Boston Bohemia, 1881-1900:; Ralph Adams Cram: Life and Architecture
Amherst: Univ of Mass Pr, 1995. Paperback. 569 pp. 8vo (wide). Paperback. Light shelfwear. Sunning to spine. Laminate to spine wrinkled. Slight soiling to text block.
MASSACHUSETTS
A Souvenir of Merrimac, Mass.
Merrimac, Massachusetts: The Merrimac Budge. Stapled. 4to. 26 pp.; souvenir pamphlet from Merrimac, Mass. with many b&w; images; stapled spine taped, with discoloration beneath tape; covers spotted and lightly soiled; covers edgeworn, esp. corners; closed tear at middle of fore edge on cover page to p. 11; foxing on edges.....
Life of the Rev. Joseph Grafton :; Late Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Newton, MA
Boston: John Putnam, 1849. First edition. Cloth. 213 pp, 12mo. Hardcover. First edition. Family presentation copy w/ lengthy inscription by Joseph Grafton Coolidge, son of the Reverend's sister, Mary Coolidge & namesake. Rubbing to spine ends & corners, spine head chipped. Spine sunned, slightly cocked. Binding holding. Two clipped ink.....
Mighty Liberty Men.
Rehoboth, MA: Rehoboth Revolutionary War Bicentennial Commission, 1976. Cloth. 8vo. 192 pp. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and worn. Light,small white circular stain to spine, slightly to front cover. Pages nice and clean, binding tight. "Rather than compiling a detailed documentary of Rehoboth during the Revolution, emphasis was placed.....
More Once-Told Tales of Worcester County.
Worcester, MA: Databooks, 1994. Soft Cover. 8vo. 181 pp. Anecdotes and historical tales from Worcester County, Massachusetts. B/w photos.
The Fall River Medical Society:; A Centennial History
Fall River, MA: The Fall River Medical Society, 1991. Paperback. 60 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Illustrated w/ historical b&w; photos. Covers & spine fine. Binding tight. Textblock clean & crisp.
Memoir of the Rev. Samuel Green.
Boston, MA: Perkins & Marvin, 1936. Hard Cover. 8vo. 412pp., contains numerous letters, foxing throughout, like damp staining throughout, soiling to cover, paste action to paste downs, spine brittle, rubbing and chipping to edges corners, spine ends, and spine.
Record of the Massachusetts Volunteers, 1861-1865 (2 vols).
Boston: Wright & Potter, Printers to the State, 1868. Cloth. Two volume set, 793 pp and 1085 pp respectively. Rebound in blue buckram w/ navy labels to spines, new eps. Textblocks tanned and worn; lt soil and short tears/chips to scattered margins. Vol. 1 beg. pgs chipped w/ short fore-edge.....
Best Collection of Fall River Fire Pictures :; 8 Views Taken by The Standard, Others by Fall River Photographers
New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony & Sons, Inc., 1916. Paperback. Unpaginated oblong 12mo. Stapled paperback booklet. Light soiling to covers, mild rippling to bottom edge. Light scattered soil/foxing marks to bottom- & fore-edge margins of pages. Interior overall clean. Listing of business houses destroyed by the fire of Feb. 15.....
Seeing Boston: The Gray Line.
Boston: The Gray Line. Pamphlet. 9" x 4". 9" x 8" pages, folded to make 9 9" x 4" pp. Includes descriptions of tours within Boston, focusing on historical sites, and tours to other famous places in Massachusetts. Cover of booklet slightly worn at edges, pages in very good condition.....
City Styles:; A walking tour, Back Bay, Bay Village, Parkman House
Boston: The League of Women Voters of Boston, 1976. Staplebound. 4to, staple-bound magazine. Pages not numbered. Minor wear to cover and pages. No missing pages. Mailing label on back cover.
Goodwin's Town Officer.
Worcester: Dorr, Howland and Co., 1837. Leather. 12mo. 365pp. Covers and spine rubbed. Leather on spine cracked. Rubbing to edges, corners and spine ends. Knicks to spine ends, edges and joints. Staining and soiling to text block. Lower fore corners lightly bumped. Former owner's name embossed on front cover. Library.....
Spinner:; People and Culture in Southeastern Massachusetts Volume IV
New Bedford, MA: Spinner, 1988. Paperback. 234 pp., oblong 8vo. Paperback. Some slight scuffing, soiling & edgewear to covers & spine; slight sunning to spine. Some faint soiling to textblock edges. Pgs clean & crisp.
Spinner:; People and Culture in Southeastern Massachusetts Volume IV
Spinner Publications, Inc., 1988. Paperback. 234 pp., oblong 8vo. Paperback. Slight sunning, soiling & edgewear to covers & spine. Binding tight. Textblock quite clean. Profusely illustrated w/ historical b&w; photos.
The Landing at Cape Anne.
Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1854. Cloth. 84 pp. 8vo. Cloth. Rubbing w/ board exposure to corners & partially to bottom edge. Spine cloth missing. Front hinge and joint partially split. Ex-libris with usual markings. Light soiling scattered throughout interior. Embossed cloth covers. Includes large fold-out reproduction of charter and b&w.....;
Concord:; Some of the Things To Be Seen There
Boston: T. Todd Co., Circa 1903. Paperback. 32 pp., 12mo. Paperback. w/ map. Slight soiling, scuffing & shelfwear to covers. String-bound spine. Very light soiling to textblock edges. Very light soiling & some sm creases scattered to mostly clean & crisp textblock. Map in very good condition.
Massachusetts of To-Day:; A Memorial of the State
Boston: Columbia Publishing Co., 1892. Cloth. 613 pp. Folio. Rebacked with new ep's. Shelfwear to boards with light scratching and scuffing in places. Bumping to corners and spine ends with small tears to spine ends. Spine faded. TEG. Light foxing to title pg.
Lowell:; A City of Spindles
Lowell, MA: Lawler & Company, 1900. Cloth. 456 pp., 8vo. Cloth. Light musty odor. Soiling, some scuffing to boards w/ front joint beginning to split but intact. Some edgewear. Spine sunned, soiled, slightly cocked. Light dampstaining to rear matter near top edge. Book shaken but binding stable. Includes b&w; photographs.....
Worcester Area Writers 1680-1980.
Worcester, MA: Worcester Public Library, 1987. Paperback. 91 pp, 8vo. Paperback. Slight rubbing to corners; soiling/rubbing to joints & spine; slight creasing to spine, more to joints. Light soiling or discoloration to lower edge of front cover. Pages clean & crisp. Binding tight.
Birds of Massachusetts.
No place: Massachusetts Audobon Society, 1993. Cloth. 8vo. 514 pp. Cloth, in dj. Minor shelfwear to spine ends, otherwise in excellent condition. Clean and bright, binding tight. With illustrations by Barry W. Van Dusen, forward by Roger Tory Peterson.
A Twentieth-Century Surgeon:; My Life in the Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital, 1992. Hardcover. 392 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. Inscribed by author. Illustrated w/ b&w; photos. Boards fine. Binding sturdy. Textblock clean & crisp. Dj fine. Inscribed by author.
Boston's North Shore.
Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions, 2003. Cloth Hard Cover. 4to. 119 pp. Collection of full-color phtographs. Interior bright and crisp. Very light bumping to corners and spine ends. Bumping to top of dj. Wrinkling to laminate of dj. Signed by photographer.
The Monumental Brasses in Saint Botolph's Church Boston.
Boston: Richard Kay Publications, 1973. Booklet. 8vo. 20 pp. Rear cover has four creases running horizontal from spine. Light browning to outer edge of rear cover and light soiling to front cover. Front cover has sticker on bottom right hand corner. Booklet is part of the History of Boston Series.....
Massachusetts 100 Years Ago:; The Northeast
Albuquerque: Sun Publishing Co., 1976. Paperback. 40 pp. 4to. Paperback. Light shelfwear to covers, spine yellowed. Top corner curled. Foxing to text block, cover edges and joints, and lightly to pages.
An Address in Commemoration of the Two-Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Lancaster, Massachusetts.
Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1853. Hardcover. 230 pp, 8vo. Half-leather over marble boards. Spine and corners bumped, worn; top of spine joints splitting, 3/4" of spine head missing. Rubbing to spine & boards. Interior dampstained at edges, foxed, pages rippled; readability never impacted. Po ink signature to ffep. Errata.....