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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.
We have added a collection Rhode Island Vital Records. Description.
0905013M The Burying Place of Governor Arnold. Privately printed, Newport Rhode Island, 1960. Index, photos, softcover, 8vo., 135+ pp. VG condition. An account of the establishment, destruction, and restoration of the Burying Place of Benedict Arnold, first Governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. Each restored headstone is shown in a photograph with much genealogical information added. $17.50
0905005 Livermore’s History of Block Island, Rhode Island. Reproduced and enhance for the Block Island Tercentenary Celebration in 1961. Originally published in 1877. Index, biblio., maps, softcover, 8vo., 371+ pp. Includes biographical sketches of early residents. $20.00
0903014 Defenses of Narragansett Bay in World War II, by Walter K. Schroder. Published by Rhode Island Publications Society in 2002. Later printing of 1980 edition. Index, biblio., photos, maps, softcover, 8vo., 131 pp. VG condition. Useful for anyone interested in Rhode Island’s military history during the Second World War. $15.00
0901062E An Historical Sketch of Middletown, Rhode Island From Its Organization, in 1743 to the Centennial Year 1876, by Samuel Greene Arnold. Published by Middletown Historical Society in 1976. Reprint of the 1876 edition. Photos., softcovers ( spine stained). 8vo., 48+xiv pp. Interior VG condition. Includes list of Members of the General Assembly, Senators, Town Council, Town Clerks, Treasurers, and Sergeants. $17.50
612072 Men of Progress. Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, compiled by Richard Herndon. Published by New England Magazine, Boston, MA in 1896. Index, portraits, black cloth (soiled, edges worn, hinges starting to loosen), 4to., interior in good+ condition, 282 pp. A few pages have small tears, not affecting the text. $75.00
602040 Reflections of Charlestown, Rhode Island, 1876-1976: A Memorial to the Bicentennial Celebration of the United States of America, edited by Roberta Reeves Grotzke. Published by Charlestown Bicentennial Book Committee, 1976. #355 of 500 copies. Illus., photos, map, red cloth, dj. (old water stain to spine, book title handwritten in ink one the spine), 8vo., 154 pp. This centennial history, produced in a signed limited edition of 500 copies for the 1976 Bicentennial of the American Revolution, details the previous hundred years of this Washington County town. Lots of local stories with biographical information are included. Now hard to find. $45.00
601011E Records of the French Church at Narragansett 1686-1691, translated and edited by L. Effingham de Forest. Published by The Huguenot Society of America, New York, no date. Reprinted from 1939 and 1940 issued of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Softcover (shabby), 8vo., 23 pp. Interior in good condition. The Huguenot settlement at Narragansett lasted only the 5 years included in these records. $15.00
512095 Reminiscences of Newport, by George Champlin Mason. Published by Charles E. Hammett, Jr., Newport , RI, 1884. Illus., frontis., photos, brown cloth (minor scuffing, corners bumped), 8vo., 407 pp. Newport architect George Champlin Mason provides his readers with an “insider’s” look at old Newport, its families and famous events from the late 18th to mid 19th centuries. Long a classic and desirable work of Newportiana, this copy is in excellent condition and would make a fine addition to a collector’s library. $125.00
308167 Manual with Rules and Orders for the use of The General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island 1969-1970, by August P. La France. Published by Secretary of State, Providence, RI, no date. Index, ports, cloth, 12mo., 596 pp. VG condition. Includes lists of many government officials and biographical sketches of the members of the Legislature. $15.00
305011E The Jews in Rhode Island: A Brief History, by Geraldine S. Foster. Published by Rhode Island Heritage Commission & Rhode Island Publications Society in Providence, RI, 1985. Photos, reading list, softcover (a few markings), 8vo., 48 pp. VG condition. Treats the colonial era in Newport and provides information on other communities throughout the state. $12.50
909311 Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society. Vol III, 1835. Early History of Narragansett, by Elisha R. Potter Jr. Published by Marshall, Brown, Providence, RI in 1835. Library buckram, 8vo., 423 pp. Apparently a later printing. VG condition. $85.00
909312E Memoir Concerning the French Settlements and French Settlers in the Colony of Rhode Island, by Elisha R. Potter. Published by Sidney S. Rider, Providence in 1879. 1st edition. Wraps (chipped), as issued. 8vo., 92 pp. VG condition; uncut and unopened. The original edition of a classic work. $25.00
909159 Middle-Class Providence, 1820-1940, by John S. Gilkeson, Jr. Published by Princeton, Princeton in 1986. Index, maps, photo, cloth, dj., 8vo., 380 pp. Near fine condition. A social history of Providence & a transformation of the 'middle class' from shopkeeper/entrepreneur to white collar professional & office worker $27.50
906831 Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society Volume VII, Kellogg Printing Co., Providence, 1885, 380 pp., 8vo., index, Cloth; scuffed and soiled, VG condition; uncut and partially unopened, ex-library, Previous owner's bookplate. Assorted essays on Rhode Island history. $25.00
906835 Debuts de la Colonie Franco-Americaine de Woonsocket, Rhode Island, by Marie Louise Bonier. Lakeview Press, Framingham, 1920, 348 pp., 8vo., photos, illus, Cloth, VG condition; front and rear fep missing. Contains extensive genealogical information on the French-Canadian families of Woonsocket. $65.00
906828 Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society 1908-1914 Five Volumes in One, by William MacDonald, et al. Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, 1914, 68, 65, 55, 92, 66, 8vo., Cloth, VG condition; ex-library, Each volume includes a necrology with obits. $12.50