Antiquarian Books from Inga's Original Choices

WM. H. Wise & Co, 1939. Entries in alphabetical order. Includes a Primer on Poison Gas. Pages [792] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated with color frontispiece [two frontal, one rear image of organs in the human body], 230 [B&W] photographs and nearly 700 drawings [B&W] made expressly for this work. Dark green leatherette boards, blind stamping and gilt… Read more about this item

Will H. Johnston, 1924. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. Pages [381 including index] clean, unmarked, no serious weaknesses to binding and square, mild age discolorations at first few pages, endpapers and index pages; two very small ink spots at bottom page edges. Blue cloth boards, bright gilt decorations and lettering, B&W paste-down portrait with minor surface mars and very small… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: M. A. Donohue & Co., 1905. Green cloth boards, clean, bright gilt lettering, minor shelf wear at extremities, sunned spines. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. One volume with tiny spots at top page edges and one volume with small faint moisture mark at top page edges. B&W frontispiece [of author?]. Age discolorations at endpapers, feps… Read more about this item

St. Louis, Missouri: B. Herder, 1908. Pages [93 plus index] mostly clean [4 pages with a mild smudge], unmarked, binding sound. PO's name at endpaper, dated Feb 20, 1908. Light lavender cloth boards, a little shelf wear at extremities, bright gilt lettering, narrow vertical area at rear with discoloration and two smal punctures. Besides religious poems and sonnets there are… Read more about this item

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Pages [397] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated with color frontispiece [These Gave It a Better Hold]. Yellow buckram boards, mostly clean [mild discolorations], blind stamping, red and gilt decorations [age darkened], minor shelf wear at extremities, one bumped corner, lightly sunned spine, decorated endpapers. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Penn Publishing Co, 1911. Pages [199 plus 8 pages publisher ads] clean, unmarked, sewn binding sound and square. Green cloth boards, mostly clean [three tiny spots], small faded area at back, black lettering. Ways to amuse company with games of cards, pencil, charades, games of action and thought. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 1913. New edition, revised and enlarged. Illustrated throughout with color and B&W drawings and art reproductions. Pages [274 including index] mostly clean [occasional mild smudges], unmarked, binding tight, very slight lean to spine. Rust colored cloth boards, black decorations and lettering, some shelf wear at extremities, small areas with color loss, faint discolorations and one 2" narrow faded red… Read more about this item

NY: George Wittenborn, Inc, 1953. The dust wrapper described as near fine- refers to the black blind-embossed French-style wrappers with tipped-on color [tinted] front cover label over boards. The black wrappers have a little edge wear and the spine has mild creases. These wraps are protected by semi transparent glassine covers and those are only in fair to poor condition… Read more about this item

NY: Macmillan, 1924. Navy cloth boards, clean, bright gilt decorations and lettering, minimal shelf wear at spine ends. Textblock pages [296] unmarked, a few pages with small areas of age discoloration, feps and endpapers with age tanning and discolorations; top page edges appear darkened. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 2.25] in new archival mylar, colors un-faded, a little edge wear,… Read more about this item

NY: Garden City Publishing Co, 1938. Preface by His Highness the Aga Khan. Pages [404] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Black cloth boards, clean, bright gilt decorations and lettering, a little shelf wear at extremities; minor age discolorations at endpapers and feps. Dust jacket in new archival mylar, mostly clean [mild discolorations], colors bright, some edge wear, small bits… Read more about this item

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Board of Missions, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1935. Illustrated with charts [statistics]. Covers mostly clean [one faint stain at back bottom edge], colors bright, a little edge and handling wear [one 1/4" edge tear], no reading creases at spine, sunned edges and spine. Textblock pages [75] mostly clean [small, mild smudges at four pages], unmarked, binding tight,… Read more about this item

Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 1.00] in new archival mylar, mostly clean [mild discolorations at back], crisp, colors bright, a little edge wear, lightly sunned spine. Pages [86] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, seven small numbers printed at back fep, dust spotting at top page edges. Tan cloth boards, clean, burgundy lettering, minor shelf wear… Read more about this item

Abingdon Press, 1924. Illustrated throughout with B&W frontispiece, one art reproduction and 13 photographs [all plates with a poem printed at verso]. The list of illustrations only lists 12 photos but this edition includes another plate "Peace" facing page 187 which is the same as facing page 171 [assumed printing error]. Olive green cloth boards, clean, bright gilt decorations and… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: W. A. Wilde Company, 1934. Color frontispiece "Jesus Teaching" by Heinrich Hofmann, best known for his many paintings depicting the life of Jesus Christ. Dark red cloth boards, clean, bright gilt lettering, minor shelf wear at spine ends. Pages [215] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 1.50] in new archival mylar, mostly… Read more about this item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: W. A. Wilde Company, 1931. Covers clean, colors bright, minor edge wear. Pages [64] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Minor age discolorations at wraps and page edges. One of the American Boy Little Leads Series. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and… Read more about this item

The Judson Press, 1936. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 1.00] in new archival mylar, mostly clean [minor discolorations], colors bright, some edge wear. Green cloth boards, clean, bright gilt spine lettering, light fading at top edges. Textblock pages [162] clean, mostly unmarked [occasional marks at margins], binding tight, very slight lean to spine. PO's name at endpaper. One of the… Read more about this item

St. Louis, Missouri: Christian Board of Publication, 1931. Senior Handbook for the Pupil, International Graded Series; First Year Course: April, May June 1931, Vol 19, No. 3. Illustrated throughout with B&W art reproductions. Pages [96] clean, unmarked, staple binding sound. Covers with a little edge wear, mostly clean [mild beverage mark]. Check my listings for other volumes in this series.… Read more about this item

St. Louis, Missouri: Christian Board of Publication, 1925. Intermediate Handbook for the Pupil, International Graded Series; Second Year Course: January, February, March 1927m Part Two. Illustrated throughout with B&W art reproductions. Pages [93] mostly clean [just a few pages with age discolorations, unmarked, staple binding sound; last 5 pages with small bits missing at bottom corners. Covers clean, a little… Read more about this item

Nashville, Tennessee: Cokesbury Press, 1930. Navy moiré coth boards, clean, gilt decorations and lettering, minimal shelf wear. Dust jacket [$ 1.25 at spine and front dust jacket flap] in new archival mylar, mostly clean [some age discoloration], colors bright, some edge wear, two small bits missing at rear top edge, sunned spine. Pages [172] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square,… Read more about this item

St. Louis, Missouri: Christian Board of Publication, 1917. Pages [76] clean, unmarked, staple binding sound; age discolorations at page edges extending into a few pages.Covers clean, a little edge and handling wear [short tear at top rear edge]. minor, small age discolorations. The books of this Course are based on outlines adopted by the Sunday School Council of Evangelical Denominations,… Read more about this item