americana auction #14, part 5

CULINARY

327. Culinary. Candy. The Candy Maker, 1897. Published by Excelsior Publishing, NY. Pages are numbered from 477-556. This is the 10th volume in a series of the “The Home Mechanic” which was published by the Excelsior company. The cover shows a candy maker mixing ingredients in a large suspended bowl. The book was intended for the home maker and the shop owner. But more focused toward the home cook. Original soft bound cover. Wear and creases to corners. Very fine. Est. $75-150

DAKOTA

328. Dakota. Mining. Black Hills Gold Mining Related Publications. Lot of 4 pcs. Four hardbound books detailing different tales of “Gold” and “Ghost Mines,” including Gold in the Black Hills, by Watson Parker, 1966; Two books by Mildred Fielder, entitled The Treasure of Homestake Gold, 1970, and A Guide to Black Hills Ghost Mines, 1972; and Ghosts of Golconda: Black Hills Historical Guidebook, written and signed by S. Goodale Price, 1952. Stories “of a mountain filled with gold” [Homestake Gold front flap] and “a thorough guide to the Black Hills, its routes and landmarks…” [Ghost Mines front flap]. Three have nice dust jackets, the fourth without. Est. $75-150

329. Dakota. Mining. Black Hills Mining History Publications. Lot of 3 pcs. Includes 1876 Homestake Centennial 1976, with full color illustrations and photographs, soft cover; Gold & Grass: The Black Hills Story, by Paul Friggens, 1983, hard bound, with full color dust jacket; Black Hills Ghost Towns, by Watson Parker & Hugh Lambert, 1974, with full color dust jacket, hard bound. All Xf. Est. $50-100

330. Dakota. Mining. Black Hills Related Mining Publications. Lot of 2 different volumes. Gold in the Black Hills, by Watson Parker. Published by the Univ. of Neb. Press in 1966. Green and black soft cover, featuring a photo of four men standing at the mouth of a mine. Custer’s Gold, by Donald Jackson. Published by Univ. of Neb. Press in 1966. Discusses the United States Cavalry Expedition of 1874. Black and white photo cover of bird’s eye view of travelers in covered wagons in valley. Orange print and spine. 152-259 pages. Both are in excellent condition. Est. $25-35 (no illustration)

DICTIONARY

331. Dictionary. Webster’s International Dictionary, 1908. Edited by W.T. Harris, P.h.D. Leather bound, quite damaged where front and back covers are removed from the spine. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)

ECONOMICS

332. Economics. General. Let’s Take A Bearing, Economic Review & Outlook by Henry H. Clifford, 1964. 40 pages. This soft bound booklet, 6 x 4, was written as a mailer from the offices of Clifford Associates. The booklet is an informational piece perhaps for the novice investor. Included with the booklet is a postcard mailer to determine whether the person would like to remain on the mailing list. It appears that the Clifford family had written several different informational booklets that the company then mailed out to its clients. An excellent marketing tool, and a great word of mouth advertising scheme. Clifford had acquired one of the best California collections. Very fine. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)

EDUCATION

333. Education. Workbook. German Tutor’s Notebook. Contains lessons for addition, subtraction, fractions and word problems. Written entirely by hand in German Script. Tutor’s name was Jacob Morÿ, probably a German immigrant, perhaps teaching German immigrant children. The place is unknown. Each student is listed on a loose attendance/payment sheet (probably fastened to book at one time), dated from January to February, 1828. The rest of the book takes place over 1937 to 1841, with lessons and practice questions for students, “Reduction Ganzer Zablen” (Reduction of mixed numbers). Very neat piece of early American history. The book appears to have been a blank notebook, as we would buy today, with a standard manufacturer’s cover, entitled the American Eagle. A quote in the center of the front cover reads, “A liberal Education possesses us of a companion that is our delight in prosperity…Cicero.” Printed by J. Metcalfe & Co, 172, Germantown Rd., Kensington. The back cover has an “Ode” by James N. Barker, Esq., regarding the Centennial for the birth day of Washington. Four signature book, string bound, with a Greek or Roman design border, different on front and back. 8” x 12”. Approximately 120pp. Fine, signatures are detached from cover, which is now quite damaged at the spine. Much thanks to Ermine Clark for translating the material. Est. $75-150

334. Education. Workbook. Schoolwork Exercise Book. Book was owned by Mary Sibley Sutton, dated 1928. Numerous pages filled with handwritten mathematical exercises and some poems. Also includes genealogical information on the Sibley and Cummings family in back. Est. $50-100

ENCYCLOPEDIA

335. Encyclopedia. General. Encyclopedia Americana, Volumes 20, 22-30. Copyright 1922. Begins at “N”, and ends, in volume 30, with a classified index. All are leather bound, with gilt writing on front covers and spines. Dark mahogany covers, all in Xf condition. Approximately 700-800 pages each. Est. $25-75 (no illustration)

ENGINEERING

336. Engineering. General. Elements of Steam Engineering Incomplete Set. Lot of 4. Vol.’s I, II, V and Tables and Formulas. Each hardbound in brown covers. 39pp-464pp. Each page beginning page number is a continuation of the volume before. Est. $ 50-150

337. Engineering. General. Ferro Carbon-Titanium in Steel Making. 1916. Talks about steel making, from magnified images of steel to manufacturing a particular steel according to its makeup. Black hard cover, with gilt print. Xf. Est. $ 20 40 (no illustration)

FEDERAL

338. Federal. General. IRS Manuals. Lot of 2 pcs. Internal Revenue Code, 1956 ; Federal Tax Regulation, 1958. Both Vf, harbound in burgundy covers, with gilt lettering. Both approx. 800pp. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)

FIRE

339. Fire. General. They Wouldn’t Take Ashes for an Answer by David Warren Ryder, 1948. This book honors the volunteer firefighters who fought the flames and disasters only to arise again. The author refers to these men as the “true pioneers”. &#x201CThe story of Fireman’s Fund is a story of this spirit - the spirit of men who refused to take ashes for an answer!” is the author’s summary. There are wonderful sketches of the major fire catastrophes that plague this country in the mid-late 1800’s and early 1900’s. The sketches are in black on a yellow-orange background. Soft bound, 41 pages and 9 x 6. The cover has chips and wear along edges. Very fine. Est. $25-50

FOREIGN

340. Foreign. Art. Gallerie zu Schiller’s Werken, c. 1850. There are 28 prints of Schiller’s works on 6 x 8.5” pages. Each image is captioned in German(?). Two of the images are of Schiller himself. The pages have staining on the paper from moisture or water, but the images are not affected. The images are not bound but are loose within a blue hard bound cover with gilt lettering. Est. $300-600

341. Foreign. Geology. Middle East Geologic Publications. Lot of 6 different volumes. Geology of the Arabian Peninsula, Prof. Paper 560 G, by K.M. Al Naquib, 1967. Soft-bound, with maps. Geology and Copper Mineralization of the Saindak Quadrangle, Chagai District, West Pakistan. Prof. Paper, 716-A, by Shahid Noor Khan, 1972. 21 pages, soft bound, with maps. Geology of the Southern Himalaya in Hazara, Pakistan, and Adjacent Areas. Prof. Paper 716-C, by James Calkins et al, 1975. 29 pages, soft bound, with maps. The Uyaijah Ring Structure, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prof. Paper 774-E, by F.C.W. Dodge. 17 glossy, soft bound pages, with maps. Investigation of the Rois Malk Epithermal Gold System, Republic of Palau, Bulletin 1872, by W.R. Miller et al, 1989. 85 pages, with maps in back. Gneissic & Ingneous Rocks of the Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Prof. Paper 641-B, by Norman Herz, 58 pages, with maps in back. All are Very fine to extremely fine. Est. $50-75 (no illustration)

FOSSILS

342. Fossils. Geologic Survey of Illinois – Geology and Paleontology, Plates, Vol. VIII, 1890. Edited by Josua Lindahl, Ph.D., State Geologist. This is a book of drawings of fossils (every other page is a plate of drawings) and is a separate volume from the rest (therefore this is not complete!). Illustrated by E.O. Ulrich, Newport Kentucky. Lithographer – The Krebs Litho. Co., Cin. Hardbound, blue cloth cover with gold fossil on front and gold lettering on spine. Cover is well-worn, binding is fair. Overall condition is fair to fine. Est. $50-150

GEMS

343. Gems. Diamond Mines of South Africa, Volumes I and II, 1906 by Gardner F. Williams. Published by B. F. Buck & Co, NY. Original mint copy with clean leather and corners. The copy is so tight we suspect it was seldom viewed. Contains hundreds of illustrations and fine plates, both black/white and color. This appears to be the third edition following editions of 1902 and 1904. There is a preface by Williams dated “August, 1904”. Rare. Extremely fine. Est. $1000-3000

344. Gems. Exploring and Mining for Gems and Gold in the West, 54 Years of Prospecting, Digging and Gem-Cutting, by Fred Rynerson, Naturegraph Publishers, Copyright 1967 by Naturegraph. 204 pp., illustrated. Hardcover, has color plate glued to front cover showing different minerals. Mint condition. This adds a little twist to the usual stories of the West by covering gems as well as gold. Est. $25-50

345. Gems. Gems, Selected from the Antique with Illustrations, 1804. Printed for J. Murray by C. Whitingham, London. 60pps of textwith 19 engraved plates plus cover page plate. Listed in various bibliographies as authored by Richard Dagley, but we are unable to find that name printed in the work. Very fine professional cover and fly leaves. Dark turquoise leather with 3 gilt borders, raised ribbed spine with gilt lettering. Gilt floral patterns adorn the interior boards at page edges. &#x201CThe intention of the present work is to disseminate a love of the fine arts and to introduce the general reader to a familiar acquaintance with engraved gems. These interesting productions of art are not universally known.” The work has an illustration of each piece with an attendant description of the piece, the meaning behind the depicted scene or vignette and the piece’s history including where it resided as of 1804. A lengthy scholarly essay precedes the descriptions discussing the history behind engraved gems. It is a remarkable compilation and historical record of some of the better known carved gems through history. Rare. Est. $500-1500

346. Gems. Genesis of a Diamond, 1904. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Written by Gardner Williams, of Kimberely, South Africa. This is a brief overview of how a diamond forms and the conditions necessary. 16 pages. There is a folded page included from the Australian Mining Standard, 1900, with an article on diamonds in volcanic breccia found in New South Wales. Both very informative and in very fine condition. Est. $25-50

347. Gems. Hunting Diamonds in California, by Mary Hill, Revised Edition, Naturegraph Publishers, Healdsburg, California, copyright 1972 by Mary Hill. Paperback, illustrated, 80 pages with bibliography. This little book covers everything from the properties of diamonds to where to look for them. Est. $25-50

348. Gems. Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of the Celebrated Devonshire Gems from the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, K. G., Arranged and Mounted for His Grace as a Panre of Jewels, 1857 by C. F. Hancock. Printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket. Remarkable 8.5 x 11” catalog format with brown boards and gilt trim and title page. Red satin fly covers with beautiful silk page with printed images of the jewels facing the title page. Unpaginated, 16pps plus the silk fly. Gilt on page edges. Mint Condition. Rare. NUC reports one copy, apparently another edition. Est. $500-1500

349. Gems. Opal: Identification and Value. By Paul B. Downing, Ph.D., First Printing 1992, Majestic Press, 210 pp with index, really nice color illustrations. Covers characteristics and value, equipment, identifying type, natural, synthetic, simulant and died, base color and much more. Hardcover, glossy color cover (not dustjacket), all interior pages are glossy. This may as well be new off the shelf! Mint. Est. $25-50

350. Gems. Precious Stone & Mineral Related Publications. Lot of 3 pcs. Gemstones, by G.F. Herbert Smith, 1958, 560, illustrated and indexed; A Book of Precious Stones, by Julius Wodiska, 1909, with illustrations, including a color image of a stone on cover, 365 pp.; Gems & Gem Minerals, by Oliver Cummings Farrington, 1903, inscribed, “With the Compliments of the Author,” but is unsigned by author, 229 pp, fully illustrated. All Vf, with wear to hard covers. Est. $100-200

351. Gems. Where and How to Find Gold, Gems or Junk by J. Alan Hitchens, signed by author. Copyright 1975 by J. Alan Hitchens, artwork by Egon J. Batai, Printed by National/Acme Printing, Spokane, Washington, Second Edition. 76 pp. Covers a brief history of prospecting, research, tools to take with you, where to go, discusses gems and junk, and talks about other things one may find while out in the field. Very fine. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)

GENERAL

352. General. Encyclopedia Britannica Shipping Box Sides. Great for office display wall hanging! Three sides of a shipping box for Encyclopedia Britannica. Two of the box sides have the same printing with “The Encyclopedia Britannica Standard of the World, Fourteenth Edition, Blue Cloth, Books - Keep Dry”. The third side has “John Van Riper” in black with shipping tags attached. All three pieces measure the same at 11 x 19”. Very fine. Est. $25-75 (no illustration)

352.5 General. Misc Pamphlets, Publications & Books. Lot of 17 different pcs. &#x201CIs My Old Book Valuable,” “Victor-City of Mines, Gold Rush Days,” “Nevada Ghost Towns and Gold,” “Woodworking Tools,” “The Village Cooper,” “101 Ghost Town Relics,” “Wyoming Roundup,” “Volcanic and Seismic Hazards on the Island of Hawaii,” “The Fist in the Wilderness,” “Nevada Lost Mines and Buried Treasures,” ‘Cable Railway Company’s System of Traction Rail Ways for Cities and Towns,” “The Pioneer Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851,” “Splendors of the Sky,” “The Wonderful Partnership of Animals and Man,” The Archaeologist at work,” “El Morro National Monument New Mexico,” “Room to Roam: a recreation guide to the public lands.” All very fine. Est. $25-75 (no illustration)

353. General. Laws. Justices’ Teatise, by Langdon, 1870. Excerpt from the Preface: “The author of this treatise has directed his labors, in its compilation, with special reference to the duties and office of Justices of the Peace... It is not enough that a Justice of the Peace should be impartial and sensible - that he should be honorable and practical; all this is useful in a Justice, but, at best, is as uncertain as may be the causes bearing upon his friendships or exciting his passions.”Leather bound, with nicks and scratches. Back cover missing. Est. $75-150 (no illustration)

GEOGRAPHY

354. Geography. Humanities. Mingling of the Canadian and American Peoples, Vol 1, by Marcus Hansen, 1940. A professional thesis on the interplay between the two countries. 274 pages, indexed. Original paper dust jacket. Extremely fine. Est. $20-40 (no illustration)

355. Geography. Surveying. Topographic Surveying Including Geographic, Exploratory, and Military Mapping, with Hints on Camping, Emergency, Surgery and Photography,by Herbert M. Wilson, Geographer, USGS; Member American Society of Civil Engineers. First Edition, Second Thousand. Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York and Chapman & Hall, Ltd., London, 1902. Copyright 1900 by Herbert M. Wilson. Printer – Robert Drummond, New York. 910 pages including index, also has a short catalog at the end of other books published by Wiley & Sons, illustrated. Hadcover, brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Cover is well worn with a rip on front cover. As the Preface states: “This book has been prepared with a view of bringing together in one volume the data essential to a comprehensive knowledge of topographic surveying.” The book covers everything from how to survey for different kinds of maps to office work to camping and tents. Fine. Est. $25-75