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56 pages. Features: ; Cover photo of the men of Annapolis; First-Hand Report on How We Deal with the Germans, and what the consequences may be; President Truman's First Six Months in two pages of photos; What Employers can do to promote labor peace; Dilemma - Twenty Million Surplus Japanese - Jesse Steiner on how the shrunken and crowded empire can avert the evils of overpopulation; Annapolis Logs 100 Years - photo-illustrated article; The Story of the Secret Agents of the OSS and of their work behind enemy lines - article with photos including Major General Donovan; The Appeal of Football; Fannie Farmer and her "Boston Cooking School Cookbook"; Festive photos of V.E. and V.J. Day celebrations around New York; Hitler's rumor-shrouded end leads to this article, Living Myths About 'Dead' Men; Honorable League of Southpaws; Color half-page Super Suds ad features Mrs. Bess Resemini; Great one-page color fashion ad for Botany features dame with huge black hat and ghetto kids in background; Children paint as they feel; Five fashion photos of long elegant dresses; Old Dutch one-page ad features color photo of Mrs. Russell Howard of La Grange IL, Mrs. Victor Martin of Gary IN, and Mrs. C. Dachenbach of Milwaukee, WI; and more. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII-era issue. Book
46 pages. This special issue contains many outstanding photos from the albums of Victoria photographer F. Dally who visited the Cariboo in 1868. Features: Transportation to the Goldfields; Photos of Barkerville and its pioneers; Famous photos of the Cariboo gold rush by C. Fulton; The Ne'er Do Well Claim; The Prairie Flower Claim; The Forest Rose Claim; The Mucho Oro Claim; The Aurora claim; The Davis Claim; The Quesnel hockey team in 1912; Soda Creek in 1868; Boston Bar in 1863; A mule train crossing the Quesnel River in 1868; The Cottonwood House; Various sternwheelers; Nicaragua Bluff in 1863; Clinton in 1868; Freight outfit departing Ashcroft 18 1898; The Bank of British Columbia at Richfield in 1868; The community of Van Winkle in 1868; A settlement on Mosquito Creek and Richfield in 1868; Camerontown circa 1868; Kellyville on Grouse Creek in 1868; Mrs. Janet Allen and her Mosquito Creek boarding house in 1868; Photo portrait of F.J. Barnard, founder of the famed B.X. Company; Several additional photo portraits of notable local personalities; Local cemetery photos; plus many wonderful ads, some with photos. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
pp. xxiii, (13)-336. Age stain. Last few leaves dampstained. Uncut. Early manuscript pencil ownership of Elizabeth (Brewster) Champion Lathrop [1818-1895] on first fly leaf. 12mo. 190 mm. Original worn paper covered boards. Boards soiled and fragile. Spine very worn with loss. Original paper spine label. Title continues: "A Serious Appeal On The Necessity Of Mutual Forgiveness And Harmony, To Save Our Common Country From Ruin." Anomosity between the American political parties reached fever pitch in the era around the war of 1812. Carey hoped that his work would bring unity to the national political process. It would be nice to see a Mathew Carey arise today. S&S/AI 34285; Sabin 10877. Hardbound. Good. AI BX 8
pp. 4 [Advertisements], 625-636, xxiv [Advertisements]. Many advertisements illustrated. Double column. XLib embossed stamp of Essex Institute. 4to. Softcover. Original pictorial wraps. Rear wrap detached. Wraps lightly damp stained. Good. "A Journal devoted to the science, practical working and advancement of photography". W103RtStk
416 p. Age stain. All edges gold gilt. Early manuscript ownership of Dennis P. Beach, Feb. 1867. Bookplate of Allen J. Smith (York, PA) on front paste down. Front inner hinge cracked. 24mo. 145 mm. Original embossed blue cloth binding. Spine lettered and decorated in gold gilt. Extremities worn with slight loss. Author's edition. Hardbound. Good. AI BX 6
Three Volumes. Frontis and half title in all three volumes. Light damp stain in volume one. Bookplate of Aaron O. Shuff, Trenton on front paste down of volume one. 1824 manuscript presentation "Miss Eliza Biskham presented by Mrs. Maria Percival, 21 Oct., 1824 on title pages in all three volumes. 24mo. 145 mm. Original mottled decorated calf leather bindings. Boards ruled in gold gilt. Original leather spine labels. Raised bands. Bindings rubbed with some loss at extremities. Front board almost detached on volume three. S&S/AI 6098. A distinguished edition of Montgomery, a poet of great interest to Americanists and historians of abolition. Hardbound. The early owner of this set, Aaron O. Shuff, ran the Steamboat Hotel near the wharf in Bloomsbury (South Trenton), on the Delaware River in the early 1820's, and beyond. Even with its defects, this is a handsome little set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 1
228p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Hardcover Very good condition
124p., illus. History of Morgan Memorial, a combination of social center, children's settlement, rescue mission, & church in Boston. Hardcover Very good condition
196 p. Light insect damage rear cover. Uncut. Text lightly browned but not brittle. On the title page is the autograph ownership of Dab. Johnson. Probably Dabney Johnson (1785-1835) who was married in 1813 to Elizabeth Burnett, in Patrick County, VA. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. XLib bookplate of the Tenney Memorial Library Newbury, VT 1896 given by Mrs. S. F. Wheeler. 12mo. 200 mm. Original scarce printed paper boards. Major paper loss on spine. Extremities worn with some loss. S&S/AI 28450. Second edition. Very good. Hardbound. AI BX 3
319p., illus. , fold. map laid in. Hardcover Very good condition good
112 pages. Features: Nice color 7up ad with Fiesta theme; Great color full-page ad for the 1958 Chevrolet; Color photo ad for Johnson outboard motors - the new "V" Sea Horse; Actual case histories from the files of the Marriage Council in Philadelphia; Hornblower's Hurricane - Part 1 of 3 by C.S. Forester; Those Amazing Island Medics - article and color photos of native physicians of the Pacific Islands, by Milton and Margaret Silverman; Shock Treatment - story by Allan Seager; The Greek Americans - two-page color photo of their January 6 gala version of Epiphany at Tarpon Springs, Florida; Maverick Boy - story by Prentiss Combs; Why Russia Has Poland Problems - for generations the Poles have hated the Russians, and they still do - photos; Private Life of Marshall Matt Dillon aka James Arness - great article and photos; House of Illusion - National Historical Waxworks Museum; Frank Malzone of the Boston Red Sox; The Man Who Wouldn't Fall - story by Richard Stern; The Flaming River - story by Dion Henderson; Beautiful colour Cadillac ad shows high class couple stepping out of the Del Monte Lodge to their blue coupe; Death Stalks the Bride - story by Nancy Rutledge; Two-page Pall Mall cigarette ad; Color photo ad for 1958 Ford cars; Sweet color photo ad for Gulf service stations; Sensational color photo Oldsmobile Super 88 ad features Patti Page outside CBS TV Studio 50; Great Caterpillar ad illustrates and describes massive interstate development and tax generation spinoffs in Needham, Mass.; Nice color photo ad for Delco radios - auto and portable; Great Viceroy cigarette ad features large photo of Cary Middlecoff; Harrison Air Conditioning color ad; Front cover essentially detached and heavily worn. Back cover missing. Occasional underlining and notes. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
100 pages. Features: Cover illustration of breakfast in a kitchen being repainted; We Met Death on K2 (part 1 of 2) - color-photo illustrated article about the American expedition which met tragic defeat; I Flew With the Stratojets - great photo-illustrated article about life aboard a nuclear bomber, B-47 jet flying from Tampa to England, including mid-air refueling; It's Never Too Late to Go to College - each year 12,000 inquisitive adults attend New York University; The Dog That Trained Me - Sally Carrighar and her Husky dog Bobo; Professor in a Hot Spot - amateur diplomat James B. Conant, ex-president of Harvard, is the new U.S. High Commissioner to Germany; The AEC - The Life History of an Atomic (A-bomb) (part 2 of 2) - the ore-to-stockpile story of the most expensive and complex industrial operation the world has evern known; His Time is Worth $10,000 a Day - great photo-illustrated article on Boston millionaire Johnny Fox; Things You Never Knew About Pencils; Editorial - Red Rule Detested by Russion Millions. Nile Kinnick, Jr. - the best player I ever coached. Fiction: The Beautiful Hitchhiker; First Holdup; Botts and the Impossible Mountain; The Babe in Toyland; The Coward; They Double Agent (conclusion); Cry Murder (part 4 of 7). Ads: Interesting color ad for Howard Zink seat covers; Color Frigidaire ad with Christmas theme; Color Estabrook pen ad; Nice color two-page ad for Chevrolet trucks shows a range of models; Great color-photo ad for Van Heusen features Jeff Chandler and Anthony Quinn; Attractive color-photo ad for the 1954 DeSoto Automatic cars; Lowell Thomas is featured in a Kaiser car ad; Champion spark plug ad features photos of car racers Bill Blair, Dick Rathman, Fonty Flock, and Buck Baker; Nostalgic two-page color American Airlines ad features Christmas theme; Northwest Pacific ad features photo of horse named "Nig" which pulled a rail car 750 miles; Color ad for Webcor turntables; Great vintage color-photo ad for Stromberg-Carlson TVs. Somewhat above-average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Features: Let's Put Women in Their Place - George Sumner Albee; The Berlin Crisis - Khrushchev's Weakness; People on the Way Up - Marlo Thomas, Jane FondaAlana Ladd, Bronwyn FitzSimons, Christina Crawford, Nancy Sinatra, Portland Mason; PT-109, The Adventure that made a President (conclusion); Eggheads with a big beat - The Limeliters, a singing trio that wows night-club fans - Glenn Yarbrough, Alex Hassilev, Lou Gottlieb; Adventures of the Mind - The Birth of Words, by Raymond Arthur (R.A.) Lyttleton; His Millions for the Big Outdoors - Laurence Rockefeller is head of the ORRRC - Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission - which is projecting the nations requirements for outdoor recreational lands for 1962, 1976 and 2000; How I Handle the Boston Celtics - by Arnold (Red) Auerbach - things you don't know about the players on basketball's most-renowned team. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Four middle pages loose but present. A worthy copy. Book
78 pages. Articles: We need a Vice President Now; Affairs of State; The Other Babies Who Broke the Odds - major photo-illustrated article on the Venezuelan family of Efren and Ines Prieto and their new quints; The Dollar Crisis; Broadway's Hottest Playwright - Edward Albee; Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics - "I Owe the Public Nothing"; The Silent First Lady of France - Yvonne de Gaulle is a lonely woman feared by many, known by few; Music for Machines - early article on music synthesizers with photo of pioneer Milton Babbitt; Bill Scranton - a reluctant candidate. Fiction: reuben, Reuben. Ads: Nice color photo of Ford Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe inside front cover; G.E. home appliances; Best Foods Mayonnaise; Sweet two-page color photo ad for a (light blue) Chevelle Malibu Super Sport Coupe on the beach; Campbell's Vegetable Soup; *Beautiful* black Pontiac two-page ad features a four-door Bonneville before a formally dressed crowd; Salem cigarette ad features frolicking couple in orchard; Excellent color-photo Pepsi centerfold ad features ski scene; Pall Mall cigarettes ad with illustration of people singing around white piano; Dodge Trucks; Nice color ad for the Philadephia Electric company inside back cover features steelmaking scene; Kent cigarette ad on back cover features couple, apparently in a ski chalet near Innsbruck, Austria. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
116 pages. Features: Kids say the darndest things (part 1 of 3); Ivan goes to sea - what is behind the unparalleled build-up of the Red Navy?; Lawyer for the Defense - James D.C. Murray; Jim Tatum of the Tarheels; The Face of America - Pirates on the Porch (trick or treat); Artificial Arteries Can Save your Life; The Don't Need Progress. Serials: Murder on my Street (par 1 of 7); Trouble at Midas Creek (part 5 of 7). Short Stories: New Man in Her Life; The Sin of Sister Louise; Three Days' Leave; The Crying Cop. Ads: Yale & Towne color-photo ad shows loader with Niagara Falls in background; Otarion Listener ad features Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Lee de Forest, Sumner C. Hayward and Car F. Woods; Motorola TV; Sensational 1958 Chevrolet Truck ad features two-page illustrations of yellow trucks; Lucky Strike cigarettes; Winston cigarettes; Great two-page B-58 Buick ad; Nice color two-page ad for the 1958 Dodge trucks; Philco Slender Seventeen TVs; Wow - two-page color Edsel ad!; Color-photo ad for the Boeing 707 features photos of William Flynn of the Boston Globe, authors Walton and Richard Tregaskis, Albert D. Hughes of the Christian Science Monitor and Lucia Lewis of the Chicago Daily News; U.S. Savings Bond ad features Harriet Quimby, first woman in the world to fly the English Channel; Betty Crocker Marble Cake Mix (back cover). Somewhat average wear. Bits of tape remnant upon front cover. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Are Children's Books Trash?; He Rescues the Desperate - Rev. Kenneth B. Murphy of Boston is president of Rescue Incorporated, which is dedicated to preventing people from committing suicide; People on the Way Up - Judy Neiman, Zubel Kachadoorian, Donald Madden, Debbie Drake. PT 109 - the adventure that made a President (Part 2); The Show of Tomorrow - Seattle's 1962 World's Fair is coming soon - photos of the Space Needle under construction and more; Who Says Pros Can't Play 60 Minutes - Chuck Bednarik, the Philadelphia Eagles indestructible lineman; Chile - Restless Republic - Communism threatens to dominate Latin America's most democratic nation, a report from the scene; Backstage with Anna Maria Alberghetti, star of the musical Carnival. Nice colour Pepsi ad inside back cover. Color ad for the 1962 Ford Fairlane. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
pp. xii, 324, 16 [Publisher's catalogue] Plus Woodcut Frontis and full page plates by Richard Doyle. Very slight damp staining on last few signatures. 12mo. Original full blue publisher's cloth binding, embossed in blind. Small loss at head and tail of spine and corners. XLib. (Masonic Homes - Elizabethtown, PA). Hardbound. The 'Author's edition'. The illustrator, Richard Doyle (1824-1883) was very popular on both sides of the Atlantic in the Victorian era. He was the brother of Charles Altamont Doyle, and thus the uncle of author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. ENGLAND BOX 2
275p., illus. 16 full-color plates & 60 line drawings by the author. Hardcover Good condition in fair d.j. fair
DJ spine browned. ; A stated first edition with complete numbers on copyright page. A unusually nice copy of one of the most charming books on Boston. Including stunning color paintings by the author ; Color drawings; 8vo; 275 pages
DJ spine browned. ; A stated first edition with complete number sequence on copyright page. A unusually nice copy of one of the most charming books on Boston. Including stunning color paintings by the author ; Color drawings; 8vo; 275 pages
DJ spine browned. ; One of the most charming books on Boston. Including stunning color paintings by the author ; Color drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages
DJ spine browned. Light waterstaining to front board. Top edge browned ; One of the most charming books on Boston. Including stunning color paintings by the author ; Color drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages
212 p. 23 cm. Paperback Very good condition
[9] p. PAMPHLET Very good condition, unopened, blue covers discolored around edges "Written down by Francis I. Maule . . . and . . . printed in a booklet of twenty-four pages ... in 1904. Reprinted for Francis P. Farquhar & Marjory B. Farquhar by the Grabhorn Press, 1939." Letter laid in indicating that this was a gift for the members of the Club of Odd Volumes, Boston.
