Frederic J Haskins (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. x + 386p, folding coloured frontis, illustrated , maroon cloth, name and address on endpaper; Octavo.

Half-Leather. Condition: Good. First Edition. Answers to Questions 5,000 Curious Facts, Frederic J. Haskin Grosset, 1926, 508 pages, lst, great index Hardback in good+ condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean, 2 pages have light note at top otherwise unmarked, binding is tight, some yellowing of pages due to age. Blue cloth cover in good+ condition Here is a book for the home schooler or the person who wants to know the answers for trivia games. Here is a sample of kind of information in book. What was Mr. Chips School? Brookfield. What people invented the fish net? The Phoenicians. What was John Browns epitaph: "John Brown of Kansas; he dared begin; he lost, but losing won." How did Robert E Lees father die? Murdered in election riot Baltimore. When was the first US postal stamp issued? July l, 1847. Though the ends in 1926 there are many many facts that show up in todays trivia games and lessons in history. Lots of fun! Here is a book for the home schooler or the person who wants to know the answers for trivia games. Here is a sample of kind of information in book. What was Mr. Chips School? Brookfield. What people invented the fish net? The Phoenicians. What was John Browns epitaph: "John Brown of Kansas; he dared begin; he lost, but losing won." How did Robert E Lees father die? Murdered in election riot Baltimore. When was the first US postal stamp issued? July l, 1847. Though the ends in 1926 there are many many facts that show up in todays trivia games and lessons in history. Lots of fun. Book.…

9 ix 6 inches. Convenient easy to use primer on aeronautics. This pamphlet was meant for the subscriber to one of Haskins newspapers. Good condition with wrappers splitting at the spine.