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Boston: The Warren Press, 1903. reprint. 8vo, pp. 198. Hinge loose, but a very good copy. A temperance story that took place in Canada.

NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1900. First Edition. Yorick. Small 8vo, pp. viii, 198. Illustrated with cartoons by "Yorick." Black cloth printed in red and gray. One hinge tender, cover little worn at edges and sides of spine, o/w VG. Humor.

Sedalia MO: Perry & Sons, 1911. Periodical. 4to, pp. not numbered. Paper wraps. Includes several short articles, advertisements, and music for six pieces. Somewhat creased and chipped, o/w VG.

St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan, 1928. First printing. Vol. I only. 8vo, pp. xiv, 305 plus index. Illustrated. Green cloth stamped in gilt. Ex library, with stamps and spine label. Cover slightly worn at corners and ends of spine, o/w a VG tight copy.

's-Gravenhage: L. J. C. Boucher, 1948. Frits Klein. 12mo, pp. 117. In Dutch, with drawings by Frits Klein. Bookplate on flyleaf. Stiff wraps in a colorful D/J. VG.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1986. Second printing. 8vo, pp. xix, 156. Notes, references, index. Gray cloth. A nice copy in slightly bumped dj.

Paris: Le Clere, 1801. First Edition. Two volumes in one. 12mo, pp. xii, 332, (1); (3) 348. Engraved frontispiece in each volume. Bound in little worn contemporary French calf, spine gilt. A very good clean copy. Querard I, p. 2. Rare, not in OCLC. OCLC does list another book by the author, a poem on Jeanne D'Arc showing one location at the Library of Congress. We have not been able to find out anything about the author; but the story comes from the Bibical story of Jephte which is narrated in chapters 11 and 12 of the Book of Judges. Jephte is offered the position of Prince of the Hebrews but first he must conquer the Ammonites. He prays to God for help and offers as a sacrifice, the first person who comes out of his house to greet his victorious arrival. After his victory, it is his only daughter, Seila, who is the first to greet him and Jephte keeps his promise.

Brattleboro VT: Stephen Greene, 1964. First Edition, thus. 8vo, pp. 111. Top edge soiled, cover somewhat yellowed and slightly soiled, o/w a VG tight copy.

University Heights OH: American Weave, 1957. First printing. 8vo, pp. 67. Author's signature on flyleaf. Cover little scuffed at edges, o/w a VG tight copy. Poems. The author was the winner of the 1956 Shelley Memorial Award.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1957. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 235. Author's presentation on fly leaf. VG in chipped and soiled dj.

Boston: Abbey & Schoeffel, 1882. Program 10" x 13", pp. 4. LOTTA and her company in comedy-drama, "BOB." A little chipped at edges, but VG. Includes many advertisements and some material about coming attractions.

NY: Dial, 1968. 8vo, pp. 231. Illustrated with several photographs. Paper wraps. Cover little creased and soiled, o/w a VG tight copy.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2001. First printing. 8vo, pp. xi, 242. Notes, index. Illustrated. Dark gray cloth. About as new in slightly scuffed dj.

NY: Source Book Press, 1970. First printing of a reprint of the 1909 Appleton edition. 8vo, pp. xxii, 408. Bibliography, index. Red cloth. A nice copy.

NY: Century, 1911. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 371. Illustrated. Ivory cloth stamped in green and pink. cover little worn at edges, and faded, hinges tender, o/w VG. Eight romantic stories. Most seem to have been published previously in periodicals. Abbott was born in Cambridge MA in 1872, spent her life in New England, and was a fairly prolific novelist and short story writer. [Kunitz & Haycraft, 1.].

NY: Metromedia, 1973. 8vo, pages not numbered. Paper wraps. Signed on front by Barbara McNair. NIce.

NY: Harper, 1959. First Edition. Two volumes. Large 8vo, pp. xiv, 285; 286-587. Appendix, index. Copiously illustrated. Partiallly unopened. Green cloth, stamped in gilt. Covers little scuffed at edges, o/w a nice set.

Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1833. Second edn. Small 8vo, pp. 173. Engraved title page. Original tan contemporary boards with green cloth spine and paste-on spine title. Light foxing throughout; corners bumped, most of spine label missing and cover and spine somewhat scuffed; corners clipped on flyleaf, o/w a VG tight copy. Anecdotal instruction for mothers in proper maternal duties. Examples of children gone astray due to poor maternal direction. Moralistic, but interesting reading. First edition also published in 1833.

NY: Harper, 1851. 12mo, pp. 328 plus catalog. Illustrated with engravings and a colored title page. Red cloth, blind-stamped, with gilt lettering on spine. Some moisture stains on first few pages, a little foxing inside; cover somewhat worn and soiled, o/w VG.

NY: Harper, 1855. Two vols. 12mo, pp. 191, 192. Illustrated with frontis and small drawings. Red cloth. Frontis missing from the Maine volume. Ex library, with spine labels, bookplates and pockets. Covers worn, interiors VG. Two instructive books for children.