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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 books
1910réf. 4742Philadelphia: Bowen Dungen Co. ca 1910. Edition unknown. as issued. A very good copy; cloth speciman torn. sheet. There is a mtd. sample of cloth. An unusual speciman sheet for the millinery trade. The material was intended for use as bows sashes or trimming. Bowen Dungen Co. hardcover books
1870réf. 55334Osage Mission Ks. N.d. ca. 1870s. Hand-Painted Trade Sign for a Kansas Livery Stable A remarkable and very attractive handmade sign for D.B. Gregory's livery stable in Osage Mission Kansas. Undated the style of the sign suggests a date of the 1870s. The center of the sign shows a lovely illustration in profile of a horse pulling a single-rider four-wheeled carriage along a dirt road. The text above the illustration reads "D.B. Gregory & Co." and below: "Livery & Sale Stables / Best Stock / Horse & Buggies / Main Bet. County & Neosho Strs. / Osage Mission Kan." The lettering is in black with blue and purple shadowing and "Osage Mission Kan." is drawn in a very ornate style. The entire sign is decorated with purple watercolor ornamentation. On the verso is a pencil sketch of the horse and the lower half of the carriage likely a preliminary sketch for the finished illustration. David B. Gregory born in 1846 in Iowa established his livery business with his brother in Osage Mission now St. Paul Neosho County Kansas by the early 1870s. An advertisement in the March 23 1873 issue of the OSAGE MISSION TRANSCRIPT describes Gregory's livery as having a "fine and well selected stock of horses and carriages.the best matched teams for style and speed in the city. Saddle horses for ladies and gents a specialty that defy competition." Settlers came to the region around Osage Mission in the 1840s following the founding of nearby Fort Scott in 1842. Osage Mission itself was founded in 1847 by Father John Schoenmakers as a mission to local Indian tribes and then grew into a town in its own right serving as a trading post and gateway for commerce and westward exploration. By the late 1860s it had grown to nearly 900 people with a hotel boarding house saloon stables general store hardware store and blacksmith. A rare significant and informative survival from the American frontier. Hand-drawn and hand-painted watercolor sign on a 14 x 18¾-inch sheet of cardstock. Pencil sketch for the same sign on the verso. Small chips at lower corners some light soiling. Very good. unknown books
1851réf. 61963London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1851. First Edition. First printing. Octavo 21cm. Two volumes in brown cloth stamped in blind and gilt; blue and white printed endpapers with publisher's advertisements; xii244pp; vi248pp; 10 tinted lithographs some with hand coloring and 3 black and white lithographs. Errata slip in vol. I following contents. Binder's ticket of Remnant & Edmonds London to rear pastedown of vol. I. Ownership inscriptions of F. J. Young to front endpaper versos. Unfaded and straight frayed at spine ends vol. I with tear to cloth over rear joint and minor perforations to paper over interior hinges vol. II starting split to front joint short tears to cloth over both joints and short 2-in crack to rear hinge; occasional spots of browning but generally clean: Very Good. A Royal Naval officer's journals of visits to Dahomey a kingdom located in what is now southern Benin published with an antislavery intent: "It is the object of the author.to illustrate the dreadful slave hunts and ravages the annihiliations and exterminations consequent on this trade; and to bring prominently before the British public the sacred service they are rendering" through their efforts to halt the slave trade p.iv vol.I. NOT IN ABBEY. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans unknown books
1803réf. 10056Konigsberg: Goebbels und Unzer 1803. First Edition. Contemporary paper backed boards and label. Very good; spine label partially abraded. 8vo xvi 1 - 232 pp. Statesman statistician and economist the author had an eminent career in public policy making and teaching. He was for a time the principal advisor to Hardenberg and present at Paris for the peace conference in 1813 as well as the Congress of Vienna. He was also responsible for the complete overhaul and modernization of the Prussian satistical bureau beginning in 1810. He was the author of several books on statistics as well as economics and law. The work offered here is his first publication. It is a detailed exposition of how the social and commercial maintenance of the guild system is an obstacle to the economic progress of the state and its populace. Given the author's proximity to the center of Prussian power and government it can be read as a 'map' for the future development of the German state under Prussian leadership after unification. Palgrave II p. 318. Goebbels und Unzer hardcover books
réf. 339716Print. Color offset lithograph. Sheet measures 30" x 20". The "Decouvrez un Nouveau Monde - Visitez les Etats-Unis" poster series was produced from 1960-1963 by the United States Department of Commerce to promote American culture and travel to French-speaking audiences. This poster features an aerial view of lower Manhattan showing the Battery and many docks and piers. unknown books
1932réf. dacs172DeLand: DeLand Chamber of Commerce 1932. Octavo printed wrappers 32 pp. Photos maps ads. Very Good a few cover smudges. DeLand Chamber of Commerce, 1932. unknown books
1880réf. 70729F. J. Holbert Agent and Manager 1880. 8.2 x 13.7 cm. Printed in black with an illustration of the hotel and small boats floating on a lake in the foreground on pink stiff card stock. Verso prints the hotel's amenities including boating bathing and fishing on the Delaware River all a mere four hours' ride from New York City via rail. F. J. Holbert, Agent and Manager unknown books
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 books
1842réf. 232013Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson 1842. Printed title in blue and red within an embossed gilt ornamental frame one printed "Notice" from the publisher dated June 1842 49 specimens of embossed cards many tinted some printed all mounted to stiff card stock; and 7 sheets of "Embossed Specimens of Printed Billets" sewn to a stiff printed card. Oblong 4to. Bound in an album of contemporary half calf and marbled paper boards with red leather label on upper cover stamped in gilt "Dickinson's Embossed Cards" calf shows much deterioration and corrosion although the sewing is still intact 28 specimen cards have been removed and are no longer present some minor soiling and foxing but generally vey clean and sound internally custom morocco backed folding box. Printed title in blue and red within an embossed gilt ornamental frame one printed "Notice" from the publisher dated June 1842 49 specimens of embossed cards many tinted some printed all mounted to stiff card stock; and 7 sheets of "Embossed Specimens of Printed Billets" sewn to a stiff printed card. Oblong 4to. With a very interesting presentation note from a previous Philadelphia owner Alfred Darrach dated 1928 affixed to the front pastedown identifying the original owner his grandfather as Christian Gobrecht 1785-1844 artist engraver embosser inventor engraver to the U.S. Mint and from 1840-1844 the 4th United States Engraver of the Mint where he was responsible for the creation of several new models and designs including the famous Seated Liberty design which appeared on a variety of American coins from 1836 through 1890. Gobrecht designed many notable medals coins and dies during his career but he also "invented a speaking doll and later a camera lucida. He also produced engravings for calico printers and dies for bookbinders. He engraved the brass dies for embossing the Morocco covers of the Boston Token from 1831 - 1836 as well as the eagle cover of the Philadelphia Token. Among the medals he engraved were the Charles Willson Peale medal the Franklin Institute medal etc ." - DAB. A remarkable specimen album in and of itself all the more so for having belonged to one of America's most important engravers. We cannot say for sure but it is entirely likely that if Gobrecht himself did not design many of the dies for this embosser he may have used the album for his own work and possibly removed the cards which are no longer present. Samuel N. Dickinson unknown books
1835réf. 16876Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale 1835. First edition. 1 vols. Folio. Original red morocco-backed red cloth by Delauney with stamp with royal monogram on upper cover. Rubbed upper joint starting head of spine chipped. First edition. 1 vols. Folio. With a notation from John B. Murray that this "was one of 9 volumes presented by His Majesty Louis Phillippe King of the French to John B. Murray New York 1846 and is now given to his nephew Archie Murray June 1872." The last must have donated it to a library as there is a discreet gift notation in gutter following title and a subject heading in upper margin of title written in pencil. A good copy. De L'Imprimerie Royale unknown books
1785réf. 57874Mexico. November 22 1785. Announcing the Compañia Real de Filipinas Regulating Trade with the Philippines A very rare Mexico City printing of the announcement of the creation of the Royal Company of the Philippines by Spanish royal decree in 1785 which regulated and effectively monopolized trade with the Philippines. This copy bears the manuscript rubric of Don Bernardo de Gálvez and signature of his secretary Joseph de Gorraes. Gálvez then Viceroy of New Spain ordered this broadside printed for the reason that "An Establishment so important and of such general interest should be understood and known by all" our translation. The creation of the Royal Company would be particularly relevant to residents of Mexico as most if not all of the trade with the Philippines would come through New Spain. Accompanying the announcement this broadside also prints Articles 1 2 14 21 and 100 of the royal decree which were considered to effectively summarize the purpose and mechanics of the new Company. The articles printed here proclaim that the Company is to enjoy the protection of the Crown for at least twenty-five years establish a fund to back its shares describe how shares and subscriptions could be purchased and organize a general meeting of shareholders. Notably absent from this broadside is the important article of the decree which closed Manila's ports to foreign vessels giving the Company an effective monopoly on all trade between Asia and the Americas. The Royal Company of the Philippines quickly gained vast wealth from this lucrative deal transporting commodities such as indigo coffee sugar spices and cotton across the Pacific. Regardless of its initial success the Company did not endure - the wave of rebellions against Spanish rule in Central and South America in the early 19th century quickly rendered it obsolete and the company was officially dissolved in 1834. A rare broadside announcing this important Royal Decree to the people of the Western Hemisphere; OCLC records only one copy at the Bancroft Library. Broadside printed on two joined sheets of sealed paper 23½ x 17 inches in total. Old folds and light creases a few small worm holes. Very good. OCLC 21747301. unknown books
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 books
1910réf. 6212New York: Earl & Wilson ca 1910. First Edition . orig. printed. wrappers. A very good copy. ob. 8vo. The catalog is illustrated throughout. A men's furnishing catalog devoted to collars and shirts. In addition to the normal illustrations the catalog contains two leaves of embossed illustrations showing how collars would look in three dimensions. Earl & Wilson unknown books
1877réf. 54690Indianapolis IN: Indianapolis Journal Co 1877. Trade catalogue. 8vo. 32 pp. 4-page inserted price list dated March 1877. Profusely illustrated with seven black and white wood-engraved plates four large black and white illustrations in text and five striking folding chromolithograph plates. Original printed green wrappers foxed. Very good. A scarce catalogue of heavy agricultural machinery with five brilliantly colored folding plates chromolithographed by Chandler Indianapolis depicting the "double canvass separator Hasselman separator oscillator thresher agricultural engine and the Eagle horse power." Romaine records nothing from this firm. OCLC locates several items from this firm but nothing before 1883. 1219. Indianapolis Journal Co unknown books
1927réf. 250121New York: William Edwin Rudge 1927. First Edition. One of 50 copies specially bound with a double-page frontispiece color reproduction of a trade card for a Mitchell & Crosdale Philadelphia dealer in Sperm Whale Lard & Tanners Oils Candes Rice & c. of Whale killing. XLIV plates uncut. 25 pages of text. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in quarter vellum and patterned boards. Very Fine in remains of original glassine. First Edition. One of 50 copies specially bound with a double-page frontispiece color reproduction of a trade card for a Mitchell & Crosdale Philadelphia dealer in Sperm Whale Lard & Tanners Oils Candes Rice & c. of Whale killing. XLIV plates uncut. 25 pages of text. 1 vols. 4to. William Edwin Rudge unknown books
1824réf. 18594London: Hatchard and Sons 1824. Disbound 41pp. First and last leaves lightly dusted and worn else Very Good. The author argues that "notwithstanding the preferential duty rate of 10s. per hundredweight enjoyed by West Indian sugar as against East Indian the latter could be entered for internal consumption so as to afford a large profit to importers. It would be a most advantageous speculation for young men of good character and with small capital native or European to embark in the manufacture of sugar in Bengal." Ragatz. FIRST EDITION. Ragatz 249. Hatchard and Sons unknown books
1934réf. 291408New York: Long Island Chamber of Commerce 1934. paperback. very good. Two maps many black-and-white photographs and one woodcut by Henry R. Diamond. 64 pages thin 8vo pictorial wrappers; lightly dust soiled. New York: The Long Island Chamber of Commerce 1934. A very good copy. Long Island Chamber of Commerce unknown 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
1920réf. 3351Oversize quarto bound in the original printed wrappers. A fine copy with no wear or marks. 184 pages profusely illustrated with sheet metal building materials such as metal Spanish tile metal shingles roofing siding gutters awnings stamped and spun zinc and copper doors widows metal ceilings portable buildings etc. Great black and white photographs drawings and some color. An excellent reference source for the restorer. The Edwards Manufacturing Co. books
réf. 2425New York: 1928. Small pamphlet of 10 pages illustrating a selection of mantles. The company manufactured quality metalwork for home interiors and exteriors publishing interesting catalogs from their location at 119 East 57th Street N. Y. City. A fine copy. Todhunter Inc. featured a wide variety of styles but favored traditional motifs as well as items with a decided Arts and Crafts influence. unknown 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
1874réf. 27269Portland Maine: Printed by B. Thurston & Co. 1874. First edition. Paper wrappers. Chips to spine and wrappers else a very good copy. 63 pp. 8vo. OCLC shows 5 copies of this edition. Engraving of Portland on the rear wrapper. Printed by B. Thurston & Co. unknown books
1789réf. 47977Madrid. February 28 1789. Spain Regulates Trade with the Americas This royal decree liberalized the tightly controlled trade between Spain New Spain and the Captaincy of Caracas. The Crown hoped to spur navigation and commerce and lessen the incentive for smuggling. Export duties on goods travelling to the Indies were to be slashed by ten percent but penalties against contraband would still be enforced. Two worm holes very minor soiling else fine. unknown books
1948réf. 5344Barcelona: Destilerias Escat 1948. Stapled booklet 17 x 12 cm. 32 pages. Illustrated throughout in Cromotecnica. FIRST EDITION. An attractively-produced promotional booklet for various spirits and liqueurs of Destilerias Escat. The spirits include Anis de la Corona Anis Conac Y Ron Escarchados Kummel no.00 Crema de Cacao Conac Jerezano and other cognacs Anisette Burdeos Estomacal Escat Vit Absenta Crema de Naranja y Bitter Ron Criolla and other rums Peppermint Curasao Triple Amer Escat and Ginebra la Cruz. Each receives a double-page spread illustrated by Juan Gil Ricardo Fabregas or Angel Vintro. In publisher’s original card-stock wrappers color-printed to imitate illuminated parchment with silk tie. Near fine. Rare. OCLC locates no copies. Destilerias Escat unknown books
