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Fork Union Military Acdemy Catalog
Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Miliary Academy Soft Cover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Very nice, clean catalog for this Virginia Christian military academy designed to prepare boys for college. Spiral bound to lie flat and brown pebbled boards with gilt to face. Measures 8"x11" and has 117 pages. No names or wriiting and pristine pages -- high quality coated paper. Liberally illustrated with black and white photographs. Curiously, there is no date, but the President of the school at this time was Colonel James Caldwell Wicker who in 1950 as head of Fork Union made a splash in educational circles with a new type of curriculum. Th s appears to be from the 50's also, but late fifties, given the fins on the large cars in the parking lot. Offers families an overview of the athletics, educational, and moral aspects of the school. A card pocket at back is empty -- likely contained application.
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25.00 USD
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Hinckley High School Class of 1940 Memory Book Hinckley, Ohio
Hinckley, Ohio Hinckley High School 1940 Soft Cover Very Good
Clean blue card cover printed in back with gold medallion stating the year of 1940. Tied with gold cording and tassel. Measures 5"x7-3/4" and is likewise clean inside. In addition to the usual signatures and filled-in info about the class, there is a charming array of calling cards each slipped into its own designed spot -- a total of 14. At the back there is also a special pocket for momentos in which is found a handwritten menu for the class banquet which was held at the Lake Shore Hotel. In addition to pertinent info about the event, there is also a crisp folded coaster from the hotel. This menu measures 4-1/2"x6" is covered with ribboned tied black paper featuring a cut-out design of a boat on water. The previous owner was Florence Marie Conant.
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20.00 USD
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Lawrenceville School Mid-winter Program 1935
Lawrenceville, New Jersey Lawrenceville School 1935 Soft Cover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Very nice book -- clean and tightly bound. Pages pristine -- cover shows toning at edges, flat corner creases to both front corners and two tiny edge tears. Published to present information on the production of "Whistling In the Dark", a play produced and acted by the Periwig Club, the upcoming "Prom" or Promenade as it was called, and the state of the various athletics departments. Includes drawings, bios of the cast, a Periwig history, and large full-page photographs of Headmaster and Mrs. Heely, the basketball team and coaches, leaders of the Periwig Club, the swim team, the orchestra, the hockey team, the polo team and the prom committee. Ads for local businesses. Measures 7"x10-1/2" and has 32 pages.
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22.00 USD
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Lawrenceville School Vs. Hill 1934 Baseball Program (Prince Konoye of Japan. Fumitaka Konoye)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey Lawrenceville School 1934 Soft Cover Good
Program is very clean inside and out, but spine has been neatly renforced with clear tape showing no brittleness or browning. Pages are pristine and include an unused batting order sheet laid-in. Though interesting of itself the program contains a photograph of Fumitaka Konoye, the eldest son of Prince Konoye of Japan who in the early 1940’s served as Prime Minister. Konoye Sr. is known for having failed to reach a peace agreement with Cordell Hull and President Roosevelt that would have kept the United States out of WWII. After the war, on the day he was to surrender to trial for war crimes the Prince committed suicide by ingestion of potassium cyanide. The young boy featured here by then had been taken prisoner of war by the Russians in Manchuria and sentenced to 25 years of hard labor in Siberia. He died in the camp October 20,1956, two months before his scheduled repatriation to Japan and ONE DAY after Moscow and Japan restored diplomatic relations. Today Princeton awards a scholarship in his name to Japanese students. I have much information on this and will provide more detail to the buyer.
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36.00 USD
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Louis Shores Author-Librarian; A Bibliography
Tallahassee, Florida Gamma Chapter Beta Phi Mu, Florida State University 1979 Soft Cover Near Fine
Very scarce bibliography of the works of Shores, a leading author and librarian who in the 1960's came to the forefront with ideas for extending the role of librarian to that of educator. Book has a portrait of Shores at frontis, and in additon to an extensive bibliography of works,containsa few facsimiles of title pages from his books and two short articles -- "Library Literature" and "The Holy Scoop." 77 pages. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and, aside from one small mark to bright yellow cover, is without defect.
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20.00 USD
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Mechanical Engineering (course catalog)
Scranton, PA International Corresponence Schools 1901 Soft Cover Very Good Wraps, Very Good
Very nice clean course catalog with wonderful graphic on front cover of two men engaged in studying a drawing and a third at the office door which is lettered "Engineering Department." Booklet is tightly bound and has 80 pages. Would be of interest to the mechanical engineer, as it dicusses opportunities for engineers, draftsmen, and toolmakers and eplains the courses needed to complete the programs. Also explains the school's method of teaching drawing and includes testimonials from both students and employers, including General Electric and Southwest Telephone and Telegraph. Photo illustrated. Great rendering of the school's headquarter's which was quite large.
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18.00 USD
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Memorial of Samuel Eells
Cleveland, Ohio Cobb, Andrews & Company 1873 Hard Cover Very Good No DJ, as Issued
Tightly bound and very clean with nice beveled edge to both boards. Brown cloth shows small bit of wear to corners and to crown and tail of spine, but no cracking to hinges, either fornt or back. Pages are also very clean with very light overall foxing to two blank pages at fornt and back. Eells was a 19th century American philosopher, essayist ,and orator who founded the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity in 1832 at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Book offers biographical information, the story of the fraternity, a copy of an address given by him at Miami University on the study of the classics, and more. 255 pages.
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38.00 USD
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Moments in Time; 150 Years of Marietta College in Pictures
Marietta, Ohio Marietta College 1985 Soft Cover Very Good Oblong
Beautiful book, spiral bound to lie flat. Comprised of large photos -- many full page -- with captions which collectively trace the history of Marrietta College located in Ohio's Washington County. All photos are in black and white and printed on glossy, quality paper. Book measures 9-1/4" tall and 12-1/2" across. Other than a small bit of corner wear, it's clean and nice with no names or writing. 97 pages.
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20.00 USD
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The Harvard Illustrated Magazine Vol. I, No. 2, 1899
Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press 1899 Soft Cover Very Good
A very nice and very early issue of The Harvard Illustrated Magazine -- only the second of the first volume to be published. Measures 7-1/2"x9-3/4" and is very clean and tightly bound. Faults are confined to a small bit of wear to tail of spine, a snipped corner at upper back. a crease and softening to lower back corner, and a bit of paper from the cover adhered to first page near gutter. Pristine cover and pages. Illustrated nicely with photographs and art including a full page color image of the American flag and two other works of art sporting a color wash. Main article topics include the statue of John Harvard, Harvard's Randall Hall, and the story of the U.S. auxilairy cruiser steamship Harvard 's harrowing trip while scouting for the Spanish Armada. Also includes student literature -- one play and several poems, as well as info on Harvard golf. Great ads from well-known concerns such as Brooks Brothers, Provident Life & Trust, and Perrier-Jouet champagne, but also businesses that slipped quietly into the annals of time. Hot items and services include "colored shirtings", pianoforte lessons, art to adorn student rooms, laundries. beer and wine, hats, carriages, jewelry, and tailoring. The most humorous is an ad for "Pillows -- Ballet pillows, foot-ball pillows, college pillows, fraternity pillows, and pillows to throw." 55 pages, plus the ads.
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36.00 USD
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The Lawrenceville School Catalog for the Year 1931-1932
Lawrence, New Jersey Lawrenceville School 1932 Soft Cover Fine Wraps, Very Good
Beautiful catalog printed on heavy cream paper and illustrated nicely throughout with beautiful black and white full page photos of the grounds and buildings.Text offers much information on the extensive history of the school for boys, as well as pertinent data on entrance requirements, fees, mandatory exams, rules and regulations, a list of chapel preachers, the full graduating class of 1931-32, a list of honors and honorees, and even an enumeration by locale of the home states or countries of students. What's especially interesting are snippets such as these ,"every boy entering the School is required to have his eyes examined and his teeth gone over before he comes to Lawrenceville" and "smoking is permitted, under close restrictions, to members of the Fifth Form, and to those underformers who are seventeen and a half years of age or above, whose parents or guardians authorize such permission." An altogether elegant publication with much description of amenities. 86 pages. Book is very clean and nice with just a small bit of browning to edges and a few errant smudges to cover. Pages pristine. An unused application for admission laid-in. Other Lawrenceville ephemera from the 20's and 30's available.
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30.00 USD
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The Lighting of Schools; A Guide to Good Practice (Includes Two Additional Items)
New York Holophane Company Inc. 1927 Soft Cover Good-plus
A very scarce and interesting bit of ephemera. The main booklet (No. 344-A) is oversized at 8-1/2"x11". It is very clean and tightly bound. Only defect is faint dampstain and some mild crinkling to very bottom edge of pages, affecting a height of less than half an inch. Illustrated nicely with drawings and several black and white photographs with text -- 24 pages. Also laid in is a leaflet, also produced by Holophane entitled "Computation of Proper Wire Size Based On Delivering Rated Voltage to the Lamps Instead of Safe Current Capacity of Wires." Also includes a color page laid-in showing the reflection factor of various colors.
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40.00 USD
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The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Present Charter of Marietta College and the 113th of the Founding of Muskingum Academy
Marietta, Ohio Marietta College 1910 Hard Cover Near Fine
Crisp, clean book with pristine navy blue boards and bright glt to face and spine. Tightly bound with clean pages and no names or writing. Bookplate on front pastedown shows ownership by the Connecticut Historical Society with two stamps -- one to plate and one small one at top edge -- noting deaccessioning. Otherwise without ownership indicators. Very nicely illustratred throughout with art and photographs, including an especially nice photograph of the Marietta College museum. Much historical information, as well as an overview of the Diamond Jubilee festitivities. A lovely keepsake. 236 pages.
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30.00 USD
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Visual History Wall Maps (set of 10 in Folder with Teacher's Guide)
Washington, D.C. Civic Education Service 1966 Soft Cover Like New VG Folder
Beautiful, colorful collection of pictorial wall maps designed for classroom use. Appear to have never been used and all fit snugly in specially designed blue accordian folder with silver printing to face. Includes teacher guide. Maps include: Exploration and Discovery, which covers early explorers such as Pizarro, Columbus, de Soto etc.; Colonization which covers the original 13 colonies, fur trading, and Native Americans; the American Revolution; the Western Frontier; American Indians; Immigration; A House Divided, which covers the period leading up to the Civil War; the Civil War; Literary America which focuses on authors such as Benet, Alcott, Iriving, Melville, Whitman, Twain, Faulkner, Ferber, etc.; and 20th Century America which covers the high points up to the Civil Rights era. Maps measure 28"x37"
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30.00 USD
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Copeland, Henry An Improbable College and Other Convocation Addresses
Wooster, Ohio College of Wooster 1995 Soft Cover Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Crisp, beautiful copy with just small spots of isolated edgewear. Not commonly found. A compilation of 15 opening convocations by Henry Copeland who served as president of Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio from 19977 to 1995. Also includes his innaugural address. 171 pages.
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18.00 USD
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Demske, James M., S.J. A Promise of Quality; The First Hundred Years of Canisius College
New York The Newcomen Society in North America 1970 First Ed Stated Soft Cover Fine Fine, Wraps
Nice clean copy with no defect. Illustrated throughout with drawings. A Newcomen Address delivered in Buffalo, New York, April 30, 1970. Discusses the history of Canisius College, a Catholic institution in Buffalo. The Newcomen Society of the United States is publicly-supported, tax-exempt, educational foundation for "the study and recognition of achievement in American business and the society it serves". It was named after Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729), the British pioneer who invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712. Booklet consists of 32 pages. Numerous Newcomen Addresses available.
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10.00 USD
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Ellis, William Donohue The Hawken Book
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. Cobham & Hatherton Pr 1990 0944125131 / 9780944125137 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Lovely copy -- clean as a whistle inside and out. No names or writing, no tears or chips, and dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Grey errata slip laid-in. Photo illustrated in black and white, including several large fold-outs. Lively text traces the school's history from the conundrum upon which it was built. Roberta Bole, it seemed, wanted a top-notch education for her two sons and wanted James Hawken of New York to tutor them in Cleveland. But he didn't want to. What he did want was a private schoiol and Roberta Bole to help him get it. She, however did not want THAT. But 75 years later there are no less than 13 Bole family members listed as alumni and students of The Hawken School. 359 pages.
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15.00 USD
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Elwood, J.W. A School for Nature Lovers and Sportsmen; Northwestern School of Taxidermy (Catalog Plus 10 Additional Items)
Omaha, Nebraska Northwestern School of Taxidermy 1944 Soft Cover Very Good
The star piece in this collection is the large catalog which measures 7-1/2"x10" and offers prospective students 44 pages of photos and text with information about coreespondencec lasses. a syllabus, and endorsements from graduates. But we have additional items as well, all owned by the same collector to include: an order blank for students to buy supplies, a 1949 ad which offers special deals for boys under 16; a coupon for a discount; a special application for younger boys; a "personal message" from school founder J.R. Elwood; a payment notice; an envelope with the school's attractive logo and canceled stamp; a second envelope (unused) for student to send a message to Elwood; and a 1949 letter to friends and students from Elwood. Everything clean and nice. Like most mail order courses of the day, Northwest fell into disfavor eventually. But interesting nonetheless!
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35.00 USD
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Geeting, David M. Outline of Township Institute Work State of Indiana 1897
Indianapolis William Burford Printer 1897 Soft Cover Good
Small booklet in good, tightly bound condition. Covers have toned and there is wear to bottom front corner. Light small dampstain to bottom edge of some pages. Measures 4"x7". What makes this copy so wonderful are the additional penciled notes elaborating on the names of the various participants. Institute work was actually a teacher's conference for which they were paid. This one discusses the teaching of Plato, language arts methodology and the observation of Arbor Day. Owner was Mabel S. Irwin of Westville, Indiana.
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30.00 USD
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