The Memorial History of Boston, Vol III: The Revolutionary Period, 1882

The Memorial History of Boston, Vol III: The Revolutionary Period, 1882Here is an incredible volume from the four volume set entitled The Memorial History of Boston, published in Boston by James R. Osgood and Company in 1882, with a copyright date of 1880, as edited by Justin Winsor, then LIbrarian of Harvard University. This listing is for Volume III, subtitled The Revolutionary Period and The Last Hundred Years, Part I. The book includes extensive text and many illustrations painting a picture of the history of Boston,

PLATE LV: View of the Female Pelvic Organs

The Gold Bug by Edgar Allen Poe

holding a hair brush

As is to be expected of binoculars of this age

Backing the entire assembly is a red ribbon

but I do not believe that the alarm function works

This statue is in good condition but does have chipping in the paint typical of vintage chalkware statues

Here is a beautiful ornate antique Victorian brass or bronzed tone cast iron matchbook holder and triple ashtray

but it still looks quite nice

Please note that there is some minor scratching on the veneer surface

later of Currier & Ives fame

They were printed in Cambridge