24 OLD and/or RARE BOOKS 1843-1945 History Travel Cars Animal Art Clothing Poetr

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24 OLD and/or RARE BOOKS 1843-1945 History Travel Cars Animal Art Clothing Poetr:
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24

RARE
and/or
OLD
BOOKS

1843 - 1945

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NOTE: All interior pages of books scanned on a scanner. Scanner often exaggerates toning and shadow making paper appear darker or more yellow than it actually is. Only if description of each book below mentions toning is there any toning worth noting.

1. MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE YEAR 1845; 1845; Printed by C. Van Benthuysen, Albany; 364 pp; Foldout diagrams of the Senate Chamber and Assembly Chamber; 16mo - over 5¾\" - 6¾\" tall.Red hardcover with title in gilt on spine, hinges reinforced inside. First 16 pages separated. Diagrams have some seam splits, all else okay.

2. MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE YEAR 1843; 1843; Printed by Thurlow Weed, Albany; 336 pp; 16mo - over 5¾\" - 6¾\" tall.Red leather hardcover with designs and name (R. H. King) on front, title in gilt on spine. Both boards separated, edge wear to boards, spine covering partially gone, (old) tape on front board and spine, Textblock stable except for first and last blank endpaper and last page which are separated. Minor scattered foxing throughout.

3. POEMS BY EDWARD ROWLAND SILL; Copyright 1887; Houghton Mifflin & Co., Boston & New York; 112 pp; Later printing (1904 by inscription date.) 12mo - over 6¾\" - 7¾\" tall. Dark blue cloth hardcover with title in gilt front and spine, top edge gilt, fore edge deckled. Spine end and corner wear, a few small spots on boards. Dated inscription of first blank endpaper. Binding, interior good with a few light smudges.

4. TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS; Copyright 1918 (but later printing, 1919-1928); A. L. Burt, New York. 350 pp + 6 1/2 pp publisher\'s listings. No jacket. 12mo - over 6¾\" - 7¾\" tall. Green cloth hardcover with title in black front and spine. Spine end and corner wear, slight soiling on boards. Hinges starting but binding still good, interior generally good.

5. SAVOR & FLAVOR - BERRIES IN FACT & FANCY WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY LEE MARIL; Copyright 1944; Coward-McCann, New York; Hardcover w/ Dust jacket, 63 pp; 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Hardcover & dj similar with text and illustration in red and black over light green, illustrated endpapers. Dj with brodart protector has some tears, book has a little edge and corner wear. Name in pen on first endpaper. Binding good, interior nearly very good.

6. MODERN CLOTHING, A Text for the High School Girl by Laura Baxter and Alpha Latzke, Edited by Benjamin R. Andrews; Copyright 1938, J. H. Lippincott Co., Chicago, Philadelphia, New York; 525 pp; No jacket; 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Brown cloth hardcover with title and design in black, title in black also on spine, Minor spine end and corner wear, sticker remnant on front cover. Binding, interior, very good.

7. THE CROQUET PLAYER BY H. G. WELLS; 1937, The Viking Press, New York; 98 pp; First American Edition; No jacket; 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Tan cloth hardcover with title in silver and illustration over dark brown background, title in silver over similar on spine. Minor spine end and corner tip wear, some stain spots and smudging on boards. Binding good, interior nearly very good with only slight page toning.

8. LIP-READING Principles and Practice by Edward B. Nitchie, B.A., Revised by Elizabeth Helm Nitchie & Gertrude Torrey; 1930; Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York; 372 pp; Ex-library with markings; 12mo - over 6¾\" - 7¾\" tall. No jacket. Green cloth hardcover with title in gilt front and spine.Minor spine end and corner tip wear, a few small light stain spots on boards. Front hinges starting but binding good. Marginalia/writing on last blank endpapers and rear inside cover.

9. JOE LOUIS: AMERICAN by Margery Miller; 1945, Second Printing; Current Books Inc./A. A. Wyn, New York; 181 pp; Hardcover & Dust Jacket; 12mo - over 6¾\" - 7¾\" tall. Pictorial dj with small tears, taped in various places, price not clipped but blacked out. Pale green cloth hardcover with titles in dark brown front and spine. Book cover condition - average, ok. Name/date in pen on inside front cover. Binding/interior good. Illustrated with photographs.

10. THE MATERIALS OF THE ARTIST and Their Use in Painting with Notes on the Techniques of the Old Masters by Max Doerner, translated by Eugen Neuhaus; Copyright 1934, Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York; 432 pp; Plate Illustrations; No jacket; 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Beige cloth hardcover with title on pastedown on spine. Some spine end and corner tip wear. Hinges a little starting but binding good. Interior very good.

11. A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY BY LAURENCE STERNE With Decorations by Norah McGuinness; 1926, MacMillan & Co., Edinburgh; 242 pp; No dust jacket. 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Gray-green hardcover with tan cloth spine, title in black, illustration in green & black, similar on pastedown on spine. Spine end and corner wear, binding good, interior generally very good.

12. ANIMAL HEROES being the Histories of a Cat, a Dog, a Pigeon, a Lynx, two Wolves & a Reindeer, and in Elucidation of the Same, over 2,000 Drawings by ERNEST THOMPSON SETON; 1905, First Edition, Charles Scribner\'s Sons, New York; 362 pp; No jacket; 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Dark green cloth hardcover with titles in gilt, designs in blind, similar on spine, fore edge and bottom edge deckled. Spine end and corner wear, spots of edge wear, stain spots on boards. Front hinge loose but holding. Title page loose, binding a little shaken, occasional page smudges, small dampstain last 20 or so pages.

13. THE DOG OWNER\'S MANUAL by Josephine Z. Rine, Illustrated; Copyright 1936 (later printing), The Dial Press Inc., New York; 440 pp; No jacket. 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Title in gilt on spine. Cover in nice condition but binging loose, although textblock stable. Interior generally very good.

14. ANTIQUITIES OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEasterN MISSOURI by Gerard Fowke; 1910, First Edition, Government Printing Office, Washington; 116 pp; 19 Plate Illustrations, 26 Text Figures; Ex-library with markings. No jacket (as issued); 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Olive green cloth hardcover with title and illustrations on spine in gilt. Spine end and corner tip wear. Binding, interior very good.

15. HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU with a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas by William Prescott, New and Revised Edition edited by John Foster Kirk; Vol.1 of 2 only; 1874, J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia; 510 pp; Ex-library with markings; 12mo - over 6¾\" - 7¾\" tall. Brick colored cloth hardcover with designs and illustrations in black, center design in gilt, title and illustration in gilt on spine, brown endpapers. Spine ends and corner wear, spots of edge wear, small wear spots on boards. Front hinge cracked on inside and a little loose but holding, binding otherwise okay. Interior good with minor scattered foxing, smudging.

16. THIS GOODLY FRAME THE EARTH - Stray Impressions of Scenes, Incidents, and Persons in a Journey Touching Japan, China, Egypt, Palestine and Greece by Francis Tiffany; 1895, First Edition, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston & New York; 364 pp + 4 pp publisher\'s listings; 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Green cloth hardcover with title and designs in gilt, similar on spine, top edge gilt. Minor spine end and corner wear. Binging, interior very good.

17. THE ART OF DRESSMAKING (No Author Stated); Copyright 1927, The Butterick Publishing Co., New York; 255 pp; 411 Text Illustrations; No jacket; 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Green cloth hardcover with title and design in black, similar on spine, Spine end and corner wear, 1\" tear on spine cloth rear edge, some stain spots on boards. Name written on inside front cover. Binding, interior good.

18. LIGHT ON THE PATH/THE ILLUMINATED WAY (combined) by M.C. (Mabel Collins), with an Introduction by Yogi Kamacharaka; undated (circa 1903-04); The Yogi Publication Society, Masonic Temple, Chicago, Ill.; 15 + 42 pp + 6 pp advertisements; No jacket. 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Blue cloth hardcover with title and design in black. Spine end and corner wear, spots of edge wear, other wear spots on boards. Binding okay, Name, etc. in pencil on first blank endpaper, some underlining in pencil and a few other pencil marks on various pages, some smudging/foxing, interior a little better than fair.

19. RUDYARD KIPLING\'S VERSE, INCLUSIVE EDITION 1885-1928; 1925, Doubleday, Page & Co., New York; 787 pp; No jacket. 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Black cloth hardcover with titles in gilt front and spine. Spine end wear, some stain spots and soiling on boards, gilt faded. Binding, interior good.

20. MODEL RAILROAD ENGINEERING A Manual of Design, Construction and Operation by David Marshall; 1942 Third Edition, Harper & Bros., New York & London; 285 pp; Illustrated; No jacket. 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Ex-library with markings. Blue cloth hardcover with title in black on beige pastedown on spine. Minor spine end and corner wear, some marks on boards. Binding good, interior nearly very good.

21. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR 1900 by Various Authors; Vol. 1 of 2 only; 1901 First Edition, Government Printing Office, Washington; 652 pp; 2 small South Carolina foldout maps; No jacket, as issued. 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Dark green cloth hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Spine end and corner wear, a few small stain spots on boards. Front hinge a little starting but binding good, interior very good.

22. THE GASOLINE AUTOMOBILE by George W. Hobbs & Ben G. Elliott, Second Edition Completely Revised and Rewritten by Ben G. Elliott & Earl L. Consoliver; 1919, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., New York; 483 pp; 544 Illustrations; No jacket. 8vo - over 7¾\" - 9¾\" tall. Green cloth hardcover with title in gilt on spine, Stewart Automobile School, New York on front in blind. Spine end and corner wear, some spots on boards. Dated inscription in French on inside front cover. Hinges loose but holding, textblock stable. Interior generally very good.

23. THE OLD CIDER MILL by James Arthur Lodge, Illustrated by A. H. Reading; 1906, J. E. Barnes, Chicago; Illustrated throughout in green tinted lavender-coloured photos and woodcut decorated text. No jacket. green tinted lavender-coloured photos and woodcut decorated text. Green cloth hardcover with title and design in white, illustration in black and light brown, title and design in gilt on spine, endpapers with green flowers over beige. Minor spine end and corner tip wear, some chipping on white border on front cover. Front hinge starting but binding still good, interior very good. (Heavy paper semigloss pages.)

24. PROCEEDINGS UPON THE UNVEILING OF THE STATUE OF BARON VON STEUBEN, Major General and Inspector General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, in Washington D.C., December 7, 1910, and upon the Presentation of the Replica to His Majesty, the German Emperor and the German Nation in Potsdam, September 2, 1911; 1912, Joint Committee on Printing, Washington, DC; 234 pp; Numerous Illustrations; No jacket, as issued. 4to- over 9 3/4\" to 12\" tall. Dark brown cloth hardcover with title and design in gilt on front, title in gilt on spine. Spine end and corner wear, some small stain spots and marks on boards. Front hinge loose but holding, otherwise binding okay. Dated inscription of FFEP. Interior nearly very good.

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