A brief sketch of the life of James Read. By his grandson James Read Chadwick, M.D.

[READ, JAMES.]

Published by The Merrymount Press, Boston, 1905

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8vo, pp. [2], 34; gravure frontis portrait, silhouette portrait, facsimile poem, gravure plate; black cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-titled spine, some wear to extremities, spine ends cracking and beginning to fray, else very good. This copy with presentation to "Mrs. William C. Loring with regards of James R. Chadwick, Boston, July 13, 1905." Read (1789-1870) was a prominent Boston merchant and manufacturer; Readville, MA is named after him. Smith 22. Another copy of the above. Similar condition, without presentation inscription. $35. Seller Inventory # 12537

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Title: A brief sketch of the life of James Read. By...

Publisher: The Merrymount Press, Boston

Publication Date: 1905

Binding: Hardcover