New -England Mercantile Union Business Directory Part 6.- Connecticut. Containing a New Map of Connecticut, an Almanac for 1849, a Memorandum for Every Day in the Year, and a Business Directory For the State

New York, Pratt & Co. 1849. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. 149pp + 22 addendum, folding map of Connecticut. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering. Spine faded, light wear and tiny chip at head of spine, contents age-toned but clean and unmarked, folding map is in very sound condition. Good.

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Book number: 003166

Catalogue: Reference, Business and Industry

Keywords: Manufacturing Retail Almanac

A Pocket Almanack For the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Leap Year,...Calculated chiefly for the Use of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bound with The Massachusetts Register for 1794 By T. and J. Fleet

Boston , T. & J. Fleet, 1794. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 148pp. Marbled boards, leather spine and leather backing. Rear board detached but present, front board barely holding, first 5 leaves separated (including title age), contents age-toned but clean and unmarked. A fascinating journal of a day's activities, by a former owner, is written on a blank leaf and is titled "A Journal.", all clearly legible. The first portion of the book is the almanack, and the latter portion is The Massachusetts Register for 1794, which includes much information about Massachusetts, its government, its institutions, including its military, judiciary, religious institutions, schools etc. Drake 3517. Fair.

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Book number: 004759

Catalogue: Reference, Government and Politics, History

Evening Post Association

Evening Post Annual, 1883. Biographical Sketches [With Portraits] of State Officers, Representatives in Congress, Governor's Staff, and Senators and Members of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut.

Hartford, Conn. Evening Post Association, 1883. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 200pp +16pp ads. Green cloth, gilt lettered, all edges gilt. Small amount of edgewear, 2 small spine perforations, text evenly tanned, contents clean, and book is in overall sound condition. Biographies and portraits of Connecticut officials. Good.

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Book number: 002804

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: Congress Senate Hartford

Brockett, L.P.

Handbok of the United States of America, and Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics

New York, Times Print Shop, 1886. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Jos. Laing & Co. 205pp. Brick colored cloth decorated in gold and black, bevelled-edge boards, all edges gilt. Light wear to edges and spine ends, front free endpaper is soiled, has a tear and is missing a 1 1/2 inch strip along edge, text is mildly age-toned and clean. Front pastedown endpaper has an intricately detailed engraving of the "New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge" (now known as the Brooklyn Bridge. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004626

Catalogue: American West, Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: NY "New York" Government Statistics Emigration "The West"

Van Slyck D.W.C.

The "Golden Days" Puzzlers Directory

Philadelphie, PA, James Elverson, 1886. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Half-Leather. 144pp. Green stamped cloth, gilt lettering. Cover and contents are clean and unworn, text is mildly toned, faint foxing to endpapers. A compilation of nearly 4,000 names and addresses. Near Fine.

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Book number: 004332

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Reference

Keywords: Puzzles Puzzlemaster

The International Nickel Co. of Canada, Limited

Nickel Coins

New York, The International Nickel Co. of Canada, Limited, 1930. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 125pp. Black cloth. Light wear and light scuffing, contents are mildly toned and clean, and book is very sound, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003713

Catalogue: Antiques, Reference, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Numismatics "Coin Collecting"

Clair, Colin

A Chronology of Printing

New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 228pp. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. Near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 003830

Catalogue: Decorative Arts, Reference, Books About Books

Keywords: Publishing Typefaces Type Lettering

Clarke, Thomas E. (Compiler)

The American Pocket Library of Useful Knowledge

Phildelphia, Griffith & Simon, 1841. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 63pp. Brown publisher's cloth, gilt lettering. Light wear to cover, 1/4 inch chip at head of spine, dampstaining and foxing appearing most heavily to first and last few pages, binding is tight light pencil notations on endpapers. A previous owner drew a detailed, and comical pencil drawing of an orator standing at a lectern giving a speech. The type in this book is very small, and the compiler explains that "larger type would greatly increase the size and price" of the book! Information in the book includes agriculture health, temperance, U.S. Constitution, phrenology, religion, cookery and more. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004640

Catalogue: Reference, Collectible

Keywords: Encyclopedic Compendium Diverse Information

Board of Street Commissioners

Boston's Streets Also Its Avenues, Courts, Places, Etc.

Boston, City of Boston, 1928. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 239pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering, alphabetical index tabs. Light wear and slight facdng to cover. Inscription on front free endpaper, contents mildly age-toned. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003698

Catalogue: Reference, Geography, Regional

Keywords: Locations "Apartment Houses" Hotels "Engine Houses" Schools

Gray Marine Motor Company

Instruction Manual Operation and Maintenance Parts and Price List, Vol VI, Gray Marine Diesels Model 64-TL1

Detroit, Michigan, Gray Marine Motor Company, 1942. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 209pp. Heavy card wrappers. Covers lightly soiled, rear cover stained and some stain penetratiing upper inner margin of some pages, not affecting text, "3" written in pencill on front cover, binding is tight. Built for Bureau of Ships, United States Navy. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002026

Catalogue: Reference, Engineering and Technology

Keywords: Mechanics Engines Nayv

Criswell, Grover C. Jr.

Confederate and Southern Bonds; Criswell's Currency Series - Vol. II

Florida, Criswell's & Criswell's Publications, 1980. Second Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 374pp. Grey cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. Book is clean and sound inside and out. Photo illustrations of every bond listed. Very Good.

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Book number: 004020

Catalogue: Business, Hobbies and How-To, Reference

Keywords: Bonds Certificates Securities Confederacy

Daboll, Nathan

The Connecticut Register, and United States Calendar, for the Year of our Lord 1814: Being the Thirty-eighth of the Independence of the United States.

New London, Samuel Green, 1814. 1st Edition, 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 160pp. Marbled paper wraps. Spine is worn and missing piece at bottom, contents age-toned and very occasionally foxed, binding is tight, and book has held p very well since 1814. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004699

Catalogue: History, Reference, Government and Politics

Keywords: Almanac Connecticut "New London" Government

American Directory and Publihsing Co.

Bridgeport City, Business and Street Directory. 1894.

American Directory and Publlishing Co. 1894. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 212pp. Heavy card stock plain boards, stapled binding. Boards and several pages of ads are soiled, chipped and detached but present, spine perished, endpapers lacking, text block is evenly tanned but is otherwise unworn and is complete, map not present. Includes a business directory, street and avenue directory, government listings, organizations and a business directory of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, MIlford, Stratford, Fairfield, Long Hill, Newtown and Southport. There are numerous ads, (some illustrated), plus other relevant and interesting information about Bridgeport and its environs. Poor.

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Book number: 002941

Catalogue: Reference, Ephemera, Regional

Keywords: Connecticut "Fairfield County" "City Directory"

Edwards, H.M.

A Manual of Surgical Anatomy, Containing a Minute Description of the Parts Concerned in Operative Surgery, with the Anatomical Effects of Accidents...

Philadelphia, Thomas Desilver, 1828. First American Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No Binding. 382pp. Boards not present, leather spine with red label and gilt lettering present, text block is complete and firm, contents are age-tanned and moderately foxed throughout, a bit of dampstaining to lower inner margin first several pages. Book could be restored to very presentable condition. First American Edition, from the first London Edition. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004609

Catalogue: Medicine, Reference, Science

Keywords: Medical Physician Operations Surgery Medical

Goodwin, William (Compiler)

Goodwin's Annual Legislative Statistics of State Officers, Senate and House of Representatives of Connecticut, from May Session, 1850, to May Session, 1857, Inclusive

New Haven, William Goodwin, 1857. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 120pp. Red cloth, leather backing, black title label on front board. Spine missing, both boards missing, moderate overall soiling, text is age-toned and lightly foxed but complete and unmarked. This volume actually includes 15 years of the reports, from the years 1850 to 1864 inclusive. Tipped inside the front board is an inscription signed Wm Goodwin, a photo of the author and the bookplate of B. Pomeroy. Tipped in to the rear cover is a copy of the words to the song "The Flag of the Union Forever" written by Goodwin. An unusual association copy. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002638

Catalogue: Law, Signed, Reference

Keywords: Legislators Senators