[Providence: Hiram H. Thomas and Co., late December, 1865]. Letterpress broadside, 17.5 x 12 inches, printed in double columns, with decorative floral border. Old folds, two folds neatly strengthened on verso, other folds tender, bottom third darkened. A rare newspaper carrier's address closing out the fateful year of 1865 and..... More
Providence: John F. Greene, [late 1866]. Broadside, 12 x 6.75 inches, printed in two columns within an ornamental border. Thumb-sized chip to right edge, old folds, somewhat weak, several old tape reinforcements on verso, mild foxing. A somewhat unusual carrier's address, which usually emanate from newspapers or other periodicals; this..... More
[Providence: Hiram H. Thomas & Co., late 1883]. Broadside, 20.75 x 14.25 inches, text printed in three columns. Uniformly toned, minor chipping to edges, especially the right edge, some tape repairs to verso. A rare carrier's address celebrating the holiday season, the printing press, the telegraph, the fairly new invention..... More
![Item #3804 [Collection of Three Pamphlet-Style Carrier's Addresses from Newport]. Carrier's...](/pictures/thumb/McBRB3804.jpg?v=1669821547)
[Newport, R.I. 1893-1896]. Three pamphlets, varying sizes as described below. Generally nice condition, and all internally clean. A collection of three scarce pamphlet-style carrier's addresses issued in Newport, Rhode Island in the last decade of the 19th century. None of the three appear in OCLC searches. The details of each..... More
[Providence]: E.A. Johnson & Co., [late 1891]. Broadside, 24 x 16 inches, printed in three columns within ornamental border. Uniformly tanned, small closed puncture in bottom margin, old folds, very minor losses at a few crossfolds, minor edge wear. A very rare carrier's address for the year 1892 authored by..... More
[Providence: General Advertiser, late 1869]. Letterpress broadside, printed in two columns, 18 x 11.5 inches. Old folds, minor foxing and creasing. An exceedingly-rare Rhode Island carrier's address whose authorship is attributed to noted transcendental poet and spiritualist Sarah Helen Whitman. The text celebrates the wealth and scenery of Providence, and..... More
![Item #3806 State Prison Report [caption title]. Rhode Island, Prison Reform](/pictures/thumb/McBRB3806.jpg?v=1667402634)
[Providence: 1834]. Broadside, 15 x 10.5 inches, printed in three columns within an ornamental border. Old folds, short splits along some folds, a few small chips, moderate dust-soiling and foxing. Untrimmed. A rare broadside disseminating a report from a five-man committee of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, recommending penal..... More
Providence: 1848. Broadside, 18.75 x 11.5 inches, text printed in four columns, with pictorial woodcut at top center. Old folds, considerable foxing and soiling, a few small marginal nicks and chips. Untrimmed. A large temperance broadside in which the author, Thomas Man rails against Providence "rum seller" Harvey Perry, whom..... More