Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited to 550 copies, signed by the author. Howes B-100. ; Facsimile reprint of 1930 edition.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo. Pp. xii,118. First edition, limited to 550 copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, of which 500 were for sale. Printed at the Riverside Press. With 12 black & white plates and a folding map. With a list and descriptions of passengers, their origins, and an account of life on board, which makes fascinating reading. Very good to near-fine in black boards backed in cream cloth with printed spine label. One corner bumped; spine toned. A sticker across the spine is printed "Office Copy. Not to be sold," with the Houghton Mifflin shield.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Winthrop Fleet of 1630: An Account of the Vessels, the Voyage, the Passengers and their English Homes from Original Authorities. By Charles Edward Banks and printed in Boston by The Riverside Press for Houghton Mifflin. 1930, 118 pp, 9.75 x 6.5, hardcover cloth boards. In good condition, with minor rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block is bound well. Signed by Banks at front of book. Includes infrequent black-and-white illustrations throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce piece on the Winthrop Fleet of 1630, a fleet of ships led by John Winthrop that transported several hundred Puritans to Massachusetts during the Great Migration. By New England doctor, historian and writer Charles Edward Banks (1854-1931). COLU1930ABEA-0823-aj0305
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.