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Collectible Song Books 

The Golden Book of Favorite Songs
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Published by Hall & McCreary Company, of Chicago,  This revised and enlarged version contains 202 songs, 192 of which are with music.  Called a Treasure of the Best Songs of our People, this little staple-bound hymnal was printed in 1923.

Starting with America (my country tis of thee) it then includes a variation called “God Bless Our Native Land” that is sung in the same tune as America.

Below this is “The American’s Creed”

This unique little stapled-spine piece of history is in fair  shape.  No torn or missing pages but two pages are loose in the middle and the spine has a slight tear starting at the bottom so it will require careful perusal and care.  Some wear on cover, normal for age. 

$8 plus shipping, reduced due to two loose pages.

Historical Books / Religious Books:

Israel My Beloved by Kay Arthur
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National Best Seller, Autographed by author

This is a paperback copy of a historical novel written by Kay Arthur.  Crossing the boundaries of time, this sweeping epic of Jewish History tells a story that has never been equaled…and will never be surpassed.

Autographed thus:  “Bobbie, dear, remember you’re loved.  John 3:16 Love, Kay”

Published in 1996, by Harvest House Publishers

$8 plus shipping.

Historical Books / Collectible Cookbooks:A Taste of Ireland by Theodora Fitzgibbon
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Featuring the world famous recipes of Theodora Fitzgibbon and peppered throughout with nostalgic photographs of Ireland, this is a fabulous book. In fact, it’s like two books in one…a unique cookbook and a historical journey through Ireland.

This is a library book so has the library id tag on the spine and the back page has been torn out to remove the library check out card.

It is a hardback, First Printing, First American Edition treasure, nonetheless.

Published in 1969, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 78-80422

$7 plus shipping.

Political Collectibles / Collectible Books:

Angels Don’t Die: My Father’s Gift of Faith by Patti Davis
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First Edition, Like New, Hardback

ISBN: 0-06-017324-6

“The world knows much about Ronald Reagan; it should also be known that he passed along to his daugher a deep, reliant faith that God’s love never wavers and no matter how harsh life seems, or how cruel the world is, that love is constant, unconditional, and eternal.”  Patti Davis

$7 plus shipping.

Historical Collectibles / Collectible Books:

The History of Kentucky

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This revised edition was published in 1919 by American Book Company and is an intimate, interesting historical collectible.  The author dedicated this book to his father with the following:

To the memory of my father, William Bury Kinkead, from whom was derived whatever truthful understanding of the Kentucky people this little book contains.

Has also a wonderful imprinted message on the back that reads:  The retail price of this book is fixed by the state text book commission, in accordance with the law and not by the publisher.  Retail cost was 83 cents.

This is a school book and, as such has scuffed corners and worn cover but spine is good and all pages in tact.

Wonderful piece of history

Bonus!  Stuck inside this marvelous book was a page out of the Central Record Newspaper of Lancaster Ky.  The date is November 8, 1962 and the contents are wonderful.  Read about the Bahamian Monstor that invaded Lancaster (it was a spider that came in with a load of bananas from the Bahamas.  Or explore the civil war in an article by Anne burnside Brown which starts….”Neutral” in the civil war, the county had been who made history, fell in love……Will include this marvelous keepsake with the book.

$18 plus shipping.