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A Museum of Early American Tools
	B714	Y	$8.95
	By Eric Sloane, this illustrated book describes in detail scores of early American tools, and the wooden and metal artifacts they were used to create. The book covers building tools, farm and kitchen implements, and the tools of loggers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, and many other craftsmen of the preindustrial age. In paperback.
American Yesterday
	B715	Y	$8.95
	By Eric Sloane. First published in 1956, this charming volume "explores our national attic of vanishing ways and obsolete occupations." Impressed by the artistry and sturdy realism of pioneer builders, he takes genuine delight in exploring the unique careers of barber-surgeons, dowsers, tithingmen, sawyers, nailers, plumbum-men, and a great variety of artisans who made their living in "antique ways." In oversized paperback with many black-and-white illustrations, 123 pages.
America’s Public Holidays, 1865-1920
	B303	Y	$39.95
	By Ellen M. Litwicki. Between the close of the Civil War and the end of World War I, Americans invented more than 25 holidays. Some, like Memorial Day and Labor Day, assumed permanent places on the nation’s calendar – others, like Constitution Day and Bird Day, never caught on. This book investigates all of these secular holidays and how they reflect both the nation’s diversity and its desire for unity. In hardback, 293 pages.
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days
	B18	Y	$12.95
	By Alice Morse Earle, a social historian of great note at the turn of the century. This is a reprint of her 1896 classic in which she catalogs American crimes and their penalties, with chapters on the pillories, stocks, the scarlet letter, the ducking stool, and other horrifying ways in which those who transgressed were made to pay for their sins. In paperback, 148 pages.
Do's and Don'ts of Yesteryear
	B206	Y	$9.95
	Eric Sloane's vintage, homespun advice recalls "the joy of doing things not just the old-fashioned way, but plainly the right way." A treasury of early American folk wisdom! In hardback with charming illustrations, 120 pages.
Gibson Girl: Paper Dolls in Full Color
	B162	Y	$8.95
	These 31 full-color illustrations accurately capture the spirit and the look of the Gibson Girl. The book complete with two Gibson Girl paper dolls, 24 exquisite period costumes and complete accessories.
Principles of Home Decoration: The Classic from 1903
	B796	Y	$14.95
	By Candace Wheeler, long before there was Martha Stewart, there was Candace Wheeler. This is a reprint of her 1903 guide to home decorating. This book is a culmination of a long career as one of America’s most listened to home decorating advisors, and it became a standard text for home decorating. In paperback, 227 pages.
The American Boy's Handy Book
	B073	Y	$12.95
	By Boy Scouting pioneer Daniel Beard, with a foreword by Noel Perrin. First published in 1882, this centennial reprint of the classic boy's manual includes information on a broad variety of subjects, including knot-tying, camping, fishing, kites, and outdoor activities for all seasons of the year. In paperback, 440 pages.
The American Girl's Handy Book
	B074	Y	$12.95
	By Lina and Adelia Beard, with a foreword by Anne M. Boylan. First published in 1887, the centennial reprint of this classic girls' manual is "a magical cornucopia of projects, devices, toys, gifts, dolls, recipes, decorations, perfumes, clay modelling, painting and games, all with clear and practical directions on how to do it." Written by two of the founders of Girl Scouting in the United States, this book is vintage Americana. In paperback, 440 pages.
The Florist's Manual For Cultivators of Flowers
	B761	Y	$17.95
	This is a reprint of the 1833 classic, which was published as an alternative to early 19th-century botanical treatises that required a scholarly understanding of Latin and Greek. It is one of the earliest American publication on horticulture written for the layperson, and helps its readers identify flowers by smell, size, shape, and color. Includes information on planting, light and water requirements, as well as famous myths and poems associated with certain flowers. In hardback with color illustrations, 285 pages.

   

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