old books, sheet music and ephemera

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  vintage books lot, antique steam engines, early autos & steam tractors

  Lot of three hardcover books on steam engines... we know practically nothing about these engines, but these books look really int...
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  1920s vintage natural history book w/ color illustrated plates, birds, animals, botany

  Nature's Secrets, a 1920s vintage book of natural history with a few very beautiful color plates, and many line drawings and fasc...
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  Old Sporting Prints, vintage book of color print art plates, English hunt scenes etc.

  Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill, a 70s vintage reprint? This is an interesting mix of color plates and black and white il...
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  antique 1906 four volume reference library, Hill's pratical illustrated encyclopedia books

  Complete four volume set of Hill's Practical Reference Library vintage 1906. These have very worn bindings, though there's som...
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  vintage Chrysler service reference books, Lot of 4 early 1950s auto mechanics illustrated guides

  Lot of four early 1950s illustrated automotive repair guides for gas stations and auto mechanics. They are dated 1950 and 1951....
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  Little Orphan Annie in the Circus, vintage 1920s book of comic strips

  1927 hardcover book Little Orphan Annie in the Circus, worn and yellowed as this was printed on thick cheap paper. We don't ofte...
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  vintage Salem Godey prints china plate, Godey's ladies book pattern illustration

  Vintage Salem china plate in the Godey prints pattern, with an old illustration from the Godey Lady's book. This is worn though...
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  lot of beautiful old books w/ colored cloth bindings, collection of vintage novels

  Collection of twenty-seven hardcover books early and mid-century vintage, all cloth bound covers, an instant library to...
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  lot of beautiful old books w/ colored cloth bindings, collection of vintage novels

  Collection of nineteen hardcover books early and mid-century vintage, all cloth bound covers, an instant library to rea...
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  Emilie Loring lot of 25 books, 20s, 30s, 40s romance novels in nice old bindings

  Lot of 25 Emilie Loring romances, all in nice old colored cloth hardcovers, in good condition. (Some of these do have s...
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  lot of beautiful old books w/ colored cloth bindings, collection of vintage novels

  Collection of ten hardcover books early and mid-century vintage, all cloth bound covers, an instant library to read and display. These ar...
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  original antique framed print, Godey lady's book type 1880s dress fashion picture

  Antique fashion print with ladies dresses in a Godey type picture showing 1880s fashions? Both the print and the frame show a...
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  antique McCord and Company railroad locomotive lubricating handbook, dated 1911

  Antique handbook on lubricating railroad locomotives and engines. It was published by McCord and Company advertising their McCord and Com...
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  early aviation adventure series books, 20s vintage pulp cover art jackets

  Three vintage hardcover books with fantastic cover art on the dust jackets, all flying / pilot related stories....
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  antique German religious books w/ beautiful old gold lettered bindings

  Lot of four antique German language religious books with beautiful gothic lettering and gothic style covers - these are all in shabby con...
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  Antique 1919 Victrola Book of Opera / radio catalog w/photos & prices

  Old World War One vintage edition of The Victrola Book of Opera by Samuel Holland Rous - Stories of the Operas with illustrations and des...
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  antique embossed covers 1920s vintage classic works, 6 volume book set

  Beautiful ornately bound classic works (Robert Louis Stevenson, Poe, Tolstoy, Ibsen, Dumas, Shakespeare), dated 1927. These are about 8 1...
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  lot of vintage Kodak photography & darkroom photo developing books

  Lot of four 1940s and 1950s vintage Kodak photography and dark room booklets. These are all out of one estate and are illustrated with ma...
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  Stephenson County northen Illinois Freeport area plat books, 1977 & 1988

  1977 and 1988 plat books for Stephenson Co. Illinois, a little marked up but complete....
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  antique leather & cloth bound book, Harper's monthly magazine 1878-9

  Bound volume of Harper's New Monthly Magazine (numbered LVIII), contains issues December 1878 to May of 1879. The spine is leather, the c...
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  antique vintage homeschool education library, penmanship, spelling, bookkeeping & more, 4 volumes

  Collection of antique early century vintage, home school education books published by "International Correspondence Schools - Reference L...
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  antique Art & Crafts vintage illustrated German religious book w/art binding

  Old early 1900s vintage religious book... The story of Martin Luther illustrated with about 25 sepia half-tone plates and with a lovely,...
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  1930s vintage guide book on cross country & downhill skiing w/photos

  Old book on cross-country and downhill skiing by Walter Prager, the ski coach at Dartmouth College. It covers pre season training for beg...
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  Etude music magazines, lot of 20 issues, vintage 1940s & 50s

  Here's a lot of old Etude music magazines - ten issues from the 1940s, and ten issues from the 1950s. Most of these are in good shape, a...
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  color photo bird watcher books, North American birds, Birds Around US

  Lot of two color photo illustrated books on birds - The Birds Around Us (Ortho, 1986) and the Reader's Digest Book of North American Bird...
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  America the Beautiful / Scenic Wonders, vintage Reader's Digest photo books

  Two large color photo illustrated books from Reader's Digest - America the Beautiful (1970) and Scenic Wonders of America (1973). These h...
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  vintage Shakespeare ABCs of Archery illustrated how-to booklet

  Vintage Shakespeare ABC's of Archery, a 19 page booklet with photos and illustrations. This covers types of bows, archery equipment, arch...
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  20s vintage Roycroft arts and crafts edition Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book

  1923 Roycrofters edition of Elbert Hubbard's Scrapbook, complete but showing some water spotting and a little soil. Beautiful Arts and Cr...
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  vintage Mackinac Straits Bridge address book St Igance, Michigan

  Vintage pocket or purse sized address book with an embossed leather cover featuring the Mackinac Straits Bridge at St Igance, Michigan. I...
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  antique early century book of Tennyson's poems pretty girl art binding

  Old antique vintage copy of - The Complete Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson with a worn old embossed art binding with a pretty belle in...
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  How to Paint (houses), 1938 book from Sears Roebuck, bungalow kit home

  Old 36 page booklet from Sears, on choosing paints and painting your home. We love the illustrations, particularly the tiny bungalow on t...
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  Wild Life the World Over, vintage natural history book, lots of photos

  Mid century vintage natural history book... Wild Life the World Over - Comprising twenty-seven chapters written by nine distinguished wor...
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  50s Civil engineering handbook bridge building, dams, roads and railways

  Old industrial vintage 4th edition of Urquhart's Civil Engineering Handbook. This edition of the handbook is dated 1959 and has about 140...
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  vintage 1942 Armstrong flooring idea book catalog, new designs in color

  New Ideas for Old Rooms, a remodeler's idea booklet put out by Armstrong linoleum tile, dated 1942. They were called Armstrong Cork in th...
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  1940s Peoples of the World, WWII vintage illustrated anthropology book

  Old World War Two vintage first edition -Peoples of the World- edited by Harold Wheeler and copyright 1944 by WM. H. Wise and Company. Th...
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  old needle book from Century of Progress, 30s vintage paper needlebook

  A Century of Progress needles, vintage paper needlebook in excellent condition. This measures 6 1/2" x 4 1/2", and is clean and bright wi...
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  lot of 70s/80s books on local history and landmarks Boone County, Illinois

  Lot of small press books on the history and people of Boone County, Illinois. There is Boone County - Then and Now - copyright 1976 with...
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  Children's Life of Jesus antique vintage religious book w/litho cover

  Old child's illustrated religious book Children's Life of Jesus. This has a lovely lithograph cover and many line art engraved illustrati...
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  vintage lot for crafts / scrapbooks, lined music staff score paper and old blank books

  Lot of assorted old music staff lined paper, for crafting, altered art, or hand writing your own songs....
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  antique 1891 chemistry textbook w/engravings, steampunk illustrations

  Old antique chemistry schoolbook from the late 1800s. -Introduction to Chemical Science- copyright 1887 (this is a 1891 printing). This h...
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  early 1970s back to the land vintage house home building book

  1972 edition of The Owner Built Home, self published by Ken Kern of Oakhurst, CA. It was originally sold by the author for $7.50, probabl...
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  Art Deco vintage photograph or scrapbook album w/embossed sailboat cover

  Old Art Deco vintage scrapbook or photo album with an embossed sailboat on the cover. It measures about 13.5" x 10.5" high and has about...
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  vintage Book of Life, bible kings w/David and Goliath art plate 1930

  Old 1930 edition of The Book of Life - volume III - Bible Kings and Captains. This has 499 pages with illustrations (including full color...
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  A Dog of Flanders, 1920s vintage illustrated child's book litho cover

  Charming old old children's book, A Dog of Flanders, by Louisa De La Rame. This has a color lithograph cover and many line art illustrati...
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  lot assorted old 1950s building and architectural booklets and advertising

  Large lot of about 23 assorted vintage home building, construction and architectural pamphlets, booklets advertising etc. These are mostl...
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  vintage dentist textbook pulling and extracting teeth 350+ illustrations

  Old early 1950s vintage dentistry textbook on the methods and techniques of pulling teeth for dental surgeons... -Principles and Techniqu...
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  old dentist's technical book designing and building dental braces w/photos

  Old 1950s vintage technical book for dental medicine... The Design and Construction of Removeable Orthodontic Appliances by C. Philip Ada...
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  vintage dental textbook treatment of occlusal problems x-rays and photos

  Vintage dentistry textbook on the Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment of Occlusal Problems by Peter Dawson, D.D.S.. This is copyright 197...
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  100 Greatest Decoys, antique decoy color photos collector's book

  Decoys - North America's One Hundred Greatest, published by Krause, dated 2000. 208 pages, beautiful large full color photos. This book i...
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  vintage set ornate gold wall plaques, antique musical instruments

  Set of four vintage Homco gold plastic wall plaques, with classical antique music theme. These are about 12" long, and all four pieces ar...
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  antique 1904 salesman's sample book American history w/art binding

  Antique 1904 book -Library of American History Literature & Biography- with an embossed art binding. It has about 30 black and white art...
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  The Olympians / Elbert Hubbard, 1920s Roycrofters book, leather trim

  Dated 1921 Roycrofters edition of The Olympians, in nice leather trimmed cover 8 1/4" x 6". This isn't in perfect condition, it has some...
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  antique mid 1800s leather bound Methodist Episcopal religious handbook

  Antique pocket size religious handbook... The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church - dated 1948....
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  early 1900s antique German Lutheran religious handbook for pastors/ministers

  Antique religious hand book on pastoral theology for Lutheran ministers in German. It is titled - Pastoraltheologie - and is copyright 19...
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  rare antique German to Hebrew/Aramaic handbook/dictionary bible study

  >Rare early 20th century, Haward Carter vintage, edition of Wilhelm Gesenius' - Hebraisches und Aramaisches Handworterbuch uber das Alte...
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  antique vintage 1906 German Christian religious handbook

  Antique 1906 edition of a Christian (Lutheran, we think) religious spiritual handbook in German... - Handbuch fur den Ersten Selbstunterr...
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  large 1880s vintage German book, religious choral music, old antique Lutheran hymnal

  Large antique music book, titled in German, a collection of Lutheran choral music. This is dated 1887....
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  old 1950s Wards ''Garden Book'' catalog, full color litho illustrations

  Vintage 1953 edition of Montgomery Ward's "The Garden Book" catalog. This catalog has 79 pages of sepia tone and full color lithograph ph...
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  old illustrated 1942 World War II Wisconsin Blue Book, 1940 census report, elections

  Old WWII Wisconsin State Book from 1942. It has 692 pages with more then 100 illustrations and many tables and lists of information. Lots...
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  old 1948 Centennial Wisconsin Blue Book, state officials

  Old Centennial edition of the Wisconsin State Book from 1948 (100th anniversary of statehood in 1848). It has 715 pages with illustration...
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  old 1920s Hawkins illustrated electrical guidebook, wiring and early storage batteries

  Old engineer's Audel / Hawkins Electrical Guide #3 "Questions, Answers and Illustrations - Wiring and Distribution Systems - Storage Batt...
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  1920s Hawkins engineer's electrical guidebook w/early oscillographs, watthour meters and more! Illustrated

  Old Audel / Hawkins Electrical Guide #6, "Electricity and its Applications - A.C. Switch Boards - Circuit Breakers - Measuring Instrument...
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  old 1920s Hawkins illustrated electrical guidebook, elevators, cranes, quack medicine etc

  Old engineer's Audel / Hawkins Electrical Guide #10 "Questions, Answers and Illustrations - Modern Applications of Electricity". It is co...
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  old Audel/Hawkins engineer/electrician electrical guidebook w/illustrations of antique telephones, generators etc.

  Old Audel / Hawkins Electrical Guide #7, "Electricity and its Applications - A.C. Wiring - Power Stations - Telephone Work". It is copyri...
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  60s - 70s color photo illustrated booklets, tropical Caribbean flowers, African Blossoms

  Vintage 1960s and 70s books of Caribbean Blossoms and African Blossoms, each 64 pages, with over 100 color photos. These are both in very...
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  1943 WWII Service Training electricity handbook illustrations/photos

  World War Two era 1943 Victory Preinduction Training Series handbook... Fundamentals of Electricity For Those Preparing For War Service,...
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  vintage USDS Wood-Frame house construction handbook for carpenters

  Vintage 1970s Department of Agriculture Forest Service handbook No. 73 - Wood-Frame House Construction -. It is dated 1975 and has 223 pa...
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  Disney's Bambi vintage Golden Press picture book, 40s copyright illustrations

  1971 Golden Press edition of Bambi, a nice big picture book 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". This is a ex-library copy, but the wonderful bright illustr...
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  Jack Tottle / How to Play Mandolin music instruction out of print book, 1980s

  How to Play Mandolin, by Jack Tottle, 1981. This is a soft cover, 63 pages, with music and instruction. This copy has some light soil....
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  out-of-print vintage music books, quartet songs for Sweet Adelines

  Two old books of music for Sweet Adelines, both in good shape, not marked up. Great ' vintage ' songs, looks like fun!...
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  vintage ornate gold metal filigree heart shaped trinket box w/ wind-up music box

  60s vintage gold metal heart box to hold rings or other jewelry, measures about 3 3/4" x 3 1/4" x 2" overall. The music...

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  vintage Napco Japan Madonna, ceramic lady head vase, Mary w/ veil & book

  Beautiful vintage Napco hand painted china Mary with veil and book... this is a vase, with a pocket for flowers at the back. Measures abo...

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  1850s three volumes Ruskin The Stones of Venice, possible 1st edition books Venetian architecture art

  Three volume set of The Stones of Venice with 1850s dates - I don't see where the edition or printings are listed, but these are very...

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  Heartland Charles Wysocki art book, signed collectors edition Greenwich Workshop 1990s vintage

  Heartland - Charles Wysocki, published by The Greenwick Workshop Collection and signed by Wysocki. A beautiful book, in very good conditi...

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  The House Improved, 1930s vintage English remodeling design book from Country Life Homes Gardens editor

  Interesting take on the remodeling of old English architecture, 1930s 'modernization'. Some of this seems like improvements as th...

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  Planning & Planting Little Gardens, 1920 vintage gardening book, English garden design tiny houses cottages

  Early 1900s vintage book Planning and Planting Little Gardens, published in the UK by the famous Country Life magazine - this is a treasu...

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  tiny worn black leather bound book, German gothic font religious book 1800s vintage

  Antique German religious book with beautiful worn old black leather cover. This is a pocket sized book which was carried and read literal...

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  1860s book American Womans Home Harriet Beecher Stowe Domestic science home economics Victorian housekeeping

  Antique book of home keeping and domestic science, published in 1869. This is written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and her sister, Catharine...

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  1950s vintage Giant Golden Book, McCalls Make It Book crafts, party projects for children

  Cute, cute vintage 1953 McCalls Make-It Book, a Giant Golden Book worn but complete. Pages are bright and clean with tons of crafting pro...

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  vintage 1907 William Morris The Earthly Paradise uncut pages antique book, red gold cover

  Vintage William Morris 'The Earthly Paradise', dated 1907. Many pages still uncut, this was never even read although the former o...

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  antique book 1876 Centennial Exhibition worlds fair in Philadelphia, arts technology engravings

  Beautiful book from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, some lovely illustrations of arts and interesting technology of the times. This is ni...

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  Big Golden Book Frosty the Snowman, vintage Christmas picture book

  Vintage Big Golden Book, Frosty the Snowman. Such cute illustrations!...

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  vintage knitting book charted patterns traditional Scandinavian knit designs borders

  1970s vintage needlework book, Scandinavian Knitting designs. Lots of great borders and motifs, and traditional style projects to make. T...

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  antique vintage books lot, green covers w/ ornate gold, wonderful titles for display

  Lot of seven antique books all with green covers (that sounds shallow, I know - I love to read, and writing is my thing as I'm sure y...

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  mid century vintage Random House Dictionary of the English Language, big old book w/ tan cloth cover

  Nice clean copy of the 1966 edition of the Random House Dictionary of the English Language - this is complete, not marked up, no cracks....

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  1920s vintage picture book Daddy Domino art deco fantasy illustrations artist signed copy

  1929 first printing Daddy Domino, by Mildred Plew Merryman, illustrations by Janet Laura Scott. This is a little worn and smudged, with o...

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  American Sterling Silver Flatware 1830s to 1990s pattern identification guide collectors book

  Nice clean copy of American Sterling Silver Flatware, 1830s to 1990s. This would be great for IDs if you are lucky enough to find any ste...

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  vintage metal art sculpture fishing shack pier, Up The Lazy River music box

  Vintage Hong Kong metal art with wind up music box, plays Up The Lazy River (works fine). The fish turn slowly in a circle beneath the pi...

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  Crybaby Calf vintage picture book for early reader, 1960 Elf book retro illustrations

  Worn and much loved old copy of Crybaby Calf by Helen and Alf Evers. Cover is worn with missing spine paper, pages are a little scribbled...

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  soft leather folio w/ wrap closure, boho cover for travel journal, sketch book or diary

  Soft leather folio cover for a journal or art book - this is heirloom quality with a modern feel to it. The pockets are really handy to h...

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  1930s vintage Watty Piper picture book, Stories That Never Grow Old

  Big beautiful old children's book with tons of colorful illustrations - this is Watty Piper's Stories That Never Grow Old. No dat...

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  Planning Furnishing the Home vintage 1914 book, antique design period decor for old houses

  Planning and Furnishing the Home by Mary J Quinn, dated 1914. This is a fun read, especially if you have a late 1800s or early 1900s home...

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  vintage West Germany mechanical music box, wind up wood carousel horses

  Vintage wood music box with label marked West Germany. This is a carousel about 6 1/2" tall overall. Music box plays 'Der Frohlic...

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  1950s vintage Christmas putz decoration, large lighted church music box Adeste Fidelis

  Large plastic Christmas church with light and wind up music box - this is an older one, with lovely 'snow covered' composition ba...

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  1970s vintage books lot Bible stories for children, Concordia Arch paperbacks

  Lot of TEN Arch paperbacks, Bible stories for children, early 70s vintage. These have such wonderfully retro artwork! A couple of these...

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  1860s antique book health exercise calisthenics gymnastics for proper elocution public speaking

  Strange old quack medicine book vintage 1860s, with tons of very interesting old engraved illustrations of exercises to benefit speech m...

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  Merry Go Round early reader, vintage 1960 reading book Richard Scarry illustrations

  Dated 1960 early reader with some great illustrations (a whole section illustrated by Richard Scarry). Cover has some ding, pages are cle...

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  vintage Japan wind up music box diorama Frosty the Snowman articulated motion

  Vintage Otagiri - Japan Frosty the Snowman music box with dancing snowman, all mechanical. This works, and the tiny puppet-like Frosty is...

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  vintage early reader school books w/ green covers in old antique leather strap satchel

  Great little display of old schoolbooks in book satchel, early 1900s vintage. Nice older cloth covers on these books, all in shades of gr...

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  King of the Forest Wizard of Oz Hallmark Keepsake ornament wind up music box figurine

  Hallmark Keepsake ornament 'King of the Forest' from the Wizard of Oz movie. This is musical, has a mechanical (wind up, not elec...

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  50s vintage Golden Book of Crafts & Hobbies, camp craft projects, DIY how-to

  The Golden Book of Crafts and Hobbies with so many projects here that are really worth making - I think this would be as much fun for adu...

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  Jade Starmore knitting patterns book Art Nouveau style Burrell collection designs

  Jade Starmore - A Collector's Item book of knitwear designs, mainly in Art Nouveau / Arts and Crafts period styles, very detailed, lo...

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  vintage Hawaiiana Hawaiian collectibles Schiffer collectors book Tiki Gods Hula Girls

  Out of print Schiffer book for collectors, Hula Dancers and Tiki Gods. Tons of color photos and information about makers and production d...

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  redwork embroidery books, full size vintage style designs to embroider red or blue

  Two newer needlework books, red work and blue work embroidery (though of course you could use any color (s) you want in these projects!)....

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  1950s vintage book history of folk arts art of Ukraine, Ukrainian league published rare

  Unusual and very interesting book published in the 1950s with the backing of many Ukrainian league members (their names printed in the in...

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  vintage Sears catalog, Fall Winter 1963 big book, collectors reference 60s retro

  Big Fall / Winter catalog from Sears, 1963. This has just about everything that you could want or need for a family and home, mid-century...

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  unused 1950s vintage Whitman fuzzy wuzzy flocked Santa Big Christmas coloring book

  Unused Whitman fuzzy wuzzy cover coloring book - Santa's BIG BIG Book to Color, dated 1955. This has the greatest illustrations and c...

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  shabby antique books w/ beautiful covers, mid - late 1800s vintage 19th century

  Lot of three very lovely, very old books, all shabby and loose, in poor condition. These still display very well just as the are, to use...

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