A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts; with Numerous Illustrations on Wood and Steel by Nason, Elias - 1874

Boston: B.B. Russell, 1874. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Dark brown cloth. 576 pages. With black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a large color fold-out map of Massachusetts. Alphabetically arranged by town, this work offers a description of the various cities and towns in Massachusetts, including their then current economic situation, short histories of the towns, etc. Cambridge, Boston, Concord, Plymouth and many others included. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing and fading to the cloth, with minor to moderate soiling and a few small stains. Heavy fading to the spine. Heavy scuffing along the extremities with the cloth frayed and worn at the tips of the spine and corners. Interior solid with mostly minor scattered soiling and foxing throughout. Fold-out map rather worn, with several large tears, as well as some crude tape repairs. Tape yellowed and falling off. Odor present from the tape.

Boston: B.B. Russell, 1874. Sunned covers and spine. Bumped and worn corners. Two holes in gutter. Frayed extremities. Spotting on spine. 5 inch and 1/2 inch tears on map. Soil on pages 222/223.. Hard Cover. Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

"A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts" by Elias Nason. 1874; B.B. Russell; Boston. The book contains "numerous illustrations on wood and steel" including a fold-out color map of Massachusetts.From the Preface:"The design of this work is to present in alphabetical order a clear and concise topographical description, together with a brief historical and statistical notice, of the several counties, cities, towns, and villages of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To meet this want; to portray the varied local scenery, the genius, the spirit, the industrial and intellectual activities, of the people; to form a guide-book of the State adapted to the family, the student, the man of business and the man of leisure, the editor and the literary institution, - has been, both as it regards the plan and the detail, the writer's constant aim." Condition: Light staining on the covers; the maroon cover color has somewhat faded on the spine; fraying to the top and bottom edges of the spine; worn corners (the… Read More

Boston: B. B. Russell, 1878. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Tear to spine head, spine and board corners rubbed, ink name on front free endpaper. 1878 Half-Leather. 576 pp. "The design of this work is to present in alphabetical order a clear and concise topographical description, together with a brief historical and statistical notice, of the several counties, cities, towns, and villages of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."--Preface

Boston: B. B. Russell, 1874. Heavily worn copy of this collection of brief town histories, some illustrated with small engravings, with a large folding map in color at the front. Light purplish brown cloth lettered in gilt, 576 pages. Covers worn and rubbed, spine ends chipped, fabric over front joint split, hinges cracked, text block sound, five inch tape repair to rear of map, several names and dates on front endpapers, pages age-toned but clean.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Boston: B. B. Russell, 1874. Published 1874. Worn copy of this collection of brief town histories, some illustrated with small engravings, with a large folding map in color at the front. What makes this particular copy a bit more interesting is the bookplate on the front pastedown, which indicates that the book was a gift to the Congregational Church and Society of Prescott, Massachusetts, for use of its ministers. Prescott is a town that no longer exists anywhere but under the waters of the Quabbin Reservoir in Western Massachusetts. Brown cloth lettered in gilt, 576 pages. Covers worn and rubbed, large section of spine covering absent, including about half the lettering, good hinges, sound text block, age-toned pages with some scattered foxing, map generally good with many extraneous creases and a four inch closed tear from the lower corner in, affecting the legend, not the map itself. A rough copy with interesting provenance.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Heritage Books, October 2007. Trade Paperback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.