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Lily "Edgings" Book No. 700 E

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Books:Vintage Booklets:Pamphlets:Sewing:Crafts:Needlework:Crocheting
Presented by Lily Mills Company, Shelby, North Carolina. "Edgings". Circa 1940. 16 pages. Crochet and Tatting patterns. Edging patterns include Turkish and Guest Towels, Insertions, Doilies, Hanky corners, Tiny Edgings for Tiny Tots, Chair Set, Filet Crochet, Tatting, Trimmed Collar and Tatting Edgings. Also, included are illustrations of crochet stitches, tatting terms and a chart of correct sizes of crochet hooks for different sizes of thread. Booklet measures nearly 8" by 11". No marks or ...
"Doll Reader" ..  June/July 1979

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Books:Dolls
"Doll Reader, Collector's Guide to Dolls & Miniatures". June/July 1979. This issue highlights child star dolls featuring an 18" Shirley Temple doll by Ideal on the cover. Published in Riverdale, Maryland by the Doll Reader Hobby House Press. Heavy paper cover, stapled, 60 pages. Full color cover. Book measures 8 1/4" by 10 3/4". Contents include Antique Dolls, Doll Prices, Collectible Dolls, Personalities in the Doll World, Doll Dressing, Doll Repair, Doll Making, Paper Dolls and Miniatures. ...
"Doily Bouquet"...... Star Book No. 71

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Books:Crafts:Sewing:Crocheting
Star Book No. 71, "Doily Bouquet" by the American Thread Company, Copyright 1950, 1st edition. Lots of crochet patterns for beautiful doilies including the Spider Web, Grape, Violet, Butterfly, Holly and many, many more. Booklet measures 10 1/2" by 7 1/2". Stapled. All intact, 15 pages. Some wear and creasing; overall very good condition.
"New Table Topics" Crochet Book No. 185

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Books:Vintage Booklets:Pamphlets:Sewing:Crafts:Needlework:Crocheting
"New Table Topics" Book No. 185 Copyright 1942, The Spool Cotton Company, Printed in the U.S.A. 32 pages. "For Today...and Tomorrow.... Time will tell the story of the fine lace cloth you make today, for time only emphasizes its intrinsic loveliness and mellows the inherent beauty of your craftsmanship." Page 2. O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Threads. Crochet patterns include Summer Snowflake, Iris Arrangement, Page Polka Dots, Sunburst Splendor, Spring Fantasy, Good Companions, Country Cousin, Memory ...
"Doll Home Library Series" Volume Three

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Books:Dolls
"Doll Home Library Series" Volume Three. Grace Drayton Collectibles by Marlowe Cooper. 1970. Boulder, Colorado. First edition. Illustrated heavy paper covers. Stapled binding. 20 pages. Clean with exception of a name on the side of the first page and 2.00 at the top. Book measures 8 1/2" x 11". Cover: Paper dolls from Pictorial Review, June 1917 Dolly Dingle, Kitty Kat of April, 1923. Examples of early Campbell Soup advertisements. Two pages of paper dolls from the Pictorial Review, Dolly Dingle ...
"FUN FARE" 1949 Reader's Digest Wit and Humor

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Books:Wit And Humor
"Fun Fare" A Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor. Illustrations by Robert Day. Copyright 1949, First Edition. Selected by the editors of the Reader's Digest i9n collaboration with Bob Hope, Bennett Cerf, Groucho Marx, Don Herold, Ogden Nah and J. P. McEvoy. Published by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Pleasantville N.Y. Hardback in good condition. No marks or writing inside. Some discoloration on the edges. 315 pages. Book measures 5 1/2" by 7 3/4". A great gift for a friend or a ...
"Talks Upon Practical Subjects" Copyright 1895

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Books:Antique
"Talks Upon Practical Subjects" Copyright 1895. Edited by Marion Harland. 2nd edition. Published in New York and Chicago by The Warner Brothers Co. Contents: "The Air We Breathe, Food, Exercise, The Nerves, Constipation, Corpulency and Leanness, Care of the Skin, Hands, Feet and Hair, Care of the Teeth, Sleep and Dreams, Clothing, The Art of Dress, and How to Live Long and Well". Some soiling on the hardback covers. Yellowed pages, but very good condition.
Margaret O'Brien Paint Book  1947

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Books:Children's:Coloring Book:Margaret O'brien
Margaret O'Brien Paint Book. Authorized edition, signed on the front by Margaret O'Brien, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Star Copyright, first edition, 1947. Published by The Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin. Soft card covers in full color. A price sticker has been removed from the top front edge. Back cover is in great condition. Both covers depict Margaret with her kitty cat. 36 black and white pages inside. Unused. No marks or writing. Pages have yellowed with age. Book measures 11" x 15". ...
"Shirley Temple Through the Day"  Copyright 1935

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Books:Shirley Temple
"Shirley Temple Through the Day" published by The Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio. Copyright 1935. Original card cover with color picture of Shirley waking up in the morning. Bumping on the corners. 32 stapled pages. Clean with no marks or writing. Books measures 9 1/2" high and 10" across. The story takes Shirley through her day, from her home to the studio, to lunch with Mother in her own four-room bungalow, a nap, lessons with her private teacher. Back home, she waits for Daddy to ...
"The Story of the Dionne Quintuplets" Copyright 1935

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Books:Dionne Quintuplets
"The Story of the Dionne Quintuplets" authorized edition with exclusive and copyrighted NEA photographs. The pictorial story of the Dionne quintuplets, the five little Dionnes and how they grew. Published by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin. Copyright 135 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc. New York. N.Y. Soft cover. Color illustrated covers are in poor condition. Stapled. Forty pages with black and white photo illustrations. There are three names penciled in the book. Oversized book ...
"Abe the Newsboy" Hero of a Thousand Fights with U.S. NAVY

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Books:Military:U.S. Navy
Wonderful old "signed" book, "The Life Story of Abe the Newsboy, Hero of a Thousand Fight with U.S. Navy" God Bless America. by Abe Holandersky, Deluxe Edition. Copyright 1930. Hand signed: Abe the Newsboy. 530 pages. Remarkable condition with no marks or writing. Book measures 8" by 5 1/2" by 1 5/8" thick. Lots of pictures and signatures.
"How I Raised Shirley Temple" by her Mother, Copyright 1935

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Books:Shirley Temple
"How I Raised Shirley Temple" by her Mother as told to Mary Sharon. By permission Screenland Magazine, Inc. Photography Courtesy Fox Film. Copyright 1935 Soft card cover with full color front and back. Forty pages. Bumped corners. No marks or writing inside. Remarkable condition.
PENNSYLVANIA an Illustrated History by E. Willard Miller

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PENNSYLVANIA an Illustrated History by E. Willard Miller. Copyright 1986. Measures 9" x 12". Book is in excellent condition with no marks or writing. Dust cover is very good.
Shirley Temple's Favorite Poems

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Books:Poetry:Shirley Temple
"Shirley Temple's Favorite Poems". Illustrated by Binnie Brueggeman. Saalfield Publishing. Copyright 1936. 93 Pages. Hard cover. Good condition with wear to the spine. No marks or writing inside. First edition.
SALE WINE  by Hugh Johnson, Copyright 1966

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Books:Wine
WINE by Hugh Johnson, Copyright 1966. Fifth printing 1970. Line drawings by Owen Wood. Color Photographs. 264 pages. Measures approximately 8" x 11". Dust cover has some damage. Under the dust cover, the hard back book is in excellent condition. No writing in the book.
WAR & PEACE by Tolstoy - Volumes I & II - 1938

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Books:Tolstoy
WAR & PEACE by Tolstoy - Volumes I & II. Copyright 1938. Each book measures 7 5/8" by 5". Vol. I has 815 pages. Vol. II has 857 pages. Identity label inside front cover of each book. No marks or writing in either book. Very good condition.
Zane Grey "Desert Gold" Copyright 1913 by Harper & Brothers

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Books:Zane Grey
A wonderful old original copy of Zane Grey's "Desert Gold, A romance of the Border". First edition. Copyright 1913 by Harper & Brothers. Published April 1913. Grosset & Dunlap New York. Marked C-N Illustrated with scenes from photo play produced by Zane Grey's own company. In very good condition with all pages intact and clean inside. Some yellowing on the spine and inside pages. A price in pencil on the inside front cover, and the inscription, "To My Father From Bernice Christmas 1925." A very ...
American Thread Co. Star Gift Book No. 140

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Books:Sewing:Knit:Crochet:Embroidery
Star Gift Book No. 140 by The American Thread Company. Circa 1950's. Vintage patterns for Knitting, Crocheting and Swedish Embroidery. Booklet measures about 10-1/2" by 7-1/2" with 15 pages. Middle section is loose. Some creasing and wear, but overall very good condition.
SALE Ansel Adams "The Print"  Book 3  Copyright 1983

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Books:Photography
"The Print" by Ansel Adams. Book 3 of the New Ansel Adams Photography Series. Copyright 1983. Condition is terrific. Boards are good and strong like new condition. Dust cover is intact with no tears and minimal wear. No marks or writing in the front of the book. Lots of underlining with a blue pen throughout the book. Book measures 8" x 9 3/4". 210 pages.
SALE Ansel Adams "The Negative" Book 2  Copyright 1981

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Books:Photography
"The Negative" by Ansel Adams. Book 2 in The New Ansel Adams Photography Series. Copyright 1981. Very good condition with good, strong, like new boards. The dust cover is intact, but has a tear at the top left. The inside front is clean with no marks or names. Lots of underlining inside the book. Measures 8" x 9 3/4". 272 pages. Published by Little, Brown and Company.
Coats & Clark "Handkerchief Edgings" Book No. 282

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"Handkerchief Edgings", The Spool Cotton Company, Distributors of J. & P. Coats and Clark's O.N.T. Copyright 1951, December 1951. "Birthdays, holidays, weddings and anniversaries - all are celebrated by the presentation of gifts...and no gift is more meaningful and more appreciated than one on which you have spent patient hours and loving care. You will find a handkerchief for every occasion in this book, and you know such a gift will be welcomed with joy and treasured with affection." Patterns ...
Coats and Clarks "Pineapple Fan-Fair"  Book No. 266

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Books:Vintage Booklets:Pamphlets:Sewing:Crafts:Needlework:Crocheting
Distributors of J. & P. Coats and Clark's O.N.T., The Spool Cotton Company presents "Pineapple Fan-Fair" Book No. 266. Copyright 1950. First edition. "All shapes and sizes of pineapples in new and attractive arrangements...mats, runners, tablecloths and chair set..designed, at your demand, for your pleasure." Page 2. 16 pages of crochet patterns. No writing or marks on or in the booklet. Measures approximately 8" by 11". Stapled softcover. Used. Worn edges. Remarkable condition. Originally ...
Clark's J & P Coats "New Book of Pot Holders"  Book No. 274

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Clark's J & P Coats "New Book of Pot Holders and Hot Platter Mats". Book No. 274. Copyright 1951. Booklet measures 10 1/2" x 7 3/4". 15 pages. All pages intact with no marks or writing. Good condition. Used.
REDUCED Dick and Jane "Fun with our Friends"..........1962

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Books:Dick And Jane
Copyright 1962. Dick and Jane's "Fun with our Friends". Scott, Foresman and Company. No writing in book. Some discoloration from age. See photos. Good tight binding. Very good condition.
Ernest Haycox "Long Storm"  Copyright 1946

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Books:Ernest Haycox
"Long Storm", a story of Portland, Oregon during the Civil War, written by Ernest Haycox in 1946. Appears to be a first edition. Published by Little, Brown & Company. Boston. Our book is in excellent condition, clean inside with no marks or writing, a couple folded edges. Dust cover has damaged edges, but it has kept the book clean. Book measures 5 1/4" by 7 1/2". 296 pages. "This is a story of Portland, Oregon, during the days of the Civil War, when it was a booming frontier town with a ...
Dick and Jane "More Fun with our Friends" Teachers Edition

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Books:Dick And Jane
"More Fun with our Friends". Teachers edition of this wonderful Dick and Jane book. Copyright 1962. Measures approximately 7" x 9". 192 numbered pages. Remarkable condition. Binding good and tight. Some stamping inside front cover. No writing.
FORTUNA  by Edward Gray, Copyright 1907

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Books:Spanish & English
FORTUNA by Edward Gray, Copyright 1907. Spanish copy. Translation Vocabulary, Spanish to English in the back of the book. Hardcover. 82 pages. Stamped "Morristown No. 51 High School" on inside front cover. Also "Gatlinburg Library" and handwritten "Harold Withington". No writing or marks inside the book. Boards are scuffed. Binding is tight. Good old book.
Hawaii Cookbook and Backyard Luau by Elizabeth Ann Toupin

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Books:Cookbook
Introduction by James A. Mitchner. Great old cookbook, "Hawaii Cookbook and Backyard Luau by Elizabeth Ann Toupin. Silvermine Publishers. Dust cover is in good condition with minor damage. Book is clean and in great condition.
 
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