Various authors

The Racquet. Commencement Number. June 1910

Portland, ME, Students of the Portland High School, Publisher, 1910. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 21 pp. plus a few pages of ads in the rear. A magazine issued by students at Portland High School in Maine, containing primarily poetry and prose by various students. This includes a story of a Yale-Princeton baseball game and a walk-off home run; news on the high school baseball team, cadet notes, etc. GOOD condition. Some soiling and minor staining to the covers. Wrinkling, creasing and scuffing along the extremities, with a few small chips. Good .

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Book number: 015737

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Americana Little Magazines

Various authors

Red Cat. December, 1926. Dramatics Number

Cleveland, Red Cat, Case Western Reserve University Students, Publisher, 1926. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this humor and satire magazine produced by students at Case Western Reserve University. Front cover features an illustration by Stanley Thomas Clough, an artist perhaps best known for his work for the WPA, including posters that advocated the preservation of parks. Short quips, satirical essays and other writings abound, focusing on drama, with a slight bit of sexual innuendo. A large racist caricature drawing of African Americans present. GOOD condition. General soiling and some darkening to the wrappers, with minor wrinkling and creasing. Some splitting along the spine. Good .

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Book number: 020139

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Humor Little Magazines

Various Authors

The Rural Gem and Fireside Companion. Devoted to Moral and Religious, Useful and Entertaining Literature. January to June 1848, Plus Two Others. Bound Volume

Worcester, S.A. Whitney, 1848. Hard Cover. Half leather with marbled paper covered boards. Iv, 139; 9-144; 1-144; 53-70. With illustrations, including 7 hand colored plates, two depicting birds and five depicting flowers. A bound volume of this 19th century journal, featuring poetry and fiction, as well as essays on marriage, domestic issues for women, the water cure, etc. As pagination indicates, this is haphazardly done, with contents lacking for two sections, making it difficult to date those two. The first section indicates it is January to June 1848, comprising volume 3 of this journal. POOR condition. Front cover DETACHED. Heavy scuffing, fading and edgewear, with the spine worn, chipped, creased. Foxing throughout, heavy to the first and last few pages. Minor scattered soiling and staining. 7 plates DETACHED and laid in, with their fore edges worn. Reference copy only of this work. Poor .

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Book number: 010151

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

The Rushlight. February 1929

Norton, MA, The Rushlight, Wheaton College, Publisher, 1929. Wraps. Blue illustrated wraps. 24 pp. A single issue of this literary, or little, magazine produced by students of Wheaton College. The magazine was founded in 1855 and is still in publication today. This issue with fiction, poetry and essays. VERY GOOD condition. Faint toning/offsetting along the foredge of the front cover, with the otherwise minor uneven fading and toning to the covers. A few minor bumps and creases along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 018989

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Poetry Little Magazines

Various Authors

The Rushlight. May 1929

Norton, MA, The Rushlight, Wheaton College, Publisher, 1929. Wraps. Blue illustrated wraps. 24 pp. A single issue of this literary, or little, magazine produced by students of Wheaton College. The magazine was founded in 1855 and is still in publication today. This issue with fiction, poetry and essays. VERY GOOD condition. Faint toning/offsetting along the edges of the front cover, with the otherwise minor uneven fading and toning to the covers. A few minor bumps and creases along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 019050

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Poetry Little Magazines

Various Authors

The Scroll. March, 1851. Vol. II. , No. 1

Schenectady, NY, Union College, Publisher, 1851. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wrappers issued. 24 pp. An issue of a literary magazine presumably published by students/faculty at Union College in Schenectady, New York. This issue contains a few poems, literary and philosophical essays, etc. Includes a critique of Charles Dickens and David Copperfield. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing. A few areas of staining to the front page. Minor creasing and wrinkling. Several pencil corrections to the text throughout. Good .

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Book number: 015407

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

Street and Smith's Literary Album. Vol. III, No. 15. March 30, 1867

New York, Street and Smith, Publisher, 1867. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. Pagination runs 225-240. Black and white illustrations throughout. A journal of pulp fiction and articles, many sensational in nature, involving murder, mystery, and intrigue. This issue includes, "The Two Sergeants; or Marriage After Murder;" "The Sane Madman;" a short article "Thrilling Adventure with Australian Bushrangers," etc. FAIR condition. Last leaf DETACHED, with the front leaf very tenuously attached. Horizontal fold crease present. Paper browned, with some foxing and minor soiling. Extremities with minor bumping, chipping and creasing. Lower left corner curled and creased. Faint owner's signature on the upper front cover. Fair .

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Book number: 017199

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

True Men Stories. February, 1964

New York, Feature Publications, 1964. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches. 66 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A single issue of this vintage men's magazine, featuring several pieces on adventures in World War II, one involving a German sniper and the other a Japanese sub. With a black and white photo spread of Bonnie Banks, as well as an article on the downfalls of nymphomaniacs. GOOD condition. A 2 by 1/2 inch area torn off from the upper right front cover, with the surface of the magazine lifted off haphazardly around that same locale. Some associated tearing and creasing present to that spot. General fading, minor soiling and toning. A few small tears and creases present along the extremities. Text block browned. Some soiling and color from the cover attached to the first page. Good .

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Book number: 007869

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

Voices of Peace. May, 1943

Raleigh, NC, Papyrus Club, Peace Junior College, Publisher, 1943. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 20 pp. A little magazine issued by members of the Papyrus Club at Peace Junior College, now known as William Peace University. This issue with essays and other work, reflecting on war and the lives of soldiers at war, presumably in response to World War II. GOOD+ condition. Some scuffing to the extremities. General toning. Minor wrinkling and soiling. Good .

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Book number: 019889

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Poetry Little Magazines

Various Authors

Young America Sings. 1944 Anthology of New England States High School Poetry

Los Angeles, National High School Poetry Association, 1944. Wraps. Brown wraps, bound with two wire rings. 86 pp. A collection of poetry by high school students of various schools from Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island, musing on various themes. GOOD+ condition. Extremities creased. General fading. Text faded, presumably due to printing process. Good .

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Book number: 011830

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Poetry

Marcy, Randolph B. et al.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine. December, 1869. Vol. XL. No. CCXXXV

New York, Harper and Brothers, 1869. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 160 pp. With several black and white illustrations throughout. Ads in the rear. A single issue of this magazine, featuring the continuation of 'Border Reminiscences' by Randolph B. Marcy. Marcy was a career army officer, who chronicled his travels and explorations in the Western United States, including encounters with and opinions of Native Americans and their culture. Also present in this issue is an article on horse taming in Hawaii, one on Frederick the Great etc. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate spotting and foxing to the covers, with a few small stains. Some soiling. Small address label on the lower front cover. Some creasing. Wrappers chipped, with minor tears, along the extremities, with splitting, tearing, chipping and loss along the spine-especially the tail. Interior solid, with minor scattered foxing and soiling. Good .

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Book number: 007681

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Americana

Baker, Arthur M.

Hoofbeats in the Wilderness. A Tale of the Indiana Territory Before the Coming of Permanent Settlers

New York, Robert M. McBride and Company, 1930. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Olive green cloth. No jacket. 247 pp. A work of historical fiction portraying life in the Indiana Territory just after 1800, depicting the various hardships and experiences of the first settlers. GOOD condition. Discoloration present along the lower portion of the front and rear cover, with a few small areas of spotting and staining. Moderate general fading, heavy to the spine. Minor scuffing and edgewear. Previous owner's signature present. Minor toning to the paper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008165

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

De Balzac, Honore

The Chouans or Bretagne in 1799

New York, R.G. Newbegin, 1898. Cloth. Red cloth. Pagination varies, with 22 black and white illustrated plates. Perhaps a salesman sample of this novel, containing the first two pages of three chapters or stories, followed by 22 illustrated plates accompanied by tissue guards bearing excerpts from the novel. Title page indicates the work was translate into English by G. Burnham Ives, with five illustrations by Edouard Toudouze. Text below a few illustrations reads copyright 1896 by George Barrie. OCLC records indicate George Barrie may have published an English edition in 1898. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, staining, and spotting to the covers. Cloth split and chipped at the head and tail of the spine, with some loss. Minor edgewear. Cloth backstrip spine glued into the rear inside cover, giving the author and title, as well as stating library edition, presumably demonstrating what a finished spine might look like. Good .

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Book number: 014441

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Barr, James (James Fugate)

Derricks. A Volume of Short Stories

New York, Greenberg, Publisher, 1951. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Burgundy cloth in unclipped jacket. 230 pp. A collection of short stories exploring gay (primarily) sexuality and relationships. By James Fugate under the pseudonym James Barr. Fugate was a gay activist and author. Fugate served in the Navy, and in between stints in the service, wrote his first novel Quatrefoil. When it was revealed he was the author, he was honorably discharged from the Navy. This experience led him to take an active role in working for gay rights. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Minor fading, scuffing and soiling to the jacket, with heavier soiling and toning to the rear panel. Two large tears to the upper rear jacket, with moderate bumping, scuffing and edgewear. Minor fading, soiling and edgewear to the book. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 019957

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn gay/lesbian Studies LGBTQ+

Grey, Zane; McCutcheon, George Barr et al.

Munsey's Magazine. June 1912

New York, The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1912. Wraps. Wraps. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine, notably featuring a story by Zane Grey: 'The Horses of Bostil's Ford.' Also notable in this issue is a lengthy article by Augustus Post titled: 'The Present and Future of Man Flight.' Accompanied by many photos and illustrations of early aviators, including the Wright Brothers, Glen Curtiss and others, this piece chronicles various air races and speed trials, the evolution of aviation, as well as the dangers in flight, including crashes and death. Another article chronicles the lives of the notable (rich) residents of San Francisco. FAIR condition. Wrapper MISSING along the spine, with heavy tearing, chipping and creasing along the extremities and front and rear covers. Moderate dampstain to the lower front and rear of the magazine. Smudged address stamp on the rear cover. General soiling, heavier to the back. Interior solid, with minor toning. Fair .

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Book number: 008607

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn