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Book fair in Boston. June 21, 1842. As it is determined that no trade sale is to be held in Boston this year, it is proposed that the booksellers hold a book fair in that place on the 21st of June, 1842, on the following plan ..
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Book fair in Boston. June 21, 1842. [electronic resource] : As it is determined that no trade sale is to be held in Boston this year, it is proposed that the booksellers hold a book fair in that place on the 21st of June, 1842, on the following plan ...
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[Boston : s.n., 1842]
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[4] p. ; 28 cm.
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"As the stock, stereotype plates, and copyrights, belonging to Hilliard, Gray & Co. are in the market, and the disposition of them offers a favorable opportunity to commence a book fair on a new plan as an experiment, the undersigned approve of the contemplated fair to be conducted by Mr. Harrison Gray ..."--p. [2]. Signed: Boston, May 6, 1842. Munroe & Francis [and twenty-five others].
"Boston, May 9th, 1842. By the advice of my friends among the trade here, I have been induced to offer my services to conduct the proposed book fair which will be held in this city, commencing the 21st day of June next. ..."--p. [3]. Signed: Harrison Gray.
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Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2005. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (American broadsides and ephemera. First series ; no. 5972).
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June 16, 2008
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