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Paris, France: Cartes Routi�res pour Autobilistes, Cyclistes, etc, [nd]. Echelle du 1:265,000 Map folded, slight tears at edges. Good. . Catalogs: Maps.

Boston, MA: W.J. Reynolds & Co, 1856. 11.5 x 17.3 cm. Abbott's adventures of Rollo were immensely popular; this was last of six volumes on Rollo in Europe. Twelve engravings. This book gives readers a fine view of Scotland in early 19th century, including Stirling Castle, Queen Mary's Apartments at Holyrood, Loch Lomond, Edinburgh, Glasgow. Maroon cloth on board, cover blindstamped with woman in shell floral design, spine sunfaded, edges slightly frayed. ""Jos. Russell May from his Mother, Jan. 1st 1856"" inscribed on ffep. Good. . Catalogs: Children's/Travel.

New York, NY: The Christian Union Co, 1889. 27 x 38 cm. Count Lyof N. Tolstoi describes ""disgusting"" drunken church festivals in Russia. Color line in Churches in north, and south. Much discussion of temperance; reduction of dram houses in Boston has caused unrest. Paper periodical, Very good. . Catalogs: Religious.

Boston, MA: World Peace Foundation, 1919. 14 x 20 cm. Bimonthly publication, this issue, of Feb. 1919, dwells on Anglo-American relations, from 1776 onward. Includes text of Official French Commission on the Society of Nations, 1917. Paper pamphlet, pencil notes on all the white space of back cover page. Good. . Catalogs: History/Printed matter.

Boston, MA: Mass. Teachers' Association, 1861. 15 x 23 cm. A.P. Stone is editor for the month. ""Our Arithmetics"" -- call for improving textbooks. ""Pronouncing Dictionaries""; ""School Goes Wrong -- Where's the Blame?"" discusses how to handle poor behavior in teen age scholars. Moral suasion, plus judicious use of the rod. ""That teacher is not fit to teach , who relies mainly upon the rod to secure obedience."" ""A Plea for Astronomy""; ""Importance of the Dictionary in the Schoolroom"" by W.H. Venable. This issue contains flyer to non-paying readers, and there is a separate article to that effect. Death of Ichabod Morton, Esq. Illustrated ads for school furniture (Wm. G. Shattuck) and Boardman, Gray & Co. School Pianos. Paper periodical, some foxing and blemishes to edge of pages, good. . Catalogs: Educational.

Boston, MA: Lee & Shepherd, 1870. 17 x 25 cm. Chapter XI of Oliver Optic's ""Bear and Forbear; or The Young Skipper of Lake Ucayga"" (continued). ""A Snow-Storm in Alabama"" by E.H.M. ""Striking Seven"" by Mrs. J.P. Ballard. ""Original Dialogue: The Schoolmaster"". Two Games by Aunt Carrie. Paper booklet, worn, good. . Catalogs: Children's.

London, England: Turnstile Press Limited, 1946. 10 x 14.7 cm. First published in 1836, this little book was first published by Turnstile Press in 1946; this reprint was in 1952. This book is not written for those who do but for those who do not know what is proper. Examples of ""Hints"": Whilst walking with a friend, should you meet an acquaintance, never introduce them. Never make acquaintances in coffee houses. It is considered vulgar to take fish or soup twice. If either a lady or a gentleman be invited to take wine at table, they must never refuse; it is very gauche so to do. Do not practise the filthy custom of gargling your mouth at table. As snuff-taking is merely an idle, dirty habit, practised by stupid people in the unavailing endeavour to clear their stolid intellect... it may be left to each individual taste as to whether it be continued or not. Decorated cover with same design on dust jacket. Very good. . Catalogs: Educational.

Washington, DC: Clifton Aires, Publisher, 1930. 16 x 23 cm. Multitude of Fox stars featured in Movietone Musical ""Happy Days"" now at the Fox. Theatres, sights to see, golf, Diplomatic List. Now playing: Barry Lupino in ""Babes in Toyland"" Paper periodical, very good. . Catalogs: Advertising.

London, England: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd., No. 1 Amen Corner, E.C, 1909. 12 x 18 cm. Unique little book is bound with Amery's text, making the case for Tariff Reform at front of book, and Robertson's text, making case for Free Trade, bound upside down so HIS text is at the front of a book one might read in Chinese or Arabic fashion. Amery makes point that free trade is harmful and government intervention is helpful; Robertson points out that in union-controlled (protectionist) countries like Germany and the United States, with tariffs, there is much more unemployment. Hardbacked cardboard covers, both loose. Front cover shows Britannia with shield, with factory smokestacks in background; Back cover shows her shield cast aside, as she welcomes birds labeled ""imports"". In view of loose covers, poor. . Catalogs: History/Economics.

New York, NY: Church & Dwight Co., Inc, �1936. 12 x 17 cm. Arm & Hammer and Cow Brand Baking Soda, identical products, are key to cakes with rich color and flavor, Martha Lee says. Paper booklet with color cover simulating homespun fabric. Good. . Catalogs: Cookbooks.

Los Angeles, CA: Wing Anderson, 1944. 13 x 21 cm. Booklet begins with a ten-page Prophecy of the Twentieth Century by P. Cudmore, 1899. Wing Anderson, a Faithist, and promoter of the OAHSPE Bible, comments on the current (1944) and what has led up to it. He predicts a World War III and offers his new Bible, which ""bridges the gap for you between the seen and the unseen worlds of the passt, present and the future."" This Bible was written in the 33rd year of Kosmon, 1881. OAHSPE means sky, earth and spirit. Anderson writes: ""The U.S.S.R. desires truly democratic governments throughout the world with self-determination of government permitted all nations."" Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: World War II/Prophesy.

Philadelphia, PA: R.H. Andrews, M.D, 1913. 17 x 26 cm. Medical periodical. ""The Urine in its Pathological Relation to Gout"" by S.R. Klein, M.D.; ""Constipation"" by D.L. Field, M.D. advises purgative mineral waters, agreeable salines, to relieve torpid bowels, cure headaches, sluggishness and sour stomach. ""Cancer and its Cure"" by J.C. Bateson, M.D. ""The Practical Application of Electricity as a Therapeutic Agent. Pain, Headache, Constipation"" by J.R. Etter, M.D. describes treatment of torpid condition in the rectum by passing an electrode several inches up the rectum. One thing should be remembered is that the electrodes should at all times be held firmly, otherwise severe shocks will occur. ""True and False Intestinal Flatulence"" Dr. Roberts in the Long Island Medical Journal writes about this, and ""abdominal tympany"". Advertisment for Typewriter for Doctors has medical keyboard, Fox Typewriter Co. Paper periodical, lightly soiled, 5 x 14 cm coupon clipped from advertisement for gummed… Read More

London, England: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, 1911. 10 x 16 cm. Dedicated to Therese Malten, with two portraits of Malten and Scheidemantel. Abu Hassan, Africaine, Barber of Bagdad, Domino Noir, Martha, Don Pasquale, Don Carlos, Fidelio, Figlia del Reggimento, Cosi fan tutte, Ballo in Maschera, Magic Flute, many more. Dark green cloth on board, decorated cover, faded, inside front cover cracked vertically 1 cm from spine, good. . Catalogs: Music/Opera.

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1904. 12 x 15 cm. Monthly periodical offers poetry: Dover Beach, The Future, The Strayed Reveller, all by Matthew Arnold. Paper booklet, owner name on cover. Good. . Catalogs: Poetry/Periodical/Ephemera.

Elgin, IL: David C. Cook Publishing Co, ca. 1890. 16.5 x 20.5 cm. Ten nights at The Sickle and Sheaf and a downward spiral of drunkenness. This is a harsh picture of what happens when a man falls prey to Demon Rum. Temperance. Paper booklet, wrap worn, stained, edges frayed. Good. . Catalogs: Educational/Temperance.

Harrisburg, PA: the Aurand Press, �1938. 14 x 21 cm. Now it can be told-- all about conserving heat, bundling with unmarried men and women. Why is bed courtship wrong? Center boards, pillows, bolsters and bags. Bundling signals to swains. Poetry. Rage and lust. Paper booklet, illustrated. Very good. . Catalogs: History.

Harrisburg, PA: The Aurand Press, 1949. 14.5 x 21.5 cm. Southern recipes, include corn meal mush, hush puppies; sweet potato pone; peanut muffins; apple pandowdy; fried grits and more. Paper booklet with 2 cm mouse gnawing of lower corner near spine, fair. . Catalogs: Cookbooks.