Books published by publisher D. Appleton

D. Appleton and Co, 1927. Very Good. No Dust Jacket 12mo-over 6"-8" Tall. Red cloth binding, Three gilt ruled lines around board perimeters. Gilt vignette of Alice holding pig on front, Cheshire Cat on back. All page edges gilt. 192 pp. Forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. This is a facsimile of the first American edition, with a Foreword by The Publisher.

To summarise this book, let me quote you from its introduction: "Most of you probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination. But I thoroughly believe myself, and hope to prove to you, that science is full of beautiful pictures, of real poetry, and of wonder-working fairies; and what is more, I promise you they shall be true fairies, whom you will love just as much when you are old and grayheaded as when you are young".( Amazon customer) NOT A REPRINT. ORIGINAL BOOK.

The wonder and beauty of the antebellum South comes alive once again in the memory of Eliza Ripley. Born in 1832, Ripley witnessed firsthand the changing South and lamented the loss of elegant Southern balls and wedding traditions, such as having the ceremony in the house's parlor.Having spent most of her childhood in New Orleans, Ripley documents every facet of life in New Orleans and along the river, from spring housekeeping to slave narratives. She recounts past journeys on steamboats, which she calls palatials, and her favorite ship, the Grey Eagle, which featured staterooms and a social hall. She remembers the songs her own mother once sang to her and the simple joy of an old wooden rocking chair.In this memoir, Ripley masterfully creates the New Orleans that existed before the Civil War. Her plain but descriptive language captures the essence of the time and the sweet nostalgia of her memories of a lost era.

Pp. ix, 270, [3, ads] with 47 photo plates. Publisher's green cloth with gilt gorilla on front cover and gilt lettering on spine and cover, map endpapers. This volume details Mary Hastings Bradley's expedition to the Belgian Congo with her family and Carl E. Akley to hunt large game to display for the American Museum of Natural History. The group obtained several lions and a silverback mountain gorilla which are all pictured. Included in the party was Bradley's young daughter Alice who is better known by her pen name James Tiptree, Jr. Tiptree was an award winning science fiction author whose honors include multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards.