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612076 Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, by William Bradford. Republished by Alfred A. Knopf, New York in 1952, edited with an introduction and notes by Samuel Eliot Morison. 1st printing. Index, red cloth with black spine, dj.(chipped, soiled), 8vo., VG condition, 448+xv pp. A new and definitive edition of one of the great American classics. $20.00
612161 Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, by William Bradford. Republished by Alfred A. Knopf, New York in 1959, edited with an introduction and notes by Samuel Eliot Morison. 2nd printing. Index, red cloth with black spine, dj. (some wear, spine faded), 8vo., VG+ condition, 448+xv pp. A new and definitive edition of one of the great American classics. $25.00
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
512049 Three Visitors to Early Plymouth: Letters about the Pilgrim Settlement in New England During its First Seven Years, edited by Sydney V. James, Jr. Published by Pimouth Plantation, Plymouth, MA, 1963. Index, bibliographic note, green cloth, dj., 8vo., 84 pp. VG condition. Candid accounts by three visitors to Plimouth Plantation of what they saw: John Pory (1572-1635) of Virginia, Emmanuel Altham (1600-1635/1636) of England, and Isaack de Rasieres (1595-1669 or later) a Dutchman from New Amsterdam. $25.00
512021 A Brief History of the Pilgrims Compiled from Bradford’s and Winslow’s Own Writings. With Listings of Passengers on the “Mayflower,” the “Fortune,” the “Anne,” and “Little James”, by Chester E. Rogers. Published by The Rogers Print, Plymouth, MA 1947. Later edition. Photos, softcover, 12mo., 62 pp. VG condition. $7.50
308030M Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, by William T. Davis. Published by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 1975. Reprint of 1899 edition. Cloth, 8vo., 363 pp. VG condition. $20.00
401175M Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620: Volume I Francis Eaton, Samuel Fuller, William White, by Lucy C. Kellogg Ed.). Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1988. Later printing. Index, references, silver cloth, 8vo., 277 pp. VG condition. $25.00
401176M Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620: Volume I3 Family of William White, by Ruth Wilder Sherman and Robert Moody Sherman (compilers). Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1997. Later printing. Index, references, silver cloth, 8vo., 175 pp. VG condition. $25.00
401028 The Saving Remnant: Religion and the Settling of New England, by Cedric B. Cowing. Published by University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1995. Index, maps, softcover, 8vo., 351 pp. As-new condition. A pioneer study detailing the two clearly identifiable religious groups that settled New England. "The Saving Remnant" refers to the leaders of the "New Light" religious type who came mostly from northwest England. Includes lists of ministers and settlers showing place of origin and settlement. Essential for the understanding of New England settlement. $15.00
407027 Memory's Nation: The Place of Plymouth Rock, by John Seelye. Published by The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 1998. 1st printing. Index, biblio., illus., dark grey cloth, dj., 8vo., 699 pp. VG condition. Although historians now generally agree that the Pilgrim's storied landing on Plymouth rock never actually took place, the author argues that what truly gives Plymouth rock its significance is more than two centuries of oratorical, literary, and artistic celebrations of the Pilgrims' arrival. $30.00
401178 The Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography - Volume XII. Published by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1995. Facsimile reprint of 1910 edition, Indexes, green cloth, 8vo., 299 pp. VG condition. The principal scholarly journal for the study of Mayflower families. $25.00
401177 The Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography - Volume XI. Published by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1995. Facsimile reprint of 1909 edition. Indexes, green cloth, 8vo., 300 pp. VG condition. The principal scholarly journal for the study of Mayflower families. $25.00
308057M Note-Book Kept by Thomas Letchford, Esq., Lawyer, in Boston, Massachusetts Bay, From June 27, 1638 - July 29, 1641, by Edward Everett Hale Jr. (ed.). Published by Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1988 reprint of 1885 edition. Indexes, red cloth, corners bumped, 8vo., 480 pp. VG condition. Thomas Letchford was the only professional lawyer in Plymouth Colony. The notebook is a daily record of the work done in his office. Many references to settlers. $49.50
308049 Mayflower Index: Revised Edition of Volumes 1 & 2 of the Mayflower Index plus Volume III, by William Alexander McAuslan. Published by The General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, MA, 1960. Revised edition. Index corrections of September 1, 1964 for Volume III laid in. Green buckram, owner's stamp on bottom edge, 8vo., 847, 851+110 pp. Ink notations and corrections throughout, otherwise VG condition. Arranged alphabetically. Gives descendant's number and parent's number. Includes name of spouse. $85.00
308050 Mayflower Index: Volume II, by William Alexander McAuslan. Published by The General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, MA, 1932. 1st edition. Green cloth, 8vo., 619-1250 pp. VG condition. Arranged alphabetically. Gives descendant's number and parent's number. Includes name of spouse. $30.00
308089 The Plymouth Adventure. A Chronicle Novel of the Voyage of the Mayflower, by Ernest Gebler. Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1950. 1st edition. Brief biblio., endpaper map, green cloth, corners bumped, 8vo., 377 pp. VG condition. Fictitious account of the Mayflower's voyage. $7.50