Boston Daily Advertiser, 1859. Issue includes brief articles on topics as diverse as the government and the slave trade, a Chinese meal served in London, polygamy in Utah, Mormons and Mormonism, and more. 30" tall x 22" wide. 4 pages with eight columns of dense type on each page. Paper..... More
Cambridge: John Wilson & Son, 1914. Hardcover. Book compiles the formal reports, addresses, and resolutions of the Association during its annual commemorations of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The volume provides insight into early 20th-century historical memory, patriotic celebrations, and the preservation efforts surrounding the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown..... More
The Connecticut Power Co., 1949-1957. This lot is for 24 issues of The Connector printed between Jan-Feb 1949 and March-April 1957. Issues were deaccessioned by the Connecticut State Library and include handwritten call numbers on the upper wrap as well as the occasional stamp. (We bought these books from the..... More
Marden & Powell, Proprietors and Publishers, 1868. Listing is for 26 issues printed between February 21 and April 11, 1868. Each folio-sized issue is 4 pages and consists of seven columns of dense type. Issues range in condition from Good to Very Good with some wear to edges and minor..... More
The City of Everett, Massachusetts, 1919. Softcover. Published in Conjunction with the Welcome Home Celebration, July 4, 5, 6, 1919." Yearbook style publication includes photos of town officials and veterans, honor rolls, biographies of medal recipients (with photos), Illustrated articles on Everett and the Selective Service Law, "How Everett Backed..... More
Boston: New England Historic Geneaological Society, 1997. Hardcover. Edited volume covers town meeting minutes, votes on land divisions, admissions of freemen, road layouts, tax assessments, and local governance decisions from the Puritan settlement's formative years through the early 18th century. Offering unfiltered insight into Roxbury's administration, the book is a...... More
Bright Leaf. Softcover. At the end of the nineteenth century, cycling's popularity surged in the Boston area, but by 1900, the trend faded. Within the next few decades, automobiles became commonplace and roads were refashioned to serve them. Lorenz J. Finison argues that bicycling witnessed a renaissance in the 1970s..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Hardcover. Personal history of various sports in Norfolk County, including polo, boating on the Charles River at the Dedham Boat Club, drag hunts of the Norfolk and Dedham Clubs, polo games, golfing, yachting, and board races. Illustrated throughout. "With a chapter on polo by W...... More
Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 2002. Hardcover. Large book explores the development of Weston, Massachusetts, from its rural beginnings in the early 19th century to its transformation into an affluent suburban community by the end of the 20th century. It includes detailed descriptions of individual buildings and homes..... More
Hyde Park, Massachusetts: Hyde Park Centennial Committee, 1968. Softcover. Richly illustrated folio-sized work celebrating Hyde Park's centennial. 64 pages. Numerous black & white photographs and maps. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Small dampstain along the inner margin, affecting text block and wraps. More
Haverhill, Massachusetts: C.C. Morse & Son, 1883. Hardcover. Book documents the development of the former town of Bradford, Massachusetts from its mid-17th-century settlement through the late 19th century. Prepared in connection with the 200th anniversary of the First Church, this work combines town history with ecclesiastical records, accounts of early..... More
Marshfield, Massachusetts: Marshfield Bicentennial Committee, 1976. Softcover. Bicentennial publication examines the unusual role of Marshfield during the American Revolution, when the town was known as one of the strongest Loyalist (Tory) strongholds in New England. Octavo. 24 pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. With text illustrations and genealogy chart. Clean..... More
n.d. Self Published. Comb binding. Scarce self-published memoir of Boothbay Harbor fisherman, Leland Snowman. Illustrated with color and black & white photos. No publication date. Quarto, 62 pages. Comb binding. From private collection. Mylar cover shows a little soiling. Pages remain clean and unmarked. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard College, 1872, 1873. Softcover. This listing is for two softcover Harvard College Secretary Reports for the Classes of 1872 and 1873. Octavo, 19 and 28 pp., respectively. From private collection. Wraps show some wear and soiling, with light creasing and some wear to corners... More
The 470 Railroad Club, 1982. Third Edition. Softcover. Third edition of this club-published reference on New England's logging and lumber railroads, issued in small numbers by the 470 Railroad Club and scarce on the market — a self-published/mimeographed-format survey of the short-lived narrow and standard gauge lines built to serve..... More
1845. Softcover. Newspaper contains a collection of current events (regional, national, and international), curiosities, and literature. Folio, 4 pp. With seven columns of dense type. Pages are heavily creased and show some small perforations; margins are a bit ragged with chipping along top corner. More
Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1896. Hardcover. Children's book tells the story of young girl who sells flowers to guests at a Cape Ann summer hotel. Frontispiece and two photographic plates show scenes of Cape Ann (Eastern Point Lighthouse; surf with Thatcher's Island in the distance; Willows on Eastern Point)..... More
Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 2000. Hardcover. Scholarly work on Providence's first public burial ground. This book draws on thousands of gravestones, epitaphs, burial locations, and family records to document the cemetery’s oldest section. Illustrated throughout. Signed by author on title page. Quarto (11 1/4" tall). xlviii, 432 pp. Green cloth..... More
Heritage Books, 2000. Softcover. "Simply put, this is one of the best Civil War regimental histories available. Historians will appreciate the explicit narrative, while genealogists will find more than 1000 names in the roster list, which includes age, residence, rank, date of commission, and a "remarks" column for the wounded..... More
Self Published, 1989. Hardcover. Quarto, 104 pp. Index. Richly illustrated with portraits of prominent Somerville residents. From private collection. Cloth shows some nicks, abrasions, and bumps. Faint foxing to prelims. Our copy includes two period color postcards of city hall and the public library. More
