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9.5 (24 cm) Tall" Stapled binding. Color cover with chipped lower corner and dampstain. Chipped corner on pp. 1-4, but rest of volume is intact with well preserved pages. Newsprint is darkened and a bit brittle. 32 pp. Almanac reference booklet containing period advertisements for various patent medicines, including liver pills, headache medicine, and Dr. Miles' Nervine for overtaxed nerves."" http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/010030.jpg

9.5 (24 cm) Tall" Stapled binding. Color wraps with light pencilling in margins. Pages are age-darkened. 32 pp. Period advertisements for various patent medicines, including Alka-Seltzer and Dr. Miles' Nervine, among others. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/010029.jpg

9.5 (24 cm) Tall" Stapled binding. Color wraps with minor wear to top front corner and back top edge. Pages are age-darkened. 32 pp. Period advertisements for various patent medicines, such as Alka-Seltzer and Dr. Miles' Nervine. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/010028.jpg

9.5 (24 cm) Tall" Stapled binding. Color wraps with well preserved pages. Pencilled markings on cover. Pages are age-darkened. 32 pp. Period advertisements for various patent medicines, such as Nervine and Alka-Seltzer. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/010027.jpg

7.00 (18 cm) Tall" Front cover and first page have small (1/4 by 1/2 inch) area cut from lower right corner. Does not intrude into text. Color graphics on wraps. Stapled binding. Interior pages just a bit darkened but not brittle. Very clean copy of a scarce promotional almanac published by the De Laval dairy equipment manufacturing company, makers of separators and milkers. Almanac of information relevant to dairy farmers and rural life, with ads for De Laval products throughout. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/010031.jpg

9.0 (23 cm) Tall" Review copy sent to reviewer pre-publication date. (Documentation tipped in.) Very light soiling to cover at edges, foxing of endpapers. Binding tight, hinges sound, pages clean and slightly off-white. 118 pp. Commentary on many subjects in brief essays by North Carolina author. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/420025.jpg

7.75 (20 cm) Tall" Stitched binding, 32pp plus paper wraps. Pictorial wraps are soiled and slightly edgeworn but intact. Interior clean with moderate wear to corner tips, slightly darkened pages. No writing or marks. Much descriptive praise of Ayer's Sarsparilla and other patent medicines by same company; some ads; many engraved illustrations throughout. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/1320020.jpg

7.75 (20 cm) Tall" Stapled binding, approx. 32pp plus paper wraps. Pictorial wraps are soiled, with minor edge wear. Interior clean with darkened pages. No writing or marks. Much descriptive praise of Ayer's patent medicines; many engraved illustrations throughout. Wraps feature Ayer's Hair Vigor. Published 6 years after Pure Food and Drug Act; makes much of no secrets to hide" in listing ingredients." http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/1320032.jpg

8.00 (20 cm) Tall" Stitched binding, approx. 32pp plus paper wraps. Pictorial wraps are soiled, with edge wear, small chip at top left front, closed tear at lower back corner. Pages slightly darkened. A few pencil marks on last page. Much descriptive praise of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters; many engraved illustrations, including humorous cartoons, throughout. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/1320033.jpg