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New York, NY: William Wood & Co, ca. 1866. 10.5 x 15 cm. Martha is ""situated"" as a cleaning-girl in the home of a wealthy family when she receives news that her mother is dying. She returns to her sad, dirty home, her mother dies, and she is left to care for her father and the children, and all is grim, until Mrs. Burke arrives. When Martha learns to pray, things get better. Blue cloth on board, blindstamped design and gilt title on spine, some water stain throughout, poor. . Catalogs: Children's/Religious.

ca. 1945. 22 x 26 cm. Music and words composed especially for visit to Canada, probably during World War II, by King George VI, Queen Mary, and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. Paper music, good. . Catalogs: Music.

London, England: Associated British Railways, 1935. 21 x 23 cm. Associated British Railways booklet provides sepia toned photos and descriptions of English sights, like an English village (with thatched roofs), Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Tower of Big Ben, Tower of London, St. John's College at Cambridge, Canterbury, Street scene in York, Chester, Lakes District, Royal Ascot, The Lido at Hyde Park, Durham, Waterfall in North Wales, Caernarvon, Lynmouth, Clovelly, more. Includes fold-out map from Thurso to Penzance showing Associated British Railways routes. Includes inset for Ireland, including Ulster. Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Travel.

Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, 1928. 15 x 23 cm. Tropical origin; Little black ant, Monomorium minimum, expert at ""getting into"" food, especially sugars, sirups, cakes. Pharoah's ant, Monomorium pharaonis; also Prenolepis longicornis and Plagiolepis longpipes. Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Farming/Insects.

Lipsiae (Leipzig): Sumtibus et Typis Car. Tauchnitii.[Karl Tauchnitz], 1824. 9.5 x 13.5 cm. Latin text by Virgil. Bucolicon Liber. Georgicon Libri I,II, III, IV. Aeneidos Libri I,II,III,IV,V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII. Culex Ad Octavium. Ciris Ad Messalam. Catalecta. Copa. Moretum. This was a classic text for Scholars in the nineteenth century. Quarter leather and marbled paper on board. Leather spine is cracked and worn. Frontispiece contains profile bust of P. Virgilius Maro. Good. . Catalogs: Literature/Educational.

L.T. Myers, �1913. 15 x 22 cm. Greatest cataclysm in American history. Devastation of Omaha. Flood at Dayton. Devastation of Columbus. Desolation of Indianapolis. Tornadoes in Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Alabama. Flood in Mississippi Valley. Red cloth on board illustrated with map of eastern United States. Photos very good. Very good. . Catalogs: History.

Philadelphia, PA: Theodore Presser Co, 1892. 26 x 34 cm. Consisting of standard Etudes and Studies arranged in progressive order. Selected from the best composers for the cultivation of technic, taste and sight reading. Scale runs for the right hand; left hand. Fable by A. Schmoll; Bohemian Dance by C.M. v. Weber; Trill and Scale Passages by Czerny; Bour�e by Le Couppey, Op. 17. Wrist Study. Melody Study. Study in Rhythm. First Nocturne. Study in Finger Staccato. Paper booklet, pencil notations on some music; note from teacher inserted in booklet, fair. . Catalogs: Music/Educational.

New York, NY: National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, ca. 1940. 14 x 20 cm. An interesting example of blatant propaganda. Ms. Maurer spent 1935-37 in the USSR, and produces such a glowing picture of child care that you wonder if she really believes all that. Paper pamphlet, good. . Catalogs: History/Ephemera/Propaganda.

New York, NY: National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, ca. 1942. 14 x 20 cm. Child care begins before birth' nurseries and kindergartens; the school does more than teach; new wartime responsibilities. Paper booklet, very good. . Catalogs: Educational/Propaganda/History.

Boston, MA: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1869. 10 x 15 cm. One of a series of stories about Little Prudy and Dotty. In this story, Dotty goes ""out west"" which means, in those days, Indiana. Very interesting view of life. Cloth on board, blindstamped design on cover. Cover worn, slightly frayed at bottom of spine.Front hinge loose, frontisp. And title page loose. Owner name on ffep. Poor. . Catalogs: Children's.

New York, NY: Story Magazine, Inc, 1934. 18 x 24 cm. Who Killed Cock Robin? By Romer Wilson; The Good Family, by Benjamin Appel; The Venus Arms by Herzl Lee. Paper booklet, spine worn, half torn off. Fair. . Catalogs: Fiction.

Chicago, IL: Armour & Co, 1912. 15 x 22 cm. "Catering for the Cold Inner Man"" what to serve the weary and depressed husband. ""Dainty Luncheon Dishes"" Ways to cook parsnips. Cooking lessons for beginners. Recipes from around the country. Cover shows small boy with wagon, with Veribest� bucket in it. Cover has penciled notes of menu. Else, very good. . Catalogs: Cookbooks/Women's.

L.C. McCollum, 1929. 13 x 17.6 cm. Tribute to First Battalion of the 308th Infantry, 77th Division, fighting in the Argonne in France, October, 1918.Dedicated to Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Charles W. Whittlesey. Poems, sketches, photos of leaders. Leatherette cover, Presentation bookplate on title page from Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post. 159, Lawrence, MA to Mrs. K. Quinlan. Very good. . Catalogs: World War I.

Boston, MA: A. Williams & Co., Booksellers, 1879. 15 x 23 cm. Copp's Hill is the third name for this hill-- before it was called Windmill Hill, then Snow Hill, and finally Copp's. Burgoyne and Clinton witnessed the fight on Bunker Hill from Copp's Hill. After surrender of Quebec, the North Enders made a huge bonfire on Copp's Hill: 45 tar barrels, two cords of wood, a mast, spars and boards and 50 lbs. of powder. Three illustrations. Paper booklet, slight wear. Name ""Millie Hathaway Mooers (Mrs. Wm. FG.) 39 Bates Road, Milton, Mass."" written on first page. Good. . Catalogs: Travel/Boston/History.

Boston, MA: Boston Public Schools, 1901. 14 x 22 cm. Detailed outlines for teaching drawing to grammar school students in Boston, 1901. Teaches study of plant life, insects, definition of colors, appearance of edges, perspective, simple decoration, tints, character and shape of heads, recognition of mass and proportion, space relation, more. Paper booklets, good. . Catalogs: Educational.

Boston, MA: Edw. McDonald, Superintendent, 1886. 15 x 23 cm. Christ Church (Old North Church) and story of Paul Revere. North End Industrial Home. Poor women are allowed to take in washing. Baldwin Place Home. Boston Baptist Bethel Church. St. Mary's Church. Governor Hitchinson's Mansion. Sir Henry Frankland's House.Paul Revere's birthplace. Galloupe House. Oldest stone in Burial Ground is near Shaw monument and was erected in memory of grandchildren of William Copp. Vault for Reverend Doctors Increase, Cotton and Samuel Mather. Many illustrations. Paper booklet, front cover nearly detached, fair. Name ""Millie C.H. Mooers from Aunt Hattie Hathaway"" written on cover. . Catalogs: Travel/Boston/History.

New York, NY: Samuel W. Miller, 1934. 22 x 31 cm. Booklet offers ""Many Pictures Never Before Published"" of Admiral Byrd's Famous Trip to the Antarctic and the South Pole. Photos of Little America, Village nine miles from Ross Ice Barrier. Penguins. Bernt Balchen, airplane pilot. Paul Seiple, Boy Scout. Paper booklet, 4 cm closed tear in top edge of cover. Good. . Catalogs: Travel/History.

New York, NY: Cupples & Leon Company, Publishers, �1919. 25 x 25 cm. Popular cartoon features Jiggs, always the irresponsible husband, and Maggie, the demanding, shrill wife. Comic booklet, cover missing, text block shows browning, edge wear. Poor. . Catalogs: Humor.

New York, NY: Dell Publishing Co., Inc, 1941. 16 x 24 cm. All you need to know about how to behave in public: No chewing gum, scratching, stretching, yawning, snorting, burping, picking teeth. Invitations, introductions, etc. Paper booklet, cover shows Movie stars Alexis Smith and William Lundigan with their two dogs' leashes entwined. Cover shows wear, pages browned. Good. . Catalogs: Educational/Manners.

New York, NY: Jana T. Bennett Co, ca. 1916. 21 x 13 cm. Exciting and surprising story-- a capital and exciting yarn! Photos of various scenes from play, starring William Courtenay; for Boston performances at Plymouth Theatre, New Nixon Theatre. Paper advertising booklet, slight wear, very good. . Catalogs: Advertising.