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$3 USD ReducedREDUCED Children's Vintage School Book, Adventures in Science with Jack and Jill
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Childrens Books
Copyright 1948 by Allyn and Bacon, this is the "Blue" series of the Rainbow Readers. There is a print date of 1950. Children's school science book. Very charming reading with hand colored plates & ink drawings. I have four of these - price is for one. If you wish more than one copy, the price for more than one book is $2/book. Email me so I can adjust shipping rates. They are all in Excellent condition & remarkably clean - there is 'Grade 5' & 'Dist.24' written on the inside cover. Minor shelf ...
$5 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1960s Life Magazine
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:1950s To Present
Excellent condition, February 7, 1969, Life Magazine. Very Clean interior; exterior has minor wear. Over-sized magazine - 13 3/4" x 10 1/2" with 70 pages. Take a walk back in time with the war, cigarette ads & beginning of the environment movement....
$8 USD ReducedREDUCED Home Repair,Vintage 1960s, Mechanix Illustrated, Hardback Book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Home & Cookbooks
Excellent edition, Volume 5, of Mechanix Illustrated How-To-Do-It Encyclopedia. Copyright 1916 Fawcett Publications. How I wish I had the other volumes! This is indeed home repair plus presented in encyclopedia form. This is volume 5 and covers the letter 'C' from Carpentry to Closets and includes Casters, Carts (nice tea cart), Ceramics (throwing to firing), Chairs (Superb section!) and more. The book is in Excellent condition - interior pages are clean, the spine very tight. The exterior ...
$12 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1950s The American Home Magazine
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:1950s To Present
FABulous April 1957, The American Home Magazine featuring the "Rx for Spring Fever". Wonderful home & garden magazine. Terrific interior spreads - most are hand-colored prints. Plenty of recipes geared towards April/Easter specialty dishes. Also, has a nice article on recipes from the Brazilian embassy in D.C. with photos. The ads are terrific; you can still see the influence of the 1940's in dress & styles but much "Mod" Atomic Age styling with house/furniture. Some housing designs & a few ...
$8 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1960s Novels, set of 3, hardback books
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:1950s To Present
Excellent condition. Set of 3 hardback novels - "Station Wagon in Spain" by Frances Parkinson Key, copyright 1959, Farrar, Straus, Cudahy; "The Measure of the Years" by Alice Ross Colver, copyright 1954, Peoples Book Club; "A Dream of Her Own" by Nancy Titus, copyright 1960, Lippincott. With all 3 books interior pages are very clean. Spines tight - books either not read or read little. Paper covers show different degrees of wear. "Station Wagon" & "A Dream" show some foxing to the interior ...
$4 USD ReducedREDUCED Moving Art, Childrens Art/Craft Project Book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Childrens Books
Wonderful projects in this Children's book, Moving Art by Hilary Devonshire, copyright 1990, Franklin Watts. Interactive art projects such as making a flip book, pop up pictures, rotating scenes... Very good for family, classroom.... School library discard book. Interior pages are very clean - one page is torn in half. Inside covers have permanent marker & library card holder. Exterior has library shelf number & some wear. Measures 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1/2" with 48 pages & 14 projects.
$8 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1930s Book, Jane, Stewardess of the Air Lines
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Excellent Condition, copyright 1934, "Jane, Stewardess of the Air Lines" by Ruthe S. Wheeler, The Goldsmith Publishing Company. This is a marvel - interior pages are clean, spine is tight, cloth bound covers are in great condition, very minor shelf wear to the edges. If it was not for the age discoloration to the pages, this would be as new as the day it was published - but missing the original paper cover. The book is about a just-graduated nursing student finding a career as an air line ...
$4 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1940s, Gods Chosen People, Sunday School Book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Very Good to Excellent Condition. Copyright 1939 hardback book, "God's Chosen People" by Olaf and Fernanda Malmin, Augsburg Publishing Co.. Sunday School textbook. Off the frontpiece "This volume is one in a series of graded Sunday school textbooks issued by the Board of Elementary Christian Education, Dr. Jacob Tanner, editor-in-chief." Interior pages very clean - with pencil notes on the last pages (pgs are labeled for notes)& names written in pencil on back & back interior covers. Cloth bound ...
$16 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1970s Home Decor Book by Better Homes & Gardens
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Home & Cookbooks
Copyright 1975, third edition, Better Homes and Garden Decorating Book, Window Fashions for Every Room, How to Use Color with Confidence, 100 Dollar-Saving Decorating Ideas to Achieve that Individual Look, How to Select and Arrange Furniture, Meredith Corporation. Excellent book on decorating style of the early 1970's. Prime 70's styles with lingering influences of the 60's. This is the quintessential book for the student of 60's, 70's decorating. Basic guidelines are still applicable today - ...
$5 USD ReducedREDUCED Viet Nam, Land of Many Dragons, non fiction hardback book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:1950s To Present
Copyright 1968 "Viet Nam, Land of Many Dragons" by Hal Buell. Dodd, Mead & Company. Non fiction look into the land of Viet Nam during war time. This is a history book oriented for Young Adult readers - I would say of 10 years in age and up & of interest to anyone with remembrances of the country, the war, the era. Lots of black and white photos. Library discard book in Clean condition. Tight pages, no markings. This did have a paper cover. Glue remnants on the inside of both front and back ...
$8 USDVintage 1960s Decorating Paperback books, set of 2
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Home & Cookbooks
Copyright 1964 & 1963, "How to Decorate with Color" and "How to Decorate with Accessories", Nelson Doubleday, Inc.. Set of 2 Vintage Home decorating paperback books - "How to Decorate with Color" by William E. Hague and an Amy Vanderbilt Success Program for Women, "How to Decorate with Accessories" by Adele Whiteley Fletcher. Prime examples of classic 1960's decorating styles - both books have plenty of black and white photos, several color pages and some ink and color wash drawings. Terrific ...
$4 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1920s, Gregg Speed Studies, Shorthand Lesson Book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Very Good condition. Copyright 1917 "Gregg Speed Studies" by John Robert Gregg, Gregg Publishing Co.. Lessons for shorthand also include litho b & w illustrations showing proper sitting & hand positions for note taking - very charming. This was a lesson book - interior pages are very clean with pencil ticks on some pages; pencil notes on the back inside covers. Exterior cloth bound covers in very good condition for book's age. Spine a little loose but good. This measures 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 7/8" ...
$4 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1920s, How to See A Play, Hardback, by Richard Burton
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Copyright 1924, "How to See A Play" by Richard Burton, cloth bound hardback, The MacMillian Co.. Very nice hardback edition in Excellent to Good condition. Library discard book - the fault with this book being someone tore out the library card holder in the back cover. Interior pages are exceptionally clean. Spine tight. Exterior shows shelf wear to spine ends & corners. This measures 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 1" with 217+ pages.
$8 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1920s Beacon Lights of History, Vol VII, by John Lord
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Beautiful Leather bound volume of history covering Fine Arts & Science. This is just beautiful and a privilege to hold - the whole set would be fantastical. This was originally copyrighted in 1896; this is the copyright 1921 edition. Excellent condition leather bound volume. Thin pages with larger font - a real pleasure to read. Note the painted front is original to the volume and not a whimsy addition. The interior is super clean, the exterior leather is in terrific condition - minor shelf wear ...
$12 USDVintage 1930s, Good Manners for Young Americans, hardback book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Copyright 1932, "Good Manners for Young Americans" by Charles E. Skinner, Professor of Education, New York University. Beckly-Cardy Company. Outstanding example of early 20th century views on manners, social status. There is even a section called "Suggestions for Parliamentary Law Drill". Examples of situations are given and how a Young American should react is outlined. Surprising number of full page black and white photographs. Photographs are of the time and somewhat earlier (1920's). All the ...
$6 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1930s Book, The Banner Campfire Girls...Federal Investigators
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Excellent Condition, copyright 1935, "The Banner Campfire Girls as Federal Investigators" by Julianne Devries, The World Syndicate Publishing Co.. This is wonderful shape - the interior pages are exceptionally clean, spine is tight, the cloth bound exterior very clean with minor wear to edges. There is an inscription on the inside cover and a stain to the front inside cover - glue residue? Adventures of young teen girls with adventures, practicing independent thinking....Young Adult reading. ...
$6 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1930s Roy Rogers and the Ghost of Mystery Rancho, hardcover book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Childrens Books
Excellent condition. Copyright 1950 "Roy Rogers and the Ghost of Mystery Rancho" by Walter A. Tompkins, Whitman Publishing Co.. This is in wonderful condition - the interior pages are clean, spine is tight, the cloth exterior covers are clean. What is happening is typical of books of that era & earlier - the age discoloration to the pages - otherwise, I could claim this in as new condition! What a wonderful cover illustration to appeal to the boys of the time! This is 8 x 5 3/8 x 1 1/8" with 250 ...
$4 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1920s, Free-Lancing for Forty Magazines, hardback book, by Woolley
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Copyright 1927, "Free-Lancing for Forty Magazines" by Edward Mott Woolley, The Plimpton Press. Excellent condition hardback with original paper cover (paper cover in fair condition). Interior pages exceptionally clean, tight spine, indicates this was not read much. Aging showing to interior cover pages due to residue left by paper cover. Cloth bound exterior in wonderful shape. This measures 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/8 with 320 pages.
$8 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1944 War time, Handbook for Americans, Rand McNally, hardback book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Fabulous hardback book, "Handbook for Americans", by Thomas Penfield, copyright 1944 by Rand McNally & Co.. War time issue outlining the hierarchy of the branches of the military, including insignia & history. Also, includes the Constitution, the Monroe Doctrine, and presidents to the then current 32nd president. Fascinating little book in Excellent condition. Interior pages are very clean, tight spine. Exterior covers are in Very Good condition with some wear & a bit of damage to the cover at ...
$4 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1930s, Practical Business Speaking, hardback book, by Sandford and Yeager
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Copyright 1937 edition, "Practical Business Speaking" by William Phillips Sandford and Willard Hayes Yeager, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.. Very nice cloth-bound hardback. University library discard. Interior pages very clean with a couple of sentences underlined in pencil. University stamp, signature to the interior cover. Spine in great condition. Cloth exterior showing wear to edges. This measures 9 x 6 x 1" with 316 pages. Terrific for that business geek you know...5
$4 USDVintage 1950s Childrens Book, Science and Conservation, Let's Try, hard cover book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Childrens Books
Copyright 1953, Book two of the Science and Conservation series, "Let's Try" by Samuel A. Thorn, Jeanne Brouillette. Illustrated by Fiore Mastri and Maidi Wiebe. Beckley-Cardy Co.. School discard book in good condition. Covers clean with minor shelf wear. Interior pages very clean except for an occasional school stamp. A couple of pages with a small tear. Illustrations are excellent - traditional 1950's, 60's styling with strong bright colors. Very nostalgic. Hard cover book measuring 6.5 x 8.5"
$6 USD ReducedREDUCED Vintage 1920s Personal Efficiency, Stopped by a Pencil, LaSalle Extension University, booklet
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Incredibly Charming paperback booklet, "Personal Efficiency, Stopped by a Pencil, January 1923, Published by LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, Illinois". I can not emphasis enough the pleasure of reading this early 20th century publication oriented towards business men improving goals, public relations, etc.. There are charts for developing public relations, sales; explanations of chart use; notes on personal attitude in business. Good b & w photography, charming ink illustrations & a ...
$5 USD ReducedREDUCED Antique 1905, A Practical Commercial Speller by Elizabeth Atwood, hardback book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Very Interest compilation "of words very frequently misspelled by pupils perusing the commercial studies". "A Practical Commercial Speller", copyright 1905 by Elizabeth F. Atwood, The Athenaeum Press, hardback book. Divided into lessons plus review lists of business terms, states of the U.S., leading foreign cities, "and lists of Christian names of men and women". This varies from Okay to Excellent condition - depending on what part of the book you are looking at: the cloth bound exterior covers ...
$18 USD ReducedREDUCED Book-Non Fiction-The Torch is Passed
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:1950s To Present
Vintage hardback book, "The torch is passed..., The Associated Press Story of the Death of a President". Hardback in Excellent condition. Description of events leading up to and post assassination of John F. Kennedy. Very clean interior pages with a pencil signature on a fore page. Minor wear to spine and minor shelf wear to edges. This measures 13.25 x 10.25 x 3/8" with 99 pages.
$6 USD ReducedREDUCED Book-Vintage-Children-Dog Books, set of 2
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Childrens Books
Set of Two Children's Books based on Dogs; "Frisker", A Tell Tale Book, Story by Mary Lauer Nowak, Pictures by Lenard Shortall, a Whitman Book and "The Little Golden Book of Dogs" by Nita Jonas, Pictures by Tibor Gergely. Two little hardback books in Excellent condition. Both have exceptionally clean interiors for being children's books and both have minor wear to the exterior covers. "Friskers" is a story about a dog wanting to be adopted and "Dogs" is a brief description about different breeds ...
$8 USD ReducedREDUCED The Outline of History by H. G. Wells, hardback book
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:1950s To Present
Excellent Condition 1956 copyright edition of the 1920 copyright, "The Outline of History" by H.G. Wells, Garden City Books. Title page: "The Outline of History, Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by H. G. Wells, Revised and Brought up to the End of the Second World War by Raymond Postgate, With Maps and Plans by J.F. Horrabin, Volume I, Garden City Books, Garden City, New York". Please note this is volume I. Here is a quick look at the "Scheme of Contents": Book I - The World Before Man ...
$6 USD ReducedREDUCED Book-Non fiction-1920s-Soap in Everyday Life
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Published and Copyrighted by Colgate - Palmolive - Peet Company, 1929, "Soap in Everyday Life" by Abby Josephine Spear, B.S., paperback booklet. Paperback Booklet on the formulation of soap, history, uses and even sections on textiles in the U.S., identifying fabrics and how to wash them. Much information in 48 pages. A very nifty booklet on soap published by one of the giants in the industry. This is in Very Good to Excellent condition with clean and unmarked interior pages. The paper exterior ...
$10 USD ReducedREDUCED Book-1910s-Non Fiction-Our Day in the Light of Prophecy
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:Pre 1950s
Copyrighted 1917 by Review and Herald Publishing Association; Copyrighted in London, England; Pacific Press Publishing Association, Mountain View, California. Christan book by W.A. Spicer, reviewing prophecies, world catastrophes, "The End of the Wicked" and "The Eastern Question" - the last two being titles of chapters - and this was written in 1917. Many black and white illustrations, many full page. An unusual Christan book in Excellent condition for its age. The interior pages are unmarked ...
$6 USD ReducedREDUCED Book-Non fiction-1960s-theater-Bakers Plays Easy Pantomimes
Home Decor:Books & Magazines:1950s To Present
Copyright 1933 by Fitzgerald Publishing Company, renewed 1961. Paperback book of short plays, "Bakers Plays, Easy Pantomimes" by Various Authors. "The pantomimes in this collection may be used by amateurs without collection of royalty." Very Charming small book loaded with one acts. Good graphics on the front. Very Clean interior - seems like this was not opened much, very tight. Exterior very clean and free from wear. This measures 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 5/16" and has 13 little plays.
$5 USD ReducedREDUCED Book-1950s-1960s-Children-About the Captain of a Ship by Haile Chace
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Copyright 1959, this edition printed 1962, Children's hardback book, "About the Captain of a Ship" by Haile Chace, Melmont Publishers, Inc., illustrated by Nick Galloway. A Melmont Look Read Learn school edition. School Library discard in Very Good to Excellent condition. The interior is remarkably clean for a school library book, two pages having the school name stamped on them. The cloth exterior does have "school grime" on the covers, which may be removable with careful attention. There is ...
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