Search Results: Vintage Hardcover from Nostalgic Books & Elements

"... the leader of the French Expedition to the Himalayas which was the first in the history of man kind to climb an 8.000 meter peak..." front flap

1929 VINTAGE BAMBIbook is in good- condition spine is gone but all pages are attached. Cover has some water damage but orange graphic of bambi is preserved. All pages are clean and unmarked. Green stamps of Bambi in motion on the FFEP (front and back) in green stamp are visable. Book has many black and white graphics to accompany the story.

1943 - Autobiographical stories of the famous missionary surgeon Gordon S. Seagrave a Lieut, Colonel, M.C. United States Army Forces In China, Burma, and India. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - pages show toning from age - moderate edgewear on the boards mostly at the top and bottom of the spine - no dj

Vintage 1934 Nancy Drew
Hardcover. Fair 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth over boards. Orange spyglass silhouette and lettering on cover. Orange spyglass endpapers. Glossy paper frontis b/w illustration
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VINTAGE 1963 - Beautifully illustrated with thirty black and white photographs and 91 drawings.
Exceptional crewel bird illustrations on the DJ cover

VERY RARE VINTAGE INSCRIBED by the author on the title page
Hardcover. Small 8vo, blue cloth. 118 pp. First edition. Inscribed by the author to Molly Oct, '77
"The Deep Freeze and Other Stories is a collection of delightful tales covering a wide range of fanciful situations, in which the ferailties of human nature are pleasantly described with toungue in cheek." front flap
DJ NPC rubbed

VINTAGE 1968 "This is a story that will captivate the reader's attention right from the opening pages. Restlessly, he will follow Randy's experiences as a web of intrigue weaves tighter adn tighter..." front flap

1953 RARE FIRST PRINTING - beautifully illustrated in blues "Here is an inspiring introduction to one of the world's oldest - and newest - nations: Israel. Readers of all ages will be held spellbound by the beauty of text and pictures, and will gain in understanding of a brave new experiment in democratic living." Book: clean and unmarked DJ: NPC ($1.75) - chips/tears repaired with archival tape on the inside

"This book gives us a better understanding of the unequal struggle of native against immigrant while our nation ws being explored and settled. It also gives promise tht a new century of hope has begun for the American Indian. - back flap

1947 VINTAGE First Edition Fifth Printing

1945 - 1st ed (no additional printings indicated) - "THE GREEN YEARS is the story of Robert Shannon, striving against staggering odds to salvage his own soul." - book: Mae Baker signature back of book cover hidden by dj flap - pages have aged over the 70+ years but all pages are clean and unmarked - tight, sound, and square - dj: tears/chipping visible but repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve

1937 VINTAGE Purina Mills book ".50 cents unless purchased with dog chow" on title page

1965 - FIRST EDITION - Illustrated by Whitney Darrow, Jr. - filled with humor from Johnny Carson and retro imagery!

Vintage 1950 Power Tools book edited by Milton Gunerman
A Home Crafsman Publication

EXTREMLY RARE
"Italy A Stereoscopic Tour" is in the Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division (call number 8666591). Frank Gardner Moore, Ph.D. (1865 - 1955) was a classical scholar. He was an Associate Professor of Latin and of Roman Archaeology in Dartmouth College. Included are the 12 folded maps (in pocket) that have cover-title "Maps & plans acompanying Italy, stereoscopic tour". One of these maps was only opened once in order to take the attached photograph. The book was to be used as a descriptive guide-book when viewing the 100 views of Italy.
List of maps

General Map of Italy
Naples
Pompeii
Bay of Naples and Sorrento Peninsula
General Map of Rome
Roman Forum
St. Peter's and the Vatican
Environs of Rome
Ancient Rome
Florance
Venice
Genoa

See photographs for book condition. There is some water damage to the book.

VINTAGE 1958 - "This book is an author's copy from Villa Aurora, the home of Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger (1943 - 1987)" sticker on the FFEP
"... Jephthah, caught in the toils of an oath he dare not break, is a deep, uneasy awe at the idea of a man bargaining face to face withhis god, and yet more at theidea of a god willing to accept the killing of an innocent girl for payment." - front flap
DJ - small white sticker with 5337 written on it - NPC (16s net)

1962 VINTAGE - INSCRIBED by the author on the FFEP
"As we journey through life let us live by the way" was the motto of Sam McKelvie, former Governor of Nebraska. His wife, Martha McKelvie, tells in this book about the presidents, Theodore Rossevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Taft adn McKinley, who journeyed on life's trail with them and the many, many friends from all walks of life who added interest and pleasure to their journey." front flap
Not price clipped $3.50
DJ tears repaired with archival tape

1962 VINTAGE Biography of the forgotten man of bullfighting

VINTAGE 1958 "... he meets a girl who gives him a sense of purpose - for the first time - beyond the sea. Again trouble refuses to leave Collins alone." front flap

1943 "These plain answers to the questions that confuse us are needed for victory in the war today and in the peace tomorrow" - cover
Norman Angell is also the author of The Great Illusion