Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Light of Asia, the : Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism

By: Arnold, Edwin, with Jeannette Hauser

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Useful Knowledge Publishing Company : 1881

Seller ID: 23901

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

240 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; Small hardcover, red cloth, black and gilt decor, all edges gilt, [viii] + 240 pages, pronunciation guide, appendix with short bios of Edwin Arnold and Buddha, extensive endnotes by Jeannette L. Hauser (Mrs. I. L. Hauser, author of The Orient and its People 1877) Also includes Arnold's short poems, "He and She" and "After Death in Arabia." ; Originally published 1879. This edition 1882. Sub-subtitle: "As Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist." Famed epic poem by British writer and newspaper editor who ran a school in India from 1856 to 1861.; Moderate wear, mainly t...
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Austin Healey Workshop Manual : 100/6 (Series BN4 and BN6) and 3000 (Series BN7 and BT7)

By: Austin

Price: $44.00

Publisher: Austin Motor Company : 1958

Seller ID: 22678

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

320 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Blue hardcover, 320 pages paginated by section, 22 tables, 88 b/w photos, 176 b/w diagrams, ; British sports cars of the 1950s-1960s. Sections include: Engine. Ignition. Fuel system. Clutch. Overdrive. Steering and front suspension. Rear axle and suspension. Wheels and tyres. Brakes. More. ; Exterior shows very light wear, a few small spots. Fore-edge shows wear from thumbing. Pages show spots here and there, a few minor pencil marks, everything readable except one leaf is missing one tip affecting two letter of print. Quite scarce. Sold as is.
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Evangelischer Liederschatz, eine Auswahl der Bekanntesten Kernlieder fur Sonntags Schulen, Vereine und Gottesdienste, 3e, 3rd Edition : (Evangelical Hymnal, a Selection of Congregational Songs for Sunday Schools, Societies, and Worship Services) (Lutheran)

By: Author Unknown

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Verlag Von Gebrueder Geiger : 1906

Edition: Third Edition

Seller ID: 2800

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

318 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, title blindstamped on front, small white title label on spine, 318 pages, 383 hymns with lyrics and 4-part music, small section with 62 English hymns and index, otherwise entirely in German language in old script. ; Light wear to extremities. No marks or writing. Pages slightly yellowed from age. Three signatures pulled but textblock intact. Scarce.
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Lore of the Lakes : Told in Story and Picture

By: Bowen, Dana Thomas

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Dana Thomas Bowen : 1941

Edition: Second Printing

Seller ID: 24348

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

314 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, [xvi] + 314 pages, index, chronology of major events 1492-1940, several lists and tables, 4 appendixes, 94 b/w photos, drawings, maps, etc, most on glossy plates. ; Originally published September, 1940. This is 2nd printing, November, 1941, stated. ; One of the best books on Great Lakes and its famous old ships ever published. ; Moderate wear, spine dull but readable, oldprice inked on front endpaper, monochrome bookplate (sailing ship) on front flyleaf. Binding slightly cocked but tight.
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Castle Comedy, the : 1e, 1st Edition, 1904

By: Buchanan, Thompson; Illustrated by Elizabeth Shippen Green

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Harper & Brothers, Publishers : 1904

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 8464

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

235 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Hardcover, pale lavendar cloth, lettering and decor in white and gilt, 235 pages, green monochrome decorative page borders throughout, 4 full-color plates including very nice frontispiece. ; 1st edition, title page 1904, copyright page 1904. ; Light romance set in France, illustrated by the very underrated Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871-1954) prolific illustrator for Harper's Magazine and dozens of books. ; We have graded this item Very Good Minus. Cloth worn at extremities. Lower part of spine discolored. Owner name (B. M. GlenDening) on front blank page in old ink...
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What Now ? : Young Ladies Leaving School (1e, 1st Edition, 1852)

By: Deems, Charles F.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: M. W. Dodd : 1852

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 13949

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

130 pages; 16mo (6") 15 cm; Small hardcover (4 x 6 inches) 103 x 154 mm, blue textured cloth, 130 pages, gilt spine lettering and decor, blindstamped boards, pale yellow endpapers, appendix. ; Same date. Authored by president, Greensboro Female College, Greensboro, North Carolina, and dedicated to the seven pupils who made up the graduating class of 1852 (Lucy E. Biggs, Fannie M. Bishop, Catherine S. Blake, Mary E. Clement, Susan E. Salterfield, Annie J. Slade, Nannie T. Speed). Now co-ed, known as Greensboro College, affiliated with United Methodists. ; Cloth chipped at extremities. Front end...
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Ingersoll, Beecher, and Dogma : Or, a Few Simple Truths and Their Logical Deductions

By: Dement, R. S. (Richmond Sheffield)

Price: $32.00

Publisher: S. C. Griggs & Company : 1878

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 17515

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

155 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Small hardcover, original reddish-brown cloth, black decor, gilt lettering, dark brown endpapers, 155 + 4 pages. ; Author describes the thoughts of Robert Ingersoll, famed agnostic lecturer, as infidel philosophy and compares them to a kaleidoscope of pretty little bits and pieces, and declares that the thoughts of Henry Ward Beecher, famed Congregationalist pastor, are like a pillar of fire by night. ; Complete title and subtitle: 'Ingersoll, Beecher, and Dogma : Or, a Few Simple Truths and Their Logical Deductions, in Which the Positions of Mr. Ingersoll and Mr...
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Trilby : A Novel, with Illustrations by the Author

By: du Maurier, George ; Illustrated by George du Maurier

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers : 1895

Seller ID: 8461

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

464 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, tan cloth decorated in gilt and olive green; front board decorated with roses, ribbons, and other ornaments enclosing gilt heart with eagle's wings, superimposed over spider in spider's web; 464 pages; 100+ b/w line drawings, many full page; 4 pages of publisher ads in rear. ; Very early reprint. Copyright page 1894, title page 1895. This is NOT a flimsy print-on-demand wreck but an actual book from 1895. This is the original gothic novel of the evil hypnotist Svengali, basis of later tale Phantom of the Opera. ; Cloth discolored aon spine and around ed...
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Biographical Catalogue of the Matriculates of Haverford College, 2nd Edition, 1833-1922 : Together with Lists of the Members of the College Faculty and the Managers, Officers and Recipients of Honorary Degrees

By: Froehlicher, Hans

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Haverford College : 1922

Edition: Second Edition

Seller ID: 9589

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

755 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Full dark brown cloth, gilt title over red leather spine label, top edge gilt, index, concise biogrpahies of over 3500 individuals. Laid paper throughout. ; Before the 'yearbook' was the 'catalog' of college graduates. This item published by Alumni Association of Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania. Updated from 1900 edition compiled by William Wistar Comfort. New research by M. Evelyn Babbitt. Co-editors: L. Arnold Post, Stephen W. Meader. ; Exterior quite worn, cloth flaked, corners lightly bumped. Many pages unopened. Two leaves of index opened sloppily,...
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Collection of Writings by I. W. Goethe, Complete in 4 Volumes : (J. W. Goethe) Translated into Yiddish by D. M. Hermalin

By: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, with D. M. Hermalin

Price: $54.00

Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Company : 1911

Seller ID: 23101

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

1063 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; YIDDISH throughout, in Hebrew alphabet. Set of 4 hardcovers, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor on spine, portrait of Goethe in vol1, publishercatalogs in vol1 and vol4, 199 + [ix] + 352 + 271 + 229 + [iii] pages, 1063 total pages. ; Title pages in Yiddish and English, otherwise text is Yiddish throughout. Translated by David Moyshe Hermalin (1865-1921). ; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (here called I. W. Goethe) lived in Germany 1749-1832 and wrote poetry, plays, novels, and essays on secular, religions, philosophical, scientific and political topics. ; Light wea...
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Magnificat : A Hymnal for Sunday Schools, 1923

By: Hall, J. Lincoln, with C. Austin Miles and Adam Geibel

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Hall-Mack Company : 1923

Seller ID: 2813

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark red ribbed cloth, white lettering on front, 241 hymns with lyrics and 4-part music in standard notation, many by authors, plus index, a few orders of service and 12 readings and scripture selections. ; Cloth starting to fray ends of spine. Owner name and date in pencil on front endpaper. Interior clean, binding tight. Scarce.
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Church Hymnal, A, Compiled from the Prayer Book Hymnal : (Episcopalian) and from the Additional Hymns, Hymns Ancient and Modern, and Hymns for Church and Home, with Music

By: Hutchins, Charles L.

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Breed, Lent & Company : 1870

Edition: Third Edition

Seller ID: 10966

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

240 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Gilt title on front states Church Hymnal in ornate quasi-uncial celtic letters. ; Hardcover, steel-gray cloth, dark brown endpapers, 240 pages, 3 indexes, about 360 hymns with 4-part music in standard notation, music alone at top of page with all lyrics below. ; Copyright 1870. This is 3rd edition, 1870. Compiled, revised and enlarged by the Rev. Charles L. Hutchins. ; Amazonbuyers please note: image does not match this edition. This is an actual book from 1870, not an overpriced flimsy print-on-demand fake. ; Moderate exterior wear. A few pages have a light touch...
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New York Glee Book, the : Containing One Hundred Glees, Quartets, Trios, Songs in Parts, Rounds, and Catches

By: Loder, George

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Silas Andrus & Son : 1851

Seller ID: 20474

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

272 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Hardcover, pinkish-brown blindstamped cloth, gilt lyre on front and rear, gilt lettering and ornaments on spine, 272 rag (cotton-fiber) pages, pale pink endpapers, 100 glees (part songs) with full piano accompaniments. Mostly songs for SATB but also several for three voices, a few rounds, etc. ; Copyright 1843. This edition 1851. Music composed, selected, and arranged for ad libitum piano by George Loder, a well-known English composer, conductor and vocalist. ; Note to musicians: musical typography uses a few old-fashioned looking symbols but nothing you wouln't be ...
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Music Hour, the : First Book (Book 1)

By: McConathy, Osbourne; Illustrated by Shirley Kite

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Silver Burdett & Company : 1929

Seller ID: 24466

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

92 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; School music book, hardcover, olive green cloth, reinforced binding as issued, 92 pages, index, illustrated throughout in blue and orange, 93 simple songs with tunes and lyrics. ; Copyright 1928, 1929, stated. For first graders, age 5 to 6. Compiled and edited by Osbourne McConathy, W. Otto Miessner, Edward Bailey Birge, Mabel E. Bray. ; No jacket, as issued. Moderate wear and light soiling to cloth. Owner name and name of music college on front endpaper in fountain pen in a very neat hand. 2 leaves have closed tears to margins. No other defects.
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A Fool's Errand : By One of the Fools, 1880

By: One of the Fools (Albion W. Tourgee)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert : 1880

Seller ID: 16188

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

361 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Small hardcover, tan cloth, black decor and lettering on front, gilt lettering on spine, pale green patterned endpapers, 361 pages + 4 pages of critical reviews in front + 4-pg publisher catalog in rear. ; Copyright 1879. Preface dated September, 1879. Title page dated 1880. Published anonymously. This is an early printing, exact number of printing not indicated. ; A famous Reconstruction-era novel by European American man who founded Bennett College to educate former slaves, and who later defended Homer Plessy in famous racial segregation case Plessy v Ferguson. Wa...
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Little Engine That Could, the : Complete Edition

By: Piper, Watty; Illustrated by George & Doris Hauman

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Platt & Munk Company : 1954

Seller ID: 20484

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

38 pages; 12mo (7.25") 18 cm; Oblong hardcover, blue cloth, blue and yellow illustrated pastedown on front, reinforced binding as issued, 38 unnumbered glossy pages, color illustrations throughout. ; Platt & Munk 520. Originally published 1930. This edition 1954. Silver Anniversary Edition stated. ; Light wear to tips, small ding to spine. Rear endpaper chipped at corners. Otherwise book shows little wear. No marks or scribbles, no tears or creases. Binding tight. Scarce in better than usual condition. ; Star Books for Children Series
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Concentus Sacri, a Collection of Catholic Music : Containing a Mass, a Set of Vespers, and an Unequalled Variety of Offertoriums, Litanies, Canticles, Tantum Ergos, and Hymns for all the Feasts and Seasons of the Year

By: Rosewig, Albert H.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company : 1907

Seller ID: 16932

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

182 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Hardcover, dark green cloth over spine, tan boards, stylized illustration of Virgin Mary on front, 80 pieces of music, most arranged for 2 to 4 voices, all with full piano in standard notation. Lyrics in Latin throughout. Many familiar and traditional pieces, some pieces with music composed by Albert H. RoSewig himself. ; Originally published 1877. This edition 1907. Foreword by James Frederic. Compiled by the famed musical director of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Philadelphia. Complete subtitle: 'Containing a Mass, a Set of Vespers, and an Unequalled Variety of ...
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Celebrated Songs of Scotland : From King James V to Henry Scott Riddell

By: Ross, John Dawson, with James Kennedy

Price: $18.00

Publisher: William Pagan Jr & Son : 1887

Seller ID: 20407

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

397 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark green cloth over beveled boards, gilt lettering, 397 pages, floral endpapers, index, glossary, main text in 2 columns, over 1700 ballads in chronological order. No tunes. Includes small b/w portrait of Burns and short chapter on his life and art, and brief bios of several other Scottish poets and lyricists. Includes original poem by James Kennedy written especially for this publication. ; Copyright 1886, title page 1887. ; Complete subtitle: 'From King James V to Henry Scott Riddell, Edited, with Memoirs and Notes, by John D. Ross.' ; Normal wear to t...
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Songs of Beta Theta Pi : Published by the Fraternity in its Eighty-Eighth Year

By: Shepardson, Francis, with Eversole and Gavin

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Beta Theta Pi : 1927

Edition: Seventeenth Edition

Seller ID: 17937

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

183 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, gilt lettering and coat of arms on front, 183 pages, orange illustrated endpapers, 2 indexes, about 100 songs, most with tunes and full piano accompaniments, some with 4-part harmony. Music is in standard notation but for some songs the old C clef is used (reads same as G clef) ; 17th edition, 1927, stated. Compiled and edited by Francis W. Shepardson, Morris R. Ebersole, James L. Gavin. ; Light edgewear. Lower front cover spotted. Owner name and address very neatly penned on front blank page in fountain pen. No other marks. Endpapers partly...
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Life of George Stephenson, the : Railway Engineer (Caxton Edition)

By: Smiles, Samuel

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Donohue, Henneberry & Company : 1890

Seller ID: 21821

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

463 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, ornate decor in black, spine title in gilt, 463 pages, pale green patterned endpapers, footnotes, ; Originally published 1857, later revised by author as part of Industrial Biographies series. This is a early American edition, 1890, reprinted from 4th London edition, stated. Caxton edition stated. ; Biography of "Father of Railways" and inventor of first locomotive, first standard railway gauge and first passenger railroad. ; Light wear to cloth at extremities. Owner name (Harry Hanson, Manistee, Michigan) in faded ink on reverse of front f...
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Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket