Hi
You could always try Google Book Search.
Here’s an example query searching for everything they’ve scanned between 1900 and 1930 with the word “ardith” in it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ardith&num=30&hl=en&sa=X&ei=64ggTPatC8GC8gbj9cSiAQ&ved=0CBQQpwU&source=lnt&tbs=bks:1,sbd:1,cdr:1,cd_min:6/22/1900,cd_max:6/22/1930
You could customise that and see how it goes.
Let us know if you find what you’re looking for.
