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	1929 Program of Summer Tours to Spain South America and Mexico New York, New York, Elcano Tours Travel Bureau, 1929. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Very nice, clean travel brochure offering a variety of summer tours to Spanish-speaking countries. It was then possible to take a 48 day tour in the high three figures per person. Photo illustrated in black and white. Fourteen tours offered with complete itinerary. Great travel ads. Measures 6"x8-3.4". Bright yellow, red and black cover art. Small bit of wear to spine only fault -- does not compromise integrity of binding. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 19384 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	1938 Akron City Hospital Nursing Dipoma In Case and Related Nursing Ephemera Akron, Ohio, Akron City Hospital, 1838. Very Good/, This is a lovely grouping of nursing collectibles, all owned by the same person -- Helen Fredaricka Wolff, who completed her three year program at the City Hospital of Akron, Ohio School of Nursing to receive her R.N. The diploma is inside its original case lined in gold satin and has the commencement program tucked into the pocket at the left side. Commencement exercises were held May 31, 1938 and the R.N. diploma was conferred upon 30 women. Of these, 16 would not receive "permanent issuance until conclusion of time requirement specified for practical work by the Ohio State Medical Board. " Helen Fredaricka Wolffe was not one of them.The diploma also retains it's original envelope which shows a few tears, but is intact and printed "Diploma Issued to ." and recipient's name handwritten at provided space.Also included is a First Aid certificate issued to Helen May 15, 1931 by the Health Center of the Women's Benefit Association of Akron, which shows that Helen had had an interest in medicine for quite some time prior to attending nursing school.The last item is one of her textbooks which is entitled "Outline of Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics" by Sister M. Domitilla B.S. R.N., Rochester Minnesota. This is a softbound book published in 1933 in which, and on which, Helen wrote her name and the date, 1935. Tucked inside are several pages of her handwritten notes USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 \| £UK 30 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 18588 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Air Force Museum Calendars (Full Run 1978-1991) Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, United States Air Force Museum, Colectors Edition. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Fourteen full-color, clean calendars all unused and purchased from a collector. Measure 8-1/2" tall and 11" wide. Hole punched as per design for hanging. No writing. Each calendar offers a full page color image of an historic plane and, beginning with the 1979 issue, a different historic aviation fact per day. All calendars are clean and nice. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 \| £UK 24 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 18630K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	An Album of Birds & Their Young (Player Cigarette Card Album complete) Great Britain and Ireland, John Player and Sons, 1937. Soft Cover, Good/, This is a very nice find -- a completed album of Birds and Their Young filled with 51 cigarette cards issued by John Player & Sons, a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland. Measures 5" tall by 7-1/2" wide. Covers show light staining to front and back, but are quite pleasing with their pastel drawing against cream colored cardstock. Pages are very clean with just a few small spots to last one and show three cigarette cards mounted to a page, all featuring birds of the United Kingdom with explanatory material. Nice piece of ephemera for the cigarette card collector. 19 pages. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 19 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2490] Book number: 18144 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The American Ballet Theatre Coast to Coast Tour 1944-1945 (smaller program laid-in) Hollywood, California, Program Publications Inc., 1944. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Good/, Nice, clean oversized program resembling a magazine. Covers detached at one time, but have been restapled and are holding well. Some flat creasing to front and small chip to top front edge as well as edge toning to last few pages. Others remain white. Cover art shows a pas de deux, a drawings with color wash primarily in blue and gree with yellow, pink and black accents. Numerous photos of ballet stars of the day, as well as stills from various ballets, come with synopsis. Also short articles, including one about ballet fashions. Gret ads for luxury goods such as watches and perfumes. Laid-in is a smaller two-sided ad for three productions from 1945 -- Swan Lake, Tally-ho and Fancy Free. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 19 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2490] Book number: 18557 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Arts & Crafts in Chicago VIII March 24, 1991 Cincinatti, Ohio; Oak Park, Ill., Don Treadway Gallery; John Toomey, 1991. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Very nice, clean auction catalog with simple, but elegant, cover design showing a leaded glass window and five vases showing different styles of pottery representative of the Arts & Crafts period. Items include furniture, windows, art, pottery, lighting fixtures, rugs, Frank Lloyd Wright drawings, and jewelry -- 230 objects in all. Each is pictured, most in black and white, but there are also eight full pages of color photos showing multiple items, as well as color photos inside both the front and back covers. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 19467 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Beacon; Magazine of the Virginia State Penitentiary August 1939 , Virginia State Penitentiary, 1939, August, 1939. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, This is an unusual relic of the Virginia State Penitentiary -- the August 1939 issue of The Beacon, a publication intended for inmates and their families. Magazine is in good conditon -- very clean. Only faults are a tiny snip off the lower front corner and a small tear at lower spine. Inside the front cover are the rules and regulations, of which we found this one amusing; "Musical instruments are permitted within the institution, and concerts are held frequently on the ball park, to which, however, the public is not invited. Occasional hours of practice are permitted in the cell house building and the groaning trombone, the hoop-de-hoop sax, the guitar, tenor banjo, ukele, and other musical instruments are heard -- if you care to listen."The main article addresses the affect of environment on crime and is followed by a literary column, a stamp collectors' corner, prison jokes and general prison news. Interesting items here include notice of a special "colored" church service, a report of an athlete's foot break-out, which is referred to as "pyorrhea between the toes." Also, info on sports. 16 pages USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 16082 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Bissell & Company Pittsburgh Catalog Supplment Columbian Grates, Peerless Gas Fires Pittsburgh, PA, Bissell & Company, 1898. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Handsome catalog supplement offering the latest 1898 Peerless gas fireplaces and ornate Columbian grates. The Bissell Company which sold them is not the Bissell of vacuum cleaner fame. This Bissell was noted for its Peerless Gas Fires, Peerless and Columbian Grates and Triumph Stoves and Ranges. They offered here for the first time the New Peerless Gas Fire with a new and more effective combustion system which is explained inside.The supplement measures 5-1/4"x7-1/2" and is nicely illustrated throughout its 20 pages with large photos of the products accompanied by descriptions. There is darkening to top front corner and a bit of browning to back, but otherwise supplement is clean and attractive. USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 19618 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Book of Successful Fireplaces And How To Build Them (brochure About Outdoor Fireplaces laid-in) Cleveland, Ohio, The Donley Brothers, 1948, Thirteenth Edition. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Wonderful book used as an advertising vehicle by Donley Brothers, but containing much practical information still viable today. Very clean and tightly bound. Measures 8-1/2"x11" and is lavishly illustrated with photos, diagrams and drawings. Includes a laid-in tri-fold brochure entitled "Outdoor Cooking Is Fun!" which showcases Donley products. Book irtself, however, has an entire chapter dedicated to the outdoor fireplace. 81 pages USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 10024B Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Boston Tradition; An Exhibition in Commemoration of the 350th Anniversary Of the Founding of Boston Boston, Mass., The Boston Foundation, 1980. Soft Cover, Fine/, Crisp, clean booklet measuring 9" acorss and 7" high. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. The author explores the Boston tradition by looking at the contributiuons of Bostonians to the fields of Literature, Science, Business and Finance, Architecture, Religion, Politics and Law, Sculpture and both Painting and Photography, the Performing Arts, Education, Museums and Libraries, Publishing, the Decorative Arts, Social Service and Sports. Unpaginated. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 16837 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Bussey Pen Products Co. Wire Fabrics Catalog No. 17 1934-1935 Chicago, Bussey's Pen Products Company, 1934, Number 17. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice, clean catalog which measures 6"x9" and is printed in brown with sepia toned photos and brown inked drawings. Light soiling to cover only fault. Mailing label to back. Catalog fastened with postage stamp to side which was slit to open. In addition to products such as fronts, wire floors, and other accoutrments for poultry batteries, there are thermostats, themometers, wire fabrics for floors, welded wire fabrics, wire cloth, fencing, and much more. There are also directions with diagrams for building a laying battery. 35 pages. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 19491 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Camp Roberts 95th Infantry Training Batallion ; Camp Roberts Dispatch Newspaper (two Ephemera items) , 1945. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Two ephemera items, the first of which is a booklet comprised of photos of the 95th Infantry Training Batallion at the completion of the second cycle. Black and white portrait photos of officers and group shots of all platoons. Most interesting is a double page spread showing the formation during the reading of the proclamation of the untimely death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt April 12, 1945. Also includes action photos during training. Clean and nice with no writing or tears.The second item is the March 2, 1945 issue of the Camp Roberts Dispatch newspaper. Very clean and nice with browning at edges and folds, but no tearing. Paper is not brittle. This is a very large four-page publication measuring 18" across and 22" long. Comprised of camp news, cartoons and photos. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 16975K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Camp David Summit September 1978 Washington D.C,, Department of State, 1978. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine/, Very clean, nice copy of a harder to find title. Photo on cover shows a young President Carter flanked by President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin at the September, 1978 Camp David summit. Includes proceedings. 19 pages. Measures 8"x10-1/2" USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 18972K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Catalog of the Art School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1929-1930 Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1929. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Beautiful copy -- very clean with untoned pages. Measures 6"x8-1/2" and sports a nice two tone green cover with a small stylized drawing of the Art Institute on the front. Tightly bound. Only faults are a small bit of wear to bottom corners and a faint signature to front. Catalog has 64 pages and is illustrated nicely with black and white photos of student art representing the various disciplines offered. Info on admission, scholarships, school rules, living accomodations (all off campus) course descriptions etc. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 17717 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Chicago Society of Artists Block Prints 1970 Calendar Chicago, Illinois, The Chicago Society of Artists Inc., 1972. Hard Cover, Good-plus/, Very handsome, unused calendar with easel stand that has not been punched out for use. Pages are pristine. Spiral bound at top. Covers shows toning to bottom of white portion on red front cover and to edges of plain white back cover. Otherwise snow white pages. Artistically strong graphics consist of 51 artist creations from hand-cut blocks of their own design. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 17291IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Columbia Record Catalog 1943 (with Price List) New York, Columbia Recording Corporation, 1943. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Very nice copy. Clean as a whistle inside and out. Pages have toned, but are otherwise without fault with the exception of a small tear to first page mended with archival tape. Flat crease to bottom front corner of cover, spots of edgewear and very mild soiling to back cover which is a yellow green. Laid-in is a price sheet coded by number and clean and without tears. Whether its classical, children's, opera, show tunes, sound effects, educational, or popular music that suits, Columbia offered it all. Fun to look back at old favorites. A few artists pictured with short biography. 466 pages. USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1418] Book number: 16175 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Commissioning United States Ship Robert E. Peary (DE-1073) , United States Navy, 1972. Soft Cover, Oblong, Very Good/, Very nice, clean, tighly bound program issued for the commissioing of the U.S.S. Robert E. Peary at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington September 23, 1972. Measures 8" tall by 10-1/2" long and has 40 pages. Aside from toning to edges of cream card cover at front and overall at back, is is very clean and tightly bound with pristine pages. Attractive red, white and blue cover design and numerous photos of the ship and crew inside, as well, as pictures of Rear Admiral and adventurer Robert E. Peary for whom it was named. Much history about Peary, as well as stats and info on the ship which was decommissioned on August 7, 1992, struck from the navy list on November 11,1995 and transferred to the Republic of China. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 19498 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Courtside 1992 Football Draft Pix Foodball Cards (36 Packs in Factory Sealed Box) Can Carlos, Califonria, Courtside Cards, 1992. New/, BRAND NEW factory sealed box of 36 packs of draft picks football cards. Randomly inserted in these packs were Courtside's All-America Team and Courtside's College Award Winners, as well over 70,000 authentic signatures. Maybe you'll get lucky! USD 24.95 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2219] Book number: 18371 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Doll House of Colleen Moore; A Fairyland Castle Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, 1949. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, This wonderful oversized booklet opens the door to a world of enchantment! Colleen Moore, the recipient of the enchanted doll house, found the first one under the Christmas tree. But in years to follow there would be even more versions, of which this is number eight. Over 700 artists and craftsmen worked on it and the result is simply stunning. Not only does it house a THOUSAND separate items, but the quality of said items is staggering. Consider these -- diamond and emerald chairs, a diamond chandelier, an ivory statuette of the Goose Boy of Sparta, an inlaid ivory floor in the chapel and a tiny cookbook that fits in the bowl of a teaspoon.The lback and white photos are marvelous and the text delightfully written. If you are a doll collector this one's a must-have. Great gift idea too and clean as a whistle! 30 pages. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 18393K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Farberware Stainless Steel Automatic Electric Fry Pan Recipe Book New York, S.W. Farber Inc., 1955. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Crisp, clean copy with no defect of note. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and is illustrated in full color throughout. Touts pan's total immersibility, durable stainless steel and aluminum-clad bottom for "miracle heat spread" and offers instructions for use and cleaning. There's also a handy chart for fry times for various foods followed by pages of recipes for such favorites as veal scallopini, swedish meatballs, salmon patties, as well as one fish meals and even a few dessets. 23 pages. USD 11.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 1023] Book number: 18709 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Frankfurter Hof Grand Hotel De Francfort (vintage travel brochure) New York, New York, American Office International Sleeping Car Co., 1909. Soft Cover, Very Good/, The Frankfurter Hof remains today a bastion of five-star elegance, so it's especially delightful to find an early brochure advertising it. The brochure measures 3-3/4"x7-3/4" and has lovely color cover art followed by artistic representations of the hotel's amenities in black and white. The front is stamped with the name of a Connecticut travel agency and the brochure, as evidenced by printing on front, was compiled to attract travelers attending the First International Aeronautic Exposition July 10- October, 31, 1909. Aside from some light soil to back and a tiny snip off the lower corner both front and back, the brochure is excellent. Fascinating to see the tariffs for a suite with sitting room, bedroom and bath. The hotel was built in the Italian Renaisscance style with handsome stone staircases and corridors laid with Italian mosaics. The hotel had central heat, gardens, many rooms with fireplaces, a reading room, an American bar, a restaurant garden terrace and a grill room. 15 pages with an ad inside back cover for Robert Koch, Court Jeweler. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 18493 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	French XVII Century Furniture & Works of Art Collected By the Late Katherine Deere Butterworth (Realized Prices Marked) New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1954. Soft Cover, Good-plus/, Nice catalog showing mild soiling to cover and a few small edgetears to orverhang of wraps. Realized prices penciled in for most of items. Includes Royal Gobelins tapestries; sculptures; majolica and Pallisy ware; textiles and window hangings; Italian and French Reniassance furniture; Chinese art, including imperial jade, snuff bottles semi-precious mineral carvings and porcelains; Goergian and other silver and Oriental rugs. 153 pages. Katherine Deere Butterworth was John Deere's daughter (tractors etc.). Her husband, William Butterworth came to work for the company and their home, known as Overlook remains today a John deere holding, known as Butterworth Center. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 17927IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Girl Scout Leader Magazine (50th Anniversary Edition) New York, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 1962, March, 1962. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Wonderful copy of the Girl Scout Leader Magazine from March 1962 when the Girl Scouts commemorated their 50th anniversary. Clean as a whistle inside and out with no tears or chips and no writing. Original mailing label still intact at bottom front. Much historical info on the Girl Scouts, plus a wonderful photo of Juliette Lowe with her parrot. Also includes a message from President Kennedy and one from Lady Baden-Powell. Measures 8-1/4"x11-1/2." Only defect is one rusty staple. Great ads too, especially the one for Girl Scout cookies and the one at rear cover for World Book Encyclopedia. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 12,842 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Glimakra Looms Catalog 1978 Sweden, Glimakra Looms, 1978. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Absolutely charming catalog with full page, full color art at every two page spread for the first 22 pages, all depicting homey scenes featuring looms and weaving. From there to page 42 the art depicts the products until the last two pages when it picks up the previous art again. Catalog measures 8-1/2"x9" and is printed in English. Truly a thing of beauty and a thoughtful gift for a weaver. Photos available upon request. Mild toning to edges of plain white back cover and to interior gutters. Small bit of wear to lwoer front corner. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 18711K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Golden Anniversary Washington Council No. 224 Knights of Columbus, Washington D.C. 1897-1947 , Knights of Columbus Council No. 224, 1947. Soft Cover, Very God/Wraps, Good-plus, Pages and page edges very clean. Dark blue covers are likewise clean, though do show darkening to front near spine and at upper back. Illustrated with photographs, including full page portraits of key prelates of the period. Much history of the Council, as well as rosters by year of officers. Also includes a full membership directoy. Laid-in is a small slip of paper penned by former owner mentioning the presence of his father and grandfather by name. 138 pages. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 15597 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.

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	1929 Program of Summer Tours to Spain South America and Mexico New York, New York, Elcano Tours Travel Bureau, 1929. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Very nice, clean travel brochure offering a variety of summer tours to Spanish-speaking countries. It was then possible to take a 48 day tour in the high three figures per person. Photo illustrated in black and white. Fourteen tours offered with complete itinerary. Great travel ads. Measures 6"x8-3.4". Bright yellow, red and black cover art. Small bit of wear to spine only fault -- does not compromise integrity of binding. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 19384 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	1938 Akron City Hospital Nursing Dipoma In Case and Related Nursing Ephemera Akron, Ohio, Akron City Hospital, 1838. Very Good/, This is a lovely grouping of nursing collectibles, all owned by the same person -- Helen Fredaricka Wolff, who completed her three year program at the City Hospital of Akron, Ohio School of Nursing to receive her R.N. The diploma is inside its original case lined in gold satin and has the commencement program tucked into the pocket at the left side. Commencement exercises were held May 31, 1938 and the R.N. diploma was conferred upon 30 women. Of these, 16 would not receive "permanent issuance until conclusion of time requirement specified for practical work by the Ohio State Medical Board. " Helen Fredaricka Wolffe was not one of them.The diploma also retains it's original envelope which shows a few tears, but is intact and printed "Diploma Issued to ." and recipient's name handwritten at provided space.Also included is a First Aid certificate issued to Helen May 15, 1931 by the Health Center of the Women's Benefit Association of Akron, which shows that Helen had had an interest in medicine for quite some time prior to attending nursing school.The last item is one of her textbooks which is entitled "Outline of Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics" by Sister M. Domitilla B.S. R.N., Rochester Minnesota. This is a softbound book published in 1933 in which, and on which, Helen wrote her name and the date, 1935. Tucked inside are several pages of her handwritten notes USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 \| £UK 30 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 18588 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Air Force Museum Calendars (Full Run 1978-1991) Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, United States Air Force Museum, Colectors Edition. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Fourteen full-color, clean calendars all unused and purchased from a collector. Measure 8-1/2" tall and 11" wide. Hole punched as per design for hanging. No writing. Each calendar offers a full page color image of an historic plane and, beginning with the 1979 issue, a different historic aviation fact per day. All calendars are clean and nice. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 \| £UK 24 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 18630K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	An Album of Birds & Their Young (Player Cigarette Card Album complete) Great Britain and Ireland, John Player and Sons, 1937. Soft Cover, Good/, This is a very nice find -- a completed album of Birds and Their Young filled with 51 cigarette cards issued by John Player & Sons, a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland. Measures 5" tall by 7-1/2" wide. Covers show light staining to front and back, but are quite pleasing with their pastel drawing against cream colored cardstock. Pages are very clean with just a few small spots to last one and show three cigarette cards mounted to a page, all featuring birds of the United Kingdom with explanatory material. Nice piece of ephemera for the cigarette card collector. 19 pages. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 19 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2490] Book number: 18144 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The American Ballet Theatre Coast to Coast Tour 1944-1945 (smaller program laid-in) Hollywood, California, Program Publications Inc., 1944. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Good/, Nice, clean oversized program resembling a magazine. Covers detached at one time, but have been restapled and are holding well. Some flat creasing to front and small chip to top front edge as well as edge toning to last few pages. Others remain white. Cover art shows a pas de deux, a drawings with color wash primarily in blue and gree with yellow, pink and black accents. Numerous photos of ballet stars of the day, as well as stills from various ballets, come with synopsis. Also short articles, including one about ballet fashions. Gret ads for luxury goods such as watches and perfumes. Laid-in is a smaller two-sided ad for three productions from 1945 -- Swan Lake, Tally-ho and Fancy Free. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 19 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2490] Book number: 18557 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Arts & Crafts in Chicago VIII March 24, 1991 Cincinatti, Ohio; Oak Park, Ill., Don Treadway Gallery; John Toomey, 1991. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Very nice, clean auction catalog with simple, but elegant, cover design showing a leaded glass window and five vases showing different styles of pottery representative of the Arts & Crafts period. Items include furniture, windows, art, pottery, lighting fixtures, rugs, Frank Lloyd Wright drawings, and jewelry -- 230 objects in all. Each is pictured, most in black and white, but there are also eight full pages of color photos showing multiple items, as well as color photos inside both the front and back covers. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 19467 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Beacon; Magazine of the Virginia State Penitentiary August 1939 , Virginia State Penitentiary, 1939, August, 1939. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, This is an unusual relic of the Virginia State Penitentiary -- the August 1939 issue of The Beacon, a publication intended for inmates and their families. Magazine is in good conditon -- very clean. Only faults are a tiny snip off the lower front corner and a small tear at lower spine. Inside the front cover are the rules and regulations, of which we found this one amusing; "Musical instruments are permitted within the institution, and concerts are held frequently on the ball park, to which, however, the public is not invited. Occasional hours of practice are permitted in the cell house building and the groaning trombone, the hoop-de-hoop sax, the guitar, tenor banjo, ukele, and other musical instruments are heard -- if you care to listen."The main article addresses the affect of environment on crime and is followed by a literary column, a stamp collectors' corner, prison jokes and general prison news. Interesting items here include notice of a special "colored" church service, a report of an athlete's foot break-out, which is referred to as "pyorrhea between the toes." Also, info on sports. 16 pages USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 16082 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Bissell & Company Pittsburgh Catalog Supplment Columbian Grates, Peerless Gas Fires Pittsburgh, PA, Bissell & Company, 1898. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Handsome catalog supplement offering the latest 1898 Peerless gas fireplaces and ornate Columbian grates. The Bissell Company which sold them is not the Bissell of vacuum cleaner fame. This Bissell was noted for its Peerless Gas Fires, Peerless and Columbian Grates and Triumph Stoves and Ranges. They offered here for the first time the New Peerless Gas Fire with a new and more effective combustion system which is explained inside.The supplement measures 5-1/4"x7-1/2" and is nicely illustrated throughout its 20 pages with large photos of the products accompanied by descriptions. There is darkening to top front corner and a bit of browning to back, but otherwise supplement is clean and attractive. USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2134] Book number: 19618 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Book of Successful Fireplaces And How To Build Them (brochure About Outdoor Fireplaces laid-in) Cleveland, Ohio, The Donley Brothers, 1948, Thirteenth Edition. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Wonderful book used as an advertising vehicle by Donley Brothers, but containing much practical information still viable today. Very clean and tightly bound. Measures 8-1/2"x11" and is lavishly illustrated with photos, diagrams and drawings. Includes a laid-in tri-fold brochure entitled "Outdoor Cooking Is Fun!" which showcases Donley products. Book irtself, however, has an entire chapter dedicated to the outdoor fireplace. 81 pages USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 10024B Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Boston Tradition; An Exhibition in Commemoration of the 350th Anniversary Of the Founding of Boston Boston, Mass., The Boston Foundation, 1980. Soft Cover, Fine/, Crisp, clean booklet measuring 9" acorss and 7" high. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. The author explores the Boston tradition by looking at the contributiuons of Bostonians to the fields of Literature, Science, Business and Finance, Architecture, Religion, Politics and Law, Sculpture and both Painting and Photography, the Performing Arts, Education, Museums and Libraries, Publishing, the Decorative Arts, Social Service and Sports. Unpaginated. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 16837 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Bussey Pen Products Co. Wire Fabrics Catalog No. 17 1934-1935 Chicago, Bussey's Pen Products Company, 1934, Number 17. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice, clean catalog which measures 6"x9" and is printed in brown with sepia toned photos and brown inked drawings. Light soiling to cover only fault. Mailing label to back. Catalog fastened with postage stamp to side which was slit to open. In addition to products such as fronts, wire floors, and other accoutrments for poultry batteries, there are thermostats, themometers, wire fabrics for floors, welded wire fabrics, wire cloth, fencing, and much more. There are also directions with diagrams for building a laying battery. 35 pages. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 19491 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Camp Roberts 95th Infantry Training Batallion ; Camp Roberts Dispatch Newspaper (two Ephemera items) , 1945. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Two ephemera items, the first of which is a booklet comprised of photos of the 95th Infantry Training Batallion at the completion of the second cycle. Black and white portrait photos of officers and group shots of all platoons. Most interesting is a double page spread showing the formation during the reading of the proclamation of the untimely death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt April 12, 1945. Also includes action photos during training. Clean and nice with no writing or tears.The second item is the March 2, 1945 issue of the Camp Roberts Dispatch newspaper. Very clean and nice with browning at edges and folds, but no tearing. Paper is not brittle. This is a very large four-page publication measuring 18" across and 22" long. Comprised of camp news, cartoons and photos. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 16975K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Camp David Summit September 1978 Washington D.C,, Department of State, 1978. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Fine/, Very clean, nice copy of a harder to find title. Photo on cover shows a young President Carter flanked by President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin at the September, 1978 Camp David summit. Includes proceedings. 19 pages. Measures 8"x10-1/2" USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 18972K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Catalog of the Art School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1929-1930 Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1929. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Beautiful copy -- very clean with untoned pages. Measures 6"x8-1/2" and sports a nice two tone green cover with a small stylized drawing of the Art Institute on the front. Tightly bound. Only faults are a small bit of wear to bottom corners and a faint signature to front. Catalog has 64 pages and is illustrated nicely with black and white photos of student art representing the various disciplines offered. Info on admission, scholarships, school rules, living accomodations (all off campus) course descriptions etc. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2668] Book number: 17717 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Chicago Society of Artists Block Prints 1970 Calendar Chicago, Illinois, The Chicago Society of Artists Inc., 1972. Hard Cover, Good-plus/, Very handsome, unused calendar with easel stand that has not been punched out for use. Pages are pristine. Spiral bound at top. Covers shows toning to bottom of white portion on red front cover and to edges of plain white back cover. Otherwise snow white pages. Artistically strong graphics consist of 51 artist creations from hand-cut blocks of their own design. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 17291IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Columbia Record Catalog 1943 (with Price List) New York, Columbia Recording Corporation, 1943. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Very nice copy. Clean as a whistle inside and out. Pages have toned, but are otherwise without fault with the exception of a small tear to first page mended with archival tape. Flat crease to bottom front corner of cover, spots of edgewear and very mild soiling to back cover which is a yellow green. Laid-in is a price sheet coded by number and clean and without tears. Whether its classical, children's, opera, show tunes, sound effects, educational, or popular music that suits, Columbia offered it all. Fun to look back at old favorites. A few artists pictured with short biography. 466 pages. USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1418] Book number: 16175 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Commissioning United States Ship Robert E. Peary (DE-1073) , United States Navy, 1972. Soft Cover, Oblong, Very Good/, Very nice, clean, tighly bound program issued for the commissioing of the U.S.S. Robert E. Peary at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington September 23, 1972. Measures 8" tall by 10-1/2" long and has 40 pages. Aside from toning to edges of cream card cover at front and overall at back, is is very clean and tightly bound with pristine pages. Attractive red, white and blue cover design and numerous photos of the ship and crew inside, as well, as pictures of Rear Admiral and adventurer Robert E. Peary for whom it was named. Much history about Peary, as well as stats and info on the ship which was decommissioned on August 7, 1992, struck from the navy list on November 11,1995 and transferred to the Republic of China. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 19498 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Courtside 1992 Football Draft Pix Foodball Cards (36 Packs in Factory Sealed Box) Can Carlos, Califonria, Courtside Cards, 1992. New/, BRAND NEW factory sealed box of 36 packs of draft picks football cards. Randomly inserted in these packs were Courtside's All-America Team and Courtside's College Award Winners, as well over 70,000 authentic signatures. Maybe you'll get lucky! USD 24.95 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2219] Book number: 18371 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Doll House of Colleen Moore; A Fairyland Castle Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, 1949. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, This wonderful oversized booklet opens the door to a world of enchantment! Colleen Moore, the recipient of the enchanted doll house, found the first one under the Christmas tree. But in years to follow there would be even more versions, of which this is number eight. Over 700 artists and craftsmen worked on it and the result is simply stunning. Not only does it house a THOUSAND separate items, but the quality of said items is staggering. Consider these -- diamond and emerald chairs, a diamond chandelier, an ivory statuette of the Goose Boy of Sparta, an inlaid ivory floor in the chapel and a tiny cookbook that fits in the bowl of a teaspoon.The lback and white photos are marvelous and the text delightfully written. If you are a doll collector this one's a must-have. Great gift idea too and clean as a whistle! 30 pages. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 18393K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Farberware Stainless Steel Automatic Electric Fry Pan Recipe Book New York, S.W. Farber Inc., 1955. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Crisp, clean copy with no defect of note. Measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and is illustrated in full color throughout. Touts pan's total immersibility, durable stainless steel and aluminum-clad bottom for "miracle heat spread" and offers instructions for use and cleaning. There's also a handy chart for fry times for various foods followed by pages of recipes for such favorites as veal scallopini, swedish meatballs, salmon patties, as well as one fish meals and even a few dessets. 23 pages. USD 11.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 7 \| JP¥ 1023] Book number: 18709 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Frankfurter Hof Grand Hotel De Francfort (vintage travel brochure) New York, New York, American Office International Sleeping Car Co., 1909. Soft Cover, Very Good/, The Frankfurter Hof remains today a bastion of five-star elegance, so it's especially delightful to find an early brochure advertising it. The brochure measures 3-3/4"x7-3/4" and has lovely color cover art followed by artistic representations of the hotel's amenities in black and white. The front is stamped with the name of a Connecticut travel agency and the brochure, as evidenced by printing on front, was compiled to attract travelers attending the First International Aeronautic Exposition July 10- October, 31, 1909. Aside from some light soil to back and a tiny snip off the lower corner both front and back, the brochure is excellent. Fascinating to see the tariffs for a suite with sitting room, bedroom and bath. The hotel was built in the Italian Renaisscance style with handsome stone staircases and corridors laid with Italian mosaics. The hotel had central heat, gardens, many rooms with fireplaces, a reading room, an American bar, a restaurant garden terrace and a grill room. 15 pages with an ad inside back cover for Robert Koch, Court Jeweler. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 18493 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	French XVII Century Furniture & Works of Art Collected By the Late Katherine Deere Butterworth (Realized Prices Marked) New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1954. Soft Cover, Good-plus/, Nice catalog showing mild soiling to cover and a few small edgetears to orverhang of wraps. Realized prices penciled in for most of items. Includes Royal Gobelins tapestries; sculptures; majolica and Pallisy ware; textiles and window hangings; Italian and French Reniassance furniture; Chinese art, including imperial jade, snuff bottles semi-precious mineral carvings and porcelains; Goergian and other silver and Oriental rugs. 153 pages. Katherine Deere Butterworth was John Deere's daughter (tractors etc.). Her husband, William Butterworth came to work for the company and their home, known as Overlook remains today a John deere holding, known as Butterworth Center. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 17927IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Girl Scout Leader Magazine (50th Anniversary Edition) New York, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 1962, March, 1962. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Wonderful copy of the Girl Scout Leader Magazine from March 1962 when the Girl Scouts commemorated their 50th anniversary. Clean as a whistle inside and out with no tears or chips and no writing. Original mailing label still intact at bottom front. Much historical info on the Girl Scouts, plus a wonderful photo of Juliette Lowe with her parrot. Also includes a message from President Kennedy and one from Lady Baden-Powell. Measures 8-1/4"x11-1/2." Only defect is one rusty staple. Great ads too, especially the one for Girl Scout cookies and the one at rear cover for World Book Encyclopedia. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 12,842 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	The Glimakra Looms Catalog 1978 Sweden, Glimakra Looms, 1978. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Absolutely charming catalog with full page, full color art at every two page spread for the first 22 pages, all depicting homey scenes featuring looms and weaving. From there to page 42 the art depicts the products until the last two pages when it picks up the previous art again. Catalog measures 8-1/2"x9" and is printed in English. Truly a thing of beauty and a thoughtful gift for a weaver. Photos available upon request. Mild toning to edges of plain white back cover and to interior gutters. Small bit of wear to lwoer front corner. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 18711K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.
	Golden Anniversary Washington Council No. 224 Knights of Columbus, Washington D.C. 1897-1947 , Knights of Columbus Council No. 224, 1947. Soft Cover, Very God/Wraps, Good-plus, Pages and page edges very clean. Dark blue covers are likewise clean, though do show darkening to front near spine and at upper back. Illustrated with photographs, including full page portraits of key prelates of the period. Much history of the Council, as well as rosters by year of officers. Also includes a full membership directoy. Laid-in is a small slip of paper penned by former owner mentioning the presence of his father and grandfather by name. 138 pages. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 15597 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books.