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345 + 76 pages plus several pages of advertisements. Undated but appears to be circa late 1800s. Front hinge open. Front board holding by backstrip only. Above-average wear. Reading copy only. Despite these defects, what a wonderful inspiration this vintage book this will be for someone looking for a new career, closer to home, and to nature. Book
Pages 41-80 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The House of C.P. Searle, Esq., at Ipswich, Massachusetts; Hand-Made Rugs, the Revival of an Old Handicraft; Three Types of Gambrell Roof Houses - the home of Mr. Walter C. Sampson, at Summit, New Jersey, the home of Arthur E. Thayer at Dedham, Massachusetts, the home of Mr. Farnham, and the home of Mr. James Purdon, of Boston; Plant Breeding; The Dino Collection of Historic Armor - collected by the late Duc de Dino, Marquis of Talleyrand-Perigord; The Use of Anesthetics for Plants; A Few Neglected Fruits; A Seventeenth Century Homestead near Boston; A Wood Garden - at the country seat of Mr. H.H. Battles at Newton Square, PA; Nature's Traps; The Country Seat of Charles S. Brown, Esq., Mount Kisco, New York; A New Method of Housekeeping; The New Seed testing Station in Paris at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, then the Agronomic Institute in the Rue Cervantes; Great color back cover ad for Pierce Arrow cars (The George N. Pierce Company) features illustration of chauffeur holding door for woman in orange coat on city street; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
102 pages. Features: Color ad for Alexander Smith Floor-Plan Rugs inside front cover; Nice ad for the 1938 Chevrolet; G.E. radio ad with black and white photos; Color ad for Pittsburgh Paints; Nice color ad for Crisco vegetable shortening; One Big-Little Garden; How to Grow Bush Fruits; The Painted Room Picks its Color Scheme; Shall We Use Concrete?; Your 1938 Wall-Coverings; Great color ad for Baker's Chocolate; Dishpan Do's; Gadgets that pay their way; Color ad for Diamond Walnuts; Super color ad for Westinghouse Ranges; House plan for a family of four; Devoe Paints ad; Magic Chef stove ad; Nice color ad for Bigelow Weavers; How David C. Stanford rehabilitated an abandoned house; Olson Broadloom Rug ad; Plant New Life in Your Garden; A Modern Home turns to the Classic; Sales Manuals for Parents - how to sell yourself; Color ad for Ice Industries refrigerators inside back cover; Nice color ad for Chesterfields cigarettes on back cover shows young couple on fancy toboggan. Faint prior owner's name upon front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
264 pages including index. "This Union history, told from the point of view of workers, documents the struggles that shaped District Lodge 751, struggles that shaped District Lodge 751, struggles waged by District 751 members for control over their own lives, for control of the "fruits of their labour." - from introduction. Includes many black and white illustrations. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition with one bumped corner, grey, heavy weave cloth HB wth green print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners otherwise, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is sunned with small tears at upper edge. 920 pages. "The translator has given the word-for-word meaning of each aphorism under its Sanskrit text, followed by a running translation, with additional words in brackets for clarification. In the translation of the commentary, the tets setting forth doubts, the copponent's views, objectins on the latter, and the Vedantin's answers have been show separately, to facilitate easy comprehension." Contents include: The blissful one, The being inside, Pratardana, The eater, The internal ruler, Vaisvanara, Cods, Pseudo-sudra, Vibration, Causality, Balaki, Explanation of everything, Conflict with smrti, Refutation of yoga, Wholesale transformation, Samkhya view refuted, Vaisesika objection refuted, Atons not the cuase of universe, Refutation of Buddhist realists, Buddhist idealism refuted, Jaina view rufuted, God is not a mere superintendent, Bhagavata view refuted, Origin of space,, air, fire, water, earth, mind, intellect, Soul as agent, Atomic pranas, Creation of gross objects, Fate of evil-doers, Souls in plants and thereafter, Fruits of action, Purusa as the highest in kattha, People with a mission, Yoni as source, Self distinct from body, Characteristics of the liberated soul, Entry into many bodies, Acquisition of divine powers, etc.
Saint-Brieuc Imprimerie-lithographie de René Prud'home - 1893 - In-8 - Broché - XXXIV & 182 Pages - - Propre
64 pages. Features: Gorgeous Revlon lipstick ad; Like Father, Like Daughter - Princess Anne; Could you live in Kitchener-Waterloo? - article with photos; The Girls Who Leave Home; Day of Storm (story); Former nun Leona A. Brady talks about leaving the convent, her marriage and motherhood; Communes - a new 'family' way of life - with photo of Jim and Pat Wilson and their baby in the Yellow Ford Truck on Toronto's Baldwin St.; Late Summer Fruits; Sew 18 Fashions for Half the Ready to Wear Cost. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Lyon, Editions Agence Gutemberg 1930. In-8 broché couverture illustrée de 67 pages. Figures. Très bon état
156 pages. Features: The Truth About Bread; What can you do about oats?; The big build-up in beef; This may revolutionize the way you grow corn; Spring milk from winter pasture; The Apple - first of fruits; Electric hired hands; Blue-ribbon family - The Butterfield family of Hamilton County, Ohio; They hustle feed into profitable meet; Easier-to-grow small fruits; Gangway for Tomorrow (part 1 of 5) ; Women should be Fenced In (fiction). Ads: 1952 Buick; Noxzema ad with Barbara Ellis; National Rubber Bureau ad shows map of Malaysia and Malysian rubber-growing family; B.F. Goodrich ad features color photos of the huge Forsgate Farms south of New Brunswick, NJ; Allis-Chalmers Tractors; International Harvester McCormick Farmall Super C color ad; Lawrence O. Larson of Orion IL in Firestone tire ad; International Trucks (color photo of Farm Dale truck); Minneapolis-Moline ad with photo of Mt. Rushmore; John Deere Truss-Frame Plow; US Stell ad with photo of Homer Caron of Bloomer, WI; Chrysler car ad features car photographer George Heyer and his work, including subjects Robert Chura, Albert Bazner, H.A. Nelson, D.M. Holiday, and Paul R. Diehl; Camel cigarette ad features Henry Fonda; Lee work wear; Ferguson '30' tractor; Champion spark plug ad features Ohio orchardist Mr. Elmer Eyssen of Mapleside Farms near Brunswick, OH; Milwaukee Rotary Tiller ad; Simplicity tractor ad; Oliver 77 and 88 tractors; 1952 Harley-Davidson Hydra-Glide ad shows couple riding - without helmets, of course; Gillette razor ad features Allie Reynolds of the Cleveland Indians; Massey-Harris Tractors; Willys 4WD trucks; Dodge trucks; Gehl forage harvesters; Jergens ad features Lila Ewart of Northville, SD; Tide detergent; GE Iron ad features Mrs. Ann Bennett of Pittsburgh, PA; Aunt Jemima pancake mix (in color); Maye Verquer shows off award-winning pie; Dekalb corn (color back cover ad). Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Tender Buttons - a shop dedicated to buttons; Fine Machine Sewing - Hemstitching - Part II; Smocking - Lesson One by Mollie Jane Taylor; Mother's Day - gifts to stitch; French Handsewn Pincushion - pullout pattern and instructions; Canada - Western Style - Calgary's Stampede Fashions; Smock Plate; Linen Handkerchief Case; Summer's Juicy Fruits - an orchard of picks; Elizabeth Garrett's Sampler - a SAGA chapter's project; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
P., Bailliere, 1943-1944.2 volumes in-12 brochés, 523 pages. Non coupés. Le tome 2 comprend : les rosacées, les ampélidées, les saxifragées, les urticacées, les cupulifères, les juglandacées, variétés et maladies.
212 pages. Index, bibliography and index. Monotone diagrams and colour photos. This guide and cookbook includes 35 species for wild-food gourmets. "Each section contains a botanical description, notes on general habitat and distribution, a drawing or colour photograph, and information on the folklore of each plant, with notes on its historical, medicinal, or cosmetic uses. Also included are a large selection of recipes for jams, jellies, beverages, wines, pies, desserts, main dishes and snacks. Some of these are based on recipes that were used by the Indians and the Inuit, or by early pioneers." - back cover. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this wonderful guide. Book
215p Hardcover Very good condition good
Montauban 1960, 2 volumes In-4 brochés, 32 + 66 pages. Trés bon état.
Features: Autumn work in the Garden; create a modern arrangement; join a flower arrangement class; Skeleton leaves; Daffodils and Narcissi for autumn planting; Using cane; Cyclamen; Citrus Fruits - for food and flowers; Shrubs for Autumn colour; Fruit and Vegetable Decorations; Dried flowers in churches; Consider the lilies; Wilton; Flowers in metal; Flower arranging in Natal; the pleasure of teaching flower arranging; The Red Rose of Cares and the Opium Lady; Choose your new greenhouse now!; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
330 pages including index. An easy-to-understand guide to fruits and vegetables. Each entry presents a history of use, buyer's tips, therapeutic benefits, nutrient information, and recipes for healthy and delicious meals. Above average wear. Some high-lighting to contents. Book
Bella xilografia del 1760 circa che mostra alcuni frutti di Silicula e legumi. In buone condizioni. TECNICA: Xilografia AUTORE: DIMENSIONI PASSEPARTOUT: cm 44x27,5 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 21x15 cad. EPOCA: 1760 circa CONDIZIONI: Buone condizioni. Beautiful woodcut of 1738 representing some fruits of Silicula and legumes. In good conditions. TECHNIQUE: Woodcut AUTHOR: PASSEPARTOUT SIZE: cm 44x27,5 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 21x15 each PERIOD: 1760 circa CONDITION: good conditions
270 pages including index. Frontis is black and white plate of author with Luther Burbank, John Burroughs and Edith Simonds. Unmarked. "There are plenty of garden books giving all the facts - for reference... This book is for consecutive reading. The important facts are here, too, but sugar-coated with wise and witty remarks and spiced with anecdotes and other things that suggest the perfuned atmosphere of the gardedn and appeal to the garden maniac... The world's most famous gardener, Luther Burbank, wrote to the author of this book that its chapters are, in his opinion, "The best that have so far been written on garden subjects. You get the facts in such a pleasing, human way that they are irresistible." - from page xiii. Chapters include: Educated Strawberries and Burbank Plums; Commercial Value of Burbank's Creations; Japanese Burbanks and Morning-Glories; Must We Raise Our Own Fruits Too?; Do Apples Keep the Doctor Away?; Why Not Grow Papaws, America's Most Delicious Fruit?; The Retired Rich Need Not Die; The Joys of Creative Gardening. Above-average wear to exterior with lettering nearly gone from spine. Binding intact. Book
FL 1989. In-12 cartonnage éditeur de 133 pages. Bon état
16 pages. Contents: Promenade Toilettes; Summer Fruits; Proper Exercise; New York Fashions - Lace Garments, Carriage Wraps, Sea-Side and Yachting Jackets, Traveling Wraps; Personal; illustrations of table cover, crochet tidy, canvas tidy, etc.; Feminine Respectability; Gentlemen's Summer Fashions; Taken by Storm; London Correspondence; The Women of the Day; Nice full-page illustration of Gentlemen's Paris Summer Fashions; French Etiquette of Courtship and Marriage; Three Hours to a Dilemma; Sayings and Doings; Wonderful full-page illustration by Winslow Homer entitled "The Fourth of July in Tompkins Square, New York; Small clipping from page 589; The Household Angel, by Fitz Hugh Ludlow - continued; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
Book is in excellent condition, appears unread. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 431 pages. Contents include: Political opportunists in action: the dream of a people's empire, the accommodating dictatorship, Subjugation and exploitation: with unwavering efficiency, profits for the people, the mainstay: western Europe, room for expansion: eastern Europe, Dispossession of the Jews: larceny as a state principle, laundering money for the Wehrmacht, Crimes for the benefit of the people: fruits of evil, Nazi socialism, etc. with six appendices.
70 pages. Index. Dozens of helpful and informative black and white photos and diagrams. "Discusses from the farm-home standpoint the canning of fruits, vegetables and meats canned by the processed-in-the-can method in open-top sealed-without-solder tin cans and the more common types of glass jars cooked in home-devised hot water outfits and home types of pressure kettles." - from page 2. A wonderful heritage canning published over 80 years ago. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Would make a lovely and practical gift. Book
41 pages. In 1971 these recipes using local foods were collected from fourteen native communities in B.C. Because most of the communities were coastal or near salmon streams, the majority of the foods are from the sea, but there are also recipes for wild meats, bannock and tea. By popular demand, the list was compiled into this book. Topics include: Smoked Salmon; Barbecued Salmon; Canning Salmon; Eulachons; Steelhead; Halibut; Shellfish and Sea Animals; Octopus; Sea Animals; Sea Lion; Game Animals; Wild Birds; Wild Plants; Fruits and Berries; Bannock; Fats and Oils; Teas; Seaweed; Pit Cooking; Barnacles; Deer and Moose; Tree Bark; and much more. Oblong 11"x8.5". Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this amazing reference. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Creases to spine and wear to cover. Previous owner's name inside. 402 pages.
55 pages. Index. Colour photos. Undated. Circa 1940s. Includes article by Zella Hale Weyant entitled The How and Why of Canning. Dozens of pages of practical canning recipes. Faint prior owner's name atop front cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage canning guide. Book