The Sketchbook of John Samuel Blunt
by Deborah M. Child
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John Samuel Blunt was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. During his brief career he is known to have executed miniatures, ship ornaments and signage, as well as portraits, landscapes, and marine art. Works by Blunt can be seen in many collections accessible to the public including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia; the American Folk Art Museum, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA; Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth Historical Society and Strawbery Banke Museum, all of Portsmouth, NH.
Item #006 - $30.00 plus shipping

Abandoned in the Arctic
by Geoffrey E. Clark, M.D.
In August 1881 Lt. Adolphus W. Greely and a team of 24 determined men set out as part of the First International Polar Year to build a research station on Ellesmere Island, 450 miles from the North Pole. The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition began as the most ambitious arctic expedition in United States history, but was destined to descend into a three year journey through frozen hell.
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One Woman's Work: The Art of Celia Laighton Thaxter by Sharon Paiva Stephen
Discover a new and unexplored dimension to the life of popular nineteenth-century gardener, poet, and personality, Celia Laighton Thaxter, in a visual feast of her hand-illustrated books, watercolors, and painted china.
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Wentworth by the Sea: the Life and Times of a Grand Hotel by J. Dennis Robinson
We almost lost the Wentworth. New Hampshire's oldest seaside resort, built in 1874, was listed among the nation's most endangered historic properties. It was saved by a few staunch preservationists and reopened just in time for its 130 th birthday. This volume traces the hotel's fascinating history. It follows the lives of guests and staff from the Gay Nineties to the Roaring Twenties, through wars, the Great Depression, the Space Age and into the Internet era. Once New England's exclusive summer paradise for the wealthy, Wentworth by the Sea attracted presidents, famed performers, and even a prince. Carefully researched, illustrated with over 250 images, and written in lively prose, this fast-paced volume reads like historic fiction. But every word is true.
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Friendly Edifices: Piscataqua Lighthouses and Other Aids to Navigation 1771-1939 by Jane Molloy Porter
Lighthouses have long fascinated more people than just the mariners for whom the lights were built. The sight of a light shining through the coastal blackness seems to lend comfort and reassurance even to people who are safely ashore. Worldwide, lighthouses stir the imaginations of artists, poets, and writers.
The five lighthouses of the Piscataqua region of New Hampshire and Maine are among the most admired structures of their type in America. Nubble Light in York, Maine, is perhaps the most photographed light in the world. And Boon Island Light, just offshore from Nubble, captivated readers of Kenneth Roberts’ tale of shipwreck and cannibalism in the early 1700s.
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New Hampshire Then & Now by Peter E. Randall Historical and Contemporary Photographs of the Granite State from 1840 to 2005. New Hampshire native, and award-winning photographer, Peter E. Randall captured changes in cityscapes and landscapes. The 80 sets of images presented provide an important historical record contrasted with a contemporary artistic vision of New Hampshire and its people. Using the archives of the New Hampshire Historical Society, local historical organizations, and individuals, Randall selected the vintage photographs and recreated their contemporary equivalents. Also an historian, Randall included historical data for each photograph. It's a perfect keepsake title for anyone who loves New Hampshire.
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The Warner House: A Rich and Colorful History
This fascinating guide covers nearly three centuries of life in the Warner House. In a series of concise and generously illustrated chapters, a number of experts describe the architectural evolution of the property and document the changing tastes in furnishings and finishes. Packed within a judicious balance of curatorial scholarship, architectural sleuthing, and imaginative antiquarianism, the story of the Warner House is told with a clarity that is too often missing from most local histories.
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The Art of Propaganda: Lithographs Published during the Russo-Japan War, 1904 -1905 by Frederic A. Sharf
The lithographs in this full-color catalog depict battles of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 – 1905 in all their modernity and intensity. Artists crafted the images in dramatic form, employing vivid colors to arouse the spirit of patriotism in their countrymen as well as to win sympathy of the worldwide community.
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"To Restore Our Glorious Union" Portsmouth and the Civil War an exhibit catalog by Richard & John N. Ockerbloom.
The role Portsmouth played in the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in the nation's history, was remarkable by any standard. This catalog details that role.
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Portsmouth in 1950: The Art of Charles V. Goodhue an exhibit catalog by Peter E. Randall.
In 1950, Charles V. Goodhue came to Portsmouth as art director of a new magazine New Hampshire Profiles. This exhibit catalog chronocles his art while he lived in Portsmouth.
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The Artful Life of Thomas P. Moses: 1808 - 1881
catalog bu exhibit curator Richard M. Candee.
Thomas P. Moses, one of the Portsmouth's most fascinating cultural entrepreneurs, offers an amazing case study in nineteenth century artistic self-invention. This exhibit catalog reviews his artisitic contributions over a long life.
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Susan Ricker Knox: Portsmouth and Beyond catalog by co-curators Jane D. Kaufman & Deborah M. Child. Although Knox had achieved prominence by the 1910s she is little know even locally.
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12 note cards with 6 watercolor views of Portsmouth in the 1950's.   Charles V. Goodhue painted the originals and they now hang at the Portsmouth Athenaeum. Good hue captured more than street scenes, he also had an eye for the skies and dramatic weather.
Item 200 - $15 plus shipping

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Childe Hassam's 1915 etching of the beautiful facade of the Portsmouth Athenaeum adorn these 5 cream color note cards.   The original is now part of the collection of the Portsmouth Athenaeum.
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Print by Thomas P. Moses titled "Coming From the Navy Yard, Portsmouth" Aug. 1867. Unframed print measures 30 1/2" by 24". Original is in a private collection.
Item 300 - $500 plus shipping

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