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Spring-Summer 2026 Featured Books

Each season, we feature some special treasures to showcase in our Featured Books section. Take a scroll through the items on this page and contact us with any questions!


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American Colonies in the Eighteenth Century

American Colonies in the Eighteenth Century, Osgood; Gloucester, Mass.; Peter Smith, 1958.  Four volume set, ex-library with minimal markings. 

$200.00 for the set.

History of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay

History of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay from the First Settlement Thereof in 1628 Until its Incorporation with the Colony of Plymouth . . .; By Mr. Hutchinson; London, Richardson, 2nd Edition, 1760.  Howes H853.

$500.00

Columbus; or the Discovery of America as Related by a Father to His Children

Columbus; or the Discovery of America as Related by a Father to His ChildrenJ. H.  Campe; Elizabeth Helme (translator); London; Cradock and Joy; “A New Edition”, 1811; folding map.

  $150.00

The History of America

The History of AmericaWilliam Robertson, D.D.; London; Peter Smith, 1778, 2nd edition.  2 maps and 1 plate. 

$895.00

Life of Washington

Life of Washington, John Marshall.  Five volumes all 1st editions.  Philadelphia; Wayne; Vols. 1-3 1804; Vol. 4 1805, Vol. 5 1807.  Portrait frontispiece in Vol.1.  The US edition published the maps in a separate Atlas.  The Atlas is not included in this set. 

$1500.00.

American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century

American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, Osgood Gloucester, Mass.;  Peter Smith, 1957.  Three volume set, ex-library with minimal markings. 

$100.00 for the set.

New York City (1776-1783) During the War of Independence

New York City (1776-1783) During the War of IndependenceBarck New York; Columbia University Press, 1931.  1st edition.  Ex-library with library bookplate. 

$95.00

American Ornithology or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States

American Ornithology or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States; Wilson;  London, Paris, New York; Cassel Petter and Galpin, No Date [1880].  Three volume set with 103 full page color plates all present.  Former owner’s bookplate.  Top edges gilt. 

$900.00