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Birthday of the State of Connecticut. Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the First Constitution of the State of Connecticut With Interesting Connecticut Ephemera; Trumbull, Gay, Twichell, Stedman, Walker.
by Connecticut Historical Society and the Towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Hardford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1889. First Edition. Cloth. 98 pp. Tucked into the book is 4 page Order of Exercises for the celebration held at the First Church in Hartford, January 24th, 1889, a business card of J. Hammond Trumbull, President of the Connecticut Historical Society and a number of letters written to Frank B. Gay, who was then the Recording Secretary of the C. H. S. , dated 1889 having to do C. H. S. Letters are from Joseph Hopkins Twichell, the Harvard Historical Society, J. W. Perry (State Rep. ) , John W. Stedman (V. P. Of CHS) , N. H. Allen (? ) and George Walker who appears to be the pastor of the First Church in Hartford, in addition to a few letters for which we cannot make out the signature. Blue cloth covers with gilt are a little rubbed at the corners, spine tips a little frayed. Interior title page is loose, otherwise firm and clean. A wonderful collection of C. H. S. Memorabilia in connection with the 250th anniversary celebration. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 98 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10780
- Title
- Birthday of the State of Connecticut. Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the First Constitution of the State of Connecticut With Interesting Connecticut Ephemera; Trumbull, Gay, Twichell, Stedman, Walker.
- Author
- Connecticut Historical Society and the Towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Hardford, CT
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- U.S., History;, New, England;, Connecticut
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: U.S. & North America; Americana;
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About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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