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1896rif. 6716Boston: winter 1896. Octavo-sized correspondence record book 22.5 x 15 x 8 cm. bound volume of one hundred forty-three letters mounted on stubs. Mrs. Francis Blake wife of the physicist and inventor of telephone fame see DAB gave a small ‘dancing’ party for the ‘A’ list of Boston society. Participants were to depart from the Columbus Ave. station and return to the Huntington Ave. station 1:45 AM via private train. The original engraved invitation precedes the individual acceptance and rejection few letters which are divided by sex. A complete list of attendees is included as is the handwritten menu perhaps a contract with notes on what was to be supplied by the caterer Joseph Lee and what by Mrs. Blake. The stationery includes many addresses on Beacon Hill as well as the Porcellian Club Somerset Club Hasty Pudding Club etc. Some wear to the binder and to some of the correspondence at folds or at the edges. Generally near very good. A stationer’s - Shipman - adhesive half-leather letter file book. winter hardcover books
1875rif. 37864N. P. 1875 -1900. RAILROAD. Thirteen plate glass negatives portray engines from the short-line and short-lived Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad. The narrow gauge railroad began taking passengers to and from East Boston and Lynn in 1875. At East Boston those wishing to continue to Boston proper took a ferry across the harbor. The railroad ceased operations in 1940 following a decrease in ridership after the Great Depression and the rise in the automobile. The railway was known for its “Mason Bogie” steam engines also nicknamed “Coffee roasters.” Plates are in varying conditions; some show little rubbing and others are quite distressed. Photograph numbering is arbitrary.Slides depict Engines 3 4 5 9 12 and 19; several are duplicate or very similar: 1. Engine #3 “Jupiter” Left 3/4 view. 1877. Copy by J. Foster Adams 2. Engine #4 On passenger train @ Revere Beach found in Fred Kyper collection 3. Engine #5 “Leo” Right 3/4 view from the rear 4. Engine #9 @ East Boston Right 3/4 view “copied by Dad from one of his pictures” 5x7” 5. Engine #9 in East Boston Passenger Yard right side view “copied and taken by Dad” 5x7” these 2 in same envelope 5x7” 6. Engine #9 East Boston Passenger Yards Right 3/4 view 7. Engine #9 East Boston Passenger Yards Right 3/4 view enlarged image. these 2 in same envelope3.5 x 4.5” 8. Engine #9 “ 9. Engine #12 East Boston Roundhouse right 3/4 view found in Norton D. Clark Collection 10. Engine #12 Same as above with two crew members 11. Engine #19 No Train Right 3/4 view 3 crew 3.5 x 4.5” 12. Engine #19 Same larger 5 x 7” labeled 425 on envelope and plate itself 13. Engine #19 Same 5 x 7” quite distressed. Two of these images appear in books Boston Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad by Robert Liljestrand and David Sweetland and Narrow Gauge to Boston by Frank Kyper. We are offering these books in as new condition along with all the glass plates. The photo with Engine #19 has also been found online. A wonderful collection of railroadiana. unknown
1890rif. 227691890. Chinese American Boston Chinese American cabinet card circa 1890s a formal studio portrait produced during the height of the Chinese Exclusion era. Created in Boston around or shortly after the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act the photograph provides evidence of Chinese American presence in New England and self-representation in the diasporic community through dignified and professional portraiture despite legal and social marginalization. Chickering Elmer. Chinese American man portrait. Boston: Elmer Chickering Studio circa 1890s. Albumen cabinet photograph mounted on original cardstock. The sitter is depicted in a composed frontal pose wearing a dark high-collared suit associated with middle-class professional attire of the period with a carefully styled mustache and direct gaze. The photograph conforms to late 19th-century studio conventions in lighting posture and presentation aligning the subject visually with the formal portrait norms of Boston society clientele typically served by Chickering's studio. The mount verso bears the printed mark "The Original Chickering Photographic Studio" identifying the maker as an established Boston portraitist known for photographing actors public figures and affluent patrons. The choice of studio and format indicates intentional participation in mainstream visual culture positioning the sitter within a framework of dignity and social assertion. Produced during a period when Boston's Chinese community was small and concentrated in the South Cove now Bay Village this portrait is especially significance by its timing amid exclusionary federal policy and local discrimination. Chinese Americans in the Northeast during the late 19th century are infrequently documented in formal studio settings particularly by high-profile commercial studios. The photograph contributes to the limited visual record of Chinese American life in the region illustrating both the constraints of the exclusion era and the presence of individuals navigating and asserting identity within those conditions. Minor edge wear to mount; image clear with strong tonal contrast. Overall very good condition. A significant example of Chinese American studio portraiture in the late 19th-century United States. unknown
1890rif. 227691890. Chinese American Boston Chinese American cabinet card circa 1890s a formal studio portrait produced during the height of the Chinese Exclusion era. Created in Boston around or shortly after the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act the photograph provides evidence of Chinese American presence in New England and self-representation in the diasporic community through dignified and professional portraiture despite legal and social marginalization. Chickering Elmer. Chinese American man portrait. Boston: Elmer Chickering Studio circa 1890s. Albumen cabinet photograph mounted on original cardstock. The sitter is depicted in a composed frontal pose wearing a dark high-collared suit associated with middle-class professional attire of the period with a carefully styled mustache and direct gaze. The photograph conforms to late 19th-century studio conventions in lighting posture and presentation aligning the subject visually with the formal portrait norms of Boston society clientele typically served by Chickering's studio. The mount verso bears the printed mark "The Original Chickering Photographic Studio" identifying the maker as an established Boston portraitist known for photographing actors public figures and affluent patrons. The choice of studio and format indicates intentional participation in mainstream visual culture positioning the sitter within a framework of dignity and social assertion. Produced during a period when Boston's Chinese community was small and concentrated in the South Cove now Bay Village this portrait is especially significance by its timing amid exclusionary federal policy and local discrimination. Chinese Americans in the Northeast during the late 19th century are infrequently documented in formal studio settings particularly by high-profile commercial studios. The photograph contributes to the limited visual record of Chinese American life in the region illustrating both the constraints of the exclusion era and the presence of individuals navigating and asserting identity within those conditions. Minor edge wear to mount; image clear with strong tonal contrast. Overall very good condition. A significant example of Chinese American studio portraiture in the late 19th-century United States. unknown books
1997rif. 65956Massachusetts Historical Society Boston 1997. Hardcover. Used - Good. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society 1859-1997 some volumes are 19th century reprints. Various paginations illustrated. About 9 x 6" gold lettered brown cloth. Lacking volumes 2 1835-55 14 1875-6 18-19 1880-2 2d series 1 1883-5 6 1890-1 8 1892-4 18 1904-5 volume 41 1907 & 86 1974. Extensive compilation of scholarly articles by Massachusetts Historical Society members. Mixed set few volumes have library marks frayed spine tips shaken most appear unused overall very good set with some bookplates & signatures. Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston hardcover
1849rif. List1801Boston: Anti-Slavery Bazaar 1849. Small broadside measuring 7 ¾ x 4 ½ inches printed on green wove paper. Some creases and a small tear at margin near fine. Near Fine. The American Anti-Slavery Society hosted annual bazaars which served as fundraisers with money going to supporting the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper. Many women were involved with the event and sold abolitionist items. Offered here is one such piece of ephemera from the 1849 fair a poem written by an unknown author with the pen name “M.” The poem was featured in the poetry section of The Liberator January 26 1849 Vol. XIX. No. 4. with the description “The two following poetical effusions were written for the Anti-Slavery Bazaar In Faneuil Hall by friends of freedom in the old world.” It reads: Ye friends of liberty all hail! May your endeavours never fail In freedom’s sacred cause! May blessings e’er attend your course In striving to uproot all force And stern oppression’s laws! Yours is a noble task my friends! And God his gracious favor lends To speed ye on your way Until you reach the blessed goal When ev’ry dark benighted soul Shall hail bright freedom’s ray. Oh! may he speed the time when all Their fellow-men shall brethren call And the deep wrong remove When the dark chains of slavery Give place to sacred liberty And bonds of holy love! Oh! it were happiness to bind In such bright chains all human kind And set each captive free; For when oppressions all shall cease And this fair world be fill’d with peace Like Heav’n on earth ‘twill be! A very nice example of the anti-slavery movement during this period. Uncommon with one copy appearing at auction and none listed in OCLC. Anti-Slavery Bazaar unknown
1849rif. List1801Boston: Anti-Slavery Bazaar 1849. Small broadside measuring 7 ¾ x 4 ½ inches printed on green wove paper. Some creases and a small tear at margin near fine. Near Fine. The American Anti-Slavery Society hosted annual bazaars which served as fundraisers with money going to supporting the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper. Many women were involved with the event and sold abolitionist items. Offered here is one such piece of ephemera from the 1849 fair a poem written by an unknown author with the pen name “M.” The poem was featured in the poetry section of The Liberator January 26 1849 Vol. XIX. No. 4. with the description “The two following poetical effusions were written for the Anti-Slavery Bazaar In Faneuil Hall by friends of freedom in the old world.” It reads: Ye friends of liberty all hail! May your endeavours never fail In freedom’s sacred cause! May blessings e’er attend your course In striving to uproot all force And stern oppression’s laws! Yours is a noble task my friends! And God his gracious favor lends To speed ye on your way Until you reach the blessed goal When ev’ry dark benighted soul Shall hail bright freedom’s ray. Oh! may he speed the time when all Their fellow-men shall brethren call And the deep wrong remove When the dark chains of slavery Give place to sacred liberty And bonds of holy love! Oh! it were happiness to bind In such bright chains all human kind And set each captive free; For when oppressions all shall cease And this fair world be fill’d with peace Like Heav’n on earth ‘twill be! A very nice example of the anti-slavery movement during this period. Uncommon with one copy appearing at auction and none listed in OCLC. Anti-Slavery Bazaar unknown books
1901rif. ZB445353Boston Cooking School 1901-1911. volumes 6-15 bound in mid-20th century buckram with most front covers retained ex library else texts clean & bindings tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Boston Cooking School hardcover
1933This 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
1965Magnificent 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
2006rif. mon0000085261Skinner 2006T. paperback. New. in x in x in. Skinner paperback
rif. 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
rif. 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 books
rif. 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.
1983rif. 7866435Routledge & Kegan Paul Books 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN:0710095368 Routledge & Kegan Paul Books paperback
1983rif. 7866434Routledge & Kegan Paul Books 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN:0710095368 Routledge & Kegan Paul Books paperback
1730rif. 18639Nürnberg, Homann, ca. 1730. Ca. 49 cm x 58 cm.
1807rif. 1812290002Boston: 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. Future President John Adams successfully represented the accused British soldiers in the tumultuous trial. "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." From the library of Richard Manning Hodges 1827-1896 noted American surgeon Harvard College 1847 Harvard Medical School 1850. Boston: Beecher & Armstrong hardcover
1978rif. SBBI-mon0000132072Random House Inc 1978. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Random House Inc paperback
1983rif. SBBI-mon0000088457Routledge & Kegan Paul Books 1983. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Routledge & Kegan Paul Books paperback
1997rif. SBBIH-4QAL5Z2RBQCBBlack Butterfly Children 1997. board_book. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Black Butterfly Children unknown
1902rif. 316828Boston: 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. A rare piece preserving stock market ephemera from one of the most tumultuous periods of American financial history. Joseph G. Martin unknown
1902rif. 316828Boston: 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. A rare piece preserving stock market ephemera from one of the most tumultuous periods of American financial history. Joseph G. Martin unknown books
rif. 62491Boston: Published by Charles Stimpson 1829. Scarce and Charming Street Plan of Boston A scarce separately-issued pocket map edition of this folding map of the city of Boston originally printed in the Boston Directory for 1829. The Boston Directory first appeared in 1789 and was printed more or less consistently by a variety of publishers through the early 20th century. Publisher Charles Stimpson who took over with partner John Frost in 1820 turned the irregularly printed directory into a yearly affair bundled with the Boston Advertiser. A similar plan of Boston appeared in their first edition and was continually updated as the city grew and evolved. This is the first edition published with only Stimpson's name on the imprint and the detailed street plan represents Boston at a period of considerable change. The filling of Mill Pond which began in 1807 for example was only completed in 1828 making this an early example of a city plan which shows the streets of the finished project and the newly constructed and somewhat controversial Warren Bridge see Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge 1837. While this map is primarily found in the 1829 edition of Stimpson's directory a small number of copies were issued separately as pocket maps folding into a gilt leather folder and completed with neat hand-coloring. In her book Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston historian Nancy Seashores attributes the maps in Stimpson's directories from 1828 to 1838 to copper engraver Hazen Morse originally of Haverhill. This copy belonged to Captain Crofton Thomas Croasdaile Vandeleur 1808-1876 a member of the prominent Irish Vandeleur family. Vandeleurs spent centuries as members of parliament soldiers or both; descendants Joe and Giles Vandeleur participated in Operation Market-Garden in the Second World War and were featured as characters in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far. An interesting and detailed snapshot of Boston during a time of growth and expansion quite rare in the separately-issued pocket map format as here. OCLC locates copies of the 1829 map at only five institutions: the British Library the American Antiquarian Society the Massachusetts Historical Society the Boston Public Library and the Newberry Library. Folding into contemporary roan gilt binding 3¼ x 2¾ inches. Map trimmed to the neatline minor splitting along some folds. Contemporary ownership inscription of "Cap't Crofton Vandeleur 34th Reg't" on verso see below. Very good. OCLC 760222152 1021281603 556668729. Nancy Seasholes Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston Boston: MIT Press 2003 p.441. hardcover
rif. 62491Boston: Published by Charles Stimpson 1829. Scarce and Charming Street Plan of Boston A scarce separately-issued pocket map edition of this folding map of the city of Boston originally printed in the Boston Directory for 1829. The Boston Directory first appeared in 1789 and was printed more or less consistently by a variety of publishers through the early 20th century. Publisher Charles Stimpson who took over with partner John Frost in 1820 turned the irregularly printed directory into a yearly affair bundled with the Boston Advertiser. A similar plan of Boston appeared in their first edition and was continually updated as the city grew and evolved. This is the first edition published with only Stimpson's name on the imprint and the detailed street plan represents Boston at a period of considerable change. The filling of Mill Pond which began in 1807 for example was only completed in 1828 making this an early example of a city plan which shows the streets of the finished project and the newly constructed and somewhat controversial Warren Bridge see Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge 1837. While this map is primarily found in the 1829 edition of Stimpson's directory a small number of copies were issued separately as pocket maps folding into a gilt leather folder and completed with neat hand-coloring. In her book Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston historian Nancy Seashores attributes the maps in Stimpson's directories from 1828 to 1838 to copper engraver Hazen Morse originally of Haverhill. This copy belonged to Captain Crofton Thomas Croasdaile Vandeleur 1808-1876 a member of the prominent Irish Vandeleur family. Vandeleurs spent centuries as members of parliament soldiers or both; descendants Joe and Giles Vandeleur participated in Operation Market-Garden in the Second World War and were featured as characters in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far. An interesting and detailed snapshot of Boston during a time of growth and expansion quite rare in the separately-issued pocket map format as here. OCLC locates copies of the 1829 map at only five institutions: the British Library the American Antiquarian Society the Massachusetts Historical Society the Boston Public Library and the Newberry Library. Folding into contemporary roan gilt binding 3¼ x 2¾ inches. Map trimmed to the neatline minor splitting along some folds. Contemporary ownership inscription of "Cap't Crofton Vandeleur 34th Reg't" on verso see below. Very good. OCLC 760222152 1021281603 556668729. Nancy Seasholes Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston Boston: MIT Press 2003 p.441. hardcover books
