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Brattleboro, Vermont: D. Leonard. Very Good+. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean mustard color cloth with gilt lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with engraved portraits. Pages printed in two column form. The town derives its name from William Brattle from Massachusetts. Population, almost 6000. Charter by King George the II, 1753. New England ; Portraits; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages .
A Book of the Hudson: Collected from the Various Works of Diedrich Knickerbocker by Crayon, Geoffrey (Edited by). Pseudonym of Washington Irving - 1849
by Crayon, Geoffrey (Edited by). Pseudonym of Washington Irving
A Book of the Hudson: Collected from the Various Works of Diedrich Knickerbocker
by Crayon, Geoffrey (Edited by). Pseudonym of Washington Irving
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New York: G. P. Putnam, 1849. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. First Edition; green cloth, embossed with a sleeping Rip van Winkle, no dj; good+ (rebacked with new gilt-stamped black leather spine; original boards soiled and faded; corners heavily worn to boards; occasional foxing and other stains on pages; rfeps heavily stained); 215pp + 16pp ads. Includes first book appearance of 'Rip van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'; both of Irving's pseudonyms appear on title page.
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BRATTLEBORO WINDHAM COUNTY; VERMONT, EARLY HISTORY Biographical Sketches of Some of its Citizens
by Burnham, Henry
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Dealings with the Dead, in Two Volumes
by A Sexton Of The Old School; [Lucius Manlius Sargent]
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Boston: Dutton and Wentworth. Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to boards, pages toned.. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. A married set of first editions with Volume One bound in brown blindstamped cloth and Volume Two bound in maroon blindstamped cloth. 350 pp; 351-698 pp, index. Vol. I bears armorial bookplate of T. Bigelow Lawrence on front pastedown and has engraved frontispiece of man at desk with books and engraved title page featuring man digging in graveyard. A collection of essays, previously published in the Boston Evening Transcript, which discuss burial and funeral practices of various cultures and eras, his opinions and prejudices about various ethnic groups, criminal justice, Boston society, ghosts, literature, and social history. Gilt titles on spines. Sabin 77004. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Rio Casino Intrigue, A Major North Intrigue Novel
by Mason, Van Wyck
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Mason, Van Wyck. The Rio Casino Intrigue, A Major North Intrigue Novel. Reynal & Hitchcock First Edition, 1941. MYSTERY. Used. Good/Good rare unclipped dust jacket Original $2.00 item price appears on the back flap. now protected in a mylar wrap.
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Bradford Bungalows
by Bradford Architectural Co.
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A substantial arts and crafts trade catalog for 208 bungalow style homes. Home pictures have been cut from 15 pages presumably for sales. Plans cost from $8 to $15 . estimated construction from $758 to $4000.Near fine, bright copy= good +
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Meyers Lake Park Remembered
by Jeffrey D. Brown and Raymond D. Fete
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Privately Printed, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Jeffrey D. Brown and Raymond D. Fete's massive, detailed history of Meyers Lake Park, Ohio, a breathtaking entertainment complex in Eastern Ohio closed in 1974. Third and final edition, greatly expanded over previous editions and a culmination of seven years of research. Chapters include The Early Years, The N.O.T. & L. Years, The Sinclair Years, Picnics, Moonlight Ballroom and Gardens and Sports. 321 pages packed with hundreds of photos. Bonus: Includes three original $5 children's ride tickets. Scarce. 321 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Liturgy for the Use of the Church at King's Chapel in Boston
by [Church of England]
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Boston: From the Press of the Christian Examiner, 1828. Leather_bound. Near Fine. 6 x 8 1/2 inches. 368 pages. Bookplate of Elisabeth Fisher Everett inside front cover. Otherwise pages clean and free of marking, soiling or staining. All page edges gilt. Gilt bright. Bound in contemporary full black calf with gilt rolled borders to both boards and gilt dentelles. The spine has four (false) raised bands with gilt decoration, and additional gilt decoration at the head and tail of the spine. Spine also has gilt title ("Chapel Services"). Owner's name in gilt to front cover. Very light shelf wear to edges and corners. King's Chapel is the oldest church in America with continuous weekly worship services. Its liturgy is a unique hybrid that reflects this history, largely based upon the 1662 English Book of Common Prayer . A truly spectacular example of this scarce liturgical work in an unusually well decorated American binding.
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1898 Mt. Holyoke College Yearbook: Llamarada
by The Board of Editors
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Privately Printed by the Press of the Bryant Printing Co, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Original 1898 Mt. Holyoke College Yearbook: Llamarada. Bound in dark-red cloth with silver gilt lettering and botanical decoration to front panel. Much historical content, including rosters of faculty, students, alumni and much, much more. Densely illustrated with photos and drawings. Includes many period ads. Obituary of 10th President Elizabeth Storrs Mead laid in. 260 pp. + 34 pp. of ads. Tight, unmarked copy with one slightly pulled but strongly attached signature. Light shelf wear to extremities. In all, a very presentable copy of an important historical resource. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book: Every recipe triple-tested by our Tasting-Test Kitchens staff
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Meredith Publishing Company, 1953. Binder Condition: Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Five (5) Ring Binder. Stated First Edition, fifth printing. 416 pp +four bonus pages of recipes clipped from the Better Homes & Gardens magazine with dates of March 1949; January, 1950; November, 1956; and February, 1957. Small tear on page 59 caused by a paperclip that was removed. Text is lightly tanned typical of age and edges are lightly sunned. No written notations within although a few recipes are marked with a small checkmark. 20 numbered pink card stock chapter index tabs including an index. Loose-leaf binder with 5 metal rings in excellent like new condition; all pages are original and are clean and complete. Card stock binder protector after index. This edition has illustrated front and back endpapers, with pink temperature and measurement charts and a full color photograph of a blue and white rolling pin and several pies, which is continued onto the title page. This is a classic, rare copy in Fine…
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Frontier Days with Reta and Robbie
by Myrtle Jones Longacre
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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n.p.: Myrtle Jones Longacre, 1963. Good. No DJ. Buckram cover is sunned and shows light soiling and shelf wear. Binding is split at title page. Interior is clean and without ownership marks. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. "A true account of the Jones family."
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HISTORY OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS 1862-1865
by "By A Committee of the Regiment"
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Octavo (9 by 6 inches) Boston: Press of Rockwell and Churchill, 1884. First Edition. 405 pages, "Roster and Record," index, original brown cloth binding with gold emblem on the front cover, and title in gilt on spine, both covers decorated with bands in blind, very good condition (mild shelf wear to edges, not affecting contents).A chronicle of the IX Corps, written by seven different veterans. The name of a former owner is written in a neat hand on the front fly leaf: "Serg. John A. Fisher Northfield Mass." He is listed in the book on pages 171 and 369, as being wounded at Spottsylvania, before being discharched in 1864. Also, according to a separate note inserted in the book, Fisher's cousin was Joseph Austin Harris, listed on page 371; discharged in 1865.
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life
by nebraska state journal
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- 9780394856438 / 0394856430
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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Samuel The Seeker
by Sinclair, Upton
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
by Leaf, Munro
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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BOSTON ~ 150 VIEWS: One Hundred and Fifty Glimpses of Boston and Historical Surroundings
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Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.
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