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The olden time series : gleanings chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, selected and arranged with brief comments / by Henry M. Brooks.

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Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-151809

Description

6 v. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Lotteries.
Spinning.
Sunday.
Advertising.
Punishment.
Literary curiosa.
Social life and customs.
History.

Originator

Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1822-1898.

Contents

No. 1. Curiosities of the old lottery. - no. 2. The days of the spinning-wheel in New England. - no. 3. New-England Sunday. - no. 4. Quaint and curious advertisements. - no. 5 Some strange and curious punishments. - no. 6. Literary curiosities.

Publication

Boston : Ticknor

Description

6 v. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Notes

Includes index.

Call Number

Stacks F5.B87 vol.2
Stacks F5.B87 vol.3

Places

New England

Variant Title

Curiosities of the old lottery
The days of the spinning-wheel in New England
New England Sunday
Quaint and curious advertisements
Some strange and curious punishments
Literary curiosities

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