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 about Boats: A Manual for Their Documentation
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 about The Albert A. Grinnell Collection of United States Paper Money. A complete reprint in one volume...
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 about A Continuation of the General Index to The Monthly Review; commencing at the seventy-first, and...
New York: Arc Books, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Stated fourth printing. Mass market paperback. 198 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A guide to the practice of the martial art of Judo, written as a step-by-step two year course in one hundred lessons, including basic and advanced techniques... More about Judo and Self-Defense
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 about Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs de tous...
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 about The Scientific American Boy at School
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 about Building the Weekend Skiff
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 about A Treatise on Pruning Forest and Ornamental Trees
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 about Baseball in the Movies. A Comprehensive Reference, 1915-1991
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 about How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery. 3rd Edition
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 about Dungeons and Dragons. Rules For Fantastic Medieval Role Playing Adventure Game Campaigns
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 about American Farm Tools from Hand-Power to Steam-Power
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 about Schnell Matt! 333 kurze, brillante Schachpartien beruhmter Meister und starker Amateure...
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 about Wilderness Cabin
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 about The English Domestic Clock. Its Evolution and History. A Brief Guide to the essential details for...
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 about Fencing
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 about United States Army Officer's Collar Insignia 1902-1976. Volume 1: Metal
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 about Build Your Own Kayak or Canoe
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 about De La Rarete et du Prix Des Medailles Romaines ou Recueil Contenant les Types Rares et Inedits...
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 about The Boy Electrician. Practical plans for electrical apparatus for work and play, with an...
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 about Airborne Particles in Museums. Research in Conservation
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 about Practical Boat Building for Amateurs: containing full Instructions for designing and building...
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 about Catalogue of Fine English Porcelain Including a Collection of Chelsea Scent Bottles
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 about Catalogue of the Collection of Leeds Creamware and Allied Wares formed by Alistair Sampson....
New York: Street and Smith, Publisher. Cloth. no date, presumed circa 1890 based on OCLC records. Illustrated brown cloth. Stated new and revised edition, with the games of poker, euchre, Napoleon, solo whist, ecarte and cuckoo added to this. 215 pp. A guide to playing various games. This includes chess... More about The Modern Hoyle. Or How to Play Whist, Chess, Cribbage, Dominoes, Draughts, Backgammon, Solo...