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![Text Box: Unitarians: Reason and Revelation 1st Series No. 136 By Livermore, Rev. A.A. 1838 Boston, MA: American Unitarian Association. Reason is to be used in religion as in other departments of life, and that man's ultimate reliance, for faith and practice, is upon his own mind, aided by God's word. 19 pp. 13 x 20 cm. Paper booklet, fastened with stitching. Pages uneven. Good. (7668) $15.00. Religious
Unitarians: Remarks on the Sacred Scriptures, and on Belief and Unbelief, 1st Series, No. 142 Dewey, Orville 1839 Boston, MA: American Unitarian Association. What is it to believe in a revelation? What is the question between the believer and the unbeliever? It is important to make the discrimination between the communication of light and truth and the record of that communication. The communication was divine; the record was human. How shall ignorance judge of wisdom, or worldliness of a spiritual religion, or vicious indulgence of immaculate purity, or an irreligious mind of the great, the peculiar, the all-interpreting manifestation of God! 28 pp. 13 x 20 cm. Paper booklet, fastened with stitching. Pages uneven. Good. (7669) $15.00. Religious
Unitarians: Truths Joined By God Not to be Sundered by Man. 1st Series, No. 139 by Osgood, Samuel 1839 Boston, MA: American Unitarian Association. It has been the great fault of theologians and Christian sects (without a single exception) that they have generally given their minds to some one part of divine truth, and forgetting or leaving out of sight other and equally important parts of the truth, have thus sundered what God hath joined. 18 pp. 13 x 20 cm. Paper booklet, fastened with stitching. Pages uneven. Good. (7674) $15.00. Religious
Unitarians: Who Was Jesus Christ? 1st Series, No. 145 by Simmons, George P. 1839 Boston, MA: American Unitarian Association. Who was Jesus Christ? None but the fool and the sluggard can listen to this question with indifference. Jesus was the Messenger and Son of God. It is impossible that he was God. He could not be at once the sender and the sent. 54 pp. 13 x 20 cm. Paper booklet, fastened with stitching. Pages uneven. Good. (7670) $17.00. Religious
Universalist, The; and Ladies' Repository; Boston, Saturday, February 8, 1834 Smith, Daniel D., Editor 1834 Boston, MA Daniel D. Smith. Address delivered at the funeral of Matthew Jasper Smith, only child of Rev. M.H. Smith of Hartford, CT. An Address delivered before the First Society of Universalists in Danvers, MA at the Dedication of their church, June 28th, 1833, by Rev. L. Willis. Excuse for Neglecting Public Worship-- the fourth excuse is the expense of public worship; fifth excuse is that many can not keep awake in church. Extract from a New-Year's Sermon by Rev. T.B. Thayer. The Trial of Abner Kneeland for blasphemy ended yesterday with a verdict of guilty. Caution to Mothers, No. 1: "Do not talk about children in their presence." "..if mothers exercise care, and proceed cautiously, they will save their children from years of woe, and adorn their handsome children with that greatest of all ornaments-- 'a meek and quiet' which in the sight of God is of great price." Hints to Young Females. "The sentiment for woman has undergone a change. The romantic passion, which once almost deified her, is on the decline; and it is by intrinsic qualities that she must now inspire respect. There is less enthusiasm entertained for her, but the regard is more rational, and perhaps equally sincere." 16 pp. 18 x 27 cm. Paper periodical, edges cut unevenly, good. (7382) $16.00. Religious
Universalist, The; and Ladies' Repository; Boston, Saturday, November 8, 1834 Smith, Daniel D., Editor 1834 Boston, MA: Daniel D. Smith. "Meditations-- from a young lady in Upper Canada who is a member of a Methodist church but is nevertheless a believer in the fullness of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ." "My Sister"-- Story of a young boy who strikes his three-year-old sister in a moment of anger...she grows ill, and dies. Years later he writes of his feelings. Biographical Sketches: Rev. Thomas Whittemore, with profile drawing of the Reverend. Born Jan. 1, 1800..preached his first sermon in Dec. 1820 in Roxbury, MA. He served the Universalist society in Milford, MA in 1821, and removed to Cambridge Port, MA in 1822. Now he is editing the Universalist Trumpet and traveling about the country, preaching. "He is about middling height, but exceedingly thick set, with a very full blue eye. When he is in the pulpit his appearance is not very striking, as his features are all heavy... until he commences speaking, his words flow with such perfect ease, and every one comes directly to the point." On back page is Hymn composed by Rev. Whittemore for the Ladies' Repository, "West Rumney. L.M." 8 pp. 26 x 32 cm. Paper periodical, pages uncut, good. (7384) $16.00. Religious
Universalist, The; and Ladies' Repository; Boston, Saturday, January 10, 1835 Smith, Daniel D., Editor 1835 Boston, MA: Daniel D. Smith. Sermon by B.B. Whittemore from 2 Cor. iv. 3, 4. "What is truth?" Pilate asked our blessed Savior. The gospel is good news, it publishes salvation. "Female Independence" "When the female of our species shall always follow the admirers of whatever is fashionable, and sacrifice her sense of right to the deity of popularity, she is pursuing a course which directly tends, not only to her own, but also to the disrespect of her sex." Poem, "Moments of Melancholy" , Medford, Dec. 1834. "The False Friend"… “is the bitterest curse ever entailed upon him, yea, is worthy of the spurning fool, far more than any of the serpent tribe who make the earth their bed." On final two pages is Hymn by Rev. Thomas Whittemore. "Sophronia. P.M." 8 pp. 26 x 32 cm. Paper periodical, pages unevenly opened by hand, poor. (7385) $16.00. Religious
Voice from the Crowd, A by Pepper, George Wharton 1915. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Yale University's Lyman Beecher Lectureship on Preaching. Lectures prepared by a layman. 207 pp. 13 x 21 cm. Maroon cloth on board, very minor rubbing. Pencil marks in margin of 3-4 pages. Very good. (2974) $24.00. Religious.
Warwick's Spare Minutes; or Resolved Meditations and Premeditated Resolutions by Warwick, Arthur ca. 1850 Philadelphia, PA: Henry F. Anners. First published about 1637, Warwick's book is dedicated to Sir William Dodington, Knt. Warwick filled this tiny book with thoughtful words to encourage, inspire and refresh the spirit. 119 pp. 7 x 11 cm. Green cloth blindstamped boards, engraved frontispiece illustration of meditating 17th century man with dog at his feet. Very good. (6835) $33.00. Religious
Winter Evenings' Conversations on the Works of God, Between a Father and His Children ca. 1845 Philadelphia, PA: American Sunday School Union. Father promises Eliza and Henry to tell them about the works of nature, and Eliza asks if that might be a good thing for winter evenings. Father agrees, and invites young Catherine as well. He commences to tell the children how God created the universe, about the stars, the sun, the planets; then, the moon, comets, eclipses; atmosphere, air, winds, vapours; thunder, lightning, falling stars; ignis fatuus, aurora borealis, rainbows; the sea; mountains, volcanoes, caverns; minerals, plants and flowers; fruit and forest trees; fish, whales, birds, insects; quadrupeds; man. 198 pp. 9 x 14.5 cm. Marbled paper on board with black cloth spine. Pencil writing on endpapers and first illustration. Inscr. "Mary Jane Edgerly, New Durham, N.H." on front free endpaper. Good. (7578) $19.00. Religious
Young Man's Friend, The: Admonitions for the Erring; Counsel for the Tempted by Daniel C. Eddy. 1854. Boston: Dayton and Wentworth. Dissemination of puritan principles for young men. Elements of a manly course. Dangerous amusements (includes social drinking). Gambling. Intemperance. Inscription in front: "Jonathan B. Ackerman--A birth day present by his wife, Aug. 2nd, 1854" Marker in section warning about gambling. [What a subtle gift!!] 276 pp. Good condition, leather on board with gold embossed design. Gilt-edged pages. (0148) $32.00. Religious.
Youth's Companion, the; A family paper, devoted to piety, morality, brotherly love--no sectarianism, no controversy. Vol. XIX No. 38, Jan. 22, 1846 Boston, MA: N. Willis, No. 11 Cornhill Moral Tales: Our Schoolmaster, and how he came to be Married; Editorial, The Poor Man's children; Poem, The Snow Storm. 4 pp. 29 x 40 cm. Paper periodical, good. (2837) $16.00. Religious
Zion's Advocate, Vol. IX No. 376, Wednesday, January 20, 1836 Portland, ME: Adam Wilson, Editor and Proprietor. Missionary report from Armenia; The Dying Mother; Anecdote about Chief Justice Marshall; in U.S. Congress, appeals for abolition of slavery; Dr. Channing on Slavery. 4 pp. 39 x 54 cm. Newspaper, edges creased, small tears where folds intersect, address "Cap M. Woodman, N. Gloucester" on top edge. Good. History (4380) $26.00.
Zion's Advocate, Vol. IX No. 383, Wednesday, March 9, 1836 Portland, ME: Adam Wilson, Editor and Proprietor. News of revivals; Anti-slavery hymn; Missionary report of Maulmein, up the Attaran; Article on Vulgar language; Mexican government claims visitors landing on Texas coast will be declared pirates. 4 pp. 39 x 54 cm. Newspaper, edges creased, small tears where folds intersect, address "Cap M. Woodman, N. Gloucester" on top edge. Good. History (4382) $26.00.
Zion's Advocate Vol. IX No. 15, Portland, Wednesday, April 13, 1836 Portland, ME: Adam Wilson. In Sandwich Islands, sailors given bibles are selling them for rum. Solution: wait till ship is at sea to give bibles to sailors. Temperance in Louisiana. Anti-slavery Society in New York City. Temperance in Buxton, ME. 4 pp. 40 x 56 cm. Newspaper, some tears in folds, good. (6170) $15.00. Religious
Zion's Advocate, Vol. IX No. 405, Wednesday, August 10, 1836 Portland, ME: Adam Wilson, Editor and Proprietor. Death of Capt. Buck at Bucksport; Battle in Georgia between Creeks and Georgia troops--5 whites, maybe 30 Indians, killed. Missionary report from Below Gawakati (India). 4 pp. 39 x 54 cm. Newspaper, edges creased, small tears where folds intersect, address "Cap M. Woodman, N. Gloucester" on top edge. Good. History (4385) $26.00.
Zion's Herald, Boston, Thursday, December 9, 1869 Haven, Gilbert, Editor Boston, MA: Boston Wesleyan Association. Colorful report, "A New Englander in Old England." The Jesuit Council of Rome, now under way--very suspicious of results. The third part of Babylon will fall. Anti-Catholic. 16 pp. 29 x 40 cm. Newspaper, very good. (4967) $20.00. Religious
Zollikofer's Sermons; Sermons on the Dignity of Man from the German of the late Rev. George Joachim Zollikofer by the Rev. William Tooke, F.R.S., Volume II ONLY. First American Edition. 1807 Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Second volume of two; First volume is not included. Sermons: Value of Social and Public Worship; Value of Solitude; Value of Social Life; Value of a Busy Life; Value of Commerce; Value of Domestic Happiness; Arguments Against Vanity; Of the practical character of Jesus Christ, etc. 500 pp. 13 x 21 cm. Calf on board, scuffed and worn, front free endpaper loose; Vol. II of II only. Very good. (1228) $35.00. Religious
SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING
Aero Digest, January 1938: Third annual Digest of Aircraft & Engine Machinery 1938 New York, NY: Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corp. Cover shows Martin Ocean Transport, powered by four 1000-hp Wright Cyclones. Many ads and articles about the Army Air Corps and Navy planes that would soon be in action in World War II. Editorial notes differences with Franklin D. Roosevelt, but expresses solidarity with President in facing an aggressive foreign power. 104 pp. 23 x 30 cm. Periodical, cover lightly soiled, very good. (5995) $17.50. Scientific/Military/Aviation
American Journal of Public Health, the Journal of the American Public Health Association, March, 1914. Boston, MA: The American Public Health Association. Midwives in America; The Meaning of "Faith Cures" in the search for Mental Health; A Study of the Germicidal Action of the Ultraviolet Rays; Methylene Blue Putrescibility Test. 304 pp. 17 x 25 cm. Paper periodical, very good. (3822) $16.00. Scientific/Educational/Health/Medical
American Phrenogical Journal and Repository of Science, Literature, and General Intelligence, February 1854 New York, NY: Fowlers and Wells, 181 Nassau St. Herr Driesbach, The Lion King; his phrenology and physiology, with a portrait. Thomas Cole's (1801-1848) biography, with portrait. Phrenological character of William Henry Marsh. Horace Mann's Opinion of Phrenology. "Size of the Brain: An Index of Mental Power" by A.P. Dutcher, M.D. Compares temperament of Edgar Allen Poe, Charles S. Todd, others. United States Ship Preble, with Commodore Glynn, has returned after a cruise of four years; she served throughout the Mexican War on the West coast, then went to China, on to Japan to obtain the release of 16 American seamen. Chang and Eng, the Siamese Twins, with their Phrenological Developments. 24 pp. 23 x 30 cm. Paper periodical, ink stain on front and back sheets, good. (7495) $22.00. Scientific
Anatomy: First Book of Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygeine for Grammar Schools and Families, with 83 engravings, stereotype edition by Cutter, Calvin, M.D. 1850 Boston, MA: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co. This book intends to teach students to use the correct words for parts of the body. For instance, instead of the popular use of "lights" the word "lungs" should be used. Bones. Pelvis. Acetabulum. Synovial membrane. Diagrams show proper ways to sit and stand. The muscles should be exercised in the light. Rub teeth with soft flannel to prevent tartar collecting.. Brush teeth at night and in morning, using refined soap once or twice every week; thoroughly rinse the mouth after soap's use. The œsophagus. The three coats of the stomach resemble tripe. Circulation. Secretion. The sponge bath is, perhaps, the best method of bathing. Do not arouse deep feeling or continued mental exertion after a full meal. Removal of disease. Nursing instructions. Poisons. Glossary. 192 pp. 12 x 18.5 cm. Cloth on board, covered with handmade leather wrap, frayed and soiled. Inscription on front free endpaper: "Geo. H. Chase August 27. 1850". Good. (2659) $16.00. Scientific/Anatomy
Atomic: Progress in Atomic Research, Argonne National Laboratory; Conducted Tour of Argonne's Reactor Facilities, March 20, 1954 By Zinn, W.H. 1954 Chicago, IL: Argonne National Laboratory. Includes eight-page handout for employees taking tour of newly-constructed reactor facilities At Argonne National Laboratory in DuPage County, west of Chicago, Illinois. Includes description of reactor plants, history of development. 42 + 8 pp. 21 x 28 cm. Paper booklet with handout inserted. Very good. (6623) $19.50. Scientific/Nuclear Power
Bailey's Text-Book of Histology, Twelfth Edition Revised by Smith, Philip E., Copenhaver, Wilfred M. 1948 Baltimore, MD: The Williams & Wilkins Company. Text for medical and dental students presents the study of the tissues of the body. 781 pp. 16 x 23.2 cm. Cloth on board, excellent condition except for light underlining in red in parts of text. (0941) $18.00. Scientific/Educational/Science/Medical.
Bulletin of the Mount Weather Observatory; U.S. Department of Agriculture, issued November, 1911 Abbe, Cleveland, Editor 1911 Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Variations of Temperature at Summit and Base Stations in the Central Rocky Mountain Region by A.J. Henry; Waves of Pressure in the Atmosphere Recorded by an Interferometer Barograph, by A.C Crehore, PhD, and G.O. Squier, PhD.; The Amount and Vertical Distribution of Water Vapor on Clear Days by W.J. Humphreys. Free Air Data at Mount Weather for April, May and June, 1911 by the Aerial section, W.R. Blair in charge. 181 pp. 20 x 27 cm. Paper booklet, cover stamped "Norton A. Kent". Pages are uncut. Very good. (6369) $21.00. Scientific/Weather
California Academy of Sciences, Proceedings, Fourth Series, vol. V, No. 3, June 15, 1915 by Dickerson, Roy E. 1915. San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Sciences. Fauna of the Type Tejon: Its Relation to the Cowlitz Phase of the Tejon Group of Washington. Includes many fine plates of shell specimens. 98 pp. 18 x 25 cm. Paper booklet, cover browned, faded, edges frayed. Many pages unopened. Good. (2447) $17.00. Scientific/Educational/Science/Paleontology.
Care of Babies, The, dedicated to babies the world over by the proprietors of Imperial Granum, the unsweetened pure wheat food ca. 1913. New York, NY: John Carle & Sons. Children's diseases, care and feeding of babies, pictures of weak babies, before they started on Imperial Granum, and robust babies, after. 40 pp. 15 x 22 cm. Paper booklet, dampstain on cover, 1-2 pages. Good. (3720) $15.00. Scientific/Educational/Advertising
Carry On--A Magazine on the Reconstruction of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, March 1919 Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army. Lead article "The Man Who Overcame"-- story of former President Theodore Roosevelt, who had recently died. "He was frail. He became a tower of strength." Photos of wounded soldiers being unloaded from hospital train, men in convalescent centers near their homes, soldiers learning typing-- all blind soldiers are taught to type; Work in a machine shop; academic courses. "Record of a Rescue" by Samuel Hopkins Adams-- story of a "practically mindless" negro who was saved. Implements for converting cripples into independent men. Bedside Occupational Therapy by Lieut. Samuel J. Vaughn, S.C., U.S.A. Photo of soldiers in greenhouse at Walter Reed Hospital. 32 pp. 17 x 25 cm. Paper periodical, back cover has 4 cm tear, very good. (7491) $22.00. Scientific/Medical](image646.gif)