Always be first to know about the latest donations coming into the shop! Every time we get a box of something special, we'll blog it right here. That way you won't end up coming in right after the books you wanted got sold. We look forward to seeing you often and making your book shopping much easier!



Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Odds and ends

Remember Lew Wallace?  He wrote Ben Hur, but he also wrote the two volume  The Prince of India.  These books are  in great shape, priced at $6 for the set, to be found in the classics section.

Winston Churchill and Harrow, collected by E. D. Chaplin, from the memories of his school mates and teachers at Harrow. This 101 page gem is only $5, and can be found in the biography section.

The Real Estate Educator, by F. M Payne.  This  small sized 246 page   book  is said to be "A Repository of useful Information for Ready Reference, especially designed for Real Estate Agents, Operators, Builders, Contractors, Manufacturers and Business Men".  (So much for business women in 1915. Oh well.)  Investigate it in the general non-fiction section, under "P" for Payne, and buy it for only $2.

The Story of Crisco, and A Calendar of Dinners with 615 Recipes   Put out by Proctor and Gamble in 1920,  Crisco is new, but "is being used " in an increasing number of the better class hotels, clubs, restaurants, dining cars and ocean liners."  It has even "taken the place of butter and lard in a number of hospitals, where purity and digestibility are of vital importance".  So now you know.  And if you don't know how to use this new product, then there are 615 recipes to show you!   Even if you don't want to cook with Crisco, you should read this book to learn how to tell the freshness of meat.  For instance, do you know how old animals should be when they are killed?   ( It was a different day.  Especially as they make such an issue out of making Crisco in a sterile environment.) You can buy this interesting book for $2. Look for it in the  cooking section.