Search Results: Titles starting with H from The Personal Navigator

Boston, MA: The Hallet & Davis Piano Co, ca. 1922. 14.5 x 22 cm. Aeroplane picture of Hallet & Davis Co.'s Factory on Hallet & Davis Avenue in Boston. Music includes Dixie Land, Juanita, Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, Robin Adair, Love's Old Sweet Song, Annie Laurie, My Bonnie; Hail, Columbia; Oh, Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast; We're Tenting Tonight; more. Paper booklet, cover shows wild-eyed girl with mandolin. Stamp from ""Bailey's Music Rooms, Plymouth, N.H."". Very good. . Catalogs: Music.

Springfield, MA: A.G. Tannatt & Co, 1826. 38 x 53 cm. Story from North American Review for April quoted here describes Algiers, how the Algerines preyed on American shipping, exacting tribute and creating great embarrassment to the U.S. In 1815, after the war with Britain ended, the United States send a squadron out under Bainbridge and Decatur to chastise the lawless Algerines. Relations between the U.S. and Algiers are now satisfactory. Letters from Greece report Turks advancing in three heavy columns, led by German officers as the Greek War of Independence rages on. Letterrs from Missolonghi and Camp of St. Anne's near Lepanto. Ad for new goods just received at Dwight, Brewer & Dwight:Broadcloths, Cassimeres, Silk Stripe Drillings, Black and Coloured Nankin and Canton Crapes; Turkey, Missouri and Magog Oil Stones, Iron Hollow Ware, and much more. Ad for James Wells offers Spring goods, including general dry goods, 1 case of Leghorn bonnets, New York and Boston shoes, ribbons and flowers, more.… Read More

Springfield, MA: D.F. Ashley, Publisher and Proprietor, 1850. 54 x 68 cm. Arrival of a large piece of gold (�750) from California; Much denunciation of Whigs, praising of Democrats; ""Gutter Greeley"" is a moralizing Whig politician. Pro-abolition. Report of plan for Indian foray in Texas. News paper, tiny holes in folds, good. . Catalogs: History/Propaganda.

Northampton, MA: Sylvester Judd, Publisher, 1827. 40 x 42 cm. Lunatics in Massachusetts Prisons--Report; Schooner Michigan will take a trip over the falls at Niagara; Ads for two farms for sale. Paper periodical browned, edges worn, good. . Catalogs: History.

New Hampton, NH: New Hampton Literary Societies, 1918. 18 x 25 cm. Journal of commercial college in New Hampshire. Wartime (WWI) article; class prophecy; Woodrow Wilson; N.H.L.I. In 1938 (looking into the future). Paper booklet, dampstained. Fair. . Catalogs: Ephemera.

Boston, MA: Handel & Haydn Society, 1873. 14 x 22 cm. Program shows basic lyrics of The Messiah. Paper leaflet, brown with age. Good. . Catalogs: Advertising.

Lowell, MA: C.I. Hood & Co, 1890. 8 x 14 cm. Susie is pretty and Madge is homely�BUT-- who wins out at the end? Morality tale, with ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla all along. Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: Advertising.

Lewiston, ME: Almanac Publishing Co, 1972. 13.7 x 20.6 cm. Handy Hints book courtesy of Plaistow Bank & Trust Co., Plaistow, NH. Use Care With Guns. How to rid rooms of stale tobacco smoke. How to keep fish flavor from spreading. Shrinkage in woolens. Keeping cake fresh. How to make cheese courtons. How to keep peanut butter from sticking to the roof of your mouth. How to silence squeaky shoes. How to eat a lobster, with step-by-step illustrations. Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Women's/Household.

Bruxelles: J.P. Meline, Libraire-�diteur, 1837. 10 x 15 cm. Premi�re Harmonie: Invocation. L'hymne de la Nuit. Hymne du Matin. La Lame du Temple. B�n�diction de Dieu dans la Solitude. Aux Chr�tiens dans les temps d'�preuves. Hymne de l'Enfant a son R�veil. Hymne du soir dans les Temples. Etc. Marbled boards with leather spine, covers detached. Leather of spine missing. Prize inscription dated Mai 1850 on half title page, and note inserted in book: ""This is not a Christmas present but is interesting�Published in Brussells 99 years ago.[in 1837] Given to your grandmother as a prize when she was 10 years old."" Poor. . Catalogs: Poetry.

New Haven, CT: Oliver Steele, 1814. 14 x 23 cm. Harper (1765-1825) was a Congressman from South Carolina, then moved to Baltimore in about 1800, where he practiced law. He served in the War of 1812, attaining the rank of Major General. This speech celebrates the Prussian victory over Bonaparte, but then goes into a lengthy discourse about how the debt of southern planters led eventually to the War of 1812 with Britain. He tells about the British attack on the frigate Chesapeake in 1807, looking for deserters, that emboldened the ""war party"" in the U.S. ""The passions of honest zealots; the erroneous theories of visionary, but well-meaning politicians; the cupidity of such as are governed in their political conduct by pecuniary interest; the ambition of demagogues, more desirous of distinction than attached to principle; the weakness of honest party men, and the low prejudices and passions of the vulgar, were all enlisted in the cause."" Paper booklet, quite browned. Illegible pencil notes on… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: American Sunday School Union, 1858. 9 x 15 cm. Harry was a happy lad-- and he even had his own pony. But one day his Father sent him away to school, to learn Latin and Greek, and Harry was not happy. So, his feet took him home. The story ends by telling children that they should be happy to run home to heaven. In the nineteenth century, children were very likely to die, and little stories like this were meant to soften that reality, by trusting in God. Black cloth on board, blindstamped design. Minor chipping. Inscription on FFEP: ""Alva Smith Dec. 25th 1863"" Next flyleaf inscription ""1929: Elwood Alvah Clark"". Good. . Catalogs: Children's/Religious.

Hartford, CT: Connecticut Valley Guide Co, 1931. Map includes many local ads for banks, hotels. Paper map, small tears in folds. Fair. . Catalogs: Maps.

Hartford, CT: Hartford Guide Co, 1929. 7 x 12 cm. Little guide is packed with ads and information, fold-out map of Southern New England Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: Travel/Map/Reference.

Haverhill, MA: A. Kittredge & Co, 1870. 42 x 60 cm. Account of funeral of George Peabody, illustrious local man, whose body was returned from England; Prince Arthur of England attended funeral, Rev. Daniel D. Marsh read scripture, etc. Need two more bridges across the Merrimack, one at the Chain Ferry and one either above or below the railroad bridge, with Groveland and Bradford contributing to construction, will be great return. Newspaper, very good. . Catalogs: History.

Fort Jackson, SC: United States Army, 1943. 20 x 27 cm. complete guidance for transporting troops and army materials by rail during World War II, including listing of bases, railway points, and typical bureaucratic Army regulations. Mimeographed paper with steel binding fastener. Paper yellowed., Pencil calculations on front page. Good. . Catalogs: Ephemera/World War II.

Athol, MA: W.H. Brock & Co., Publishers, 1916. 16 x 20 cm. Everything for the unhealthy: Feature article is Healthy Hair and How to Grow it. Brainwork causes hair loss; so does obesity. Paper periodical, Very good. . Catalogs: Educational/Health.

Athol, MA: W.H. Brock & co., Publishers, 1916. 16 x 20 cm. Everything for the unhealthy: diet in Bright's disease; diet in dyspepsia, invalidism and convalescence. Ads for sanitariums, rest homes, stammerers, Holsum bread. Paper periodical, Very good. . Catalogs: Educational/Health.

Athol, MA: W.H. Brock, Publishers, 1909. 16 x 20 cm. The Modern Way with Tuberculous Patients. The Attleboro Sanitarium. Carroll Springs Sanitarium, a beautiful Maryland Health Resort near Washington. New methods of infant feeding. Ad for the ""Powerful"" Grout for 1909, a New England car for New England hills, for $2500. Grout Bros. Automobile Co., Orange, MA. Paper periodical, very good. . Catalogs: Scientific/Health/Medicine.

Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany: Universum-Verlagsanstalt G.m.b.H, ca. 1933. 10 x 15 cm. Guide to Heidelberg, with captions in German, English and Dutch. Heidelberger Schlo�; Schlo�-Ostecke; Schlo�hof; Der gesprengte Turm; Goldenen Hecht; Das Radium-sol-Thermalbad. Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: Travel/Germany.

New York, NY: Funk & Wagnalls Company, ca. 1922. 9 x 16 cm. Little booklet provides guidance includiong idioms and errors in English, Key to pronunciation. Ads for Talks on Talking by Grenville Kleiser; French Grammar Made Clear by Ernest Dimnet; Self-Development: A Handbook for the Ambitious, by H. Addington Bruce; The House-Owner's Book by Allen L. Churchill and Leonard Wickenden; Lessons on Tuberculosis and Consumption by Charles E. Atkinson, M.D. Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Educational.