I have a few books left to give away and would rather they go to good homes of folks I know than to be bundled off to a charity shop. I will do if no one is interested, but thought there might be a few some Mudcatter might like. Maybe this could be a kind of Mudcat Book Swap, though I don't want to swap..just give away!:-)I didn't want to put them in the auction as they need to go, soon, and I'm not sure they would garner enough interest for competitive bidding.

Some of them are old, some of them are interesting or, not so easily found, but nothing spectacular that I know of. If you can donate a small amount to Mudcat, I will pay postage save for one set...my maternal granddad's four volume dictionary. It is heavy! (I will still pay postage regardless of donations, but I'd like Mudcat to get a little, when possible.)

Anyway, here's the list, please note your interest in this thread or by PM. I'll keep the list updated if there are claims for them. If anyone wants pix, please let me know. More info on them is available through searching www.addall.com which searches all online bookstores for copies. Thanks!

Siddhartha - A new Directions Paperback 1951 - 18th printing - yellowed but intact and readable, was $1.25 when new!:-)

The Tarot Revealed: A Modern Guide to Reading the Tarot Cards by Eden Gray. Hardback with dustjacket - 1969 Bell PUblishing, a division of Crown Publishers (the only listing for the 1969 version I could find at www.addall.com was for paperback priced at $30!)Taken, No Longer Available.


Life Among the Scots- Janet Adam Smith -1949 Collins 14 St James's Place London - with 8 colour plates and 21 B&W illustrations - part of the BRITAIN IN PICTURES -The British People in Pictures series - hardback with dustjacket. DJ has some wear on edges and corners, but is intact. Former owner's name inscribed inside front cover.Taken, No Longer Available.

Skyward Ho! edited by Franklin K. Mathiews(sic), Chief Scout Librarian Boy Scouts of America - "Profusely illustrated" and "Published with the approval of the Boy Scouts of America" by Grosset and Dunlap 1930 is the last copyright date entered, though there are several listed. It includes a letter from Charles A. Lindbergh to "Fellow Scouts" printed in the first chapter, "Lindbergh and the Boy Scouts by Peter O. Lamb. I bought it mostly for the wonderful illustrations, but the stories are a glimpse of early days of flight, survival, inventiveness, and fun. It is bound in red, binding is slightly loose, spine is frayed on edges. Child's name is written on a bookplate page of the book and there is repair tape inside the front board.

Seasonal Songs from Caprilands Poems by Adelma Grenier Simmons - autographed by the author to me Nov. 29, 1991, published in 1990 by Clinton Press of Tolland, CT. Caprilands was one of my very fav. places to visit in New England and Mrs. Simmons was a most precious and important figure in herbal lore..she had incredible knowledge and style -- often went to Oxford in the summer to lecture. There's more about her HERE. I will post examples of the poems if anyone wishes, though it might take a day or two. Small paperback.
Taken, No Longer Available.

Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalist's Guide to a Precisely Arbitrary Countdown by Stephen Jay Gould - perhaps outdated, but in perfect condition with intact dust jacket - 1997.
Taken, No Longer Available.

Betty Zane by Zane Grey 1933 Grosset & Dunlap - hardback, a little loose, but intact. Pages are naturally yellowed with age. About Zane's grandmother.
Taken, No Longer Available.

Turtle Island Alphabet - A Lexicon of Native American Symbols and Culture by Gerald Hausman; forward by N. Scott Momaday - stated First paperback edition 1993, St. Martin's Press - oversized with numerous photos and illustrations.
Taken, No Longer Available.

The Eternal City by Hall Caine - from my maternal granddad's private library, it has his stamp inside the front cover, listed as #132 and across from that is an inscription by my grandmother dated Feb. 1902. Hardback, frayed on corners, slightly loose, intact. Published by D. Appleton and CO 1901 - nt stated, but appears to be a First Edition.

Birthdays of Freedom - America's Heritage from the Ancient World by Genevieve Foster. Pub-Chas. Scribner's Sons, NY 1952. Oversized hardback, children's book with illustrations.

I have ten more to list, BUT it's time to take a break for the Grandson, so I'll be back with more.

Thanks a bunch, even if you're not interested and if ya are, I look forward to hearing from you!

kat