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189657254<p>Boston: Boston City Council. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn rear boards stained . gift inscription on front flyleaf. 1896. Hardcover. Brown ruled cloth titled in gilt and with gilt cameo device on front boards. Several photo portraits. Addresses and an account of the ceremonies associated with unveiling the Boston statue of American Naval Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 77 pages .</p> Boston City Council hardcover
1883023567Boston: Rockwell and Churchill: 1883. 273 pages the Second Edition corrected of errors from the first edition. Brown cloth covers worn at the spine and corners of book lettering is bright on the spine and cover. Internally a nice clean tight copy. VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rockwell and Churchill: Hardcover
189738478Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Leather rubbed and flaking at edges. 1897. Hardcover. Original brown pebbled and blindstamped leather with decorative gilt titles on front boards and spine. Gilt-stamped turn-ins all edges gilt. Floral patterned endpapers. Index 28 portrait plates. Surprisingly tight and clean. A compilation of biographies of upstanding male citizens of Hillsboro and Cheshire Counties in New Hampshire most notably home boy Horace Greeley newspaperman and politician. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 481 pages . Biographical Review Publishing Company hardcover
1896BOOKS052835IBoston MA: Biographical Review Pub. Co 1896. HC. very good rebound green cloth hardcover stain to rear board. B&W illustrations. Volume XVII of the Atlantic Series of Biographical Reviews. 646pp. Biographical Review Pub. Co unknown
1897BOOKS052834IBoston MA: Biographical Review Pub. Co 1897. HC. very good rebound in green cloth aeg hardcover. B&W illustrations. The persons whose life stories are outlined in this volume present or former residents of Hillsboro and of Cheshire Counties have earned the right to be commemorated." THIS COPY REBOUND IN GREEN CLOTH - CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. 482pp. Biographical Review Pub. Co unknown
188661496<p>Deerfield MA: Pocomtuck Valley Memorial Association. Good; Damage to heel of spine pages toned top corner of rear cover tape-repaired. 1886. Softcover. Orange printed softcover. Catalogue of the artifacts of the white and native inhabitants of the Deerfield Massachusetts area as held in Memorial Hall. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 108 pages .</p> Pocomtuck Valley Memorial Association paperback
187539656Boston: Boston City Council. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn scrape on lower corner of rear . boards light foxing to front and rear several leaves and tissue guards. 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark green blindstamped beveled boards with gilt city seal design on front boards and titles stamped in gilt on spine. viii 9-11 12-174pp. One of 1000 copies. Frontispiece engraving of Boston City Hall plus three additional engraved plates of Music Hall reception Triumphal Arch at Charlestown and Bunker Hill Monument last three engravings after illustrations by artist Edwin A. Abbey from early in his career. An account of the pomp and circumstance of the centennial celebrations of the Battle of Bunker Hill including all speeches invitations proclamations description of procession the services and appendix of literature of Bunker Hill. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Boston City Council hardcover
1849BOOKS073764IBoston: William Chadwick Printer 1849. good wraps softcover faint staining on covers. .EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT: WITH REMARKS INTENDED TO PROVE THAT THERE IS NO LAW IN THIS STATE CLOTHED WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST THE SALE OF SPIRITOUS LIQUORS: AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF SUPPRESSING THE SALE BY PENAL LAWS WITHOUT TRANSCENDING THE POWERS AND INVADING THE SACRED RIGHTS OF PROPERTY WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED AND GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF MASSACHUSETTS." 40pp. William Chadwick, Printer unknown
1847060234Hartford CT: Elihu Geer 1847. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Brown cloth decorated in blind lettered in gilt. Chipping and shallow loss to spine extremities neatly mended separation along upper front joint. Corners a bit curled and showing exposure. Firm binding clean interior with illustrated endpapers but unfortunately lacking the map. xvi184 pp. Elihu Geer Hardcover
1881069388Cambridge MA: Moses King Publisher 1881. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4th Edition. Brow cloth lettered/decorated/illus. in black and gilt beveled edges. Stated fourth edition "thoroughly revised and enlarged" originally issued 1878 most recent date given 1881 on lower main title. Nicely preserved copy with mild rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. Firm binding intact hinges. 328 pp. illus. w/ photographic plates engraved plates illus. in text hinged map at p. 25. Text block edges typically tanned. Lacking either a frontis. or blank preceding illus. Harvard main title otherwise complete. Moses King, Publisher Hardcover
1899000373New York: Wayne Kratzer & Co. Publishers 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth. 1899 City Directory for numerous cities and towns in New York New Jersey Massachusetts Connecticut also Pennsylvania Delaware Vermont Rhode Island. Cities include New York City Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh--listings for wholesale dry goods wholesale grocers banks hotels. New York City advertisements in front. Soiled cloth. Weak front hinge though binding still firm and square. Interior toned but fully intact. Slight dampstaining and minor paper loss at bottom corner of first page of ads front flyleaf. Scarce. Wayne Kratzer & Co., Publishers Hardcover
189938775Augusta ME: Kennebec Journal Print. Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners rubbed and worn stain on front . board bookplate and embossed name on rear free endpaper lower corner of . pp17-18 damaged. 1899. Hardcover. Black and white photos and striking illustrations by J. T. Churchward and Blanchard. Appendix. Information and details of the state's natural history activities for the year including efforts to collect all the native birds animals and inland fish for a state museum the operation of the state's four fish hatcheries the circumstances of the state's moose and deer populations and the states registration of those in the business of guiding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 40 pages . Kennebec Journal Print hardcover
1868BOOKS060403IManchester NH: John B. Clarke Printer 1868. HC. very good brown cloth hardcover very light cover wear. .NEW-HAMPSHIRE FROM ITS SETTLEMENT IN 1623 TO THE YEAR 1861. CONCLUDED." The Adjutant's report of 126 pages is followed by the 401 page military history. John B. Clarke, Printer unknown
1866BOOKS054590IConcord NH: George E Jenks State Printer 1866. HC. good black cloth hardcover some light edgewear. Two Volume Set Complete: Volume I 716pp consists of regimental rosters. Volume II 958pp consists of: Part One of this report pages 3-394 is the first part of the MILITARY HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE FROM ITS SETTLEMENT IN 1623 TO THE YEAR 1861. The second part of this volume pages 399-958 is the MILITARY HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE DURING THE GREAT REVELLION; 1861-1866. George E Jenks State Printer unknown
189657519<p>Boston: Carl H. Heintzemann. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn silverfishing to front . boards some light foxing to plates one plate loose. 1896. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding. Photogravures of court house interiors souvenir programs and Norfolk County notables. Includes history and description of the Court House buildings description of dedication ceremony transcript of speeches and biographical sketches of participants. ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; 60 pages .</p> Carl H. Heintzemann hardcover
1882BOOKS072751IPortland ME: Chisholm Bros 1882. HC. very good embossed brown boards hardcover. sepia toned illustrations. Sepia toned prints in this fold-out include: cut at Crawford Notch; Franconia Notch; Frankenstein Trestle; Profile House; Fabian House; Cog Railway; and more. Fully illustrated with details on our webiste - ask for link. Chisholm Bros unknown
18850008921Portland ME: Chisholm Bros. 1885 circa. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo clothbacked blue pebbled cloth separating at first fold. <br/><br/>The Chisholms were the Sole Agents for Chas. Frey's Original Souvenir Albums of all American & Canadian Cities & Sceneries. There are 26 Albertype images on 12 leaves. Chisholm Bros. hardcover
189962297<p>New Haven CT: Connecticut Typothetae. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn corners rounded shaken. 1899. Hardcover. A lovely example of 19th century typography and typographical history. Blue cloth binding with lettering stamped in silver on front boards. Blue silver and black decorative endpapers. Approximately 100 photos of historic Connecticut landscapes buildings and towns. Includes a history of the state of Connecticut from colony to 1899 as well as separate histories of Hartford New Haven Ansonia Derby Stamford Danbury Middletown New London Norwich Meriden Bridgeport Waterbury and New Britain. Includes a memorial biography of printer Richard R. Donnelly list of 1898-99 officers of the United Typothetae of America listings of local printers in the UTA throughout the country profiles of New Haven printer Cornelius Starr Morehouse and Massachusetts printer John Wheeler Wilcox a history of the Connecticut Typothetae chapter and many advertisements for various printers and printing firms. ; Oblong Octavo; 241 pages .</p> Connecticut Typothetae hardcover
18850008922Unknown 1885 circa. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 24 mo oblong clothbacked decorated blue calendared paper. Probably incomplete. Scarce. <br/><br/>A viewbook with 9 panels in the Albertype style. Unknown hardcover
1868BOOKS064726IConcord NH: A. G. Jones Printer 1868. PB. very good wraps softcover owner's name on cover cover wear. Nice clean and tight copy of the First Edition. 118pp. A. G. Jones, Printer unknown
1881037120Boston MA: Eddy Family 1881. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth lettered in gilt with family crest in gilt on front cover. Quite worn but still essentially intact with bottom front corner rounded and exposed other corners showing less exposure cloth separated with minor loss along lower front joint and a portion of rear joint both areas neatly mended thin strips of loss at spine extremities. Hinges mended and firm. Toned text block edges. Firm binding. 265 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates with tissue guards frontis. guard detached. Scattered internal foxing. Main title trimmed along fore-edge. Full record of the 1880 reunion with poems orations and addresses by various members of the Eddy family with lengthy articles: Genealogical Memoir of Rev. William Eddye A.M. and his American Descendants; The Eddy Family as Related to Middleboro' Mass.; Zechariah Eddy; The First Parish Church in Middleboro'. No longer the most attractive copy but exceedingly scarce. Eddy Family Hardcover
1883000494Boston: New England Grocer Office/Benjamin Johnson 1883. Book. Good-VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Containing a comprehensive account of the growth manufacture and qualities of every article sold by grocers. Also tables of weights and measures and information of a general nature of value to grocers and country merchants." Dark brown textured cloth gilt lettering blind stamped. Moderately rubbed spine panel rubbed and faded toward fore-edge with a few chips to cloth on rear cover. Clean interior modestly toned a few stains on endpapers. Firm binding. 192 pp. indexed; this variation does not contain the coffee section at rear. Lacking color frontis. Interesting item relating to 19th-century merchantile Boston imprint. Still quite decent copy less wear than one would expect and extremely scarce. New England Grocer Office/Benjamin Johnson Hardcover
1881024546New Haven CT: Tuttle Morehouse and Taylor 1881. Book. VG-. Original Wraps. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan wraps lettered in black. Modest handling wear approx. 1" closed tear along front fore-edge of covers and text block most leaves showing evidence of neat tape repair light creasing along fore-edge light soiling at top front binding corner. 16 pp. Original edition scarce. Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Paperback
1885BOOKS037843IBoston MA: Briggs & Co. Publishers 1885. HC. good brown cloth spine paper covered boards hardcover. B&W illustrations. A COMPLETE INDEX TO THE MERCANTILE MANUFACTURING AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE TOGETHER WITH MUCH VALUABLE MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION." Contents include: Academies Advertisements Advertisers Outside of the State Banks Boston Advertisers Business Directory County Officers Expresses Gas Companies General Directory Index to Advertisers Insurance Companies Internal Revenue Officers Judiciary Legislature Manufacturing Companies Miscellaneous Department Money-Order Offices Newspapers Notaries Public Patrons Out of the State Population Post-Offices and Postmasters Railroads Savings Banks State Courts State Government State Institutions United States Government and United States Officers. GREAT ADS with GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS. 414pp. Briggs & Co., Publishers unknown
1895100866Boston: William H. Halliday for sale by Damrell & Upham no. 283 Washington Street 1895. First edition. 12mo. B/w photo illustrations throughout. ii 50 pp. 7 ll. of ads for books on local history interspersed. Publisher's illustrated wrappers; covers toned piece torn from lower corner of front wrapper Damrell & Upham address crossed out in pencil and replaced with "50 Bromfield St Room 30" Catalogue of the photographs of historic New England homes and buildings available for purchase from the Boston firm of William H. Halliday. This collection of photographs is intended to embrace every building in Colonial and Provincial New England of importance either in a picturesque point of view or for its historic or traditional value. The catalogue lists some 400 to 500 photographs grouped by location and each with a short but often detailed description. The images were available as 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch prints at $.50 apiece."The Halliday Historic Photograph Company was a Boston firm specializing in the commercial sale of architectural and scenic views whose emphasis is primarily on buildings and sites of picturesque or associational interest as relics of New England's Colonial past. Active from the 1890s until the 1930s the quality of the firm's work was unusually high both pictorially and for its documentary dependability" Historic New England Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection 1890s-1930s. William H. Halliday, for sale by Damrell & Upham, no. 283 Washington Street unknown
