Accent: Winter 1942

Urbana, IL, 1942. Paperback. 61p. A staplebound booklet in good reading condition. Cover rubbed and lightly tanned. Pages 95-98 are detached. Text unmarked and other pages tightly bound. The winter 1942 issue of ACCENT, a quarterly literary journal. Contains "Not Double, Single" by Allen Tate, "Oreithyia" and "A Letter to Twelve People" by Richmond Lattimore, and "Wanderer" by Kay Boyle. Good .

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Book number: 182810

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The Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics, Volume XLIV (July-December 1879)

Boston, Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1879. Leather. 812p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 black leather. Very good condition. Edges chafed; pages barely age-toned. Text unmarked and binding tight. Volume 44 of THE ATLANTIC, containing all issues from July through December 1879. Includes numerous pieces by Richard Grant White, and a eulogy upon the death of William Lloyd Garrison by fellow abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. .

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Book number: 200985

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The Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics, Volume XLV (January-June 1880)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1880. Leather. 860p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 black leather. ACCEPTABLE condition. HINGES CRACKED and edges chafed; pages barely age-toned, and some dampstains in the margins. Text unmarked, and page block remains securely bound in itself. A damaged but readable copy. Volume 45 of THE ATLANTIC, containing all issues from January through June 1880. Includes numerous pieces by Richard Grant White and "A Telephonic Conversation" by Mark Twain. .

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Book number: 200986

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The Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics, Volume LVII (January-June 1886)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1886. Leather. 860p. Ex-library. A hardcover book with the spine reinforced in heavy-duty black cloth. Title handwritten on the spine; original leather corners chipped. Library markings inside, but text otherwise clean and binding secure for reading purposes. Volume 57 of THE ATLANTIC, containing all issues from January through June 1886. Includes a piece by Woodrow Wilson, "Responsible Government under the Constitution," plus numtiple contributions from John Fiske and Sarah Orne Jewett. .

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Book number: 200994

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The Atlantic Monthly. A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics. (Volume XV, January-June 1865)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1865. Leather. 764p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 black leather with brown boards. POOR condition. The spine is badly chipped and torn; a piece of clear tape reinforces the top. The back cover is weakly attached. Text unmarked, though the pages are age-toned. A damaged but readable copy. Volume 15 of THE ATLANTIC, containing all issues from January through June 1865. Includes THE CHIMNEY-CORNER by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and THE GRAVE BY THE LAKE and KALLUNDBORG CHURCH by John Greenleaf Whittier. .

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Book number: 200995

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The Best After-Dinner Stories

London, The Folio Society, 2003. First Folio Society Edition. Hardcover. 268p. A cream pictorial cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Slight spine lean and a few tiny speckle marks on top edge; otherwise, text clean, binding tight, and corners square. Selected and introduced by Tim Heald, with Illustrations by Paul Cox. Includes stories by Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Parker, and Evelyn Waugh, among others. Very Good .

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Book number: 211991

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The Bouquet: Consisting of the Pleasures of Hope, the Pleasures of Memory, the Pains of Memory, Collin's Oriental Eclogues, an Ode to the Passions, and Other Poems

New York, David Huntington, 1815. Leather. 168p. A small, full-leather hardcover book in fair condition. Edges heavily worn; bottom corners are chipped off. Old notes and scribbles on endpapers. Horizontal closed tears across title page and last page. Text stained, but free of notes and underlining. Pages securely bound. A short collection of poems. Measures approx. 5.25" x 3.

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Book number: 161128

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The Catholic Record. A Miscellany of Catholic Knowledge and General Literature. (Vols. X-XI)

Philadelphia, Hardy & Mahony, 1876. Leather. 384p; 384p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 black leather with marbled boards. Good condition. Edges heavily rubbed; small split at the foot of the spine. Top corner of the front free endpaper has been clipped off. Owner inscription on first blank page. Some occasional mild foxing and light stains inside. Faint dampstain on bottom foredge. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. A bound volume of the Catholic Record containing the monthly issues from November 1875 (no. 55) through October 1876 (no. 66). .

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Book number: 170880

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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts: Poole Vol. 64

London/Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, 1887. Hardcover. 848p. Ex-library; REBOUND. A hardcover book that has been rebound in 3/4 tan buckram, retaining the original marbled boards and leather spine labels. Edges scuffed; spine labels lightly chafed. No library markings on exterior, but there is a small stamp on the title page. Pages slightly brittle with age, but otherwise, text clean and binding tight. Good, sturdy reading condition. Poole volume 64 of CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL, a weekly British literary magazine, containing all issues from January 1 through December 31, 1887. Includes installments of RICHARD CABLE by Sabine Baring-Gould, an article about fires and panics in theatres (by "an old stager"), "The Old Secretaire: A Christmas Story" by Fred M. White, and a 2-part article on "The Higher Education of Women. Fair .

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Book number: 186488

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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts (Fifth Series, 1884)

London/Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, 1884. Leather. 832p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 leather with brown cloth boards, marbled endpapers, and marbled foredges. FAIR condition. Several small chips off the spine, boards weakly attached, and corners rubbed. A couple of pencil markings on the first few leaves; otherwise, text clean and pages tightly bound, despite the worn cover. A bound volume of CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL, a weekly British literary magazine, containing all issues from January 5 through December 27, 1884. Includes installments of BY MEAD AND STREAM by Charles Gibbon, ONE WOMAN'S HISTORY and TWO DAYS IN A LIFETIME by Thomas W. Speight, and scientific articles such as "Is Smoking Injurious to Health?" and "Curiosities of the Electric Light. Fair .

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Book number: 186510

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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts: Poole Vol. 72

London/Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, 1895. Hardcover. 832p. Ex-library. REBOUND. A hardcover book that has been rebound in 3/4 brown buckram, retaining the original marbled boards and leather spine labels. Edges scuffed; spine labels lightly chafed. Endpapers tanned and brittle; free endpapers chipped. Library stamp on each issue's first page. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight (rear hinge was cracked, but has been repaired). Good, sturdy reading condition. Poole volume 72 of CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL, a weekly British literary magazine, containing all issues from January 5 through December 28, 1895. Includes installments of THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO by Anthony Hope (author of THE PRISONER OF ZENDA), THE BOMBARDIER by Gilbert Parker (a Canadian novelist and eventual WWI propagandist), and numerous educational articles such as "Cycling for Health and Pleasure" and "Holidays in Burma. Fair .

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Book number: 186511

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Chambers's Journal: Sixth Series, Volume XI

London/Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1908. Hardcover. 832p; 48p Christmas number. Ex-library; REBOUND. A hardcover book that has been rebound in light grey buckram with marbled boards, retaining the original leather spine labels. These labels are chipped, but legible. Edges scuffed and boards chafed. Small library stamps on some pages, but no library marks on exterior. Text otherwise unmarked, and binding tight. A sturdy copy in good reading condition. Volume 11 of CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL (6th series), a weekly British literary magazine. Contains all issues from December 7, 1907 through November 28, 1908, plus the extra Christmas number. Includes an editorial titled "Do We Eat Too Much?", an article about ancient toys at the British Museum, and a story called "The Treasure-Maid" by Edwin L. Arnold, author of GULLIVER OF MARS, which was adapted by Marvel Comics in the 1970s. Fair .

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Book number: 186533

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Chambers's Journal, Seventh Series, Volume I (December 1910 - November 1911)

London/Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1911. Hardcover. 48p; 832p; 48p. Ex-library; REBOUND. A hardcover book that has been rebound in 3/4 tan buckram with marbled boards. FRONT HINGE CRACKED. Edges scuffed; leather spine labels are scuffed. Small library stamp on first page of each issue. Pages 385-450 are slightly bent. Otherwise, text is unmarked and pages still tightly bound, despite damaged hinge. Volume 1 from the 7th series of CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL, a British literary magazine. This volume contains all weekly issues from December 3, 1910 through November 25, 1911, including the Christmas numbers for 1910 and '11. Features an article about Napoleon's cook, Cipriani Franceschi (p. 49); an essay about the English poet Andrew Marvell by E. Beresford Chancellor (p. 289); and installments of THE WHITE APRON by journalist and wireless pioneer William Le Queux, who is best remembered for his pre-WWI, anti-German "invasion fantasy" novel, THE INVASION OF 1910. Fair .

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Book number: 186550

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Chambers's Journal, Sixth Series, Volume XIII (December 1909 - November 1910)

London/Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1910. Hardcover. Ex-library; REBOUND. A hardcover book that has been rebound in 3/4 tan buckram with marbled boards. POOR CONDITION. HINGES CRACKED AND PAGES LOOSE. Edges scuffed; leather spine labels are also scuffed. Number 89 handwritten on spine. Small library stamp on first page of each issue and pencil notes on title page. MISSING ALL APRIL AND MAY ISSUES. Text clean except for library markings. OFFERED AS-IS. Volume 13 from the 6th series of CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL, a British literary magazine. This volume contains the weekly issues from December 4, 1909 through March 26, 1910, and from June 4 through November 26 1910. Features installments of LAURISTONS by William Arthur Dunkerley, an English writer who used the pseudonym John Oxenham; an article about the descendants of the Bounty mutineers (p. 218); and numerous articles about new inventions and tecnological developments. Fair .

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Book number: 186559

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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts: Poole Vol. 63

London/Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1886. Hardcover. 832p. Ex-library; REBOUND. A hardcover book that has been rebound in 3/4 tan buckram, retaining the original marbled boards and leather spine labels. Boards are rubbed; lower spine label is scuffed. A few small library stamps inside, but text clean and binding tight. Poole volume 63 of CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL, a weekly British literary magazine, containing all issues from January 2 through December 25, 1886. Contains installments of the novel IN ALL SHADES by evolutionary science writer Grant Allen, an article about the anaethetic properties of cocaine (p. 145), an article speculating about life on Mars (p. 369), and WINDS OF HEAVEN and a few other essays by Richard Jefferies. Fair .

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Book number: 187898

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