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Tales of the Observer; Centennial History of the Jordan Marsh Company, Boston MA, 1851-1951
by Edwards, Richard H., Jr
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket.
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston / Clinton MA.: Jordan Marsh Company / Colonial Press., 1950. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket.. 1 Gold spine lettering: Jordan Marsh Centennial, 1851-1951. Front bold gold book title w/ trim-corner hat, long clay pipe, spyglass. 116 p. 22 cm. Illustrations, Portraits. Light blue end papers, decorated. Eben Dyer Jordon who at 14 came to Boston from Danville, Maine in 1836, and soon found a job at a Roxbury small farm. Two years later, he was working in a dry goods store as an errand boy. At 19, a merchant financed him in his own store at 168 Hanover St, Boston. Pen&Ink artwork throughout not credited save a few w/ small "JA". In 1851, Eben Jordan and Benjamin L Marsh partnered at 129 Milk St. Shared also was Eben's slogan, "The better you serve your customers, the better you serve yourself". The retail business grew. "The Observer" narrates this history over the next century. Listed at back: Century Club Members; Our Centennial Associates.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.MA0320011501
- Title
- Tales of the Observer; Centennial History of the Jordan Marsh Company, Boston MA, 1851-1951
- Author
- Edwards, Richard H., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jordan Marsh Company / Colonial Press.
- Place of Publication
- Boston / Clinton MA.
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- "The Observer" narrates|Benjamin L Marsh, partner|Danville, Maine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Massachusetts;
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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