| Hunting-Fishing and
Camping,
by L. L. Bean. Copyright 1944, 4th Edition.A 104 page, "how to"
book. How to hunt - Deer, Black Bear, Moose, Ducks, Geese, Ruffed
Grouse,
Woodcock, Pheasant. Equipment, Apparel. How to fish - Salmon, Trout,
Togue,
White Perch, Black Bass, Small Brook Trout. Flies and Lures. Camping
hints,
tips, recipes. Loaded with photographs. Red cloth covers, HB.
Absolutely
new condition.$32.00 |
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| Mitchell's Guide to the
Game of
Chess, by David A. Mitchell. Copyright 1920, David
Mckay.A
complete course and instructions for beginners. 117 pages, HB, red
cloth
covers. Condition is very good, with tight spine. Name on inside cover.
4-1/2" x 6-1/2". $16.00 |
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| Exploration and Adventures in Africa
by Prescott Holmes with 80 illustrations. Henry Altemus Co.,
Philadelphia,
1st Ed. 1896. HB, cloth covers with color illustration on front. Wear
on
top and bottom of spine, some soiling, water stain on title page. Name
of previous owner printed inside front cover. 264 pages, vg condition.
$36.00 PIC |
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| Miniature Book, Hotel
Dennis, 1930.
Copyright 1929, Livermore & Knight Co, Providence, RI. Contains a
complete
calendar, wedding anniversaries, birth stones, stamps holder, more. 16
pages. Excellent condition. Colth cover. Size is 1-3/8"x1-7/8". Check
out
the BIG
PIC of this mini book. $32.00 |
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| Memoirs of Jaques Casanova de
Seingalt,
translated by Arthur Machen. 6 volumes. 4103 pgs. G. P.
Putnam's
Sons, New York, no date, c1960's, 1st Ed.complete and unabridged
English
translation, approx. 4000 copies. Illustrated with old engravings. 8vo.
HC, DJ, near mint condition. The volume titles in order: The
Venetion
Years, To Paris and Prison, The Eternal Quest, Adventures in the South,
In London and Moscow, ahd Spanish Passions. Very hard to find in this
condition.
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| How to Tie Flies by E.
C. Gregg.
A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1940. 83pp. very fine condition,
tight
spine and clean pages. Lots of pictures and drawings. Nice fishing
collectible
or reference book. $17.50 |
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| Official Guide - Niagara - Falls,
River, Frontier
by Peter A. Porter. Illustrated by Charles D. Arnold. Copywight
1901. Printed by Mathews-Northrup Works, Buffalo, NY. Small, 4 1/2"
x 6 1/2". Condition very fine +. Tight and
clean,
371 pp. with lots of pictures. $15. |
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| Crayon Miscellany by Washington
Irving. Nckerbocker Press, Putnam's Sons, 1887. Very small 3 1/2"
x 5 1/2", 498 pp. worn corners, owners name
inside
with date, small tear top of spine outside, inside back spine is torn,
(sounds worse than it looks), pages are clean and white. Contains
Abbotsford
and Newstead Abbey. Contains scenes and sketches of life in America and
Europe. $15. |
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| Emblems and Poetry of Flowers.
T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, Edinburgh; and New York, 1864.
16mo,
31/2"x5", 194 pp, hb, cloth covers with gold
stamping
(gold worn), gold edges on pages. Some wear outside top and bottom
spine
o/w tight with clean, white pages. Contains nature poetry about flowers
and trees. A nice miniature book. $22. |
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| The Perfect Tribute by Mary
R. S. Andrews. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923, 47
pp.
A tribute to Abraham Lincoln. Lettering and Lincoln picture on cover.
Lincoln
in frontis piece. Hard bound, 12mo size. Tight covers and spine. Clean
white pages. Bookplate attached inside front. Very fine + condition.
$10. |
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| The Romance of Stamp Collecting
by Ernest A Kehr, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1947.First
edition.
Notes from the World of Stamps, Stamp Collecting and Stamp. Hb, navy
cloth,
no dj. Very fine+ condition. $10. |
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| Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
by Mary Maples Dodge, The Whitman Publishing Co. 1917,
Racine,Wisc.
8vo. First edition of this new edition of the famous children's story
with
new illustrations by Alice Carsey. Printed on very good paper. Color
frontis
and laid-on color cover illustration plus several full color
illustrations.
Oustside about fine to very fine, inside has first 20 or so pages
loose from spine o/w excellent. $100. PIC |
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| Animal Why Book by W.P.
Pyecraft.
Stokes, NY circa 1910. 4to, cl. backed boards, pict. paste-on, Worn
edges
of cover boards, crayon marks on one page, o/w VG. Printed on heavy
brown
stock, 90 pages. Each segment of the text explains a different animal
question
- Why Has the Pig a Long Snout, Why has the Horse One Toe, etc. Illus.
by Edwin Noble with 16 pages of pasted in illustrations - each page
with
2 separate illustrations. Printed with rich colors. A wonderful
American
picture book. $225. PIC |
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| Alice In Wonderland by Lewis
Carroll. Illus by Sir John Tenniel. Mt. Vernon, Peter Pauper Press,
no date, c.1942. First page is stamped "Christmas, 1943". 176 pgs with
over 40 illustrations, decorative boards, in slip cover. Nice paper.
Slip
cover shows some wear and paper label on spine shows darkening, o/w
Excellent
condition. PIC
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