ref. B302065-2Boston 1986. 6pp. =single sheet folding. 4to. Self-wraps. Boston, 1986. paperback books
ref. B306142-1Boston 1998. 6pp. =single sheet folding. Sm. 4to. Self-wraps. printed in red. Boston, 1998. paperback books
1906ref. 211254Boston: Boston Museum of Fine Arts 1906. First. paperback. very good-. Photogravure frontispiece portrait and 29 mounted photographic plates; text illustrations and rubrics throughout. 100pp. Short 4to original gray printed wrappers chipped and well-worn at corners and spine ends; internally clean. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1906. First edition. A very good- copy of this uncommon book lacking the slipcase. Printed in red and black and with elegant typography this is the catalogue of the first exhibition devoted exclusively to American Silversmiths. Boston Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
ref. B177758-2Boston MFA Publications 2015. 343 1pp. Prof. illus. numerous color. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. D.j. Boston (MFA Publications), 2015. hardcover books
2000ref. 193583Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Patterned wraps. 238 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Text is in English and Japanese. Issued in conjunction with a 2000 exhibition organized jointly by Nagoya Japan and the Boston Museum. Presents several aspects of Puebloan art including baskets jewelry ritual objects and pottery. With essays by Gerald W. R. Ward and Linda Foss Nichols and plenty of illustrations. Museum of Fine Arts paperback books
1979ref. 24434Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 234 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Sixty illustrations; photographs plans and drawings. Index. The monograph is a result of a conference held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts September 19 and 20 1974. Publications of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts. Volume 51. University of Virginia Press hardcover books
1983ref. 998Stapled in pictorial wraps. 8" by 7 3/4" 23pp with numerous illustrations in b/w and color. Produced as a catalog of the exhibition at the Horniman Museum in London held between Aug. 1983 and Feb. 1984. OCLC locates only two copies in USA libraries. In the 18th and the 19th centuries wooden beehive panels became an object of folk art that made beehives look like open air picture galleries. Unique to Slovenia painted beehive panels are a display of the immensely rich folk imagination and creativity and depict various motifs. The Greater London Council paperback books
2005ref. 13288Honesdale PA: Boyds Mills Press 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright price-intact Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto Foreword by one of the great star of the Negro Leagues Buck O'Neil. Boyds Mills Press hardcover books
1852ref. 2354124Boston: J.H. Eastburn City Printer 1852. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition Sabin 6766. Lacks map. Fore edge rubbed through at a couple points boards a bit rubbed spine faded Essex Institute bookplate on front endpaper endpapers lightly foxed. 1852 Hard Cover. 288 pp. An account of the three-day Jubilee held in September 1851 to celebrate the completion of the Boston-Montreal Railway line and the beginning of service connecting Boston with Montreal and the Western United States. The book prepared at the request of the City Council of Boston provides a narrative description of the pageant and other celebrations in Boston. The extensive celebrations included speeches by Daniel Webster and President Millard Fillmore; Lord Elgin and Joseph Howe spoke for Canada. The book describes the preparations for the events the order of the festivities and the distinguished visitors who took part the speeches the military and maritime excursions and the members of the lengthy parade as well as detailed descriptions of the elaborate decorations put up throughout downtown Boston on residences and commercial buildings. J.H. Eastburn, City Printer hardcover books
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1972ref. 181964Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1972. Softcover. VG/G covers have fading on edges corners bumped. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated blue wraps. 1 volume unpaged color illustrations. An exhibit Museum of Fine Arts Boston April 14-May 21 1972. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston paperback books
ref. 96260Very Good. Mostly printed broadside notice. 17 x 20 cm. The railro/ad did begin construction but failed in the Panic of 1857. AI says that a different group of investors operating as the New Haven Middletown and Willimantic Railroad Company completed the railroad in 1873 but also ran into financial difficulties. We know nothing about Mr. Linsley. unknown books
1871ref. 546759Boston: Nichols and Hall 1871. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Endpapers and a few pages lightly foxed binding cocked covers and spine rubbed with modest edgewear good only. A novel of working women. Nichols and Hall hardcover books
1855ref. 813Boston 1855. 8vo. 235 x 140 mm. 9 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. 63 pp. Removed from pamphlet volume. Original printed wrappers missing part of paper spine a few chips to edges; with faults a good sound copy. Established in 1792 the Boston Library's mission was to offer members a gentile setting for the reading and study of literature drama history and biography. It was one of the membership libraries that contributed greatly to the cultural life of Boston during the mid-19th century and remained an important institution until it merged with the Boston Athenaeum in 1939. The first catalogue of the Library was published in 1797 followed by lists in 1805 1806 1815 1819 a large catalogue in 1824 and 1848 with supplements in 1844 and 1855. The Supplement for 1855 includes a list of nearly 1800 volumes and adds significantly to the collection that in 1848 reached over 11000 volumes. Reflecting the goals of the institution this supplement contains mostly fiction drama poetry history and biography. It is organized in a short-title format with shelf marks indicated. unknown books
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1851ref. 8220Boston: Eastburn's Press 1851. Sewn binding. Good. Octavo 29pp. A good copy in the publisher's yellow sewn wraps. Front wrap detached but present otherwise a clean bright example with mild chipping to wrapper extremities. Very faint flattened vertical crease throughout. Scarce and ephemeral volume loaded with forensic accounting of this railroad; one of the earliest commercial rail systems in the US. OCLC notes a single physical holding naturally at AAS. Eastburn's Press unknown
1873ref. 57570np: Essex Institute 1873. First Edition. 8vo pp. 45. Bound in printed wraps chipped rear separate a good copy. Scarce. Read Dec 16 1873. Essex Institute unknown
ref. 75-0585Boston MA: Harold Chandler Kimball Jr. Circa 1943. Image area: 120 x 96 mm. Very Good. Small tear on left corner. Letterpress bookplate with a young boy holding a candle and a book in each hand at the center. The top reads "Ex Libris" and the bottom is "Harold Chandler Kimball Jr."Written in pencil on the bottom is "Harvey Ellis p.42 7-27-43" [Boston, MA: Harold Chandler Kimball Jr., [Circa 1943.] unknown
1870ref. 30939Boston: J.A. Cummings & Co. Prs. 1870. Broadside 5" x 11 1/4". Printed in black ink using several different typesettings. Edgeworn archival tape repairs on verso of short closed tears. About Good. Evidently unrecorded OCLC 31877942 notes a similar broadside located only at Brown by the same printer J.A. Cummings & Co., Prs. unknown
ref. 75-4757Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1984. 4to. Soft cover. ca. 70 pp. Color and B&W plates. Very good Creasing Some AbrasionsProvenance: Richard A. Lorenz 1952-2001 author art conservator curator and artist Berkeley California. As a trustee of The Imogen Cunningham Trust Mr. Lorenz organized and curated exhibitions of Cunningham's photographs. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1984 paperback
ref. 75-7766Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston. 1972. 4to. Soft Cover ca. 50 pp. B&W Plates. Very Good with Creasing Abrasions Ink Spot on Cover Bleeds through to Title page. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston. 1972 paperback
1853ref. 131053Boston MA: Boston Daily Advertiser 1853. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Boston Daily Advertiser Boston MA 1853. 2nd Printing. 677 pages. Brown-Black cloth.Moderate general wear. Extreme wear at spine/board borders spine top and extremities. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Law/True Crime::Law History::U.S.A.::Pre-Civil War New England::History 6168 6168 Boston Daily Advertiser hardcover
ref. 19-1951Boston MA: ars libri ltd 1988. 4to. 117 pp. Soft Cover. Very Good. Lots # 1 - 1157. Featuring the works of René Crozet Christopher Brooke Marion Lawrence et al. Boston, MA: ars libri, ltd, 1988. paperback
ref. 15-9029Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt 1898. Sheet Music. Folio. 6 pp. Soft Covers Good with pages detached toning tears some losses tape repairs minor creasing. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1898. paperback
1899ref. 265609Boston: Damrell & Upham 1899. Hardcover. xvii 475 xxxix-xlvip. preliminary and end ads toned minor flaws and handling wear else good condition. Damrell & Upham hardcover