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A Concise History Of Photography

  • Account of the Discovery & Subsequent Devolpment of Photography
  • Over 280 Stunning Photos, with 26 In Color, Enhance the Text
  • Widely Considered the Finest One-Volume Work on Photography
$23.95

General Line Catalog Ca. 1920

  • The Full Product Line Showing Stanley's Largest Line
  • Includes Post WW I Innovations
  • Many Illustrations in Color
$34.50

Early American Stencils on Walls and Furniture

  • Most Authoritative Source Available on Stenciling
  • Dozens of Examples Described w/ Details on Colors, Motifs, Tools, etc.
  • Includes Countless Detailed Illustrations & Photos
$24.95

Simonds Saw Mfr. Co. General Line Catalog

  • The Full Product Line From a Prominent Saw Maker
  • Includes Non-Saw Tools as Well
  • Great Period Illustrations
$14.50

Early L. & J.G. Stickley Furniture From Onondaga Shops to Handcraft

  • Extremely Rare Reprints of 2 Sets of Promotional Literature Ca. 1906-1909
  • Includes Over 200+ Detailed Illustrations & Informative Introduction
  • Features First-Rate Examples American Arts & Crafts Style
$14.95

1874 Gurley Catalog

  • Early Surveying Instruments
  • Copiously Illustrated
  • Early and highly detailed
$22.95

Steam-Engine Design

  • Teaches the Techniques that Haven't Been Taught in Over a Century
  • Covers: Mechanism, Valving, Piston Speeds, Designs, and More
  • Includes Dozens of Helpful Diagrams and Illustrations
$10.95

The Berger Handbook

  • Details On Use of Instruments
  • Catalog Of Transits, Levels, Etc.
  • Ca. 1900
$22.95

Source Book of Medical History

  • Features the Most Significan Medical Writings of the Past 4000 Years
  • 124 Papers by 120 of the Most Influential Medical Experts
  • Covers Almost Every Aspect of Medicine and its Practice
$24.95

Marble’s Specialities For Sportsmen

  • Includes Axes, Knives, Rifles, Pistols, Etc.
  • Filled With Great Illustrations & Informative Descriptions
  • A Great Guide to a Hot Collectible
$7.00

Plain Gas Engine Sense

  • Informative Introduction to the Wide World of Gas Engines
  • Features Numerous Helpful Illustrations & Diagrams
  • Covers: Cycle of an Engine, Fuels, Engine Troubles, Valves, etc.
$9.95
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