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SANTA CLAUS AT SIMPSON'S BAR
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SANTA CLAUS AT SIMPSON'S BAR

by Harte, Bret

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Rochester, N.Y.: [Privately printed for Winifred, Eino, and John Wigren; printed by Eino Wigren?], 1941. 16, [2] pages. Illustrated with title-page vignette and pictorial headpiece on the first page of text, both printed in red. Original decorative paper over stiff wraps with printed paper cover label. [17.6 cm.] Good plus. Front wrap shows faint stains from slight misapplication of glue used to affix label, a few spots, and toning near the base. Some spotting to endpapers. Text is clean and bright. FIRST OF THIS EDITION. A charming Christmas gift book. The final page bears a greeting signed (in type) by "Winifred and Eino and John Wigren." The book was undoubtedly designed and probably illustrated by Eino E. Wigren, a layout man and educator in Rochester, N.Y., who may have set, printed, and bound it as well. OCLC records two other imprints designed by Wigren. In 1931, he designed, illustrated, and handset an edition of Voltaire's "Memnon" which he had privately… Read More
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SEEING THE SUNNY SOUTH
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SEEING THE SUNNY SOUTH

by Faris, John T.

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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1921. 320 pages, plus color frontispiece and numerous plates, reproducing 115 photographs. Original pictorial cloth stamped in green, white, and blue; top edge gilt. 23 x 15 cm. Spine a little sunned and soiled; a tiny bit of flaking to cover illustration; neat, early gift inscription on front free endpaper; light foxing to margins of plates and facing pages; still a very good copy. FIRST EDITION. The author visited Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. In his preface, he touts the advantages of traveling by automobile. John Thomson Faris (1871-1949) was a publisher and Presbyterian minister who wrote several other travelogues. "This is a handbook for the traveling public written by a professional. Like most modern purveyors of the tourist trade, Faris traveled by auto, stayed but little in one place, and indulged in no social commentaries that could offend… Read More
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THE SINGING PARSON'S RADIO HYMNAL
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THE SINGING PARSON'S RADIO HYMNAL

by MacArthur, Fred, Rev., comp.

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Ludlow, Vermont: Rev. Fred MacArthur, [circa 1938-early 1940's]. [2], 62, [1] pages, plus frontispiece portrait. Printed music throughout. Original printed wraps. 23 x 16 cm. Good plus. Light foxing and soiling to wraps; frontispiece foxed; foxing to p. 31, mostly affecting gutter; and a few traces of marginal foxing and soiling elsewhere. Apparent FIRST EDITION. Contains over 60 hymns performed by Rev. Fred MacArthur as the "Singing Parson" on WNBX Radio of Springfield, Vermont beginning in the late 1930's. A brief preface (p. [2]) discusses the history of the show, which was sponsored by the Wellwood Furniture Company of Springfield and was begun two years before this book was published. MacArthur (b. 1907), a native of Belmont, Mass., was the pastor of the Ludlow Baptist Church in Ludlow, Vermont. None of the songs contained in the book are his own. The most frequent contributors were Bentley DeForest and Alfred Henry Ackley; Charles H. Gabriel; and C. Austin Miles.… Read More
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SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF BISHOP GADSDEN.  [Cover and caption title]
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SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF BISHOP GADSDEN. [Cover and caption title]

by Wallace, Cranmore

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New Haven: T.J. Stafford, Printer, 1853. 8vo. 16 pages. Original printed wraps; stitching renewed. 23 x 15 cm. Spine is worn and split at head and tail; large chip, tears, and creases to unprinted rear wrap; shallow chip to final leaf, in no way affecting text; vertical fold throughout. Fair to good only, although complete and fairly clean. Provenance: Presentation inscription on the front wrap and CONTEMPORARY MARGINALIA ON SEVERAL PAGES BY A LADY OF CHARLESTON, Mrs. J.F. Edwards. This was Sarah Amelia Screven Edwards (1822-1855) of Charleston, a close relation of Bishop Gadsden by marriage. Her husband, James F. Edwards (1819-1862) was the nephew of Bishop Gadsden and shared two notable ancestors with him: Charleston mayor, John Edwards, and patriot, Gen. Christopher Gadsden. In one of her marginal notes, Mrs. Edwards outlines some of these family ties. She also mentions Rev. William Bell White Howe (1823-1894), the future Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina, and comments on Bishop Gadsden's… Read More
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SKETCHES OF CHURCH HISTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA.  ADDRESSES AND PAPERS BY CLERGYMEN AND LAYMEN OF...
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SKETCHES OF CHURCH HISTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA. ADDRESSES AND PAPERS BY CLERGYMEN AND LAYMEN OF THE DIOCESES OF NORTH AND EAST CAROLINA. Prepared for the Joint Centennial Convention at Tarborough, May, 1890. Published by Order of the Joint Convention

by [Episcopal Church of North Carolina; Joseph Blount Cheshire, Jr., editor and contributor]

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Wilmington, N.C.: Wm. L. De Rosset, Jr., 1892. xv, [1], 456 pages, including index. Original maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. [22.8 cm.] Ex-Sondley Reference Library with bookplate on front pastedown, embossed stamp on title and one other leaf, and a few small ink stamps. No external markings, but light evidence of call number removal at base of spine. Else good with wear to spine ends, corners, and rear hinge, and some stains and spotting to cloth. Binding is sound and text is clean. FIRST EDITION. Contributors include Alfred M. Waddell, Kemp P. Battle, and others.
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SKETCHES OF MORAVIAN LIFE AND CHARACTER.  Comprising a General View of the History, Life,...
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SKETCHES OF MORAVIAN LIFE AND CHARACTER. Comprising a General View of the History, Life, Character, and Religious and Educational Institutions of the Unitas Fratum

by Henry, James

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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859. 12 mo (in sixes). 316, [1] pages, the final page errata, plus engraved frontispiece depicting "The Whitefield House. 1740." Original brown cloth. [19.2 cm.] Ex-Sondley Reference Library with tasteful bookplate on front pastedown, embossed stamp on frontispiece, title page, and two other leaves; small number stamp on verso of title and in margin of one other page. No external markings, but faint evidence of call number removal at base of spine. Else a good copy. Shallow chip to head of spine; light wear extremities; cloth split along hinges, both of which remain sound; some fading and spotting to cloth; upper quarter of front free endpaper missing; scattered foxing. FIRST EDITION. A history of the Moravian church from its establishment, including much on Pennsylvania. There is a very brief discussion of Spangenberg's travels in North Carolina.
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THE SPEAKER: or, Miscellaneous Pieces, from the Best English Writers . . . with a View to...
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THE SPEAKER: or, Miscellaneous Pieces, from the Best English Writers . . . with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which are Prefaced, Two Essays: I. On Elocution. II. On Reading Works of Taste. [Binding with Miniatures Framed under Glass].

by Enfield, William

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London: C. J. G. and F. Rivington; J. Nunn [et al.], 1829. Duodecimo. xliii, 346 pages plus engraved frontispiece and [2] pages terminal ads. Contemporary full mottled leather with a miniature painting mounted on each cover. The miniatures are framed in brass under glass, with the frames measuring 4.5 centimeters in diameter. The painting on the front cover depicts three women robed in classical style; one holds a cross and a book, another bears a sword, and the third carries three infants. The miniature on the rear cover consists of a calligraphic presentation inscription set around an intricately painted rose. The inscription incorporates the rose as a rebus and is meant to be read as follows: "R. Hammersley to Miss Eliza Freeman the [Rose] of Turnham Green, Dec. 25, 1831." Eliza Freeman (d. 1899) was the daughter of James Freeman of Turnham Green. She married Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott (1824-1895) in 1847. Truscott, a prominent merchant and civic leader, served as Lord Mayor of London… Read More
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STEVENSON AT SILVERADO
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STEVENSON AT SILVERADO

by Issler, Anne Roller

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Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1939. 247 pages, plus portrait frontispiece and a number of plates reproducing historic photographs. Original cloth. [23.5 cm.] A very good plus copy in about very good dust jacket. Book is slightly bumped on corners and shows some faint marginal foxing to plates and facing pages. Jacket is sunned (unevenly on front and rear panels) and has tiny tear to hinge between spine and rear panels. FIRST EDITION. Recounts Stevenson's honeymoon in Napa Valley, California, a journey which served as the basis for his book, "The Silverado Squatters."
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A STONE FOR DANNY FISHER
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A STONE FOR DANNY FISHER

by Robbins, Harold

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. vii, [1], 403, [1] pages. Original blue-green cloth stamped in gilt on the spine; top edge stained red. 22 x 15 cm. Very good plus in near very good dust jacket. The book shows some minor spotting to covers. The jacket, with the price of $3.95 intact, shows sun and a small, light stain to the spine panel, short tears to the head of the spine panel, a few tiny chips, and several small scrapes. FIRST EDITION. The author's third novel. The basis for the acclaimed 1958 film, “King Creole,“ directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Elvis Presley in one of his best-remembered roles. �
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STONE MOUNTAIN, or the Lay of the Gray Minstrel.  An Epic Poem in Twenty-Four Parts....
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STONE MOUNTAIN, or the Lay of the Gray Minstrel. An Epic Poem in Twenty-Four Parts. Commemorative of the South's Confederate, Pre-Historic, Colonial, Revolutionary and World War Days, to which are added a Number of Other Poems, Patriotic, Humorous and Occasional, Besides a Few Prose Selections

by Knight, Lucian Lamar

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Atlanta, Ga.: Johnson-Dallis Co., 1923. xvi, [2], 277 pages, including index, plus frontispiece and 23 plates. Original brown cloth with cover illustration and lettering in gold. [20.4 cm.] Ex-Sondley Reference Library with no external markings and light internal signs: tasteful bookplate on front pastedown and embossed stamp on three leaves including title. Else near very good. Light discoloration near base of spine and very faint stain on front cover along hinge. Occasional, very slight foxing to gutters. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, to unnamed recipient, on the front free endpaper. It reads: "This page is inscribed to one of the most cherished of my friends, a statesman without stain, a gentle man without reproach, and a lover of all the muses. Lucian Lamar Knight, Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 11, 1924." A possible clue to the identity of the recipient appears in the gutter of the dedication leaf in the form of a penciled note indicating the volume was… Read More
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THE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY
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THE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY

by Beilenson, Peter

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Mt. Vernon, N.Y.: Printed for the Goudy Centennial at the Peter Pauper Press, 1965. 68 pages. Original brick-red cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt monogram on front cover. [18.3 cm.] A fine copy in original glassine dust jacket (spine panel sunned and slightly chipped at base; smudge to rear panel). SECOND EDITION. One of 1950 copies. The first separate edition was printed by the Distaff Side in 1939. The text was originally printed serially in the "Inland Printer" in 1933-34. The author, Peter Beilenson (d. 1962), was the co-founder, with his wife Edna, of the Peter Pauper Press.�
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STRANGER IN OUR DARKNESS.  A Novel
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STRANGER IN OUR DARKNESS. A Novel

by Crawford, Joyce [Allen]

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Durham, N.C.: Moore Publishing Co., [1968]. [6], 210 pages. Publisher's tan cloth. [20.9 cm.] Very good in good plus dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked; top edge dust soiled; offsetting to front endpapers from laid-in clippings. Moderate foxing to endpapers and a little foxing to the title page, but none elsewhere. The jacket is a bit foxed and has a crease to the spine panel, but no chips or tears and very little wear. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on the front free endpaper. It is addressed to Eva Mae (née Grice) McKenna (1921-1988), a librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the wife of the novelist, Richard McKenna, who wrote "The Sand Pebbles." "Stranger in Our Darkness" was Joyce Allen Crawford's first novel. It was written under the guidance of Manly Wade Wellman, who taught a novel-writing workshop that Crawford attended. The book is dedicated to Wellman and bears a review by him on the rear… Read More
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THE SWAMPS. A RECORD OF PIONEER DAYS IN THE MIDDLE WEST
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THE SWAMPS. A RECORD OF PIONEER DAYS IN THE MIDDLE WEST

by Roush, Sigel

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Strasburg, Va.: Printed [for the author] by Shenandoah Publishing House, 1929. 321 pages. Original orange cloth lettered in black. 20 x 13.5 cm. Very good. Spine a little sunned, light wear to the base of the spine, faint soiling and a few tiny spots to the cloth. Slightly over-opened between the front flyleaf and the title, but sound. FIRST EDITION of the author's first and only book. Stories of hunting, trapping, and rural life in Highland County, Ohio, based on pioneer tales handed down to the author by his family and on his recollections of his boyhood. "These sketches are founded on fact and fiction. Mostly fact. All are potentially true. The characters are all real, though they are presented under assumed or altered names" (foreword). Sigel Roush (1862-1954) left Ohio after college and became a prominent dentist in Troy, New York. "He was a writer, lecturer, world traveler, pilot, medical doctor, and school principal. Dr. Roush was married to Cordelia Virginia Mohun, and… Read More
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Signature on Card

by Clay, Lucius D[ubignon]

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Signature on plain card measuring 3 x 5" (approx. 7.5 x 13 cm). Near fine. Faint paper clip impression to card. General Lucius Dubignon Clay (1898-1978) was the military governor of Germany (U.S. zone), 1947-1949, and is best remembered for implementing the Berlin Airlift (1948-49).
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