Re-Dedication of the Old State House: Boston, July 11, 1882

"Re-Dedication of the Old State House, Boston, July 11, 1882", printed in 1889, 5th Edition. "Printed by order of the City Council"; Boston. The book features plates throughout of the State House at various periods in time (both the interior and the exterior) as well as plates of historic figures associated with it.

From the Preliminary Note:
"The restoration of the Old State House is an event of which every Bostonian may well be proud. The history of the building is so indissolubly connected with the most stirring events in the annals of the city, and of the nation also, that it is a source of peculiar gratification to know that the ancient edifice has been saved from destruction, and will be handed down to future generations in a form substantially the same as it presented when within its venerable walls 'the child Independence was born.'"

The contents of the Proceedings at Re-Dedication are as follows:
* Remarks of Alderman Charles H. Hersey
* Prayer
* Oration
* Remarks of Mayor Samuel A. Green
* Remarks of Hon. Marshall P. Wilder
* Letter from Gov. John D. Long
* Letter from Com. O. C. Badger

The Appendix is as follows:
A. Papers relative to Town House of 1657
B. Papers relative to rebuilding in 1711
C. Papers relative to Fire in 1747
D. Note relative to the Lion and Unicorn
E. Note relative to Faneuil Hall
F. Report of City Architect
G. Financial Exhibit
H. Extracts from the Will of Captain Robert Keayne
I. Account of the Fire in 1747
J. Painter's Bill of 1773
K. Relics of the Old House
L. The Court House, the Jail, and the City Hall
M. Prefatory Note by W.H. Whitmore


Condition:
Some light shelf wear to covers and spine; bright gilt emblem and lettering on front cover and spine; fraying to top/bottom edges of spine; bumped corners. Tight binding. No splits. No loose pages. Excellent condition text pages - clean with no writing, stains or tears; pages 109-114 (including the plate before page 109) each have a foxing spot, or a few foxing spots...otherwise, no other foxing found. There are 2 ink stamps on the front end paper at the upper-right corner ("kidder collectibles" and "Bill LaMontagne"). Overall in very good condition.