Electric Literature No 1 by Electric Literature (248 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Has mild wear to the spine and corner are lightly bumped. Rest of book is very nice and enjoyable.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This issue of the important literary magazine has the usual variety of poetry, non fiction and firction articles. rable. In very nice condition for its 90 plus years, with very little edge wear on the original wraps. , clean and tight inside with no browning or stains. Nice advertising, including the new Victoria Talking Machine (available in windup, or electric).

Soft cover. Condition: Good +. Publication no. 727A300, Part 1. A rare volume. Moderate wear; an adequate reference copy. 17 pages. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. THE #1 BESTSELLER IS BACK WITH HER BIGGEST THRILLER YET . . . 'A NAIL-BITER OF A THRILLER' SHARI LAPENA 'HYPNOTICALLY GOOD' LEE CHILD 'FEELS LIKE A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE' LISA JEWELL 'A THRILLING, CHILLING GUT-PUNCH OF A BOOK' RED You can save hundreds of lives. Or the one that matters most . . . The atmosphere on board the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric. Celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class, and the world is watching the landmark journey. Flight attendant Mina is trying to focus on the passengers, instead of her troubled five-year-old daughter back at home - or the cataclysmic problems in her marriage. But soon after the plane takes off, Mina receives a chilling anonymous note. Someone wants to make sure the plane never reaches its destination. They're demanding her cooperation . . . and they know exactly how to get it. It's twenty hours to landing. A lot can happen in twenty hours . . . 'A propulsive read - will have you questioning "what would you do?" at every turn' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Taking the locked room mystery to a new, white-knuckle extreme, this is electrifying' HEAT 'When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn't mess around' LINWOOD BARCLAY 'An incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A smart pay-off' THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS FOR JUNE 'A banger of a book with a truly agonising "what would you do?"' RUTH WARE 'Why did no one warn me how bloody addictive it is?' TAMMY COHEN 'I got wrong-footed, then I got whiplash! Mind-blowing' SANDIE JONES 'I dare anyone to read this high-octane, tense thriller on a flight' PRIMA 'The year's most intriguing high-concept plot' DAILY EXPRESS 'A stunning twist' LITERARY REVIEW 'Mackintosh has raised her game' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW 'Heart-stopping' CRIME FICTION MONTHLY 'Addictive and gripping from the first to the last page' ***** READER REVIEW 'Sensational, the storytelling is next level' ***** READER REVIEW 'Best book of the year so far! Totally gripping' ***** READER REVIEW 'Absolutely jaw-dropping' ***** READER REVIEW. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Electric Literature No. 3 This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Product DescriptionEver since her engagement, the strangest thing has been happening to Marian McAlpin: she can't eat. First meat. Then eggs, vegetables, cake, pumpkin seeds-everything! Worse yet, she has the crazy feeling that she's being eaten. Marian ought to feel consumed with passion. But really she just feels.consumed. A brilliant and powerful work rich in irony and metaphor, The Edible Woman is an unforgettable materpiece by a true master of contemporary literary fiction.Review"Chock-full of startling images, superbly and classically crafted.Kept me in stitches." - Saturday Night"Extraordinarily witty, and full or ironic observation." -The Toronto Star"Atwood has the magic of turning the particular and the parochial into the universal." - The Times (London)From the Publisher"Chock-full of startling images, superbly and classically crafted.Kept me in stitches."-Saturday Night"Extraordinarily witty, and full or ironic observation."-The Toronto Star"Atwood has the magic of turning the particular and the parochial into the universal."-The Times (London)About the AuthorMargaret Atwood is the author of more than twenty-five books, including fiction, poetry, and essays. Her most recent works include the bestselling novels Alias Grace and The Robber Bride and the collections Wilderness Tips and Good Bones and Simple Murders. She lives in Toronto.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.1I know I was all right on Friday when I got up; if anything I was feeling more stolid than usual. When I went out to the kitchen to get breakfast Ainsley was there, moping: she said she had been to a bad party the night before. She swore there had been nothing but dentistry students, which depressed her so much she had consoled herself by getting drunk.You have no idea how soggy it is, she said, having to go through twenty conversations about the insides of peoples mouths. The most reaction I got out of them was when I described an abscess I once had. They positively drooled. And most men look at something besides your teeth, for gods sake.She had a hangover, which put me in a cheerful mood - it made me feel so healthy - and I poured her a glass of tomato juice and briskly fixed her an Alka- Seltzer, listening and making sympathetic noises while she complained.As if I didnt get enough of that at work, she said. Ainsley has a job as a tester of defective electric toothbrushes for an electric toothbrush company: a temporary job. What she is waiting for is an opening in one of those little art galleries, even though they dont pay well: she wants to meet the artists. Last year, she told me, it was actors, but then she actually met some. Its an absolute fixation. I expect they all carry those bent mirrors around in their coat pockets and peer into their own mouths every time they go to the john to make sure theyre still cavity- free. She ran one hand reflectively through her hair, which is long and red, or rather auburn. Could you imagine kissing one? Hed say Open wide beforehand. Theyre so bloody one- track.It must have been awful, I said, refilling her glass. Couldnt you have changed the topic?Ainsley raised her almost non- existent eyebrows, which hadnt been coloured in yet that morning. Of course not, she said. I pretended to be terribly interested. And naturally I didnt let on what my job was: those professional men get so huffy if you know anything about their subject. You know, like Peter.Ainsley tends to make jabs at Peter, especially when she isnt feeling well. I was magnanimous and didnt respond. Youd better eat something before you go to work, I said, its better when youve got something on your stomach.Oh god, said Ainsley, I cant face it. Another day of machines and mouths. I havent had an interesting one since last month, when that lady sent back her toothbrush because the bristles were falling off. We found out shed been using.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Doubleday, New York. 2018. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; light bump head. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($29.95); light bump to head. Black boards with red overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 420 pp 8vo. The author goes back to World War II with Pete Banning, a WWII decorated soldier and survivor of the Japanese POW Camps who for some unknown reason, packs his wife off to an insane asylum, kills his pastor and friend, Rev. Dexter Bell and offers no defense. The plot twists and turns around racism, the Jim Crow South, and Banning's pride and beliefs that send him to the electric chair. A clean near pristine copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. ISigned by Author Signed by Author First Edition. Signed by the Author on the Title Page. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. 267 pages. Clean and unmarked cover has French flaps; no edgewear. Internals are clean and unmarked. Tight glued binding. An amazing fable of our times featuring Ben Brown, a utility lineman, who transforms into the Green Man after an industrial accident. 272 pages. 5.5 x 1 x 9 inches. 2005, Hawthorne Books. IISigned by Author.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Degen, Bruce (illustrator). First Edition. Hardback, 1st edition, Near Fine in a Near Fine, mylar protected DJ; a nice copy with no names or markings, oblong 8vo., 48 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Advanced Reader's Edition/Uncorrected Proof. Pictorial French Wraps With White Lettering On The Front And Spine. The Book Has Moderate Wear With No Ownership Information Present.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this raw and relatable memoir that challenges societal norms and expectations (Linah Mohammad, NPR).A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on power, justice, healing, and devotion from a singular voice I now trust with my whole heart.Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of UntamedAN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK WINNER: The Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize, the Stonewall Book Award, the Israel Fishman Nonfiction AwardA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, Autostraddle, Book Riot, BookPage, Harpers Bazaar, Electric Lit, She ReadsWhen fourteen-year-old Lamya H realizes she has a crush on her teacherher female teachershe covers up her attraction, an attraction she cant yet name, by playing up her roles as overachiever and class clown. Born in South Asia, she moved to the Middle East at a young age and has spent years feeling out of place, like her own desires and dreams dont matter, and its easier to hide in plain sight. To disappear. But one day in Quran class, she reads a passage about Maryam that changes everything: When Maryam learned that she was pregnant, she insisted no man had touched her. Could Maryam, uninterested in men, be . . . like Lamya? From that moment on, Lamya makes sense of her struggles and triumphs by comparing her experiences with some of the most famous stories in the Quran. She juxtaposes her coming out with Musa liberating his people from the pharoah; asks if Allah, who is neither male nor female, might instead be nonbinary; and, drawing on the faith and hope Nuh needed to construct his ark, begins to build a life of her ownultimately finding that the answer to her lifelong quest for community and belonging lies in owning her identity as a queer, devout Muslim immigrant. This searingly intimate memoir in essays, spanning Lamyas childhood to her arrival in the United States for college through early-adult life in New York City, tells a universal story of courage, trust, and love, celebrating what it means to be a seeker and an architect of ones own life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Fine condition in fine DJ. Illustrated by no illustrations. 1st edition. Binding is cloth & boards.

black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. couple of page corner turndowns, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition so stated. first printing (#1 in # line). b&w photo frontis. 785p.+about the author & colophon. b&w photo illustrations. select bibliography. notes. index. biography. american history. history of science. industrial revolution. technology. ~ ALTHOUGH THOMAS ALVA EDISON was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered only for the gift of universal electric light. His invention of the first practical incandescent lamp 140 years ago so dazzled the world~already reeling from his invention of the phonograph and dozens of other revolutionary devices~that it cast a shadow over his later achievements. In all, this near~deaf genius ("I haven't heard a bird sing since I was twelve years old") patented 1,093 inventions, not including others, such as the X~ray fluoroscope, that he left unlicensed for the benefit of medicine. "Out of his teeming brain and ever~mobile hands," Edmund Morris writes in Edison, "came the universal stock ticker, the electric meter, the jumbo dynamo, the alkaline reversible battery, the miner's safety lamp, slick candy wrappers, a cream for facial neuralgia, a submarine blinding device, a night telescope, an electrographic vote recorder, a rotor~lift flying machine, a sensor capable of registering the heat of starlight. . " And the list goes on. One of the achievements of this staggering new biography, the first major life of Edison in more than twenty years, is that it portrays the unknown Edison the philosopher, the futurist, the chemist, the botanist, the wartime defense adviser, the founder of nearly 250 companies~as fully as it deconstructs the Edison of mythological memory. Morris, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, brings to the task all the interpretive acuity, humor, and literary elegance that distinguished his previous biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and Ludwig van Beethoven. A trained musician, Morris is especially well equipped to recount Edison's fifty~year obsession with recording technology and his pioneering advances in the synchronization of movies and sound. Morris sweeps aside conspiratorial theories positing an enmity between Edison and Nikola Tesla and presents proof of their mutually admiring, if wary, relationship. Enlightened by seven years of research among the five million pages of original documents preserved in Edison's huge laboratory at West Orange, New Jersey, and privileged access to family papers still held in trust, Morris is able to bring his subject to life on the page~the adored yet autocratic and often neglectful husband of two wives and father of six children. If the great man who emerges from it is less a sentimental hero than an overwhelming force of nature, driven onward by compulsive creativity, then Edison is at last getting his biographical due.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Number nine in our series of Essential Poets, this newly selected, essential collection of Tom Marshall's poetry, co-edited by his friends David Helwig and Michael Ondaatje, pushes Marshall to his rightful place in the Canadian canon. Tom Marshall lived in Kingston for most of his adult life. During his short lifetime he made a substantial contribution to Canadian literature and culture, with ten published collections of poetry, four of critical essays and seven of fiction. In this selected volume the reader will find verse from his early years, daring and inventive, imbuing the familiar Kingston landscape with an electric intensity. One of his earliest poems, 'Astrology', suggests Marshall's range of tones, the balance of humour and seriousness, and the way his poems remain lyrical even when he is writing of bitter love, self-abasement and brilliant restless nights. Also included is more reflective poetry from later in his life, probing and elegant, as he struggled with an ambiguous relationship to his parents. But through them all one hears Marshall's distinctive voice, his shrewd irony, his daring intensity, his preoccupation with mortality and the enduring power of myth.

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's multicolored wrapper with an illustration of a young boy embroidering while a young girl standing nearby watches him. 10 1/4" x 14." Sixty-two pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Inside of front cover has an ad for Cream of Wheat illustrated by Edward V. Brewer that shows the Cream of Wheat chef telling stories to a group of children. Back cover has an ad for the Victor Talking Machine. Inside of back cover has an ad for Occident Flour that shows a woman and a puppy. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. The Modern Priscilla is a monthly magazine that was first published in 1887. It absorbed Everyday Housekeeping in 1912 and Home Needlework Magazine in 1917, and the magazine's run ended when it merged with Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine in 1930. Modern Priscilla covers various topics such as sewing and needlework projects, craft ideas, china painting, cooking recipes, home and life advice, the latest fashion trends of the time, and other aspects of domestic living. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Embroidery Stitches and Methods of Work: Eighteenth Article" by Mrs. Archibald H. Christie, "Christmas Reminders" by Priscilla Art Department, "Five Dainty Aprons for Christmas Giving" by Lilian Barton Wilson, "Luncheon Linens in Colored Embroidery" by Madeline Mudge, "Dressing Table Furnishings in China and Embroidery" by Mary Turner Barrows and Sally Pearson Moses, "Ten Reed Baskets for $1.00" by Charlotte Brewster Jordan, "Baby's Knitted Out-of-Door Set with Rambler Rose Embroidery" by Elsa Barsaloux, "November Parties" by Marjorie March, "Home-Made Gifts in Cut Leather" by Bessie Jeannette Howard, "Embroidered and Crocheted Towels," "Seed and Bead Necklaces," "Baby Cap in Tatting and Maltese Crochet" by Gwen Keys, "Copenhagen Rose Embroidery" by Lois Tolman Rice, "Gifts in Wool," "Napkins and Cases" by Ethelyn J. Morris, "Beaded Tatted Necklace" by Mrs. Milton French, "Priscilla Fashion Department," "A New Skirt from an Old One" by Isabelle Martin, "Everyday Housekeeping: The Feast of Thanks" by Helen Labagh Johnson, "The Most Wonderful Thanksgiving Day" [sixth installment of a historical fiction short story series inspired by Prudence Wentworth's diary which was written during the eighteenth century and found in Provincetown, Massachusetts], "Eating for Health and Efficiency" by Winnifred Harper Cooley, "Helps for Housekeepers," "Turkey and Cranberries: Their Selection and Preparation" by Marion Stilwell, "Pies and Puddings for Thanksgiving" by Fannie Merritt Farmer, "Cereal Candies" by Natalie Emmons Gray, "Electric Appliances Most Desirable Gift for the Housekeeper," "'My Favorite Recipe': Mince Meat," "Mother Problems" by Maude Kent, and "Good Bread" by Harry Snyder.

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's multicolored wrapper with an illustration of a woman wearing a traditional Dutch outfit who is working on a sewing project near a window with tulips. 10 1/4" x 14." Sixty-two pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Inside of front cover has an ad for Cream of Wheat illustrated by Edward V. Brewer that shows the Cream of Wheat chef greeting a young girl riding a hobby horse who asks, "What do you charge for board, sir?" Back cover has a comic-strip-style ad for Colgate products such as their Toilet Soap. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. The Modern Priscilla is a monthly magazine that was first published in 1887. It absorbed Everyday Housekeeping in 1912 and Home Needlework Magazine in 1917, and the magazine's run ended when it merged with Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine in 1930. Modern Priscilla covers various topics such as sewing and needlework projects, craft ideas, china painting, cooking recipes, home and life advice, the latest fashion trends of the time, and other aspects of domestic living. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Crocheted Auto Bonnet of Raffia Twine" by Miss R. A. Walsh, "Crocheted Bags for Summer Use," "Simple Craft Jewelry" by DeWitt C. Van Note and Grace Deane Hopper, "Tailor Tacks in Process of Making" by Lilian Barton Wilson, "With the March Hostess" by Marjorie March, "Floral Buttons Made from Bread Crumbs" by Ida D. Ekbergh, "Pique Embroideries for Little People," "Decorated Cracker and Milk Set" by Nellie M. Pairpoint, "Embroidered Handkerchiefs," "Bags and Parasols" by E. Marion Stevens, "You and I and Our Clothes" by Isabelle Martin [article about the relationship between consumers, fashion designers, manufacturers, and garment makers], "Priscilla Fashion Department," "Everyday Housekeeping: Tabloid and Powdered Foods" by Winnifred Harper Cooley, "Health Hints for Women Workers" by Dr. Henry J. Gildersleeve, "Making the Most of Your Home: When the Lights Are Turned On" by Margaret Rutherford, "Helps for Housekeepers," "Maple Recipes" by Elizabeth Irving," "Dorothy Discovers More Housekeeping Helps," "Meat Substitutes for the Lenten Season" by Fannie Merritt Farmer, "'For Man Must Eat': Puddings with Variations [by Mary Currier Rolofson]; A Real 'Dainty Dish' [by Aldis Dunbar]," "Mother Problems" by Maude Kent, "Evening Refreshments" by Minnie A. Emmons, "Making a Model Home Garden" by Clarence Sturgia, "How Much Fuel Do You Waste in Using a Gas Oven?" by Claudia Q. Murphy, "One Solution of the Domestic Problem: Economy of Time, Labor, Fuel, and Food Bills" by Christine Terhune Herrick, "The Business End of Craftswork" by Nellie M. Pairpoint, and "Colored Embroideries for the Living Room.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's multicolored wrapper with an illustration by Katharine R. Wireman of a woman making an embroidery on a beach. The title and the woman's umbrella, stockings, and floral bag add accents of green to an otherwise black and white landscape. 10 1/4" x 14." Thirty-four pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Inside of front cover has an ad for Cream of Wheat illustrated by Edward V. Brewer that shows a man asking for Cream of Wheat brand of porridge at the store. Back cover has an ad for Coca-Cola that shows a man and woman drinking the soda in glasses. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. The Modern Priscilla is a monthly magazine that was first published in 1887. It absorbed Everyday Housekeeping in 1912 and Home Needlework Magazine in 1917, and the magazine's run ended when it merged with Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine in 1930. Modern Priscilla covers various topics such as sewing and needlework projects, craft ideas, china painting, cooking recipes, home and life advice, the latest fashion trends of the time, and other aspects of domestic living. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Embroideries for a Man's Room" by Helen Bailey, "The Popular Tatted Neckwear," "Neckwear for the Early Autumn" by Lilian Barton Wilson, "Crocheted Necessities for the Bathroom," "A Set of Covers for the Old-fashioned Bureaus" by Wilson, "Crocheted Garments for Babies" by Elsa Barsaloux, "Beautiful Original Embroidered Curtains" by Lilian Barton Wilson, "Embroideries for Girls' Room" by Martha Genung Stearns, "When Nature and Hostess Rest" by Marjorie March, "The Romper Baby Stencil" by Harriet Joor, "Five Different Crocheted Bags for Summer," "Lace Collar and Jabot" by Virginia Sheppard, "Embroidered Towels," "Priscilla Fashion Department: Of Practical Patterns," "Everyday Housekeeping: Electric Cooking for Economy and Ease" by Anne Emerson, "Helps for Housekeepers," "Hints for Canning Time: When Jelly Jells [by Harriet Henderson]; Her Christmas Sweets [by Florence Scott Bernard]," "Hot Weather Dishes" by Fannie Merritt Farmer, "'My Favorite Recipe': Molded Desserts," "The Priscilla Juniors: Prize Book Covers," and "The Priscilla Juniors: A Club for Boys and Girls.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs of "Purissima Falls, San Mateo County" and "Snoqualmie Falls, Washington." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 273-296, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but are loose. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Industrial Aspect of Waterfalls," "Farming in the Year 2000 A. D.," "The Apple in California," "Fruit Marketing: How Santa Clara Fruit-Growers Find Good Markets," "Horticulture: Mountain Fruit Ranches; Oranges in Northern California; New Orchards in Kern County," "The Field: Test the Soils for Hops; Cost of Hay Production," " The Stock Yard: What I Saw in the San Joaquin Valley; Sore-Eyed Pigs; Raising Hogs; Extra Feed for Young Pigs," "The Dairy: The Economics of Dairying; Selecting a Cow; Co-operative Creameries," "Poultry Yard: Poultry Failures and Success; Eggs and Incubators; A Good Whitewash; Keeping Old Hens," "The Garden: Vegetables in Kern County," "The Home Circle," "Domestic Economy" [recipes], "A New Electric Vapor Motor," and "The English Language.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a black and white illustration showing the buildings of the Hopkins Institute of Art of the University of California. 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 61-80, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose and there is some chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "The Art Department of the State University," "The Citrus Fair," "Our Vegetable Product," "Whither Shall the Farmer Retire?," "Dry Land Forage Plants," "Ctiric Acid and Oil of Lemon," "The Dried Fruit Trade of 1893," "Horticulture: How Badly They Need Our Fruit in London; Kerosene Emulsion," "Florist and Gardener: Annual Meeting of the State Floral Society; How They Use Eschscholtzias in England," "The Field: Safety Farming," "The Vineyard: What Eighty Raisin-Producers Think of the Situation," "Forestry: Forestry in the United States," "The Stable: Hints on Stable Building and Fitting," "Poultry Yard: Artificial Hatching and Rearing of Chickens; Artificial Hatching and Raising," "The Dairy: The Oleomargarine Warfare; Prune Fed Pork," "Fruit Marketing: Details of the Fruit Exchange Organization; More About the Perkins Process," Horticulture in Napa," "Oregon's Mammoth Caves" [mentions the chief owner, Captain A. B. Smith, and his proposition to create a plaster facsimile of part of Oregon's "mammoth caves" for the California Midwinter International Exposition], "The Home Circle: An Interesting Story of a Grain of Wheat; Ventilation; Home Dressmaking," "Domestic Economy" [recipes], "Patrons of Husbandry: Tulare Grange: Joint Installation at Haywards; From Petaluma; American River Grange," "Electric Cooking at Redlands," "Electric War Engine," "Brickwork in the Tropics," "Foundations in Quicksands," "New Sounding Device," "Photography in Astronomy," and "Sensibility of the Eye.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph of an orange tree. 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 201-220, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose and there is slight chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "The California Fruit Union," "The Orange," "Sugar Cane for the Tule Lands," "The Wheat Shortage," "The Florida Winter," "Canned Goods Gossip," "The Frozen Meat Trade," "Butte's Best Acre," "Correspondence: An Australian's Comments on Fruit at the World's Fair," "Horticulture: The Japanese Plums; How to Get Sound Apples," "Florist and Gardener: Other Practices with Asparagus; Late Crops of Potatoes for Seed," "Cereal Crops: The Wheat Problem," "Poultry Yard: An Eastern Plan of Poultry Housing and Feeding," "The Dairy: Kaffir Corn as a Stock Feed," "Sheep and Wool: The Rambouillet Merinos," "Swine Yard: Wet Feed for Hogs," "Track and Farm: The Trotting-Horse Business," "Agricultural Science: What the Experiment Stations Are Doing," "Fruit Marketing: Advancing the Raisin-Growers' Movement; Florida's Experience in Orange Selling; The Eastern Peach Crop," "The Home Circle: Hints to Housekeepers," "Patrons of Husbandry: A Spirited Meeting at Stockton," "The Solar Corona," "Horse-Power," "The Discovery of the Glacial Epoch," "How to Sleep Well," "Lighting the Nation's Capitol," "Carbonic Acid in the Air," and "A French Electric Carriage.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph of the "Children's Quarters in Golden Gate Park." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 181-200, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose and there is slight chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Children's Quarter, Golden Gate Park," "Wool Growers and Wool Manufacturers," "How to Live Cheaply" [about being economical with food], "Cereal Crops: The Wheat Crop of 1893; Cheapening Wheat at the North; Future of Wheat Growing," "Florist and Gardener: An Early Start in the Garden and How to Get It; Growing Potatoes by Irrigation," "The Irrigationist: How Much Water Do Crops Need?," "Fruit Marketing: What a Northern Grower Knows About Selling Fruit," "The Vineyard: Uprooting Raisin Vineyards," "Track and Farm: The Training of the Saddle Horse," "The Dairy: Experience with Calf Diseases," "Poultry Yard: Turkey Raising in the San Joaquin," "The Field: The Best Method of Arranging Load and Draft in Hauling on Farm Roads; Peanut Cleaning and Grading at the South," "The Home Circle: Eyesight and Spectacles; Fashion Notes," "Patrons of Husbandry: San Jose Grange; Note from the State Grange Organist; From Tulare; Petaluma Grange; From Watsonville," "Light Without Heat," "To Measure a Room for Wall Paper," "An Electric City," "The Silk-Spinning Spider," "To Beat the Ferris Wheel," and "Electric Fishes.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs showing "new office building of Golden Gate Park commissioners" and "colonnade at Santa Barbara Mission." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 289-304, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "The Fruit Growers' Convention," "The Old and New Mission Architecture," "The Beet Sugar Industry," "Horticulture: The Apple Market; California Crops Depressing the Eastern Product," "Florist and Gardener: Improve Taste in Landscape Gardening," "The Field: The English Hop Situation; Diversified Farming," "The Irrigator: Utilizing the Underflow to Irrigate Santa Clara Valley Orchards," "Fruit Preservation: Fruit Canneries in Southern California," "The Stock Yard: San Francisco Meat Packers Injured; Potatoes as Food for Live Stock," "The Home Circle: Overathleticism" [cautions against overwork], "Domestic Economy: How to Cook Mutton; Domestic Hints [recipes]; Hints to Housekeepers," and "The Electric Wheel.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing "the gateway and watch tower at Point Tiburon" and a "roadway along the rocky shore at Tiburon." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 305-320, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Point Tiburon," "Strawberries in Placer County," "Patrons of Husbandry: From American River; Tulare Grange; From Yuba City," "Agricultural Science: Economy in Fertilization," "Horticulture: Barrel Culture of Strawberries," "The Poultry Yard: Further on the Training of Turkey Sitters; Rearing Black Minorcas; Common Sense in the Chicken Coop," "The Swine Yard: Cutting and Curing Pork," "Florist and Gardener: An Arizona Cactus Garden," "The Apiary: Watering Bees," "Cereal Crops: Barley Supplies and Consumption in a Great Britain," "The Dairy: Dairying in California," "The Earth as a Magnet," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints [recipes]; Hints to Housekeepers," and "Electric Industry in the United States.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing "an old lemon tree in a California orchard" and "the picturesque in orchard trees and the penalty." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 97-112, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Picturesque Fruit Trees" [a response to criticism about the supposed uniformity and lack of artistic appeal of modern orchard trees; the author explains that "picturesque" trees (those allowed to "grow wild") make harvesting fruit more difficult], "First Piece of the State Highway," "Review of the Dried Fruit Situation," "Horticulture: Strawberries in Orange County; Strawberry Growing in the Foothills; Mending Broken Trees," "The Dairy: Hints for Cheese Makers," "Sheep and Wool: The Wool Situation," "The Poultry Yard: Eastern Success with Incubater and Brooder," "The Veterinarian: The Tuberculin Test in Alameda County; Prevention of Milk Fever," "The Field: Bounties for Noxious Animals," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints; Hints to Housekeepers," "A New Electrical Invention Applied to Road Wagons" [relative of electric streetcars and trolleys that use electrical wires as their power source], "To Explore New Mexican Cliffs," and "What a Submarine Boat Can Do.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing a "distant view of a part of Riverside as seen from the eastern hills" and "electric station, and illumination of Magnolia Avenue." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 49-64, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "At Riverside," "The New Klondyke [Klondike] Gold Field" [about new gold fields in Dawson, Alaska], "Entomological: The California Vinehopper," "The Sugar Beet: Notes of the Opening of the Factory Campaign," "The Field: An Experiment with Tobacco in Arizona," "The Apiary: Advice About Robbing Bees," "Track and Farm: Hints on Horse Breeding," "The Home Circle: Summer Pillows; Learn to Sew," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints" [recipes], "Evolution in Mechanics," "Sound as a Measurer," "A Test of Oils," "Improvements in Sterilization" [about pasteurization of beverages including milk, wine, and beer], "The Longest Bridges," and "Patrons of Husbandry: What Is the Grange?".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with four reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing a "J. B. Herbert's fruit drying plant, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Cal." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 209-224, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "A Creditable Fruit Drying Plant," "Horticulture: What the French Do in Frost Fighting," "The Dairy: Milk Studies in Southern California; American Butter Abroad," "The Swine Yard: Choosing Breeding Swine," "The Sugar Beet: Details of the New Salinas Factory," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints [recipes]; Hints to Housekeepers," "Boring for Steam," and "Electric Grain Elevators.".

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original publisher's black and white wrapper with five reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing "unpruned prune trees--natural system" and "rational system of pruning to secure strength of tree and largest fruit." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 401-416, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Rational Pruning of the Prune," "Queries and Replies: Grasses for Sands," "Horticulture: The Walnut Disease; A Study of the Navel Orange," "Cereal Crops," "Sheep and Wool: A Day in a Southern California Shearing Camp," "Track and Farm: On a Draft Horse Foundation," "The Poultry Yard: Pacific Coast Poultry Interests," "The Stock Yard: Anthrax," "The Irrigator: Electric Power for Large-Scale Pumping; A Small Plant in San Joaquin," "The Home Circle: Washing the Baby's Clothes; A Mistake in Values [advises not to worry about small things in life]; Harnessing the Sun," "Domestic Economy: Domestic Hints; Macaroni [references Mrs. Lincoln]," "Agricultural Science: Green Manuring," "Agricultural Products of the Country for 1898," and "California's Share in Annexation." Index to Vol. LV (January-June 1898) in the back.

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. 9 1/2" x 12." Pages 1-24, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall but have darkening, light to moderate chipping and wear to extremities, a few small stains, and slight wrinkling. Pages may have been exposed to moisture. A Good copy. The January 1854 (Vol. XIX, No. 1) issue of the American Phrenological Journal, a magazine dedicated to the pseudoscience of phrenology. Phrenology correlates features of the skull to personality traits and intelligence. The magazine also included other subjects such as science, news, poetry, and literature. The American Phrenological Journal was published from 1838-1911. The publisher of the magazine, Fowler and Wells, was founded in 1835 by brothers Orson and Lorenzo Fowler who were later joined by Samuel Wells. Although principally known as a publisher and phrenological institution, Fowler and Wells contributed to scientific fields such as physiology and hygiene. The following are the subjects in this issue as listed on front: "Phrenology: Phrenology in Literature; Analysis of the Organs," "Biography: Wm. E. Channing; Grace Greenwood," "Physiology: Anat. and Phys. of the Senses," "Psychology: Psychological Matters," "Agriculture: January Work," "Mechanics: Daguerreotypes on Wood; Electric Lamp," "Poetry: The Deserted House; Keep in Step," "Editorial: Our New York; Conscientiousness; A Sandwich Island Chief; Tobacco--A Petition," "Events of the Month: Domestic; Foreign," "General Notices," "Literary Notices," "Notes and Queries," "Chit Chat," and "Advertisements.".

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Octavo, softbound, 156 pp, [i] pp. Illustrations. Contents: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings: Fish Fry and Fireworks; Barbara Kaiser: Bring a Rose for Gentian; Lawrence Dorr: Curfew; James Leo Herlihy: The Day of the Seventh Fire; Sharyn Ruth Henry: Untitled; Thomas Merton: With the World in My Bloodstream; Peter Viereck: The New Cultural Blues; Lawrence Hetrick: Faint Changes; James Worley: Janitress; Peter Meinke: The Professor and the Librarian; Ray Bradbury: Dusk in the Electric Cities; James Nolan: Incantations for the Blind Man; James E. Campbell: Green Carriages; Fanny Ventadour: Air Conditioned Motor Trip through the Everglades; Richard Mathews: Cedar Key; Biron Walker: Thus is My Lovely Laid; Catherine Savage: Little River Springs, Crescent Beach; Nan Hunt: A Cherokee History; Fred Fevrier: To Susan Who Breathes on the 8th Floor; Frank Orin Sadler: The Last Poet; Gary Stephen Corseri: Tarantella; Joanne Childers: On the Grounds of the Insitute for the Retarded; Albert Howard Carter: For the Spring Being; Art: Don Sachs, Kenneth Kerslake, Robert C. Skelley; Harry R. Warfel: The Author's Neutrality in Realistic Fiction; T. Walter Herbert: Literary Fictions and the Shape and Meaning of Passion; Gary Libby: Interview - Richard Powell; Jerry N. Uelsmann: Post-Visualization; Cinema; Reviews; Contributors. Florida, Florida Fiction, Literature. bslic.