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"OUR FIRST MEN:" A CALENDAR OF WEALTH, FASHION AND GENTILITY; CONTAINING A LIST OF THOSE PERSONS TAXED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, CREDIBLY REPORTED TO BE WORTH ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL PERSONS.
[Boston]: [Hildreth, Richard]:
Boston: Published by all the Booksellers, 1846.
48pp. Original printed wrappers bound in modern half cloth and paper boards. Wrappers a trifle worn. Very good, with a.. more
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[Boston]: [Hildreth, Richard]:
Boston: Published by all the Booksellers, 1846.
48pp. Original printed wrappers bound in modern half cloth and paper boards. Wrappers a trifle worn. Very good, with a.. more
Price: $500.00
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...A BILL AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF LIVE OAK FRAMES FOR A FRIGATE AND SLOOP OF WAR, AND FOR OTHER NAVAL PURPOSES [caption title].
[Naval Affairs]:
[Washington]. 1834.
3pp. Quarto. Dbd. Near fine. Reading bill, HR 164. List appropriations to be made for several purposes concerning the Navy,.. more
Price: $30.00
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[Naval Affairs]:
[Washington]. 1834.
3pp. Quarto. Dbd. Near fine. Reading bill, HR 164. List appropriations to be made for several purposes concerning the Navy,.. more
Price: $30.00
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106 VIEWS OF NANTUCKET.
[Nantucket]:
[Np, probably Boston]. 1911.
Photographic titlepage plus [46]pp. of photographic illustrations. Original tan wraps with embossed title. Light wear to extremities. Contents bright and.. more
Price: $400.00
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[Nantucket]:
[Np, probably Boston]. 1911.
Photographic titlepage plus [46]pp. of photographic illustrations. Original tan wraps with embossed title. Light wear to extremities. Contents bright and.. more
Price: $400.00
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WAR WITH THE INDIANS IN NEW- ENGLAND. FROM JUNE 24, 1675. (WHEN THE FIRST ENGLISHMAN WAS MURDERED BY THE INDIANS) TO AUGUST 12, 1676. WHEN PHILIP, ALIAS METACOMET, THE PRINCIPAL AUTHOR AND BEGINNER OF THE WAR, WAS SLAIN.
Mather, Increase:
London: Printed for Richard Chiswell...according to the original copy printed in New-England, 1676.
[8],51,8pp. Half title. Small quarto. Late 19th-century morocco, covers and spine finely gilt, gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g. Silk doublures, silk.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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Mather, Increase:
London: Printed for Richard Chiswell...according to the original copy printed in New-England, 1676.
[8],51,8pp. Half title. Small quarto. Late 19th-century morocco, covers and spine finely gilt, gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g. Silk doublures, silk.. more
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A BRIEF NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTIVITY AND SUFFERINGS OF LT. NATHAN'L SEGAR, WHO WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY THE INDIANS AND CARRIED TO CANADA DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
Segar, Nathaniel:
Paris, Me.: The Oxford Bookstore, 1825.
36pp. Contemporary plain stiff wrappers. Ink stain on lower edge of front wrapper. Scattered foxing, titlepage restored and laid down.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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Segar, Nathaniel:
Paris, Me.: The Oxford Bookstore, 1825.
36pp. Contemporary plain stiff wrappers. Ink stain on lower edge of front wrapper. Scattered foxing, titlepage restored and laid down.. more
Price: $12,500.00
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A CATALOGUE OF LAW AND MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE BY LITTLE, BROWN & Co.
[Bookseller's Catalogue]: Little, Brown & Co.:
Boston. May 1853.
32pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Foxing and dampstaining to titlepage, lower outer corner of textblock dampstained throughout, affecting small portion of.. more
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[Bookseller's Catalogue]: Little, Brown & Co.:
Boston. May 1853.
32pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Foxing and dampstaining to titlepage, lower outer corner of textblock dampstained throughout, affecting small portion of.. more
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A CENTURY SERMON PREACHED AT DEERFIELD, FEBRUARY 29, 1804: IN COMMEMORATION OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWN BY THE FRENCH AND INDIANS.
Taylor, John, Rev.:
Greenfield, Ma.: Printed by John Denio, 1804.
32pp. Dbd. Contemporary gift inscription on titlepage. Very good. In a folding cloth case. Taylor's sermon was given to mark.. more
Price: $425.00
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Taylor, John, Rev.:
Greenfield, Ma.: Printed by John Denio, 1804.
32pp. Dbd. Contemporary gift inscription on titlepage. Very good. In a folding cloth case. Taylor's sermon was given to mark.. more
Price: $425.00
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A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF NEW-ENGLAND IN THE FORM OF ANNALS: BEING A SUMMARY AND EXACT ACCOUNT OF THE MOST MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS AND OCCURRENCES RELATING TO THIS COUNTRY....
Prince, Thomas:
Boston: Printed by Kneeland & Green for S. Gerrish, 1736.
[10],xi,[1],20,104,[2],254pp. Titlepage printed in red and black. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine and covers gilt. Top and bottom of spine worn,.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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Prince, Thomas:
Boston: Printed by Kneeland & Green for S. Gerrish, 1736.
[10],xi,[1],20,104,[2],254pp. Titlepage printed in red and black. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine and covers gilt. Top and bottom of spine worn,.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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A CIRCULAR LETTER FROM THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
[Jay, John]:
Philadelphia, printed; Boston, re-printed. 1779.
15,[1]pp. Gathered signatures, previously stitched, now pinned together with a nail. Scattered foxing, slight tear in last leaf, dampstain in.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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[Jay, John]:
Philadelphia, printed; Boston, re-printed. 1779.
15,[1]pp. Gathered signatures, previously stitched, now pinned together with a nail. Scattered foxing, slight tear in last leaf, dampstain in.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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A COLLECTION OF PAPERS ON THE SUBJECT OF BILIOUS FEVERS, PREVALENT IN THE UNITED STATES FOR A FEW YEARS PAST.
Webster, Noah:
New York: Printed by Hopkins, Webb and Co., 1796.
x,ix,246pp. Contemporary half calf and paper-covered boards, spine gilt. Spine worn, front board detached. James Kent's signature on titlepage and.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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Webster, Noah:
New York: Printed by Hopkins, Webb and Co., 1796.
x,ix,246pp. Contemporary half calf and paper-covered boards, spine gilt. Spine worn, front board detached. James Kent's signature on titlepage and.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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A COMPLETE CATALOGUE OF THE EXTENSIVE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS, IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES, AND IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE, FOR SALE BY LITTLE, BROWN, & Co.
[Bookseller's Catalogue]: Little, Brown, & Co.:
Boston: Printed by John Wilson & Son, 1853.
108pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Wrappers lightly foxed and dampstained, else internally bright and clean. Very good. A thorough.. more
Price: $200.00
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[Bookseller's Catalogue]: Little, Brown, & Co.:
Boston: Printed by John Wilson & Son, 1853.
108pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Wrappers lightly foxed and dampstained, else internally bright and clean. Very good. A thorough.. more
Price: $200.00
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A CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMMISSARIES OF MASSACHUSETS-BAY [sic], AND THE COMMISSARIES OF NEW-YORK; AT NEW-HAVEN IN THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT. 1767.
[Hutchinson, Thomas, et al]:
Boston: Printed by Richard Draper..., 1768.
26,[1]pp. Quarto. 19th-century three-quarter straight-grained morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Binding worn and rubbed. Titlepage stained and soiled, a.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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[Hutchinson, Thomas, et al]:
Boston: Printed by Richard Draper..., 1768.
26,[1]pp. Quarto. 19th-century three-quarter straight-grained morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Binding worn and rubbed. Titlepage stained and soiled, a.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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A CORRECT STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE PRELIMINARY CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THO. O. SELFRIDGE AND BENJ. AUSTIN; ALSO A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE CATASTROPHE IN STATE STREET, BOSTON.
Selfridge, Theodore O,:
Charlestown: Printed by Samuel Etheridge, 1807.
52pp. Wrappers. Front wrapper torn with some loss. Untrimmed. Edges soiled but internally good. "The killing of Austin by Selfridge.. more
Price: $120.00
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Selfridge, Theodore O,:
Charlestown: Printed by Samuel Etheridge, 1807.
52pp. Wrappers. Front wrapper torn with some loss. Untrimmed. Edges soiled but internally good. "The killing of Austin by Selfridge.. more
Price: $120.00
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A DEFENCE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, OR THE RIGHTS OF NEWENGLAND [sic] VINDICATED.
[Massachusetts]:
Boston. 1804.
28pp. Modern half speckled calf and marbled boards, leather label. Leaves tanned, some scattered soiling. Good. An interesting pamphlet in.. more
Price: $125.00
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[Massachusetts]:
Boston. 1804.
28pp. Modern half speckled calf and marbled boards, leather label. Leaves tanned, some scattered soiling. Good. An interesting pamphlet in.. more
Price: $125.00
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A DEFENCE OF THE OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHARTER AND CONDUCT OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS, AGAINST AN ANONYMOUS PAMPHLET FALSLY [sic] INTITLED, A CANDID EXAMINATION OF DR. MAYHEW'S OBSERVATIONS, &c. AND ALSO AGAINST THE LE
Mayhew, Jonathan:
Boston. 1763.
144pp. Dbd. Near fine. In a half morocco and cloth box. This work recapitulates and extends Jonathan Mayhew's 1763 argument.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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Mayhew, Jonathan:
Boston. 1763.
144pp. Dbd. Near fine. In a half morocco and cloth box. This work recapitulates and extends Jonathan Mayhew's 1763 argument.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE EASTERN COAST OF THE COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE, FROM CAPE COD, OR RACE POINT...TO CAPE MALEBARRE, OR THE SANDY POINT OF CHATHAM...POINTING OUT THE SPOTS, ON WHICH THE TRUSTEES OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAVE ERECTED HUTS, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE
[Freeman, James]:
Boston. 1802.
15pp. Dbd. Good. One of the first detailed accounts of Cape Cod, describing the coastline and the proposed placement of.. more
Price: $550.00
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[Freeman, James]:
Boston. 1802.
15pp. Dbd. Good. One of the first detailed accounts of Cape Cod, describing the coastline and the proposed placement of.. more
Price: $550.00
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A DIGEST OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SHERIFFS, CORONERS, CONSTABLES AND COLLECTORS OF TAXES.
Dickinson, Rodolphus:
Springfield: Thomas Dickman, 1810.
[4],232pp. Contemporary calf, red gilt morocco label. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on front free endpaper and title page. Rubbed with occassional.. more
Price: $250.00
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Dickinson, Rodolphus:
Springfield: Thomas Dickman, 1810.
[4],232pp. Contemporary calf, red gilt morocco label. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on front free endpaper and title page. Rubbed with occassional.. more
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A DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN THE AUDIENCE OF HIS EXCELLENCY CALEB STRONG, ESQ....ON THE ANNIVERSARY ELECTION, MAY 31, 1815.
Flint, James:
Boston. 1815.
31pp. Stitched signatures. Some staining. Good. .. more
Price: $25.00
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Flint, James:
Boston. 1815.
31pp. Stitched signatures. Some staining. Good. .. more
Price: $25.00
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A DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN THE CHAPEL OF HARVARD COLLEGE, JUNE 19, 1798. OCCASIONED BY THE APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF THE SENIOR CLASS FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
Tappan, David:
Boston: Manning & Loring, 1798.
28pp. Dbd. Some foxing. Titlepage loose. Good. Graduation speech by David Tappan to Harvard graduates. Typical inspirational aphorisms, with a.. more
Price: $85.00
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Tappan, David:
Boston: Manning & Loring, 1798.
28pp. Dbd. Some foxing. Titlepage loose. Good. Graduation speech by David Tappan to Harvard graduates. Typical inspirational aphorisms, with a.. more
Price: $85.00
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A DISCOURSE, ON THE SETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS OF NEW- ENGLAND....
Porter, Noah:
Hartford. 1821.
20pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Some foxing and tanning, untrimmed foredge bit chipped, some soiling. Else good, partially unopened. A call.. more
Price: $40.00
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Porter, Noah:
Hartford. 1821.
20pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Some foxing and tanning, untrimmed foredge bit chipped, some soiling. Else good, partially unopened. A call.. more
Price: $40.00
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A FEW REMARKS UPON SOME OF THE VOTES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, HELD AT PHILADELPHIA IN SEPTEMBER, AND THE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS, HELD AT CAMBRIDGE IN NOVEMBER 1774. By a Friend to Peace and Good Order.
[Gray, Harrison]:
[Boston]. 1775.
20pp. Later plain wrappers. Tear in titlepage carefully repaired. Good. A Tory tract, with an account of the Boston Tea.. more
Price: $1,250.00
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[Gray, Harrison]:
[Boston]. 1775.
20pp. Later plain wrappers. Tear in titlepage carefully repaired. Good. A Tory tract, with an account of the Boston Tea.. more
Price: $1,250.00
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A GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS: CONTAINING A GENERAL VIEW OF THE STATE, WITH AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS FROM ITS SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME, AND NOTICES OF THE SEVERAL TOWNS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.
Spofford, Jeremiah:
Newburyport: Charles Whipple, 1828.
348pp. plus folding color map. Contemporary full calf, maroon gilt morocco label. Rubbed. Four-inch closed tear near gutter of map,.. more
Price: $185.00
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Spofford, Jeremiah:
Newburyport: Charles Whipple, 1828.
348pp. plus folding color map. Contemporary full calf, maroon gilt morocco label. Rubbed. Four-inch closed tear near gutter of map,.. more
Price: $185.00
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A GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL VIEW OF MASSACHUSETTS PROPER.
Dickinson, Rodolphus:
Greenfield. 1813.
80pp. Dbd. Light, even tanning. Early ownership signature on titlepage. Profusely annotated with contemporary manuscript notes in the margins. Very.. more
Price: $100.00
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Dickinson, Rodolphus:
Greenfield. 1813.
80pp. Dbd. Light, even tanning. Early ownership signature on titlepage. Profusely annotated with contemporary manuscript notes in the margins. Very.. more
Price: $100.00
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A GRAMMATICAL INSTITUTE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; COMPRISING AN EASY, CONCISE, AND SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF EDUCATION. DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. IN THREE PARTS. PART SECOND. CONTAINING, A PLAIN AND COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR....
Webster, Noah, Jr.:
Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1792.
120pp. Frontispiece portrait of Webster as front pastedown. Original calf backed paper covered birch boards. Edges worn. Free endpapers excised... more
Price: $500.00
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Webster, Noah, Jr.:
Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1792.
120pp. Frontispiece portrait of Webster as front pastedown. Original calf backed paper covered birch boards. Edges worn. Free endpapers excised... more
Price: $500.00
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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS; IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST BEING A GENERAL VIEW OF THE COUNTY; THE SECOND, AN ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL TOWNS.
[Field, David D., et al]:
Pittsfield: Samuel W. Bush, 1829.
468pp. plus two handcolored folding maps, four wood- engraved plates (one folding), and one engraved plate. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt.. more
Price: $500.00
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[Field, David D., et al]:
Pittsfield: Samuel W. Bush, 1829.
468pp. plus two handcolored folding maps, four wood- engraved plates (one folding), and one engraved plate. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gilt.. more
Price: $500.00
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A HISTORY OF THE GAME BIRDS, WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND ADJACENT STATES.
Forbush, Edward Howe:
[Boston]: Issued by the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1912.
xvi,[2],622pp. Color frontispiece plus plates and numerous in text illustrations. Original green cloth. A tight, very good copy. The author.. more
Price: $55.00
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Forbush, Edward Howe:
[Boston]: Issued by the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1912.
xvi,[2],622pp. Color frontispiece plus plates and numerous in text illustrations. Original green cloth. A tight, very good copy. The author.. more
Price: $55.00
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A LETTER TO A FRIEND, CONTAINING REMARKS ON CERTAIN PASSAGES IN A SERMON PREACHED, BY THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, JOHN LORD BISHOP OF LANDAFF, BEFORE THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS, AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY M
Chauncy, Charles:
Boston: Kneeland and Adams, 1767.
56pp. Dbd. Slight foxing and browning. Very good. Chauncy's reply to criticisms levied in England that the people of the.. more
Price: $500.00
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Chauncy, Charles:
Boston: Kneeland and Adams, 1767.
56pp. Dbd. Slight foxing and browning. Very good. Chauncy's reply to criticisms levied in England that the people of the.. more
Price: $500.00
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A LETTER...TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE: WITH A JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG, AND OTHER OPERATIONS OF THE FORCES, DURING THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THE FRENCH SETTLEMENTS ON CAPE BRETON; DRAWN UP AT THE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL AND HOUSE OF REPRESENT
Shirley, William:
London. 1748.
32pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Perforation stamp on titlepage and leaf B1. Some slight dust soiling affecting titlepage... more
Price: $1,750.00
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Shirley, William:
London. 1748.
32pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Perforation stamp on titlepage and leaf B1. Some slight dust soiling affecting titlepage... more
Price: $1,750.00
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A LETTER...TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE: WITH A JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG, AND OTHER OPERATIONS OF THE FORCES, DURING THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THE FRENCH SETTLEMENTS ON CAPE BRETON; DRAWN UP AT THE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL AND HOUSE OF REPRESENT
Shirley, William:
London. 1746.
32pp. Modern three-quarter speckled calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Fine. First printing of this account of important events of.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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Shirley, William:
London. 1746.
32pp. Modern three-quarter speckled calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Fine. First printing of this account of important events of.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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A MAP OF THE MOST INHABITED PART OF NEW ENGLAND CONTAINING THE PROVINCES OF MASSACHUSETS BAY AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH THE COLONIES OF CONECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND, DIVIDED INTO COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: THE WHOLE COMPOSED FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS AND ITS SITUATION
[Mead, Braddock, alias John Green]:
London: Thomas Jefferys, Nov. 29th, 1755 [but ca. 1764].
Copper-engraved map, on four unjoined and untrimmed sheets as issued. Sheet size: of each 29 3/8 x 21 3/8 inches... more
Price: $35,000.00
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[Mead, Braddock, alias John Green]:
London: Thomas Jefferys, Nov. 29th, 1755 [but ca. 1764].
Copper-engraved map, on four unjoined and untrimmed sheets as issued. Sheet size: of each 29 3/8 x 21 3/8 inches... more
Price: $35,000.00
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A MUSTER-ROLL OF THE COMPANY IN HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE, [AT BOSTON] UNDER THE COMMAND OF [CALEB KENRICK OF NOTON] CAPTAIN [caption title].
[Massachusetts Militia]:
[Boston? nd, but ca. 1746].
Broadside, 16 x 12 1/2 inches, accomplished in manuscript. Location and name of commander in caption title and date of.. more
Price: $4,250.00
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[Massachusetts Militia]:
[Boston? nd, but ca. 1746].
Broadside, 16 x 12 1/2 inches, accomplished in manuscript. Location and name of commander in caption title and date of.. more
Price: $4,250.00
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A NARRATIVE OF THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE REV. JEDIDIAH MORSE, D.D. AND THE AUTHOR.
Adams, Hannah:
Boston. 1814.
viii,31pp. Dbd. Some light foxing and tanning. Overall very good. This pamphlet relates to a controversy that ensued over the.. more
Price: $115.00
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Adams, Hannah:
Boston. 1814.
viii,31pp. Dbd. Some light foxing and tanning. Overall very good. This pamphlet relates to a controversy that ensued over the.. more
Price: $115.00
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A NARRATIVE OF THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE REV. JEDIDIAH MORSE, D.D. AND THE AUTHOR. [with:] SOME NOTICE OF THE REMARKS ON S. HIGGINSON, JUN. CONTAINED IN DR. MORSE'S APPEAL TO THE PUBLICK. [with:] REVIEW OF DR. MORSE'S "APPEAL TO THE PUBLICK," PRINCIPALL
Adams, Hannah:
Boston. 1814.
viii,31; 4; 42pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Lacks wrappers. Leaves a bit tanned. Pinhole to lower margin barely affecting a few.. more
Price: $250.00
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Adams, Hannah:
Boston. 1814.
viii,31; 4; 42pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Lacks wrappers. Leaves a bit tanned. Pinhole to lower margin barely affecting a few.. more
Price: $250.00
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A NEW METHOD OF MACARONY MAKING, AS PRACTISED AT BOSTON IN NORTH AMERICA [caption title].
[American Revolution Satirical Print]:
London: Printed for Carrington Bowles, [1774].
Engraved mezzotint, 6 1/2 x 5 inches. Slight scrape on a lower corner of the verso. Near fine. A wonderfully.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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[American Revolution Satirical Print]:
London: Printed for Carrington Bowles, [1774].
Engraved mezzotint, 6 1/2 x 5 inches. Slight scrape on a lower corner of the verso. Near fine. A wonderfully.. more
Price: $7,500.00
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A NEW SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC COOKERY FORMED UPON PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMY, AND ADAPTED TO THE USE OF PRIVATE FAMILIES.
[Rundell, Maria Eliza]:
Boston: Andrews & Cummings, and L. Blake, 1807.
[6],xx,297pp. 16mo. Quarter calf and marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine. Rubbed, rear board and last leaf detached, front joint broken. Contemporary.. more
Price: $375.00
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[Rundell, Maria Eliza]:
Boston: Andrews & Cummings, and L. Blake, 1807.
[6],xx,297pp. 16mo. Quarter calf and marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine. Rubbed, rear board and last leaf detached, front joint broken. Contemporary.. more
Price: $375.00
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A POCKET ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1784...CALCULATED FOR THE USE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.... [bound with:] A REGISTER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
[Fleet, Thomas and John]:
Boston: Printed and sold by T. & J. Fleet, [1783].
[20],80pp. plus four blank interleaves. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers, stitched, with remnants of contemporary rear marbled wrapper. Titlepage stained and heavily.. more
Price: $200.00
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[Fleet, Thomas and John]:
Boston: Printed and sold by T. & J. Fleet, [1783].
[20],80pp. plus four blank interleaves. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers, stitched, with remnants of contemporary rear marbled wrapper. Titlepage stained and heavily.. more
Price: $200.00
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A POCKET ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1795...CALCULATED CHIEFLY FOR THE USE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS...TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, THE MASSACHUSETTS REGISTER BY THOMAS & JOHN FLEET.
[Fleet, Thomas and John]:
Boston: Printed and sold by T. & J. Fleet, [1794].
[20],148pp. 12mo. Later cloth, spine gilt. Cloth lightly scuffed and faded. Trimmed closely, affecting ruling and/or text in several leaves... more
Price: $150.00
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[Fleet, Thomas and John]:
Boston: Printed and sold by T. & J. Fleet, [1794].
[20],148pp. 12mo. Later cloth, spine gilt. Cloth lightly scuffed and faded. Trimmed closely, affecting ruling and/or text in several leaves... more
Price: $150.00
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A POCKET ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1796...CALCULATED CHIEFLY FOR THE USE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS...TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, THE MASSACHUSETTS REGISTER BY THOMAS & JOHN FLEET.
[Fleet, Thomas and John]:
Boston: Printed and sold by J. & T. Fleet, [1795].
[20],148pp. plus twelve unprinted interleaves. 12mo. Contemporary calf. Calf lightly worn at extremities. Title-leaf detached. Light scattered foxing. Contemporary ink.. more
Price: $200.00
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[Fleet, Thomas and John]:
Boston: Printed and sold by J. & T. Fleet, [1795].
[20],148pp. plus twelve unprinted interleaves. 12mo. Contemporary calf. Calf lightly worn at extremities. Title-leaf detached. Light scattered foxing. Contemporary ink.. more
Price: $200.00
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A PURITAN TOWN AND ITS IMPRINTS. NORTHAMPTON 1786 - 1845.
Gilmore, Barbara:
Northampton: The Hampshire Bookshop, 1942.
xi,104pp. Original half leather and boards. Spine ends a bit worn. Very good. Inscribed by tge compiler on the front.. more
Price: $40.00
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Gilmore, Barbara:
Northampton: The Hampshire Bookshop, 1942.
xi,104pp. Original half leather and boards. Spine ends a bit worn. Very good. Inscribed by tge compiler on the front.. more
Price: $40.00
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A REPORT OF THE EVIDENCE AND POINTS OF LAW, ARISING IN THE TRIAL OF JOHN FRANCIS KNAPP, FOR THE MURDER OF JOSEPH WHITE, ESQUIRE. BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; TOGETHER WITH THE CHARGE OF HIS HONOR CHIEF JUSTICE PA
[White, Joseph]:
Salem. 1830.
74pp. plus one plate, one map, and one plan. Half title. Gathered signatures stab-stitched as issued, a portion of original.. more
Price: $200.00
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[White, Joseph]:
Salem. 1830.
74pp. plus one plate, one map, and one plan. Half title. Gathered signatures stab-stitched as issued, a portion of original.. more
Price: $200.00
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A REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF ANDREW WRIGHT, PRINTER OF THE "REPUBLICAN SPY," ON AN INDICTMENT FOR LIBELS AGAINST GOVERNOR STRONG, BEFORE THE HON. THEOPHILUS PARSONS....
[Wright, Andrew]:
Northampton: Published by Andrew Wright, 1806.
32pp. Dbd. Browned, else good. Wright published accusations against the governor concerning speculation in public securities, as well as charges.. more
Price: $450.00
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[Wright, Andrew]:
Northampton: Published by Andrew Wright, 1806.
32pp. Dbd. Browned, else good. Wright published accusations against the governor concerning speculation in public securities, as well as charges.. more
Price: $450.00
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A REPORT ON THE TREES AND SHRUBS GROWING NATURALLY IN THE FORESTS OF MASSACHUSETTS. PUBLISHED AGREEABLY TO AN ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE, BY THE COMMISSIONERS ON THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL SURVEY OF THE STATE.
Emerson, George B.:
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1846.
xv,547pp. plus seventeen plates. Later green cloth, gilt morocco label. Institutional ink inscription on front free endpaper. Minor foxing and.. more
Price: $400.00
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Emerson, George B.:
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1846.
xv,547pp. plus seventeen plates. Later green cloth, gilt morocco label. Institutional ink inscription on front free endpaper. Minor foxing and.. more
Price: $400.00
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A REPORT ON THE TREES AND SHRUBS GROWING NATURALLY IN THE FORESTS OF MASSACHUSETTS....
Emerson, George B.:
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1894.
Two volumes. xxii,[2],318; x,[2],[319]-624pp. plus 145 plates (thirty-six of them chromolithographs). Three quarter crushed morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt,.. more
Price: $400.00
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Emerson, George B.:
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1894.
Two volumes. xxii,[2],318; x,[2],[319]-624pp. plus 145 plates (thirty-six of them chromolithographs). Three quarter crushed morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt,.. more
Price: $400.00
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A RETROSPECT OF THE BOSTON TEA-PARTY, WITH A MEMOIR OF GEORGE R.T. HEWES, A SURVIVOR OF THE LITTLE BAND OF PATRIOTS WHO DROWNED THE TEA IN BOSTON HARBOUR IN 1773.
[Thatcher, Benjamin B.]:
New York. 1834.
[2],209,[1]pp. Portrait. 12mo. Original muslin backed boards, paper label. Spine ends rather frayed and worn, boards edgeworn and stained. Minor.. more
Price: $250.00
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[Thatcher, Benjamin B.]:
New York. 1834.
[2],209,[1]pp. Portrait. 12mo. Original muslin backed boards, paper label. Spine ends rather frayed and worn, boards edgeworn and stained. Minor.. more
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A RETURN OF THE HIRE OF ALL THE MEN THAT WAS HIRED BY THE TOWN OF SUTTON TO SERVE IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY FOR THREE YEARS...[manuscript caption title].
[American Revolution]:
[Sutton, Ma.]. June 4, 1781.
[2]pp. manuscript. Folio. Moderate edge wear. Small piece excised from right edge, slightly affecting text. Small circular hole also slightly.. more
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[American Revolution]:
[Sutton, Ma.]. June 4, 1781.
[2]pp. manuscript. Folio. Moderate edge wear. Small piece excised from right edge, slightly affecting text. Small circular hole also slightly.. more
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A RISING PEOPLE. THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES, 1765- 1789. A CELEBRATION FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
[American Philosophical Society, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Library Company of Pennsylvania.]:
Philadelphia: 1976.
[4],x,[1],292pp. including profuse illustrations. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers. Pictorial endpapers. Near fine. A catalog of a joint bicentennial exhibition by.. more
Price: $35.00
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[American Philosophical Society, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Library Company of Pennsylvania.]:
Philadelphia: 1976.
[4],x,[1],292pp. including profuse illustrations. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers. Pictorial endpapers. Near fine. A catalog of a joint bicentennial exhibition by.. more
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A SELECT CATALOGUE OF BOOKS CHIEFLY PUBLISHED OR IMPORTED BY HILLIARD, GRAY, AND Co.
[Bookseller's Catalogue]: Hilliard, Gray, and Co.:
Boston. 1837.
96pp., printer's ornament on titlepage. 12mo. Original printed wrappers. Slightly edgeworn, minor wrinkling to rear wrapper, front hinge tender. Light.. more
Price: $450.00
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[Bookseller's Catalogue]: Hilliard, Gray, and Co.:
Boston. 1837.
96pp., printer's ornament on titlepage. 12mo. Original printed wrappers. Slightly edgeworn, minor wrinkling to rear wrapper, front hinge tender. Light.. more
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A SERMON PREACHED AT PLYMOUTH, (NEW ENGLAND,) A.D. 1621...BEING THE FIRST SERMON EVER PREACHED IN NEW ENGLAND, AND PROBABLY THE FIRST EVER PREACHED IN AMERICA.
[Cushman, Robert]:
Boston: T.G. Bangs, Printer, 1815.
30pp. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Early ink inscription on titlepage. Light soiling, else very good. This historical sermon, "Wherein is shewed.. more
Price: $275.00
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[Cushman, Robert]:
Boston: T.G. Bangs, Printer, 1815.
30pp. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Early ink inscription on titlepage. Light soiling, else very good. This historical sermon, "Wherein is shewed.. more
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A SERMON PREACHED AT THE THURSDAY-LECTURE IN BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 16, 1762. BEFORE THE GREAT AND GENERAL COURT OF THE PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-BAY, IN NEW-ENGLAND. ON THE JOYFUL NEWS OF THE REDUCTION OF THE HAVANNAH.
Sewall, Joseph:
Boston. 1762.
33pp. Half title. Dbd. Some foxing on half title, otherwise near fine. A Boston pastor's prayer of thanks for the.. more
Price: $600.00
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Sewall, Joseph:
Boston. 1762.
33pp. Half title. Dbd. Some foxing on half title, otherwise near fine. A Boston pastor's prayer of thanks for the.. more
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A SERMON, PREACHED IN BOSTON, AUGUST 20, 1812, THE DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER, APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT...IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN.
Channing, William E.:
Boston. 1812.
15pp. Three quarter calf and marbled boards. Front board neatly detached, calf rubbed. Light scattered foxing. Very good .. more
Price: $20.00
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Channing, William E.:
Boston. 1812.
15pp. Three quarter calf and marbled boards. Front board neatly detached, calf rubbed. Light scattered foxing. Very good .. more
Price: $20.00
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