Latest selection ... (April 2005)

The Chamberlain Selection of New England Rooms 1639-1863     $25.00
By Samuel and Narcissa Chamberlain
This stunning coffee table book features nearly 150 pages of black and white photographs of rooms found in historic mansions throughout New England. These rooms - the North Shore is well represented - were photographed by long-time Marblehead residents Sam and Narcissa Chamberlain. With dust jacket and in wonderful condition.

Nantucket: A Camera Impression    $20.00
Samuel Chamberlain's 1938 photographic look at beautiful Nantucket - harbor and street scenes rendered in flattering sepia tones. In great condition with dust jacket.

Martha's Vineyard: A Camera Impression    $30.00
By Samuel Chamberlain
An autographed copy of Chamberlain's 1941 photographic look at the Vineyard. With dust jacket and in great condition.(also available: an unsigned copy  $20.00)

Historic Cambridge in Four Seasons    $27.50
By Samuel Chamberlain
An autographed copy of Chamberlain's 1942 photographic look at Cambridge - lots of sepia images of Harvard and Radcliffe. In great condition though only the front cover of the dust jacket remains.

Salem Interiors    $20.00
By Samuel Chamberlain
Perhaps Chamberlain's most popular Salem book, "Salem Interiors" features nearly 175 pages of black and white photographs of rooms found in local homes. Hard cover in great condition. Dust jacket torn on upper spine and back.

Behold Williamsburg     $35.00
By Samuel Chamberlain
This autographed copy of Chamberlain's pictorial tour of Colonial Williamsburg is crammed with stunning black and white images and is in near perfect condition.

Historic Boston in Four Seasons     $17.50
By Samuel Chamberlain
Chamberlain's 1938 photographic look at the streets and structures of Historic Boston. In great condition but lacking a dust jacket. Not signed.

Beauport    $15.00
By Samuel Chamberlain
Some text but mostly Chamberlain photographs of Henry Sleeper's wonderful Eastern Point (Gloucester) cottage-museum. Mostly black and white images with a few color thrown in. With dust jacket in decent condition though torn on spine.

Samuel Chamberlain: Etcher and Lithographer    $25.00
This 1927 monograph, published by Goodspeed's book store, features a short biography of the great printmaker and 9 illustrations. In wonderful condition.

North of Manhattan    $30.00
By Samuel Chamberlain
Chamberlain's photographs and Harry Hansen's text highlight the important people and places of New York's historic Weschester County. 181 pp, autographed by Samuel Chamberlain. In dust jacket and in great condition.

Harper's Magazine: Marblehead article    $30.00
This 1874 issue of Harper's features a very heavily illustrated, 21-page article about Marblehead's history. Includes lots of information - and a wonderful engraving of Tucker's Wharf! In great condition though no cover.

Historic Homes of New England    $30.00
By Mary Northend (1914)
A beautiful copy of this heavily illustrated book which features the Lee Mansion, the House of the Seven Gables, the Pickering House, and many other Essex County buildings.

The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem    $20.00
By Ralph Paine
One of the great books relating to Maritime Salem. Nearly 500 pages of wonderful stories and illustrations. This 1912 edition has a somewhat faded cover and a few loose pages but otherwise in fine shape.

Nathaniel Hawthorne In His Times    $22.50
By James Mellow
Gloucester native Mellow's wonderful and very readable biography of Salem's fabled author. With dust jacket and in great condition.

Hawthorne's Secret    $12.00
By Philip Young
Fascinating and a great read. In beautiful condition and very inexpensive. A great stocking stuffer or Yankee Swap gift.

Letters of Mary Boardman Crowninshield 1815-1816    $40.00
This lovely 80-page hard covered book, published in 1905 by Riverside Press, is #199 of a numbered edition of 300 copies. Includes letters written by the wife of Benjamin Crowninshield of Salem while he was serving as Secretary of the Navy under President Madison and the couple was living in the nation's capital.

Maritime Salem in the Age of Sail    $10.00
National Park Service
Long out of print, this approximately 150-page soft cover book is crammed with text and color photographs relating to Salem's maritime trade industry. Cover imperfect but otherwise in great shape.

Newburyport and the Merrimack    $7.50
By Peter Randall
Randall's photographic look at Newburyport, published in 1981 and out of print. Sixteen color and many black and white images. 88 pages and in good shape.

Recollections of Seventy Years    $85.00
By Frank Sanborn
Autographed copy ("FB Sanborn, Concord, July 4, 1916") of Sanborn's two-volume collection of reminiscences of the Concord of Emerson, Alcott, Hawthorne and of the national political issues that permeated the town in his lifetime. Sanborn was a popular Concord teacher and political activist who knew most of the great authors associated with the community personally. The set, published in 1909, is in beautiful condition with very slight dinging and discoloring on the edges of the cover.

William Hickling Prescott    $15.00
By Harry Thurston Peck
A mint condition 1969 reprint of a 1905 biography of the famous Salem-born historian. Hard cover, 186 pages.

Ground Covers for Easier Gardening    $15.00
By Dan Foley
An autographed copy of the noted Salem horticulturist and landscape gardener's book on the various types of ground covers and where they grow. Heavily illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket and in wonderful shape.

History of the Town of Rockport, Mass.    $100.00
By Lemuel Gott, Ebenezer Pool and Others
This black, hard-cover, 292-page volume was published in 1888 and looks almost as good as it did the day it came off of the press. The first blank page was stained by an old newspaper clipping; otherwise in beautiful shape.

Along the Old Roads of Cape Ann    $20.00
By the Cape Ann Scientific and Literary Association
An inscribed ("Susan Babson.. Collaborator with Mrs. Sarah C. Rogers") copy of this charming 1923 tour guide of Cape Ann Some staining on cover and dinging on edges of cover and spine.

Rockport Sketch Book     $25.00
By John Cooley
A wonderful signed ("Greetings from Rockport, John L. Cooley") copy of this fascinating 120- page sketch of Rockport's famous art scene. Soft cover.

All inquiries can be made to Jim McAllister at 978.745.6314 or jim@nii.net

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