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Concord N.H.: Ramsbottom, 1855. 16mo, stitched pamphlet of 30 pages. A clever poem to ridicule George Gilman Fogg and his newspaper the Independent Democrat. Moore was a reporter for the New Hampshire Patriot. Scattered light foxing, final advert leaf chipped at bottom with loss of a few letters otherwise a good plus copy.

Baltimore, Maryland: The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, 1906. An octavo, 352 pages, bound in original red decorative cloth. Superb decorative cover design of an empty hour glass surrounded by the sickles of time and blank banners. Each page represents a day with mottos to inspire savers and accusations to embarrass slackers. This exceptional journal or ledger is in pristine condition, with the stamp of Howard & Wilson, Managers at the N.Y. Life Bldg. in Minneapolis, Minn. A fine example of Arts and Crafts design in American advertising, rare in this condition.

New York and London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1899. First edition An octavo, 386 pp., bound in original olive green cloth. Cover and spine design by Will Bradley of stylized doves and foliage in pale gray and black. Top edge gilt. Small book plate of previous owner on front pastedown. Some rubbing on the cover..still a nice copy of a handsome Bradley design.

Philadelphia: The Uplift Publishing Company, (1913 ). An octavo, 301 pages, bound in original green cloth with color pictoria pastedown on the front cover. This book was intended to provide guidance for children and their parents when dealing with some of the more sensitive issues of growing up in a respectable environment. Parrallel discussions about home and personal life abound, accompanied by charming illustrations, some in color. No wonder the generation of children growing up at the time the Arts and Crafts movement began turned out to be so well-behaved...FEAR! A very good copy of a fascinating and attractive book.