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Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, 1919. 15 x 23 cm. Serious nature of the insect; plants attacked by the insect in Massachusetts; character of injury to corn; means for preventing widespread injury to the corn crop. Booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Educational.

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. 14 x 22 cm. Secretary of War John C. Calhoun communicates with Speaker of the House Henry Clay relative to a House inquiry about 600 barrels of musket powder.. Printed copy of letter with supporting documentation, about a loan of gunpowder made to the firm of Stull and Williams, merchants, of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia. borrowed from the magazine of the United States. Paper relates a complicated scheme aimed at providing Daniel Bussard the powder, which he will replace with powder from his powder works, which has recently blown up. Three printed sheets, disbound from larger collection, �(20)� marked in ink at top, fair. . Catalogs: Printed matter/History/Ephemera.

Boston, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1902. 11 x 16 cm. Classic play by Beaumarchais, in French. Cloth on board. Front and back pastedowns and endpages filled with French words and their English meanings. Some pencil notes in text. Binding very good. Reading copy. . Catalogs: Literature/French.

Greensboro, NC: Potpourri Press, �1976. 14 x 21 cm. Sauces for cr�pes, Entr�e Cr�pes; Desserts: black cherry, blueberry; Baked Alaska, Bananas Flamb�e Heavy paper cover, very good. . Catalogs: Cookbooks.

Cincinnati, OH: The Willis Music Co, 1926. 17 x 26.5 cm. Frances Marie, daughter of a lighthouse keeper is celebrating her 18th birthday and the launching of her new yacht. There's Edward, her childhood sweetheart, and David, and much confusion. Script of operatta, music and lyrics. Paper booklet, cover shows yachtsman and yachtswoman with lighthouse in background. Cover worn, bottom 5 cm of spine torn, fair. . Catalogs: Music.

Harrisburg, PA: D. Appleton & Co, 1932. 16.5 x 24 cm. The Martin Quartet of the ""the Hummocks"" by Elizabeth A. Oehlenschlaeger. The Flight of the Swifts by Myron F. Westover. On the Roof-- eggs laid on the graveled roof of a building Paper periodical, lightly soiled cover, very good. . Catalogs: Scientific/Ornithology.

Harrisburg, PA: D. Appleton & Co, 1933. 16.5 x 24 cm. The Long-Ears of the Cedar Groves by Laidlaw Williams, Princeton, NJ. Some Birds' Bathing Ways by Joseph C. Fields, Susquehanna, PA. Taming the Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers by Maurice Brooks, French Creek, WV. Paper periodical, lightly soiled cover, very good. . Catalogs: Scientific/Ornithology.

New York, NY: Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, 1857. 19 x 14 cm. Excellent steel engraving of Boston Massacre (1775) shows citizens, poorly armed, against well-armed British troops. Paper print, border heavily foxed, good. . Catalogs: History/Art.

Boston, MA: Darling & Keith, 34 Merchants Row, 1880. 54 x 76 cm. Spinach for the farm garden. Take care of the milkers. Bone dust as a fertilizer. Wheat in New England. Editorial: ""A New Society"" discusses new, scientific approach to agriculture. New agricultural colleges and experiment stations being developed. Initiative of American Pomological Society in meeting at Rochester. Excellent illustrated ads for Baldwin's American Fodder Cutter, Nourse New I X L Swivel Plows and Boomer & Boschert Cider Press. Newspaper, tears in folds, fair. . Catalogs: Farming.

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1941. 17 x 24.7 cm. Just two months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this issue appeared. Lead article: ""The Tradition of the Offensive in the United States Navy"" by LTJG Waldo Chamberlin, USNR. ""The Halls of Montezuma"" by ENS William D. Lanier, USNR. ""Training the Landing Force"" by 1st LT R.D. Heinl, Jr., USMC. ""Decibels in a Fog"" by CDR J.L. Allen, USN. Notes on International Affairs: Roosevelt-Churchill meeting at sea Aug. 10th. USS Greer attacked by German submarine off Iceland, Sept. 4th. British and Russian forces occupy Iran, expel Germans. Japan: Light Cruiser Weakness. USSR: Russian ""Secret""--the Inland Waterways. Photo of Squalus salvage operations. Good pre-war Navy pictures Paper periodical, light soiling on cover, spine browned, very good. . Catalogs: World War II/Naval.

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1942. 17 x 25 cm. World War II issue includes excellent Navy photos of Greenland, U.S. Navy ships lost thus far; ships of the Polish Navy, views of the Battle of the Solomon Islands, August 1942. ""The Mexican Escuela Naval Militar del Pacifico"" by CDR Olin Scoggins, USN. ""Three Years of War at Sea"" by C.H.Spilman. Total losses for all nations now approach 1,000. Of 14 aircraft carriers sunk, only HMS Glorious was sunk by shellfire. HMS Hermes, USS Lexington and IJN Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga and Ryukaku were all sunk by aircraft. HMS Courageous, Ark Royal, Eagle were lost to submarines, and USS Yorktown and IJN Soryu were both heavily damaged by planes and then sunk by submarines. ""Seabees"" by CDR. E.J. Spaulding, USNR. Includes several photos of Seabee operations in the Pacific. ""Professional Notes"" are rich with reports of the War, including reports on submarines, blimps, ""submarine slugger"", Mosquito fast bombers and new battleships. Ads for… Read More

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1941. 17 x 24.7 cm. Just two months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this issue appeared. Lead article: ""The Tradition of the Offensive in the United States Navy"" by LTJG Waldo Chamberlin, USNR. ""The Halls of Montezuma"" by ENS William D. Lanier, USNR. ""Training the Landing Force"" by 1st LT R.D. Heinl, Jr., USMC. ""Decibels in a Fog"" by CDR J.L. Allen, USN. Notes on International Affairs: Roosevelt-Churchill meeting at sea Aug. 10th. USS Greer attacked by German submarine off Iceland, Sept. 4th. British and Russian forces occupy Iran, expel Germans. Japan: Light Cruiser Weakness. USSR: Russian ""Secret""--the Inland Waterways. Photo of Squalus salvage operations. Good pre-war Navy pictures Paper periodical, moderate soiling on cover, with chips in spine, good. . Catalogs: World War II/Naval.

New Haven, CT: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta, 1905. 15 x 23 cm. In 1904 Mr. V.L. Churchill visit 56 towns and villages and took 337 samples of feeds. These have been examined chemically and microscopically and this report contains results, including amounts of water, ash, protein, fiber, nitrogen-free extract and fat. Includes cotton seed meal, linseed meal, wheat products, bran from winter wheat, and spring wheat; middlings from winter wheat. Ground corn cobs are a material of greatly inferior feeding value. Also Maize meal,corn flour, gluten meals, gluten feed, germ meal, hominy meal, hominy chop, rye feed, malt sprouts, dried distillery grains. Dried distillery grains contain three times as much protein as cereal grains. There is no data on excessive inebriation of cattle after eating distillery grains. Paper booklet, back wrap has small closed tear, wrap shows brown from aging, good. . Catalogs: Farming.

Boston, MA: Mass. Teachers' Association, 1861. 15 x 23 cm. "Cant and Vulgar Words"" discusses the modern tendency toward degradation of language, using such vulgar words as ""snobbishness"", ""flunkeyism"". Cant comes from Scottish minister Andrew Cant who spoke in such a dialect that only his congregation could understand him. Gypsies and Hindoos use cant, to say words like ""bamboozle"", ""bosh"" (rubbish), ""cheese"" (thing), ""mang"" (to beg), ""tschib"" (tongue). ""The Abuse of Geography"" complains that much time is wasted in this study, memorizing names of cities and towns. ""The rebel states are mainly within the tropics."" Article discusses how teachers can interest small scholars in spelling. ""A Cure for Bill-ious Attacks"" uses humor to remind forgetful subscribers of Massachusetts Teacher to pay their subscription bills. Several pages of ads for text books, normal schools, and illustrated full-page ad for school furniture. Magazine, brown paper wraps, very good. . Catalogs: Educational.

Greenfield, MA: S.S. Eastman & Co, 1859. 13 x 23 cm. This must have been quite the event to discuss. Pastor of church answers blistering criticism with his own spirited attack. Paper booklet, cover dampstained, back cover nearly detached.Pencil marks on cover. Good. . Catalogs: Religious.

Philadelphia, PA: JC. McCurdy & Co, 1879. 15.5 x 22.8 cm. This book is an excellent illustration of the Victorian home-book. It lays out a stern, severe message of duties for family members, with a strong religious overtone. Frontispiece ""The Mother's Grave"" sets the dour, stern tone for this book. Red cloth on board, with gold and black printing. Steel engravings. Minor wear to heel and toe of spine. Very good. . Catalogs: Religious.

New York, NY: Leo. Feist Inc, 1917. 27 x 36 cm. Sheet music cover illustration shows sailor, Wm. J. Reilly, U.S.N. from USS Michigan on cover. ""Johnny get your gun� Over there�send the word�"" words also in French. Paper sheet music, good. . Catalogs: Music/World War I.

Halifax, NS: Louis W. Collins, 1975. 14 x 21 cm. A native Haligonian, Collins takes the reader on a walking tour of downtown Halifax, describing in rich detail the history of this ""Most British"" of North American cities. Grand Parade, Citadel Hill, Royal Artillery Park, St. Paul's Church, Bollard House, Brunswick Street, Granville Street, Barrington Street, Water Street, Halifax Club, more. Paper booklet, very good. On title page, author has signed, dated 22/11/75. . Catalogs: Travel/Canada.

Worcester, MA: William Manning, 1823. 15 x 24 cm. Abel Conant is an able speaker and preacher; traces history of Leominster in two sermons: One on leaving the old meeting house, and the other on dedication of a new meeting house. Paper pamphlet, worn, pages foxed, some unopened. Good. . Catalogs: Religious/History/Ephemera.

Montpelier, VT: Edward Conant, 1871. 11 x 18 cm. Simple sentence; word analysis; An Address by A. Lincoln; Springs, Rivers and the Sea by John Locke; Rivers by John Ruskin; Grace Preferable to Beauty by Oliver Goldsmith; Christmas by Washington Irving; To Major Cowper, a letter by William Cowper; the Journey of a Day by Samuel Johnson, and many more. Cloth on board flexible cover, top corner of each page slightly scalloped. Inserted in pages is 1899 letter relating to plans for a school. . Catalogs: Educational.