Essex County MassMassachusetts Books

The Municipal History of Essex County Massachusetts -4 Volumes $125.00
Benj. F. Arrington Editor-in-Chief
New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1922
History of the various towns of Essex County. This is the best out of several histories done on Essex County. Vol. 1 & 2 are the history and Volume 3 & 4 are biographies of leading citizens.
Table of Contents
917 pages Vol 1 & 2, 515 pages Vol 3&4, good condition, minor wear.

The Valley & Its Peoples - An Illustrated History of the Lower Merrimack $12.50
Paul Hudon
Windsor Publications 1982
Good history of this industrial area with fascinating photos.
Table of contents: The Strong Place, "Under the Visor of Religion", Land and River and Sea, The Valley in a changing America, Entering the Industrial age, New Americans Old Dreams, Culture, High and Low, Finding the Future, Suggested Reading, Index.
132 pages, 9x12 softbound, good condition

The Historical and Genealogical Researches Merrimack Valley April 1857-Jan 1858 125.00 (rare)
Haverhill: Alfred Poor, 1858
A repository of antiquities relating to the history, biography, genealogy, heraldry, archaeology, chronology, chorography, topography and natural history, together with statistics of the Merrimac Valley in New England. Includes the Richard Baily genealogy.
300 pages, 9x12 softbound, fair condition.

The Physicians of Essex County, Massachusetts $85.00
Russell Leigh Jackson
Salem, Mass: The Essex Institute 1948
Covers early physicians in the 17th, 18th. and a few in the 19th century.
(sample of a listing) REED, PHILIP, b. in England, 1623 ; d. in Concord, 10 May, 1696 ; son of Elias and Lucy Reed; mar. Abigail Rice, dau. of Richard Rice. Lived in Lynn, Watertown, Watertown, Sudbury and Concord, and seems to have been something of a "stormy petrol" in these communities. In 1670 he was fined £20 for unfavorably comparing Rev. Peter Bulkley with Rev. Joseph Estabrook, and he also complained to the court at Salem of Mrs. Margaret Gifford, wife of John Gifford as "being a witch." The complaint said "he verily believed that she was a witch for there were some things which could not be accounted for by natural causes." He acted as trustee of the estate of John Proctor of Salem in 1689.
(Reed Family, p. 272 ; Annals of Lynn, p. 276 ; Hist. of Concord, vol. I, p. 178).
152 pages, slight wear on cover, some pages uncut, very good condition.

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History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Volume II. $150.00
D. Hamilton Hurd, Ed.
Philadelphia, Pa.: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1888.
2,130 pages, 8 x 11 hardcover, b & w illus., gilt edges, original binding; fair condition; text block is clean and complete; front cover is loose and rear cover has separated. <con>

The Story of Essex County, Massachusetts Volume IV $24.00
Editor-in-Chief Claude M. Fuess, Compiled by Scott H. Paradise
New York: The American Historical Society, 1935
This volume consists of biographies.
Pages 547-1102, 10 1/2 x8 hardbound, good condition, covers have some fading, shelf wear.

The Essex Antiquarian January 1898 Vol II No.1 (Essex Co. Mass.) $14.50
An Illustrated Quarterly magazine dedicated to the Biography, genealogy, history and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts
The Ames Murder. By Sidney Pearly, Battle of Saratoga, 1777. By George W. Pierce, Margaret a Poem.. By William Wordsworth, Acres Genealogy (Henry Acres), will of Thomas Payne Salem, 1638, Notes on Amesbury Inscriptions: Union Cemetery by John Howard Harvey, Old Norfolk County records (continued), Notes and Queries.
16 pp., softbound, cover is ragged around the edges, some staining, spine has been taped.

The Essex Antiquarian October 1898 Vol II No.10 (Essex Co. Mass.) $14.50
An Illustrated Quarterly magazine dedicated to the Biography, genealogy, history and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts
Rockport baptisms, 1755 -- 1808. By Wellington Pool, To My Dear Loving Husband. A Poem my hand Pratt street, Gov. Simon Bradstreet, Adams Note, Will of Michael Carthrick of Ipswich, 1646, Allen genealogy (Continued), Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolution (continued), Acres Notes, Notes and Queries.
16 pp., softbound, ragged around the edges, some staining.

The Essex Antiquarian December 1899 Vol III No.12 (Essex Co. Mass.) $14.50
An Illustrated Quarterly magazine dedicated to the Biography, genealogy, history and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts
Gravestone of Mrs. Mary Cromwell, and Salem (frontispiece), Early Gravestones and Essex County. By Sidney Pearly (Illustrated), Liberty Tea, Beverly Inscriptions: North Beverly Meetinghouse Cemetery, the Poor Attorney. A Poem. By H. O. Wiley, Joseph Horvey, Esq. by Samuel L. Knapp, Annis Genealogy, Will of Thomas Nelson of Rowley, 1645, Salem Quarterly Court Records and Files (Continued), Notes and Queries.
27 pp., softbound, ragged around the edges, some staining.

The Essex Antiquarian Jan. 1904 Vol. VIII No. 1 (Essex Co. Mass.) $14.50
An Illustrated Quarterly magazine dedicated to the Biography, genealogy, history and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts
Table of contents: Benjamin Hooper House, Salem, Ipswich Court Records and Files, Bear Genealogy, Beck Genealogy, Becket Genealogy, Giles Corey's Wife, Will of James Moores of Hammersmith, 1659, Salem in 1700. No. 14, Old Norfolk County Records.
48 pages, softbound, cover is ragged around the edges and detached.

Cape Ann Storm Force Feb, 6&7, 1978 (Mass.) $6.00
1978
Photos of the devastation caused by the blizzard of 78 on Cape Ann.
73 pages, 9x11 spiral bound softbound, covers have light smudges on them.

Inventory of the County Archives of Massachusetts (Essex County) $65.00
Boston: WPA Historical Records Survey, 1937
Indispensable guide to knowing what is available and where Essex County court, correctional, land and other records are located.
Table of contents
370 pages, 9x12 softbound, cover has fading and stains, spine has wear top and bottom, pages are browning.

New Puritan Paths- From Candle to Countdown (Essex Co. Mass.) $12.95
The Dodges
Newburyport, Mass: Newburyport Press 1964
This is the sequel to Puritan Paths From Naumkeag to Piscataqua - An Excursion from Rum Corner to Trundle bed Lane. This book concerns itself with the development of industry in Essex County.
126 pages, softbound, good condition

The Old Maps of Southern Essex County, Massachusetts in 1884 $12.95
Fryeburg, Maine: Saco Valley Ptg. Co.; 1984.
Great maps, but you need a magnifying glass to read some of the names because of the reduction to 8x11.
(from the introduction) This collection of cadastral map reproductions is part of a seventeen volume continuing series. These pages contain 51 maps on 45 pages of Southern Essex County, Massachusetts as it was in 1884 and 1872, as compiled by Geo. H. Walker & Co., Boston, 1884 and D.G. Beers & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. The reason the vintages are mixed is that in both atlases portions did not include cadastral (names) information. We have tried to utilize both atlases for the best collection here. The portions frail the 1872 atlas were loaned for this use by Newburyport Public Library. In spite of this, maps shown here in Salem and Lynn contain no names. 1872 maps are all marked accordingly on their legends. All other maps are 1884. Each map has been carefully retouched, when needed, to preserve the names and locations of most of the buildings in Southern Essex County at those dates.
List of maps:
Beverly (all 1872) Beverly Farms, Centerville, Cove Village, North Beverly, Pride's Crossing
Essex
Gloucester (all 1872) Annisquam, Bay View, Lanesville, Riverdale
Hamilton
Lynn (no names)
Lynnfield
Lynnfield Centre
Manchester, West Manchester
Marblehead (part 1872)-
Nahant
Peabody
Rockport, Pigeon Cove
Salem. (no names)
Saugus, Cliftondale, East Saugus, Saugus Centre
Swampscott (part 1872)
Wenham
45 pages, softbound; good.

Amesbury
Pictorial Guide to Historic Amesbury $26.95
Compiles by the Historic Committee of the Town of Amesbury
Rowley, Mass: Rowley Printing Co., 1975
Deer Island Home of Harriet Prescott Spofford
Hawkswood, Lower Main Street
The Dorr House
The Nye-- Kingsberry House
The Michael Walsh House, 421 Main Street
William Hackett House, an Alliance Park
Washington Park
Mary Baker Eddie Historical House
Site of Josiah Bartlett's Birthplace
Home of Doctor Horace G. Leslie, Main Street
Dr. Israel Balch's Lathe
The Blaisdell House, Main Street
Marcy-Colby House, 259 Main Street
The captains Well
The Amesbury public Library
The Currier Houses
Site of the William Daley House
Site of the Marcy-Currier Mill
The Falls of the Powwow
Bailey Plant # One
The Counting Room
The Rowell house, "The Elms", 53 Friends Street
The Whittier Home
Lake Gardner Dam
Hibbert-Perkins-Goodhue House, Whitehall Road
The Davis House, Whittier Hill
The Steere Mansion, Whittier Hill
The Nathaniel Currier House, Lyons Mountain Road
The Woodsom Farm-Lyons Mountain Road
The Friends Meetinghouse
The Corner Cemetery, Elm Street
Site of the Osgood House, Congress Street
The Powder House
The Training Field, Portsmouth Road, and Monroe Street
Morrill-Ross House, 48 Portsmouth Road
The Plains Cemetery, Monroe Street
The Rocky Hill Meetinghouse
Homestead of Stephen Flanders, 268 Elm Street
Golgotha -Macy Street
Union Cemetery and Amesbury's First Meetinghouse
Sandy Hill Meetinghouse
The Grave of Whittier
Road of 1641
50 pages, hardbound, good condition.

Andover
Phillips Academy Andover - In the Great War $36.00
By Claude M. Fuess
Yale University Press, New Haven 1919
This book is divided up into the following chapters Phillips Academy in wartime, the role of honor, men decorated or cited for extraordinary bravery, the Andover Ambulance Unit, the war record, conclusion (statistics). Lots of names and pictures.
398 pages hardbound, It has grey cloth covers with a blue spine binding. A paper label with "Philips Andover Academy in the Great War - Claude M. Fuess on both the spine and front cover. The covers and binding are somewhat faded. Corners are bumped with the lower right corner also creased. Back top near spine has some wrinkles on it that extend to part of the spine. Otherwise condition is good.

The Andovers Portrait of Two New England Towns $9.95
Katharine Knowles photography, Thea Wheelwright Text
Woolwich, Maine: TBW Books, 1980
(from the back cover) some readers will enjoy the tour of North Andover and Andover that the sequence of illustrations in this book provides. Some will want the book for the his stork portrait photographs give a beach town. Some will want the book because they have long waited for this study by Katherine Knowles, whose photographs of captured the spirit of so much of New England and now, finally, of the area in which she was brought up....
96 pages, softbound, good condition, slight edge wear

Boxford
Boxford, Massachusetts Vital Records To 1850 $39.95
Topsfield Historical Society 1905
The following records of births, marriages and deaths include all entries to be found in the books of record kept by the town clerks ; in the church records ; in the returns made to the Salem Quarterly Court; in the cemetery inscriptions; and in private records found in family Bibles, etc. These records are printed in a condensed form in which every essential particular has been preserved. All duplication of the town clerks' record has been eliminated, but differences in entry and other explanatory matter appear in brackets. Parentheses are used when they occur in the original record; also, to show the difference in the spelling of a name in the same entry, and to indicate the maiden name of a married woman. When places other than Boxford and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. Double-dating is used in the months of January February and March, prior to 1752, whenever it appears in the original and also, whenever from the sequence of entry in the , original the date may be easily determined. In all records original spelling of names is followed, and in the alphabetical arrangement the various forms should be examined, as items about the same family may be found under different spellings.
274 pages, hardbound, name stamped in inside front cover. E/VR

Bradford
Memorial History of Bradford, Massachusetts $66.00
From the Earliest Period to the Close of 1882
J. D. Kingsberry
Haverhill, Massachusetts: C. C. Morse &, Book and Job Printers, 1883
Table of Contents: First Settlement, 19 Years after, Incorporation of the Town, Public and Private Edifices, Worship, Organization of the Church, Articles of Faith, Membership, the Expanded Creed, the Halfway Covenant, Ruling Elders and the Deaconate, First Pastorate, Second Pastorate, the Service of Song, the Title to Land, Third Pastorate, the First Colony, Fourth Pastorate, Social Life in the 18th Century, Fifth Pastorate, the New Era in Benevolent Work, Bradford Academy, the First Colleague Pastorate, Seventh and Eighth Pastorate's, It Changed Industry, Ninth Pastorate, 10th Pastorate.
144 Pages, Hardbound, Covers Faded and Some Spotting, Shelf wear, Foxing, Some Underlining in Pencil on the Church Membership List. <con>

Discourse, Delivered in the East Parish in Bradford, Mass. December 22, 1820; Two Hundred Years after the First Settlement in New-England. Containing a History of the Town. $25.00
Gardner B. Perry, A.M. Pastor of the Congregational Society in the East Parish, Bradford.
Haverhill, Mass.: Burrall and Hersey, Printers., 1820.
72 pages, 5 x 8 paperback; fair to good condition; front and rear covers missing, spine firm; pages browned; in clear pocket;. <con>

A Memorial of Bradford Academy. $40.00
Anonymous.
Boston, Mass.: Congregational S.S. and Publishing Co., 1870.
189 pages, 6 x 9 hardcover, b & w illus., gilt edges, good condition, light shelf wear on back cover, front endplate page has separated. <con>

Danvers
Chronicles of Danvers, Mass. - Old Salem Village 1632-1923 $48.00
Harriet Silvester Tapley
Danvers Mass: The Danvers Historical Society 1923 reprint 1963
Table of contents: I. When we belonged to Salem, II. The Old Town of Danvers, III. Danvers since the division, IV. Old and Historic Estates, V. Civic History.
283 pages, hardbound, good condition, numerous illustrations.

From Muddy Boo To Blind Hole (Danvers, Mass.) $35.00
Tapley, Charles Sutherland.
Danvers, MA: Privately Printed, 1940, 1st,
(from the book) This book is a ramble in and about Danvers historic places, now and in the past. "The names of places present a subject of historical interest. Local nomenclature, while more immediately related to geography, is also intimately connected with history. the vitality of a name lost when meaning is no longer understood. It then becomes liable to corruption.
Local names, unlike other words, sometimes outlive the language from which they are derived. the names have been orally transmitted from people to people.
As the population of Danvers increases the names of its natural features give place more and more to artificial ones.
I am trying to record those local Danvers names-the almost forgotten names and nicknames that have from time to time been bestowed upon certain streets, hills, and hollows.
A few of these, from their peculiar fitness, have survived, but many more have been forgotten or abandoned for less appropriate ones."
24 pages, hardbound, 1/4 blue cloth on light blue patterned paper, chipped original glassine, bottom and top edges show wear.

Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society vols. 16 $14.95
Danvers, Mass. Danvers Historical Society, 1928
Salem Village Parsonage by George F. Priest (Illustrated), School District No. 2, New Mills, by Erza D. Hines, Capt. Samuel Page And His Vessels, by Harriet S. Tapley (continued) , Iron Works for Sale, Page Family Genealogy, by Miss Annie M. Quimbley, By Capt. Thomas Putnam From Jeremy, A Book of Record of the Several Publique Transa[c]tions of the Inhabitants of Sale[m] Village Vulgarly Called Farme[s] (continued), Descendants of Roger Preston of Ipswich and Salem Village, by Charles Henry Preston Parent Continued), Extracts from the Diary of the Rev. William Bentley, DB, (Continued), the Hunt Memorial Hospital, by Jesse Putnam Learoyd, Buildings Erected in Danvers, Necrology.
140 pp., softbound, cover has minor imperfections, good condition.

Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society vols. 28 $14.95
Danvers, Mass. Danvers Historical Society, 1940
a Memorial to Capt. Amos Pratt. By his granddaughter Annette Mudge Pratt, The History of the General Israel Putnam Chapter D.A.R. , 1895 -- 1931 by Carrie F. B. Wilkins, Extracts from the Diary of John Quincy Adams Pertaining to Samuel Putnam. Copied by Harriet S. Tapley, Some Putnam Houses on Locust Street (Continued) by Ruth Howard Allen, History of the Old Putnam Cupboard. By Miss Harriet Putnam Fowler, Account of the Boston Fire. From Diary of Edwin Mudge, Collins Street Depot, Jeremy Hutchinson Diary. Copied by Florence A. Mudge, Buildings Erected in Danvers in 1939, Records of "the Precinct of Salem and Beverly," 1713 -- 1752 (Continued), Necrology.
95 pp., softbound, cover has minor imperfections, good condition.

Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society vols. 29 $14.95
Danvers, Mass. Danvers Historical Society, 1941
Some Old Pictures and a Danvers Artist by May P. Grover, Abel Nichols, artist, by Mary Elliott Nichols, a Bill of Lading, A Memorial to Agustus Mudge by Pamela Joslin Mudge Colcord, Buildings Erected in Danvers in 1940, Danvers Riding Park by Major Frank C. Damon, Bills for Work on Pedrick Farm, Diaries of Nancy Ellen Boardman, 1854 -- 1855 Copied by Ruth H. Allen, Gilbert Tapley of Salem and Some of His Descendants (Continued) by Harriet Sylvester Tapley, Necrology.
96 pp., softbound, cover has minor imperfections, good condition.

Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society vols. 31 $14.95
Danvers, Mass. Danvers Historical Society, 1943
"Neck of Land" Records by Miss Harriet Sylvester Tapley, Buildings Erected in Danvers in 1942, Walnut Grove Cemetery, by Ruth Howard Allen, Danvers People in Their Homes (Continued) by Rev. Alfred P. Putnam D.D, subscriptions for flagpole, Natural History Class By Mrs. Maria P. Hood and Miss S. E. Hunt, Notes Written by Henry Dwinell, Diary of Isaac Woodberry, Jr. (continued), and Old Account Book of A. W. Warren, Danvers about 65 Years Ago by George P. Bell, Deed of Land for Danvers Town Hall 1854, Bills for the Building of the Gould House, Records of "the Precinct of Salem and Beverly," 1713 -- 1752 (Continued), Necrology.
96 pp., softbound, cover has minor imperfections, good condition.

Essex
Vessel List for Essex, Massachusetts 1860-1980 $19.95
Revised March 1989
1342 listings that include name of vessel, type, date, gross, net, lgth, bdth, dpth, builder and comments
33 pages, spiral bound

Groveland
1855 & 1865 Mass State Censuses for Groveland & Hamilton, Mass. $25.00
Ann S. Lainhart
Boston: 1987
127 pages, 9x12 spiral bound, good condition

Town Reports of Groveland, Mass
Births, Marriages and Deaths for the year. School Roll of honor for those neither absent or tardy, list of teachers with schools attended and pay, Overseers of the Poor report, jury list. and everyone who was paid by the town for goods and services and much interesting information about life in the town for that year. A very underutilized resource.
Town Report Groveland, Mass. 1912 $5.00
Town Report Groveland, Mass. 1913 $5.00
Town Report Groveland, Mass. 1914 $5.00
Town Report Groveland, Mass. 1915 $5.00
Town Report Groveland, Mass. 1916 $5.00
or all for $19.00
130-140 pages, softbound

Hamilton
1855 & 1865 Mass State Censuses for Groveland & Hamilton, Mass. $25.00
Ann S. Lainhart
Boston: 1987
127 pages, 9x12 spiral bound, good condition

Hamilton, MA (Images of America) $9.50
Annette V. Janes
Arcadia Publishing 2002
(from the back cover) "Two hundred years ago, the people of Hamilton harnessed the power of the Ipswich River to operate their mills and relied on Chebacco Lake for food and trade. Originally part of the town of Ipswich, Hamilton became a town in 1793. Many years later, it was a fashionable summer retreat for wealthy Bostonians. Hamilton takes the reader on a journey through time to see how life was in a small rural town, located between Salem and Ipswich. Within these pages, see the summer home of Gen. George S. Patton, a World War II hero of mythic proportion; the resting place of a sagamore with a macabre history; and the home of Manassah Cutler, a Congregational minister and an agent of the Ohio company that helped to open up the Northwest Territory. In Hamilton, take a tour of a unique religious camping ground; learn about the Myopia Hunt Club, which occasionally still rides to hounds; and see an ancient Native American trail turned highway.
Annette V. Janes is a member of the board of directors of the Hamilton Historical Society and author of History of the Hamilton Public Library 1891 to 1991. She was director of the Hamilton Public Library for twenty-five years and a reviewer for Library Journal. A resident of Hamilton since 1955, she is indebted to Edna A. Barney and Mary Anne Burridge, co-curators of the Hamilton Historical Society, for their assistance."
128 pages, 6x9 softbound, good condition, remnants of sticker on front cover

Haverhill
History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement, in 1640, to the Year 1860. $175.00
George Wingate Chase.
Haverhill, Mass.: George Wingate Chase, 1861.
Table of Contents: Early Voyages-Discovering Massachusetts, History of Puritanism-The Pilgrims, Settlements in Massachusetts from 1620-1640, Aboriginal Inhabitants, Settlement of Haverhill 1640, From 1643-1649, From 1650-1659, From 1660-1669, From 1670-1675, Indian Troubles 1675-1678, From 1688-1695, Indian Troubles 1700-1710, From 1710-1722, Indian Troubles 1713-1725, From 1720-1728, The Boundary Difficulties of 1720-1759, From 1729-1741, From 1742-1765, The French War 1756-1763, The Revolution, 1765-1763, From 1765-1790, From 1790-1800, From 1800-1815, From 1815- 1840, From 1840-1860, Manufacture of Shoes and Hats – Improvements, Ecclesiastical History, Bibliography and Genealogy, Miscellaneous.
673 pages, 5 x 9 hardcover, b& w illus., tables, map; overall condition is good, volume has been rebound and some pages have been repaired; inserted loose-leaf notes and some marking provide valuable addenda; pages are aged and lightly foxed. <con>

Haverhill, Mass. Vital Records to the Year 1850 Vol I & II $50.00
Topsfield, Mass: Topsfield Historical Society, 1910
The Indian name for this locality was 1° Pentucket "-but the early settlers applied the name of Haverhill in compliment to Rev. John Ward, their first minister, who came from Haverhill, England. " Mr. Ward & Newberry men" petitioned the General Court on May 13, 1640, for permission to begin anew plantation on the Merrimack river, which was granted provided " they build there before the next Courte." Though the town was settled and houses erected in 1640 it was not until November 15, 1642, that a title to the land was purchased of the Indian owners. In June, 1641, the Court appointed men to determine the bounds ' between Salsberry and Pantucket alias Haverell." In 1643, a law was passed by the General Court requiring a record to be kept of births, marriages and deaths in each town and in Haverhill, Richard Littlehale was chosen " clerk of the Writs and Town Recorder," and the first meeting of which proceedings are recorded was held November 6, 1643. In 1645 the plantation of Haverhill was incorporated as a town. An island in the Merrimack river was granted to Haverhill on May 23, 1650. October 14, 1651 bounds were established. October 19, 1654 bounds between Haverhill and Salisbury were established. May 18, 1664 bounds between Haverhill and lands of Maj. Gen'l Dennison were established. December 8, 1725 the western part of the town was included in the new town of Methuen.
Vol I 328 pages, Vol II 499 pages, falling apart, pages loose, you name it, ex library, reading copy, poor condition accounts for the price which is half of what I normally charge for these volumes. SOLD AS IS

A City Grows: The Story of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Revised Edition. $25.00
Revised by Pupils of the Eighth Grade under Supervision of Miss Mary Kett.
Haverhill, Mass.; The Printing Department, Haverhill Trade School: 1958.
Part One: Haverhill. Part Two: Bradford. Part Three: Landmarks, Past and Present. Part Four: Well-Known Names. Part Five: Influences on Haverhill. Part Six: Student Projects.
Hardbound, No DJ. 158 pages. Good Condition.

Some Memories of Old Haverhill, Massachusetts $35.00
Albert Leroy Bartlett
Haverhill, Massachusetts: privately printed, 1915, No. 446 of 500 copies.
Interesting remembrances of the 19th-century and some earlier history of Haverhill.
105 pages, hardbound, good condition, title stickers on cover and spine faded and worn.<con>

Haverhill: Facts of Interest Concerning Its Early History, Its Soldiers in the Great Rebellion, Its Grand Army, Its Churches, etc. $15.00
Haverhill, Mass.: Bridgeman, Gay, and Co., Pub.; 1880.
39 pages, 6 x 9 paperback pamphlet, several line drawings; fair to good condition; cover lightly stained, spine fragile; in clear envelope <con>

Haverhill, Massachusetts, An Industrial and Commercial Center. $30.00
Board of Trade.
Haverhill, Mass,: Chase Brothers, 1889.
260 pages, 6 x 10 paperback, line drawings, fair condition, top and bottom of spine missing, front cover separated. <con>

The Story of a New England Town: A Record of the Commemoration July Second and Third, 1890, of the 250^th Anniversary of the Settlement of Haverhill, Massachusetts. $75.00
Committee on Publication.
Boston, Mass.: Joseph George Cupples, 1891.
364 pages, 8 x 10 hardcover, b & w photos; very good condition, rebound, small spot on front edge of text block, minimal shelf wear. <con>

Library Notes (Newsletter of the Haverhill, Massachusetts Public Library) $2.00
Friends of the Haverhill Public Library.
Various issues, 1965 through 1968; 4 pages each; good condition, some marking. <con>

The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier (The Albion Edition) $40.00
London: Fredrick Warne and Company, 1896
With life, notes, index, etc.
576 Pages, Fair condition with wear to covers and edges. half bound in calf, it has five raised bands to spine, marbled cover. The second compartment down the spine has a red Moroccan title label lettered in gilt, with each of the other spine sections with gilt floral patterned designs. Page edges are marbled in blue/red with matched blue/red marbled endpapers.

John Greenleaf Whittier A Profile in Pictures $35.00
Compiled by Donald Prescott Wright
Haverhill: Published by the author, 1967
(Compiler's Note) "This most comprehensive compilation of Whittier likenesses yet to appear under one cover is issued especially to coincide with the one hundred sixtieth anniversary of Whit-tier's birth, December seventeenth of the present year. Some of the pictures presented here are outstanding beyond question, others are ordinary, whilst two or three, it is believed, are being published for the first time. Gathered over a period of approximately ten years, a number of these portraits are to be found in the Whittier Collection at the Haverhill Public Library, where I have been privileged to serve on the staff for almost a quarter of a century and where I have been afforded the rare educational experience of literally living and working amongst books. In the Fiftieth Anniversary Souvenir Edition of The Amesbury Daily News, my maternal grandfather related how an enterprising reporter for The Boston Globe secured the scoop on Whittier's death by having a nurse place a lighted lamp in the window when Whittier died. Grandfather had done considerable newspaper reporting, and was Amesbury correspondent for The Boston Herald in the late 1890's and early 1900's, but it was his colleague, Edwin M.C. French, later city messenger of Worcester, who reported the event for The Globe. Grandfather's father-in-law, Matthew Taylor, of Amesbury, was a tailor by name, as well as by trade; the poet was one of his customers. I can well remember my mother telling me about a set of doll's clothes she had when a child made of the same material as one of Whittier's suits. How I wish mother were holding the doll in that delightful picture of her as a young girl taken by W. C. Thompson, one of Whittier's photographers!" DONALD P. WRIGHT Haverhill, Mass.
About 44 pages, 10x7 softbound, good condition, covers have some marks on them, edge wear.

Lynn
Lynn Mass. Vital Records to the end of the Year 1849; Volume II Marriages & Deaths $40.00
Salem, Mass: the Essex Institute, 1906
The following records of births, marriages and deaths include all entries to be found in the books of record kept by the town clerks; in the church records; in the returns made to the Salem Quarterly Court; in the cemetery inscriptions; and in many private records found in family Bibles. These records are printed in a condensed form in which every essential particular has been preserved. All duplication of the town clerks' record has been eliminated, but differences in entry and other explanatory matter appear in brackets. Parentheses are used when they occur in the original record; also to indicate the maiden name of a wife.
When places other than Lynn and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. Double-dating is used in the months of January, February and March, prior to 1752, whenever it appears in the original and also whenever from the sequence of entry in the original the date may be easily determined. In all records the original spelling of names is followed and in the alphabetical arrangement the various forms should be examined, as items about the same family may be found under different spellings. The vital records kept by the Salem Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, which are now in the custody of the Lynn Meeting, include the entire district, and while these records have been separated and credited to their respective towns when specifically stated, this fact should be always considered.
Several of the earlier Lewis families, whose names appear on the original records, and which were presumably written by Alonzo Lewis while town clerk, properly belong to Rumney Marsh, now Chelsea.
621 pages, covers very stained, ex-library with assorted stamps etc. ex-library with assorted stamps E/VR

History Stories of Lynn $19.95
Under the direction of Helen J Piper Supervisor of Grades IV, V and VI and Mabel A. French Supervisor of Art
Lynn School Committee 1931
Several towns in the commonwealth published history books for use in the schools around this time. I love these books that hark back to a time that was simpler and more innocent.
254 pages, 6x9 hardbound, some marking, water stains on the edges

Records of the Town Meetings of Lynn, Massachusetts 1691 -- 1701/2 Vol. 1 $25.00 (two volumes)
Lynn: Lynn Historical Society, 1949
(from the forward) in offering to the public these records of the doings of the selectmen town meetings of Lynn, commencing the year 1691, the Lynn Historical Society feels that is making available a choice bit of Americana of great value to those who are interested in colonial history and the everyday life of the early settlers. Moreover these pages are of great value to genealogist everywhere, for here appear the names of people whose descendants are now scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It goes without saying of course that all citizens of Lynn and the surrounding towns which were once part of Lynn will wish to read about the early days of the little farming Village within whose borders now live over 130,000 people.
To the general reader we may promise that he will find in these pages much of interest. Here is the curious spelling of the town clerk of Lynn in the days when dictionaries as we know them did not exist. It should please those who believe correct spelling is a much overrated virtue. Here are the details of many a boundary fight between farmers both of whom were positive they were in the right. Here are accounts of the summary and complete manner in which the early settlers handled the poor. The reader will discover how much money and how many bushels of potatoes and corn and turnips the minister was entitled to receive for leading his flock and how much the schoolmaster received per pupil per week for teaching Latin and reading and ciphering. The ancient ceremony of perambulating the bounds as described, we hear of the office of sealer of leather and clerk of the market and rules for the cutting of wood on the common land. Here we find ordinances governing fences and geese and clamshells the yoking of swine and the action of the selectmen granting a pew in the church to Joseph Newell on condition that he maintained the window above the pew. On February 8th, 1696 the town set the bounty upon wolves killed in Lynn and blackbirds have become such a nuisance that every householder was ordered to kill 12...
83 pages, pamphlet, good condition, covers are faded.

Records of the Town Meetings of Lynn, Massachusetts 1701 -- 1717 Vol. II
Lynn: Lynn Historical Society, 1956
(from the forward) are society has already published volume one of the records of the town meetings of Lynn, covering the period 1691 to 1701. This publication had a gratifying reception from state and university libraries and historical societies all over the United States. Genealogists have found it very valuable, since the descendants of the early settlers are now in every state and the union. Scholars in the subject of American history found it to be an important original source material.
Lynn in those days comprised the territory which is now divided into five municipalities: Saugus, Swampscott, Lynnfield, Nahant and the present City of Lynn. Residents of all these communities will, of course, wish to read about life in the little farming Village within whose borders now live over 130,000 people.
We are pleased to be able to present with this volume an index to both volume one hand volume two. The index will be of great assistance to scholars and genealogists. The general reader who gives the index careful scrutiny will find an adventure, for a therein are the references that will lead him to the people and life of those olden days.
107 pages, pamphlet, good condition, top and bottom edges little worn, spine faded.

Lynnfield
History of the Town of Lynnfield, Mass. 1635-1895 Volume 1 of 2 Volume boxed set $89.95
Thomas B. Wellman.
Canaan, NH, Phoenix Publishing, 1977 reprint of the 1896 edition.
The town of Lynnfield is in the western part of Essex County, located just north of Boston, Massachusetts. Whosoever wishes to "see who have walked these streets, who have played within these limits...who have worshipped God in these temples, who have received instructions in these schools, who have roamed these fields, who have been nurtured, married, enjoyed the joys and sorrows of life within these homes, who have gone afar off, have died or are still living," is invited to study this volume about Lynnfield, Massachusetts. It is a meticulous work written by Mr. Wellman out of pure dedication and love for New England's splendor. His intention was to bring as much enjoyment to the reader as he received while writing it.
The book first examines the topographical appearance and nature of the town. Next we read about the oldest houses and some haunting stories that bring them to life. Then there are the town's cornerstones: the old meeting-house, the town hall, and the old schools, all of which brought the people together through religion and education. The following two chapters are the annals from 1635 through 1800 replete with personal accounts, legends, specific dates, records and background of how the town of Lynnfield was shaped.
The second half of the book has a more somber tone, beginning with the town's cemeteries and their eternal inhabitants, gravestone inscriptions and funerals. The next few chapters cover the Revolutionary War, ecclesiastical history, Lynnfield's dates of establishment, the War of 1812 and the Civil War. This volume ends with chapters on the town's founding families and chronicles of the 19th century; an appendix of sundry facts and statistics; and a new every name index. Nearly fifty photographs and a plethora of poetic odes give the text a refreshing air.
276 pages, 6x9 hardbound, no dj, good condition illus., append., index.

Lynnfield, Massachusetts: A Heritage Preserved 1895-1976 Volume 2 of 2 Volume boxed set.
Marcia Wilson Wiswall , Editor
Canaan, NH, Phoenix Publishing, 1977
Table of contents: Preface Part I / Evolution, Overview, Annals of Lynnfield 1894-1976, Celebrations, Wars, Planning the Growth, Part 2 / Community, Homes
Education in Lynnfield, Public Library Service. Churches, Transportation and Communication, Clubs and Organizations, Recreation, Businesses, Part 3 / Government, Town Meeting, Administration, Other Boards and Officials, Services, Protection, Special Commissions, Part 4 / Heritage, Preserving the Heritage, Historic Buildings, Appendices, Town Officials, Those Who Have Served, Lynnfield Biographies, Lynnfield Place Names, Sources, Three Maps of Lynnfield, List of Illustrations, Index
391 pages, 6x9 hardbound, no dj, good condition

Marblehead
Historical Sketch Gerry No. 5 Fire Company, Marblehead, Mass. $15.00
Dick Tutt (inscription from author on front cover)
Privately printed, circa 1970
Interesting history compiled from town records. Illustrated
111 page pamphlet, covers are faded and have light soiling/stains, upper right hand corner is wrinkled

Old Marblehead A Camera Impression $19.95
Samuel Chamberlain & Narcissa G. Chamberlain
New York: Hastings House, 1975, revised and enlarged
(From the inside front cover) Marblehead is one of the few towns which still provide a picturesque, concentrated cross-section of early New England, vividly recalling its blazing patriotism, its maritime greatness, it's graceful way of living. The opulent mansions of the 18th century merchant princes and the sturdy homes of the fishermen still stand, to serve as reminders of Marblehead Spanish splendor is a seaport. Busy shipyards, and an impressive summer fleet of pleasure craft which anchor and it's protected harbor, testified a Marblehead's present greatness as the yachting capital of the eastern seaboard.
The photographic image has copies colorful aspects of old and new Marblehead, in all seasons of the year. Hated by ample captions, this book presents a composite portrait, not of one town along, but of maritime New England itself, in its most romantic mood.
In this new edition a few of the pictures and captions have been replaced by later ones and 16 new pages have been added.
88 pages, hardbound, good condition, ink inscription on title page.

Methuen
Methuen Mass Vital Records To the End of the Year 1849 $49.95
Topsfield, Mass: Topsfield Historical Society 1909
The following records of births, marriages and deaths include all entries to be found in the books of record kept by the town clerks; in the church records; in the cemetery inscriptions; and in many private records found in family Bibles. These records are printed in a condensed form in which every essential particular has been preserved. All duplication of the town clerks' record has been eliminated, but differences in entry and other explanatory matter appear in brackets. Parentheses are used when they occur in the original record; also to indicate the maiden name of a wife.
When places other than Methuen and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. In all records the original spelling of names is followed and in the alphabetical arrangement the various forms should be examined, as items about the same family may be found under different spellings.
The town of Methuen is composed of a part of what was formerly Haverhill, together with adjoining common lands. On December 8, 1725, the General Court passed an Act 11 That the West part of said Town of Haverhill with the land adjoining be, and hereby are set off and constituted a separate Township by the name of Methuen."
The first town meeting was held March 9, 1725-6, and in 1728-9 Rev. Christopher Sargent, the first minister, was settled.
April 17, 1847, a part of the town was included in the new town of Lawrence, and April 4, 1854, a part was annexed to Lawrence.
345 pages, hardbound, some foxing, good condition.

Newburyport
Tall Ships of Newburyport The Montana, The Whittier, The Nearchus $14.95
Remembered by George W. Goodwin, Mate, introduced and edited by Freda Morrill Abrams (signed by FMA)
Yellow Springs, Ohio: The Free Wind Press 1989
(from the back cover) A vivid account of life on the ships Montana, Whittier and Nearchus, by George Goodwin of Calais, Maine, who served as mate on these post-Civil War ships in the East Indies and Cape Horn trade.
63 pages 11x8½ softbound (New Book)

Rowley
Early Records of Rowley, Massachusetts 1639-1672 Vol. 1 $40.00
Rowley, Mass. 1894
Records of the Town Meetings and much material on land matters.
255 pages, softbound, detached worn covers, fair condition.

Salem
Visitor's Guide to Salem, Mass. 1916 $14.95
Salem, Mass Essex Institute 1916
Table of contents: Map and short itinerary, List of illustrations, General information, Historical sketch, Witchcraft delusion, Commerce of Salem, Salem architecture, Hawthorne, Museums and libraries, Essex Institute, Peabody Museum, Public buildings, Halls, Etc., Churches, Societies, Clubs, Etc., Historic buildings, sites, etc., Cemeteries, Parks, squares, etc., Prominent citizens and visitors, List of portraits, Neighboring places of interest.
218 pages softbound

Salem Interiors - Two Centuries of New England Taste and Decoration $10.95
Samuel Chamberlain
NY: Hastings House 1950
Two centuries of New England taste and decoration, from 1651 to 1849, are portrayed by these revealing pictures. Samuel Chamberlain's responsive camera alights on Salem's historic houses, many of which retain intact the ancestral furniture, china and paintings which were acquired in Europe and the Orient by the original sea-captain house owners. Only few cities can supply so complete an historical portrait. This photographic story covers a wide range of interests, including early pine interiors, fine Georgian paneling and wood carvings from the Federal period, with the celebrated Salem stair rails, fire-places and detailed close-ups of McIntire's dexterous architectural carvings as examples, also old pewter, clocks and mirrors. 180 pages of gravure illustrations.
170 pages, 9 ¼ x 7 hardbound, dent in the bottom of the spine, looks like the book was dropped, dust jacket worn with chips along the top and bottom.

Swampscott
Swampscott, Mass. $18.99 (out of print)
Kenneth C. Turino and Christopher R. Mathias
NH: Arcadia publishing, 1996 (Images of America series)
With Swampscott, the first ever photographic history of the town, authors can see Kenneth C. Turino and Christopher R. Mathias document the development of one of the country's earliest settlements in a vivid and exciting format. Over 200 historic images are combined with informative captions to detail the evolution of Swampscott from its beginnings as a fishing village in summertime resort community.
The images in this marvelous collection many of which have never before been published date from the 1870s to the 1950s, and often spotlight the town's relationship with the sea. Oceanfront hotels like the Lincoln house in the new Ocean House are pictured, along with large, elegant mansions. Civic and social institutions are also featured, and the work includes images of the town's earliest businesses, schools, churches and public buildings.
Kenneth C. Turino and Christopher R. Mathias R. North Shore residents who are actively involved in the historic preservation efforts for the area. Mr. Turino is also the co-author of the popular Salem, Massachusetts title in the images of America series.
128 pages, new, softbound

Then and Now: Swampscott, Massachusetts $12.95 (in print at $19.99)
Sue Ellen Woodcock
NH: Arcadia Publishing, 2002
   (from the back cover) As the gateway to the North Shore, Swampscott became one of the most popular summer resorts of the 19th and 20th centuries. Beyond the grand hotels, however, was the town by the ocean, where some derived their income from the sea and others sought the spirit of entrepreneurship and invention. Swampscott was incorporated in 1852 after breaking away from the city of Lynn.
   Connecting the past and present through a variety of images, Then and Now: Swampscott takes a look at foundations laid by our forefathers, the people who shaped the town and its legends. Whether it is General Electric cofounder Elihu Thompson, Chicago Bears coach Dick Jauron, or the new Ocean House, the collection of images in Then and Now: Swampscott is sure to make you look at the town in a different light and remember those who made the town what it is today.
   Sue Ellen Woodcock, the author of two other Arcadia publications, is a former editor and writer with the Swampscott Reporter. Although she has always had a keen interest in local history, it is her work in various publications in Massachusetts that has fueled her desire to connect the past with the future. In her spare time, she an avid genealogist, writer, and photographer, as well as an advocate of keeping local history alive for future generations.
96 pages, good condition, Corners bumped.

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