16.95 USD

Brush up on your reading, writing & arithmetic with this instant library collection of antique school books. Vintage books have decorative red bindings and are overall in good condition.


The Complete Arithmetic, Oral and Written: Without Answers
Greenleaf's Mathematical Series; "on the basis of works by Benjamin Greenleaf, A.M."
Thom. R. Shewell & Company, Boston, New York, Chicago, 1899 Edition; 246 Pages
Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 5"
Worn spot on upper back cover board, chipping at top of spine, but over all, in very good condition, tight binding, no torn pages. Some charming pencil notations from previous owner, inscribed with name and address: Nora Richardson, Goddard Sem. Barre, Vt.


Handbook of Composition by Edwin C. Woolley
D.C. Heath & Co, 1907, 239 Pages
Nameplate on back inside cover with inscribed name "Harold C. Ferguson, Clark College, Worcester, Mass." and doodles.
Dimensions: 6 3/4" x 4 3/4"
Good vintage condition, shows wear around board edges and spine, crease on back cover.

English Literature by Rev. Stopford Brook
Literature Primers, Ed. John Richard Green
American Book Company, 1895; 240 Pages plus advertising pages
Dimensions: 6 1/8" x 4 3/8"
In good condition. Marks on cover & back, a few pencil marks, rubbing along spine.



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18.95 USD

Vintage lucite purple plaid pin would be the perfect gift for the tartan lover in your life. The lucite is in the shape of a flower and has some carving details. A lovely piece of plaid fabric is encased in the lucite.

What a lovely gift for the vintage jewelry lover!

The brooch is in very good condition. Pin back is in good shape and secure.

Pin comes in a gift box ready for giving.

1 1/2 inch diameter


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49.95 USD

Lovely set of six (6) vintage English Ambassador Ware Fondeville small plates with a dark cobalt blue border and floral design can be used as dessert plates, salad dishes, or bread plates.

The dessert plate set would make a wonderful wedding or shower gift for the vintage loving bride.

Each plate has the Ambassador Ware Fondeville England mark on the back. Plates are in very good vintage condition. Two of the plates have crazing as shown in photograph four (4).

6 1/8" Diameter


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95.00 USD

Fabulous vintage ribbon trim from Hyman Hendler, this 100% cotton textile has beautiful embroidered blue and gold flowers on a navy blue background.

Exclusively produced for Hendler's, this is an amazing floral ribbon that can be used in sewing and craft projects.

The spool contains over 10 yards of ribbon!


3 1/8" Wide

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25.00 USD

This classic children's science book on spacecraft technology introduced space race age kids to robots and the scientific instruments necessary for successful outer space exploration. The outer space science survey includes a circa 1965 look at the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory, weather satellites, Surveyor space probes, and the fledging Apollo project. The vintage book is illustrated with line drawings, charts, and photographs.

This is a genuine vintage book not a recent reprint. It is an ex-library book and has "discard" stamps on the front and back endpapers, and a library stamp from the "North Junior High School Library. The book shows age appropriate wear. The book has its original mylar library dust jacket protector and is marked with a Dewey Decimal catalogue number.

Robots In Space, A Science Survey Book
by Michael Chester
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1965
Library Edition; 127 Pages
Illustrated
8 1/4" x 6 1/4"


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145.00 USD

This unusual and beautiful vintage dance card notebook has an ornate metal cover with fountains, pretty maidens, scrolling floral design, and shell motif border.

The stamped metal chatelaine notebook is in good condition with a nice patina of age. The silk cord is in good condition.

The dance notebook contains a program for the Phi Beta Delta midwestern convention that took place on Saturday, April 18, 1925, including a list of chaperones for the evening, the names of the organizers, and a list of the fraternity's midwestern chapters along with their corresponding universities.

The pocket-size notebook also has two dance pages which are filled in with twelve names. A girl named "Gusta" is noted for the 1st, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, and last dance. There are also two pages with handwritten, notations "Gusta Golderberg Falmouth Kentucky" and " Gusta Goldberg 420 S. Division Ann Arbor, Mich" as well as the Greek letters theta sigma sigma.

Popular in the eighteen and early nineteen century, dance cards, also known as carnets de bal, were popular accessories at formal events used for noting dance partners for particular dances.

3" x 2 3/4"

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65.95 USD

Cool old vintage dentistry supply boxes designed to keep stainless steel dental bands organized can be repurposed to store any number of small items, from office odds & ends, jewelry, and beading supplies.

The vintage wood boxes have dovetail corners, metal hinges on the front that close securely, and white plastic inserts with wells for stashing and organize small things.

The cases and the contents (there are some stainless steel dental bands in some of the storage wells) date from the 1960s and were made by Rocky Mountain Dental Products. The boxes are old and show wear including scuffs, dings, and scratches.

Each case has a sheet of paper taped on the inside with various indications of stock and usage as well some old dental band stock in the wells.

Listing is for one wooden storage box.
Three boxes are available:
Anteriors
Lower Left Molar
Upper Molars

Boxes measure approximately 14 1/4" by 9" by 1 1/2"

Select your box at check.

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19.95 USD

Circa 1930s French Line travel brochure includes vintage maps of France with an inset of Northern Africa, Paris, and the world, as well as information about French Line ocean liners, Air France plane travel, travel agencies in America, French Line world services, and general tourist information.

This brochure can be dated to the late 1930s as it mentions the French Line ocean liner SS Champlain which was sunk off La Pallice, France in 1940 by the Nazis.

Lithographed in the U.S.A. the fold-out map brochure opens to a large poster size measuring 39" by 26". The map brochure shows typical signs of wear including tears around the edges and at the folds and tanning to the paper.

France Map by C.S. Hammond & Co. N.Y.

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145.00 USD

Produced by Sanford Ink Company in the 1930s, this vintage globe traveler inkwell would make a cool home or office decor accent. The miniature bakelite plastic world globe twists at equator opening to reveal a vintage bottle of blue Sanford ink.

The molded bakelite is in very good condition. No chips. No cracks. The ink bottle has some old blue ink in it.

2 3/4" Diameter

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39.95 USD

Weathered book set of two Norman Mailer classics will not only look great on your bookshelf but are well worth the read.


Norman Mailer's The Naked and The Dead, considered one of the best novels of World War II, catapulted the 25-year-old author to literary fame upon its publication in 1948. The Rinehart symbol (an R in a circle) on the copyright page indicates that this is a 1st edition copy of this 20th-century classic. Includes a New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review clipping of Richard Match's May 9, 1948 review of the book. I found the clipping neatly folded between pages 642 & 643. Consequently, there is significant yellowing on these pages from prolonged contact with the clipping.

Here's a quote from this glowing review.

"'The Naked and the Dead' is about infantrymen--or, rather, men in the infantry --and the despair, the lung-searing fatigue, the unutterable terror and horror of jungle war. Its author is Norman Mailer, aged twenty-five, writing out of Brooklyn, Harvard, Leyte and Japan. Forget the age and remember the name: Norman Mailer. With this one astonishing book, his first full-length work of fiction, he joins the ranks of major American novelists."

The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer (1923-2007)
Rinehart and Co, New York, 1948
First Edition
8vo. 721 pages
Printed in the USA by the Haddon Craftsmen
Black cloth printed in white on the spine.
No dust jacket.
Book is in fair to good condition. Cover is chipped along spine, bottom edges and corners. There is a scratch on the back cover. Tight binding, clean pages, except where noted above.

Of A Fire on the Moon investigates the U.S. space technology industry giving a candid inside view of NASA.

Of A Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer
Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1970
Book Club Edition
416 Pages, Dust Jacket
Book is in good condition. Dust jacket shows typical wear.


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175.00 USD

A beautiful pair of vintage Delman shoes, these striking black satin and peau de soie kitten heal pumps have an elaborate rhinestone accent at the front.

Famous for their high quality as well as their high style, Delman has been in the shoe business since 1918, catering to hollywood stars as well as well-heeled society doyennes.

Although these shoe can be worn as they are in good condition, they would make a fabulous addition to a serious vintage shoe collection, and would look amazing on display.

These are genuine vintage shoes. They were gently worn, but do show signs of wear and age with some light scuffing on the satin and peau de soie. The vintage shoes have typical street wear on the soles.

The shoes have a gold leather insole marked Delman New York Paris Rome. The shoes do not have any indication of size. They came from the estate of a woman who wore a size 5.5 - 6 shoe. The shoes were stored with the vintage satin shoe stretchers as shown which are included with the listing.

The shoes look small and narrow and have the following measurements:
9 1/2" Bottom Sole from back of the heel to tip of the toe
3" Bottom Sole at widest point
8 3/4" Inner Sole from toe to heel
2 1/2" Inner Sole at widest point

I wear a size 6B shoe and these shoes fit me very tightly.

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39.95 USD

Vintage porcelain goose & gander pair would make a lovely wedding, anniversary, or housewarming gift for a loving couple.

The pre-World War II ceramic wild geese figures have nice detailing and are marked "Germany" on the bottom in green. One of the figurines is also impressed with the number "7872."

The geese are made from fine porcelain and are quite old -- circa 1920s - 1930s. The figurines are in good vintage condition. One of the figurines has a production flaw -- small patch of rough porcelain -- near the tail (see photograph two, goose on the right).

Each figurine is approximately 4 3/4 inches tall x 3 inches x 2 inches.



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18.95 USD

Sweet set of four vintage juice glasses with a white hibiscus floral design will lend a tropical retro touch to a modern kitchen.

The vintage glassware set is in good condition. No chip. No cracks. The white floral designs shows light signs of wear. If you look closely at the glasses, you'll see faints signs of an additional design above the floral patterns that has almost completely worn away.

3 3/4" Tall
6 oz Capacity

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125.00 USD

Add this cool vintage space race era rocket ship pencil box to your office decor for a fun pop of retro color. Vintage from the 1950s, the plastic school pencil case has a sliding lid to securely hold small items and trinkets.

The vintage rocket ship pencil case would be the perfect place to keep your vintage pencil collection.

Genuine vintage, the pencil box was used in its time and shows light signs of wear.

Approximate Measurements:
8 1/2" x 1 3/4" x 1 1/4"

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18.95 USD

Vintage art supply lot includes a set of Van Alt oil pastels and Weber Costello Alphacolor charcoal sticks. Use them as intended, as a photo prop, or as a cool display in your office or studio.

The original boxes are in good condition showing some shelf wear. The oil pastel box has the remains of a price sticker.

Both the colorful oil pastels and the charcoal sticks appear to have been very lightly used.

Van Alt Oil Pastels
ER151, Non-Toxic
12 Pastels
Made in Japan

Weber Costello Alphacolor
Char-Kole
12 Sticks; Non-Toxic
Made in U.S.A.

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19.95 USD

Vintage Lionel Train airport beacon tower would make a fun decor accent in your office, den, man cave, or in a child's room.

Produced from 1949 until about 1953 by the Lionel Corporation, No. 394 Beacon is made from aluminum and has a cool industrial look. This light beacon model is untested and is being sold "as is" as decor not a working train set accessory.

The light beacon tower shows signs of age including scratches, dents, soiling, and some green corrosion around the base. Note that there are obvious dents on the base and around the top tower rail. The beacon comes with its original light bulb. Again, please note that this model has not been tested and is being sold "as is."

Tower stands approximately 12 inches tall including the light bulb. The base is approximately 4 inches square.

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18.95 USD

Vintage set of egg holder cups are perfect for showing off beautifully decorated Easter eggs. The vintage ceramic egg holders can be grouped together on your Easter table for a celebratory display.

The ceramic egg holders are in good condition showing a bit of chippy paint around the rims.

Egg holders stand approximately 1 1/8 inches tall with a 1 3/4 inch diameter.

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45.95 USD

Scarce first edition hardcover of Janis Ian's Who Really Cares would make a great gift for the literary enthusiast. Published in 1969 upon the release of her album of the same name, the book is a collection of her childhood poems.

Genuine vintage, not a recent reprint, this is an ex-library copy of Ian's hard-to-find poetry collection. The book is in a library mylar wrapper and has a white label at the base of the spine with the book's Dewey Decimal classification number along with a red x indicating that the book was a library discard. The book has library stamps on the bottom edge, title page, and back page (Half Hollow Hills Community Library). The page at the back of the book that had the library's due date card envelope has been torn away. There is some creasing on the dust jacket and other typical signs of wear. There is a light damp stain on the bottom edge of the book cover that does not effect the paper. The book does not have a musty odor. Pages are clean. Binding it tight.

Who Really Cares by Janis Ian
The Dial Press, New York, 1969
First Edition, First Printing as stated
85 Pages
8 1/4" x 5 3/4"

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45.00 USD

Little Tots Nursery Tunes No. 3 The Jolly Game Book includes a set of four double-side 78 rpm records along with eight cards with charming illustrations by Maud Trube back printed with the corresponding children's song lyrics and game instructions.

Bound in card stock boards, the record album has a string-tied binding and lovely cover illustration. The record album contains four sleeves for the vintage 78 rpm records. Each record has an picture of Mother Goose. The records are not in good condition.

This very old set of children's records dates back to 1923. The album, records, and illustrated song cards show considerable wear. Two of the records are broken and another record is cracked. The album cover has wear around the edges and is missing the top right-hand corner. The illustrated cards show wear around the edges as well as creasing and soiling. The cards can be matted and framed as wall art for a child's room or baby's nursery.


Published by Regal Records, the collection includes four records:

104 A The Three Little Kittens
104 B Where Are Your Going My Pretty Maid
This record is broken and not playable

106 A Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
106 B Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow

107 A London Bridge is Falling Down
107 B The Farmer in the Dell
This record is broken and not playable

108 A Lazy Mary Will You Get Up
108 B Ten Little Indians
This record is cracked and not playable

Album measure approximately 8 1/4" x 7 1/2".
Cards measure 6" x 5".

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18.95 USD

Named "Finesse" after the contact bridge card play technique, this vintage double deck of playing cards comes in a cardboard box holder.

An attractive vintage set of playing cards, the decks are in good condition. The card decks have an old fashion horse-drawn carriage illustration on the back. The blue deck has gold gilt edges and has obviously been used, but is in good condition. Cards are crisp. The black deck has silver gilt edges and shows minimal signs of wear. Each deck comes with a "Contact Bridge Score" instruction card. Card decks are complete.

The sturdy cardboard playing card box holder has a black base with an orange and white lid. The card box shows signs of wear including soiling, peeling paper, and paper loss at the corners and on the lid top where a price sticker was removed long ago.

Approximate Measurements:
Box: 4" x 2 1/2" x 1 3/4"
Cards: 3 1/2" x 2 1/4"

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