The history of the ancient and honorable artillery company, [revised and enlarged] from its formation in 1637 and charter in 1638, to the present time; comprising the biographies of the distinguished civil, literary, religious, and military men of the colony, province, and commonwealth

Whitman, Zachariah G.

Published by John H. Eastburn, printer, Boston, 1842

About this Item

Second edition, 8vo in 4s, pp. [4], 463 [1]; quarter-leather binding with brown cloth covers; spine rather rubbed; tail endcap missing; slight foxing; otherwise good and sound. Page 463 is missing but here is neatly copied out in contemporary manuscript, probably in the hand of William Howe who has penned two ink ownership inscriptions dated 1845. Three additional 19th-century inscriptions on the front free endpapers; the first written on stationary for the Boston & Providence Railroad Corporation Superintendent's Office: "5 Aug 1881. My Dear Lundy, here is the vol. you want. It once belonged to the Commander of 1814. Capt. Howe, died about 1848, and was buried at Coffer Hill. The book cost me $4 and it's yours at that price. Yours, A. A. Folsom." The second: "Boston, Aug 6, 1881. The note on the opposite page was in answer to one from the undersigned address to Past Commander Folsom inquiring as to whether he would sell this copy, knowing that he had one, he having informed the undersigned that he had bought one at some second-hand bookstore. N. H. Lundy." The third: "Aug. 9. 1881. Paid A. A. Folsom $4.00 for this book. N. H. L.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The history of the ancient and honorable artillery company, [revised and enlarged] from its formation in 1637 and charter in 1638, to the present time; comprising the biographies of the distinguished civil, literary, religious, and military men of the colony, province, and commonwealth
• Publisher: John H. Eastburn, printer, Boston
• Publication Date: 1842
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