Self Help

Book of Great Secrets – 1933

Number of Pages: 130.
Date: 1933.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Number of Pages: 162.
Date: 1935.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Fair – soil on front and back pages, fragile.
Notes: Originally published by Wehman Bros. in 1900.

Buzzacott’s Famous Camper’s Handbook – 1946

Number of Pages: 96.
Date: 1946.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Good.
Notes: Booklet #1242. Originally published about 1900 by Francis Buzzacott.

Buzzacott’s Famous Fisherman’s Handbook – 1947

Number of Pages: 90.
Date: 1947.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: Booklet #1789. This booklet was originally published by Francis Buzzacott in about 1900.

Civil Service Manual – How To Secure a Government Position – 1930

Number of Pages: 48.
Date: 1930.
Publisher/Distributor: Patterson School, Rochester, New York, New York.
Condition: Good – covers partially detached, front cover missing bottom right corner, minor writing on a few pages.
Notes: none.

Clog-Dancing Made Easy – 1910 (1)

Number of Pages: 32.
Date: 1910.
Publisher/Distributor: Max Stein Pub. House, 519-521 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: This booklet was later published and sold by Johnson Smith & Company.

Clog-Dancing Made Easy – 1923 (2)

Number of Pages: 28.
Date: 1923.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Good – some stains on front cover.
Notes: none.

How To Dance – 1935

Number of Pages: 250.
Date: 1935.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Fair – covers separated from spine, two pages are cut with pieces missing.
Notes: none.

How To Prepare Manuscripts – 1927 – LBB 1143

Number of Pages: 22.
Date: 1927.
Publisher/Distributor: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “How To Prepare Manuscripts” is #1143 in the (LBB) Little Blue Book Series.

How To Read and Correct Proof – LBB 1431

Number of Pages: 22.
Date: unknown.
Publisher/Distributor: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “How To Prepare Manuscripts” is #1143 in the (LBB) Little Blue Book Series.

How To Read Character By Handwriting – 1908

Number of Pages: 70.
Date: 1908.
Publisher/Distributor: J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 57 Rose Street, New York, New York. Johnson Smith & Company,
Condition: Good – covers partially separated.
Notes: Johnson Smith & Company sold this booklet about 1923, but did not publish it. They simply blocked out the publisher’s name in several places and stamped their name.

How To Win Prize Contests – 1941

Number of Pages: 66.
Date: 1941.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good – small piece missing on bottom right corner of front cover.
Notes: Includes 1941 supplement catalog, which shows WWII items.

Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing Guide 1937 (1)

Number of Pages: 96.
Date: 1937.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing Guide 1938 (2)

Number of Pages: 96.
Date: 1938.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Life In The Woods – 1923

Number of Pages: 61.
Date: 1923.
Publisher/Distributor: Sold by: Johnson Smith & Company. 1218 Washington Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Good – fragile.
Notes: none.

Oglivie’s Book On How To Become An American Citizen – 1920

Number of Pages: 32.
Date: 1920.
Publisher/Distributor: J. S. Oglivie Publishing Company, 57 Rose Street, New York, New York.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Old Secrets and New Discoveries – 1937 (1)

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1937.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Good – stain on pages that does not affect the reading.
Notes: none.

Old Secrets and New Discoveries (2)

Number of Pages: 96.
Date: unknown – probably the 1950’s.
Publisher/Distributor: Stein Publishing House, 526 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Very good – several blank pages at the end of the book.
Notes: Sold by Johnson Smith & Company.

Spanish Without A Teacher – 1899

Number of Pages: 94.
Date: 1899.
Publisher/Distributor: Originally published by Wehman Bros., Revised edition published by Bonafide Book Company, Kansas City, Missouri.
Condition: Excellent.
Notes: Distributed by Johnson Smith & Company.

Tap Dancing For Beginners – 1935

Number of Pages: 128.
Date: 1935.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Excellent.
Notes: Book also states location as Racine, Wisconsin and Windsor, Ontario Canada.

The Art Of Dancing – 1935

Number of Pages: 120.
Date: 1935.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 6615 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Good – front cover damaged, half of back cover missing, minor spine damage, fragile.
Notes: Also located in Racine, Wisconsin and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.