Portland [Maine]: Bailey & Noyes, 1863. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. 8vo; 712pp; brown textured cloth over board, gilt stamped spine; embossed stamp on title page for Worcester Law Library, numbered stamp to bottom of dedication page; 19 chalk-style lithographic portrait plates with facsimile signatures and tissue guards, the final..... More
Philadelphia: Wm. H. Horstmann Company, 1936. Staplebound. 4to; 33pp; b&w photographic illustration of a model in a knit dress to stiff glazed wrapper, yellow border; two staple binding; 13 patterns with accompanying instructions, patterns, and b&w photographic illustrations; 2 scratches to front, light soiling to rear, minor creasing; very good..... More
New York: World Manufacturing Co., 1885. Cloth. 8vo; 156pp; red cloth over board, title stamped in black in decorative script and design on front; yellow endpapers; two vertical creases to rear free endpaper, light shelf-wear to boards, some age-toning to paper; very good plus. Located in 8 WorldCat libraries. First..... More
Augusta, Maine: E.C. Allen & Company, 1891. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. First edition. 12mo (7 1/4" x 14"); [48pp]; color illustrated paper over board, quarter-bound red cloth; gilt decorated endpapers woth shells and fish; stiff card stock pages color printed recto only with illustrations and verse; cover corners bumped with..... More
New York: The Grafton Press, 1910. Cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to his friend Dr. William W. Grumilt (?) in 1914. Limited Edition of 100 copies. 12mo; 51pp; gilt-stamped brown paper over board, white cloth spine; gilt top edge, untrimmed fore-edge and bottom; gift inscription with author signature..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1931. Ve Elizabeth CADIE, cover illustration. Staplebound. 4to; [47pp] numbered pages from 1 to 52; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, 1” closed tear to rear wrapper; very good. Anthology of..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1930. Hazel FRAZEE, cover illustrator. Staplebound. 4to; [47pp] numbered pages from 305 to 352; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, a few finger smudges to title page; very good. Anthology of..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1930. Helen FRAZEE, cover illustrator. Staplebound. 4to; [47pp] numbered pages from 209 to 256; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine; very good. Anthology of verse and stories, including by Clara Ingram..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1930. Hazel FRAZEE, cover illustration. Staplebound. 4to; [48pp] numbered pages from 1 to 48; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, bottom corner rear wrapper missing; very good. Anthology of verse and..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1929. Hazel FRAZEE, cover illustrator. Staplebound. 4to; [79pp] numbered pages from 545 to 624; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, light age-toning of paper; very good. Anthology of verse and stories..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1929. Dorothy HENDERSON. Staplebound. 4to; [63pp] numbered pages from 481 to 544; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, bottom staple pulled from wrapper, light age-toning of paper, 2 pp w closed..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1929. Betty SELOVER. Staplebound. 4to; [47pp] numbered pages from 321 to 368; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine and soiling, light age-toning of paper; very good. Anthology of verse and stories..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company. Hazel FRAZEE. Staplebound. 4to; [47pp] numbered pages from 273 to 320; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, light age-toning of paper; very good. Anthology of verse and stories, including by Clara..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1928. Hazel FRAZEE. Staplebound. 4to; [63pp] numbered pages from 513 to 576; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, scuff to front, chipping at spine, light age-toning of paper; very good minus. Anthology of verse..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1928. Helen FRAZEE. Staplebound. 4to; [63pp] numbered pages from 449 to 512; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, light age-toning of paper; very good. Anthology of verse and stories, including by..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1928. Hazel FRAZEE, cover illustration. Staplebound. 4to; [63pp] numbered pages from 321 to 384; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine, light age-toning of paper; very good. Anthology of verse and stories..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1927. Hazel FRAZEE, cover illustration. Staplebound. 4to; [63pp] numbered pages from 329 to 392; color pictorial wrapper, 3 staple binding; b&w and color illustrations throughout; advertisements; light creases to wrapper, chipping at spine; very good. Anthology of verse and stories, including by Clara Ingram..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1943. Boards. 8vo; [18pp]; color pictorial paper covered boards, title and vignette of the Gingerbread Boy emerging from the oven; red plastic comb-style binding; pink and white brick patterned pastedowns; gift tag with old clear tape to front pd; color vignette to title..... More
New York: Geo. E. & F. W. Woodward No. 37 Park Row, 1866. Fifth Edition. Cloth. Fifth edition. 12mo; 166pp, followed by 2pp publisher’s advertising; pebbled cloth over board with gilt title on spine; fraying to head and tail of spine, bumping to corners, light soiling on pages; very good..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1960. Later printing. Cloth. Later printing. 12mo; 184pp; color pictorial cloth over board; grey endpapers; b&w illustrated frontispiece; light scuffing to boards, one page creased; very good. More
Worcester, Mass. Worcester Corset Co., 1880. Print no binding. 8 6/8” x 4 3/8”; one sheet; chromolithographed advertisement for the corset; text on verso; light finger spotting; near fine. In 2 WorldCat libraries. Text begins, “To the Ladies!”, and is advertised for Sale by Alvan Hussey, Damariscotta, Me. Alvan Hussey..... More
Chicago: Junior Press Books, Albert Whitman & Co., 1937. Nell Stolp SMOCK. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. 8vo; 32pp; pale-green cloth over board, bright color pictorial paste-on with a parrot to front board; color pictorial endpapers; both color and b&w lithographed illustrations every page with verse; sunning to spine, foxing..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1960. Frank VAUGHN. Boards. Number 21 in the Cherry Ames Series of books. First edition. 12mo; 184pp; reddish brown tweed cover, small portrait of Cherry to front board inside black border; grey endpapers; illustrated frontispiece; light foxing to edges, small stain to bottom edge front..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1959. Frank VAUGHN. Boards. Number 20 in the Cherry Ames Series of books. Later printing, series book listings through Cherry Ames, Island Nurse, published in 1960, on rear dust jacket flap and verso of half-title. 12mo; 180pp; reddish brown tweed cover, small portrait of..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. Helen S. HAMILTON. Book Club Edition. Cloth. BOOK CLUB EDITION, dust jacket has no listed price. 8vo; 184pp; red cloth over board with stamped design to front and title to spine; illustrated endpapers; 2 color illustration; dust jacket does not list price; dj..... More