Language: English
Published by J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1911
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Paperback. Condition: Good. J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Co., 1911; no later printings indicated; [12], 41-253pp., [2 ads] (pagination matches table of contents listing). Stapled page block in color illustrated wraps. Cover and 16 full page black and white illustrations by Merle (De Vore) Johnson. Binding is tight and stury, wraps wrinkled along spine but not creased; light edgewear, mild toning to wraps, small bookshop ink stamp on rear; text, illustrations very good throughout. Very scarce paperback printing of C. B. Lewis's Mr. and Mrs. Bowser sketches, under his more famous pen name, M. Quad. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1923
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Quarto, xiii, 344 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is grey with brown print. Boards in grey cloth, illustrated pastedown on front panel, brown print; fraying to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, shelf wear. Text block has tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w and color plates. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1400470. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Detroit: Gale Research Company, circa 1960s., 1960
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Condition: Good. Facsimile poster of the circa 1906 original. 22 x 17 inches. Printed on several different paper colors on thick stock.Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911), Librarian of the Somerville (Massachusetts) Public Library from 1898 to 1911, was also a popular poet. At the 1906 Annual Meeting of the American Library Association, he read his poem entitled "The Song of the Library Staff". The poem has five stanzas each devoted to a different staff position.Sam Walter Foss penned his first verses at Portsmouth High School here in N.H.