Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Memoir of Rev. John Moore : With Selections from His Correspondence, and Other Writings

By: Adams, John G.

Price: $32.00

Publisher: A. Tompkins : 1856

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 20202

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

360 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, 360 pages, pale yellow endpapers, b/w frontispiece portrait engraving of John Moore, footnotes. ; Amazonbuyers please note: This is an actual hardcover book from 1856, not a flimsy computer-generated reprint. See our image. ; The Rev. John Moore (1797-1855) was a pioneer Universalist preacher in New England and New York, editor-publisher of several denominational papers, founder of several charitable organizations, well-known anti-slavery activist and much more. ; Book shows overall little wear, cloth worn at extremi...
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Memoir of Thomas Whittemore, D. D.

By: Adams, John Greenleaf

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Universalist Publishing House : 1878

Seller ID: 20346

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

388 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth over beveled boards, 388 pages, dark green endpapers, gilt lettering on front and spine, footnotes, superb b/w portrait engraving frontispiece with tissue guard. ; Copyright 1877. Title page 1878. ; The Rev. Thomas Whittemore (1800-1861) was one of the most important Universalist of the 19th century. He edited 'Trumpet & Universalist Magazine' for 33 years, helped found Universalist Historical Society and Tufts University, served as president of the Universalist Church of America, and never backed down from fighting for what was right. The Rev....
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Nearer, My God, to Thee : With Designs by Miss L. B. Humphrey, Engraved by John Andrew and Son

By: Adams, Sarah Flower; Illustrated by L. B. Humphrey

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Lee & Shepard : 1878

Seller ID: 16853

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

44 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark gray-green cloth over beveled boards, gilt lettering with black decor, 44 heavy-duty unnumbered pages, all edges gilt, dark brown endpapers, 15 b/w engraved illustrations. ; Copyright 1875. This edition 1878. The famous inspirational hymn, Nearer, My God, To Thee, illustrated by Miss L. B. Humphrey with beautiful images, Christian symbols, children in prayer, etc. ; Cloth worn at tips. Pages show a few small foxmarks here and there. Lovely old inscr*ption in pen and ink on front blank page dated 1883. No other defects. A wonderful 19th-century gift ...
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Military Vehicles Magazine, World's Largest Historic Military Vehicle Marketplace : Issue 63, September October 1997

By: Ahl, Elizabeth B.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Military Vehicles : 1997

Seller ID: 23911

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

136 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Softcover, articles by different writers, departments, many b/w diagrams, over 60 b/w photos plus tons of displayads. ; Topics: Buy a military vehicle. Driveshafts and universal joints. How to install battery switch. Jeep engine can warmer. Replica machine gun. Russian GAZ 67B. Refurbish old data plates. More. ; Very light wear, a touch of foxing, original small address label on rear. ; With this item you will also get: 2) Issue 69, Sep / Oct 1998, and 3) Issue 70, Nov / Dec 1998.
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Henry Baldwin Hyde : A Biographical Sketch

By: Alexander, James W.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: De Vinne Press : 1901

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23664

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

244 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, purple cloth, 244 pages, deckle edges, top edge gilt, footnotes, 8 lists and tables, 12 b/w photos and illustrations on unnumbered glossy plates; 5 appendixes including reminiscences by 17 associates, 10 corporate resolutions, 41 quotations and maxims, and more. ; 1st edition, limited to 10 000, stated. Publication committee James W. Alexander, James Hazen Hyde, William Alexander. Published under auspices, Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, which was founded by Henry Baldwin Hyde in 1859. A cautious businessman who, by sensible financia...
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Fanny Kemble : A Passionate Victorian

By: Armstrong, Margaret

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Macmillan Company : 1938

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 20171

ISBN-13: 9781122078528

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

387 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, gilt lettering, [xii] + 387 pages, illustrated endpapers, index, b/w frontispiece portrait of Kemble on glossy plate. ; 1st edition, 1938. ; Excellent biography of the great Fanny Kemble (1809-1893) famous English actress who toured extensively in US, considered first truly great actress in US, most famous Lady Macbeth of all time, outspoken Unitarian, rubbed shoulders with all classes from African American slaves to British nobility. ; Almost no visible wear. Monochrome bookplate on front blank page. A few tiny spots to fore-edge. No other de...
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Arctic Emergencies : United States Army Air Forces

By: Army Air Force

Price: $23.00

Publisher: United States Army Air Forces : 1943

Seller ID: 24377

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

65 pages; 24mo (5.75") 15 cm; Small hardcover with flexible boards, orange cloth lettered in white and blue, fold-over flap closure with two snaps, 65 pages, two brief glossaries of words and phrases (Western Eskimo, Eastern Eskimo) and 75 b/w diagrams with captions. ; Published by Safety Education Section, Flight Control Command, US Army Air Forces, circa 1943. ; Topics include: Arctic facts. Land your plane. Protect plane tires. Make a deadman in ice. Panel signals. Body signals. Clothing. Improvised goggles, boots, shelter. Build fire. Edible animals and plants. More. ; Very light wear. Sli...
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Baby's Diary : Illustrated in Colour

By: Augener; Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek le Mair

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Augener Ltd : 1920

Seller ID: 23277

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

72 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall hardcover, pale gray cloth, gilt lettering, circular pastel-toned paste-down on front, publisher logo blind-stamped on rear, 72 unnumbered pages on tough paper. Color illustrations on every other page, many pages having only floral borders, but 4 pages having charming illustrations. There are 5 pages with blanklists or tables to be filled in, including weight, height, teeth, etc, and many unprogrammed pages for photos or whatever one wishes to record. Very quaint. ; No date but we estimate 1920. Illustrations by famous French watercolorist. ; Almost no wear. ...
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Shamrock 2004 : Yearbook, Detroit Catholic Central High School, Redford Township, Michigan (Year Book)

By: Author Unknown

Price: $25.00

Publisher: High School : 2004

Seller ID: 8356

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

200 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, metallic gray-blue buckram cloth, silver lettering, 200 pages, trends and senior photos in color, others including activity photos in b/w. Glossy throughout. ; Roman Catholic boys high school. ; Light exterior wear. A few leaves at front and rear show slight waviness but no dampstain. No marks or scribbles. Binding tight and square.
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Erdelyi Tempolok : Transylvanian Churches, Kirchen in Siebenburgen

By: Bagyinszki Zoltan

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Toth Konyvkereskedes & Kiado : 2000

Seller ID: 24150

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

160 pages; Folio (13.5") 35 cm; Tall hardcover, 160 glossy pages, parallel text throughout in Hungarian, English, German. Over 350 stunning full-color photos; of exteriors, interiors, ornate architectural details, etc, of Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist/Reformed, and Unitarian church buildings of Transylvania (Hungary and Romania) that are centuries old, with brief history of each. ; Rear board has two small nicks, not affecting any text. Otherwise book appears unused.
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Voice, The, How to Use it : With Exercises for Tone and Articulation

By: Barrows, Sarah T., and Anne E. Pierce

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Expression Company : 1947

Edition: Revised Edition; Fourth Printing

Seller ID: 24514

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

181 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, black cloth with silver lettering, 181 pages, index, appendix, bibliography, piano keyboard diagram and formula to build a major scale on any note, 32 short musical exercises with notes, several short works of classic poetry to practice on, dozens of other vocal articulation exercises. ; Copyright 1933. This is Revised Edition, 1938, 4th printing, 1947. ; Aimed at anyone who uses or wishes to improve their voice, including singers, actors, lecturers, salespeople, etc. ; Hardly any wear. Owner name inked out on front endpaper. Small checkmarks or margin not...
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Locker Room Ballads

By: Baxter, John E. ; Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg

Price: $16.00

Publisher: D. Appleton & Company : 1923

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 17640

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

76 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Small hardcover, green cloth, gilt lettering, polo player in gilt on front, [xii] + 76 + 2 pages, 20 b/w illustrations, 15 original humorous poems with rhyme and meter, several regarding golf or polo. ; Same date. NAP. Poems include: A Golfer's Kickability. The Perfect Golfer. The Nineteenth Hole has Water in it Now. Committees that Function at the Club's Expense (the Green Committee). More. ; Only minor wear to book. Former owner penned name, address, and date in a tiny hand on front endpaper, and date on rear endpaper. No other defects. Lacks jacket.
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Walt Disney's Robin Hood : A Mickey Mouse Club Book

By: Bedford, Annie North

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster : 1955

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 20398

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

24 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, red foil over spine, 24 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout with color photos, and color photo on front cover. Original coverprice 25. ; Little Golden Book D48. 1st edition. A on last page. Based on Disney film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, starring Richard Todd, 1952. This book copyright 1955. ; Almost no sign of wear. Pages a bit yellowed around edges. Sole defect: Belongs-to page has name very faintly penned in, and a small red ballpoint mark. Otherwise remarkably good condition for a children's book. ; Little Golden Book Series
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World of Music, Book 4

By: Beethoven, Jane, et al.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Silver Burdett & Ginn : 1988

Seller ID: 2298

ISBN-13: 9780382070488

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

270 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Textbook; Hardcover, silver and purple boards, 270 pages, endpaper diagrams, color illustrations throughout. Tons of songs suitable for elementary music education, with tunes, lyrics, guitar chords. Also rhythm exercises, short poems, other sidebars. ; Yes! This is the book with the famous song 'Don Gato.' ; Light wear. No major marks or defects. No jacket, as issued. Binding tight. ; World of Music Series; Vol. 4
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Devil's Dictionary, The

By: Bierce, Ambrose

Price: $15.00

Publisher: World Publishing Company : 1942

Edition: Third Printing

Seller ID: 20678

ISBN-13: 9781582343808

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

276 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, umber cloth, all edges red, cheeky devil illustration on front, 276 pages, about 750 ordinary words concisely defined by the great Ambrose Bierce, master of wit and sarcasm. ; Originally published in book form 1911. This is new edition 1941, 3rd printing, 1942. ; Spine sunned but readable. Pages starting to yellow from age. Very small tear to cloth at crown otherwise no other defects. Binding tight. Lacks jacket.
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From Good Luck to Gloucester : 1770-1920, the Book of the Pilgrimage

By: Bisbee, Frederick A.

Price: $58.00

Publisher: Murray Press : 1920

Seller ID: 20072

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

376 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, [viii] + 376 pages, index, appendix, 71 b/w photos and illustrations on glossy plates including frontispiece portrait of John Murray. Additional chapters by Lewis B. Fisher, Chujiro Kawabata, Lee S. McCollester, William H. McGlauflin, Arthur Nash, Cordelia A. Quinby, many more. ; Complete subtitle: '1770-1920, the book of the pilgrimage, being the record of the celebration by means of a Great Pageant of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the landing of John Murray, his reception by Thomas Potter, and the preaching of the first Univ...
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Songs and Music of Friedrich Froebel's Mother Play, the : Mutter und Kose Lieder, Songs Newly Translated and Furnished with New Music, 1895

By: Blow, Susan E.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: D. Appleton & Company : 1895

Seller ID: 9429

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

272 pages; 12mo (7.25") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark green cloth, lettering and decor in red and black, 59 poems and b/w pictures, 83 games and songs with lyrics, tunes, full piano in standard notation. English throughout, but some illustrations also contain original German poems in old Fraktur script. ; Material designed for use by mothers to play with their very small children, based on principals of Froebel, founder of kindergarten movement. Many finger plays. ; Edited by W. T. Harris. Songs and poems by Emily Huntington Miller, Laura E. Richards, Emelie Poulsson, Nora Archibald Smith, Henrietta ...
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Gaynor's Songs for Little Children

By: Brennan, Nellie, with Dorothy Gaynor Blake and Jessie L. Gaynor

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Willis Music Company : 1916

Seller ID: 21106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

90 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Tall hardcover, dark green cloth, 90 pages, 82 original songs with tunes, lyrics, and easy piano. ; Music by Dorothy Gaynor Blake and Jessie L. Gaynor. Lyrics by Nellie Brennan. ; Fun, enjoyable, shorts songs suitable for children in kindergarten and the primary grades. ; Minor edgewear only. No marks or defects.
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Journal of Negro History, the : Volume 41, Number 1, January 1956

By: Brewer, William M.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life & History : 1956

Seller ID: 17742

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

102 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Softcover, gray covers, side-stapled binding, 102 pages, footnotes, 1 table. ; Topics include: From slavery to self reliance, by Edwin D. Hoffman. Roosevelt, Foraker and the Brownsville Affray, by James A. Tinsley. Carter Godwin Woodson and his contribution to American historiography, by Frank J. Klingberg. More. ; Very light wear only. No marks or spots. Binding tight. ; Laid in: advertisement to join Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, on manila cardstock, as issued.
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Journal of Negro History, the : Volume 46, Number 1, January 1961

By: Brewer, William M.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life & History : 1961

Seller ID: 17744

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

64 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Softcover, gray covers, side-stapled binding, [ii] + 64 pages. ; Topics include: Democracy and Christian ethics, by Dwight L. Dumond. The established Virginia church and the conversion of Negroes and Indians 1620-1760, by Jerome W. Jones. William Parker and the Christiana riot, by Roderick W. Nash. Saint Louis and the Exodusters of 1879, by Glen Schwendemann. More. ; Minor sheflwear only.
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Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket