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1852réf. 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
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réf. B9780393705997Hardback. New. From an internationally acclaimed group of analysts a selection of papers on the concept of change. hardcover
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2006réf. 627334New York: Hyperion 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Large thin folio. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by both the author and the illustrator. Children's picture book. Hyperion hardcover
1839réf. 12341Boston: Printed by S. N. Dickinson 1839. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. Self-wraps untrimmed edges 10 x 6 1/4 inches 60 pp. top leaf and exposed edges darkened rest good. Containing all the documents issued in the controversy "commencing with the annual meeting of September 1838 and closing with the adjourned one of November 11 1839" along with additional commentary."Voted That many members of this Society have viewed with deep regret the zeal of their reverend Pastor in those exciting topics which divide and disturb the harmony of the community thereby alienating his friends and diminishing his usefulness as the Christian teacher of this Society. That they believe the precepts of the gospel do not warrant him as a Christian minister in interfering with the established laws of the land: but that the alteration of old and the adoption of new laws belong to legislators duly elected for that purpose." - p. 5.The Rev. John Pierpont of the Hollis Street Church Boston was evicted from his charge over what some in his congregation considered to be his meddling in affairs that did not concern him or them. These causes included Temperance Debtor's Prison the Militia Law Antimasonry Phrenology and the Abolition of Slavery. His congregation considered these concerns to be the responsibility of the State Legislature and not of a Christian pastor. This report includes the charges and views of the congregation and the Rev. Pierpont's responses.John Pierpont 1785-1866 b. at Litchfield Ct; graduated at Yale College 1804; tutor in the family of Col. William Allston of South Carolina 1805-9; commenced the practice of law in Newburyport 1812; was for some time a merchant in Boston and subsequently in Baltimore; in 1816 entered the theological school of Harvard University and in 1819 was ordained pastor of the Hollis Street Church where he remained for 19 years when a difference in opinion with some members of his congregation resulted in his resignation. He resided in Boston until 1845 when he was called to the Unitarian Church in Troy New York and in 1849 he accepted the pastoral charge of a church in Medford Mass. He was a prolific writer and contributor to various publications. In 1861 he was Chaplain of the 22nd Massachusetts infantry. Printed by S. N. Dickinson unknown
1839réf. 12342Boston: Printed by S. N. Dickinson 1839. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. Self-wraps untrimmed edges 10 x 6 1/4 inches 48 pp. autograph removed from top right corner of the title page with the corner of the leaf beneath also torn no loss of text. The Rev. John Pierpont of the Hollis Street Church Boston was evicted from his charge over what some in his congregation considered to be his meddling in affairs that did not concern him or them. These causes included Temperance Debtor's Prison the Militia Law Antimasonry Phrenology and the Abolition of Slavery. His congregation considered these concerns to be the responsibility of the State Legislature and not of a Christian pastor. This report includes a defense by his friends in the congregation and the Rev. Pierpont's response to the charges.John Pierpont 1785-1866 b. at Litchfield Ct; graduated at Yale College 1804; tutor in the family of Col. William Allston of South Carolina 1805-9; commenced the practice of law in Newburyport 1812; was for some time a merchant in Boston and subsequently in Baltimore; in 1816 entered the theological school of Harvard University and in 1819 was ordained pastor of the Hollis Street Church where he remained for 19 years when a difference in opinion with some members of his congregation resulted in his resignation. He resided in Boston until 1845 when he was called to the Unitarian Church in Troy New York and in 1849 he accepted the pastoral charge of a church in Medford Mass. He was a prolific writer and contributor to various publications. In 1861 he was Chaplain of the 22nd Massachusetts infantry. Printed by S. N. Dickinson unknown
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1981réf. 31717La Communication. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 264 page monograph including many black & white illustrations and a bibliography. Date in ink on half-title. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Picam; Pissarro Camille; Arts Council of Great Britain; Hayward Gallery; Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Galeries Nationales Du Grand Palais Pissarro . 1981. 0728702533 . La Communication paperback
