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Devins, John Bancroft . CLASSIC MEDITERRANEAN
NY 1910 American Tract Society. Story of author and wife's Mediterranean cruise. 8vo., 255pp., illustrations, hardcover. Good plus, light cover wear, end papers foxed. (a11052)
$25.00 Tuttle, Joseph F. . THE LIFE OF WILLIAM TUTTLE, THE SELF-MADE MAN AND CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN
NY 1852 2nd American Tract Society. 12mo., engraved portrait of Tuttle, 192pp., original green pressed cloth, gilt decoration on spine. Owner blind stamp on end paper. Good, some wear on lower spine end, text has some spots and stains. (a21420)
$45.00 Taylor, Rev. Dr. et al . GOD'S WORD MAN'S LIGHT AND GUIDE A COURSE OF LECTURES ON THE BIBLE
1877 American Tract Society. Before the NY Sunday School Association. Sm.8vo., 275pp., hardcover. Owner signed (Ebenizer B. Adams). VG. (a23577)
$25.00Sewall, Thomas M.D.. MEMOIR OF DR. JOHN D. GODMAN, PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY, ...WHO DIED AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 17, 1830.
NY n.d (. 1840) 150 Nassau Street. American Tract Society No. 370. 12mo., 24pp., original wraps. Good, worn along spine. (a2512)
$22.00Stone, Rev. John S.. A MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JAMES MILNOR, DD, LATE RECTOR OF ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, NEW YORK
NY 1848 1st edition. American Tract Society. Hardcover large octavo. Episcopal. 646pp., very fine steel engraved portrait frontispiece, original stamped light blue cloth with gilt on spine. Good plus, some occasional light foxing throughout; light spine end fraying; no hinges cracked. Not exlibrary; no owner marks. (a3797)
$40.00 (american tract society) . BROADSIDE: "THE THEATRE, THE CIRCUS, AND THE HORSE-RACE EIGHT REASONS FOR NOT GOING TO THEM"
American Tract Society, Tract 37. Eight paragraphs of text giving reasons not to go to theatre etc. Broadside. Octavo, (3-1/2 by 6-1/2 inches), printed on recto only, decorative border VG slight spot on lower margin. Scarce. (a51274)
$75.00 (McIlvaine, Charles Pettit) . IMPORTANCE OF CONSIDERATION. NO. 202
NY n.d. (c.1830) American Tract Society.. 12mo., 8pp., original illustrated wraps. VG/ (a53187)
$45.00 (old testament) . BIBLE ATLAS AND GAZETTEER; CONTAINING SIX NEW AND ACCURATE MAPS, AND A LIST OF ALL GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
NY 1862 American Tract Society. Hardcover. 4to., 29pp. plus 4 double page and 2 single page lightly colored maps plus 29 pages of text, original printed cloth. Good, light wear on covers and spine ends. (a57024)
$84.00 (american tract society) . PICTORIAL NARRATIVES
c. 1850 American Tract Society. 24 separate moral and uplifting stories, paginated individually. 12mo., about 200pp., illustrations, original brown pressed cloth with gilt trim on spine. Good, some foxing, corner a but worn. (a58267)
$25.00 Hervey, Rev. James . CHRIST THE ONLY REFUGE FROM THE WRATH TO COME NO. 166
NY (c.1830) The American Tract Society. Sm.8vo., 12p., original illustrated wraps. Good, light soiling, light wear. (a60036)
$45.00 (tract society) . ON REPENTENCE NO. 183
NY (c.1830) The American Tract Society. Sm.8vo., 12p., original illustrated wraps. Good, light soiling, light wear. (a60069)
$35.00 Graham, Isabella . THE POWER OF FAITH EXEMPLIFIED IN THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE LATE MRS. ISABELLA GRAHAM
NY 1843 new edition, American Tract Society. Sm.8vo., 439pp., original brown stamped cloth with gilt spine. Good, light cover wea, light foxing throughout. (a60445)
$20.00 (juvenile) . GREAT TRUTHS IN SIMPLE WORDS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
New York (c. 1850) American Tract Society. 16mo., 94pp., engraved frontis, original blue cloth with gilt bouquet on front. Good, some foxing. (a65020)
$25.00 (juvenile) . THE BOY PATRIOT
New York 1863 American Tract Society. By the author of The Blue Flag, Cheerily, Cheerily. Hardcover. 16mo., 180pp., (2), full page engraved frontis with original yellow tissue, text engraving, original light purple cloth with nice gilt design on spine. Contemporary gift inscription on front end paper. Good, some foxing. (a65026)
$30.00 (juvenile) . BERTHA ALLSTON; OR, THE GOOD STEP-MOTHER
New York no date (mid 19th century) American Tract Society. 16mo., 84pp., illustrations, original purple cloth hardcover. Owner signed (Sammie Hewlett.) Good, a few light stains in text, cover and spine faded. (a65033)
$25.00 (juvenile) . FIRESIDE PICTURES
NY c. 1860 American Tract Society. Small octavo, 64pp., 63 half page illustrations, each with short text (e.g a landslide, a dog saving a drowning child, heathens in distant lands, rainbow, a celestial globe, mother knitting etc), original brown cloth with gilt illustration on front of girl reading her ABC book to a dog. Good, all pages a bit worn and stained. (a65037)
$25.00(juvenile). TO YOUNG MEN; FROM A FATHER
New York n.d (mid 19th century) American Tract Society. Hardcover. 16mo., 33pp., original tan cloth. Contemporary ink gift presentation inscription on front end paper. VG plus. (a65046)
$29.00(juvenile). DEAN PROCTOR, THE FINE SCHOLAR AND HIS RIVALS
New York 1867 American Tract Society. Hardcover. 16mo., 72pp., frontis, original red cloth. Good+, light rubbing on cloth. Binding secure. (a65047)
$25.00(juvenile). THAT SWEET STORY OF OLD; OR THE HISTORY OF JESUS
NY c. 1850 American Tract Society. Square 16mo., 64pp., illustrations, blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Some writing on end papers. Good plus. (a65530)
$25.00 (Haldane, Robert) . MEMOIR OF ROBERT HALDANE, AND JAMES ALEXANDER HALDANE WITH SKETCHES OF THEIR FRIENDS AND OF THE PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN SCOTLAND
NY (1858) American Tract Society. Small octavo, 278pp., frontis engraving of James Haldane, original bright blue cover with gilt decoration on front and spine. All edges gilt. VG, lacks front and rear blanks, light foxing on initial and final pages. (a65661)
$155.00 (civil war) . MEMORIAL OF WILLIAM KIRKLAND BACON LATE ADJUTANT OF THE 26TH REGIMENT OF NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS
Boston 1865 American Tract Society. By His Father. Octavo, 139pp., fine steel engraved portrait of Bacon in Civil War uniform as frontis, original boards with later spine. Good, light wear. (a66128)
$185.00 Chaplin, Rev. Jeremiah . THE RICHES OF BUNYAN: SELECTED FROM HIS WORKS, FOR THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY BY
New York 1850 1st American Tract Society. With introductory note by Rev. William R Williams. Octavo, 488pp., red embossed cloth with full gilt spine decoration and elaborate gilt goblet on front. All edges gilt. Two owner signatures on front end paper. VG, light foxing. (a66629)
$120.00 Fenn, R. W. . HORACIO A TALE OF BRAZIL
NY 1913 American Tract Society. Hardcover. Small octavo, 309pp., photo illustrations, brown cloth with yellow decoration and lettering. Good, inner hinges cracked. (a71810)
$22.00 Cook, William Azel . THROUGH THE WILDERNESSES OF BRAZIL BY HORSE CANOE AND FLOAT
NY 1909 1st American Tract Society. Hardcover. Octavo, 487pp., attractivey green cloth with black palm trees, blue sky, yellow lettering, etc. VG plus. (a71937)
$50.00 American Tract Society . THE TICKETS
NY c. 1850 American Tract Society. Series II, No XXXIII. 16mo., (4 x 2-1/2 inches), 16pp., pale yellow printed wraps. Good, a bit stained and worn. (a73355)
$40.00 Bennett, James . RELIGION OF THE CLOSET
NY c. 1840 American Tract Society. 12mo., 16pp., original printed wraps with later paper spine reinforcement. Fair, cover browned and worn, corners bumped and folded, text toned and stained but complete. (a73573)
$20.00 (religion) . HONESTY THE BEST POLICY
NY American Tract Society. 16mo., 16pp., illustrations, silk string wraps. Good, some staining in lower margin throughout, a few page corners chipped. (a76688)
$40.00 Abbott, Rev. John S. C. . THE MOTHER AT HOME; OR PRINCIPLES OF MATERNAL DUTY FAMILIARLY ILLUSTRATED
New York 1833 1st American Tract Society. 16mo., 177pp., frontis, purple cloth-covered boards with gilt printed leather spine. Good, occasional soiling in text, light water stain on about half pages, chip in paper inside front board . (a81102)
$29.00 American Tract Society . ADVICE TO SABBATH SCHOOL CHILDREN; MISCHIEF ITS OWN PUNISHMENT OR HISTORY OF WILLIAM AND HARRY
no dates. Two separate original pamphlets published by American Tract Society of New York. Series II, Nos. XIII and XV. 4-2-1/2 inches (one about 1/4 inch shorter), small text illustrations, original color printed covers. One has resewn binding. Good and VG. 2 pamphlets. Wraps. (a81930)
$35.00Alexander, Rev. Dr. A. ADVICE TO A YOUNG CHRISTIAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF AIMING AT AN ELEVATED STANDARD OF PIETY
New York 1843 American Tract Society. Hardcover. 12mo., 168pp., woodcut frontis original greygreen cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. Front blank end paper gone. Good, minor stain on lower corner throughout. (a81951)
$23.00Martyn, W. Carlos. THE PILGRIM FATHERS OF NEW ENGLAND: A HISTORY
New York 1867 1st edition. American Tract Society. Hardcover. Small octavo, 432pp., green cloth with original pink end papers. Owner signed on title page: "Wm. Post Christmas 1868." VG some very light foxing off and on throughout, spine ends lightly frayed. Hinges not cracked in or out. Binding secure. (a82073)
$52.00 (juvenile) . MY BROTHER BEN
New York c. 1850 American Tract Society. Hardcover. 16mo., 152p., frontis, tan cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG, light soiling. Binding secure; no ownership marks. (a86905)
$29.00 Richmond. Rev. Legh . THE DAIRYMAN'S DAUGHTER, THE YOUNG COTTAGE AND THE AFRICAN SERVANT. AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES - ABRIDGED
New York no date (mid 19th century) American Tract Society. First chapter of 14p. is a "Brief Sketch of the life of Rev. Legh Richmond" written by Rev. John Ayre. 12mo., 56p., 33p., 81p., title page illustration and two fullpage illustrations in text. In original maroon cloth with gilt spine. Owner name stamp. Good, light wear, some light foxing throughout text. (a86907)
$28.00 (juvenile) . THE LIFE AND DEATH OF LADY JANE GREY; JAN HARMSEN THE HOLLAND ORPHAN BOY
NY c. 1850 150 Nassau Street. American Tract Society 13 and 14. Two stories bound together. Hardcover. 16mo., 16p., 16p., 8 woodcut illustrations, original dark grey paper covered boards witb blue cloth spine, Near Good, worn, stained, a few small tears. Binding secure, no ownership marks. (a86913)
$33.00 American Tract Society . MEMOIR OF JANE CORNELIA JUDSON
New york. no date. c. 1850 American Tract society. 16p. Original 16mo pictorial wraps. Text illustrations. Good plus , slight wear. (a89672)
$25.00 Dodge, Stephen . THE EVANGELIST 1824 (10 issues vol 1 #1 to vol 1 #12)
Hartford (Connecticut) . Published by P B Goodsell. Ten of first 12 issues (lacks issues for Oct and Nov 1824). Each issue in original printed green octavo wraps (January issue in original tan wraps). Stringbound. All edges a bit frayed and corners rounded. Some staining, toning throughout. Bindings secure. All issues have contemporary name on top of front cover of either Nehemiah Hubble, Samuel Whiting, or Rev. Salmon Cone (perhaps each copy was labelled for its recipient?). Some chapters: Cure for Hydrophobia, High School at Scio, Revivals of Religion, On the importance of Piety in the Rising Generation, The Charactor of Josiah, Exhibition of Unitarianism, Connecticut Branch of American Tract Society, etc. Near Good. Very Scarce. Lot of 10 issues: (a92178)
$280.00 Olmstead, A T et al . IN MEMORIAM JAMES HENRY BREASTED SPECIAL ISSUE ( one complete issue of Journal of American Oriental Society , June, 1936)
New Haven, Connecticut 1936 first edition. Yale University. June 1936 edition of Journal of American Oriental Society. Issue in honor of Breasted with many fascinating articles as: G A Barton "Origin of the Thought pattern which survives in Baptism"; H H Nelson "Three Decrees of Ramses III" ; W F Albright "How Well can we Know the ancient Near East?"; T G Allen "Types of Rubrics in the Egyptian Book of the Dead"; A V Jackson "Traces of Biblical Influence in the Turfan Pahlavi Fragment"; C C Torry "An Arabic papyrus Dated 205" etc. Several illustrations. pp. 113-296. Good, cover a bit worn and soiled but text clean and binding secure; no ownership marks. (a92316)
$45.00 Serle, Ambrose . THE HAPPY NEGRO, TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE PRAYING SOLDIER AND THE PROFLIGATE RECLAIMED
American Tract Society #7. no date (1825) 12mo wraps. Front cover has 1-1/2 x 2-1/2 inch vignette of two men talking along a road, one presumably the Happy Negro. Text tells how an English Gentleman, walking in New York, met a Negro on the road. "I wished him to tell me whether his state of slavery was not disagreeable to him. 'Massa' said he...'I have a wife and children; my Massa take care of them and I have no care to provide any thing; I have a good Massa who teach me to read". Foxed but legible; not torn; binding secure; no ownership marks; no chips. (a92481)
$300.00 American Tract society . THE CHILD'S PAPER - VOL. 3 NO 2 FEBRUARY 1854 thru VOL. 5 NO 10 OCTOBER 1856 (bound in one hardcover volume)
New York, Boston, etc. 1854 - 1856 first edition. American Tract Society. Thin Folio. Hardcover. 4 pages per issue. Illustrated. Fair, worn but intact, hinges not cracked in or out but light foxing throughout, a few closed tears, text toned . (a93183)
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