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HISTORY OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO SEPTEMBER, 1836
by Lincoln, William
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1862
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- good++, wraps (softcover)
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$27.50
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Markham, VA: Apple Manor Press, 1862. PB. good++, wraps (softcover). Quality reprint of the original edition, on the shelf and read to ship. "With Various Notices Relating to the History of Worcester, County." 448pp.
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IRONWORKS ON THE SAUGUS: THE LYNN AND BRAINTREE VENTURES OF THE COMPANY OF UNDERTAKERS OF THE IRONWORKS IN NEW ENGLAND
by Hartley, E. N.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2015
- Condition
- fine, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 9780806109572
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$7.00
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Eastern National, 2015. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0806109572 First published in 1957. "The Lynn and Braintree Ventures of the Company of Undertakers of the Ironworks in New England." The ironworks, constructed in the early 1640s, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was truly the forerunner of American 'big business.' It was also, perhaps, the most… Read more
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TREASURES OF MASSACHUSETTS - SPECIAL SECTION FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY - SUNDAY MARCH 5, 1972
by Winship, Thomas (editor)
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1972
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- good, wraps (softcover)
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$10.00
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Boston, MA: Glove Newspaper Co, 1972. PB. good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. Large folio supplement for the newspaper. 64pp.
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF CARVER MASSACHUSETTS - HISTORICAL REVIEW 1637-1910
by Griffith, Henry S.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 9780788416132
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$20.00
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Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc, 2000. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0788416138 First published in 1913, this is a reprint of the original. 366pp.
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TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TOGETHER WITH THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT WITH SECRETARY OF THE BOARD
by State of Massachusets
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1859
- Condition
- good original black cloth (hardcover) WEAR - SEE NOTE
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$45.00
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Boston, MA: William White, Printer, 1859. HC. good original black cloth (hardcover) WEAR - SEE NOTE. Nice clean and tight book block. Bottom of spine worn with one chip lacking, wear on rear board, and outside gutter of spine. State report followed by Abstract of School Reports, and last An Abstract of school returns for the School Year… Read more
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MY VILLAGE, STURBRIDGE - [Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts]
by Bowen, Gary (text and designs by); Miller, Randy (engravings by, and he inscribed in 1977)
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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$7.00
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. HC. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0374351104 59pp.
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PIONEER VALLEY: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
by McLain, Guy A.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780898658262
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$16.50
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Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company Pub, 1992. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0898658268 The story of the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts and the people who have lived there. The Pioneer Valley is along the Connecticut River and embraces the counties of Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden. 152pp.
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HUDSON [Massachusetts] - POSTCARD HISTORY SERIES
by Halprin, Lewis and the Hudson Historical Society
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2008
- Condition
- fine, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 9780738562841
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$12.50
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Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 073856284X 128pp.
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RAMBLING THROUGH THE STREETS AND LANES OF NANTUCKET
by Stackpole, Edouard A.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1969
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
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$15.00
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New Bedford, MA: Reynolds-Dewalt Printing,Inc, 1969. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. First published in 1947, this little volume rambles about the streets of this old town as well as through the by-ways of its history. 92pp.
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STREETCAR SUBURBS: THE PROCESS OF GROWTH IN BOSTON, 1870-1900
by Warner, Sam Bass
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- good, wraps (softcover) foxing on edges of book block
- ISBN
- 9780689701993
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$6.00
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New York: Atheneum, 1973. PB. good, wraps (softcover) foxing on edges of book block. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0689701993 First published in 1962. LIGHT FOXING EDGES OF BOOK BLOCK. This book tells who built the new city, and why, and how. Included here is a new introduction that considers the present suburb/city dichotomy and suggests what we can… Read more
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HISTORIC DOORWAYS OF OLD SALEM
by Northend, Mary Harrod
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1926
- Condition
- good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) faint dampstain
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$20.00
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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) faint dampstain. B&W illustrations. Nice bright stampings on the cloth - NOTE - very, very faint dampstain top corner of last ten pages. 96pp.
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GROTON DURING THE INDIAN WARS 1655-1760 - [Groton, Massachusetts]
by Green, Samuel A. (signed and inscribed by the author in 1885)
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1883
- Condition
- original green cloth (hardcover) wear to cloth and spine
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$70.00
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Groton, Mass: published by the author, 1883. HC. original green cloth (hardcover) wear to cloth and spine. Some light edgewear, and at top of spine. Signed and inscribed by the author. 214pp.
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NEW ENGLAND OLD AND NEW: A BRIEF REVIEW OF SOME HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL INCIDENTS IN THE PURITAN "NEW ENGLAND CANAAN,"..
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1957
- Condition
- good, wraps (softcover) some cover wear, light bumping
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$7.50
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Boston, MA: Old Colony Trust Company, 1957. PB. good, wraps (softcover) some cover wear, light bumping. B&W and color illustrations. Some light edgewear and bumping. 61pp.
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BOSTON'S NORTH SHORE
by Garland, Joseph E.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1978
- Condition
- good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780316304252
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$7.50
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1978. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0316304255 Being an Account of Life Among the Noteworthy, Fashionable, Wealthy, Eccentric and Ordinary, 1823-1890. 409pp.
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WABAN, EARLY DAYS: 1681-1918
by MacIntire, Jane Bacon (edited by)
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1944
- Condition
- good, blue cloth (hardcover)
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$30.00
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Waban, MA: The Modern Press, 1944. HC. good, blue cloth (hardcover). B&W illustrations. The following history is dedicated to the memory of my father, William Chamberlain Strong. He chose Waban for his home on account of its natural beauty and he did much to enhance its attractiveness by laying out suitable streets and planting trees and flowers." 294pp.… Read more
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JAMAICA PLAIN - IMAGES OF AMERICA - [Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts]
by Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- very good+, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 0752405659128
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$6.00
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Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 1997. PB. very good+, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0752405659 128pp.
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A COPY OF THE RECORDS OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS AND OF INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGE OF THE TOWN OF HANOVER, MASS 1727-1857
by Prepared under the direction of Jedediah Dwelley, Morton V. Bonney, Eben C. Waterman, Melvin S. Nash, and L. Vernon Briggs
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1898
- Condition
- good, black cloth (hardcover)
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$15.00
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Rockland, MA: Press of Rockland Standard, 1898. HC. good, black cloth (hardcover). 319pp.
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BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS - THE ARCHITECTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN OF HOMES
by Lucas, Nora; Flynn, Kay; and, Zellie, Carole
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- good, wraps (softcover) faint bump bottom corner
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$35.00
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Belmont Historic Dist. Comm, 1984. PB. good, wraps (softcover) faint bump bottom corner. B&W illustrations. Faint bump bottom corner, and light wear to covers. 116pp.
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SOUTH HADLEY - IMAGES OF AMERICA - [South Hadley, Massachusetts]
by Cronin, Irene and the South Hadley Historical Society
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1998
- Condition
- good+, wraps (softcover) faint stain on foredge couple pages
- ISBN
- 9780752413457
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$12.50
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Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. PB. good+, wraps (softcover) faint stain on foredge couple pages. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0752413457 Faint stain foreedge of book block on a few pages, hard to notice. 128pp.
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MEMORIES OF A SMALL-TOWN YANKEE
by Richards, Kenneth G.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1985
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 0912395044128
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$7.50
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Athol, MA: Miller River Publishing Co, 1985. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0912395044 128pp.
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