Lot 135 - Grouping of Antique and Vintage Ephemera Including "Extracts from Manual for Army Cooks" 1917, Burlington Sentinel Newspapers, Handwritten Theological Lecture Notebooks, Kiggins & Kellogg Miniature Books, and Latin Commentarius

Grouping of antique and vintage ephemera comprising a varied assortment of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and newspapers. The lot includes a soft-cover copy of "Extracts from Manual for Army Cooks," dated July 1917, published by the Washington Government Printing Office; several issues of The Burlington Sentinel newspaper from Burlington, Vermont, dated from the 1850s, edited and published by John G. Saxe, Volume LII, Number 34, dated Thursday, August 19, 1852; two handwritten marbled-cover notebooks titled "Notes on Lectures & Miscellaneous Subjects" and "Nota Theologica — Notes on Sermons Read in Berlin" with entries referencing theological lectures by Prof. Beck and biblical commentary in both English and Greek; an antique Latin text, "In Librum Jobi Commentarius," by Johannes Piscatore; two miniature illustrated chapbooks published by Kiggins & Kellogg, 88 John Street, New York, from the First Series — No. 8, "The Little Sketch-Book; or Useful Objects Illustrated," and No. 9, "History of Domestic Animals"; two Perry Pictures Company mailing envelopes from Eugene Ashton Perry, Malden, Massachusetts, addressed to Adelpha Tebordo and Mrs. Adelpha Tebordo in Proctorsville, Vermont; a handwritten letter dated Montreal, October 18, 1865, addressed "My Dear Bill" and discussing the recipient's marriage; a Royal Coaches advertising pamphlet from Royal Wilhelm Co., Sturgis, Michigan, and Trailer Coaches, Inc., Delaware & Villa, with Geo. H. Moeser named; and additional bound volumes and loose papers.

Condition varies throughout. The Burlington Sentinel newspapers show tears, creasing, and fragility. The handwritten notebooks show worn covers with spine separation and toning to pages. The Latin Commentarius has a heavily worn leather binding with significant loss to the spine and covers, and the title page is torn with losses. The Kiggins & Kellogg chapbooks show soiling and edge wear. The 1917 Army Cooks manual has a soiled and chipped cover with toning throughout. The Perry Pictures envelopes show age toning and creasing. The lot is offered as found with contents unchecked for completeness.