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18478890Boston 1847. Broadsheet menu 31 x 13.6 cm. 2 pages. Illustrated with an engraving of the hotel from across Boston's Bowdoin Square. A menu and wine list for the hotel restaurant of Revere House issued in the hotel's inaugural year. Built on the site of home of Boston's Kirk Boote Revere House became one of the city's leading hotels hosting guests that included Charles Dickens Jenny Lind and Walt Whitman and Daniel Webster addressed audience from the steps of the portico. Paran Stevens 1802-1872 at times the general manager and later a co-owner of the hotel was to become proprietor of additional luxury hotels in Claremont N.H. Philadelphia and New York. He had a considerable reputation as connoisseur of wines and liquors and was said to have the finest nose in the country. The "Stevens Sherry" was tailor-made to suit his palette and it was said that his cellars were "never equaled in America". The Wine List includes the usual categories: Madeira Sherry Champagne Hock Sauterne Port Burgundy and Claret along with a short selection of Porter and Ale. What is unusual is the detail in the descriptions of some of the Madeira and Sherry including Dornelios Vasconcellos Sercial Rapid East India Madeira imported by J. W. Boott Esq. in 1819 – bottled in 1822 and Governor Phillip's imported in 1820 from Page Phelps & Co. ~ Paper is age-toned and has a water stain along the bottom edge. Still bright and legible. Very good. No records of other copies of this menu have been located. Menus from any location in the United States prior to 1850 are very scarce. Rare. unknown
183252838Munroe and Francis Boston 1832. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A Boston Housekeeper Mrs. N.K.M. Lee. The Cook's Own Book: Being a Complete Culinary Encyclopedia Boston: Munroe & Francis 1832. 12mo first edition pp. xxxvi 300 full sheep probably a 20th-century binding gilt stamped lettering and rules to spine with endpages replaced and no half-title reverse of ffep preserving a gift inscription with another ownership signature on title page. Woodcut engraving showing how to break down an ox with the facing page giving prices of various cuts of meat. See Lowenstein American Cookery 160 and Cagle & Stafford 447. OCLC Worldcat locates several copies in American institutions but this first edition is scarce in the private marketplace the auction records showing that the last sale took place in 2008 $1800 at Swann gallery. Condition of this book: Very good and tight boards worn at extremities scattered light to moderate foxing. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Cooking Wine & Dining. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52838. . Munroe and Francis hardcover
184146846Norwich: M. B. Young Print 1841. 1st printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning. Tack holes at the corners. Faint fold lines. Very Good. Broadside 13 lines of introductory text at top over 2 columns of text describing the paintings to be exhibited. A job printing announcement with the city lecture location therein day of week and date all in manuscript at top. Price of the lecture 25 cts in mss in the 7th line from the bottom. In the lower margin has been inked "Tickets sold at the Book Store of Mr Bolles Steam Boat Hotel & at the doors". 18" x 12" <br/><br/>"Petra is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra declined rapidly under Roman rule in large part from the revision of sea-based trade routes. In 363 an earthquake destroyed many buildings and crippled the vital water management system. In the 12th century the Crusaders built fortresses but left after a while. As a result Petra was forgotten for the Western world until the 19th century. The first European to describe them the ruins was Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt during his travels in 1812. The Scottish painter David Roberts visited Petra in 1839 and returned to England with sketches ." Wiki In this advertisement "Mr Swift" announces "a course of 2 lectures in the New London Court House in this place commencing Wednesday evening April 14th upon PETRA or The Excavated City". He exclaims that the lecture will be accompanied by "Seventeen large and beautifully executed paintings representing the present condition of these wonderful and justly celebrated cities." The broadside then goes on to describe in detail the subject of each of the 17 paintings. He concludes by asserting "The views exhibited are real Paintings --- not Magic Lantern illusions." No doubt this Mr Smith was riding the coattails of Roberts' sketches. one wonders where today might be found those paintings. And if no longer extant here we document their onetime existence. As an aside it should be noted that Eli Smith had a bit of a brouhaha with one J. S. Buckingham who also published some text on Petra of which Smith felt there were inaccuracies and so published same. The contretemps resulting in Buckingham publishing an 1840 pamphlet documenting the correspondence between the two: PUBLIC ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR. BUCKINGHAM In DEFENSE Of His LECTURES On PALESTINE AGAINST The CRITICISMS Of The REV. ELI SMITH PUBLISHED ANONYMOUSLY In The NEW YORK OBSERVER In 1839. No copies of this broadside found on OCLC. Rare. M. B. Young, Print unknown books
1903H22364Boston & Farmington: Cook and Watkins 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. Catalog from 1897 measures 14 x 11 inches folio deep red cloth stamped in gilt very good some small scattered abrasions to rear cover. Although the catalog is from Cook & Watkins in Boston it is stamped John W. Holt Farmington PA on cover: this was a Fayette County business near present day Nemacolin and Fallingwater. The catalog has 60 sheets of lithograph designs of stone concrete granite and marble monuments. In addition there are 128 loose sheets of monumental designs dated from 1895 to 1903: 63 sheets measure 13 x 11; 42 sheets measure 11.75 x 9 and seem to be taken from 1901-1903 issues of "Granite" magazine; 9 sheets measure 12 x 9.5 and are gravure photos and finally 14 sheets measure 18 x 12 on slightly thicker paper lithographs in faint gray-blue tone dated 1895 and featuring monumental designs by Charles H. Gall - whose offices were 127 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. In addition there is a zipping leather briefcase measuring 15 x 11 x 2 inches holding 8 polished granite samples each of which measures 6 x 4 inches. All in very good condition. A terrific and rare assemblage. Cook and Watkins hardcover
51-5590London: Charles Tilt 1833. Imperial octavo. With 24 mezzotint plates by John Martin. 26.5x17.6 cm 10½x7" bound by P. Low Boston in full morocco decoratively ruled in gilt raised bands spine tooled in gilt; all edges gilt gilt dentelles. Binding restored.OCLC Number 973596732; Balston Appendix 9 no. 4 for first edition; Wees III. London: Charles Tilt, 1833 hardcover
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 80 p. Probably taken from a volume. Minor wear on spine. Light fading on pages. Otherwise a very good copy. This interesting, very rare, and also pseudo-historical first book penned specifically on the Yezîdî people by an Ottoman statesman, initially prepared as a report and then published in 1912, before WWI in Ottoman Cairo. One of only three written Eastern sources about this interesting community that has been subject to extremely controversial approaches throughout history. The first is the travel corpus of Evliya Çelebi, the second is 'Abede-i Iblis', and the third is "Al-Yazidiyya Kadîmen wa Hadisen", which was published in Arabic in Beirut in 1934. Yezîdîs, a member of a Kurdish religious minority found primarily in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northern Syria, the Caucasus region and parts of Iran. The Yezîdî religion includes elements of ancient Iranian religions as well as elements of Judaism, Nestorian Christianity and Islam. Although scattered and probably numbering merely between 200,000 and 1,000,000, the Yezîdîs have a well-organized society, with a chief sheikh as the supreme religious head and an emir, or prince, as the secular head. The origins of the Yezîdî faith can be traced to areas of the Kurdish mountains of northern Iraq where pockets of devotion to the fallen Umayyad dynasty persisted long after the death of the last Umayyad caliph, the half-Kurdish Marwan II, in 750. Some descendants of the dynasty settled in the area, further encouraging the development of mystical traditions in which the Umayyad lineage was prominently figured. In the early 12th century, Sheikh 'Adî ibn Musâfir, a Sufi and a descendant of the Umayyads, settled in Lâlish, north of Mosul, and began a Sufi order known as the Adwiyyah. Although his own teachings were strictly orthodox, the beliefs of his followers soon blended with local traditions. A distinct Yezîdî community living in the environs of Mosul appears in historical sources as early as the middle of the 12th century. This book includes descriptions of the Yezîdîs , albeit all the prejudices within it, on their geography, origins, mythology, religions, cosmogony, etc. The book has a long chapter on Yezîdîs' chief divine Malak ?âûs [or, Tavus] ("Peacock Angel"). Malak Taus has often been identified by outsiders with the Judeo-Christian figure of Satan, causing the Yezîdîs to be inaccurately described as "Devil worshippers", as seen in this pseudo-historical book as well. Özege 24.; OCLC 83228795.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original red cloth bdg. Bilingual titles on two boards and title pages in French and Ottoman script. Slight age-related toning to pages, the Ottoman face of cloth is stained. Spine restored skillfully. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). Text entirely in Ottoman Turkish. 2 volumes set: ([4], 92 p., 19 color plts.; 52 p., 8 color plts. -of which five illustrate the symbols and flags of the different companies of janissaries and two depict the Grand Vizier and the Capudan Pacha-). All plates are complete. Hegira 1325 = Gregorian 1909. Rare first edition of the early uniform book of the Ottoman army with the most attractive color plates ever and extremely rare with its complete plates. The artist of the plates was Hüsnü Tengüz (1876-1950), one of the most famous Turkish painters. He was assigned to the Military Museum Commission by Mahmut Sevket Pasha in 1908-1909, and after 1910, he was appointed as the painter of the Naval Museum, until 1917. "Premiere Partie 1326 jusqu'a 1826 avec 247 gravures coloriees. Par Mahmoud Chevket Pacha General Divisionnaire Inspecteur general des 1er, 2me et 3me Ordous. Prix 20 Piastres". In this work by Mahmud Shevket Pasha, who was the Ottoman Grand Vizier and the Commander of the Movement Army, dealing with the Ottoman military organization together with military clothing and uniforms; the clothes of the soldiers belonging to these organizations are exhibited together on their exquisitely beautiful plates. The descriptions of the pictures cover all the military classes serving in the Ottoman army. The two parts refer to the two periods of Turkish military organization: Pt. One (figures 1-48) depicts the Ottoman court functionaries, Pt. Two (figures 1-58) the new army. Özege 16005.; Atabey 238.; Not in BLC. GL (Part One only); OCLC: 16110303, 27957549, Not in Blackmer. Bebek 134.
1719100887France Belgium & Luxembourg 1917-1919. 129 vintage silver prints comprising 1 panorama 5-3/4 x 21 inches 27 larger format prints 6 x 8 & 8 x 10 inches and 103 smaller format prints various sizes generally 2-1/2 x 4-1/4 & 3-3/4 x 4-3/4 inches many prints docketed on the verso by Fineberg a few with alphanumeric code that corresponds to the Catalogue of Official A.E.F. Photographs 1919. Occasional creasing and wear small chip from corner of panorama generally in very good condition Archive of photographs from the Western Front of World War I by the American photographer Sergeant First Class Morris Fineberg 79th Division Photographic Unit of the American Expeditionary Forces Signal Corps. These are Fineberg's own retained copies many with his docketing and captioning on the rear. Images include a three-panel panorama Looking towards Woevre Plain between St. Michel & Verdun aerial reconnaissance images captured German munitions battlefields with casualties Fineberg with other members of his Photographic Unit Harry Rathburn and Henry Paschen.Fineberg ca. 1892-1949 was killed while on assignment for the Boston Post. He was photographing a US Marines and Navy mock invasion drill at Carson Beach in South Boston when shrapnel from an exploded mortar hit him in the head. His final words: That ought to make a good picture. The Boston Press Photographers Association presents an annual Moe Fineberg Award for first place in the feature still photography category. unknown
1961106295<p>Program format 8 1/2 x 11 paper illustrated 48 pp. Some slight aging otherwise in near mint condition. This 1961 Boston Red Sox Yearbook that features pictures profiles and records of players on the 1963 team. Featured players include Carl Yastrzemski in his first season with Boston Chuck Schilling Frank Malzone Don Conley Russ Nixon Rico Petrocelli Lou Clinton and Ed Bressoud. Copy is in excellent condition. # 106295</p>
1961106295<p>Program format 8 1/2 x 11 paper illustrated 48 pp. Some slight aging otherwise in near mint condition. This 1961 Boston Red Sox Yearbook that features pictures profiles and records of players on the 1963 team. Featured players include Carl Yastrzemski in his first season with Boston Chuck Schilling Frank Malzone Don Conley Russ Nixon Rico Petrocelli Lou Clinton and Ed Bressoud. Copy is in excellent condition. # 106295</p> books
1902316828Boston: Joseph G. Martin 1902. Folio. Original sheets variously paged bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Spine frayed hinges cracked contents toned and soiled some wear to fore-edge margins. Folio. A scarce compilation of annually issued sheets of "Stock Fluctuations in Bank Insurance Railroad and Manufacturing stocks Government Securities State City and Railroad Bonds and other Companies sold at the Boston Broker's Board and by Auction with the semiannual dividends paid by each." Comprises 30 annual issues covering the years 1870 through 1902 with exception of 1896-7 which were apparently never published recording annual price fluctuations on the Boston Stock Market. <br /> A rare piece preserving stock market ephemera from one of the most tumultuous periods of American financial history. Joseph G. Martin unknown
184456150Boston 1844-45. 1. MANN Horace Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Education; Together with the Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth 1844. First edition. Octavo 25cm. Original brown paper wrappers with printed title on front untrimmed; 1991pp. Inscribed "J. F. Bumstead Esq. / with best regards from / Horace Mann" on front wrapper. With a few contemporary pencil annotations. A fresh copy edges gently rubbed one or two small stains to wraps: Very Good or better. <br /> <br /> This copy presented by Mann to J. F. Bumstead-plausibly Josiah Freeman Bumstead 1797-1868 who authored primary school primers readers and spellers published by Ticknor and other Boston firms in the 1840s.<br /> <br /> 2. MANN Horace. The Common School Journal vol. VI no. 5; March 1 1844. Containing the "Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Education to the Board of Education." PRESENTATION COPY FROM SAMUEL MAY TO ADIN BALLOU. Octavo 26cm. Original paper wrappers printed on front; 64-200pp. Inscribed to "Rev. Adin Ballou / with the best regards of / Sam J. May - / Let all that have eyes read / or all that have ears hear this / admirable document -" With one or two minor marginal pencil marks. Ex libris and discard stamp of Swarthmore College to final leaf. Textblock sound though rubbed but front cover detached rear cover lacking; some staining to outer leaves minor foxing: Good.<br /> <br /> Presentation copy from Samuel Joseph May 1797-1871 to Adin Ballou 1803-1890 founder of the Hopedale Community. May was one of Mann's allies in establishing the Massachusetts state school system and both he and Ballou were members of the New England Non-Resistance Society a peace organization founded by William Lloyd Garrison. <br /> <br /> 3. Association of Masters of the Boston Public Schools. Remarks on the Seventh Annual Report of the Hon. Horace Mann Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1844. Octavo 23cm. In original brown paper wrappers printed in black on front; 144pp. Inscribed "B. A. Gould" to front upper cover--possibly pioneering Boston astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould 1824-1896. With occasional marginal pencil marks. A fresh copy with one or two tiny chips to spine: Very Good or better. <br /> <br /> 4. MANN Horace. Reply to the "Remarks" of Thirty-One Boston Schoolmasters on the Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. Boston: Wm B. Fowle and Nahum Capen 1844. Octavo 23cm. <br /> In original dark beige paper wrappers printed in black on front; 176pp. A sound copy with losses at head and tail of spine joints partly split but holding internally clean: Very Good. <br /> <br /> 5. ASSOCIATION OF THE MASTERS OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Barnum Field; Wm A. Shepard; S. S. Greene; Joseph Hale. Rejoinder to the "Reply" of the Hon. Horace Mann Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education to the "Remarks" of the Association of Boston Masters Upon His Seventh Annual Report. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1845. First edition. Octavo 22cm. Original beige wrappers printed in black on front; 55 1 56 40 64pp. Inscribed "The Misses Adams / 1 May 1922" on verso of title page. A sound fresh copy with split at front upper joint chip at tail minor dirt to wraps but internally clean: Very Good. <br /> <br /> Five pamphlets on Horace Mann's 1844 annual report to the Board of Education including two presentation copies of different editions of the report itself and three responses. Mann had toured Europe with his new wife Mary Peabody and friend Samuel Gridley Howe and studied schools in eight countries with special interest in the Prussian school system. His 1844 annual report comparing American and European school systems was received with great offense by Boston schoolteachers. "A group of thirty-one schoolmasters. . . published a sharply worded critique of his seventh Annual Report" targeting "Mann's recommendations for teacher training as well as his opposition to corporal punishment." However this group "soon faced Mann's wrath in the form of written rejoinders" and were ultimately vanquished when "Mann's allies were elected to the Boston School Committee." <br /> <br /> Despite the controversy Mann's efforts to "merge the best that he found in European educational systems with the principles of the growing American common school movement" saw remarkable success. Under his direction the Board of Education spent over $2 million on improved school buildings increased teacher salaries by over 50% opened fifty new high schools commissioned uniform school textbooks from Boston publishers and alotted time for student exercise-shaping the public school system as we know it ANB. All the titles in this collection are uncommon in the book trade. unknown
183027456Boston: Boston Chemical Printing Company 1830. 12" x 11" broadside poem printed on white cotton cloth in two columns. A decorative rectangular border surrounds the poem. The inside border is surrounded by twenty vignettes in oval borders. Vignettes include animals such as a fox and an owl as well as scenes such as a soldier leading an army a king holding his scepter a face in the clouds blowing wind at the trees. Spotted at lower left corner and another light spot. Very Good. <br/><br/> This poem is a dialogue between Charles and Father concerning the reformation of Neighbor Joe a former drunk who would curse and beat his wife and children. He told Father that through the example of his eldest daughter Emeline a student in the Sabbath School and follower of the Bible he was able to ask God for forgiveness and change his wicked ways.<br/>OCLC 30730589 4- AAS Mass. Hist. Soc. Yale Brown as of December 2018. Benes Textiles in New England II page 200. Boston Chemical Printing Company unknown books
181041597Boston 1810. 44 folio issues each 4 pp and 14" x 20-1/4." Number 4 of Volume 32 through Number 51 of Volume 32; Whole Number 1378 through Whole Number 1425 LACKING No. 7 Whole No. 1881 January 22 No. 16 Whole No. 1390 February 19 No. 18 Whole No. 1392 February 26 and No. 29 Whole No. 1403 April 5. Number 17 Whole No.1391 present but bound out of order. Untrimmed. Some tears with some effect on text. Overall Good plus.<br /> <br /> A venerable Boston publication of greatest significance during the Revolutionary years but covering all local national and international issues during the tensions with England and France in Madison's early presidency. unknown
177832766Boston 1778. Unsigned manuscript document folded to 9-1/2" x 7-1/4". 2pp plus integral blank. 25 lines. Old folds light foxing Very Good.<br/><br/> "The Subscriber being informed that the Squadron of his most Christian Majesty now in the harbour of Boston require the use of an island in that harbour which is now in his possession known by the name of Gallops Island-- willing to render every assistance in his power to accomodate the Fleets or Army of his most Christian Majesty he would propose to give them his rights to the Improvements of said Island upon the Following Terms viz.<br/> "The major of the Squadron shall grant him the exclusive rights of Erecting a Storehouse on Long Island & Supplying the French Officers & Soldiers with all those necessaries which they may want to purchase ---- viands Groceries of all kinds. Cyder wines vegetables &c & he will agree to sell those articles at a very small advance from the price of Boston & expressly Stipulate that no undue advantage shall be taken in the Price of any necessary that he may have to sell.<br/> "He will also Contract to furnish the Squadron with 2000 Cord of wood delivered at any part of said Island that may be directed to at 28 Lives money of France per Cord payable upon the delivery of each 100 Cords.<br/> "He will supply the Squadron with any Quantity of Fresh water delivered along side the Ships at 7 deniers money of France per Gallon provided that there be no delay in hoisted the water from the Boats on Board the Ships of the Cask are furnished for Transporting the water in ------ here the document ends in the middle of page 2. <br/> Elisha Leavitt Jr. and/or James Brackett owned Gallops Island at this time; historical records are ambiguous. Some sources indicate that the French erected earthworks at Gallops Island in 1778 to defend their fleet anchored in the harbor; others assert that the earthworks were on George's Island bought by Leavitt Jr. in 1768. Leavitt was a Tory a fact well known in town: people burned down his barn and surrounded his home at one point. The story goes that the pleasant elegantly dressed Mrs. Leavitt invited the mob in for cakes and wine which calmed everyone down. unknown books
173018639Nürnberg, Homann, ca. 1730. Ca. 49 cm x 58 cm.
18071812290002Boston: Beecher & Armstrong 1807. Hardcover. Acceptable. Boston Massacre Early American Printing Contemporary boards conserved and rebacked on modern spine. Ink and perforated stamps on title page. 120 p. First published in 1770 under the title: The trial of William Wemms James Hartegan etc. Taken in short hand by John Hodgson. <br> Future President John Adams successfully represented the accused British soldiers in the tumultuous trial. <br> "The trial of the British soldiers of the 29th Regiment of Foot : for the murder of Crispus Attucks Samuel Gray Samuel Maverick James Caldwell and Patrick Carr on Monday evening March 5 1770 before the Honorable Benjamin Lynde John Cushing Peter Oliver and Edmund Trowbridge esquires justices of the Superior court of judicature Court of assize and general gaol delivery held at Boston by adjournment November 27 1770." <br> From the library of Richard Manning Hodges 1827-1896 noted American surgeon Harvard College 1847 Harvard Medical School 1850. Boston: Beecher & Armstrong hardcover
11253traduction de Charles BAUDELAIRE in 12 demi chagrin noir à nerfs et à coins, pièces de titre cuir rouge. Faux-titre, titre, XXIV-287 pages, 1 page de table des matières, les deux plats de couverture et le dos conservés. Non rogné tête dorée. Paris Michel Levy frères 1857. Edition originale de la traduction par Charles BAUDELAIRE. Rousseurs à la page 1, sinon, très bon exemplaire. Bien relié et fort rare avec couverture et dos conservés. Contient Notes nouvelles sur Edgar POE- Le démon de la perversité- Le chat noir- William Wilson- l’homme des foules- le cœur révélateur- Bérénice- la chute dela maison Usher- le puits et le pendule- Hof frog- la barrique d’Amontillade- Le masque et la mort rouge- Le roi peste- le diable dans le beffroi- Lionnerie- Quatre bête en une- Petite discussion avec une momie- puissance de la parole- Colloque entre Mones et Una- Conversation d’Eiros avec Charmion- Omère- Silence- L’île de la fée- le portrait ovale.
19533554907250881953. First Edition. Signed by Author. Dereham Norfolk : G. Arthur Coleby nd 1953. First UK Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Undated. 1953. A Softback not issued with a dustwrapper. 71 pages. stapled cream card covers lettering in blue fading to edges of spine panel scattered foxing to covers prelims lightly foxed scattered foxing to some page margins. Signed - without dedication - by the author to the title page. Further inscription to reverse of front cover presumably by the Author's wife: "Mary with love and best wishes from Mary & Noel. 1953". A very good copy of an extremely rare item. Collects five ghost stories The Half Legs The Bellarmine Jars "Lot 629" The North Cloister Walk P AIA Johns Blak. This little book is - in our experience - virtually impossible to find. A rare survival. Further photographs available upon request. unknown
5815SIEGE OF BOSTON. The Siege of Boston lasted from April 1775 to March 1776 when the British withdrew from the city. General Henry Knox hauled captured cannons across Massachusetts in the middle of winter to fortify Dorchester Heights and the British knew their position was unsustainable so they retreated to Nova Scotia.DS. 1pg. 6 x 2 . September 15 1775. Winter Hill Somerville Massachusetts. A document signed Benja Tuck concerning wages; this was written during the important Siege of Boston. Tuck communicated: I Benj Tuck Do give this order to Capt. Moses Leavitt to Draw what wages is Due or Shall be allowd to me for Being in the American Service Benj Tuck. The reference to the American service is relatively early coming nine months before the Declaration of Independence and three months after Bunker Hill. This phrase means that the soldiers saw themselves as part of a different military than the British Army and this was three months after the Continental Army was officially formed. Moses Leavitt 1745-1803 was a Continental Army officer from North Hampton New Hampshire and later a general of their militia as well as a state senator. Tuck was most likely a soldier from New Hampshire. Winter Hill is a part of Somerville Massachusetts and important during the American Revolution. In 1775 British troops marched on Winter Hill to attack a powder house owned by the patriots. Just after Bunker Hill wounded Continental Army soldiers were hospitalized there. The document is housed in a contemporary frame; there is the usual foxing and soiling and a vertical fold. unknown
2006mon0000085261Skinner 2006T. paperback. New. in x in x in. Skinner paperback
1866249849Boston: Baker & Tilden 1866. Colored map scale 2 miles: 1 inch. With 36 folding panels. Manufactured by Walling & Gray 95 Liberty Street New York. 4to approx. 60 x 60 inches unfolded. Backed on linen. Laid in original cloth portfolio. Colored map scale 2 miles: 1 inch. With 36 folding panels. Manufactured by Walling & Gray 95 Liberty Street New York. 4to approx. 60 x 60 inches unfolded. Baker & Tilden unknown books
This special depression-era issue features, accordingly, fashions for limited incomes. Graced with classy cover art by Pierre Mourgue of city ladies in dark fur-trimmed coats, the 104 pages include a wonderful assortment of Paris fashions, New York fashions, society and variety news, plus many wonderful ads, our favorites being the color-illustrated Budweiser ad inside the front cover which features a glamorous ballroom scene, and the color-photo back cover Camel cigarette ad which features Mrs. Powell Cabot of Boston. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Chips from backstrip. Back cover loose but present. Overall, a pleasing vintage copy. Book
Magnificent colour cover photo of Bobby Orr playing for the Oshawa Generals. Iincludes photo-illustrated article "Bobby Orr, Hockey's Hottest Bet for Stardom - An all-star since he was 14, at 16 the pride of home-town Parry Sound and the Oshawa Generals' hockey fans, next year he could be the youngest superstar of the big league - and might even skate Boston back into the NHL". Looking back, many consider Bobby Orr the best hockey player of all time. Additional Features: Nice colour photo ad for the 1965 Chevelle inside front cover; Why other Reds hate B.C.'s "Peking Pirate" John A. Scott; Canadian Club photo ad shows folks playing "crack-the-whip" behind a primitive snowmobile on a frozen Muskoka lake; Our invisible poor - an examination of the paradox of poverty despite an expanding GNP; Treasures in your attic? - Ask Gerald Stevens; Everybody's guide to happy oblivion - Sleep; The Elegant Worlds of Elizabeth Arden - great biography with photos; Nice two-page photo ad for Dofasco features their new HQ building; Allen T. Lambert, president of the TD Bank answers the question "Should banks be allowed to charge more than 6% for loans?"; Cartoonists of Canada - Merle Tingley - short article with small photo and cartoon; Nice Volkswagen ad features the bug, van and station wagon; *Gorgeous* back cover colour photo ad for a black 1965 Buick Wildcat sport coupe; and more. 48 pages. Unmarked with moderate wear. Centre page loose but present. A quality copy of this very special issue. Magazine
1793218222Boston: Belknap and Hall 1793. pamphlet. good. Folio 4 pages light foxing lower right corner of front page with seven inch expertly repaired tear with partial loss of some words center fold repaired in margin. Boston: Belknap and Hall 1793.<br/><br/> An entire issue of a Boston newspaper with mostly political content. The American Apollo was only published from January 6 1792 to December 25 1794. The entire front page is an article by William Fox the political reformer pamphleteer and bookseller from London entitled " Thoughts on the Death of the King of France". Most of the 2nd and 3rd pages consists of a reprinting of a letter from Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State to Gouverneur Morris Minister Plenipotentiary to France. Jefferson writes against French provocations during the "Citizen Genet Affair" and other maritime actions that go against George Washington's policy of neutrality during the War between France and Great Britain. Jefferson writes extensively of the visit of French Minister Edmond Genet to the United States including Genet's attempts to enlist American ships in Charleston South Carolina as privateers against English ships. Jefferson mentions frequently how opposed he is to Genet's actions in America.<br/><br/> Belknap and Hall unknown books
