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1914 – LITTLE WIZARD STORIES OF OZ – L. FRANK BAUM March 2023 — this book has been sold, but finally after over 25 years I am working with over 20 OZ titles I have had put away, most from … Continue reading →

c1920-30s – HUNTLEY & PALMERS BOOK SHAPED BISCUIT TIN As an out-of-print bookseller I have collected many items that resemble books, but are not books. Over the past over 25 years I have been able to add to my collection … Continue reading →

c1894 – TALES TO DELIGHT FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT – RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS No. 1109 I have had this book put away for years, and have never found another copy for sale or sold. The only reference I have … Continue reading →

1884 – A WONDER-BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, illustrations by F. S. CHURCH Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Co. (1884), Boston, 150pp , an extremely clean, tight and bright copy of this work illustrated by F. S. Church. … Continue reading →

1900 – BUNNY’S HOUSE AND OTHER RHYMESVERSE AND PICTURES BY L. J. BRIDGMAN published by H. M. Caldwell Company, Boston and New York. Unpaginated, 36 pages if I counted correctly. Color illustrations, book block measures about 8 inches by about … Continue reading →

I have spent the last few days adding items on my TOWN HISTORIES AND RELATED HISTORIES page on my website. Most of what is there is not on other websites since they have minor faults I prefer to illustrate. If … Continue reading →

Five Fun HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS These figures (about 12 inches tall each), and ceramic musical figure (not always working) are yours as a lot to enjoy in decorating your home for Halloween. $10 for the entire group – assuming someone local … Continue reading →

1926 – THE DREAM COACH by ANNE and DILLWYN PARRISH “FARE: FORTY WINKS COACH LEAVES EVERY NIGHT FOR NO ONE KNOWS WHERE — AND HERE IS TOLD HOW A PRINCESS, A LITTLE CHINESE EMPEROR, A FRENCH BOY, & A NORWEGIAN … Continue reading →

1939 – THE IMPENETRABLE SECRET – MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUITIES – NUMBER FIFTEEN THE IMPENETRABLE SECRET – PROBABLY INVENTED BY HORACE WALPOLE – AN EXPLANATION OF THE SECRET. WITH A NOTE ON THE ORIGINAL BY W. S. LEWIS Privately Printed, Farmington, CT, … Continue reading →

1882 – SOUVENIR OF WHITE MOUNTAINS – ACCORDION FOLD-OUT 15 IMAGES Published by Chishold Bros., of Portland, Maine, this pocket souvenir measures about 5 3/4 inches by about 4 inches with embossed covers. The print pages are about 5 1/4 … Continue reading →