Prospectus of the Boston Stone Dressing Company Located at Quincy, (Mass.), Capital, $100.

Quincy, MA: The company, 1853. First edition (?). Tall 8vo. 14 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings. “[The company was being formed] for the purpose of carrying on the business of Dressing Stone by the use of ‘Wilson’s Stone Cutting Machine,’” which had been patented by 1850 (cf. Scientific American). This company apparently not represented on OCLC. Original printed tan wrappers (some storage soiling and spotting); ex-U. of Wisconsin, stamped “Discarded.” Still a good solid copy of a rare prospectus. Item #70422

Price: $150.00