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An Unimportant Book: The Story of My Life
Book: An Unimportant Book: The Story of My Life by Lincoln O'Brien. Albuquerque: Rocky Mountain Publishing Co. 1981. First Edition. 8vo 9.5x6.5. 88pp.
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Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
Book: Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1942. 8vo. 9.25x6. 510pp. DJ over hardbound cover. Hardcover - First Edition. The great-grand-sons of Paul Revere let the author study volumes of their great-grandfather's papers and also allowed the Stuart portrait of Paul Revere as a young man. This is the first time the Copley portrait has been reproduced. Frontispiece is a copy of this portrait. Illustrated in many B/W photographs and plates. Included Notes, Genealogical Data, Bibliography and Index. Red cloth boards with blue lettering and seal.
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Merry Tales
This book Merry Tales by Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel L. Clemens). NY: Charles L. Webster & Co. 1892. 7pp undated ads. Original grey-green clot;h decorated in black and olive. Fist Edition with an over-all pattern of parsley-like leaves on the endpapers and without a portrait frontispiece.
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9076
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Dabney Todd
This book Dabney Todd by Frank N. Westcott. New York: H.K. Fly, 1916 appears to be first edition. Red cloth hardcover with gold silhouette of blacksmith and horse, illustrated by M.V. Hunter. Tear in upper spine binding, frayed corners, 1 illustration loose.
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Mosquitoes in the Big Ditch
This book Mosquitoes In the Big Ditch, The Story of the Panama Canal by Roger Burlingame and illustrated by Helen Damrosch Tee-Van is a first edition as stated on the copyright page. No dust jacket.
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A Fools Errand
The book A Fools Errand by One of the Fools (Tourgee, Albion W.) NY: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert 1879. Brown cover stained and spotted and frayed as shown. 7x5. 361 pp. plus ads. Front board attached but loose. The fool's errand was the attempt to rebuild the South after the Civil War in the image of the North. Tourgee discusses such groups as the new Klu Klux Klan in the passages of social history interwoven with the story of a Union solier who moves to s Southern plantation after the war. The novel is semi-autobiographical.
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Boys in Blue
This book Boys in Blue; Heoroes of the Rank and File comprising Incidents and Reminiscences from Camp, battle-field, and hospital, with Narratives of the Sacrifice Suffering, and triumps of the Soldiers of the Republic by Mrs. A. H. Hoge, Associate Manager of the North-western Branch of the U. S. Sanitray Commission, Chicago with an Introduction by Thomas M. Eddy, D. D. with illustrations from Original Drawings of the most striking scenes of the war of the Rebellion. New York: E.B.Treat & Co., Chicago, Ill: C. W. Lilley. 1867. Dedicated to the returned, triumphant soldiers of The Grand Army of the Republic, and to the Memory of the Honored Dead whose precious dust lies scattered from Maine to Texas.
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The Life of John Brainerd
The book The Life of John Brainerd, The brother of David Brainerd, and his successor as Missionary to the Indians of New Jersey by Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D.D. Pastor of Ods Pine Street Church in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Publication Committee, 1334 Chestnut Street. New York: A.D.F. Randolph, 770 Broadway. Contains much documentary material.Gilt pages edges. Tear in top spine binding, frayed edges but remarkablely good condition.
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The North American Reader
The book the North American Reader; containing a great variety of pieces in Prose and Poetry, from very highly esteemed American and English writers; also observations on good reading; the Declaration of Independence; the Constitution of the United States; Political Definitions; Variable Orthography; Concise Principles of Pronunciation; Rules for the division of Words; and the Rules for Spelling and The plurals of Nouns, Participles, Present Tense and preterit of verbs, and the comparative and superlative degrees of Adjectives. Designed for the Use of the hightest classes in schools and academies. By Lyman Cobb, A. M. New York: Published by Harper and Brothers, No. 82 Cliff-Street, and sold by the principal booksellers throughout the United States. 1835. Appears to be a first ed. Ask any question to ascertain. 8vo Leather cover, binding, and spine are in good shape with frayed edges as expected. Ex Library copy.
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Uncle Toms Cabin Vol.1
Uncle Toms Cabin Vol.1 by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Boston:John P.Jewett & Co. Cleveland, Ohio:Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. 1852. Ninety fifth thousand. Yes this was in the first year of publishing as there were 300,000 copies printed in the first year. Green pressed cloth with gilt embossed pictorial imprint and lettering. Condition as shown. Edges frayed, some foxing but intact. Only 1 of the 2 volumes, but priced accordingly.
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The Mississippi Valley and Prehistoric Events
The Mississippi Valley and Prehistoric Events Giving An Account of The Original Formation and Early Condition of the Great Valley; of its Vegetable and Animal Life; of its First Inhabitants, the Mound Builders, its Mineral Treasures and Agricultural Developments. All from Authentic Sources. Burlington, Iowa:R.T. Root, 1880. original brown blindstamped cloth over bevelled boards decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. 784 pp. Color frontispiece + 10 plates, some tinted. Covers a bit worn and rubbed along extremities of binding, hinges weak. A complete work on the origin , extent, resouces, and development of the Mississippi Valley.
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Good Girls Annual
Good Girls Annual; A Christmas and New Years Gift by Francis Broderip. Illustrated. Published by Allen Brothers, NY. All papes present. Some pages loose. Edges worn and some insect damage as shown
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