Tag Archives: vintage book

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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Great New Inventory inc a Stained Glass Lighthouse (SOLD), a Spy Glass, and a Sign for the “Cobb” Family (SOLD)

Posted on December 6, 2015 by lindasnyder

  We were just at an auction on Friday and picked up a number of great new items, including a wonderful dining room table with 6 chairs and huge hutch!   (It’s possible that we’ll be a little late opening … Continue reading →

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Tom Swift & His Ocean Airport, first edition

Posted on June 8, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic:  According to http://www.tomswift.info/homepage/oceanair.html : “Summary: No official summary was ever provided with any of the old Tom Swift books. However, the plot can be summed up as follows: “A friend of Tom Swift’s was thought to have been murdered … Continue reading →

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When the Universe Gives You a Sign… Sometimes Ya Just Gotta Run with It

Posted on April 8, 2015 by lindasnyder

Opening a retail shop was supposed to be at the tail-end of a two-year plan for this business, which we started in August of 2014. We’d test it out, put items in various flea markets and antique shops, try eBay … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – Emily Post’s Etiquette

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

    Subject / Topic:  According to EmilyPost.com, “Emily Post was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 27, 1872, and educated by governesses and at private schools in Baltimore and New York. She spent her summers at Bar Harbor, Maine, … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – The Long Patrol, by H A Cody

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic: From GoodReads.com: “Another adventure set in the north. and highlights an adventure taken on my a Mountie, of the North West Mounted Police. A Yellow Legs goes to a remote Indian Village seeking a young 3 year … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – The Haunted House Mystery

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

  Subject / Topic: From the dust cover: “The New Adventure and Mystery Series for Boys.  If you are looking for a grand cycle of reading entertainment, stories chock full of smashing action, exciting, thrilling, mystery and glorious adventure we … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – Woman and the New Race, by Margaret Sanger

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

Subject / Topic:  From the dust jacket: This leader of feminine thought and action gives here new, practical, constructive ideas on the limitation of offspring that are startling only because other writers have lacked the vision and the courage to … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – Within These Walls, by Rupert Hughes

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

  Subject / Topic:   “A Story of Love, Mystery and Thrilling Adventure”.  The dust jacket’s opening sentences read: “A pitcure [sic] of New York life eighty years ago.  The city in those days had only 200,000 inhabitants; cattle ran through … Continue reading →

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Vintage Book – Through the Wall, by Cleveland Moffett

Posted on February 1, 2015 by lindasnyder

  Subject / Topic: Cleveland Moffett (1863-1926) was an American author, journalist and playwright who specialised in adventure and mystery novels; in fact, this book has made at least one list of “Great Mystery Novels”. Format: Hardcover. Published:  1909; appears to be … Continue reading →

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