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1. [Americana] The Buffalo Evening NewsA History of the City of Buffalo, Its Men and Institutions:Biographical Sketches of Leading CitizensThe Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, 1908. 252 pp. Black & whitephotographs throughout. A pictorial history of Buffalo, New Yorkand its prominent citizens, spanning from 1620 to 1908. Very good.Spine repaired, edges rubbed, owner bookplate on front endpaper.

$1752. [Americana - Ephemera]Collection of Insurance Premium Pamphlets, 22 Vols.John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance, 1940. Shoestring bindings, illustrated wrappers. Twenty-two separately staple-bound pamphlets released by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance as premiums to be given to new policyholders. Each provides a brief overview of an important person or event in American history, some with maps and illustrations. See our full online listing for complete list of volumes. Very good.Roosevelt volume lacks rear wrapper, front corners of Samuel Adams volume curled.

$453. [Ancient History] Tacitus, Cornelius; Carey, Matthew

C. Cornelii Taciti Historiarum Libri Quinque: Ad Fidem Optimarum EditionumExpressi. Cum Notis Barbou.Philadelphia: Impensis M. Carey, 1808. iv, 256 pp. Books 1-4 of Tacituss histories in the original Latin, taken primarily from the Brotiers edition, with portions from Barbou and Gronovius. Notes by Barbou taken from his 1793 edition. Publius Cornelius Tacituswas a Roman statesman in the first century A.D., whose histories provide an authoritative account of various events within the Roman Empire, with the insight of a politician living at the time. Very good. Ink note on front endpaper (The property of Otis Hutchins. purchased second hand. August 22d 1815. price 1.00, No. 77), edges ofendpapers toned, top corner of front free endpaper removed.

$1504. [Architecture - Oxford & Cambridge] Cairns, BrianThe Colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, with ThirtySix Reproductions in Color and Monochrome from 19th Century Prints, and Sixteen DrawingsThe Ariel Press, London, 1963. 67, [9] pp. Cream cardstock wrappers, black titles, pictorial jacket showing wide views of Oxford and Cambridge.A high quality visual history of two of Englands most famous institutes of higher learning, with stunning color reproductions of nineteenth century prints and original drawings by Brian Cairns. Good. Includes original jacket. Jacket, wrappers, and front & rear endpapers lightly stained, light stain to margins of a few pages. All illustrations intact. Several related articles laid in including two pages from Country Life regarding the restoration of buildings at Cambridge.

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5. [Bible Study] Maclear, G.F.; Nevin, Alfred; Farrar, F.W.; Rawson, A.L.; Madden, F.W.; Smith, William; Cox, SamuelThe Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments... Apocrypha and Psalms. (Holmans Edition)Philadelphia: A.J. Holman & Co., Ltd., 1890. 1894 imprint. [viii], viii, xvi, 104, 48, 24, 32, [4], 16, 774, [2], 104, [28], 6, 777-1017, [8], 32, 47, [1], 36. Large 4to. 12 1/2 x 10 1/2. Full black hard-grain morocco, gilt titles(blind-stamped on rear board), four raised spine bands, blind-stamped cross-hatch border on front & rear board, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles on turn-ins. Holmans edition.


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An elaborately decorative large format edition of the Holy Bible, including the Old Testament and New Testament, apocrypha, psalms, and numerous sections ofadditional content not found in most Bible editions (see our full online listing for complete contents). Four color maps precede text. Engraved frontispiece of Moses with the tablets listing the Ten Commandments, engravings throughout textprotected with tissue guards.

Near fine. Ink presentation note from the Sprague family to East Rochester Library, explaining the donation of this book in loving memory of a deceased family member. Boards faintly rubbed, page edges toned. Gilt 19 stamped on spine base.

$2256. [Bible Study] Jones, Alexander (Editor)The Jerusalem BibleDoubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. Cream leather binding, gilttitles, all edges gilt, ribbon markers bound in, decorated endpapers.This edition was also released in a red leather version.

Includes color plates by Salvador Dali. A Roman Catholic translation of the Bible which includes the deuterocanonical books, the sixty-six others included in Protestant Bibles, with extensive footnotes and introductions. Maps and family record section follow text. Very good. Lacks slipcase. Boards lightly foxed, otherwise excellent.

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7. [Bible Study] Nevin, Alfred; Horne, Thomas H.; Munroe, Wm. H.; Cox,Samuel; Maclear, G.F.; Farrar, F.W.; Eadie, John; Jackson, Wm. F.B.; Rawson, A.L.; Smith, Wm.; Houghton, W.; Wilson, C.W.The Holy Bible... [Latest Illustrated Reference Family Bible]Lang Bros. & Co., Albany, 1882. Maps precede text. An attractively bound Holy Bible with more extra content and illustrations than most editions (see our full onlinelisting for complete contents). Illustrations depict cities and towns of the Bible and other relevant scenes. Very good. Well-preserved, with only minor loss of gilt and some rubbing to board edges, front joint weakening towards spine head but holding nicely. Clasps present and complete (these often go missing). Single photo (appears to be a tin type) of a rosy-cheeked boy appears in Family Album section.

$1508. [Biography - Nazism] Hitler, Adolf; Dugdale, E.T.S. (Translator)My Battle (Mein Kampf)Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1933. Early reprint, with Important Dates inHitlers Career listing events through November 25, 1936. viii, 297 pp. 8vo. Acompilation of Hitlers most famous prison writings of 1923 -- the bible of National Socialism and the blueprint for the Third Reich. The abridged edition of Hitlers Mein Kampf, and the only edition available in the United States from 1933-1939. E.T.S. [Edgar] Dugdale, credited as the abridger and translator, was actually an advocate of theZionist movement.

Very good in good jacket. Jacket in better condition than we often see. Ink name & date (1939), with pencil date of 5-21-45, on front endpaper - also a tiny bookstore blind stamp. Laid in is a receipt dated 5/17/45 from a Buffalo bookseller. Ink name & two dates on title page. Jacket edges rubbed with minimal loss from corners.

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9. [Boating] Lauer-Leonardi, Boris; Ianuzzi, Ralph J.; Thomson, John; Herreshoff, L. Francis; Whitteker, J. Kenneth; Thomson, James R.The Rudder: Americas First Boating Magazine - January, 1957 - December, 1957 (Bound Volume)The Rudder Publishing Co., New York, 1957. All twelve monthly issues from 1957 bound in one volume, with original pictorial wrappers retained. The Rudder was the first boating magazine issued in the United States, and includes numerousarticles and advertisements pertaining to boat racing, motorboats, and boat-related items (sails, motors, yachts, boat insurance, etc.). Near fine. No jacket. Boards lightly stained, interior excellent.

$15010. [Books on Books] Basbanes, Nicholas A.Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and BookCultureHarper Collins, 2001. First edition. xviii, 636 pp. 8vo. Extensive notes, bibliography, andindex follow text. From the publisher: ...Basbanes continues his discursive adventuresamong the gently mad, expanding his focus to probe the more comprehensive conceptof book culture. Visiting many key book places around the world, he talks with astriking variety of kindred spirits... explores the changing form of the book over thecenturies and describes the nature of the institutions that have evolved to contain them...[and] profiles the experiences and thoughts of all kinds of dedicated book people. Near fine. Includesoriginal jacket. Inscribed, signed, & dated by author on half-title page. Jacket faintly soiled.

$3511. [Books on Books] Newton, A. (Alfred) EdwardThe Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred AffectionsThe Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1918. 1920 third edition, with a new preface. xxi, 373 pp. 8vo. Beige cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. Color frontispiece, plates, illustrations, photographs, facsimiles of documents throughout. Very good. No jacket. Hinges just starting, edges rubbed.

$1012. [Boy Scouts] Clemens, Cyril; Sibley, Carroll; Garland, Hamlin; Roosevelt, Theodore Uncle Dan: The Life Story of Dan BeardThomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1938. First edition. xv, 235 pp. 8vo. Includes frontispiece of Beard, and pen and ink sketches by Beard which originally appeared in his The Field and Forest Handy Book and The American Boys Handy Book. Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, who states He is typical of the best in our country. I feel that one of the greatest organizations we have is the Boy Scouts of America, and Scouting and Uncle Dan are synonymous. Introduction by Hamlin Garland, which includes firsthand accounts of early encounters with Beard -- the two met at a Henry George meeting, and Garland recalls Beard telling him of the beginnings of the Sons of Daniel Boone. Near fine. No jacket. Spine lightly toned, dime-sized spot on front board, 2 inch tear to one page of foreword.

$17513. [Boy Scouts] Barbour, Ralph H. [Henry]All Hands Stand By!D. Appleton-Century Company, New York, 1942. First edition. vii, 261 pp. 8vo. Juvenile novel chronicling the efforts of some Sea Scouts to win recognition for their Ship.Barbour was a well-known writer of sports stories for boys, but here features the Sea Scouts of America, an offshoot of the Boy Scouts of America and part of theVenturing program. Sea Scouting was initially developed in England in 1910, and began


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14. [Buddhism] Kapleau, Philip; Smith, Huston (Foreword)Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and EnlightenmentHarper & Row, 1966. First edition. xix, 363 pp. Foreword by Huston Smith. From the publisher: Useful to both initiates and long-term disciples alike, the comprehensive guide is an overview of the profundities of Buddha. Extensive index follows text. Very good. Includes original jacket. Jacket toned, a few light creases on front jacket flap, ink name on front endpaper.

$4015. [Christian Fiction] McKeever, Harriet B.Millys Taper: or, What Can I Do?Henry Hoyt, Boston, 1863. First edition. iv, 216, 8 pp. Terminal publisher ads. A novel with Christian themes published during the American Civil War. Very good. No jacket. Pencil name & address on front endpaper, rear free endpaper removed, boards lightly rubbed.

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in the United States in 1912. Known copies of this title appear to be held by institutions - 13 located in OCLC, none available in the trade. Near fine. Includes original jacket. Tiny ink stamp on front jacket flap, jacket lightly toned with minimal wear to corners.

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16. [Christian Missions] [Graham, Isabella]The Power of Faith Exemplified in the Life and Writingsof the Late Mrs. Isabella Graham of New-York.

New York: Jonathan Leavitt, 1828. Sixth edition. 303, [1] pp. A collection of letters and other writings by the philanthropist who helped fund the first missionary society in New York City, and provided education and assistance for poor, sick, andunderprivileged citizens. Includes a biographical sketch of Graham, devotionalexercises, and poetry. Very good. Edges rubbed, ink name & date (Miss Anna Cole, Westmoreland, Jan. 1831), lightly foxed throughout.

$4017. [Christian Socialist, Unitarian, Suffragist] Frothingham, Octavius BrooksMemoir of William Henry ChanningHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1886. First edition. 491 pp. 8vo. A biography of the prominent member of the Unitarian Church, leader in the Christian socialist movement, Transcendentalist, and Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.Channing also, in cooperation with Susan B. Anthony, organized the first petition campaign in New York in support of womens suffrage. Good. No jacket. Rear hinge repaired, front hinge just starting.

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18. [Circus Fiction] Hull, E.M.The Lion-TamerDodd-Mead & Company, New York, 1928. First edition. 337 pp. 8vo. A love storyfeaturing Juan the lion-tamer and his girl-wife, set against the background of the American circus. Very good. Includes original jacket. Ink owner stamp on frontendpaper, three small spots on front board, jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from top edge, jacket flap corners trimmed.

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19. [Domestic] Clarke, Charlotte & Thelma B.How to Be a Successful Hostess: What Every Woman Should Know AboutEntertaining and EtiquetteKenmor Company, Boston, 1930. First edition. 224 pp. Includes a large section following the text for notes on various topics. Helpful index also follows text. A guide forhomemakers, designed to provide those hosting guests or performing otherdomestic duties with proper rules of etiquette and suggestions for activities. Aninteresting glimpse into the social mores of the 1930s, and what was expected of women in this context. Very good. No jacket. Edges faded.

$2520. [Eskimo Art] National Museum of Man / Musee national de lHommeThe Inuit Print: A Traveling Exhibition / Lestampe inuit: Une expositionitineranteNational Museum of Man / Musee national de lHomme / Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, 1980. 2nd printing. 267 pp. Catalog of a travelling exhibition of the National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, with black and white and col-or illustrations, appendices, bibliography. Text in English and French. Fine in very good jacket. Jacket lightly toned & rubbed. Related pamphlets and articles laid in.

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21. [Fables & Myths] Hodges, Margaret; [Malory, Thomas]Merlin and the Making of the King: Retold from Sir Thomas Malorys Le Morte dArthurHoliday House, New York, 2004. First thus. 39 pp. A retelling of Sir Thomas Malorys legends of The Sword in the Stone, Excalibur, and The Lady of the Lake as told in his Le Morte dArthur, with beautiful color illustrations by Trina Schart Hymanthroughout. Color decorations in margins. Near fine. Includes original jacket.

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22. [Fables & Myths] Richardson, AnneRusset, the Rover (The Life Story of a Fox)Western Gazette Co. Ltd., . First edition. 119 pp. 8vo. The first publication in book form of the story originally printed serially by West Somerset Free Press. A British animal fable telling the story of Russet, the Rover, a fox living in West Somerset. By the author of In Red Deer Land, Little Tales of Fur and Feather, Nature Stories, and Ring o Rabbits. Only 3 in OCLC. Near fine. No jacket. Boards lightly soiled.

$7523. [Fables & Myths] Pyle, HowardThe Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur.New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1910. First edition. xviii, 258 pp. 8vo. 39 illustrations by Howard Pyle. In this enchanting version, the renowned American illustrator and storyteller Howard Pyle displays his uniquetalent for capturing and stimulating the imaginations of the young.Inventively retold and vividly illustrated, these stories describe theperilous and thrilling adventures of King Arthur and his knights in that glorious age of chivalry and honor. Very good. No jacket. Hinges just starting, board edges lightly rubbed, ink gift note on front flyleaf.

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24. [Fantasy] Tolkien, J.R.R.; Swann, DonaldThe Road Goes Ever On: A Song CycleHoughton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1967. First edition. ix, 67, [1] pp. From the publisher: With Tolkiens approval, Donald Swann wrote the music for this songcycle, and much of the music resembles English traditional music or folk music. The sole exception is the Quenya song Namarie, which was based on a tune by Tolkienhimself and which has some affinities to Gregorian chant. This book has been valuedeven by those uninterested in the music, since it helps Tolkiens readers to betterunderstand the cultures of the various mythological beings presented in Middle-earth, and helps linguists analyse Tolkiens poetry. For example, it contains one ofthe longest samples of the language Quenya (in the song Namarie), as well as theSindarin prayer A Elbereth Gilthoniel with grammatical explanations. Also, inaddition to the sheet music, the book includes an introduction that contains additional information about Middle-earth. Prior to the publication of The Silmarillion, this introduction was the only publicly available source for certain information about the First Age of Middle-earth. Very good. Includes original jacket. Ink name & date on front endpaper, minor wear to jacket corners.

$5525. [Language] Morell, ThomasAn Abridgment of Ainsworths Dictionary, English and Latin, Designed for the Use of SchoolsPhiladelphia: Kimber & Conrad and Johnson & Warner / William Brown, 1812.Second American edition. Unpaginated. Includes Ainsworths English-LatinDictionary (English words with definitions in Latin, Latin words with definitions in English, with examples for many) and an index of proper names. Very good. Boards rubbed, front & end matter foxed, pages toned, ink note on front endpaper: Property of Otis Hutchins, purchased September 30th 1815. Price $4.50. No. 79.

$7526. [Language] Blair, HughAn Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric, to Which Are Added, Questions Adapted to the Above Work; for the Use of Schools and Academies, by an ExperiencedTeacher of Youth.Worcester: George A. Trumbull, 1818. x, 315 pp. An abridgement of lectures onrhetoric, by Hugh Blair, D.D. carefully revised and correct by an experienced teacher, to which are added appropriate questions. Good. Boards lightly rubbed, ink name and number (Otis Hutchins No. 106) on front endpaper, front free endpaper slightly loose at binding.

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27. [Language] Clarke, JohnAn Introduction to the Making of Latin. Comprising, after an Easy, Compendious Method, the Substance of the Latin Syntax, with Proper English Examples, Most of Them Translations from the Classic Authors, in One Column, and the Latin Works in Another. To Which is Subjoined, in the Same Method, a Succinct Account of the Affairs of Ancient Greece and Rome, Intended at Once to Bring Boys Acquainted with History, and the Idiom of the Latin Tongue: With Rules for the Gender of Nouns.London: M. Brown, 1787. Twenty-fifth edition. xii, 297, [3] pp. A guide to Latin syntax and grammar using classical works as examples with texts in parallel with their translations. Good. Boards rubbed, joints cracked but reparable, ink name on front & rear endpaper, owner bookplate with name scratched out on front endpaper.

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28. [Language] Rowbotham, J.; Surault, F.M.J.A Practical Grammar of the French Language, with Alterations and AdditionsBoston: Hilliard, Gray, & Co., 1838. Third edition. vi, 324 pp. A grammar guide for students of French, with alterations and additions by a Harvard College professor of French. Good. Edges rubbed, minor chip from spine head, lacks author label on spine, foxed throughout, ink name on front endpaper.

$4029. [Literature] Overton, GrantCargoes for CrusoesD. Appleton & Company, New York, 1924. First edition. x, 416 pp. 8vo. A collection of writings pertaining to various authors and their works, which seems to have as itsthesis that literature would be the best companion for one lost on a desert island. Includes sections on: Philip Gibbs; Melville Davisson Post; Jeffery Farnol; Susan Ertz; Aldous Huxley; E. Phillips Oppenheim; G. Stanley Hall; Cosmo Hamilton; E.V. Lucas; Emerson Hough; Michael Arlen; Courtney Ryley Cooper; Edith Wharton; Frank L. Packard; J.C. Snaith & George Gibbs; Mary Johnston; etc. Also includes black & white portraits of Gibbs, Post, Farnol, Ertz, Hamilton, Lucas, Hough, Arlen, & Johnston. Very good. Lacks jacket. Rear corner lightly bumped, minor loss from spine label edges.

$2030. [Literature] Stowe, Harriet BeecherUncle Toms CabinCoward-McCann, Inc., New York, 1929. 30th printing. 446 pp. 8vo. The abolitionist novel that changed American history, illustrated by James Daugherty throughout. Very good. No jacket. Hinges just beginning to loosen, spine & edges lightly toned.

$3031. [Literature] Coelho, Paulo; Clarke, Alan R. (Translator)The AlchemistHarper San Francisco, 2003. First thus - first printing of 10th anniversary edition. xiv, 175, [1] pp. Anniversary edition of thepopular fable with new introduction by author. Near fine. Includes original jacket. An exceptional copy.

$5032. [Literature] Conrad, Joseph; Gurko, Leo (Introduction)Heart of Darkness (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xix, [v], 117 pp. Inspiration for the

famous film Apocalypse Now, starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen.Illustrations by Robert Shore. Fine.

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33. [Literature - Dore Engravings] Alighieri, Dante;Cary, Henry FrancisDantes Inferno... with Critical and Explanatory Notes, Life of Dante, ChronologyCassell & Company Limited, New York, [1883]. xxiv, 183 pp. 12 3/8 x 9 3/4. Dantes famous vision of Hell, illustrated by Gustave Dores exceptional engravings. Second Cassell edition, following an earlier version printed in the 1860s. Good. No jacket. Binding repaired, pages toned,

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34. [Literature - First Novel] Boros, EvaThe MermaidsFarrar, Straus & Cudahy, New York, 1956. First edition. 216 pp. 8vo. First novel by a Hungarian novelist living in London, who wrote in English. Eudora Welty hascontributed a glowing review, which appears on the front jacket flap and rear panel. It is a love story in which a young man falls in love with a sanitorium patient, an unfulfilled ardour not unlike that which a sailor might feel who had fallen in love with a mermaid. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket lightly toned.

$5035. [Literature - Modern Library] Chaucer, Geoffrey; Skeat, WalterW.; Untermeyer, LouisThe Canterbury Tales (The Modern Library of the Worlds Best Books ML 161)The Modern Library, New York, 1937. 642, [8] pp. The Skeat edition of Chaucers famous work, retaining the original Old English. Very good. Includes original jacket. Front hinge just starting, pencil gift note on verso of front endpaper, jacket lightly rubbed with two 1/2 inch tears along spine.

$1536. [Literature - Modern Library] Forester, C.S. (Cecil Scott)The African Queen (The Modern Library of the Worlds Best Books, ML 102)The Modern Library, New York, 1940. Reissue. [iv], 307, [1] pp. 8vo. Originallypublished in 1935 - this edition includes a new foreword by the author, in which hementions that two chapters were omitted in the original Little, Brown edition, whichhave been restored here. A novel by the author of the popular Horatio Hornblowerseries, which inspired the 1951 film starring Humphrey Bogart (who won the AcademyAward for Best Actor - his only Oscar), and Katharine Hepburn, with Robert Morley,Peter Bull, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner and Theodore Bikel. Very good. Includesoriginal jacket (lists 379 titles on verso). Light mottled spotting on boards, a bit moreprominent on rear board, jacket corners lightly rubbed, ink owner stamp on verso of front free endpaper.

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37. [Literature - Modern Library] Austen, JanePride and Prejudice & Sense and Sensibility (The Modern Library of the Worlds Best Books, ML 264)The Modern Library, New York, 1950. Reissue. xx, 632, [3] pp. Bibliography precedes text. The Modern Library reissue of Jane Austens two most well-known works(unabridged), with an introduction by David Daiches, Professor of English at Cornell University. Very good. Includes original jacket (388 titles listed on verso). Jacket lightly rubbed, ink owner stamp on verso of front free endpaper.

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38. [Literature - Modern Library] Dos Passos, JohnU.S.A.: I. The 42nd Parallel; II. Nineteen Nineteen; III. The Big Money (The Modern Library of the Worlds Best Books, ML Giant G44)The Modern Library, New York, 1937. Three books in one volume. viii, 415; viii, 473; viii, 561. 8vo. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4. Magnum opus of the author associated with two important literary movements: Modernism and the Lost Generation. Dos Passos was a socialrevolutionary with leanings towards communism, and a contemporary and (at one time) friend of Ernest Hemingway. The trilogy relates the events of 1900-1930 in the United States, experimenting with multiple narrative techniques, interspersingnewspaper clippings and stream of consciousness narratives with short biographical pieces and twelve different narrative threads.


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39. [Literature - Nobel Prize Author] Hemingway, ErnestThe Old Man and the SeaCharles Scribners Sons, New York, 1952. Early reprint - Scribner colophon without A on copyright page, Hemingway spelled correctly on copyright, no mention ofPulitzer or Nobel prizes on jacket flaps, olive-tinted author photo on rear panel. 140 pp. 8vo. Original light blue cloth, silver titles, author name blind-stamped on front board. Hemingways Pulitzer Prize winning novel, released two years before he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket price clipped (no BOMC notation on front flap), ink name & date on half-title page, jacket toned.

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40. [Literature - Nobel Prize Author] Laxness, Halldor; Magnusson, MagnusThe Atom StationMethuen & Co Ltd, London, 1961. First edition of the English translation. vi, 201, [1] pp. 8vo. A novel by the winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize for Literature, and a landmark in Icelandic fiction, being the first novel published in Iceland to sell its entire initial print run on the day of publication. The story is set amidst the British occupation of Iceland during World War II, and depicts urban life in Iceland. It was adapted to film in 1984 by Borsteinn Jonsson, and also influenced the world of poetry indirectly -- the school of writers known as The Atom Poets take their name from a (pejorative) term Laxness uses for one of his characters (atomskald). Despite its strong social and cultur-al influence and positive critical reception, the novel was not published in the United States until 1982. Near fine. Includes original jacket. Endpapers faintly foxed, jacket toned with minimal biopredation along edges.

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Very good in good jacket (371 titles on verso). Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss, two tears on rear jacket panel, ink name & date on front endpaper.

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41. [Literature - Shakespeare] Shakespeare, William; Ridley, M.R. (Editor)The New Temple Shakespeare, in Forty VolumesE.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1935. An update to the Temple Shakespeare, originally released by J.M. Dent in 1894. This edition is edited by M.R. Ridley. Includes all Shakespeares plays and poems, along with a commentary volume. Near fine. No jackets. Minimal wear to corners.

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42. [Medical] Coolidge, Emery Lincoln, M.D.First Aid in Nursery AilmentsNew York: Sturgis & Walton Company, 1911. 77, [3] pp. Laid in is a single-foldpamphlet (5 1/4 x 3 1/8) on light blue paper, printed by Nursery Supply Company,advertising the Nursery Medicine Kit. This book, according to the pamphlet, wasincluded in the kit, which was designed to be used for babies and small children and included twenty-three different medicines, ointments and powders, besides


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43. [Military] Wright, Marcus J.The Official and Pictorial Record of the War with Spain and Philippines...General Marcus J. Wright, War Records Office, Washington, 1902. 631 pp. Folio. 17 1/4 x 12 1/2. An early large format history of the SpanishAmerican War, published by subscription only (copyright page states will never be for sale in book stores). Illustrated with color maps and numerous black & white photographs taken by war correspondents, as well as original illustrations by such artists as Howard Chandler Christy and Dan Beard. Very good. No jacket. Board edges rubbed with some loss from spine ends, ink name on front flyleaf.

$17544. [Military] Hanford, FranklinNotes on the Visits of American and British Naval Vessels to the Genesee River, 1809-1814Rochester, NY: The Genesee Press, 1911. Limited edition, #97 of 300. Inscribed, signed, dated, and hand-numbered an initialed on limitation page by author. 16 pp. Original blue wrappers, black stamped titles. Details of ship movements by the United States and British navies before and during the War of 1812, giving specific information aboutcargoes, times of movement, crew, etc. Very good. Wrappers faded, spine paper split at foot up to staple and 1 inch at head.

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45. [Mining Ephemera] Mine Safety Appliances Co.Pertinent Questions and Answers Concerning Mine Safety Appliances: Fifth EditionMine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, 1940. 32 pp. Original light green wrappers, black stamped titles & rules. A manufacturers guide to the use of various pieces of mining safety equipment, including several forms of breathing apparatus, gas masks, carbon monoxide detector, etc. Very good. Minor loss from top corner of first text page (margin only), rear wrapper lightly soiled.

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instruments such as a rectal catheter, a bulb syringe, a clinical thermometer, a nose and throat atomizer,absorbent cotton, aseptic bandages, absorbent gauze, court plaster, etc.

An advertisement following the text in the book states The contents of the Nursery Medicine Kit were sug-gested by Dr. Emelyn Lincoln Coolidge... It contains all the essential medicines and instruments referred to in the book. Also following the text is a glossary of treatments mentioned in the text, with their uses and doses, and a 7-page index. The table of contents preceding the text is arranged by ailment. Dr. Coolidge was the editor of the babies department of the Ladies Home Journal, the physician in charge of the babies class of the Society of the Lying-in Hospital in New York City, and author of The Mothers Manual treating nursery hygiene, food, clothing, and other considerations important to new mothers.

No jacket. Boards slightly discolored along edges, small bookplate on front endpaper reads Peter Reilly, Bookseller, Philadelphia, 133 N 13th Street, tiny chip from bottom corners of p.11-14 (i.e., two leaves only), 1/2 inch tear to base of p. 47/48, very brief pencil notation in margin of p. 26, which seems to amend the ratio for a dosage of paste made from English mustard and flour (for the treatment of bronchitis).

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46. [Mystery] Barzun, Jacques (Editor)The Delights of Detection: StoriesCriterion Books, New York, 1961. First edition. 381 pp. A collection of mystery stories by various authors, edited by Jacques Barzun. Includes stories by G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, H.C. Bailey, E.C. Bentley, John D. MacDonald, Rex Stout, etc. Near fine in very good jacket. Minor wear to board corners, jacket edges rubbed with minimal loss from corners, jacket lightly toned.

$4047. [Mystery] Carter, NicholasA Mysterious Graft; or, The Man Who Spoke (New Magnet Library No. 1158 - Nick Carter Series)Street & Smith Corporation, New York, 1903. 209 pp., with numerous ads for various series preceding and following text. Color pictorial wrappers. One of numerous Nick Carter detective stories, which were first published in 1886, and remained popular through roughly 1950. Good. Binding repaired, pages heavily toned with faint stains to base of first section of pages.

$2548. [Mystery] Carter, NicholasA Baffled Oath; or, The Cost of Deceit (New Magnet Library No. 1180 - Nick Carter Series)

49. [Mystery] Carter, NicholasIn the Gloom of the Night; or, Nick Carter, Man of Might (New Magnet Library No. 1147 - Nick Carter Series)Street & Smith Corporation, New York, 1903. 223 pp., with numerous ads for various series preceding and following text. Color pictorial wrappers. One of numerous Nick Carter detective stories, which were first published in 1886, and remained popular through roughly 1950. Good. Wrappers soiled with light stain on rear corner, pages heavily toned.

$2550. [Mystery] Burnett, W.R.

Street & Smith Corporation, New York, 1905. 215 pp., with numerous ads for various series preceding and following text. Color pictorial wrappers. One of numerous Nick Carter detective stories, which were first published in 1886, and remained popular through roughly 1950. Good. Wrappers soiled & lightly creases, pages heavily toned.

$25

High Sierra (Murder Mystery Monthly No. 40)Avon Book Company, New York, 1946. First paperback printing. 165, [3] pp. Color pictorial wrappers. A gangster heist thriller set in the Sierra Nevada mountains which inspired the 1941 film noiradaptation starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino, anddirected by Raoul Walsh. Very good. Pages toned.

$5051. [Mystery] Burnett, W.R.Nobody Lives Forever (Murder Mystery Monthly No. 33)Avon Book Company, New York, 1945. First paperback printing. Light creases, pages toned. 163, [3] pp. Color pictorial wrappers. Crime thriller about an aging con man after

his return from WWII; inspired the 1946 film noir adaptation starring John Garfield and Geraldine Fitzgerald.

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52. [Mystery] Prather, Richard S.Pattern for Panic: A Tale of Violence and Communist Intrigue in Mexico CityAbelard Press, 1954. 256 pp. Originally intended to be part of Prathers Shell Scott series, Prathers publisher urged the author to make revisions based on the poor reception of a recent anti-communist novel released by Mickey Spillane (One Lonely Night). Prather simply changed the name and features of the protagonist (Cliff Morgan instead of Shell Scott, and red hair instead of blonde). The novel was released seven years later in its original form, with Shell Scott restored as the main character. Good. Includes original jacket. Title/copyright page removed, jacket flaps glued down, jacket price clipped, tape repairs to jacket spine ends.

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53. [Natural History] White, Gilbert; Kearton, Richard (Notes)The Natural History of SelborneRobert M. McBride & Company, New York, 1925. First thus. 248 pp. Reissue of Whites famous 18th century work of natural history, which pioneered the literary study of the field. Includes notes by Richard Kearton, and 85 black & white photographs taken by Cherry & Richard Kearton. Index follows text. Near fine in very good jacket. Owner bookplate on front endpaper, some chipping from top jacket edge, jacket spine and rear panel discolored.

$40

54. [Natural History] Elbertus, FraOld John BurroughsThe Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, NY, 1901. 19 pp. 8vo. A brief biography of the famous naturalist, after whom is named the John Burroughs Medal recognizing excellence in published works on natural history. Produced at Elbert Hubbards Roycroft Shop in the usual Roycroft style, with handmade watermarked paper, photographic frontispiece of Burroughs, facsimile of a Burroughs letter, and decorative Roycroft emblem following text. Near fine. No jacket. Article about John Burroughs by Irving Bacheller laid in, with handwritten date (12-28-45) in margin.

$2555. [Natural History] Margulis, Lynn; Sagan, Dorion; Thomas, Lewis (Foreword)Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial EvolutionSummit Books, New York, 1986. First edition. 301 pp. Glossary & index follow text. From the publisher: Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries ofmicrobiology of the past two decades and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and thei nterconnectedness of all life on the planet. Near fine. Includes original jacket. Ink name on front endpaper.

$4056. [Natural History] Burroughs, JohnThe Writings of John Burroughs, with Portraits and Many Illustrations, in Fifteen Volumes (Riverby Edition)Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1908. Complete in fifteen volumes, though additional volumes were released subsequently -- at the time of publication in 1908, this set comprised Burroughs entire body of work.

Each volume includes black & white frontispiece and several photographic plates. John Burroughs was aninfluential naturalist in the 19th and early 20th century, particularly in his advocacy of environmentalconservation, and is perhaps only overshadowed as a nature essayist by Henry David Thoreau. Each year,


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57. [Natural History] Helferich, GerardHumboldts Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Latin American Journey That Changed the Way We See the WorldGotham Books, 2004. First edition. xxiv, 358 pp. 8vo. From the publisher: From 1799 to 1804 German naturalist and adventurer Alexander von Humboldt conducted the first extensive scientific exploration of Latin America... Humboldts Cosmos tells the story of this extraordinary man who was equal parts Einstein and Livingstone, and of theadventure that defined his life... During the course of the expedition, Humboldtcataloged more than 60,000 plants, set an altitude record climbing the volcanoChimborazo, and became the first to study the great cultures of the Aztecs and Incas. In the process, he revolutionized geology and laid the groundwork for modern sciences such as climatology, oceanography, and geography - and his contributions wouldinfluence future greats such as Charles Darwin and shape the course of science forcenturies... Near fine. Includes original jacket. Owner bookplate on front endpaper.

$4058. [Natural History - Charles Darwin] Himmelfarb, GertrudeDarwin and the Darwinian RevolutionDoubleday Anchor Books / Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. First edition. 480 pp. 8vo. From the publisher: A biographical, historical, and philosophical study of theimpact of Darwinism on the intellectual climate of the nineteenth century, challenging the conventional view of Darwins greatness. Very good in good jacket. Pencilunderlining & marginalia on only a few pages, front hinge just starting, jacket edges rubbed with minor chip from rear edge and several creases along edges of front panel.

$2059. [Natural History - Charles Darwin] Fox, SidneyThe Emergence of Life: Darwinian Evolution from the InsideBasic Books, Inc., New York, 1988. First edition. ix, 208 pp. Bibliographic notes and index follow text. An explanation of evolutionary theory by a biochemist who has been studying the origins of life for more than four decades. Fine. Includes original jacket. An exceptional copy.

$25

60. [Natural History - Charles Darwin] Darwin, Charles;Darwin, Francis; Simpson, George GaylordThe Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Including anAutobiographical Chapter, in Two VolumesBasic Books, Inc., New York, 1959. Includes slipcase.Complete in two hardcover volumes, issued with slipcase. xxii, 558; 562 pp. 8vo. The classic biography of Charles Darwin, including his autobiography, his sons portrait of the family, and Darwins correspondence with contemporaries in science. Reissued with a new introduction to celebrate the centennial. Near fine. No jackets. Spines faded.

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beginning in 1926, great works in natural history are awarded the John Burroughs Medal named in his honor. Near fine. No jackets. An exceptional set.

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61. [Natural History - Entomology] Legros, C.V.; Fabre, J.H.; Miall, BernardFabre, Poet of ScienceT. Fisher Unwin, London, 1913. First edition. 352 pp. 8vo. Photographic frontispiece by Heliog Dujardin. A biography of Jean-Henri Fabre, the renowned Frenchentomologist and author, whose accomplishments helped shape the modern form of the study of insects. Charles Darwin called him an inimitable observer. Near fine. No jacket. Page ridge lightly foxed, spine lightly faded.

$3062. [Natural History - Entomology] Stawell, Mrs.Rodolph; DeMattos, Alexander Teixeira (Translator)Fabres Book of Insects: Retold from Alexander Teixeira deMattos Translation of Fabres Souvenirs EntomologiquesTudor Publishing Company, New York, 1935. 1936 4th printing. viii, [ii], 271 pp. 4to. Color frontispiece of the sacred beetle, tipped in color plates by E.J. Detmoldthroughout. A reissue of the work originally printed in English in 1921, which wascompiled from a series of writings Fabre released from 1891-1909. Fabre was aninfluence on Charles Darwin, who called him an inimitable observer, and helped shape the science of modern entomology. Near fine. No jacket. Rear board faintly rubbed, else fine. An exceptional copy.

$4063. [Natural History - John Burroughs Medal] Peterson, Roger ToryBirds Over AmericaDodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1948. First edition. xiii, 342 pp. The twentieth book to receive the John Burroughs Medal for excellence in natural history. Includes 105 black & white photographs taken by the author. Peterson is well-known for his popular field guides, which greatly helped to increase interest in ornithology. This book follows him on birdwatching expeditions in various locales, including achapter entitled Trailing Americas Rarest Bird (the ivory-billed woodpecker). Very good. Includes original jacket as well as scarce acetate jacket. Owner bookplate on front endpaper, edges of jackets lightly rubbed with a few small chips from edges of acetate jacket.

$12565. [Natural History - John Burroughs Medal] Rutledge, ArchibaldPeace in the HeartDoubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. First edition. xiv, 316 pp. 8vo. The fifth book to win the John Burroughs Medal for excellence in natural history. A collection ofoutdoor writing by a great lover of nature and a well-educated man (he was SouthCarolinas poet laureate, and attended the prestigious Porter Military Academy of Charleston). Rutledge also taught at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. Very good. No jacket. Spine faded, front hinge repaired, owner bookplate on front endpaper, ink gift note on front flyleaf.

$10064. [Natural History - John Burroughs Medal] Christman, W.W.Wild Pasture Pine (Signed First Edition)The Argus Company, Albany, 1933. First edition. 73 pp. Signed by author on frontendpaper. The third book by the Catskills poet and transcendentalist, and the eighthwinner of the John Burroughs Medal for excellent in natural history (1934). Burroughs was an advocate of Christmans early on, and was instrumental in getting some of Christmans early nature essays published in magazines. Christman also wrote Songs of theHelderhills; Songs of the Western Gateway; and The Untillable Hills. Near fine. Includes


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original jacket. Original order form advertising autographed copies for sale by the author laid in. Owner bookplate on front endpaper, 1/4 inch tear to jacket spine head.

$15066. [Natural History - John Burroughs Medal] Medsger, Oliver P.Nature Rambles: An Introduction to Country-Lore, in Four Volumes - Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterFrederick Warne & Co., Inc., 1932. First editions. Theseries of four books was the seventh work to win the JohnBurroughs Medal for excellence in natural history. Colorpicture plates mounted on front panel of each jacket, color

plates and black & white photographs and illustrations throughout text. A study of nature in the American countryside, season by season. Near fine in very good jackets. Jacket prices clipped. Spring & Autumn jackets near fine; Summer & Winter good to very good, withminor chips from spine & corners. Owner bookplate on front endpaper of Spring volume.

$12567. [Natural History - John Burroughs Medal] Pearson, Thomas Gilbert; Chapman, Frank M. (Introduction)Adventures in Bird Protection: An AutobiographyD. Appleton-Century Company, Incorporated, New York, 1937. First edition. xiv, 459 pp. 8vo. The eleventh book to win the John Burroughs Medal for excellence innatural history. An autobiography by the president emeritus of the National Association of Audubon Societies, with an introduction by Frank M. Chapman. Pearson describes his role in the movement to preserve various species of birds and game. His efforts led to the passage of numerous laws in the United States, and reform in various countries worldwide, against excessive hunting. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Very good. Includes original jacket. Jacket flap corners clipped, 1 inch tear to bottom jacket corner, owner bookplate on front endpaper.

$6068. [Natural History - John Burroughs Medal] Halle, Louis J. [Joseph], Jr.Birds Against MenThe Viking Press, New York, 1938. First edition. Appears to be inscribed, signed, and dated by author on front endpaper. 228 pp. 8vo. The thirteenth book to win the John Burroughs Medal for excellence in natural history. Includes illustrations by Lynd Ward. A collection of meditative personal narratives related to the authors experiences with birds and birding. Halle was a Harvard graduate and an itinerant traveler who wrote a number of books related to excursions in the Caribbean and the observation of birds. Very good. Includes original jacket. Bookplate on front endpaper, jacket price clipped.

$40

69. [Natural History - Meteorology] Emanuel, KerryDivine Wind: The History and Science of HurricanesOxford University Press, 2005. First edition. x, 285 pp. A study of severe tropical storms throughout history, with numerous illustrations ranging from modern images to reproductions of paintings by Winslow Homer.Appendices, bibliography, sources, and index follow text. Near fine. Includes original jacket. Jacket price clipped, middle of top board edge faintly bumped.

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70. [Oz] Baum, L. FrankRinkitink in Oz: Junior EditionRand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 62 pp. An abridged junior edition one of Baums classic Oz books. Illustrations by John R. Neill, including a number of color plates. Good. No jacket - pictorial cover. Front hinge repaired, boards rubbed, ink name on front endpaper.

$10

71. [Oz] Baum, L. FrankThe Land of Oz: Junior EditionRand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 62 pp. An abridged junior edition of Baums classic sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Illustrations by John R. Neill, including a number of color plates. Very good. No jacket - pictorial cover. Boards lightly rubbed, ink name on front endpaper.

$20

72. [Oz] Baum, L. FrankThe Road to Oz: Junior EditionRand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 62 pp. An abridged edition of oneof Baums classic Oz books. Illustrations by John R. Neill, including a numberof color plates. Very good. No jacket - pictorial cover. Boards rubbed, ink nameon front endpaper.

$1573. [Oz] Baum, L. FrankJack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse of Oz, also Tik-Tokand the Gnome King of Oz: Junior EditionRand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1939. 62 pp. Two Oz stories in one volume featuring characters from various books in the original set by Baum. Illustrations by John R. Neill, including a number of color plates. Very good. No jacket -pictorial cover. Boards rubbed and faded along edges, 1 inch chip from topcorner of title page, ink name on endpapers.

$2074. [Philosophy] Abercrombie, John; Abbott, JacobInquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers, and the Investigation of Truth. WithAdditions and Explanations to Adapt the Work to the Use of Schools and AcademiesBoston: John Allen & Co., 1835. 284 pp. A work concerned with philosophical inquiry andthe ability to obtain knowledge, treating materialism, sensation and perception,consciousness and reflection, testimony, memory, abstraction, imagination, reason orjudgment, investigation of truth through reason, rational correction of inaccurate senseperceptions, and corrupted forms of perception and cognition. Good. Joints cracked butreparable, two ink names with dates on front endpaper (Louisa M. Deane, Walpole NH;Samantha M. Deane, Walpole Academy March 12 189.... Woodstock Female Semanary September 6 1839), lightly foxed.

$25

75. [Railroads]Views of the Pennsylvania Railroad[Adolph Wittemann, New York], 1884. Pages fold out accordion-style. 12 panels. A late 19th century collection of lithographs featuring views along the Pennsylvania Railroad,including interior views of rail cars, important architecture, landscape views, train


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stations, etc. Very good. No jacket. A few spots on boards, accordion fold split at front hinge.

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76. [Science - Rocketry] Ley, WillyRockets: The Future of Travel Beyond the StratosphereThe Viking Press, New York, 1944. 1945 3rd printing. viii, 295 pp.Black & white photographs and illustrations of early rocket testing precede text. The first popular account of rocketry and the future of space travel answering questions that bridge the gap between physics and Jules Verne. While primitive rocket technologies had existed for centuries at the time this work was published, the relation of rockets to space travel was a newer concept, the interest in which accelerated during the early 20th century. The first modern rockets did not appear until 1926. This publication coincided with the race to capture Germany rocket technology at the end of World War II, which caused a spike in interest among the general public. Bibliography and index follow text. Very good in good jacket. Ink name on front endpaper, jacket edges rubbed with a few tears to corners.

$3577. [Signed] Schulz, Charles M.The Charlie Brown Dictionary: The 8 Volume SetWorld Publishing Company, 1973. First edition (stated). Inscribed & signed byCharles Schulz on half-title page of vol. 1 (For Steve - Best wishes, Charles M.Schulz). Complete in eight volumes. Pictorial paper over boards. A juveniledictionary based on The Rainbow Dictionary by Wendell W. Wright, Ph.D.,accompanied by color Peanuts cartoons throughout. Very good. No jackets -pictorial covers. Boards toned, smudge to base of vol. 7 spine.

$20078. [Theosophy] Besant, AnnieSpiritual Life for the Man of the WorldThe Rajput Press, Chicago, 1909. 16 pp. Original wrappers, shoestring binding, onion skin jacket. An early reprint of a lecture delivered in the City Temple, London, October 10, 1907, originally published in The Christian Commonwealth. Annie Besant was the president of the Theosophical Society, whose members had as their goal the attainment of knowledge of God. She traveled extensively studying different religious traditions. This short speech is an attempt to reconcile the spiritual life and domestic life, arguing that one need not resort to asceticism to properly practice a spiritual discipline. Very good. Jacket edges rubbed with some loss.

$50

79. [Vintage Childrens] Knight, EricLassie Come HomeThe John C. Winston Company, 1940. First edition. vii, 248 pp. 8vo. Color frontispiece and black & white illustrations by Marguerite Kirmse, well-known for her depictions of dogs. Inspiration for the 1943 film starring Roddy McDowall, which led to a series of seven. The character of Lassie was originally introduced in short pieces Knight wrote for The Saturday Evening Post beginning in 1938. The name Lassie has become synonymous with the distinctive look of the rough collie. Very good. Lacks jacket. Boards a bit rubbed & soiled, top corner worn through at tip.

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80. [Vintage Childrens - Whaling] Packard, WinthropThe Young Ice WhalersHoughton Mifflin and Company, 1903. First edition. 397 pp. 8vo. Frontispiece by Burns, black & white photographs throughout text showing the various locales vis-ited throughout the story. A work of juvenile fiction following the exploits of several young men on a whaling expedition in the Arctic. Very good. No jacket. Spine & rear board soiled, page ridge soiled, ink name & bookplate from the Tabard Inn Library -- a paid lending library with locations at general stores, designed to be used by travel-ers -- on front endpaper.

$125

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