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190860877Somerville MA: Somerville Fire Department. Very Good; Boards worn lower half of front free endpaper removed. 1908. Hardcover. Three-quarter leather with marbled boards. Measures 14 x 4 inches. Approximately 150 unpaginated leaves of which approximately 90 pages are written in pencil in a legible hand. Stamps of Somerville Fire Department on page tops and bottoms and rear flyleaves. Day book for notes about various activities of the Somerville Massachusetts fire department from August 2 1908 - January 1 1909. Somerville is located right outside Boston and reference is made to Medford Boston American District Hill and Holt Cambridge and Somerville. Notes tests of fire alarm boxes receipt of various supplies for horse-drawn fire engines coal oats bridles shoeing soda reports of smoke and other safety hazards flooding of subways and a telephone call put to the City Home for their manure wagon. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Somerville Fire Department hardcover
190436793Cambridge MA: Press of John Wilson and Son. Very Good; Boards worn at corners and some light chipping at head and tail . of spine. 1904. Hardcover. Halfbound brown leather with green pebbled cloth sides. Gilt stamping two of six compartments on spine. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Membership lists addresses historical information etc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Press of John Wilson and Son hardcover
190231324Fall River MA: J. H. Franklin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed spine cracked. 1902. Hardcover. Dark green cloth binding with gilt town logo stamped on front boards and gilt lettering on spine. Index. Decorative endpapers. Many photos and illustrations. A history of one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts and America stated by the first page of the text to have occurred through a transaction in 1659 between "Wamsitti and his squaw Tattapanum" and 26 original purchasers. Articles on various eras and aspects of this Bristol County town include Palo Alto Pierce Gilbert M. Nichols Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon Mrs. Paul M. Burns Col. Silas P. Richmond Benjamin Buffinton and John M. Deane. Printed on glossy stock. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages . J. H. Franklin and Company hardcover
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
190539295Boston: Printed By Order of the Governor and Council By Wright and Potter Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Light cover soil edges and corners bumped . and rubbed. 1905. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth top edges gilt. Black and white frontispiece photo with tissue guard black and white photos and illustrations. A listing of all the events surrounding the construction and placement of the statue of Major General William Francis Bartlett which was cast in bronze by Daniel Chester French and resides in the Massachusetts State House. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 82 pages . Printed By Order of the Governor and Council By Wright and Potter Company 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
194663299<p>NY: Parsons Brinkerhoff Hogan and MacDonald Engineers. Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped and worn edges rubbed pages . toned. 1946. First Printing. Hardcover. Light blue paper quarter-bound in dark blue cloth with light blue paper spine label xiv 179pp. Maps fold-out maps tables black and white photos charts plates and acknowledgments. This report covers a description of the physical features of all ports harbors and coves in the state reviews present facilities and operations possible expansion at various ports and estimates possible increases in waterborne commerce. from the letter of transmittal ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .</p> Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Hogan and MacDonald, Engineers 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
1968020239Bridgton Historical Society: 1968. First printed in 1968 this book is the 1972 printing 636 pages illustrated with b&w photographs and line drawings. "In anticipation of Bridgton's 200th anniversary in 1968 and prodded over the past ten years by the local Historical Society the citizens of Bridgton Maine collected a huge store of fact and legend about their town which now claims a population of about 3000 located in a growing recreational area." FINE- HARDCOVER green cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine and cover. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bridgton Historical Society: Hardcover
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
192153168Waltham MA: Waltham Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket; Two water spots on front boards boards worn . foxed to title page and frontispiece photo spine cracked. 1921. Hardcover. Black cloth titled in gilt. Decorative endpapers. Many photos of Monitor Lodge members and buildings. A history of this Waltham Massachusetts Masonic lodge and its membership. Worldcat locates but three copies and no other copies listed for sale at time of listing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 100 pages . Waltham Publishing Company hardcover
192255177No Place: None Noted. Very Good; Light longitudinal fold covers lightly worn foxing to . endleaves. 1922. Softcover. Brown illustrated string-tied card covers. Illustrations. Souvenir program for the dedication service of the bridge spanning the Connecticut River in Springfield Massachusetts. Describes history of bridges at Springfield description of the Hampton County Memorial Bridge poem by Walter H. Chapman speech by Henry W. Ely festival program boat races a Venetian pageant band concert baseball games etc lists of committee members two-page photo of the bridge photos of memorial tablets and commemorative medals. WorldCat locates only four copies. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 24 pages . None Noted paperback
1910026412Portland Maine: Lefavor-Tower Company: 1910. This is the diary of Sarah Connell Ayer in Andover and Newburyport Massachusetts; Concord and Bow New Hampshire and Portland and Eastport Maine. The appendices C D E are explanatory notes on the relatives mentioned in the diary. FINE- HARDCOVER white spine is slightly darkened else fine. A handsome book with a very good slipcase. Hard Cover. Fine-/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lefavor-Tower Company: 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
192263192<p>Worcester MA: Worcester Bank and Trust Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn crack at foot of spine waterstain . at lower corner of textblock. 1922. Hardcover. Brown leather binding titled in gilt vii 63pp. Many black and white illustrations. History of Worcester Massachusetts published to commemorate the bicentennial of its incorporation as a town. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .</p> Worcester Bank and Trust Company hardcover
195862664<p>Bellows Falls VT: Town of Bellows Falls. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner bookplate on front endpaper rear . endpaper and rear map foxed. 1958. First Printing. Hardcover. With Family Genealogies by Mrs. Frances Stockwell Lovell and Mr. Leverett C. Lovell. Green cloth xxiv 553pp 2pp rear map. Foreword black and white photos indexes and map. A solid copy of this regional history. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .</p> Town of Bellows Falls 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
1941003238Burlington VT: Mary Fletcher Hospital. 1941. hardcover. 68 pp Very Good/- boards soiled. Mary Fletcher Hospital hardcover
BOOKS050816IFitchburg MA: Historical Society. HC. very good brown cloth hardcover. Complete set of five volumes of the papers read and presented by members at the society's meetings. Volume I 1892-1895 published 1895 271pp; Volume II 1894-1897 published 1897 315pp; Volume III 1897-1899 published in 1902 335pp; Volume IV 1900-1906 published in 1908 289pp; and Volume V 1907-1913 published in 1914 296pp. Presented by the historical society to another institution this clean and tight set appears unused and unread. Historical Society unknown
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
