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19461837Cairo: Government Press 1946. Paperback. Fair. 205p. Softcover but lacking wrapper. 29cm. Foxing and wear. Text in Arabic and English. <br/><br/> Government Press paperback books
184039863Edinburgh: Printed by William Burness 1840. 1st edition thus. OCLC records just one institutional holding of the 1840 publication. Bound in later red cloth covered card stock covers. Period signature of "Thomas. Heriot / Lawn Market". Broadside with closed tear. Very Good. 30 pp. 8" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/>This copy bound with 1731 publication on Maiden Hospital see TavBooks ID #31541.1. Price is for this one volume containing all Maiden Hospital material. Printed by William Burness hardcover books
173131541.1Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Fleming and Company 1731. 1st edition thus. Bound in later red cloth covered card stock covers with each gathering staggered in the binding such that it is extended length-wise to 8". 1933 pos to ffep. Period pos to t.p. top margin. Very Good. xi 7 46 pp. Head- tailpieces. 8vo: A - D8. 8" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/>The Merchant Maiden Hospital was founded in 1695 for the education of daughters of decayed merchant burgesses of Edinburgh. The chief contributor was Mary Erskine after whom one of Edinburgh's schools is now named. She purchased the original house and garden-grounds near Bristo Park. The school later moved to a building situated beside the Meadows which was begun in1816. It is of Grecian character and accommodated about 80 girls between the ages of seven and seventeen. The building included sleeping accommodation three school-rooms a meeting room a kitchen washing house laundry and a chapel. The highest floor consisted of a series of rooms extending the whole length of the building used for drying clothes during the winter months. Mary Erskine later went on to found the Trades' Maiden Hospital in Edinburgh. This copy bound with other material on Maiden Hospital see TavBooks ID #39863. Price is for this one volume containing all Maiden Hospital material. Printed by Robert Fleming and Company hardcover books
1976178488New York: AMS Press 1976. Paperback. 94p. foreword preface notes on illustrations suggested reading and bibliography index illustrated with b&w photos very good reprint of the 1940 edition in cloth boards. American Guide Series. AMS Press paperback books
1942177829Salt Lake City: Sponsored by the Utah State Inst. of Fine Arts & Utah State Road Commission 1942. Paperback. 90p. 5.5x7.5 inches index introduction illustrated with b&w photos and map small neat ownership name otherwise very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. American Guide Series. Sponsored by the Utah State Inst. of Fine Arts & Utah State Road Commission paperback books
195116278New York: Hastings House 1951. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 8vo. Publisher's cloth in original dust jacket. Light edge-wear with chips at spine ends. Price-clipped. Light wear to cloth at edges. Pages lightly toned throughout but clean. Very good. <br/><br/>Several illustrations throughout the text. Collection of essays on Butte Montana Sponsored by the Montana State Department of Agriculture Labor and Industry Albert H. Cruse Commissioner. Hastings House hardcover books
1941180733Columbus OH: Sponsored by the Western Reserve Historical Society Lake County Chapter 1941. Paperback. 100p. preface photos maps sources ownership stamp and mild wear and soiling first edition trade paperback in blue wraps Cover opens wiide. Stain to lower corner of front cover extending through page 20. Dykes not available Powell 1246. Sponsored by the Western Reserve Historical Society, Lake County Chapter paperback books
1949193277Oxford University Press 1949. Hardcover. Good. Dust jacket and book are clean binding is good no marks or notations found. Ex-library from The State Newspaper collection with the usual stamps and stickers article taped in on back endpaper. Moderate overall rubbing with minor chipping on dust jacket edges. Dust jacket is freshly wrapped. HB HS Oxford University Press hardcover books
1942180466Glen Falls: Warren County Board of Supervisors at the Glen Falls Post Co 1942. Hardcover. 275p. preface general information calendar of events chronology bibliography index illustrated with photos and two maps in pocket at rear very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped edgeworn dj. American Guide Series. Dykes 227 Powell 1200. Warren County Board of Supervisors at the Glen Falls Post Co hardcover books
1941177473Troy: Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors 1941. Paperback. 31p. 6.25x9.25 inches illustrated preface map very good first edition in stapled pictorial yellow wraps. Dykes not available Powell 1195. Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors paperback books
1940178250Columbus & Fremont: Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society & C. A. Hochenedel City of Fremont 1940. Paperback. 115p. preface frontis-portraits chronology references illustrated with photos and a folding map at rear very good first edition trade-sized paperback in green pictorial wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 247. Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society & C. A. Hochenedel City of Fremont paperback books
1941180283Bryan: Sponsored by the City of Bryan 1941. Paperback. 117p. points of interest bibliography illustrated with drawings and maps and plans including one fold-out plan of Bryan very good first edition paperback in cream pictorial wraps with minor wear. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 238 Powell 1221. Sponsored by the City of Bryan paperback books
1945197978Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co 1945. Hardcover. 48p. illustrations two of wihch are full page color. first edition very good. Some browning to endpapers. Price clipped dust jacket shows wear rubbing and loss along spine including about a 3/4 inch hole near the top. Series price is agressively inked over at top rear flap. Both front and rear panels show closed tears of about two inches in length now nicely closed up in dust jacket protector. "Easy Science Books" "An easy science reader by the WPA Pennsylvania Writers' Project. One of about 40 or so books in the series this 1945 title relatively uncommon in dust jacket. Albert Whitman & Co hardcover books
1940180281Cincinnati: Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society & The Hamilton County Government League 1940. 48p. 6x9 inches preface illustrated with drawings very good first edition booklet in tan pictorial stapled wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes no listing Powell 1278. Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society & The Hamilton County Government League unknown books
1940177806Spartanburg: The Spartanburg Branch American Association of University Women South Carolina 1940. Hardcover. 304p. endpaper maps foreword bibliography index illustrated with glossy plates form b&w photos very good in lightly-mottled blue buckram and gilt. American Guide Series illustrated. The Spartanburg Branch American Association of University Women South Carolina hardcover books
1937180129Mitchell: Sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association 1937. 12p 5.5x8 inches illustrations tiny chips at edges front cover a bit loose but attached otherwise a very good booklet in stapled tan pictorial wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 317 Powell 1468. Sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association unknown books
1993006058Mt. Vernon IN : Windmill Publ. Inc 1993. RARE. Near Fine light foxing to end pages a few pages with corner creases. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. . Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Windmill Publ. Inc Hardcover books
1937177821New Castle: Sponsored by the New Castle Historical Society at the Press of William N. Cann 1937. Paperback. 142p. viii frontis foreword bibliography index illustrated with b&w photos and a folding map with points of interest noted very good second edition trade paperback in lightly-worn green pictorial wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 44 Powell 151. Sponsored by the New Castle Historical Society at the Press of William N. Cann paperback books
1941180743Springfield: The Springfield Tribune Printing Co. sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce 1941. Hardcover. 136p. general information references index illustrated with b&w photos and maps one folding map good first edition in somewhat soiled red cloth and gilt corners bumped no dj. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 254 Powell 1276. The Springfield Tribune Printing Co. sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce hardcover books
1941179263Athens 1941. Paperback. xiv 136p. foreword preface general information points of interest chronology consultants bibliography index illustrations folding map at rear very good second issue in blue printed paper wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 67 Powell 276. Almost identical to the original and not noted in bibliographies. One obvious difference is that the photo of the Square and Courthouse facing page 65 has autos parked that are late 1950s models! paperback books
1940178490Louisville: Sponsored by the State Department of Health of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Medical Association printed at Standard Printing Co 1940. Hardcover. xvi 373p. preface introductory illustrated with 15 b&w plates tables index very good first edition in green cloth and gilt with minor rubbing. Not found in Dykes or Powell. Sponsored by the State Department of Health of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Medical Association printed at Standard Printing hardcover books
1938180280Cincinnati: Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools 1938. 42p. 6x9 inches frontis-map of the Northwest Territory illustrated with drawings by Earle Sargeant light foxing otherwise a very good first edition booklet in blue-gray pictorial stapled wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 242 Powell 1228. Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools unknown books
1938180279Cincinnati: Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools 1938. 41p. 6x9 inches frontis-map of the Northwest Territory illustrated with drawings by Earle Sargeant very good first edition booklet in orange pictorial stapled wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 240 Powell 1226. Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools unknown books
1939203200Bridgeport: WPA & The Milford Tercentenary Committee 1939. Hardcover. xii 204p. index maps illustrations lengthy pencil note on front free endpaper with page numbers noted stating that the owner's ancestors co-founded the town pencil marks and notes throughout otherwise very good first edition in blue cloth boards and gilt. American Guide Series. The previous owner a Mrs. Delmar J. Miller of Stockton CA was a descendent of Henry and Elizabeth Bolsford among the founders of Milford CT. Dykes 40 Powell 142. WPA & The Milford Tercentenary Committee hardcover books
1938179617Portage: Portage Chamber of Commerce 1938. Paperback. 85p. 6x9 inches preface general information bibliography illustrated with 16 b&w glossy plates from photos and a map of the town very good ex-library paperback with stamps and pocket in slim green printed wraps. American Guide Series. Portage Chamber of Commerce paperback books