8 photos of old Parkersburg, from the 1950s, and while they are "vintage" they were probably printed in the 1970s or 80s or more recently, judging from the kind of photo paper used. All in excellent condition. One shows a march featuring white supremacists in their garb.
Parkersburg: Woodroof Enterprises, 1985. First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, 11.25 x 8.75 inches, pale cream rexine with raised gilt lettering and decorations, very good, light wear and soil to covers. 168 pp, well illustrated, mainly in b/w.
Huntington, WV: Gentry Brothers, ca. 1960s. First edition. Hardcover. This volume ONLY. Ca. 1960s. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in dark blue cloth, with leather and gilt titles. 920pp. Very good. spine sunned, rubbing to boards and titles, edges toned. Presentation inscription to the American Legion of WV on flyleaf. internally.....
Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Company, 1985. Limited edition. Hardcover. Gilt stamped brown cloth boards, quarto, illustrated in b&w. Book has hint of shelfwear to boards, binding tight, previous owner's blindstamp to endpapers, otherwise clean and bright.
(Pittsburgh?): Boileau / the author, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. 1907, First Edition. Hardcover, 4to., original olive pictorial boards. 2 very large fold-out maps -- one bound-in at each endpapers. Other maps and charts throughout. A Fair copy. The front map is present, but no longer bound to the book. Additionally.....
Chicago: The American Historical Society, 1923. First Printing. Hardcover. 3 volumes. Quarto, 10.75 x 8 inches in pebbled dark blue cloth, gilt spine, very good set with light wear to spine ends. Texts clean and unmarked; first volume has owner's name & info from 1970 on first blank page, no.....
Chicago: The American Historical Society, 1923. First Printing. Hardcover. Does NOT have the first volume that has the general history of WV; these are the two BIOGRAPHICAL volumes ONLY. Quarto, 10.75 x 8 inches in pebbled dark blue cloth, gilt spine, very good set with light wear to spine ends.....
(Morgantown): Semi-Centennial Commission, 1913. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, publisher's red cloth, good copy with general moderate wear to covers, contents good to very good, wear and damage to title page, rest of text nice, unmarked, with plenty of plates, folding map. 594 pp.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Curry! First edition, 1964, hardcover with red cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 203pp., sparsely illustrated with b&w maps. Book near fine with mild lean to spine, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ near fine.....
np: Self Published, 2011. First edition. Paperback. 2011, First Edition, Softcover, 180 pp. Illustrated. Signed by Frye. Like New.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1865. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, cloth, good copy with new spine cloth and label, minor exlibrary marks from Library of Congress. 276 pp. Much on the early petroleum and oil industry in WV.
Bethany, WV: Bethany College, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author of the foreword, Perry Gresham, on the fly leaf. 1966, First Edition. 110 pp. Hardcover. Fine copy in a Good dust jacket that is soiled and edgeworn.
New York: M.S. Mill and Co, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Elizabeth and Margaret Ferrell. 1944. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in blue cloth, dust jacket. 315pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Shallow chipping, light foxing to dj, else bright, unclipped, and housed in mylar. Spine.....
Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press, 1981. First edition. Paperback. 1981. First edition. Paperback, 8vo. in blue wraps. 359pp. Very good. Spine, rear wrap creased, toning to edges. Internally unmarked.
Parkersburg: Globe Printing, 1899. First printing. Paperback. 8vo, wraps, good with light wear to covers, neat tissue reinforcement along spine, contents very good, 74 pp, ads, illustrated with plates. Uncommon in the original edition. Includes chapters on Burr, prior occupation by Native Americans, trial at Richmond, etc.
Virginia Beach, VA: Donning, 2000. Third printing. Hardcover. 2000. Third printing. Hardcover, 4to., 224 pp. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Jane Lew, WV: Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, 1996, 199. First printing. Paperback. 2 volumes, first volume 11 x 8.5 inches, wraps, about fine, 146 pp., second volume very good with light wear and soil, 156 pp.
Horner, WV: Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, Inc., 1999-2001. Paperback. 3 issues, each 8.5 x 11 inches, wrapsm, very good, about 100 pp. each, illustrated, with historical articles on north-central West Virginia.
Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 1983. Hardcover. 180 pp. Very good blue cloth, stamped title and bird image. Minor shelf wear. Good + dust jacket. Small tear on lower front edge. Black and white illustrations, maps and photos.
Canada: TMR International Publications. Periodical. Hardbound. Hardbound quarto in color designed papers; clean, unmarked text; 1492 pp. Copy is Near Fine; shelf wear and soil; bending & light scuffing at corners and spine head&foot; hinges GOOD; strong and tight. Does not include CD-ROM version as did original.
Morgantown, WV: West Virginia Univ, 1974. Hardcover. 317 pp. Hardcover, blue cloth, 8vo. Very Good copy; no dust jacket. Previous owner's signature at fly leaf; pages have age-toned some, but text is still bright, unmarked. Boards show light edgewear; rubbing at tips. 8vo.
Hugheston, WV: James E. Singleton. Reprint. Paperback. c. 1990, Reprint. Paperback. 82 pp. Illustrated in b&w, including fold-out map. Very good. Old price-tag shadow on rear wrap. Contents clean and unmarked.
Chapmanville, WV: Woodland Press, 2007-2010. Paperback. Four volume set, 2007-2010, paperbacks, octavo, 160pp., 116pp., 132pp., and 124pp., not illustrated. Books fine, bindings tight, texts clean bright and unmarked. No DJs.
Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Co., 1990. Fourth printing. Paperback. Fourth printing, 1990, paperback, octavo, 143pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with rubbing and toning to wrap, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.
Charleston, WV: McClain, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Howard Lee on flyleaf. 1971. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in maroon cloth, dust jacket. 186pp. frontis of Lee. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light scuffing, toning to dj, which is unclipped and now in mylar. Spine ends sunned. Internally.....