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Editing the day's news : an introduction to newspaper copyreading, headline writing, illustration, makeup, and general newspaper methods

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    One penmanship book entitled Advanced Edition of the Palmer Method of Business Writing, by A. N. Palmer, published by The A. N. Palmer Company, New York, Chicago, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Portland, Oregon, 1928. The cover title reads: The Advanced Edition Palmer Method of Business Writing by A. N. Palmer. This book is 96 pages in length, and contains 113 penmanship and writing drills. The first few pages consist of introductory and prefatory material. The book is divided into three Lessons: 1 "Correct Positions for Classroom Writing"; Lesson 2 "Physical Training in Penmanship Practice" (which is comprised of the 133 drills); and Lesson 3 "Applied Writing" in which sample forms, letters and ledgers are given. The front cover is decorated with a leafy, decorative frame that surrounds the title. On the back cover is a circular design. Both the insides of the front and back covers are blank. "Barbara Pulsifer" (previous owner) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover. "Barbara Pulsifer, Main Street, Wenham, Mass. Simmons College '33" is written in ms., in ink, on the inside of the front cover. "25 [cents symbol]" (price) is written in ms., in pencil in the upper right-hand corner of the title page.

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    Aucassin and Nicolete / translated and edited with introduction by Harold Child ; illustrated by A. Anderson

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    This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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