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$125 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Happy Hollisters Trolls Book the Mystery of the Midnight Trolls Jerry West Book
Books:Children's
Here is a great BCE Hardback with dust jacket copy of the hard to find book: The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery of the Midnoght Trolls. This was last in the series of Jerry West books. It is dated 1969 and is in near perfect condition...looks like it was never read! Original dust jacket also in fine condition with only a few very minor flaws...I mention them for the absolute perfectionist. Upper right hand corner on DJ looks like it may have been bent at one time, there are several wrinkles in ...
$16 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Photography Book 1945 First Edition This Is Photography
Books
Neat old hardbacked book on photography from 1945. Titled: "This Is Photography" by Miller and Brummitt. This is a stated First Edition. Inside very clean...cover has a few nips here and there and a pencil eraser sized hole in the spine. All you ever wanted to know about photography in this book.
$33 USD SaleSALE Bold Vision the developement of the Parks of Portland Maine
Books:History
Historical account of how the park system was instituted in Portland Maine. Edited by Theo H.B.M. Holtwijk and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Copyrighted 1999. Hardback book is in like new condition with nice dust jacket...is about 12" x 9" and filled with lots of information and pictures.
$20 USDLittle Known Facts about the Amish and Mennonites
Books:Americana
Here is an old soft cover book that fills you in with all kinds of facts about Amish and Mennonites...this was put out in 1938...I wonder how much or how little things have canged for these gentle folks since then!! Aurand Press, Harrisburg, Pa.
$16 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Dolls and Dollhouse Book Collector Book
Books:About Collecting
Here is a nice old collectors book about dolls and doll houses. Crescent Books, NY, 1973. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good...Photographs (illustrator). 9 x 12" Tall. 64 pages with wonderful colorful photos covering dolls and doll houses from ancient Egypt to modern times. . The interior is clean and tight. DJ is good with some tiny tears along top and bottom edges.
$16 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Delightful Miniature Child's Book from 1913 about Freckle Frog
Books:Children's
Here is a wonderful little softcover book (5 1/2" x 4") put out in the Sunday edition of the Public Ledger in early 1900s. This one is titled "How Freckle Frog Made Herself Pretty" by Charlotte Herr, illustrations by Frances Beem... Cute story and great colorful illustrations! Good condition but does have an aged look due to surface dust. Of course, it is almost 100 years old!!
$16 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Vintage Creative Stitchery Book
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Here is a vintage book titled "Creative Stitchery" by Dona Z. Meilach and Lee Erlin Snow. This is a 1969 11 x 8 1/2" hardback with over 100 pages. It is touted as being an excellent book for art teachers, students, artists and also those wishing to pursue stitchery as a hobby. It is in nice condition and comes with a dust jacket. The jacket does have some small tears...mostly in the back. Lots of black and white photos and also color plates inside. Nice gift for the creative person in your life!!
$17 USD SaleSALE 1871 Ladies Magazine
Books:Magazines
Here is a publication from 1871 called The Ladies Repository and Home Magazine. It is described as a general literary and religious magazine for the family. Inside you will find interesting articles on a wide variety of topics from that time period. Many pages have not been seperated at the top and there are ad in the back showing many popular items of the times. I have 2 magazines...Aug. and Sept. 1871. You will be purchasing one of these only...first buyer gets choice.
$22 USD1896 Muncey Magazine Hardback Book Victorian Era
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Here is a hardback book that is Volume XV, April-Sept. 1896 of Munseys' Magazine. It contains 764 pages of all kinds of articles and pictures from that era. Very interesting stuff in here! The cover has marbled hard boards and measures about 9 1/2" x 7". A few pages near the front are loose and the spine is sturdy but missing its leather outer layer...this could be repaired with bookbinding tape if desired.
$22 USDPlatt and Munk Magic Drawing Book Little Sallie Mandy
Books:Children's
Here is an adorable titled "The Little Sallie Mandy Magic Drawing Book" put out by the Platt and Munk Co. in the earlier days of the 1900s...prbably the 20s or 30s. It is in excellent unused condition and has a very colorful cover which displays great! Inside it tells the story of Little Sallie Mandy who gets lost in the woods along with her dolly and her black cat. It is a connect- the- dot way to allow a child to learn to draw. It is 10 1/2" x 8" and is sure to delight ...This would make a ...
$10 USDVintage Book on Puppies
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Here is a Scholastic Book about "How Puppies Grow" by Millicent E Selsam from 1971. It is so cute as your page through and see the pups grow...beginning a day after they were born...up until they win a place in your heart! Adorable pictures and easy reading for children. If you like pups, you will enjoy this book!!
$17 USD SaleSALE York Pa 1891 Book with Great Ads
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Here is a 4 x 6" oilcloth covered book from York Pa. Printed in 1891, this is a Revival Hymns and Choruses book by Rev. Isaac H Albright. Besides the printed hymns inside you will find great ads for a wide variety of stores in the York area back in the 1800s. Among these ar "Watt Brothers, D. W. Crider & Bros., and Arthur Rosser Architect"...and many more! You will love this little treasure of a book...
$1,595 USD Offers ConsideredREDUCED Rare Louis Wain Book A Cat Alphabet Early 1900s
Books:Children's
Here it is folks...the great Louis Wain book that you have been waiting for...with all pictures (mostly in full color!!) by Louis Wain! Entitled: A Cat Alphabet New York: Dodge Publishing Co.; printed in Great Britain at the Villafield Press, Glasgow, Scotland. Pictorial Cover. Approximately 7" x 10". A very scarce and wonderfully illustrately Louis Wain hardcover book. There is a full page full color illustration for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet, plus 6 full page illustrations each ...
$35 USD SaleSALE Hershey Pa Souvenir Book 1933 Chocolate Towns 30th Anniversary
Books:History
This large book depicts scenes from Hershey Pa. during the celebration of Chocolate Town's 30th anniversary in 1933. Nice condition!
$50 USDThe Distelfink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch Book
Books
Here is a wonderful book called "The Distelfink Country of the Pennsylvania Dutch" by Mildred Jordan. In this book you will learn about the fascinating story of the Pa. Dutch...their customs, traditions, history, hertage and tales. This book is in excellent condition with intact dust jacket. A fine copy!
$14 USDThe Home Handicraft Book 1940s
Books:Crafts
Here is a softcover book from 1941 called the Home Handicraft Book. This shows you how to make all kinds of clever crafts from that era. Nice condition. The cover simulates needlepoint so popular back then.
$33 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Gearhart Knitting Machine Instruction Booklet Early 1900s
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Being offered is an old Gearhart Knitting Machine Booklet ...8 1/2" x 6" soft cover...has lots of instructions on how to use the machine and make thiings such as stockings. This used to be a job for "stay at home mom's" back in the early 1900s!! Please note that a few of the pages do have tears in them which can easily be repared with archival tape if desired.
$19 USD SaleSALE Wonderful Summer Book for Kids
Books:Children's
Here is a vintage 1943 softcover book designed as a religious nurture for the nursery class child. Entitled: "My Book for Summer", it has wonderful full page pictures of little children doing all sorts of things. There are kids on a farm with cows, little girls with dolls, greeting daddy,, watching a frog...and so much more! Each one is special and accompanied by a story or article on the adjoining page. In the back are helps for the leader to relay good values using the stories within as ...
$16 USD SaleSALE 1950s Book on Cats and Kittens
Books:Nature
Here is a great old book on how to care for your cat or kitten. Written by a world renouned cat breeder, Mrs. S. H. Andrews and Veterinarian, Robert Stanburg, this is filled with "must have" information on cats!! You will love the colorful pictures and all the interesting articles. Written over 50 yrs. ago, I'm sure much of the info is still valuable to cat owners. Enjoy!!
$28 USD1890s Chit Chat Childrens Book
Books:Children's
Here is an antique book for children entitled "Chit Chat" and published over 100 years ago! It is a hardback book, about 10 x 8" and has a picture of a boy and girl on the front using an early telephone type instrument. The book has a pencil drawing ( this could be erased) inside the first empty page but otherwise the pages are tight and free from markings. Wear appropriate for being over 100 years old. Displays nicely.
$22 USDWit and Humor of the Pennsylvania Germans 1946
Books:History
Here is a neat old book filled with the Wit and Humor of the Pa. Germans...Aurand Press of Harrisburg, Pa. 1946. Nice condition!
$18 USD2 Amish Books The Gentle People and Amish Ways
Books
Here are 2 books that tell all about the Amish way of life. Colorful pictures help tell the story of these Gentle People and their Amish Ways. Books are hardbound and about 11 1/2" x 9"...very nice condition! One book has previous owner's name inside but clean pages otherwise. You are getting both books for one money...Great gift idea for a book lover too.
$14 USD2 1950s Real Cloth Books for Kids
Books:Children's
Here are 2 old cloth books from the early 1950s that are sure to please those that love these adorable pictures from yesteryear! Each is about 9 1/2" x 8", made of real cloth and filled with delightful pictures. One has a collie dog on the front cover and has farm animals inside. The other has Baby Animals as its theme and of course these too are adorable. These would look great framed...or, enjoy reading them with your little one. One may be missing its back cover, the other has a small mark on ...
$85 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Holiday Salesmans Sample Vintage Cards Catalog
Books
From the W. C. Dunbar Company of New Brunswick, New Jersey, here is a wonderful vintage salesman's sample book of cards available for purchase back in the early 1940s. This book is in excellent condition and contains about 28 cards including a calendar card that was available for purchase with your special signatures. Please see my other items for another salesmans sample from this company. Both are excellent additions to a collection of vintage greeting cards!
$10 USDSantas In Early Art plus British Paper Dolls
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Here is an 1950s Spinning Wheel magazine that features an article on early Santas in art and other interesting antique subjects. The 1st patented British paper dolls are also written about. Lots of good info in here!
$45 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Lou Gehrig 1939 World Series Fraternity Magazine
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Fraternity Men in 1939 World Series!! Captain Lou Gehrig led the contingent...Rolfe, Gordon, Hadley, Hildebrand, Chandler, Gehrig, Werber, Donald...all are pictured in this tribute to these Fraternity Men who took part in the 1939 World Series. This and much more... interesting features in this Interfraternity Journal called "Banta's Greek Exchange"...published in Oct. 1939. This is a magazine filled with great stuff. There is also Olympic info, sorority news and lots of people of distinction ...
$24 USD Offers ConsideredREDUCED Early Mennonite Book For Young Folks
Books
Here is a great book published by The Mennonite Book and Tract Society of Scottdale, Pa. Put out in 1906, it is titled: "A Talk with our Boys and Girls on subjects of interest to young people" by Daniel Kauffman. Measures 7 1/4" x 5" and has a red cloth cover. Very clean...only flaws seen are darkening shadows on a few blank pages.| Items 1 - 27 of 27 | Page 1 of 1 |
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