The Boston Money Tree.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Thomas Crowell, (1977). vg. More
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Homelands and Waterways; The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926
New York: Pantheon, 1999. Illus. 694pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, boards lightly soiled, first 16 pages wavy on bottom margins. New York: Pantheon Books, (1999). More
Map of Boston and Vicinity
Boston: 1880. Pocket Map. Color lithograph. Page measures 27 x 21.75 inches. Pocket map of Boston, Massachusetts beautifully depicts the city of Boston and 6 mile surround including Chelsea, Arlington and Brookline. Shows the original shore line in red and the burnt district in 1872. City blocks, streets, railway lines and suburbs are noted. The map is in good condition with wear along original folds in a unlabeled brown buckram case. Overall, a beautiful and rare map detailed plan of..... More
Life in Town, or The Boston Spy.
Boston: Redding, 1844. Being a Series of Sketches Illustrative of Whims and Women in the 'Athens of America'. Hand-colored frontispiece, 2 additional colored plates. 56pp., short thin 4to, original dark brown moire silk (rebacked in plain brown cloth; scattered foxing). Boston: Redding and Company, 1844. Very scarce. Contains chapters on Sewing Circles, Popular Lectures, and Fancy Fairs. More
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 36" x 29" This fantastically detailed sea chart issued by the United States Coast Survey in 1867 beautifully depicts the Boston Harbor and broader Massachusetts Bay. The chart extends from Nahant and Lynn Harbor in the north to Scituate Bay at the southern limit, including the Boston Harbor as well as the Quincy Bay, Nantasket, and Cohasset Harbor. The map notes numerous depth soundings throughout and other important maritime..... More
Rambles Around Old Boston.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (spine faded, edges of corners worn). Boston: Little Brown, 1921. More
Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia; Two Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Class Authority and Leadership.
New York: Free Press, 1979. 585pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled, d.w. dampstained. New York: Free Press, (1979). vg. More
The Rascal King; The Life and Times of James Michael Curley, 1874-1958.
Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1992. illus. 571pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth. Reading: Addison- Wesley, (1992). Very good. More
Carte de la Baye de Baston Situee dans la Nouvelle Angleterre
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 12 1/2" x 9 3/8". Image measures 9"x 7". Charming early chart of Boston Harbor. Shows depths and sandbars. Very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office). More
Aspects of Boston.
many photo. illus., some in color. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. vg. More
Very attractive Boston to Great Britain manuscript trade manifest document. Boston, January 8th 1794. 7 inches x 11 3/4 inches. 1 page.
Boston: 1794. from M. Bicker & Sons, wholesalers to Captain William Story. Boston, 1794. Fine with strong folds. "...Having appointed you commander of the Brig Harriot, our orders for you to proceed with the first fair wind to Cowes, England and when arrived to value upon our Mr. Martin Bicker. If he happens to be absent form Cowes, write immediately on to Him at London & ask of him his orders which will attend to in every respect...If it should..... More
First Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston. 1876. Second Edition
Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1881. 183pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends, top of front cover and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1881. Most of the text is an appendix that lists the names of taxpayers in Boston, Brookline, and Chelsea for the years 1674, 1676, 1681, 1685, 1687, 1688, 1691, 1695 with an index of names. More
Forty of Boston's Historic Houses; A Brief Illustrated Description of the Residences of Historic Characters of Boston
Boston: State Street Trust Company, 1912. Who have lived in or near the Business Section. 40 Illus. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, spine ends worn, otherwise very good. Boston: State Street Trust Company, (1912). More
Boston Furniture of the Eighteenth Century. A Conference Held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 11 and 12 May, 1972.
Boston: Colonial Society, 1974. More than 170 black & white illlustrations. xv + 316pp., 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; small inner portion of top and lower edge have minor dampstains, dust wrapper chipped,soiled. Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, (1974). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
City of Boston; Digest of the Statues and of the Ordinances relating to the Construction, Maintenance, and Inspection of Buildings in the City of Boston, 1892.
many color diagrams, some folding. 8vo, cloth; (spine ends repaired). Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1893. More
Points of Interest in Boston and Environs
Boston: 1937. Illus. 8vo, tan boards. Boston, (1937). vg Published by the Banks and Trust Companies of Boston. More
Elias Boudinot's Journey to Boston in 1809.
Ed. by Milton Halsey Thomas. illus. 97pp. 8vo, cloth, Princeton Univ. Library, 1955. vg. More
Suffolk Surnames.
Frontis. 757pp. 8vo, buckram; (t.p. and p. 437 have small tears in margin, ex-lib). London, (1861). More
[John Quincy Adam's Inaugural Address]
Boston: Daily Advertised, Patriot & Chronicle, Courier, 1825. Broadside. Sheet measures 22.5 x 10.5" (55 x 26 cm). Text in 3 ruled columns. This broadside provides a transcript of President John Quincy Adams's Inaugural Address, given on March 5, 1825. It was printed as a collaborative effort by three of Boston's largest newspapers: the Daily Advertised published by Nathan Hale, the Patriot & Chronicle by Davis Ballard and Edmund Wright, and the Courier. World Cat lists 6 known examples in..... More
Autographed Letter Signed about feel sick
Boston: 1885. 2 pages, 8 x 5 inches, Boston, no date, circa 1885, informing a constituent that he is not feeling well, in part: "Since I saw you the other day I have been knocked down by what seems a very insignificant but very inconvenient little attack of fever. I think it very doubtful whether I get out on Sunday. If I do, I shall be fit for nothing but to get over to Trinity and back again..." Horizontal folds..... More
Missing Beauty; A True Story of Murder and Obsession.
illus. 478pp. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. New York, (1988). More
Fictional Rambles in & About Boston.
New York: McClure Phillips, 1902. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, corners bumped, spine ends lightly worn, cloth lightly soiled, inner hinges crudely repaired with tape. New York: McClure, Phillips, 1902. More
Historic Boston, in Four Seasons; A Camera Impression
New York: Hastings House, 1938. Many photo Illus. by the author. 73pp. 12mo, two-toned boards, bottom edges of boards rubbed. New York: Hastings House, (1938). Very good. More
The Silent Traveller In Boston.
color illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Norton, (1959). vg. More
George Washington's Navy; Being an Account of His Excellency's Fleet in New England Waters
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1960. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. rubbed on edges and lightly soiled. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1960). From the library of Wendell Garrett with his embossed stamp on the front flyleaf. More