A Century of Lotteries in Rhode Island 1744-1844
by Stiness, John H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Providence, R.I.: Sidney S. Rider, 1896 Book. Illus. by Facsimile Tickets/Documents. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited to 250 Copies. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. The Providence Journal Library in gilt on cover. Rebound 1948. A record of lotteries in the hundred-year period specified, beginning with building a bridge over the Woboset River at Providence in November, 1744. Lotteries were used by every religious denomination except the Quakers to build churches or steeples. One man in debtor's prison used this principle to re-establish himself. Schools, libraries, and organizations such as the Masons raised funds by lottery, while even the legislatures found lotteries more productive than taxation. 123 pp..
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- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011741
- Title
- A Century of Lotteries in Rhode Island 1744-1844
- Author
- Stiness, John H
- Illustrator
- Facsimile Tickets/Documents
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited to 250 Copies
- Publisher
- Sidney S. Rider
- Place of Publication
- Providence, R.I.
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- R.I. Historical Tracts, 2nd Series, No. 3
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Economics;
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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