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Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1899. Title page dated 1899. Includes "over 15,000 articles of intense interest and value". Arranged alphabetically by topic with engravings of important historical figures at front and rear. Softcover, 883 pages. Covers lightly rubbed with some minor dampstaining which affects a few of the pages, fully legible throughout, final page of engravings chipped.. Soft Cover. Fair. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Stafford Springs, CT: American Woolen Company, 2016. Undated, ca. 2016. Sample swatch book of fine worsted wood fabrics for suiting and tuxedos. High quality fabrics from the tradition of Warren of Stafford Woolen Company which was acquired by American Woolen Company. Softcover, 12.5 inches tall, 6.5 inches wide, with six detachable pages of multiple swatches with another large swatch inside the front cover. Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Fine. Tall 8vo.

Boston: James Munroe & Co., 1845. Popular mid 19th century reference encompassing typical almanac items plus information about state governments, astronomy, obituaries, lots of other information that was considered important at the time. Blue softcover, untrimmed page edges, 342 pages plus errata page, 16 page publisher catalog at the back, 4 page publisher ad at the front. Covers worn with chipped edges, shelf soil, firm binding, clean pages with just a couple of instances of light foxing or other spotting, name in ink on title page, same name in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston and New York: Gray and Bowen; G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1829. Volume I - for the year 1830. Very worn, with front cover and title page detached. Three quarter brown leather over marbled boards, 308 pages. Spine heavily chipped, covers worn and chipped around the edges, armorial bookplate of Henry D. Gilpin on the front pastedown, front free endpaper absend, text block generally sound with no loosened pages other than the title page, contents age-toned with dampstaining to the last several pages, numbers stamped at top of contents page, initial "D" on title page.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New London, Connecticut: Samuel Green, 1795. First edition. Early American imprint (1795) with emphasis on American pronunciation of the English language. The author, in the preface, recognizes distinct regional differences even within the American mode of speech - "The pronunciation of the southern states of English America is almost as different from that of the New-England states, even among the learned, as any two dialects of the language of any illiterate nation can be supposed to be : and yet both those parts of America abound with men of bright genius, large mental capacities and profound learning". The author also recognizes the diaparity between the written and spoken English language, and attempts to teach new English readers a consistent method of pronunciation based on a system of rules set forth in the book. Paper covered wooden boards with calf spine, ix, (2), 12-119, (1)p., with the final page citing errata. Free endpapers absent, otherwise a complete copy with age-toned… Read More

London: J. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1814. Second edition, 1814. Worn, with front cover detached but present, other faults. Marbled hardcover, 428 pages. Covers heavily worn with spine covering partially covered by brown tape, ex-library with written spine label and multiple stampings or bookplates on the front endpapers, title page and final page stamped, binding sound, pages age-toned but clean, inner margin of title page also covered with paper tape with printing not affected.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1936. First edition, 1936. Analysis, critique and examination of potential effects of the Townsend Plan, a proposal to furnish the elderly with a $200 per month pension, and which was relied upon heavily in development of Social Security. Red cloth printed in red, frontis cartoon in black and white, orange printed dustjacket. The book is near fine with firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [2.00] and is very good with some spine darkening and a tiny chip from the top edge of both front and rear covers, almost no paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1877. First edition, 1877. Scarce. Comprehensive guide to Victorian era painting, exterior and interior, including preparation, types and characteristics of paints, graining and other surface treatment, best practices. Dark brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt front cover lettering, 6 inches tall, 70 pages. Not illustrated. Very good condiiton with very light rubs to corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, very lightly foxed endpapers, pages very clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1958. Second printing, 1958. Light blue hardcover with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with some minimal rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [3.00] and has some light shelf soil and age darkening to the white background, light edgewear, no paper loss.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cincinnati, Ohio: H. M. Rulison, 1853. First edition (1853, copyright 1852) of this scarce mid nineteenth century American book on etiquette for ladies and gentlemen, including politeness and pleasing; dress; dignity; breeding; introductions; visits; conversation; dinner table etiquette; parties, balls and soirees; moral character, etc. Brown cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in gilt and blind, five inches tall, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers with publisher's ads, 64 pages. Very light external wear, good hinges, sound text block, some old and persistent blue pencil scribbles on front endpapers, pages clean with a scattering of light foxing, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 24mo - 5" - 5¾" Tall.

Hartford [Connecticut]: Elisha Babcock, 1806. Original 1806 almanac "adapted to the Horizon and Meridian of Hartford [Connecticut]... but may serve indifferently for all the towns in Connecticut, and adjacent states" Softcover with outer plain brown paper stitched on with a loop for hanging, 20 pages including the original covers but not the outer ones. Pages darkened with old dampstains throughout (mainly outer edges), margin chips to last few pages, outer covers very worn with large chip from rear cover. writing inside front cover. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co, 1980. First edition [1980]. Printed cloth, 472 pages. Near fine with very light edgewear, firm binding, pages clean and unmarked. Volume 22 of American Literature, English Literature and World Literatures in English Information Guide Series.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Heritage Books, 1990. Good quality 1990 facimile reprint of the 1898 original. Softcover, very good condition with light shelfwear, shallow spine crease but firm binding, no names or other markings.. Facsimile Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Heritage Books, 1988. Revised and enlarged edition, 1988. Softcover with light external wear, previous owner embossed stamp at upper corner of title page, pages clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1970. First edition, 1970. Black cloth, 215 pages, dustjacket. The book looks and feels new and unread, with a firm binding and very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has just a tiny corner chip at the lower outside corner. Series of nine essays, including: The Roots of Language; Can Humans Talk?; Explaining Linguistic Universals; Comparing and Contrasting; What Could Possibly Be Innate?; The Grammar of Sign Language and the Problems of Language Universals; Social and Natural in Semiotics; Syntax and Semantics; The Integrated Study of Language Behavior. Very clean and sound copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Howell Book House, 1964. First edition, 1964. Illustrated in black and white. Pictorial hardcover without dustjacket. Some use-related soil to the covers, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a name neatly written on the front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bowie, MD, U.S.A.: Heritage Books, 1992. High quality 1992 facimile reprint of 1849 edition, Heritage Classic series. Softcover with some occasional neat highlighting, previous owner embossed stamp at upper corner of title page, otherwise very good with firm binding, clean pages.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J. Johnson; J. Nichols & Son; R. Baldwin; F. & C. Rivington... Et al, 1808. Volum XLV (45) of the British Essayists series, 1808, and General Index for the entire 44 volumes that precede it. Three quarter red calf over marbled boards, gilt spine lettering and ruling, marbled edges and endpapers, 283 pages. Covers rubbed, mainly at the extremities, corners lightly bumped, good joints/hinges, sound text block, name on preliminary blank, pages otherwise clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Exeter, New Hampshire: Self Published, 1987. First edition of this humorous collection of definitions, expressed from a feminist perspective. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Minimal edge rubbing, otherwise fine condition, no other names or markings.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicopee Falls, MA: H. R. Huntting Company, 1910. Undated, ca. 1910. Library book arrangement system based on conversion of alphabetical characters to numbers. Glazed dark green buckram, over 13.5 inches tall, explanation booklet attached to the inner margin of the final page. Good to very good condition with some wear to spine ends and some very minor splits to the upper and lower joints, firm binding, clean pages with a couple of helpful notes written lightly in pencil.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.