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1848815Boston: Printed for the Association 1848. <p>8vo. 235 x 140 mm. 9 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. 135 pp. Original salmon-colored printed wrappers; some darkening of the wrappers and foxing to the text block endpapers discolored; shelf mark in ink on lower part of spine and endpapers; a sound and not unattractive copy.</p><br /> <p>The Mercantile Library of Boston was established in 1820 to facilitate the moral and intellectual development of all classes of the community especially young men. The first pages of this catalogue describe the rise and near fall of the Association and its final stabilization in the 1840's. In 1842 Daniel Webster contributed $500 to the library fund which was matched by $1000 from ten of the Association's prominent members for the purchase of books. With this move more money were raised and the Association Library became "one of the best of its kind in the Country."</p><br /> After the history of the association constitution and by-laws are printed along with an eight-page list of members. The catalogue of the library is comprised of 112 pages listing in short-title format the books daily newspapers and periodicals in the collection. It represents an impressive group of books with focus on American history and literature local history business English books and travel. By 1877 the collection grew to 18000 books and was merged with the collections of the Boston Public Library. Printed for the Association unknown books
1854822Boston: Printed by John Wilson and Son 1854. <p>8vo.  230 x 145 mm. 9 x 5 ½ inches. xxiii 298 pp. Original brown embossed cloth; piece of spine missing. Ownership signature of 'James A. Woolsen of 7 Bowdoin Square' appears in pencil on the front free endpaper.</p><br /> <p>"Since 1848 see above the date of our last Catalogue the Library has increased from six thousand volumes to sixteen thousand volumes; and although a hastily prepared Supplement was printed in 1851 the titles of nearly six thousand volumes the latest and most valuable additions to the Library were not to be found on any printed Catalogue."    </p><br /> The catalogue includes a substantial historical sketch of the library and the acquisitions of books over a thirty-year period. Along with a subscription fee of two dollars members were obliged to present the Library with "one or more volumes either in biography history voyages travels or works relative to mercantile subjest . . ." The provision of the by-laws was later abolished as the books given were generally of worthless value. Printed by John Wilson and Son unknown books
110632hardcover. many color diagrams some folding. 8vo cloth; spine ends repaired. Boston: Rockwell & Churchill 1893.<br/><br/> unknown books
178726593Boston 1787. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". 18 leaves each with vertical columns. 20 pages are completed in manuscript. Plain contemporary wrappers with inner margins and spine reinforced by tape; wrappers separated from text and the leaves are loose. Else lightly worn and Very Good. <br/><br/> This list of county taxpayers has names of more than one hundred residents; tables report their personal and real property assessments and their poll real estate and personal property taxes paid. A few of the people were Ebenezer Hancock younger brother of John Hancock and Deputy Paymaster-General of the Continental Army; Thomas Pemberton antiquarian and historian of the Revolution; James Tewksbury who had been a Minute-Man; Dr. Amos Winship a naval surgeon and acquaintance of John and Abigail Adams; Samuel Austin a Boston selectman in 1774. unknown books
178726656Boston 1787. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". 18 leaves each with vertical columns. 22 pages completed in manuscript. Plain contemporary wrappers inner margins and spine reinforced by tape; wrappers separated from text several leaves loose. A clean and Very Good text. <br/><br/> This list of county taxpayers has names of more than one hundred residents; tables report their personal and real property assessments and their poll real estate and personal property taxes paid. Some well-known Revolutionary figures include Major William Bell Captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company; Benjamin Austin political writer; Jonathan Loring Austin secretary to the Massachusetts Board of War until October 1777; Capt. Nathaniel Goodwin of the 1st Plymouth Co. Regiment; and Dr. Thomas Welch one of the founders of the Massachusetts Medical Society and a surgeon in the Continental Army. Also listed are Dr. James Pecker first vice-president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Dr. Joseph Whipple also a founder of the Massachusetts Medical Society. unknown books
1927812121927. BOSTON - CHILDREN'S DODO: THE STORY OF A LITTLE BOSTON GIRL TOLD BY HERSELF TO HER GRANDCHILDREN MARNIE JOHNNIE AND DIL DIL. n.p.; privately printed 1927. 63 pp. 16mo. blue cloth stamped in dark blue on front cover. Minor shelfwear cloth bright and clean. Deckle edges. Halftone frontispiece the author as a child. The author's family name is not given but she tells her young readers her name: Dodo then Josie then Josephine. Charming tales of life in Boston during the 19th century. Not in OCLC or Harvard's catalogues. unknown books
182327621Boston: Printed by Russell & Gardner 1823. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Edgeworn soiled and dampstained throughout mainly at the edges; about good. 35 pp. 8vo. Printed by Russell & Gardner unknown books
182727539Boston: True and Greene Printers 1827. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Scattered foxing else a very good untrimmed and unopened uncut copy. 47 pp. 8vo. Shoemaker 28229. True and Greene, Printers unknown books
1881223045Boston: Rockwell and Churchill 1881. hardcover. good. 183pp. 8vo original brown cloth spine ends top of front cover and edges of corners worn cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill 1881.<br/><br/> Most of the text is an appendix that lists the names of taxpayers in Boston Brookline and Chelsea for the years 1674 1676 1681 1685 1687 1688 1691 1695 with an index of names.<br/><br/> Rockwell and Churchill unknown books
1881882671881. BOSTON. KING'S HAND-BOOK OF BOSTON. Profusely Illustrated. Cambridge: Moses King 1881. Fourth revised and enlarged. 8vo. 328pp. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front hinge cracked. Interior slightly darkened. Tab-mounted double-page map in fine condition. An attractive copy. unknown books
1885882681885. BOSTON. KING'S HAND-BOOK OF BOSTON. Profusely Illustrated. Cambridge: Moses King 1885. Seventh edition revised and enlarged. 8vo. 387pp. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. With fold-out map intact but may of the folds split. Front and back hinges nearly sprung. Spine weak. unknown books
1881882661881. BOSTON. KING'S HAND-BOOK OF BOSTON. Profusely Illustrated. Cambridge: Moses King 1881. Fourth revised and enlarged. 8vo. 328pp.Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. Light wear to cloth and extremities. Light foxing to plates. Tab-mounted double-page map in fine condition. A solid attractive copy. unknown books
1879882631879. LP. BOSTON. KING'S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON. Cambridge: Moses King 1879. Second edition. 8vo. 6 294pp. 20 pp. advertisements a few on colored or card stock. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. The cloth a little rubbed and shelfworn at extremes. Plate of Hotel Brunswick chipped and nearly detached. Tab-mounted double-page map in fine condition. A touch of foxing. Still a pleasing copy. unknown books
1879882641879. LP. BOSTON. KING'S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON. Cambridge: Moses King 1879. Second edition. 8vo. 6 294pp. 20pp. advertisements some on colored stock. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. The cloth a little rubbed and shelfworn at extremes otherwise a fresh and pleasing copy. Tab-mounted double-page map in fine condition. unknown books
13934Boston: Foster Brothers 'Trinity Church ' on tipped-on sheet on back of image; 7 1/2" x 9 1/4" size approximate; matte-finish image with photographers' stamp below left; photographer identifier on back of the image rubber stamp and small sticker; no date but circa 1890s dirt road in front of the church; sharp and clear good delineation; very good condition. Very Good. Foster Brothers unknown books
1937200152Boston 1937. hardcover. very good. Illus. 8vo tan boards. Boston 1937. vg<br/><br/> Published by the Banks and Trust Companies of Boston<br/><br/> unknown books
1882WRCAM20280Boston: Printed by Order of the City Council 1882. 175pp. plus plates including a few photogravures. Tall octavo. Original gilt cloth. Light fraying to head of spine. Else very good. Nicely illustrated guide to the old state house in Boston. Illustrated with beautiful photogravures of the interior as it looked at the time of publication. Printed by Order of the City Council hardcover books
1861607241861. CITY OF BOSTON MA. REPORT OF THE JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE EASTERN AVENUE. Boston : J. E. Farwell & Co. City Printers 1861. City Document No. 58. Four folding maps. 15 pp. 8vo. pamphlet format sewn signatures. Despite its relatively bright appearance the paper is very brittle; the entire pamphlet is quite edge-chipped with detached wrappers. The maps are browned at folds with some creases starting and one of them is split along a fold. The pamphlet is offered as is. unknown books
170817903Boston 1708. 1 vols. Folio. Folded some tears and repairs in margins and along folds some staining with smearing of ink but generally legible. 1 vols. Folio. Early Eighteenth-century Boston Probate. An interesting record showing the probate methods of early eighteenth century Boston from the listing of the goods including some "homespun stuff made by ye widow for her own ware" bedding and "wearing apparel" to the confirmation by the widow of the contents and presenting the listing for probate where the whole was copied the copies examined for accuracy and witnessed. unknown books
182721387Boston: Dutton & Wentworth 1827. Stitched and untrimmed with first and last leaf rather dusty else a clean and Very Good text. vi 106pp. Accompanied by a typed note on the verso of Revere Sugar Refinery stationery from 'P.R.C.' to 'G.D.F.' concerning the bridge. <br/><br/> "The proposed bridge was erected in 1828 and known as Warren Bridge." OCLC. Evidently intended to assist Harvard College the plan aroused considerable opposition as it would compete with the toll bridge located only a short distance away. <br/>FIRST EDITION. II Harv. Law Cat. 449. BEAL 11593. OCLC 4182895 14. AI 30433 13. Not in Marke Eberstadt Decker. Dutton & Wentworth unknown books
1860WRCAM55041Boston: Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge 1860. xiii19-204301-522pp. as issued pp. 205-300 purposely omitted in the pagination plus folding map and 10pp. including pastedowns of advertisements printed on blue and yellow paper. Quarto. Original three-quarter leather and pictorial paper boards spine gilt. Rebacked with most of original backstrip laid down. Boards rubbed and a bit stained. Very clean internally. Very good. "Illustrated Edition." 1860 Boston directory by the publishers of the Boston Almanac complete with a new plan of Boston engraved for the 1861 Almanac. The nearly 200-page section "Sketches of Boston and Vicinity" provides a detailed geographical historical and economic account of the Boston area and contains numerous engraved views and plans of churches schools places of amusement streets harbors etc. Hundreds of advertisements many illustrated accompany the directory. SPEAR p.57. Damrell & Moore and George Coolidge hardcover books
190815196New York & Chicago: A.C. Bosselman 1908. Undivided back postcard; used; 1908 cancellation; to the prominent D.P. Corey Family Malden Massachusetts; some edge tips wear; very good condition. Very Good. A.C. Bosselman unknown books
1907820171907. BOSTON. STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. Boston: Morse-Purce Co. 1907. Large 8vo. green cloth illustrated in gilt spine in gilt. Illustrated profusely throughout with full page and folding plates; folding map. A very good copy clean and bright with just some light wear and spotting along the edges ink signature slightly cocked light soil. An attractive copy. $275.00. unknown books
1907779361907. BOSTON. STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. Boston: Morse-Purce Co. 1907. Large 8vo. yellow cloth illustrated in gilt spine in gilt. Illustrated profusely throughout with full page and folding plates; folding map. Large not unattractive presentation bookplate on front pastedown A near fine copy with a touch of soil on the rear board just a touch of wear at the extremies. unknown books
11365BOSTON THE BOSTON ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1864. Boston: George Coolidge 1864. 24mo. Publisher's blindstamped cloth. vi 282 6 pages 1 folding map. First edition. There is a fine folding map of Boston 9.75 x 11 inches in this almanac including a business directory a city register and information on transportation. There is some water damage affecting covers and margins but not text or map. unknown books
