POPULAR MECHANICS HOME HOW-TO.
New York: Hearst Books, 2000. Revised. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 10, 512 pgs, index, color illustrations. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions with more than 3,000 color illustrations and photographs. More
Country Living
HEAVEN AND HELL; The Conclusion of the North and South Trilogy.
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 700 pgs. A portrait of individuals in crisis in the aftermath of war, by turns, hard-bitten, romantic, violent, bawdy, gentle, comic,lyrical and haunting. More
CHRISTIE'S ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE.
New York: Watson-Guptill, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. 10 x 10. 192 pgs, index, color photos throughout. Traces the progress of the Arts and Crafts Movement from Britain and America. More
SADDLEBAG PARSON.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1956. Book Club. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 249 pgs, color decorated endsheets. Novel of a Methodist Circuit Rider In Florida, More
WESTERN GEM HUNTERS ATLAS.
Susanville, CA: Scenic Guides, 1962. Second printing. Paperback. 6 x 9, 92 pgs, maps. A whole book of detailed maps showing gem and mineral locations with mileages and the type of material to be found. More
COUNTRY COOKIN' - SOME LIKE IT HOT!; From the Municipal Employees of the City of Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Lenexa, KS: Cookbook Publishers, 2005. Paperback Spiral Bound. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 156 pgs. Lots of great southern recipes. More
HOME BELOW HELL'S CANYON.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1972. Later printing. Paperback. 5 x 8, 243 pgs. Snake River sheepman stories of the homestead/depression era in wild Idaho. More
THE AMERICAN PEWTERER; His Techniques & His Products
Camden, NJ: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 155 pgs, b&w drawings and photos. Not only does the book survey the history and the development of these historic products, from functional buttons and spoons to the more sophisticated candlesticks, tankards, coffee- and teapots, but more importantly it describes and..... More
AMERICAN PEWTER.
New York: Bonanza Books, 1974. Hardcover. 8 x 11, 236 pgs, b&w illustrations. A detailed history and an indispensable reference work. Includes a table of marks and a check list of makers and types. More
QUICK CANAPES.
Greensboro, NC: Potpourri Press, 1969. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 48 pgs, b&w photos. Good old-fashioned recipes for canapes, appetizers and hors d'oeuvres. More
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO TEXAS LAWN CARE.
Waco, TX: TG Press, 1986. First edition. Paperback. 7 x 10, 136 pgs, index, color photos, charts. Helps you establish a new lawn, renovate an existing one, or maintain one already in its prime, in the hot Texas summers and year around. More
KOVELS' KNOW YOUR ANTIQUES.
New York: Crown, 1981. Revised. Hardcover. 7 x 9, 364 pgs, index, b&w photos. The best-selling guide to evaluating, buying, and caring for any antique. With more than 300 photographs and line drawings, a clear, concise text, and extensive up-to-date bibliographies, this book will help you determine if there's anything..... More
THE WORLD OF ANTIQUES.
London: Hamlyn, 1971. Second edition. Hardcover. 8 x 11, 141 pgs, b&w and color photos throughout. A useful introduction to collecting a wide range of antiques including furniture, glass, china, clocks and many others. More
A PRICE GUIDE TO ROOKWOOD; Revised Prices
Gas City, IN: L-W Book Sales, 1999. Third edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 262 pgs, color and b&w photos. Teaches you how to identify, value and affordably collect this exquisite style of pottery, while deepening your passion for it. With insight into the history of Rookwood Pottery, including..... More
CHICKEN TRACTOR; The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy soil
Good Earth Publications, 2006. Straw Bale Edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 318 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Reasons and how-to adding chickens to your garden! More
SALTWATER FISH COOKBOOK.
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 273 pgs. Identifies the saltwater fish that are make good eating and provided over 150 delicious ways to bake, fry, broil, grill, steam, or smoke them into mouth-watering dishes. More
DISCOVER AMERICA!; A Scenic Tour of the Fifty States
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. 9 x 11, 336 pgs, color photos throughout. This book captures this scenic heritage in a region-by-region ramble through the fifty states. The camera focuses on places well known and long loved as well as other images reveal landscapes that surprise..... More
FENCES, GATES & BRIDGES AND HOW TO BUILD THEM.
New York: Lyons Press, 1999. Second edition. Paperback. 4 1/2 x 7, 192 pgs, b&w illustrations. Originally published in 1887, it tells you how to build all sorts of fences, gates and fastenings, wickets & stiles, country bridges, culverts and it even addresses fence law. More
IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER; Eighteenth Year
Des Moines, IA: The General Assembly, 1903. Hardcover. 5 x 7, 594 pgs, charts, index, b&w portrait of the governor on frontispiece. Includes 1900 census returns, statistics and more. More
TRADITIONAL QUILTS AND BED COVERINGS.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979. Hardcover. 9 x 12, 240 pgs, index, notes, b&w and color photos. Looks at the total range of bedding materials, from those used on the earliest crude bedsteads in one room shanties to those laid on the elaborate four-posters of the Victorian era. More
WOODEN HOUSES; Wood's natural beauty in architecture and interiors
London: Ryland, Peters & Small, 2001. Second edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2, 192 pgs, index, color photos throughout. From log cabins to Victorian mansions, from rough-hewn planks to painted and polished floorboards, from the simplest Shaker chair to the most luxurious mahogany firescreen, this book explores the vast..... More
KONING EIZENBERG.
New York: Rizzoli, 1996. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 224 pgs, color and b&w photos throughout. Monograph on Californian architecture firm founded by Australian architects Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg; best known for innovative, eye-catching, low-cost housing of all types in Los Angeles and its beach communities of Venice and..... More
COUNTRY WAYS.; A Celebration of Rural Life.
Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Assn. 1988. Hardcover. 9 1/2 x 11, 304 pgs, color photos and illustrations throughout. A pretty coffee-table style book with essays, stories, cooking and songs that bring to life all things rural. More
LANDSCAPING YOUR HOME.
Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 112 pgs, b&w photos and diagrams. All sorts of planning and planting tips from a veteran Landscape Architect. Slight damp wrinkling. More
