Epilepsy Explained ... A Publisher's Advertising Circular for a Newly Published Illustrated Book on Epilepsy
by W. H. May, M.D.
New York, NY: W. J. Pell, 1898. General wear.. A advertising leaflet for the illustrated book entitled "Epilepsy Explained: A Practical Treatise on Epilepsy and Allied Diseases of the Nervous System, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment" by W. H. May, M. D. The small flyer was printed by the book's new York City publisher, W. J. Pell in... Read More
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Twelve Bindings Prospectus
by Michael Wilcox
1985. Austin, Texas: W. Thomas Taylor, Bookseller, no date. Single-fold sheet measures 10 1/2" x 8 1/2". Front cover has title and author with a 1935 illustration by Astride Maillol from Ovid's L'Art d'aimer. A brief summary on the books written by Elaine Smyth and W. Thomas Taylor along with remarks by Wilcox on the bindings. As new. ... Read More
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Pen - Original Poem by a Teenager
by A.G. Wilcox
[West Virginia?], 1914. Very good to fine; some light toning and dust soiling, creased where previously folded.. A charming original manuscript poem in blue ink titled "Pen", signed by A.G. Wilcox: "Pen is a thing that they write with Pen is a thing that will brake[sic] Pen is a thing to keep in the house..." Concludes with "Pen... Read More
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Beaufort County, South Carolina: The Shrines, Early History, and Topography
by N.L Willet
Augusta, GA: Phoenix Printing Company, 1929. Overall very good condition, very light creases on corner of a few pages.. This short book provides a brief, but thorough, history of Beaufort County. 32 pp, printed wrappers. It not only offers a history of the county, but also landmarks and sites that can be experienced when visiting there. Included are... Read More
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Flowers' Family Magazine Vol. 4, No. 5
by William P. Flowers (ed.)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1881. Very good. Toned. Minor staining to lower right-hand corner of upper wrapper.. A monthly periodical published with content for the whole family, including a charming "Juvenile Department" with stories for children. This particular issue is of note for an article that mentions "animalcules", an early conception of microorganisms, and explores their role in the potability... Read More
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Watercolor & Razor Cut Work with Harp and Floral Array - Remember the Giver L.C. K. 1835
by Miss Margaret Williams
1835. Letter folds. Come separation at folds.. A 6" x 5 1/2" heavy card applied to the front a larger blue lettersheet. The finely decorated card depicts two detailed vignettes - One with a harp, violets, forget-me-nots and fern, the other an array of roses, pansies, forget-me-nots and more. The rose array is at the center razor cut... Read More
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Visitor's Guide to the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum, Washington DC
by William J. Rhees, Chief Clerk of the Institution
Judd & Detweiler, 1887. Duplicate Withdrawn from Chester Co. Hist. Soc. stamped on title page. Corner chip on cover.. 94 pp. Tan wraps. Begins with the floor plans for both the museum and institution. This is followed by an overview of the history and founder of the Smithsonian and some of its early secretaries. This is followed by... Read More
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Diary of A Wine Taster": Records of an Oenophile Charting Tasting Adventures Between 1973 and 1989, with Approx. 260 Original Wine Labels
by James Williams
Europe, 1989. Good to very good. Minor flaws include dust soiling, toning, the odd short tear, stain or spot. Water stain to cover of one volume. A couple labels loose, damage or staining from some of the adhesives used. A couple early tape repairs.. A marvelous and meticulously organized set of records belonging to a wine tasting enthusiast... Read More
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Pinky-Pup
by Dixie Willson
Chicago: P.F. Volland Company, 1922. Applied illustrated black and pink hard cover, A Volland Book to Read and a Doll to Cuddle, trademark, color and black and white illustrations by Erick Berry. The adventures of a lonesome puppy looking for some one to cuddle with. He watches the people to find out how to act and sometimes gets... Read More
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The Children at the Pole
by Willy Pogany, Lionel Fabel
New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1914. Litho on board concertina or accordion book. The front side has sixteen illustrations with a story caption at the base. The reverse includes a two page pictorial map of the Polar Region followed by 14 pp. of text. Letterpress by Lionel Fable. Measures 6" x 5 1/4". Cover wear.
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A Letter between Two Doctors about working together at a Sanitarium and the Use of Homeopathic Medicines
by Dr. Bulter Wilmarth
Lowell, MA, 1849. General wear with letter folds.. Stampless post. A letter between two doctors, Dr. Bulter Wilmarth and Dr. John Hero that discussing the various patients at a local sanitarium in Lowell, MA, that Wilmarth is treating. There is also some talk about the possibility of the pair working together, either at the current sanitarium or purchasing... Read More
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History of the American People, 5 Volume Set
by Woodrow Wilson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. 5 volume set. Illustrations, plates, portraits, maps (some folded and in color), plans, facsimiles. The following are the topics cover in this series by volume: Volume I - The Swarming of the English, Volume II - Colonies and Nation, Vol III - The Founding of the Government, Vol IV - Critical Changes and... Read More
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Der tolle Bomberg (The mad Bomberg)
by Josef Winckler
Berlin: Deutsche Berlags, 1924. 397 pp. illustrated applied cover, brown with red and green image of man with top hat and cane. Text in German, no illustrations, fictional story loosely based on the life of Gisbert von Romberg (Wikipedia). 8" x 5 1/2" German, inscribed.
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Soap and Bubbles-A Picture Story Book
by Mary Windsor
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1935. unpaginated. Printed paper cover with stapled binding, color illustrations throughout by Ruth E. Newton. Verses by Mary Windsor of activities including going to the beach, playing, visiting the park, and riding in a carriage. 13" x 9 3/4" wear on cover, rip on cover, slight staining.
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A Collection of Business Card -Order of Railroad Telegraphers, Collected by a Child
by Otto Winters
United States, 1890. Good to very good. Toned with some dust soiling, short tears, wear to edges of text block. Paper brittle/delicate, as least one leaf detached. Damage to upper pastedown.. Railroad business card album of Otto Winters, a life long railroad enthusiast including eighty-nine (89) business cards pasted-in representing train engineers, telegraphers, dispatchers, ticket agents, and others... Read More
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Correspondence From the Amity Matrimonial Association for Unmarried Persons
by W. H. Wise
Pennsylvania: Amity Matrimonial Association for Unmarried Persons, 1882. General wear, letter folds.. A letter written to a Miss Jane Marner discussing the policies she holds from W. H. Wise, Vise President of the Amity Matrimonial Association for Unmarried Persons. Even though the name sounds like a match making service, it was most likely a fraternal organization of sorts... Read More
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Agriculture: A Lithograph by Fr. Wentzel A Wissemburg
by Fr. Wentzel A Wissemburg
Paris, 1840. A lithograph by Fr. Wentzel A Wissemburg from their Paris Branch of their publishing company. This lithograph is entitled "Agriculture" and depicts a scene of a farmer and his family taking a break from plowing the field. The father is seated, eating his lunch. The daughter is playing with the horse under the supervision of... Read More
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Wm. M'Kinley Jr's Grocery, Wine, and Tea Store
by Wm. M'Kinley Jr's Grocery, Wine, and Tea Store
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geddes, printer, 1870. Very good. Minor dust soiling, toning.. Printed trade card advertising "Wm. M'Kinley Jr's Grocery, Wine, and Tea Store" on the North Side of Philadelphia. Lists Spermaceti Oil (for oil lamps and lighting), pickles, dried beef, and tongue among the goods for sale. Bright green coated card measuring approx. 1.5" by 3.5", verso blank.... Read More
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Modified Prohibition and Dry Thoughts on Election Day
by Wm. H. Hudunt, Jr.
Chicago, IL: Christian Century Press, Nov-30. General wear.. An informational pamphlet containing two articles, "Modified Prohibition" and "Dry Thoughts on Election Day" first printed in the November 5, 1930 and the November 12, 1930 issues of The Christian Century respectively. The first article argues for a less stringent approach to alcohol than the current prohibition laws allowed since... Read More
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Pair of c.1912 Blueprint Albums Belonging to Railroad Apprentice Engineer T.B. Wolcott
by T.B. Wolcott
United States, 1912. Very good. Some wear, water stains, light dust soiling.. A fascinating look into the life of an apprentice railroad engineer c.1912, through the medium of two (2) albums containing pages of blueprints showing train engines made between the 1890s and 1910s. Blueprint was a popular process for reproducing technical and engineering drawings due to its... Read More
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Your Marriage in War Time
by Dorothy Walworth and Leland Foster Wood
New York, New York: Commission on Marriage and the Home Federal Council of Churches, 1943. Very good. Light dust soiling.. A WWII-era advice booklet on marriage for young people, published for the Army and Navy Department to distribute among servicemen. The booklet encourages readers to think carefully before committing to marriage, citing a rise in emotional impulsiveness in... Read More
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The Lady of the Light House. Helen S. Woodruff George H. Doran Co. New York
by Helen S. Woodruff
New York: George H. Doran Co, 1913. 89 pp. Green and blue illustrated boards, hard cover, illustrated end pages, frontispiece, author's other books advertisement, first page of each chapter decorated by Griselda M. McClure, paper glued to half title page states that royalties of the book will go to the New York Association of the Blind. A sweet story... Read More
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Uncle Frank's Fables for Children. The Fir and the Bramble
by Francis C. Woodworth
New York, New York: Wm. H. Murphy, 1850. Very good to fine. Upper wrapper and title-page loose; paper showing signs of brittleness.. The third installment of "Uncle Frank's Fables for Children", published by Wm. H. Murphy in six individually published (but continuously paginated) parts. This part tells the story of The Fir and the Bramble, followed by several... Read More
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A Comprehensive Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing Vocabularies of Classical, Scripture, and Modern Geographical names
by Worcester, J.E.
Boston: Jenks and Palmer, 1839. First . Front cover detached but present.. 424 pp. hard cover with black Worcester's Dictionary on back strip. Lexicon in two (2) columns. Front cover detached but present. Edge wear and scuffing. Minimal toning. Inscribed E. P. Delano, Providence, Dec. 1839. on blank free end... Read More
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A Comprehensive Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing Vocabularies of Classical, Scripture, and Modern Geographical names
by Worcester, J.E.
Boston: Jenks and Palmer, 1839. 424 pp. hard cover with black Worcester's Dictionary on back strip. Lexicon in two (2) columns. Front cover detached but present. Edge wear and scuffing. Minimal toning. Inscribed E. P. Delano, Providence, Dec. 1839. on blank free end paper.
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