(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"

The American Kitchen Magazine (November 1900 Volume XIV, No.2)

Boston, The Home Science Publishing Company, 1900. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 48pp. Illustrated wraps. Cover is mildly age-toned, contents are clean, front cover and corners of first 3 pages slighty dog-eared, faint "Sample Copy" stamped on lower fornt cover. Articles include "Thanksgiving Notes" by Mary J. Lincoln, "Training Children in Dietetics" and others, plus numerous recipes and period ads. A nice copy. Good.

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Book number: 001973

Catalogue: Cooking, Periodical, Ephemera

Keywords: Cooking Cuisine Baking

The Amesbury Home of Whittier

Amesbury, Massachusetts, The Whittier Press, 0. Oblong 8vo. Soft cover. Catherine Tucker. 30pp. No date circa 1920. Grey card stock wraps. Cover and contents are in very good condition. Photos and descriptions of the home of John Greenleaf Whittier. Very Good.

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Book number: 003244

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Poet

(Hutchinson, Orren)

Anecdotes from Ancient History

New York, O. Hutchinson, 1847. 1st Edition, 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. Keith Money (Photography). 126pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and gilt lettering and scroll design to spine, blind-stamped border to boards, engraved frontispiece. Covers are bright and scarcely worn, text is age-toned and occasional foxing, binding is tight , and appears unread, former owner's name and notations on front free endpaper. A scarce first edition of a rather obscure publication. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004391

Keywords: Nineveh Babylon Greece Africa Egypt Carthage Aristides Hanibal

The Artist's Assistant, In the Study and Practice of Mechanical Sciences. Calculated for the Improvement of Genius

London and Brmingham, Printed for the Author and G. Robinson and M. Swinney, 1785. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Disbound. 288pp. No date, circa 1780s. Covers missing, spine partially missing, frontispiece, title page and preface in facsimile only, however all plates are present including 4 full page plates and 6 folding plates. The main body of the text is complete. Text block is tight, contents are lightly soiled/dampstained, and occasionally foxed, mainly in margins. Poor.

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Book number: 003413

Von Aubérive bis Brimont Bilder aus der Champagne Dritte Folge Herausgegeben Von der Schriftleitung der Champagne-Kriegszeitung 1918 Gedruckt im Felde in der Armeedruckerei der l.Armee

Berlin, Stellvertretenden Generalstabes, 1918. Soft cover. 143pp. Text in German. Lower half of spine chipped, mild fading to covers, text mildly toned, inscription dated and signed on reverse of title page, occasional pencilled notations. Profusely illustrated. Very Good.

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Book number: 002799

Catalogue: Military, History

Keywords: "WW I" Germany

Aunt Carrie's Rhymes for Children

New York, James Miller, 1854. 1st Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 90pp. Gilt embossed brown boards, gilt lettering and floral design to spine, 5 hand-colored engraved plates. Cover shows very slight wear, chipping to head and tail of spine, small insect holes to rear joint, binding is tight and sound, an occasional spot to text otherwise clean, 1864 inscription on front free endpaper, book is overall in a well-preserved condition. Good.

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Book number: 004658

Catalogue: Children's, Poetry, Illustrated

Keywords: Poems Rhymes "Hand-Colored" Illustrated

The Ballet of the Second Empire 1847-1858 and 1858-1870 - 2 VOLUMES

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1953. 1st Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 133, 148pp. 2 vOLUMES covering the years 1847-1870. Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Both books are clean and sound and unmarked, and both are illustrated. A wonderful comprehensive and concise history of ballet during the reign of Napoleon III. 2 volumes. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004747

Catalogue: Dance, European History, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet Theatre "Social History" Ferraris Cerrito Rosati Gautier "2 volumes"

(J.C. Thompson, Publisher)

Balloon and Panoramic Views of Narragansett Bay and Its Border.

Providence, RI, J.C. Thompson, 1882. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 56pp 4pp. ads. Printed wraps. Slight tape residue along edge, short tears archival tape mended, cover and contents otherwise clean and sound. A profusely illustrated guide to Narragansett Bay including panoramic views of Rocky Point and Providence, as well as numerous illustrations of familiar Rhode Island landmarks as seen in the 1880s. Includes several pages of period ads. Very Good.

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Book number: 004242

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Regional

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing "Rhode Island"

Bar Mitzvah: A Selection of Confirmation Speeches in Hebrew, YIddish and English

New York, Hebrew Publishing Com;any, 1928. Fourth Revised and Enlarged Edtion. Hardcover. 37, 57pp. Tan printed paper boards, brown spine backing. Covers show mederate wear and aging, text is mildly age-toned and clean. Dedicatory bookplate presentation to Congregation Beth Abraham Library. Speeches by Rabbi Elias Solomon. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004568

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Prayers Speeches Hebrew "Bar Mitzvah"

(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

The Beauties of Portland and Scenic Gems of Casco Bay

Portland, Maine, G.W. Morris, 1895. 1st Edition, Oblong 4to. Hardcover. 92pp. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Corners worn, edges rubbed, gilt partially worn, front endpaper corner chipped, rear endpaper vertically creased, small amount of scattered foxing and margin thumb prints, binding is sound. Wonderful documentation with photos and commentary of Portland in the 1890s. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004768

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, Illustrated, Regional

Keywords: Maine Tourism Sightseeing Sights "Casco Bay"

The Book of Common Prayer, And Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Prostetant Episcopal Church in the UNited States of America: Together With the Psalter, or Psalms of David.

New York, Hugh Gaine, 1797. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Contemporary full leather. The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments bound together with The Whole Book of Psalms, in Metre with Hymns. Wear to corners and head of spine, slight separation to front board, binding is tight, spotting to endapers, scattered light foxing to text, notations on endpapers. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004709

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Theology Christianity Dogma

Buddha Auswahl Aus Dem Palikanon

Berlin, Brandus'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1921. ', 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 895pp. Text in German. Green paper over boards, cloth backing, spine gilt lettered and intricately decorated. LIght chipping to spine ends, slight fading to board perimeters, contents are in clean and in sound condition, binding is tight. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002670

Catalogue: Philosophy, Religion

Keywords: Buddhism Germany

(Burke, Andrew)

Burke's Descriptive Guide; or, the Visitors' Companion to Niagara Falls: Its Strange and Wonderful Localities.

Buffalo, Edson C. Eastman and Company, 1850. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 107pp. Printed wraps, engraved frontispiece, illustrated throughout. Front wrapper missing, text is lightly foxed, rear cover spotted, folding map in very good condition. Rare 1850 first printing ot ths early travel guide. Complete except for front wrapper. Good.

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Book number: 004084

Catalogue: Travel and Geography

Keywords: Tourism Sightseeing Guidebook