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An authoritative portrait of the literary and aesthetic tastes - the 'temper' - of Victorian England. 282 pages.
Pages 213-252. Features: Two Victors in use with the Enfield School of Motoring pass the 100,000 mile mark; Poffle to the Peaks - photos and article of a continental trip; First appearance of teh Hadrian Bedouin motor caravan; Ten Simple Things to Know; Photos and write-up of a demanding trip in Asia; Tale of a Sale - W.L. Vollum describes his sale of a car; "Okay", a 1923 Vauxhall has been serving a Devon farmers for four generations - photo and article; Autocar road tests the overdrive Cresta - detailed article with photos and specifications; Photo instructions how to fit your engine with the new heavy-duty big end bearings that are being fitted to the 1961 Victor models; How to avoid parking tickets; Letters from readers; Many pages of great vintage ads. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
84 pages. "The Vantech is a school project, part of the course in printing. Every line of type in this book has been hand set by students, under the supervision of instructors." - from inside back cover. Contents printed upon glossy stock. Contents clean and unmarked. Moderate wear to illustrated covers. Nice copy. Book
84 pages. "The Vantech is a school project, part of the course in printing. Every line of type has been hand set by students, and over 450 boys have actually had a hand in the work. They include boys from grades 9, 10, 11 and 12." - from inside back cover. Contents printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with light to moderate wear and soiling externally. A rare and handsome work. Book
96 pages. Packed with exciting games and challenging puzzles that will keep you entertained for hours. Choose from games that are ready to play, or ones that you can make yourself with the help of easy to follow instructions. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
np. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Very nice copy. PALOC 73
521 pages including index. Intended to help board members think about themselves and their behaviors and about those with whom they work and serve. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Miniature book: 2"w x2 5/8"h. 604 pages.
144 pages. Black and white illustrations. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average wear. Book
158 pages. Copyright 1904. Undated. Black and white illustrations. Nice old elementary-level school text which begins with the words "This is a story of long ago. It will tell you of the first people we know anything about. It will tell you how they lived before they had fire. It will tell you how they worked before they had tools..." Includes student activities and Suggestions for teachers. Unmarked externally. School markings upon endpapers else unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Book
99 pages. Frontis illustration of author. Originally published in 1906, this simple yet profound work will be of immense interest and value to parents deciding whether or not to homeschool their children. Luther Burbank was and remains the world's champion plant breeder, having single-handedly increased the world's food supply by many percent. In this work he applies his wondrous knowledge of raising plants to the nurture of children. The best-seller "The Secret Life of Plants" refers to this book. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Binding intact with moderate lean to spine. Black textured cloth-covered boards. A sound copy. Book
531 pages. "In this extraordinary Victorian compilation, more than 800 children's games are described, with their rules, their local variants, and the tunes and songs that go with them." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. Solid working copy. Book
80 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Many autographs and inscriptions throughout. Above-average wear with small patch to fore-edge of front cover. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
138 p. Endpapers foxed. The music printed on four line staves. 12 mo. 160 mm. Leather backed plain paper boards. Spine chipped. Hardbound. Very good. Autograph ownership of Ellen Bigelow (probably the person that the Ellen Bigelow School in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts is named after). John Freckleton Burrowes (1787-1852) was the organist at St. James's Piccadilly; as well as a composer and music educator. This First American Edition of his little handbook is rather scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W145
445 pages. Index. Translator's Note. First English language edition, translated from the second (1924) German edition. "A detailed sophisticated explanation of the quantity theory of money based on the subjective, marginal utility theory. Explains money's origin, the development and nature of banking, the cause and consequences of inflation and credit expansion, the differences in the value of different moneys, as well as the reason for 'cyclical' economic fluctuations." (B2 Greaves & McGee). Black top stain. Bottom edge uncut. Above-average wear to black cloth exterior. Narrow opening between backstrip and back board. Quarter-inch missing from top of backstrip which bears bright gilt lettering. No external markings. Usual internal library markings. Minor quantity of light pencil marginalia and underlining to contents. A worthy reading copy of this classic work by the famed libertarian and prominent member of the Austrian School. COHEN 72, GREAVES & McGEE p.11 Book
130 pages plus numerous black and white photographic plates. Based upon six seasons of study in the Black Hills. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
124 pages. Black and white photos. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Prior owner's name neatly atop front cover. A sound copy. Book
120 pages. Black and white photos. Above-average wear externally. Covers free from textblock but present. Prior owner's name neatly inside front cover. Book
113 pages. Black and white photos. Above-average wear externally. Unmarked. Last page affixed inside back cover. Book
115 pages. Black and white photos. Above-average wear externally. Binding intact. Unmarked. Covers tanned with age. Faint name atop front cover. Book
130 pages. Black and white photos. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
126 pages. Black and white photos. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
111 pages. Black and white photos. Above-average wear externally. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
106 pages. Black and white photos. Above-average wear externally. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
107 pages. Black and white photos. Above-average wear externally. Unmarked. Textblock free from covers which are present. Last page affixed inside back cover. Book