Boston: Colonial Society 1974. hardcover. very good/very good-. More than 170 black & white illlustrations. xv 316pp. 8vo blue cloth d.w.; small inner portion of top and lower edge have minor dampstains dust wrapper chippedsoiled. Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts 1974. A very good copy in a very good - dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Colonial Society unknown books
Boston: Metropolitan News Co. 1906. Undivided back postcard; used; 1906 cancellation; some edge tips wear rubbing on the back & short closed tear at bottom edge; good condition. Good. Metropolitan News Co. unknown books
Boston: 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
Boston: 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
Boston: 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
Boston: 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
Boston. June 25 1900. first edition. Board of Street Commissioners. 4to wraps. no cover as issued. 18p. Lists all estates major people major buildings hospitals residences businesses ; gives their address and location and states exact amount assessed in order to pay for an extension of Huntington Avenue from Copley Square to the boundary line of Brookline and widening from Gainsborough street. Good plus light wear; faint foldlines where folded in thirds long ago. Quite Scarce. . paperback
Boston 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
Boston 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
1927. 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
Boston: 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
Boston: 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
Boston: 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
Boston: 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
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