![Lazy Rodger [Lazy Roger]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/187/147/1026147187.0.l.jpg)
Lazy Rodger [Lazy Roger]
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1882. Hardcover. Poor. Hardcover. 6 1/8" X 4 1/4". 45pp. Embossed red cloth over boards, with "Lazy Roger" faintly visible to spine. Small tears to extremities of cloth, with bumping, scattered rubbing, sunning, and mild soiling. Hinges cracked, text block loose. Previous owner's notations to pastedowns, soiling to endpapers, and lower quarter of rear free endpaper torn. Smudges and stains to pages throughout. 2 1/2" closed tear across leaf containing pages 21... Read More
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Going Places: A Guidebook to Philadelphia for Students
Philadelphia: Project Learn Junior High, 1978. Second Printing. Staplebound wraps. Good. Second Printing. Staplebound wraps. 8 1/4" X 5 3/8". [ix], 78pp. Moderate edgewear, scattered rubbing, and soiling to blue printed staplebound wraps. Binding is sound. Pages are unmarked. Small hole to leaf containing pages 34 and 35. A solid copy of this immensely charming 1970s guide to the city of Philadelphia written by students of Project Learn Junior High and covering amusements like Zounds, "Fun Learning" venues... Read More
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Chattahoochee Trace Historical Markers in Alabama and Georgia
Eufaula, Alabama: Historic Chattahoochee Commission, 1983. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 6" X 9". 135pp. Letter from publisher to owner of Scott's Book with order form laid in. Moderate edgewear and coverwear to paper wraps. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this guide to 225 historical markers found in the eighteen counties which comprise the Trace, with an informative appendix.
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Dimpled Hands: Pictures & Rhymes for Chubby Pets
Boston: De Wolfe Fiske & Co, 1893. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 8". Unpaginated. Pictorial paper over boards, with spine backed in black cloth. Heavy edgewear to binding, with losses to edges and corners, small tears to head and tail of spine and edges of pictorial upper board, chipping to paper, heavy soiling and scattered rubbing, and pink stains to rear board. Both hinges tender and starting to separate. Tape and gift inscription dated 1895 to verso... Read More
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Whys and Wherefores of the Automobile: A Simple Explanation of the Elements of the Gasoline Motor Car, Prepared for the Non-Technical Reader
Cleveland: The Automobile Institute, 1907. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/8" X 4 4/8". Unpaginated, 128 pages plus nine pages of ads. Green cloth over boards with upper board lettered in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with bumping and light fraying to extremities. Small tear at gutter several leaves. Spine visible at first page of Chapter III and Chapter XVIII. Hinges tender; binding remains sound. A worn but quite charming copy of this 1907 guide to the automobile, with... Read More
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The New Picture Reading-Book
n.p.: Henry Hoyt, 1875. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/4" X 5 1/8". 6-319pp. Half-title present, but no title or copyright information, appears complete. Bound in full green cloth, with pictorial label to upper board and upper board and spine beautifully stamped in red, black, and gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with corners turned in, tears to cloth at corners and head and tail of spine, scattered rubbing, and mild soiling to rear board. Slight lean to spine. Hinges... Read More
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![A Companion for a Visit to the Louvre Museum, Paris [A Companion to the Louvre of To-Day]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/956/449/1118449956.0.l.jpg)
A Companion for a Visit to the Louvre Museum, Paris [A Companion to the Louvre of To-Day]
Paris: Editions de l'Indispensable, 1948. Paperback. Very good +. Paperback. 5 7/8" X 4 5/8". 126pp. Mild wear and light foxing to wraps printed in black and red. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. An utterly charming 1948 guide to the Louvre, illustrated throughout in black and white.
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Fluid Power Handbook & Directory 1986-1987
Cleveland: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, 1985. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 11" X 8 1/2". Light rubbing and wear to yellow cloth over boards. Sticker to spine. Mild age-yellowing to pages. Second page of "Fast Finding Index" partially missing/cut out. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding is sound.
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The Least of These
Atlanta: The Egleston Children's Hospital at Emory University, 1994. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4". vii, 152pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers and edges of green cloth over boards. Light bump to bottom corner of rear board. A very small spot of soiling to top edge of text black. Connective mesh of spint barely visible between pages at front free end papers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. A clean,... Read More
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Tropical Recipes from Nassau, Jamaica and Puerto Rico
Delta Air Lines, 1971. Staplebound. Good. Staplebound. 5 1/2" X 6 3/4". 18pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing and toning to covers and edges. Stamp to rear cover. A spot of soiling to top edges of last 4 pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this booklet of recipes published by Delta Air Lines. Includes recipes for Jamaican grilled grapefruit, cucumber Portugaise, Banana Puffs, and more.... Read More
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Women's Army Corps (WAC) Physical Fitness Training for Women Field Manual FM 35-20
Washington DC: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1975. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. A solid copy of this 1975 fitness manual for the US Women's Army Corps, illustrated in 99 figures demonstrating exercises for recruits and commanders to develop and maintain high standards of physical fitness. 10 3/4" X 8 1/4". 205pp. Moderate wear to binding, with hard lean to spine, small tear to head of spine, faint staining to spine, and soiling to age-toned wraps, 3-hole punched... Read More
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National Tattoo Association Archive, 1985–2018: 31 Annual Tatoo Convention Booklets, 23 Issues of the NTA Newsletter, Tatbits, Ephemera, and More
Allentown, Pennsylvania: National Tattoo Association, 2018. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. From the collection of a renowned forensic pathologist, tattoo historian, and longtime NTA member—this remarkable archive offers 31 of the 39 known convention booklets issued by the National Tattoo Association, each richly supplemented with ephemera including flyers, membership materials, financial statements, cruise rosters, issues of Tatbits, and fold-out convention posters. Together, the archive documents more than three decades of tattoo culture’s transformation and professionalization in North America. Also... Read More
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The National Trust Acts 1907 to 1939. With Extracts from Finance Acts 1910, 1931 and 1937
London: The National Trust, 1939. Staplebound wraps. Good. Staplebound wraps. 9 1/2" X 6". 38pp. Moderate wear, toning, and sunning to stapled paper wraps, with bumping, edgewear, and small open tear to tail of spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A nice, solid copy of this government publication detailing the National Trust Acts.
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A la Grande Maison de Rustiques Trade Catalog
Paris: La Grande Maison de Rustiques, 1920. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 9 3/4" X 12 3/4". Plates 0-31, plus seven page pricelist booklet laid in. Rather heavy edgewear to printed paper wraps bound with cord. Creasing and small tears to edges and extremities. Center crease to binding, text block, and pricing booklet. Small tears to margins and light soiling to plates. A worn but complete and quite attractive trade catalog offering sets of regional furniture, antique and copied from... Read More
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Unbreakable Comb", Vintage Advertising Ephemera
Hercules Powder Co, 1970. Good. 3 3/4" X 8 1/2". Rubbing, toning, and surface paper loss to cardboard. Penciled notation to rear of cardboard. Some toning to comb-case. Comb is clean and intact. A vintage advertisement encouraging businesses to put their brand on combs made by Hercules Powder Company.
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Sunlight and Shade: Being Poems and Pictures of Life and Nature
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Second Edition. Hardcover. This gorgeous, golden, gilt-stamped tome is full to brimming with vintage verses and lush and romantic illustrations, all within a sunlit and swoon-worthy binding. Poets include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Julia Goddard, Fanny Forrester, John Francis Waller, Isabella Banks, and many more, their verses illustrated throughout by such artists as William Henry James Boot, Frank Dadd, Mary Ellen Edwards, Mary Lightbody Gow, and William Lionel... Read More
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Lonnie, Our Little Lamb
Boston: American Tract Society, 1860. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 6" X 4". 110pp. Embossed blue cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with corners turned itn, small tears to head and tail of spine, and heavy scattered rubbing. Front free endpaper torn out. Previous owner's inscription to flyleaf. Hinges tender. Binding remains sound. Occasional foxing and soiling to pages throughout, else unmarked. Illustrated in tissue-guarded frontispiece and two plates. A solid copy of this... Read More
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New York Fashions, Spring & Summer 1907 (Vol. 10, No. 1, February 1907)
New York: National Cloak & Suit Co, 1907. First Edition. Staplebound wraps. Very good. First Edition. Staplebound wraps. 9 3/8" X 7". 60pp, plus order forms and size guide. Blank post card for requesting sample materials laid in, with heavy toning to front pastedown. Pictorial staplebound paper wraps show moderate wear, with open tears to corners of upper wrap and mild creasing and dust soiling. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A beautifully illustrated trade catalog... Read More
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![Hallmark Quality Furniture with two letterhead envelopes, blank order form, and signed typed letter [Montgomery Ward & Company 1941 Catalog]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/525/141/1082141525.0.l.jpg)
Hallmark Quality Furniture with two letterhead envelopes, blank order form, and signed typed letter [Montgomery Ward & Company 1941 Catalog]
Baltimore: Montgomery Ward & Company, 1941. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 13 1/8" X 9 3/8". 62pp. Paper wraps show rather heavy edgewear, with tears to edges and extremities, chipping and tears to spine, dust ssoiling, and faint dampstains. Front hinge tender. Binding remains quite sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Blank order form, two Montgomery Ward postage paid envelopes, and typed letter concerning the catalog signed by H. D. Wolf, Manager of Baltimore House. A worn but solid and... Read More
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Boston Electrical Products Catalog EP83
Quincy, Massachusetts: Boston Gear, 1982. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 7" X 4". 192pp. Moderate to heavy wear to stiff pictorial wraps, with creasing, shallow chipping, spots of soiling, and light scratching. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this 1982 electronics catalog from Boston Gear, with the followign chapters: Ratiotrol D. C. Adjustable Speed Control Systems, Ratiotrol A.C. Adjustable Frequency Systems, Ratiotrol Option Kits for A.C./D.C. Adjustable Speed Control Systems, Motors--A.C./D.C., Tachometer... Read More
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The Circular Saw: An Illustrated Manual of Operation
n..p.: Sears, Roebuck and Co, 1954. Revised Edition. Staplebound wraps. Good. Revised Edition. Staplebound wraps. 9" X 6". 32pp. MIld edgewear and dust soiling to staplebound pictorial wraps, with light scattered rubbing and closed tears down from head and up from tail of spine. A charming copy of this 1954 guide to the circular saw, illustrated throughout.
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Friendships of the Trail: A History of the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, 1930-1980
Atlanta: GATC History Committee, 1981. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 8 3/8" X 6 7/8". [viii], 381pp, plus map. Mild edgewear to textured printed wraps, with small tears to head and tail of spine, crease to rear wrap, and light soiling. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this year by year history of the first fifty years of the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club. About the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club: "The Georgia Appalachian Trail Club... Read More
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1960s Menu from The Gaslight Room VINTAGE MIDCENTURY BILOXI DINER MENU
The Gaslight Room, 1960. Loose_leaf. Good. Loose_leaf. 14" X 11", folded. This charming circa 1960s menu for The Gaslight Room, possibly from Biloxi, Mississippi's Trade Winds Motor Hotel, features fun mid-century design and "Tournedos Baltimore" as Tonight's Special. Moderate wear to paper, with edgewear, light chipping, creasing, surfacewear, and dust soiling. Tonight's Special card clipped in, with additional space to clip in another card empty. Includes prices for filet mignon, lobster, wine, and more. An overall quite well-preserved... Read More
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1989 Technical Manual of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists VINTAGE TEXTILE DYING GUIDE
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 11 1/2" X 8 1/2". 384pp. Black cloth over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in gilt. Mild edgewear to binding, with light scuffing to boards. Inked note to front free endpaper. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this 1989 technical manual of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists.
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Miller Fluid Power Text for Hydraulic System Engineers (File No. 6975)
Staplebound. Good. Staplebound. 11" X 8 1/2". 67pp. Staplebound manual. Light smudging and creasing to front and rear cover. Staples secure through text block. Pages clean and unmarked. An overall solid copy.
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