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1859rif. 21288New York 1859. Good overall. Sales flyer with 10 different type fonts employed as well as 2 illustrations of the butter churns. The air pressure churn was patented in Lapham & Wilson NY; it was exhibited at the 1859 New York State Agricultural Society winter exposition. Printed on pale blue paper a bit of loss at upper left corner just affecting the "N" and "E" in "New"; a bit marked at front wrapper. With advertising text on the verso for the air pressure churn also with many elaborate type faces used. Not dated. Folded printed only on one side. 9 1/4 x 11 1/2" unknown
1890rif. 8657Salt Lake City 1890. Trade card 8 cm x 11.5 cm printed on both sides. Near fine. Trade card for Salt Lake City's Valley House which was located at the corner of South Temple and West Temple the present-day site of Abravanel Hall. The building was originally constructed by Wilford Woodruff upon his arrival to the valley in 1847. It was converted into the Valley House Hotel in the 1870s before being demolished in 1915 to erect the Bamberger Bus Depot. The reverse prints 'Information for Tourists' which contains a brief description of the Temple Block the Salt Lake Theatre ZCMI Fort Douglas and other points of interest. unknown
1880rif. 707301880. 6.5 x 10.5 cm. Illustration of the hotel on one side brief text including proprietor's name on verso printed on off-white stiff card stock. Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in Norwich in 1860 and stayed in the Wauregan. unknown
1940rif. 80063Syracuse New York: Bardeen's Inc 1940. Wraps. Very good. Tall octavo: 136 pp. with an extensive index. Profusely illustrated. Original printed paper wrappers bound with two staples. Some general edgewear and mild browning to the wrappers; else very good. A complete line of school materials from athletic goods and craft supplies to picture projectors and playground apparatus with pricing and mail order forms. Among the offerings here are a Smith Sanitary Bubbler Fountain a selection of duplicators swing sets a Donald Duck bean bag game chalkboards and the second edition of Webster's Dictionary with a revolving stand. Bardeen's Inc unknown
1930rif. 78627Neenah Wisconsin: Neenah Foundry Company 1930. Wraps. Very good. Illustrated catalog showing a complete line of standard street and sewer castings including cemetery and park castings the Chicago standard manhole cover sidewalk plates inspection hole covers etc. Established as the Aylward Plow Works in 1872 the Neenah Foundry Company continues to manufacture iron castings for the heavy truck agriculture construction and related markets. A major customer over the years is the city of Chicago and Neenah Foundry manholes and other products can be found in all 50 U.S. states and 17 international cities. Booklet 6" x 9": 20 pp. with black-and-white illustrations. Bound with two staples in printed gray paper wrappers. Some mild rubbing with a bit of light spotting to the front panel; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC locates no holdings. Neenah Foundry Company unknown
1953rif. 80060Chicago: Arrow Parlor Frame Company 1953. Spiral bound. Very good. Oblong tall octavo: 118 pp. with 117 black-and-white photographs. The May 1953 price list is inserted at the rear. Spiral-bound at the top with printed green paper wrappers. Some faint evidence of moisture to the price list and the extremities of the wrappers which are a trifle soiled; else about very good. A relic from that bygone era when a living room was referred to as the parlor. Based in Chicago Arrow offered furniture that was made to stand the test of time. Sadly the same cannot be said of their fabric choices which are best described as mid-century Maude. Among the sofas loveseats sectionals chair and ottomans featured within No. 803 is equal parts fascinating and horrifying. Arrow Parlor Frame Company unknown
1941rif. 59614New York: William Mills & Son 1941. Catalogue No. 141. 12mo. 80 pp. Profusely illustrated. Offers a full-range of fly fishing tackle including tarpon flies and some other saltwater goods "anglers' supplies exclusively all grades." Very good. Original printed rust wrappers a little stained stapled. #6927. William Mills & Son unknown
1920rif. 80066Los Angeles: Germain Seed & Plant Co 1920. Wraps. Good. Tall octavo: 168 pp. plus 4 pp. bound-in order form. Black-and-white illustrations from photographs and numerous line drawings. White paper wrappers printed in orange and black. Minor loss to the first leaf of the order form. Some chipping and light staining to the wrappers; the binding staples have oxidized causing some staining. OCLC locates one holding at the California State Library. Priced trade catalogue with index primarily featuring seeds and plants - vegetables grasses annuals and perennials - as well as including various tools equipment bird feeders and cages feed and supplies for raising poultry and rabbits insecticides and even large-scale agricultural dusters. "Fifty years of service to the residents of California have been appreciated to such an extent that we have been able to grow larger in point of size and we hope more and more in the esteem of our patrons. Germain Seed & Plant Co unknown
1934rif. 9623Meriden CT: Ivanhoe Division of the Miller Company 1934. First Thus. Three-ring binder. Very Good. Unpaginated. Illustrated with black & white photographs and illustrations of Ivanhoe products. Contained in a three-ring binder with stiff printed cover gilt lettering printed on spine and stamped on cover. Cover and spine with light evidence of wear. A superb catalog illustrating the handsome industrial metal lighting fabrications that were resurrected for residential and commercial applications in the 1980s and 1990s. Many examples reflect the art-deco sensibility of the era. A handsome well preserved copy. Ivanhoe Division of the Miller Company unknown
rif. 2473Denver Co.: The Company 1919. . 4to buff wrappers front pictorial printed in black and darker beige No holdings in OCLC for this company but its forerunner J. George Leyner is represented in 3 holdings . Denver, Co.: The Company], [1919]. unknown
1927rif. 10749Salt Lake City: Morrison-Merrill Co 1927. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. 4to. Pp. 356. Illustrated with black & white drawings. Index. Previous owner's name and address on front free endpaper. Bound in black cloth with lettering embossed on cover and spine. General edge-wear and two abrasions to spine. Presents an impressive variety of residential fixtures and designs presented for the 1920s builder and architect. Flutings entablatures dado moldings doors cornices pilasters mullions and a multitude of other fixtures are featured. Morrison-Merrill Co hardcover
1930rif. 21263London: Chapple & Mantell 1930. Very good condition. Trade catalogue with original b&w real photographs for this London maker of fine silver & gold. With a cover letter which encloses the 11 real photographs of Antique English Silver and the price list. The photographs include pieces made between 1697 and 1818: four cast candlesticks by Emick Romer; a pair of salvers by Simon le Sage and William Bayley; 3 castors Samuel Woods; sauce boats by Wm. Sampel; entree dishes by John Angell; meat dishes Joseph Cradock; silver waiter Robert Abercrombie; oval inkstand John Angell; taper sticks Wm. Penstone; sauce tureens & covers Henry Chawner; Old English plain table silver George III; Tea set; large salver J. Crouch; soup tureen & cover J. Wakelin; candlesticks William Cafe; tea caddy T & J Guest; coffee pot Thomas Powell; tea pot John Emes; candelabra Matthew Bavillon; and unique William III covered jug 1697 by Wm. Denny. The last item being the most expensive at L850. With a handwritten note on Chapple & Mantell letterhead to Mrs. Richard Sears Beacon Street Boston regarding a silver pattern she has sketched and desires to collect. Letters and photographs enclosed in brown printed wrappers 5 1/2 x 8 Chapple & Mantell unknown
1929rif. 10750R. R. Donnelly & Sons Co 1929. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. 4to. Pp. 504. Illustrated throughout with black & white photo reproductions and drawings. Bound in blue cloth with orange lettering printed on cover and spine. Rubbing to edges; sunning to spine; title page p. 501 with closed tears; pp. 503/504 with substantial loss. Distributors of General Electric merchandise. With a comprehensive offering of electrical components fixtures bulbs etc. R. R. Donnelly & Sons Co hardcover
1927rif. 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
1932rif. 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
1876rif. 212711876. Very good condition. Sales flyer for Poughkeepsie NY watch and jewelry dealer printed in black in many type fonts and with an advertisement on the verso for Arundel tinted spectacles early sunglasses. Many different type fonts are printed here advertising watches in gold & silver cases jewelry silver wars and clocks with the ad for the sunglasses on the verso. Arundel spectacles "have the power of arresting the heat-rays of solar or artificial light before entering the eye. They are violet colored yet so constructed that when applied to the eye appear colorless. With a testimonial from Judge T. R. Westbrook Kingston NY. 6 x 12" unknown
1797rif. 43741Philadelphia: Printed by William Ross 1797. First edition. Removed. Very good mostly unopened uncut untrimmed copy minor browning at lower edge. 3 226-232 2 pp. 8vo. Evans dated it both 1797 and 1798. two petitions both concerning a waving of taxes on spirits the Orchard Cook and Abiel Wood case claiming the ship was wrecked on an island and the cost of recovering the cargo exceeded the cost of the mechandise and that their insurance had lapsed. In the second case Hooper claimed he was lax in filing papers for re-shipping a cargo overseas. Wisely both were declined as the committee felt the government is not in the business of insuring that a business is successful and well run. Ah to return to those days. Orchard Cook 1763-1819 and Abiel Wood 1772-1834 had a better idea. They both became U.S. Representatives from Massachusetts. OCLC locates eight copies. Evans 33015. Evans 34753. ESTCW15017. [Printed by William Ross] unknown
1798rif. 43744Philadelphia 1798. First edition. Removed. A very good copy lightly soiled and edge worn. 4 pp. 8vo. Nathaniel Cutter wanted relief from being re-taxed on goods that left Massachusetts where he had paid tax and then returned to the same port with the same goods because he was harrassed by the British and French and turned away in the Dominican Republic. The committee wisely wrote: "Your Committee however cannot find any good reason for relieving him against consequences of a risque which every exporter ought to calculate for himself." Cutter would continue to take risks suppling the French in Saint-Domingue and a claim was allowed him in 1803 by the American Commission in Paris for unpaid costs by the French See Greg H. Williams: The French Assault on American Shipping 1793-1813: A History p. 154. Evans 34754. ESTCW25464. unknown
1939rif. 158Washington DC: United States Government Printing OFfice 1939. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. Inserted maps and charts fold-out: Index Map: Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 1939; U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Inside Route Key West to Rio Grande No. 1 1936 Florida and Gulf of Mexico; No. 2 1936 Gulf of Mexico: Sabine Pass to St. George Sound; No. 3 1936 Gulf of Mexico: coast of Texas. 8vo; vi 397pp; pale green buckram over board with black decorative border and title to front cover and spine stamped in black seal of Department of Commerce to back cover; purple stamp of Hydrographic Office Navy to front free endpaper; errata and updates with tipped in corrections at page; light green edges; light foxing to edges and cover light soiling to cover lightly cocked forward; binding tight maps all present and clean; very good. United States Government Printing OFfice unknown
1935rif. 44871Vancouver: Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Evergreen Hotel 1935. 1935. WASHINGTON. First edition. 8 1/2" x 6" in pictorial wrappers showing Beacon Rock. 24 pp. Numerous photo illustrations illustrated ads maps 1 double-page centerfold pictorial map. Land promotion and local history of Vancouver Washington detailing city growth history and economic opportunities as the Great Depression receded. Light tanning to edge of front wrapper along with very light wear to the extremities as well as rubbing to spine. Very good. Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Evergreen Hotel, 1935. unknown
1962rif. 9144Seattle: ABC Trailer Supply 1962. First Edition. Stiff illustrated wrappers. Good. 4to. Pp. 248. Illustrated with drawings diagrams and b&w photo reproductions. Stiff textured paper wraps titles and illustrations printed in green and black. Covers scuffed stained and creased; spine ends chipped; edges soiled. Supplier of travel trailer lighting plumbing hitches heaters winches - "Everything but trailers." No publication date is given but we surmise early 1960s by the phone prefix the lack of a zip code and the presence of the 1962 Space Needle in the naive cover illustration which also features the Smith Tower. ABC Trailer Supply unknown
2001rif. 10306Globe Color Press. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. I'd say was in gift condition really nice. Lots of good pictures Indian City Oklahoma.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 219 pages . Globe Color Press hardcover
1929rif. 262849Baltimore: Baltimore Association of Commerce 1929. First. paperback. very good-. folding map photo Illus. 66pp. 8vo pr. wrs. wrappers sunned near spine two small tears to wrappers. Baltimore: Export and Import Bureau Baltimore Association of Commerce 1929. Contains extensive survey of the port and its activities along with many economic statistics. Baltimore Association of Commerce unknown
rif. 68-3530Reims France: Banquet Du Commerce 1908. . Printed Menu. 15 x 22 cm. Leaf. Good with minor tear. Text En Francais. Color Illustrations on cover. [Reims], France: Banquet Du Commerce, 1908. unknown
rif. 78100San Jose CA & Cleveland Ohio: Bean Spray Pump Co. Very Good. N.D. Softcover. Catalog is soft-bound in brown wrappers with red blue and black printing/embossing on the upper cover. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. 48 illustratead crisp bright pages. . Bean Spray Pump Co. paperback