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Stories of the Last Battles of the American Revolution

New York, Philip J. Cozans. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 64pp. No date, but circa 1850s. Decorative stiff wraps, red, gold blue and white decoration and lettering. Covers are worn, soiled and almost detached. Contents are age-toned and have some occasional foxing and soiling, and edgewear to first few pages, but are otherwise complete. Numerous engravings throughout the text. This scarce title is from Uncle Philip's Library for Good Boys and Girls, which lists on the rear cover 6 additional titles: First Battles Amer. Revolution, Last Battles, Discontented Squirrel, Pleasant Stories in Rhyme, Stories for Good Boys and Stories for Good Girls. Fair.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 001321

Catalogue: American History, Children's

Keywords: Gates Cornwallis Greene Howe Burgoyne Washington

Lowitz, Sadyebeth and Anson

The Pilgrims' Party

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. Anson Lowitz. Signed by Author and Illustrator. Approx. 80pp unpaginated. Pictorial boards. Half-inch abrasion along edge of front board, other Ight wear, contents mildly age-toned and clean. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by authors and illustrator on dedication page. Illustrations accompany text throughout. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004306

Catalogue: American History, Children's

Keywords: "Plymouth Rock" Plymouth Massachusetts Mayflower

Otis, James

Defending the Island; A Story of Bar Harbor in 1758

Boston, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1904. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 124pp. Pale grey boards, red, white and blue decoration, red lettering. Slight fade to spine, few light spots on rear cover, corners square, contents are clean and sound. Very Good.

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Book number: 001312

Catalogue: American History, Children's

Keywords: Maine "Mount Desert" Patriotic

Rooks, Elbridge S.

The Century Book of the American Colonies

New York, The Century Co. 1900. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 233pp. Spine and endpapers darkened, inscription on front free endpaper, contents are clean and binding is tight. Illustrated. A sound copy. Good/No Jacket.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 003500

Catalogue: American History, Children's

Shea, John Gilmary

The Children's Centennial History - Part 8

New York, McMenamy, Hess & Co. 1872. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 227-256pp. Grey printed wraps. Light soil and chipping to covers, light foxing to preliminaries and last Frontispiece engraving and several illustrations. Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 003299

Catalogue: American History, Children's

Keywords: Juvenile "Captain Kidd" Indians