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ca. 1972. 17 cm long. Paper elephant with two small American flags behind either ear. This elephant was probably used during 1972 Nixon campaign. Red-white-and blue accordion-style paper pasted onto gray elephant, about 17 cm (7 inches) from trunk to tail. Very good. . Catalogs: Ephemera.

Salem, MA: John D. Cushing and Brothers, 1822. 15 x 24.5 cm. Reprint of Discourse delivered by Rev. Ebenezer Gay (1696-1787) in 1781. Text is based upon verse in which Caleb notes that on this day he is 85 years old. Paper booklet, no wraps. Circular stain on title page. Good. . Catalogs: Religious.

New York, NY: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1866. 10 x 15.7 cm. Book prepared for children.Tells about life of Christian F�rchtegott Gellert (1715-1769), hymn writer and poet. This book tells about three days in the life of this Godly man, during the Seven Years' War, when he lived in Leipzig. Dark cloth on board, blindstamped ""Fireside Library"" in design with gilt title on spine. Mottling on cover mostly on front leading edge. On front pastedown is pencilled ""Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Davis Green Hill 1867"". Fair. . Catalogs: Children's/Religious/Biography.

Cambridge, MA: Charles W. Sever, University Bookstore, 1875. 12 x 19 cm. Author's name is written in ink on cover. Avoid using the comma or dash to excess. Semicolons; Colons. Paper booklet, owner inscr. (Geo. L. Cheney, Harvard, 1878) on ffep. Class notes at back of book. Corner of cover clipped. Frayed. Fair. . Catalogs: Educational.

Rochester, NY: Daniel Lee, 1850. 19 x 27 cm. Analysis of chemicals in an apple; Wheat Husbandry--Smut in wheat, cause and prevention; more about ""smut bugs""; Cure for lame hogs: wood ashes, salt, and pounded roll sulphur applied to their troughs will keep their blood in good order. Rural Architecture: ""Cottage Residences"" by Mr. Downing (A.J.) New book published by Appleton & Co. provides 500 pages, beautifully printed on fine paper, with over 300 engravings. Design for Small Cottage is reproduced with illustration and ground plan in this issue. Cost to build this dwelling, with cellar, on the Hudson is about $400, in Rochester, $330. [Note that copies of this book are available in 2006, for about $300.00.] Professor Johnston's Lectures on Agriculture. A copy of his lectures , 220 pages, nicely bound and well printed, sells for 75 cents in cloth, 50 cents in paper. Ladies' Department: A Good Garden is Essential to Good Living. Paper periodical with name ""O. Chase"" written on top of front page.… Read More

Rochester, NY: Daniel Lee, 1850. 19 x 27 cm. Ladies' Department: ""Jane and John, of Farmersville"" by James Mapleton. Story of pretty Jane Grove who marries John Elmly, and how she turned out to be a wonderful, cheerful wife, still pretty, with prettiest children, neatest garden, prettiest cottage--and happiest husband, in spite of all the comments, remarks and predictions of others. Design for a suburban residence, with engraving and diagram. Design by W.M. McConnell of Rochester for James Harris, the well known landscape painter. Estimate cost of building $1500. Patent portable rail-road horse power and threshing machine (drawing) price for one-horse machine $120, for two-horse machine, $150. Paper periodical, front page (pp. 1-2) loose. Paper browned, edges frayed, poor. . Catalogs: Farming.

Rochester, NY: Daniel Lee, 1850. 19 x 27 cm. Seymour's Grain Drill (illustration), manufactured by the inventor, P. Seymour, Esq. of East Bloomfield, NY. The first premium for a grain drill capable of depositing the fine manures with the grain was awarded to Seymour at the last state fair in Syracuse. Wheat Husbandry: Cause and Cure of Smut on Wheat. Transmutation of wheat to chess. Gapes in chickens is caused by want of attention to cleanliness and comfort-- wet or il-ventilated fowl-houses, ill feeding and bad water. Devon Bull ""Holkam"" (illustration) bred by A. Bronson, Esq. of Oneida County, NY. A Remedy for Ignorance--writer chastises another writer who criticizes Genesee Farmer for publishing scientific analyses of soil chemistry. Swine. Nice discussion of hogs sent by Duke of Bedford in England to Gen. Washington; however Washington never received them, because and Englishman named Parkinson, who brought them to America, dishonestly sold them. They turned out as ""Woburn"" or ""Bedford""… Read More

Boston, MA: Charles H. Whiting, ca. 1890. 14 x 11 cm. Book of laundry lists: coats, thin; collars; cuffs (pairs); drawers; gloves; hdkfs, linen; jackets; neck ties; pantaloons; shirts, night; towels; vests. Paper booklet of laundry lists, not filled in. Good. . Catalogs: Ephemera.

Stockholm, Sweden: A.V. Carlsons Bokf�rlagsaktiebolag, ca. 1906. 24 x 30 cm. Swedish-language geographic atlas for use in schools. Thirteen colorful maps plus, on back of book, map of Palestine. Paper on board with tape spine, tape has sm. Hole, cover has dampstain and one crease; inside hinges cracked and weak. Owner inscr. Dated 1906 on ffep. . Catalogs: Geography.

Philadelphia, PA: Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge, 1858. 10 x 15.5 cm. This is the first edition in abridged form of Samuel Tuke's earlier Selections of the Epistles of George Fox. Fox (b.1624 d.1691) is considered to be the founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers). The introduction in this small book is the same Tuke used in his earlier Selections. Fox's mission was to speak truth to all, and that truth often got him thrown into jail. When he visited America he became an early champion of the Indians and Black slaves (p.38-39, 67-70). He warns against vain fashions, not to be over thoughtful of the things of this world, and urged followers to believe in the Light as Christ commanded. Blindstamped design on brown cloth on board, top of spine worn, dampstain to first and last pages, good. . Catalogs: Religious/Quaker.

New York, NY: McGovern for President/Manhattan, ca. 1972. 22 x 28 cm. Campaign literature compares Nixon's record with McGovern's. Paper advertisement, very good. . Catalogs: Advertising/Political.

New York, NY: Published by Carlton & Porter, 1859. 10 x 15 cm. Georgy in Trouble; Aunt Amy; Georgy's Great Sorrow; Georgy's Dark Days; Georgy and His New Friends. Blindstamped black cloth on board, spine torn. Pencil notes on ffep. On end free paper penned notations from S.S. library, Walton. Fair. . Catalogs: Children's.

Boston, MA: World Peace Foundation, 1918. 14 x 20 cm. Foundation seeks to educate people of all nations on waste and destructiveness of war. This issue shows how Germans attempt to drive a wedge into Belgium. Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: History/Propaganda.

USA: ephemera, ca. 1943. 15 x 11 cm. One card printed on back with description and silhouette of German single-seat fighter monoplane in World War II. Paper leaflet, very good. . Catalogs: History/World War II.

Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany: Social Democratic Party of Germany, 1953. 15 x 21 cm. Booklet describes organization of Social Democratic Party throughout West Germany, with 630,000 members from 19 party districts. Erich Ollenhauer is Chairman of the party. Includes photo of Ollenhauer and the late Kurt Schumacher, who never wearied of recalling the obligation of the German people to make reparation for the grievous harm done by the Nazi rule of terror. Vice-chairman of the party is Wilhelm Mellies, photo included. Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Cold War/Germany.

New York, NY: The Workers Library Publishers, 1933. 11 x 15 cm. Piatnitsky traces history after the Versailles Treaty, when Alsace-Lorraine was taken by France ""for good"". The ""Polish Corridor""� The Saar coalfields. How the Social-Democratic Party betrayed the proletarian revolution of 1918 and paved the way for fascism. The Weimar Coalition reduced the toilers of Germany to complete impoverishment. Will the Hitler Government Maintain itself in power? Why did the Bourgeoisie call Hitler to power? Revolutionary struggle in Fascist Germany. The Communist Party at work. ""The Communist Party of Germany must do all in its power to win the majority of the working class to its side and then organize the revolution, lead it and carry it to complete victory."" Paper booklet pages browned and brittle, and loose. Poor. . Catalogs: World War II/Communism.

Boston, MA: William H. Baker Co, �1890. 12 x 18 cm. Ibsen's play features Mrs. Alving, Oswald Alving, Jacob Engstrand, Pastor Manders and Regina Engstrand. Interesting ads for other plays in back of book. Paper booklet. Contemporary ad sticker torn off of cover. Owner name stuck on label on inside front cover. Pencil marks by ""Oswald's"" parts. Good. . Catalogs: Literature/Drama.

New York, NY: Girl Scouts, Inc, 1933. 11.3 x 17 cm. Guidance for Girl Scouts in earning badges for Archer, Artist, Athlete, Business Woman, Canner, Child Nurse, Cook, Dancer, Dressmakerr, Garden Flower Finder, Horsewoman, Hostess, more. Paper booklet, staples lightly rusted, very good. . Catalogs: Educational.

Putnam, CT: McIntyre, 11 Union Street, 1888. 10 x 16 cm. Photo of unidentified young woman in Putnam, CT studio, photo dated 1888. Photo very good. . Catalogs: Ephemera/Photo.

unknown, ca. 1906. 18 x 12 cm. James Phelan and Sons, Trade Winners, sponsored float. Two girls are wearing sailor jumpers, the rest white dresses with colored armbands. Photo, very good. . Catalogs: Photo/Ephemera.