Vintage Books

Antique 1912 Postcard Guide and History View Book of Old St. Augustine Florida.

Published in 1912 by H.J. Usina of St. Augustine.

(Fifteenth Thousand)

Softcover book measuring about 5 3/4" wide x 7" long.

38 pages of history and black and white photos, along with 10 postcards included in the back. Postcards are perforated so they can be removed from the book and mailed.

Book shows wear, soiling, and some creases to the upper corner, on the last couple pages and lower right corner of each lower postcard (2 postcards per page at the rear).

Overall fair to good used condition.

Vintage 1953 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 36 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

List of land owners.

Small tear near the upper left corner of the front cover. Also some some soiling to the covers.

Nice used condition.

Great piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1963 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 36 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

List of land owners.

Nice used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1951 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 36 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

Major soiling to the covers, crease down the center of the front cover, and small tears.

 Used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1957 Knox County, Nebraska farm directory.

Softcover book measuring about 6” wide x 8 3/4” long, with 40 pages.

Lots of local advertising.

Small tear near the upper left corner of the front cover. Also some some soiling to the covers.

Good used condition.

Nice piece of Nebraska history.

Vintage 1957 Fairbury Nebraska Telephone Directory Book.

Town listings include:

Fairbury

Daykin

Jansen

Steele City

Book measures a little over 6 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long.

30 pages of phone listings and 32 pages of business listings and advertisements.

Used condition with some writing, a few torn pages, age toning and some soiling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Vintage 1942 Fairbury Nebraska Telephone Directory Book.

Town listings include:

Fairbury

Jansen

Plymouth

Steele City

Book measures a little over 6 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long, with 32 pages

Used condition with some writing, a few torn pages, age toning and some soiling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Vintage 1956 Fairbury Nebraska Telephone Directory Book.

Town listings include:

Fairbury

Daykin

Jansen

Steele City

Book measures a little over 6 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long.

30 pages of phone listings and 32 pages of business listings and advertisements.

Used condition with some writing, a few torn pages, age toning and some soiling.

Both front and back are shown in the attached photos.

Vintage 1918 USDA Soil Survey Fillmore County, Nebraska. 

Book measures about 6 x 9 inches with 24 pages and large fold out color map at the back.  Map is attached to the inside back cover.

Good condition with name written on cover in pencil and some small tears or dog eared page corners.  Fold out map also has some small tears around the edges and some splits along the fold lines.

Vintage original 1939 Union Wire Rope Corp, Catalog C, Second Edition. General office and factory 21st and Manchester, Kansas City, Missouri.

Stamped: J.N. Ball on the cover.

Softcover book measuring 5 1/2 inches wide x 8 inches long, with 315 pages.

Numerous illustrations and photographs.

Vintage hardcover book.  Romola, Volume I. Dates to circa 1900.  No copyright date. 

By George Eliot.

Published by Hurst and Company, New York.

Small book measuring 4 1/4 inches wide x 6 1/4 inches long, with 344 pages. 

Condition of book is good with some foxing and soiling to covers.  Notation written in ink, on front endsheet.  Inside pages are very good.

Beautiful Victorian lady and red flower cover on this book.

Vintage hardcover book.  Lorna Doone, Volume I. Dates to circa 1900.  No copyright date. 

A Romance of Exmoor.

By R. D. Blackmore.

Published by Hurst and Company, New York.

Small book measuring 4 1/4 inches wide x 6 1/4 inches long, with 385 pages. 

Condition of book is good. Some moisture staining to back cover and endsheet.  Some foxing and soiling to covers.  Notation written in ink, on front endsheet.  Inside pages are very good.

Beautiful Victorian lady and purple flower cover on this book.

Antique hardcover book.  The Grip of Honor. A Story of Paul Jones and the American Revolution.

By Cyrus Townsend Brady.

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906.

Book measures 5 1/2 x 7 5/8 with 246 pages. 

Covers show wear and soiling.  Inside front and back covers has some foxing.  Some soiled interior pages.  Age toned pages. 

Please view all photos.

Vintage original Coats & Clark's craft book lot.  Four books included in this listing.

Softcover books, each measure 5 3/8 x about 7 1/2 inches long. 

Lot includes:

Book No. 119, Embroidery Including Transfers.  Transfers are still in the book.  The blue on the transfers has bled to adjoining pages. Copyright 1960.  35 pages.

Book No. 125, Ruffled Doilies.  Crochet patterns.  Copyright 1961. 35 pages.

Book No. 136, Doilies by Priscilla.  Copyright 1962. 33 pages.

Book No. 148, Old and New Favorites by Request. Copyright 1964.  35 pages.

All are in good condition.  No. 148 shows more wear than the other three. 

Nice 1960s patterns!

Antique softcover book.  I’m Glad I Met You. Thoughts on Love and Friendship.Collected by Adah Louise Sutton.

1913 Saalfield Publishing Company.

Softcover book measuring 4 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches, with 64 pages.

Good condition with some wear, and small tears, around the edges of the cover. Interior pages are in nice condition.  Cover also has some light soiling.

No illustrations inside.

Vintage 1968 Schwann Country and Western Catalog.  Long Playing Records.

Softcover catalog with 80 pages.

Measures 5 3/8 inches x 8 inches. Interior pages are black & white, covers are in color.

Condition is good with some light wear.

Vintage German Children's Book.  The biblical story of Jacob and Joseph. 

Die Geschichte von Jakob Und Josef

Dates to circa 1920s.  Color and black and white illustrations.

German language.

Softcover book measuring 8 1/4 wide x 10 1/2 inches long.  Sixteen pages counting front and back covers.

Condition is good with wear to the covers, and a date of 1925 written at the top right front. Previous owners name written inside front cover.

Pages are firmly attached.  No tears.  Some soiling and age toned pages.

All pages are shown in the product photos.

Some nice colorful illustrations illustrations in this book.

Antique Children's Book.  Crossing the Brook, And Other Stories, by favorite American authors.

Copyright O.M. Dunham, 1885. 

Cassell & Company Limited

W.L Mershon & Co., Printers and Electrotypers, Rahway, N.J.

Hardcover book measuring 8 inches wide x 10 3/8 inches long.

Interior pages are firmly bound together, but loose from the spine.

Covers have wear, spine shows wear. former owners name written inside in pencil.  Some soiling. 

Good condition for its age.

All pages are shown in the attached photographs.  Please be sure to view them all for a better idea of condition.

Such a sweet little book!

Vintage 1955 Cookbook. 500 Tasty Sandwiches by Culinary Arts Institute.

Contents include:

1. Fancy Breads
2. Fillings and Spreads
3. Party Sandwiches
4. Closed Sandwiches
5. Hot Sandwiches
6. Double Deckers
7. Triple Deckers

Softcover book measuring 6 x 8 3/4 inches with 48 pages. Black and white illustrations, with a color centerfold.

Condition is good with wear to the cover.

Vintage 1923 Cookbook issued by The Woman's Club of Western. Western, Nebraska.

Softcover book measuring 5 3/4" wide x 8 1/2" long, with 101 pages.

Includes lots of local advertising for both Fairbury and Western, Nebraska. Also has a full page color ad for Swans Down Cake Flour.

Good vintage condition with some cover wear, writing on some pages, a few pages with a tear along the outer edge, and some soiling.

Vintage 1945 advertising cookbook.  Your Frigidaire Recipes.  Prepared by Home Economics Department, Frigidaire Division, General Motors Corporation.

Copyright 1945, General Motors Corporation, Dayton, Ohio.

Recipes include:

1. Vegetables
2. Meats
   
3. Fruits
4. Menu Builders
   
5. Salads
6. Frozen Creams
   
7. Parfaits
   
8. Sherbets and Ices
   
9. Mousses
   
10. Novelty Desserts
    
11. Sauces
12. Pastry

Softcover book with stapled spine.

Book measures about 5 3/8 inches wide x 7 3/4 inches long, with 37 pages.  Index at the rear.

Book is in good condition with some wear and soiling to the covers.  Pages are pretty clean, with a few soiled areas, a few dog eared pages, and some age toning.

Vintage 1941 advertising cookbook.  Mary Lee Taylor's Meals that please for 2 or 4 or 6.

Copyright 1941, Pet Milk Company, St. Louis, Mo.

Recipes include:

1. Sandwiches
2. Ice Cream
   
3. Cake
4. Salads
5. Cookies
6. Pastry
7. Picnic Meals
   
8. Pies
9. Ham Loaf
   
10. Hamburgers

Softcover book with stapled spine.

Book measures about 6 1/4 inches wide x 8 1/4 inches long, with 30 pages.  With index at the rear.

Book is in good condition with some wear and soiling to the covers.  Pages are pretty clean, with a few soiled areas and some age toning.

Vintage 1967 Cow Belles cook book.  Compiled by the Cow Belles of Yakima County, Washington. Illustrations by "Bill" Donelson, Yakima artist.

Recipes include:

1. Meats and Hot Dishes
2. Sauces and Dips
3. Salads and Vegetables
4. Pickles
5. Breads
6. Cakes
7. Salads and Desserts
8. Puddings
9. Pies
10. Cookies

Softcover book with plastic comb spine.

Book measures about 9 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches long, with 64 pages.  With index at the front.

Book is in good condition with some wear and soiling to the cover.  Spot of paper loss at the upper right front cover.  Pages are pretty clean, with a few soiled areas and some age toning.