Hartford CT: Governor's Office 1917. Original document. Very Good. Partly printed document accomplished by hand. In part: ".reposing special trust and confidence in the skill and patriotism of J.S. Anderson Jr. of the Mirror of Stonington Conn. do hereby appoint him.Special Representative of the division of co-operation of the press committee on publicity Connecticut State Council of Defense." Large embossed seal. Signed in full by Holcomb witnessed by R.J. Dwyer Deputy Secretary. 11.75" x 9.5" Holcomb 1834-1932 was the 66th Governor of Connecticut. Governor's Office unknown
New Haven CT: Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor Press 1896. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor Press 1896. First Thus. Scarce. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear corners are rubbed spine ends slightly frayed overall minor scuffing and soiling Brown embossed boards gilt design on front still bright git title on spine has dulled. Title page has a cut-out removing possible editors. A slip saying 'Compliments of the CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Dr. C.A. Lindsey Secretary' is laid-in. Pages are clean and unmarked slightly toned. Of particular interest is a report on the Typhoid Fever epidemic in Stamford from 1880 to 1894 including a fold out map pinpointing the case locations and corresponding delivery routes.of infected milk. Oysters as a source of infection is also studied. Another fold out map depicts groundwater chlorine contamination. Good reading copy. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press hardcover
Five pieces of paper various sizes clipped together. All in manuscript. All recording payments made by Andrew Kingsbury Esq as treasurer of state of Connecticut. Good. . unknown
s.l.: s.n. 1850. Original document. Very Good. Engraved map colored by hand in pink green and yellow; mounted on canvas in panels for folding. Opens to 15" x 24". Folds to 7.5" x 4". Trace of light wear at folds still in sound condition. Shows rivers railroads major property owners etc. Printed in an upper corner is an Oxford Centre Business Directory keyed to the map. Entries include: Sanford S.P. Dealers in Dry Goods Groceries Hardware Drugs Hats Caps Boots Shoes Liquors &c.; Henry Lum Resident; G.R. Baldwin Mason; O.C. Buckingham Butcher; Alfred Harger County Surveyor; RS Hinman Principal Boarding School for Boys; Horace Hinman Mfr. of All Kinds of Ladies Kid Button Boots Batmorals also Gaiters of Cloth Morocco &c.; etc. etc. s.n. unknown
Chicago and New York: Rand-McNally & Co 1919. 1919 edition. Softcover. Very Good. pp: 25 11 hotel and other ads. Full-color map opens to 19" x 26". Automobile Road Map printed in red on verso. Folds into brown stiff wrappers printed in black. Covers dusted traveler's notes pencilled on title-page map near fine condition. 6.5" x 4" Not seen in OCLC. Rand-McNally & Co unknown