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612092M The Jews of New Jersey, A Pictorial History, by Patricia M. Ard and Michael Aaron Rockland. Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ in 2002. Photos., green cloth, dj., 8vo., near-new condition, 148 pp. Focusing on representative Jewish communities throughout the state, this book describes both urban and rural communities with special attention to the ”de Hirsch” farming settlements in southern New Jersey around Cape May. A useful reference. $30.00
611037M The Italians of New Jersey: A Historical Introduction and Bibliography, by Dennis J. Starr. Published by The New Jersey Historical Scoiety, Newark, NJ, 1985. Index, photos, maps, green buckram, dj.(spine faded, several small tears), 8vo., VG condition (inscription on fep.), 130 pp. An essential reference for those researching Italians in New Jersey. $25.00
511016 Inventory: Classified Research Data, Primary Source Materials, Secondary Source Materials, Special Subject Files, Draft Volumes for Publication, Surplus Publications Relating to Local, County, State and Federal Historical Subjects, by New Jersey Writers' Project Historical Records Survey. Published by Works Project Administration, Newark, NJ, 1943. Softcover (soiled and creased), spine bound with tape, 4to., 229 pp. Interior in good condition (some pages creased). The final publication of the Writers' Project in New Jersey, detailing the major projects undertaken and the disposition of the research and reference files used in the projects. $35.00
512091M Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, 1935-36. Published by the Medical Society of the State of New York. Adverts, blue cloth (a few spots on front cover, minor wear to spine), 4to., xxxvi+648 pp. VG condition. Arranged geographically with an added alphabetic listing. Contains a list of physicians with address, hours, telephone number, residence (for some), date and institution of degree, and hospital affiliations. Also includes a list of hospitals with staff physicians. $35.00
910031M Price, Clement Alexander, Freedom Not Far Distant: A Documentary History of Afro-Americans in New Jersey, New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, 1980, 334 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, biblio., notes, photos, cloth, Dj. (faded), Almost VG condition. Contains 72 readings and groups of documents illustrating the story of Blacks in New Jersey. Now hard-to-find. $40.00
303023 Silversmiths Of New Jersey, 1623-1800 extracted from Proceedings Of The New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. 61, No. 3 & 4, July & October, 1943. By Sabine, Julia (compiler). Published by New Jersey Historical Society, 1943. Biblio., 8vo., pages removed from journal and stapled, no covers, 145-177, 249-271 pp. Some damage to spine edge of pages, no loss of text. Details each smith's career. Includes some genealogical information. $15.00
909112 New Jersey: America's Main Road, by Cunningham, John T. Published by Doubleday, Garden City in 1966. 1st edition. Biblio, illus, cloth, dj. (chipped), 8vo., 313 pp. VG condition. Excellent reference work. $15.00
909113 The New Jersey Sampler. Historic Tales of Old New Jersey, by Cunningham, John T. Published by New Jersey Almanac Inc., Upper Montclair in 1964. Illus., photos., maps, dj. (chipped and a bit soiled), 4to, 212 pp. VG condition. $20.00
012015 Building by the Book: Pattern-Book Architecture in New Jersey, by Guter, Robert P. and Janet W. Foster. Published by Rutgers University Press in New Brunswick, 1992. 1st edition. Index, biblio., illus., photos, cloth, dj., 4to., 260. VG condition. The authors reveal how for the last 200 years pattern-book architecture, in particular, expressed the ideas, aspirations, and pretensions of New Jersey homeowners. Includes Gothic cottages, Italianate villas, Craftsman bungalows, and Sears "ready-cuts". $27.50
302004 The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey, Federal Writers' Project of WPA. Published by the New Jersey Committee to Commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Settlement by the Swedes and Finns on the Delaware, 1st edition, 1938. Index, biblio., photos, endpaper map, hard covers, blue cloth, 8vo., 165 pp. $37.50
906008, Atkinson, Rev. John, Memorials of Methodism in New Jersey, Perkinpine & Higgins, Philadelphia, 1860, 435+ pp. 1st edition, 8vo., Cloth, Good condition. $50.00
205002 The Early Windmills of New Jersey and Nearby States, by Harry B. And Grace M. Weiss. Published by the New Jersey Agricultural Society, Trenton, NJ, 1969. Index, biblio., illus., softcovers, 8vo., 63 pp. Includes references to eastern Long Island. $15.00
511021 Shore Chronicles: Diaries and Traveler's Tales from the Jersey Shore 1764-1955, by Margaret Thomas Buchholz (ed.). Published by Down The Shore Publishing, Harvey Cedars, NJ, 1999. Index, biblio., illus., photos, maps, brown cloth, dj., 8vo., 367 pp. VG condition. Fifty accounts of shore visits between 1764 and 1955, beginning with adventure travel by stagecoach. $25.00
511004 Pinelands Folklife, by Rita Zorn Moonsammy, et al. (eds.). Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1987. Index, notes, illus., photos (b&w and color), maps, green cloth, dj., 4to., VG condition. $27.50
012013 Fare to Midlands: Forgotten Towns of Central New Jersey, by Beck, Henry Charlton. Published by E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., New York, 1939. 1st edition, Index, biblio., photos, folding map, cloth, dj. (chipped), 8vo., 456 pp. VG condition. One of the acknowledged experts on New Jersey local history, Beck's work on Central New Jersey combines local history and folklore to weave a facinating portrait of the area. Unusual in dust jacket. $35.00
County Histories (Arranged by County)
702021 Men from Morris County New Jersey Who Served in the American Revolution, by Barbara Hoskins, Published by The Friends of the Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township, Morristown, NJ in 1979. Author signed. Biblio, illus., map, softcover, 8vo., VG condition, 197 pp. An uncommon and highly sought after reference containing capsule biographies of each man, arranged alphabetically. Contains genealogical information when known. $40.00
511001 Salem County: A Story of People, by Charles Harrison. Published by The Downing Company, Norfolk, VA, 1988. Index, biblio., photos, maps, rust cloth, dj., 4to., 176 pp. VG condition. Profusely illustrated with captioned photos. $25.00
406001 Old Deeds Belonging to The Salem County Historical Society with an Index of Unrecorded Deeds, by Elmer Garfield Van Name. Published by The Salem County Historical Society, Salem, NJ, 1961. Index, softcover (somewhat faded), 4to., not paginated (56 pp.). VG condition (2 ink notations on page 1). Volume 2, No. 1 of Salem County Historical Society Publications. Abstracts of deeds, arranged by grantor. $17.50
Specific Localities (Arranged by County)
Atlantic County
512018 Pleasant Mills, New Jersey: Lake Nescochague, A Place of Olden Days – An Historical Sketch, by Charles F. Green. 3rd edition. No publisher or date given. Photos, wraps (a bit soiled), 8vo., 32 pp. VG condition. Pleasant Mills is located in Mullica Township. Includes sections on Sweetwater, Religious Life, Illustrious men, The Buttonwoods, and Batsto. $30.00
511009 Smithville, The Result of Enterprise, by William C. Bolger. Published by Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Mt. Holly, NJ, 1980. Index, biblio., illus., notes, photos, maps, softcover (corners curling, plastic film starting to peel), small 4to., 255 pp. 6 pp. nearly detached, o/w interior in VG condition. Much information on Hezekiah B. Smith who left Woodstock and Lowell in 1865 for Shreveville, NJ to build a new factory and to enter a bigamous relationship with Agnes M. Gilkerson. Shreveville was renamed Smithville in 1865. $25.00
Bergen County
705049M Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, edited by Cornelius Burnham Harvey. Published by Bergen Historic Books, Teaneck, NJ in 1993. Facsimile reprint of 1900 edition. Index, illus., maps, folding map, ports, green buckram, 4to., title page crumpled otherwise VG condition, 617 pp + index. The first 48 pages is devoted to the first settlers and their origins, with many names, places of origin, etc. The remainder of the book is devoted to more than 700 biographical sketches with much genealogical information. $55.00
705050 The History of Teaneck, by Mildred Taylor. Published by Teaneck American Revolution Bicentennial Committee in 1977. Index, biblio., illus., photos, pictorial endpapers, 8vo., blue cloth, dj. (one small tear), near-new condition, 129 pp. The story of Teaneck from the origin of its likely-Indian name through the mid-20th century. $25.00
612094 A History of Wood-Ridge, compiled by The History of Wood-Ridge Committee. Published by Borough of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey in 1964. Biblio., photos, maps, blue cloth (spotted), 8vo., VG condition, 136 pp. A narrative history, based on documents, records, and reminiscences. $22.50
511010 The History of a Village: Ridgewood, New Jersey, by the History Committee of the Village of Ridgewood State Tercentenary Committee. Published by Village of Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ, 1964. Index, biblio., photos, map, blue cloth (covers faded), small 4to., 165 pp. Minor foxing throughout, o/w VG condition. $17.50
Burlington County
Camden County
406003 Blairstown New Jersey 1876 - 1976 – 2076. Published by The First National Bank of Hope, Hope, NJ, 1976. Illus., photos., adverts, softcover (rear cover discolored, corners creased), 8vo., 132 pp. Interior in VG condition. History and life in Blairstown from 1876 to 1976. $25.00
012014 A History of Pennsauken Township, by Fichter, Jack H. Published by Pennsauken Historical Society, Pennsauken, NJ, 1966. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Index, biblio., illus., photos, stylized end-paper map, cloth, dj. (chipped), 8vo., 157. VG condition. Traces the development of this Camden County community from colonial times to the present. $35.00
Cape May County
607003M Mayflower Descendants in Cape May County, 1620-1920, by Paul Sturtevant Howe. Published by Albert R. Hand, Cape May, NJ, 1921. Index, illus., photos, 8vo., blue cloth (edges a bit scuffed, lower rear edge worn), 464 pp. Interior in VG condition. One of the more unusual Mayflower references, the work addresses the New England ancestry of hundreds of Cape May residents. Most trace their ancestry through John Howland, through the Gorham, Whilden, Leaming, and Eldredge families. Contains extensive genealogical information on residents. Scarce. $200.00
Cumberland County
612069 The Place Called Home: An Illustrated History of the Township of Upper Deerfield in the County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey, by F. Alan Palmer. Published by The Upper Deerfield Township Committee in 1985. Biblio., illus., photos, endpaper maps, blue cloth, 4to., VG condition, 203 pp. Mayor’s presentation copy. Includes chapters on history, people. government, agriculture, churches, and education. $37.50
Essex County
511018 History of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Societies of Irvington, New Jersey 1945-1931, by Sara Wilson Allen. Privately printed, no date (circa 1931). Index, photos, ex-library with bookplate and number stamped inside front cover, black cloth, 4to., VG condition. Includes extensive lists of members with some genealogical notes, probationers, marriages, and baptisms. $75.00
511013 Smile: A Pictorial History of Olympic Park 1887-1965, by Alan A. Siegel. Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1983. Index, illus., photos, map, softcover (corner of rear cover, several pages creased), 4to., 176 pp. VG condition. The Park opened in 1887 as a place for the Germans of the Schmerkaese County district of Newark to escape the rigid Sunday traditions of the Puritan founders and they flocked to [then] Becker's Grove for beer and outdoor activities. It later became Olympic Park where it continued to operate as an amusement park until 1965. $20.00
511023 Roots of the American Working Class: The Industrialization of Crafts in Newark 1800-1860, by Susan E. Hirsch. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 1978. Index, notes, tables, black cloth, dj., 8vo., 170 pp. VG condition. Newark evolved from a pre-industrial town into the leading industrial city in the nation in less than 40 years - between 1820 and 1860. Scholarly. $22.50
303016 The North Reformed Church, Newark, New Jersey: An Architectural Study, by Sabine, Julia. Published by North Conformed Church Consistory, Newark, NJ, no date. Illus., 8vo., softcover (front cover creased), 19 pp. VG condition. The church, designed by William H. Kirk, was dedicated in April, 1859. $10.00
303019 The Soroptimist Club Of Newark: Twenty-Five Years Of Service. Published by Carnglass Press, Newark, NJ, circa 1969. Small 8vo., stiff wraps, 8 pp. As-new condition. Club history. $7.50
Gloucester County
612093 The Glassboro Story 1779-1964, by Robert D. Bole and Edward H. Walton, Jr. Published by The Maple Press Company, York, PA in 1964. Index, illus., photos, maps, blue cloth 8vo., VG condition, 337 pp. Includes a section on Glassboro’s first families (Stranger, Heston, Carpenter, Beckett, Whitney, Iszard, Warrick, Synnott, and Ferrell) and the founding of the glass-blowing industry. Published for New Jersey’s tercentenary. $37.50
612096 History of Woodbury, New Jersey From 1681 To 1936, by Benjamin F. Carter and James D. Carpenter. Published by James D, Carpenter, Woodbury, NJ in 1937. Index, photos., blue cloth, 8vo., 184 pp. There are ink notations and underlingin throughout the book. The lower portion of the covers has some water damage and there is minor staining inside both covers. Features a reprinting of an historical address given in 1872 by Benjamin F. Carter entitled “Woodbury and Vicinity” and correspondence relating to the address. Includes a decade-by-decade synopsis of Woodbury’s history and a section on biographical sketches. Scarce. $40.00
Hudson County
705049M Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, edited by Cornelius Burnham Harvey. Published by Bergen Historic Books, Teaneck, NJ in 1993. Facsimile reprint of 1900 edition. Index, illus., maps, folding map, ports, green buckram, 4to., title page crumpled otherwise VG condition, 617 pp + index. The first 48 pages is devoted to the first settlers and their origins, with many names, places of origin, etc. The remainder of the book is devoted to more than 700 biographical sketches with much genealogical information. $55.0
Hunterdon County
303021 Flemington Fire Department 140th Anniversary (1842-1982), June 5, 1982. Published by 140th anniversary Parade Committee, Flemington, NJ, 1982. Illus., photos., adverts, 4to., softcover, 118 pp. VG condition. Includes the early history of the department, list of chiefs, photos of men and equipment from 1862 to 1982. $22.50
Mercer County
511014 An Undergraduate History of the Tiger Inn of Princeton, New Jersey. Privately printed, Princeton, NJ, 1940. Photos, dark green cloth with tan spine, 4to., 128 pp. Light foxing inside covers, o/w VG condition. Tiger Inn was founded as Princeton's third eating club in 1890 on Williams Street. Includes lists of honorary, Associate, graduate, and Undergraduate Members and photos of members from 1892 through 1940 with individual members identified. $35.00
511005 Footprints on Edgehill Street: Glimpses of Princeton Life 1684-1990, by Gerald Breese. Published by Darwin Press, Princeton, NJ, 1991. Index, sources, illus., maps, maroon cloth, dj., 4to., 178 pp. VG condition. Profusely illustrated history of the people and the houses: 43 illustrations and 24 maps. $65.00
Middlesex County
909399 New Brunswick in the World War 1917-1918, by Wall, John P. Published by S.M. Christie Press, New Brunswick, NJ circa 1919. Illus., photos, cloth, 4to., 176 pp. A shabby copy, with heavy binding wear. Documents local participation in WWI. Includes many lists. Author signed. $35.00
Monmouth County
512020 Navesink Country Club, A History. No author given. Published by the Club in 1986. Photos, map, softcover (a little soiled), 8vo., 42 pp. The club was founded in 1963. Much history of the owners of the property and surrounding area before it was purchased by the club, including the Riker family (for whom Riker’s Island was named). $12.50
511019 Nauvoo to the Hook: The Iconography of a Barrier Beach, by George H. Moss, Jr. Published by Jervey Close Press, Locust, NJ, 1964. Index, biblio., illus., maps, navy cloth, dj (spine chipped and faded)., 4to., 128 pp. VG condition. History of the 11-mile stretch from the northern tip of Sandy Hook to just beyond the Sea Bright-Monmouth Beach Borough line, told through a collection of articles and illustrations. $75.00
303025 A Brochure On Old Tennent Church. Published by Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of the County of Monmouth, Tennent, NJ, 1913. Photos, small 8vo., wraps (spot on back cover), 16 pp. VG condition. History of the church from 1731 to 1910. $12.50
909268 Millstone Valley, by Menzies, Elizabeth G. C. Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick in 1969. Photos, index, 4 to, 308 pp. Good+ condition. A History and description of the area near Princeton (Monmouth). Light dampstaining affecting rear cover & causing pages to curl. $32.50
Morris County
612097 None Outsings Parsippany, edited by Vincent Bello, et. al. Published by The Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education, Parsippany, NJ in 1976. Index, biblio., footnotes, photos, endpaper maps, navy cloth (scuffed), 8vo., VG condition. 320 pp. This history of Parsippany was written by students at Parsippany High School. Well researched and documented, the book covers all aspects of the community. A lengthy section is devoted to the history of each church. The title comes from a ballade by Marguerite Fellows Melcher. $40.00
909203 Morris Township NJ: A Glimpse into the Past, by Hoskins, Barbara. Published by Bicentennial Committee, Morris Twp. in 1976. 1st edition. Photos, maps, index, 8 vo, 138 pp. As-new condition, author-signed. News clip laid in. A nicely-done local history. $27.50
909240 New Jersey Generations: Macculloch Hall - Morristown, by Langstaff, John Brett. Published by Vantage, New York in 1964. 1st edition. Illus, biblio, index, cloth, 8vo., 229 pp. Fine condition. History of the house and the families who occupied it: Maccullochs, Millers and Keasbeys. $20.00
Ocean County
511024 Closed Sea: from the Manasquan to the Mullica, A History of Barnegat Bay, by Kent Mountford. Published by Down the Shore Publishing, Harvey Cedars, NJ, 2002. 2nd printing. Index, biblio., illus., map, blue cloth, 8vo., 207 pp. VG condition. Barnegat Bay lies along the sea coast of New Jersey, near the Pine Barrens. Over the years, its residents have grown cranberries, mined bog iron, mined cedar, harvested salt, hunted for whales, fished, and built ships. $27.50
Passaic County
511025 Under the Sign of the Eagle, by William E. Berce. Published by Louis J. Vorgells, Wayne, NJ, 1965. 1st edition. Biblio., illus., maps, maroon cloth, 8vo., 244 pp. VG condition. Wayne Township's early History, produced for the township Historical Commission. Previous owner's name and address inside front cover. $22.50
511022 Living Stones: A History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Patterson, by Raymond J. Kupke. Published by Diocese of Paterson, Clifton, NJ, 1987. Index, illus., photos., green cloth, dj., 8vo., 470 pp. VG condition. Presentation card from Bishop Paterson taped to front end paper. Includes short histories of churches in the diocese and much information on priests. $55.00
Salem County
207077 "Colonial Roof-Trees" and "Candle Ends", collected and published by Salem County Historical Society, 1934. Photos, softcovers, 8vo., 48 pp. Studies in local history and architecture. $20.00
Somerset County
Sussex County
508070 Over the Mountain: A Place Called Walpack, by Robert Williams and Mary Christman. Published by The Walpack Historical Society, Walpack, NJ, 1988. Photos, map, softcover (dented), square 8vo., 52 pp. VG condition. Walpack Township is located in Sussex County in the Upper Delaware Valley. Today the area is entirely within the boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The book contains photos and histories of 57 buildings, people, and places within Walpack. There is discussion of the plan to build the Tocks Island Dam Project which would flood 14,000 acres, including many of the historic sites pictured. $12.50
Union County
612090 History of the Borough of Mountainside, Union County, New Jersey 1895-1945, by Jean Hesketh Hershey. Sponsored by Mountainside Rotary Club. No date given, circa 1976. Photos, softcovers, 8vo., VG condition, 115 pp. Lots of references to residents. $25.00
603012 Notes, Historical and Biographical, Concerning Elizabeth-Town, New Jersey Its Eminent Men, Churches and Ministers, by Nicholas Murray. Published by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1991. Facsimile reprint of the original 1844 edition. Index, softcover, 8vo., 179 pp. VG condition. Most of the book covers the history of Elizabethtown and The First Presbyterian Church through the end of the Revolution. $17.50
202026 Under the Blue Hills, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, by Marion Nicholl Rawson. Published for The Historical Society of Scotch Plain and Fanwood, 1974. Index, illus., map, softcover (corners bent, cover rubbed), 8vo., 201+ pp. Interior is in VG condition. Vignettes of Scotch Plains history, life, and people. Lots of references to early residents. Charming line drawings by the author, many showing historic houses. $30.00
511020 Rural Recollection: A Narrative and Pictorial History of Union Township, by Andrew C. Herdan (ed.). Published by Union Township Historical Society, 1988. Biblio., illus., photos, folding map in pocket, blue cloth, dj., small 4to., 281+ pp. VG condition. Presentation copy. "… . . A somewhat more lighthearted and whimsical approach to the events of the past . . " Profusely illustrated. $45.00
302003 Commemorative History of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey Revised Edition 1728-1962, Published by Presbyterian Church in Westfield in Westfield, 1963. Photos., green cloth, 8vo., 253 pp. VG condition. The Appendix contains lists of communicant members 1929-1963. $22.50
108109 [First Park Baptist Church, Plainfield] "To Walk Together in Love": 150-Year History of First-Park Baptist Church of Plainfield, New Jersey [1818-1968]. by L. Robert Oaks, 1968. Photos, wraps, 8vo., 56 pp. Lists of pastors, associate ministers, & other church officials. $10.00
108112 History of Plainfield. by Howard G. Lapsley. Nd., circa 1942. 47 pp., index, wraps (covers worn, soiled, and partly detached). Small 8vo. Pencil underlining on one page. $12.50
Warren County
512116 Washington, New Jersey Centennial 1868-1968, History and Program, Helen P. Leedom, et al (ed.). Published by The Centennial Book Committee, 1968. Illus., photos, adverts, maps, softcover (light wear and soiling), 4to., 232 pp. Profusely illustrated with photos and everyone is identified. $35.00
303015 Manual Of The Altar Guild Of Grace Church, Orange, New Jersey. Published by Grace Church, Orange, NJ, 1910. 24 mo., boards, 32 pp. Front hinge starting, spot inside back cover. Includes a useful glossary of church terms $10.00