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Warszawa, Poland: Nasza Ksiegarnia Warszawa, 1954. 28 x 20.6 cm. Collection of delightful, full-color drawings by children during the years of World War II when Nazis occupied the country. Drawings include one labeled Wysadzenie pociagu niemieckiego przez partizan tow polskich [Polish partisans blowing up German train], by Andrzej Wolniewicz, 13. Ewa Mehl, 7 draws a picture ""Daddy Takes a Walk"" shows prisoners in a concentration camp. Janina Piekarska drew a picture of Nazi soldiers arresting Polish people, all shown kneeling. The children captured the terror and cruelty, and the heroism of liberators, and then rebuilding the country after the war. This copy has mimeographed summary in English pasted in front of book, and translation of titles of drawings pasted in back of book. Blue-grey cloth on board, front hinge cracked, text block good, with added sheets containing translations. Good. . Catalogs: World War II/Poland.

Worcester, MA: ephemera, 1943. 11 x 14 cm. Card from Mrs. Burdett in Worcester to Pvt. Kenneth Burdett in Camp Breckinridge, KY. Greeting card, WWII, very good. With envelope. . Catalogs: Ephemera.

Brest, France: Stars & Stripes, 1919. 44.5 x 18 cm. Private Abian A. Wallgren, familiarly known as ""Wally"" Wallgren, worked as a cartoonist for the Philadelphia Public Ledger and Washington Post before the war. He served in France with the Fifth Marines of the First Division. Wallgren's cartoons appeared in every issue of The Stars and Stripes, poking fun at army life, satirizing the absurdity of army regulations, and highlighting the differences between the army brass and the frontline soldier. Numerous trips to the war front gave him material for his cartoons and first-hand experience about what soldiers considered humorous. His popular cartoons were collected in this book, published by the newspaper in early 1919. Paperback book contains about 52 pages of cartoons printed on newsprint, very brittle. Front cover covered by transparent plastic, spine repaired with brown plastic tape. Numerous dogears and chips on pages. Poor. . Catalogs: World War I/Humor.

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1867. 40 x 57 cm. Editorial commentary on Surface Manuring. Report on the Great Snow Storm of last week-- trains could not make it between Boston and Waltham. Rumford Institute lecture by Wyzeman Marshall, Esq., the well-known Shakesperian actor. Poem: ""Charge of the Watch Factory Seven Hundred, Jan. 17, 1867."" ""Boreas, as he sat in state, Bethought him that he had of late Forgot about Charles River; Out West he'd blocked their iron roads, Snow-bound their cars of human loads, And hungry let them shiver.."" Report of an explosion aboard the sloop Sycamore recently in San Francisco. Report from Paris on the Paris Exposition. Newspaper, very good. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers/Farming.

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1868. 40 x 57 cm. Editorial on Johnson and Grant--who's telling the truth? Foreign Correspondence from Rome reports on Pompeii, urges travelers to learn a little French before going abroad. Rumford Institute lecture featured the gallant arctic explorer, Dr. I.I. Hayes, talking about ""The Land of the Icebergs"". New railroad cars being made at Fitchburg for the benefit of ""Johnny Schmoker."" Waltham Farmers' Club met at home of Mr. Benj. Wellington last Tuesday evening. Subject of discussion was ""Garden Vegetables for the family and market, and Roots for the use of farmer's stock,"" led by Mr. G.W. Chamberlin. Poetry: Dialogue between a prohibitionist and a license-law advocate, on the Massachusetts liquor law. Report from Boston on the state convention of evangelical churches, held at Tremont Temple. Hundreds of families in Nova Scotia are now living on dog-fish. Gloucester, Mass. has lost this year in the fisheries 13 vessels, 35 lives, and $104,000.… Read More

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1867. 40 x 57 cm. "The Valley of the Amazon"" Dr. Agassiz predicts that the Amazon valley will one day support more people than the Mississippi valley. Is it best to feed cattle two or three times a day? Church attendance is suffering because of the high price of pews, and the heavy pew taxes. Death of Mrs. Ebenezer Hobbs in Waltham. Expense of keeping fowls in winter-- conducts experiment feeding oats, corn, barley and boiled potatoes. Should add crushed and broken bones, eggshells and crushed oyster shells, as this will greatly enhance egg formation. Newspaper, separated at seam into two sheets. Fair. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers/History.

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1862. 40 x 57 cm. Detailed story about Saxonville, MA, about 11 miles west of Waltham and a part of Framingham; how Mr. M.H. Simpson , agent of the New England Worsted Company in Saxonville, had a million pounds of Buenos Ayres wool on his hands, unusable because it was full of burrs. With an associate, he developed a machine to separate the burrs from the wool, and developed a very prosperous business making army and Indian blankets, when other mills were starved for southern cotton. Letter to the Editor from Geo. H.F., a private in Co. D., 5th Regiment, New York Volunteers. He is one of several Waltham soldiers that were taken up in this New York Regiment. They are stationed at Camp Magan, near present-day Nanjemoy, MD, opposing the Rebels across the Potomac. He comments on the ""humbug"" of their officers, complains about the food (three days on Indian meal only) and the postal service, and reports that their commander is very deficient in a military… Read More

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1869. 40 x 57 cm. A Daily Glance at Indians--report from Quadrat of observations while he was a resident of the west bank of the Missouri River. Winnebago, Omaha, Pawnee tribes. Observation of braves and squaws. What they wear. ""Fault Finding"" Essay on the luxury of finding fault. New Grammar Schoolhouse in Newton burnt to ground; two incendiaries seen fleeing the scene. The Catacombs of Paris, the entrance of which is near Lafayette's tomb. Newspaper, brittle, nearly separated pages. Fair. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers.

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1868. 40 x 57 cm. At Waltham Farmers' Club meeting Jan. 14 the secretary read an essay on manures-- can farmers afford to purchase and haul manures from Boston? Lengthy discussion followed on manures. A cord of manure hauled from Boston will cost about 12 dollars. Suggest that you throw Boston manure into the hogpen and let the hogs thoroughly work it over. Manures subject takes up most of front page, but there is also room for an article on the sewers of Paris, from the New York Herald. ""There is not a particle of bad smell,"" he reports. A Paris physician says that six cigars a day will shorten a man's life five years. Newspaper, very good. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers/Farming.

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1867. 40 x 57 cm. "In the Omnibus-A Sketch: A cross woman with a baby, and uncomfortable woman with a dog, an old gentleman with an ear trumpet, and a beaming young lady with an expansive crinoline� it's hot and crowded aboard the omnibus, when a little blind girl comes on. ""The Railroad Engineer"" --editor writes about riding with the Engineer on the train from Concord to Waltham. ""Annual Gathering of the Clark Family"" --Jonas Clark, Sen. was born March 14, 1777, and is now ninety years of age. Discussion on placement of the Soldiers' Monument on the Common. The Veteran Encampment of Waltham, a club for sociality and general improvement, recently formed, is in a prosperous state and rapidly increasing in numbers. Newspaper, separated at seam into two sheets. Fair. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers/History.

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1867. 40 x 57 cm. A History of the Waltham Farmers' Club, read at last meeting by the Rev. Dorus Clarke, D.D. Report of Christmas Ceremonies at Rome: The bowing, kneeling, salutations, swinging of censers; how the pope took snuff and wiped his fingers on his golden robe; how the cardinals ran their hands up through the arm-holes of their cloaks, took snuff, and blew trumpet-blasts into blue cotton pocket-handkerchiefs. The ship Mercury is now loading at New York to take goods to the Paris Exhibition--a cargo of 800 tons. Ads: Time-Table for Fitchburg Railroad, trains to Boston, Concord, Fitchburg. Pennsylvania Central offers five routes from Boston to New York. Steamers for New York from Newport. Newspaper, very good. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers/Farming.

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1862. 40 x 57 cm. Editorial chides England for its continual celebration of the troubles of the United States, particularly now in the War. ""Send your demagogues from Secessia out of your cities with fleas in their ears. Pass your hand again to Jonathan in friendship, and wish him speed in crushing out the unruly, discontented people of his household..."" Letter about cotton raising in Southern Illinois, now that it's not available from the South. Letter about growing coffee in Illinois, ""which seems to be a semi-tropical state"". ""A Stage Coach Incident"" -- a young woman writes about a ride in a stage coach in Indiana, and an encounter with Tildy Trott, a large, troublesome woman, and her bandbox and carpet bags. Ads for Bininger's Old Dominion Wheat-Tonic and Bininger's Old London Dock Gin, the delicious tonic stimulant. Ad for Waltham and Boston Horse Cars. Coaches leave Waltham for Boston 15 times a day. Cars return from Bowdoin Square, Boston, for… Read More

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1867. 40 x 57 cm. Poetry: ""The New Ballad of Lord Lovell""-- humorous poem about Maj. General Mansfield Lovell, C.S.A., who loved his liquor and hotel life, and was removed from duty after his disastrous handling of the battle of New Orleans in the Civil War. ""Lord Lovell he sat in St. Charles' Hotel, in St. Charles' Hotel sat he, As fine a case of a Rebel swell, As ever you'd wish to see."" ""Why Young Men Go to Cities"" discussion on farming and keeping young men on the farm. Rules for the Management of Cows: Never buy a cow from a dairyman. Try their milk separately, and weigh the butter. Persons who milk cows should keep their fingernails cut short. Newspaper, center fold torn, good. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers/Farming.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1918. 13 x 23 cm. Compendium of information relative to the war against Austria-Hungary, by Secretaries of State, War, Navy. Facts: France and Italy have abolished absinthe, Russia has prohibited vodka for the War. Hundreds of geographical, historical, political, biographical entries. Fold-out map of War zone. Paper booklet, front cover has 3 x 4 cm chip torn from upper left hand corner, cover soiled, fair. . Catalogs: World War I/History.

Potsdam, NY: ephemera, 1918. 15.5 x 9 cm. Card reports rating of Duquette as a Carpenter, ""Journeyman,"" and Second best, Farmer, ""Expert"" ). Card is signed by academic supervisor and Commanding officer. Card, marked ""To be retained by soldier"" in good condition. . Catalogs: World War I/American Originals/Ephemera.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, 1921. 13 x 19 cm. Consumption or Tuberculosis-- What it is; How the germs work; The extent of Consumption; Signs of Consumption; Treatment of Consumption; Keep the Disease from Others; Care of a Consumptive at Home; Consumption can be prevented. Final Rules. Cover design by Ida Sherry, by courtesy of the Tuberculosis Committee of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities, shows female in armor with Cross of Lorraine on Shield. Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: Educational/Advertising.

New York, NY: Virtue & Yorston, ca. 1866. 23 x 30 cm. Two fine engravings from photographs by Brady: Jefferson Davis appears standing, holding a book, with signature beneath. Generals are O.O. Howard, L.H. Rousseau, B.H. Grierson, H.W. Slocum and Jeff C. Davis, engraving by J. Rogers Engravings are included in an incomplete publication, pp. 465-512. Engravings very good. . Catalogs: Civil War/History.

London, England: Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd, ca. 1935. 11 x17 cm. Guide to London before World War II.With fold-out maps. Photographs. Many ads. Red fabric cover, back cover mottled. Fair. . Catalogs: Travel.

Little Falls, NY: Warrior Mower Co, ca. 1884. 16 x 20 cm. Almanac features excellent engravings of various Warrior products.Details of Warrior products and testimonial letters. Many pictures of young women. Description of new U.S. time zones. In the Sick Room: how to stop bleeding; sore throat; how to remove warts; sprains, asthma, chilblains, etc. Paper booklet, lightly soiled, fair. . Catalogs: Farming/Advertising.

Los Angeles, CA: Wing Anderson, 1944. 13 x 21 cm. Booklet begins with a ten-page Prophecy of the Twentieth Century by P. Cudmore, 1899. Wing Anderson, a Faithist, and promoter of the OAHSPE Bible, comments on the current (1944) and what has led up to it. He predicts a World War III and offers his new Bible, which ""bridges the gap for you between the seen and the unseen worlds of the passt, present and the future."" This Bible was written in the 33rd year of Kosmon, 1881. OAHSPE means sky, earth and spirit. Anderson writes: ""The U.S.S.R. desires truly democratic governments throughout the world with self-determination of government permitted all nations."" Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: World War II/Prophesy.