(Donaldson, Alexander, Printer)

The Complete Letter-Writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life. Also a Variety of Elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, On Business, Duty, Amusement, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship,.....

Edinburgh, Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1781. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 230 +9pp contents. Full leather, leather label. Covers worn and scuffed, free endpapers lacking, joints tender, contents tanned and foxed, minor dampstaining to last pages,drawing and doodling on front pastedown, strip torn from lower margin of last page, no loss of text, former owner's name on title page. A very early edition of this title, by the author referred to by James Boswell as the "Prodigious Vendor of Literature." Good.

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Book number: 003546

Catalogue: Collectible, Business and Industry, How-to and Hobbies

[The Egyptian Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller, Containing an Alphabetical List of Dreams,....

New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, 1858. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 142pp + approx 50pp publisher's list. Pictorial boards. Wear and scuffing to cover, contents are mildly age-toned, some pulling away of page of preliminary book list with no loss of text. In addition to the listing of dreams, book conatins a treatise on chiromancy and a chapter on phrenology, and is illustrated with several diagrams. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004331

Catalogue: Science, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Pseudoscience Palmistry

How to Use Florence Knitting Silk. No.4

Florence, Mass, Nonotuck Silk Co. 1882. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 57pp. Wright & Potter Printing Co. Stapled illustrated wraps. Covers chipped and missing narrow 4 inch long strip from front cover, not affecting text or illustration. A few corners creased and an occasional smudge, but overall contents are sound. Knitting instructions with numerous illustrations. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001484

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Knitting Handcrafts Needlework

Jeweler's Practical Receipt Book; Valuable Receipts, Formulae and Suggestions, Carefully Compiled from the Most Reliable Sources.

Chicago, Geo. K. Hazlitt Co. 1892. Seventh Edition, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 55pp. Grey stapled wraps. Corners and spine ends chipped, 1/2 inch triangle chip to foredge, small archival tape repair to inside front cover, staple rust, contents toned and mostly clean and unmarked. Owner's name in pencil on title page and pencilled notes on index page. Despite these imperfections, book is in well-preserved condition. A practical handbook for the 19th century jeweler. Good.

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Book number: 003156

Catalogue: Business, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Jewelry

(Garno, Benjamin)

Modern Billiards. A Complete Text-Book of the Game.

New York, The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. 1909. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 382 pp. Blue cloth, gilt billiards player on front cover, black border, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, numerous plates. Corners lightly rubbed, spine slightly darkened, contents are clean and binding is tight. A very well-preserved book. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004601

Catalogue: How-to and Hobbies, Sports

Keywords: Games Billiards Pool Instructions Rules

(Pitman, Fred)

The Pentatiuk, or Feiv Buks Ov Mozes, Riten in Fonetik Shorthand

London, Fred Pitman, 1920. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 157pp. Lacking cover, otherwise complete. Text is age-toned, title page darkened, bookseller's stamp on title page, contents have and occasional spot but mainly clean, spine edge has been archivally taped, owner's name on front endpaper. Text is written entirely in Pitman Shorthand script, chapter headings are written phonetically in a conventional typeface. A very unusual and uncommonly written book. Poor.

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Book number: 003443

Catalogue: Religion, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Pentateuch Bible "Five Books"Shorthand

Adams, H.G.

Beautiful Shells Their Nature, Structure, and Uaes Familiarly Explained with Directions for Collecting, Cleaning, and Arranging Them In the Cabinet and Descriptions of the Most Remarkable Species.

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1871. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 156pp. Red cloth, gilt and black lettering to cover and spine, all edges gilt, 8 colored plates and numerous black and white engravings. Edges lightly rubbed, light soil to rear board and spine, text is clean, inscriptions on verso of frontispiece , former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. An attractive little book with handsome color plates. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004633

Catalogue: Science, How-to and Hobbies, Color Plates

Keywords: Conchology Seashells Univalves Buvakves Multivalves

Altman, George T.

Introduction to Federal Taxation

Commerce Clearing House, Inc. 1936. Hardcover. 166pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Lettering faded, contents have occasional pencil underling and check marks, one page wrinkled and stained in gutter, owner's name on front pastedown. Otherwise contents are sound. An uncommon title by this Northwestern University Law School lecturer. Very Good.

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Book number: 001080

Catalogue: Business, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Finance Accounting Taxes Depreciation

Barnwell, Mildred Gwin

Cotton Magic ; The Elementary Principles of Cotton Manufacture

Clinton, South Carolina, The Jacobs Press, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 114pp. Marroon buckram, gilt lettering. Covers are clean and sound, mild fading to top edges, contents are tanned but clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing 2 pieces along to edge, partially darkened, edge-chipped and worn along folds, but is essentially complete. The cotton manufacturing process, told in a clear and concise way. A very early edition and not a recent reprint. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 003023

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Business and Industry

Keywords: Manufacturing

Beecher, H.W. (Mrs.)

Motherly Talks with Young Housekeepers

New York, J.B. Ford and Company, 1873. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Wood. 492pp, 10pp ads. FIRST EDITION. Publisher's original marroon stamped boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue-guard. Chipping to spine ends, spine faded but readable, light shelfwear, text is clean and binding is tight and sound, Justin Winsor rubber stamp on title page. Good.

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Book number: 004252

Catalogue: Cooking, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cuisine Recipes "Household Hints"

Bivona, Ginnie

Dirty Dining, A Cookbook and More for Lovers - SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Universiity of Pennsylvania, Republic of Texas Press (Wordware Publishing, Inc.), 1993. Spiral Bound. 1556222580. Signed by Author(s). 135pp. Spiral bound, pictorial cover. In very good condition. SIGNED on the title page, by the author, in sexy red ink. Very Good.

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Book number: 003377

Catalogue: Cooking, Hobbies and How-To, Erotic

Keywords: Recipes Cuisine Romance 1556222580

Blot, Pierre

Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks. Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food.

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1868. 1st Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 478pp. Original brown stamped cloth, gilt lettering and gilt ornament to spine. Covers are virtually unworn, contents age-toned, a very occasional spot in contents, a tiny hole in front free endpaper. This book appears to be unread. Blot established one of the earliest cooking schools in the United States, the New York Cooking Academy. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004434

Catalogue: Cooking, Food and Drink, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Cuisine Cooking "Food Preparation"

Booth, John

Forging Ahead in Magic

Philadelphia, Kanter's Magic Shop, 1939. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 134pp. Marroon cloth, gilt lettering. Book is sound inside and out, minor scuff to edge offront board, bit of foxing and former owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, A comprehensive overview of the planning, preparation and the performance of magic by this master magician. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004347

Catalogue: Performing Arts, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Tricks Magic

Bowers, David

Adventures with Rare Coins

Bpwers & Ruddy Galleries, Inc. 1979. Second Printing, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 0914490001. 305pp. Book is invery good nearly unused state. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003712

Catalogue: American History, American West, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Coins Numismatics "US Coins" 0914490001

Bronson, J.&R.

The Domestic Manufacturer's Assistant, and Family Directory, in the Arts of Weaving and Dyeing :Comprehending a Plain System of Directions

Utica, William Williams, 1817. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 204p. Full calf, errata slip affixed to rear pastedown. Covers worn, spine label lacking, last 10 pages missing, text is yellowed, occasioally foxed, lower corners of page 7-8 and 155-156 missing with slight loss of text, page 31-32 half torn out, some corner creases. Book is in rough condition, but text is nearly complete. Poor.

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Book number: 002156

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Cottons Woollens Fabrics Textiles