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Weathervane Books. NY. 1973. First Printing of this reprint edition. Book size about 6 1/2 by 9 inches with some 416 pages. Bound in dark green paper covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Illustrated throughout with black/white photos of samplers. Book of samplers produced in the United States before 1831. Book with light overall wear. Dust wrapper with light edge chipping and small tears. VERY GOOD/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

The School Arts Magazine.Worcester, Mass., 1924 This loose leaf book consists of 24 single page plates printed on one side only laid into a folding wrapper. Eight page introductory pamphlet laid in. Plate number 20 is missing with two copies of plate number 19 included. Folder size is about 7 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches. Folder states that this is the Second Edition. All sorts of items to be made from cement including colored items. Very interesting and little known craft today. Folder with much wear to all edges; previous owner name at top of pamphlet. Individual plates in VERY GOOD to FINE condition.. 2nd Edition.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Wm. H. Horstmann. Philadelphia. 1936. First Edition., 1936 Brown and cream wraps with front cover image of yarn rug. 24 pages. 4to. Four pages of instructions with photos. Remaining pages are all of rugs in color and black/white--some 66 rugs illustrated--about even between color and black/white images. Very attractive designs of the 1930's. Light general wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Overlook Press. Woodstock, New York. 1991. First U.S. Printing. DJ flap price $29.95., 1991 Red paper covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine only. 135 pages. 4to. Illustrated throughout with numerous color photos and black/white drawings. Exhaustive book on the making of all types of curtains and drapes. Very light wear to the book. DJ with one small flap fold tear; light edgewear. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Sampson Low, Marston & Company. London. 1902. First Printing #148/250 copies., 1902 Copy #148/250 printed on Van Gelder's handmade paper. Green ribbed cloth with parchment spine. Gilt lettering on the spine only. TEG. 130 numbered pages. 8vo. Tissue guarded frontis and fifteen tissue guarded plates. A few illustrations in the text. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the limitation page. Light wear to the corners; parchment spine soiled; small pink mark at the top of the FFEP. Nice copy of a very scarce book. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

D Robbins & Company. NY. 1948. First Edition (No mention of any additional printing)., 1948 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 24 pages. Bound in illustrated pale yellow wraps. Illustrated on nearly every page with images of the 'tricks' being performed. Book of magic tricks using the thumb tip--along with some history on the subject. Introduction by Hen Fetsch. Light covers soil; book store sticker inside rear cover (Golden Gate Magic Co.--San Francisco). Nice condition. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

D Robbins & Company. NY. 1972. No indication of edition., 1972 "White wraps with front cover two color illustration of old hot air balloon floating over a seacoast. Rear cover ad for three magic tricks. 34 pages. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with many drawings. Additional Title Page info: "Plus floating balloons, boxes, bulbs, blocks, eggs, kites, puppets, canes, cards, microphones, telephones, heads, hats, hands, horns, and even water fountains, among other things!" Everything you ever wanted to know about this well known magic trick along with the patter to be used whilst performing. Very slight wear. A clean tight copy. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng". 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

The Filter Press. Palmer Lake, Colorado., 1979 Book size is about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 24 pages. Bound in illustrated orange wraps. Book illustated with three pages of color photos plus black/white drawings & photos. Laid-in are two issues of the Americana Indian Shows newsletter from June, 1981 and June, 1982 limited to 2000 copies each. Original Sedona, Arizona Gallery price sticker. Overall light wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Charles E Tuttle. Rutland, Vermont., 1961 Book size about 4 by 8 1/2 inches with unnumbered pages. Bound in decorated silk cloth with front cover die cut design. Book contained in a slipcase. A complete year calendar illustrated in color and black/white with Japanese flower arrangements. Book opens accordion style: front to back for first six months; back to front for second six months. This is the first printing edition. Book with slight wear. Slipcase with light chipping at the corners. FINE/VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. No place. 1949., 1949 Book size about 6 by 8 inches with some 36 pages. Bound in pale green wraps with front and rear cover black lettering. Additional Title Page words are: 'Practical Advice For Watch Repairers With Fifty Illustrated Drawings Made At The Factory'. Detailed information and drawings about repair of these fine watches. Book with general covers mottling; spine scuffed; staples rusting. Interior clean and perfectly legible. Scarce book. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Consolidated Book Publishers. Chicago. 1944. Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 47 pages. Bound in color illustrated wraps. Illustrated with photos and many diagrams of checkers boards. A step by step guide to beginning and advanced checkers playing by the then world champion checkers player. Spine separated and taped together; text block loose from covers; ink notes on one page; light overall wear. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

David McKay. Philadelphia., 1916 Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with some 828 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in dark blue ribbed cloth with gilt spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with spine price of $1.50. Includes literally hundreds of games of all types. Not illustrated. Very scarce in the dust wrapper. Book with light corner bumping and shelf wear else a clean and unmarked book with undamaged hinges. Wrapper with moderate chipping to spine top; other light chipping and edge tears; scuffing to front cover. NEAR FINE/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.

Author published. No place. No date (Circa 1980)., 1980 Book size about 5 1/2 by 9 inches with some 48 pages. Bound in reddish cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated with numerous photos and a few drawings. Very interesting little book in which the elderly author describes his 'family' which consists of 55 hand crafted violins of various sizes made by him over the years. And he has a story to go with most of them. Five line presentation inscription by the author at the front. Very slight wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

National Rifle Association. Washington. 1936., 1936 Pinkish wraps with front cover illustrations and lettering in black. 48 pages. Size about 4 by 8 1/2 inches. Illustrated with five pages of photographs showing the correct positions for rifle and pistol shooting. Very complete, very detailed rules book on the subject. Considerable insect damage to the covers; interior mostly clean and untouched. Due to the cover condition this is FAIR Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket.

International Association of Master House Painters and Decorators of the United States and Canada. (Washington, D C), 1922 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 282 pages. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Numerous illustrations throughout including one tissue guarded page containing 20 paint color samples glued onto the page. The book details how these colors are achieved by mixing--those were the days when you had to mix your own paints. Everything about house painting and interior painting. Book with light wear; bit of insect damage to the free front end paper; title page loose at the bottom; spine gilt dulled. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Priscilla Publishing Company. Boston., 1909 Book size about 8 1/2 by 11 inches with some 48 pages. Bound in wraps. Illustrated throughout with photos of hardanger embroidery work accompanying the lessons for each project. Beautiful needlework which obviously required a skilled hand. Front cover missing; spine with tape top to bottom; other light to moderate wear. Quite scarce in the original edition. GOOD Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Scott Stamp & Coin Co. NY., 1929 A complete 12 month run of this important magazine in the field of philately; May, 1929 through April, 1930. Each issue about 6 by 9 inches with 30 or so pages. Illustrated throughout and with many great advertisements by Scott. An unusual chance to look back at the state of philately just before the Great Depression. Very light wear to magazines. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Johnson Smith & Co. Chicago. No date (Probably 1940's-1950's)., 1950 "Single staple bound white wraps. Front cover lettering and small illustration of seated ventriloquist with two dummies in black. 16 pages including covers. Size about 3" wide by 4 1/4" tall. The 'Ventrillo bird call and Prairie Whistle' is in a small blue-green envelope with instructions printed on the front. The book consists of three lessons, hints, information on how to acquire dummies and six pages of jokes (Presumably for use in the 'patter'). The Ventrillo is a metal and leather device which is inserted in the mouth. Slight wear to each item. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng". Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Author published. East Orange, NJ., 1965 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 84 pages including the covers. Bound in illustrated wraps. Illustrated with numerous black/white photos of coins. Stated First Edition. Light overall wear and soil. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.