New York: Harper & Brothers, 1852. First Edition. Octavo. 206 pages, illustrated by John Frederick Kensett. As an afffluent class arose who wanted summer vacations with both literary, artisitic and other cultural benefits, Curtis wrote about the North Shore and asked John Frederick Kensett to design the illustrations for this..... More

New York: Geo. R. Lockwood & Son, 1884. First Edition. Octavo. vii, 357 pages. Inscribed "With the compliments/of the publisher". After beginning his journalistic writing at age 12, Fiske became an editorial writer for the New York Herald and became one of Pfaff's bohemians. He travelled with Lincoln during the..... More

Port Washington, NY; (1969): Ira J. Friedman. Octavo. In two volumes, 365 pages (continuous pagination) and index. Originally published in 1902, this work covers the very early part of the transition from a Dutch colonial city to the "English quarter". One of the more thorough accounts of how English and..... More

Woodstock, New York; (1977): Overlook Press. First Edition. Thick Quarto. Pt. 1, General History of Ulster County and Kingston, (311 pages) Pt. 2, History of the Towns of Ulster, 339 pages, errata. Illustrations, Portraits and Map of the area including an index. The county's history includes characters like John Maxwell..... More