Category Archives: Books – First Editions

8 Vintage/Antique Booklets on Making Doilies (from the 50s & 60s)

Posted on January 26, 2021 by lindasnyder

I have a great deal of respect for anyone who has the skill – and patience – to create the beautiful doilies and other items demonstrated in this booklets.  It’s truly a skill set that seems lost to most of … Continue reading →

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Social Mentor Publications – 6 Titles Including “Sex: Avoided Subjects Discussed in Plain English” and “Physical Beauty: How to Develop and Preserve It”, 1922

Posted on November 3, 2018 by lindasnyder

These six little booklets from 1922 are interesting reads.  What a difference 100 years makes! Titles: 1) Sex: Avoided Subjects in Plain English 2) Physical Beauty: How to Develop & Preserve It 3) How to Prepare and Serve a Meal, … Continue reading →

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We Now Have at Least 14,000 Books in Our Inventory…

Posted on October 27, 2018 by lindasnyder

… and the shop is kind of a wreck.  (These photos don’t show the seriously high stacks of boxes and boxes and boxes of books to be unpacked.) In the past week, I’ve added a good 4,000-5,000 books to the … Continue reading →

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Rex Lee, Gypsy Flyer, by Thomas Burtis – 1928

Posted on October 24, 2018 by lindasnyder

A first edition copy. Price:  $8.00, plus 5.5% Maine State Sales Tax. Condition:  Used, acceptable. Location:  Heritage Collectibles, Books & Maps, in Lewiston.  Enter 9 Park Street in your GPS. All sales, after expenses, go to support The Grief Warrior Project, … Continue reading →

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Updated: Around 1,200 American & World History, and Military Books!

Posted on February 6, 2018 by lindasnyder

We have loads and loads of history and military books – at least 1,200 of them, and possibly more because I’m still unpacking boxes from a huge load we just got in!  My Johnny was a major history and military … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – The Re-Creation of Brian Kent, by Harold Bell Wright

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic:  “A simple story of life and love.” Format: Hardcover. Published:  August 1919; appears to be a first edition Condition:  Overall the book is in good condition, however the binding is cracked inside the front and back covers, along … Continue reading →

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