Condition: Good-plus

1904 Twelfth Annual St. Louis Clock and Silverware Company

Price: $18.00

Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri, American Reprints

Seller ID: 20669

Condition: Good-plus

Very nice nice clean catalog marred only by browning to back spine area. Pages pristine with no names or writing., Measures 9"x12" and is printed on glossy paper. Black and white art is plentiful and wonderful, showcasing novelty, Art Nouveau, Syrian gold, French stag, porcelain, miniature high, fine crystal regulator, window, onyx, black marble, iron, Seth Thomas adamantine, World's Fair and numerous other types of clocks, including cuckoo and tall. 86 pages.
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All Hands; the Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin June, 1945 (Victory In Europe)

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Washington D.C,, Bureau of Navy Personnel : 1945

Seller ID: 18742K

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Very nice book-- clean and tightly bound. Small vee-shaped tear to front, lies totally flat over the "A" in All in title. Light overall wear. Cover notes that magazine was intended to be read by ten people and should be moved along quickly. Illustrated throughout with great photos, including a sequence of kamakaze suicide bombers. Articles of note include pieces on the Battle of Atlantic, the capture of U- boat 505, the saving of the carrier Franklin after attack off Japan, and the German surrender (including text of same) with photos of liberating the Jews. Also includes much info for...
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Honor Roll of Ohio 1917-1918 Stark County, Ohio

Price: $225.00

Publisher: Canton, Ohio, Liberty Publishing : 1919

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27289

Binding: Flexible Boards

Condition: Good-plus

Very handsome book, clean and tightly bound with some wear along spine, none of which impinges on the binding -- topical only. There is also visible wear to spine corners as evidenced in photo one. Former owner's name and address are penciled inside, but could be easily removed if desired. Pages are very clean with no foxing. Book measures 10"x13" and has 609 pages. An amazing look at the vast number of Stark County men engaged in the first World War. Book is primarily dedicated to honoring those who served, but there are also division histories at back.
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Lafayette Radio Catalog #56 1935

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Wholesale Radio Service Inc. : 1935

Seller ID: 17748

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Nice, clean, tightly bound catalog showing a few spots of isolated edge wear and a thin strip of paper missing to front cover at bottom corner (see photo) which does not impinge on text. Also shows a small bit of soiling to very bottom of lower front edge and a small piece of clear tape to lower back corner. Pages toned, but clean. Measures 7"x10 and has 176 pages, plus a few additional pages of refrigerator parts and a few pages of household items. Illustrated throughout.
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Lawrenceville School 1927 Commencement Exercises Program

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Lawrenceville School : 1927

Seller ID: 19193

Binding: soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Heavy cream colored card covers show mild soiling and faint edge toning. A small bit of light nibbling to outer back edge, but hardly visible, as damage was to outer paper only. Cream embossing to cover with school name and insignia and the date 1927. Tied with black and red cording. Measures apppoximately 6"x8". Interior pages clean as a whistle and numbering 12. Includes list of graduates, Class Day Exercises, Graduation Day Exercises and Founder's Day Address; the annual Contest in Declamation; a concert by the Musical Clubs; and the Sunday Service Commencement. Also lists members ...
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Mongomery Ward Letter and Warranty 1907 (Extensive Lithographic Design)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Chicago, Illinois, Montgomery Ward & Company : 1907

Seller ID: 19188

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Beautiful lithography makes this 1907 letter a stand-out. The reverse side is the best, featuring a full page design incorporating five images of Mongomery Ward buildings, including their furniture warehouse in Chicago Heights, farm implement warehouse in Sycamore, Il., freight annex, Chicago; vehicle factory, Chicago Heights; and Kansas City branch, Kansas City, Mo.. Front side shows an additional bit of architecure with name in fancy script. Letter written to a man in Orrville, Ohio discusses purchase of a wringer. Stapled to the letter is a red shield-shaped label that reads"Lowell Manu...
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Panama Hattie: Playbill for the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, 1941 Ethel Merman, Arthur Treacher, Betty Hutton)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Playbill : 1941

Seller ID: 28135

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Ethel Merman's huge vocals, along with the charms of Betty Hutton and Arthur Treacher made Panama Hattie a hit with 502 performances. The show opened on October 30, 1940 and closed on January 2, 1942. The Playbill is tightly bound and clean with just a few tiny spots of edge wear to spine and a gray stain to back cover (see photo). Measures 6-3/4" x 9-1.4" and has 44 pages.
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The Lighting of Schools; A Guide to Good Practice (Includes Two Additional Items)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Holophane Company Inc. : 1927

Seller ID: 21044

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: 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 la...
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Marsden's Numismata Orientalia Illustrata

By: Album, Stephen

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Attic Books : 1977

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED by Author

Seller ID: 25480

ISBN-13: 9780915018161

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Book itself is clean and tightly bound with a small bit of wear to upper left corner at spine (does not compromise integrity) and wear to lower front corner. Otherwise pristine. Former owner's name written small on front pastedown. Book is SIGNED without inscription by author on title page. Jacket shows chipping at top of spine and to a lesser degree at top front edge. A small bit of rubbing to bottom front and a few flat creases at same area. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar. Book is illustrated with drawings throughout and also provides historical information. 317 pages.
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Some Living; A Collection By Lloyd Battista

By: Battista, Lloyd

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Unknown, Self-published : 1961

Edition: Limited Edition

Inscription: SIGNED by Author

Seller ID: 25634

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Mild toning to cover edge nearest spine, but otherwise a clean, tightly bound book which may be the work of the actor/writer with the same name. He was born in Cleveland in 1937 and the book was purchased in Cleveland from a small edition. If this is the actor -- and I do think it is -- he was 24 years old at the time. His first acting credit came in the late 60's and by 1970 he was on his way. The book was inexpensively published with a plastic comb binding measuring 6"x7-3/4" with 62 pages. The poetry is not bad at all given his youth and the book is SIGNED by author thus: "The greatest thi...
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New York's China Town; An Historical Presentation of Its People and Places

By: Beck, Louis J.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New York, Bohemia Publishing Company : 1898

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24769A

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Book is clean and tightly bound, but does show wear to crown and tail of spine including a small piece missing at crown. Hinges are tight, but back one shows a repair made with Japan paper similar in color to endpapers. Hinge is strong and tight, but you can see cracking to pages through repair paper (see photo). Silver ornamentation is bright on both face and spine and there are no names or writing. Book provides a detailed history of New York City's China Town during the last decade of the 19th century. Text is plentiful and detailed and is augmented by both both small black and white photo...
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Donald Duck Treasury; Donald Duck's Toy Train. Donald Duck's Adventure; Donald Duck and the Witch (A Giant Little Golden Book 1st edition)

By: Bedord, Annie North

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster : 1957

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27016

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Technically, this is a book, but when it dates from the 50's it's also ephemeral. Lots and lots of bad things can happen over almost 60 years to an inexpensive book given to kids! It's a rather hard-to-find title which contains three stories about the Disney character, Donald Duck -- Donald Duck's Toy Train; Donald Duck's Adventure; and Donald Duck and the Witch. It's a first edition as per letter "A" found at lower corner of gutter on the last page. The book shows mild wear to extremities including a small loss of foil to spine at top and bottom, but is very clean and tightly bound. F...
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The Island of Sheep

By: Cadmus & Harmonia

Price: $250.00

Publisher: New York, Hoghton Mifflin : 1920

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 24440BV

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Very scarce small book due to the fact that its author, the Scottish novelist, John Buchan and his wife Susan, refused to have it reprinted. Book is small, measuring just 5"x7-1/2"with handsomely decorated boards. No DJ. Two lower corners are worn through the paper and upper two have been reglued and are holding. Minor overall soiling to yellow cloth spine, primarily at back. Back cover also shows light soil to paper over board. Pages are very clean with no foxing and no names or writing. Book was written in the guise of a charming house party story while actually being a vehicle to tr...
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The Cleveland Year Book 1921

By: Chadsey, Mildred (editor)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Foundation : 1921

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 26072DH

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

This book marks the debut of the first annual Cleveland Year Book -- first one and published i n April 1921. The book is pristine inside with very white pages and no foxing and is also tighttly bound. The cover shows very little wear, but as you can see from the photo, there are some light spots to the front board. Book measures 7"x7" and has 311 pages including index. An interesting look back at the evolution of Cleveland which covers among many topics, city planning, housing, public utilities, commerce and industry, labor, social services, the arts and religion,
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Flair Annual 1953

By: Cowles, Fleur

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Cowles Magazines Inc. : 1952

Seller ID: 27612

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Fleur Cowles is best remembered as the founder and editor of the gorgeous magazine named Flair, a publication so beautiful and unique that the cost of producing it drove it off the newstands. Flair remains popular today despite its short life. After the magzine was canceled Cowles created this hardcover annual with many of the same charming touches readers loved. Here we have big fold-outs, a cut-out front cover, and an exquisite little booklet bound-in titled "The Flower of Flowers" by none other than the celebrated author Katherine Ann Porter. Among the topics here are Walter Wi...
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The Terror; The Return Of Dr. Palfrey

By: Creasey, John

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton : 1962

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27565

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Book is clean and tightly bound. Former owner's name is written very tiny at top of front pastedown and obscured by acket flap by the jacket flap. Bottom corners show small creases but mainstain shatp tips.Dustjacket is likewise clean with no tears or chips and no price-clip, though it has sunned from purple to a uniform blue at spine. There's also a small bit of rubbing to upper front corner next to spine. The theme of this novel is the f nuclear weapons and their outcome.Book measures 5" x 7-1/2" and has 190 pages. [ SPC ED ROOM ]
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Elements of Surveying, and Navigation, with Descriptions of the Instruments and the Necessary Tables

By: Davies, Charles

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, A.S. Barnes & Burr : 1860

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 21042

Binding: Leather

Condition: Good-plus

Book is in good condition and is most attrative. Bound in lovely medium tan leather and sporting black title box to spine.Bottom two corners show wear through to the boards, but otherwise wear is surface and pleasing. Spine shows mild evidence of leather separating at top on both front and back hinge, but interior shows a very tight binding with no evidence of problems. Endpapers show browning to edges, but pages are quite nice, including exterior paisley edges. Several attractive pictorial fold-outs bound in at back are clean, though one shows a 1" hole. Former owner's name penciled at fi...
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Letters From Paris 1870-75

By: de B., C. (author); Henrey, Robert (translator, editor)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: England, J,M. Dent & Sons Ltd. : 1942

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23428

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Book does not have the dustjacket, but it does have a see-through plastic cover. There are no names or writing and no cracks to hinges. Faults are these -- light dust stain to top edge (the other two edges are very good) and two small spots of foxing to back pastedown. Endpapers show the genealogy of the Bourbon Dynasty. The secret author was named as C. de B., a political informant to the head of the House of Rothschild. Book is illustrated with black and white drawings and 12 black and white plates, all of which are present. Measures 5-3/4" x 8-1/2" and measures 237 pages including index.
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Family Trees and Towers (Dean, Washington, Butcher, Ulm, Gray, Johnson, Grover, Grayson, Blakeman, Goeller, Frantzen Families)

By: Dean, Glen C. Et al

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Unknown, Self-published : 1981

Edition: No Editon Stated

Seller ID: 27112

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

This one is not often seen, but is here in reasonably good condition. Shows some wear, but not too much -- just a bit used. Bound with plastic spiral comb to lie flat. Measures 9"x10-1/2" and has each family name in its own chapter. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Chapters are as follows: "We Deans" by Glen C. Dean; The Washington Lineage; The History of Paulser Butcher; Ancestors of Mary Ann Margaret Teeter Butcher; The Ulm Lineage; The Gray Lineage; Riverside-- Life and Times in the Water Tower; The Johnson Lineage; The Grover-Grayson-Blakeman Family; Robert and Ruth Grover; The Goe...
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Eisenhower's Own Story of the War

By: Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Arco Publishing Co. : 1946

Edition: Presumed First Edition

Seller ID: 27385

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

Book is clean and tightly bound with no wear to spine and no names or writing. Only faults are flat superficial creasing to lower corners front and back with no softening to paper, and uniform tonng to back cover only. Book measures 8-1/2"x10-1/2" and has 122 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and photographs.
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Condition: Good-plus