Search Results: Odd and Misc. And Old from Chiefly Books

Omaha: Nebraska Clothing Co., 1909. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 32 pages staple bound little catalogue of the latest women's fashions for 1909.

Ford Motor Co., 1960. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Cover is a bit grubby, other wise a fun look at this old car.

United State Postal Service, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. A very nice copy in glossy hard cover with Elvis on the front. Seems to have all the stamps except the Aid Awareness stamp. All the other little pockets appear to have the correct stamp or number of stamps. Also includes two other stamp items, one full sheet of the 29 cent cherokee strip land run stamp in a glassine envelope and a paper covered folder in bright red with happy new year on front and inside cancelled first day issues stamps for new year dated dec. 30 1993 with San Francisco cancelation.

Wilmington: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co., 1913. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. This is a magazine sized format book with paper covers. When originally made it was folded in half top to bottom for shipping. 8 pages. great info and photos. Picture on front of two fileds of corn side by side, one with tall lush growth the other stunted and small showing the difference blasting the soil can make.

Milwaukee: American Motors, 1968. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A very nice copy with little wear and very minor finger marks on cover. Text split at center with no loss and no loose pages. Big thick manual with lots of illustrations. Need to fix your rambler, this is the book for you.

Bremen 11: Hansa Lloyd Goliath Werke. Soft cover. Very Good. I cannot read german and I cannot locate a date on this item Dark green covers with diamond logo on front cover in red and black. 55 page auto manual on old car make with lots of photos of engine and various parts. Staple bound and center page is loose, covers are a little worn but not too bad.

Boston: Wm. White Co., 1873. Fourth . Hardcover. Very Good+. An excellent copy in beautiful brick red cloth covers embossed in black and gilt, page edges all gilt. with very little wear. tight and clean.

Moscow: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Nice little booklet, staple bound color reproductions of stamps that were made by soviets with art masterpieces as subject. Small white label on front cover at spine near base but no other marks or stamps, Came from a local company that used to print stamps.

NY: Tannen Magic Inc., 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. A nice copy in glossy white stiff wraps, Picture of stacked dice from cup on front cover. Staple bound 32 pages loads of illustrations, Signed inside front cover by George Verges west yellowstone Montana 1992. I don't know who this is but he signed with a real flourish like he must be somebody important?

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. Hardcover. Very Good. No author given, only date on title page on copyright page it just says author's edition. Penciled presentation on blank front page dated '85. Decorative embossed covers with beveled edges. Spine a bit faded and edge and corner wear.

NY: G. E. Stechert, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. A nice two volume set in greenish cloth covers with gilt lettering, english translation of the seventh german edition, volume one atlas and volume two text. Nice clean unmarked text and very little wear.

Germany: karlsruhe, 1902. Flexible Cloth. Very Good. This is three volumes The three titles listed are all followed by the words "nach schwierigkeitsstufen in gruppen zusammengestellt" I apologize for being unable to translate any of this but I cant read a word of german. The volumes are dated 1902, 1902 and 1903 in order and are all the same flexible covers in grey with black lettering and black cloth spines. Light wear and a couple small cover spots here and there but over all in excelllent condition.

NY: Vantage, 1971. First . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A like new advance review copy with pub. card laid in. Appears un read minimal wear.

Yankton SD: Sacred Heart Monastery, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Book is in excellent shape and signed to a previous owner on front end page by author and again on title page with just Blessings and Signature. 541 pages. Jacket is in generally good shape but has a crinkle to front cover and a phone number written on it.

Essex: Vigour Press. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The book is in very good shape but has been just a little along about two inches of the top edge and a small spot on front edge of back cover. Nicely signed "With Best Wishes John Barr" on blank front end page. jacket is a little edge worn with wear at corners and spine ends and minor chipping. No date anywhere buy I am guessing 1920's or 30's. Official training textbook for the British Amature WEight-lifters's association. Lots of photos of exercise techniques. Seems to have been associated with Vigour magazine, they probably provided photos.

Wilmington: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co., 1913. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. This is a magazine sized format book with paper covers. When originally made it was folded in half top to bottom for shipping. 4 pages. great info and photos. Picture of horse drawn crews on front cover cutting a roadway through a hill. Small stain on front edge of cover.

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1905. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A nice clean copy in green cloth covers with dark green lettering, Some wear on corners and edges. 80 pages of information on horsepower at the begining of the last century. illustrations and charts. States its for Steam, gas, gasoline and electric motors.

Radnor, Pa.: Chilton, 1975. First . Soft cover. Very Good. A few minor fingerprints on cover, else in excellent shape.

Wilmington: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co., 1913. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. This is a magazine sized format book with paper covers. When originally made it was folded in half top to bottom for shipping. 4 pages. great info and photos. Picture on front of two farmers plowing one with stumps and boulders all over his field the other with clear sailing and whisling while he plows. Small stain on front edge of cover.

Lincoln: Author, 1939. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. A very clean nice bright copy. Green cloth covers and gold lettering, uncommon.