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1. Fiske, John THE DUTCH AND QUAKER COLONIES IN AMERICA 1903 Houghton
Mifflin, Boston 2 volume hardcover red cloth, gilt lettering.
Illustrated profusely with portraits, maps, facsimiles, contemporary
views. prints and other historical materials. Books are tight and sound
and would be VG save one glaring flaw- a 2 inch mouse chew on Vol. 1.
top edges are gilt. indexed Book# 11689 US$ 24.00. .
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2. McClure , A.K. LINCOLN ,AND MEN OF WARTIMES 1892The Times Publishing
Co., Eighth and Chestnut, Phila. This 6x9 full page illustrated 462 page
indexed book is a probable 1st edition. green cloth, bright gilt
lettering on cover and spine with gilt bust of Lincoln also on front
cover, Condition overall Good+. pages super clean. Binding good+. Book#
0070 US$ 40.00.
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3. Gerry, Margarita Spalding THE TOY SHOP September 1908 Harper and
Bros. A romantic story of Lincoln The Man....Illustrated frontispiece of
top- hatted Lincoln. Maroon colored innerboards, hard green leatherlike
cover with etched decoration of a toy soldier on the front. t.e.g. Near
fine. Book# 1001 US$ 18.00.
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4. Segur, La Comtesse De FRENCH FAIRY TALES 1869 Porter and Coates,
Philadelphia This 5x7 frontispiece illustrated book is translated from
the French by Mrs. Chapman Coleman, who translated the Muhlbach novels.
The cover is blind stamped decorated cloth, with a gold label and clear
lettered spine. Good tight binding. Some internal foxing. Stories
include "Good Little Henry","Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau
Minon","Princess Rosette", The Gray Little Mouse", and "Ourson".Overall
near VG. Book# 11576 US$ 40.00.
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5. Various STORAGE BATTERIES, INCANDESCENT LIGHTING , ARC LIGHTING,
INTERIOR WIRING, MODERN ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEVICES.ELECTRIC SIGNS,
ELECTRIC HEATING 1908 International Library of Technology, Scranton PA
This 6x9 inch three quarters leatherbound book has bright gilt lettering
and drawings, graphs, or illustrations about every other page.Aboout 600
pages and is indexed. Near VG. Book# 11526 US$ 25.00.
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6. Milburn, William Henry RIFLE, AXE, AND SADDLE-BAGS 1857 Derby and
Jackson, NY Probable 1stedition This 5 x 7 1/2 inch blind stamped brown
cloth book is a look at early west and Sothwest Americana through the
lectures of a Methodist minister who served as the chaplain of Congress
in the 1800's. 97% of the book is clean and tight, with some some light
edge staining on a couple of pages. G+ else. Book# 11525 US$ 29.00.
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7. Wight, James S. COMPILATION OF THE CITY ORDINANCES AND STATE LAWS OF
PERTH AMBOY, NJ 1909 1909 Evening News Press, Perth Amboy, NJ This large
7x10 inch book is alphabetically indexed and organized so that you can
find the local laws governing this Jersey Shore town covering railroads,
Teamsters, telegraphs, collections of ashes, etc. Gilt lettered spine-a
little faded. G+ except front hinge going. Book# 10907 US$ 15.00.
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8. Stebbins, J.E. MOSES AND THE PROPHETS 1860 1860 Hurlbut, Kellogg and
Co. Hartford CT This decorative cover 6x9 inch steel
engraving-illustraed book has an account of the patriarchs, prophets,
life of Christ and all of his apostles, and the sufferings of martyrs.
Covers a 2000 year period from early Church to "modern " 1800's time.
.608 gilt edged pages, all around. Binding good and firm, some
foxing.Gold stamped and dec. covers and spine., which has faded. G+
Book# 11511 US$ 22.00.
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9. Tyndall, John THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS 1896 Longmans, Green and Co.,
London. New Edition This 445 page illustrated and indexed book is a
narrative of excursions and ascents of the Alps, an account of the
origin and phenomena of glaciers, and an exposition of the physical
principles to which they are related. 61 illustrations, mainly drawings,
of which regrettably only one, the frontispiece, is missing.Hinges and
pages are good+, but the outer maroon cover is soiled , silverfished.
Pages very clean. Book# 11494 US$ 25.00.
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10. Stephens, Mrs Ann S. "Fashion and Famine "1854 Fetridge and Co.,
Publishers, Franklin Square, NY This 5x7 blind stamped brown cloth and
gilt lettered and decorated book is by a lady who states in her preface
that she is now in charge of Peterson's Ladies Magazine, which would
have been no mean feat for a women in that era long ago! 426 pages +
ads. G+, this book's condition indicates it has been stored under proper
humididity and shelving all these years. Book# 11489 US$ 18.00.
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11. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth OUTDOOR PAPERS 1886 Lee and Shephard,
Boston This decorative cover 5x7 inch old book is a a series of looks at
exercise. sports, and the outdoors. The cover is ornately lettered and
decorated with gilt and black, all very bold. The only flaws are a
little drying of the 100 year old parts namely the front hinge just
starting and the head and foot of the spine a dry cracked line which is
barely visible. Book# 10957 US$ 20.00.
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12. Johnson, Clifton NEW ENGLAND AND IT'S NEIGHBORS 1902 Macmillan Same
date on Title and Copy. page This 335 page 6 1/2 x 8 inch photo
illustrated book is in unusualVery Good + condition. Approx. 150 photos
of rural life in New England, taken by the author. Logging, lobsters,
Adirondacks, butter churns and the like. Well done. Book# 10080 US$
35.00..
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13. Josiah Allen's Wife MY OPINIONS AND BETSEY BOBBET'S Designed as a
beacon light to lifeliberty and the pursuit of happiness, but wich may
be read by members of the Sterner Sect, without injury to themselves of
the book 1875 American Pub Co., Hartford, CT green cover decorated with
gilt ltg & stamped illus. ILlus. 432 pgs 5"x8.5" G+ Book# 11352 US$ 20.00.
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14. Randall, Henry THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON 1858 Vol. 2+3 1858 Derby
and Jackson, 119 Nassau St., NY Pages of these volumes are extra clean
and flexible , and the same can be said for the endpapers and inner
binding. There is an illustration of Jefferson, and a sample of his
writing in the form of a letter. The books are over 700 pages each, with
an index in Vol. 3. Covers are blind stamped hard, brown, with wear only
at the top and bottom of Vol. 2's spine. I have ONLY Vol. 2 and Vol. 3
out of 3 volumes. Book# 11246 US$ 90.00.
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15. Lamb, Charles, tom Hood, F.C. Burnand, Mark Twain & others
HALF-HOURS WITH GRET HUMORISTS The Choicest Humor of Great Writers 1887
Belford, Clarke & co, Chicago & NY, Caxton Edition brown cover with
black & gold ltg & decoration. 224 pgs 5"x7.5" G+ Book# 11132 US$ 12.00.
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17. Lagerlof, Selma Usynlige Laenker 1894 Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag
(F. Hegeland Son) 258 pages, 3/4 leather ( shiny ,quality look to it ),
swirl decorated inner boards, all edges red color, rest of cover that is
not leather is unusual cell-like design. Gilt lettering and stars on
spine. Ribbon bookmark. Near fine, slight spine scuff. About 5 by 7
inches. Book# 11044 US$ 175.00.
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18. Ashley Ossian D. Railways and Their Employees 1895 The Railway Age
and Northwestern Railroader Chicago Contains chapters on The Evil
Results of Strikes, Profit Sharing, Fallacy of Socialistic Ideas
Distribution And Railways and Their Employees. 213 pages, 5x8 in size,
Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Cover is smudged with soil, binding
and interior Near Fine. Book# 11043 US$ 19.00.
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