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"Nights with an Old Gunner" - and Other Studies of Wild Life by C.J. Cornish. 1899; Seeley and Co.; London. Nicely illustrated with 16 full-page plates. Here are a few examples of the contents: The Wild Grey Geese of Holkham; Wild Fowl on Holkham Lake; The Terns and the High Tide; Sport in the Sandhills; Lobster-Catching with Hands and Feet; Prawns and Prawn Pools; Shore Birds' Nests in Brading Harbour; Sandbank Fisheries; The Birds of Parks; The Haunt of Our Summer Falcon; Owls' Nests and Owl Trees; A Game Farm in August; Fish and Fowl at Hampton Court; The White Horse Downs; Shooting on the Carrs; Netting the Old Canal; A Beaver Lake in Sussex; The Japanese Deer at Powerscourt...and more.From the Preface: "The contradiction involved in a liking for field sports and a taste for observing wild animals in their hours of ease is an obvious one. But in such byways of sport as are mainly recorded here, phases of animal life are noticed at hours during which the creatures would otherwise not be seen, as,…
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Nights with an Old Gunner and Other Studies of Wild Life
by C.J. Cornish
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Rural Affairs (1869, Volume V): A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes
by J.J. Thomas
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This is an antique home, farm and garden volume, "RURAL AFFAIRS - A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes" by J.J. Thomas. 1869; Luther Tucker & Son; Albany, NY. Volume V. Profusely illustrated with 400 engravings. Nicely illustrated title page. From the Preface: "The design is to include as much practical information as can be condensed within their compass, on various topics of Agricultural, Horticultural and Domestic interest; and from copiousness of illustration, to render them the most beautiful and attractive, as well as among the most comprehensive and useful books on the subjects to which they are devoted.""Reading matter" consists of Farming, Orchard culture, Rural Architecture, Landscape Gardening, flower and Kitchen Gardening, Raising and Marketing the Small Fruits, Entomology, the Management of Poultry and Bees, Farm…
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Rural Affairs (1872, Volume III) - A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes
by J.J. Thomas
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This is an antique home, farm and garden volume, "RURAL AFFAIRS - A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes" by J.J. Thomas. 1872; Luther Tucker & Son; Albany, NY. Volume III. Profusely illustrated with 440 engravings. Nicely illustrated title page.Here are some examples of the contents: Apple Tree Caterpillar; Designs for Barns; A Model Cellar; Churning Butter; Management of Bees; Culture of Carrots; How to Cure Beef; Bottling Cherries; Langstroth's Bee Hives; Pumpkins for Cows; Rotation of Crops; Laying out Farms; Autumnal Flowers; Hay Sweep; Chapter of Grasses; Hessian Fly; Training Horses; How to Make Young Farmers; Indian Corn; Notes on Manure; Harvesting Peas; Manufacture of Maple Syrup; Facts for Poor Farmers; Bantams; Pens and Coops for Poultry; Nails, Screws and Bolts; Notes on Strawberries; Dimensions of Cattle Stables;…
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Meta Gray: What Makes Home Happy
by M.J. McIntosh
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"META GRAY - or, What Makes Home Happy" by M.J. McIntosh. 1859; D. Appleton and Company; New York. There are eight pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. The chapters are as follows: Meta's Home; Changes in the Home - A New Relation; A Home More Splendid, but Less Happy than Meta's; The Disappointment - A Journey Planned; The Great Teacher - Introduction to New Scenes and New Characters; Relations and No Friends; Teaching by Books and by Example; The Last Home.Condition:
Clean covers; the cloth and lettering on the spine has somewhat faded. Tiny cloth tear at the bottom-right corner tip of the front cover; tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent foxing to the pages. There is an old inscription written in pen on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.
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Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa: A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent
by J.T. Headley, Willis Fletcher Johnson
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"Stanley's Adventures in the WILDS OF AFRICA" - A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by J.T. Headley and Willis Fletcher Johnson. 1891; James H. Earle; Boston. This edition features a frontispiece portrait of Stanley and 24 full-page illustrations. Decorative floral end papers. "Covering Stanley's expedition to find (David) Livingston, his crossing the continent and exploration of the Congo from its headwaters to the ocean, his establishment of the Congo Free State and his last great achievement - the discovery and deliverance of Emin Pasha."Here are a few examples of the contents: Stanley's birth-place; The lost Dr. Livingstone; Inaccessibility of Africa; Wretched surroundings; Execution for Witchcraft; Waste of human life; African warriors and warfare; Shooting hippopotami near Lake Ugenlo; Death of the horses; Jungle travel; African fever; Incipient mutiny; Murderous attempt; Strange tribes; Marks and weapons; African ornamentation;…
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Hampton's Magazine - January to June, 1910; Volume XXIV: With Jack London and Robert E. Peary (North Pole Discovery) Stories
by Jack London, Robert E. Peary
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This is a bound volume of "HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE" containing six consecutive issues, January - June 1910. Volume XXIV. The issues don't have their front/back covers - each issue begins with its frontispiece followed by the title page. The issues contain both fiction and non-fiction stories, as well as poetry. Highlights of this volume include the story "The Terrible Solomons" by JACK LONDON, and installments of "The Discovery of the NORTH POLE" by Robert E. Peary within each issue. The volume contains many photographs and illustrations (some of which are in color).Condition:There are some light scratches on the covers; the bottom edge of the back cover has a thin, light stain line. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There are a few clusters of pages that have staining: 46-59 (light), 68-77 (heavy), 861-882 (heavy); page 80 has a tear at the inner edge near the spine (a small bit of page 80 has adhered to page 81). The front end paper, title page, and 3 Index pages each…
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Letters to a Young Physician
by James Jackson
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"Letters to a Young Physician" by James Jackson. 1861 5th edition (stated); Ticknor and Fields; New York. With an old inscription written by Harrison Loring (founder of City Point Works in Boston) to a doctor at the front. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the author's Introduction: "It is my object in these letters to point out to you in a familiar manner whatever occurs to me as likely to aid you, and which the books do not say much about. I shall not be perfectly methodical, yet I shall endeavor to hold to some plan."Condition:Clean front cover and spine; stain spots on the back cover; tiny cloth tears at the top 2 corner tips; bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are lightly age-toned but clean with only a tiny tear at the outer edge of pages 3-10. A front end paper has an old inscription written in pencil to a doctor. Overall the book is in very good condition.
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Selections from the Personal, Political, Philosophical, and Epistolary Writings of Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
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This is a terrific condition, vintage copy of "The Writings of THOMAS JEFFERSON " - Selections from the Personal, Political, Philosophical, and Epistolary Writings of Thomas Jefferson with its original slip case. 1967; The Limited Editions Club; Lunenburg, Vermont. This copy is #1,195 of only 1,500 copies printed, and is SIGNED by the illustrator, Lynd Ward. The contents are grouped into "Autobiographic," "Affairs of State, Education, Religion & Slavery," and "Letters." Nicely illustrated with numerous lithographs (colored blue) by Ward.Here are a few examples of the contents: The Declaration of Independence; First Inaugural Address; A Summary View of the Rights of British America; A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom; Slavery; The Federal Constitution - to James Madison; On Personal Relations - to Maria Jefferson Eppes; Socrates and Jesus - to Joseph Priestly; On Behavior - to Jefferson Randolph; Philosophy and Religion - to John Adams; The Invention of Elevators - to Isaac McPherson; On the…
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YANKEE STADIUM - 75 Years of Drama, Glamor and Glory
by Ray Robinson and Christopher Jennison
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This is a handsome, fine binding copy of "YANKEE STADIUM - 75 Years of Drama, Glamor, and Glory" by Ray Robinson and Christopher Jennison. Published in 1998 by Easton Press with leather covers, decorative end papers, 4 raised bands on the spine and a ribbon page marker. With both color and black & white photographs throughout. First edition, 5th printing.Condition:The book is in great condition both inside and out. Clean covers with no scratches or stains. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean with no writing, stains, tears or foxing. Bookplate affixed to the half-title page (the bookplate has been written on: "Dudley Farquhar - A Die-Hard Red Sox Fan"). Overall a very nice copy.
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The Art of Cooking by Gas
by Marie Jenny Sugg
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This is a rare copy of the groundbreaking cookbook, "THE ART OF COOKING BY GAS" by Marie Jenny Sugg. This book was the first to introduce methods of cooking with gas, revolutionizing the culinary world. 1890 1st edition; Cassell & Company; London. The book features numerous illustrated advertisements and illustrations of gas appliances. The contents are as follows: Roasters, Kitcheners, etc.; General Directions; Menus - Dinner for the Four Seasons (April, July, October, Christmas); Home Dinners; Luncheons; Breakfasts; Bread and Cakes. From the introduction: "In writing this Handbook of Cooking by Gas, I have not had the pretension of adding to the already long list of exhaustive cookery books. My aim has been rather to point out the advantages of gas as applied to the work of the kitchen, to give the best method of using it, and to demonstrate practically its superiority for culinary purposes over all other fuel when used properly."Marie Jenny was the wife of William Sugg, a London gas engineer whose…
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Weder Kommunismus noch Kapitalismus: Neither Communism nor Capitalism
by Karl Jentsch
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"Weder Kommunismus noch Kapitalismus" (Neither Communism nor Capitalism) by Karl Jentsch from 1893. "A proposal for the solution of the European question." The book is written entirely in German. Also included is a 4-page folding brochure of other German books. Condition:Clean covers and spine; nice corners; nice red lettering on the front cover, slightly dulled on the spine. Tight binding with no splits and no loose pages. The front end paper is not present. The text pages are in very good condition - lightly age toned and clean with no writing, stains, foxing or tears found. Overall in very good condition.
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The Life of George Cruikshank
by Blanchard Jerrold
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Antique copy of "The Life of GEORGE CRUIKSHANK" by Blanchard Jerrold. 1898 "New Edition" - complete in two Epochs; Chatto & Windus; London. The book contains 84 illustrations (including a special drawing by Gustave Dore titled "The Gin-Fiend" that forms the frontispiece to Epoch II that Dore drew as "a tribute to the genius of Cruikshank"). With a 32-page publisher's catalog at the back.From the author's Preface: "In the following pages I have endeavored to present George Cruikshank to the reader - not only as he lived and moved and worked, but also in the light in which he was held by his many friends and his distinguished critics. These pages should be accepted as memoires pour servir as material towards a just judgment of the artist and the man. I am indebted to George Cruikshank's friends for many personal anecdotes, and to my own recollections of him, ranging from my boyhood to his death, for the general outline of the 'dear old George,' whose humour and eccentricity delighted Dickens, Douglas…
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A Forty Years' Fight with the Drink Demon
by Charles Jewett
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Nice condition antique copy of "A Forty Years' Fight with the DRINK DEMON" by Charles Jewett. 1872 1st Edition; National Temperance Society and Publishing House; New York. The book contains numerous full-page illustrations and portraits, as well as in-text drawings. "A History of the Temperance Reform as I Have Seen it, and of My Labor in Connection Therewith."Condition:Clean front and back covers; there are a few small stains on the spine. The lettering on the spine has partially faded. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The book still opens crisply as if new - nice pages with only some occasional light foxing. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.
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Fragmenta Aurea - A Collection of All The Incomparable Peices: Suckling's Poems and Plays
by Sir John Suckling
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Nice condition early leather-bound copy of "FRAGMENTA AUREA" - A Collection of All The Incomparable Peices, by Sir John Suckling. 1658 3rd edition (stated) "With some New Additionals"; Printed for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard; London. (Note - the last two works are dated 1659 on the title page.)The book contains the following "Peices":* Poems, &c.* Letters to Diverse Eminent Personages: Written on Several Occasions* An Account of Religion by Reason - A Discourse upon Occasion presented to the Earl of Dorset* Aglaura - Presented at the Private-House in Black Fryers, By His Majesties Servants* Aglaura - Represented at the Court, By His Majesties Servants* The Goblins - A Comedy Presented at the Private-House in Black Fryers, By His Majesties Servants* Brennoralt - A Tragedy Presented at the Private-House in Black Fryers, By His Majesties Servants* The Last Remains of John Suckling - Being a Full Collection of All His Poems and Letters Which Have Been so Long Expected,…
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Rhymes of Little Boys
by Burges Johnson
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"Rhymes of Little Boys" by Burges Johnson. 1905; Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.; New York. The book contains dozens of poems - please see the photos for the complete list of contents. Color frontispiece.From the Author's Note:"The rhyes in this collection are of two varities, - those in the words of little boys, and those to or about little boys; the latter are grouped together at the end of the book. Many of these rhymes were originally copyrighted in the magazines; sincere thanks are due to the several Harper periodicals, St. Nicholas, Everybody's Magazine, and Leslie's Weekly, among others, for permission to use them here."Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; the label on the spine has begun to peel a bit; sharp cover corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in terrific condition - clean and white with no writing, foxing, tears or stains found. Small bookshop label affixed to front end paper. Overall in very good condition.
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Typographia: The Printer's Instructor
by J. Johnson
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This is an antique copy of "TYPOGRAPHIA ~ or, The Printer's Instructor" by J. Johnson. Volume II only of a two-volume set. 1824 1st edition; Messrs. Longman, Hurd, Rees, Orne, Brown & Green; London. There is an illustrated title page, a frontispiece, full-page engravings, and in-text illustrations. "Including an Account of the Origin of Printing, with Biographical Notices of the Printers of England, from Caxton to the Close of the Sixteenth Century; A Series of Ancient and Modern Alphabets, and Domesday Characters; Together with an Elucidation of Every Subject Connected with the Art." The book is smaller in size - it measures 5 1/4" tall x 3 3/8" wide x 1 3/4" thick.Here are a few examples of the contents within volume II: Properties of Types; Italic Letter; Difference of Sizes in Letters; Capitals; Numeral Letters; Flowers; Stanhope Logotypes; Half Sheets in 4to; Sheets in Folio; Physical Signs and Abbreviations; Typo Marks Explained; Celestial & Astronomical Signs; Hieroglyphical Writing;…
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Campfire and Battlefield: An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War
by Rossiter Johnson
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This is an amazing, antique book about The War of the Rebellion - "CAMPFIRE AND BATTLEFIELD ~ An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War" by Rossiter Johnson. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Desmond Publishing Company, Boston / Bryan, Taylor & Co. / New York. The book is profusely illustrated with over 1,000 photographs, drawings (many of which are full-page), maps and portraits. Decorative floral end papers. There is an Index at the back. Oversized and hefty - the book measures 13 5/8" tall x 11 1/8" wide. Complete in one volume.Condition:There is a small stain at the left edge of the front cover, a stain near the top edge of the spine, and a few vertical scratch lines at the bottom half of the back cover. Cloth tears at the bottom edges of the spine. The gilt on the spine has faded just a bit. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The paper at the inner edge of the front pastedown has torn/split in places along the bottom half. The…
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The Works of Dean Jonathan Swift Embracing Gulliver's Travels, Tale of a Tub, Battle of the Books, etc.
by Dean Jonathan Swift
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"The Works of Dean JONATHAN SWIFT - Embracing GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, The Tale of a Tub, Battle of the Books, etc." with a Life of the Author by Rev. John Mitford. 1856; Leavitt & Allen; New York. The book features a nicely decorated gilt spine and in-text illustrations. With "copious Notes" by W.C. Taylor.Condition:Soiling to the cover and spine. The top-right half of the back cover and the top edge of the spine have been chipped away/worn down. Small cloth tears at the bottom 2 cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages have occasional foxing and alternate between white and age-toned at different places. Overall the book is in Good- condition.
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From Here to Eternity
by James Jones
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Nice condition vintage copy of "From Here to Eternity" by James Jones with its original dust jacket. 1953; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $2.69 price intact on the front flap. "In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones portrays the courage, violence and passions of men and women who live by unspoken codes and with unutterable despair...in the most important American novel to come out of World War II, a masterpiece that captures as no other the honor and savagery of men."Condition:Clean covers; there is some very light soiling (foxing?) along the right edge of the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are clean and white and appear unread with no issues found. Overall the book is in Near Fine condition. The dust jacket has a dime-sized smudge on the back cover; clean front cover; dark smudge at the bottom of the spine; the jacket is un-clipped with the original…
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From Here to Eternity
by James Jones
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Nice condition vintage copy of "From Here to Eternity" by James Jones with its original dust jacket. 1962 (presumed, based on the "AC-4.62[H]" code on the copyright page); Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $5.95 price intact on the front flap. "In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones portrays the courage, violence and passions of men and women who live by unspoken codes and with unutterable despair...in the most important American novel to come out of World War II, a masterpiece that captures as no other the honor and savagery of men."Condition:Clean covers and spine; sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There is a 1" cloth tear at the bottom edge of the back cover. The text pages are clean and white and appear unread with no issues found. A name written in pen has been crossed out in black marker on the front end paper. Light tanning along the inner edge of the front pastedown from the…
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