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A.H. Roffe & Co.'s American and Foreign Subscription Agency, catalogue for 1881, Albert H. Roffe & Co., proprietors, 11 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1881

Location Note

Product catalogues: Books and printing: Printing and printed matter

GUSN

GUSN-266519

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Description

The catalog has an alphabetic list of magazines and newspapers with a separate section for foreign titles. A few advertisements for individual titles are found throughout the catalog. The cover has a logo with a Robinson Crusoe figure and the text "Footprints on the sands of time."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
subscription
magazines (military buildings)
newspapers
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog, 34 pages ; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.005.001.022

Image Dimensions

5 1/2 x 3 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Albert H. Roffe & Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Bromfield Street (Boston, Mass.)
Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)

Descriptive Terms

A. H. Roffe & Co.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Books and printing: Printing and printed matter

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