Gusta, A Story of the Virgin Islands as Told by Sally Kelsey age 11 years. Illustrated by her father, Luman P. Kelsey
by KELSEY, Sally and Luman
New York: Island Press, 1950. Wraps. Very good. Luman P. KELSEY. [WOMAN AUTHOR]. Copyright 1944. SIGNED by AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Second edition. Small 4to; [46]pp; pink stiff wrapper, black lettering and portrait on front, two staple binding; signed on title page; hand-lettered text within a border, b&w illustrations every page; light damp staining to wrapper not extending into text, sunning, curling of bottom corner; very good. The story of a young boy who lived in the Virgin Islands... Read More
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The Tale of Terrible Towser, as Told by Himself, The 'Chimney Corner" Series
by [KENNEDY, A.E.]
New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, 1915. Boards. Very good +. A.E. KENNEDY. [CHILDREN] [ANIMALS]. A.E. KENNEDY [Albert Ernest], illustrator. 8vo (10 ¾" x 8 3/8"); 32pp; color pictorial boards, two dogs running on the front and a sitting dog on the rear; red cloth shelf-back; 3 color plates on glazed paper; black line drawings in text; light creasing to boards, 1" separation of title page at foot of fold, age-toning of paper; very good plus. Only... Read More
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Cathedral in the Pines
by KENNY, Charles and Nick
New York: Irving Berlin Inc., 799 Seventh Avenue, 1938. Ephemera no binding. Very good. 12 1/16" x 9 1/16"; 5 [1]pp; color pictorial front wrapper; ad for Irving Berlin Inc. Folio of Worlds Favorite Songs on rear wrapper; very good.
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Getting Ready to Read, (Revised), Mother Hubbard's Seatwork Cupboard, Reading Shelf A.
by KIBBE, Delia E., editor, Margaret MADDEN, and Imogene SALTER
Eau Claire, Wisconsin: E.M. Hale and Company, 1943. Revised Edition. Wraps. Near fine. Theresa KALAB. Theresa KALAB, illustrator. 4to; 96pp; stiff pictorial color printed wrapper, vignette of two children reading on front; three staple binding; illustrations every page; binding tight and book unused; light shelf soiling to wrapper; near fine. Teacher's instructional book for preparing students to begin reading. Illustrations throughout in both black and white and color. Still useful today.
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The Star Speaker, A Complete and Choice Collection of the Best Productions by the Best Authors with an Exhaustive Treatise on the Subject of Vocal and Physical Culture and Gesturing
by KIGHTLINGER, Flora N.
Jersey City, N.J.: Star Publishing Company, 1893. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition. 8vo; 488pp; silver and brown stamped vignette to mustard-colored cloth over beveled board; blue floral endpapers; color illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard; b&w illustrated plates; light shelf-wear to boards, small scrape to ffep, age-toning to paper, lightly shaken; very good. Poetry, lectures, and recitations, along with information on Vocal Culture, Gesturing, and Physical Culture. Illustrations of how to stand and move to be effective... Read More
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Song Of The Islands; Na Lei O Hawaii
by KING, Chas. E.
New York: Edward B. Marks Corp, 1930. Ephemera no binding. Very good. Chas E. KING, music.. 12 1/8" x 9 1/8"; 5, [1]pp; color pictorial front wrapper; ad for Radio City Albums for Piano on rear wrapper; very good.
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Sea and Sussex from Rudyard Kipling's Verse. With and Introductory Poem by Rudyard Kipling
by KIPLING, Rudyard
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1926. First Edition. Boards. Very good +. Donald MAXWELL. First edition. 8vo; xiv [i], 94pp [2]; gilt-stamped title, author and illustrator to front board on royal blue buckram; 24 color half-tone illustrations tipped in; heavy cream-colored stock; bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown; scuffing to head & tail of spine with small tear to head, glue burn to ffep; very good plus. Lacking dust jacket. Beautiful illustrations to accompany some of Kipling's most popular... Read More
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The Seven Seas
by KIPLING, Rudyard
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. Cloth. Very good. 12mo; 209, [1] + [6]pp publisher's ads; gilt-stamped green-grey metallic thread cloth; upper edge gilt, fore-edge and bottom deckle; gift inscription to ffep; sunning to rear board, age-toning to paper; very good. Collection of Kipling's poetry, including 18 Barrack-Room Ballads.
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The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series
by KIPLING, Rudyard
Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc, 1942. First edition thus. Boards. Near fine/very good +. F. ROJANKOVSKY, illustrator. First edition thus. 8vo; [26]pp; color pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers in black and yellow; color pictorial title page; illustrations throughout, both in b&w and color; light edge scuffing of boards; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket, edge creasing and small closed tears; near fine in very good plus dj. The classic Kipling story of the curious elephant, the crocodile,... Read More
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Beautiful Crochet on Household Linen, the Home Art Series
by KLICKMANN, Flora, editor
London: The Office of "The Girl's Own Paper & Woman's Magazine, 1916. Very good. Fourth impression. 8vo; 113pp [114-118]; includes 10pp advertising; pink printed paper over boards with corner decoration, title, author, and content description to front cover, title to spine; illustrated with black and white photographs as well as needlework charts; endpapers are advertisments; sunning to cover, scuffing to bottom edge with fraying especially at spine, light damp staining to some bottom pages; very good.
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Annals of Calas, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Including the Village of Milltown, ME., and the Present Town of Milltown, N.B.
by KNOWLSTON, Rev. I.C.
Calais [Maine]: J.A. Sears, Printer, 1875. Cloth. Very good +. [HISTORY]. 12mo (7" x 4 ¾"); 208pp; marron cloth over board, blind-stamped borders and corner ornaments, gilt-stamped lettering on front board; brown endpapers; binding tight; spine ends lightly scuffed, mark to front board; very good plus. A short history of the towns of Calais, Maine, and St. Stephens, New Brunswick, sister cities across the St. Croix River Reservoir. The chapters include a review of the churches, physicians, newspapers,... Read More
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Pictures in Black
by KONEWKA, Paul
New York: Hurd and Houghton, and Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1871. Paul Konewka. 8vo; 20pp; tan boards, border, lettering and silhouette vignette in black on front, maroon cloth shelf back; pale yellow end papers, calligraphic and illustrated gift inscription on ffep, banner with name and roses; silhouette vignette of a beggar and girl on the title page; printed one side only, 20 silhouette illustrations in black with text; binding tight; wear and light soiling to boards, a few internal spots;... Read More
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Cuisine of the Americas
by KOOCK, Mary Faulk, Leonor Castro de SCHOFIELD translator
Austin, Texas: Cookbook Associates, The Encino Press, 1967. Stiff boards. Near fine/Very good. SIGNED by the author on half title. 8vo; 232pp; red marbled paper over board, gilt printed author, title and publisher on spine; photo illustrated unclipped dust jacker; red endpapers; light shelf soiling to page edges, scuffing to dj and light chipping to edges; near fine in a very good dust jacket. Published for the 1968 Hemisfair (The World's Fair), San Antonio, Texas. With a foreword... Read More
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Album von Helgoland
by [JACOB KRUSS-AEUCKENS]
Helgoland, [Germany]: Jacob Kruss-Aeuckens, 1896. Boards. Very good +. 3 7/8" x 5" oblong; [13 accordion-folded panels]; red textured board with title to front; table of contents and illustration titles in German; red printing; 12 b&w photographic illustrations with title; scuffing and sunning to boards; very good plus. Only 2 located in WorldCat, both in Germany. Accordion style souvenir album of the German island of Helgoland, now Heligoland, in the North Sea. Historically the archipelago were possessions of... Read More
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![[Cinderella in Arabic]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/688/976/1476976688.0.l.0.jpg)
[Cinderella in Arabic]
by KUBASTA, Vojtěch
Algeria: The National Company for Publishing and Distribution, 1981. Boards. Near fine. Vojtěch Kubašta. [MOVABLE BOOK] [TOY BOOK]. The National Company for Publishing and Distribution 3, Zerout Youssef Street, 1981. Illustration copyright by V. Kubasta 1976, Artia, Prague in 1981. Printed in Czechoslovakia. Small 8vo oblong (7 13/16" x 10 ¼"); [12]pp, 6 pop-ups; glazed color pictorial boards; color illustrated throughout; light red Czech tax stamp on rear pastedown; old minor glue drip from front paste down... Read More
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Finback Whale print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 6" x 3 15/8" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; one small white area upper left of print. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Finback Whales from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 2: 1. La Baleinoptère Jubarte. 2. La Baleinoptère Museau Pointu.
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Sturgeon print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. Lacepede. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 6" x 3 3/4" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; a few light spots of foxing. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Sturgeon from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 21: 1. L'Acipensere Strelet. 2. L'Acipensere Esturgeon.
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Batis and Bramble Stingray print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 6" x 3 1/2" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; a few light spots of foxing; near fine. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Stingrays from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 4: 1. La Raie Batis. 2. La Raie Ronce.
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Bearded Shark and Rock Shark print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 5 7/8" x 3 1/2" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; one small spot, else fine. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Sharks from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 12: 1. Le Squale Barbu. 2. Le Squale Rochier.
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Blue and Dogfish Shark print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 5 13/16" x 3 1/2" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; a few light spots of foxing; near fine. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Sharks from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 11: 1. Le Squale Glauque. 2. Le Squale Roussette.
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Manatie, Fabronian, and Banksian Stingray print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2");5 3/4" x 3 3/8" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; fine. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Stingrays from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 8: 1. La Raie Manatia. 2. La Raie Fabronienne. 3. La Raie Banksienne.
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![Great Shark and Dotted Shark [perhaps a Whale Shark] print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/159/880/1425880159.0.l.jpg)
Great Shark and Dotted Shark [perhaps a Whale Shark] print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 6" x 3 1/2" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; a few spots of foxing; near fine. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Sharks from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 10: 1. Le Squale Très Grand. 2. Le Squale Pointille.
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Dogfish and Humantun Shark print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Comte de B.G. Lacepede. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 6" x 3 1/2" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Sharks from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle. Plate 14: 1. Le Squale Aiguillat. 2. Le Squale Humantun.
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Ninety Years at the Isles of Shoals
by LAIGHTON, Oscar
Andover, Massachusetts: [self published], 1929. [STATE OF MAINE] [HISTORY] [SIGNED BY AUTHOR] [PHOTOGRAPH]. 8vo; 167pp; bright green cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering and vignette of a sailboat on the front; author's inscription on ffep dated "1930"; b&w photographic illustrated portrait fp; b&w photographic illustrations in text; unclipped pictorial dust jacket with a b&w portrait of the author in the front and his facsimile signature, light soiling to dj; a 3 ½" x 4 ¾" b&w photograph of the author... Read More
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Ninety Years at the Isles of Shoals
by LAIGHTON, Oscar
Andover, Mass: The Andover Press, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition. 8vo; 167pp; gilt stamped green cloth over board with title and author to front cover; black and white illustrations; ½" split to cloth in front cover gutter, book lightly cocked forward, light foxing to fly pages; very good. Interesting recollections and musings about the author's ninety years on the Isles of Shoals. The islands span the border of New Hampshire and Maine. The author moved... Read More
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