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Image for Knight of the Golden Melice, the : A Historical Romance

Knight of the Golden Melice, the : A Historical Romance

By: Adams, John Turvill

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Derby & Jackson : 1857

Seller ID: 21161

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

473 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, olive green blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine, pale yellow endpapers, [vi] + 473 + 2 pages, rag (cotton fiber) paper throughout. ; Copyright page 1856. Title page 1857. ; Set in New England in 1600s, starring gallant rogue who titles himself Knight of the Golden Melice (honeybee) defending Native Americans against self-righteous Puritans; a popular novel in mid-1800s. ; Cloth worn at tips. Mild to moderate foxing throughout. Gilt on spine worn but just readable. Front free endpaper missing. Binding intact. (Amazonbuyers please note: This is a ...
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Barbary Coast, the : An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld

By: Asbury, Herbert

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Garden City Publishing Company : 1933

Seller ID: 21276

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

320 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark red boards, tan illustrated endpapers, [vi] + 320 + [xii] pages, index, bibliography, footnotes, 14 b/w illustrations, 10 b/w photos on glossy pages, with captions. ; Copyright 1933. This is an early reprint. ; Lurid history of saloons, opium dens, gambling houses, Chinese gangs, prostitution and other vices in San Francisco from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the Great Earthquake of 1906. ; Exterior worn. Faint spotting to 5 pages. One leaf missing upper tip, not affecting any text. 5 leaves lightly creased. Binding tight. Lacks jacket. Scarce. Sold as is.
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Die Schweiz, Nebst den Angrenzenden Theilen von Oberitalien, Savoyen und Tirol : Switzerland, Plus Upper Italy, Savoy and Tyrol

By: Baedeker, Karl

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Verlag von Karl Baedeker : 1913

Edition: 35th edition

Seller ID: 23452

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

586 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; GERMAN text throughout. Small hardcover, red cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering, 586 pages, marbled edges, green page-marker ribbon, index, 21 plans, 14 panoramas, 77 maps including many fold-outs in 1 or 2 colors. ; Originally published 1854. This is 35th Edition, 1913. ; The definitive travel guide in its day. ; Moderate edgewear. Some fold-outs extend a little beyond textblock and are worn along edges, affecting margins only. Cloth frayed along joints but binding is solid and square.
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Jingles and Joys for Wee Girls and Boys, 1895

By: Brine, Mary D.

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Cassell Publishing Company : 1895

Seller ID: 18626

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

150 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, pale blue cloth, beautiful black and gold lettering and decor, about 150 unnumbered pages, short poems and nursery rhymes throughout, hundreds of b/w illustrations by various artists. ; Dozens of wonderful children's rhymes by beloved poet and lyricist Mary Dow Brine, 1816-1913. ; Exterior shows moderate wear, sunning around edges, spine lightly rubbed but all readable. Pages are tanned from age, with some small edge chips here and there, not affecting any text. Binding is tight. ; This is an actual book from 1895, not a flimsy modern reprint. Sca...
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Ladies ' Repository, The, Volume 16, January to December 1856 : A Monthly Periodical (Methodist)

By: Clark, D. W.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: L. Swormstedt & A. Poe : 1856

Seller ID: 17207

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

764 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Tall thick hardcover. Leather-bound volume of 12 issues of the (Methodist) Ladies Repository, with brown marbled boards and endpapers, five compartments on spine, gilt spine lettering, about 64 pages plus 2 lovely full-page b/w engravings per issue. Includes complete index. ; Contains articles on current events, historical events, science, travel, Bible stories, Spiritualism, original fiction and poetry, Methodist news, more. ; Published in Cincinnati by L. Swormstedt and A. Poe, publishers to Methodist Episcopal Church. Co-published in New York by T. Carlton & J....
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Avalon - Los Angeles Radio Toll Circuit, the : Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers

By: Clement, Lewis M.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Institute of Radio Engineers : 1921

Seller ID: 24461

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

37 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Gray softcover, 37 glossy pages, footnotes; 1 b/w floorplan, 2 b/w maps, 3 b/w charts, 17 b/w photos, 9 b/w diagrams including 3 fold-outs; total 42 illustrations, with captions. Front cover marked in fountain pen "Compliments of the Authors." ; Co-authored by Lewis M. Clement, Francis M. Ryan, De Loss K. Martin. Item dated May 4, 1921. ; "Since last summer it has been possible for subscribers served by the Bell Telephone System to call any subscriber at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island [California] by telephone." History and technology behind early "long distance" toll-...
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History of the Great Reformation, Volume 1 : Of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland, Etc

By: D'Aubigne, J. H. Merle

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Robert Carter : 1843

Edition: Twelfth Edition

Seller ID: 23272

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

390 pages; 12mo (7.25") 1 cm; Hardcover, black cloth over spine, tan boards, 390 + 2 pages, rag (cotton fiber) paper, footnotes throughout. ; History of European Reformation (splitting of Roman Catholic Church into Catholic and Protestant) from its so-called beginning in 1517 to 1518. This is volume 1 ONLY of a series of three. 12th edition, 1843, stated. Slip bound in further states, "The publisher of this edition deems it just to state, that it is the only genuine edition publishing in this country (US) ; the edition now in course of publication now in Philadelphia having omitted the notes, ...
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Jessie Marie DeBoth Cook Book for all Occasions : Food for Family, Company and Crowd

By: DeBoth, Jessie Marie

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Educational Publishing Corporation : 1938

Seller ID: 22795

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

192 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Tan hardcover with green lettering, wire spiral binding, 192 pages, dozens of menus, over 1200 recipes of all kinds, with optional instructions for quantity cooking. ; Author was director of Homemaker Schools in Chicago, New York and Canada. From preface: "Quantity recipes are given right with the family recipes. Thus the homemaker may easily adjust her recipes to serve family, company or crowd. All of the recipes are new, entirely different from those published in any of my previous cook books." ; This book has been in a kitchen; boards show many small spots and sta...
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Macomb County and Mount Clemens District Rural Route Directory : And Classified Buyers Guide

By: Derees & Bennett

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Derees & Bennett Publish Company : 1928

Seller ID: 23677

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

160 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Tan softcover, 160 pages, many sidebars and appendixes including: breeding of livestock, brief business laws, churches, clubs and organizations, fruit grading, parcel post rates, list of radio stations, traffic regulations, business directory, more. Approx 5000 individuals listed. Many local ads. Bound In, as issued: Louis Tinkler Tire Service coupon. Macomb Theatre coupon. ; Published 1928. Rural route (mailing address) directory for Macomb County and part of Saint Clair County, Michigan, including these cites and towns: Algonac. Anchorville. Armada. Fair Haven. Len...
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Little Book of Tribune Verse, a : A Number of Hitherto Uncollected Poems, Grave and Gay

By: Field, Eugene, and Joseph G. Brown; Illustrated by Allyn Wolcott Palmer

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1906

Seller ID: 16336

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

249 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, pale green cloth, gilt lettering, purple and green decor, 249 pages + 4 sepia-toned illustrations on unnumbered plates, over 150 original poems written 1881-1883 while Field was associate editor of Denver Tribune, and published there anonymously. ; Poems by Eugene Field, collected and edited by Joseph G. Brown, with illustrations by Allyn Wolcott Palmer. Book is copyright 1901 but plates are dated 1906.; Cloth worn but not frayed, gilt on front is bright, on spine is dull and mostly worn off. Residue of an old bookplate on front endpaper. A few pages ha...
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Kol Zimroh, a Hymn Book : For Temples and Sabbath Schools, and Adapted to Choirs and Congregational Singing

By: Goldstein, Morris

Price: $68.00

Publisher: Bloch Publishing & Printing Company : 1885

Seller ID: 23250

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

144 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Tall hardcover, black cloth over spine, gray boards, 144 pages, 47 hymns arranged in 4-part harmony, with keyboard accompaniment. Some arranged for solo and chorus. English lyrics throughout, based on Hebrew sources. Hand-drawn music and lyrics, excellent calligraphy. ; Compiled and arranged by Morris Goldstein, Reader at Mound Street Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1885. Kol Zimroh, or Voice of Song, was published for Reform (modern) Jewish congregations that enjoyed choral singing. ; Boards worn along edges and at tips. Front board spotted. Both boards sunned. Interior ...
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Songs and Games of the Americas

By: Henius, Frank; Illustrated by Oscar Fabres

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons : 1943

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22531

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

64 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, brown decorated cloth, [viii] + 56 pages, several b/w illustrations, 15 color illustrations, 38 games (including 14 singing games with tunes) with instructions. English throughout, except game names in Spanish and English, and song lyrics in Spanish, with English translations on the side. ; A. 1st edition. Old-time folklore games played by children in all or part of Latin America. ; Moderate wear, mainly to tips. All the usual library marks. 3 pages have juvenile scribbles not affecting any text or illustrations. Lacks jacket. Binding tight. Sc...
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American History and Encyclopedia of Music, Complete in 10 Volumes : Essentials, American Music, Foreign Music, Musical Biographies, Music Theory, Operas, Musical Instruments, Oratorios and Masses

By: Hubbard, W. L.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Irving Square : 1908

Seller ID: 20498

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

3869 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Set of 10 hardcover volumes. Red cloth. Gold titles on spines. Top edges gilt. Reinforced bindings as issued. Color glossy frontispiece each vol, plus sepia-toned portraits throughout. About 300-500 pages per vol, 3869 total pages. ; Some vols dated 1908, some 1910. Vol-1, Essentials (Dictionary) 586 pages. Vol-2, History of American Music, 356 pgs. Vol-3, History of Foreign Music, 261p. Vol-4, Musical Biographies 1, 511p. Vol-5, Musical Biographies 2, 509p. Vol-6, Music Theory, 358p. Vol-7, Operas 1, 341p. Vol-8, Operas 2, 326p. Vol-9, Musical Instruments, 257p....
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Foods and Household Management : A Textbook of the Household Arts

By: Kinne, Helen, and Anna M. Cooley

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Macmillan Company : 1915

Edition: Sixth Printing

Seller ID: 13221

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

401 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Full greenish-gray buckram cloth, gilt spine title, black lettering on front, tan endpapers, index, appendix, footnotes, dozens of lists and tables, chapter end questions, about 60 recipes, 82 b/w figures, photos, diagrams, etc, with captions. ; Copyright 1914. This is 6th printing, February, 1915. ; We have graded this item Good (about 6 out of 10). Cloth worn, tanned on spine, gilt lettering dull but readable, owner name and address in pencil in old hand on front endpaper. Pages slightly age-toned. Binding tight.
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Physical Life of Woman, the : Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother

By: Napheys, George Henry

Price: $12.00

Publisher: David McKay Company : 1895

Seller ID: 18331

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

436 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth, dark brown endpapers, 436 + 8 pages. No illustrations. Decorative lettering on front cover reads Knowledge is Safety. ; Advice from an MD to women of all ages concerning medical and lifestyle choices. Topics include puberty, diet, monthly changes, love, marriage, divorce, diseases, pregnancy, abortion, baby care, much more. ; Originally published 1872. This edition copyright 1890 by D. G. Brinton. This printing 1895. 'New stereotype edition, with the final corrections of the author, and a biographical sketch,' stated. This is an actual anti...
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Grange Melodies : Published by the National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry for Use in the Granges of the United States, 1912

By: Orr, James L.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: George S. Ferguson Company : 1912

Seller ID: 8977

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

200 pages; 16mo (6") 15 cm; Oblong hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt title, 200 pages, 2 indexes, 120 songs with lyrics, music in standard notation, most also with 3- or 4-part harmony. ; Collection includes: 48 grange and degree songs, 25 ceremonial songs, 20 farm and labor songs, 12 devotional songs, 8 funeral songs, 6 children's songs, 38 miscellaneous songs. ; Many tunes by editor James L. Orr. Reprint of 1891 original. This printing 1912. ; Granges were formed to help the little guy (mainly farmers) fight against railroad corporations who, in league with corrupt congressmen, were stealing l...
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Brief Memoir of Elizabeth Fry, A

By: Timpson, Thomas

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge : 1858

Seller ID: 23892

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

94 pages; 16mo (6.25") 16 cm; Small hardcover, blue cloth, gilt spine title, a few footnotes. ; Published in Philadelphia by Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge. Originally published in England 1847. This edition 1858. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) was an English Friend (aka Quaker) and a tireless prison reformer and social justice activist. ; Name (Sarah Jane Way) neatly penned on front endpaper in very old ink. Foxing and discoloration throughout, but mostly on first and last pages. No other marks. Boards spotted and slightly warped. Gilt lettering bright,...
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Camping : The Ford 4 Seasons Sportsman's Library

By: Underwood, Lamar

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Ford Motor Company : 1969

Seller ID: 23710

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

144 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, green boards, 144 pages, 5 appendixes, several recipes, tons of camping tips and ideas, 26 b/w diagrams, 41 b/w photos, 14 color illustrations, 24 color photos. ; Produced by Rutledge Books and Benjamin Company under auspices Ford Motor Company, 1969, to promote Ford's line of tent trailers, camper vans, station wagons and other outdoor recreation vehicles. Includes some historical b/w photos showing Henry Ford and his own auto-tent caravan. ; This book went on a few camping trips and shows spots to covers, edges, and some page margins. All pages turn, ...
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Golden Song Book, the : 60 Favorite Songs and Singing Games

By: Wessells, Katharine Tyler; Illustrated by Gertrude Elliott

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster : 1945

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 22532

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

75 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, brown cloth, green paste-down title on front, 75 pages, 41 charming color illustrations including endpapers, 60 popular children's songs and singing games with simple piano arrangements. ; 1st printing stated, 1945. ; Cloth worn at tips, cloth shows small spot, light foxing to margins, name on front endpaper and some small juvenile scribbles two a few pages. Everything readable. Binding tight.
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Uncrowned King, The : (1st Edition, 1910)

By: Wright, Harold Bell; Illustrated by John R. Neill

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Book Supply Company : 1910

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 18349

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

118 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Small hardcover, red cloth, gilt lettering, 118 pages, 11 monochrome illustrations including 5 half-page illustrations, 6 full-page plates, depicting kings, princes, horses, castles, fairies, etc. ; 1st edtion, NAP. This is Wright's fourth novel and lists only his three previous titles. Illustrated by John Rea Neill, famous illustrator of Oz Books. ; Light edgewear. Gilt on front and spine all quite bright and sharp. Endpapers tanned with age. Rear endpaper creased, with two small closed tears.
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