250th Anniversary Pembroke: Anniversary Program Book: August 4-11, 1962
Privately Printed, 1962. Softcover. Illustrated anniversary program. Octavo, unpaginated. Stapled wraps. Light wear to bottom corner of booklet. More
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75th Year, Holy Name: History, 1909 -1984
Springfield, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, 1984. Softcover. Illustrated history of the Holy Name Parish of Springfield, Massachusetts. No author stated. Quarto, 73 pages. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Scarce. More
The Boston Regional Survey: Transportation Inventory: Chapter Seven, Ports and Airports
The Planning Services Group, 1962. Comb Binding. Report reviews the history and state of Boston's ports and airport, and makes proposals for their future development. Includes maps and charts. Quarto, 80 pp. + errata sheet. Comb binding. From private collection. Plastic comb is cracked along spine. More
The Boston Regional Survey: Transportation Inventory: Chapter Seven, Ports and Airports
The Planning Services Group, 1962. Comb Binding. Report reviews the history and state of Boston's ports and airport, and makes proposals for their future development. Includes maps and charts. (One of two copies that we have listed online.) Quarto, 82 pp. Comb binding. From private collection. More
Camp Hale: A Century of Camping, 1900-2000
Camp Hale Alumni Association, 2000. Softcover. Quarto, 99 pp. Black & white photographs throughout. In wraps (softcover). Clean, unmarked copy. More
A Collection of the Proceedings of the Bunker Hill Monument Association at the Annual Meetings Held on the Seventeenth of June from 1905 to 1914 inclusive.
Cambridge: John Wilson & Son, 1914. Hardcover. Volume contains a wealth of information on Association activities, addresses by prominent citizens, and information on both the monument and the Revolutionary War battle. Large octavo. Paginated by volume (approximately 700 pages). Half-leather over green cloth boards. Marbled paper endpapers. Edge of boards..... More
The Connector: Employee Magazine of the Connecticut Power Col.
The Connecticut Power Col. 1953-1957. This lot is for 28 issues of The Connector printed between May 1953 and September 1957. There are a few gaps in the issue run. Includes "Special Flood Issues" Issues were deaccessioned by the Connecticut State Library and include handwritten call numbers on the upper..... More
Copley Society Retrospective Exhibition of the Decorative Arts
Boston: Copley Society, 1911. Softcover. Catalogue to Copley Exhibition with several plates throughout. Quarto, 67 pages. In wraps. From private collection. Wraps are edgeworn and chipped. Pages remain clean and unmarked. More
The Effect of High Density Development on Municipal Finances in the City of Boston
Boston Municipal Research Bureau / Abt. Associates, Inc., 1974. Comb Binding. 1974 cost benefit study of the effect of high-rise development in Boston with the hope of influencing city policy toward urban growth and high-density development. Paginated by section, but approximately 100 pages total. From private collection. Wraps are yellowed;..... More
Harvard Lampoon, Guide to Cambridge, Volume CIV, No. 1, September 22, 1932
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Harvard Lampoon, Inc., 1932. Softcover. Quarto, 28 pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Wraps show a little rubbing and shelf wear. More
Harvard Lampoon, Volume CIX, No. 5, May 16, 1935
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Harvard Lampoon, Inc., 1935. Softcover. Quarto, pp. 165-194. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Wraps show a little rubbing and shelf wear. More
Historic Lexington & Concord: What to See and How to See it
Lexington, Massachusetts: O.G. Seeley, 1903. Softcover. Illustrated guide to Lexington and Concord, with sepia-colored photographs of important buildings and sites. Octavo, 46 pages. In paper wraps. From private collection. Edges of wraps are worn. More
HISTORICAL SKETCH, CONFESSION OF FAITH, COVENANT, STANDING RULES, AND MEMBERS, OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, IN MIDDLEBOROUGH AND TAUNTON PRECINCTS, MASS, ORGANIZED OCTOBER 12, 1725
No. 3 Water Street, Boston: Well-Spring Press, Wright and Hasty, Printers, 1851. Softcover. 12mo (6 x 3 3/4 inches tall). 32 pp. In wraps. Cover is age-toned. Pages show a bit of light foxing--mostly limited to prelims and margins. More
Hurricane, September 14, 1944: Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts: The Standard-Times / Hyannis, Massachusetts: The Cape Cod Standard-Times, n.d. Softcover. Collection of photos of hurricane damage to Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts following 1944 hurricane. Oblong 12mo, 96 pages. Stapled wraps. Faint dampstain to bottom corner of pages. Name printed on front wrap. More
Lowell Daily Courier (26 Issue Lot)
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
Massachusetts Drainage Basin Studies: Chicopee River: Drainage Basin Study No. 7
Massachusetts State Planning Board, 1940. Softcover. WPA project based on field surveys and data, with charts, graphs, and other illustrations. Quarto, 94 pages. In wraps (cloth backstrip over illustrated paper wraps). From private collection. More
Massachusetts Drainage Basin Studies: Deerfield River: Drainage Basin Study No. 5
Massachusetts State Planning Board, 1939. Softcover. WPA project based on field surveys and data, with charts, graphs, and other illustrations. Quarto, 68 pages. In wraps (cloth backstrip over illustrated paper wraps). From private collection. More
Massachusetts Drainage Basin Studies: Millers River: Drainage Basin Study No. 4
Massachusetts State Planning Board, 1939. Softcover. WPA project based on field surveys and data, with charts, graphs, and other illustrations. Quarto, 78 pages. In wraps (cloth backstrip over illustrated paper wraps). From private collection. More
Midtown Cultural District Plan: Briefing Materials
City of Boston / Office of the Arts and Humanities / Boston Redevelopment Authority, October 1987. Paper Folder. "Work in Progress, subject to community review." Binder with 7 folded maps and street sketches as well as information on the planning process, building profile, arts community profile, etc. More
Official Program: Boston Health Show. October 6 to 13, Mechanics Building. 1923
Boston Health Exhibit Committee, 1923. Softcover. Program to health show organized by the Boston Health Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Upper wrap shows a few sticker marks. More
Report of the Committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on the Subject of Free Scholarships
Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1867. Softcover. Also the indenture of trust, for the establishment of a fund for this purpose." Octavo, 13 pages. In wraps. Uncommon booklet outlines plans for free scholarships at MIT. From private collection. Light vertical crease to wraps and text block. Name in pencil..... More
Resident and Business Directory of Wayland and Weston for 1887. Containing a Complete Resident, Street and Business Directory, Town Officers, Schools, Societies, Churches, Post Offices, Etc.
A.E. Foss & Co., 1887. Hardcover. Octavo (9" tall). 96 pp. Paper-covered boards, cloth backstrip. Binding shows heavy wear. Front and back hinges are cracked. Text is clean and unmarked. More
Revitalizing City Hall Plaza: Ideas Competition Kit
City of Boston, 1994. Softcover. Collection of correspondence, architectural plans, photocopied articles, and spiral-bound competition guidelines. Guidelines booklet is 8 1/2" wide x 11" tall and 24 pages. From private collection. More
A Sketch of the History and Organization of Harvard University,
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913. Softcover. Reprinted in revised form, by permission, from the Cyclopedia of Education, volume iii, edited by Paul Monroe, PhD." No author stated. 16mo, 21 pages. Stapled wrap. From private collection. Name in pencil faintly visible on upper wrap. More
An Unusual Drum from Loango, Fellows and Friends Leaflet, No. 1
Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum of Salem, 1952. Softcover. Leaflet describes drum acquired by Captain William T. Julio on the West Coast of Africa. and given to the East India Marine Society in 1843. Octavo, 4 pp. + black & white plate. In stiff card stock wraps. From private collection... More