Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

Home Partners : Or, Seeing the Family Through

By: Allen, Ida Bailey; Illustrated by Jack Wilbur

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ida Bailey Allen : 1924

Seller ID: 23656

88 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Hardcover, blue boards, 88 pages, 12 b/w photos, 68 menus, 200 recipes. ; Written and published by "the original domestic goddess" 1924. Tips for homemakers, including budgeting, using leftovers, table setting, home decorating, establishing routines, and of course cooking and serving meals to make your man happy. End of book has ads for Hostess brand cake mixes and Certified Bread "The Big Double Loaf." ; We have graded this item Fair. Exterior moderately worn. Binding is intact but hinges are not tight.
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Allied's Radio Builder's Handbook : And, Allied's Radio Circuit Handbook, 1946

By: Allied

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Allied Radio Corporation : 1946

Seller ID: 22633

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

64 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Set of two (2) tall softcover booklets, pale-gray and brick-red covers, 32 + 32 pages, 44 + 58 b/w photos and diagrams. ; We have graded these items Fair. Light edgewear. Both have spotted covers, with the worst spotting on the upper rear covers (with are blank). No other defects. Scarce.
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Short Trip in Hungary and Transylvania, a : In the Spring of 1862

By: Ansted, David Thomas

Price: $45.00

Publisher: William H. Allen & Company : 1862

Seller ID: 23943

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

252 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, dark purple blindstamped cloth, pale yellow endpapers, [xii] + 252 pages, footnotes, topical headers on every page. ; David Thomas Ansted (1814-1880) was professor of geology at King's College, London, and world famous for identifying veins of gold and other mineral resources. ; Topics include: Natural history, mineral resources, recent political history of Hungary summarized. Vienna to the Maros Valley. Deva to the Zsil Valley. Vulkan pass. Gold field. Coal field. Hungarian and Wallachian populations. Valley of Hatzeg. Dacians and Romans. Iron...
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Child Land in Song and Rhythm

By: Barbour, Florence Newell, and Harriet Blanche Jones

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Arthur P. Schmidt : 1913

Seller ID: 18029

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

54 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, brown cloth over spine, tan boards, 54 pages, 64 original songs with tunes and full piano accompaniments, 12 instrumental only and 52 with lyrics. ; Schmidt 160. A wonderful collection of short and very charming songs for young children. ; We have graded this item Fair. Cloth chipped and frayed at heel. Dampstain affects upper corner throughout, not affecting any text except some page numbers. Owner name (Norma B. Gall, Croswell, Michigan) and 1915 neatly penned on front endpaper. A few comments penciled here and there. Binding tight. Scarce.
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Universalist Watchman, Repository and Chronicle : 1830-1831

By: Bell, William

Price: $195.00

Publisher: Ebenezer Avery : 1830

Seller ID: 23768

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

208 pages; Folio (17.5") 44 cm; Hardcover, boundvolume, very tall, 12.75 x 17.5 inches. Tan leather spine and tips, tan boards, "Watchman" on spine. Main text in four columns. Volume 2 stated, one complete year, May 1830 to April 1831. Each issue is 4 pages, total 208 pages. Rag paper throughout. Denominational news, religious news, sermons, theological topics, poetry, much more. ; The Rev. William Bell was a prominent early Universalist preacher who edited this paper (Universalist Watchman) from 1827 to 1832, and later edited Gospel Fountain, also Star of Bethlehem, in Lowell, Massachusetts. ...
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Hymns for the Church and the Home : With a Selection of Psalms, Universalist Church, Portland Collection

By: Bolles, Edwin Courtland

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Universalist Publishing House : 1870

Seller ID: 20340

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

600 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Small hardcover, brown leather, black band on spine, pink endpapers, [viii] + 600 pages, 3 indexes, 867 hymn texts. No tunes. Each hymn has author's name, meter marking, and topic or theme indicated. Also, book contains appendix of 28 metrical (singable) psalms, no tunes. ; Spine title "Portland Collection" in gilt. Copyright 1865, this printing 1870. This is an actual book from 1870, not a computer-generated fake. Hymnal for Universalist (or any Protestant) churches, a rapidly growing denomination in 1800s, consolidated with Unitarians in 1961. ; We have graded ...
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Story of the Bible, The, Retold from Genesis to Revelation : In the Light of Present Knowledge for Both the Young and the Mature

By: Bowie, Walter Russell

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press : 1934

Seller ID: 23791

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

557 pages; 8vo (9.25") 24 cm; Hardcover, dark gray-black cloth, 557 pages, index, select bibliography, 21 full-page full-color illustrations on glossy plates. ; Illustrations by Harold Copping. ; Author, an Episcopal priest, retells entire narrative of Bible in 52 short chapters, incorporating modern Biblical scholarship while retaining "the religious reverence which the Bible has always inspired." ; We have graded this item Fair. Cloth worn and spotted. Rear endpaper discolored. Gift note from St. James Methodist Church penned on front endpaper dated 1946. Lacks jacket. All pages turn, everyt...
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St. Basil's Hymnal : An Extensive Collection of English and Latin Hymns for Church, School and Home

By: Brennan, Lawrence

Price: $23.00

Publisher: John P. Daleiden Company : 1918

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 24385

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

344 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Black cloth, gold title stamped on spine, 344 pages, index of English Hymns, 208 hymns (numbered 0-207) with music and lyrics in English, plus 58 hymns, litanies, motets, masses, etc (numbered 251-308) with music and lyrics in Latin. ; Revised Edition stated. Complete subtitle: "An Extensive Collection of English and Latin Hymns for Church, School and Home, Arranged for Feasts and Seasons of the Ecclesiastical Year, Gregorian Masses, Vespers, Motets for Benediction, Litanies, etc, Compiled by the Basilian Fathers." ; We have graded this item Fair. This was a workin...
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Once Upon a Time : Playstories for Children

By: Brown, Emma E.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: D. Lothrop & Company : 1879

Seller ID: 21755

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

274 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Hardcover, green cloth and gilt title over spine, brown and green illustrated boards, 274 + 2 pages, about 150 b/w illustrations, many full-page; 49 delightful stories for small children. ; Copyright 1879 stated. No additional dates. ; Contents include: Gabbatha Gair. Doctor Jennie. Jaques' pitcher. Saint Cuthbert's beads. Cloth of gold. Polly Hill's ducklings. Little Argonaut. Queen of the Roses. The Hall-i'-th'-Wood Wheel. Cruise of the British Lion. Pussy Cat Prue. All Hallows E'en. The ferry boy of Tavistock. Magic needle. Brave Max. Nutting party. Two for a qua...
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Alfabetiskt Register ofver de Vigtigare af Bibelns Sprak : Alphabetical Index of the More Important Language of the Bible

By: C. J. T.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: P. Palmqvists Forlag : 1866

Seller ID: 22405

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

308 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; SWEDISH text throughout. Small hardcover, brown leather over spine, dark green boards, 308 pages, over 13 000 phrases and sentences from the Bible and their chapter and verse listed. ; A pocket concordance to the Old and New Testament. ; We have graded this item Fair. Exterior quite worn, rubbed and smudged. Owner name, very faded, penciled on front endpaper. Pages show faint discoloration. All pages turn, everything readable. Hinges worn but holding tight. Sold as is.
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Image for Great West, The, Or, the Garden of the World : Its History, its Wealth, its Natural Advantages, and its Future, Also Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full Description of the Different Routes Westward . . .

Great West, The, Or, the Garden of the World : Its History, its Wealth, its Natural Advantages, and its Future, Also Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full Description of the Different Routes Westward . . .

By: Dana, C. W.

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Thayer & Eldridge : 1861

Edition: Second Printing

Seller ID: 11847

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

396 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; This is not a flimsy recent reprint but an actual book from 1861. ; Hardcover, dark green blindstamped cloth, gilt spine title, pale yellow endpapers, a few small b/w engravings, several lists of data on river and railroad travel. For each western state (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Texas, California, etc) gives rivers, railroads, climate, soil, government, education, religious data, etc. ; Copyright 1856 by Wentworth and Co. This is 2nd printing, 1861. ; Full subtitle: 'Its History, its Wealth, its Natural Adva...
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History of the Indians of Connecticut : From the Earliest Known Period to 1850, Published with the Sanction of the Connecticut Historical Society, 1851

By: De Forest, John W.

Price: $44.00

Publisher: William James Hamersley : 1851

Seller ID: 12620

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

509 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; This is an actual hardcover book from 1851, not a flimsy overpriced computer-generated reprint. ; Full original dark brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, [xxvi] + 509 pages, several b/w illustrations reproduced from engravings, index, footnotes, 6 appendixes including short vocabulary table in English, Massachusetts, Narragansett, Mohican, Pequot, Naugatuck. ; (Please note: Image shows one clipping + spine and front of book) Copyright 1850. Title page 1851. ; Manuscript approved by J. L. Kingsley, Leonard Bacon, E. C. Herrick on behalf of Connecticut Historical Soci...
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Operation, Care and Repair of Farm Machinery, the : 6e, Sixth Edition, 1932

By: Deere, John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: John Deere : 1932

Edition: Sixth Edition

Seller ID: 23294

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

199 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, olive green cloth, [vi] + 199 pages, end-chapter study questions, 191 b/w photos and diagrams with captions. ; Originally published 1927. This is 6th edition, 1932. Topics include: Tractors. Engines. Plows. Harrows. Grain drills. Corn planters. Corn pickers. Potato planters. Potato diggers. Fertilizer sowers. Cultivators. Mowers. Combines. More. ; We have graded this item Fair. Cloth is worn and spotted. Front is not pretty. Pages show light foxing here and there. On the plus side, no marks or scribbles, binding tight. ; Item laid in: very old clipping...
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Songs of Joy : For Sunday Schools and Homes

By: Demarest, G. L.

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Universalist Publishing House : 1870

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 20344

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

144 pages; 12mo (7.25") 18 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth over spine, tan boards, 144 pages, 2 indexes, about 120 hymns especially suitable for Universalist Sunday schools. Each hymn has title, author, lyrics, and full four-part music in standard notation. Round notes. ; Copyright page 1870. Title page 1870. ; The Rev. Gerherdus Langdon Demarest (1816-1909) DD, ordained 1862, was highly regarded leader in religious education, president and general secretary of the Universalist Church of America, writer and publisher of numerous denominational books and periodicals. ; We have graded this item Fair....
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On the Mental Illumination and Moral Improvement of Mankind : Or, an Inquiry Into the Means by Which a General Diffusion of Knowledge and Moral Principle May be Promoted, Illustrated with Engravings

By: Dick, Thomas

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Robinson, Pratt & Company : 1836

Seller ID: 14960

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

462 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, green textured boards, [xii] + 462 pages, rag (cotton fibre) paper throughout, appendix, footnotes, numerous b/w line engravings. ; Author explains basic principles of mathematics, physiology, logic, astronomy, use of a siphon, the importance of cleanliness, etc, etc; points out defective modes of education and gives better ways to teach, etc; outlines different types of schools for different age groups; advocates for the teaching of females and argues against corporal punishment (radical ideas for the time) and much more. ; The Rev. Thomas Dick LLD (1...
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Little Robbie's Picture Book : With Many Illustrations

By: Edwards, Mary Ellen; Illustrated by Harrison Weir

Price: $25.00

Publisher: George Routledge & Sons : 1885

Seller ID: 17191

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

126 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth over spine, full-color chromolithograph on front showing Little Robbie and his pet rabbit, 126 pages, 62 full-page monochrome illustrations, nearly 62 original one-page stories and descriptions, plus a few short poems, for young children. ; This is a children's annual, stuffed with various entertaining stories, poems, and short descriptions of amazing animals from faraway lands, all illustrated. No author listed. Many illustrations are by Mary Ellen Edwards and Harrison Weir. ; Quite worn but intact. Edges of boards chipped, corners rounded. Clo...
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(Chess) Middle Game, The, Book 2 : Dynamic and Subjective Features

By: Euwe, Max, and Hans Kramer

Price: $10.00

Publisher: G. Bell and Sons : 1965

Edition: First English Edition

Seller ID: 22838

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

346 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark red boards, [x] + 346 pages, 2 indexes, seven sections, 28 chapters, main text in 2 columns, hundreds of example game strategies, over 600 b/w diagrams. ; Originally published 1957-1964. This is first English edition, 1965. Translated by W. H. Cozens. Includes chapter showing personal styles of 38 individual chessmasters. ; We have graded this item Fair. Exterior is worn, boards show many small chips. Interior shows several small pen marks, mostly asterisks, in margins, and a little bit of underlining here and there. Lacks jacket. On the plus side, sp...
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Patience, Or, Bunthorne's Bride : An Entirely Original Aesthetic Opera, in Two Acts

By: Gilbert, William S., and Arthur Sullivan

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Chappell & Company : 1900

Seller ID: 20060

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

117 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, black buckram cloth, gilt title on front, tan endpapers, all edges marbled, [iv] + 117 + 1 pages, original casts for productions of 1881 and 1900 listed, complete vocal score including all songs with full piano accompaniment. No diagogue, but dialogue-cues have been penciled in before each song, in Blackwell's hand, and we have left these in place. ; Copyright 1881. This publication was for the first revival in 1900. Music by Arthur Sullivan. Lyrics by William S. Gilbert. Arranged for piano by Berthold Tours. ; Quite worn. Boards slightly warped, pag...
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History of King's Chapel, in Boston, a : The First Episcopal Church in New England, Now Unitarian

By: Greenwood, F. W. P. (Francis William Pitt)

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Carter, Hendee & Company : 1833

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 20369

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

215 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, dark blue cloth, [xii] + 215 pages, rag (cotton fiber) paper throughout, footnotes, 19 appendixes, 2 small b/w engravings. ; 1st edition. Same date. ; Early history of first and oldest Episcopal (Anglican) church in New England, founded 1686, which later evolved into first Unitarian church in North America, 1785. Written by its illustrious pastor from 1827 to 1843, the Rev. F. W. P. Greenwood, Unitarian and noted botanist. ; This is an actual book from 1833. We have graded this item Fair. Cloth spotted and rubbed. Title label on spine chipped, missing t...
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Ellen and Sarah, Or, the Samples : And, the Little Street Sweeper, a Story Founded on Facts

By: Halliday, Samuel

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge : 1860

Seller ID: 5446

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

84 pages; 24mo (5.5") 14 cm; Small hardcover, blue cloth, black decor, gilt spine lettering, 48 + 36 pgs, 84 total pages, 3 b/w illustrations. ; Two books in one: two short novellas with Christian morals for young children. 1) Ellen and Sarah, Or, the Samples. 2) The Little Street Sweeper, a Story Founded on Facts. ; This is an actual book published in London in 1860.; We have graded this item Fair. Cloth worn. Small front paste-on mostly gone. Penciled in beautiful writing on front endpaper 'Herbert Coombs For Good Conduct by Nettie C. Hopkins Teacher'; penciled on interior page 'H. Coombs, D...
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Condition: Fair with no dust jacket