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COBBETT, WM.  THE ENGLISH GRAMMAR. ED., ALFRED AYRES.  N.Y., 1884.  Small 8vo stamped in gilt, a. e. g.



FENELON.  THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMAQUE.  ED., CHAS. LE BRUN. SUR L’EDITION STEREOTYPE DE DIDOT A PARIS.  Phila., 1833 .  Old calf, somewhat rubbed but sound.



BUCHANAN, ROBT.  LONDON POEMS. London, 1866. First edn.[Bound with his] IDYLS & LEGENDS OF INVERBURN. London, 1866. Full gilt calf, lightly rubbed, spine elaborately gilt-stamped, all edges marbled, marbled end papers.



WIGGIN, KATE DOUGLAS.  NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA. ILLUS.  N Y: G & D, (cop. 1907 ).  SIGNED BY AUTHOR IN 1909, and with a (signed  ?) portrait of young actress Edith Taliafero, who had what was called the “part of a lifetime” starring in the play adaptation of the novel. Pictorial onlay on cover (edges of onlay rubbed.)



COCHIN, AUGUSTIN. (TRANSLATED BY MARY BOOTH.)  THE RESULTS OF EMANCIPATION.  2ND EDN.  Boston, 1863. Small book label, “Ministerial Library, Wilton.”





THOMPSON, L. & A.  THE KENTUCKY NOVEL.  Univ. of Ky., (1953). D.w. has just slight wear.



STARNES & NOYES.  THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY FROM CAWDREY TO JOHNSON 1604-1755. Chapel Hill, 1946. In lightly worn d.w. 



SMITH, T.  R. A. CATON & THE FORTUNE PRESS, A MEMOIR AND A HAND-LIST.  London: Rota, 1983.  D.w.  Review copy.



BORROW, GEO. ROMANO LAVO-LIL. WORD-BOOK OF THE ROMANY OR, ENGLISH GYPSY LANGUAGE. … London, 1923.  

¾ cr. morocco by Baynton.



YEATS, W. B.  COLLECTED POEMS. London, 1950.  2nd edn, with added poems. Wade 211. Small signature.  D.w.



NERHOOD, H.  TO RUSSIA AND RETURN.  Annotated bibliography of travelers’ English language accounts …  Ohio St. U., (1968).  D.w.



VANDERLIP, F.  THE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL INVASION OF EUROPE. NY., 1902. Pictorial wraps, illus, 97pp. 



FACSIMILES OF THE SIGNATURES OF AUTHORS IN THE TAUCHNITZ EDITION … A FRONTISPIECE TO VOLUME 2000. Disbound, XL pages, with addenda. [With] an article.



CATALOGUE: CHARLES GODFREY LELAND (1824-1903). Illus. (Our own product – probably the best bookseller-generated catalogue on this fascinating literary figure that will ever be produced.)  Wraps.



COPELAND & DAY.  Advt., 6pp., for Alice Brown’s Meadow-Grass and other C & D titles. Wraps, fragile, bottom edge repaired. Attractive cover illus. by Rhead which closely resembles his poster for this title. 



DICKINSON, D.  BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LANGSTON HUGHES … 2ND REVISED EDN.  Hamden, 1972. D.w.  Priced checklist tipped in. 



GARRISON, F. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE. Phila., 1914. Large 8vo, illus.  2nd ptg.



FOREMAN, C.  OKLAHOMA IMPRINTS 1835-1907. Norman, 1936.  First in d.w.



W.P.A. HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY. SUPPLEMENTAL CHECK LIST OF ENTUCKY IMPRINTS 1788-1820. Louisville, 1942 .  4to wraps, crease in rear cover. 241pp. ptd on rectos only.



CHECK-LIST OF IOWA IMPRINTS 1837-1860. Iowa City, 1938. Large 8vo, wraps, (in Iowa Journal of History & Politics.)



BARTLETT, J. BIBLIOGAPHY OF RHODE ISLAND.  Providence, 1864.  Signature.



GROLIER CLUB.  CATALOGUE … POETS LAUREATE OF ENGLAND. 1901.  1 OF 300 PTD BY DEVINNE. Boards, spine wear.



CONWELL, R.  HISTORY OF THE GREAT FIRE IN BOSTON. Boston, 1873. First. 10 Illus include color plate and map.  Signature. 



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