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18912287Providence RI 1891. Cards. Cream illustrated cards paper illustrated menu. Very good. 16.5 x 11. 5 cm. Lunch & Dinner menu. Lunch featured Lobster Salad & Stewed Calf's Liver with Wine Sauce. Dinner featured Chowder Baked Mackerel with Tomato Sauce Fried Eels - Jewish style Saratoga Chips Clam Fritters Soft Shell Crabs Quahogs Indian Pudding Ice Cream Watermelon & Peaches and Ponham Spring Water. Also noted the 1891 Executive Committee and the Providence Warren & Bristol Train schedules. <br /> <br />A private club with a membership of 200 shareholders opened in 1867 as a place for gentlemen to network over shore dinners of lobster steamed clams corn and potatoes. The club grounds included a ball field miniature clock and obstacle golf courses bowling alleys and it's own wharf. This area in Providence known as "Riverside" hosted the Crescent Park Amusement Park known as the "Coney Island of the East". Along the Providence River west of the club is the Ponham Lighthouse which is still standing today. The club closed in 1954 and the property was redeveloped for condominiums in the 1980's. Menu cards expertly repaired. Some light toning and foxing. <br/><br/> unknown books
18872437Gloucester Massachusetts 1887. Cards. Cream card stock. Very good. 15 x 12.5 cm. Decorative folding menu with an elaborate array of dishes served on Sunday August 21 1887. Faux tortoise shell embellishment held to cover with wooden toothpick. Foxing to areas around embellishment. <br/><br/> unknown books
19422563Providence RI 1942. Cards. Yellow cards with red illustrations. Very good. 23 x 15 cm. Color illustrated folding menu with handwritten note and typed dinner menu attached. The handwritten illustrated veggies holding guns note suggests some food shortages due to the war and "Vegetable are besieging us this time". The note also explains prices have gone up and the need to add cabbage to the salad. Dinner featured a Smörgasbord for $1.10 Braised Short Ribs of Beef for .80 c. and Veal a la Maryland for .85c. Desserts are written in by hand: Prune-filled Layer Cake Chocolate Cream Pie Apple Pie Snow Pudding with egg sauce and Ice Cream. Covers lightly toned. <br /> books
1717284581London: Printed for J. Morphew near Stationers-Hall 1717. First Edition. Original Sewn Wrappers. Good binding. One of Defoe's infamous pamphlets published under his second period of employment by the British government as a literary fifth columnist. Defoe would publish political or current event pamphlets either anonymously or posing as a Whig Tory Jacobite whom he said "my very soul abhors" DNB 738 or even a repentant double agent all while writing revolutionary works that lacked their bite incendiary news which proved incorrect or polemical pieces with unsound arguments. In short he worked a a pamphleteering agent of chaos all in the service of the government pacifying their erstwhile opponents. Defoe was seen as a renegade traitor and spy by a number of his contemporaries: "the little art he is truly a master of of forging a story and imposing it on the world." DNB 737. Mercurius Politicus was published in the years shortly before his fantastical Robinson Crusoe. The periodical ran from May 1716 to December 1720. This being the April 1717 issue. With "An Account of the Spaniards taking Twelve English Ships in the Bay of Campechy sic never printed before" as well as new appointments for the Bank and the East-India Company and updates on the Jacobite situation in Scotland. Sewn pamphlet lacking original paper wrappers. 211-273 pp. An ex-library copy with a punch-stamp dampstain and writing on the title page not affecting the text; library stamp on the verso of the title page. ESTC P2105. DNB V 737-738. Good binding. Printed for J. Morphew near Stationers-Hall unknown books
1716284582London: Printed for J. Morphew near Stationers-Hall 1716. First Edition. Original Sewn Wrappers. Good binding. One of Defoe's infamous pamphlets published under his second period of employment by the British government as a literary fifth columnist. Defoe would publish political or current event pamphlets either anonymously or posing as a Whig Tory Jacobite whom he said "my very soul abhors" DNB 738 or even a repentant double agent all while writing revolutionary works that lacked their bite incendiary news which proved incorrect or polemical pieces with unsound arguments. In short he worked a a pamphleteering agent of chaos all in the service of the government pacifying their erstwhile opponents. Defoe was seen as a renegade traitor and spy by a number of his contemporaries: "the little art he is truly a master of of forging a story and imposing it on the world." DNB 737. Mercurius Politicus was published in the years shortly before his fantastical Robinson Crusoe. The periodical ran from May 1716 to December 1720. This being the October 1716 issue. With a section on "the new Alliance with France" likely for the War of the Quadruple Alliance against Spain as well as "the rising of East-India Stock" a reference to the beginnings of the South Sea Bubble and two perspectives on the raising of the Siege of Corfu from the "ridiculous" Venetian side and the "curious" Turkish angle. Sewn pamphlet lacking original paper wrappers. 313-384 pp. An old price or catalogue sticker on the title page not affecting the text; minor chipping to the edges of the textblock. ESTC P2105. DNB V 737-738. Good binding. Printed for J. Morphew near Stationers-Hall unknown books
1967128241967. Softcover. VG- ink/pencil on covers. Brown wraps. 100 pp plates. 1 color 40 bw plates. Nine-page introduction by Mary Bennett chronology catalogue of 397 annotated works many lovely plates. paperback books
1862914New York: Root Anthony & Co. 1862. 8vo. 62 2 blank pp. <br><br>In 1862 "a large and influential meeting of citizens of New England resident in New York" was held "with the purpose of making arrangements to provide for proper attention to the sick and wounded soldiers as they shall from time to time pass through New York on their return from the seat of war to their homes." Here are the minutes of the 1862 meetings as well as a list of contributors. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Sabin 52747. Very good in printed paper wrappers slightly creased. Root, Anthony & Co. unknown books
192554478NY: New England Hotels 1925. Tall narrow 8vo pp. not numbered but a thick volume .Copiously illustrated with maps some fold-out and photographs in ads. Flexible brown cloth. Maps with routes and comments marked in red. Mileages and descriptions of main points. Cover scuffed and somewhat worn but tight; edges little stained some leaves slightly dog-eared o/w a VG tight copy. New England Hotels unknown books
1860132051Boston: Published by Henry Hoyt 1860. 12mo frontispiece original blue cloth stamped in gold and blind cream endpapers. Later edition. An early U.S. edition of THE MINE; OR DARKNESS AND LIGHT 1858 the author's fifteenth book. Spine ends chipped sound internally clean a very good copy. Scarce. OCLC reports no holdings of this edition and no edition earlier than this one. #132051 Published by Henry Hoyt unknown books
197015972Sheffield UK:A Headland Publication 1970. 1st edition. Near fine in wraps. Review copy with an application form for The Yorkshire Poets’s Association laid in. Printed publisher’s address corrected with a new stamped address. Boldly SIGNED by the author. Sheffield, UK:A Headland Publication, paperback books
1870286771New York: Robert Carter & Brothers 1870. Hard Cover. Good binding. Charlotte Maria Tucker's Ned Manton. Writing under the pseudonym 'A.L.O.E.' or 'A Lady of England' Tucker wrote many juvenile and moral tales over her lifetime most with a clear Christian moral. Frontispiece. Publisher's advertisements at the rear. Loss to the front pastedown; front board slightly warped with cloth on the front cover wrinkled; shelfwear. Green embossed cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Good. This printing not found on OCLC; ten copies found on OCLC of all various editions of this title. Good binding. Robert Carter & Brothers unknown books
1975262988Allston MA: NEFCO 1975. 14p. 8.5x14 inch sheets stapled at corner; some rust to staple. Communications about food co-op ventures and other efforts to establish alternative cooperative organizations. Includes recipes scattered through several pages. Cover cartoon captioned "NEFCO eats supermarkets for breakfast. NEFCO unknown books
1989131007Hanover New Hampshire: University Press of New England 1989. Hardcover. VG spine ends bent approx 7 pages have one or tw record numbers circled - unobtrusive. Green cloth boards gilt spine titles. LVI 259 pp. map. One of 8 volumes in the series as of the writing of this one. University Press of New England hardcover books
2009135919Boston Mass: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2009. Softcover. VG. KAVE. 26 loose issues. A nice but incomplete run 2002-2009 of this well-known and respected genealogy periodical. Present are: Vol. 3:3 5/6; Vol. 4:145/6; Vol. 5:12; Vol. 6:1345/6; Vol. 7:345/6; Vol. 8:235/6; Vol. 9:1-6; Vol. 1-4. Chockful of useful articles and BW historical photos. New England Historic Genealogical Society paperback books
1850183076Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1850. Hardcover. G covers show normal wear but spine is only slightly faded. Corners bumped and worn. Back hinge is coming loose. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations salmon wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Wonderfully bound - has great shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1963679891963. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. Volume CXVII January 1963. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society 1963. Wrappers. Very good. Local history. unknown books
1849746031849. The New England Historic Genelogical Society. THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. For the year 1949. Volume III. Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1849. Illustrated with some portraits and handwriting facsimiles. 8vo. black cloth title in gilt to spine. Ink inscriptions from members of the Pearl family of Springfield Massachusetts. Binder's label blind-stamped to ffep. Spine covering is detached and laid-in about 60% of it. Boards and perimeters are substantially rubbed and have some spots of soil. Hinges are cracked. Text is generally clean and crisp. This volume is being offered as is. unknown books
1851183141Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1851. Hardcover. G covers show normal wear but spine is only slightly faded. Corners bumped and worn. Back hinge is coming loose. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have yellowing. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 486 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Wonderfully bound - has great shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1849183078Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1849. Hardcover. G/G- covers show normal wear. Corners bumped and worn. Spine has been tape repaired original gilt spine is gone. . Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 417 pp illustrations salmon wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. This one has a tight bind but unfortunately has lost it's original spine lessening it's shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1854183156Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1854. Hardcover. G covers show normal wear but spine is only slightly faded. Spine has small tears. Corners bumped and worn. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have toning. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Wonderfully bound - has great shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1853183142Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1853. Hardcover. G/G- covers show normal wear. Corners bumped and worn - starting to split. Spine has is torn at center and chipped but intact could be repaired. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations salmon wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society.Spine has been damaged but could repaired. Has shelf appeal especially if repaired. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1852183143Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1852. Hardcover. G/G- covers show normal wear. Corners bumped and worn - starting to split at hinges. Spine and covers are detached from text blocks but could be repaired. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 402 pp illustrations salmon wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society.Spine has been damaged but could repaired. Has shelf appeal especially if repaired. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1856183161Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1856. Hardcover. Fair/Poor covers detached spines are gone. Corners bumped and frayed. Text block on both has separated. Pages have some toning but generally in good shape. Both are candidates for re-bind. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front. Vol. 10 - 380 pp; Vol. 12 - 370 pp and index in back - both volumes of original wrappers bound in back. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society: 1856 1858. Their condition would normally exclude them from our catalog. These are being sold as a set to complete your current series. If you are interested in some of our better titles of this series we may consider adding these at a larger discount. Please contact us beforehand. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1857183158Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1857. Hardcover. G covers show normal wear spine is faded. Spine has small tears and frayed at top. Corners bumped and worn. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have toning and previous owners marks. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 380 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. A little more worn than some of the other titles we have but still has shelf appeal. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
1855183160Boston: Samuel G. Drake 1855. Hardcover. G back cover is missing; front cover is becoming detached. . Spine has tears and frayed at top but has faded lightly. Corners bumped and worn. Ex-library label inside front cover. Text block shows some stains but pages are clean. Some pages have toning and warping. Some back pages have chipping and tears on edge. Brown cloth boards embossed art on front gilt lettering and six seals on spine. 388 pp illustrations original wrappers bound in back of title. Published under the direction of: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The price decrease reflects the condition of the covers and spine - but is a candidate for re-bind. Samuel G. Drake hardcover books
