Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Summer 1953 (Volume XLVI, Number 2)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1953. Paperback. (Volume XLVI, Number 2). Small 4to. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. Pp. 119-223. Illustrations. Very good. Some mild edgewear and light rubbing. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Harry E. Pratt and Wayne C. Temple's "James Garfield Randall, 1881-1953," Earle Lutz's "The Stars and Stripes of Illinois Boys in Blue," James W. Covington's "The Indian Liquor Trade at Peoria -- 1824," Walter B. Hendrickson's "The Happy Soldier (Part II)" and Huber W. Ellingsworth's "John Peter Altgeld as a Public Speaker. .

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Book number: 32624

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Keywords: Illinois & Midwest

Journal of the Southern Confederacy

Jasper, FL, Robert B. Marvin, 1971. Paperback. Small 4to. White pictorial wrappers. 42pp. Illustrations, map. Near fine. Rear cover slightly soiled. Volume one, number three of this periodical entirely devoted to the history of the Confederacy. .

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Book number: 673

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Keywords: CIVIL WAR Civil War

Journal of the Sixty-Third National Convention of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the CIVIL War 1861-1865

Milwaukee, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1953. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow wrappers. 228pp. 3 illustrations. Very good. Handsome, tight copy of this annual convention text, filled with reports, lists, budgets, audit reports, names and addresses, etc. This issue devoted to Albert Woolson, the last living member of the G.A.R. who is also pictured. .

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Book number: 7115

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Keywords: Civil War

Jugend-Lust. Ein Bilderbuch Mit Versen Für Die Lieben Kleinen

N.p. N.p. n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and glossy pictorial paper over boards. (6pp rectos only, 4pp versos only). Numerous chromolithographs. Very good. Faint edgewear. Tight and quite handsome copy, entirely in German, of this undated (late 19th century) children's picture book and verse collection whose title translates: "Joy of Youth. A Picture Book with Verses for the Little Dears." The chromolithographs throughout are charming, bold and bright, and depict a wide array of childish activities, each accompanied by a verse. The front board graphic is wonderfully bright and fresh. (Front cover title: Jugend-Lust. Ein neues Bilderbuch.") Bibliographically cryptic, but definitely delightful. .

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Book number: 40364

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Keywords: Children's German Language

Der Jugendgarten: Eine Festgabe Fur Junge Madchen

Stuttgart, Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, n.y. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth with gilt and black lettering and decorations and color plate on front board. viii, 2878pp, (1p), (8pp ads). Color frontispiece, illustrations (some color), decorative endpapers. Very good. Faint bit of mild edgewear, age toning and light soiling (binding only), else overall tight, clean and internally near fine. Attractive later printing of this broad and popular anthology of well-illustrated sentimental verse, fiction and nonfiction, undated but likely circa 1890s. Entirely in German, this 32nd volume is a spinoff on the work of the German children's writer Ottilie Wildermuth (1817-77) as continued by her daughters Agnes Willms and Adelheid Wildermuth. Title translation: "The Youth's Garden: A Present for Young Girls. .

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Book number: 40568

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Keywords: BINDINGS Children's German Language

Kein Radio Beef & Bread Cookbook

Great Falls, MT, KEIN Radio, 1975. Paperback. 4to. Stiff pictorial wrappers, blue plastic spiral binding. 92pp. Very good. Small abrasion on front wrapper; top loop of spiral binding chipped. Probable sole printing of this listener-compiled collection. .

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Book number: 14123

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Keywords: Cooking

Kennedy and His Family in Pictures

N.p. Cowles Magazines and Broadcasting, 1963. Paperback. Folio. Stiff color pictorial wrappers. (Ca. 50pp). Numerous illustrations (many color). Near fine. Full issue of this special focus issue of "Look" magazine, in unusually bright, clean, crisp condition. .

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Book number: 5994

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Keywords: Presidential

Der Kinderfreund: Neue Erzahlungen Fur Die Jugend

New York, Verlag von Carl Hirsch, n.y. Hardcover. 24mo. Green-grey cloth with gilt and black lettering and multi-color pictorial stamping. 143pp. Decorative endpapers. Near fine. Very faintest bit of edgewear; text block lightly age toned, as usual. A tight, attractive later printing, entirely in German, of this second volume of (rough translation) "The Children's Friend: New Tales for Youth." Charming front board depicts a seated mother reading a book to a young girl standing in front of her, a young boy standing to the side and a toddler playing with toys at her feet. A superb copy, undated but circa 1900. .

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Book number: 39821

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Keywords: BINDINGS Children's German Language

Klassisches Vergissmeinnicht: Mit Ausspruchen Von Goethe

Lahr in Baden, Germany, Moriz Schauenburg, n.y. Hardcover. 48mo. Patterned green paper over boards with gilt lettering, slipcase. (Ca. 350pp). Color frontispiece, 2 full-page color plates, floral endpapers. Near fine/very good. Faintest of slipcase edgewear. A tight and lovely copy of this undated (but circa 1910) daily quotation collection, entirely in German, with a different quotation for every day f the year. The color plates are especially pristine. Title translation: "Classical Forget-Me-Not." A few pages have small faintly pencilled comments, as for instance on July 18 (in English): "The last flower from Briverton when we left," complete with tiny dried flower. A charmer -- not quite a miniature book (which are less than 3"), but at 3 7/8" not far from it!.

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Book number: 39901

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Keywords: Natural History Odds & Ends

Kodachrome Ektachrome Film

N.p. Eastman Kodak Company, 1955. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 33pp. Numerous illustrations (many color). Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear -- overall tight, clean and quite nice. First edition of this "how to" on using this new color film, with the nifty and usually-absent heavy card stock "Ektachrome Pocket Exposure Guide" still tipped in at the back. From the library of noted Chicago photographer ARCHIE LIEBERMAN (1926-2008) of "Farm Boy" fame. .

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Book number: 27850

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Keywords: Photography

Kommet Her Zu Mir! Ein Biblisches Bilderbuch II

Milwaukee, Geo. Brumder, n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Brown cloth spine and stiff pictorial card stock. (17pp). 7 full-page chromolithographs. Very good. Binding (only) a tad edgeworn and lightly soiled. A tight and nice undated (ca. late 19th century) edition of this charming gathering of superb images and text about Christ's teaching, entirely in German. Title translation: "Come to Me! A Biblical Picture Book II." Apparently published without title page. .

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Book number: 40882

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Keywords: Religion German Language

The Kruse Professional Price Guide to Collector Cars

Orlando, House of Collectibles, 1978. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. v, 488pp. Color illustrations. Very good. Tight, clean first edition. .

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Book number: 7824

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Keywords: Automotive

Labor (Newspaper)

Washington, DC, Labor Newspaper, 1971. 73 miscellaneous issues, divided as follows: 1971 = 14, 1972 = 24, 1973 = 13, 1974 = 6, 1975 = 10, 1976 = 6. Folio. Each issue 8pp. Illustrations. Most good to very good. Usual minor age toning expected from newsprint; each folded in half, as issued. Interesting gathering of this union newspaper, "the national paper of 14 unions representing raillroad, airline and other workers in the U.S." housed in a faux wood finish cardboard clamshell box. .

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Book number: 9648

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Keywords: Transportation Newspapers

Laddie

Philadelphia, Henry Altemus Company, 1903. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Grey cloth with red and blue pictorial front cover stamping. 123pp. Color frontispiece, 7 full-page color plates. Very good. Early (not first) priting, a tight and attractive copy of this sentimental bestseller. .

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Book number: 17836

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Keywords: British Literature

The Latest and Best Books on Aviation

Chicago, Popular Mechanics Press, n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 24pp. Illustrations. Very good. Outer wrappers (only) lightly soiled, though internally near fine, with no edge tears whatsoever. Tight, attractive trade catalogue featuring an enormous range of flight books of all types -- books on civil aviation, aircraft mechanics, aerobatics, airplane photography, airports, etc. Though not dated, most of the titles are from the late 1920s. "Handy Order Blank" form also laid in at rear. Most unusual. .

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Book number: 36480

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Keywords: Bibliography & Books About Books Aviation