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Lost Boston
by Jane Holtz Kay
LOST BOSTON is a visual feast, a stunning presentation of a city's physical development, and an eloquent appeal for the preservation of what makes the city special. Bringing history to life with more than 350 photographs and prints, Jane Holtz Kay traces Boston's evolution brick by brick and block by block, creating what THE WASHINGTON POST hailed as "an elegant architectural history, excellently illustrated."
Death At an Early Age
by Jonathan Kozol
In this National Book Award-winning book, Kozol unflinchingly exposes the disturbing "destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school." A new Epilogue assesses the last 20 years of the educational system.
The Maritime History Of Massachusetts 1783-1860
by Samuel Eliot Morison
From jacket: "Here is the first adequate account of the seafarers of the Old Bay State..."
Massachusetts Books & Ephemera
Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americae implantata Anglorumique coloniis florentissima
by HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19 1/8" x 22.5".<br/><br/> Early map of New England by Johann Baptist Homann dates to circa 1716. Extends from the Delaware Bay to Quebec and the St. Lawrence River and from Philadelphia east to Nova Scotia. Includes New York, New Jersey, all of New England and parts of Pennsylvania and Canada. The map notes American Indian as well as European settlements. Abound with interesting elements,...
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CA$2,287.40
JUDITH AND HOLOFERNES A POEM.
by ALDRICH, THOMAS BAILEY
Publisher's reddish brown cloth with spine lettering gilt, now faded, octavo, pp. 78. Top edge gilt. Incomplete bookplate removal near top edge of front paste down. Previous owner name and 1901 notation from St. John, New Brunswick, on free front endpaper. Some black ink spots on upper board near top corner. Light shelf wear at spine ends and board tips. Some spots of foxing on preliminary pages. GOOD withal. See BAL 375.
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CA$20.03
Mr. Red Sox: The Johnny Pesky Story
by Johnny Pesky
Boston: Rounder, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by the author.
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CA$103.97
Portrait: The Emergence Of John F. Kennedy
by Jacques Lowe
New York: Bramhall House, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. 4to. 223 pp. Black and white photos throughout,
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CA$34.66
The Strength And Beauty Of The Sanctuary; A Sermon Preached At The Dedication Of The First Congregational Church In Natick Massachusetts. November 15, 1854
by Nason, Rev. Elias
Boston: S. K. Whipple & Co, 1855. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Octavo; pp. 24; original decorated printed paper wrappers;.
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CA$20.79
HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE CONSIDERED, AS IT RESPECTS BOTH MINISTER AND PEOPLE. A SERMON, PREACHED IN BARNSTABLE, WEST PARISH, OCTOBER 1ST. 1760. AT THE ORDINATION OF MR. OAKES SHAW, TO THE PASTORAL OFFICE THERE. BY JOHN SHAW, A.M., PASTOR OF A CHURCH IN BRIDGWATER
by Shaw, John
Boston: Printed by Green and Russell, in Queen-street, 1761. 32pp, but lacking the half title. Disbound, mild scattered foxing. Good+. Shaw [1708-1791] became minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Bridgewater, Massachusetts in 1731, and served as such until his death in 1791, "an astounding sixty years" [web site of the First Parish, Bridgewater, Massachusetts]. Oakes Shaw [1736-1807], born and bred in Bridgewater, was a Harvard graduate. Ordained in 1760, he spent his life in nearby...
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CA$346.58
The Charles
by Tourtellot, Arthur Bernon
New York: National Travel Club, 1941. First edition. A very good+ copy. No dust jacket.. 356 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings and maps. 8vo. The Rivers of America. Limited Boston edition # 404, signed by author.
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CA$41.59
Announcement of MIT Civil Engineering Society Membership
by Horace S. Baker
Softcover. Very Good. Approx. 10" x 10" square of brown suede printed with the following: "Be it known unto all men by these presents that one W.D. Murray is a member of the Civil Engineering Society of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology." Signed Horace S. Baker, President. Looks to be from the 1930s or 1940s. Uncommon.
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CA$103.97
Massachusetts Beautiful
by Nutting, Wallace
Bonanza Books, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$9.66
Automobile Map of Massachusetts Cape Cod Section
by GEORGE H. WALKER & CO
Boston: Geo. H. Walker & Co, 1906. unbound. Map. Colored lithograph. Sheet measures 30.5" x 29.5".<br/><br/> This beautiful 1906 pocket map of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard from 1906 was issued by George H. Walker & Co. Specifically designed for the automobile traveler, it identifies state roads, good automobile routes, electric railways and other routes. Covers from Bridge Water to Nantucket Island. Beautifully detailed, it also notes several towns,...
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CA$935.75
Massachusetts Beautiful
by Nutting, Wallace
Bonanza Books, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$9.66
The House on Nauset Marsh
by Richardson, Wyman
Chatham Press, 1972. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$9.11
Buildings for Music: The Architect, the Musician, the Listener from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day
by Michael Forsyth
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. Uncorrected Page Proof dated 9/3/85. Unusual format for this highly specialized publication.
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CA$207.95
Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools
by Kozol, Jonathan
Houghton Mifflin, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, fourth printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. FIRST EDITION, 4TH PRINTING. Now protected by mylar cover. No extraneous markings with the exception of prior owner's name being marked out on fly-leaf. All pages intact. Binding is strong....
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CA$47.13
A Forty-five Year History of The Class of 1896: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
by Locke (Chairman of Book Committee), Charles E
Cambridge, Massachusetts: , 1942 Foreword by Charles E. Locke. Illustrated. Black spine with gold letters with red boards. Light foxing, boards moderately rubbed and soiled, else, Good Condition.. Hard Cover. Good.
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CA$20.79
THE VALIDITY OF PRESBYTERIAN ORDINATION ASSERTED AND MAINTAINED. A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT THE ANNIVERSARY DUDLEIAN-LECTURE, AT HARVARD- COLLEGE IN CAMBRIDGE NEW-ENGLAND, MAY 12. 1762. WITH AN APPENDIX, GIVING A BRIEF HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE EPISTLES ASCRIBED TO IGNATIUS; AND EXHIBITING SOME OF THE MANY REASONS, WHY THEY OUGHT NOT TO BE DEPENDED ON AS HIS UNCORRUPTED WORKS
by Chauncy, Charles
Boston, 1762. 118pp. Half title present but detached. Disbound. Else Very Good. This is a seminal work, not only in Chauncy's long repertoire of publications, but also in Colonial Americans' struggle to prevent domination by the Episcopal Church and to nurture their own democratic religious institutions. As DAB notes, "Chauncy devoted nine years to contending against Episcopal claims, beginning with his Dudleian Lecture of 1762 [this piece]..." Here he tells his audience, "You are, by this time, at no...
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CA$901.10
Massachusetts Beautiful
by Wallace Nutting
New York: Bonanza Books MCMXXIII. (Reprint) Illustrated by the author with three hundred and four pictures covering all the counties in Massachusetts. Dust jacket with slight creases on front.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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CA$13.86
Autographed Letter Signed
by QUINCY, Josiah (Jr.)
Boston, 1846. unbound. 1 page, 6.75 x 4.25 inches, Boston, September 1, 1846. Autographed letter signed by the Massachusetts Congressman and Harvard president, politely declining an invitation, in part: "I feel greatly obligated by your polite invitation to me and my lady to be of your party for the visitation of the Farm school on the 4th instant..." Accompanied by a holograph envelope measuring 2.5 x 4 inches. Rust stain from a paper clip on verso of letter; very good...
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CA$173.29
To Massachusetts with Love
by Jennison, Keith
Kennebunkport, Maine: Durrell Publications, 1970 Illustrated. Very Good, without dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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CA$5.55
![Died Jan. 17th, 1837 - Mrs. Elizabeth Coolidge, Aged 60 Years. [Elizabeth Bulfinch Coolidge, sister of American Architect Charles Bulfinch]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/099/573/1321573099.0.b.jpg)
Died Jan. 17th, 1837 - Mrs. Elizabeth Coolidge, Aged 60 Years. [Elizabeth Bulfinch Coolidge, sister of American Architect Charles Bulfinch]
by [Elizabeth Bulfinch Coolidge (1777-1837)]
[Np. Boston? c. 1837]. [1-2], [3-4 (blank)]pp. Small quarto letterpress bifolium circular printed on Whatman paper. Light creases; slight toning; very good. An apparently unrecorded funeral memorial to Elizabeth Bulfinch Coolidge (1777-1837), sister to American architect, Charles Bulfinch. Elizabeth Coolidge was the daughter of Thomas Bulfinch and Susan Apthorpe Bulfinch of Boston. For context, see Papers, 1802-1837, of Susan Apthorp Bulfinch and family held by the Boston Athenaeum. The memorial or...
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Four Booklets from Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts: Textiles in New England 1790-1840, Glass in New England, Customs on the Table Top: How New England Housewives Set Out Their Tables, Early New England Pottery and Glass in New England
by Catherine Fennelly, Kenneth M. Wilson
Sturbridge: Old Sturbridge Booklet Series, 1966. Softcover. Near Fine with previous owner's name on title page.. Varying lengths, staple-bound in illustrated wraps.
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CA$41.59
Sports Illustrated, May 4, 1970
by Andre Laguerre, Editor
New York: Time, Inc, 1970. Softcover. Fine with clean mailing label on front cover.. Featuring Bobby Orr cover and story on the Boston Bruins, plus the artist Sempe on Monaco. By 1970, SI's legendary managing editor, Andre Laguerre, had recruited some of America's best writers to work for him, and had refined SI's formula, creating a smart, stylish, literate newsmagazine with a strong editorial voice.
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CA$48.52
Map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
by DESILVER, Charles
Philadelphia: Desilver, Charles, 1856. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 3/4" x 15 1/4"<br/> <br/> Classic map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, railroads, waterways, and topographical features. An inset in the lower left features a plan of Boston, with streets, bridges, railroads, and major landmarks labeled. A statistical table in the upper right lists populations by county. In very good...
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Massachusetts and Rhode Island
by COLTON, J.H
New York: J.H. Colton & Co, 1857. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 3/4" x 15"<br/> <br/> Detailed map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island divided into counties. An inset in the lower right shows Boston and its Vicinity. Cities, towns, railroads, major routes and canals are labeled. In very good condition, with minor wear to margins. Overall toning. <br> <br> The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of...
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CA$242.60
An Historical Sketch of The Oneida Football Club Of Boston 1862-1865
by Winthrop Saltonstall Scudder and Robert Means Lawrence
Round head fastener bound pamphlet as pictured. This is a short history of what is thought to be the first organized football or soccer team in the United States. This appears to be a printed rather than mimeographed or photocopied collation that includes several full page photographs and reproductions of club memorabilia. The text is age tanned but appears unmarked. An interesting piece of history. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOG3
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CA$59.61
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