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1904réf. 27708New York: Voight & Williams 1904. First printing. Paperback. Good overall. A trade catalog not located on OCLC with blacksmith supplies. Extra material includes a letterhead note from Voight & Williams on Burden Horse shoes and nails pinned to the lower title page and 2 other printed price lists. Large 4to 139pp including index illustrations and diagrams throughout. Printed stiff paper wrappers spine chipped away covers dusty and loose. Internally bright and clean bar some notes on one of the products page 23. Each page has a red border and their name printed over the page. The illustrations are of farrier's and blacksmith's tools and supplies. Voight & Williams paperback
1928réf. 134179Sydney: Printed by V.S. French & Co 1928. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Sydney Printed by V.S. French & Co. 1928. Small octavo 64 pages. Saddle-stapled decorated wrappers a little tanned; acidic text paper uniformly tanned; minimal signs of age and use; a very good copy. The inkstamp of the local distributor Gladiola Co. Waymouth Street Adelaide is on the front cover. [Printed by] V.S. French & Co paperback
1877réf. 8323Chicago Il: National Live-Stock Journal Print 1877. Octavo sewn in wrappers 22.7 x 15 cm. 36 pages. Illustrated with six lithographic plates. FIRST EDITION. Joint public auction of short horns with attractive lithographs engraved "on stone by J.R. Page by Clay & Richmond Co. Buffalo N.Y." Text block sound; dampstain to edges of most plates. Wrappers separated and chipped at edges. Still overall near very good. Marginal pencil annotations throughout; auction winners names and prices have been written in for each lot. OCLC locates just one copy UMichigan Clements. National Live-Stock Journal Print unknown
1942réf. 128354North Melbourne: Muir's Proprietary Limited 1942. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. North Melbourne Muir's Proprietary Limited circa 1942. Octavo 23 pages with numerous illustrations. Saddle-stapled pictorial wrappers; rusty staples removed but not before they had stained and slightly damaged the adjacent areas of paper; a very good copy. Loosely inserted is the 'Price List. Jan. 16th. 1942' gate-fold 8 pages. 2 items. Muir's Proprietary Limited paperback
1910réf. 10052Milwaukee: H.C. Schranck Co 1910. Oblong octavo 22.5 x 29 cm. 61 pages numbered 969-1030. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. Trade catalogue for H.C. Schrank Co. of Milwaukee a manufacturer and distributor of equipment and supplies for bottlers. The catalogue covers a wide range of equipment from carbonating machines to fillers and bottlers crowning and filling machines cappers water stills and labeling machines. Supplies include wooden boxes for bottles siphon bottles and siphon-related parts bottle brushes faucets taps jars and pots for flavors and syrups copper measures and graduating cups corks and caps aprons boots and finger protectors and much more. Sample labels printed in three colors occupy the center portion of the catalogue. Internally with some light stains and rubbing to edges. Attractively re-bound with new endpapers and the original printed cover inlaid into the new marbled boards. Overall very good. Unrecorded. OCLC locates no copies; not in Romaine or Noling. H.C. Schranck Co hardcover
1930réf. 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
1920réf. 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
1936réf. 97764Tuttlingen: Chiron 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Tuttlingen Chiron circa 1936 see our footnote. Small folio xx xii 563 pages with innumerable illustrations of surgical implements plus unnumbered coloured card section dividers. Half leather and papered boards a little rubbed bumped and lightly worn at the extremities; marginal tears to a few leaves expertly sealed; a very good copy. The text is in German English French and Spanish. Page xviii contains some fine self-promotional copy along with a line illustration of the 'Hindenburg'. 'The airship . an example of today's technical progress for whose construction and complement only the very best was selected is equipped with CHIRON stainless steel instruments'. The airship flew from March 1936 until destroyed by fire 14 months later on May 6 1937 at the end of the first North American transatlantic journey of its second season of service. Provenance: the New Zealand collector and photographic historian Hardwicke Knight 1911-2008 with his 'Hardwicke Albion Press' bookplate on the front pastedown. Chiron hardcover
1924réf. 137304Sheffield: Christopher Johnson & Co 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sheffield Christopher Johnson & Co. July 1924. Quarto vi pages plus 55 plates numbered between 5 and 93 with seven in colour all printed recto only each with a facing captioned leaf printed verso only and a tipped-in detachable slip printed in red 'Prices shown in this list are subject to 50% discount'. Light-blue papered boards lettered in black a screw-post binder lightly worn and now with minor expert conservation to the joints; a few tidy price changes in red pencil; a very good copy internally in fine condition. The front pastedown bears a small company label number-stamped 243. A superior production with the plates produced 'from photographs'. The contents are mainly numerous examples of kitchen cutlery either with only the knives shown or in canteens. There are eight plates devoted to pocket knives penknives pruning and farmers' knives and hunting knives and daggers. Loosely inserted are some related pieces of ephemera including a four-page supplementary catalogue of 'Acceptable Wedding Presents'. A small quantity. Christopher Johnson & Co hardcover
1950réf. 143191Brunswick: T.N. Chuck Wire Fence & Gate Co. Pty. Ltd 1950. Paperback. Very Good. Brunswick T.N. Chuck Wire Fence & Gate Co. Pty. Ltd. circa early 1950s. Octavo 80 pages with numerous illustrations reproduced mainly from photographs. Colour-pictorial textured card covers a little marked with 'Industrial' written in ink on the front cover; overall an excellent copy. If you've seen one length of Man-proof Industrial Fencing you've seen it all. However the last 32 pages of this catalogue praise the 'Harmonies in Wrought Iron. Chuck Wrought Ironwork harmonises splendidly with modern architecture and when used with artistry adds both character and charm. Whether it be entrance Gates Fly Wire Doors Balustrades or Ornamental Wrought Ironwork for Outdoors the practical yet decorative qualities of Chuck Wrought Iron are unsurpassed'. T.N. Chuck Wire Fence & Gate Co. Pty. Ltd paperback
1939réf. 137293Adelaide: Clarkson Limited 'wholly set up and printed . at The Hassell Press' 1939. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Clarkson Limited 'wholly set up and printed . at The Hassell Press' February 1939. Quarto ii 134 pages with well over 700 illustrations. Pictorial wrappers slightly rubbed; top corner of the entire catalogue lightly bent throughout with dogear creases to a few bottom corners; an excellent copy. Clarkson Limited ('wholly set up and printed ... at The Hassell Press') paperback
1928réf. 26399New York: Craige-Wilson Inc. 1928. Very good condition. Two volumes of this "Ready to Wear - Custom-Quality" clothing catalogue for the Fall & Winter season 1928-29 and Spring & Summer season 1929. These suits were sold through a representative of the National Association of Direct Selling Companies in this case the salesman was E. M. Ames of Skowhegan ME. Fall - 16pp with 2 to 3 samples per page. Spring - 20pp w 3 - 4 samples on every other page. All woolen samples almost all in perfect condition 2 with minor moth damage. Suits priced from $8.75 - $23.50. It's difficult to imagine anyone wearing a wool suit in summer but the samples are here to prove that you could buy them. An added feature on the inside front board is "Perspiration Proof Lining in all suits priced $13.75 and Up!" Unrecorded on OCLC and catalogs not located in a Google search with the exception of an advert in Popular Mechanic March 1927 for "experienced tailoring salesmen - young men's clothing direct to consumer Craige & Wilson Inc. 10 Waverly Pla. N.Y.C." 2 volumes 4to quarter brown cloth and publishers brown papered boards title in darker brown on front board spine with no title. Spine tips a little rubbed a little shaken. Craige-Wilson, Inc. 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
1925réf. 6884Decatur Ill.; Fort Wayne Ind: the company; The General Printing Corp 1925. Folio x cm. 24 pages. Illustrated throughout and with a color illustrated title page. Printed throughout in green and black ink. An attractively printed trade catalogue for the Combination Soda Fountain Company founded in 1898 with the introduction of the “Iceless” soda water machine. The company further expanded in 1919 with the purchase of the Wise Soda Apparatus Company of Ohio. The catalogue depicts and provides information for various scale soda water set-ups both counter and wall type as well as a few pages of smaller equipment and accessories. A bit or edgewear to the decorated stiff wrappers printed in black green brown and gold otherwise fine. With the ownership label of the Robert A. Wright & Co. “Complete Store Equipment” of Pittsburgh. No publications of the company are located by OCLC. the company; The General Printing Corp unknown
1926réf. 80573Cleveland Ohio: Common Brick Manufacturers Association of America 1926. Illustrating the wide variety of pleasing effects architects have produced with common brick this photographic trade catalogue contains 62 black-and-white images ranging from the home of Russell F. Barker in Hartford Connecticut and Saratoga High School in New York to a home designed by David A. Ogilvie in Pasadena California and an entrance and porch designed by J. Lister Holmes in Seattle Washington. A printed description is affixed to the back of each image. The Common Brick Manufacturers Association of America produced a variety of publications to promote the use of brick in the construction of buildings and homes: "By the early 20th century many builders opted to outfit wood-frame residences with single-width brick faces for a more budget-friendly option that still fit aesthetic demands." Oblong octavo. Bound with bolts in brown leatherette with gilt-stamped titling. Mild smudging to a few of the images with some general shelfwear to the binding. Scarce OCLC locates no holdings of this title with a few examples of similar catalogues from the same publisher. Common Brick Manufacturers Association of America unknown
1930réf. 21584Basle Switzerland: J.R. Geigy S.A. 1930. Very Good . Basle Switzerland: J.R. Geigy S.A. n.d. ca. 1930. Octavo 24cm.; publisher's blue blind-embossed cloth upper cover and spine lettered in white; 455pp.; three-hundred and twelve 312 mounted cotton samples. Boards slightly warped minor shelf wear to spine ends and corners else Very Good or better internally fine and bright. One of a series of instructional catalogs issued by the Swiss dye company though the preface explains that "We cannot however strictly guarantee the statements of the tables as the requirements re. fastness etc. vary too much according to the branch of industry." The opening leaves list twelve different instructions in cotton dyeing though the bulk of the volume organized into tables separated by the dye samples. These are subdivided into various classes beginning with the "Direct Colours" and followed by "Formic" "Diazotizing" "Nitrophenyl" "Eclipse" and "Basic. J.R. Geigy S.A. unknown
1930réf. 79773Basle Basel: Durand & Huguenin SA 1930. Fine. Basle Basel Durand & Huguenin SA 1930s. Octavo a textured card folder on the rear inside surface of which is mounted a four-panel folding catalogue of 80 dyed cotton samples; mounted on the front inside surface is a 12-page booklet last 3 pages blank giving detailed dying instructions and specific dying formulae for all 80 colours. Corners a little bumped otherwise a fine copy. We purchased this item many years ago from the estate of Dr Hedley Ralph Marston; if you don't know about him consult the Australian Dictionary of Biography without delay. Durand & Huguenin SA unknown
1941réf. 5439Seattle: Cragin & Co 1941. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Pp. xxiii; 288. With hundreds of black-and-white photos of tools and industrial supplies including more types of hammers than we knew existed. A preliminary page presents photos of their warehouse and showrooms. Bound in pebble-grained maroon cloth with lettering and design stamped in white. on front cover and spine. With a bookplate indicating this copy was send to the Pulp Mills Research Dept. at the University of Washington in 1944. Slight edge wear to cover. The 30th anniversary catalog for the longtime tool purveyor founded in 1911. Located at 932 First Avenue S. in the industrial Seattle neighborhood now known as SODO the building is long-gone and the property was most recently known as the WOSCA site across from Lumen Field. It was there in 1990 that Survival Research Laboratories performed "A Carnival of Misplaced Devotion. Cragin & Co hardcover
1881réf. 6797Burlington Vt: The Ferguson Manufacturing Co 1881. Cord-sewn booklet 17.5 x 13 cm. 14 pages including. Illustrated. Date from various testimonials. Trade catalogue advertising the bureau creamery with testimonials price lists and more. An advertisement for the Automatic Milk Faucet also sold by Ferguson and for Wells Richardson and Co. Perfected Butter Color. Very light edge wear otherwise fine. OCLC locates no copies. The Ferguson Manufacturing Co unknown
1907réf. 5235Paris: H. Chapus Fils 1907. Stiff Printed Wraps. Very Good. René Vincent. Narrow 8vo. Pp. 24. Illustrated throughout in red and black with Vincent line drawings and duotone photographs. Stiff buff paper wrap blind stamped and printed in red and black saddle stapled. "Mlle Tatie" in pencil on cover. Staples oxidized two central leaves detached covers lightly soiled. Attractively printed guide to the laws and customs concerning young couples to wed with a selection of the venerable jeweler & goldsmith's offerings for the bridal registry. Several of the Renaissance-themed illustrations are signed "René Vincent 07. H. Chapus Fils unknown
1950réf. 78610Chicago: De Luxe Craft Manufacturing Co 1950. Hardcover. Near fine. Designed for the high school college and university market this illustrated catalogue presents 64 cover ideas and includes 32 color and grain samples which are affixed to two leaves at the front. Laid in at the rear is a group of notes and correspondence addressed to a representative of G.R. Grubb & Company of Champaign Illinois which specialized in engravings. Quarto: 4 pp. with 64 color plates. Spiral bound within a padded red leatherette binding with embossed and debossed titles and borders stamped in gilt and blind. Light rubbing to the corners and tips; else near fine. De Luxe Craft Manufacturing Co hardcover
1890réf. 6584London: I. J. & Co 1890. First Thus. Hardcover. Good. Folio. Unpaginated. Filled with line drawings of mirror or painting frame models offered by I. J. & Co. Bound in brick-red cloth elaborately blindstamped with gilt lettering on front board. Preliminaries foxed. With edge-wear; corners worn. A customer has identified several models for rooms at a house being furnished each with prices in pencil i.e. "Mr. Singer's room £ 8.8.0" "Study £ 12" "South Room £ 7.15" or "Nursery £ 6.0.0." We've posited 1890 as the publication date based on paper type image reproduction and binding; that date is mere educated guess. A scarce trade catalog consisting mostly of frames for mirrors and paintings each designated with a model number. Searches of auction records and library holdings revealed no copies of this title nor reference to the manufacturer I. J. & Co. Rare. I. J. & Co hardcover
1920réf. 6853Barcelona: Encuardernaciones Patentadas Spirax Sol; Papeles de Estano-Barna 1920. Booklet spiral-bound along top edge 17 x 13 cm. 58 leaves printed rectos only. Illustrated throughout in chromolithography. Title from cover. FIRST & ONLY EDITION. A trade catalog for the distinctive and elaborate bottles for wine and spirits from the firm of Destilerias Hilario Botella from Jativa in Spanish Valencia. The first offerings are the highly decorated bottles in styles such as Anfora Valenciana Nagasaki del Japon Carmen Sevilla Piramidal Conica and most exciting the Botella Pinguino Patentada– a 1000 gram bottle in the shape of a penguin. Bottles for dozens of types of spirits are included as well as a lemonade dispensing device and two pages of fine leather goods. Some offsetting throughout; rear wrapper panel soiled but mostly clean and bright. Some early ink scribbles to front wrapper verso otherwise generally very good or better. Scarce. OCLC locates no copies. Encuardernaciones Patentadas Spirax Sol; Papeles de Estano-Barna hardcover
1930réf. Q804Providence RI: Diamond Machine Co. 1930. Wraps. Near fine. Wraps quarto 23pp. Near Fine with mild sunning. Beautifully and copiously illustrated. Diamond Machine Co. paperback
1930réf. 21583Basle Switzerland: J.R. Geigy S.A. 1930. Very Good. Basle Switzerland: J.R. Geigy S.A. 1930. Octavo 24cm.; publisher's grey blind-embossed cloth upper cover and spine lettered in white; 444pp.; two-hundred and thirty-six 236 wool samples mounted throughout. Boards slightly warped with light soiling rear cover and textblock fore-edge a bit foxed else Very Good contents bright and sound. Catalog of dye samples issued by the venerable Swiss chemical company of J.R. Geigy founded ca. 1758 by Johann Rudolf. Shortly after this volume was issued the company entered the pharmaceutical business eventually merging with Ciba AG in 1971 to form Ciba-Geigy. The present work issued for the company's customers "to guide them in the use and about the properties of our wool colours.It has been our aim to make this little work as short and at the same time as lucid as possible." The opening pages provide instructions in using their product including the dissolving of dyestuffs before use. The bulk of the work organized into tables separated by wool sample beginning with a short and vivid description "cheapest greenish yellow"; "the Erioglaucines fastest to light"; "of good evenness and particularly well suited for navy blues". These are followed by instructions in dyeing cotton wool or silk degrees of fastness to shrinking discharging properties etc. OCLC lists a number of similar titles as of December 2021 none matching pagination of this edition. J.R. Geigy S.A. unknown