Condition: Very Good-

Mollusks and Medicine in World War 2 : An Original Article from the Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1947

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Government Printing Office : 1948

Seller ID: 22538

Condition: Very Good-

24 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Softcover, gray-brown covers, 24 pages including covers, table of human Trematode diseases, map of Pomatiopsis snail distribution in eastern US, 6 diagrams of stingers of cone-shell mollusks, 6 b/w photos. ; Originall published by Smithsonian Institution, publication number 3933, 1947. This edition by US Government Printing Office, 1948. ; Describes shistosomiasis or shisto, a parasitic disease common in Philippines, how attempts were made during WW2 to control it by eliminating the snail that carried it, and other parasitic diseases carried by mollusks. ; Front cov...
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Arnold Rapido, Master Catalog and Handbook, 1972 : The Originators and Pioneers of N Gauge Small Scale Model Railroading

By: Arnold, K.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: K. Arnold & Company : 1972

Seller ID: 16477

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

68 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall catalog, fold-and-staple binding, 68 color glossy pages, full-color photos and diagrams of locomotives, cars, starter sets, layout sets, control panels, accessories, etc. Includes several historical b/w and color photos of real steam, electric and diesel locomotives side by side with their corresponding models. Captions list features but no pr ices. ; Bound in: business reply card addressed to manufacturer to enter model railroad contest. ; From the collection of Peter H. Foss, this is a catalog of N Scale (1 : 160) model trains. ; Light thumb creases here an...
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Hobby Crafts and Pastime Show : In the Twelfth Floor Auditorium, the J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1941

By: Baker, Rea Barr

Price: $8.00

Publisher: J. L. Hudson Company : 1941

Seller ID: 14018

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

16 pages; 24mo (5.5") 14 cm; Small orange booklet, pale orange pages with brown lettering throughout, 16 pages. Guide to craft show held June 2 through June 7, 1941, at what was then Detroit's largest department store. ; Some featured events: Puppet show by Margo and Rufus Rose. Old world crafts, arranged by Florence Cassidy. Crafts from Detroit settlements, by Mary Giovan Weinman. Hobbyists interviewed by Dorothy Garland. Antique autographed handkerchiefs, collected by Mrs. George Hogan Jr. List of members of Detroit Symphony Orchestra and their hobbies. List of exhibitors. More. ; Several ex...
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Heart Echoes : A Choice Collection of Songs (Spiritualist Church)

By: Cadwallader, Mary E.

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Progressive Thinker Publishing House : 1922

Seller ID: 20773

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

32 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Tan softcover, 32 pages, 30 spiritual songs and hymns with music arranged for four voices. ; Copyright 1911. This printing 1922. ; Compiled by Mary E. Cadwallader, active member of the National Spiritualist Association, these hymns make frequent mention of God, angels, freedom, sunshine, joy, temperance, and the Lyceum, a popular educational organization of 19th and early 20th century. ; Covers show light wear, a touch of foxing. Faint crease to upper tip. Front and rear page tanned from touching covers, but not brittle. Everything readable. Interior clean, binding ti...
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Time Tables : April 24, 1949

By: Chessie

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway : 1949

Seller ID: 20616

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

36 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Orange softcover booklet, 36 pages, printed throughout in orange and black, station index, 14 small illustrations, 1 b/w photo, 1 large centerfold map, two small maps, 59 tables. ; Vertically creased, as issued. Exterior shows moderate wear. Small scar to rear cover affecting the word railway, which is still readable. Interior clean, binding tight. Scarce.
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Connie Colman's Pickle Recipes for Victory Gardens : Colman's Mustard, French's Spices

By: Colman, Connie

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Atlantis Sales Corporation : 1944

Seller ID: 16293

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

16 pages; 64mo (3") 8 cm; Small oblong softcover glossy booklet (5 x 3 inches) 13 x 8 cm, 16 pages, dark green ink throughout, b/w photo cover, b/w spot art, 12 recipes including Connie Colman's catsup, Connie's butter beans, Honey Mustard chow chow, Mustard cucumber pickles, Apple chutney sauce, more. ; Last page and rear cover have small ads for French's Spices and Colman's Mustard, made by Atlantis Sales Corporation, Rochester, New York, 1944. ; Edges show light wear, with light creases to tips. No marks. Binding tight. Quite scarce in any condition.
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Hostess Delights, Happy House : Recipes, Hints, Wisdom and Humor, 20th Anniversary

By: Crowley, Mary C.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Home Interiors & Gifts : 1970

Seller ID: 22648

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

242 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, hot pink covers, white plastic comb binding, 242 pages, several inspirational quotations, plenty of b/w spot art, about 600 recipes with contributor names. ; No date but about 1970. Chapters include: Cakes. Vegetables. Cookies. Desserts. Appetizers. Entrees. Family favorites. Mountain recipes. More. Also includes short story "The Story of the Happy House" about interior decorating. ; Covers, which extend beyond textblock, show light edgewear and many small creases. Interior clean, binding tight. Scarce.
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Key Blanks and Key Cutting Machines : Curtis Industries

By: Curtis

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Curtis Industries : 1966

Seller ID: 24277

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

64 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall green softcover, 64 pages, 340 b/w photos and diagrams, mostly different types of keys. ; Published by division of Curtis Noll Corporation, 1966, with headquarters in Eastlake, Ohio, and Rexdale, Ontario. ; Contents include: Curtis Key-matic 2000. Curtis Key Duplicators. Code cutter. Key Station (key rack). Adapters. Key station posters. Special keys. Fancy keys. Key blanks. Table of key substitutions. Table of key blanks for foreign cars. More. ; Covers show light to moderate rubbing, tips curled. Item is hole-punched to hang on a hook, as issued. Interior clea...
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Protestant Church Music in America : Unitarian Layman's League

By: Davison, Archibald T.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: American Unitarian Association : 1920

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 21218

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

51 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Small tan softcover, 51 pages, no music. Includes appendix listing 40 anthems for mixed voices and 40 hymn tunes (selected from the New Hymn and Tune Book, Unitarian) illustrative of the type advocated by the author. ; This essay published 1920. Author later (1933) expanded it into a book. ; Archibald T. Davison was professor of music at Harvard for 41 years and is credited with creating a renewed interest in the US in early church music. In this essay he asks and answers three questions: What is wrong with church music today? What emotions should church music arouse...
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Detroit Edison's Extra Services : Get Them Freely to Get the Most from all Your Electricity

By: Detroit Edison

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Detroit Edison : 1950

Seller ID: 21696

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

12 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Orange softcover, 12 pages, small map showing every Edison office in Detroit area, list of average cost per month to run 34 different appliances, 16 b/w illustrations. ; Illustrated by RK. Published in era when many households were switching from coal or other fuels to electricity. This item lists amazing free services offered by Detroit Edison including light-bulb delivery, light-bulb exchange, appliance repair, electrical cord repair and replacement, wiring design, more. ; Covers show light spotting. No other defects. Interior clean, binding tight. Scarce.
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(Chess) Winning with the Catalan

By: Dunnington, Angus

Price: $8.00

Publisher: International Chess Enterprises : 1997

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 22843

ISBN-13: 9781879479692

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

158 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Gray and blue softcover, 158 pages, main text in 2 columns, over 200 b/w chessboard diagrams. ; Part of Batsford Chess Library. Edited by Graham Burgess. ; Moderate edgewear. Light creases to covers and to a few page tips. Owner penned phone number on rear blank page, also made a few small marks in margins here and there. ; Winning With Series
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Constitution and By-Laws of the German American Political and Social Club : Dearborn, Michigan, 1934

By: German Club

Price: $8.00

Publisher: German American Club : 1934

Seller ID: 17852

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

20 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Small softcover booklet (3.6 x 5.5 inches) (92 x 138 mm) tan leatherette covers, 20 pages, with 9 pages in German in old Fraktur script, the same text in English over 7 pages, and 4 calendar pages. ; Published by the German American Political and Social Club of Dearborn, Michigan, 1934. ; Very light edgewear. Front page marked with member name. (Image shows front cover and one spread)
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Television News : Volume 1, Number 3, July-August 1931

By: Gernsback, Hugo

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Popular Book Corporation : 1931

Seller ID: 17561

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

80 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover, blue illustrated cover, side-stapled binding, 80 pages numbered 161 to 240, dozens of b/w photos and diagrams. Ads for speakers, power supplies, television parts and receivers, etc. Beautiful full-color cover illustration showing artist's rendition of a young couple watching a banjo player broadcast on a Jenkins (brand) Crater Tube Television Projector. ; This is Volume 1, Number 3, of the first magazine in the world devoted to television technology, broadcasting and programming. Many articles by various experts. Experimental color systems. Cathode ra...
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Album of Favorite Songs Arranged for all Instruments, Both E Flat and B Flat : Cole Edition (Eb and Bb)

By: Gooddell, Walter, and Nick Manoloff; Illustrated by James Axelrod

Price: $15.00

Publisher: M. M. Cole Publishing Company : 1936

Seller ID: 16308

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

192 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall hardcover, brown plastic comb binding, plastic-coated boxboard covers, 192 pages, index, over 120 popular songs of the 1860s-1920s, arranged for all instruments. ; Includes: Nostalgic songs. Patriotic songs. Christmas carols. Traditional songs. Humorous songs. Showtunes. More. Also includes page explaining arrangements: each song includes guitar chords, chord diagrams, melody for singers and C instruments, harmonica numbers, lyrics, melody for Eb instruments, melody for Bb instruments, piano parts, accordion chords. ; Book shows moderate wear. Tips of covers we...
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Audels New Automobile Guide for Mechanics, Operators and Servicemen : With Questions and Answers and Illustrations on the Theory, Construction and Servicing of Motor Vehicles

By: Graham, Frank D.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Theodore Audel & Company : 1958

Edition: Eighth Edition

Seller ID: 24264

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

1614 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Small thick hardcover, black cloth, all edges inked red, [xvi] + 1580 + 18 pages, total 1614 pages, brown endpapers, about 1700 b/w photos and diagrams with detailed captions. ; Copyright 1938. This is 8th edition, 1958. ; Topics include: Automotive physics. How a gas engine works. Multi-cylinder engines. Stationary parts. Moving parts. Pistons. Rods. Crank shafts. Valves. Cams. Choke. Clutch. Tune up. Cooling systems. Fuel pumps. Carburetors. Transmissions. Synchro-mesh. Hydramatic drive. Fordomatic drive. Dodge Gyro-matic drive. Chevrolet Power drive. Over dri...
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Mint Julep, The

By: Harwell, Richard Barksdale; Illustrated by Stephen Harvard

Price: $10.00

Publisher: University Press of Virginia : 1975

Seller ID: 24254

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

54 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Pale yellow softcover, 54 pages, 9 pages of endnotes, several different recipes. ; A dazzling work of praise for this legendary delicacy of the Old South, plus all manner of prose and poetical effusions to this hallowed beverage, from as early as John Milton to the late 1960s. ; Minor wear. Rear cover (which is blank) has several spots, also an old pricesticker, inked out.
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Mel Bay's Old Time Mandolin Solos : Standard Notation and Tab

By: Hayth, Gene, and Ken Eidson

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications : 1979

Seller ID: 23880

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

80 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall yellow softcover, 80 pages, 3 b/w photos, explanation of music essentials, chord chart, 25 bluegrass tunes, 15 fiddle tunes, 6 gospel tunes, 4 waltzes, total of 50 tunes, all in standard notation and tab, with chords. No lyrics. ; Covers show light wear and faint thumb creases. Interior clean, binding tight.
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Cocktail Lounge, Hotel Arizpe Sainz : Bebidas Compuestas, Mixed Drinks

By: Jesus Castillo Sarmiento

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Hotel Arizpe Sainz : 1939

Seller ID: 23754

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

8 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; Small softcover, 8 unnumbered pages plus covers, color armorial illustration on front, small b/w illustration of Hotel Arizpe Sainz on rear, menu of 90 drinks and cocktails with retailprices. English throughout, with headers in English and Spanish. ; Cocktail menu from nondescript old hotel where, from the rooftop, the great Edward Hopper made some of his most effective paintings. ; Covers lightly worn, rear cover has small ballpoint scribbles, not affecting any text or illustrations. Otherwise clean and tight. Quite scarce.
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Slide Rule : A Textbook for Classroom and Self Instruction

By: Johnston, C. L.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: William C. Brown Company Publishers : 1960

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 17329

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

110 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall blue-green softcover, wire spiral binding, [xii] + 110 pages, index, 3 tables, over 50 b/w figures and diagrams, numerous sample problems, some with answers in rear. ; Copyright 1953. This is revised edition, 1960.; One sentence in red pencil on rear blank page. Several pages have very tiny pencil marks. Otherwise only minor wear. ; With this book you will also get an actual sliderule, Pickett Microline 115, twelve inches long, with original black leatherette sheath.
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Lucky Star Dream Book, the : Watch ! 725

By: Konje, Uriah (Prof)

Price: $44.00

Publisher: G. Parris Company : 1970

Seller ID: 24013

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

224 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Softcover, orange covers, 224 pages, all your lucky numbers: lucky numbers for your each item in your dreams, lucky numbers for every letter of your name, lucky numbers for your name itself, lucky numbers and personality profiles for zodiac signs, series of lucky lottery numbers. ; Copyright 1928, 1956. This edition is newly revised, no date but about 1970.; No marks but covers show small creases from thumbing. Interior clean. Pages slightly yellowed from age, as usual. Binding tight and square. Scarce in any condition.
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Condition: Very Good-