Books published by publisher Bowen-Merrill Company

Clean decorated American trade binding with decorations to cover and pages by Margaret Armstrong; illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. Clean green cloth boards with clean oval portrait of "Aunt Mary" on cover with white decoration around the portrait, stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. No fraying or wear to cloth, hint of slighestt wear to white decoration, all gold lettering unchipped. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean with clean beautifully decorated endpapers. Previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of first blank page. Frontispiece illustration with clean tissue guard. All pages are decorated.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company Hardcover - Weekly Reader, copyright 1966. Size:8.2" x10 1/2". "Simp was what most people would call an ugly little dog. She was fat and small, and had only a stump for a tail. Her owner found homes for her brothers and sisters but could not persuage anybody to take Simp. One evening he took Simp outside of town and just dropped her near a trash dump." Follow Simp feeling alone and hungry and finally ending up in the circus.

Dolly Madison: Quaker Girl (1944 Orange Hardcover Printing) by Helen A. Monsell. Published in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA by Bobbs Merrill in 1944. Limited Collector's Edition. Rare Book. 192 Pages. Tells the story of First Lady, Dolly Madison when she was young (married later to 4th USA President , George Madison). Her maiden name was Dolly Payne. Her full name was Dorothea Dandridge Payne Todd "Dolley" Madison. Not to be confused, of course, with the snack cakes. For more biographical information, please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolley_Madison/

The Revolutionary War and the incidents leading to it, are told in this colonial novel, set in Virginia. Among the incidents is the signing of the Declaration of Independence, described in a dramatic manner. The characterization of Patrick Henry is outstanding. Some other historical individuals are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lord Fairfax, Lord Cornwallis, Tarleton, General Lee, and General Gates. Underlying these historic events, the reader is treated to a beautiful subtext full of romance and adventure, as they experience the love story of Frenchman Charles Armand and the beautiful Anne Tillotson.