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It is still an excellent reading copy, with a well-maintained binding. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you are you prone to telling tales or running away then ignore these poems at your peril or you might suffer the same fate as Matilda, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWho told lies and was Burned to Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or Jim, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWho ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a Lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published over a hundred years ago, Hilaire Belloc's tongue-in-cheek poems of moral instruction for children, with amusing illustrations are as sharp, funny and memorable as ever. This 1962 edition contains the works \u003cem\u003eCautionary Tales for Children\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Cautionary Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bad Child's Book of Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMore Beasts for Worse Children\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMore Peers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Moral Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLadies and Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e, all in one volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonfire Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43138709586094,"sku":"20220069","price":31.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/0679\/0574\/products\/20220069-5911237-200x286.jpg?v=1662501018"},{"product_id":"festschrift-for-heinrich-maria-ledig-rowohlt","title":"Festschrift – Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this festschrift for a celebrated German publisher's 60th birthday are gathered writings and appreciations from numerous prominent literary figures, including James Baldwin, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, Claude Gallimard, and Jürgen Becker. Baldwin's reminiscence begins, charmingly, with: \"\"Ledig impressed me, first of all, as not seeming very much like a publisher...\". In various languages: German, English, French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover. Paper binding and slipcase by Verlagsbuchbinderei Ladstetter, Hamburg. Frontispiece after a handwritten original by Henry Miller. Quarto 27x20 cm; 126 pages; paper over boards with original matched paper slipcase, no jacket in the original. Good condition. On laid paper with watermark. ~20 photographic illustrations on plates. Unmarked, potentially unread. Binding tight. Shelf wear to case, slight crushing on top of binding. Condition: good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA loose dedication slip before the front pastedown reads \"Zum 60. Geburtstag Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlts überreicht von seinem Verlag\" (\"For the 60th birthday of HMLR presented by his publisher\"). Who was this man? 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As the English monarch is the head of the Church of England (aka the Anglican Church), those who practiced Anglicanism in the New World, no longer wishing to be beholden to the kings and queens of England in any way, felt the need to establish a splinter church in the wake of the Revolution. The Episcopalian Church is consequently exceeding similar to yet notable separate from the Anglicans. 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There is a 1 in tear at the top of the jacket where the front cover meets the spine, a half inch tear at the center of the front spinal fold, and a larger, 1.5 in tear at the bottom of the jacket where it bends around the cover. Tape has been applied to the underside of the tears to prevent them from growing. The front and back of the jacket are scuffed and discolored, most likely from repeated contact and friction with other books.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom the jacket:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Few translations of the English Bible have been as widely read and as influential as the Geneva Bible”... which “shaped the theology, the literary expression, and the very consciousness of the Elizabethan world [...] It was translated “for the space of two years and more, day and night” by William Whittingham, Anthony Gilbey, and others whom the accession of Mary Tudor had forced into exile at Geneva, then at the height of its ascendancy over the Protestant world. John Knox was there preaching to the English congregation, Calvin was there writing commentaries, and Theodore Beza, one of the most prominent Biblical scholars of the day, was there studying the Greek text [...] The first edition was extremely handsome [...] it was the first Bible to use roman rather than black-letter type, the first to use verse divisions, and the first to use italic type for words not found in the original sources; it included helpful tables, maps, and woodcuts and was composed in quarto, which made it more convenient to handle and carry than the earlier cumbersome folio versions. The Geneva translators combined impeccable scholarship with remarkable felicity of style. [...] The King James translators themselves were much influenced by it and took over many of its readings. [...] The influence of the Geneva Bible is evident in the language of the greatest writers of its time. Unquestionably, it was the version Shakespeare used. From Falstaff’s comically pious catechizing of Prince Hal to King Lear’s dark and thundering lamentations on the frailty of human life, the phrasing of the Geneva Bible can be heard. Language peculiar to the Geneva Bible echoes throughout the plays and attests to Shakespeare’s intimate knowledge not only of the Genevan Scriptures but of the notes as well. The Geneva Bible was also known and used by the two great Puritan writers of the next century—John Bunyan and John Milton.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonfire Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43354537820334,"sku":"20220143","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/0679\/0574\/products\/20220143-OCLC216898224-200x286.jpg?v=1663191004"},{"product_id":"slips-of-speech-john-h-bechtel","title":"Slips of Speech - John H. Bechtel","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Slips of speech: Who does not make them? The best of us do. Why not avoid them? Any one inspired with the spirit of self-improvement may readily do so. No necessity for studying rules of grammar or rhetoric when this book may be had. It teaches both without the study of either. It is a counselor, a critic, a companion, and a guide, and is written in a most entertaining and chatty style.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(taken from the advertisement included in the end pages of this book)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlips of Speech\u003c\/em\u003e by John H. Bechtel is structured like an etiquette book for spoken and written language in the United States around the turn from 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century to the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e. Anyone interested in grammar minutiae, late 1800’s slang, or the natural evolution of language in the past hundred years is sure to be amused. Originally published in 1895, this particular copy was printed in 1913 by the Penn Publishing Company in Philadelphia. It is bound with mossy green cloth covered boards embellished with a deeper green vinelike design. The title is engraved and painted white. The pages are tanned with age but crisp, without fold or tears. The text is clean, no marks or underlines. The is some wear to the top and bottom of the spine as well as the corners of the binding, and the crease where the front pastedown meets the backing material has begun to fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonfire Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43470555185326,"sku":"1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/0679\/0574\/products\/IMG_6058condensed.jpg?v=1667660217"},{"product_id":"the-turmoil-booth-tarkington","title":"The Turmoil - Booth Tarkington","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The best-selling book of 1915, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Turmoil\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first novel of Booth Tarkington’s “Growth” Trilogy, the second novel of which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. The novel explores cultural changes of the American Midwest during the Industrial Era. It is set in a small, quiet city--never named but closely resembling the author’s hometown of Indianapolis--that is quickly being transformed into a bustling, money-making nest of competitors more or less overrun by “the worshippers of Bigness.” \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Turmoil \u003c\/em\u003eis a narrative of loss and change, a love story, and a warning about the potential evils of materialism. The book chronicles two midwestern families trying to cope with the onset of industrialization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTarkington believed that culture could flourish even as the country was increasingly fueled by material progress. The Turmoil, the first great success of his career, tells the intertwined stories of two families: the Sheridans, whose integrity wanes as their wealth increases, and the Vertrees, who remain noble but impoverished. Linked by the romance between a Sheridan son and a Vertrees daughter, the story of the two families provides a dramatic view of what America was like on the verge of a new order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Turmoil: A Novel\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Booth Tarkington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIllustrated by C.E. 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Each chapter is broken into smaller, more manageable sections and is followed by a series of comprehension questions meant as an aid for classroom instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Beginner’s American History\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: David H. Montgomery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Ginn \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYear: 1897\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlace: Boston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIllustrator: C.S. King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTypography by J.S. 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A label for Fowler \u0026amp; Colwell Booksellers: 221 West Second St., Los Angeles sits is affixed to the bottom of the front pastedown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bonfire Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43629016350894,"sku":"20220151","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/0679\/0574\/products\/IMG_6197.jpg?v=1670097830"},{"product_id":"selections-from-browning-robert-morse-lovett","title":"Selections from Browning - Robert Morse Lovett","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePart of Ginn and Company’s series of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStandard English Classics,\u003c\/em\u003e this compilation of poems from 19\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century poet Robert Browning was edited and introduced by Robert Morss Lovett, Professor of English and eventually the Dean of the junior college at the University of Chicago. 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Though, like Tennyson, they deal with the present and its problems, they choose their subjects carefully, as if treading somewhat gingerly the shore of the sea of modern life, a little disturbed by its confusion and noise. Browning, on the contrary, plunges in boldly, delighting in the strong surf and pungent odour. He takes all human life as his province, and treats that life, not only as it is expressed in dignified political institutions like feudalism, and important people like King Arthur, but in individuals of all ages of history, and of every worldly station.” (xvii)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelections from Browning\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEditor: Robert Morss Lovett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Ginn and Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYear: 1906\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlace: Boston, MA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeries: \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStandard English Classics\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinter: Atheneum Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLength: 208pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions: 4.5” x 6.75”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: Bound in green cloth covered boards with black particulars. 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