Stringer's Books and Ephemera

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  • CHOOSING THE HEATING SYSTEM FOR YOUR HOME CRANE LIMITED MONTREAL (Cover Title) Montreal Crane Limited no date (ca. 1939)
    35.00
    Condition for this sales brochure is good+ with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, some wear along the spine, ex-library stamps on front cover and back cover, soiling to back cover.
    16 pages with photos and illustrations.
    Brochure size is 8 1/2" x 11"
    Original sales brochure from Montreal's Crane Limited for home heating. An interesting look at home heating systems from the late 1930s with offering fuel, coal, oil and water options. A lot of information.
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  • HIGHEST GRADE ARCHITECTURAL VARNISHES THE IMPERIAL VARNISH AND COLOR COMPANY Toronto Imperial Varnish & Color Co. Limited no date (ca. 1910s?)
    65.00
    Small stain at top of spine evident throughout the booklet (not covering text) otherwise near fine.
    12 pages with a few illustrations.
    Staple-bound booklet, size is 3 1/2" x 6".
    Advertising booklet from this Toronto based company for varnishes to the trade (not private individuals). A scarce booklet.
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  • MASTERPIECES OF DOORCRAFT (Cover Title)
    THE MORGAN ORGANIZATION
    Oshkosh, WI The Morgan Organization c. 1913
    125.00
    Condition is very good with a few small tears along the edges right side front and back covers, small chip front cover top right corner, slight wear to spine ends, small scuff mark back cover, interior clean and bright.
    24 pages with colour illustrations.
    Softcover oblong string and staple-bound, size is 7" x 8 1/4".
    A scarce promotional booklet from the Morgan Organization showcasing various door styles available for the home, followed by views of various hotels, buildings that are using their doors (Sisson Apartment Hotel, Chicago; Busch Building, Dallas, and more).
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  • BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS SUCCESSFUL FARMING
    DO-IT-YOURSELF IDEAS FOR YOUR ATTIC
    Des Moines Meredith Publishing Co. 1954
    25.00
    Condition for this booklet is very good+ with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, some wear along the spine.
    48 pages with photos.
    Softcover staple-bound booklet, size is 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
    Booklet from 1954 Better Homes and Gardens on how to fix up and put into use the attic.
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  • SUCCESS IN LANDSCAPING GARDENING
    AMERICAN LANDSCAPE SCHOOL
    Des Moines, Iowa
    (Des Moines, IO American Landscape School no date (ca. late 1920s
    70.00
    Staple-bound book in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear light crease top right corner, slight wear to corners.
    24 pages with photos and illustrations.
    Softcover staple-bound book, size is 7 3/4" x 10 3/4".
    Original, and quite in-depth, book on creating a successful career in landscaping and gardening, starting with a learning course from the American Landscape School. Scarce.

    Included is a single sheet introductory later to their catalog and a four page enrollment form with prices (2 pages to be filled out and sent to the school, 2 pages to be a filled out duplicate to be kept).
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  • CURTIS WOODWORK BUILDS LASTING BEAUTY INTO HOMES (Original Brochure) No place Curtis Co c. 1936
    30.00
    Condition for this sales brochure good only, with edge wear, wear to corners and spine ends, stains to back cover (see photo), 2" split along spine at bottom.
    16 pages with photos.
    Brochure size is 8 1/2" x 11".
    Original sales brochure dated 1936 from Curtis Woodwork promoting their home interiors.
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