1855 RARE Antique Boston Ships Shipping Registry Market Prices Newspaper Folio for Sale

1855 RARE Antique Boston Ships Shipping Registry Market Prices Newspaper Folio For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

1855 RARE Antique Boston Ships Shipping Registry Market Prices Newspaper Folio:
$1250.00

Description: "Publication is semiweekly on Wednesday and Saturday. News and information on ship disasters, sailings, cargoes and their prices. Covers news and developments in international shipping but does have a particular focus on Boston activities including statistics on the ports and statistics on commodities though the port. There was reporting on commodities prices/trade and news. Data from the publication was often reported in other trade literature like The "Merchants' Magazine" and Commercial Review."
Specifics: Measures 16.5" x 21.5" x 1.75." Covers January 3, 1855 to December 29, 1855. Published by Learned, Tompson & Co, 86 State Street, Corner of Merchants Row, Boston.
Condition: Both covers are detached. Leather accents on covers are deteriorating. Edges are worn. Backstrip is missing. FFEP and first 2 pages are detached from book block; edges are creased and tattered. Significant toning. Bottom left hand corner of pages through January 24th are tattered. Pages are otherwise crisp and clean.
My Favorite Old Books is a little woman-owned bookshop run out of my home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I sell a carefully curated selection of vintage and antique books that reflects the good things about the world around us. From childhood books that bring back memories of bedtime to cookbooks with Grammy's best meatloaf recipe to poems that capture the beauty and frailty of the human condition. I love books. I love old, antique homes where I purchase many of my books. I love bringing a smile to your face when you open up your lovingly packaged book. Many of these antique books would be headed for landfills, so your purchase gives them a second chance at life. Thank you for supporting OUR favorite old books! Related Items: