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Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 28 S. Fourth Street, 1891. Boards. Very good +. Maurice LELOIR. 8vo; 296pp; dark green cloth over board; stamped pictorial, gilt figures and silver flowers on front, decorative spine; all edges gilt; gift inscription to ffep dated 1892; engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page, 11 additional full-page engravings and small illustrations in the text; rubbing to head and tail of spine, and corners; very good plus. Written on the eve of the French Revolution in 1788, the novel takes place on the island of Mauritius. The story is of love between Paul and Virginia, and of the upper class of French society. A biography of the author and a preface precede the story.

London: A. & C. Black Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Cloth. Very good +. Dora W. PETTIGREW. First edition. 8vo; 89pp + 3pp ads; green-stamped pale green buckram over board, title and publisher to spine, title and author to front; green & white patterned endpapers; 8 full-page color illustrations including fp, 34 full-page b&w illustrations including a map; shelf-scuffing and light soiling to boards, light age-toning of paper; very good plus. Comprehensive examination of the costumes worn in the Black Forest of Germany prior to WWII, including illustrations of both women and mens' fashions, head-wear, foot-wear, bodices, sleeves, collars, aprons, hand-baskets, jewelry, and embroidery designs.

Racine, Wis: Whitman Publishing Co, 1947. Staplebound. Very good. Ruth E. NEWTON. 4to; [11pp with back wrapper last page of story]; linen-like color illustrated paper wrapper, title, author and publisher on front; 11 pages of color illustration followed by text; a few light creases to front wrapper and light scuffing of paper; very good. Unauthorized Peter Rabbit story.

[Portsmouth, N.H.]: Published by City of Portsmouth, and Portsmouth Board of Trade and Merchant's Exchange, 1910. Wraps. Very good +. 16mo oblong (6" x 6 ¾"); [32]pp; stiff pictorial wrapper printed in black and gold, b&w harbor view photographic illustration on front, rear panel lists publishing information; 2 staple binding; b&w photographic illustrations throughout with titles and text; scuffing to edges, split at tail of fold; very good plus. OCLC lists 6 copies. A promotional booklet advertising the advantages of living and working in Portsmouth New Hampshire.