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Box 20080419a

  • Autobiography; a collection of the most instructive and amusing lives ever published, written by the parties themselves. London: Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1826-32 [v. 1, 1829]. 33 v. ports. 15 cm. (See LoC 52048966)
    Volumes 29, 31, 32 ONLY “Madame Du Barri”
  • A history of the revolutions in Europe since the downfall of Napoleon… New York, 1831. 408 p. front. (port.) pl. 18 cm. (See LoC 01001142)
  • International Library of Technology 31e: Common Brickwork (1920); Face and Ornamental Brickwork (1919); Architectural Terra Cotta (1920); Hollow Tile (1919); Building Stone (1921); Lathing, Plastering, and Tiling (1907). Scranton PA: International Textbook Company, 1924.
  • Putnam’s Art Hand-Books. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1885. Description: 2 v. : ill. ; 18 cm. Contents: Vol. 1. The art of sketching from nature / Thomas Rowbotham.—Hints for sketching in water color / Thomas Hatton.—The art of landscape painting / W. Williams.—The art of flower painting / Mrs. William Duffield.—vol. 2. Drawing in black and white / Susan N. Carter.—The art of figure drawing / Charles H. Weigall.—A system of water color painting / Aaron Penley.—An artistic treatise on the human figure / Henry Warren. (See OCLC 25418541)
    No volume number, but it appears to be vol 2 only
  • Scientific tracts and family lyceum. Designed for instruction and entertainment, and adapted to schools, lyceums and families. Conducted by Jerome V. C. Smith, M.D. … New series. Boston: Allen & Ticknor, 1834-35. 4 v. illus., 2 fold. pl. 18 cm. (See LoC 05025599)
    Volume 1 only
  • Beeton, Samuel Orchart. The Boy’s Own Magazine: An Illustrated Journal of Fact, Fiction, History, and Adventure. London: S.O. Beeton, 1855. (See OCLC 9869053).
    Volume 7 ca. 1861
  • Bourne, H. R. Fox. Famous London Merchants: A Book for Boys. New York: Harper & Brother, 1869. (See OCLC 3419125)
  • Callaway, Frances Bennett, d. 1905. Charm and courtesy in conversation. New York: Dodd, Mead and company, 1904. 3 p.l., 198 p. 18 cm. (See LoC 04013653)
  • Cheney, Simeon Pease, 1818-1890. Wood notes wild, notations of bird music; by Simeon Pease Cheney…Collected and arranged, with appendix, notes, bibliography and general index, by John Vance Cheney. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1892. xiv, 261 p. incl. facsim. front. (port.) 21 cm. (See LoC w 06000034)
  • Corbet, Rowland William, 1839-1919. Letters from a mystic of the present day. London: Elliot Stock, 1883. 2 p. l., [iii]-viii, 211 p. 18 1/2 cm. (See LoC 17014838)
    Second edition: 1889 frontis missing
  • Cornell, J. H. An Easy Method of Modulation by Means of Universal Formulas. New York: G. Schirmer, 1884. (See OCLC 3876653, LoC unk84040626)
  • Duchess, 1855?-1897. A life’s remorse. New York: American News Edition, 1892
  • Friedenberg, G. G. Journal für die neuesten Land- und Seereisen. Berlin: Wilheml. Thome, Oct, Nov, Dec 1838.
  • Glaser, L. Catalogus etymologicus Coleopterorum et Lepidopterorum; erklärendes und verdeutschendes Namenverzeichniss der Käfer und Schmetterlinge. Berlin: Friedländer, 1887. (See OCLC 29146160)
  • Hudson, Thomson Jay, 1834-1903. The law of psychic phenomena; a working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics, etc., 20th ed. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & co., 1900. 3 p.l., [v]-xvii, [19]-409 p. 19 cm. See LoC 10029912
  • Huntley, Florence (Chance), Mrs., d 1912. Harmonics of evolution; the philosophy of individual life, based upon natural science, as taught by modern masters of the law,, 2d ed. Chicago: Indo-American book co., 1903. 463 p. incl. diagrs. 20 cm. (See LoC 32021743)
    Uncertain — missing title page.
  • Johnson, Watson, comp. Secret wealth; comprising a collection of over fifteen hundred rare and practical receipts and valuable tables. Syracuse: Truair, Smith & co., stereotypers and printers, 1875. 2 p.l., [9]-360, [13] p. fold. pl. 20 cm. (See LoC 07025610)
  • Kortum, Karl Arnold. Die Jobsiade: ein komisches heldengedicht in drei Theilen. Leipzig: Philipp Reclam jun, ca. 1879. (See OCLC 24880835)
  • Lambert, Jenny. Den nye Heklebog, eller udforlig Anviisning til farvet hekling. Christiania: C. U. Dybwad, 1847. 179 pages + 43 fold-out plates. (cf. My Crochet Sampler by “Miss Lambert”)
  • Langeac. Anecdotes, anglaises et américaines, années 1776 à 1783. Paris: Delaunay, 1813. Volume 1 only
  • Lukin, James. Amateur Handicraft: Containing Information on Lens and Specula Grinding; Soldering and Brazing; Emery Wheels; Scientific Tool Grinding; Lathes and Lathe Work; Filing; Planing; Drilling; Boring. London: Kent, 1877. (See OCLC 52237693)
  • Newbigging, Thomas. Fables and fabulists, ancient and modern, by Thomas Newbigging. London: E. Stock, 1895. 3 p. l., 152 p. front. 20 cm.
  • Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. A country gentleman. New York: John B. Alden, 1886
  • Parker, M., Dr. The arcana of arts and sciences, or, Farmers’ & mechanics’ manual; containing a great variety of valuable receipts and useful discoveries, in the various departments of human knowledge; many of which were never before published; by Dr. M. Parker. Washington, Pa.: Printed by J. Grayson, 1824. 2 p. l., [7]-348 p. 18 cm. (See LoC agr15001717)
  • Poe, Edgar Allan, Rufus W. Griswold, Nathaniel Parker Willis, and James Russell Lowell. The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe. New York: Blakeman & Mason, 1859. (See OCLC 6055333)
    Volume 2 only: Poems and Tales
  • Ritchie, Leitch, 1800?-1865. Wanderings by the Seine. By Leitch Ritchie, esq. … With twenty engravings from drawings by J. M. W. Turner, esq. … London: Pub. for the proprietor, by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman; [etc., etc.] 1834. 5 p. l., 526 (i.e. 256) p. plates. 22 cm. (See LoC 44046298)
    Engravings missing
  • Symonds, Margaret, 1869-1925. Days spent on a doge’s farm / by Margaret Symonds (Mrs. W. W. Vaughan). London: T.F. Unwin, 1893. 3 p. l., [5]-254 p., incl. ill., plates, ports. front. , 23 cm. (See LoC 34039671)
  • Taylor, Jefferys. The Young Islanders, or, The School-Boy Crusoes: A Tale of the Last Century. Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Co, 1861. (See OCLC 46468224)
  • Toulongeon, François Emmanuel, and M. L. R. F. Manuel du Muséum français, avec une description analytique et raisonneé de chaque tableau, indiqué au trait par une gravure à l’eau forte, tous classés par écoles, et par œuvre des grands artistes. Paris [etc.]: Treuttel et Wurtz, 1802. (See OCLC 6412898)
    One volume only: École Italienne: Œvure de Raphaël, 1803
  • Walker, Francis Amasa, 1840-1897. International bimetallism, by Francis A. Walker … New York: H. Holt and Company, 1896. v, 297 p. 20 cm. (See LoC 04003830)

Box 20080419b

  • American quarterly review. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827- 22 v. ; 24 cm. (See LoC sn 88008332)
    Volume 6, Sept & Dec 1829
  • The American review : a Whig journal of politics, literature, art, and science. [New York : Wiley and Putnam, 1845-1850] 11 v. : port. ; 23 cm. (See LoC sn 77021749)
    Volume 7 only, Jul-Dec 1848, edited by Colton. At Cornell.
  • Book-lore: a magazine devoted to old time literature … London: E. Stock [1884-87] 6 v. facsims. 27 cm. (See LoC 04022609)
    Vol 3, Dec 1885-May 1886; Vol 4, June 1886-Nov 1886; Vol 5, Dec 1886-May 1887
  • The Cornhill magazine. London: Smith, Elder and Co. 181 v. ill. (part col.) ports., maps. 23-24 cm. (See LoC 17024449)
    Volume 11, Jan-Jun 1865
  • Munsey’s magazine. New York: The Frank A. Munsey company [etc.] 1889-1929. v. illus. (part col.) plates (part col.) ports. 25 cm. (See LoC 38015076)
    Volume 36, Oct 1906-March 1907
  • The Port folio. Philadelphia: [The Editor and Asbury Dickens], 1801- 37 v. ; 34 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 3, 1801)-v. 5 (Dec. 28, 1805); new ser., v. 1 (Jan. 11, 1806)-v. 6 (Dec. 24, 1808); new ser., v. 1 (Jan. 1809)-v. 8 (Dec. 1812); 3rd ser., v. 1 (Jan. 1813)-v. 6 (Dec. 1815); 4th ser., v. 1 (Jan. 1816)-v. 12, no. 2 (Dec. 1821). (See LoC sf 88091571)
    Third series vols 5 & 6, 1815. Not microform, of course
  • Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics. Railway economics; a collective catalogue of books in fourteen American libraries, prepared by the Bureau of Railway Economics, Washington, D.C. Chicago, Ill.: Pub. for the Bureau of Railway Economics by the University of Chicago Press [1912] x, 446 p. 27 cm. (See LoC 12035020)
  • Bond, Francis, d. 1918. An introduction to English church architecture from the eleventh to the sixteenth century, by Francis Bond, with 1400 illustrations. London, New York, [etc] H. Milford, 1913. 2 v. front., illus. 30 cm. (See LoC a 14001276)
    Volume 2 Only
  • Dow, Arthur W. (Arthur Wesley), 1857-1922. Composition; Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company, 1913. 3 p. l., 3-128 p. incl. illus., col. plates. 29 cm. (See LoC 13002419)
    Ours with same date is 9th ed.
  • Morton, John S., 1835- A history of the origin of the appellation Keystone State as applied to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania : together with extracts from many authorities relative to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, July 4th, 1776 ; to which is appended the New Constitution of Pennsylvania with an alphabetical contents. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1874. 190 p. ; 19 cm. (See LoC 01010395)

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