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Book; The Beekmans of New York in politics and commerce, 1647-1877 by Philip L. White ; with an introduction by Fenwick Beekman. New York Historical Society, New York, 1956. Cloth. 705p. A near fine copy in green cloth with black spine label stamped in gold. With maps, illustrations, and plates (1 folding). No. 271 of 500 copies printed by the Waverly Press at Baltimore. Few notes made in book. maps on the inside covers.

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Book; New York Monuments Commission For The Battlefields Of Gettysburg and Chattanooga Final Report On The Battle Of Gettysburg, 3 volume set, listing all the commissioners. Albany: J. B. zlyon, Company, Printers 1902. Total of 1462 pages in all 3 hardcover books together. Each book has a pocket on the inside cover that is holding maps. All 3 books are in perfect condition.

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Book; Our Country : A History of the United States from the Discovery of America to the Present Time by Benson J. Lossing. With over 500 illustrations by Felix O. C. Darley. New York: The Amies Publishing Company, 17 Murray Street 1877. Second edition. Hardcover, spine is a little loose on the volumes.

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Book; A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volumes 1-11 by James D. Richardson. Published by Bureau of National Literature 1913. All books in very good condition.

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Book; Pictorial History of the Second World War 10 Volume Set by William H. Wise & Co 1944. All 10 volumes are in very good red cloth blue text on spine. Not ex-library, no previous owner's marks or stickers, no wear. All volumes are profusely illustrated B+W photos and some color ones.

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Book; Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York 1897. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1897. Containing Biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. Rebound hardcover and illustrations, 950 pages.

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Book; The Valley Of The Hudson River Of Destiny 4 volume set by Greene, Nelson. Published by S. J. Clarke, Chicago, 1931. Condition: very good. First edition, rebound hardcover green cloth with gilt titles on spines, marbled endpapers.

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2 Books. First book: Giants Of The Republic Embracing The Lives, Deeds And Personal Traits Of Eminent Statesman, Great Generals, Noted Reformers, Successful Men Of Business, Distinguished Literary Men And Famous Woman by Hale, Edward Everett. Published by Elliot Publishing Co., 1896.Good condition with illustrations, 735 pages. Second book: Historical register of officers of the Continental army during the war of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783 Heitman, Francis B.

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Book; HISTORY OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY GATEWAY TO THE WEST all 4 volumes by Greene, Nelson. Published by S. J. Clarke, Chicago, 1925. Hardcover illustrated and in very good condition.

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2 books on Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County History. First book: The Eagles History Of Poughkeepsie From The Earliest settlements 1683 to 1905 by Edmund Platt. Published by Platt & Platt, Poughkeepsie, 1905. Hard Cover. Condition: very good. . Not a library discard. No underlining, highlighting or other markings. Second book: Dutchess County Doorways and Other Examples of Period Work in Wood 1730-1830 by Helen Wilkinson Reynolds. William Farquhar Payson, New York, 1931. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . Photographs By Margaret Dem. Brown (illustrator). First Edition, no from a library and no unusual markings inside.

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8 books all about the Hudson River. First book: The River and the Rock: The History of Fortress West Point, 1775-1783 by Dave Richard Palmer. Published by Greenwood Publishing, New York, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: very good. . First Edition. Second book: The Hudson River from Ocean to Source : Historical - Legendary - Picturesque by Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1903. Second printing, 1903. Exceptional copy of this well-illustrated book about the Hudson River and the Hudson River Valley. Describes the river along its entire course, pointing out areas of scenic and/or historical note, and includes 100 illustrations. There is a sectional map in a special pocket in the back. Dark blue cloth decoratively lettered in gilt with a illustration mounted on the front cover, top edge gilt, 590 pages plus two pages of publisher's advertisements. Covers are very clean and retain their deep blue color. Third book: The Hudson by Wallace Bruce. A Hudson River panorama from New York to Albany. It's a fully illustrated guide book published in New York 1907. 224 pages. 3 full color fold-out maps of different parts of the Hudson River. Complete, good condition. Forth book: The Hudson River and its Painters by John K. Howat. First Edition 1972. Lots of full color plates. With DJ. Fifth book: Ter-Centenary of The Hudson and Centennial of The Steamboat 1909. Published by Wallkill Valley Publishing Association. Rare hand-stitched, fully illustrated softcover book for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Complete and Great condition. Sixth book: Chaining The Hudson The Fight For The River In the American Revolution by Lincoln Diamant. First Edition 1989, with DJ, illustrated. Seventh book: Hudson River and The Hudson River Railroad with a complete map and wood cut views of the principal objects of interest upon the line. Reprint of the original 1851 book. 50 pages, illustrated with full maps. Eighth book: Bound softcover program of Musical Concerts. Hudson River Dayline Souvenir Magazine. Illustrated with articles and advertising. Complete and in good condition.

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9 books on Thomas Jefferson. First 3 book set: The Young Jefferson, Jefferson In Power and Jefferson and Hamilton by Claude G. Bowers. First edition set 1925. All with dust jackets fitted in their original illustrated case. Each book with over 500 pages. Fourth book: Jefferson The President: First Term 1801-1805 by Dumas Malone. First edition 1970, 539 pages with dust jacket. Fifth book: Jefferson The President: Second Term 1805-1809 by Dumas Malone. First edition 1974, 704 pages with dust jacket. Sixth book: Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson The Virginian by Dumas Malone. First Edition 1948. Autographed by author. 484 pages with dust jacket. Seventh book: Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty by Dumas Malone. First Edition 1962. 545 pages with dust jacket. Eighth book: Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson and the Rights Of Man by Dumas Malone. First Edition 1951. 523 pages with dust jacket. Ninth book: Jefferson and His Time: The Sage of Monticello by Dumas Malone. 1981. 551 pages with dust jacket.

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4 hardcover Historical books. First book: Annals Of Tryon County or, The Border Warfare of New York During The Revolution by William W. Campbell. First edition 1831. Rebound with protective outer case. Has fold-out map. 177 pages plus the appendix. Second book: Ancestry and Descendants Of Tielman Van Vleeck Of Niew Amsterdam by Jane Van Vleeck. New York 1955. 466 pages. Third book: The Old Dutch Burying Ground Of Sleepy Hollow In North Tarrytown, New York, A record of the Early Gravestones and their Inscriptions 1953. 175 pages with fold out map of the cemetery in the back. Privately printed under the direction of William Graves Perry. Illustrated. Fourth book: First Record Book of the "Old Dutch Church Of Sleepy Hollow" Organized in 1697. 1986 reprint of the 1901 book. 252 pages of records. All books in good condition.

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Book; The Life Of Thomas Jefferson 3 volume set by Henry S. Randall, LL. D. 1858. Original bindings, show wear, complete set.

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5 books related to the American Civil War. First book: The Civil War A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote. A Random House Book, with DJ. Second Printing, 1958. 840 pages and inside cover maps. Second Book: The Civil War A Narrative: Fredericksburg to Meridian by Shelby Foote. A Random House Book, with DJ. First Printing, 1963. 988 pages and inside cover maps. Third book: The Civil War A Narrative: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote. A Random House Book, with DJ. First Printing, 1974. 1106 pages and inside cover maps. Fourth book: The Battle of Gettysburg: The Country, The Contestants, The Results by W. C. Storrick. 1931. Lots o illustrations, 80 pages, complete. Fifth book: A War To verify The Heart, The Civil War Letters Of A Dutchess County, NY, Volunteer by Richard T. Van Wyck. First Edition 1997, fully illustrated, softcover 381 pages.

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Book; South-Eastern New York, A History of Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland and Putnam, a 3 volume set compiled by multiple people listed in photo. All illustrated. The first two volumes have a total of 1035 pages and the last volume has 511 pages.

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Book; Colonial History of the State Of New York: Holland, England and France COMPLETE 15 VOLUME SET by John Romeyn Brodhead, ESQ. Published by Weed - Parsons Printing Co., Printers., Albany, 1856-1887. First editions. Hardcover. Each volume has its own clear plastic dust jacket. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edited by E. B. O'Callaghan. Original cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Large, thick 4tos. Illus. Folding charts. Maps. Very good condition, average wear. Extremely Rare.

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8 books all regarding the history of New York State. First book: The Votes and Proceedings Of The Assembly Of The State Of New York, at the Four Session, Begun and Holden at Poughkeepsie, In Dutchess County, on Thursday September 7th 1780. Rebound hardcover 1859 edition. 59 pages. Good condition. Second book: New York In The Revolution As Colony And State by James A. Roberts, comptroller. First edition 1897, 261 pages, illustrated. Third book: Recollections Of An Old New Yorker by Frederick Van Wyck and illustrated by Matilda Browne. 1932. 421 pages, good condition. Fourth book: The Commander-in-Chief's Guard, Revolutionary War by Carlos E. Godfrey, M.D. First edition 1904. Illustrated and plastic book cover, 302 pages with a fold-out document. Fifth book: Constitutional History a the State of New York by J. Hampden Dougherty. Second edition, revised and enlarged by the author,1915. no illustrations with 408 pages. Sixth book: A Bibliography Of New York State Communities revised & enlarged edition by Harold Nestler. First edition 1988. 118 pages. Seventh book: Education Department Bulletin by C. E. Gordon. NO. 492, Albany, N.Y., April 1, 1911. 121 pages with a few pages in the back full of publications and a folder in the back. Eighth book: 1790 First Federal Census of all Dutchess County New York 1938. 93 pages plus a large index.

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11 books regarding Dutchess County and Poughkeepsie. First book: Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors, of the County Of Dutchess, in Special Session 1897. Illustrated, 384 pages with lots of information. Second book: Local Tale and Historical Sketches by Henry D. Bailey. Fishkill Landing: John W. Spaight, Publisher 1874. Illustrations, 431 pages. Third book: the Spy Unmasked or, Memoirs of Enoch Crosby, alias Harvey Birch, the Hero of James Fenimore Cooper's The Spy Unmasked by H. L. Barnum. 1975. 219 pages. Fourth book: American Guide Series Dutchess County sponsored by The Women's City and County Club Of Dutchess County New York. 1937. Numerous folding maps and map endpaper, 166 pages. Fifth book: Old Miscellaneous Records Of Dutchess County N.Y. lots of information, 194 pages. Sixth book: Notices of Marriages And Deaths about 4,000 in number 1778-1825 by Helen Reynolds. 140 pages no illustrations. Seventh book: Poughkeepsie The Origin Of Meaning of the Word by Helen Reynolds. Only volume 1. Fold-out maps and a few illustrations with 93 pages. Eighth book: Dutchess County: A Pictorial History by John Jeanneney and Mary L. Jeanneney. 1983. Fully illustrated, 192 pages and complete with slipcase. Ninth Book: Smith's Guide and Directory to Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County. no visible date, 8 pages. Tenth book: Early History of Dutchess County by Former representative Hamilton Fish. 1976. 18 pages no illustrations. Eleventh book: The Role Of Dutchess County During The American Revolution by Beatrice Fredriksen. 1976, 59 pages with some illustrations.

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10 books on various towns histories including: Amenia, Johnsville, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Pawling, Peekskill and The Oblong. First book: History of Amenia by Newton Reed. 1875. Original cloth with some chipping, 151 pages, good coy of scarce local history. Second book: Johnsville In The Olden Time, and Other Stories by Nathan J. Bailey. First Edition 1884. 255 pages with no illustrations. Third book: History of Rhinebeck, in Dutchess County, N.Y. by Edward M. Smith. 1881. With sketches and records of first families and first settlers and a map of Rhinebeck. 239 pages. Fourth book: Historic Old Rhinebeck Echoes of Two Centuries by Howard H. Morse. 1908. Fully illustrated with 448 pages. Fifth book: A Rhinebeck Album. around the three periods 1776-1876-1976, Filled with the history and illustrations, 80 pages. Sixth book: Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park by Olin Dows.1949. Illustrations and a dust jacket, 181 pages. Seventh book: The House at Hyde park by Clara and hardy Steeholm together with Sara Delano Roosevelt's Household Book. First Edition 1950. with illustrations, 277 pages. Eighth book: Martyrs of The Oblong and Little Nine by DeCOST SMITH. Number 104 out of 1000 copies, First edition of a limited edition. Has few illustrations, 309 pages. Ninth book: Tales Of An Old Village by Carlton B. Scofield. First edition 1965. Printed in Peekskill about Peekskill, illustrated, 128 pages. Tenth book: The Village of Pawling Celebrates 100 Years by Myrna J. Hubert. 54 pages, illustrated.