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Henry L. Shepard & Co., 1874. Hardcover. Good. .

Shepard and Gill, 1873. Hardcover. Good. . Mottling to spine, general shelf wear. Pages clean, binding sturdy.

Boston: Shepard and Gill, 1873. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Gilt lettering & front cover decoration on blue covers. 8vo, 303pp. Tenth Thousand. Many interesting and humorous articles about Connecticut by "The Danbury News Man". Spine ends & edges torn, corners worn.

Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 303pp. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. Clean and sound both inside and outside, inscription on front free endpaper reads "Ella with the regards of the author Oct.27, 92'" in the author's handwriting. A wonderful collection of sketches and anecdotes.

Boston: Lee & Shepard. VG. (1873). Br emb cloth bds, tear top/bottom spine, 14pp adv in rear .

Shepard and Gill, 1873-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Green cloth cover with gilt decoration shows moderate wear, tear, edgewear, and rubbing, bumped corners. Pages are tanned with some minor spotting.

Shepard and Gill, 1873-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Green cloth cover with decoration in gilt shows minor to moderate wear, tear, rubbing, and edgewear. Loose hinges, name and stamp of former owner on the front endpaper. Pages are tanned with a few minor spots.

Boston: Henry L. Shepard & Co., 1874. Thirty-fifth thousand, 1874. Sketches of life in Danbury, Connecticut. Rust colored cloth with decorative lettering in gilt, 303 pages plus ad. Covers rubbed with additional wear to the extremities, front hinge internally lightly cracked but secure, text block sound but not tight, pages lightly age-toned but clean, name neatly written on front free endpaper, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Shepard and Gill, 1873. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, publisher's green cloth gilt, very good, light wear to spine ends and corners. 303 pp.

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Life in Danbury: Being A Brief But Comprehensive Record of the Doings of A Remarkable People, Under More Remarkable Circumstances, and Chronicled in A Most Remarkable Manner, by the Author, James M. B.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: George Routledge And Sons, 1873. First U.K. Edition. 16mo, 188 pages, yellow pictorial boards (lithographed), spine chipped and separated at top joint, text block loose. "Carefully compiled with a pair of eight-dollar shears, by the compiler." The famed news man of Danbury. "Augustus thinks 'keeping ah dwam shop in Dhanbury just now must be wisky business.' " "A new-Street man while under the influence of liquor, Christmas morning, deliberately keissed his wife's mother."

Boston: Shepard & Gill. 1873. Last page is advertisement for "The Danbury News-- An Eight-page Journal, devoted to Literary Miscellany, General Gossip, and containing statements almost Too Good To Be True. Margery Deane, The Fashion Editress, Is A Regular Contributor." Sketches-- not always entirely factual-- of Connecticut regional life, society, & culture. Hard Cover. 303 pages, portrait front.; 17.5 cm. VG in publisher's green embossed boards, front & spine gilt; slightly soiled. Stock#NS0278.

Boston: Shepard And Gill. 1873. Hard Cover. 303, [1] p., portrait front. Title continues: By The Author, James M. Bailey, 'The Danbury News Man;' And Carefully Compiled With A Pair Of Eight-Dollar Shears, By The Compiler. Tenth Thousand. Last page is advert. for 'The Danbury News'¦ An Eight-page Journal, devoted to Literary Miscellany, General Gossip, and containing statements almost Too Good To Be True. Margery Deane, The Fashion Editress, Is A Regular Contributor.' Sketches-- not always entirely factual-- of Connecticut regional life, society, & culture. Good+, publisher's brown embossed boards decorated in gilt in front and spine; slightly soiled, one signature started. Stock#30452.

Boston: Shepard & Gill, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Duodecimo. Engraving. Extremely scarce Connecticut lore in a beautiful gilt design. Remarkably fine condition.