When I photograph a paper item, the first two photos are usually the front and back covers next to a ruler. I also try to shoot a photo of the last numbered page in the item so you can know how many pages there are.
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Item Category: Antiques
PICTORIAL ST. LOUIS 1875 Compton and Dry Topographical City Atlas 1989 Reprint
COMPTON, Rich J. (editor and designer) : [Atlases]. [223]pp., including 110 plates. Blue-green cloth over boards with decorative gilt titles stamped to front, spine. No dustjacket, as issued. This is the 1989 edition lovingly and elegantly reprinted by local amateur historian Todd McGraw in blue-green cloth with a bright gilt title design to the front in a worthy production which far outshines the myriad 21st Century on-demand and coil-bound reprints typically found.
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How to Restore a Factory Cart: Easy Steps to Professional Results
Authentic finishing techniques using Golden Oak stain and SHER-WOOD® dull-rubbed lacquer.
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Valentine’s Manual. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. 1852
Valentine’s Manual. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. Published by D. T. Valentine in New York in1852 . 12mo. (7.5” X 5”), 504 pages. Publishers cloth binding with cloth separated at front and rear hinges. Front and rear boards still firmly attached. Larger map of the city is present. Three of the other 4 maps have scotch tape repairs. One folding plate is present but torn in half. Another with scotch tape repair. Some light foxing to the other plates. See photos.
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Atomic Energy in Cosmic and Human Life – 1946 Gamow Early Nuclear Bomb Age Book
It remains an engaging example of mid-20th-century popular science and Atomic Age publishing.
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1754 Histoire Generale des Voyages Vol 45 Columbus America Maps
Paris: Chez Didot, 1754. Voyages de Christophe Colomb. Final page is numbered 494 and reads Fin du XLV. Condition: Good antique condition. Leather rubbed and scuffed, with wear to corners, joints, spine ends, and raised bands.
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ANTIQUE LETTER 1800s
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1851 First Ed. American Lawyer Business Man’s Form Book Map of each state
This is the 1851 book titled American Lawyer and Business-Man’s Form Book.Published by Phelps & Fanning,New York.Has 359 pages.Has a map,Seal and special laws of each state.States with maps are-Maine,New Hampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,Rhode Island,Connecticut,New York,New Jersey,Pennsylvania,Delaware,Maryland,Virginia,North Carolina,South Carolina,Georgia,Florida,Alabama,Louisiana,Texas,Arkansas,Tennessee,Kentucky,ohio,Michigan,Indiana,Illinois,Missouri,Iowa,Wisconsin,California(shows gold region),U.S. map.In good condition.
- Post Date: 10 Jul, 2026