter Rice.  MONTPELIER SEMINARY AND ITS STUDENTS WITH BRIEF SKETCHES OF NEWBURY SEMINARY, SPRINGFIELD WESLEYAN SEMINARY, BAKERSFIELD NORTH ACADEMY AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST CENTENNIAL (Montpelier, 1934). 8vo, 547 pp illustrated. Bassett 4798. Condition: spine a bit faded; good. $20.00 plus $3.50 P & H. Item # 20
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Davis, Deane C.  NOTHIN’ BUT THE TRUTH MORE YANKEE YARNS (Shelburne, 1982). Paperback, 210 pp. illustrated. Condition: very good. $5.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Davis, Gilbert A. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, TOGETHER WITH AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF READING, WINDSOR COUNTY, VERMONT, AND ITS INHABITANTS FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE TOWN TO 1874 (Bellows Falls, 1874). 8vo, 169 pp. ports. Condition: ex-library, title page present but detached. Condition: fair see photos.
$75.00 plus $2.50 P + H. Item # 21
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Dawson, Adele G.  JAMES FRANKLIN GILMAN NINETEENTH CENTURY PAINTER (Canaan, NH, Phoenix Publishing, 1975). 4to, 159 pp., well illustrated. Condition: good. $25.00 plus $3.50 P & H. Item # 22
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Dean, Leon W.  OLD WOLF THE STORY OF ISRAEL PUTNAM (New York, 1942. 8vo. Red cloth binding, 276 pp. Condition: good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H

Deming, Leonard.   A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF VERMONT FROM 1777 TO 1918 BEING A REVISION AND ENLARGEMENT OF DEMING’S VERMONT OFFICERS (St Albans, 1918). Edited by John M Comstock. 8vo, 411 pp. Condition: top of spine cloth torn, inside hinges weak, otherwise good. Useful reference. $22.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 23
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Dodge, Bertha S.  TALES OF VERMONT WAYS AND PEOPLE  (Harrisburg, PA., 1977). 8vo, 192 pp. dust jacket,  illustrated, index. “lets Vermonters come through as real people whose traditions, outlook on life, and sturdy independence spiced with a quick, if quiet, humor have enchanted all who have come to know them”. Bassett 610. Condition: very good. $7.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Dodge, Prentiss C.   ENCYCLOPEDIA VERMONT BIOGRAPHY A SERIES OF AUTHENTIC BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF VERMONT AND SONS OF VERMONT IN OTHER STATES (Burlington, 1912). 4tp, Half leather binding, 372 pp. illustrated with many full page portrait plates. index. Condition: front inside hinge taped; good. $35.00 Plus $4.00 P & H

Doyle, William.  THE VERMONT POLITICAL TRADITION: AND THOSE WHO HELPED MAKE IT (Barre, 1992). 8vo, 241 pp. illus. Signed by the author a professor and Vermont Senator for many years. Condition: very good. $7.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

 (Draper, Joseph).  THE VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE. ITS ANNALS FOR FIFTY YEARS (Brattleboro, 1887). 8vo, 302 pp. illustrated. Bassett 3178. Gilman 314.  Condition: very good. $40.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 24
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DuClos, Katharine F.  THE HISTORY OF BRAINTREE, VERMONT VOLUME II 1883-1975 (Montpelier, 1976).8vo, 246 pp. well illustrated with supplement in rear pocket. Condition: very good. $30.00 plus $3.00 P & H. see also Bassett for vol 1.  Item # 25
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Duffy, John.  VERMONT AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY (CA, 1985). First edition. 4to, 263 pp., illus. VT history from the Abenaki to modern times. Condition: very good. $22.00 Plus $4.00 P & H.

Duffy, John.   VERMONT AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY (Northridge CA, 1985). 4to. White cloth binding, dust jacket, 263 pp. illustrated. Condition: good. $15.00 Plus $4.00 P & H.

East Montpelier.   EAST MONTPELIER BICENTENNIAL SOUVENIR BOOKLET 1976. 8vo, 76 pp. illus. Short history pieces and ads. Condition: good.
$5.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 26
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Fairfield, VT.   FAIRFIELD VERMONT REMINISCENCES (Essex Publishing Co., 1977). 8vo. Decorated green cloth binding, dust jacket has been taped, 190 pp. foldout map. Illustrated, index. Bassett 4138. Condition: book very good, dj torn and taped. $20.00  Plus $3.00 P & H. 

THE FELLOWS GEAR SHAPER COMPANY, Stock Certificate. Incorporated Under The Laws Of The State Of Vermont. Springfield, Vermont. Certificate no 1312. Unissued. Red number, gray shading, gold seal, black on white; fancy border, vignette of girl holding up light bulb, factory, machine, train car. From Vermont’s famous tool industry. Printed date 19--. About 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ inch. Reverse; green and black on white. Condition: very good. $8.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A138
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Fish, Frank L.  DECLARATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF VERMONT CELEBRATION AT WESTMINSTER, VT., JANUARY 15, 1927 TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF VERMONT (Vermont State Sesqui-centennial Commission, 1927). 8vo, 38 pp. Condition: covers lightly soiled; good. $7.50 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 28
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Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.  MEMORIES OF ARLINGTON, VERMONT MEMORIES OF MY HOME TOWN (New York, 1957). First edition. Green cloth binding, dust jacket, 214 pp. Bassett 2732. Condition: minor edge tears on dust jacket, good. 15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Fisher, Dorothy C.  MEMORIES OF MY HOME TOWN (Arlington, 1955). Sm 8vo, 112 pp. paper binding. Bassett  2732. Condition: good.
$12.00 plus $2.50 P & H.Item # 29
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Flanders, Ralph E.  SENATOR FROM VERMONT (Boston, 1961, first ed.). 8vo, 312 pp. Green cloth binding with dust jacket. Autobiography; born Barnet Vt in 1880, machine shop apprentice to mechanical engineer, businessman, to U S Senate in 1946. Vt US politics. Condition: good. $8.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Flitcroft, John E.  THE NOVELIST OF VERMONT A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL STUDY OF DANIEL PIERCE THOMPSON (Cambridge, 1929). 8vo, 329 pp. illustrated. Bassett 727. Condition: good. $15.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 30
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Folsom, William R.   VERMONTERS IN BATTLE AND OTHER PAPERS (Montpelier, 1953). 8vo. Decorated green cloth binding, 236 pp. Civil War, Revolutionary War. Bassett 729, 730. Condition: good. $20.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Forbes, Charles S.   THE SECOND BATTLE OF BENNINGTON: A HISTORY OF VERMONT’S CENTENNIAL, AND THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF BENNINGTON’S BATTLE “(St. Albans, 1877). 16mo. Decorated blue cloth binding, 96 pp. illustrated. Bassett 2930. Gilman 96. Condition: good. $15.50 Plus $3.00 P & H

Frost, Frances M.  BLUE HARVEST POEMS BY (Boston, 1931). 8vo. Cloth and paper binding, 113 pp. Condition: pp 77-112 have a light  waterstain center outside margin about 2 x 1/12 inch; otherwise good. $5.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Frost, Frances.   WOMAN OF THIS EARTH (Boston, 1934). 8vo. Brown cloth binding, 96 pp. ex-library. Note on inside ft cvr “notes in ink are by Alex Laive who reviewed this book when it came out HGR” (Harold Goddard Rugg). There are occasional notes in margins in blue ink. Condition: otherwise good. $10.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Gale, David C.  PROCTOR, THE STORY OF A MARBLE TOWN (Brattleboro, Vermont Printing Co., 1922). 8vo, 260 pp illustrated. Bassett 5246. Condition: good. $45.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 31
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Goodrich, John E.  THE STATE OF VERMONT ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775 TO 1783 (Rutland, 1904). 8vo, 927 pp. One of the flood copies that was in the basement of the Vt State library in the 1927 flood, the covers have been removed, leaving the title page thru rear unprinted flyleaf. Condition: fragile, contents complete and totally usable but needs re-binding. $15.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.

Green, Mason A.  NINETEEN-TWO IN VERMONT; THE FIGHT FOR LOCAL OPTION TEN YEARS AFTER (Rutland, 1912). 12 mo, 189 pp. Blue cloth binding. Vermont politics, governor’s race in 1902. W W Stickney, Fletcher Proctor, Dr Wm Seward Webb, , Gen John G McCullough, etc. Bassett 842. Condition: good. $5.00 Plus $.250 P & H.

Gregory, Hon John. CENTENNIAL PROCEEDINGS AND HISTORICAL INCIDENTS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF NORTHFIELD, VT., WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN (Montpelier, 1878). 8vo, 319 pp. ports. Condition: one signature had become loose and was taped back in, a few newspaper obituaries pasted in on blank rear endpaper flyleaf, otherwise good condition.
$50.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 33
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Hall, Benjamin H.   HISTORY OF EASTERN VERMONT (New York, 1858). 8vo, 799 pp. illus. Howes H-50. One of the most useful histories of early Vermont. Rebound in blue library cloth binding. Impression seal and remnants of library card sleeve on rear endpapers. Condition: good. $275.00 plus $3.50 P & H. Item # 34
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Hall, Benjamin H.  HISTORY OF EASTERN VERMONT, FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE CLOSE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL CHAPTER AND APPENDIXES (New York, D Appleton & Co., 1858). 8vo, 799 pp, a few illustrations, index. Rebound in modern full cloth purple colored binding, ex-library. Important hard to find Vermont history. Gilman 112, Bassett 887, Howes 50. Condition: rebound, marked ex-library, good. $250.00 Plus 5.00 S & H.   ITEM # A109
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 Hall, Hiland. THE HISTORY OF VERMONT FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO ITS ADMISSION INTO THE UNION IN 1791 (Albany, 1868). 8vo, 521 pp. with the foldout map. Light inscription on front endpapers “Hon Thomas H Boride {sp ?} with regards of Samuel H Brown, Bennington, Vermont Oct 18{??}”. Howes H-68. Gilman 113. Condition: good. $200.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item #35
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Hall, Hiland.   WHY THE EARLY INHABITANTS OF VERMONT DISCLAIMED THE JURISDICTION OF NEW YORK, AND ESTABLISHED AN INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, DECEMBER 4TH, 1860 (Bennington, 1884). 8vo, 15 pp. paper covers. Gilman 113. Bassett 899. Condition: very good. $17.00 plus $1.50 P & H. Item # 36
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Hard, Margaret.   A MEMORY OF VERMONT OUR LIFE IN THE JOHNNY APPLESEED BOOKSHOP 1930-1965 (New York, 1967). 8vo. Red cloth binding, dust jacket, 242 pp. Bassett 4541. Condition: good. $10.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Hard, Walter.   THE CONNECTICUT (New York, 1947). 8vo. Rivers of America Series. Cloth binding, dust jacket, 310 pp. illustrated by Douglas Gorsline. Condition: good. $15.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Hard, Walter.  VERMONT NEIGHBORS (Middlebury, 1960). 8vo, 122 pp. Vermont poetry. Condition: good. $5.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

HAVERHILL PAPER CO. Stock Certificate. Incorporated Under The Laws of The State Of Vermont. Capital Stock, $25,000. Certificate no 18, unissued. Red number, green shading and seal area, black on white. Vignette of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln. Printed date; only 1--- so it could be either 18—or 1900; rear on certificate, orange on white, has copyrighted 1894, so presumably that is approximately the date of the Company’s founding. About 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ inch size. Condition: very good. $7.50 plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A133
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Hay, Cecile B and Mildred B. HISTORY OF DERBY (Courier Printing Co., Littleton, NH, 1967). 8vo. 240 pp illustrated. Vermont town history. Bassett 4029. Condition: small dent top of ft cvr, otherwise very good. $30.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.   ITEM # A110
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Hayes, Lyman Simpson. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM VERMONT INCLUDING THE VILLAGES OF BELLOWS FALLS, SAXTONS RIVER, ROCKINGHAM, CAMBRIDGEPORT AND BARTONSVILLE 1753-1907 WITH FAMILY GENEALOGIES (Published by the Town, Bellows Falls, Vermont, 1907). 8vo, 817 pp plus the index pp 819-850 which has been removed then laid back in (to reproduce or photocopy or??- still usable but well worn on edges). One of the foldout maps separated along all folds. A nicely illustrated town history with well illustrated genealogy section. Ex-library of Vermont Historical Society with bookplate and penned presentation signed by Hayes. Must have been a working copy, well worn and rebound in green library cloth binding. Bassett 5383. Condition: with described damage but appears complete and usable, fair. $65.00 Plus $5.50 P & H.   ITEM # A111
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Hemenway, Abby M., ed. THE VERMONT HISTORICAL GAZETTEER (Burlington, 1871). Volume Two. 8vo, 1199 (1) pp., ports., original full cloth binding, clear tape over hinges at spine, inside hinge taped. Howes H-403. Condition: fair to good, see scans. $110.00 plus $3.50 P & H. Item # 39
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Hemenway, Abby M., ed. THE VERMONT HISTORICAL GAZETTEER (Claremont, 1877). Volume Three. 8vo, 1245 pp., ports., Black cloth binding.  Howes H-403.  Orleans and Rutland Counties. Condition: as seen in photos, spine cloth hinges cracked and broken, spine worn top and bottom; binding edges worn ; fair. $375.00 plus $3.50 P & H. Item # 40
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Hill, Ralph Nading.   LAKE CHAMPLAIN KEY TO LIBERTY (Taftsville, 1977). First edition. Signed by the author. 4to. Blue cloth binding, dust jacket with small taped tears, illustrated. Bassett 994. Condition: good. $25.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Hill, Ralph Nading.   VERMONT ALBUM A COLLECTION OF EARLY VERMONT PHOTOGRAPHS (Brattleboro, 1974). 4to. Brown cloth binding, dust jacket, 144 pp. very nicely illustrated. Bassett 1001. Condition: good. $15.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Holt, D. C.  THE FARMER’S AND BUSINESS MAN’S GUIDE TO RECKONING BY THE SIMPLEST AND BEST METHODS, BY D. C. HOLT, LAND SURVEYOR AND CIVIL ENGINEER, MORETOWN, VT. (Montpelier, Freeman Steam Printing, 1877). 24mo, 35 pp. large pocket size black cloth binding. Math guide. Labor, wood, percentages, bank discount, surveying, decimals, hay measure, interest, etc. Condition: lightly waterstained, otherwise good. $15.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Hoskins, Nathan.  A HISTORY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, FROM ITS DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT TO THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR MDCCCXXX (Vergennes, 1831). 16mo, 316 pp. Ex- Hall Park McCullough with his bookplate. Gilman 130, Bassett 1066. Condition: some wear to leather top, bottom and edge of spine; otherwise good. $70.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Huden, John C.   DEVELOPMENT OF STATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN VERMONT (Burlington, 1944). 8vo, 277 pp. Bassett 1088. Condition: good. $9.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 41
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Humphrey, Zephine.    THE STORY OF DORSET VERMONT (Rutland, 1971, reprint ed.). 12mo. Green cloth binding, dust jacket, 298 pp. illustrated. Boxed. Bassett 4050. Condition: very good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Hutchinson, Eleanor J.  TOWN OF WHEELOCK VERMONT’S GIFT TO DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (St Johnsbury, 1961). 4to, 217 pp. dust jacket. Illus. foldout map. Bassett 6221. Condition: good. $45.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.

ISLAND POND ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CO. Stock Certificate.Incorporated Under The Laws Of The State Of Vermont. Capital Stock $10,000. Shares $100 Each. Certificate no 77, unissued. Red number, brown shading, black on white. Dated 1---, so could be filled out either 18—or 19-- ; back of certificate has copyrighted 1894. Vignette of Columbus landing in the New World. Fancy border. Reverse: green on white, vignette of laborer and farmer beside shield with eagle. About 10 ¼ x 8 ¼. Condition: very good. $12.50 Plus 2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A135
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Jeffrey, William H, ed., SUCCESSFUL VERMONTERS: A MODERN GAZETTEER OF CALEDONIA, ESSEX, AND ORLEANS COUNTIES (East Burke, 1904). Sm 4to, 361, 274 pp. portraits, illustrated. Condition: a bit shaken from large size with edge and corner wear, but overall still good condition.
$90.00 plus $5.00 P & H. Item # 42
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Jennings, Isaac. THE ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD MEETINGHOUSE OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN BENNINGTON, VERMONT: BEING A RECORD OF THE CENTENNIAL OF THE SAME HELD IN THE MEETINGHOUSE AUGUST THE 19TH AND 20TH, 1906 PREPARED BY THE REV. ISAAC JENNINGS, DD, MINISTER OF THE CHURCH (Cambridge, Mass., 1907). Sm 8vo, 185 pages, illustrated. Bassett 2961. Condition: a few spots on ft cover, good. $25.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 43
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Jennison, Peter s.  THE HISTORY OF WOODSTOCK, VERMONT 1890-1983 (Woodstock, 1985). 8vo.     Green cloth binding, dust jacket, 298 pp. illustrated, index. Condition: very good. $25.00 Plus 3.50 P & H.

Johnson, Herbert T.  VERMONT IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (Montpelier, 1929). 8vo, 163 pp. Green cloth binding. History and roster by company with name, rank, residence, birthplace, commissioned date, age, remarks about service, detailed to …, sickness, discharge, etc. Condition: Ex lib mark on faded spine; otherwise good. $27.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Johnson, Luther B. EIGHTY YEARS OF IT 1869-1949 (Randolph, Vermont, 1949). 8vo. 238 pp. illustrated. A Narrative of Vermont Life, Told by a Retired Weekly Newspaper Publisher. Bassett 1153. Condition: unprinted front endpaper wrinkled, unprinted rear flyleaf removed; otherwise very good. $12.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A113
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Johnson, Otto T.  NINETEEN-SIX IN VERMONT (Privately printed, 1944). 12mo,  181 pp.  Green cloth binding. Vermont politics, history.  Fletcher D. Proctor,  Percival W Clement vie to be Vermont Governor in 1906. Republican Convention. Democrats. Campaigns, etc.  Bassett 1154.  Condition: good.  $5.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Joslin, J. , B Frisbie and F Ruggles. A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF POULTNEY, VERMONT, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT TO THE YEAR 1875, WITH FAMILY AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND INCIDENTS (Poultney, Journal Printing Office, 1875). 8vo, 369 pp. Gilman 207, Bassett 5525. Condition: good.
$90.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 45
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JOURNAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, HOLDEN AT MONTPELIER, AGREEABLY TO THE ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF CENSORS; 1850 (Burlington, Sentinel Office Print, 1850). 8vo. 114 pp. lightly waterstained rear top corners. Vermont political history item. Gilman 294. Condition: lower outside corner ft. cvr. chipped off, good. $20.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A114 
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JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION HOLDEN AT MONTPELIER, ON THE 6^TH DAY OF JANUARY, A D 1836, AGREEABLE TO THE ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF CENSORS … TOGETHER WITH THE AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION, AS ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION, AND THE WHOLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, AS NOW IN FORCE (St Albans, J Spooner, 1836). 8vo. 124 pp. Vermont political history. Gilman 294. Condition: light waterstaining, good. $25.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A115
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JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION, HOLDEN AT MONTPELIER, ON THE FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY, A D 1843, AGREEABLE TO THE ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF CENSORS … TO CONSIDER CERTAIN AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF VERMONT (Montpelier, J T Marston, 1843). 8vo. 84 pp. Vermont political history. Gilman 294. Condition: light waterstaining, good.
$20.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A116
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Kinsley, Earle S. RECOLLECTIONS OF VERMONTERS IN STATE AND NATIONAL AFFAIRS (Rutland, 1946). 4to, 168 pp. illustrations tabbed in. Printed at Elm Tree Press, Woodstock. Bassett 1200. Condition: good. $25.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 47
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Lake Champlain. THE CHAMPLAIN TERCENTENARY FINAL REPORT OF THE NEW YORK LAKE CHAMPLAIN TERCENTENARY COMMISSION (Albany, 1913). Prepared by Henry Wayland Hill. 4to. Decorated blue cloth binding, 325 pp. nicely illus. Condition: good. $27.50 plus $4.00 P & H. Item # 48
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Lake Champlain. THE CHAMPLAIN TERCENTENARY FIRST REPORT OF THE NEW YORK LAKE CHAMPLAIN TERCENTENARY COMMISSION. Second Edition. (Albany, 1913). Attractive blue cloth binding, 534 pp. well illustrated, portraits, 3 foldout maps.  Condition: good see photos. $35.00 plus $4.50 P & H. Item # 49
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Lathem, Edward C. (ed).  MEET CALVIN COOLIDGE THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTH (Brattleboro, 1960). 8vo. Red cloth binding, spotted dust jacket, 223 pp. Condition: good. $12.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Lathem, Edward Connery ed. YOUR SON, CALVIN COOLIDGE A SELECTION OF LETTERS FROM CALVIN COOLIDGE TO HIS FATHER (Montpelier, 1968). Blue cloth binding, dust jacket, 243 pp. index. Condition: very good. $15.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Ledoux, Rodney R.  THE HISTORY OF SWANTON VERMONT (Barre, 1988). 4to. Brown cloth binding, dust jacket, 243 pp. well illustrated, map on endpapers. Condition: good. $37.50 Plus $4.00 P & H

Lewis, Theodore Graham.  HISTORY OF WATERBURY VERMONT 1763-1915 (Waterbury, 1915). 8vo, 286 pp. illustrated. Bassett  6098. Condition: good.
$40.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 50
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Lindsay, Julian Ira. TRADITION LOOKS FORWARD THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT: A HISTORY 1791-1904 (Burlington, 1954). 8vo. 286 pp. illustrated. Condition: very good. $7.50 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 51
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(Long Trail).  FOOTPATH IN THE WILDERNESS THE LONG TRAIL IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT (Middlebury, 1941). 8vo, 102 pp. illus. Bassett 1951. Authors include:W Storrs Lee, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Charles Crane, George Aiken, Herbert W Congdon, others. Condition: good. $25.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Mallett, Peter S. (ed).  CEMETERIES OF GEORGIA, VT (Georgia Historical Society, 1982). 4to. Paper covers, 362 pp. illustrated. Condition: ex-owners name on ft cvr; otherwise good. $20.00 Plus $ 4.00 P & H

Matthews, Rev Lyman.   HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF CORNWALL, VERMONT (Middlebury, 1862). 8vo, 356 pp. portrait plates. Bassett 3959. Gilman 166. Condition: clear tape over spine, some of the tissue coverings over the portrait plates removed; fair to good. $75.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 53
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McGrath, Robert L.  EARLY VERMONT WALL PAINTINGS 1790-1850 (Hanover, NH, 1972). 8vo. Yellow cloth binding, dust jacket, 106 pp. illustrated. Bassett 1330. Condition: very good. $15.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Merrick, Elliott.   FROM THIS HILL LOOK DOWN (Brattleboro, 1934). 8vo. Tan cloth binding, 183 pp. Vermont in the depression. Condition: good. $7.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Merrill, John and Caroline. SKETCHES OF HISTORIC BENNINGTON (Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1907). Sm 8vo. 99 pp. illustrated. Bassett 2976. Condition: ex-library stamp inside ft cvr, no other markings, ex-owners signature ft endpaper, covers lightly soiled, good. $20.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A117
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Miller, Edward and Frederic P Wells.  HISTORY OF RYEGATE, VERMONT, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT BY THE SCOTCH-AMERICAN COMPANY OF FARMERS TO PRESENT TIME WITH GENEALOGICAL RECORDS (St Johnsbury, 1913, 1974 reprint). 8vo, 604 pp. frontis portrait. Map. Bassett 5548. Condition: good. $60.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 55
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Miller, Peter.  VERMONT PEOPLE (Waterbury, 1990). First Edition, Vermont People Project. 12 x 9 coffee table type photo album of Vermonters, with text. 109 plus pp. illus. Condition: good. $12.50 Plus $4.00 P & H.

Minard, M Elizabeth.  HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER. Vermont Sesquicentennial Souvenir of Westminster 1791-1941. First Edition. Red and Blue cloth binding, dust jacket, 174 pp. illustrated. Condition: good. $25.00 p+h $2.50 Item # 56
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Morison, Samuel Eliot.   SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN FATHER OF NEW FRANCE (Boston, 1972). First Edition. 8vo. Brown cloth binding, taped dust jacket, 299 pp. illustrated index. Condition: good. $12.50 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Morrissey, Brenda C.  ABBY HEMENWAY’S VERMONT (Brattleboro, 1972). 8vo, 179 pp., illus. On Hemenway and her “unique portrait of a state”. Condition: very good. $12.50 Plus $3.00 P & H

Morrissey, Charles T.  VERMONT A HISTORY (New York, 1981). 8vo, 235 pp. illus. Signed presentation copy from the author. Bassett 1434. Condition: very good. $12.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

(Morse, Victor L.)   COVERED BRIDGES IN WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT (Brattleboro, 1937). 8vo. Paper covers, 40 pp, well illustrated. Bassett 2629. Condition: good. $10.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Murray, W. H. H.  LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND ITS SHORES (Boston, 1890). 8vo. Green cloth binding, 261 pp. some pencil margin notes. Ex E J Ormsbee Brandon Vt copy with his signature inside ft cover- Ormsbee was Vt’s governor 1886-8. Bassett 1463. Condition: good. $25.00 Plus $3.50 P & H

National Life.  NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A HISTORY OF ITS FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT 1850-1925 (Montpelier, 1925). 4to, 189 pp well illustrated, portraits. Chronological company history. Condition: good.
$15.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 57
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Nelson, Emily M.  FRONTIER CROSSROADS THE PEOPLE OF NEWPORT, VERMONT (Canaan, NH, 1978). 8vo, 246 pp. illus. Condition: very good. $17.50 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 58
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Nuquist, Andrew and Edith.  VERMONT STATE GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE LIVING PAST (Burlington, 1966).  8vo, 644 pp. Bassett 1521. Condition: very good. $12.50 plus $3.50 P & H. Item # 60
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Nutting, Wallace.  VERMONT BEAUTIFUL (Bonanza Books, New York, reprint, ndorig was 1922).  8vo, 302 pp. well illis. 284 photographs, “magnificent text”. Condition: very good. $7.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Petersen, Hegen.   KISSING BRIDGES (Brattleboro, 1965). 8vo. Paperback, 48 pp. illustrated. Covered bridges history. Condition: good. $6.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Petersen, Max P.    SALISBURY: FROM BIRTH TO BICENTENNIAL (Salisbury, 1976). 8vo, 189 pp. illustrated.  Bassett 5706. Condition: good.
$20.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 61
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Resch, Tyler. (ed). THE SHIRES OF BENNINGTON A SAMPLER OF GREEN MOUNTAIN HERITAGE (Bennington Museum, 1975). 4to. Paper covers. 220 pp. illustrated. Index. Bassett 2359. Condition: light stains ft cvr, good. $17.50 Plus $4.00 P & H.   ITEM # A118 
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(Revolutionary War). THE STATE OF VERMONT. ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775 TO 1783. Compiled and edited by John E Goodrich. (Rutland, 1904). Rebound in modern black cloth binding, 927 pp. Condition: one of the flood copies very nicely rebound, completely usable; book fair to good, binding, very good. $45.00 p+h $4.50 Item # 62
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Ripley, Thomas E.  A VERMONT BOYHOOD (New York, 1937). 8vo. Tan cloth binding, worn  dust jacket, 234 pp. map on endpapers. This copy is ex Warren R Austin with his signature on blank page before pre title page. Condition: good. $17.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Robinson, Rowland E.  A HERO OF TICONDEROGA (Burlington, 1901). 16mo, 187 pp. frontis. Portrait of Robinson. Condition: lacks unprinted ft flyleaf; otherwise good. $20 Plus: $3.50 P + H

Robinson, Rowland E.  VERMONT A STUDY OF INDEPENDENCE (Rutland, 1975). Paperback, 370 pp. Originally published in 1892 by popular Vt author. Bassett 1743. Condition: good. $5.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Rosenblatt, Emil & Ruth. Ed.   HARD MARCHING EVERY DAY THE CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF PRIVATE WILBUR FISK 1861-1865 (University of Kansas, 1992). 8vo, 383 pp. frontis portrait, map on endpapers. Condition: very good.
$20.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 63
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Ross, Isabel.   GRACE COOLIDGE AND HER ERA THE STORY OF A PRESIDENT’S WIFE (New York, 1962). 8vo. Blue cloth binding, dust jacket with a few edge tears,370 pp. see Bassett 3658. Condition: some pencil margin notations; otherwise good. $10.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Sanders, Daniel Clarke. A HISTORY OF THE INDIAN WARS WITH THE FIRST SETTLERS OF THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY IN NEW-ENGLAND WRITTEN IN VERMONT (Montpelier, Vt., Wright & Sibley, 1812). 24mo, 319 pp. a few pages printed very close to margin but still readable. Gilman 240 lists as “exceedingly scarce”. Howes 84. McCorison 1420. $950.00 Plus $5.00 P & H.   ITEM # A119
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Sargent, Hon John G.   THE EARLY HISTORY OF VERMONT AN ADDRESS…CITY HALL, MONTPELIER, JANUARY 5, 1927 (Montpelier, [1927]). 8vo, 79 pp. paper covers. Bassett 1784. Condition: good. $12.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 65
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Shaughnessy, Jim. THE RUTLAND ROAD (Howell-North Books, Berkeley, California, 1964). 4to. 368 pp. illustrated. Bassett 1803. Condition: book is good to very good but dust jacket torn and taped, chipped top of spine. $45.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.   ITEM # A120
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Shores, Venila L.  LYNDON GEM IN THE GREEN (Lyndonville, 1986). 8vo. Green cloth binding, dust jacket, 411 pp. illustrated, index, map. Condition; ; very good. $20.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Spargo, John. ANTHONY HASWELL PRINTER – PATRIOT – BALLADER A BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY WITH A SELECTION OF HIS BALLADS AND AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF HIS IMPRINTS (Rutland, Tuttle Company, 1925). 4to, 293 pp. illustrated. Signed, limited edition. 35 plates all present. Rebound in black cloth binding. Condition: small chip out of
title plate on spine otherwise very good. $100.00 Plus $5.00 P & H.   ITEM # A121
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Spargo, John.  COVERED WOODEN BRIDGES OF BENNINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT (Bennington, 1953). 4to. Paper covers, 20 pp. illustrated. Bassett 2366. Condition: good. $10.50 Plus $2.50 P & H. 

Spargo, John. (ed.)   SESQUI-CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE GRAND LODGE OF VERMONT F. & A. M. BURLINGTON, JUNE 13 AND 14, 1944 (N.P., [1944]). 8vo. Red paper covers, 47 pp. illustrated. Masonic history ex- Harry R  Hunt with his signature ft flyleaf. Condition: very good. $7.50 Plus 43.00 P & H.

Spargo, John.  THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF FREEMASONRY IN VERMONT THE GREEN MOPUNTAIN STATE 1765-1944 (Burlington, 1944). 8vo. Red paper covers, 76 pp. illustrated. Bassett 1878. Condition: very good. $12.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Speare, Charles F.  WE FOUND A FARM (Brattleboro, 1936). Faded green cloth binding, dust jacket, 69 pp. illustrated. Condition: fair to good. $8.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Stoddard, Gloria May.  GRACE & CAL A VERMONT LOVE STORY (Shelburne, 1989). 8 vo. Paperback,  159 pp. illustrated. Calvin Coolidge and his wife. Signed presentation copy from the author. Condition: very good.  $8.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Stoddard,Gloria May.   SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY MAN OF SCIENCE, MAN OF GOD (Shelburne, 1985). 8vo, 127 pp, paperback, illustrated. Wilson Bentley biography. Condition: very good. $4.50 Plus $2.50 P &H.

Swift, Esther M.  VERMONT PLACE NAMES FOOTPRINTS OF HISTORY (Brattleboro, 1977). 8vo, dust jacket, 701 pp. index. Bassett 1940. Condition: very good. $70.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.

Swift, Samuel.  HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF ADDISON, VERMONT TO WHICH IS PREFIXED A STATISTICAL AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTY (Middlebury, A H Copeland, 1859). 8vo, 444 pp., illustrated. Gilman 272, Bassett 4734. Condition: inside hinges taped, spine has been covered in black library tape; ex-library, fair. $72.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 67
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Tanner, Virginia.  A PAGEANT AT BENNINGTON, VERMONT IN CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON 1777-1927 (Concord, 1927). 8vo, 92 pp. illus. Acted and Sung and Danced by the Citizens of Bennington. Condition: good.
$9.50 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 68
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Thompson, D. P.  HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MONTPELIER, FROM THE TIME IT WAS FIRST CHARTERED IN 1781 TO THE YEAR 1860, TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ITS MOST NOTED DECEASED CITIZENS (Montpelier, E P Walton, 1860). 8vo, 312 pp, frontis portrait of Sam’l Prentiss. Gilman 275, Bassett 4878. Condition: wear on corners and top and bottom of spine; good. $65.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item # 69
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Thompson, Zadock.  GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, WITH STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAPS FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES (Burlington, Chauncey Goodrich, 1848). 16mo, 220 pp. Leather spine has been professionally replaced with more modern one with title plate, printed paper covers worn on edges. Bassett 276. Condition: good. $47.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Thompson, Zadock.  HISTORY OF VERMONT NATURAL, CIVIL, AND STATISTICAL, IN THREE PARTS WITH A NEW MAP OF THE STATE, AND 200 ENGRAVINGS (Burlington, 1842). 8vo, 224, 224, 200 pp. folded map laid in. Howes 209, Gilman 276, Bassett 1969. Condition: rebound in modern green cloth binding; new endpapers, flyleaves; title page thru page 6 bound in in photocopy; binding very good, text  complete with the few photocopy pages; index page reinforced on all edged with clear tape; map present but not attached; otherwise good. $85.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.

Thompson, Zadock. JOURNAL OF A TRIP TO LONDON, PARIS, AND THE GREAT EXHIBITION IN 1851 (Burlington, Vt., Nichols & Warren, 1852). 12mo, 144 pp, frontis. Printed paper covers, frontis of the Crystal Palace. Gilman 276, Maki 110. Journal of Thompson’s trip abroad, paid for by his Burlington friends. Condition, foxing, spine wear, overall good. $70.00
plus $3.00 S & H.   ITEM # A122
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Thorp,Safford E.   SOUVENIR HISTORY OF CHAMPLAIN CHAPTER, NO. 1  ROYAL ARCH MASONS, ST. ALBANS VERMONT 1806-1931 (N.P., 1931). Red paper covers, 16 pages. Masonic history. Condition: good. $7.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.

Thorpe, Walter. HISTORY OF WALLINGFORD VERMONT (Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vt., 1911). 8vo. 222 pp illustrated. Bassett 6083. Well illustrated VT town history. Condition: top of spine dented, good. $85.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.   ITEM # A123
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VanDeWater, Frederic F.  THE RELUCTANT REPUBLIC VERMONT 1724-1791 (New York, 1941). 8vo, 344 pp.  map on endpapers. Bassett 2032. Condition: some discoloration- fading on covers; otherwise good. $12.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

VanDewater, Frederic F.   THE RELUCTANT REPUBLIC VERMONT 1724-1791 (New York, 1941). 8vo. Green cloth binding, 344 pp. map on endpapers. Bassett 2032.  Condition: tape residue on inside covers; otherwise good. $15.00 Plus $3.50 P & H

VERMONT COPPER MINING COMPANY  Stock Certificate. Chartered by the State of Vermont, 1853. (New York, 186- printed on certificate.) Unissued. Fancy border, vignette of lady with shield, eagle, steam train one side, sailing ships other side. Printed one side only, includes the record stub, rough cut at left- from removal from company ledger at some point. Certificate section; just over 8 ½ x 5 ½- whole sheet is about 12 ½ x 7 ¾ inch. Nice very early piece of Vermont copper mining history, Civil war era. Condition: good. $30.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.   ITEM # A136
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(Vermont Life).   VERMONT FOR EVERY SEASON (Montpelier, 1980). First edition. 4to, 159 pp. illus.  Attractive Vermont coffee table book of great Vt photos. Condition: good. $10.50 Plus $4.00 P & H.

Wagemann, Clara E.  COVERED BRIDGES OF NEW ENGLAND (Rutland, 1931). 8vo. Red cloth binding, 158 pp, very nicely illustrated with detailed drawings of the covered bridges. Condition: good. $15.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Waite, Frederick Clayton. THE STORY OF A COUNTRY MEDICAL COLLEGE A HISTORY OF THE CLINICAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE VERMONT MEDICAL COLLEGE WOODSTOCK, VERMONT 1827-1856 (Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1945). 8vo. 213 pp. illustrated. Condition: good. $7.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A124
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Waite, Major Otis F. R. VERMONT IN THE GREAT REBELLION.CONTAINING HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, ETC. (Claremont, N. H., Tracy, Chase & Co., 1869). 12mo, 288 pp. illustrated. Green cloth binding, state seal on ft cvr. Condition: some neat underlining in text, ft inside hinge cracked but not broken, fair to good. Gilman p 316. Vermont in the Civil War.
$75.00 plus 4.00 P & H.   ITEM # A125
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Walter, Charles T.  LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE FLOOD OF 1927. VERMONT AT ITS WORST, VERMONTERS AT THEIR BEST (St Johnsbury, 1928, 2nd printing). 4to, 120 pp. paper covers, well illustrated. Good history of the Great Flood of 1927, particularly in the Northeast; Lyndon, St Johnsbury, Passumpsic, Barnet, Lyndonville, Burke, Wheelock, Sheffield, Coventry, Newport, Richford, Wells River, Hardwick, Lamoille valley, Morrisville, Johnson, Windsor, Cavendish, Missisquoi, Swanton,  etc. Great addition to your Flood collection, interesting focus on the northeast while so many of the other books focus on central and western Vermont. Condition: Fair to good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.

 (War of 1812). STATE OF VERMONT. ROSTER OF SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF 1812-12. Prepared and published under the direction of Herbert T Johnson, The Adjutant General, 1933. (Messenger Press, St Albans, 1933). Black cloth binding, 474 pp. Condition: good.
$35.00 p+h $2.50  Item # 74
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Washington, Ida & Paul.  CARLETON’S RAID (Canaan, NH, 1977). 8vo. Black and red binding, dust jacket, 103 pp. maps. Revolutionary War, Lake Champlain. Bassett 2172.  Condition: good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H

Washington, Ida H.  DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER A BIOGRAPHY (Shelburne, 1982). 8 vo. Brown cloth binding, 258 pp frontis portrait. Index. Condition:small piece of dust jacket chipped off lower front corner ow good. $7.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Wells, Elsie C.  BAKERSFIELD VERMONT THE WAY IT WAS THE WAY IT IS (Canaan, NH, 1976). 8vo. Decorated gray cloth binding, dust jacket, 142 pp. illustrated, index. Bassett 2746. Condition: good. $25.00 Plus  $3.00 P & H

Wells, Frederic P. HISTORY OF NEWBURY, VERMONT, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE COOS COUNTRY TO PRESENT TIME. WITH GENEALOGICAL RECORDS OF MANY FAMILIES (St Johnsbury, 1902). 8vo, 779 pp. illus. ports. Foldouts. Tiny hole in ft cover thru first few pages, does not affect usability, readability. Condition: fair to good see photos.
$85.00 plus $4.50 P & H. Item # 76
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Wheeler, John Brooks.  MEMOIRS OF A SMALL TOWN SURGEON (New York, 1935). 8vo, 336 pp. Tan cloth binding, illustrated. Autobiography, Vermont doctor, University of Vermont in 1875, then Harvard Medical school graduate and professor. Bassett 3749. Condition: fair to good.  $10.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.

Wheeler, John Brooks. MEMOIRS OF A SMALL-TOWN SURGEON (Frederick Stokes Co., NY, 1935). 8vo. 336 pp. illustrated. Vt doctor, University of Vermont professor of Surgery autobiography. Signed by the author. Condition: some wear but good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.   ITEM # A126
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White, William A.   A PURITAN IN BABYLON THE STORY OF CALVIN COOLIDGE (New York, 1958). 8vo. White cloth binding, 460 pp. frontis portrait. Index. Condition: some marnin notes in pencil; good. $15.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.

Whitney, Louisa M. GOLDIE’S INHERITANCE A STORY OF THE SIEGE OF ATLANTA (Free Press Association, Burlington, Vt., 1903). 8vo. 263 pp. Civil war. Condition: used, some wear, overall good. $15.00 Plus $3.00 P & H.   ITEM # A127
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Wilbur, Lafayette.  EARLY HISTORY OF VERMONT (Jericho, Vt., Roscoe Printing House, 1899-1903). 4 volumes. 8vo, 392, 419, 397, 463 pp. vol 3 inscribed “Presented to Hon Loveland Munson by the Author”. Condition: vols 1 and 3 inside hinges cracked: fair to good. 4 vol set.
$120.00 plus $5.00 P & H. Item # 78
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Williams, Chauncey K. (COMP).  CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE SETTLEMENT OF RUTLAND, VT., OCTOBER 2ND, 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH, 1870 INCLUDING THE ADDRESSES, HISTORICAL PAPERS, POEMS, RESPONSES AT THE DINNER TABLE, ETC. (Rutland, Tuttle & Company, 1870). 8vo, 122 pp. Gilman 238, Bassett 5467. Condition: fair to good, black cloth spine tape over exterior spine, inside hinge taped. Bookplate of George A Russell MD inside ft cover. $25.00 plus $3.00 P & H. Item #79
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Williams, Hattie L.  GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL POEM ON VERMONT (West Randolph, 1893). 12mo, 24 pp. Condition: some wear but still good. Poem. State House. Counties. Towns. Bassett 1845. $25.00 plus
$1.50 P & H. Item # 80
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Williams, Samuel.  THE NATURAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OF VERMONT (Walpole, NH, 1794). 8vo, 416 pp. Howes 478, Gilman 333, Bassett 2243. One of the earliest histories of the state. A signed receipt from S Williams for $9.70 dated May 13, 1800, Rutland tabbed in on reverse of title page. Condition: title page edge reinforced with clear tape; pages 17-22 bound in in early photocopy; new spine cloth under original leather to reinforce; early paper labels on spine; new endpapers, flyleaves; no map; completely usable and still a good looking book;  fair to good. $350.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.

Wills, Hazel McLeod.  BILL WILLS AND COMPANY (Bennington, Vermont, 1953). 8vo. 95 pp. illustrated. Bio of Vermont politician, businessman, governor in WW II period. Condition: very good. $5.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A128
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Windsor Imprint.  A TREATISE ON SELF KNOWLEDGE; SHOWING THE NATURE AND BENEFIT OF THAT IMPORTANT SCIENCE, AND THE WAY TO ATTAIN IT. HUMAN NATURE. By John Mason. (Windsor, Vt., Simeon Ide, 1828). 24mo, 144 pp. with which are connected, Questions Adapted to the Work; for the Use of Schools With Notes.  Condition: beginning to split at top of rear spine, good.  See photos.
$20.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 81
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Winks, Robin W.   FREDERICK BILLINGS A LIFE (N. Y., 1991). 8vo, 398 pp. illustrated. The story of one of the 19th century’s great railroad builders and early American conservationists. Condition: very good.
$25.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 82
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Wright, Charles B.   GLEANINGS FROM FOREFATHERS’ A MEMORIAL SOUVENIR (Middlebury, 1926). 12mo, 97 pp. frontis illus. ex-library. Bookplate of the VHS at front, Merrymount Press at rear. Limited edition of 300 copies, Merrymount Press Boston. Middlebury Vt history. Bassett 4749. Condition: good.
$17.50 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 83
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Wriston, John C.  VERMONT INNS AND TAVERNS PRE-REVOLUTION TO 1925 (Rutland, 1991). 4to. Paper covers, 684 pp. illustrated. Signed by the author. Condition: good. $25.00 Plus $4.50 P & H.

Woodward, Florence M.   THE TOWN PROPRIETORS IN VERMONT: THE NEW ENGLAND TOWN PROPRIETORSHIP IN DECLINE (Columbia University Press, 1936). 8vo, 163 pp. Signed presentation copy from the author. Condition: tear on two pages otherwise very good.
$45.00 plus $2.50 P & H. Item # 84
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Vermont Stock Certificates
Stock Certificate. HAVERHILL PAPER CO. Incorporated Under The Laws of The State Of Vermont. Capital Stock, $25,000. Certificate no 18, unissued. Red number, green shading and seal area, black on white. Vignette of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln. Printed date; only 1--- so it could be either 18—or 19--; rear of certificate, orange on white, has copyrighted 1894, so presumably that is approximately the date of the Company’s founding. About 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ inch size. Condition: very good.
$7.50 plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A133
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Stock Certificate. ISLAND POND ELECTRIC CO. Incorporated Under The Laws Of The State Of Vermont. Capital Stock $75,000. Shares $100.00 Each. Certificate no 98, unissued. Red number, brown shading, gold seal area, black on white. Reverse; green on white. 190- printed date. Fancy border, vignette of girl by telephone holding up a light. About 10 ½ x 8 inch. Condition: good.
$10.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A134
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Stock Certificate. ISLAND POND ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CO. Incorporated Under The Laws Of The State Of Vermont. Capital Stock $10,000. Shares $100 Each. Certificate no 77, unissued. Red number, brown shading, black on white. Dated 1---, so could be filled out either 18—or 19-- ; back of certificate has copyrighted 1894. Vignette of Columbus landing in the New World. Fancy border. Reverse: green on white, vignette of laborer and farmer beside shield with eagle. About 10 ¼ x 8 ¼. Condition: very good. $12.50 Plus 2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A135
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Stock Certificate. VERMONT COPPER MINING COMPANY Chartered by the State of Vermont, 1853. (New York, 186- printed on certificate.) Unissued. Fancy border, vignette of lady with shield, eagle, steam train one side, sailing ships other side. Printed one side only, includes the record stub, rough cut at left- from removal from company ledger at some point. Certificate section; just over 8 ½ x 5 ½- whole sheet is about 12 ½ x 7 ¾ inch. Nice very early piece of Vermont copper mining history, Civil war era. Condition: good. $30.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.   ITEM # A136
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Stock Certificate. BLACK RIVER CREAMERY ASSOCIATION, COVENTRY, VERMONT. Certificate Of Shares. Capital Stock, $2000. 80 Shares. Unissued. Dated 189-. Black on white, simple line border. Still has stub attached, holes at left margin from being removed from company ledger. Certificate about 9 x 7 ½, whole sheet about 15 x 8 ¼ inch. Nice piece of small town Vermont Creamery dairy history. Condition: very good. $12.50 Plus $3.00 P & H.   ITEM # A137
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Stock Certificate.THE FELLOWS GEAR SHAPER COMPANY, Incorporated Under The Laws Of The State Of Vermont. Springfield, Vermont. Certificate no 1312. Unissued. Red number, gray shading, gold seal, black on white; fancy border, vignette of girl holding up light bulb, factory, machine, train car. From Vermont’s famous tool industry. Printed date 19--. About 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ inch. Reverse; green and black on white. Condition: very good. $8.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A138
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Stock Certificate. THE BALDWIN REFRIGERATOR COMPANY. Organized under the Laws of the State of Vermont. Certificate no 576. Unissued. Red number, black on white. Fancy title. Printed date 19--. Burlington, Vt. About 10 ½ x 8 ¼ inch. Condition: very good. $7.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A139
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Stock Certificate. ARBUCKLE COMPANY, Incorporated Under The Laws Of The State Of Vermont. Burlington, Vermont Manufacturing Confectioners. Certificate no 84. Unissued. Red number, fancy green border, black on white, vignette of a factory with horse drawn carriages in front. 11 x 8 ¾ inch. Printed date 189-. Condition: very good. $10.00 Plus $3.50 P & H.   ITEM # A140
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Stock Certificate. Actually this time a Bond. CHAMPLAIN TRANSPORTATION CO. New York. Printed date 19--. Unissued. Fancy brown border, black on white. Printed by The Broun Green Co. NY. Still has stub attached. Certificate about 9 ¼ x 6 ¼, whole sheet; 13 ¾ x 6 ¼. Holes at left margin from being disbound from company ledger. Printed one side only. Light waterstain left top corner. Condition: fair to good. $10.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   Item #141
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A Few Non-Vermont titles;

Thompson, Rev. James W.  A MEMORIAL OF THE ONE HUNDREDTHE ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BARRE, JUNE 17, 1874. CONTAINING THE HISTORICAL DISCOURSE BY REV. JAMES W. THOMPSON DD OF BOSTON, THE POEM BY CHARLES BRIMBLECOM OF BARRE; THE SPEECHES AND OTHER EXERCISES OF THE OCCASION (Cambridge, John Wilson and Son, 1875). 8vo, 281 pp. nice large foldout map showing original division of town, farms, house lots, present inhabitants, railroads, highways, etc. Condition, map has a tear on leaf attaching it to book, otherwise overall very good condition. Massachusetts. $50.00 plus $5.00 P & H.   ITEM # A129
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Higginson, Henry Lee. FOUR ADDRESSES BY … THE SOLDIERS’ FIELD: THE HARVARD UNION I: THE HARVARD UNION II: ROBERT GOULD SHAW (D B Updike, Merrymount Press, Boston, 1902). Sm 8vo, 107 pp. many pages uncut at top- never opened. Harvard University history item. Condition: fair to
good. $17.50 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A130
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Hartford, Connecticut. COMMEMORATIVE EXERCISES OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST IN HARTFORD, AT ITS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFIETH ANNIVERSARY, OCTOBER 11 AND 12, 1883 (Hartford, Conn., The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1883). Sm 4to, 215 pp, illustrated. Pages left rough cut on outside edge. Condition: good. $75.00 plus $5.00 P & H.   ITEM # A131
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White, Daniel Appleton. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE SOCIETY OF THE ALUMNI OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY, AUGUSY 27, 1844 (Cambridge, Published by John Owen, M DCCC XLIV). 8vo, printed paper covers, 42 pp. Education, the alumni, the school. Condition: clear tape over spine, presentation in ink at top of ft cvr, fair to good. $10.00 Plus $2.50 P & H.   ITEM # A132
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