Search Results: Reference from Twin City Antiquarian Books

Cleveland, OH & New York: The World Publishing Company, 1939 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth with black titles, vi, 148 pp. Bottom corners bumped. DJ rubbed, lightly soiled, spine somewhat faded but still legible; in Brodart archival cover. (This is the "low-priced Tower Edition.") The typewriter is really incidental to most of these business plans (e.g., writing and selling gags to cartoonists), although essential to some. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz.). Reprint. . VG/VG. 21 X 14½ cm.

Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1978 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Beige covers with black titles, [vii], 209, [6] pp. Slight shelf wear, sunned near spine & top edge. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 4 oz.). Later printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No dj. 23 X 15½ cm.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1981 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Copyright 1979. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, viii, 264 pp, brief bibliography. DJ covered with adhesive plastic, spine slightly faded. From the DJ: "Stewart places all the more common names in their historical and linguistic context, discussing with his characteristic wit and scholarship each name's etymology and usage through history, as well as its emergence in America, spinoff nicknames, and degree of use today." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 4th ptg. . Fine/VG. 23½ X 15½ cm.

New York et al.: The Gregg Publishing Company, 1934 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Three volumes from the same collection offered as a set. Applied Secretarial Practice: blue cloth, red titles and art deco design, xii, 371 pp, many illustrations including some 2- and 4-color illustrations, index; name of owner & stamp of seller (a high school) on fpd, corners of free endpapers are browned by contact with non-adhesive side of tape on paper book cover applied by original owner; describes many standard business practices and forms of the time, pictures office equipment such as bookkeeping machines, mechanical calculators, mimeographs, a ditto machine, addressing & mailing machines, filing systems. Gregg Shorthand, by Gregg only: brown cloth with black titles, 17½ X 13 cm, xvi, 173, [3] pp, index; tail of spine beginning to fray, name of owner & stamp of seller (a high school) on verso of ffep; standard shorthand course. Shorthand… Read More

Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1953 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Flexible simulated maroon leather, titles on front cover only, x, 252 pp, index. Bottom corner bumped. Intended to impart a reading knowledge of classical Arabic. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ed. . VG+/No dj. 26 X 19½ cm.

New York: Harper & Brothers WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth, titles in gold ink on blue-green background on spine, vi, 977 pp. Paper browning. DJ browned, rubbed, torn, & chipped but substantially complete; in Brodart archival cover. No date, but around 1952. According to the editors' note, this edition "contains a history of the chief figures mentioned in the mythologies of the world; a record of superstitions and customs ancient and modern; an explanation of phrases commonly in use in the English language of native origin or borrowed from other tongues; etymological information; the more common words of old cant and modern slang in everyday use in the English-speaking world. It comprises a glossary of scientific, historical, political and archaeological terms and events; the stories of well-known characters from folklore or romance; local and national legends; references bearing on economic and scientific data, etc.,… Read More

Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black, white & red pictorial card wraps, stapled through fold, 41 pp. Contains general information on the title subject area, a classified list of articles in Encyclopaedia Britannica bearing upon the subject, and a bibliography of recommended supplementary reading. No date, but latest book mentioned in bibliography was published in 1955. Shipping weight 5 oz. in envelope.. Wraps. VG/No dj. 27 X 20½ cm.

Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black, white & red pictorial card wraps, stapled through fold, 79 pp. Surface chip to front cover, otherwise very good. Contains general information on the title subject area, a classified list of articles in Encyclopaedia Britannica bearing upon the subject, and a bibliography of recommended supplementary reading. No date, but latest book mentioned in bibliography was published in 1955. Shipping weight 8 oz. in envelope.. Wraps. VG-/No dj. 27 X 20½ cm.

Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black, white & red pictorial card wraps, stapled through fold, 40 pp. Contains general information on the title subject area, a classified list of articles in Encyclopaedia Britannica bearing upon the subject, and a bibliography of recommended supplementary reading. No date, but latest book mentioned in bibliography was published in 1955. Shipping weight 5 oz. in envelope.. Wraps. VG/No dj. 27 X 20½ cm.

Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black, white & red pictorial card wraps, stapled through fold, 37 pp. Contains general information on the title subject area, a classified list of articles in Encyclopaedia Britannica bearing upon the subject, and a bibliography of recommended supplementary reading. No date, but latest book mentioned in bibliography was published in 1955. Shipping weight 5 oz. in envelope.. Wraps. VG/No dj. 27 X 20½ cm.

Cincinnati et al.: South-Western Publishing Co., 1976 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown pictorial cloth with yellow & white titles, bound along top edge, [4], 428, xvi pp. Marginal water stains, especially on endpapers and near spine. Typical typing course--starts with basic typing skills and then moves on to specialized office tasks. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. 16th ptg. . Fair/No dj. 29 X 22 cm.

1992 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth blocked in blind & gilt, [ii], 976, [1] pp. Badly shaken hinges reglued with acid-free PVA, extremities rubbed, previous owner's name on fpd. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). 2nd ed. . G-/No dj. 19 X 13½ cm.

London: The Estates Gazette Limited, 1971 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, xvi, 595 pp, index. Bottom edge slightly rubbed. Price-clipped dj is rubbed at extremities, small tears with creasing near head of spine; in Brodart archival cover. According to the DJ, "All who wish to understand the language of antiques will find the Glossary an indispensable guide." The book covers furniture, silver, gold, electroplate, pewter, porcelain & pottery, glass, clocks & watches, paintings, drawings, prints, jewellery, fabrics, carpets & rugs, coins, medals, arms & armor, musical instruments, heraldry, chinese emblems & symbols, mythological divinities, saints, monastic orders. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 3rd Ed. . Near Fine/VG. 18 X 13 cm.

Los Angeles & Toronto: Borden Publishing Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, but ZIP code is present on DJ, so 1965 or later reprint. Edited & revised by Frederick Litchfield from 13th edition of Chaffers' Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, x, 367 pp, index. Front endpapers damaged by silverfish, bottom edges of boards rubbed & slightly bumped, owner's address stamped on recto of ffep, rear hinge re-glued with acid-free PVA. DJ quite rubbed at joins and fore-edges, small tears & stains; in Brodart archival cover. According to the editor's preface, "The Publishers have entrusted me with the task of re-editing this present "Hand-book" to include as much of the fresh information as is compaitble with the size and scope of the work, so that the present edition is a résumé of the large book, compressed into a form… Read More

Los Angeles & Toronto: Borden Publishing Company, 1947 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Edited & revised by Frederick Litchfield from 13th edition of Chaffers' Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain. Dark blue pebble-grained cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, rubricated title page, x, 367 pp, index. Edges dusty with a few spots, otherwise very good. According to the editor's preface, "The Publishers have entrusted me with the task of re-editing this present "Hand-book" to include as much of the fresh information as is compatible with the size and scope of the work, so that the present edition is a résumé of the large book, compressed into a form which renders it available as a pocket-book for collectors who have not the opportunity of consulting the Library Edition at the time or place of the acquisition of a new specimen." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 13th Ed, Abridged. . VG-/No dj.… Read More

Baltimore & Chicago: The H. M. Rowe Company, 1945 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-School. Dark blue pebble-grained cloth with gold ink titles on front cover, bound along top edge, xiii, 251 pp. Transverse creases on a few leaves, moderate overall wear, old business school sticker unfortunately obscures typewriter on fpd. This is a fairly complete course. It covers how to insert paper, strike keys, return the carriage; contains drills intended to build speed and accuracy; shows how to format business and personal letters, lay out and type tabular matter, telegrams, stencils, type manuscripts, type from corrected manuscripts, etc. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ed. . Good+/No dj. 27½ X 21 cm.

Los Altos, CA: Crisp Publications, Inc., 1990 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Mostly silver printed card covers, [x], 326 pp. Corners and head of spine bumped. This book is more about how to be retired than how to manage money to make it possible (although there is some of that, too.) Contents: taking charge; utilizing your time; wellness; human support systems; financial management; personal fulfillment. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ed. Trade Paperback. VG/No dj. 25½ X 20½ cm.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1989 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange-red cloth, gilt titles on spine, large blind device on front board, xviii, 920 pp, 8 ff color maps. Spine ends slightly rumpled, else fine. DJ has small chip at head of rear joint; in Brodart archival cover. 15,000 concise entries contain basic information on a wide variety of topics. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. 2nd ed, 1st ptg. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 26½ X 19 cm.

Los Altos, CA: Crisp Publications, Inc., 1990 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full grey cloth, black titles on front board & spine, key to symbols on endpapers, x, 317 pp, bibliography, index. Previous owner's name on fpd, else fine. DJ has a bit of wear at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). 2nd ed. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth, white & orange titles on spine, xv, 302 pp. Corners & spine ends very lightly rubbed, else fine, with signature of Dr. Richard C. Lillehei, who performed the first successful pancreas transplant, on recto of ffep. Explains the origins of phrases and beliefs that are often misconstrued. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/VG. 23½ X 16 cm.