Centennial Celebration, at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852
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Centennial Celebration, at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852

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Proctor, John W.; Nichols, Andrews; et al. Centennial Celebration, at Danvers, Mass., June 16, 1852; Extra title page: Account of the Centennial Celebration in Danvers, June 16, 1852, together with the Proceedings of the Town in relation to the Donation of George Peabody, Esq., of London. Boston: Printed by Dutton and Wentworth, 1852. First Edition. [10865] Half brown morocco with marbled boards, 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, steel-engraved portrait of John Endicott, extra title page in red & black, lithograph portrait of George Peabody, nine additional plates. 208 pages, tight, foxing. Good. Hardcover. Includes the historical Address, by John W. Proctor (pp. 3-58), Danvers: A Poem, by Andrew Nichols (pp. 59-96); Danvers Centennial Celebration (pp. 97-206; and an Index. The Celebration section contains many speeches and orations of historical notice. Includes notices of a donation of $20,000 by George Peabody of London, who was born in Danvers in 1795, "for the promotion of knowledge and m

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