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"Passaic Agricultural Chemical Works, Established in 1850. Lister Brothers' Standard Fertilizers: Pure Bone Superphosphate of Lime, Eclipse Guano, Bone Flour, Bone Meal, Ground Bone... . " [Cover Title].

Newark, N.J., [circa 1870's]. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, printed orange wraps. The wraps are a little creased & soiled and are starting to come apart at the spine. 16 pages, with a full-page illustration of the company. In overall good condition.

Bookseller reference : 1869

1. O Festival Internacional de Poesia Viva. Museu Municipal Dr. Santos Rocha / Figueira Da Foz. (Cover Title).

(Portugal: 1987). - Small folio [11-3/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover. The contents are bound between printed cream cover sheets with a black plastic spiral binder. The cover sheets are lightly bumped with some light soiling to the rear cover sheet. Approximately 50 photocopied pages, some of them folding, including black-and-white illustrations. The bottom page corners are lightly creased. Very good. This publication consists of a collection of photocopied articles on the international visual poetry festival organized in Portugal in 1987 by Fernando Aguiar, E. M. de Melo e Castro and Rui Zink. Most of the articles are from the Portuguese press, with one article from Brazil and one from Spain. Apart from the Spanish article, the text is in Portuguese.

Bookseller reference : 14792

30 "Products of the World" Cigarette Cards.

Dominion Tobacco Co. Ltd., Wellington, [20th century]. - 30 beautiful color illustrated cigarette cards from a series of 50 cards issued by the Dominion Tobacco Co., depicting the agricultural and mining products of countries around the world with descriptive text printed on the back of each card. Each 2-5/8 inch by 1-3/8 inch card is illustrated with a bright color image on the front, under the words "Twelves" Cigarettes. The cards are all bright & in generally fine condition. Products represented include Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Cotton, Silk, Salt, Bananas, Apples, Wheat, Rubber, Rice, Pearls, Cocoa, Dates, and Coal, among others.

Bookseller reference : 2028

[Little Charley's Visit: What He Saw in Central Park]. A Superb Chromolithograph Depicting Little Charley Mounted on a Camel in New York City's Central Park.

[New York: R. Shugg & Co. Publishers, [circa 1872]. - A superb 10 inch high by 8-3/4 inch wide chromolithograph from "Little Charley's Visit: What He Saw in Central Park", depicting the young boy Charley, seated on a camel handled by a colorfully dressed Zouave in full attire and turbaned headdress. Two young girls are seen in the background rolling a hoop in front of one of Central Park's lovely stone overpasses. There are some minor tears to the left margin and stab marks to the right edge, none of which affects the image. This lovely print is handsomely mounted, with glue along the edges of the verso, into a handsome brick red mat. This print is from an exceedingly rare book. It was probably from the series "The Juvenile Classics from the Rutherford Park Press".

Bookseller reference : 11009

[Little Charley's Visit: What He Saw in Central Park]. A Superb Chromolithograph Depicting Little Charley Visiting the Ostriches and Large Birds in New York City's Central Park.

[New York: R. Shugg & Co. Publishers, [circa 1872]. - A superb 10 inch high by 8-3/4 inch wide chromolithograph from "Little Charley's Visit: What He Saw in Central Park", depicting the young boy Charley in the company of his mother, strolling by the large birds then housed at Central Park. An ostrich, emu and another large bird are contained in the fenced in field along which stroll the mother and child. Charley, attired in period red clothing, points out a pelican which is standing along their path. There is some minor creasing to the top left corner and stab marks along the left margin, none of which affects the image. This lovely print is handsomely mounted, with glue along the edges of the verso, into a handsome brick red mat. This print is from an exceedingly rare book. It was probably from the series "The Juvenile Classics from the Rutherford Park Press".

Bookseller reference : 11008

[Titled in Cyrillic]. Aron Biber Trade Catalog.

[Warsaw, Poland], 1913-14. - Small quarto, 9-3/4 inches high by 7 inches wide. Bright green cloth, titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine, with elaborate pictorial decorations in gilt, red & black on the front cover. The covers are slightly rubbed and stained. 352 pages, profusely illustrated in black & white throughout. The hinges are cracked and a few signatures are pulled. The edges of the leaves are darkened. Quite good. A lovely trade or merchant's catalog with text in Polish, quite thoroughly illustrating their wares, including sewing machines, grammophones & phonographs, flatware, beds, typewriters and typing desks, clothing, clocks, and bicycles. RARE.

Bookseller reference : 2743

A Beautiful 19th Century Shaped Chromolithograph Depicting a Young Girl, Seated at Table in Front of a Plate of Food, Feeding Her Pug Who Sits on the Table in Front of Her.

- The 8-3/4 inch high by 6-3/4 inch wide brightly colored chromolithographic print is a shaped cut-out from an unknown source. There is a light crease to the top of the bow in the girl's hair and remnants from 2 pieces of mounting tape on the verso. A lovely tender dog image.

Bookseller reference : 4121

A Good Shepherd; or, What a Salvation Army Captain Should Be. Being a Shepherd's Letter to General Booth.

Brooklyn, NY: The Salvation Army, [circa 1900]. - Octavo, softcovers bound in printed orange wraps titled with a device in black on the front cover. The covers are faded and rubbed and there is a tear in the upper middle portion of the rear cover which also affects the rear endpaper. 44 pages, with 4 full-page illustrations. The top edges of the pages are very slightly dampstained. Good. The cover title reads: "Hints to the Officers of the Salvation Army, Being a Letter from a Shepherd to the General".RARE, especially with a Brooklyn imprint.

Bookseller reference : 4117

A Soldier's Dream Before a Battle. Air - Shells of the Ocean. By a Soldier of the Army of the Cumberland.

Bond & Tinsley, Printers, (1864). - A 4-1/2 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide broadsheet printed in red & blue on cream card stock. The title, printed in red under a light blue depiction of the American eagle, is printed above 6 stanzas of lyrics beginning with the lines "It's midnight now in Tennessee, / There is no sound, but in the forest tree...." A decorative red border frames the light blue text. "Price 10 Cents" is printed at the head of the title and "Camp Smith, Tennessee, Oct. 28th, 1864" is printed at the end of the text. A four line poem printed on the verso pleads for charity, "Now all ye good Christians who home do reside, / I hope you'll take pity on the poor soldier's child, / And think of the welfare of old soldiers too, / Who fought for the rights of the Red, White and Blue." Very slightly soiled with minor creasing to the top, the broadsheet is in very good condition. Another state of this broadsheet exists which, instead of "Price 10 Cents", states at the head of the title, "Give what you please".

Bookseller reference : 13751

A Superb Black & White Photograph Distributed by Stars & Stripes Depicting U.S. Troops Gathered Around a Chaplin Conducting Religious Service in Lebanon.

U.S. TROOPS ATTENDING MASS IN LEBANON FOLLOWING THE U.S. LANDING IN 1958 - The 10-3/8 inch high by 13-1/4 inch wide black & white photograph depicts U.S. GI's gathered around an altar contained within a fortification of sand bags, as an Army Chaplain conducts service while they are serving in Lebanon. There is a tiny tear to the top edge of the photograph.Stars & Stripes credits are stamped in black on the verso: "This is a photo by THE STARS & STRIPES....Please credit the STARS AND STRIPES if picture is used".

Bookseller reference : 4736

A Victorian Color Lithographic Broadsheet Advertising Clinching Screw Fastened Boots and Shoes, Together with a 1920 Catalog for J.W. Carter / Chicago Co. Manufacturers of Men's & Boys' Fine Welt Shoes.

[1920]. - A BROASHEET ADVERTISING CLINCHING SCREW FASTENED BOOTS AND SHOES. The 4-1/8 inch by 7-1/4 inch broadsheet is illustrated in color on one side with a caricature depicting traditional shoemakers unsuccessfully attempting to destroy "clinching screw fastened" footwear. The lithograph was printed by Forbes Co., Boston. Text on the verso promotes the shoes and books which are offered for sale by Charles L. Floto of Meriden, Conn. The broadsheet is slightly soiled with chips and small pieces out at the corners. Good. Together with:J.W. CARTER / CHICAGO CO. MANUFACTURERS OF MEN'S & BOYS' FINE WELT SHOES. Chicago, Ill.: J.W. Carter Chicago Co., Spring Season 1920. Tall thin octavo, 9 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in tan wraps with a silk cord at the top corner. The covers are titled in maroon within a light green panel. There are a couple of small pieces chipped from the edges of the covers and tiny chips to their corners. A 36 page catalog illustrated throughout with the company's shoe line. The extremities of 4 or 5 pages are soiled. The 4 center pages are detached and held only by the silk cord. There are a couple of small holes to the inner corners of those 4 pages. Else, very good.

Bookseller reference : 14344

A Vintage 1929 Stock Prospectus Issued to Raise Funds for Holmes Airport, Inc. Which Was Later to Become Laguardia Airport. The Banner Title Reads: "New Issue / $3,000,000 / Holmes Airport, Inc. / 20 Minutes from 42nd Street and Broadway / by

<b> Automobile / (Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of New York) / New York City / 6% Convertible Debenture Gold Bonds / Denominations: $100, $500 and $1,000 / to Be Dated / Jan. 1st, 1929 / Due Jan. 2, 1949... . "</b> Issued by E.H. Holmes & Co., Specialists in Aircraft Securities, (1929). - A 4 page prospectus measuring 14 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Folded 3 times horizontally with some minor tears to the edges of the folds and along the top edge. 2 binder holes are punched along the top. A 2 page summary of the terms and information is printed on the inner leaves and a map on the last page depicts the site of the airport. Good.

Bookseller reference : 14330

A.B. C. And Busy Days / Cut. Paste. Stick.

Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company, n.d. [c. 1940s]. - Oblong quarto, stapled color pictorial wraps. Lightly soiled & chipped with the bottom corners lightly creased. [12] leaves, including 4 leaves of figures & objects depicted in color to be cut out & pasted onto 8 leaves of B&W outlined shapes. The B&W leaves are darkened with 2 small pencil notations on 1 of them; there is a tiny chip out of the front edge of each of the last 2 leaves. Good.

Bookseller reference : 2581