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Mummy's Bedtime Story Book, Marion, Mrs. Alexander Marion Gemmell, Jessie Marion King, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1929

Mummy's Bedtime Story Book, Marion, Mrs. Alexander Marion Gemmell, Jessie Marion King, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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56 pages color illustrations. Printed Photo-Offset by Suttley & Silverlock, LTD., Blackfriars Road. Color illustrated frontispiece, title page, and endpapers. Eleven full-page illustrations, with color decorations on each text page. Bound in bright paper covered pictorial boards with title in red. Case binding. Jessie Marion King (20 March 1875--3 August 1949) was a Scottish illustrator known for her beautiful illustrated children's books; she also designed jewelery and fabric, and painted pottery; King was one of the artists known as the Glasgow Girls. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.

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The Magic Flutes, Josef Kožišek, Clara Vostrovsky Winlow, Rudolf Mates, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1929

The Magic Flutes, Josef Kožišek, Clara Vostrovsky Winlow, Rudolf Mates, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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53 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, 25 x 33 cm. Illustrated endpapers; color illustrated title page; title and text within blue, green, and red ornamental border; manufacture statement from title verso. "Printed in Czechoslovakia through Raf. D. Szalatnay, New York."--Title verso Text in English, translated from the Czech. Quarter-bound in printed pictorial boards and red cloth. Copy has front and back covers of a slipcase, front duplicates the illustrated cover. Gift of Steven Levine and Freeman Freeman.

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Skipping Village, Lois Lenski, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1927

Skipping Village, Lois Lenski, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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179 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : color frontispiece, color plates. "Oh, I know a town, a funny little town, that sits on the top of a hill; for years it has sat, in the very same spot, and I know it is sitting there still." Based on the author's childhood experiences near the turn of the century in a small Ohio town. Illustrated title page, illustrated map on lining-papers. Case binding, blue cloth with title and decorated frame stamped in yellow. Spine in poor condition. Purchase from Cellar Stories.

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The Romance Of Rubber, John Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1925

The Romance Of Rubber, John Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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24 pages : illustrations, map, 24 cm. Full cover illustration, printed green, black, and orange on off-white. First three, and last three, pages printed in red and black. Frontispiece printed on page [2] of cover. Illustration signed George Carlson. Advertisement for Keds shoes on page [3] of cover. Gift of Claudia Covert.

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Voyaging Southward From The Strait Of Magellan, Rockwell Kentridge, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1924

Voyaging Southward From The Strait Of Magellan, Rockwell Kentridge, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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xv, 184 pages, [1] leaf of plates : frontispiece, illustrations, maps. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Illustration on title-page. Maps on lining-papers. Cover design also by Kent. Gift of the Estate of Henry D. Sharpe.

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The Holy Experiment: A Message To The World From Pennsylvania, Violet Oakley, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1922

The Holy Experiment: A Message To The World From Pennsylvania, Violet Oakley, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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xii, l6, 19-38, 40-51, [7] pages : illus., 22 leaves of mounted color plates (2 folded); 57cm. Series of mural paintings by Violet Oakley... in the Governor̓s Reception Room and in the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Printed in black, red and blue. In portfolio. Leather portfolio with stamp, border and leather bosses. Metal clasps hold the covers together. Gold leaf on inside covers. Leather spine has been repaired/replaced. Title vignette. Illustrated title-page. "This edition is limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 34." Numbered and signed by the artist. "The pages of …

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Oh, Yes A Pohlson Gift: Gifts That Make Giving A Pleasure, Pohlson Galleries, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1922

Oh, Yes A Pohlson Gift: Gifts That Make Giving A Pleasure, Pohlson Galleries, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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32, [8], 33-64 pages : illustrations, 23 cm. Profusely illustrated gift catalog, hundreds of fascinating and unusual objects offered for sale, many with a strong Art Deco visual or graphic aesthetic. "Farrington Printing Co., Boston."-- Index page. Color illustrations on covers. Includes catalog mail envelope, and small order envelope. Catalog envelope addressed to: Mrs. James P. Johnson, 150 Broad Street, New London, Conn. 2 cent stamp, postmarked, Boston, Mass. Catalog illustrators/designers include RISD Alumni.

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The Pohlson Line : Gifts That Make Giving A Pleasure, Pohlson Galleries, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1920

The Pohlson Line : Gifts That Make Giving A Pleasure, Pohlson Galleries, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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32, [8], 33-64 pages : illustrations, 23 cm. Cover title. "Farrington Printing Co., Boston."-- Index page. Profusely illustrated gift catalog, hundreds of fascinating and unusual objects offered for sale, many with a strong Art Deco visual or graphic aesthetic. Includes catalog mail envelope, and small order envelope. Catalog envelope addressed to: Mrs. James P. Johnson, 150 Broad St., New London, Conn. 2 cent stamp, postmarked, Boston, Mass. Catalog illustrators/designers include RISD Alumni.

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Bugs And Wings And Other Things, Annie W. Franchot, Walter Harrison Cady, Jessie Willcox Smith, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1918

Bugs And Wings And Other Things, Annie W. Franchot, Walter Harrison Cady, Jessie Willcox Smith, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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ix, 99 pages, [7] leaves of plates : illus. (some color). Contains illustrated lining papers. CONTENTS: The insects' symphony -- The locusts' song -- Aristocratic worms. Gift of Mrs. Murrary S. Danforth. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.

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Curly Locks, Curly Locks, Wilt Thou Be Mine?, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Curly Locks, Curly Locks, Wilt Thou Be Mine?, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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1 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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See Saw, Margery Daw, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

See Saw, Margery Daw, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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11 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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Little Bo-Peep, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Little Bo-Peep, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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4 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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Rain, Rain Go Away, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Rain, Rain Go Away, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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9 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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8 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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Ring Around A Rosie, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Ring Around A Rosie, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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10 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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Jack And Jill Went Up The Hill, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Jack And Jill Went Up The Hill, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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3 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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May, Mary Quite Contrary, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

May, Mary Quite Contrary, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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6 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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Little Miss Muffet Sat On A Tuffet, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Little Miss Muffet Sat On A Tuffet, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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5 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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One Foot Up, The Other Foot Down, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

One Foot Up, The Other Foot Down, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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7 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon; Norske Folke-Eventyr. English. Selections, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Kay Rasmus Nielsen, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon; Norske Folke-Eventyr. English. Selections, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Kay Rasmus Nielsen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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206 pages, [25] leaves of plates : illustrations (some color). "Selected from the Norske folkeeventyr of Asbjörnson and Moe; most stories in this book originally appeared in Sir G.W. Dasent's Popular tales from the Norse, cf. Preface, pages [1-2]. Illustrated title page; end papers illustrated in black and gold. CONTENTS East of the sun and west of the moon -- The blue belt -- Prince Lindworm -- The lassie and her godmother -- The husband who was to mind the house -- The lad who went to the North Wind -- The three princesses of Whiteland -- Soria Moria Castle …

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Hush-A-Bye-Baby On The Tree Top, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1914

Hush-A-Bye-Baby On The Tree Top, Jessie Willcox Smith, Colgate & Company, Dodd, Meade & Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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2 of a set of 12 booklets : illustrations (some color); 9 x 14 cm. Title adapted from covers. 1 of a set of 12 nursery rhyme pamphlets with cover designs and text illustrations adapted from the Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., c1914). Part of a Colgate promotional campaign? Good Housekeeping Magazine copyright notice on front covers. Color illustrations on cover; b&w in text. Each booklet is eight numbered pages. Illustrated advertisement for Colgate toothpaste on the pages [2] & [3] of covers. SET CONTENTS: Little Bo Peep -- Jack and Jill went up …

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A Child's Book Of Old Verses, Jessie Willcox Smith Jan 1910

A Child's Book Of Old Verses, Jessie Willcox Smith

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ix, 124 pages, [10] leaves of plates : illus. (some color). Illustrated lining-papers. Each plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wetherell. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.

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The Holy Land, Robert Hitchens, Jules Guerin, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1910

The Holy Land, Robert Hitchens, Jules Guerin, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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x, 302 pages : color frontispiece, illustrations, plates (some color). Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Title page within ornamental border, printed in black and brown, text page headers also printed in brown. Bound in green publisher's illustrated cloth binding with a stamped image in green, red, blue and gilt on the front cover, representing a view of Nazareth from an illustration by Jules Guerin. The spine has the title and author in gilt with a frame around the title. CONTENTS: Baalbec, the town of the sun -- The spell of …

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Italian Hours, Henery James, Joseph Pennell, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1909

Italian Hours, Henery James, Joseph Pennell, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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ix, 504 pages, [32] color plates. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. "The chapters of which this volume is composed have with few exceptions already been collected." -Preface.

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Flower Of The Dusk, Myrtle Reed, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1908

Flower Of The Dusk, Myrtle Reed, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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iv, 341 pages : color frontispiece illustration. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Decorated cloth binding signed by the designer: MA [Margaret Armstrong]. Lilac color cloth binding, lettering and illustration emboss in white and gold. Title page and text pages printed in black and red, all pages in frames. Top edge of text block gold gilt. Inside front cover, large bookplate of Gladys and Herbert Clark. Library copy printed October 1910. Case binding.

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The Hanging Of The Crane, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Arthur Ignatius Keller, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1907

The Hanging Of The Crane, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Arthur Ignatius Keller, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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30 ℓ. : 13 leaves of plates. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Title in green and black within ornamental border; decorations; initials in color. "Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Designs by Florence W. Swan." Book in poor condition, loose pages, in binder.

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Mother Goose's Rhymes, Chimes, And Jingles : Or The Nursery Treasure., C. P. Heustis, Vincent L. Dill, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1905

Mother Goose's Rhymes, Chimes, And Jingles : Or The Nursery Treasure., C. P. Heustis, Vincent L. Dill, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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24 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Rhymes with pictures. Caption title: Rhymes, chimes, and jingles; by Mother Goose. Hand colored illustration on cover. Illustration on title page. Cover title: Rhymes, chimes and jingles. Charles P. Hestis was located 104 Nassau St., New York, between 1843 and 1853. New York City directories list Huestis both as an individual publishing at 104 Nassau, and as a member of Huestis & Cozans between 1850 and 1852. Vincent L. Dill was active as a stereotyper in New York between 1826 and 1863. Lacking back cover.

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Eugene Field Reader, Alice Harris, Frank W. Cooley, Eugene Field, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1905

Eugene Field Reader, Alice Harris, Frank W. Cooley, Eugene Field, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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4 preliminary leaves, 96 pages : color illustrations, 20 cm. Illustrated collection of the poems of Eugene Fields. Illustrated title page in color. Case binding, black stamp lettering, illustration stamped in blue and black. Gift of the Estate of Eleanor Fayerweather. Inscribed to Eleanor from Dorothy K., New York, May 1909.

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William Morris : Poet, Craftsman, Socialist, Elisabeth Luther Cary, Alice Cordelia Morse, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1902

William Morris : Poet, Craftsman, Socialist, Elisabeth Luther Cary, Alice Cordelia Morse, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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ix, 296 pages : plates, portraits, facsimiles. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Includes bibliography: pages 269-290 and index.Front cover design signed, "MA" (Margaret Armstrong) Library copy is missing title page and frontispiece. Gift of Walter R. & John A. Callender in the name of Walter Callender.

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Sun Dials And Roses Of Yesterday, Alice Morse Earle, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1902

Sun Dials And Roses Of Yesterday, Alice Morse Earle, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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xxiii, 461 pages : ill., plates. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Title within green ornamental border. "The Rosicrucians": p. 366-389. Both copies in Lowthorpe Collection.

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