Forestry

Irving, TX, Boy Scouts of America, 1994. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 80pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. Later printing of the 1984 revised edition, tight and nice. .

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Book number: 13627

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Keywords: Children's

The Formation of the Union: A Facsimile Packet Based Upon an Exhibit in the National Archives Building

Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Service, 1970. Folio. Stiff glazed portfolio housing 38 high-quality chronologically-arranged reproductions of significant colonial documents ranging from the Declaration of Independence to New York's Ratification of the Bill of Rights. Near fine/very good. Slight soiling and minor edgewear to portfolio. .

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Book number: 23327

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Keywords: Colonial Americana

The Franklin Mint Almanac (34 Issues)

Franklin Center, PA, The Franklin Mint, 1977. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff color pictorial wrappers. 34 issues housed in two "Franklin Mint Almanac" slipcases. Very good to near fine overall. Starting with the December 1974 issue (Volume 5, Number 12), this brief run consists of all twelve 1975 issues, all twelve 1976 issues, eight 1977 issues (lacks June, November, December), a September/October 1989 issue and a "Fine Furniture Specially Designed for the Collector" pamphlet. Nice near 3-year run of this antiques & collectibles publication, handsomely presented. .

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Book number: 7609

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Keywords: Antiques & Collecting

Freeport's Lincoln: Exercises Attendant Upon the Unveiling of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln; Freeport, Illinois, August 27, 1929, the Seventy-First Anniversary of the Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Freeport, Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Society, 1988. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green leatherette with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Fine. A tight, pristine facsimile of the 1930 first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport in 1929 on the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate held there -- and here reprinted for the 130th anniversary of that same event. From the personal collection of another noted sculptor with a Freeport presence, Lily Tolpo (born 1917), whose life-size statues depicting Lincoln and Douglas debating was unveiled on the site of that event in 1992 on the 134th anniversary. Laid into this copy is a 5" X 3" index card with Lincoln notes pencilled by Tolpo's husband, the noted Lincoln sculptor Carl Tolpo (1901-76), a fine 5" X 7" black and white photograph of Crunelle's Lincoln statue, and a program and large white silk bookmark for the 142nd anniversary rededication ceremonies held in 2000. MONAGHAN 3229. .

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Book number: 38668

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Keywords: LEONARD CRUNELLE Abraham Lincoln Art

Freeport's Lincoln: Exercises Attendant Upon the Unveiling of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln; Freeport, Illinois, August 27, 1929, the Seventy-First Anniversary of the Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Freeport, IL, W.T. Rawleigh, 1930. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green textured cloth with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Near fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport on the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate held there. Personal copy of noted sculptor Lily Tolpo (born 1917), who created several Lincoln statues, including the life-size Lincoln and Douglas debate monument unveiled in Freeport in 1992 on the 134th anniversary of that event (and whose husband, Carl Tolpo, 1901-76, was a famed Lincoln sculptor). Tipped to the front flyleaf are two 5" X 3" heavy stock cards with Tolpo's inked notes about creating a limited edition of this statue, funding ideas, marketing notions (including Dave Thomas of "Wendy's" fame), etc. MONAGHAN 3229. .

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Book number: 38669

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Keywords: LEONARD CRUNELLE Abraham Lincoln Art

Freeport's Lincoln: Exercises Attendant Upon the Unveiling of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln; Freeport, Illinois, August 27, 1929, the Seventy-First Anniversary of the Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Freeport, IL, W.T. Rawleigh, 1930. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green textured cloth with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Near fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport on the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate held there. Front board intones in gilt, "The Fate of a Nation Was Decided at Freeport." Subtitle continues, "Containing Addresses Delivered at Unveiling, List of Exhibits Displayed, Account of Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Etc." Much speechifying from notable locals and Lincoln luminaries. .

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Book number: 43233

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Keywords: LEONARD CRUNELLE Abraham Lincoln Art

Freeport's Lincoln: Exercises Attendant Upon the Unveiling of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln; Freeport, Illinois, August 27, 1929, the Seventy-First Anniversary of the Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Freeport, IL, W.T. Rawleigh, 1930. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green textured cloth with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Near fine. Handsome, quite tight attractive first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport on the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate held there. Front board intones in gilt, "The Fate of a Nation Was Decided at Freeport." Subtitle continues, "Containing Addresses Delivered at Unveiling, List of Exhibits Displayed, Account of Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Etc." Much speechifying from notable locals and Lincoln luminaries. William Thomas Rawleigh presented this statue, notes title page, to the people of Stephenson County -- and this copy bears his printed heavy stock "Presented with the Compliments of W.T. Rawleigh" card tipped to front flyleaf. .

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Book number: 45150

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Keywords: LEONARD CRUNELLE Abraham Lincoln Art

The French Yellow Book: Diplomatic Documents (1938-1939) -- Papers Relative to the Events and Negotiations Which Preceded the Opening of Hostilities between Germany on the One Hand, and Poland, Great Britain and France on the Other

New York, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1940. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xliv, 419pp. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear, with large chip along top of front panel and several small archivally-closed (on verso) edge tears. A tight, attractive first edition of this hefty gathering of in-depth diplomatic correspondence -- and bearing a fun and appropriate autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Noted Signed from British Ambassador to U.S. Ronald C. Lindsay, 1p, 4½" X 7½", Washington, DC, 2 February 1934. Near fine. Beneath a blind-embossed English crest, the ambassador notes "I have much pleasure in complying with your request for my autograph," signing boldly in black ink. Sir Ronald Lindsay (1877-1945) was a highly-regarded English career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Turkey (1925-26), to Germany (1926-28) and to the United States (1930-39). .

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Book number: 42902

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Keywords: Military History

From Servitude to Service: Being the Old South Lectures on the History and Work of Southern Institutions for the Education of the Negro

New York, Negro Universities Press, 1969. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth. x, 232pp. Fine. Tight, superb facsimile reprint of this 1905 title from the American Unitarian Association, featuring Kelly Miller discussing Howard University, William G. Frost discussing Berea College, Roscoe Conkling Bruce discussing Tuskegee Institute, H.B. Frissell discussing Hampton Institute, W.E.B. Du Bois discussing Atlanta University and James G. Merrill discussing Fisk University. BLOCKSON 510. .

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Book number: 33528

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Keywords: Black History

From Servitude to Service: Being the Old South Lectures on the History and Work of Southern Institutions for the Education of the Negro

New York, Negro Universities Press, 1969. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. x, 232pp. Fine. Tight, superb facsimile reprint of this 1905 title from the American Unitarian Association, featuring Kelly Miller discussing Howard University, William G. Frost discussing Berea College, Roscoe Conkling Bruce discussing Tuskegee Institute, H.B. Frissell discussing Hampton Institute, W.E.B. Du Bois discussing Atlanta University and James G. Merrill discussing Fisk University. BLOCKSON 510. .

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Book number: 34491

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Keywords: Black History

From the Volturno to the Winter Line (6 October - 15 November 1943)

Washington, DC, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey pictorial wrappers. viii, 119pp. Numerous illustrations and maps (one large partly-colored foldout map). Very good. Small ownership name/address neatly inkstamped on title page. Tight, clean, attractive first edition, the fourth volume in the "American Forces in Action" series. .

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Book number: 7739

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Keywords: Military History

Für Graue Kinder

N.p. N.p. n.y. Paperback. 4to. Heavy stock color pictorial wrappers. (12pp, heavy stock). Numerous illustrations (many color). Very good. Minor wear to outer wrappers (only). Bibliographically cryptic production, entirely in German, of this children's poem that illustrates fun things for bored kids to do. Undated, but circa early 29th century. The many small chromolithographed illustrations are expectedly charming. Title translates literally as "For Grey Children. .

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Book number: 49270

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Keywords: Children's German Language

Genesis of American Freedom, 1765-1795: A Selection of Original Documents from the Collection of Elsie O. And Philip D. Sang

Waltham, MA, Brandeis University, 1961. Hardcover. Edited by Lawrence H. Leder. 4to. Blue paper over boards and vellum spine, slipcase. Fine/very good. Publication No. 1 of the "Brandeis Bibliophiles." Facsimiles of 39 noteworthy colonial documents and transcripts from the Sang's renowned collection, ranging from Paul Revere's bill for his services as courier in delivering word of the Boston Tea Party to pamphleteer Thomas Paine's scheme to raise money for the Continental troops. .

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Book number: 280

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Keywords: AMERICANA COLONIAL Colonial Americana

The Genius Panasonic Microwave Oven Cookbook

Secaucus, NJ, Matsushita Appliance Company, 1984. Hardcover. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 238pp. Extensive color illustrations. Near fine. Minor corner rubbing. Tight, attractive copy of this early microwave cookbook. .

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Book number: 8534

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Keywords: Cooking

Genoa Centennial Souvenir Program, 1836-1936

Genoa, IL, N.p. [City of Genoa], 1936. Paperback. 8vo. Cream wrappers. (16pp). Illustration. Very good. Official program for this Chicago suburb's centennial obervations, complete with the expected historical sketch, outline of the historical pageant to be performed, etc. Very Mayberry!.

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Book number: 15178

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Keywords: Illinois & Midwest