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[BLANCHE MCMANUS]. THE TRUE MOTHER GOOSE. Lamson, Wolffe, and Co., New York, 1896. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Good+. Appears lightly read, in original golden-tan cloth with titles in gilt, illustrated endpapers, soiling, scuffs to covers, rubbing to edges, coloring from previous owner on title page / pages though out, hinge starting, chips, dogears, creases to pages through out… Read more about this item

[MARIETTA HOLLEY]. SAMANTHA AT SARATOGA OR, RACIN' AFTER FASHION. Hubbard Publishing Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1887. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, cream colored cloth boards with plastic archival protector, pages are clean, bright and binding is tight, mild soiling to covers. Illustrated by Frederick Opper with illustrated pages through out. 32mo.

[SILAS WEIR MITCHELL]. THE RED CITY. A HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. The Century Co., New York, 1908. First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears gently read, in original black lettering and illustration on gold cloth with color illustration of harbor town on front cover, original 2 half titles, original 9 plates and… Read more about this item

[JOHN HABBERTON]. HELEN'S BABIES. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR WAYS INNOCENT, CRAFTY, ANGELIC, IMPISH, WITCHING, AND REPULSIVE. BY THEIR LATEST VICTIM. Loring, Publisher, Boston, 1876. First Edition, early printing. Condition: Good / Fair. In original green cloth, with the original Victorian decorative cloth covers, tooled illustrations and type, black and gilt type with gilt decorations on front cover, spine. Previous… Read more about this item

[HORACE WALPOLE]. ANNA B. MCMAHAN. EDITOR. LAUREL - CROWNED LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE: THE BEST LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE. A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1890. First Edition. Book Condition: Fine / Near Fine. In original publisher's brown cloth, titles and decorations stamped in gilt on cover and spine, with A.C. McClurg acorn logo stamped in gilt at tail of… Read more about this item

[JOHN BELL]. EDITOR. (VARIOUS AUTHORS). BELL'S BRITISH POETS. THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN. (18 OF 61 BOOKS). BAGSTER'S EDITION. Cadell and Davies...and Samuel Bagster, London, 1807. First Edition Thus. First edition from this publisher reprinted from John Bell's British Poets 1776-1782 poetry serial anthology True First Edition. In publisher's original polished calf, red and black morocco labels, with numerous decorations… Read more about this item

[ALFRED LORD TENNYSON]. MAUD LOCKSLEY HALL AND OTHER POEMS. VIGNETTE EDITION. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1891. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, in three-quarter cloth bound with titles, floral decorations in gilt over floral decorated boards, light rubbing to edges else pages are clean, unmarked and binding tight. With 97 illustrations, nearly all by Charles Howard… Read more about this item

[ROBERT POLLOK]. THE COURSE OF TIME, A POEM, IN TEN BOOKS. Crocker and Brewster, Boston, 1828. Third U.S. Edition. Condition: Very Good / Good. Original quarter muslin and paper covered boards, original rough cut pages, printed titles on spine label paper, minor soiling to covers, mild foxing, staining to pages thoughout, otherwise pages are very clean and binding tight. Previous… Read more about this item

[AMERICANA]. LOT OF FOUR RARE 18TH-19TH CENTURY U.S. GOVERNMENT PAMPHLETS. All 16mo size in Near Fine ~ Very Good Condition. [DR. JAMES CURRIE, M.D.]. JASPER WILSON (Pseudonym). London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1793 "Third Edition, Corrected and enlarged." 72pp "A letter, commercial and political, addressed to the Rt. Honble. William Pitt, in which the real interests of Britain in… Read more about this item