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London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 311, 32 pp publisher's book list. Red cloth, black lettering and dccoration to frontboard, gilt spine lettering. Spine and edges are smoke-darkened, head of spine chipped, otherwise externally sound, small hole and label residue on front free endpaper, text is lightly age-toned but clean and unmarked.
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The £1,000,000 Bank-Note
by Twain, Mark
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1000 Funny Scramble-Men
by Goldschmidt, Hans and Vasche, Stanley
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New York: Animated Book Company, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Spiral bound hardcover. Small chips to to front board edge,cover is, otherwise in very clean and sound condition. Contents also are unusually clean, title page and rear endpaper are toned but clean. Pages are divided into 3 sections: heads, torsos and legs to create different funny combinations for children.
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1601 or Social Fireside Conversation In Ye Time of Ye Tudors
by Twain, Mark
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Annonymous, 1931. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10pp. A Limited Edition of 500 copies of which this is No. 21. Textured grey wraps. Cover is chipped and soiled, contents are clean and unmarked.
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Alice in Wonderland (Shorthand)
by Carroll, Lewis
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New York: The Gregg Publishing Company, 1920. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Catherine Tucker. 154pp. No date c1920s. Illustrated green card wraps, red and black lettering. Light soiling to cover, slight corner crease, contents mildly age-toned, clean and unmarked. Text is in Gregg Shorthand and is accompanied by black and white illustrations throughout.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Carroll, Lewis
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New York: Chanticleer Press, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Tenniel. 120pp. Tan boards, gilt lettering and decoration. Book is clean and unworn, a few small faint spots to top edges, good dust jacket is lightly chipped at top edge and lightly worn along folds, but is overall sound. 16 fascinating and surreal color scenes have been adapted by model-maker, Hugh Gee.
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The American Pocket Library of Useful Knowledge
by Clarke, Thomas E. (Compiler)
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Phildelphia: Griffith & Simon, 1841. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 63pp. Brown publisher's cloth, gilt lettering. Light wear to cover, 1/4 inch chip at head of spine, dampstaining and foxing appearing most heavily to first and last few pages, binding is tight light pencil notations on endpapers. A previous owner drew a detailed, and comical pencil drawing of an orator standing at a lectern giving a speech. The type in this book is very small, and the compiler explains that "larger type would greatly increase the size and price" of the book! Information in the book includes agriculture health, temperance, U.S. Constitution, phrenology, religion, cookery and more.
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A Balsamic Ditty
by Unknown
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Seth W. Fowle & Sons., 1883. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 16pp. Yellow pictorial wraps, sewn binding. Moderate soiling and spotting to covers, contents are toned and occasionall lightly spotted, but mostly clean. cover barely attached. A story told in rhyme for each letter of the alphabet, with each letter accompanied by a small but finely-detailed engraving, extolling the wonders of Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry for numerous ailments, plus testimonials and endorsements for Peruvian Syrup. A very attractive primer, and it has nothing to do with vinegar!
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Butterfly's Flights; Philadelphia
by [Robbins, Sarah Stuart]
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New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1869. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 220pp. Quarter bound leather, marbled boards. Cover worn and paper covering partially torn away. Church library stamp and binder's label on front pastedown, owner's name and address on rear endpaper, contents age- toned and scattered foxing and spotting mainly to early pages, some internal separation. This is a FIRST EDITION, not a recent reprint. A scarce title by Robbins, one of 6 books in the series all written in 1869.
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The Carriage Painters' Manual. Containing a Treatise on the Art, Science, and Mystery of Coach, Carriage, and Car Painting
by Gardner, F.B.
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New York: S.R. Wells, 1871. Fifth Edition . Audio Book (Cassette). Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 126pp +16pp ads. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Soiling and light wear to cover, light dampstaining and foxing to some margins and endpapers, text is mildly age-toned. An 18th century discourse on the art of painting and decorating carriages, gilding, varnishing, staining and ornamenting, and the materials required. An early printing of this title.
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The Christian Observer, Conducted by Members of the Established Church. VolumeI from the First of January, to the Thirty-first of December, 1802 - From the London Edition
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Boston: William Wells and T.B. Watt ancd Co, 1802. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 828pp. First Edition, First Issue. Quarter bound, marbled boards, calf spine. red leather spine label, gilt lettering. Wear and scuffing to boards, 1 1/2 inch piece chipped from head of spine, contents age-toned and partially foxed, binding is tight and sound, inscription and pencilled poem on front free endpaper, 1/2 inch strip excised form top of front endpaper. This rare volume includes all 12 months of the 1802 year, which was it's very first year of the publication of The Christian Observer.
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The City of Syracuse Today
by Crane, K.F.
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Syracuse, NY: Dey Brothers & Company, 1906. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong 4to. 23pp unpaginated. Stiff purple stapled wraps, gilt lettering and decoration. Photo illustrations of prominent sites and locations of Syracuse. Mild fade to front cover and small label removal abrasion, 1/4 inch tear to lower rear cover. Contents are in very nice condition.
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The Complete Letter-Writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life. Also a Variety of Elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, On Business, Duty, Amusement, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship,.....
by (Donaldson, Alexander, Printer)
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Edinburgh: Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1781. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 230 +9pp contents. Full leather, leather label. Covers worn and scuffed, free endpapers lacking, joints tender, contents tanned and foxed, minor dampstaining to last pages,drawing and doodling on front pastedown, strip torn from lower margin of last page, no loss of text, former owner's name on title page. A very early edition of this title, by the author referred to by James Boswell as the "Prodigious Vendor of Literature.
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Connecticut Agriculture. List of Farms For Sale. 1914
by State of Connecticut Board of Agriculture
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Hartford: Board of Agriculture, 1914. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 168pp. Pictorial wraps. Front cover barely attached, spine half missing, contents are clean and unmarked. A listing of farms for sale arranged by county. The towns and cities are listed alphabetically and each includes a detailed description of every farm for sale including buildings, water supply, crops, roads, asking price, distance to schools and churches. A fascinating look at rural Connecticut a century ago. An original publication, not a recent reproduction.
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The Connecticut Register and Manual : A State Calendar of Public Officers and Institutions for 1885
by Cook, Elizur (Compiler)
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Hartford: Brown and Gross, 1885. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. iv, 302pp, folding diagram of Representatives Hall. Red cloth, gilt lettering and state emblem. Spotting and light soil to covers, 10 cent price on title page, contents evenly age-toned, binding and contents are sound. No map apparently issued with this edition.
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The Darning Needle and Other Stories
by Andersen, Hans Christian and Others
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Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 128pp. Purple blind-stamped covers, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. No date but circa 1870's, inscription dated 1877 on front free endpaper, illustrated with 4 engravings. Stories included are The Fir Tree, The Swineherd, Elder-tree Mother, Five out of One Shell, The Snow Queen and Roland Spine sunned, minor scuffing. Binding is tight and there is a faint water stain to lower portion of text. Contents are otherwise very clean and fresh.
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Electric Wheel Co. , Catalog No.34
by Electric Wheel Co.
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Quincy, Illinois: Electric /wheel Co.. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 31p. No date, circa 1920. Grey pictorial stapled stiff wraps. A few light smudges on rear cover, otherwise interior and exterior are mainly clean. Black and white illustrations of farm equipment with descriptions; centerfold is in color. Mostly horse-drawn equipment but also 2 recently introduced kerosene tractors.
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The Empire Train Book
by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.
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London: Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. 6pp including covers. Circa 1930s. Off-white sewn cloth rag book, pinked edges. Light overall soil and a few small spots, printing faded. Printed color illustrations of examples of trains throughout the British Empire. An uncommon title by this publisher.
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Floods in Ohio Magnitude and Frequency
by Cross. William P.
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Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Water Resources Board, 1946. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 154pp. Stapled pictorial wraps. Light soil to cover, small corner stain to rear cover and endpaper, staple rust, owner's name in corner of front cover. Written in cooperation with the Water Resources Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey to provide information regarding flooding for designing engineers, public officials and the general public, with tables, charts and a foldout map.
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Front Pages Presidential Election 1952
by The Wright Co., Publisher
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New York: The Wright Co., Inc., 1952. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 256pp. Spiral bound pictorial cover. LIght soiling to covers, dampstain to upper margin of preliminaries (not affecting actual text), text is clean and unmarked. Consists entirely of reproductions of 256 front pages of American newspapers of Wednesday November 5, 1952, reporting the presidential election results. Published by The Wright Co., "a distributor of Newsprint to America's leading Newspapers". The publisher also states that the purpose of the book "is to present the election news coverage from the standpoint of typography, layout, and appearance to the Publishers, Editors, Business Managers, and Mechanical Superintendents of American Newspapers." It presents a fascinating snapshot of the results of the 1952 presidential election between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.
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The Galaxy of Entertaining and Useful Reading
by Various
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New York: Charles S. Francis & Co., 1843. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 287pp. Brown stamped cloth, gilt spine lettering and decoration. Chipping to head and tail of spine (corner chiped at top), corners rubbed. First and last few pages most heavily foxed, most o text occasionally foxed. An uncommon copy published by Francis & Co. of their Library for School Districts and Families. Included are articles on voyages and travels, science, natural history, art, literature and religion. Illustrated with engravings.
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