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Published by Capital City Press, 1934
Seller: Sleepy Hollow Books, Huntington, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Light red cloth, gold lettering, no DJ, spine faded. Vermont; 28350.
Published by Capital City Press, 1934
Seller: Sleepy Hollow Books, Huntington, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Light red cloth, gold lettering, no DJ, spine faded, a tad loose. A few spots at top of spine, Vermont; 28350.
Published by Montpelier Seminary, Montpelier VT, 1934
Seller: Janet & Henry Hurley, Westmoreland, NH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Spine faded. ; 8vo; 547 pages; Illustrated, index.
Published by The Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, Vermont, 1929
Seller: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. B&w plates (illustrator). First Edition. xiv, 165pp + 4pp index [front joint exposed; bookplate inside front; ink name and date on front free endpaper; ink initials on half-title] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Vermont Historical Society:, 1929
Seller: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 165 pages, illustrated, with an Introdcution by Hon. James Hartness. "More and more, as time reveals the immeasurable value of the Electric Motor, will the clear vision and the undaunted determination of the inventor inspire the youth of each successive generation to count as naught all toil, and to reckon as of little moment all hardship that thereby the intersts of humanity may be advanced. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER, blue cloth covers, lettering is bright on the cover and spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier VT, 1929
Seller: R Bryan Old Books, Sewell, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Biography. Covers somewhat rubbed and faded, light bumps on the corners and spine ends. Owner name on the first endpaper, otherwise the interior is clean, binding slightly shaken.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC 10/27/2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1494043262ISBN 13: 9781494043261
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Biography of Thomas Davenport, the Brandon Blacksmith: Inventor of the Electric Motor 0.63. Book.
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Published by The Vermont Historical Soc., Montpelier, VT, 1929
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.
HC. B&W illustrations (illustrator). 165pp, index Light foxing edges of bookblock. good, blue cloth (hardcover) - no dustjacket.
Published by Montpelier Seminary Montpelier, VT 1934, 1934
Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
547pp. 8vo Illustrated with black and white photos Red cloth Spine sunned, else clean tight copy: VG/no dj.
Published by Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, Vermont, 1929
Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. b&w Photo Illus. (illustrator). Unmarked, clean and solid copy. Dark blue covers with gold lettering. Minor shelfwear. Rear cover with minor soiling from handling.
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1929 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 222 Language: English Pages: 222.
Published by Montpelier Seminary, 1934
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Fair hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing and stain marks. Binding loosening slightly but still intact. Book shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1934 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 646 Davenport, Walter Rice, 1855-.
Published by Montpelier: Vermont Historical Society, 1929, 1929
Condition: very good. hbk 165pp illustrations no dj as issued very good clean tight text.
Published by Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1929
Seller: Sleepy Hollow Books, Huntington, VT, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blue cloth, gold lettering, solid. Signed by author. Signed / Autographed. Vermont.
Published by P F Collier & Sons, Springfield, Ohio, 1939
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Stapled. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. Jay Irving, Martha Sawyers, C C Beall, Ronald McLeod (2), Jon Whitcomb, Arthur Crouch, Robert O Reid, & D B Holcomb (covers) (illustrator). First Edition. The November 25, December 2, 9, 16, & 23, 1939 and January 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1940 issues of Collier's The National Weekly. Fiction and articles include most notably parts 1 - 5 & 7 - 10 (conclusion) of Sad Cypress, a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie (precedes book publication). Other fiction and articles include parts 10 - 12 (conclusion) of 12 of The World is Like Thai (11/25, 12/2 & 12/9), a novel by Kathleen Norris, Wild Geese Flying (11/25), a short story by Hal Borland. Two Worlds (12/2), a short short story by Ernest Haycox, Salute to Time (12/9), a short short story by Ernest Haycox, The First Fifty Years, an article by Grantland Rice on the best All American and all time football players, parts 1, 2, & 4 - 7 of 8 of Saddle and Ride (12/16 & 23, 1939 & 1/6, 13, 20 & 27, 1940), a western novel by Ernest Haycox, The Fiftieth Anniversary All American Team (12/16), an article by Grantland Rice, Two-Tongue Truth (1/6), an ethnic short story by Roark Bradford, The Simple Life (1/6), a short story by Frederick Nebel, Where's Them Biscuits, Pappy? (1/6), an article by Walter Davenport on the unfulfilled pension promises of Texas governor Pappy Lee O'Daniel, Paul Robeson is John Henry (1/13), an article by Roark Bradford on Robeson playing John Henry in a musical on Broadway, The Manner of Heaven (1/20), an ethnic short story by Roark Bradford, Little Pinks (1/27), a short story by Damon Runyon, and others. Covers by Jay Irving, Martha Sawyers, C C Beall, Ronald McLeod (2), Jon Whitcomb, Arthur Crouch, Robert O Reid, & D B Holcomb. Condition issues include: 11/25 - light soil to the back cover; 12/2 - nothing significant; 12/9 - light soil at the top left of the front cover and along the spine; 12/16 - the center pages (35 - 38) are loose; 12/23 - a small chip at the bottom left of the front cover; 1/6 - slight curl to the top corner of the pages; 1/13 - a soil strip along the top edge of the front cover & a closed tear at the bottom center, browning and light edge wear to the back cover; 1/20 - a soil strip along the top edge & the spine of the front cover, the cover is loose from the top staple, there is a small chip at the bottom of the back cover; and 1/27 - light soiling at the bottom left of the front cover and a small spot at the middle right fore edge . A good to very good set with fiction installments by a prominent and collectible author and numerous period WW II stories & ads. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage.
Published by P.F. Collier & Son Company, USA, 1931
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Crandell, Bradshaw (cover art); Crosman, John H.; Sykes, C.H.; Flagg, James Montgomery; Beall, C.C.; Street, Frank; Flanagan, John Richard; Clark, Matt; Simont, Joseph; Billmyer, James and Charlotte; Llanuza; Timmins, Harry L. (illustrator). First Edition. 70 pages. Features: Color Texaco ad inside front cover; Oakland 8 and Pontiac 6 ad on page 1; Classy color full-page ad for Maxwell House coffee; Mr. Peters makes his Train (short story); Where do we go from here? - an article about veterans and the nation's finances; Beginner's Luck - a short story about golf; What a Pal! (short story); A Way with the Women (short story); Yuan Hee See Laughs - continuation of short story by Sax Rohmer; Ridin' on Rubber - article and great photos of various types of transportation by bus and jitney - very nostalgic!; Gunsight Trail (short story); Through Russia Without a Guide - Lindsay Hoben recounts his 14,00 mile trip through the U.S.S.R. without a guide or supervision; Gorgeous full-page color ad for Life Savers candy; nice color full-page ad for the new Chevrolet six; Babies are Conservative (!) - practical advice for babycare by a lady doctor; April Prowess - predicting who will win the World Series; Nice Oldsmobile ad; The Sleeptalker (short story); Classy full-page ad for Hammond electric clocks; Smooching photo in Pepsodent antiseptic mouth wash ad; Spur Bow bowtie ad; Clicquot Club ginger ale full-page ad; B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) Railroad full-page ad; Bostonians shoe ad; Elgin watch ad; Nice 2-color Pebeco toothpaste ad; nice full-page color Arrow Shirts ad; Iver Johnson bicycle ad; Nice full-page color ad for Waterman's pens; Dixies drinking glass ad inside back cover; Nice Camel cigarette ad on back cover show's man lighting up with a candleabra. Above-average but not excessive external wear and soiling. Covers detached but present. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Published by P.F. Collier & Son Company, USA, 1931
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Hymer, H.E. (Cover Art); Clark, Matt; Schlaikjer, J.W.; Williams, Charles D.; Rountree, Herman; Stoops, Herbert Morton; Dobias, Frank; Steele, Frederic Dorr (illustrator). First Edition. 58 pages. Features: Nice color ad for General Electric radios inside front cover; Hudson Essex car ad shows mother dropping kids at school; Nice full-page ad for Mimeograph; They'll Come Shooting (short story); Power and Glory - the gutsy story of Boies Penrose, one of the most prodigious figures in American political life - article with photos; Wild Geese (short story); A Lady of Resource (short story); Naughty Girl - Lenore Ulric serves allure in generous portions - article with photos; The Meanest Beast - battle between black leopard and shark; The Road Back (part VI of short story); You Couldn't Hate Patrick (short story); Thoughts that Win - Advice by champion golfer Jerome D. Travers - article with photo; Nice full-page color ad for Seald Sweet grapefruits; Full-page ad for Canada Dry ginger ales; The Scotty Dog (short story); Fantastic centerfold two-colour ad for Colorado tourism; Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Railroad full-page ad; Full-page ad for Philco radios features photos of Gary Cooper; Nice Chrysler ad; Full-page Fleischmann's Yeast ad encourages readers to eat three cakes per day (!); Back page article on prohibition; Attractive color Ford ad inside back cover shows doctor making housecall in the evening snow; Color Ipana ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Published by P.F. Collier & Son Company, USA, 1931
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Barnum, Jay Hyde (cover illustration); Nurick, Irving; Fitzpatrick, D.R.; Anderson, Frederic; Baldridge, Cyrus; Hart, Grace; Skidmore, T.D.; Flanagan, John Richard; Clark, Matt; Cooper, F.G.; Kenyon, Norman;; (illustrator). First Edition. 74 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Whitman's prestige chocolates inside front cover; Essex car ad; Mimeograph ad; Business is Business (short story); What's the Racket? - interesting article about rackets - what they are and how they work; Moonlight on the Water (short story); Beyond the War (a war short story); Position in Life - how a woman chooses her position in life; In the Strongroom (short story); A Ship Comes In - the dramatic story of Eugenie Leontovich, principal actress in Grand Hotel; - article with photo; Yuan Hee See Laughs (part VII); Gunsight Trail (part VI); Golf "Coarse" - how to make a smaller crop of divets; How Dry We Are - what is known about droughts and what measures for relief have been attempted i.e. photo of electrically-charged sand being discharged into the air; A Mere Detail (short story); Beautiful color full-page photo of a green car in Fisher Body ad; Wonderful two-page color ad for Dutch Boy paint shows Dutch Boy painting atop ladder; Full-page color ad for bananas by the United Fruit Company; Full-page Buick ad; Canada Dry full-page ad; Fleischmann's Yeast ad featuring Dr. Emil Fronz of Vienna; Two-page colour centerfold ad for General Electric refrigerators - very nostalgic!; Full-page ad for Chrysler Eights & Sixes; Nice two-color full-page ad for Williams shaving cream/Aqua Velva; Color ad for Seald-Sweet grapefruit; Two-page ad for Veedol oil - "so clear you can read a newspaper through it"; Full-page ad with photo for the Autogiro - an early helicopter!; Ad for True Temper step-down steel shafts for golf clubs with photo of the 6th Tee at Pebble Beach; Vintage ad for Wilson golf equipment inside back cover; Nice color Ford ad inside back cover shows policeman in car; Nice color Frigidaire refrigerator ad on back cover (soiled). Average external wear and soiling with a few peripheral chips/openings. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.