1936réf. 2110502150412259Not Available 1936. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
réf. 583San Jose: San Jose Chamber of Commerce circa 1905. Pages 32 pp.16mo. Paper covers bound with staples at spine. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Color printed covers. Small withdrawal stamp from Yale on interior page margin. Very good condition. San Jose: San Jose Chamber of Commerce (circa 1905.) unknown
2012réf. 2090502113717980Not Available 2012. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1890réf. 72314New York : J. W. Reedy Elevator Manufacturing Co. ca. 1890. First edition. Octavo. 20 pp. All but the last two pages bearing full page illustrations of various types of elevators and their mechanisms. Publisher's stapled gray wrappers with black cover lettering on the front and a view of the Chicago Reedy factory of the rear. Some mild browning along the edges but remarkably fine. J. W. Reedy Elevator Manufacturing Co. unknown
1890réf. 72315New York : J. W. Reedy Elevator Manufacturing Co. ca. 1890. First edition. Octavo. 20 pp. All but the last two pages bearing full page illustrations of various types of elevators and their mechanisms. Publisher's stapled gray wrappers with black cover lettering on the front and a view of the Chicago Reedy factory of the rear. Some mild browning along the edges but remarkably fine. J. W. Reedy Elevator Manufacturing Co. unknown
1897réf. 503Holyoke Mass U. S. A.: Dean Steam Pump Company 1897. 8vo. 205 x 135 mm. 8 x 5 ¼ inches. 132 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone images and diagrams. Original stiff blue paper wrappers with title printed in gilt on the front cover and company name on rear cover; chipped at head of spine and cracked in lower part of spine sewing of the text block weak call number in white ink on spine; bookplate of the Engineering Societies Library of New York. Dean Steam Pump is one of the most respected brands in its industry. Established after the Civil War the company under various ownerships has produced reliable and industrial grade pumping systems and over time has introduced innovations that have been become standards for the entire trade. In the 19th century the company made the transition from steam to turbine to electric pumps and produced vacuum pumps air pumps circulating pumps etc. for such diverse businesses as maple sugar companies to petroleum refiners. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues p. 297 cites an 1890 edition published from the New York Offices and this edition published in 1897. OCLC only cites one edition published in Indianapolis in 1894 in one copy. George Frederick Gebhardt Steam Power Plant Engineering New York John Wiley 915 p. 618. Dean Steam Pump Company unknown
1915réf. 55739St. Louis MO: F.C. Taylor Fur Co. Nov. 8 1915. 4to. 9.5 x 12.25 in. which folds out into folio broadside. 12.25 x 19 in. 4 pp unpaginated. text illustrations diagrams w/ folds as issued slight shelfwear couple very small losed tears at fore-edges still VG. First edition of this scarce price list from the famed F.C. Taylor Fur Company in St. Louis which was one of the major fur industry companies from 1870 into the 20th century and was one of the largest manufacturers of traps and trapping equipment. During the opening decades of the 20th century there were skyrocketing prices for furs driven by the fashion market especially the more affordable ones such as mink skunk raccoon muskrat opossum and wild cat. Premiums were paid for mink beaver and especially otter. No copies located in Worldcat. F.C. Taylor Fur Co., unknown
1915réf. 36537Marshfield: The Evening Record 1915. 1915. OREGON. 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" pictorial wrapper. 21pp. accordion folded. No pagination. Black and white photographs of Ten Mile Lakes Sunset Beach North Bend High School along with other important buildings. Southern Pacific Company completing its line to Coos Bay and how to reach Coos Bay. Information about Coos Bay Oregon such as the population the cities schools deep sea fishing etc. Also advertisement about Marshfield Oregon "Promoting Raw Material Power Transportation Plus Capital Equals Industries Come Bring Your Capital.We Have The Rest." Light wear to the extremities else a very good copy of an informative brochure. The Evening Record, 1915. unknown
1848réf. 6240St. Louis: W. H. Gray Ed 1848. First Thus. Loose sheet. Very Good. Published Saturday January 1 1848. Sheet folding to four pages each page measuring 9 x 11.25 inches. Printed sheet with autograph address and postal cancellation. With old mailing folds wax seal ghost some smudging and small stains. A well preserved copy. Commodities prices including Turkish opium and annual statement of the business in St. Louis. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing. W. H. Gray, Ed unknown
1894réf. 43553n.p.: Hartman & Cadick 1894. First editions. Self wrappers. Good to very good. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8vo. The mid-term elections of 1884 were a disaster for the Democrats led by Grover Cleveland. Republicans and Populists in large part due to the efforts of Joseph Weeks Babcock 1850-1909 a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin who helped organize the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee in 1893 and was a major force in routing the Democrats in the 1894 House elections which cost the Democrats 113 of their 218 seats. They are most likely printed by Hartman & Cadick Republican printers. All follow the same format of quoting leading figures and using bold face type. 1: Caption title "If the Laboring Class be to Perish I Say the Whole Nation." A the head of the title: No. 1 - From the Congressional Record. The caption title is from the English Reformer William Cobbett followed by "You cannot reduce the laborer to a state of starvation and degradation without also destroying national prosperity" a quote from Joseph Norton Dolph 1835-1897 Senator from Oregon from one of his many speeches quoted here. OCLC locates only a single copy at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. A very good copy docketed on front wrapper mail fold. 2: Caption title "The industrial side of the tariff controversy must not be overlooked. The four millions of people who work in our factory system are the most potent factors outside of agriculture in our civilization." - Hon. J. W. Babcock Wisconsin. A the head of the title: Record No. 3. Apparently unrecorded. We could find no copies in OCLC NUC or other reference sources. Chip to front wrapper else very good with docketing stamp. 3: Caption title "When you Rob the Laboring Men of their Employment you Rob the Farmers of their Customers." The quote from the caption title belongs to Charles Curtis 1860-1936 Republican from Kansas who would go on to become Hoover's Vice President. OCLC locates one copy at the Western Reserve Historical Society Library. A good copy browned some minor chipping docketing stamp on front wrapper. [Hartman & Cadick?] unknown
1927réf. 70728Omaha NE 1927. 7 by 11.2 cm. Printed on light brown stiff card stock with an illustration of the hotel flags flying from the roof. This is the earlier hotel built by the Kitchen brothers not the Art Deco one now standing. unknown
1941réf. 9338Indianapolis IN: E.C. Atkins and Company 1941. First thus. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to. Pp. 155. Product illustrations throughout. Embossed green leatherette lettered in green. Near Fine creasing to spine and front wrap. Typed letter from the sales manager dated December 151942 adhered to first page alluding to new regulations from the War Production Board . Catalog from this premier manufacturer of saws and related products in the world. E.C. Atkins and Company unknown
1929réf. 7485Hartford: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co 1929. First Thus. Stiff Printed Wrappers. Very Good. 4to. Pp. 36 2 laid in leaves. Black & white illustrations. Stiff gray paper wraps saddle stapled titles embossed and printed in blue blind embossed border and Rampant Colt. Laid in Retail Price List "PL 11" of January 1930. Laid in announcement of "Two New .22 Caliber Colt Revolvers." Covers minimally stained leaves crisp and bright. A brief history begins "Ninety-three Years of Colt Fire Arms Manufacture" dated from the first revolvers made at Paterson New Jersey in 1836. The new .22 caliber products announced are the Official Police Revolver and Officers' Model Target Revolver. Front cover emblazoned with the company motto" "The Arm of Law and Order". A handsome fresh copy now preserved in a clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing. Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co unknown
1973réf. 11640Spokane: Jensen Byrd Co 1973. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Pp. 4671. Laden with b&w illustrations of products. Printed on white blue and yellow stock. Bound in maroon-colored cloth with yellow lettering and illustration of Pacific Northwest states printed on cover and spine. Slight edge-wear else a bright copy. A pink note paper is tipped in to the first page on which Stanley Jensen then VP Sales has written that the catalog is not entirely up-to-date but indicates the lines that Jensen-Byrd carries. His business card is affixed too. A staggering compendium of products designed for the ease of life and business that provides a glimpse of life in Seattle in the 1950s. Everything from laundry stoves to garage-door hardware presented with b&w illustrations. Shipping expense will be greater than initially charged; we will appeal for only enough postage to cover shipment. Assuredly shipping expense will be at cost. Jensen Byrd Co hardcover
1932réf. 80065Boston: Knapp Brothers 1932. Wraps. Good. Oblong quarto: 64 pp. Profusely illustrated largely in black and white with some renderings in brown and orange borders and text. Original blue paper wrappers printed in navy and gold. Dampstaining to the spine and along the edges resulting in some color bleed from the wrappers to the first and last leaves. The wrappers are toned along the extremities. Not located in OCLC although digital versions of some earlier catalogues are available. Priced trade catalogue showcasing over 120 different styles of Knapp shoes primarily men's with some women's girls and boys options as well. Many of the men's shoes are given names based on occupations or locations often drawn from the types of materials used - including bizzarely "The Dictator" made of Australian kangaroo leather - while the women's and girls shoes are all given women's names. An illustration of the hand-sewing department is included along with a note acknowledging the times: "It is our policy to maintain our high standards of Quality under any and all conditions. We do not propose to lower our quality in order to meet the low priced competition of the so-called 'depression shoes' now being retailed in many stores. Knapp Brothers unknown
1920réf. 80062New York: Republic Fireproofing Company Inc 1920. Wraps. Very good. Quarto: 28 pp. with a laid-in leaf summarizing the features of the Republic Compression Block Fireproof Floor and Roof Construction. Illustrations from engravings and halftone photographs. Stapled brown mottled paper wrappers with embossed gilt and printed black lettering. Some edgewear to the wrappers; else very good. Catalogue describing the engineering features of the company's two-way fireproof floor and roof construction with a practical explanation for the layperson and detailed drawings and specifications as well as photographs of buildings in which Republic floors have been installed. Republic Fireproofing Company, Inc unknown
1918réf. 014106Columbus OH: James Ohlen & Sons Saw Mfg. Co. 1918. Octavo. 116 pp; full of b/w illustrations. Brown printed wraps. VG- covers soiled rippling to pages due to new prices pasted in. Rare reference for Ohlen saws. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. James Ohlen & Sons Saw Mfg. Co.
1930réf. 285831New York: Van Nostrand 1930. hardcover. very good. Profusely illustrated with photographs. folding maps and design drawings. 8vo pale green cloth. New York: Van Nostrand 1930. Spine slightly cocked but overall a very good copy. Volume Twelve. Van Nostrand unknown
1923réf. 285832New York: Aueronautical Chamber of Commerce 1923. hardcover. very good-. Illustrated with photographs and design drawings. 8vo pale green cloth bottom edge of front cover and spine are discolored and scuffed. New York: Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America 1923. Aueronautical Chamber of Commerce unknown
2000réf. 2090202120101795Institute of Materials Science and Technology 2000. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Institute of Materials Science and Technology paperback
2000réf. 2090202120301794Institute of Materials Science and Technology 2000. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Institute of Materials Science and Technology paperback
réf. 2092902140400773Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1921réf. 2091502135501198Imperial Agricultural Society 1921. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 3 33p 1 illustration Booklet size: 16x22cm Imperial Agricultural Society paperback
1995réf. 2080302106808752Not Available 1995. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1980réf. 2083002116207034Awa Maue Wide Area Commerce and Industry Promotion Council 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Awa Maue Wide Area Commerce and Industry Promotion Council paperback