This book by Rudyard Kipling is full of colorful poems dealing with the workforce and military. It has some wear due to it's age and the spine has two small holes(see enlargement). The pages also have normal discoloration due to age. Would be a fun book to add to any collection of poems or books by this author. ~Enjoy!
This wonderful victorian autograph book has dates and entries for the 1800's. On th front cover there is gold leaf gilding with a bird in the upper left corner. In the lower right corner there is a picture of a little boy and girl having a picnic with a cottage in the background. Inside there are lots of blank paper for future entries. There is wear to the paper and the cover due to age. Also inside is a school certificate of promotion from 1911 included inside. Enjoy!
WOW!!! This is an exceptional piece of HISTORY! It is an original invitation to the unveiling of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut's statue in Washington, D.C. USA. David Farragut is recognized as the first US Admiral and is a prominent figure in history. On the invitation on the left hand side is a picture of various arms and flags with a banner that reads New Orleans Mobile Bay. On the upper right hand corner there is a picture of the Admiral and the interesting thing about him, is that his u ...click for details
This is a copy of one of Rudyard Kipling's famous books printed in 1906 in New York by Doubleday, Page & Company. It is illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Puck of Pook's Hill is a classic. This book is out of a library's circulation, and is in fair to very good condition. There is some wear to the spine and it is a little loose. The pages are very good. The cover is green with gold gilt writing. This book makes for great reading. Enjoy!
This book explores the Heroes of the newly discovered America. It includes 200 woodcut illustrations and 636 pages. It was printed in 1904 by the National Book and Bible House of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was written by D. M. Kelsey, who was also a well known historian and the author of "Pioneer Heroes" and "Stanley and the White Heroes in Africa". The introduction was done by Hon. Murat Halstead. This book has some stains and the spine is loose, but the illustrations an ...click for details
This is a spectacular cook book. It is by the Better Homes and Gardens and published in 1978 by the Meredith Corporation, of Des Moines, Iowa. This issue is the seventh printing. It tells the exciting story of food in American life featuring 705 recipes from our rich history, including colonial, ethnic, and modern favorites among lots of other nationality recipes. It has very lovely and vibrant color pictures and bits of historical tidbits through out the book. It is in excellent condition and h ...click for details
This book is on the life of the famous theatrical actress Sarah Bernhardt. It was written by Cornelia Otis Skinner and published in 1966 by the Riverside Press of Cambridge. It features 356 pages and 25 black and white photos on glossy paper (see enlargements) of times in her life and on the stage, even one on her attack of Marie Colombier. It measures 9 1/4 in. long and 6 1/8 in. wide. It is in very good condition but has no dust jacket. The pages are in excellent condition. It makes for very g ...click for details
This is a great book that tells th great events in the life of Madame Curie. It covers from when she was born in Warsaw, Poland in November 7, 1867 to when she wins the Nobel Prize in Physics. It also cover other important aspects in her life. It was published by Grosset & Dunlap of New York in 1959. It is illustrated by Federico Castellon, wit 20 illustrations. It is in very good condition with only a few minor spots on the front, the 176 pages are all clear and good. Enjoy!
This wonderful travel guide book has very lovely black and white pictures inside with lots of helpful travel advice. It is by Alain De Botton, who is also the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life." Sometimes people are inundated with advice on where to travel, few people seem to talk about why we should go and how we can become more fulfilled by doing so. In the Art Of Travel, Alain de Botton explores what the point of travel might be and modestly suggests how we can learn to be a litt ...click for details
These love poems have long been considered the finest ever written by a woman in the English language, and their literary excellence is surpassed on by the sonnets of Shakespeare. These poems were first published in 1850, and is composed of forty four interlocking poems which Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote secretly to her husband Robert Browning. This example is illustrated with dozens of lovely sillouettes by Fred A Mayer, and consists of 110 pages. This is a Avenel Book, a division of Crown ...click for details
