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Vintage 1920 KNOW THYSELF Illustrated Old Self-Help HC! - eBay (item 310104102556 end time Dec-01-08 18:22:00 PST)This vintage 1920 hard cover book Know Thyself by Prof. T. W. Shannon, A.M. provides "Vital Information for the Married and Marriageable of All Ages; a Word at the Right Time to the Boy, Girl, Young Man, Young Woman, Husband, Wife, Father and Mother; Also Timely Help, Counsel and Instruction for Every Member of Every Home." The spine says, "The Science of Human Life."
It was published by The S. A. Mullikin Company, Marietta, Ohio in 1920. This is the fifth version of the apparently popular book that was first published in 1904 by Hertel, Jenkins & Co. The 584 pages are profusely illustrated with photos and diagrams of the human body.
The advice has a very old mindset. For instance, there's a section on Passion telling the reader women never want sex, but only consent to accommodate their husbands. The recipes in the back for various ailments and cures are quite amazing. For instance:
How to Cure Hysterics--Take the leaves of motherwort and thoroughwort, and the bark of poplar root; equal parts. Mix them in molasses, and take four of them when the first symptoms of disorder are felt, and they will effectually check it.
"The Cure of Syphilis" involved taking iodine or mercury! The book strikes me as fascinating, tiresome, alarming and naive by turns. It's a wholesome relic from a far different time in America.
Table of Contents- Chapter I: Life and It's Influences
- Chapter II: Mother--Home
- Chapter III: Etiquette
- Chapter IV: Health and Good Form
- Chapter V: Love, Adaptation and Courtship
- Chapter VI: Ethics of the Unmarried
- Chapter VII: Marriage
- Chapter VIII: After Marriage
- Chapter IX: Husband and Wife
- Chapter X: Child Bearing
- Chapter XI: The Family
- Chapter XII: Children
- Chapter XIII: The Young Man
- Chapter XIV: Chastity and Unchastity
- Chapter XV: Self-Pollution
- Chapter XVI: Diseases Peculiar to Men
- Chapter XVII: The Social Evil
- Chapter XVIII: Climacteric Period
Medical Department
- Chapter XIX: Dietetics
- Chapter XX: Care of Children
- Chapter XXI: Diseases Peculiar to Women
- Chapter XXII: Diseases of the Respiratory Organs
- Chapter XXIII: Diseases of the Organs of Circulation
- Chapter XXIV: Diseases of the Organs of Digestion
- Chapter XXV: Diseases of the Urinary Organs
- Chapter XXVI: Diseases of the Nervous System
- Chapter XXVII: Diseases of Organs of Locomotion
- Chapter XXVIII: Skin Diseases and Fevers
- Chapter XXIX: Treatment of Venereal Diseases
- Chapter XXX: Story of Life
- Chapter XXXI: Prescriptions
- Chapter XXXII: Glossary and Index
Vintage Kodak DUAFLEX II TLR CAMERA 620 Film Kodet Lens - eBay (item 310103768449 end time Nov-30-08 18:21:00 PST)This vintage Kodak Duaflex II twin-lens reflex camera has a nice wide viewfinder under the flip-up top. It gives you a bright, clear view of your subject despite scuffs on the front viewfinder lens and minor dust inside. There's a slider on the left with the slot marked "I" at the top end and "B" at the bottom end. The shutter button is on the right. A camera mount is on the bottom.
The front is marked, "Kodak Duaflex II Camera. Kodet Lens." Depress a latch to open the back and find this information:Kodak Duaflex II Camera, T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Pats. U.S.A. D.E.S. 140,909 148,790 151,059 2,367,504 2,422,018 2,423,706 2,432,479 2,484,510
This Camera Does Not Take 120 Film
Use Kodak 620 Film
Made in Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Company
- Place empty spool in upper recess. Engage winding key.
- Swing out lower spool holder. Place new roll between pins.
- Break seal, draw paper, colored side up, over square opening to empty spool.
- Insert end of paper in longer spool slot. Wind knob 2 turns. Close camera.
- Wind to 1 in red window.
CARC
The camera is in very nice condition. Besides the scuffed front viewing lens and dust inside, the carry handle is missing. The shutter works fast and the film pins are both here.
The Mucker by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Grosset HC, Facs. DJ - eBay (item 310103557030 end time Nov-29-08 19:51:50 PST)This hard cover copy of The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a Grosset edition published in 1923 or 1924 with a facsimile Grosset dust jacket. The first edition was the McClurg edition published in 1921. This book was printed from the same plates.
It has four illustrations by J. Allen St. John. It's in basically very good condition with age darkening and some edge wear at spine top and bottom and corners. Inner pages look very clean. The jacket is a nice facsimile jacket in excellent condition.
The opening paragraph:Billy Byrne was a product of the streets and alleys of Chicago's great West Side. From Halsted to Robey, and from Grand Avenue to Lake Street there was scarce a bartender whom Billy knew not by his first name. And, in proportion to their number which was considerably less, he knew the patrolmen and plain clothes men equally as well, but not so pleasantly.
1980s PAUL PRIVITERA ORIGINAL ART Edgar Rice Burroughs - eBay (item 310103862224 end time Nov-30-08 20:48:30 PST)This vintage original art by Paul Privitera is India ink and wash on illustration board. He created it to illustrate Pirates of Venus in the first issue of the British Edgar Rice Burroughs Journal in the late 1980s.
Paul Privitera's work also appeared in ERB-dom and other Burroughs publications. This art shows Carson Napier fending off a flying angan. The artist signed the art and put his stamp on the back.
To see more on Paul and his artwork, visit http://www.erbzine.com/mag16/1678.html
At the Earth's Core EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Grosset HC, DJ - eBay (item 310103551836 end time Nov-29-08 19:29:38 PST)This vintage hard cover copy of At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a Grosset edition published in 1925 with a genuine Grosset dust jacket. The first edition was the McClurg edition published in 1922. This book was printed from the same plates.
It has eight illustrations by J. Allen St. John. It's in excellent condition with a small flaw on the back cover edge and bumped corner at the bottom back. There are a very few stains inside. The jacket is age darkened and shows edge wear, has been reinforced on the back with tape long ago, and has had missing chips at spine top and bottom restored.
From the dust jacket flap:Mr. Burroughs has startled the world with his amazing stories of the Jungle and of the planet Mars, but of all the many astounding yarns he has written, this is far and away the most marvelous and fascinating. David Innes and his inventor friend, when they sought to test the practicability of their "subterranean prospector" made an amazing discovery. The two men pierced through the Earth's crust and found a world, with living, breathing, functioning humans and animals, but a world still in the Stone Age. The hairbreadth escapes of the two men, the weird monsters encountered, the touch of romance and the manner of telling make this one of Burroughs' very best.
Tall Thin Man BRASS GUITARIST STATUETTE Stone Base XLNT - eBay (item 310103539318 end time Nov-29-08 18:36:56 PST)This tall thin guitar player statuette is made of brass and stands on a green stone base. I see no maker's mark. It's highly stylized and quite eye-catching.
It's in excellent condition. The tiny white mark on the guitar neck was just a piece of paper towel stuck there after a wipe down for picture taking. The roughness here and there seems deliberate and part of the style.
1957 SHOWCASE #6 Challengers of Unknown DC Comic Kirby! - eBay (item 310103154380 end time Nov-28-08 19:24:00 PST)This vintage comic is Showcase #6, First Challengers of the Unknown, published by DC in February 1957. It features Jack Kirby art and is the origin of the first silver age adventure team: pre-Fantastic Four and all the rest.
It's a very nice collectible copy with a few flaws. There's a minor wrinkle across the word "Showcase," and a small piece has been replaced above the letter "O." The spine has been reinforced invisibly inside the staples. The age darkening inside the cover isn't as bad in real life as the photo suggests.
Nice glossy cover and interiors are in excellent condition. This was only read once or twice and kept in a collection all these years by the one and only owner. Look at what they go for in this condition in the Guide!
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