EXERCISES IN SANDERS THEATRE CAMBRIDGE, MASS.... CELEBRATING THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RICHARD HENRY DANA. Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Historical Society 1916. Gray Wraps. Presumed First. 45 pp. Sepia frontis portrait. Complete title: "...Under the Auspices of the Cambridge Historical Society celebrating etc." Gray wraps have seal of the society center front under title. Wraps slightly edgeworn, with chips at heel of spine. Tissue-guarded frontis. Copyright page notes "Printed in advance from Volume X of the Publications of the Cambridge Historical Society." Contains introductory remarks by Rev. William Lawrence, Dana as a Man of Letters by Prof. Bliss Perry, Dana as an Antislavery Leader by Moorfield Storey, Esq., and Dana as a Lawyer and Citizen by Hon. Joseph H. Choate. Clean, tight, and bright on deckled stock. Near Fine
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IN MEMORIAM. HON. JOSEPH R. BODWELL, GOVERNOR OF MAINE. Augusta, Maine: The Governor and Council 1888. Full-Leather. Presumed First. 64 pp. Covers and spine are of full, brown leather with fairly bright gilt lettering and decorative rules on the front cover. The spine has five raised bands and small, bright gilt decorations in each panel. Small portions of both spine ends are missing. Corners are bumped and worn. Covers and spine are slightly aged, soiled, shelf- and edge-worn. A.e.g. Eps are of paper-backed, dark olive green cloth with gilt floral print. Interior is very slightly aged and, occasionally, slightly foxed. Very Good
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LIFE OF THE REV. RICHARD BAXTER. Leather. 144 pp. T.p. and all prelims are missing, however it is reasonable to assume that this was published by the American Tract Society ca. 1835. Cover is scuffed and worn, with gilt lettering and red title block on spine. Both paste-downs are stained and scribbled on with a brown crayon. First page present is the Contents. A note before the text block inidicates this is adapted from the Religious Tract Society in London. Althoough there is some foxing, the book is tight, relatively clean, and completely readable, an account of the life of an English Puritan (1615-1691). Near Very Good
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Adams, Nehemiah. THE LIFE OF JOHN ELIOT. Boston: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society 1847. Brown Cloth. Presumed First. 324 pp. This is Volume III, only, of the "Lives of the Chief Fathers of New England" series. Subtitle, "With an Account of the Early Missionary Efforts Among the Indians of New England. By Nehemiah Adams, Pastor of Essex Street Church, Boston. Written for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, and approved by the Committee of Publication."Covers have blind-stamped, overall decorative motif. Spine has blind-stamped, fairly bright gilt lettering and ornamentation. Front hinge is splitting and upper half of spine is beginning to detach. Covers and spine are slightly aged, soiled and edge-worn. Spine ends are chipped. Corners are bumped and frayed to the boards. Small portions of the the lower cover edges are also frayed to the boards. Pale yellow eps. Ffep has been removed. Page edges are somewhat aged and soiled. Interior is clean and the pages are still extremely white. However, they are also heavily foxed. Fair
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Ambler, I.W. TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION. THE LIFE OF SERGEANT I.W. AMBLER. Boston: Lee and Shepard 1873. Dark Brown Cloth. 319 pp. B/w ills. Title, Cont: "Embracing his nativity, poverty, and toil when but a child in the coalmines of England; his connection with the British Army, Sufferings and Dissipation; his Escape to the United States, and Dissipation Continued; his Conversion in Newburyport, Mass., under the labors of Rev. Daniel Pike; his Labors in the Cause of Temperance and a City Missionary in Biddeford, Me.; and Efforts, Sacrifices, anmd Sufferings for his Adopted Country During the Late Great Rebellion. The whole illustrating the fact with which we start, that truth is stranger than fiction, and much more healthy for the morals of the people." Covers stamped with rules and embellishments, figure of kilt-clad Englishman on front in gilt. Title in gilt on spine, and also a list of 15 generals and governors' names who are listed as giving testimonials. Spine worn at ends. Corners bumped and worn. Cover has a few scuff marks. Binding is tight. Foxed throughout. The subtitle sums up this multifaceted book. His experience in the Sixth Maine Regiment during the Civil War is an account of a part of that war about which little has been written. Very Good
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Armstrong, Margaret. FANNY KEMBLE. A PASSIONATE VICTORIAN. New York: The MacMillan Co. 1938. Dark Red Cloth. Presumed First. 387 pp. B/w frontis portrait. Handsome dark red cover is lettered front and spine in gilt. Spine slightly sunned. Brown/white scenic eps stamped with library stamp from a church. P.o. in ink also on ffep. There is a bookplate affixed to first fly. Rear eps have traces where pocket etc. were removed. Frontis from a portrait by Thomas Sully. Clean and tight, this is a comprehensive and interesting bio of one of the world's favorite actresses. Very Good
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Atkinson, Wilmer. WILMER ATKINSON. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Philadelphia: Wilmer Atkinson Company 1920. Hardcover. First. 375 pp. B/w photo ills. Green covers lettered front and spine in gilt. Light touches of shelf-wear. Contents, on heavy uncut stock, are clean and tight. This is an autobiography by the man who founded the magazine The Farm Journal. It details the life of suburban Philadelphia Quakers and the growth of his magazine. A most entertaining book about a fascinating man. Very Good
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Bakharev, A.N. I.V. MICHURIN. THE GREAT REMAKER OF NATURE. Moscow: Foreign Languagues Publishing House 1954. Green Cloth. 152 pp. Color, b/w ills. Cover stamped on front with decorative title block trimmed in fruit. Title front and spine in gilt. Author's name also stamped on front. Slightest wear to spine extremities. Inside is clean, tight, and bright. Account of one of Russia's important biologists and his successes in food production. Very Good Plus
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Bent, Silas. JUSTICE OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, A BIOGRAPHY. New York: The Vanguard Press 1932. Black Cloth. Stated Second Printing. 386 pp. Front cover has the initials, "OWH" blind-stamped against a bright gilt rectangular background. Spine has fairly bright, blind-stamped, gilt lettering. Covers and spine are slightly aged. Corners are very slightly bumped and rubbed. Edges are slightly soiled. Very attractive bookplate of a previous owner on front paste-down. Same previous owner's name, in ink, on ffep. Above the aforementioned bookplate, is another smaller one with a different name, in ink. This small bookplate covers up the words, "State Law Library" which were rubber stamped on the front paste-down. Ffep also has a small, rubber stamped date, with a line drawn through it. This is repeated on the dedication page. Beneath the author's name, on the title page, "State Law Library" is covered over by a pasted-on strip of white paper. B/w frontis "Portrait of Mr. Justice Holmes by Charles Hopkinson." Text, on laid paper, is enlivened by occasional b/w photos. Aside from ex-library markings, interior is clean, crisp and tight. Very Good Plus
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Brandl, Alois. SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE AND THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC SCHOOL. London: John Murray 1887. Dark Green Cloth. Presumed First. 392 pp. B/w frontis. Titled on front and spine "Life of Coleridge." Author Brandl is listed on t.p. as Professor of English Language and Literature, German University of Prague. Under this is stated: "English Edition by Lady Eastlake. (Assisted by the Author.)" Cover has six sets of gilt rules front and spine, with embellished corners on front. Touches of wear to spine ends and corners. Black eps, with a few touches of chipping. Small booksellers label lower ffep. Penciled p.o. on first fly. Contents have an aura of age. Clean and tight. Very Good Plus
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Brinley, Francis. LIFE OF WILLIAM T. PORTER. New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1860. Hardcover. First Edition. 273 pp. B/w frontis portrait. Textured covers are blindstamped w/rules and center medallions front and back. Gilt on spine is sunned and obscured. Covers are vaguely green, somewhat soiled, unworn except at spine heel, and have lightly bumped corners. Spine sunned. Bright yellow eps have p.o. in ink on ffep, two other names doodled on rear free ep. There are damp marks on both front and back fly leaves. Frontis portrait is sunned, as is its tissue protector. Intermittent foxing throughout the rest of the book, binding tight. Porter founded the "Spirit of the Times," a sporting periodical, and edited it for almost 20 years. He also edited or reported in other horse racing periodicals. Although not a rider himself, his influence was wide. Personally, his interest was in angling, and this book by his brother-in-law covers that facet of Porter's life also. Very Good
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Brown, Thomas N. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HUGH MILLER. New York: Rudd and Carleton 1858. Cloth. Author's Edition. 346 pp. Olive green cloth cover is textured, stamped and ruled. Gilt on spine is faded. Edges sunned. Preliminaries foxed. Ink inscription on flyleaf. Hugh Miller was a Scottish geologist and writer of note. In 1856 he took his own life. Very Good
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