Boston: Society's House, 1929. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 20 cm. The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants was founded in 1896. The Mayflower Memorial Fund was composed of 21 funds named for Mayflower families; it began in 1926 with the Brewster Fund. At the end of 1929 the total amount in the..... More
Seattle, Wash. Metropolitan Press, 1903. Pamphlet. 31, [1] p.: portrait; 27 cm. Black wrapper with silver wrapper title and grey tie. Wrapper title: "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Governor John Rankin Rogers Sept. 4, 1838 - Dec. 26, 1901." Oval stamp on first page (blank reverse of..... More
Ossining, N.Y. William Salloch, 1975. Paperback. 52 p.; 22 cm. Stapled white paper covers with front cover illustration. No date of publication, but issued in 1975 or 1976. Lists 230 items. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; back cover is stained; slightly creased at tail of spine; pages are..... More
Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1864. Hardcover. "Printed for the U.S. Sanitary Commission." 15, [3], 17-283, [1] p., 4 leaves of plates: 1 full-page map of the prison at Andersonville, Ga.; 23 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards; the leather spine covered a metal spine, Howard M. Hoyt's..... More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1860. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Barnum's American Museum; Adelina Patti appearing in Flotow's opera Martha; General Tom Thumb; and Geo. Christy's Minstrels. Also contains articles on politics including on the Lemmon Slave Case; and the Democratic National..... More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune1, 858. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Barnum's Museum; The Future of Woman in America, a series of lectures, which included Woman and the Elective Franchise by Lucy Stone; performances by the Hutchinson Family, Edwin Booth, Peel's Campbll Minstrels..... More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1860. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Wendell Phillips' "A Plea for the Dissolution of the Union," and articles on politics. In Very Good Condition: creased; lightly soiled and foxed; solid. More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1860. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Geo. Christy's Minstrels, and articles on politics. In Very Good Condition: creased; lightly soiled; solid. More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1858. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains the usual advertisements and political news. In Very Good+ Condition: creased; note in an old hand at the upper edge of page 4; otherwise, clean and solid. More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1856. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains articles on politics, many relating to the campaign of John C. Fremont (1813-1890) for president, including a speech opposing the Democratic candidate for president, Millard Fillmore, by Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1894), who had been elected speaker..... More
New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1858. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Written in an old hand at the upper edge of the first page: "Protection Tariff -- Genealogy of names." Written by the same hand at the upper edge of p. 4: "Protection to American Industry." Contains the..... More
New York: New-York Times, 1858. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Contains many advertisements, including for Barnum's American Museum; and a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah. Also contains articles on politics including a lengthy account of a private meeting of the American Tract Society in which a group supporting the..... More
Chicago: News Map of the Week, 1939. Map. 1 map (35 x 47 inches), folded. The upper portion is a world map in color with 38 locations marked. The lower portion provides a description of an event at each marked location. Five black-and-white cartoons are located within the map and..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Jostens, 1983. Hardcover. 291 p.: illustrations; 29 cm. Dark green cover with embossed gilt cover title and color pastedown on front cover. Map of Newtown on the front endpapers and 1893 view of Newtown on back endpapers. Cover illustration repeated in black and white on title page. Illustrations..... More
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1850. Paperback. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter, along with wood and coal. The intention..... More
Washington, D.C. U. S. Government Printing Office, 1993. Paperback. 4 volumes; 23 cm. Green paper covers with black spine and cover titles. Document J-102-40. The hearings were held in September and October 1991. Clarence Thomas was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush to succeed thurgood..... More
Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co., 1837. Hardcover. iv, 580 p.; 22 cm. Modern bonded leather spine and corners with gilt-tooled spine label; contemporary marbled paper over boards. Includes index. Advertisements for Hilliard, Gray, & Co. and the American Stationers' Co. on p. 568 (preceding index). Bookplate on front fixed endpaper..... More
Northampton, Mass. Northampton Institution for Savings, 1942. Hardcover. [126] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Original dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover title. "One Hundredth Anniversary 1842-1942" -- on front cover. Contains photographs of the officers and employees as of 1942; well-illustrated histories of the town of Northampton, Mass., and..... More
Cambridge, Mass. The Old Mole, 1969. [4] p.; 43 cm. An undated special issue of the underground newspaper published in Cambridge, Mass., from Sept. 1968 to Sept. 1970. The first page consists of "There is some shit we will not eat -- Strike" in black on red. The text on..... More
Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1932. Paperback. viii, [2], 45-85, xii-xvi p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback; stapled. Preliminary pages contain photographs and description of houses owned by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Contents: The Century-Old Houses of Carlisle, Mass. by Mrs. Benson..... More
Elwyn, PA: Middletown Presbyterian Church, 1970. Paperback. [2], 66 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Beige card cover with black cover title; stapled. Preface is by Raymond Pinch, who had served as the minister of the Middletown Presbyterian Church from 1943 to 1969. Includes lists of members of the church who served..... More
New York: Social Register Association, 1930. Paperback. 16 p.; 17 cm. Printed on salmon paper; stapled. Lists members of Philadelphia society who had changed address recently, largely by virtue of marriage or death. In Near Fine- Condition: small chip at tail of spine; upper corners lightly creased; clean and tight..... More
Philadelphia: John D. Cardinell, 1926. Paperback. [64] p.: illustrations; 20 x 26 cm. Stapled; brown paper cover with embossed gilt and blue illustration and cover title: Philadelphia the Birthplace of Liberty: Official Souvenir View Book Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Consists of black and sepia photographs of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. These..... More
Hallowell [Me.]: Glazier & Co., 1823. Hardcover. Second Edition, Improved. 324 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full calf; leather spine label with gilt-tooled title "Town Officer." Errors in pagination: pp. 245 and 320 misnumbered 254 and 316. Includes index. In Fair+ Condition: leather is rubbed and cracked; lacking front free endpaper;..... More
Watertown, MA: Primary Source, 2000. Paperback. [44] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Stapled illustrated paper cover. This is the program from a tribute for American historian John Hope Franklin (1915-2009), held at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on June 17, 2000. Contains a timeline of Franklin's life, and many letters..... More