[Rarebooks] Miscellaneous Interesting small pamphlets and books. All printed in English speaking countries, The UK, the USA, and Canada.

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1.	ANON. STORIES, FOUNDED ON FACT."PUBLISHED FOR 
THE AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY. ADAPTED TO SUNDAY 
SCHOOLS." Second Edition. : Hartford [Conn.] : 
William Watson, 1836. 36 p. ; 15 cm. Significant 
American juvenile publication, includes "Ode to 
peace" (poem) and "The farmer and soldier. A 
tale", by Lydia H. Sigourney. AI 40345, 2 Locs. 
OCLC 3 Locs. NYP, CT Hist. Soc.; Emory U.The 3 
copies are all 2nd editions. VG in original pale green wrappers. $200.00

2.	CAMPBELL, JOHN : WALKS OF USEFULNESS IN LONDON 
AND ITS ENVIRONS. Boston, Printed and published 
by Lincoln & Edmands, 1812.  1 p. , [5]-108 Pp., 
15 cm. Language: English A narrative about home 
missions for children.  With a wood engraved 
frontispiece by the redoubtable Nathaniel 
Dearborn.  S. &. S. 25019,  Welch 153.1 MWA 
only[lacking rear board]. OCLC: 11545199, 3 Locs. 
[CDS, STF, FUG].  All of these copies, however 
also lack the last 2 pages of the book which are 
Pp. 107-108.  They contain a new narrative, "A 
Week Well Spent by Dr. C. Mather of 
Boston."  This is new material not present in the 
London 1808 edition. The rear Bd. has ads of 
other L. & E. productions. The backstrip has been 
replaced with a piece of figured cotton, now 
fragile, but it has done its job. Owned by Susan 
Ward in 1812. Except for the backstrip, VG.  $350.00

3.	CHINIQUY, REV. C.: MANUAL OF THE TEMPERANCE 
SOCIETY DEDICATED TO THE YOUTH OF CANADA by / 
Rev. C. Chiniquy. / Translated from the French by 
Pierre Octave Demaray, Student at Law. First 
English Edition. Montreal: Lovell & Gibson,
1847. 
12mo, 113, [5] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.  Translation 
of: Manuel ou règlement de la Société de 
tempérance. : TPL 7913, "The drunkard's tree"--p. 
[118]. It is a tree shaped body of type, its 
direction changes from horizontal to vertical;a 
clever put down of drunkenness. OCLC Locs. in the 
USA only at U. of Minn. and U. of Me. VG, near Fine. $150.00

4.	THE "ECONOMIST" COOKING STOVE, FOR WOOD OR 
COAL, WITH OR WITHOUT THE SAND OVEN. Patented by 
James Easterly, April 27th, 1858. The large 
silver medal awarded to it athe New York State 
Fair, 1858/ It has received prizes wherever it 
has been exhibited. Manufactured and for sale by 
W. & J. Treadwell, Perry & Norton, Eagle Foundry, 
No. 110 Beaver St., Albany, New York. / Flor sale 
only by John Carton, Utica, N. Y. 12mo, VG in 
yellow printed, Pict. wraps. $50.00

5.	FREEMASON'S GRAND LODGE: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS 
OF CANADA ... : Hamilton [Ont.] : Printed at the 
Craftsman Office. Hamilton, 1869. 22 cm., 34 Pp. 
Since the first 5 issues were  not published 
until 1874, this is the 9th yearly publication. 
Ceased with 32nd (1887). : Each issue includes 
proceedings of the annual communication as well 
as special communications held during the year. 
Title varies slightly. Unnoted in OCLC, but their 
are copies in Canadian libraries. Ptd. wraps, these chipped, OW VG. $75.00

6.	REACH, ANGUS B.[ETHUNE], HENRY GEORGE HINE, 
Illus.: THE COMIC BRADSHAW, OR, BUBBLES FROM 
THE  BOILER.  London,  D. Bogue, 1848. 64 p. : 
ill. ; 14 cm. This seems to be The First Comic 
Work  Aimed from first to last at the RAILWAY. It 
was meant to poke fun at railways and its small 
size made it easier to read in railways cars. The 
prelude to the trip, with contretemps by way of 
horse and carriage don't remain funny. The trip 
itself has comic difficulties we all still can 
appreciate. It also seems to be quite rare. 
NCBEL, III, 1398;  OCLC 6 Locs. In the USA, [NYP, 
CGU, IUL, HHG, STF, UMK], 1 Loc in the UK [AVA] , 
COPAC adds only 1 Loc.[Birmingham].19th century 
green calf, double gilt ruled lines, + blind 
stamped dotted line at edges of boards, gilt and 
blindstamped doublures, 8 pairs of gilt crossing 
lines on the spine, marbled Eps.. Bookplate of E. 
Peter Jones on inner Fr.bd. Faint foxing here and 
there, otherwise about Fine. $275.00


7.	[WILLIAMS, WILLIAM] ANON.: THE WANDERER, OR, 
HORATIO AND LAETITIA : A Poem, in Five 
Epistles.  Utica [N.Y.] : Printed for the 
authors, by Seward and Williams, 1811. 138, [2] 
p. (p. [140] blank), [2] leaves of plates : ill. 
; 18 cm. (12mo) Signatures: A-L6 M4. Ascribed to 
the "Douglas brothers" in Wegelin [Poetry], 1st 
ed., v. 2, p. 62, 1378; and to T.A. Rockwell in 
J.C. Williams, An Oneida county printer (New 
York, 1906), p. 47. Vales of peace: a pastoral, 
In two epistles" Note :"The engravings on wood, 
by William Williams"-P. [139].  Sinclair Hamilton 
noted that Williams was, perhaps, our third wood 
engraver, who taught himself the white line 
method.  In the Harvard copy, the engraving of 
the frontispiece and p. 138 are ascribed in 
pencil to J.M. Redmond. Our copy is unusual in 
that it contains one more than the required 2 
full page engravings. The extra one is at Pp. 
8-9. It is made up of two blocks.  The outer 
block is identical with that used in Williams own 
book label, [See William Williams, Oneida Country 
Printer overleaf of the Addenda ]. Within that is 
a landscape engraving unrecorded elsewhere. This 
is one of very few early American books of poetry 
which aspire to the standing of beautiful books 
to accompany romantic poetry. It is interesting 
that one of our most frugal American printers is 
responsible. There is little doubt that learning 
to wood engrave was a way of saving money as was 
his ownership of a paper making mill.  Both, of 
course, contribute to the quality of the book. 
This title is described on P.47; Hamilton  1294, 
Fig. 123, Williams P.47 and facing plate. Early 
owner's signature on Rr. Fr. EP "Uriel H. 
Kellogg". Original calf, gilt double ruled 
crossing lines on spine, black Mro. label, gilt. 
In an Original paper flaw, the lower corner of 
the front free EP is lacking. The full page 
prints are all printed on finer and lighter paper 
than that used for the letter press and 
vignettes. Very Good to Fine. While this has been 
a rarity in our lifetimes, it was not always so, 
and a number of copies, with the normal quota of 
wood engravings are found in major research 
libraries. A letter to a bookseller, from the 
librarian at Princeton, discussing this copy accompanies it. $400.00

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