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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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The American Pocket Library of Useful Knowledge
by Clarke, Thomas E. (Compiler)
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Boston's Streets Also Its Avenues, Courts, Places, Etc.
by Board of Street Commissioners
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Boston: City of Boston, 1928. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 239pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering, alphabetical index tabs. Light wear and slight facdng to cover. Inscription on front free endpaper, contents mildly age-toned.
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Bridgeport City, Business and Street Directory. 1894.
by American Directory and Publihsing Co.
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American Directory and Publlishing Co., 1894. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 212pp. Heavy card stock plain boards, stapled binding. Boards and several pages of ads are soiled, chipped and detached but present, spine perished, endpapers lacking, text block is evenly tanned but is otherwise unworn and is complete, map not present. Includes a business directory, street and avenue directory, government listings, organizations and a business directory of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Seymour, MIlford, Stratford, Fairfield, Long Hill, Newtown and Southport. There are numerous ads, (some illustrated), plus other relevant and interesting information about Bridgeport and its environs.
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A Brief Biographical Dictionary.
by Hole, Charles and Wheeler, William A.
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New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1866. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 453pp. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. From the personal library of Justin Winsor. Inscription on front endpaper reads "Justin Winsor, Esq. With the Editor's kind regards. May 19,1866." An interesting association copy. Winsor was a historian and librarian, and was the founder of the American Library Association, and became its first president. Front board detached but present, spine lacking 2 inch piece from top, water staining to rear board and to margins of text, contents age-toned. Personal stamp of Justin Winsor, Cambridge, Mass. on title page.
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A Chronology of Printing
by Clair, Colin
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New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 228pp. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. Near fine book in a very good dust jacket.
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Come to Java
by Official Tourist Bureau Weltevreden
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Sevenoaks, Kent: The Official Tourist Bureau Weltevreden, 1926. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Catherine Tucker. 329pp. Blue flexible boards, gilt let4tering and decoration, folding map. Book is clean and unworn, contents unmarked, folding map is unused. Dust jacket shows light edgewear and minor blemishes.
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Confederate and Southern Bonds; Criswell's Currency Series - Vol. II
by Criswell, Grover C. Jr.
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Florida: Criswell's & Criswell's Publications, 1980. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 374pp. Grey cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. Book is clean and sound inside and out. Photo illustrations of every bond listed.
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The Connecticut Register Being a State Calendar of Public Officers and Institutions for 1863.
by Brown & Gross
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Hartford: Brown & Gross, 1863. Hardcover. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 192pp. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Corners rubbed, spine ends chipped, ex-library (Wesleyan University) with usual markings, former owner's name on front free endpaper, contents age-toned and lightly foxed, binding is strong.
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The Connecticut Register : A State Calendar of Public Officers and Institutions for 1878
by Office of the Secretary of State
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Hartford: Brown and Gross, 1878. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 212pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and Connecticut shield to front cover. Wesleyan University LIbrary bookplateon front pastedown, number on spine, very slight chipping to spine ends and light rubbing to corners, contents are age-toned but clean. A nice tight copy.
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The Connecticut Register, and United States Calendar, for the Year of our Lord 1814: Being the Thirty-eighth of the Independence of the United States.
by Daboll, Nathan
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New London: Samuel Green, 1814. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 160pp. Marbled paper wraps. Spine is worn and missing piece at bottom, contents age-toned and very occasionally foxed, binding is tight, and book has held p very well since 1814.
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language:...To Which is Annexed a Key...
by Walker, John
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New York: Collins and Hannay, 1831. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 609, 103pp. Full calf, black leather label. Covers worn and powdering, contents tanned and foxed, one rear free endpaper half torn away , pencil notations on endpapers, dampstaining to corners of a few pages, front board barely attached.
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A Dictionary of Universal Biography of All Ages and of All Peoples
by Hyamson, Albert M.
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London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1916. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Square Octavo. 744pp. Brown cloth, gilt spine letterig. Light wear to eges and spine, contents mildly ag-toned, vertical wrinkle to title page,owner's bookplate on front endpaper, binding is tight and book is overall sound. Over 700 pages and thousands of entries.
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Evening Post Annual, 1883. Biographical Sketches [With Portraits] of State Officers, Representatives in Congress, Governor's Staff, and Senators and Members of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut.
by Evening Post Association
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Hartford, Conn.: Evening Post Association, 1883. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 200pp +16pp ads. Green cloth, gilt lettered, all edges gilt. Small amount of edgewear, 2 small spine perforations, text evenly tanned, contents clean, and book is in overall sound condition. Biographies and portraits of Connecticut officials.
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The "Golden Days" Puzzlers Directory
by Van Slyck D.W.C.
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Philadelphie, PA: James Elverson, 1886. First Edition . Half-Leather. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 144pp. Green stamped cloth, gilt lettering. Cover and contents are clean and unworn, text is mildly toned, faint foxing to endpapers. A compilation of nearly 4,000 names and addresses.
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Goodwin's Annual Legislative Statistics of State Officers, Senate and House of Representatives of Connecticut, from May Session, 1850, to May Session, 1857, Inclusive
by Goodwin, William (Compiler)
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New Haven: William Goodwin, 1857. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 120pp. Red cloth, leather backing, black title label on front board. Spine missing, both boards missing, moderate overall soiling, text is age-toned and lightly foxed but complete and unmarked. This volume actually includes 15 years of the reports, from the years 1850 to 1864 inclusive. Tipped inside the front board is an inscription signed Wm Goodwin, a photo of the author and the bookplate of B. Pomeroy. Tipped in to the rear cover is a copy of the words to the song "The Flag of the Union Forever" written by Goodwin. An unusual association copy.
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Green's Almanack and Register, for the State of Connecticut; For the Year of Our Lord, 1802; Being the Twenty Sixth of the Independence of the United States.
by Green, Samuel
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New London: Samuel Green, 1802. Soft cover. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. 156pp. Faux leather later wraps. Covers lightly worn, staining to rear cover and upper portion of last 12 pages, text is toned and in otherwise sound condition. A nice example of Samuel Green's printing.
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Handbok of the United States of America, and Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics
by Brockett, L.P.
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New York: Times Print Shop, 1886. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jos. Laing & Co.. 205pp. Brick colored cloth decorated in gold and black, bevelled-edge boards, all edges gilt. Light wear to edges and spine ends, front free endpaper is soiled, has a tear and is missing a 1 1/2 inch strip along edge, text is mildly age-toned and clean. Front pastedown endpaper has an intricately detailed engraving of the "New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge" (now known as the Brooklyn Bridge.
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A Handbook of Personal Insurance Terminology
by Levy, Michael H.
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Lynbrook, NY: Farnsworth Publishing Company, Inc., 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 595pp. SIGNED. Black leatherette covers in very good condition. Warmly dedicated and signed by the author, with a very admiring inscription to a fellow professor on the front free endpaper. Text is clean and sound. A compendium of non-technical terms related to the personal insurance industry.
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Heroic Willards of '76; Lif ena Times of Captain Reuben Willard
by Phelps, James Andrew (Compiler)
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1917. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 112pp. Tan wraps. Very light shelfwear, contents age-toned, clean and unmarked. Genealogical records beginning ins1775. Original printing from 1917, not a modern reprint.
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Hints in Domestic Practice and Home Nursing
by Anna Temple Lovering
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Boston and Providence: Otis Clapp & Son, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 170pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Edges lightly rubbed, faint spots to cover, contents are age-toned, cracking to hinges but binding secure. The last 40 pages consists of advertising for cures and remedies with many illustrations.
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