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1816Best.-Nr. 42431Bruxelles M.-E. Rampelbergh n.d. around 1816. 8vo. Contemp. full calf foreedges of each board overlapping the foreedge by 3 cm. to protect the the numerous thin vellum tabs. Spine ends a bit worn. Spine gilt and a bit rubbed. Early annotations on inside covers. X276 pp. and many illustrations of different coins in woodcut. Long vellum tabs attached for easy turn-up. A scarce commercial easy-reckoner for European merchants with attractive woodcuts of current and historic coins. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 47431 January 1876. Leno 1824-94 was a printer publisher poet and editor and a significant figure in nineteenth-century radicalism. In 1845 while a printer he led a group of radical workers who started a Young Men's Improvement Society and circulated a manuscript newspaper entitled the 'Attempt'. He then became branch secretary of the local Chartists. In 1849 the 'Attempt' became a printed journal the 'Uxbridge Pioneer'. In 1861 he was editor of the 'Poetic Magazine' and in 1881 of the 'Anti-tithe Journal'. He was the author of several collections of poetry one of which - 'The Aftermath' 1892 - is prefaced by an autobiography. On one side each of three pieces of parchment each roughly twenty-one inches by thirty-eight. In black ink with red borders. The lease is between 'The Reverend Charles Felton Smith of The Vicarage Crediton in the County of Devon Clerk and Edwin Augustus Smith of Blandford in the County of Dorset Gentleman of the first part William Vizard 1774-1859 Solicitor to Queen Caroline and George Augustus Crowder both of Number 55 Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex Gentlemen of the second part and John Bedford Leno of No. 7 Holywell Street Strand in the said County of Middlesex Publisher of the third part'. Signed by Leno and with red wax solicitors' seal on green ribbon. With ink government stamp and embossment on blue paper. 1 January 1876. unknown
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Best.-Nr. 60749Dike was better know as Emilia Lady Dilke. She was a close friend of George Elliot and many contemporary readers immediately recognized her first marriage as a model for Eliot's heroine Dorothea Casaubon in Middlemarch. Her erly writings were on the philosophy of art and she ;later wrote as an art critic. She also wrote on Franch politics and women's trade unionism. She was later involved the Women's Trade Union League. She was also active in the Britosh woman suffrage movement and became secretary of the Oxford branch of the National Society for Woman Suffrage. The letters concern a portrait and travel plans. unknown
1998Best.-Nr. x-0080433693Emerald Group Pub Ltd 1998. Hardcover. New. 297 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. Emerald Group Pub Ltd hardcover
2015Best.-Nr. 2-1107112419Cambridge University Press 2015. Hardcover. New. 188 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
1902Best.-Nr. mon0000174505HMSO 1902-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-Library usual stamps and markings. Hardback/Hardcover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very useable. HMSO paperback
Best.-Nr. 4929AMERICAN IRON TRADE THE STATE OF THE TRADE AND MANUFACTORY OF IRON IN GREAT-BRITAIN CONSIDERED. London: 1750. 8vo. Disbound. 15 pages. First edition. Sabin 90633; Kress S-1991; Goldsmiths' Library 8504. An interesting anonymous tract largely about the trade in iron from the American colonies. Rare. Kress only records a photo copy. 4929. unknown
1902Best.-Nr. 066442San Bernardino Board of Trade. Looks very good the covers have been gently pulled from the staples in tact and in good shape still. A rare chamber of commerce item and early from about 1902. Illustrated and with text to promote the city and its value and charm. Rare - see Worldcat. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1902. San Bernardino Board of Trade paperback
Best.-Nr. 35913TRADE CATALOGUE Portuguese Renaissance Furniture. Braga: circa 1920. Oblong folio 10 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches. Wrappers. 12 plates. First edition. Scarce Portuguese trade catalogue illustrating Renaissance styled furniture. Included are designs for wardrobes beds chairs tables cabinets etc. Several plates display arrangements of the furniture in room settings. Plates are sepia prints. Plates are identified in the margins in blue ink. Very good. unknown
1924Best.-Nr. 101008Southend-on-Sea: Young & Marten Ltd ca. 1924. Tall 8vo. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w 2 tinted and 4 color wallpapers samples and 32 color paint sample swatches tipped in. 524 pp. on various paper stocks. Publisher's purple cloth front cover titled and decorated in gilt spine faded Attractive trade catalogue by this well known firm featuring a wide selection of home construction products including light fittings fireplaces bathroom fittings leaded lights door and window furniture paint wallpapers etc. Young & Marten, Ltd hardcover
Best.-Nr. a55782Statistical Office of the United Nations and International Monetary Fund Statistical papers Series T. Vol IV No. 1/2. 4to. 443pp. original printed wraps. VG. just very light wear; no owner marks; cover a bit toned. . paperback
1844Best.-Nr. 5316Puebla: Imprenta Antigua en el Portal de las Flores 1844. About very good. 20pp. Original printed wrappers. Light dampstaining and spotting. Even toning. Scarce pamphlet containing rules and regulations for the tribunal that adjudicated commercial and trade disputes in Puebla just prior to the Mexican-American War. The texts articulates the jurisdiction and power of the court its form and function and the responsibilities of its officers and appointees. In attractive printed yellow wrappers; OCLC records this imprint but notes no locations. Imprenta Antigua en el Portal de las Flores unknown
1904Best.-Nr. 46795Pasadena: Press of the Leonard Company 1904. 1904. 6" x 3 1/4" in 3 1/4" x 6." Three sheets of coated stock with five folds resulting in 36 panels and housed in light blue wrappers printed in red and gold with green highlights. Bound with two staples. "Pasadena situated one thousand feet above and twenty-four miles from the Pacific Ocean has fifteen thousand people eleven public schools including the new $100000 high school; Throop Polytechnic Institute; a $50000 free library containing twenty-four thousand volumes; two beautiful parks; fine streets; over one hundred miles of cement sidewalks; a complete sewer system; gas and electric plants; the finest street railway system in the United States; and last but not least a climate summer and winter that has no rival." Includes photographic images of Pasadena schools and residences the Hotel Green the Hotel Maryland and Marengo Avenue. The Pasadena Board of Trade precursor to today’s Pasadena Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1888. It was conceived to promote a positive business climate in Pasadena and it was an early collaborator with the Valley Hunt Club in Pasadena’s New Year events. In 1895 when the Valley Hunt Club determined it was unable to continue staging the Rose Parade the Board of Trade saved the event and initiated the formation of the Tournament of Roses Association. It is also credited with proposing the construction of the Colorado Street Bridge across the Arroyo Seco then leading the effort to design finance and construct the iconic structure. Minor stain to the inner margin with a bit of toning and light wear to the wrappers and page edges. Very good. Press of the Leonard Company, 1904. unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 41341London: Rough Trade 1978. Very good plus. Flyer promoting the second date at Manchester's famed Factory of Stiff Little Finger's UK tour after the surprise success of their first album - an interesting document in the development of one of the most important indie record labels. Rough Trade who issued this flyer began as a London record shop and soon expanded to tour promotion and music releases under their own imprint. Yet it wasn't until the unexpected success of Stiff Little Finger's first album INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL it debuted at #14 on the UK charts on Feb. 3rd 1979 that Rough Trade was truly established as a force in the UK music scene. Also on the bill are Robert Rental Essential Logic and Daniel Miller's The Normal. Miller would use his experience at Rough Trade to later launch Mute Records another key UK post-punk indie. 8.25'' x 12''. Offset flyer printed black on red recto only. Mild wear at edges. In black marker a contemporary hand has added: "Factory / Feb 16th.". Rough Trade unknown
1895Best.-Nr. 6891Waynesboro Franklin Co. Pennsylvania: Frick Company Engineers 1895. Octavo 24 x 15 cm. 201 15 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with engravings and diagrams. FIRST EDITION thus of this trade catalogue for the Frick Company of Franklin County Pa. focused on their line of heavy machinery in refrigeration applications. Text black generally clean and bright. Head of spine bumped a bit. In publisher’s gilt-stamped burgundy cloth with some rubbing. Generally very good or better. Scarce. OCLC locates no copies; Romaine records two other Frick Co. catalogues. Frick Company, Engineers hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 29382Bridgeport CT: Hollander Metal Product Corp 1950. Very Good. Bridgeport CT: Hollander Metal Product Corp. ca. 1950s. Six-panel folding trade catalog with 58 belt buckle samples. Belt buckles tied down and numbered and first four sample pages are labeled either bronze cast bronze brass wire or steel wire. Variance in design and size are subtle though apparent. Hollander would go on to produce belt buckles for the Department of Defense during the Vietnam War. Folder edgeworn scuffed and rubbed with brief exposure to edges. Rust-spotting and dust soiling to interior; overall Very Good. Hollander Metal Product Corp unknown
1920Best.-Nr. 6138San Francisco: Danner & Baker Inc 1920. Oblong stapled booklet 23 x 27 cm. 80 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION of this number. A trade catalogue of glassware porcelain and Satsuma pottery from this long running San Francisco dealer in crockery and glassware. Near fine in green- and gilt-titled tan wrappers. Previous owner’s inscription to the from wrapper panel. OCLC locates one record for Catalogue no. 4 but the location is lacking; one copy each of Catalogues no. 3 & 5. Danner & Baker, Inc unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 27704New York: J.W.Fiske 1899. First printing. Paperback. Very good condition. Items being offered include stalls and fittings weather vanes largest assortment in the US hitching posts including ones titled 'Jockey' 'Chinese' and 'Darkey'. All items priced. Small 4to 194pp with diagrams and b&w photo illustrations throughout. Printed blue stiff paper wrappers with red cloth spine title in black on spine and front. Covers sunned dusty at edges internally a bright clean copy. J.W.Fiske paperback
1940Best.-Nr. 6854New York: the company 1940. Oblong metal ribbon-bound book 14.5 x 22.5 cm. 41 12 pages. Illustrated. Images of product on rectos with descriptive text on versos. A salesman's promotional catalogue for the “Quality Group” line of spirits from Park & Tilford including Harvey’s Sherries Marie Brizzard and champagnes and wines from Heidsieck Beaulieu Vineyards Blanchy Martel & Co. Booths Sanderson and a number of spirits under the Park & Tilford brand. The text descriptions contain more technical information than is usually found in promotional materials of this time. Bound in textured black card stock with the corporate name stamped in silver. Some light creasing to the edges of the wrappers otherwise fine. OCLC locates no copies. the company unknown
1935Best.-Nr. 56552Bridgeport CT: Parker Gun Works Remington Arms Co. 1935. Trade catalogue issued shortly after Parker was purchased by Remington Arms. Oblong 4to. 34 1 pp. Describes the company's shotguns most illustrated in the descriptive text; also includes recommendations and specifications. Illustrated from photographs line drawings. Recorded on OCLC but without locations. Original claret stamped tan spiral-bound wrappers. Very good. 2855. Parker Gun Works, Remington Arms Co.) unknown
1948Best.-Nr. 462Baltimore: Baltimore Association of Commerce 1948. Wall map. 40 1/2 x 33 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This map is a highly detailed map of Baltimore. It is printed used fine black lines on off white paper. The backlines are the overprinted with blue red and green lines finely representing : Blue= Baltimore & Ohio Red = Pennsylvania Railroad and Green = Western Maryland Railwa y. The use of yellow covers ; Canton Railroad Chesapeake and Curtis Bay Railroad Maryland & Pennsylvania R. R. Municipal Harbor Belt R. R. and Baltimore & Annapolis R.R.Combinations of colors are used to represent interline rails. The map is quite decorative in the wall map tradition. A very nice wall map. Baltimore Association of Commerce unknown
1975Best.-Nr. 64134Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1975. Bicentennial edition. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Cover has some wear and soiling. 2 volume set. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 1200 pages plus appendix and introductory materials. Time Period Index. Subject Index. 93rd Congress 1st Session House Document No 93-78 Part 1 and Part 2. This is the third in a series of volumes started in 1949. This edition as built upon the two prevous editions. Prepared by the Bureau of the Census. U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover
Best.-Nr. 63-6509San Diego CA: Panama-California Exposition 1915. Two Letter-Sized Pages Signed by dignitaries and civic officials connected to the Exposition stamped with the names of their organizations such as the San Diego Chamber Of Commerce. Good with marginal tears and creasing perforations & some staining.Provenance: Letters and Autographs from a Who's Who in California 1914 - 1917 to the author Ellis A. Davis regarding Davis' Commercial Encyclopedia of the Pacific Southwest California Nevada Utah Arizona. Sold by Cherokee Book Shop to Frederick Ruffner Jr. the founder of Gale Research Detroit. San Diego, CA: Panama-California Exposition, 1915. unknown
