Vintage Triumph Spitfire Workshop Manual 1974 Haynes Haynes
Triumph Spitfire
Owner's Workshop Manual
covers Spitfire MK 1,II, III, and IV, for years 1962 to 1974.
by J.L.S. Maclay. ©1973 J.H. Haynes & Co. Ltd. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset.
ISBN no. 0 85696 113 2. 224 pages. Paperbound.
Distributed in USA by Haynes Publications, Los Angeles, CA.
Back says:
Written for the home mechanic, who does not have a well equipped worksop nor factory service tools. ...
Each manual presents the disassembly, overhaul, and...
Circa: 1974
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Haynes  

1st Ed: Hand-Made Gentleman BOOK 1909 Irving BACHELLER Irving BACHELLER book:

The Hand-Made Gentleman: A Tale of the Battles of Peace, published by

Harper & Brothers, New York: 1909.

Story of son of washerwoman who remakes himself socially and imparts his system to numerous friends. Takes place in rural New York.

First edition. Corners, edges worn. No dust jacket. Spine faded. Cover picture, worn. Back cover splotchy. Clean inside. Falls open to page 67. Stamped name of first owner inside cover.

Circa: 1909
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Author: BACHELLER
Edition: 1  

Anthology of Irish Literature 1954 An Anthology of Irish Literature

by David H. Greene (Editor)


Part One has translations from Gaelic of medieval Irish poetry and narratives, many of which, thought transcribed in Middle Irish, are from an older oral tradition. The volume also offers examples of Irish lyric poetry of the 17th and 18th centuries and translations from 19th-century Irish poets.

1954 Hardcover. Modern Library, NY. ©1954 Random House. 602 pages. Page size, 4-1/2"x 7". Ex-Library...
 

Madison Avenue Ad Man COOKBOOk Koehler/ Tinkleman 1962 The Madison Avenue cook book,: For people who can't cook and don't want other people to know it, BOOk by Alan Koehler, Illustrated by famous 60s illustrator Murray Tinkleman.
Out of Print, Hardcover, 63 pages. 1962 [1st ed.], Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Book is in wonderful clean condition, only one tear in end paper see photo. Dust Jacket has some tear tatters at top and browning on spine edge and small hole in spine part. Well known 1960s illustrator Tinkleman has lavished his...
Circa: 1962
Country of Origin: US
 

Cape Cod Lincoln 1914 BOOK Kent Knowles: Quahaug Kent Knowles: Quahaug
by Joseph C. Lincoln, author of "Mr. Pratt's Patients," "The Rise of Roscoe Paine," etc. --Often called Cape Cod's most prolific author. Illustrated by J. N. Marchand. Published by D. Appleton & co., NY and London, 1914.
Nice black & white wash illustrations interspersed thru this 451 pg. novel from WWI era.
Color picture on front cover, gold stamp title on green cloth. Tight binding, wear at corners. media mail shipping

Circa: 1914
Country of Origin: US

Edition: 1914  

Etching T Hardy BOOk Under the Greenwood Tree 1896 Under the Greenwood Tree
by Thomas Hardy.
274 pages.
Includes an Etching by H. MacBeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex.
Published by Harper & Bros. NY 1896.
Deaccessioned Library copy has pocket in front and donation label.
Book cover green cloth with gold stamping, art nouveau design of TH initials. Pages are brittle and some are cracking away and there is a break in spine at table of contents, and another towards the back of the book. Still nice reading copy and etching is...
 

Captain January 1893 Childrens Book L Richards Captain January Children's Book by Laura E Richards, HB, no DJ. 133 pages. Boston, Estes & Larriat, 1893.
©1890-93. Several full page illustrrations by Frank Merrill.
This book was the basis for the 1935 Shirley Temple film named Captain January.
Cloth binding stamped cover, wear at edges and corners of cover. Rest clean. Bend in back board. Looks like this may have been a gift edition, indicated by fancy gold/white stamping on cover.

Frontspiece illustration resembles...
 

3 vintage Salad Cookbooks Nice Selection of vintage Salad Cookbooks. 3 are included.

They are:
The Art of Salad Making, by Carol Truax, Illus. by Jean Charlot. HB book club ed. with DJ. Excellent condition. 210 pg. with Index. ©1968. Published by Doubleday, NY.

Woman's Day book of Salads.
Over 200 tested salads. Vegetables, Seafood, Fruit, Meat, Cheese, egg, Poultry. Plus More than 25 famous French, Italian, Mayo, and Cheese Dressings.

A Fawcett Book, #536, Soft cover, 112 pages, b/w...
Country of Origin: US