Brooklyn: A. Wittemann, Albertype Co., circal 1910. First Edition. Softcover. 24 photomechanical plates mounted to leaves of heavy brown stock, including: Mount Vernon Place, Courthouse, City Hall, Cathedral, Union Depot, Maryland Institute, Eutaw Place, Center Market, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Lexington Street, Confederate Monument, Center Market, Druid Hill, Fort McHenry, &c..... More
Baltimore: Maryland Trust, 1940. Revised Edition. Leatherette. 206pp, index; vertical crease in covers. 4.25" x 2.5" Lists all bar members, judges, personnel of the attorney general's office, judges' rotation chart, lawyers deceased in past year, &c. More
1857. Original manuscript. One page, sepia ink on pale-blue paper, original folds, docketed on verso. White is returning the "duly executed" deeds to the properties of P.G. Rosenback, Samuel C. Gilbert, and Griffin Every. White needs to hear more from Dexter re the deed for Adam G. Rosenback because of..... More
1930. Original manuscript. 1-1/2pp, octavo, inked in a neat hand. "Cumberland, Maryland - Sep. 30, 1930 / Perhaps you - or the 'Beetle' - can find music to go with these words: -- Perhaps tonight / I'll dream of you! / And then - what if / My dream comes..... More
Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1839. First Edition. Sewn Binding. 45pp. Archival spine reinforcement. 9.5" x 6" American Imprints 57169 (DGS; DI-GS; PPL; MWHi). The Committee's report, submitted by J. Daggett, precedes "An Act to provide for developing the Coal Mines of the State." Appended is "Some Account of the Anthracite..... More
Southbridge: First Universalist Society, 1899. First Edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. (61)pp. 3pp text, followed by 27 pages of photographic views on rectos, text on facing pages. Views include: Main Street Business Section; Historic Spots and Houses; Southbridge Banks; Town Hall and High School; Main Street Residences; Hamilton Street; Cohasse Farm;..... More
Amherst, MA: Col. W.H. Phillips, 1910. First Edition. Original Wrappers. pp: 139, (28) illustrated local ads; text illus from photographs, 2 folding maps, one full-page map. Pictorial tan wrappers with minor signs of age; contents clean and tight. 8" x 4.75" More
Boston: UOPF, 1902. Original edition. Printed self-wrappers. Printed letter "To Be Read In Open Colony," addressed to Ladies and Pilgrims, regarding growing memberships, income from dues, suspensions, &c. Accompanied by two Semi-Annual Returns, printed and accomplished by hand, reporting membership numbers and income for the Merrimac Mall Colony, dated December..... More
Worcester, MA: Printed by Henry J. Howland, 1856. First Edition. Original Wraps. 37pp. 9" x 5.75" Emory Washburn (1800-1877) served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1854-1855, and wrote a number of legal treatises. He was instrumental in the founding of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. More
Amherst, MA: Amherst College Library, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. 191pp; frontispiece. Bound in blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine and cover. 9.25" x 6" The bibliography is preceded by an historical introduction and followed by a key to locations and two indices. More
Andover, Mass. John N. Cole / Andover Press, Printers, 1896. Second Edition. Original Cloth. LXVI (66)pp; 24 plates of views from photographs, multiple images per plate (included in pagination), connective text, printed throughout in green ink. Bound in white and green cloth, gilt cover rule and title; minor spot on..... More
New York: Automobile Club of America, 1924. First Edition. Softcover. Map printed in black and red, opens to 26" x 17", showing the locations of hotels in red. Maps of New England cities and mileage charts on verso. Folds into color-pictorial wrappers with list of recommended hotels inside the cover..... More
Boston: Gray Line Motor Tours, 1922. First Edition. Softcover. 48pp, printed in blue ink; photo-illustrations, double-page map. Original wrappers. 9" x 6" Describes motor tours of Boston, Salem, Plymouth, Lexington and Concord, etc. More
Portland, Maine: Chisholm Bros. ca 1910. Original edition. Boxed. Complete deck of 52 playing cards, plus joker and introductory text, for a total of 54 cards, in the original box. The corners of the cards show the traditional four suits, deuce through ace, plus the joker. Each card has a...... More
Boston, MA: Market Bank, Circa 1850. Original documents. Four checks on one leaf, each check 2.25" x 7.5", printed in green ink on blue stock. An engraved vignette of a woman leaning on rolled bale of hay is found at the left end of each check. More
Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1866. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: viii, 293; 2 folding maps, folding chart, many vignettes in text. Gilt-stanped purple cloth; spine faded. 7" x 4.25" More
Cambridge: Amee Brothers, 1883? First Edition. Decorative Boards. Contains 18 plates, accordion-fold format, with 1-3 views from photographs per plate, including: West Boston Bridge; Odd Fellows Hall; City Hall; Central Square, Cambridgeport; Harvard Square; Memorial Hall; Sever Hall; Longfellow's House; Hemenway Gymnasium; College Yard; Holmes House; Law School; City Hospital;..... More
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NY: Adolph Wittemann, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 16 plates of Albertype views, accordion-fold (leporello) format. Printed ad on rear pastedow: "Souvenir Albums...Souvenir Articles...Amee Brothers, 5 Harvard Square...." Views include: Memorial Dining Hall; Gore Hall Library; Hemenway Gymnasium; Astronomical Observatory; Botanic Garden & Herbarium; Harvard Medical School; Museum of Comparative Zoology;..... More
Boston: Tichnor Brothers, (1935). First Edition. Pictorial Stiff Wrappers. (48)pp of views from photographs and drawings, including: Sagamore and Bourne Bridges; Quissett Harbor; Wood's Hole; Falmouth; Mashpee; Chatham; Hyannisport; Yarmouith; Provincetown; centerfold of seven lighthouses; &c; map inside back cover. Color-pictorial covers. 10" x 8.5" [WorldCat finds only two holdings..... More
Boston: Dutton & Wentworth, State Printers, 1835. First Edition. Original Wraps. 97pp; three [of four] folding charts at end--lacks #4 and back cover. 9.5" x 6.25", edges untrimmed as issued. American Imprints 32883. More
Newton, MA: Robert C. Lucas, 1949. First Edition. Original Wrappers. 32pp. Contents: Street Directory; Railroad and Bus lines and stops; Fire Alarm Boxes; Telephone Rates; &c. Tan wrappers, black lettering. 5.75" x 3" [WorldCat locates only a 1937 issue of this Guide, held by Worcester PL.]... More
Gloucester: Board of Trade, (1909). First Edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. (84)pp on coated stock. Contains extensive text and views from photographs: History of Gloucester; The Fisheries; Gloucester's Methods of Catching Fish; Recipes for Cooking Gloucester Codfish; Gloucester Schools; Sites for Summer Residences; &c. The 35-page advertising section includes many for..... More
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Brookline, MA: Salt Water Sportsman, 1939. Original edition. Printed in black on ivory stock, 14" x 8.25" More
Original documents. Ten (10) half-page receipts on printed billheads, accomplished by hand, for various services and materials. Included: Col. C.R. Mudge Post 114, G.A.R.; Wm. Jones--House, Sign & Fresco Painter, Paper Hanger & Glazier; Little & Larkin--Coach & Carriage Hardware and Trimmings; John S. Poyes & Co.--Coach & Carriage Hardware..... More
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Boston: Wilson H. Lee for New Haven R.R., 1936. Original edition. Lists the railroad itineraries for two trips from Boston to New Bedford Wharf, followed by the Steamer schedule from New Bedford to Nantucket, side by side with the return schedules. 22" x 14" [Not recorded by OCLC/NUC The printer's..... More