Your Marriage in War Time
by Dorothy Walworth and Leland Foster Wood
New York, New York: Commission on Marriage and the Home Federal Council of Churches, 1943. Very good. Light dust soiling.. A WWII-era advice booklet on marriage for young people, published for the Army and Navy Department to distribute among servicemen. The booklet encourages readers to think carefully before committing to marriage, citing a rise in emotional impulsiveness in wartime. It recognizes that there may never be a "safe" time to marry, but encourages young adults to carefully consider... Read More
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Tumbleweed; A Book of Vagrant Verses
by H. Rea Woodman
Poughkeepsie, NY: A.V. Haight Co, 1909. Excellent.. A single-fold 6" x 4 1/2 " with deckled edge. Cover illustration features decorative devices, title and author. The inside pages provide a summary of the book and pricing information. The back form includes excerpts from "In Kansas" and "Envoy
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The Lady of the Light House. Helen S. Woodruff George H. Doran Co. New York
by Helen S. Woodruff
New York: George H. Doran Co, 1913. 89 pp. Green and blue illustrated boards, hard cover, illustrated end pages, frontispiece, author's other books advertisement, first page of each chapter decorated by Griselda M. McClure, paper glued to half title page states that royalties of the book will go to the New York Association of the Blind. A sweet story of a blind boy and his "mammy" who is helped by the lady in the lighthouse. 8 1/2" x... Read More
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Uncle Frank's Fables for Children. The Fir and the Bramble
by Francis C. Woodworth
New York, New York: Wm. H. Murphy, 1850. Very good to fine. Upper wrapper and title-page loose; paper showing signs of brittleness.. The third installment of "Uncle Frank's Fables for Children", published by Wm. H. Murphy in six individually published (but continuously paginated) parts. This part tells the story of The Fir and the Bramble, followed by several other short moralistic tales. Most are illustrated, and all have a "Reflection" after that tells the story's moral or lesson.... Read More
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A Comprehensive Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing Vocabularies of Classical, Scripture, and Modern Geographical names
by Worcester, J.E.
Boston: Jenks and Palmer, 1839. First . Front cover detached but present.. 424 pp. hard cover with black Worcester's Dictionary on back strip. Lexicon in two (2) columns. Front cover detached but present. Edge wear and scuffing. Minimal toning. Inscribed E. P. Delano, Providence, Dec. 1839. on blank free end paper.
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A Comprehensive Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing and explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing Vocabularies of Classical, Scripture, and Modern Geographical names
by Worcester, J.E.
Boston: Jenks and Palmer, 1839. 424 pp. hard cover with black Worcester's Dictionary on back strip. Lexicon in two (2) columns. Front cover detached but present. Edge wear and scuffing. Minimal toning. Inscribed E. P. Delano, Providence, Dec. 1839. on blank free end paper.
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On the Way There. Katherine M. Yates Sherwood Publishing Co. New York
by Katherine M. Yates
New York: Sherwood Publishing Co, 1919. 30 pp. Printed hard cover, paper on cover has faint marbling, full text. "A wonder tale for boys and girls, both little and 'grown tall'", part of the Marjorie and the Dream series. Preface and foreword by author. 7 1/4" x 5" has address label on front page.
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Civil War Era Letter from a Sister to her Brother discussing Mourning Dresses for President Lincoln
by Lousia Young
Waterloo, Iowa, 1865. Waterloo, Iowa. May 2, 1865. A heartfelt letter from a young woman reflecting the sentiment from the homefront at the end of the war; surviving emotionally on roamers and hearsay. It expresses the understanding of the need for the war but the ambivalence associated with the victory only following significant loss. Written just barely a week before the official end of the Civil War, the letter from Louisa Young to her brother George discusses... Read More
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Zeiss - Microscopes and Microscopic Accessories, 32nd Edition
by Carl Zeiss
Jena: Optische Werkstate, 1902. Text block slightly loose but attached.. Illustrated trade catalog for Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstaette "Microscopes and Microscopical Accessories" 32nd Edition. Cloth board cover, 164pp. Content includes Objectives and Eyepieces, Dissecting lenses and Hand-Magnifiers, Stands, Accessory Apparatus, Special Price List and Complete Microscope Outfits with comprehensive narrative and detailed illustrations of the available products. 10 3/4" x 7 1/2
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The Storm Book
by Charlotte Zolotow
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. unpaginated. Illustrated applied cover, color illustrations by Margaret Bloy Graham, 1953 Caldecott Honor Book. A little boy in the country watches a storm and asks his mother about the thunder and lightning. a young man in the city watches a storm from his window. An old fisherman out on the edge of the water hears the thunder. A young husband herding sheep shelters under a tree while his wife watches out the window... Read More
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46 Poems, Hymns and Verse collected and transcribed by a young woman
by Rachel V. A. Zook
Pennsylvania (?), 1870. Back strip lacking. Cover wear. Front cover detached but present.. Marble on board. 65 leaf. Approximately 95 manuscript pages of verse. The inscription page reads Rachel VV. A. Zook, from her father 2 mo. 24,1863. The verses are usually multiple pages in length with a few of her own entries only two lines. Content includes The First Snow Fall, Marco Bozzuris, Resignation, The Ocean, Flee as a Bird, James Dougglas, Commit they wave for God,... Read More
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Spatter Ink Techniques
by La Vada Zutter
Chicago, IL & New York, NY: Sandford Ink Company, 1938. General wear. Minor white ink spatter on front cover.. A short book that describes the art of Splatter Ink, and the various techniques that can be used to accomplish different looks and designs. The book contains several examples of the types of stencils that can be used in the art form as well as ideas for what splatter ink can be used for, such as small gifts like... Read More
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