Search Results: Miscellany from Black Sheep Books

Sioux Falls, S.D.: Dr. F. Shreve. Hardcover. Circa 1900. A scarce volume; this is the only hard cover we have seen mentioned - perhaps an early re-bind?? Book is a collection of facts regarding medicine in humans and animals, artificial wines and liquors, miscellaneous formulae for such things as artificial maple syrup, axle grease, blackheads, chocolate, deoderized alcohol, embalming fluid, fly paper, grease paint, harness blacking, nickel plating bath, quinine hair tonic, stove polish liquid, superfluous hair, root beer, etc., cements, perfumes, face powders, tests for the urine, facts worth knowing, facts about money, fate of the apostles, chapters on ice creams, candy making, etcetera etcetera. Black hard cover without titling, green and brown decorated end papers, black and white portrait of author on title page, 128 pages as well as a ten-page index, publisher's advertising at back. Cover has edge wear particularly to corners and lower edge, cover has multiple areas of discolouration/fading… Read More

West Vancouver, BC, Canada: Boiler Island Air Systems Inc., 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/-. The Bang Family in Stromso: A little about its origin and activities. Collected and edited by Cathinco Bang. Translated from the Norwegian by Colin MacCallum, PEng, with assistance from Elisabeth Vikran, nee Bang. Glossy illustrated soft cover, signed by Translator,185 pages plus copy of family tree in rear pocket. Minor edge wear, light crease to bottom free corner of back cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-. Privately printed by Edwin & Robert Grabhorn. Book written in commemoration of the marriage of "Kay and Jim". Katherine and James Caldwell married on 01. September 1929. Katherine was the daughter of Sara Bard Field (poet & suffragist). Sara B. Field was married the second time to Charles Wood (liberal author & politician). There is a handwritten note on page 64 that reads: "Then I read the following" which suggests that this copy belonged to someone with a part to play in the ceremony. The dedication at the front reads: "To Walter and Elizabeth with our love, Kay and Jim." Grey boards with black titling on tan spine label, leading and bottom textblock edges untrimmed, top edges of end papers uncut, small woodcut illustration with red text: "Los Gatos, The Cats, California, MCMXXIX" , 89 pages. Lower corners lightly bumped, light stain to bottom free corner of back cover, foxing spots to text block edges and some page… Read More

Cleveland, Ohio, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Gardiner compiled a family's encyclopedia, the most reliable possible collection of names, vital dates, and other important information about each individual in the Mueller family. Red cloth, gilt titling to front and spine, 278 pages. Minor edge wear, top free corner and top of spine show a small bump each. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Cambridge: St. John's College, 2003. Advance Reading Copy. . Soft cover. Very Good-. Draft copy, covers all those admitted to the college in the first half of the century. White soft cover with black titling on front, 510 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, front and back corners lightly bumped/creased which continues into text, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall