Augusta, Maine: The Maine Historic Preservation Commission, The Maine Archaeological Society, and The Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation, 1994. [STATE OF MAINE] [NON-FICTION] [HISTORY]. 4to; vi, [1], 2-286pp; glazed stiff wrapper with an illustration of the “Plan of the Old Fort of Pemaquid and the proposed New Fort” on..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1953. Clare Turlay NEWBERRY. First Edition. [JUVENILE]. Clare Turlay NEWBERRY, illustrator. First edition. 4to (9 ¼” x 7 ¼”); 58pp; blue buckram over board, lettering on front and spine stamped in black; blue eps; cream colored stock; portrait of a cat titled “Sukey” as fp..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. [POETRY]. Second edition, first published in 1935, March. 8vo; xvii, [v], 673pp; three quarter red goatskin over red cloth boards; gilt ruling, 5 raised bands, gilt ornaments and lettering on spine; top edge gilt; pink and green marbled eps, bookplate of “Catherine Coolidge” on..... More
![Item #2305 Our Hospital [ABC] Anzac British Canadian. Hampden GORDON, M G. TINDALL](https://slhbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2305-1.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1785976359)
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, No date [c. 1916]. Joyce DENNYS. [HUMOR] [POETRY] [ABECEDARIAN]. Also published by New York: John Lane Company, and Toronto: S.B. Gundy. Joyce DENNYS, illustrations. Cover title: Our Hospital ABC 4to (9 3/8”x 7 5/8”); [54pp]; quarter bound in blue cloth with color printed paper..... More
Portland, Maine: The Longfellow Press, 1953. [STATE OF MAINE] [NON-FICTION] [HISTORY]. Pen sketches by the author. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION to 2000, not numbered. 4to (9” x 6 ¼”); [1-8], 9-226, [2]pp; glazed red cloth over board, gilt lettering on spine; gift inscription dated “Christmas 1953” on ffep; b&w illustrated fp;..... More
Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1945. [STATE OF MAINE] [NON-FICTION]. Small 4to (9 ½” x 6 ½”);xii, [1-3], 4-209pp; glazed blue buckram over board, gilt stamped lettering on spine; fore-edge and bottom untrimmed; b&w fp portrait of Lt. Gov. John Neptune, + 9 illustrated plates; some light foxing; very good..... More
Boston: George E. Littlefield, 67 Cornhill, 1901. [STATE OF MAINE] [NON-FICTION]. LIMITED EDITION: No. 39 of 100. Small 4to (9 ¾” x 6 ¼”); 196pp; glazed brown cloth over board, blind stamped double fillets, gilt ruling and lettering on spine; top edge gilt, fore-edge and bottom untrimmed; fp a portrait..... More
London: Goerge Philip and Son, 1856. [SEAMANSHIP] [NAVIGATION] [TRAVEL]. London: George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street and 51 South Castle Street, Liverpool. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. Dublin: William Robertson. George Philip and Sons, Liverpool, printers. 12mo (7 5/8” x 5 ¼”); xv, [i], [1]-365pp; dark green pebbled cloth over..... More
New York City: The Frank A. Munsey Company, Publisher, 280 Broadway, 1936, June. 4to (9 3/4" x 7"); A-D, 144pp; glazed color pictorial wrapper with a price of 15 cents and an illustration of trains and a portrait of E.H. Harriman; the rear wrapper has an illustrated ad for Costlier..... More
New York City: The Frank A. Munsey Company, Publisher, 280 Broadway, 1938, May. 4to (9 3/4" x 7"); 144pp; glazed color pictorial wrapper with the price of 15 cents on the front and an illustration of a man in a Brakeman hat eyeing a bull; the rear wrapper an illustrated..... More
New York City: The Frank A. Munsey Company, Publisher, 280 Broadway, 1936, July. Small 4to (9 3/4" x 7"); A-D, 144pp; glazed color pictorial wrapper, a price of 15 cents on front and an illustration of a railroad and a ship, the name "Mr. Jackson" in light pencil across the..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Crockett JOHNSON. [JUVENILE] [HUMOR] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. Crockett JOHNSON, illustrator. 8vo; 28pp; navy pictorial paper over board, lettering in white on front with a vignette of a young boy balancing a peanut on his nose, small vignette on rear with white lettering; black cloth shelf..... More
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc., 1947. Clement HURD. First Edition. [JUVENILE] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. Clement HURD, illustrator. First edition. 8vo oblong (8 ½” x 9 ¾”); [32]pp; rust colored buckram over board, vignette of a bulldozer on the front, lettering on the spine; pictorial eps featuring construction vehicles..... More
London: James Nisbet and Co., 21 Berners Street, 1860. [BINDING] [JUVENILE] [RELIGION] [POETRY] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. Ballantyne and Company, Paul's Work, Edinburgh, printer. 24mo (5 9/16" x 4 1/2"); viii, [1], 2-156pp; dark green goat skin over board, stamped design; all edges gilt; fine. The author, Ellen Robers, states in the..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, 1865. [NON-FICTION] [HISTORY] [BINDING]. Stephen Austin, Printer, Hereford. First edition. 8vo; xx, 266pp + [1] Opinions of the Press; gilt-stamped green pebbled cloth recased over beveled board; all edges gilt; doublures of white watered silk; frontispiece with page guard + 12 additional engraved plates..... More
Albany [New York]: From the Steam Press of Packard and Van Benthuysen, [1835]. [EPHEMERA] [ALMANAC] [TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT]. Henry H. Little, Stereotyper. 16mo (6 5/8” x 4 3/8”); 24pp; printed wrapper, wood-cut with a vignette of a seated family facing a standing man who is pointing up to a heavenly sign..... More
Boston: Whipple and Damrell, No. 9 Cornhill, 1844. [JUVENILE] [TEMPERANCE] [RELIGION] [CHAPBOOK]. Geo. A. & J. Curtis Stereotyper (N.E. Type and Stereo Foundry). Copyright 1840, front wrapper states date as 1841, title page states date as 1844. 16mo (6 5/8” x 4 3/8”); 32pp; printed yellow wrapper, front has decorative..... More
London: Dean & Co., Threadneedle Street, No date [c. 1851-1860]. [JUVENILE] [GEOGRAPHY] [GREAT BRITAIN]. Later edition featuring the Crystal Palace as the frontispiece. Small 4to (9 5/8” x 6 ½”); 15pp; pictorial green wrapper printed with the title and publisher on the front, decorative framing around a vignette at the..... More
![Item #2289 Növekvő Hold, [Waxing Moon]. Rabindranath TAGORE](https://slhbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2289-1.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1784128702)
Budapest [Hungary]: Pantheon Irodalmi Intézet Kiadána [Panthoen Literary Institute Publishing House], 1922. [MINIATURE] [HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE]. English title: Waxing Moon Miniature (2 ¼” x 1 5/8”); 112, [4]pp; gold-colored cloth over board, gilt-stamped decorative fillet enclosing a navy oval with gilt-stamped lettering, gilt-stamped ornaments on spine and decorative gilt decoration to..... More
No place noted: No maker noted [probably American], No date [c. early 19th c., 1840-1850]. [EPHEMERA] [PRINTED TEXTILE] [KERCHIEF]. (8 ½” x 12” approximately); white or cream linen weave, approx. 24 threads to the cm.; wood block cutting printed in red; design features a central image surrounded by a vine..... More
[Racine, Wisconsin]: Whitman Pub. Co., 1929. Peter MABIE. [JUVENILE] [ABECEDARIAN]. 4to (12” x 9 ¼”); [20]pp; stiff color pictorial wrapper featuring children’s toys on the front and the letters “X, Y, Z” on the rear with an illustration of a clown; 3 staple binding; gift inscription dated “Xmas 1930” in..... More
Sarastota, Florida: Carey-Swain, Inc., No date [c. 1970s]. Austin GILMORE. [JUVENILE] [SOUVENIR] [ACTIVITY BOOK] [EDUCATION]. Gulf Coast Printing, No date [c. 1970s]. Austin GILMORE, illustrator. 4to (11” x 8 ½”); [16]pp; stiff, glazed, color pictorial wrapper with an illustration of a river, a large white bird on a limb, and..... More
Bangor [Maine]: David Bugbee, 1851. First Edition. [JUVENILE]. Wright and Hasty, 3 Water Street, Boston, printers. First edition. 16mo (6” x 5”); 92pp; red blind-stamped boards, fillets and corner ornaments enclosing a gilt-stamped vignette of a girl in a garden on front, gilt-stamped lettering on front; blind stamped rear board..... More
Mayence [Mainz, Germany]: Jos. Scholz, No date [c. 1850]. [JUVENILE] [EDUCATION] [ABECEDARIAN] [FRENCH LANGUAGE]. 16mo (6 ¾” x 4 ½” ); [6], [1]-48pp; color printed gray paper over board, title surrounded by a floral wreath on the front, a decorative lozenge in white within two fillets on rear; bookseller’s ticket on..... More
New York: Hodder & Stoughton, No date [c. 1911]. Rosa C. PETERICK. [JUVENILE] [RHYMING VERSE] [STIGMATIZING ILLUSTRATIONS] [WOMAN AUTHOR] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Rosa C. PETHERICK, illustrator. First American edition. 12mo; [50]pp; light blue pictorial boards printed in color, the front printed with an illustrations of a girl sitting in a chair..... More