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Published by Powell Publishing Company. (1929). San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago., 1929
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Cloth. Illustrations. How the land lies, inhabited rocky mountains, deserts bare but populated, trees and recreation are some of the outdoor areas discussed by the author.
Seller Inventory # 1229
Published by Cornelia and Waller Barrett. 1961. No Place., 1961
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Wrappers. Frontispiece. The publisher notes that few have written about Christmas "with such charm and vivacity as Washington Irving". Printed from a manuscript in the Barrett Library at the University of Virginia. Last page of the author's manuscript reprinted herein.
Seller Inventory # 2060
Published by Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. 1899. No City., 1899
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Wrappers. 22 pages. Speech read before the Chapter.
Seller Inventory # 2078
Published by Historical Society of Southern California, 1950
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. 15 pages; illustrations; illustrated paper wrappers. An exhibit catalog. The catalog describes the items to be exhibited and cities and times of the exhibits. Works to be shown by notables such as: Gertrude Atherton, Ambrose Bierce, Ina Coolbrith, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Bret Harte, John Muir, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Erskine Scott Wood, etc.
Seller Inventory # 2098
Published by Belgian Government Information Center. 1946. New York., 1946
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Wrappers. Illustrations. Slight ink smudge on page 42.
Seller Inventory # 2102
Published by (The Candlelight Press). (Circa 1953). (Essex, England)., 1953
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Wrappers.
Seller Inventory # 2103
Published by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (1943) New York., 1943
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Wrappers. Library stamp on front cover. Lionel Trilling wrote a review of the author's book, "Survey-History of English Literature". The authors took exception to the review and have written their critique of the Trilling review.
Seller Inventory # 2104
Published by The Huntington Library Quarterly. 1944. (No City)., 1944
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Wrappers. Library stamp on front cover. The author describes the Virginia colonists and the settlement of Jamestown with their final goal being to find the great waterway which would give them access to the western sea. The author briefly describe s the settling America.
Seller Inventory # 2115
Published by Keystone View Company, Meadville, PA
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Undated. The scene shows a room with a stone floor and a small fireplace on one wall; the adjoining wall holds a plate and cup rack. The corner of these two walls holds a radiator and a small stool. A description on the back of the photograph describes this corner as the chimney corner and is referred to as a "wee bit ingle" in Burns's poem "The Cotter's Saturday Night". The "Cotter" was Burns's father.
Seller Inventory # 3620
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1950
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Decorative Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Illustrations. In this little pamphlet the author describes the origin of "Plygain (or Plygen)", the three Masses of Christmas, which are believed to be as old as the Celtic Church that took refuge in the Welsh hills. "This singing of the Plygain continued until the Protestant Reformation, when the reformers took over the term and applied it to an all-night sing on Christmas Eve". The author describes Christmas traditions in Wales such as the "Hodening Horse"; the singing of Christmas carols from house to house; the New Year's Day celebration of "Dydd Calan"; etc.
Seller Inventory # 3807
Published by (Oxford University Press), (New York), 1949
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Decorative Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Illustrations. The author relates some of the superstitions, traditions and stories surrounding the celebration of Christmas in Germany. Walking through the winter corn on Christmas Eve is profitable; you will hear all that is going to happen in the village during the next twelve months. If you fail to eat beans on Christmas Day, you will become an ass. He recounts the story of the writing of the Christmas carol "Stille Nacht, Beilige Nacht" ("Silent Night, Holy Night"), and the Christmas carol attributed to Martin Luther, "Luther's Cradle Hymn" ("Away in a Manger").
Seller Inventory # 3809
Published by Keystone View Company, Meadville, PA, 1904
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Keystone View Company, Manufacturers & Publishers. Copyright 1904 by B. L. Singley. The stereocard shows a woman standing next to a stone barricade that has a layer of snow on top, she's grabbing a handful of snow. Mountains in the background have snow.
Seller Inventory # 3908
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circa 1900. Scene shows planted areas amid walkways with larger plants and a statue as the focal point. Some visitors strolling on walkways. No name of publisher, studio or date.
Seller Inventory # 3912
Published by Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers, New York, N.Y., 1898
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. General Blanco's Palace, Plaza de Armas, Havana. Sold only by Underwood & Underwood. The scene shows a man walking across a brick plaza with the two-story palace in the background.
Seller Inventory # 3914
Published by United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., 1918
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Farmers' Bulletin 934, United States Department of Agriculture. Illustrations. Contents include: Importance of the home garden, Location of the garden, Plan and arrangement of the garden, Importance of sunlight, Tools and Seeds, Preparation of the soil, Manures and fertilizers, Cultivation, Irrigation, etc.
Seller Inventory # 3930
Published by Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Diego, 1938
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 29-page pamphlet. Illustrations. Contents include: List of Societies associated with the Pacific Division; list of officers; committees for the San Diego meeting; information about San Diego; accommodations; reception and entertainment; General Sessions beginning June 21; meetings of participating organizations; etc.
Seller Inventory # 3971
Published by Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pasadena, 1941
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 53-page pamphlet. Cover illustration. Contents include: List of officers; officers of the Pasadena meeting; welcome to the annual meeting; transportation; accommodations; schedules beginning Monday, June 16 for entertainment, luncheons and banquets, etc.; exhibits and excursions; general session; meetings of participating organizations; membership information in the A.A.A.S.; etc.
Seller Inventory # 3972
Published by The Young Women's Christian Association of San Francisco, San Francisco, 1914
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 24-page pamphlet. Contents include: List of Officers, 1915, Directors, Managers, Trustees, and Secretaries; Reports of the Treasurer, Extension Department, Boarding Department, The New Travelers' Aid Society, and Employment and Education Departments; Attendance records for Library, Junior Sewing, Social Events, Lunches served, etc.
Seller Inventory # 3981
Published by Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Washington, D. C.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circa 1930. No. 2808. -- From the Proceedings of the United States National Museum Vol. 76, Art. 11, pp. 1-6. Ink notation front cover. Unopened pages. From page 1: "The present revision has been prepared as the result of recent correspondence with Mr. J. E. Collin, of Newmarket, England, who has furnished information relating to synonymy and has also supplied the Museum with determined European specimens; from his data and the specimens it appears that the North American members of the genus have been misidentified to a large extent. Two species from the Bering Sea region, formerly considered to be identical with European forms, are here described as new".
Seller Inventory # 3990
Published by (Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.), (England)
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circa 1935. Colored illustrations. 16-page pamphlet briefly describes the early life of Josiah Wedgwood (born in England in 1730), his training in the potter's art and ultimately establishing his own company and producing his own pottery.
Seller Inventory # 4005
Published by U. S. Department of Agriculture, (Washington, D. C.), 1922
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 39-page pamphlet. Illustrations. Contents include: Roses for the lawn and border; Roses for the arbor and trellis; Roses for cutting; Roses for other ornamental purposes; Soil and fertilizer; Planting; Pruning; Protection; Insect Remedies; etc.
Seller Inventory # 4039
Published by Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1910
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Reprint from Yearbook of Department of Agriculture for 1902. The authors were with the Bureau of Plant Industry. In the Introduction the authors note: "What to feed, when to feed, and how to feed, are questions often asked, and we have to depend for answer upon the experience of expert growers and experimenters". Contents include Roses (soil, feeding with organic or barnyard manures, overfeeding); Violets (soil, later feeding); Chrysanthemums (composts, liquid manures, effects of the various foods); etc.
Seller Inventory # 4044
Published by United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1921
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Farmers' Bulletin 868. Illustrations. From the inside front cover: "This bulletin tells how to control the Colorado potato beetle and late-blight (the worst two enemies of the potato), blister beetles, flea-beetles, cutworms, and other caterpillars, leafhoppers, 'aphids' or plant-lice, early-blight, and other foliage diseases".
Seller Inventory # 4046
Published by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., 1917
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Farmers' Bulletin 886. September, 1917. Illustrations. Contents include: The soybean as a seed crop; Time of harvesting; Methods of harvesting; Methods of curing and handling; Thrashing; Special bean harvesters; Soy-bean straw; and Storage of seed.
Seller Inventory # 4047
Published by California Institute of Technology, (Pasadena), 1926
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Commencement Address at the Institute, June 10, 1926. The speaker reminds the graduating class of the "similarity between the way people lived and talked and thought two thousand years ago and the way they live, talk and think now. The jokes and horse-play of Plautus are amazingly like the humor of Puck or Judge or Life". He then asks, and answers, the question, "can we be truthfully said to have made, or to be making, any real progress?".
Seller Inventory # 4072
Published by University of California, College of Agriculture, Berkeley, 1918
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circular No. 202, June, 1918. Agricultural Experiment Station. From the first paragraph: "The fifteen to twenty thousand acres of standing grain annually destroyed in the state would supply the cereal ration for nearly thirty thousand troops for a year". Other losses are as expensive. This 23-page booklet provides recommendations in detail as to the necessary protection program for a given county. Illustrations.
Seller Inventory # 4093
Published by University of California, College of Agriculture, Berkeley, 1918
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circular No. 189, January, 1918. Agricultural Experiment Station. 11-page pamphlet lists crops that may be grown in this state during the winter season for forage purposes -- Canada field peas, common vetch, kale, root crops, bur-clover, English rye grass, rye, barley, etc. Pamphlet provides guidelines for soil content, planting suggestions, seeding when there is danger of frost or winter killing, etc., for each crop variety.
Seller Inventory # 4094
Published by University of California, College of Agriculture, Berkeley, 1918
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circular No. 194, February, 1918. Agricultural Experiment Station. 11-page pamphlet discusses intercropping, which is the planting of an extra crop in orchards between harvest seasons, for extra food production during the war years. "The man who is intercropping an irrigated orchard has certain very definite economic advantages over the man who is raising a crop in an open field;", one of which is " Very often orchardists have unused time of both themselves and their teams, which can be turned to good service in the planting and care of the intercrop." Booklet describes Limiting Factors, Important Considerations, Maintenance of the Productive Condition of the Soil, Financial Returns, Results at Citrus Experiment Station Farm, etc.
Seller Inventory # 4096
Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1917
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Bulletin No. 278, April, 1917. University of California Publications. College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, Berkeley, California. Pages numbered 227 - 250. Illustrations. From the first page: ".the demand for crops which would produce a dependable quantity of grain and forage on the vast areas of unirrigated land during the dry, hot, summer months." "The crops which have thus far shown the greatest promise in filling this demand are the grain sorghums". Booklet describes History in California, Adaptation, Types and Varieties, Harvesting the Grain Crop, Grain Sorghums in the Rotation, etc.
Seller Inventory # 4097
Published by University of California, College of Agriculture, Berkeley, 1917
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circular No. 187, December, 1917. Agricultural Experiment Station. Seven-page pamphlet describes food production and sorghums. "One of the simplest ways of making possible an increased meat production in California is to raise sorghums either for grain or silage". Pamphlet also describes: When to Choose Certain Crops (sorghums, dwarf milo, feterita, Egyptian corn, Indian corn, Sudan grass, etc).
Seller Inventory # 4098