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$10.00 The Language of a Work of Art. 1st Edition 1963. The principles of appreciation and creation of works of art by Norman B Gulamerian. Soft Cover. Great condition. 9¾ - 12 tall. 87 pages. 155 black/white illustrations. Blue and white paper covers. Price includes USA shipping. 
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Book-002 The TALL SHIPS - 1986 COLLECTOR'S EDITION $10.00 The Tall Ships - 1986 Collector's Edition by Cy and Pat Liberman. Published by The Middle Atlantic Press, Wilmington, DE.Souvenir collection of photographs and historical information on the schooners, yawls, barks, etc..Some of ships the from around the world: Esmerelda, Sea Cloud, Eagle, Libertad, Robertson II; and famous replicas of Clearwater, Sea Lion, Rose, Mayflower, Shenandoah etc. 11 x 8½ inches, 63 pages. Nice condition, little edge wear from bookcase shelves. I saw these ships in the New York harbor and they were great.
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Book-003 Home Repairs Made Easy, Lee Frankl, 1948 $9.00 A 1948 edition of Home Repairs Made Easy, Lee Frankl. A complete illustrated guide with 2056 easy to follow pictures. Very easy instructions from foundation, framing, windows, plumbing, electrical, roofing and more. Tools and how to use them etc. Book is hardcover and in like new condition. Loads of neat info for the handyman. Great if your remodeling an older house.
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Book-004 New Curriculum Number Book, Merton, 1938 $8.00 New Curriculum Number Book, Grade II By Edna L. Merton. Copyright 1938. Numbers in our Work and Play. Approx. 8 x 10-1/2, 132 pages. Nice condition.
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Book-005J Here Comes the Band Book $7.50 Here Comes the Band Book Childrens book Here Comes the Band, Little Golden Book, Ding Dong School Book by Miss Frances (Dr. Frances R. Horwich). Copyright 1956. Nice condition, has Anita written inside cover.
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Book-006J Davy Crockett, American Hero $4.50 Childrens book Davy Crockett,
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Book-007 Simple Enamelling, Geoffrey Franklin $7.50 Introduction to the art of enamelling, types of enamel, tools etc. 104 pages, 68 illustrations, 6 in color. Hardcover 6x9 inches in size. Great condition, dust jacket has some wear. Price includes USA shipping.
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$10.00 The Complete Book of American Country Antiques by Katherine M. McClinton. Copyrigtht 1967. 220+ pages of info on Tinware, Woodenware, Wrought and Cast Iron, Copper and Brass, Country Pottery, Homespun and Handwoven, Frontier and Western Antiques and Country Store Items. Lots of nice pictures. Hardcover.
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$12.99 The Easy Expert in American Antiques by Moreton Marsh, copyright 1978. 280+ pages. Antiques, Where and How to Buy, How to Select, Restoration, Restoring and Removing Old Paint and Varnish, The New Finish. Lots of tips and photos. Hardcover. Condition is nice, no problems.
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Book-011 Care and Repair of Antiques $8.00 Care and Repair of Antiques, by Thomas H. Ormsbee. Copyright 1949. Hardcover 160+ pages. Dustcover has problems, book itself is nice.
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Book-012 Machining Alcoa Aluminum $8.00 Machining Alcoa Aluminum by The Aluminum Company of America. Copyright 1967. Machining aluminum alloys, cutting, boring, turning and finising alumium. Plus more. Hardcover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. 180+pages. Nice condition.
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Book-013 James Bond Paperbacks $7.50 For Your Eyes Only & Casino Royale 2 vintage James Bond Thriller paperback books by Ian Fleming. For Your Eyes Only copyright 1959 (Ninteenth printing) and Casino Royale copyright 1953 (Twenty First printing). Both books have never been read, spine still uncracked. Signet 50¢ Books. Slight damage to top left corner of cover on For Your Eyes Only.
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Book-014 Fix It Yourself $10.00 A neat vintage Fix It Yourself book, copyright 1929, fifth printing 1933. Home repairsmade easy - A completely Indexed manual for home owners and handy men on woodworking, painting, electrical, appliances,concrete and metal work. 260 pages 165 illustrations.
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Book-015 The Justice of Rumania's Cause 1917 $7.50 A booklet The Justice of Rumania's Cause by A.W.A. Leeper / 1927. Has 12-1/2 x 15 fold out map in the back. Contains 24 pages. Orig. cost Twopence. Nice condition.
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Book-016 Pennsylvania German Arts & Crafts, A Picture Book 1949 $9.99 Pennsylvania German Arts and Crafts, A Picture Book 1949. 33 pages with 30 b&w photos of Pennsylvania German furniture, pottery, toleware, fractur drawings etc. Put out by the Meropolitan Museum of Art / Joseph Downs. Softcover, 7-1/2 x 10-1/2. Nice condition. Price includes USA shipping.
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Book-017 Connoisseur Illustrated Guide Furniture, Joy $8.50 Connoisseur Illustrated Guides, Furniture. Edward Joy, © 1972. Nice book on antique furniture contains line drawings and color photos. Gothic to present day. Great reference book, hardcover 200+ pages. Nice condition. PRICE INCLUDES USA SHIPPING.
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Book-018 Tool Collectors Handbook & Auction Prices 1970 $7.50 Tool Collectors Handbook of Prices paid at auction for Early American Tools, by Alexander Farnham, 1970. 500 Tool Prices and 200 Illustrations. 6 x 9 inches, 40 pages. Average condition. Price includes USA postage.
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Book-019 Price Guide to Pattern Glass 1963, Lee $7.00 The Revised Price Guide to Pattern Glass by Ruth Webb Lee.© 1963. Prices are a bit out of date but line drawings of patterns and descriptions are very useful for references, lots of patterns that info is hard to come by. Hardcover, 300+ pages. Ex-library book. Nice condition. PRICE INCLUDES USA SHIPPING.
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Book-020 Sailors of 1812 $9.50 Softcover book Sailors of 1812, Life in the Early U.S. Navy. Text and illustrations by Charles K. Landis. A few subjects covered Planning the Frigates, Frigate Constitution, Classes of Warships, Sailor’s Uniforms, Flags and Signals, Superstitions, Punishment and Discipline. Copyright 1936, Charles K. Landis, Camden, N.J. 30 pages, 8-1/2 x 11. Like new condition.
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Book-021 American Paintings, Catalogue Collection Museum of Art, Autographed $15.00 Autographed copy of American Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitian Museum of Art. Written inside For William Pons with thanks for many photos. Albert T. Gardner Staurt P. Feld American Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitian Museum of Art. Volume I: Painters born by 1815. Copyright 1965, 292 pages with black & white illustrations. The condition of book is great, probably never actually opened. PRICE INCLUDES USA SHIPPING.
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Book-022 Antiques, Secrets for the Amateur, Doussy $8.00 Antiques / Professional Secrets for the Amateur / The Arts of Restoration by Michel Doussy. Translated from French by Patrick Evans © 1973. Hardcover book containing 370+ pages of information on and repairing antique silver, wood, furniture, bronzes, copper & brass, pewter, tortise shell, pottery and porcelain, ironwork, clocks, ivory, marble, paintings and more. Softcover. Dust jacket has wear, book in nice condition. PRICE INCLUDES USA SHIPPING.
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Book-023 Robert Reiner Inc Weehawkin NJ Textile Machinery WWII $20.00 World War II era book Robert Reiner Incorporated, Manufacturers of Quality Textile Machinery for Over 40 Years. Hardcover book with plastic spline about Robert Reiner Incorporated, Weehawkin, New Jersey. A Textile Machinery Plant at War. Contains 30+ pages of neat black & white photos of the inside of the factory, milling machines, lathes, grinders and all kinds of other machinery to make more machinery. Also photos of the workers. Book is 10 x 13 in size. Has edge wear on the cover but inside is real nice. A great piece to add the your collection, be it vintage machinery, WWII or New Jersey history. Price includes USA shipping.
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Book-024 Bibs Reading Skilltext Book 1957 $6.50 Vintage Reading Skilltext 'BIBS'. 1957 printing. Contains 56 pages. Has short, few sentance stories and questions about them. Charles E. Merrill Books. Great addition to your childrens or vintage schoolbook collection. Softcover, unused, Nice condition, some discoloring on page edges. Includes USA shipping.
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Book-025 Nicky Reading Skilltext Book 1957 $6.50 Vintage Reading Skilltext book 'NICKY'. 1957 printing. Contains 88 pages. Has short, few sentance stories and questions about them. Charles E. Merrill Books. Great addition to your childrens or vintage schoolbook collection. Softcover, unused, Nice condition, some discoloring on page edges. Includes USA shipping.
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Book-026 World Mastery Speller 1949 $6.50 Vintage World Mastery Speller copyright 1949 by David H. Patton. Learning words and how to spell them. Contains 112 pages. Charles E. Merrill Books. Great addition to your childrens or vintage schoolbook collection. Softcover, unused, Nice condition. Includes USA shipping.
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Book-027 New Jersey, America's Main Road 1966 $7.50 Soft cover volume of New Jersey, America's Main Road by John T. Cunningham. Popular history of New Jersey in one volume. Copyright 1966, 1976. Book contains 300+ pages, average read condition. Price includes USA postage.
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Book-028 Collector's Guide to Battery Toys, Don Hultzman $12.50 Collector's Guide to Battery Toys, Identification & Values by Don Hultzman. Copyright 1998. Prices are a bit out of date but pictures and information are great. Book is in like new condition. Softcover. Price includes USA shipping.
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Book-030 Stemware Identification, Featuring Cordials, Gene Florence $12.50 Nice hardcover book Stemware Identification, Featuring Cordials by Gene Florence. Copyright 1997. Prices are a bit out of date but the information is great. Book is in very nice condition, but has some cover scuffing from being in bookcase. Price includes USA shipping.
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Book-031 Black Collectibles, Sold in America $12.50 Nice hardcover book Black Collectibles, Sold in America by P.J. Gibbs. Copyright 1987 prices updated 1990. Prices are a bit out of date but the information and photos are great. Book is in very nice condition, but has some cover scuffing from being in bookcase. Price includes USA shipping.
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Book-032 The Official Price Guide To Lunch Box Collectibles $12.50 The Official Price Guide To Lunch Box Collectibles by Scott Bruce. First Edition 1988. Paperback 286 pages - 8 pages in full color. A great reference book for the lunch box collector. Very nice condition. Price includes USA shipping.
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Book-033 The Handbook of Old American Toys $18.50 The Handbook of Old American Toys by Louis H. Hertz. Contains 119 pages of info and b&w illustrations. Subjects such as Tin Toys, Iron Toys, Clockwork Toys, Wooden Toys, Steam Toys, Cannon, Cap Pistols, musical and Bell Toys, Friction Toys, Wheel Toys and more. Hardcover (no dust jacket) nice condition. Price includes USA shipping.
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Book-034 King Cotton: The Story of Cotton.. Charlotte Barske 1938 $14.99 King Cotton: The Story of Cotton with a Moving Picture to Build. By Charlotte Barske with Illustrations by Geporge Wright. Copyright by Artists and Writers Guild, Poughkeepsie, New York. Has some water staining on cover, top corner crease. Color and black & white illustrations. The moving picture that could be cut out and assembled is intact. Approximately 13 x 9 inches. 24 pages, stiff paper stock. Inside intact.
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Book-035 Gilbert Sound Experiments Book 1920 $16.50 Nice hardcover book Gilbert Sound Experiments - A New and Fascinating Play for Boys by Alfred C. Gilbert. Copyright 1920. Approx. 5¾ - 6¾ inches in size. Contains 94 pages. Nice condition, has owners name written inside. PRICE INCLUDES USA SHIPPING. 
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Book-036 Our Sabbath Home Praise Book Hymns Copyright 1884 $8.50 Antique praise or hymn book, Our Sabbath Home Praise Book. Copyright 1884, Edited by Jno. R. Sweney and Wm. J. Kirkpatrick. Published by John Hood, Philadelphia. Cover and edges are worn, missing the title page, first page rough, rest of the pages are good. 5-1/4 x 6-3/4. Price includes USA shipping. (bonz)
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Book-037 The American Image: Photographs from the National Archives $10.00 The American Image: Photographs from the National Archives, 1860-1960 by Alan Trachtenberg, copyright 1979. Hardcover, 191 pages of great photos. Book is 8-3/4 x 11. Nice condition, no dust jacket. Price includes USA shipping. (bonz)
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Book-038 Picture Stories of the Sex Life of Man and Woman 1941 $10.00 Picture Stories of the Sex Life of Man and Woman by Dr. David H. Ketter. Coopyright 1941. Has 317 Instructive Pictures Explaining How Sex Functions in Human Beings. Approx. 80 pages (not numbered), 5 x 8 in size. Nice average condition, no ripped pages or writing in book. PRICE INCLUDES USA SHIPPING.
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Mag-013 Nature Magazine December 1945 $10.00 Nature Magazine, 1945, Number 10. December. Cover illustrated by Hexom Weber Jager. Cover shows chickadees on tree, church in background Some contents are ice age waterfalls and gorges in New York, tim'rous white-foot, minerals with autoradiography, red-tailed Bos'n bird, giant tree of Oaxaca, armadillos, one hundred one animal and bird tracks, Adirondack tragedy, McCarthy Beach Forest, lightning fast animals such as lion and sparrow-hawk, juniper tree, adornments of the Native American Tepee, Coronagraph,. Pages are numberd 505-560. Nice condition. Includes USA shipping. 
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