On our recent pilgrimage to the South, I made a run whenever possible to every used bookstore or antique mall (ew, yes, I know, but hey) I could find. Lots of children's books, textbooks, travel ephemera, reference books - you name it, Meta says I bought it.
Additions to the Library.
Board games
The Game of Junior Executive, 1955
Know Your States Flashcards, 1953
Textbooks
A History of Our Country, 1950
Health: A Total Program for Health, Safety and Fitness for the Second Grade (Teachers Edition) 1966
Health & Fitness, 1957
Working Together: New Unified Social Studies, 1959
In All Our States, 1961
Numbers We See, Teachers Edition, 1948
Voices of America: Together We Sing, 1963
Exploring Our Country: New Unified Social Studies, 1965
The Treat Shop Treasury of Literature, 1960
The Merry Go Round Treasury of Literature 1960
May I Come In? Literature for children, 1979
Kids books
Fun with ABC and 123, 1965
Little Red Cap, 1964
Fly-Away at the Air Show, 1962
Some Folks Went West, 1960
A Child's Garden of Verses, 1951
Golden Book of Little Verses, 1962
Golden Book Pick Up Sticks, 1962
A Little Golden Book of Cars, 1973
The Airport: Our Link to the Sky, 1961
What Makes A Shadow, 1962
Prove It!, 1963
Coloring Books
The Big, Big Story Book, 1944
United States Coloring Book, 1959
Cooking
Praise for the cook, Crisco cookbook 1959
The Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places, 1950
Betty Crocker's Party Book, 1960
Atlases & Maps
Great Cities of the World In Maps & Photos, 1953
Golden Book Picture Atlas of the World, 6 volume set, 1960
Hart's Tourist Map of Lower Manhattan, 1965
The Child's World: Countries & Their Children, 1951
An Illustrated Atlas for Young Americans: The Fascinating World of Maps, 1967
Around the World with the American Geographical Society 6-volumes, 1961
Tourism Ephemera
This Is Arkansas, 1961
The Chevron Trail Through The Scenic West, 1955
Rules of the Road: Illinois, 1954
Six Flags Map, ca. 1975
Arkansas Official 1974 Tour Guide
New York World's Fair, 1965 Official Guide
Vintage road maps of Michigan, New York, San Francisco, Albuquerque & Guatemala
Busch Gardens Map, ca 1982
Various Enco, Chevron, Gray Line Maps
Automobile Club of Southern california map, 1948
Reference
The Complete Guide to Vintage Children's Records
Hankerchiefs, A Collector's Guide
Let's Go Bowling
Changing faces, George Tscherny's Collections
Design Humor: The Art of Graphic Wit
Radical Graphics
Mortimer Leach's Lettering for Advertising, 1956
Roadside Americana: Gas, Food, Lodging
A Must See: Brilliant Vintage Broadway Artwork
Window to the Future: the Golden Age of Television Marketing & Advertising
The American Bandanna: Culture on Cloth from George Washington to Elvis
May I Take Your Order? American Menu Design from 1920 to 1960
The Advertising Illustration, Cartoon & Realistic Illustration Clip Book, 1973
Stamps
Billig's Philatelic Handbook, 19th Century United States Fancy Cancellations, 1972
United States Stamp Catalog (Specialized) 1969
US Covers & Postal History, 1992, 1993 & 1994
Art
Tim Biskup, The Jackson 500 Volume Three
Non-work
Jorge Luis Borges, A Life
Magazines
Venture, The Traveler's World; Family Circles, Pilot, the Voice of General Aviation, Boy's Life, Holiday and Flying: The World's Most Widely Read Aviation Magazine - 40s, 50s & 60s
Since I've bought everything like this in Montana already, I just needed some new stuff.
This should last me a couple of weeks.
