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1951ref. Q2158Titusville PA: Robinson's Wallpaper Co. 1951. Quarto in color printed wraps. 4p text followed by 68 full leaves of wallpaper samples. Heavy soil and wear to wraps including losses at both spine ends. Occasional short closed tears to the wallpaper samples generally bright and clean internally. Great patterns from classic designs to "conversation" patterns various textures and finishes. Robinson's Wallpaper Co. paperback
1934ref. 120253Melbourne: Robur Tea Company 1934. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Melbourne Robur Tea Company 1 April 1934 see inside the front cover. Quarto 32 pages including the wrappers with numerous illustrations including 8 pages printed in full colour. Colour-pictorial wrappers slightly creased and rubbed; bottom of the spine a little bumped throughout; overall an excellent copy. Robur Tea Company paperback
1930ref. 108128Melbourne: Robur Tea Company 1930. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Melbourne Robur Tea Company late 1930s. Quarto 32 pages including the wrappers with numerous illustrations 12 pages are printed in full colour including the centrespread recipes. Colour-pictorial wrappers slightly chipped and creased; inoffensive light oil stains to the rear cover affecting slightly the last two leaves as well; a very good copy. 'As tea and coffee are better bought in small quantities for immediate use we give a discount or share of savings for continuous purchasing.' These attractive catalogues are rare in our experience probably accountably so given the presumed target audience the budget-conscious housewife. Trove records just five of the nine editions with only eight copies in total: the first one copy the second 2 third 2 fourth 2 and ninth editions with only one copy of the latter in the State Library of Victoria with the tentative date 1950. Robur Tea Company paperback
1963ref. 7475Dallas: Rogers Electric Supply Co 1963. First Thus. Stiff Illustrated Wrappers. Good. 4to. Pp. 256 plus unpaginated sections. Illustrated with color and black & white photo reproductions and drawings. Stiff paper illustrated wraps printed in blue and black color illustrated catalog sections on coated paper bound in. Covers stained and ink marked age-tone silhouette to back cover ink annotations to General Index page spine without creases. A treasure of 1960s home decoration styles. The bound-in color manufacturer catalogs include Lightolier Thomas Industries Moe Light Honeycomb Halo Lighting Lo-Vo and Nutone intercoms kitchen appliances and built-in hi-fi. Rogers Electric Supply Co unknown
1869ref. 42317New York: Crichton & Co. Steam Book and Job Printers 1869. 32pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers illustrated with pictures of the Hot Engine. Laid in on tissue paper is a "sectional view" with explanations. Several illustrations and testimonials with a "History of the Caloric Engine." Several pencil notes. Near Fine. The Introduction asserts "obvious and substantial advantages over any other power ever used in its simplicity of construction perfect reliability uniformity of power and action freedom from noise entire safety little attention required and great economy in operating." This rare item is the earliest and probably the first trade catalog issued by the Company. OCLC 609841510 2- NYHS Duke as of July 2026. Not in Winterthur or Romaine. Crichton & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers unknown
1963ref. 147687Adelaide: South Australian Chamber of Manufactures Incorporated 1963. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide South Australian Chamber of Manufactures Incorporated 1963. Quarto 144 pages with numerous illlustrations mainly in the advertisements plus advertisements on three sides of the covers. Colour-pictorial wrappers; mild signs of age and handling; a very good copy. An exhaustive catalogue listing hundreds of trade entries and thousands of individuals in nearly 370 classes of arts and crafts. South Australian Chamber of Manufactures Incorporated paperback
1930ref. 136100Sydney: Saunders Ltd 1930. Paperback. Fine. Sydney Saunders Ltd. early 1930s. Small quarto 68 pages including the covers with thousands of illustrations 11 pages including the inside front cover and both surfaces of the rear one are in colour. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial wrappers very slightly creased and rubbed; essentially a fine copy. A small advertorial in 'The Catholic Press' on 17 December 1936 refers to Saunders's 'three city stores - George-street Railway-square corner of Pitt and Liverpool streets and King and Pitt streets'. This catalogue refers to only the first two mentioned. Saunders Ltd paperback
1930ref. 9279Seattle: Sears Roebuck and Co 1930. First Thus. Illustrated wrappers. Very Good. Tall 8vo. Pp. 730. Illustrated throughout with black & white and color images of Sears Roebuck Co products. Bound in paper wrappers with glossy cover and newspaper stock interior. Covers foxed; some wear to edges; spine a bit scalloped. General age-toning to leaves commensurate with age. The fantastic variety of consumer goods provide a snapshot of life in 1930 from cloche hats to tennis rackets to car seats and lawnmowers. A well preserved copy. Sears Roebuck and Co unknown
1927ref. 10716Seattle: Seattle Hardward Company 1927. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Pp.1910. Laden b&w illustrations of products. Index. Black cloth textured with pebble-grain; gilt-stamped title on front cover with "cosway"- styled medallion of the company's Seattle headquarters still standing at First Ave. & S. King St. Endpapers crimped; scuffs and scratches to covers; light marginalia. A staggering compendium of products designed for the ease of life and business that provides a glimpse of life in Seattle in the 1920s. Everything from laundry stoves to garage-door hardware to church bells to Colt .380 caliber automatic pistols all presented with b&w illustrations. The Seattle Hardware Company was owned by the Black family of whom Frank served as Mayor of Seattle . for three weeks. They later formed Black Manufacturing among other businesses. Seattle Hardward Company hardcover
1932ref. 9523Seattle: Seattle Hardward Company 1932. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Pp.1965. Laden b&w illustrations of products. Index. Indigo-colored cloth textured with pebble-grain; gilt-stamped title on front cover with "cosway"- styled medallion of the company's Seattle headquarters still standing at First Ave. & S. King St. A few scuffs and stains on cover; front endpaper has a large scar from the removal of a bookplate. In sum a handsome well-preserved copy. A staggering compendium of products designed for the ease of life and business that provides a glimpse of life in Seattle in the 1920s. Everything from laundry stoves to garage-door hardware to church bells to Colt .380 caliber automatic pistols all presented with b&w illustrations. The Seattle Hardware Company was owned by the Black family of whom Frank served as Mayor of Seattle . for three weeks. They later formed Black Manufacturing among other businesses. Seattle Hardward Company hardcover
1901ref. 50262Louisville KY: The company 1901. Catalogue for the 1901-1902 season. Tall 8vo. 191 pp. Illustrated plates. For a history of the firm see Luther Thomas's B.F. Avery & Sons Pioneer Plowmakers Yellow Springs OH 2003. Romaine's Guide to American Trade Catalogues 1744-1900 locates a similar Avery catalogue the 74th annual 1899. Original wrappers worn and soiling lower spine chipped; title page and several others insect tracked some interior soiling and staining. Still a good copy. The company unknown
1936ref. 134177Burwood: Sherwin-Williams Co. Australia Ltd. 1936. Very Good. Burwood Sherwin-Williams Co. Australia Ltd. 1936. Narrow octavo 207 × 77 mm comprising six folding panels with 42 mounted paint samples each approximately 18 × 45 mm. The folder is slightly rubbed; slight crazing or minimal surface loss to a dozen of the paint samples from adhesion to the facing samples; in excellent condition. Sherwin-Williams Co. Australia (Ltd.) unknown
ref. 5584Saint Louis. Manufacturers Supplies Co. Hardcover. n.d. 192. 23cm 312p. extensively illustrated decorated wine cloth a very good copy sgc A good attractive copy of a scarce trade catalogue. Saint Louis. Manufacturers Supplies Co hardcover
1935ref. 137332Birmingham: Smith and Davis Limited 1935. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Birmingham Smith and Davis Limited 1935. Tall octavo 12 pages with numerous illustrations 4 in colour and a tipped-in printed discount slip 'Beacon Hose Fittings Discount . 42½%'. Printed wrappers a little marked at the rear; bottom corner of the front cover and first three leaves slightly creased; a very good copy. Smith and Davis, Limited paperback
1945ref. 13933545 The Avenue Cheam Surrey 'War Address': The Architectural Press 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 45 The Avenue Cheam Surrey 'War Address' The Architectural Press 1945 revised and expanded edition. Folio 876 pages with numerous illustrations and trade advertisements some in colour. Grey cloth lettered in blue a little stained marked and bumped; front endpaper a little marked and creased; minimal signs of age and use; a very good copy internally excellent. 'This is the sixth edition of "Specification" published since the outbreak of war. It is smaller in size than pre-war issues. War-time restrictions on the use of paper have made it necessary to reduce "Specification" by approximately one-third of its pages. The resetting of the book has however made it possible to condense rather than cut the contents so that although the volume is now smaller than in pre-war days it contains more information and forms an ideal body for expansion when the war is over. The policy of compressing and condensing has been followed again for the 1945 edition which contains much that did not appear in 1944. This volume includes in addition to new and revised matter throughout two new sections: Ventilation and Illumination; four rewritten sections Metal Windows Plastics Plumber and Drainlayer and new matter concerning lightweight aggregates mastics and vapour barriers' editor's note. A further note beneath the Contents header reads 'it is possible that owing to war restrictions some of the proprietary materials mentioned in the editorial pages of "Specification" may for a time be unobtainable'. The Architectural Press hardcover
1933ref. 50422Birmingham England: A.G. Parker & Co 1933. 8vo. 164-304 pp. Illustrated. Detailed descriptions of the company's rifles shotguns and associated goods. Original illustrated blue wrappers hole-punched in upper corner; some light soiling but very good. A.G. Parker & Co unknown
1887ref. 6832Providence R.I.: the company; Geo. F. Chapman Printers 27 Pine Street 1887. Bi-fold handbill 21.5 x 15 cm. 8 pages plus folded broadside. Illustrated. A small trade catalogue promoting barrel trucks wheeled racks which hold barrels and allow them to be moved around a warehouse or shop. Illustrated with two full-page images interior scenes of a “wholesale liquor store” and of a “retail grocery” each showing the barrel trucks in use. The broadside folded inside is a list of first-year purchasers of the “1665 Barrel Truck” and is torn at the edges. The handbill itself is fine clean and bright. Unrecorded. OCLC locates no copies. the company; Geo. F. Chapman, Printers, 27 Pine Street unknown
1910ref. 141854Detroit: Detroit School of Lettering 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Detroit Detroit School of Lettering 1910. Oblong quarto 90 leaves printed rectos only of designs and commercial art with 10 leaves in monochrome and 25 in two or more colours. Black textured cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover; cloth slightly worn at the extremities with a small amount of white paint at the head of the front joint; rear hinge pulled a little but sound; tears to mainly the bottom edges of about 30 leaves with eight of those tears above a centimetre long now expertly sealed; minor loss to the top edge of one leaf; a few other mild signs of age and use; a very good copy. The lengthy subtitle is worth quoting in full: 'A bewildering collection of Modern Ornamental art bristling with new and up-to-date ideas and designs of every conceivable nature. An invaluable art gem especially adapted to the requirements of the Sign Painter Show Card Writer and Commercial Artist. Containing in all air brush designs show cards business cards letter heads sign ends ribbons scrolls panels book covers hanging signs theatrical designs. Also thirty-three pages of ornamental work in colors along with nine brand new alphabets'. Detroit School of Lettering hardcover
1951ref. 7492St. Louis Mo: the company 1951. Quarto-sized stapled booklet in wrappers 29 x 22.5 cm. 28 pages. Illustrated. A self-mailing trade catalogue featuring equipment and supplies for bars taverns soda fountains and other drinking establishments. Mostly smaller products including a wide range of glassware dishwashing chemicals pourers playing cards olive forks bottle stoppers blenders lemon squeezers cocktail shakers strainers ice chippers ice picks ice tongs jiggers muddlers tongs fountain menu boards straws and ice cream scoops. Age toned throughout; small tear and early tape repair to round mail sealer otherwise very good. The mailer is addressed to "Navajo Hotel Fenton Missouri". Scarce. OCLC locates no copies. the company hardcover
1928ref. 137303Sheffield: Needham Veall & Tyzack Ltd 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sheffield Needham Veall & Tyzack Ltd. circa 1928. Large quarto vi 76 2 title pages 49 1 9 26 8 and 24 rectos only pages with numerous illustrations one in colour in Section E page 2. Olive-green cloth-bound post-binder lettered in white; covers a little marked and lightly stained with a rear top corner bumped; first two leaves a little foxed and marked; the last section Section C containing tea pots tea and coffee sets cake baskets and the like a little cockled and tidemarked along the bottom edge with minimal surface lifting to a tiny portion of one page; for the rest in excellent condition. The catalogue contains a number of separate and distinct sections with broad generic titles bound in the following order. Section A: Table Cutlery; Section B: Pocket Knives; Section E: Razors; Section D: Scissors and Shears; Section C: Tea Pots preceded by its price list. Bound in at the beginning is a two-page sheet detailing Hand Saws Butcher's Cleavers Choppers and Bow Saws; loosely inserted is a single-page sheet detailing an 'Improved Bale Opener'. Offered together with the 1928 'Price List. Taylor's 'Eye' Witness Sheffield Cutlery and Electro-plate' matching binding octavo 58 pages plus a tipped-in 'Trade Discount 50%' slip; in excellent condition. 2 items. Needham, Veall & Tyzack, Ltd hardcover
1927ref. 101236Racine Wisconsin: S.C. Johnson and Son 1927. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Racine Wisconsin S.C. Johnson and Son 1927. 163 x 90 mm 20 pages with 7 two-colour illustrations and a full-colour centrefold containing 24 printed samples of Johnson's Wood Dyes. Colour-pictorial wrappers a little finger-marked; a very good copy internally fine. The details of the Sydney branch of the company at Queen St Rosebery are typed on the rear cover and rubber-stamped on two pages. S.C. Johnson and Son paperback
ref. 2831Manchester: The Company 1937. . Folio navy-blue cloth covered three-hole lbinder No other copy located. This company was founded by Isidore Frankenburg a native of Krakow Poland who emigrated to the Uniited Kingdom settling in Salford on the outskirts of Manchester in the 1860s. His first venture in the field of waterproof clothing was gaitors. He moved onto other forms of clothing and became a very real competitor to the eponymous Macintosh now spelt Mackintosh because his method of proofing did not smell . Frankenberg became a very successful manufacturer and philanthropist he was an alderman and later Mayor of Salford and was active in many local charities. Folio three-hole navy blue cloth covered binder with gilt title on front with stamped figure of a woman in raincoat at center. [Manchester: The Company, 1937]. hardcover
1885ref. 8436New York: Agate Iron Ware Manufacturing Co.; Macgowan & Slipper Printers 30 Beekman Street 1885. Booklet stapled in wrappers 15.5 x 12 cm. 136 pages. Illustrated throughout. Title from cover. Date from page of medals received. Stated "Fourth Edition". There were at least three distinctly different works with this title issued by the corporate author: 1890 72 pages with the Lalance and Grosjean Manufacturing Co name; 1891 32 pages an almanac not a trade catalogue; and this one undated ~136 pages a trade catalogue. Promotional combined trade catalogue and cookbook for Agate Iron Ware Manufacturing Company manufacturers of kitchen ware. Illustrated descriptions of the wares typically two to a page face recipes. The recipes are decidedly Anglo-French not American and they lean towards more elegant fare. Illustrations include the Agate Iron Ware manufacturing plant on front wrapper verso an assortment of medals and awards and an image of a homemaker sitting in her kitchen surrounded by Agate Ware while consulting this cookbook. The front panel bears the printed promotional statement "Compliments of F. A. Walker & Co. Cornhill". In original chromolithograph wrappers decorated in a Japonisme-style. Small stain along bottom edge of text block bit of bumping to the corners. Wrappers worn at corners and with some wear to the bottom of the spine panel. Overall near very good. Agate Iron Ware Manufacturing Co.; Macgowan & Slipper, Printers, 30 Beekman Street unknown
1957ref. 96549Monterey: Albee Rolligon Company 1957. Monterey Albee Rolligon Company circa 1957. Quarto a prospectus 4 pages with 14 illustrations; in fine condition. 'The Albee Rolligon Company Inc. presents the first basically new idea in ground transportation in modern times! Albee Rolligon off-highway trucks throw away wheels and tracks . Instead they substitute pudgy-soft low pressure air bags on the tops of which they tote heavy payloads lightly over greatly varied surfaces at speeds from 1 to 50 mph'. Offered together with two vintage gelatin silver photographs approximately 205 × 250 mm of the prototype in the wild. 3 items. Albee Rolligon Company unknown
1901ref. 106049Ludwigshafen am Rhein: Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Ludwigshafen am Rhein Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 1901. Quarto x last blank 534 xi index pages plus 2 plates showing the company's German French and Russian factories and 20 'Pattern Sheets' with over 620 captioned mounted samples of dyed fabrics and threads. Original half morocco-grain cloth with green cloth sides embossed with a crocodile-skin pattern; spine lettered and decorated in gilt; joints cracked but sound; covers slightly marked with light wear to the corners and minor loss to the head and foot of the spine; paper lightly toned with occasional light foxing; a few trifling signs of use; overall a very good copy with the wonderful fabric samples uniformly bright and in fine condition. A comprehensive manual to the aniline dyes produced by the Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik including detailed instructions for dying yarns and printing fabrics. The mounted samples comprise wool 135 fabric swatches; cotton 180 swatches and tassels of thread; silk 138 tassels; blended fabrics 96 swatches; and printed fabrics 72 swatches and tassels. The verso of the front flyleaf contains a printed generic 'with compliments' message ending with 'For Own Use Only'; this copy was presented to the John Young & Company cotton mill in Radcliffe Manchester in January 1907. Founded in 1865 the Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik was a pioneer manufacturer of synthetic dyes. Still based in Ludwigshafen and now trading as BASF it is currently the largest chemical producer in the world. Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik] hardcover
