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Pictorial Memories of Oberlin

By: Marwin E. Hofer, President

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Oberlin, Ohio, The Rotary Club of Oberlin: 1989

Seller ID: 4457

Binding: Spiral spine and card covers

Condition: Very good condition

If you remember Oberlin, Ohio this book brings 104 pages filled with black and white photographs and their descriptions. But more than that they bring the charm of both the town and the college and its conservatory. The book measures 7-1/2" x 11"and has no names or writing. The spiral spine is intact and all pages are clean and no creases. The topics include Tappan Square, archaeology, early buildings, college buildings,churches,fires and colunteer firemen, public schools, other schools, homes for children, transportation, blizzards and floods, oversize crowds, Oberlin from the air, reflecting...
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Ashtabula County Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin; Four Issues 1969

By: Mrs. Alice Bliss; Mr. Paul E. Hakala

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Jefferson, Ohio, Ashtabula County Historical Society: 1969

Seller ID: 4177

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good condition

These bulletins are not seen too much. I have a fair lot of them, but these are the only oneslined up as a complete run. Th booklets measures 6-1/4" x 9. Each booklet is made of two folded papers, not sewn or stapled. Because there are so few pages it's fine to have it contstructed this way. Every page has a photo and its own photo collector who are Ed Large, Paul E. Hakala (2X), and Mrs. Don Dillon. Photos topics include FCetner Street First Presbyterian Church circa 1870; F.J. Woods Co. Dy Goods Store"; Root and Kain Grocery Store in 1888, the corner of Main and Center; Center St. Grade Cr...
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol in the U.S.A. 1896-1946

By: No author named

Price: $65.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol: 1946

Seller ID: 2735

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very good condition

Very nice, clean, tightly bound book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol in the U.S.A. which began in New York City in 1896. Book is written in both Czech and English and is illustrated with black and white photographs throughout (see pictures). The first chapters are about Sklovak history and the origin of of the Sokol movement, the sokol ideology, and the U.S.A. sokols which began to spread across the midwest. By 1946 there were sokols in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Minnesota. In this book there is also information about the sports...
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Life and Customs of Edo As Portrayed in Woodblock Prints of the 17th-19th Centuries)1978

By: No Author Stated

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Ukiyo-E Society of America / Pratt Graphics Center: 1978

Seller ID: 1681

Binding: soft cover

This is an exhibition catalog from a show held at the Pratt Graphics Center of New York City from April 8 to May 4, 1978. It has been very nicely kept with no defect of note. The pictures are all in black and white printed on coated paper. Topics cover city scenes, travels and excursions, domesticity, popular amusements, pleasures (innocent and otherwise), artists and artisans, merchants and laborers, religion and folklore, history, and legends and literary themes. Catalog measures 8-1/2" x11" and features 107 works of art.
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American Journal of Archaeology April, 2007 (Archaeology in Turkey)

By: Norman, Naomi J.(editor)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, The Archaeological Institute of America: 2007

Seller ID: 2440

Binding: card cover

Condition: Near fine condition

Very nice clean journal -- only fault is a couple tiny bumps to lower front edge of cover. It measures 8-1/4" x 11" and has 197 pages. The articles are lengthy so there are just three, plus many reviews, one of a museum, and the rest of books. The articles are these: Structural Transformations in Settlement Systems of the Northern Levant; Social Identity of the Anubieion -- A Reanalysis; The First Minoans of Kythera Revisited --Technology, Demography and Landscape on the Prepalatial Aegean; and Archaeology in Turkey e004-2005.
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European Tour of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association of the United States and Canada 1914

By: Nranham, Ben P. (compiler)

Price: $26.95

Publisher: Chicago, Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association: 1914

Seller ID: 2532

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Very good condition

This is one of those things which are ephemeral at heart, but on the outside look like a book. I love this one -- it's so filled with impressions of New York City and all over Europe, plus the various menus from each place visited AND photos of hotel men having a grand time. The book begins with their 35th annual meeting which is what took them first to NYC and the beautiful Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. There's also great hotel ads in the back of the book. Genealogists NOTE --if you had family in the hotel business during this period there's a ton of names here. The book is also clean and tightly b...
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The Tuners Journal April, 1925 (Magazine Piano Tuning)

By: O'Meara, Thomas J. (editor)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Kansas City, Mo., National Association of Piano Tuners Inc.: 1925

Seller ID: 1676

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Good

This is not a commonly seen magazine, but certainly an interesting one for piano tuners, owners, and players. This issue is from April, 1925 and is clean and tightly bound. The magazine's stated goal was devotion to the practical, scientific and educational advancement of the tuner. Among the topics here are; Some Psychological Aspects from the Professional Tuner's Point of View; The Why and Wherefore of the Bridle Strap; Tuning the Treble Sharp and more. Magazine measures 7-1/4" x 10-1/4". One other issue available from 1923.
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Fifty-first Annual Meeting and Dinner, Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society, 1941

By: Osborne, Mitchell, presdident

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, The Bellevue-Stratford: January 31, 1941

Seller ID: 4793

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Good

Though it's a bit worn, this booklet remains with no names or writing, no spine defects, and no creased pages which are clean. The booklet measues "6"x 9" and has 63 pages, including several lists of people, including presidents, a list of members including addresses and another with deceased members. Th early part of the booklet offers anecdotes and laughs as well as serious conversation. Very good item for finding ancestors.
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Cooking Out-Of-Doors (Girl Scouts, 1960)

By: Riveoire, Alice Sanderson

Price: $15.95

Publisher: New York City, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.: 1960

Seller ID: 3670

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Good condition

The Girl Scouts must have packed this book for camp, yet handled it nicely. There are no spills and no spirals broken on the plastic coil. The only defects are a few little creases to the subject tabs on the right hand and the lower front corner which had a crease. I reglued the tabs and reencforced the cover crease. The tabs include these types of recipes: Fireless Food; Kettle and Skillet; Toasting, Broiling, Planking; Baking;A Whole Meal in a Hole; Ember Cooking; Gimmicks and Gadgets; and Edible Wild Food. The book measures 5-1.2" x 9" and has 216 pages including blank pages for notes wh...
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The Cleveland Blue Book 1978-79

By: Townsend, Helen De Kay (Founder)

Price: $15.95

Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Blue Book: November, 1978

Seller ID: 3361

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Very good condition

Very handsome navy blue book considered a social directory of Cleveland and its suburbs, as well as an address book comprising the names and addresses of prominent families of Cleveland together with a list of leading clubs and their officers. These include the following country clubs, Acacia, Kirtland, Mayfield, and Shaker Heights. Other clubs are Canterbury Golf, Chagrin Valley Hunt, Clifton,Hermit, Hillbrook, Pepper Pike, Rowfant, Tavern and Union. Very helpful for genealogy. Book measures 4-3/4" x 7" and has 364 pages. Will ship media mail for $2 in the U.S..
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Ohio Tool Box Magazine (Six Isssues 1990-1992)

By: Townsend, Raymond R. (editor)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Ohio, Ohio Tool Collectors: 1990-1992

Seller ID: 1217

Binding: soft cover

Six random issues of this quarterly publication of the Ohio Tool Collectors to include Dec. 1990, March 1991, June 1991, December 1991, March 1992 and June 1992. Only one issue has a defect and that's the earliest -- back page shows creasing and a small bit of soil to outer side edge also at back cover. All have mailing labels. Publication measures 8-1/2"x11" and has an average of 20 pages of content per issue illustrated with technical drawings, pictures in black and white and dense text. No advertising. Topics include, but are not confined to these: cooper's tools in 1683 England, the phy...
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The Duquesne Club A Hundred Years Old and Still Growing (Nov. 26, 1881-1981, Pittsburgh )

By: Vondas, Jerry

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Pittsburgh, PA, Duquesne Club: 1981

Seller ID: 3976

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Fine condition

Book and its plastic jacket are both pristine with no defects of note. Inside plastic cover is a message from Secretary Gurdon Flagg which came with the book and was issued Noveber 16, 1981 to commemorate the anniversary of the club's formation signed by Henry Clay Frick. Book measures 7"x10" and is beautifully made with red cloth boards and striking full page photographs, some historical, others in full color. Includes a history and a list of officers and directors over the century. Unpaginated. Very handsome keepsake of a Pittsburgh treasure, founded by the greatest industrialists of the da...
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Jack Knight Air Log and AFA News (Four Issues, Full Run 1991)

By: Wellman,Fred L. (editor)

Price: $26.95

Publisher: Elgin, illinois, Jack Knight Air Log / AFA News: 1991

Seller ID: 3044

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very good condition

This isn't seen too often, but I have had one other full run. To give you an idea of what to expect here's the list of topics subscribers appreciate: Aeronautica and Air Labels; Amelia Earhart; Air Mail Booklets; Balloon Posts; Canadian Air Mail; Charles A. Lindbergh; Concorde; Ethiopia; First Day Covers; Latin American Air Mail; Mexican Air Mail; Pan American Air Mail; Post cards; Pocket Mail; Uruguay;and Zeppelins. All four magazines are clean and tightly bound with no writing. Magazine are pristine inside an dout. The only fault is a small abrasion left from a white against white sticker, ...
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A White Pine House For The Vacation Season; The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs (1918)

By: Whitehead, Russell F. (editor)

Price: $14.00

Publisher: St. Paul, Minnesota, White Pine Bureau: 1918

Seller ID: 1591

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Good-plus

Very nice booklet showing a little light soil to cover and a small crease to upper corner next to spine -- otherwise clean and tightly bound. The thrust of this issue is the outcome of the third annual competition to see who could design the best vacation home using white pine lumber. The winner of the $750 first prize was Richard M. Powers --beautiful and NOT a cottage, but a full-sized house! Architectural drawings accompany all prize winning homes -- four prizes and honorable mentions. Booklet measures 9"x11" and has 32 pages.
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The Amana Colonies: Seven Villages in Iowa (The Amana Society 1969)

By: Zug,Joan Liffring; Zug John

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Iowa, The Amana Society: 1969

Seller ID: 2361

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very Good condition

Very attractive booklet with beautiful covers front and back, plus additional color illustrations inside. There are also historical photos in black and white to augment the story of the Amanas and the seven villages they created in Iowa. The story begins with German immigrants who moved from New York to Iowa where they purchased 5000 acres of land from the Seneca Indians. The booklet also shows how the group lived simply and spiritually creating art, wines, bakeries, meats, restaurants, woolen mill, inns and more. There's also a section on the beginning of the Amana Refrigerator Company and t...
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