(inscribed by author),

Nora S. Unwin, Artist and Wood Engraver.

Dublin, NH, William L. Bauhan, (1990). VG in VG DJ. Inscribed by author. Unwin was one of a small group of dedicated artists and craftsmen identified with renaissance of. wood engraving earlir in the century. She came to the U.S. in 1946 to live in Peterborough, NH, near her friends and the well-known author Elizabeth Yates for whom she illlustrated several books and her husband William McGreal.The New England setting gave fresh impetus to her creataive development. fep inscription by author reads "november 9, 1990 - To Jack and Diana Barnes, With gratitude for your interest in this book and this special artist. Good luck! Linda Clark McGoldrick, Littleton, NH" Includes transmittal sheet for review copy from publisher.

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Book number: BOOKS056294I

Catalogue: Biography

C. H. P.,

Our Friends, the Birds.

Chicago, A. Flanagan, (1897). VG. Back pages clipped at corners. Pictorial cover with oval of girl's photo & bird illustrations, beige binding w/dk brown sp.

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Book number: BOOKS016874I

Catalogue: Nature

A. P.,

Paris Vues detachables separate views (in French and English text) post cards in a booklet.

Paris, Cormault, nd (ca 1910). VG. 18 postcards of various Paris attractions. Tan binding with Paris in script on ft cover, edge wear, owner name ft cover. Red stain on back cover at outer edge.

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Book number: BOOKS042515I

Catalogue: Travel

("Madge Plunket"),

Peter Ibbetson.

NY, Harper, (1891). VG. Light green decorated binding, gilt decoration & dark green lettering. Sl edge wear, owner inscription. Laid in article. from New York Times Book Review dated 1/11/1970, by Stanley Weintraub of the biography of George Du Maurier by Leonde Ormond. His ancestors were irresponsible dreamers & impossible providers & his background has a romantic coloration. His early years were the stuff of sentimental fiction.

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Book number: BOOKS038036I

Catalogue: Fiction

(Potter, Beatrix),

Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny: Trapped by a Cat!.

Arlington House, Chatham River Press, (1983). VG small book (3-1/2 x 3-1/2). Pink paper boards, black lettering on front cover and spine. Benjamin Bunny, Peter and the onion hide under a large basket,. but the cat sits on top for five hours and the smell of the onions is so strong, Peter and Benjamin began to cry. But then Old Mr. Benjamin Bunny saved the day.

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Book number: BOOKS053261I

Catalogue: Juvenile

Photographic View Album of London.

London, J.C.L. & Co. L., nd (ca 1910). VG lg sz PB. Green textured binding tied with cord, gilt lettering "A Souvenir of London", oval paste down top left corner Thames. Embankment, London. Photos inside include Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, London, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, The Tower, London, etc. Slight fading to edges of booklet.

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Book number: BOOKS052633I

Catalogue: Travel

(inscribed by author),

Prayer for the Little city.

NY, Scribner, (1990). 1st printing. VG in G DJ (edge wear). More contemplative than his previous poetry book, more striking is a region incresingly under siege - small towns of upper. New England. Lea's evocative of village life wonderfully suffused with a view of nature that can only be called transcendental. Includes publisher's release about this new book. Inscribed by author on fitle page "For Jack & Diane, in friendship, Sydney Lea" Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author.

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Book number: BOOKS056497I

Catalogue: Poetry

N/A,

Public Laws of New-Hampshire enacted since the passage of the Compiled Statutes: June session 1853-June session 1859 inclusive.

Concord, G. Parker Lyon, 1860. Fair. Leather binding quite worn, tanning to page edges, edge wear.

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Book number: BOOKS049128I

Catalogue: Law

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Alumni Association 1891-2006,

The Register.

Buzzards Bay, MA, Mass. Maritime Academy, (2006). VG.

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Book number: BOOKS043446I

Catalogue: Reference

Expedition of 1871 & 1872,

The Romance of the Colorado River.

NY, Time-Life, 1982. Reprint. G ex-library.

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Book number: BOOKS017798I

Catalogue: History

Fellowship in Poetry in 1979 (inscribed by author),

Searching the Drowned Man.

Urbana, Illinois, Univ of Illinois Press, (1980). VG PB. Inscribed by the author on title page "For Jack and diana, with best wishes, Sydney Lea" Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author.

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Book number: BOOKS056509I

Catalogue: Poetry

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts 1638-1966,

Sergeants' Year Book 1965-66.

np, np, nd (ca 1966). G PB. Velvet-like cover with red/gold chevron and title block. Faded at edges.

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Book number: BOOKS044069I

Catalogue: Military

told in 1583,

Spirit Child: a story of the nativity.

NY, Mulberry Books, (1984). 1st ptg thus. VG lg sz PB. Inscribed by author.

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Book number: BOOKS016764I

Catalogue: Juvenile

A.L.O.C.,

The Story of a Dark Plot; or, tyranny on the frontier.

Boston, Warren Press, 1903. Reprint. G. Owner name pencil ft endpaper, some erased scribbles but still visible, smudges, edge wear.

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Book number: BOOKS040531I

Catalogue: History

M. E. (Mary Edgecomb),

The Story of Little Jane and Me.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, (1898). Fair. 1850s reminiscences of two young sisters in New York City where they go to the Prayed-ground (Parade-ground), etc. Library. markings, edge wear, smudges, boookplate. Pictorial cover rather faded and soiled, spine sunned.

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Book number: BOOKS045929I

Catalogue: Juvenile