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Unless otherwise indicated, all books in this list are in sound, usable condition ("very good"), in the original cloth binding and are 8vo. (approximately 6" X 9" in size.) Most are not new; however, previous owners' names, bookplates, stamps and other marks of ownership are not noted unless such markings are disfiguring. Bindings on older books will usually show normal signs of wear and use relative to the age of the book. Excessive wear or damage is noted in the description. Books whose condition is above average are also noted.
602028M The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: A Guide to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia. Official National Park Handbook No. 142. Published by US Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, 1991. Index, b&w and color illustrations and photos, pictorial softcover, 8vo., 111 pp. The canal, running from the Potomac to Cumberland was completed in 1850 and operated until 1924. Includes a history of the canal and the people who built it. $12.50
512016 Historic Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, West Virginia: Gateway of the Shenandoah, by Charlotte Judd Fairbairn. Blue Ridge Press, Berryville, VA, 1956. Illus., softcover (edges discolored, someone scribbled on a section of the front cover in pen), 12mo., 48 pp. Documents Harpers Ferry history from its founding through the Civil War. $12.50
407040 Absentee Landowning & Exploitation in West Virginia, 1760-1920, by Barbara Rasmussen. Published by The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1994. Index, biblio., notes, endpaper maps, black cloth, dj., 8vo., 222 pp. VG condition. The author examines the nature of land ownership in Randolph, Tucker, Pocahontas, Monroe, and Clay Counties and its effect on the counties' economic and social development. The owners and exploiters of the region have included Lord Fairfax, George Washington, and, most recently, the U.S. Forest Service. $27.50
407048 Miners and Medicine: West Virginia Memories, by Claude A. Frazier. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1992. 1st edition. Index, biblio., notes, photos, blue cloth, dj., 8vo., 131 pp. VG condition. The author draws on memories of health workers, miners, and their families to covey the horrific health problems in the coal camps, the resourcefulness of the doctors and nurses, and the struggle to raise health standards in and around the mines. $22.50
304023 Window to the Past, Part II [Fayette County], by Bragg, Melody. Published by GEM Publications in Glen Jean, WV, 1991. Photos, softcover, 4to., 116 pp. VG condition. Vignettes of Fayette County history. Includes articles on the 1912-13 mine wars, Mother Jones, robberies, floods, train wrecks, etc. $15.00
304019 History of Charles Town Baptist Church 1792-1982 together with the Five Year Supplement 1982-1986, by Brumback, Anna Fries. Published by Charles Town Baptist Church in Charles Town, WV, 1982, 1986. Biblio., photos, colored frontis, softcover, 8vo., 85 & 23 pp. VG condition (a few words underlined in ink). Charles Town is in Jefferson County. Lists WW II veterans, includes ministers' biographies. Includes names of some early members. $17.50
108270 [Martinsburg & Berkeley County] Program for the Week-long Celebration of West Virginia’s Centennial; The First 100 Years . . . 1863-1963. June 22 thru 30, 1963. By Martinburg & Berkeley County. Illus., photos., adverts., softcovers (soiled, lower right corner bent), 4to., 78 pp. Includes history and an article on General Adam Stephen. $22.50
108146 [West Virginia Flood - 1985] Killing Waters The Great West Virginia Flood of 1985, by Bob Teets and Shelby Young. Published in Parsons, WVA, 1985. Photos, wraps, 4to., 112 pp. A photographic history of this tragedy. $15.00
108147 Jefferson County West Virginia Historical Tour. Published in Charles Town, 1951. Illus., photos, ads., softcovers (light spotting), 8vo., 50 pp. $10.00
612061 Historical Sketches of Harford County Maryland, by Samuel Mason, Jr. Published by Little Pines Farm in 1955. Second edition, limited to 500 copies (1st edition was 250 copies). Photos, blue cloth (spine faded, cover spotted), 8vo., interior in VG condition (inscription on fep.), 177 pp. Printing history noted inside back cover. Includes sketches on early settlement, frontier forts, iron furnaces and forges, grist and other mills, and many others. $100.00
612047M A Chronicle of Belair, by Shirley Vlasak Baltz. Published by the Bowie Heritage Committee, Bowie, MD in 1984. Index, references, illus., photos, green cloth, 8vo., VG condition (remains of two stickers on fep.), 140 + 178 pp. Part I is a history of the Belair Estate, the classic Georgian residence of the Ogle family of Annapolis, MD. and its people. Part II is a genealogy of the Thomas Ogle (1694-1752) and Anne (Tasker) Ogle (1723-1817) family of Annapolis, Maryland. $45.00
612030 Colonial Piscataway in Maryland, by Katherine A. Kellock. Published by The Alice Ferguson Foundation, Accokeek, MD in 1962. Map, illus., softcovers (a little soiled), 8vo., VG condition, 58 pp. Previous owner’s name on front cover. Covers the history of a part of old Piscataway Hundred between Oxon Run in Prince George’s County and a point slightly south of the present Charles County line. Information on Piscataway tracts and their owners. $20.00
611070 Muffled Drums and Mustard Spoons: Cecil County, Maryland 1860-1865, by Jerre Garrett. Published by Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, PA in 1996. Index, illus., photos, biblio, navy buckram, dj., VG condition, 4to., 331 pp. Map of Cecil County on the dust jacket. The author uses contemporary newspapers, letters, and soldiers’ service and pension records to present a view of this border county in a border state during the turbulent Civil War years. $35.00
611072 History of Caroline County, Maryland from its Beginning. Material largely contributed by the teachers and children of the county with supplemental material added. Published by Clearfield Company, Baltimore, MD, no date. Reprint of the original 1920 edition. Index, illus., softcovers, 8vo., VG condition, 359 pp. 44 articles covering all aspects of the county’s history. Many references and lists of early residents. $40.00
602028M The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: A Guide to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia. Official National Park Handbook No. 142. Published by US Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, 1991. Index, b&w and color illustrations and photos, pictorial softcover, 8vo., 111 pp. The canal, running from the Potomac to Cumberland was completed in 1850 and operated until 1924. Includes a history of the canal and the people who built it. $12.50
512062 Maryland . . . at the Beginning, by Lois Green Carr, Russell R. Menard, and Louis Peddicord. Published by the Hall of Records Commission, Department of General Services, Annapolis, MD, 1984. Revised edition. Illus., map, softcover, 8vo., 37 pp. VG condition. History of the early settlement of Maryland and a detailed depiction of life in Lord Baltimore’s colony. $10.00
202035 "The Ancient City." A History of Annapolis, in Maryland. 1649-1887, by Riley, Elihu S. Published by Anne Arundal County and Annapolis Bicentennial Committee, Annapolis, MD, circa 1976. Reprint edition. Index, endpaper map, cloth, 8vo., 395 pp. VG condition. Facsimile reprint of 1887 edition. $27.50
909326 Community Leadership in Maryland, 1790 - 1840: A Comparative Analysis of Power in Society, by Ridgway, Whitman H. Published by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill in 1979. Illus, biblio, index, cloth, dj., 8vo., 414 pp. As-new condition. Baltimore City, Frederick, St. Mary's and Talbot counties are the settings for this study, which includes 1300+ persons. $22.50
906667, Fee, Elizabeth, Linda Shopes, and Linda Zeidman (eds.), The Baltimore Book; New Views of Local History, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1991, 268 pp., 1st edition, 4to., Index, biblio, photos, maps, Dark blue cloth., dj., Near fine condition. Presents the history of the city in non‑traditional style, focusing on labor, Black, and women's history by neighborhood. $25.00
602009 A History of Milford, Delaware In Commemoration of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Milford in 1787. Published by the Milford Historical Society, 1962. 1st ed. Photos, softcover (rather shabby), 8vo. ,115 pp. A folding map of Milford published by the Delaware State Highway Department in laid in. Includes a short history of Milfod, a history of community activities, and a list of Patrons. $25.00
512025 The Workers’ World at Hagley, by Glenn Porter. Published by Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Greenville, Willimington, DE 1981. Photos, fold-out map, fold-out photo of abandoned rolling mills at Hagley yard, 4to., softcover (very light wear), 64 pp. The story of the industrial village that housed the workers of one of DuPont’s powder-making factories. Profusely illustrated with 19th and early 20th century photos. $15.00
406006 New Castle, Delaware: A Bibliography in Commemoration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of New Castle, by Paul William Kelly, compiler. Author-published, no place, 1951. softcover, 8vo., 20 pp. VG condition. $20.00
909125 Delaware Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the County Archives of Delaware. No. 1, New Castle County, by Delaware Historical Records Survey. Published by Public Archives Commission, Dover in 1941. Index, biblio, stiff wraps. 8vo., 325 pp. VG condition. Records bibliography containing a brief historical sketch of the county and an exhaustive description of the public records. $25.00
207073 Annals of the Swedes on the Delaware, by Jehi Curtis Clay. John Ericsson Memorial Committee, 4th ed., 1938. Photos, dj., hard covers, 8vo., 282 pp. A now-classic history. $45.00
108121 Delaware Goes Whaling 1833 - 1845, by Kenneth R. Martin. Greenville, 1974. Illus., biblio., softcovers, 8vo., 64 pp. Includes early history of the Wilmington Whaling Company. $7.50
304008 Washington The Nation's Capital, by Reynolds, Charles B. Published by The Foster & Reynolds Company in New York, 1915. Photos, folding map, adverts, softcover (light wear), 12mo., 166 + 48 pp. VG condition. A practical guide to the public buildings, including Mount Vernon, with 200 illustrations. $20.00