Today, another vanload from the cleanout. We just keep finding more stuff! I finally got to the several large tubs of books. Among those were a lot of clothing catalogs from a big New York high end clothing store from the early 1900s full of great illustrations of not just dresses and coats, but undergarments and kid's clothes. I have no idea what they are worth, but I'm sure someone in fashion history, historic recreations, or theater/movie costume design would love to have them.

Also some early industrial and mechanical engineering books from the same time. As a mechanical engineer myself, odds are those will be staying in my own library.

There were a bunch of children's books also early 1900s. most were in poor condition but I did pick out a few good ones. There's a Mother Goose book with absolutely beautiful full color artwork.

I didn't go through half of them yet, and I still have a big box of antique cook books to get. Yes, I'll probably make a nice bit of money on all this but it will probably take a couple of years and there will be some work to catalog them all and locate buyers. The best part is I saved all this from being tossed and it will eventually make it into the hands of people that will preserve it.