History of the Hopedale Community, from its inception to its virtual submergence in the Hopedale Parish
Lowell, Mass. Thompson & Hill, the Vox Populi Press, 1897. First edition, 8vo, pp. [3], iv-xvii, 415, [1]; engraved frontispiece of Ballou; original purple cloth; gilt spine lettering; hinges starting; cloth rubbed; very good. Inscription on front free endpaper: "M. M. Inman from Clara, May 2, 1898." Inman was a lawyer in Springfield, IL who was active from the mid-to-late 19th century. The text was edited by William S. Heywood, Ballou's son-in-law. The history was compiled by Ballou himself as he chronicled the Community's foundation, customs, and ultimate dissolution. Item #57680
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