(Carroll, Lewis)

Alice in Wonderland

New yOIRK, Sam'l. Gabriel Sons & Company, 1940. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Unpaginated 11pp. No date, c1940s. Illustrated linenette cover with full page and in text color illustrations on each page. In very nice sound condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 004094

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Children's

Keywords: Fantasy Rabbit "Mad Hatter" "Cheshire Cat"

(Hart, Joseph)

The Barren Fig-Tree.

New York, American Tract Society, 1830. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 12pp. Printed wrappers. No date c1830. Occasional light spotting, corners creased, but in overall nice condition. Publication No. 148 of American Tract Society. Good.

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Book number: 001857

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Religion

Keywords: Evangelical Parable

(Dickens, Charles)

Dame Durden: Little Woman from The Bleak House of Charles Dickens.

New York, Redfield, 1855. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. René Bull. 175pp. No date, but circa 1855. Green blind-stamped cloth, gilt decoration on spine. Boards have edgewear and darkening, spine is chipped at head and tail and darkened (probably charred from fire), but contents are foxed and occasionally dampstained. There is some splitting at front hinge and frontispiece is partially loose. Fair.

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Book number: 000842

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Jellyby Guardian Caddy Woodcourt Turkeydrop

(Kennedy, Grace)

Dunallan : Or, Know What You Judge (Vol. II)

Exeter, 1828. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 224pp. Full calf, gilt spine lettering. Binding shows only light wear, rear cover scuffed and abraded, binding is tight, contents are lightly toned, owners names written on front free endpaper and title page, author's name written on title page, small dampstain to margins of first 6 leaves. A very well-preserved little volume. Good.

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Book number: 002586

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Catharine Walderford Oswald Elizabeth

(Baret, Paul)

L'homme ou le tableau de la vie; histoire des passions, des vertus et des evenemens de tous les ages. (6 Tomes / Volumes)

Francfort, Jean Gottlieb Garbe, 1765. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Six volumes, 6 tomes, each volume approximately 60-70 pages, text in French. Couvertures rigides, Paper covered boards, paper spine labels, engraved frontispiece in each volume. Bon état. Light wear and light soiling to covers, spines rubbed and one chipped, water stain to spine of one volume and first 2 leaves, contents are age-darkened and with an occasional spot, former owner's name in pencil on front pastedowns. Bindings are all tight, and books appear to be unread. Good.

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Book number: 003640

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Francais

(Prime, William Cowper)

Later Years

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1854. Hardcover. 353p. Brown pebble cloth, gilt spine lettering. Corners rubbed, spine chipped at bottom, endpapers stained, owner's name on front free endpaper, contents yellowed but unmarked and probably unread, binding is tight. Ruminations about the great outdoors. Good.

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Book number: 002325

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Fishing Outdoors "Block Island" Hudson "New YOrk"

Oliver Optic's Magazine - 1867 - 2 Issues

Boston, Lee & Shepard, 1867. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 2 original Issues of Oliver Optic's Magazine Our Boys and Girls dated November 16 and November 23, 1867. The covers are moderately soiled, and the interiors are mildly age-darkened but mostly clean and unmarked, several clean tears with no loss of text. Some of the many contributors to the magazines are Louise Riviere, Edwin Stanton, Harriette Cotes, George Burleigh and J.B. Howser. Good.

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Book number: 003621

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Children's

(Mrs. Oliphant)

Self-Sacrifice

Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 0. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 375pp+25pp ads. No date but circa 1850s. Brown blind-stamped baords, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Minor wear and scuffing, contents age-toned, binding is tight, bookseller's label on front pastedown, owner's pencilled name and date (1866) of front free endpaper. This book is a 19th century publication, NOT a recent reprint. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001387

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Adams, John Coleman

Santa Claus's Baby and Other Christmas Stories

Boston, The Murray Press, 1911. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Ambros Dudley. 85pp. Tan cloth, green lettering and holly decoration. Covers lightly rubbed and soiled, tiny puncture through last 10 leaves, abrasion and small hole through dedication page. Six Christmas short stories originally published in the New York World. A scarce title by a former Universalist pastor. This is the original 1911 priinting, not a modern reprint. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002927

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Short Stories

Keywords: Christmas

Andresen, Albert

Charles Dickens's Levned

Kjobenhavn, Kjobenhavn, 1889. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 166pp. Text is in Danish. Printed paper over boards. Light wear to boards, contents clean, binding is sound, inscription on front pastedown. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004428

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Literary Criticism

Keywords: "Charles Dickens" Danish

Angoff, Allan

American Writing Today; Its Independence and Vigor

New York, New York University Press, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 433pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. Spine faded and some spotting to top edges and darkening to endpapers, but contents are otherwise clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket is edge-chipped and moderately soiled. Front free endpaper is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author. Over 50 articles dealing with various American literary genres. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001242

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Signed

Keywords: Poetry Drama Criticism Communications signed

Arthur, T.S. And Townsend, Virginia E. (Editors)

Arthur's Home Magazine, October 1865

Philade;phia, T.S. Arthur & Co. 1865. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 55pp, Vol XXVI, No. 4. Printed wraps. Covers chipped along edges, first and last few pages lightly foxed. Good.

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Book number: 002824

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Periodical

Keywords: Women

Aubry, Octave

Napoléon III

Paris, Arthème Fayard & Cie. 1933. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Guy Arnoux. 125pp. Yellow printed wraps. Text in French. Couverture souple, condition très bon. Very slight soiling to cover, contents clean, small US distributor's label on lower front cover. Original woodcuts by Guy Arnoux. Very Good.

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Book number: 003646

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Illustrated

Keywords: Woodcuts

Various Authors

Saturday Review of Literature, April 28, 1945

New York, Saturday Review Associates, Inc. 1945. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 34pp. Stapled wrappers. Light wear. Reviews works by John O'Hara, W.H. Auden, Morris Ernst and others. Very Good.

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Book number: 002934

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Periodical

Keywords: Criticism Magazine

Various Authors

Saturday Review of Literature, September 22, 1945

New York, Saturday Review Associates, Inc. 1945. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 34pp. Stapled wrappers. Light wear and faint dampstaining. General of the Army George C. Marshall pictured on cover. A review of his "Speeches and Staterments". Very Good.

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Book number: 002937

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Periodical

Keywords: Criticism Magazine