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Palmedo, Philip F., and Edward
Beltrami.
The Wines of Long Island: Birth of a Region.
Photographs by Sara Matthews. Preface by Paul Pontallier. Great Falls, Virginia:
Waterline Books, 1993. 1st printing. Small 4to (medium-large book). vii, 149
pages. Index. Bibliography. Color and black-and-white photographs.
Illustrations. Maps.
Very good pictorial stiff wrappers. ISBN 0962849219. #21856. $12.50
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Pasch, Bob, editor.
Babylon Village, Settled 1689. An Incorporated Village since
1893.
Babylon, New York: Village of Babylon, 1993. Square 8vo. 131, [1] pages.
Photographs. Illustrations.
Includes a 1993 village directory. Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover),
rear cover slightly creased and some rear pages damp-wrinkled. #24628. $40
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Paul, Lawrence G.
The Pine Barrens of Ronkonoma: A Guide for the Hiker to the
Long Island Pine Barrens.
New York: New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, 1986. 24 pages. Illustrations.
Maps. A Guide to the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference.
Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #24424. $15
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Peters, George H.
The Trees of Long Island: A Short Account of Their History,
Distribution, Utilization, and Significance in the Development of the Region.
Also the Results of the First Systematic and Comprehensive Census of the 'Big
Trees' of Long Island, including a List of the Largest Specimens of Species
Reported.
Farmingdale, New York: Long Island Horticultural Society, Long Island
Agricultural and Technical Institute, 1952. 63 pages. Photographs. Long Island
Horticultural Society Publication, 1.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover), spine slightly faded. #26332.
$10
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Phoenix Fine Arts.
Artists of East Hampton: A Selection. Inaugural Exhibition,
November 15 - December 12, 1980.
Foreword by John Moscato. Preface by Arlene Bujese-Russo. Introduction by Enez
Whipple. Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1980. Oblong
to (large book). 23 pages. Plates.
Good large pictorial paperback (soft cover); cover slightly soiled. #25614.
$25
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Pike, Lois.
Central Suffolk Hospital: A History. Prepared on the occasion
of the Hospital's 25th Anniversary, February 7, 1976.
Edited by Robert F. Ecroyd. Riverhead, New York: Central Suffolk Hospital,
1976. 57 pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Endpaper photographs.
Central Suffolk Hospital is located in Riverhead, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk
County, Long Island, New York. Very good hardcover. #21512. $20
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Piping Rock Club.
Piping Rock Club. [Directory including membership list,
officers, committees, by-laws and rules].
Locust Valley, Long Island, New York: Piping Rock Club, 1947. 12mo (small
book). 85 pages.
Very good hardcover. #24139. $35
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Piping Rock Club.
Piping Rock Club. [Directory including membership list,
officers, committees, by-laws and rules].
Locust Valley, Long Island, New York: Piping Rock Club, 1948. 12mo (small
book). 84 pages.
Very good hardcover. #24142. $35
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Pisano, Ronald G.
Henry and Edith Mitchill Prellwitz and the Peconic Art Colony.
Introduction by Deborah J. Johnson. Stony Brook, New York: The Art Museum, The
Museums at Stony Brook, 1995. Oblong 4to (large book). 28 pages.
Illustrations. Catalog for exhibitions held in Stony Brook, May 13-September
10, 1995, and Washington, D.C., January 25-March 22, 1996.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). ISBN 0943924200. #23543.
$30
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Poli, Bruce, Exhibit
Curator/Writer-Researcher.
Suffolk County, A Place in Time: A Photographic Exhibit
Celebrating Suffolk's Tercentenary.
Lois Pike, Catalogue Designer. Suffolk County, New York: County of Suffolk,
1983. Oblong small 4to (medium-large book). [72] pages. Photographs.
'This exhibit includes 92 black-and-white and color photographs, 62
contemporary images, chosen from submissions by Suffolk resident photographers,
and 30 historic pictures, collected from various institutions and individuals.'
- Title page verso. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #24932.
$15
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Port Jefferson, New York.
Incorporated Village.
Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson 25th Anniversary,
1963-1988.
Port Jefferson, New York: Journal Committee, 1988. 4to (large book). [48]
pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Advertising.
Pt. Jefferson is located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, on the
north shore of Long Island. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover).
#24344. $30
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Primi, Patricia, Michael H. Surgan, Ann Goldweber, and
Deborah I. Volbert, et al.
Toxic Fairways: Risking Groundwater Contamination from
Pesticides on Long Island Golf Courses.
New York: Environmental Protection Bureau, 1994. Revised February 1994.
Small 4to (medium-large book). 22, [4] pages. First published July 1991.
Stapled wrappers. Very good. #21260. $12.50
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Regional Plan Association.
The Future of Suffolk County: A Supplement to the Second
Regional Plan, A Draft for Discussion.
Foreword by John P. Keith. Contributors: Lee E. Koppelman and Arthur H. Kunz.
New York: Regional Plan Association, 1974. Oblong small 4to (medium-large
book). 74 pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Maps. Bulletin 122. Published in
cooperation with the Suffolk County Planning Commission.
'Suffolk is one of the 31 counties in the Tri-State Urban Region around the
Port of New York.' - p.5. Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #25241.
$15
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Rockwell, Verne La Salle.
Colonel Rockwell's Scrap-book: Short Histories. Dwellings,
Mills, Churches, Taverns, 1665-1845, Township of Smithtown, Suffolk County,
Long Island, N.Y. Part I: Smithtown & West of the Nissequogue River. Part II:
St. James & East of the Nissequogue River.
Edited and Foreword by Charlotte Adams Ganz. Smithtown, New York: Smithtown
Historical Society, 1968. 4to (large book). 184 pages. Bibliography.
Photographs. Illustrations. Maps. Endpaper maps.
Very good hardcover. #26053. $35
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Roslyn Landmark Society.
Roslyn Landmark Society Annual House Tour Guide, June 6, 1981.
Roslyn, New York: Roslyn Landmark Society, 1981. 80 pages. Illustrations.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers. Spine slightly faded. #22808. $7.50
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Ross, Alice.
A Taste of Brookhaven: Four Hundred Years of History in the
Kitchen.
[Smithtown, New York]: Alice Ross, 2005. 4to (large book). 69 pages.
Bibliography.
A cookbook based on recipes used in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, County,
New York over several centuries. Very good pictorial wrappers (soft cover),
with saddle stitched and tape binding. Exlibrary: spine label, stamp on top
edge, and title page, barcode label along top edge of title page. #25205.
$35
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Rothwell, Margaret, Narrative.
Senator Ken LaValle: Twenty-Five Years of Leadership.
Edited by Marti Kristich and Jean Segall. Stony Brook, New York: Forum Italicum
Publishing, 2001. 1st printing. Oblong 8vo. 104 pages. Photographs.
Kenneth LaValle is a New York State senator who represents eastern Long Island.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). ISBN 1893127184. #25617.
$15
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Roussos, George.
A History and Description of William Bayard Cutting and His
Country House Westbrook, Great River, L.I. Illustrated with photographs and
drawings by the author.
New York: Board of Trustees [of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum] and the Long
Island State Park and Recreation Commission, 1984. 4to. 40 pages. Color and
black-and-white photographs. Illustrations.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers. #22526. $45
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Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman
Catholic Church, Southampton, New York.
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church,
1896-1996.
Southampton, New York: Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church,
1996. 4to (large book). 42 pages. Bibliography. Photographs. This Limited
Edition was produced especially by Clover Graphics, Inc., Ronkonkoma, New York.
Very good hardcover. #24802. $20
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St. Aidan's Parish, Williston Park,
N.Y.
The Twenty-fifth Anniversary [of] St. Aidan's Parish, Williston
Park, N.Y.
Williston Park, New York: St. Aidan's Parish, 1953. 4to (large book). No
pagination (36 pages). Photographs. Cover title: Silver Jubilee St. Aidan's,
1928-1953.
The Saint Aidan Roman Catholic Church is located in central Nassau County, Long
Island, New York. Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). Cover slightly
wrinkled and worn, some foxing on front and rear end leaves. #23099. $50
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St. Aidan's Church, Williston Park,
N.Y.
Dedication of the Church of St. Aidan in the Village of
Williston Park, New York.
Williston Park, New York: St. Aidan's Parish, 1961. 4to (large book). 80 pages.
Color and black-and-white photographs. Folding plates. Laid in: 2 copies of
4-page Souvenir program of the Solemn Dedication, May 6, 1961.
The Saint Aidan Roman Catholic Church is located in central Nassau County, Long
Island, New York. Very good pictorial hardcover. #23100. $50
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St. Aidan's Church, Williston Park,
N.Y.
Church of St. Aidan, Williston Park, New York, Golden Jubilee,
1928-1978.
Williston Park, New York: St. Aidan's Parish, 1979. 4to (large book). 103
pages. Color and black-and-white photographs. Laid in: 2 copies of 4-page
Souvenir program of the Solemn Dedication, May 6, 1961.
The Saint Aidan Roman Catholic Church is located in central Nassau County, Long
Island, New York. Very good pictorial hardcover. #23101. $40
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St. James Roman Catholic Church.
St. James R. C. Church, Setauket, N.Y., Commemorative Album, May
13th, 1977.
Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.: St. Gerard Printing, 1977. Small 4to (medium-large book). No
pagination. Photographs. Portraits. Advertising.
Good pictorial soft wrappers. #18773. $20
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St. Mary's, Roslyn.
St. Mary's Centennial, 1872-1972.
Roslyn, New York: St. Mary's, 1972. 56 + many unnumbered pages. Photographs.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Roslyn is part of the Diocese of Rockville
Centre and is located in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
Very good pictorial stiff wrappers. #21649. $25
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Saint Matthew's Church, Huntington,
Long Island, New York.
Saint Matthew's Church, Huntington, Long Island, New York.
South Hackensack, New Jersey: Published by Custombook, Inc., Ecclesiastical
Color Publishers, 1968. 4to (large book). 20 pages of text and color and
black-and-white photographs, plus 12 pages of advertising.
St. Matthew's Parish, located in the Dix Hills section of the diocese, was
established out of a portion of Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish on June 19,
1965. - Page 7. Very good pictorial hardcover. #25154. $15
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St. Patrick's Church, Smithtown, New
York.
Silver Jubilee, 1952-1977.
Smithtown, New York: Jubilee Album Committee, 1977. 4to (large book). No
pagination. Color and black-and-white photographs.
Good pictorial hardcover, front cover foxed, some pages creased and soiled.
#24801. $20
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Sts. Philip and James School, Saint
James, Long Island, New York.
St. Patrick's Day Entertainment and Dance under the Direction
of Charles and Kitty Daly. for the Benefit of Sts. Philip and James School, St.
James, Long Island.
Foreword by Father Murphy. St. James, New York: Sts. Philip and James School,
1946. [92] pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations.
Good stiff wrappers (soft cover), front cover partially sunned and slightly
stained on lower left. #24806. $15
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Sanctuary. Bulletin of the Long
Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Volume 15, no. 2, Summer 1973.
Robert Cushman Murphy, 1887-1973.
Cold Spring Harbor, New York: Long Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy,
1973. 15 pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Special issue devoted to Robert
Cushman Murphy, including tributes by Alison Murphy Connor, Dean Amadon, John
Ricks, Charles Banks Belt, Tony Taormina, Alex McKay, Mollie Weld, Mr. Ward
Melville, and Elof A. Carlson.
Very good pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #25817. $15
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Sander, Samuel.
The Story of Southold's Libraries, 1797-1976: A Community
Achievement. The First Library, 1797-ca.1860. The Lyceum Library, 1871-1896.
The Southold Free Library, 1904-.
Southold, New York: Southold Free Library, 1976. 1st printing. Small 8vo. 34
pages. Bibliographical sources. Photographs. Illustrations.
Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). Former owner's name along top edge
of title page. #23529. $40
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Schubel, J. R., W. M. Wise, J.
Schoof, editors.
Questions about Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal in Long
Island Sound.
Stony Brook, New York: State University of New York, Marine Sciences Research
Center, 1979. 116 pages. Photographs. Maps. Special Report 28. Reference 79-11.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). Stamp on title page. #24779.
$20
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Scott, Kenneth, and Susan E. Klaffky.
A History of the Joseph Lloyd Manor House.
Setauket, Long Island, New York: Society for the Preservation of Long Island
Antiquities, 1976. 1st printing. 64 pages. Bibliography. Photographs.
Illustrations. Facsimile maps.
The Joseph Lloyd Manor House is located on the neck of land called 'Caumsett'
by the Indians or 'Horse Neck' by whites. Located to the west of Oyster Bay, to
the east of Cow Harbor, on the north shore of Long Island, close to Huntington.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). Some label stains inside front
and rear covers. #23725. $12.50
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Sisler, Patricia Hansell, and Robert
Sisler.
The Seven Hills of Port: A Documented History of The
Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson.
Pt. Jefferson, New York: The Authors, 1992. 1st edition. xiii, 146 pages.
Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations. Errata sheet laid in. Signed
by the authors on title page.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #24352. $25
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Smith, Alvin R. L.
The Capture of Ft. St. George at Mastic, N.Y. and The Burning
of the Forage at Coram, N.Y., November 23, 1780.
Town of Brookhaven, New York: Brookhaven Town Historical Advisory Committee,
1980. 12 pages. Illustrations. Map. Cover title: History and Guide, Maj.
Benjamin Tallmadge Trail, The Capture of Ft. St. George at Mastic, N.Y. and the
Burning of the Hay at Coram, N.Y., November 23, 1780.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #25813. $7.50
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Smith, M. H., with the assistance of
Jeanmarie DiNoto.
Garden City, Long Island in Early Photographs, 1869-1919.
New York: Dover Publications, 1987? Reprint. Originally published by Dover
Publications, 1987. 4to (large book). x, 83 pages. Index. Bibliography.
Photographs. Reprinted in Observance of the 125th Anniversary of Garden City by
the Garden City Historical Society.
118 black-and-white photographs with descriptive annotations. Very good stiff
pictorial wrappers (soft cover). ISBN 0486406695. #24064. $12.50
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Smits, Edward J.
Nassau Suburbia, U.S.A.: The First Seventy-five Years of Nassau
County, New York, 1899 to 1974.
Foreword by Ralph G. Caso. Syosset, New York: Friends of the Nassau County
Museum, Distributed by Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1974. 1st edition. Small
4to (medium-large book). x, 303 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs.
Illustrations.
Good hardcover in slightly worn and frayed dust jacket. Name on blank flyleaf.
ISBN 0385089023. #26391. $7.50
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Sniffin, Irene G., compiler.
The Index to the Long Islander. Volume 4: 1858-1962.
Preface by Zachary N. Studenroth. Huntington, New York: Office of the
Historian, Town of Huntington, 1992. 193 pages. The indexing project was
sponsored by the Huntington Historical Society, Long Island, New York.
Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). Exlibrary with spine labels, stamp
on top edge and front cover, barcode label on front flyleaf. #26385. $35
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Soriano, William J.
St. Charles Hospital: The First 75 Years. St. Charles Hospital,
Its Past, Its Present; From the early days as a children's home to a modern
acute care center.
Port Jefferson, N.Y.: St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, 1984. 1st
edition. xv, 238 pages. Index. Photographs. Inscribed and signed by the author.
Saint Charles Hospital is located in Pt. Jefferson, on the north shore of Long
Island, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. Very good hardcover in Very good
dust jacket. ISBN 0892562552. #22092. $15
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Southampton Association.
Southampton, Long Island, 300th Anniversary, 1640-1940.
Anniversary of the Founding of the Town of Southampton, Settled June 12th,
1640.
Southampton, New York: Southampton Association, 1940. Folio (very large book).
[20] pages. Photographs.
Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). Covers slightly stained. #24374.
$30
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Southampton Hospital, Southampton, New York.
Annual Report, The Diamond Jubilee Year.
Southampton, New York: Southampton Hospital, 1984. Small 4to (medium-large book). 32 pages.
Photographs.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers. #22476. $12.50
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Stock, Tom, editor.
The Ecology of Four Harbors: Nissequogue, Stony Brook, Port
Jefferson & Mt. Sinai.
Illustrated by Anne Napoli. East Setauket, New York: Four Harbors Audubon
Society, 1984. 32 pages. Bibliography. Maps. Sections authors - Tom Stock:
Nissequogue Harbor and Mount Sinai Harbor; Tom Stock and Amy Freiman: Stony
Brook Harbor; Milly Michos: Port Jefferson Harbor. Published with assistance of
the Smithtown Conservation Board.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #25263. $15
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Stone, Roger D.
Fair Tide: Sailing toward Long Island's Future.
Great Falls, Virginia: Waterline Books, 1996. 1st printing. xi, 187 pages. Index.
Bibliography. Map. Illustrations. Dated, inscribed and signed by the author.
A circumnavigation of New York's Long Island with observations on environment
and development. Fine hardcover in fine dust jacket. ISBN 0962849278.
#20451. $20
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Stony Brook Harbor Association (Towns
of Brookhaven and Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York).
Report on Smithtown's Waterways.
Stony Brook, New York: Stony Brook Harbor Association, 1981. 59 leaves.
Photocopied typescript and maps. (2 leaves of text. 1 leaf listing Appendices.
2 leaves photocopies of sections of charts. 54 leaves of appendices.).
'27 years of overdredging by the Suffolk County Department of Public Works has
drastically reduced water levels at the Nissequogue River and Stony Brook
Harbor. The loss is permanent and irreversible. These are Smithtown's greatest
natural resources, used by thousands of residents for fishing, clamming and
boating.' - Summary. Very good in manila envelope. #20316. $50
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The Suffolk Museum, Stony Brook, Long
Island, New York.
The Carriage House of The Suffolk Museum at Stony Brook, Long
Island Catalogue of Vehicles.
Margaret T. Wall, compiler. Stony Brook, New York: Suffolk Museum, 1954. 94
pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations. Includes 'Notes on some
of the vehicles in the Melville Collection,' compiled by Margaret T. Wall.
Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover), crease in front cover. #23617.
$12.50
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Suffolk Museum, Stony Brook, Long Island.
Guns from Long Island Collections: An Exhibition of Guns &
Memorabilia, circa 1609-1900.
Stony Brook, N.Y.: Suffolk Museum, in collaboration with the Long Island
Antique Gun Collectors Association, 1961. 54 pages. Illustrations. Exhibition held
March 15-July 4, 1961.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers. #20194. $20
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Thomas, Samuel F.
Nassau County: Its Governments and Their Expenditure and
Revenue Patterns.
Foreword by Oscar I. Janowsky. New York: City College Press, 1960. xiv, 117
pages. Charts. Maps. City College of New York, Institute of New York Area
Studies, Monograph, 4.
Good hardcover. Exlibrary, no external markings, stamp on top edge and on
preliminary page; lacks front flyleaf. Small colored felt-tip mark on top edge.
#24968. $20
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Three Village Historical Society,
Setauket, New York.
The Setaukets, Old Field, and Poquott: Images of America.
Setauket, New York: Three Village Historical Society & Arcadia Publishing,
2005. 1st printing. 128 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations.
Setauket, Old Field and Poquott are located on the north shore of Long Island,
in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers
(soft cover). ISBN 0738538663. #24548. $10
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Town of Hempstead.
A History of the Town of Hempstead: The 325th Anniversary of
the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, 1644-1969.
Preface by Sylvia Katz. With assistance from Edward J. Smiths, and James
Feriola. New York: Town of Hempstead, 1969. 4to (large book). 118 pages.
Photographs. Illustrations.
Good pictorial hardcover, spine slightly sunned. #25514. $60
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Town of Southold, New York.
A Summer of History. Official Program. Town of Southold,
1640-1965, 325th Anniversary Celebration.
Southold, N.Y.: Town of Southold, 1965. 4to (large book). 20 pages. Photographs. Illustrations.
4 items laid in: Island's End Golf and Country Club, Greenport, Schedule of
Events 1965, 4 pages. Dedication Ceremonies for The Old Pine Neck Barn, Southold
Historical Society, June 30, 1962, 3 pages. 2 facsimile folding maps 'Town of
Southold, Long Island, N.Y., 1640-1965, Section 1 and 2.
Very good pictorial softcover. #22167. $50
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Townsend, E. Jane.
Gunners Paradise: Wildfowling and Decoys on Long Island.
Preface by Susan Stitt and Martha Pike. Stony Brook, New York: Museums at Stony
Brook, 1979. Oblong small 4to. 152 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs.
Illustrations. Map. Includes many pictures of decoys and an Index to Decoy
Carvers and Companies in the Decoy Collection of the Museums at Stony Brook.
Very good stiff wrappers (soft cover). #25814. $10
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Turrell, Loring W.
The Natural History of Smithtown. A Monograph on the Zoology &
Botany of the Township of Smithtown, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
St. James, Long Island, New York: Arts-Craft Press, 1939. Privately printed
edition limited to two hundred copies: No. 26. 89 pages. Index. Bibliography.
Illustrations. Errata slip bound in. 3 folding maps. Copyright dated 1940.
Woodcut illustrations of birds by the author. Part I contains a General
Description of the Smithtown region, its geology, topography, vegetation, and
habitat areas. Part II contains annotated lists of zoological and botanical
species. Folding maps of the Smithtown Area, Geological Map, and Habitat Map.
Very good hardcover. Original black cloth with silver-grey title label on front
cover. #24800. $140
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Twitchell, Hanford.
Summer Pioneers: Memories of Old Field.
Hicksville, New York: Exposition Press, 1977. 1st edition. Small 8vo (regular
size). 95 pages.
A personal reminiscence of the Village of Old Field, located near Port
Jefferson, New York, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. Very good
hardcover in slightly worn and rubbed dust jacket. ISBN 0682489794.
#22057. $17.50
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Tyler, Beverly C.
Discover Your Heritage: Setauket Village Green.
Setauket, New York: Three Village Historical Society, 1984. 4to (large book).
36 pages of text, photographs, maps and illustrations, supplemented with 17
pages of photocopied articles first published by Beverly C. Tyler in local
newspapers. Developed as a student-teacher guide to primary resources in the
community.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover) with plastic comb binding.
#24328. $20
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Tyler, Louise Gay.
The Thompson House, Setauket, Long Island.
Setauket, New York: Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities,
1961. 20 pages. Photographs. Frontispiece portrait.
Chapter headings: Thompson Genealogy, Cemetery, Construction, Articles of
Interest, Life in the Early Days. The main part of the main house was built
between 1700 and 1720. Good wrappers (soft cover), front cover and rear page
slightly soiled, very slightly soiled. #25242. $20
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United Methodist Church of
Southampton, N.Y.
United Methodist Church of Southampton, N.Y. 125th Anniversary,
1843-1968. The Story of Religion in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
Editors William K. Dunwell, Roy L. Wines, Jr., and Paul L. Van Arts Dalen.
Foreword by Rev. Howard E. Velzy. Southampton, New York: United Methodist
Church of Southampton, 1968. 4to (large book). [56] pages. Photographs.
Illustrations.
God stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). Bookplate inside front cover.
#24371. $20
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United States. Department of the
Interior. National Park Service. North Atlantic Regional Office.
Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y. Wilderness
Study/Preliminary Wilderness Proposal. Preliminary - Subject to Change. January
1980.
No place: North Atlantic Regional Office, 1980. 4to (large book).
Paginated by section. Folding maps and plans. Front cover: Preliminary
Wilderness Proposal and Draft Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement.
General Management Plan.
Slightly soiled and worn stiff wrappers (soft cover). #23217. $45
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University at Stony Brook. Center for
Regional Policy Studies.
Something is Brewing on Long Island: The Economic Impact of the
University at Stony Brook.
Participating staff: Lee Koppelman, Fred Rosenberg, Edith Jones, and Ruth
Klein. Stony Brook, New York: State University of New York, 2000. 80 pages.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #23235. $25
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Huntington in Our Time, 1900-1975.
Huntington, New York: Huntington Historical Society, 1975? 48 unnumbered pages.
Black-and-white photographs.
Very good pictorial stiff wrappers. Lower edge of spine torn with minor tape
repair. #20746. $12.50
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Van Liew, Barbara Ferris, compiler.
Fifty (50) Years, 1928-1978: Head-of-the-Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island.
St. James, New York: Incorporated Village of Head-of-the-Harbor, 1978. 4to
(large book). 78 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations. Maps.
Inscribed and signed by the author.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #24446. $25
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Van Liew, Barbara Ferris.
Long Island Domestic Architecture of the Colonial and Federal
Periods.
Setauket, Long Island, New York: Society for the Preservation of Long Island
Antiquities, 1974. 35 pages. Bibliographical references. Photographs. Cover
illustrations. Reprinted from the Nassau County historical Society Journal,
Volume XXXIII, Number 1, with revisions.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #24910. $15
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Villani, Robert, Text and
Photographs.
Long Island: A Natural History.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. 1st printing. 4to (large book). 192 pages.
Index. Bibliography. Color photographs. Map.
The natural landscape of Long Island, New York. Very good hardcover in very
good dust jacket. ISBN 0810935910. #25322. $80
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Ward Melville High School Folklore
Club, Setauket, New York.
Attic Treasures: The Folklore Magazine of the Three Villages.
Volume 1, Number 1, September, 1983.
Setauket, New York: Students of Ward Melville High School in conjunction with
The Three Village Historical Society, 1983. Small 4to (medium-large book). 52
pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Map. Frontispiece photograph of Bayles
Minuse.
Includes articles on Sunwood, Foxhunting in Brookhaven, an interview with Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hostek, the Benners, and Old Field Farm. Good stiff pictorial
wrappers (soft cover), front cover slightly discolored along margins. #23605.
$20
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Warner, John W., W. E. Hanna, R. J.
Landry, J. P. Wulforst, J. A. Neeley, R. L. Holmes, and C. E. Rice.
Soil Survey of Suffolk County, New York.
Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation
Service, in cooperation with Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station, 1975. 1st
printing. 101 pages, 52 folding leaves of map sheets. Photographs.
Illustrations. Folded map in rear pocket. Issued April 1975.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #25513. $90
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Weigold, Marilyn E.
The American Mediterranean: An Environmental, Economic & Social
History of Long Island Sound.
Port Washington, New York: Kennikat Press, 1974. 4to (large book). 228
pages. Index. Bibliographical notes. Photographs. Endpaper photographs.
'From the early Colonies, the Sound shore communities grew into major
industrial ports like New Haven and Bridgeport. Energetic communities on the
shores spawned such notable figures as Eli Whitney and Nathan Hale. Steamboats
ferried city dwellers to resorts like Rye Beach and Sea Cliff. Millionaires
bought up waterfront land and built opulent estates during the Gatsby era. The
author records it all in a lively and perceptive style.' - Front dust jacket.
Good hardcover in frayed, chipped and slightly torn dust jacket. Former owner's
name stamp on half-title page. ISBN 0804690642. #23524. $15
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Welch, Richard F., Francis Y. Duval,
Ivan B. Rigby, and Miriam Silverman, Contributors.
Long Island, N.Y. Graveyards (including Lower Manhattan
Island).
Worcester, Massachusetts: Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS), 1986. 4to
(large book). [16] pages. Photographs. Association for Gravestone Studies
Regional Guides to the 17th and 18th Century Graveyards, Guide 2. Published
with the assistance of Friends for Long Island's Heritage.
Text with photographs of gravestones. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft
cover). #25438. $20
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White, Claire Nicolas.
River Boy.
Drawings by Robert White. Francestown, New Hampshire: Typographeum, 1988. 1st
edition. Limited edition of 150 copies signed by the author. 42, [1] pages.
Illustrations. Frontispiece.
A story set by the Nissequogue River in the Town of Smithtown, Long Island, New
York. Beautifully printed and bound by R. T. Risk. Very good hardcover, with
paper label spine with author and title. ISBN 0930126246. #24550. $35
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Williams, George L.
The Mill Pond. With Walking Guide.
New York: Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, Landmarks Committee, 1979. 48
pages. Photographs. Map. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on the
half-title page. Landmarks of Cow Neck, Volume 1.
A walking tour of the mill pond area in Port Washington, formerly known as Cow
Neck, Nassau County, New York. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover).
#24071. $15
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Wilson, Rufus Rockwell.
Historic Long Island.
New York: Berkeley Press, 1902. 364 pages. Illustrations.
Pictorial hardcover. Backstrip partially detached, front and rear cover almost
detached. Internally good. #19469. $27.50
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Women's Guild of the Stony Brook
Community Church.
The Three Village Cookbook.
Stony Brook, New York: Women's Guild of the Stony Brook Community Church, 1957.
iv, 254, [30] pages. Index. Illustrations. Advertising.
The first recipe is for New England Perfect Clam Chowder, contributed by Grace
E. Barstow Murphy. Instructions begin: 'While the man of the house opens the
clams by hand, saving every drop of liquid, fry the pork and onions'. Good
pictorial softcover with plastic clamshell binding. #23869. $20
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Yeaton, Sam.
A Natural History of Long Island.
Edited by Annette Daly. Cold Spring Harbor, New York: Nature Conservancy, Long
Island Chapter, 1972. 1st printing. 96 pages. Illustrations. 'This series of
articles first appeared in Sanctuary, the quarterly magazine of the Long Island
Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
Includes chapters on Long Island's natural history, land mammals, snakes,
turtles, amphibia, and the ocean. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft
cover). Covers slightly sunned and foxed. #23724. $12.50
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