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1929réf. 001228Paris: Librairie Larousse 1929. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 106 1 pp. 96 plates showing book art of period Art Nouveau or Jugendstil Art Deco Modernist Cubist and assortment of other styles. Some plates in full color others three or four toned yet others b&w. Outstanding review appreciation and study of early twentieth century art book aesthetics as developed internationally with French trends and practice emphasized but some discussion and representation of what was going on elsewhere in Europe. Also a truly rare exposition book. Pages clean except for small stamp of Museum of French Art New York on all plate margins. Light soilage to wraps and typical moderate wear along spine edges. Librairie Larousse paperback books
réf. 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 books
1947réf. 10825First edition. Tall octavo. Stiff printed pictorial wrappers. Good slight soiling. 34 pages. Not located in ROCQ. Riverside Chamber of Commerce paperback books
1938réf. 302789Tall octavo. With 55 halftone photographs; center map 16" x 9" of Riverside County. Fine fresh. 20 pages including red pictorial wrappers. Includes details on the cities of Arlington Banning Beaumont Blythe Coachella Valley Corona Hemet Elsinore Perris Riverside High Grove San Jacinto Nuevo-Lakeview Norco Palm Springs West Riverside Idyllwild and Keen Camp. Riverside County Chamber of Commerce paperback books
1951réf. 7139New York: Doric Publishing Company 1951. Very Good. New York: Doric Publishing Company 1951. Folio 36.5cm.; original stiff pictorial card wrappers; 143pp.; extensively illustrated throughout including three mounted plates one die-cut mounted samples of "Vicalaire" and resin in clear celluloid envelopes and forty-nine 49 cloth samples. Light soil to rear cover general shelf wear especially along spine edges the sample of "dynel tow" removed a few cloth samples creased and wrinkled else a Very Good copy overall. A lavishly-produced trade magazine featuring dozens of advertisements as well as articles on paisley flannel and a "condensed dictionary of silk facts and terms. Doric Publishing Company unknown books
1971réf. 7355Santa Fe NM: City of Santa Fe 1971. Map 68.5 cm x 40.5 cm / 27" x 16" Two horizontal folds and three vertical folds as issued. Better than very good. Printed on both sides. City of Santa Fe unknown books
1954réf. 6422Leadville CO 1954. Single sheet 23 cm x 60 cm printed on both sides in color that folds up to pamphlet size 23 cm x 10 cm Better than very good. Promotional piece for Leadville from the local Chamber of Commerce that is illustrated with black and white views and a map 12 cm x 28 cm. "Leadville offers its visitors the finest summer climate in the world - cooling breezes blow down from the snowmarked slopes of the rugged mountains that nearly surround the city - the atmosphere is invigorating and fresh with the scent of pines - the bright sun by day and clear star-studded sky by night add the perfect touch to an ideal vacation spot. unknown books
1960réf. 6413Cortez CO: Beaver Printing Company 1960. Single sheet 23 cm x 40 cm printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size. 23 cm x 10 folds as issued. Better than very good. Promotional item for the southwestern Colorado town of Cortez with description of the area and amenities offered. Illustrated with a map and black and white views. "The land of contrasts. That's the area that surrounds Cortez. To the south and west of this modern city is the Colorful Desert of The Southwest. To the north and east are the Magnificent Mountains of the Centennial State. Within easy driving distance are two great National Parks and Four National Monuments. Beaver Printing Company unknown books
1960réf. 6557Price: Castle Country 1960. Single sheet 46 cm x 30 cm /18" x 12" printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size 23 Cm x 10 cm / 9" x 4" Folds as issued. Better than very good. Promotional item to tout the history and the recreational opportunities of the Swell. "The San Rafael has some spectacular scenery that is accessible on gravel roads. the Wedge Overlook gives you a good vantage point over the little Grand Canyon the San Rafael River and Window Blind Peak. Further south you can explore Sinbad Black Dragon Canyon or the Muddy River. Castle Country unknown books
1930réf. 1378Salt Lake City: The Chamber of Commerce 1930. 31pp. Octavo 23.5 cm Color illustrated wrappers. Better than very good. An illustrated guide for the prospective tourist to Salt Lake and Utah. Contains images of many long gone establishments Pinecrest Mineral Baths Saltair II Salt Lake Country Club. Double-page map at the center. "Unique Utah and Salt Lake City! Here is one of the few cities of the United States with an outstanding historic pioneer past and a romance-awakening personality that has firmly established it in the mind of the American traveler as a center of unique interest retaining as it always will the glamour of the Old West." Flake/Draper 7495. The Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1901réf. 003361Oakland CA: Tribune Print 1901. First Edition. Good. First edition; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. 1 2-15 1; olive wraps printed and ruled in black and illustrated with a vignette to front wrap and a map to back wrap; edges of wraps brittle with several closed cuts and chips; in good to very good condition. An early-20th-century publication it was intended as a boost to internal immigration to the Bay Area touting Oakland and Alameda County's beauty and infrastructure - its wine-making history its free library the water frontage and harbor commerce etc. Tribune Print paperback books
1873réf. 002874Washington DC: Published by Order of the Secretary of War 1873. First Edition. Good. Six maps for: Monday February 17 1873 - 11 P. M.; Tuesday February 18 1873 - 7:35 A. M.; Tuesday February 18 1873 - 4:35 P. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 7:35 A. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 4:35 P. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 11 P. M.; 8 3/4 x 11 1/2; relief shown by hachures and gradient tints; small reference table in the lower half of the image; edges brittle with small chips and cuts; overall in good to very good condition. A scarce collection of maps their publication began in January of 1871 with no less than 3 maps being published every day. Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph had made it possible to easily observe gather and transmit data from different points over the entire country. A small note at the head read: "All observations made at the same moment of actual not local time." Released by the US Army's Signal Service the maps were intented to be primarily used by farmers and merchants. They were published in at least three different sizes and formats the current being one of the smaller ones. These particular maps showed precipitation and wind velocity at various elevation points. Published by Order of the Secretary of War unknown books
1896réf. 002571Oakland CA: Calderwood G. W. and Loofbourow G. T. 1897 Copyrighted 1896. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 11 3/4 x 9 1/4; pp. iii-v 3 9-99 1; pink wraps printed in blue with a sepia-tone photograph; illustrated with numerous maps and b & w photographs; two stamps of the Calfironia State Board of Trade to lower margin of front wrap; small antiques shop label to front wrap verso; a thin strip of clear tape to spine cover; a few spots to margins; overall bright and well-preserved; in about very good- condition. Intented to be "mailed free to prospective home seekers on application to Secretary of Merchants' Exchange or Board of Trade Oakland Cal." the book was pronounced by then former Mayor William R. Davis to be: ".the best and most accurate presentation of our resources and local attractive features and as an advertising medium yet published in the interest of Alameda County." It began with an aptly-titled chapter - "Deadly Parallel" - listing specific statistics and numbers from August 1896 of people dying of heat-stroke in cities around the country while in Oakland the temperature is balmy 65 degrees. It proceeds to describe Alameda County and the City of Oakland their climate resources modern ammenities notable businesses often with flowery and/or bombastic statements e.g. "One does not need to sniff the odor of the Chicago River or of its immense piggeries as a New Yorker contemptuously styled its huge pork-packing establishments to realize that he is in the Garden City." Several copies at institutions most e-publications; none other in the trade as of December 2019. Calderwood, G. W. and Loofbourow, G. T. paperback books
1928réf. 000350Washington: Government Printing Office 1928. Soft cover. Near Fine. First edition; staple- bound 6" x 9 1/4"; pp. 1-14; original brick-red printed wraps; minor crease to upper corner else fine; illustrated with b & w photographs. The pamphlet is geared towards consumers rather than manufactures and distributors and it explains the advantages of grading lumber for better utilization of wood as well as better merchandising. Washington: Government Printing Office paperback books
1949réf. 000356California State CHamber of Commerce 1949. Soft cover. Very Good. First edition thus staple-bound 6" x 9"; pp. 3-23 including text to back cover verso; original printed wraps; 1" closed cut to fore-edge of back cover; slight wear to head of spine; illustrated with graphs tables and diagrams; very good. A summary of the economic growth and recovery of California in the postwar years 1946 through 1948. California State CHamber of Commerce paperback books
1967réf. 1368373U.S. Government Printing Office 1967. Condition: Poster is Very Good. 50" x 58" 1368373. Special Collections. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
1886réf. 29001127New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving of New York 1886. The front cover and first page of the booklet are detached. The title on the front cover is faded and hard to read. General soiling and toning due to age. The bulletin has been folded. The large format memoriam is trimmed on the edges. Two items advertising the memorial of Horace Brigham Claflin who was an American merchant who founded the Bulkley & Claflin Company later after Claflin's death it became known as H. B. Claflin Company. Over the years this bank was acquired many times and is still in existence today under JP Morgan Chase. The first item is apparently from the Dry Goods Bulletin which serves as an memoriam/obituary for Claflin. The front side has an engraving of Claflin as well as his birth and death dates December 18 1811 - November 14 1885. The back side has a description of his life. Measures 14 1/4" x 12 3/4". The second item is a 16 pg booklet done by the New York Chamber of Commerce that is the minutes of the meeting following Claflin's death as well as a biographical sketch of the man. The booklet states that "Mr. Claflin was one of the great merchants which the present century has produced and his life and character present a striking illustration of the maxim 'Act well your part there all the honor lies.' " pg. 3 The meeting end with several resolutions one of which was "the entire community of dry good merchants are called upon to mourn the loss not only of the most eminent member of their profession but also of a true friend." pg. 11 #1 This was accomplished when on the day of his funeral "the wholesale stores and commission houses throughout the dry goods district in New York City closed at noon and business was suspended. That portion of the City usually so active and busy was silent and deserted." pg. 15 The booklet also includes a portrait engraving of Claflin. Black covers. Measures 9 1/4" x 6" This was a dry good business that acted as middlemen between the manufacturers and retailers of dry goods. Additionally he founded the Continental Bank of New York in 1870 along with Jacob H. Schiff Marcellus Hartley Robert L. Cutting and Joseph Seligman. Atlantic Publishing & Engraving of New York unknown books
1895réf. 499Columbus Ohio and New York 1895. 8vo. 190 x 128 mm. 7 ½ x 5 inches. 144 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone images and diagrams 2 of which are folding. Original printed wrappers a few stains but a sound and attractive copy. Specialty items include elevators drive belts conveyors sprocket wheels and machinery for mining and mill factories. Established in Columbus in 1877 Jeffrey Manufacturing was instrumental in developing the mining and coal industries of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. One of its most important products was the "Jeffrey Electric Locomotive" which moved on tracks inside mines and towed tons of rock and saved hours of labor and contributed to mine safety. Not cited in Romaine. This catalogue is one of the few original sources documenting mining equipment produced by the largest industrial plants in Ohio at the end of the nineteenth century. unknown books
1908réf. 77578St. Louis Missouri: W. N. Matthews & Brother. Very Good. 1908. Softcover. This book is soft-bound in brown wrappers with black printing on the covers. The covers show a thin line on the upper cover and light wear to the edges and spine-ends. The metal brad binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. . W. N. Matthews & Brother paperback books
réf. 77306New York NY.: Sweet's Catalogue Service. Very Good. Hardcover. The books in this 4 Volume set are all hard-bound in green cloth with black stamping on the upper covers and spines. The covers show light scuffing and light edge-wear. The bindings are solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations but also with some foxing to the fore-edge of Volume I. . Sweet's Catalogue Service hardcover books
1908réf. 74868Lorain Ohio: Pierce Brothers. Very Good. 1908. Softcover. Press of The Lorain Printing Co. Lorain Ohio. 1908. This catalogue is soft-bound in gray wrappers with black printing to the covers. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations of furniture Chairs Parlor Goods Couches Davenports Rockers Jewel Stoves Etc. as well as the Funeral Parlor Chapel Reception Room and an illustration of an early Horse-Drawn Ambulance. Complete in 16 pages and measuring 6 x 9 inches and very fresh bright condition. . Pierce Brothers paperback books
1902réf. 74564Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Very Good. 1902. Softcover. Soft-bound in tan wrappers with red and blue printing -wrappers show soiling and edge-wear. The lower wrapper is almost detached. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations throughout. There is a small damp-stain to the outer edge of the pages at the front. 79 pages complete - . R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. paperback books
1868réf. 74151Springfield Ohio: Republican Print Co. Very Good. 1868. Softcover. 9 x 6 inches bound in peach wrappers; complete in 24 pages with numerous terrific illustrations articles and ads. Beautiful fresh condition. . Republican Print Co. paperback books
1948réf. 73142New York: Antiquarian Bookman. Very Good. 1948. softcover. The 1948 Issue of ANTIQUARIAN BOOKMAN OR AB - a weekly magazine of the Antiquarian Book Trade this being the December 11 1948 edition. Clean and bright. . Antiquarian Bookman paperback books
1762réf. 2191Cadiz: Don Manuel Esoinosa de los Monteros 1762. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to. 20.5 x 14 cm 158 pp. 1 f. index. With woodcut head- and tail-pieces blazon of Charles III and two Spanish galleons. Bound in mottled calf over boards spine gilt in six decorative compartments. Somewhat worn at extremities. Generally very good. First enlarged edition of an illustrated merchant's guide to the duties and tariffs levied by the Spanish crown on exports from the Americas chiefly gold and silver but also concerning timber textiles furs coffee spices and foodstuffs.After first offering a general overview of Spanish colonial commerce with Western Europe Garcia de Prado provides a wide range of practical instructions for traders negotiating the hazardous waters of colonial finance giving sample calculations for the volume of shipping containers converting currency and-crucially-providing a comprehensive alphabetical list of the royal tariffs on exports from America and the West Indies printed as a table for quick reference in terms of maravedis de plata silver coins of account and quintales approx. 46 kg. The second half of the work is concerned with trade in gold and silver explaining the six classes of government tariffs and their application to quintales of the metals in their various states acuñada labrada grana fina etc. Printed at the Royal Navy Office in Cadiz where Spanish shipping vessels would have arrived from the Americas the present work anticipates later efforts by the Spanish Bourbons-particularly Charles III and the Marquis de Esquilache-to reform the fiscal administration of its colonial properties. Garcia de Prado remarks in his introduction that a much smaller work un Quaderno with the same title was printed in 1745 and that the present work aims to augment and update the information contained therein. JCB.III.1320; Medina 3999; Palau 58415; Sabin 15037 Don Manuel Esoinosa de los Monteros hardcover books
