M'Gregor & Co.

M'Gregor's Almanac & Tide Tables for 1873. McGregor

Portland, Maine, D. McGregor & Co. 1873. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Beatrix Potter. 164pp. Brown flexible embossed cloth, gilt lettering, marbled edges, 2 folding maps. Light shelfwear, gilt slightly chipped but all readable, inner hinge cracked, text block holding, title page not present, contents age-toned. Maps are lightly chipped along outer edge and clean tears archival tape repaired, in otherwise sound condition. Complete astronomical almanac information and Tide Tables showing the time of high water morning and evening, for the principal ports in the United Kingdom, plus a listing of the lighthouses of the United Kingdom. The last part of the book has a section on the "Treatment of the Apparently Drowned", with illustrations, followed by an extensive advertising section. One map is of Falmouth Harbour, and the other is the Firth of Clyde. But for the lack of a title page, a well-preserved scarce nautical record. Good.

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Book number: 003836

Catalogue: Humor, Science, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Nautical Scotland

Hammond, Ericsson Mrs.

Mrs. Ericsson Hammond's Salad Appetizer Cook Book

New York, Mrs. Ericsson Hammond, 1924. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 196pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Slight ripple to lower front cover from apparent water damage and water stain to front endpapers' fore edges, some gilt lettering worn but legible. Some check marks (mostly in pencil) to some recipes, contents a bit yellowed. Original DUST JACKET is partially darkened and missing lower half of spine and 1 inch triangle from top; original price $3.50 still present. Also includes recipes of hot and cold entrees, desserts and meringues, plus photo illustrations. Mrs. Ericsson was the owner ot The Swedish, French, American Cooking School. Good/Poor.

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Book number: 000962

Catalogue: Cooking, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Cookbook Recipes

M. Heminway & Sons

Illustrated Manual of Knitting and Crochet Adapted to the Use of M. Heminway & Sons' Pure Dye Silks

[Watertown, Connecticut], M. Heminway & Sons' Silk Co. 1894. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 127pp. Tan stapled illustrated wraps. Front cover chipped and creased, rear cover and most of spine missing, contents lightly toned but mostly quite clean, a few early pages lightly chipped. Detailed instructions for many knitted and crocheted items, heavily illustrated throughout. A scarce example of this original publication. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001483

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Handcrafts Needlework Fashion

Hubbard, Charles L.

Heating and Ventilation, Parts I,II and III (3 Voumes)

Chicago, American School of Correspondence, 1925. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 213pp+examination paper in each of 3 volumes. Red hardcovers, black lettering to covers and spines. Volume I is shaken and has insect damage to spine and a bit of water staining, owner's name on front pastedown. Volume II is very faded,and waterstained inside and out and volume III is sound and clean inside and out. Descriptions of the different systems of heating and ventilation, their components and their maintenance. --------3 Volumes------- Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000448

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Engineering and Technology

Keywords: Warming Vacuums Fans Furnace

Edison Institute

Menlo Park- Edison Institute

Dearborn, Michigan, Edison Institute, 1933. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 12pp +4pp addenda. Stapled brochure printed in blue. Very ight soil to cover, contents very clean. Description of the Edison Laboratory with photos of Edison at work and photos of some of his inventions. Very Good.

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Book number: 002681

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Engineering and Technology

Keywords: "Greenfield Village" Inventions Telegraphy Phonograph "Motion Pictures"

Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justiice ; Hoover, John Edgar (Editor)

Classification of Fingerprints

Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 137pp. Stiff wraps. Light soil and corner crease to cover, contents are clean and binding is sound. Complete description of fingerprinting techniques with many illustrations and diagrams of examples. Good.

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Book number: 001962

Catalogue: Law, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Criminology Crime Police

Jordan, Franklin I.

Photographic Control Processes

New York, Galleon Publishers, Inc. 1937. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 236pp. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Spine ends and one corner bumped, otherwise covers are clean and sound. Slight age-toning, mainly to endpapers, and a bit of foxing to top edges. Scarce dust jacket is darkened and worn at edges, some closed tears, and a few peices missing along the edges, some foxing on the reverse side, but mostly complete. Illustrations by the author. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 000513

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Engineering and Technology, Photography

Keywords: Photography Film

Bassermann-Jordan, Ernst Von

Uhren Ein Handbuch Für Sammler Und Liebhaber, Mit 120 Abbildungen

Berlin, Richard Carl Schmidt & Co. 1920. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. viii, 178, xviii pp. Grey boards, gilt lettering and decoration. Corners worn, backstrip half missing, contents clean and unmarked, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, binding is tight. Illustrated throughout. Text is in German, glossary in rear in German, English and French. Good.

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Book number: 003425

Catalogue: Antiques, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Watches Clocks

Kirby, Norm H.

Crowns of France, Louis XVI to deGaulle

Chicago, Privately Published, 1968. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 64pp. SIGNED. White cloth over boards, blue lettering. Very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Contents are clean and some pages are lightly wrinkled, but no evidence of water staining. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000166

Catalogue: Antiques, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Numismatics Coins

KIrsch, C.W.

How to Drape Your Windows

Sturgis, Michigan, Kirsch Company, 1930. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Fred Whincap. 79pp. Tan paper over boards. Spine is chipped at top and split along joints, text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is chipped and has several large tears but is mostly complete and protected in a mylar jacket. Designs and illustrations, in black and white, and color, for various types of window treatments by the inventor of the flat curtain rod and the founder of the C.W. Kirsch Company. Laid-in is a promotional form letter from C. W. Kirsch. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 002526

Catalogue: Decorative Arts, Hobbies and How-To

Kneipp, Sebastian

My Will, A Legacy to the Healthy and the Sick

Kempten (Bavaria), Jos, Koesel, 1900. Hardcover. 380 +8 pages of ads. Leather backed printed boards. 29 photo illustrations plus line drawings. No date circa 1900. Corners worn and spine lightly worn, binding a bit tender but holding, text is age-toned. Hydrotherapy. Many illustrations of techniques. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004409

Catalogue: Medicine, How-to and Hobbies

Bean. L.L.

Hunting-Fishing and Camping

Freeport, Maine, The Dingley Press, Inc. 1942. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 104pp. Red cloth. Corners lightly bumped, slight indentation to rear cover, text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight. A sound copy. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004604

Catalogue: How-to and Hobbies, Wildlife

Keywords: Maine Game Deer Elk Moose d

By a Lady (Maria Eliza Rundell)

A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy: and Adapted to the Use of Private Families.

London, John Murray, 1817. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. xxx, 348pp. Quarter-calf, marbled boards, leather spine label gilt lettered, 9 engraved plates including frontispiece. Cover is worn and scuffed, spine lettering still bright, contents moderately foxed throughout and occasionally dampstained, several signatures protruding, but binding is holding tightly, inscription on front endpaper and former owner's name on title page. Originally published in 1806, this edition is described as "a new edition, corrected." This edition was first published in 1816. Good.

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Book number: 004675

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies, Illustrated

Keywords: Cuisine Recipes Instruction Cooking Kitchen

Lootens, J Ghislain

Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality

New York, American Photographic Book Publishing Co. Inc. 1953. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 266pp. Revised and enlarged edition. Covers and interior are sound, glue stain on front pastedown from former owner's bookplate removal. Unclipped dustjacket has moderate wear and short tears to edges. A comprehensive how-to book with many illustrative examples. Still has original dust jacket! Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000834

Catalogue: Art and Architecture, Hobbies and How-To, Photography

Keywords: Darkroom Developers Negatives Photomontage

Anna Temple Lovering

Hints in Domestic Practice and Home Nursing

Boston and Providence, Otis Clapp & Son, 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 170pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Edges lightly rubbed, faint spots to cover, contents are age-toned, cracking to hinges but binding secure. The last 40 pages consists of advertising for cures and remedies with many illustrations. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004412

Catalogue: Medicine, How-to and Hobbies, Reference

Keywords: Health Medical