Piccolo Pete
by BAXTER, Phil
Kansas City, Mo: J.W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co, 1929. Ephemera no binding. Very good. Phil BAXTER, music.. 12" x 9 1/4"; 6 [1]pp; color pictorial front wrapper; ad for Phil Baxter's New Song Success, "Blame It On the Moon" on rear wrapper; very good. Ted Weems and his Orchestra's Greatest Novelty Record.
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Katrine from Holland; Wrapper title: I am Katrine from Holland with 4 Three Dimensional Outfits, Magic Doll Series: A Magic Eye Doll, move me from side to side and I Roll My Eyes
by BEALL, Willa
Cincinnati 9, Ohio: Artcraft Paper Products, 1950. Stiff wraps. Very good +. Laura SCHMEING. 4to; [6pp]; color pictorial glazed stiff wrapper, illustration of a Dutch girl with a yoke and floral buckets, cut away eyes in wrapper reveal moveable eyes from cardboard paper doll below; 3 staple binding to front wrapper; price sticker of 25 cents to front wrapper; printed verso front wrapper with story text, rector rear with paper doll costumes to color; thick cardboard paper doll... Read More
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The Texans! Tejas to Today
by BEAMER, Charles, Bertha Mae COX, Joe B. FRANTZ
Austin-Dallas, [Texas]: Graphic Ideas, 1972. Cloth. Near fine. 8vo; 288pp; color illustrated cloth over board with title and author to front cover and title, author and publisher to spine; front pastedown has printed school property student registration form; color illustrated; near fine. UNUSED school text book with lessons taught in story form.
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The Boy's Story of Lindbergh, The Lone Eagle
by BEAMISH, Richard J.
Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1928. Cloth. Near fine. 8vo; 288pp; green cloth over board, gilt-stamped panel, color pictorial onlay with a portrait of Lindbergh and illustration of the Spirit of St. Louis, gilt lettering on spine; b&w photographic illustrated fp; 36 full-page illustrations, many b&w photographic plates; light shelf wear to boards; near fine.
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Marjorie's Literary Dolls, With Nineteen Photographic Illustrations of Marjorie's Dolls Arranged by the Author
by BEARD, Patten
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, 1916. Patten BEARD. [JUVENILE]. Small 4to; 114pp; color pictorial tan cloth over board, outline of a house in red and green, b&w photographic illustration onlaid to front; tan eps; b&w frontispiece and pictorial title page; glazed stock; b&w photographic illustrations of dolls in text; light scattered foxing; very good. A listing appears in OCLC, but no library ownership is listed. Scarce. The fanciful world of a young girl named Marjorie and her... Read More
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Tales Told in Holland, My Travelship
by BEAUPRE MILLER, Olive, editor
Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1954. Cloth. Fine. Olive Beaupre MILLER. [CHILDREN] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. 4to; 190 [2]pp; bright orange pebbled cloth over board color pictorial portrait onlaid to front in blind-stamped frame, gilt-lettering on front and spine; color pictorial endpapers; color pictorial title-page; color illustrations throughout; never completely opened, as new, fine. First published in 1926, the My Travelship series of books was very successful, and 1954 was its thirtieth printing. The other two books in this... Read More
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Guide Book of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence, and St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail Roads, Including a Full Description of All the Interesting Features of the White Mountains. With Illustrations from Original Sketches by C.E. Beckett
by BECKETT, S.B.
Portland [Maine]: Sanborn & Carter, and H.J. Little & Co, 1853. [TRAVEL] [MAPS] [RAIL ROADS]. Baker, Smith & Andrew, wood engravers. Half-title: Portland White-Mountains & Montreal Rail-Road Guide, Portland [Maine]: Foster, Gerrish & Co., Printers, Corner of Middle and Exchange Sts., 1853. Cover title: Portland, White Mountains and Montreal Rail Road Guide Fold-out map: Route Between Portland, the White Mountains and Montreal; by the A.& St. Lawrence and the St.L. & Atlantic Railroads. (14" x... Read More
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L'annee enfantine d'Histoire de France; The Child's Year of History of France
by BEDEL, Jean
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1922. 1/4 cloth. Very good. 12mo; 71 [1] pp; quarter bound tan cloth with illustrated paper over board cover, back cover advertises other publisher's books; publisher's tag inserted before the title page with discount notification on publication; age toning of paper; last two pages uncut bottom edges. Very good minus. History tolf about France with illustrations and questions to answer following the text.
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The Spell of China, with eight plates in full colour and many dougravures from photographs by E.M. Newman
by BELL, Archie
Boston: The Page Company, 1917. E.M. NEWMAN. [TRAVEL]. E.M. NEWMAN, photographer. Folding map: China, Siam, Indo-China, and Chosen, Rand McNally & Co. First edition, first printing. 8vo; xiv, 404pp; dark green pictorial cloth over board, gilt stamped lettering, an illustration of a pagoda in red and blue with gilt accents, gilt lettering on spine with vignette; top edge gilt, untrimmed fore edge; color pictorial eps; gift inscription on recto fp dated Dec. 1918; color fp with tissue guard;... Read More
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Karte von dem Eylande Jamaica
by BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Leipzig: J.J. Schwabe, 1760. Fine. English translation: Map of the Island of Jamaica. 9 x 14 1/2", 8 x 12 3/8" within the neat line; plate mark visible, two vertical folds as issued; decorative ornate cartouche with title and date; rose compass over cartouche; fine. This map produced by Jacque Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) a French cartographer and hydrographer, Bellin produced important maps of his time. He was a member of the Royal Society of London and the Académie... Read More
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The Castle Number Nine, Story and Pictures by Ludwig Bemelmans
by BEMELMANS, Ludwig
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Ludwig BEMELMANS. [JUVENILE]. Small 4to; [44]pp; mint green cloth over board, gilt-stamped castle with grillwork on front, gilt-stamped letters on spine; color pictorial endpapers; flyleaf pictures a castle with grillwork on a yellow background; title page printed in red and black lettering on a yellow ground; illustrations every page in color or black and yellow; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket, chipping and rubbing to edges, rear flap almost separated at fold; fine in... Read More
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I Never Knew That Before
by BENDER, Eric J.
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1938. Pictorial boards. Very good/very good. Janet Laura SCOTT. 8vo; 123pp; color pictorial paper over board, children looking at the world; green cloth spine; color pictorial endpapers of an Indian in full headdress looking over water with flying geese and an airplane; ownership in pencil to ffep; 9 full page color illustrations and one in b&w, small illustrations in text; scuffing to board edges; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket lacking price, age... Read More
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Prayers from the Ark and The Creatures' Choir. Two Volume Boxed Set
by BERNOS DE GASZTOLD, Carmen. Rumer GODDEN, translator
New York: The Viking Press, 1967. Jean PRIMROSE. [JUVENILE] [POETRY]. Small 4to; 71pp and 69pp; color pictorial boards, color illustrations throughout; unclipped color pictorial dust jackets, spines slightly darkened; both fine in fine dj. Color pictorial slipcase with light wear to edges.
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Cowboy Jim Puppet Book
by BERTON, Max
New York: Capitol Publishing Company, Inc, 1949. Richard POWERS. [MOVABLE BOOK] [TOY BOOK] [JUVENILE]. Richard POWERS, illustrator. K.M. PLOWITZ, designer. Small 4to (9 9/16" x 8"); [20]pp; color illustrated stiff board, die-cut window on the front board to represent a stage, title on front, imprint on rear; front board opens to reveal the stage with two tab moveable puppets and the story booklet affixed to the inside; color printing; light shelf-soiling to boards, old glue scrape to front of... Read More
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Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858, Volumes I and II
by BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1928. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. [BIOGRAPHY]. First edition, fourth impression. Two volumes. Octavo (8vo); gilt-stamped facsimile signature to navy ribbed cloth on front boards, gilt lettering on spine; deckle fore-edge and bottom; Vol. I: xxviii, 607pp; photogravure portrait frontispiece of Abraham Lincoln with tissue guard; 8 inserted b&w plates; a few unopened leaves; light shelf scuffing to edge, paper lightly age-toned; Vol. II: vii, 739pp; photogravure... Read More
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The Happy Family
by BINGHAM, Clifton
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1891. Boards. Very good. Ernest NISTER. Ernest Nister, 24 St. Bride St., E.C. and New York: E.P.Dutton & Co., 31 West Twenty Third Street. Lithographed and printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg. 16mo (6 ¼" x 4 7/8"); [12]pp; glazed chromolithographed boards featuring three young children and decorative lettering, green cloth shelf-back; 4 full-page chromolithographed illustrations, small b&w line drawings in text; light scuffing and... Read More
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The Daisy Chain
by BINGHAM, Clifton
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1891. Boards. Very good. London: Ernest Nister, 24 St. Bride St., E.C. and New York: E.P.Dutton & Co., 31 West Twenty Third Street, No date [c. 1891]. Lithographed and printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg. 16mo (6 ¼" x 4 7/8"); [12]pp; glazed chromolithographed boards featuring a girl fastening a daisy chain around her neck, green cloth shelf-back; 4 full page chromolithographed illustrations, small b&w line... Read More
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Pitter Patter
by BINGHAM, Clifton
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1891. Boards. Very good. Lizzie LAWSON. London: Ernest Nister, 24 St. Bride St., E.C. and New York: E.P.Dutton & Co., 31 West Twenty Third Street, No date [c. 1891]. Lizzie LAWSON, illustrator. Lithographed and printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg. 16mo (6 ¼" x 4 7/8"); [12]pp; glazed chromolithographed boards featuring two children sitting under an umbrella in the rain, green cloth shelf-back; 4 full page... Read More
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My Gift and Greeting, And Other Gems of Thought from the Poets
by BINGHAM, NISBET, LONGFELLOW, PROCTER, WILLIAMS, HMW
London: Ernest Nister, 1890. Stiff wraps. Very good +. No date [c. 1890]. Printed by E. Nister at Nuremburg (Bavaria). 12mo; [16pp]; gilt stamped stiff scalloped-edge wrapper with chromolithographed pastoral scene in a fan shaped cartouche to front; gold cord binding; all edges gilt; decorated title page; 7 full page sepia illustrations with titles; light shelf soiling; very good plus. Features poetry from: Clifton Bingham (1859-1913), E. [Edith] Nisbet (1858-1924), [Henry Wadsworth] Longfellow (1807-1882), Adelaide Procter (1825-1864),... Read More
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The Eskdale Herd-Boy, A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons. Uncle Sam's Library for The Boys ad Girls in His U.S.A.
by Lady STODDARD (Mrs. [Martha] BLACKFORD)
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 111 Washington Street, 1854. [JUVENILE]. Edward DALZEAL, engraver. 16mo (6" x 4 7/8"); 140pp; vi, [1], 2-140pp; green cloth over board, blind-stamped design within fillets, gilt-stamped vignette of 4 children standing under the series title on front and rear boards; all edges gilt; pale yellow eps; series statement (1st page after the ffep), listing of series under a vignette of a bald eagle carrying and an American flag (2nd page after ffep); spine lightly... Read More
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Manners for Moderns
by BLACK, Kathleen
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1938. North YOUNG. [ETIQUETTE] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. North YOUNG, illustrator. 12mo (7 1/8" x 5"); v [iii], 117pp; green pebbled cloth over board, cream stamped letters and vignette of a man and woman on front; ownership on ffep; small line drawings in text; fine. "This book is written especially for young me. It has to do with everyday people and their everyday doings." "It aims to bring the problems of manners out into the light of... Read More
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A Map of North America from the Latest Surveys and Maps, by John Blair, L.L.D. & F.R.S. as a Supplement to His Tables of Chronology
by BLAIR, John
London, 1768. Map no binding. Fine. Thomas KITCHEN, engraver. [COLONIAL AMERICA]. 18 ¾" x 23 ¾" sheet size; 16 ½" x 22 ¾" within the neat line; vertical fold as issued in the atlas; well defined plate mark, wide margins; light offsetting of ink, else fine. A captivating clear map of the eastern coast of British North America extending up into the maritime provinces of Canada in the east, as far west as Lake Superior and the plains... Read More
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Fighting Ships of the U.S.A.
by BLAKESLEE, Lieutenant Victor F.; Introduction by Admiral William V. PRATT
New York: Random House, 1941. First Edition. Very good/good. Charles ROSNER. Charles ROSNER, illustrator. First edition. 4to; 76pp; quarter-bound in navy cloth with color pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers; owner's name in ink and a bookseller's ticket on the free front endpaper; illustrated throughout in both b&w and color; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket; light shelf wear to board edges and toning of paper, damp staining to front of dust jacket and heavy chipping to head and tail of... Read More
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Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation Evaporated Milk; Cover title: Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation
by BLAKE, Mary
Los Angeles, California: Home Service Department, Carnation Company, 1959. Staplebound. Near fine. 8vo; 16pp; color pictorial stiff glazed wrapper, 2 staple binding; color illustrations through text; light soiling to wrapper; near fine. Located in 7 WorldCat libraries. Published with a corporate pseudonym, this booklet is aimed at those needing instruction in running a household. Subjects on kitchen skills are presented in bullet-form with colorful illustrations. Eight pages of recipes using Carnation brand evaporated milk.
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Abridgement of the Nautical Almanac, and Tide Tables, 1875, with a List of United States Lighthouses, Coast Survey Sailing Directions, &c
by [BLISS, John.]
New York: John Bliss & Co., 110 Wall St., near South, 1874. Sewn binding. Good +. 8vo; 7pp + [48pp + 13pp almanac + 32pp Sailing Directions for Harbors on the U.S. Coast + 15pp ads]; yellow printed wrappers; sewn binding; lacking 14pp of almanac with ads on verso for January through July, August through December chronometer readings recorded in neat ink; light soiling to wrapper, creases to corners, lacking 14pp; good plus. None held in WorldCat libraries... Read More
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