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Memories of
the Good Old Days.
Leila
M. Wells. Printed by Pok-O-Moonshine. 1969.
Once
Upon a Time. Leila
M. Wells. Printed by Denton
Publications. 1971.
Times Have
Changed. Leila
M. Wells. Printed by Denton Publications. 1973.
--A three volume set of Adirondack Remembrances by
Leila Wells. A great educational resource for elementary
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True
Mother Goose, The
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Songs for the Nursery, Or, Mother Goose's Melodies for
Children. Notes and
Pictures by Blanche McManus.
Published by Lamson, Wolffe and Co., Boston. 1895.
--
The illustrator for this book was well known and worked
extensively with her husband on a series of travel books at the turn of
the century. This book gives a concise history of the
theories
for the origin of the original Mother Goose. All known Mother
Goose rhymes are here in their 'original' form and phrasing, with
wonderful line drawings by Blanche McManus! These pages may
take
a few minutes to load as they are scans of the original pages of the
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Cape
Coddities. Dennis and Marion
Chatham. Illustrated by Harold
Cue. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1920.
--A
great little book filled with Cape Cod charm written when
cars were just beginning to be used on the Cape. Nice watercolor
touches on some of the illustrations done by a previous owner of the
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Treasure Island.
Robert Louis Stevenson. New York: Charles E. Merrill Co. 1909.
Edited with an introduction and notes by Franklin T. Baker, A.M., Professor of English in Teachers
College, Columbia University.
--The
Stevenson classic in its original format, plus a
glossary of words, an analysis of the work and a life history of
Stevenson. An excellent source for the student and teacher to use in the
classroom. This version even includes a map of the Island! |
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Thirty
Nine
Steps, The.
John Buchan.
Houghton
Mifflin Company. 1919.
--The
classic spy, adventure novel of pre-WWI England. A
great read... |
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The
Book of Tea.
Okakura Kakuzo. NY: Duffield & Company. 1919 edition (first
published in 1906).
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A wonderful little book, easily read in one sitting.
It focuses on the Japanese Art of Tea, but the author offers
a
rarely seen perspective on Eastern and Western cultures.
Okakura
Kakuzo gives a brief history of tea in China, and the stages of
tea-drinking in that country. His main focus is on Zen and
its
connection to Teaism, and of the influence of the Zen monks in
establishing and refining the Japanese Tea Ceremony. This
book is
a highly-recommended read. |
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Amateur Cracksman, The. E. W. Hornung. Illustrated. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1905.
-- The first in a series of books of the anti-hero, Raffles,
and his adventures as a gentleman thief. Told, a la Sherlock
Holmes stories, by Raffles' friend. A fun read..... |
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Raffles. E. W. Hornung. Illustrated by F. C. Yohn. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1908.
-- The second in a series of books of the anti-hero, Raffles,
and his adventures as a gentleman thief. Told, a la Sherlock Holmes
stories, by Raffles' friend. A fun read..... |
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Mandalay. Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Blanche McManus. New York: M. F. Mansfield & A. Wessels. 1899.
-- Nice little mini-book illustrated by McManus using Kipling's memorable poem as it's basis... |
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Dutch and English on the Hudson. Maud Wilder Goodwin. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1919.
--Textbook edition of the history of settlement of the New York area
from the Dutch through English occupation. The time covered is from the
1630's through the 1700's. A nice work with a great
bibliography.......... |
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Nature's Invitation. Bradford Torrey. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company.
1904.
-- Excellent nature book, easy reading with descriptions of
an obsessive birder from 100 years ago. Covers his travels, and
birding, in New Hampshire, Florida, Texas and Arizona. A must
read for today's birders... |
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Florida Sketch-Book, A. Bradford Torrey. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1894.
-- This is another nice book by nineteenth century writer and
enthusiastic birder, Bradford Torrey, as he roams through Florida in search of his favorite hobby. Nice
description also of the local region and the people he meets. A must
read for any birder today!............. |
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Wild
Pastures.
Winthrop Packard. Illustrated by Charles Copeland. Boston: Small, Maynard and
Co. 1909.
-- This is a nice book on the musings of the author as he wandered the
trails of eastern Massachusetts, especially the Blue Hill Reservation,
in Canton, Mass., just south of Boston. This book covers the summer
months at the Reservation. A nice book for any naturalist,
young
or old. Covers the Summer Months... |
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Wildwood
Ways.
Winthrop Packard. Illustrated by Charles Copeland. Boston: Small, Maynard and
Co. 1909.
-- This is a nice book on the musings of the author as he wandered the
trails of eastern Massachusetts, especially the Blue Hill Reservation,
in Canton, Mass., just south of Boston. This book covers the winter
months at the Reservation. A nice book for any naturalist,
young
or old. Covers the Winter Months...
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Woodland
Paths.
Winthrop Packard. Illustrated by Charles Copeland. Boston: Small, Maynard and
Co. 1910.
-- This is a nice book on the musings of the author as he wandered the
trails of eastern Massachusetts, especially the Blue Hill Reservation,
in Canton, Mass., just south of Boston. This book covers the
spring months at the Reservation. A nice book for any naturalist, young
or old. Covers the Spring Months... |
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