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Finley, Ruth, E.
The Lady of Godey's: Sarah Josepha Hale
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.,
1931, Second Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Sarah Josepha Hale, first American Woman Editor of Godey's Magazine for Women; author of Mary Had A Little Lamb, Our Father in Heaven, It Snows & other poetical works. With 9 Reproductions in Color and 24 Ilustrations. A rare biography of this creative & assertive woman during the restricting time of the Victorian era. Many fashion color & half tone illustration. Ex-lib, stamp to copyright page Adelphi College, page ends, label to reverse side of e.p., ex-lib packet to rear inside board. Color illustrated end papers. Tan cloth, decorative blue lettering & title panel to front, & spine. Spine browned, faded white ex-lib numbers, ends bumped, inch tear to spine edge. Front hinge shakey. Inside hinges cracked. Binding firm, mild toning, text clean, illustrations bright & vivid. in protective polyester. Great book for anyone who loves the Godey's Magazines or Victorian Fashion. 318 pages
(Josepha, Hale, Godey's, Magazine, Women, Editors, Womens, Fashion, Magazines, Fashion, Victorian, Period, Fashion, 1860's, Victorian, Fashion, The Bustle, Biography, Famous, Women) Cat No. 405m.
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19.50
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Cicero, M., Tullius; Edited By E.S. Shuckburgh.
Laelius, a Dialogue on Friendship, Edited With Notes, Vocabulary and Biographical Index
New York, The MacMillan Company,
1896, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, New edition, revised and enlarged for use in American Colleges. Vocabulary to rear. Green cloth, black lettering, mild rubbing of edges, spine ends and corners bumped. All else clean, tightly bound. VG+ condition, 1896. 16 mo, 192 pp plus ads.
(Translations, Antique, Latin, Books, Laelius, A, Dialogue, On, Friendship, By, Cicero, Greek, Philosophers, Cicero, Elementary, Latin) Cat No. 2624.
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18.00
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Martin, Peter.
The Landsmen
Carbondale Southern, Illinois University Press,
1977, Reprint ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, Set in the village of Golinsk near Minsk at the end of the 19th century. Evoking a life under a system of massively cruel anti-semitism. Martin wrote from his memories of the old people he knew as boy in Brooklyn NY. Each section of the novel is narrated by one of nine characters: Yeersel, the tailor; Maisha, the religion teacher; Laib, the musician; Shim, his brother; Nochim, the dairyman; Berel, the water-carrier; Laib-Shmul, the butcher; Tzippe-Sore, the distiller; & Mottel, the out-cast. Some migrated to America; some died in Golinsk. Reprint of the first publishing in 1952. Blue cloth boards, gilt to spine. DJ blue & white, light wear to upper edge & spine end. Clean text, tightly bound. tall 8vo, 379p
(Americans, Judacia, Czarist, Russia, Novel, Jewish, Novel, Russian, Jews, Anti, Semitism, Progroms) Cat No. 249m.
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9.50
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Herbert C. Lanks, Illustrated by Gladys Crisman Lanks.
Lanks, Herbert C.
Philadelphia, David McKay Company,
1938, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
illus: Nancy Goes to Mexico (Signed), Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, True story of Nancy an little American girl who vacations in Mexico with her Mother, who is an artist, and her father who writes and lectures on Mexico. She makes friends with many people and sees many interesting sites: a candelabra cactus; ruins of an Aztec temple; a slow, lumbering oxcart taking bananas to market; and a mock bullfight. Drawing and photo illustrated. Signed by author and illustrator to title page. Photo picture boards, green spine. DW not price clipped, however, flap corners clipped. Upper edge 4 1/2 long 1/4 wide tear, rear edge chipped also, chip to upper spine, small chip to lower spine and mid spine. Illustrated e.p. with scenes and places in Mexico, slight browning to gutter. In broad art mylar. All else clean, tightly bound. Signed, First Edition. tall 8 vo 39pp
(Children's, Books, Children, Travel, Books, Signed, Books, First, Edition, Children's, Books, Nancy, Goes, To, Mexico, Signed) Cat No. 2459.
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75.00
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Knight, Eric.
Lassie Come Home
Chicago, John c Winston Company,
1943, Hard Cover,
illus: Marguerite Kirmse, Condition: Very Good, A children's classic, illustrated throughout by Marguerite Kirmse. Frontispiece, color portrait of Lassie. Yellow cloth boards and spine, large portrait of Lassie to front, lower corner damp stain 2 1/2 by 1 inch, front hinge shakey. Binding firm, text and illustrations clean. Map of Scotland and England to e.p.'s. Inside flap leaves of front and rear DJ in rear of book. 12th print. t 8vo, 248 pages
(Stories, Dog, Stories, Dog, Adventures, Children's, Books, Vintage, Children's, Books, Illustrated, Children's, Books, Marguerite, Kirmse) Cat No. 1312.
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12.50
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