The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle
by Beatrix Potter
New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1905. Paper along back strip partially detached with 1/2 lacking at top.. 85 pp. 27 color illustrations. Original brown-green paper boards with applied stamp. Illustrated end papers. Some fading on covers. The story of a hedgehog washerwomen is another classic from the world of Beatrix Potter. The character is largely inspired by... Read More
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The Tale of Pigling Bland
by Beatrix Potter
New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1913. 94 pp. First American edition. Brown paper boards with applied anthropomorphic stamp and color pictorial endpapers. It has 15 color illustration and numerous black and white text illustrations in order to accompany the story of a pig that is looking for freedom. Potter got inspiration from her own life on a farm... Read More
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
Akron: Saalfield, 1916. Illustrated cover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated in black and white line drawings and full color illustrations. Surface soiling and edge wear on cover.
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Facsimile Edition - 33/250
by Beatrix Potter
Kingston, New York: Battledore Ltd, 1995. All prints are accounted for and undamaged, each print has a folder and guard.. These boxed prints are from the original blocks that were made for first private edition of 1901, including images that did not get included in the commercial publication. There are 34 gorgeously done prints, brown ink on 100%... Read More
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
Akron: Saalfield, 1916. Virginia Albert. Illustrated cover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated in black and white line drawings and full color illustrations. Surface soiling and edge wear on cover.
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Save Our Children - Preventing Accidental Injury
by Guy R. Radley & Perry O. Powell
Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co., Cooperating with the Milwaukee Safety Commission, [1923]. General wear. . A 32pp (unnumbered) comprehensive booklet on safety for children, and what parents should look for both inside and outside of the home to protect their children. It begins by telling the reader that there were 65 accidental deaths of... Read More
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A Book for Boys
by J E Powers
Boston: D Lothrop & Co, 1886. 16 pp, red paper covers. An advise book for young boys hoping to succeed in business. The book is broken up into categories: One thing at a time, the way to win (all on one page), the things explained, and hard to understand. On the first page of the book, it describes 'the... Read More
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Days of Yore; or Shadows of the Past
by [Elizabeth Anne Poyas]
Charleston, South Carolina: William G. Mazyck, 1870. Very good to fine. Extremities rubbed, light toning. Tape repairs.. Days of Yore" is a historical account of Charleston, South Carolina, divided into four "letters" penned "By the Ancient Lady" (i.e. Elizabeth Anne Poyas), and includes excerpts of poetry, biographical and genealogical information, and musings on local history. Poyas had a... Read More
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Suburban Living At Its Best, Newton, MA
by John R. Prescott
Newton, MA: Newtonville Library Association, INC, 1939. General wear and soiling.. A short booklet advertising the town of Newton, MA, both to tourists and potential new citizens. The majority of the booklet features a historical sketch of the town which delves into the different time periods in the town's history, often providing printed black and white illustrations or... Read More
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Office of Indian Affairs Letter Appointing Physician at Osage and Kaw Agency, 1885
by Hiram Price
Washington, D.C., 1885. Poor to fair. Staining, short tears, toning and dust soiling, with creasing. One small open tear with no loss of text.. Typewritten letter from the commissioner of the Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Hiram Price, officially appointing L.M. Hutchinson, M.D. as the Physician at Osage and Kaw Agency, "to serve at Kaw... Read More
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A Child's Book of Myths
by Margaret Evans Price
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1924. The condition is fine. The front cover picture is worn and has some damage. The front end paper also has some damage, one page has a tear.. The Book of Myths retells thirteen classical mythology stories, including Icarus and Hercules, with children as the audience. 112 pages. It is both written... Read More
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The Land of Nod
by Margaret Evens Price
Rochester, NY: Stecher Litho. Co, 1916. Generalized light wear. Light color offset/show through in few places. The last page and back cover missing approx. 1/4", possibly due to cutting damage, however it does not interfere with any text or illustrations.. This children's book is beautifully illustrated by Margaret Evens Price. 12 pages, with a stapled thick-card wrapper cover.... Read More
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Intaglio Engraving New Year Promotion for 1911 - Charles Bosse Bookseller, Paris SLAM Founding Member
by G. Prilleau
An 8 1/2" x 11" engraving illustrated by G. Prilleau depicting street scenes and the store front with a gentleman entering Charles Bosse book shop. An active Parisian book seller at the turn of the 20th century. One of the founding members of Syndicat Français de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM) in1920. Under the aegis of Ch. Bossc,... Read More
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Nursery Rhyme Puppet Book
by Nancy Pritchard White
Los Angeles: Jack Built Toy Mf'g Co, 1957. An 11" x 13" litho on press board spiral bound book. Edited and Illustrated by Florence and Bob Dalton, There is one die-cut stage page with proscenium on the front and directions for use on the reverse or "the behind the scenes". There are also eight (8) quarter page nursery rhymes... Read More
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The Little Philosopher, or the Infant School at Home
by Erodore (pseud.)
Boston, Massachusetts: Carter and Hendee, 1830. Good. Toned, dust soiling, spotting. Spine chipped.. No. 1 in a scarce series of books for children stereotyped by Carter and Hendee in the 1830s. The content of this issue includes an instructional and moralistic dialogue, followed by instructions for exploring basic concepts (shapes, colors, weight, water, earth). Natural history is a... Read More
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Amour d'Hiver
by Paul Puget
Paris: G. Hartmann, 1882. 37 pp. with one vocal score. Tastefully illustrated paper wraps. 2 OCLC when researched. Measures 7 3/4" x 11 1/2
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Amour d'Hiver
by Paul Puget
Paris: G. Hartmann, 1882. Light cover wear. 37 pp. with one vocal score. Tastefully illustrated paper wraps. 2 OCLC when researched. Measures 7 3/4" x 11 1/2".
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Sunny Bunny
by Nina Wilcox Putnam
New York: P.F. Volland Co, 1918. unpaginated. Printed color cover, color illustrated end papers,color illustrations throughout by Johnny Gruelle, 15th edition. Sunny Bunny and his family are in a bind, the farmer has plowed up all the grassy land and Sunny Bunny being a respectable and honest bunny will not steal from the gardens. He moves his family and... Read More
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Georgia State High School League Debate - Position, NEGATIVE Resolved, that the federal government should subsidize the southern states for education of Negroes
by Stephen E. Quayle
1902. Manuscript Outlook on the Negro Common Schools and Negros in America including quotes from the International Encyclopedia of Negro Education. Followed by a section on the "Southern Defender of Negro Education". Also includes histories, facts and arguments presented by a high school debater in 1902. Background information on the Tuskegee School, Peabody Fund, Slater Fund, General Education Board,... Read More
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Hairdo Dolls with clothes and 31 different hair-dos "How shall I wear my Hair?
by Queen Holden, illustrator
Racine, Wis.: Whitman Publishing Co, 1948. Excellent condition.. A 13" by 10.5" uncut 6 pp. paper doll book with three (3) punch-out dolls on the back cover. Each page has both interchangeable costumes and additional hair-dos (some with hats) for the statuesque paper dolls. Pages accented with "girly" items e.g. perfume bottle, beads and bracelets.
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Rand's Introduction to Penmanship: New Series, In Eight Numbers, Number 8
by B. H. Rand
Philadelphia, PA: B. H. Rand, 1855. General wear, covers partially detached. Penciling.. A copy book, apart of B. H. Rand's series, "Introduction to Penmanship". This copy book is full of practice penmanship, both in regards to letters of the alphabet and signatures. These exercises are often on the margins of the pages, or over top of other text... Read More
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La Fille De Madame Angot, Quadrille by Charles Coote
by Raphael Thomson, Lith
London: Boosey & Co, 1870. 11 pp sheet music with illustrated cover depicting revelers at the Carnival. Music within. The back cover lists new dance music available through Boosey & Co.. Measures 14" x 10 1/4. Minor edge wear and toning. Cabinet card covers are detached.
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Looking Forward: A Treatise on the Status of Woman and the Origin and Growth of the Family and the State. Philip Rappaport Charles H. Kerr & Company Chicago
by Philip Rappaport
Chicago, 1906. Charles H. Kerr & Company. 234 pp. Green hard cover printed cover with blind stamp. The book was written to give readers historical information so they can judge future possibilities and probabilities (according to foreword), 8 chapters include "Introduction" "The Status of Woman" " The Family" "Divorce" "Prostitution" "The State" "The Modern Economic System" " Conclusion"8" x... Read More
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Tumbleweed; A Book of Vagrant Verses
by H. Rea Woodman
Poughkeepsie, NY: A.V. Haight Co, 1909. Excellent.. A single-fold 6" x 4 1/2 " with deckled edge. Cover illustration features decorative devices, title and author. The inside pages provide a summary of the book and pricing information. The back form includes excerpts from "In Kansas" and "Envoy
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Cinderella Waltz
by Ezra Read
1920. 4 pp, dark blue cover with a black line drawing depicting Cinderella by a fire place, with her fairy god mother and three mice. Also in the smoke created by the fire is a small drawing of Cinderella's carriage. The song is Cinderella Waltz, which was also sometimes called Dewdrop Waltz. There is no date or publisher on... Read More
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