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Norton, Massachusetts: Margaret J. MacArthur, 1964. Staplebound. Very good +. 8vo; vi, 109pp; color pictorial on cream colored stiff wrapper; two staple binding; binding tight; light soiling to wrapper; very good plus. Located in 2 WorldCat libraries. Blurb on title page, "Completely different with suggested menus, hints, procedures, and easy-to-prepare meals, for on-the-road and campsite cooking. Contains an abundance of practical suggestions and recipes for every camping need." Light soiling to wrapper but appears unread.

London: Ernest Nister, 1890. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. R. A. BELL. Printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg (Bavaria). First edition. 4to; [54pp]; gilt and color stamped pictorial cover on blue cloth over beveled board, gilt-stamped title to spine; all edges gilt; gilt-stamped brocade ribbed navy-blue liners; gift inscription to verso ffep; sepia print; 18 chromolithographs illustrate the verse, many full-page; light shelf scuffing to cover and corners, light age-toning to page margins; near fine. Collected poems signed by: E.M. de F. [unknown]; Maurice Ford, Alice Reed, HMW [possibly Helen Maria Williams], Helen Maud Waithman, Elsie White, and Helen J. Wood. Beautiful chromolithograph illustrations.

Philadelphia: B.B. Hopkins & Co, 1807. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Map: A Chart Extending from 25 degrees to 60 degrees N. Lat. and from 5 degrees E. to 25 degrees W. Lon. Laid down according to Mercator's Projection. First edition. 8vo, xxiii [i], 275 [1], 40 + 220pp of Tables, [2 Directions to the Binder and an Advertisment]; full brown calf over board with gilt stamped red leather label to spine; 7 full page engravings bound in including a map; wear t covers with scuffing and bumping, front and rear hinges cracked but holding, some diffuse foxing, half-title and rear free endpaper partially separated; very good minus.

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: Artists and Writers Guild, Inc, 1935. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Boards. Very good. Authorized Edition", First American edition thus. 8vo; [20pp]; color pictorial boards; illustrated title page; color illustrations every page except title; light scuffing to boards, light age toning of paper; very good. Story in rhyme by a British sailor about a Chinese child who leaves his family's sampan, meets a pig, and becomes a Chinese laundryman. Racist language.

Boston: The Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd, 1909. Cloth. Very good. [HOME ARTS] [COOKERY] [CLEANING]. Cover title: Little Helps, Hints for Our Homemakers 8vo; 341pp + 10pp Index; maroon cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering on front and spine, b&w pictorial onlay of a young man and woman looking at an old woman at a table; rubbing to boards, loss at corners, light foxing throughout; very good minus. An interesting collection of household helps including cooking tips, short recipes, hints on cleaning and washing, sewing tips, useful health remedies, and exterminating advice. The blurbs are each titled but collected in no specific order, making for interesting reading but problematic if one is looking for only one topic. The useful 10-page index at the rear of the text is divided into subject matter. Perhaps the most interesting is the section is titled Pyrotechnic Department with information on making Bengal Lights, Crimson Fires, Japanese Parlor Fireworks, and Rockets!

New York: Edwin H. Morris & Co, 1948. Ephemera no binding. Very good. Carl SIGMAN, music.. 12" x 9"; 3 [1]pp; color pictorial front wrapper; ad for Extra Verses for Enjoy Yourself on rear wrapper; very good.

Augusta, Maine: Maine Development Commission, 1941. Wraps. Fine. [COOKERY] [STATE OF MAINE] [ADVERTISING PREMIUM]. Lithographed in the U.S.A. 12 mo (7" x 5"; 63pp; glazed color pictorial wrapper featuring a lobster dinner on the front, and a bean with fishcake dinner on the rear; 2 staple binding; 14 full-page color illustrations and b&w illustrations at the start of each chapter; binding tight, colors bright; fine. Published by the State of Maine Development Commission in Cooperation with Maine Department of Agriculture, Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Maine Canners' Association and the Maine Sardine Packers' Association. Created and Prepared by Brooke, Smith, French & Dorrance, Inc., New York, Merchandising and Advertising Counsel to the State of Maine. The recipes concentrate on the vegetables canned in Maine including corn, peas and beans, as well as beets, pickles, carrots, and applesauce. Also fruits canned in Maine including blueberries, apples, pumpkins, and mincemeats. Recipes… Read More

Augusta, Maine: Head Quarters, John L. Hodson, Adjutant General's Office, 1865. String. Very good. 8vo; 48pp; publisher's tan wrapper, string binding; stab hole in upper left corner through wrappers and all leaves, 1" chip to rear wrapper, light soiling to wrapper, scattered foxing, light chipping to spine; very good minus. Laws concerning the military in the state of Maine. Detailed review of Chapter 307 and its sections. Interesting in that there was an exemption for Quakers and Shakers. In addition, no "idiot, lunatic, common drunkard, vagabond, pauper or person convicted of any infamous crime" could be allowed to serve.

None listed: [State of Maine Highway Commission], 1941. First Edition. Stiff wraps. Very good. Elephant folio; 56pp; 55 full page maps in black and blue ink; blue textured wrappers with title on front cover and state seal, 5 staple binding; soiling to wrapper, some light page edge soiling, soiling to pp 21-22, binding sound without pulling. Very Good. The first of traffic flow maps issued by the state, the next not issued until 1955. The maps are of each county with details that include road types, bridges, water features, boundaries, natural features, railroads, airways, parks and reservations, and city and village centers. Traffic patterns indicated in blue ink. Fascinatingìì detailed look at each Maine county.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1924. First Edition thus. Cloth. Near fine/good +. First edition thus. 12mo; vii; 369pp + [7pp publisher's ads]; black stamped title centered between blind-stamped decoration on red buckram; owner's bookplate to front pastedown; 8 b&w photographic illustrated plates incl. frontispiece; a few tiny spots; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket without price, rear panel lists other photoplay publications, verso printed with other publisher's titles, chipping to edges, age-toning of paper, light soiling; near fine in good plus dj. The novel was published by The Macmillan Company in 1902, and then re-published by Grosset and Dunlap with the release of the silent film in 1924, produced by and starring Mary Pickford and based on the 16th century story of love and revenge in England. Illustrated with scenes from the movie.

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1862. Cloth. Very good +. 12mo; viii, 150 +2pp ads; gilt stamped design of an open window containing plants and title on decorative blind-stamped green cloth, gilt stamped title to spine; hand-colored lithographed frontispiece; light shelf scuffing, a few smudges to title page and rear free-endpaper; very good plus. Lovely decoration to this small sized book covering all manner of plant growing and care.

Springfield, Mass: McLoughlin Bros., Inc, 1938. Boards. Very good. 4to; [32]pp; color pictorial boards, blue cloth shelf-back; gift inscription dated 1939 on ffep; color pictorial title page; illustrations in black and orange; 14 orange glassine "magic" pages overlay full page illustrations to reveal or accentuate hidden pictures, one glassine page with owner's name in ink script; all glassine pages present but fading of the glassine with time has made the effect less dramatic; light scuffing to boards, light age crinkling of the glassine pages; very good. Fanciful story of a young girl who picks wildflowers under a hot sun and dreams of fanciful adventures with fairies.

New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1972. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition; 8vo; 224pp; cloth over board with title in gilt on spine; unclipped dust jacket, light age toning and some small chipping to top edge; 10 full page color photo illustrations; uncut page edges; head of spine has small tear, foot of spine has crush, light soiling to back endpapers; very good in very good dj.

Haddington: D.& J. Croal, 18 and 19 Market Street, 1902. [SIGNED] [TRAVEL & ADVENTURE]. Engraving Company, London, printing of illustrations. 4to; 83pp; mottled dark green stiff wrapper, gold quatrefoil with illustration of a church, title and author initials to front; all edges deckle; gift inscription from author dated 1902 to ffep; b&w author portrait frontispiece with tissue guard; 23 b&w relief half-tone plates with tissue guards; fading to front gilt, shelf-wear to wrapper, age-toning to paper, scattered foxing to some pages; plates bright; very good. Only 3 copies held in WorldCat, none in the U.S.A. Rev. Marjoribanks (1871-1947) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, with a parish in Edinburgh; he was also Chief of Clan Marjoribanks and an author, primarily of religious texts. Bound with his first travelogue, Notes From America, the author relates his travels taken after celebrating his Jubilee in the ministry. Note that the photographic illustrations were photographs purchased on the… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. Third Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very good. Third printing. 8vo; 316pp; tan cloth over board with gilt stamped design and title in cartouche, gilt stamped spine; price clipped dust jacket; yellow endpapers; fold-out color pictorial of cheeses after pg 72; light age toning and chipping of dj edges, tape repair to front dj; fine in a very good dj.

New York: Spertus Publishing Company, Inc, 1963. Wraps. Near fine. [JUVENILE] [PAPER DOLLS] [ADVERTISING] [TRAVEL]. Cover title: Singer World's Fair Dress-Up Book, A Paper Doll Book. The Official 1964-1954 New York World's Fair Paper-Doll Book 4to (13 7/8" x 10"); [7] leaves printed one-side only; stiff glazed yellow pictorial wrapper, color illustrations on front of the world's fair and the two paper doll characters, the girl sitting at a sewing machine, rear wrapper features five vignettes of national costumes; stiff glazed color pictorial title page with two die-cut paper dolls to punch out; last leaf a still glazed color pictorial with a die-cut Unisphere and to punch out, and a small girl and boy die-cut vignette with stand; 6 leaves of uncut color paper doll clothing; 1" separation at wrapper tail fold, creasing to front and rear at the top staple; near fine. OCLC locates 4 copies, 3 in the U.S. and one in Hong Kong. A wonderful, unused, colorful paper doll booklet from the Singer Pavilion at… Read More

New York: John Martin, and Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921. Cloth. Very good. Herman DRUCKLIEB. 8vo; [4][108]; quarter bound red cloth with illustrated paper over board; illustrated blue endpapers; profusely illustrated throughout text; scuffing to corners and edges of cover with paper loss; a few small stains; very good minus. Playful illustrations with stories, rhymes and poems as one would expect from John Martin.

Bath, Maine: Patten Free Library, 1988. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. First edition. 8vo; vii, [i], 312pp; navy cloth over board, gilt-stamped spine; b&w illustrations in text; unclipped pictorial glazed dust jacket, lacking price; fine in fine dj. ISBN: 0-9620401-0-X. The history of Bath, Maine and the ship building industry.

New York: Mayfair Music Corp, 1946. Ephemera no binding. Very good +. 12" x 9"; 3, [1]pp; color pictorial front wrapper; ad for Your Latest Hit Songs From the Catalogs of Morris, Mayfair, and Melrose on rear wrapper; very good plus. Featured by Lawerence Welk and His Champagne Music.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. Cloth. Very good +. [HISTORY] [WWI]. First U.S. edition. [1-8], 9-99pp, [3] + [6]pp publisher's ads; navy glazed cloth over board, blind-stamped border, gilt-stamped lettering on front and spine; untrimmed fore and bottom edge; 16 b&w photographic illustrated plates; light spotting on spine with color loss, diffuse light foxing; very good plus. John Masefield (1878-1967) was the poet laureate of England, and possibly most famous to Americans for his ballad-poem Sea Fever published in 1902. In this book he explores the start of the Battle of the Somme in WWI, fought by the armies of Great Britain and France against the Germans.