Old Books for sale

1930 Pamphlet / Catalog The American High Chest  - The Metropolitan Museum of Art  $10.00

24 pages - 20 photographic illustrations
5" x 7 1/2"

On the back page it states, "This book is the first of a series to be issued from time to time by the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Museum Press." I don't know if this is a first printing, but it's the one that started a long running series

S&H $2.00 (in U.S. all others, shipping will be determined by costs via USPS)

British Museum: Guide to the Manuscripts, Autographs, Charters, Seals, Illuminations and Bindings exhibited in the Department of Manuscripts and in the Grenville Library with 30 Plates 1906  $20.00

Collection includes John Milton, George Washington, Oliver Cromwell, Beowolf ...
covers are rough, the binding and pages seem good for age / quality of the paper used. 156 pages
5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

S&H $3.00 (in U.S. all others, shipping will be determined by costs via USPS)

Catalog of Fine Memorial Goods 1920s - $30.00

"Manufactured by HF Wendell & Co. Leipsic, Ohio. The Largest Memorial House on earth."

Depicts 12 Remembrance Cards and includes 36 suggested "verses", including 8 in German, 1 in French, 1 in Swedish, 1 in Danish and 1 in Norwegian.

Small 12 page catalog for memorial cards
DIMENSIONS" 4" x 6"

(vintage antique funeral related collectibles)

S&H $3.00 (in U.S. all others, shipping will be determined by costs via USPS)

Harvard Examination Papers Collected and Arranged by R.F. Leighton - $20.00

1873 Second Edition, 5" x 7 3/4"
Crack in binding front end paper and yellowing including a few stains. Otherwise it's ready for your use prior to taking your admission test.

From the preface: "The following questions make a complete set of the Examination Papers (except on the subject of Geometry) which have been used for admission to Harvard College since 1860. No papers on Geometry are given previous to 1866, as the requisites ofr admission to theat department were changed in theat year. The papers on Trigonometry previous to 1871 are for examination for advanced standing; since then, for admission to Course II."

I wonder how many people were accepted to Harvard based on their study of this book. The original owner's name & other information is penciled in the front page. Hard to make it out, but he wrote Class '74 so presumably he got this in time to prepare for the exam.

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Abraham Lincoln by Lord Charnwood 1917 - $10.00

Henry Holt Co. 1917 Second Edition. The Front cover is embossed "Makers of the Nineteenth Century" - presumably this is part of a series.
5 3/4" x 8 3/4" Page 277 has been ripped and reconstructed several times. There are also a few other minor rips fixed with now yellowed tape. But I just finished reading this book and it's all here.

As many people, I've always been fascinated by Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, but it wasn't until reading this book that I feel like I got the proper perspective and that it cleared up several misconceptions I've had. Probably due to the fact it was written by an Englishman for a British audience that the author is able to help me along. Sometimes his writing style did slow me down but overall I got quite a lot out of it and highly recommend it. Considering that the book is still in print, gives the following review much credence:

"This narrative biographical account of Abraham Lincoln's life has inspired generations. Many contemporary historians consider this thorough and superbly crafted work the quintessential biography of one of America's greatest Presidents. Written by a native of England and originally published in 1916, the biography is a rare blend of beautiful prose and historical insight. Charnwood's study of Lincoln's statesmanship hasintroduced generations of Americans to the life and politics of Lincoln, and the author's observations are so comprehensive and well supported that any serious study of Lincoln must respond to his conclusions. "

CONTENTS

Preface by Basil Williams
I. BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN
II. THE GROWTH OF THE AMERICAN NATION
The Formation of a National Government
Territorial Expansion
The Growth of the Practice and Traditions of the Union Government
The Missouri Compromise
Leaders, Parties, and Tendencies in Lincoln's Youth
Slavery and the Southern Society
Intellectual Development
III. LINCOLN'S EARLY CAREER
Life at New Salem
In the Illinois Legislature
Marriage
IV. LINCOLN IN CONGRESS AND IN RETIREMENT
The Mexican War and Lincoln's Work in Congress
California and the Compromise of 1850
Lincoln in Retirement
The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise
V. THE RISE OF LINCOLN
Lincoln's Return to Public Life
The Principles and Oratory of Lincoln
Lincoln against Douglas
John Brown
The Election of Lincoln
VI. SECESSION
The Case of the South against the Union
The Progress of Secession
The Inauguration of Lincoln
The Outbreak of War
VII. THE CONDITIONS OF THE WAR
VIII. THE OPENING OF THE WAR AND LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION
Preliminary Stages
Bull Run
Lincoln's Administration Generally
Foreign Policy and England
The Great Questions of Domestic Policy
IX. THE DISASTERS OF THE NORTH
Military Policies of the North
The War in the West Up to May, 1862
The War in the East Up to May, 1863
X. EMANCIPATION
XI. THE APPROACH OF VICTORY
The War to the End of 1863
Conscription and the Politics of 1863
The War in 1864
The Second Election of Lincoln: 1864

XII. THE END
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
INDEX
MAP

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The Young Colonists by G.A. Henty AL Burt Publisher- vintage - $10.00

 
"The Young Colonists" A Story of Life And War in South Africa by G.A. Henty AL Burt Publisher. I could not find a date in this edition. A quick look on the web showed about 4 or 5 different covers. I did not see this one. Maybe there's someone who collects all the different covers. The condition is rough. I imagine due to the type of paper that was used, the pages are dark and crumbling. Also pages at friend of book are loose. The book says that it is illustrated but I only spotted this one picture. I believe this book was originally published in 1885 and is still available, so despite it's probably slanted view, it's considered a classic.
71/2" x 5 1/4"

S&H in US $3 ... Worldwide $11

About this listing: Occasionally I list items that will have limited audience (or even none) due to condition. And despite the condition, I don't wish to second guess you & I'd hate to see this piece be abandoned, so I'm listing it anyway. However, because it takes me time to list objects & ship them, it's not worth my while unless I get a starting bid of $10.00 I usually don't have time to list anything for less. So that's the dilemma. And yes, I have sold a book in much worse condition for a lot more money.

Textbook of Anatomy & Physiology - Kimber & Gray 1929 $25.00

by Dianna Clifford Kimber & Carolyn Gray
1929  - 7th Edition Revised
The Macmillan Company
563 pages  Dimensions: 6" x 8 5/8"
has some staining at the lower inside corner of most pages
Contains many illustrations (as you might expect)

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Data Sheets from "Machinery" 1901 to 1912 $20.00

Well there's probably at least a hundred such tidbits.

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"Metallic Materials in Engineering" by Carl H. Shamans, Ph.D. 1963 -$10.00

hardcover book in good condition
1st Edition and 1st Printing!
DIMENSIONS:  6 1/4" x 9 1/2"
532 pages

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Farm Electrification by Robert H. Brown $10.00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1956.
Hard Cover. First Edition? Non Fiction. - good condition, slight darkening along top edge.No dust cover

367 pages

clear illustrated drawings & b&w photographs.

Chapter titles:

The Power Distribution Story
The Electric Bill
Electric Wiring Practices
Electricity for the Farm Residence
The Farmstead Distribution System
Wiring for Farm Buildings
Electricity for Light
Electrical Controls for Farm Use
Electricity for Heat
Farm Electric Motors
Electricity for theWater Supply
Electricity for Cooling
Special Equipment for the Electrified Farm

s&h $3.00 (US)

Drilling and Surfacing Practice 1936 1st edition? $10.00

Colvin and Stanley
431 pages  binding in good condition slight yellowing of pages.
Many photos and illustrations showing the latest equipment
Listed as a first edition Fourth Impression

The authors explain in their preface "... While many of the older operations such as planing, retain many of their old characteristics, there are new developments that demand study by those who would keep abreast of the times. Milling has greatly improved in mnay ways ... This volume aims to show the development in drilling and surfacing rpactice and presents much information not hitherto available in compact form.

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Fundamentals of Radio by Jordan, Nelson, Osterbrock, Pumphrey, Smeby $10.00

Editor WL Everitt. No Dust Jacket
Publisher Prentice-Hall - Fourth Printing August 1942.
The inside page  has the name of the private at Sioux Falls Air Base along with his test scores as he prepared to become a radioman, eventually to be stationed in the Pacific theater. Other than the information mentioned, the book is in good clean condition
9 1/4" x 6 1/4"  400 pages

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Practical Residential Wiring 1960 $10.00

Second Edition 1960 (originally publ. 1948)
511 pages
393 illustrations
by John Nowack Assistant Coordinater, Evening Trade Schools Board of Ed. NYC
Publ. by D. Van Nostrand Co.

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American Machinists' Handbook & Dictionary of Shop Terms by Fred H Colvin and Frank A Stanley. $20.00

Second (2nd) Printing Feb. 1909 "Second Impression - Fifth Thousand Corrected". The covers are leather. The front cover is not attached to the binding. 513 pages. The book measures 7" x 4".
Title page: "A reference book of machine shop and drawing room data, methods and definitions." The page edges are gold. This is an early copy of a classic reference book. It no doubt earned its poor condition to much use, for which it was intended. HM Alexander of Pittsfield MA, the tradesman who originally owned it & relied on it & inked his name on the title page, had no idea that someone would be handling it 99 years later.

The book contains many illustrations & charts. - contents includes: screw threads, pipe threads, taps, files, work benches, soldering, gearing, milling and milling cutters, grinding and lapping, screw machine tools, speeds, and feeds, punch press tools, calipering and fitting, tapers and dovetails, shop and drawing room standards, wore gages and stock weights, steel and other metals, ship trigonometry, dictionary of shop terms ....

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Montaigne's Essays 1892 $10.00

Edited with some account of the life of the author and notes by W. Carew Hazlitt
From the translation of Charles Cotton
A L Burt Company Publishers
650 pages
Condition is a bit rough. Some of the pages are stained and loose, though it appears to be complete.
Hazlitt indicates that there are 2 volumes of essays in this one book for a total of 107 essays in all. I've listed the first 27 essays.

1. That men by various means come to the same end
2. Of sorrow
3. That our affections carry themselves beyond us
4. That the soul discharges her passions upon false objects, where the true are wanting
5. Whether the governor of a place besieged ought himself to out to parley
6. That the hour of parley is dangerous
7. That the intention is judge of our actions
8. Of idleness
9. Of liars
10. Of quick or slow speech
11. Of prognostications
12. Of constancy
13. The ceremony of the interview of princes
14. That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defense of a fort that is not in reason to be defended
15. Of the punishment of cowardice
16. A proceeding of some ambassadors
17. Of fear
18. That men are not to judge of our happiness till after death
19. That to study philosophy is to learn to die
20. Of the force of imagination
21. That the profit of one man is the damage of another
22. Of custom, and that we should not easily change a law received
23. Various events from the same counsel
24. Of pedantry
25. Of education of children
26. That it is folly to measure truth and error by our own capacity
27. Of friendship
28. There are 80 more essays but I got tired of typing

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The Bard of the DimboVitza - Roumanian Folk Songs 1911  $35.00

The full title is "The Bard of Dimbovitza - Roumanian Folk-Songs Collected From The Peasants"
by Helene Vacaresco Translated by Carmen Sylva and Alma Strettell
Harper & Brothers London & New York 45 Albemarle St. W
1911
274 pages - deckle edges - 5 3/8" x 7 5/8"
Some staining and a crease across front cover.
The following review from the Fortnightly Review printed opposite the Title page states:
"The poems have the wild melancholy and the fierce simplicity of all true popular ballads, with an undertone of ghastly mystery that reminds one of the Highland second sight and irish fairy tales .... They are directly, passionately, fiercely human; ...but there is a also a fierce love of battle and of blood, such as rings through the Nibelungen epic"

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A Few Memories by Mary Anderson (Mme De Navarro) 1896 autobiography $10.00

Harper & Brothers Publishers NY 1896 (copyright dates listed as 1895, 1896 by Mary Anderson de Navarro)
262 pages
includes 4 sketch portraits (there should be 6, there are 2 plates missing)
The leafs have deckle edges (rough uncut)
gilt lettering and decoration to front and spine
foxing on end pages

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen - Grace Zaring Stone 1930  $10.00

This is an ex-library book. No dust jacket. Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1930 (this appears to be the original year of publication, though no indication of whether it could be a first.
322 pages
5 1/4" x 7 5/8"
Illustrated by Barbara MacFarlane - The illustrations are about 1/3 size of page - possibly block prints appearing as chapter headers. (Chapter 8 is shown)

This book was made into a movie a few years later starring Barbara Stanwyck. According to the summary at IMDB.com, Megan Davis goes to Shanghai during the Chinese revolution to marry a missionary. She is separated from her fiance and rescued by General Yen. At his palace, she defends Yen's mistress, who is suspected of giving secrets to the enemy. ... I can't say if the plot is consistent between the movie and the book, but this gives a bit of the idea.

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Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe Illust. by Alexander King - $25.00

A.K.A. "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders"

7 1/4" x 11 1/4"
© 1931 Hogarth Press New York

301 pp. Orange cloth (hardback) illustrated in gilt. Mostly good condition, though several pages have tears

Alexander King adds many wonderful illustrations to Defoe's classic morality story originally published in 1722

Fictional autobiography of Moll whose mother is sent to the plantations in America. Moll remains in England with some gypsies. Many events conspire to leave Moll married, widowed .... ruined ... further romantic hi-jinx ensue when she ends up at a plantation in America. I won't spoil the surprise, though maybe you've already seen this story given the Hollywood treatment.

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"The Twins Pro And Con" Winifred Arnold - $15.00

© 1916 by Fleming H Revell Co. by Winifred Arnold  Illustrated  by CM Relyea (no edition sited)
No DJ  5 1/" x 8"  269 pages  Binding intact there is some yellowish spotting.

I suppose with the popularity of the Bobsey Twins series, other twin stories would emerge. This is a story of the Temple Twins, Constantia (nicknamed Con) and Geraldine (nicknamed Pro) and of their summer adventures off from boarding school to their great aunt's house.

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1943 hard cover Sixth Edition, "Benchley Beside Himself" by Robert Benchley, Drawings by Gluyas Williams - $10.00

Published by Harper & Brothers.
304 pages.  5 7/8 inches x 8 1/4 inches. Average to good condition. There is a break in the binding on pg iii. and several pencil marks and stains. No dust jacket.

16 drawings by Gluyas Willams. Also includes over a dozen movie stills (ex. "An Hour For Lunch" - a short film where Benchley shows how to budget time during lunch hour BUT things do not go as planned.)

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Influencing Men in Business By Walter Dill Scott - $15.00

By Walter Dill Scott PhD, Director of the Psychological Laboratory, Northwestern Univ.
©1911 The Ronald Press Co. (first year of printing no edition sited)  168 pages
Contents
I: Introductory
II: An Analysis of Deliberation
III An Analysis of Suggestion
IV:What Is Your Method of Deciding Questions & Reaching Conclusions?
V & VI: When to Use Arguments and When Suggestions in Influencing Men
VII: Making Arguments Effective
VIII: Making Suggestions Effective

"Any man will sign a note for a thousand dollars if a revolver is held against his head... The law, however, will not hold him for the payment of the note, on the ground that it was signed under duress. A man convinced by the sheer force of logic is likely to avoid the very action which would seem to be the only natural result of the conviction thus secured. This situation is expressed by the familiar proverb, "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still." -from ChapterII "An Analysis of Deliberation". Explores the business applications of psychology: getting employees to work smarter &your customers to buy more, this is an early guide to the science of selling ideas and products, by a pioneer in the psychology of advertising. Explores the unexpected power of suggestion, use in advertising with 15 illustrated examples.... How do people reach decisions? How can you make that info work for you. Far ahead of its time, this is still a great resource.

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"Westerly Business College & School of Shorthand and Typewriting" pamphlet

"Westerly Business College & School of Shorthand and Typewriting" pamphlet. Wells Building Broad Street George LaMunyon Principal
There's an attribution on the cover to Ames & Rollinson Co. NY - presumably the publisher. I could not find a date. It's probably from the early 1900s. The glassine cover page is still on it, though it's obviously in rough condition. But it's been there all this time, I'm not going to be the one to remove it. And yes, that is a mouse chew in the lower left of the book. Many of the pages are dog-eared. At one time the book had been folded in half. I can imagine the eager young enrollee with this booklet in folded in his back pocket imagining his or her future career. The typewriter on the front cover is a Remington. Photos include the College Building - the third of floor of a commercial brick building with at least 3 store fronts, no readable signs, but one's a barber shop, and there's a bicycle parked out front. The literature indicates it's their 8th year affiliated with Westerly Business College. Also inside is a photo of George Lamunyon, B.S., M. Accts., Principal, a photo of the study room and a group of students, the typerwriting room, tlegraph room.
24 pages. 6" x 8 3/4"

But the highlight of the pamphlet is the back cover is this wonderful 'calligraphy?' illustration of a bird.
Below the bird the text offers employers "free of charge" - competent office help. It's not clear to me if they are offering students free of charge or just the match making service free, but in either case, I suspect its too late to take them up on the offer.

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The Business Of the Household  by CW Taber 1918 $30.00

Author: Taber, Clarence Wilbur,
from a series published by J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia called Lippincott's Home Manuals (an early predecessor to the Idiot's Guide series???)
438 pp
6" x 8 1/2"
Has a nice graphic cover. Binding is a little weak in the front. Otherwise looks to be clean for its age.

Divided into Four parts covering 35 chapters. The Four Parts are
Part 1: Fundamental Principles of Household Finance
Part 2: Factors in the Family Budget - Necessities
Part 3: Factors in the Family Budget - Higher Life
Part 4: Legal & Business Status of the Family

From an economic & sociological stand point it probably gives a good idea of what it was like living in the early part of the 20th century

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Sex Habits: A Vital Factor in Well-Being: By A. Buschke and F. Jacobsohn - $10.00

Translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul. Foreword by Gerald L. Moench. New York: Emerson Books
Fifth Printing 1934. 204 p. 5 3/4" x 8"

A review of the book in The Psychonalytic Quarterly 1935 - "Review by: Joseph J. Asch
" Of the large number of books on sex enlightenment from the physical point of view that appear daily, this book should certainly rank among the best. It is a sane, straightforward and thorough exposition of the subject, and there is a series of plates that would for clarity and general excellence grace any scientific work on anatomy and embryology. The book deals with the structure and the functions of the reproductive organs, and includes an excellent chapter on semen-menstruation, fertilization and development of the embryo. A chapter each is also devoted to tubal pregnancy and the Aschheim-Zondek test, which is admirably discussed. What makes the book particularly important is the candid and courageous treatment of puberty. Here the authors show themselves to be men of wide experience, and no parent should fail to make a careful study of this valuable chapter."

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The Well Adjusted Personality by Polatin & Philtine 1st 1952 $10.00

The Well- Adjusted Personality: Preventive Psychiatry for Everday Use  by Phillip Polatin & Ellen Philtine

Hard Cover - No dust jacket - First Edition
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company 1952
266pages
6" x 8 5/8"
This had been a library copy. The front and back inner sleeves from the dust jacket have been pasted onto blank pages in the book as pictured. The binding is tight and other than library notations and the dust jacket remodel, the book is clean.

The modern reader should find this interesting not only as a snapshot of certain psychiatric views of the 1950s, but also as an early version of what has become very popular today- The Self Help Book
Titles of the ten chapters:
I.   What is Preventive Psychiatry
II.  The Life & Problem of Students
III  Adjusting to One's Work
IV. Marriage and its Adjustments
V.  Not Everyone Should Marry
VI. Having Children
VII. Parents Have Rights As Well as Responsibilities
VIII Growth & Self Discovery Through Parenthood
IX. The Change of Life
X.   The Advanced Years

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The Great Outdoors Edited by Joe Godfrey Jr. & Frank Dufresne
Color Illustrations by Herb Chidley - $12.00

1947 First Edition
7" x 10 1/4"
15 full page color illustrations and many b&w photos.
376 pages

"The Where, when, and how of hunting and fishing, including a new dictionary of Sportsmen's terms."

Good old leather bound book for the hunting & fishing enthusiast.
Book is in good condition though there is browning on the hinge. The cover has little bit of fraying as you can see in the photo.

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Ireland Since The Union - McCarthy 1892 $45.00

Caxton Edition
Subtitle: Sketches from Irish History 1798 to 1886
by Jutin HM McCarthy, M.P "with Copious Notes
published by Donohue, Henneberry & Co.
368 pages
5 1/4" x 7 1/2"
Good condition, though the pages have a consistent darkening

In the Preface, the author starts off by saying "Home Rule is the question of the hour" and he ends the preface, "Not to Ireland alone, will the advntges be limited. All that is to be gained from friendship instead of enmity, from trust instead of distrust from loving friendship instead of suspicion and the heirloom hate, all these may yet be England's if England choose. In God's name, is it not better to have across that strip of stormy water, a nation of free men who are friends, fellow workers for the Empire's welfare, firm allis in danger, than to be the most unhappy masters of an island of unconquered and insurgent bondsmen?" If only his advice had been heeded!

This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in the history of the Irish struggle for sovereignty.

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The Synagogue Treasures of Bohemia & Moravia by Hana Volavkova - SOLD

Translasted by G. Hort & Roberta Finlayson Samsourova. 2ns Wdition published 1951 by the Jewish State Museum in Prague - printed by Orbis in Prague Czechoslovakia
6 1/4" x 9 1/2"
97 Plates - 8 are in color
Has dust jacket which has tears. Condition is good to fair. Pages are clean but hinges are breaking.
A collection of the textiles used in Synagogues, accumulated under Nazi authority, but curated by Jewish scholars, during the holocaust. As Synagogues were being closed, and Jewish communities destroyed, the artifacts in the Synagogues were sent to Prague and housed in a special museum.

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Booklet "Album of Life in Israel Today" ca. 1950 - $10.00

I did  not see a date, but is between 1949 to 1952 showing Chaim Weizmann president, Ben-Gurion Prime Minister 1948 to 1953; and Sharett as Foreign Minister. This is a fundraising plea from the Kupat Holim to help them complete building a larger medical center. 14 pages of photographs. 7" x 10". The pamphlet is held together with 3 plastic coil hinges. The cover is torn at these hinges and has water marks. The inside is in good condition.

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Outline of History - HG Wells 4 Vol.1922 $20.00

Fourth Edition - Publisher Collier & Son. Hardcover ... the ends and edges have much yellow spotting but the bindings are tight and mostly unmarked. Copiously illustrated with line drawings and reproductions of fine art, including this fantastical painting showing 6 "great" conquerors marching all together (Sesostris, Attila, Caesar, Napolean, Tamerlane & Alexander.) One must wonder how they will divide the world once they've successfully joined forces .
5 1/2" x 8"

Pictorial History of the Second World War Vol 1 to 6  $15.00

Bindings rough especially on Vol 1 & 2. Bindings are all faded. Pictures are fine inside.
Vol 1 & Vol.2 copyright ©1944, Vol. 3, Vol 4 & Vol 5 © 1946, Vol. 6 © 1947
Wm. H. Wise and Co., New York:

Vols. 1 - 4 photographic record in chronological order
VOL. 5 Photos of a year of victory  including war personalities, weapons & battle scenes.
VOL. 6 Battle Stations- Your Navy in Action

18 lbs. shipping weight

The Reindeer Christmas by Moe Price - Illustrated by Atsuko Morozumi - $10

Moe Price has written a priceless story about how Santa with the help of his chief elf Elwin expanded his abilities to deliver gifts to a growing world. Who would be recruited to help Santa. The illustrations are quite wonderful.
This is a first edition (U.S.) 1993 hardcover with the dust jacket. There are a few creases and tears in the dust jacket and there is unfortunately some water damage in the upper corners. Still, it's a charmer with 32 pages of full color large illustrations and humorous situations.
Large size 10" x 12 3/4"

Imagine what it was like before
Santa had chosen Reindeer to pull his sleigh.
Here's what happened when he tested an elephant first
But we won't give it away.

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I'll Die Laughing by Joseph T. McGloin 1956 $10.00

Has dust jacket  3rd Printing

From the jacket liner, " It takes fifteen yers to becom a Jesuit priest - fifteen years of study, prayer and work. but if you keep an ear cocked, you might hear a low chuckle now and then coming from behind a student's open philosophy tome. With a twinkle in his eye, a big grin on his face, Father McGloin reminisces on the lighter side of his golden days in the seminary. ..." Included in this humorous overview are at least 25 cartoon illustrations.

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The Literary Digest 1927 Atlas of the World and Gazetteer $10.00

A piece of the spine has broken off, and there is some separating on the rest of the spine though the binding seems to be fairly tight. Ironically attached inside the first blank is a 1 1/4" by 2" stub of paper that states: "The binding of this book is genuine Dupont FabriKoil Will wear indefinitely and keep its beauty. It will not scuff nor stain, is waterproof and can be washed without injury. Funk & Wagnalls Co. NY
Copyright 1927 by CS Hammond & Co NY
192 pages
Did you know that Virginia was named in honor of the virgin Queen Elizabeth?

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Pierre Leroy-Beaulieu (1871 - 1915) La rénovation de l'Asie. Sibérie. Chine. Japon 1900 $60.00

Armand Colin Editeurs 1900.
482 pages.
7" x 4 5/8" x 1 3/8"
leather 1/2 binding morocco, raised band, gilt tooled
Marbled cover and end papers

Translates to mean The Awakening of the East. Siberia-Japan-China
Agriculture, Richnesses, Trade, Cities, Imigration,Transportation routes, Industry, Finances, Policy etc

Note: I'm no book specialist, but I believe the descriptive terms to be appropriate concerning the bookbinding. Let the pictures be your guide on this. Also I speak no French. The english translation was taken either from a web page that had an English reprint of this book or from a web translation.

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"Oeuvres de Jean Racine" The plays 1817 edition  $10.00

Volume one - "Tome Premier"

Poor condition Front cover missing, backstrip is mostly gone. The binding is still good.
The Plays (Works) of Jean Racine in French
5 3/8" x 3 3/8" (24mo twentyfourmo)
268 pages. All pages seem to be here.
Back cover is marbled

Contains (in French of course)
• Notice sur la vie et les ouevreages de Racine
• La Thebaide ou lrs Freres Ennemis
• Alexandre
• Andromaque
• Les Plaideurs

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