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1975Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features tempting young beauty in elegant low-cut black dress and pearls holding fan. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
1975Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features two charming young ladies in elegant long silk dresses playing mini-golf. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
1975Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the iconic pre-WWII original. Features comely young lady on bicycle wearing shorts, heels, and an open top revealing a tantalizing glimpse of her right breast. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
1975Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features lovely young lady in long red and white dress seated in what appears to be an elegant restaurant. Illustrations of cigarette packs across the bottom include the Fiddle, 5 Bats and Good Crop brands. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
1975Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features lovely young lady in elegant long light-blue dress seated on bench with floral backdrop. Illustration at bottom suggests this is an ad for a high-quality fabric brand. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Unmarked with moderate wear and soiling. Last few inches of lower right corner detached from metal strip. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
196138 pages. Features: Colour cover photo of Val Forgett Jr. holding his Muzzy & Co. Morse sporting rifle, serial number 11; Frank Rande - Daring Bandit of Wabash (part 2 of 3); Dixie Gun Works; New Swag-O-Matic Rifle Bullets; Colt Gold Cup .38 Special; Special Bullard Cartridges; The Gunsmith; Index to Volume I; Mr. Morse's Remarkable Mechanism; Al Weber and his .50 caliber rifle; many nice vintage ads, including Firearms International Corporation on the back cover; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
193324 pages. Features: Night Hunting Deer With a Camera; Kennel news; Manitoba Prairie Chicken Trials - article with photos of dogs Chehaw, Kremlin, and Spartan Roy; Plenty of dog information; Veterinary Q & A; Vintage one-page illustrated ad for Florida-Collier Coast and Associated Hotels; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1925vii, 198 pages. Generously illustrated with detailed drawings and black and white reproductions of marvelous old photos. Provides "that complementary knowledge whereby the draughtsman or other technical man may tackle the job of erection on site with assurance, or at least the understand that the erecting squad are doing nothing likely to cause damage to the property entrusted to its charge, nor accidents to those persons employed on the work." - Preface. Chapters include: Cranes and Substitutes; Winches; Rope-blocks; Chain-blocks; Jacks; Ropes; Knots; Slings; Sundry Tackle; Foundations; Shafting; Pulleys; and much more. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Handsomely embossed black cloth-covered boards. Brilliant gilt lettering upon backstrip. An attractive and very well-preserved copy of this vintage millwrighting text. Book
1892viii, 182, [6 ads] pages. Index. Author was Principal of the Philadelphia Cooking School. This book was distributed to customers of the Burpee Seed Co. Chapters include: Pickling, Cream Vegetable Soups, Salads, Salad Dressings, Canning, Season for Pickling, Bills of Fare. Unmarked with moderate soiling and wear. Front free endpaper partially loose. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. [Wheaton & Kelly 5241] Book
1967226 pages. "Homemakers across Canada will welcome this exciting new edition of an old favourite. We know you will find the sections on Breads, Cakes, Cookies, Pastry and Desserts of particular interest. There are also special sections on Home Freezing and Cooking for a Crowd which we think you will find helpful." - Foreword. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Some markings to contents. Coupon page intact at back. Not pretty but a sound vintage copy. Book
1954226, xii pages. Several wonderful nostalgic colour illustrations. Three colour fold-out illustrations of meat cuts. "Being a collection of good recipes carefully tested and approved by expert authority, to which have been added recipes from the contributions of over fifteen thousand users of Five Roses all purpose flour throughout Canada together with many economical and time-saving cookery suggestions of value to the modern housekeeper." - subtitle. Some writing atop front cover and upon several pages. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this Canadian classic. [Driver Q203.3] Book
197932 pages. Features: "Belinda" - 1931 Series 151 Franklin Sedan owned by Josephine and Helene Lewinsohn; Franklin Clubbers Meet in Virginia; 1979 Westrek; Chape Condit - our goodwill ambassador; Susie - the 1916 Franklin touring car, Model 8, of Zellah and Peter Yegen, Jr.; Grandfather's Franklin, by William N. Wiseman III; Four pages of great vintage photos; Test Trip into New England - 915 miles in Vermont; A Wee Bit More About Local Franklin History in St. Albans, VT; John Burns Column on Restoration and Maintenance - The Atwater Kent Ignition System and starter repair on 1922 10A Northeast Starter; The Six-Cylinder Air-Cooled Car - reprint of a 1922 driver report of a Series Nine Franklin; John D. Leary's 1929 - 130 Franklin Sedan; The Franklin Golf Wagon - was Franklin a pioneer of the station wagon?; Four pages of reprinted "Serviceable Suggestions for Franklin Owners". Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
197932 pages. Features: Harry M. Moore, 1909-1979 - he was the personification of the true Franklin spirit; New England Get-Together at Stockbridge, MA.; Midwest Spring Meet; The 26th Trek; List of Trekkers Attending 26th Annual Trek; List of Franklins at the 1979 Trek; Scenic Norway - photos from member Knut Erik Bjerkeseth; To The 1979 Westrek and Home Again, by William H. Schemal, M.D.; Two-pages of reproduced pages of vintage brochure for "The Cotay Car"; Connecticutt to California in a 135 Victoria Brougham, by John F. Bergmann. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
198132 pages. Features: Howard S. Franklin, 1886-1980; Arthur Hamond "Red" Amick; A Perfect 98, by Ed Byerlee; Franklin is Very "Special" to Me, by Pauline Johnson; Northwest Franklin Instant Tour, 1980; Franklin Club Salon; Air-Cooled Twin-Three Engined Car - reprint of 1922 article in Automotive Industries; Car of the Future May Have New Power Source - reprint of 1929 article by H.H. Franklin; The Kerns of Coopersburg, PA - Anna and Kenneth "Dutch"; John Burns Column on maintenance and restoration; Substitutes for Ash (wood) in Automobile Bodies - reprint of vintage article; Reprint of 1909 ad for the Franklin Model D. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
198332 pages. Features: Passing of Dorothy Gewand and Bruce McKeehan; Passing of Jim Mills; 1929 Franklin Series 130 - To Be or Not To Be, Ed and Denilde Gudat; "Chugg'in-on-Down-South" with the Ocon Family and a 1930 Franklin; Beginner's Luck - Jim Russell Bray and his 1925 Series 11A Coupe; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration - woodworking and adhesives; Happy "79th" to Dutch Kern; Reproduction of vintage Franklin Speedster ad; 1932 Dietrich Speedster Back in the Family, by Sandy Rader; Dave Rock and his 1916 Franklin touring in Zimbabwe; Reproductions of five Franklin factory letters and sales statements; Photos of the 29th Trek; A Picture Visit to the West Coast. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
198332 pages. Features: Passing of members Ralph G. Maddox, Dr. Leonard M. Aquilino, and Arthur C. Nelson; Spotlight on "Dutch" Kern and his 1931 Franklin; The Governor's Franklin - First in the State; H.H. Franklin Co. Sales Awards; Benny's Biography - car 6202 was built in 1908; The Cotton Body Company; Reproduction of "Royal Automobile Club, Report of Trial No. 724, Franklin Car; Reproduction of Franklin-related article in The Bystander in 1927; Detailing the Series 12-A of 1928; Reproduction of 1928 ad for the Franklin "Airman"; History of a Franklin Boattail in Hawaii; Atwater Kent and Franklin; Reproductions of two Atwater Kent ads; Reproduction of Atwater Kent ignition ad; Parts Price List for Atwater Kent Scientific Ignition Type CA-F Franklin System; Reproduction of vintage engineering drawing of the Franklin Lion Mascot, dated 1924; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration - Folberth windshield wiper motor replacement, electric gasoline gauges for series 12 and early series 13, scarcity of 6 volt batteries; Reproduction of four-page brochure for the Nagel R.K.D. Electric Gasoline Gauge, Franklin Installation, Series 12; Reproduction of vintage 1928 Franklin ad from the Syracuse Herald. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
198432 pages. Features: Resurrection of a Series 14, 145 four door sedan; In Memoriam - Kenneth "Dutch" Kern; Passing of members Chester A. Copley and Robert W. Webb; The Short, Sad History of the Yarian Air Cooled Car of 1925 - informative article with reproductions of ads; Reproductions of portions of vintage ads discussing the Deauville Sedan on Franklin Chassis, the Sport Sedan de Capotable on Franklin Chassis, and Motor Car Bodies by designer Raymond Dietrich 1929-30; Early Morning Memories - memoirs from an automobile log of Dr. Fred Uhle of Norwalk, Connecticut, who owned a Cadillac and a new 1907 Franklin; The British Connection, or Franklin in the U.K.; Reproductions of three British Franklin ads; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration discusses lead in gasoline and valves and valve guides; Coast to Coast in a Franklin Pirate - photo-illustrated article by Al and Ellen Finseth who drove a 1931 Franklin. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
194088 pages. Features: Cover portrait of "Il Duce" Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy, 1922-1943; Nice color Nash car ad inside front cover; Color ad for the Packard Super-8 160 car; Nice color one-page ad for The Transcontinental (Air) Line and Western Air, Inc. (TWA); Nazis claim to release secret American diplomatic documents captured in Poland; Max Moskowitz is too tough for thieves at his gas station; Homicide in Breathitt County, Kentucky; Article on Mussolini; Mackenzie Kings Wins - article with photo of King casting ballot; Photo-illustrated article on Japan's Crown Prince Akihito; First anniversary of peace in Spain; Color ad for Campbell's tomato juice; Allied Shipping Blockade in the Orient - article with map; Vintage United Air Lines ad includes photo of stewardess; Nice color one-page ad for Cadillac features a red Sixty Special; Color-photo ad for the Studebaker Commander car; Article on 'Negro Health'; Home-grown composer Roy Harris; Color Pabst Blue Ribbon beer ad illustrated by Bradshaw Crandall; Great stone faces in southern Mexico - Who carried them?; Running photo features photo of Gregory Rice; Photos of Joe Louis knocking out Johnny Paychek; Beautiful White Rock ad features bare-breasted maiden gazing into pond; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; Chatanooga's newspaper publisher George Fort Milton; Nicely illustrated GMC truck ad features semi; Illustrated Ford V-8 truck ad shows man pulling tarp over load; Bob (Robert) Scherer and his Gelatin Products Co. of Detroit; Wilson golf products ad features headshot photos of "Johnny" Revolta, Eleanor Tennant, and Helen Hicks; Nice color ad for the Lincoln Zephyr V-12 inside back cover; Back cover color-photo ad for Camel cigarettes features lovely polo player Peggy McManus of Santa Barbara, California; and more. Complete and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
193362 pages. Features: Nice Valentine-theme color cover illustration of dancing couple by Norman Guthrie Rudolph; One-page photo of Governor General of Canada Lord Bessborough examining sheep at Toronto's Royal Winter Fair; The Mystery of the (Czar's?) Head in the Kremlin - an astounding revelation of a Soviet secret and why an imposter can never reclaim the throne of the murdered Czar - includes reproduction of affidavit by the author, Iliodor, and photo of Anatoly, purportedly one of the slayers of the Romanovs; Five Days (part 2); Fantastic Listerine Tooth Paste ad includes photo of man boasting "I Smoke Like a Chimney"; Technocracy to the Rescue - Rupert Hughes hails the technocrats vision of a happy world governed by engineering skill; The Flaming Lure - the story of a crime in a sealed room; Movie News, Reviews, and photos - Grand Slam, Tonight is Ours, Billion Dollar Scandal, Parachute Jumper; Along the Fire Escape - the story of a burglar's baptism and a girl who shrieked too soon; The Big Coal Problem; The Woman Accused (part 5); Hell Hounds! - The World's Worst Jail (part 11); White Shoes (short story); Vox Pop; To The Ladies; Nice vintage ad for Wrigley's gum on back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1969219 pages. "Intimate photo portraits of the rooms and swimming pools and decor, the gardens and exteriors - the whole way of life that is 'The Hollywood Style'" - dust jacket. View the homes of: Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart, Tony Curtis, Jennifer Jones, John Barrymore, Will Rogers, Rudy Vallee, Ira Gershwin, Natalie Wood, Gypsy Rose Lee, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Rock Hudson, Eva Marie Saint, James Coburn, and Steve McQueen. Profusely illustrated with nostalgic color and black and white photos. Endpapers illustrated with Hollywood street map. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this glorious journey back to the gaudy Hollywood home styles of the 1960s. Book
1947383 pages. A 1947 reprint of the 1939 first edition. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. "Offers, in simple, non-technical form, information that may aid the beginner and the more experienced mechanic to a better understanding of the care and use of modern milling machines, and to foster a knowledge of the fundamental principles of sound milling practice." - Preface. Chapters include: Types and Characteristics of Milling Machines; Erection and Care; Operation; Cutters; Attachments; Universal Spiral Index Centers - Indexing - Cutting Spirals; Toolroom Operations; Cam Cutting - Graduating - Gear Cutting; Manufacturing Milling; Fixtures - Production Estimating; Helpful Hints; plus tables. Also includes an interesting seven-page introduction which reviews the history of milling. Short piece of masking tape inside front board. Name atop front free endpaper and title page. Prior owner's address inside back board. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's navy blue cloth. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this very informative and, now, historical reference from a time before electronics had entered this field. Book
1914viii, 581 pages. This 1914 copy is a reprint of the 1886 first edition. Covers a broad spectrum of foods with clearly explained and carefully tested recipes. Hinges open. Average wear to attractively illustrated copper cloth-covered boards. A worthy copy of this delightful vintage cookbook. BITTING p.405, WHEATON & KELLY 5254. Book
1894468, 24 [ads] pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. This undated reprint of the 1888 first edition appears to be circa 1894 judging by the handwritten date atop first leaf. "The present volume makes no pretension to be exhaustive, though it includes the essential groundwork of culinary art as well as much useful and novel information, not hitherto given in cookery books. " - Preface. Vintage news clipping affixed inside front board. Occasional markings. Heavy wear to forest green boards lettered with gilt. Textblock detached from boards. A worthy vintage copy. WHEATON & KELLY 3978, BITTING p.310. Book
193666 pages. Eight vintage one-page black and white photo plates of elegant topless gals. Dozens of amorous unattributed black and white illustrations in text. Includes these titillating tales:: Satisfying Her Curiosity; This Way In; A Bouquet of Beauties; Squaring a "Rounder"; A Kiss - With All the Trimmings; Swell Mam'Selles; Party Love; Awakened in Morocco. Great color cover illustration of partially-clad party girl on shoulders of gent in tux. Contents clean and unmarked. Quite light external wear and soiling. Several middle pages free from top staple. Fantastic illustrated ad inside back cover for book 'Sex Harmony and Eugenics' claims to daringly reveal 'The Forbidden Secrets of Sex!' Back cover ad for Brazilian Mate claims to restore vitality. A very well preserved copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1913380, 6 [ads] pages. Index. 7.5" x 5". Several colour and black and white plates. Attractively embossed front board. Vintage ads on endpapers. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in his great study of married life, entitled 'A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus,' makes his heroine say - 'Mrs. Beeton must have been the finest housekeeper in the world. Therefore, Mr. Beeton must have been the happiest and most comfortable man'; and his hero concludes that Mrs. Beeton's book 'has more wisdom to the square inch than any work of man'. - Preface. Binding sound. Small recipe taped to verso of frontispiece. Name inside front board. Average wear to publisher's red cloth. A sound vintage copy. Wheaton & Kelly 562. Book