Atlanta: Atlanta Urban Design Commission, 1987. Paperback. 10 7/8" X 8 3/8". 159pp. Mild shelfwear to binding, firm and sound. Previous owner's stamp to title page and contents page. Pages are clean and bright. A very presentable copy of this detailed catalog of Atlanta historic landmarks by the Atlanta Urban..... More
Berwick, Pennsylvania: Privately Printed, 1926. Staplebound wraps. This is an overall well-preserved 1926 edition of the "paper" of Berwick High School of Berwick, Pennsylvania. This is the sixth publication of The Mirror and includes great 1920s advertisements from area businesses, a list of board of directors, faculty, and staff, "News..... More
New Orleans: M.S. Rau Antiques, 2012. Paperback. 12" X 9". 123pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers and corners. Several gentle bumps to edges. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked. Binding is sound. A fascinating collection of rare antiques presented in high-quality, full-color photographs. Several fold-out pages throughout for larger..... More
Rome: Gangemi Editore, 2006. Paperback. 11 1/2" X 8 1/4". 206pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing to covers and light creasing to corners and edges. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked. Binding is sound. Text is in English and Italian. An overall clean, solid copy of this..... More
Bielsko-Biala: Miasto Bielsko-Biala, 2014. Paperback. 10 1/2" X 8". 60pp. Very mild wear to covers, corners, and edges of poctorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This is a Polish/English language guide to Bielsko_Biala, a city in southern poland. It offers information about its history, culture..... More
Our Book Club at the Coffee Shop literary candle summons all the coziness of a gathering of friends, a well-worn read, and lots of stimulating conversation. Whether its deliciously heady scents of strong espresso and rich, dark chocolate keep you burning the midnight oil or entice you back into bed..... More
Quincy, Massachusetts: Boston Gear, 1982. 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..... More
Paris: Bibliotheque St. Germaine, circa 1940. Staplebound. Two circa 1930s-1940s American graphic erotic pamphlets, "Breezy Babe" and "A Modern Family." Despite the stated place of publication as Paris, France, these are American in origin. Both are staplebound in blue wraps, the first measuring 5 1/8" X 4 1/8", 32pp, and..... More
New York: The Home Pattern Company Inc., circa 1920. Staplebound wraps. 9" X 6 1/4". Unpaginated, 22pp. Printed staplebound wraps. Mild edgewear to wraps, with shallow open tears to head and tail of spine. Pages age-toned but clean and unmarked. A very well-preserved, circa 1920s trade catalog of bridal fashions, for..... More
[Lincoln, Nebraska]: The Capitol Commission, 1931. Staplebound wraps. 8 3/4" X 6". Unpaginated, 48 pages, uncut at top edges. Moderate wear to staplebound wraps, with chipping and tears to edges, creasing, and spots of soiling. What appears to be a faint dampstain to top margin of first 16 pages, else..... More
Eufaula, Alabama: Historic Chattahoochee Commission, 1983. 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..... More
circa 1870s. Loose_leaf. This pair of circa 1870s cartes-de-visite measure 4" X 2 1/2" and are entitled "Grant in Peace" and "Grant Family." "Grant in Peace" is taken a lithograph portrait published by Joseph Ward of Boston and features Grant in repose, holding a young girl, with a cigar in..... More
Missouri: n.p., circa 1950s. Leather_bound. This circa 1950s wearable miniature book locket is a charming souvenir of Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks and holds ten colorized and titled photographs of iconic Lake of the Ozarks destinations: Bagnell Dam, Hurricane Deck Bridge, Upside Down Bridge, Ha Ha Tonka Castle Ruins, Niangua..... More
n..p. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1954. 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..... More
Marietta, Georgia: Marietta Sesquicentennial Commission, 1984. Calendar. 8 1/2" X 10 7/8". Moderate wear to staplebound wraps, with scattered rubbing, light soiling, and some creasing near staples. Previous owner's inked notes to calendar pages throughout. A quite well preserved artifact of Marietta, Georgia's sesquicentennial celebration, illustrated throughout with historic photographs..... More
Chattanooga, Tennessee: Circa 1930. Paperback. This vintage scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, business and social cards, advertising ephemera, photographs, and more from Chattanooga, Tennessee in the early 1930s. These "clippings" are the work of Miss Virginia Esther Hewitt, who appears in several of the newspaper clippings for hosting a theatre party..... More
A nice collection of 15 cat related books and ephemera. See pics for additional condition information. The collection includes: -Die cut Victorian era pop-up cat greeting card valentine : Overall very good, with one cat ear glue showing evidence of repair (see pictures) -The Mysterious Half-Cat by Margaret Sutton (A Judy Bolton Mystery)..... More
Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Correspondence Schools, International Textbook Company, 1947, 1949. Staplebound wraps. 8 3/4" X 5 7/8". 48pp and 30pp, plus examination questions. Moderate wear to paper wraps, with light dust soiling and rubbing to edges, heaviest at spines. Previous owner's name to front pastedowns. Bindings are sound. Neat underlining..... More
N.P. N.P., Circa 1965. Loose_leaf. 11 1/8" X 8 3/4". 35 portraits plus title card. Rather heavy wear to gold portfolio, with edgewear, ink marks, and soiling, lacking inserting tab. Foxing to title card. Occasional crease to edge of portrait, heaviest at George Washington's portrait, and occasional light spots of..... More
Paris: Editions de l'Indispensable, 1948. 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. More
Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Japan: Kamakura Museum, 1953. Paperback. 7 1/8" X 5 1/8". 27pp, plus plates and index to illustrations. Moderate wear to staplebound wraps, with edgewear, bumping and creasing to extremities, dust soiling, and foxing. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked, if age-toned. A quite presentable copy of..... More
Louisville: The Junior League of Louisville, Inc., 1983. Fourth Printing. Spiral_bound. 9 1/2" X 7". 295pp. Light toning and wear to covers and edges. Mild dust spotting to edge of spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Spiral binding is sound. The official cook book of the Kentucky Derby Festival featuring hundreds..... More
Mount Vernon: Brewton-Parker Junior College, 1957. Hardcover. 10 3/4" X 8". Unpaginated. Wear to blue plastic over boards with toning to covers, light creasing to spine, and mild wear to corners. Foxing to front and rear paste-downs and endpapers. Signatures and friendly messages to "Bob" to front and rear endpapers..... More
Mount Vernon: Brewton-Parker Junior College, 1958. Hardcover. 10 3/4" X 7 3/4". 71pp. Wear to white plastic over boards with heavy toning to covers and edges. Faint dust-spotting to edges of text block. Signature of "Bob B. Browning," the original owner of the yearbook, in ink to front flyleaf. Light..... More
Guadalajara: Crema de Damiana. Pamphlet. 3 1/4" X 6". Mild toning and creasing to covers and edges. Lacks marks and notation. Vintage booklet advertising Cream of Damiana. FROM DESCRIPTION: The "Damiana" produces abundant diuresis and an increase in sex energy. Some Physicians use its specifical tonic effects on the brain. The..... More
