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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 →

COIN SILVER – IS IT A VERMONT MARK? A COLLECTOR’S DILEMMA – DAVID PERRIN Published by the author, David Perrin, Charlotte, VT, 2005. Hardcover measuring about 8 1/2 by 11 inches with 204 pages, mainly color illustrations (just a couple … Continue reading →

1899 to 1904 – EIGHTEEN (18) THOS. COOK & SON TRAVEL TOUR BOOKLETS I do not know how long I have had this collection, but I just cannot break it up, so am offering this collection of Thos. Cook & … Continue reading →

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT’S COPYHAWKERS & WALKERS IN EARLY AMERICA “Strolling Peddlers, Preachers, Lawyers, Doctors, Players, and Others, from the Beginning to the Civil War” By Richardson Wright (editor of House and Garden), J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1927 Second Edition, … Continue reading →