Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. American Association for State and Local History, 1993. Soft Cover. 415 pages including index. With illustrations throughout. A comprehensive guide on the study and preservation of small boats, providing information for the preservationist and maritime historian. GOOD+ condition, EX-LIBRARY (from the Strawbery Banke Museum's reference library). Pocket... More
No Place: Published by the Authors, 1971. Cloth. Green cloth. No jacket. #218 of 1000 copies. 651 pp., plus pages of prices realized and reproductions of the original auction catalog covers in the rear. A reprint of the seven auction catalogs that comprised the paper money collection of Albert A.... More
London: Printed For R. Griffiths and Sold by T. Becket in Pall Mall, 1796. Hard Cover. Marbled boards with green cloth tape binding, covered in blue-gray paper wrappers. 288 pp. SIGNED by George Peabody on the contents page, and most likely from his collection. Containing the Peabody Institute bookplate on... More
Paris: Librairie Grund, 1976. Cloth. ALL TEXT IN FRENCH. Ten volumes, arranged alphabetically, this work offers biographical and bibliographic information on painters, sculptors and other artists from around the world and spanning all ages and movements, as well as listing museums where their work is held, prizes received and a.... More
New York: Munn and Co, 1916. Cloth. Green cloth with an illustrated front cover. 338 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. An instructional work providing a guide to building a variety of items, or pursuing various activities. This includes a section on performing magic tricks, a guide to building a.... More
St. Michaels, MD: Tiller Publishing, 2002. Wraps. Quarto. Stated second edition. Glossy wraps. Quarto. 80 pp. A detailed guide and instruction manual to building a basic skiff that can be adaptable to oars, sails or a small outboard engine. VERY GOOD condition. Minor bumping to the extremities. Price sticker on... More
Boston: Massachusetts Society for Promotion of Agriculture, Publisher, 1900. Hard Cover. Stated fourth edition. Brown cloth. xiv, 67 pp. With an introduction by Charles Sargent. Several small illustrations present throughout. A short, but detailed guide to tree pruning, discussing the reasons behind pruning, proper tools and tool usage, various methods... More
Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1992. Cloth. Red cloth. No jacket. 402 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of the depiction of baseball in film, providing a synopsis of each movie, as well details on producers, directors and cast. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear. More
Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books, 2005. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 144 pp. Color photos throughout. A detailed guide to creating background and foreground scenery for model railroads. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning. Light curling along the fore edge. Small price sticker on the lower rear cover. More
Lake Geneva, WI: TSR Hobbies, 1979. Wraps. Stated third edition. Wraps. Quarto. 46 pp. A guide to the rules of playing the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons. POOR condition. A well used copy, tenuously holding together along the spine with yellowed, brittle tape. Some fading and soiling to the... More
Manhattan, KS: Sunflower University Press, 1989. Wraps. Glossy wraps. 120 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A history of the larger tools used on farms and made by American manufacturers, studying the development and evolution of plows, harrows, seeders, grain harvesters, etc., from hand powered origins to those... More
Munchen: Selbstverlag von Claudius Huther, 1913. Hard Cover. Boards with navy blue cloth binding. Xxviii, 115 pages. All text in German. With a few illustrations. A guide to various gambits and strategies, including Russian, Italian, and Spanish. GOOD+ condition. With a loose 4 page leaf tipped in the rear, apparently... More
No Place: Published by the Author, 1970. Wraps. Illustrated side stapled wraps. 24 pp. With black and white photos throughout. A step by step guide to building a log cabin in the wilderness, providing the instructions for using materials at hand and just basic tools, such as hammer, nails, and... More
Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing, 1992. Wraps. Quarto. 242 pp. Black and white photos and diagrams throughout. A detailed guide to building 24 boats designed to move easily through water, including garveys, daysailers, sailing pocket cruisers, power pocket cruisers, and multihull sailboats. GOOD condition. Remainder marks on all page edges... More
London: Privately printed for the author by Silk and Terry, 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Paper covered boards with a brown cloth binding. Small pastedown photo of clock on the center front cover. SIGNED by the author. 29 pages. With black and white photos throughout. Geared for the beginner, this... More
Budapest, Hungary: Corvina, Publisher, 1986. Hard Cover. Glossy photo illustrated hard covers. 199 pp. With small illustrations throughout. A work written for both the teacher and student of fencing, discussing theoretical observations and practical experiences, and examining problems in teaching fencing and the methodology of training. With a look at... More
Steelville, MO: J. Watson, Publisher. Wraps. no date. Blue printed wraps. Quarto. 94 pp. Small black and white illustrations throughout. Signed by the author on the inside front cover. A guide to the technical specifications of collar insignia worn by officers of the United States Army from 1902 to 1976... More
Woodbine, MD: Proteus Products, 1984. Wraps. Beige wraps. Small folio. 165 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A detailed instructional on building a kayak or canoe, written for both the beginner or experienced builder. This is designed primarily for kayaks or canoes built from fiberglass, nylon and other synthetic materials... More
Halcottsville, NY: Breakaway Books, 2002. Wraps. Folio. Glossy wraps. Folio. 175 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout, with fold out plans in the rear. A detailed guide to building boats, including hull types, types of glue to use, and many other considerations, as well as plans for a.... More
Paris: Chez Auguste Aubry, 1858. Hard Cover. Stated third edition. Orange red cloth with a red leather spine. xxiv, 420 pp. Black and white plates throughout. All text in French. Volume 1 ONLY of this study of medals issued by the Roman Empire, as well as European medals issued during... More
Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1914. Cloth. Brown cloth illustrated in black. 394 pp., plus ads. Black and white illustrations throughout. A guide to electricity and electrical experiments and devices to build, written for a juvenile audience. This includes making batteries, telegraphs, telephones, motors, an electric railway, etc. GOOD condition... More
No Place: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. Soft Cover. 137 pages including index. A detailed and technical look at airborne particles in museums and the soiling to objects they cause. This includes detailed mathematical models of particle dynamics and distribution, including experiments with ventilation and filtration systems, as well as... More
London: L. Upcott Gill. Cloth. no date, presumed late 1800s, early 1900s. Burgundy cloth. 108 pp. Illustrations and diagrams throughout. A guide to the design and building of various boats, including punts, skiffs, canoes and sailboats, offering details on size and materials, etc. GOOD condition. Heavy fading along the spine... More
London: Sotheby and Co, 1965. Wraps. Green printed wraps. 70 pp. Black and white photo plates, with a color frontis plate. A catalog to a 1965 auction of various pieces of English porcelain, from the properties of Mrs. Derek Fitzgerald, A.R. Martin, Mrs. D.J. Morrison, C.C. Chisholm, Mrs., Meyer Sassoon... More
London: Christie, Manson and Woods, Ltd, 1967. Wraps. Cream printed wraps. 89 pp., plus 14 black and white plates in the rear. An auction catalog for a 1967 auction of a collection of English ceramics primarily devoted to Leeds Creamware and other types associated them. This includes armorial ware, tortoiseshell... More