Rare 1916 BOOKLET Ye Crown Coffee House A Story of Old Boston by Walter Watkins

Description

OFFERING A BOOKLET ENTITLED
"YE CROWN COFFEE HOUSE -
A Story of Old Boston"
BY WALTER K. WATKINS
SEE VIEWS ABOVE
FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED 1916 BY
HENDERSON & ROSS, BOSTON
"In 1635 the High Street leading from the Market Place
to the water, with its dozen of low thatched-roofed-
houses was a great contrast to the tall office buildings
of State Street today. One of the latest ocean steamers
would have filled its length, ending as it did, in the early
days, at the waterside where Merchants Row now extends."
SIZE 9"
55 PAGES
WITH A PASTE IN BOOKPLATE AT THE BACK
THAT STATES:
"NEW ENGLAND
HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY
Given by
Henderson & Ross
Boston
Mass.
March 31, 1916"
THIS DATE DISCREETLY STAMPED AT THE UPPER RIGHT
COVER CORNER
, AS WELL AS ON THE LAST PAGE
UPPER RIGHT CORNER
VERY GOOD AS SHOWN ANTIQUE CONDITION
DECORATIVE PAPER WRAPS
WITH GILT TITLE
20 ILLUSTRATIONS
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL BOOKLET, NOT A COPY
CHIPPING AT THE EDGES OF THE PAPER COVERS
(since they overhang the pages by just a bit)
NO WRITING
NO TEARS
BINDING TIGHT
SOME VERY INTERESTING OLD BOSTON HISTORY
QUITE RARE IN FIRST EDITION
BID NOW!
BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING
AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END
FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED
MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX
WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS
YOU
PAY THE SHIPPING!