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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. First Thus. 18 short stories with 16 additional named authors (not listed also as editors.) Four color plates and 80 black and white pictures in text; early struggles and joys of youth, opening of literary vistas, fun out of school and more. vi + 313pp. + 3 plates bound in. Short Story titles include: - Leaving School by William M. Thackeray, - Doctor Garde's Little Girl at School by Mary H. Catherwood, - John Ridd's School Days by R. D. Blackmore, - A Russian Boy's Tutor by Count L. N. Tolstoi, - Spelling for the Prize by John T. Trowbridge, - Paul's Education by Charles Dickens, - School Days in New England by James Freeman Clarke, - Maisie by Rudyard Kipling, plus 10 other stories of School and College Days. Cover indicates this volume part of a series titled "Young Folks Library." Hardcover with tan cloth boards, green and yellow decorations on front & spine, but no dust jacket. This copy retired from a public grade school library. Shelving info in permanent ink on spine, check-out envelope pasted on front paste-down. Front gutter repaired. Head of spine torn & corners bumped from handling. However, interior is tight, clean and otherwise unmarked. Above average interior - likely seldom read. Copyrights 1938, 1910, 1902, 1901. Likely different stories had different copyright years. Printed in U.S.A. Title page is dated 1951, likely the year this copy was printed. Some indication the stories included in a print year might vary. No ISBN, LCCN, nor MSR. Not Stated (illustrator). Ex-Library (Public).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Revised Edition. Beacon Lights of Literature, Book Eight edited by Rudolph W. Chamberlain (1947 Hardcover without Dust Jacket) This book 8 represents the culmination of grammar school literature text series "Beacon Lights of Literature." This book was prepared without regard to the state in which the subject was to be taught. The subject matter covered was developed to satisfy the program outlined in "An Experience Curriculum in English," the national consensus of educators regarding what and how English literature should be taught in the US schools in the 1940s. Stories are grouped into 13 sections including one section on radio broadcasting and one section on motion pictures. Each section has an additional reading lists, biographic sketches of the authors, Questions & Exercises regarding the reading, and use of footnotes for unfamiliar phrases and words. There are 73 readings with 23 full-page line illustrations. None of the illustrators are named. Only one author was noticed to have written 2 readings. xviii + 749pp + 1pp ad. Under 8" tall 8vo Hardcover has rust-colored cloth boards with black lettering & designs, but no DJ. Spine still attached, although covers worn through cloth. Front end-page through frontis has been torn out. This has left some front pages loose but laid in. Remainder of text appears complete. Table of contents heavily marked, other writing or markings in text does not affect legibility. No evidence of public ownership. Copyright 1940. Printed in U.S.A. Stated 1947 Edition. No print-run info found. No ISBN, LCCN, nor MSR. Thanks for looking. 23 B&W Illustrations not attributed (illustrator). No Ownership Markings.…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Assumed First Edition. Eds. Vicesecr. de Educ. Popular, 1942.- 210 p.; 8º (18 cm.).* LITERATURA ESPAÑOLA Y FILOSOFÍA DE LOS SIGLOS XVI Y XVII Libro en español.

Hardcover. addresses, etc., etc., for the use of preachers. [Orig. series 7 vols, new series 6 vols., 1887-92: 26 sermons per vol.] 314 p.; 21.5 cm. Fair orig. brown cloth, lacks backstrip.

Hardcover. addresses, etc., etc., for the use of preachers. [Orig. series 7 vols, new series 6 vols., 1887-92: 26 sermons per vol.] 324 p.; 21.5 cm. Good lt. edgestained orig. brown cloth.

Hardcover. addresses, etc., etc., for the use of preachers. [Orig. series 7 vols, new series 6 vols., 1887-92: 26 sermons per vol.] 312 p.; 21.5 cm. VG orig. brown cloth.

Hardcover. addresses, etc., etc., for the use of preachers. [Orig. series 7 vols, new series 6 vols., 1887-92: 26 sermons per vol.] 324 p.; 21.5 cm. Good orig. brown cloth, lacks ffep.

Hardcover. addresses, etc., etc., for the use of preachers. [Orig. series 7 vols, new series 6 vols., 1887-92: 26 sermons per vol.] 312 p.; 21.5 cm. Good lt. rubbed orig. brown cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. The Merry Maker (Young Folks Library Volume 8, 1953 Hardcover without Dust Jacket) 32 short stories & verses from 17 named authors. Volume 8 of the Young Folks Library. Four color plates with many black and white pictures in text. Stories which stretch readers credibility. vi + 316pp. + 3 plates bound in. Short Story titles include: - Funny Leaves for the Younger Branches by Baron Krakemsides of Burstenoudelafen, - New England Weather by Mark Twain, - The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear, - The Dorchester Giant by Oliver Wendell Holmes, - The Reverend Mr. Trotty by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, - The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll, - The Yarn of the Nancy Bell by William S. Gilbert, - John Gilpin's Ride by William Cowper, plus 24 other stories & verses are found in The Merry Maker. Cover indicates this volume part of a series titled "Young Folks Library." Hardcover with tan cloth boards, orange and yellow decorations on front & spine, but no dust jacket. This copy was always privately owned, appears never handled, and exterior is new. In addition, interior is tight, clean, complete, and unmarked. Above average interior - likely seldom read. Copyrights 1952, 1932. Likely different stories had different copyright years. Printed in U.S.A. Title page is dated 1953, likely the year this copy was printed. From other sellers descriptions, it is indicated the stories found in this title vary by print year. No ISBN, LCCN, nor MSR. Thanks for looking. Alfred Crowquill only named illustrator; 17 other artists likely (illustrator). No Ownership Markings.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Stickney, J. H. A Fifth Reader. Classic Series. With an introduction on elocution by R. I. Fulton and T. C. Trueblood. Boston: Ginn & Company, 1894. Illustrated. 356 pages plus preliminary matter and appendix. Decorative brown cloth binding with contrasting decorated spine. Good antique condition. Brown hardcover book 7.5x5.1". Attractive decorative brown cloth binding with a contrasting leather-like spine, and gilt/decorative ornamentation. Covers are sound although stained in areas, worn at edges, corners bumped, spine worn top and bottom edges. Please see photos as this is an appealing book in spite of being worn as described. Top edges soiled, bottom less so. Binding is intact, no pages or illustrations missing, no major writing, damp staining or odor. There is a handwritten name on the FFL. The title page and appendix are present. All proceeds benefit library programs for the local community. Shipping within the USA only. Shelf S. 12 illustrations of included authors using woodcuts, engravings, or plate illustrations typical of 19th-century school readers. No illustrators named. (illustrator).…

Booklets are in Fine condition; box/slipcase is battered, tears along bottom edge and around opening end. Paperbacks in box. A collection of 9 (of 10) booklets, each 7x10", 32 pp, in a slipcase; with a 1949 letter from the executive editor. "British Columbia" is missing from the set. Editor notes that 9 volumes were completed in 1948 and Newfoundland added April 1949. With many photos in two-column text. . .…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Undated, five illustrated pamphlets neatly bound in quarter cloth and marbled paper boards, a little wear to some of the pamphlets (presumably from before they were bound) but a nice collection of little crafts manuals. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Soft Cover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. A report of the actions in the law courts, with an historical introduction, and appendix of unpublished documents from 1911 to 1923 (subtitle), green card covers, generally worn and corner-dreased, but text block still sound and perfectly clean and unmarked, 170 pages, plus a couple of illustrations of financial documents. Partisan account of the battle between Larkin, on his return to Ireland having been deported from the United States, to take control of the trade union, and his former colleagues who were now in control. Probably rare Irish political ephemera. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. No Jacket. Eight volume set of over 680 literary works from over 190 of the world's best known and influential authors, 2,572pp. The range of topics is as wide as human experience. The information is arranged alphabetically by author. There is also a ToC by title of works in the volume. Each volume is page numbered separately. At the beginning of each author's section, there is a brief one paragraph biography. The method of presenting the contents of each volume is my own, based on how many encyclopedia sets do so. Volume 1 contains 25 Authors whose last names range from ADD - BLA, including Aesop through J. M. Barrie. There are 72 titles in ii + 320pp. Volume 2 contains 29 Authors whose last names range from BLA-CRA, including Charlotte Bronte through James Fenimore Cooper. There are 90 titles in ii + 318pp. Volume 3 contains 28 Authors whose last names range from CRA-FIE, including Dante through Euripides. There are 68 titles in ii + 319pp. Volume 4 contains 19 Authors whose last names range from FIT-HAW, including Benjamin Franklin through F. Bret Harte. There are 57 titles in ii + 320pp. Volume 5 contains 20 Authors whose last names range from HAY-KEA, including Patrick Henry through John Keats. There are 85 titles in ii + 320pp. Volume 6 contains 18 Authors whose last names range from KEM-MOO, including Rudyard Kipling through John Milton. There are 100 titles in ii + 320pp. Volume 7 contains 28 Authors whose last names range from MOR-SHA, including Ovid through William Shakespeare. There are 98 titles in ii + 319pp. Volume 8 contains 28 Authors whose last names range from SHE-ZOL, including Socrates through William Wordsworth. There are 110 titles in ii + 320pp. Jeannette Leonard Gilder (pen name Brunswick; 1849-1916) was an American author, journalist, critic, and editor. She served as the regular correspondent and literary critic for Chicago Tribune and was also a correspondent for the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette, Boston Transcript, Philadelphia Record and Press, and various other papers. She was the author of Taken by Siege; Autobiography of a Tomboy; and The Tomboy at Work. Gilder was the editor of Representative Poems of Living Poets (with her brother, Joseph Benson Gilder); Essays from the Critic (with Helen Gray Cone); Pen Portraits of Literary Women; and The Heart of Youth, an anthology; as well as the owner and editor of The Reader: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Hardcovers have red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine, but no DJs. Interior is tight and clean. Prior owner's name in each volume, adds no value. Volume 8 from different prior owner than 1st 7 volumes. Memorable quotes copied into end papers. Some underlining and notes in text. News clippings laid in. Books have been carefully handled with square corners. • Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall, 2,572pp. • Condition: Good Plus 8 volume Hardcover Set w/o DJs - Always privately owned. Copyright 1910. No edition or printing info. Printed in U.S.A. No ISBN, LCCN or MSR. Due to oversize and Weight, additional charge for expidited or out of USA shipping may be required. Prior Owner Name No Value.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No stated edition. 209p + 11p of ads for Spalding's riding equipment and clothing, many photos. Spalding "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 31R. Old bookstore stamp on front endpaper. Skewed from poor storage; covers are worn, soiled, chipped. Sewn binding should stand up to use. One of the scarcer Spalding handbooks. Chapters on various international polo matches (including a long article, "United States Recovers International Polo Cup in 1921"), polo in the U.S. army, polo at various locations (clubs, cities, states), various recent tournament results, laying out a polo field, training polo ponies, rules, handicaps, indoor polo, etc. An earlier edition was published in 1914. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. HBDJ, 1935. 1st edition, Pictorial Boards Hardback with Black cloth spine with tiny chip, front cvr Duplicates DJ illustration, BK GOOD+ in FAIR Dust Jacket light rub, wear small chips Tears Edges; Slight Rub to board & spine Cover edges Extremities. Gift inscription & name on front end page & title page. Interior Very Good light rub, wear light FOX, Wear. lg. 8vo. 104 Pages. Dust jacket has rub & small pieces missing from spine, edges, & corners extremities, 9 x 6-1/2 in., Scuff & Rub along Spine DJ Edges .Illustrated by author's artwork. Endpapers Former Owner Inscription & Title Page Name Date in light Writing, Mr. Bronson has been staff artists on 4 Scientific .Strange facts about the creatures of the sea which so Fascinate children, Author tells how they see, Hear & Eat. describes their Enemies & Friends. Story of animals that live in water, how they breathe, eat, etc.;The water people are creatures who live in oceans, lakes, rivers, Suggested Helps from author, a reading specialist; "This book is adapted to fourth and fifth grade work, and the helps have been prepared with these grades in mind. However, older pupils will also find it a splendid introduction to the formal study of biology which will come later, great stories for any age, Stories about fascinating Creatures that live bottom of Sea. Here are lively illustrated chapters about Elephant Fish, which lives in very african rivers where the Elephants go to Drink. includes Cornet, pipe fish & Guitar Fish ETC. …

Hardcover. 6 volumes, quartos, original red cloth,1230 pp. Color plates from photographs throughout. Each volume with several blanks for notes and added recipes at rear. Organized in 18 sections: First volume - Gli antipasti; i primi con la pasta; i primi con il riso; le minestre. Second volume -, I piatti unici; i secondi con la carne; i secondi col pollame.Third volume - I secondi con il pesce; i secondi con le verdure; i secondi con la cacciagione. Fourth volume - I secondi col formaggio; i contorni; i funghi; le sale e il sughi; marmellate e conserve. Fifth volume - Dolci e desserts; i vini italinai dall'A alla Z. t. Sixth volume - I migliori menu. "Cook Perfect" - an exhaustive encyclopedia of modern Italian cooking. Recipes of all kinds for every course, with suggested Italian wine accompanyments. Last volume has suggested menus. Not found on OCLC or on OPAC Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Roma. Copyright 1988 by Editoriale del Drago. A fine set, books and dustjackets are clean and unworn.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 252 pp. hb., vg. Young Christians, male & female, speak for Christian certainties in the pre-WWII era.Testimonies as to what being a Chistian means in the lives of young persons bewteen the two world wars across the professions from engineers to homemakers, armed forces to lawyers, artists to politicians, medical to teaching, music to the emerging RAF. Size: 8vo.…