Published by Avon Book Co, Inc, New York, NY, 1950
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Stapled. Condition: Good. No Jacket. None Stated. # 13 of a fantasy & horror digest from the early 1950s. Appears to primarily reprint stories of the 1920s & 1930s. Stories by Frank Belknap Long, Ray Cummings (The Curious Case of Norton Hoorne), Donald Wandrei, Sewell Peaslee Wright, Charles W Diffin, August Derleth (The Thing That Walked in the Wind), Beatrice Grimshaw, Julius Long, S Fowler Wright, Mary E Counselman, Clifford Simak & Carl Jacobi (The Street that Wasn't There), & Albert Richard Wetjen. GGA cover. Light edge wear. Damp stains to the edges of the covers that primarily affect the page corners. Thumb-nail soze soil spot atword the bottom of the rear cover with dirt (?)tightly adhering to it. Toning to the pages. A good copy.
Published by Golden Rule Publishing Co, Albion, MI, 1940
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Pamphlet. 32p., wraps. 7 x 5 in. Very Good. Early 20th century children's poetry. A poor single mother counsels her eldest son in proper moral conduct just before she dies; the children then are confronted with a series of moral dilemmas.
Published by Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, circa 1860, 1860
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 16mo, printed wrappers, frontispiece, 36pp. The second published book of lyrics by this popularly successful English author of poetry and children's books, and the mother of the even more famous author of BLACK BEAUTY. It was first published in London in 1857 and later reprinted several times in this country. A Very Good copy.
Published by Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1436876524 ISBN 13: 9781436876520
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Homely Ballads For The Working Manżżżżżżżs Fireside is a collection of poems written by Mary Wright Sewell and published in 1858. The poems are written in a simple and straightforward style, and are intended to be read aloud in the home by working-class families. The collection includes poems on a variety of topics, including nature, family life, and religion. Many of the poems have a moral or religious message, and are designed to provide comfort and inspiration to the reader. The book was popular in its time, and was praised for its accessibility and its ability to speak to the experiences of ordinary people. Today, it is considered a valuable historical document that provides insight into the lives and values of working-class families in the mid-19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Published by Presbyterian Committee of Publication, Richmond, 1864
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
Wraps. Condition: Good. From the Twenty-seventh London Edition. Wraps. Approx. 7" x 4". 26 pages, [1] page bible verses, [1] page publications by the publisher. Original wraps present with the printed title on the outer wrap. The date 1865 is listed on the outer wrap and the date 1864 is listed on the title page. Light toning and foxing to the contents. The front outer wrap was partly stuck to the title page. The rear wrap is stuck to the printed advertisement page in the upper corner. The advertisement page includes "The Soldier's Visitor" and the "Children's Friend" both referencing about the War and the Confederacy. Pencil name of "Nanny Seddon Rutherford" written on pencil top of the title page. This English Ballad comes with the bookseller Goodspeed's envelope addressed to "Dr. B. R. Wellford Medical Arts Building., Richmond, Va. 19." Confederate imprint. A late relic of printing in the Confederacy. Parrish & Willingham 9289.