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1998122821998. Soft cover. Very Good. 109 pp plus ads. Comb binding. Short tear and a few smudges to front cover no internal markings. Reproduces many historic photographs and early maps and includes short text about notable events and institutions as well as census records. unknown books
1972005609Washington D.C.: Committee to Re-Elect the President 1972. No Place No Date unmarked . Nonetheless this original 1972 campaign poster of a smiling Nixon in front of his San Clemente CA home was published by the Committee to Re-Elect the President. Near Fine a few small edge creases. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 17" x 22". Committee to Re-Elect the President books
191920744Russian Socialist Federation 1919. Hardcover. Good. Oblong folio 11 x 14 inches string-tied 47 pp with half-tone photographs of scenes and people relating to the Russian Revolution. Place of publication not indicated; we have seen credible suggestions of both Petrograd and New York. We have seen other copies described as having 48 pages so it is possible this copy is missing a page though we do not see evidence of removal. Boards worn spine re-covered and ties replaced title page unprofessionally re-attached on a stub with cloth tape. Chipping to title page and staining to first illustrated page otherwise internally clean and sound. Apparently produced for an American audience captions are in Russian and English a price in dollars is printed on the back cover the album includes portraits of various leaders of the Revolution and officials of the new republic images of groups of workers soldiers and scenes of military action demonstrations celebrations political meetings etc. Russian Socialist Federation hardcover books
1975008452St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands : All - Ah - Wee 1975. High school cultural magazine 67 1 pages in pictorial stapled covers ' Written and Produced in the U.S. Virgin Islands by Young People who Love Them " supported in part by grant from: Virgin Islands Council on the Arts. Near Fine light soiling to covers inked inscription at p. 38 identifying the author of that article as "Geraldine's son". Numerous black and white photographs. RARE< OCLC locates 2 copies held in the Virgin Islands. . First Printing. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. All - Ah - Wee Paperback books
1923315Chicago: American Maize Products Co. 1923. Wraps. Black illustrated wraps. 29 pages. 20.5 x 11.5 cm. Originally Western Glucose Co. located in Hammond Indiana. In 1908 Royal Baking Powder Co. purchased a majority of the stock and changed its name to American Maize Products Co. or AMAIZO. By 1930 the company had over 1000 employees keeping the plant running 24 hours a day in three shifts. This pamphlet would certainly not be a calling card today. Using an image of an American Indian the company disrespectfully states "The American Indian did not realize as he cultivated his maize that one day corn would become the food of every nation.It is so pure and wholesome that physicians are recommending it to those who are undernourished. A tablespoonful taken three times a day for a month will improve your health." Very lightly rubbed at spine otherwise clean. <br/><br/> American Maize Products Co. paperback books
1931001825Jerusalem: Palestine Government 1931. Very Good prior owner name top edge front wrapper. Wrappers soiled and small edge tears contents are clean tight and unmarked. Scarce publication of the Palestine Government. Several fold-out charts. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Palestine Government Paperback books
192220620Firenze: Tip. Barbera Alfani e Venturi 1922. Softcover. Very good. 6.75 x 9.25 in. 32 pp in photographically illustrated wrappers with 11 half-tone illustrations in the text. Light dust soiling wear to spine ends; very good. Describes the work of an asylum for war orphans opened in 1921 by the Florentine branch of the Associazione Nazionale Mutilati e Combattenti--an organization formed in the aftermath of World War I to assist those disabled or mutilated during the war. Illustrations show some of the facilities and groups of orphans who received education work experience and recreational opportunities and the final pages list individual and organizational donors to the institution. Not found in OCLC. Tip. Barbera, Alfani e Venturi paperback books
19372421Standard Brands Incorporated 1937. Staplebound. Red illustrated wraps. Near fine. 64 pages. At this stage in the "Baking Powder Wars" Royal was touting their connection to the ingredient - Cream of Tartar - which they claim is extraced from "Pure Fruit". Recipes focus on biscuits cakes cookies pies puddings with one chapter on savory items. Clean copy. <br/><br/> Standard Brands Incorporated paperback books
192221705Ottawa: Issued under Direction of Hon. J.A. Calder Minister of Immigration and Colonization 1922. Softcover. Good. 40 pp in original pictorial wrappers with many illustrations from photographs and 5 colored foldout maps. Rubbing to front cover lower corner creased throughout maps with a few small splits at folds archival tape repair to spine; good. A very detailed guide for potential settlers offering the usual superlatives but also specifics about regulations immigration customs homesteading freight practical considerations for travel and statistics on population land prices costs of improvements and buildings etc. Separate sections describe the crops and livestock raised transportation schools and social conditions and recreational and scenic offerings of Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. Issued under Direction of Hon. J.A. Calder, Minister of Immigration and Colonization unknown books
19782510Israel: Weight Watchers c. 1978. Poster. Color illustrated cardboard. Near fine. I48 x 33 cm. In the early 1960's Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch began inviting friends into her Queens home once a week to discuss how best to lose weight. As word spread and attendee numbers grew Nidetch finally launched Weight Watchers Inc. in May 1963. After inviting former attendees to franchise their own branches and run their own meets Weight Watchers spread across America and eventually across the world. By 1968 Weight Watchers had 102 franchises in the United States Canada Great Britain Israel and Puerto Rico. This Poster in Hebrew illustrates the thin person within an aspirational strategy of selling the weight loss brand. Printed in Israel by Shohar. Clean copy. <br /> Weight Watchers books
198321393Luna Ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1983. Hardcover. Very good. 11 x 9.75 inches 301 pp extensively illustrated. Minor damage to lower corner of front board spine lettering rubbed. Internally sound and clean. History people and reminiscences of Luna New Mexico with an emphasis on the Mormon population published in conjunction with the town's centennial celebration. Luna Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hardcover books
1914006399Troy New York: Emma Willard Association 1914. Uncommon. 90 pp. Very Good wrappers toned bottom corner chipped bottom 1" of spine with paper loss. The Emma Willard School is a private day and boarding high school for girls in Troy New York and a leader in girls' education for over 200 years. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Emma Willard Association Paperback books
191421481Wausau WI: G.D. Jones Land Co 1914. Large folding brochure printed in black and green with plat map on one side and extensive text on the other. 9"x 5" when folded; unfolds to 18" x 20". Fair to good condition only: rumpled and has staining small amount of text obscured by old paper residue split at one fold some archival tape repairs. The map covers the whole of Marathon County divided into townships with numbered tracts showing numerous waterways and railroad lines as well as the locations of mills and schools. A box at the upper left lists the 18 towns in which the company holds land and large text at the upper right assures the reader that "all parts of the county are connected by good roads." Text on the verso is divided into sections on railroads settlement and population growth factories and markets schools and churches cities and villages county buildings climate soil crops and dairying and stock raising. Prospective buyers are assured that they can pay for their land simply by selling the timber they cut to clear it and in the winter when not farming they can find employment in the nearby lumber camps and saw mills for good wages. There are also reassurances for those who fear bad weather. "There has never been a winter when the grass or winter grain was killed. No resident of Marathon County has ever been lost in a blizzard and no Marathon County man has ever been compelled to sell his stock because of lack of water or grass." The land company's founder Granville D. Jones was an entrepreneurial Wausau resident who also founded the Wausau Telephone Company and was involved in the local bank insurance compny and other businesses. Two copies located in OCLC both at the Wisconsin Historical Society. G.D. Jones Land Co unknown books
1941006231New York: Time Inc. 1941. Cover art by Antonio Petruccelli. Near Fine small corner crease bottom corner front cover in a Very Good Plus SCARCE original publisher's mailing box. . First Edition. Magazine. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Time Inc. Paperback books
195412121954. Wraps. Cream cards. Very good. 18.5 x 14.5 cm. Folded card. Very good. Full menu with entertainment - "Songs by University Glee Club". Clean crisp copy. <br/><br/> paperback books
19782479New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc 1978. Softcover. Very Good. Part One: Unpaginated approximately 150 pp with b/w illustrations. Part Two: Unpaginated approximately 120 pp with b/w illustrations. Top edges toned light handling wear; contents clean. Auction catalogues for Sotheby Parke Bernet sales 4114 and 4179. Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc paperback books
1915006305Stuttgart Germany: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft 1915. Beautifully bound in red cloth with illustrated front cover and spine black end pages with gold German eagle emblem. "562 Abbildungen im Tekst 22 zum Teil doppelseitige mehrfarbige Kunstbeilagen 3 grose zeifarbige Kartenbeilagen sowie 34 karten und Plänen im Text" 562 illustrations in the Text 22 partly double-sided multi-colored art supplements 3 large-color map inserts as well as 34 maps and plans in the text. Text entirely in German. Laid in is publisher's catalog for their publication of "BISMARK Der Mann und das Werk" 8 pp. Fine. Book is Fine. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft Hardcover books
1923001780New York: International Ladies' Garment Worker's Union 1923. Very Good Plus small stain bottom corner front wrapper small black dot top edge front wrapper back wrapper age-toned. 26 pages of course offerings with an additional 5 pages in Hebrew . Several of the courses were offered in Yiddish Italian and English. Instructors included Max Levin Harry Rogoff Leo Wolman and Theresa Wolfson. Scarce. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. International Ladies' Garment Worker's Union Paperback books
191621463Austin: University of Texas 1916. Softcover. Good. 172 pp. Original wrappers present but heavily chipped front wrapper detached. Binding sound text unmarked. Old dampstin to lower outer corner of last 65 pp. Relatively scarce report resulting from Texas Governor James E. Ferguson's efforts to have several people he disliked for various reasons removed from the University of Texas Faculty and replaced with political cronies. The University declined to follow Ferguson's recommendations and in retaliation he vetoed the appropriations bill that funded the University. Ultimately Ferguson's attempt to interfere in University affairs resulted in his impeachment. University of Texas unknown books
1935004902Kalamazoo MI 1935. Original panoramic photograph 5 7/8" x 32 3/4" unframed rolled. Very Good slight creases 1" from each end of photo scant soiling. No photographer credit. A few hundred employees with their families in bathing suits and casual clothing pictured in a group portrait. SCARCE. First Printing. Photograph. Very Good Plus. Paperback books
1915007326New York: The Evening Telegram 1915. RARE. One of the finest banner headlines on the sinking of the Lusitania to be had dated May 8 1915 Vol. XLVIII No. 26320 the Night Edition of The Evening Telegram a major New York newspaper of the era. Features a full page article with a subhead "EXTRA Only 700 Saved Fom The Lusitania". Framed under glass Near Fine original center fold crease paper size 15 3/4" x 25" with a 5 1/2" banner headline frame size 19" x 25". An important ephemeral piece of American and world history. This framed item will require extra shipping charges- please inquire before ordering. . First Printing. Newsprint. Very Good. The Evening Telegram Paperback books
1920948Tacoma WA c. 1920. Wraps. Gilt illustrated and embossed wraps. Good. 132 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. Handbook for Newlyweds including recipes household and medical advice personal health and life lessons. Filled with full page ads for local advertisements suggesting martial bliss. Covers rubbed interior clean. <br/><br/> paperback books
192618601926. Cards. Dark green card stock. Very good. 12.5 x 8.5 cm. folded. A program and menu featuring a gathering of New England based garden and poetry enthusiasts. Held on February 10th 1926 welcomed by Mrs. Willard A. Boyd President of the Poetry Society and her husband William A. Boyd President of the Garden Club. The entertainment consisted of a poetry reading of The Poetry of a Catskill Garden by Louise Driscoll a musical duo a playlet "In The Garden" in two scenes by William B. McCourtie and a dinner featuring Chicken Gumbo. Light scratch to one panel fold marks. <br/><br/> unknown books
19474101947. Large French Menu dated May 25 1947. 75 x 54 cm 108 cm. open This menu was made for a First Communion painted on front and back covers as well as the interior. The menu was signed by family and friends that were present at the event. The front cover depicts a religious figure on a train along with a large religious figure with many bottles of wine. Roughly translates: "Jeannot Leclerc/First Solemn Communion/Menu/In time the Lord said: "Woe to St. Lo"/and we venerate this holy day our great Patrons/St.Estephe/St. Emilion/Ste. Croix du Mont/Amen.the bottle!" Depicted on the first interior page is an illustration of a scroll and a large man smoking a cigar. Translates: "It is a treat to see my first's communion/If you are really well happy and cheerful/Praise the stove/Thank the master of the house/and in memory of this memorable precious day/Leave me a sly autograph/ So you are able to write." Under this illustration and writing is the signatures of over 10 people with a couple of longer notes. On the facing page many cheeky illustrations depicting the Menu which is also illustrated on this page. Translates: "First as a prelude/a light breakfast enough to maintain an outfit for vespers/ Les hors d'oeuvres - traditional/Hen/ The Rice/Salad of our gardens/Whipped cream as a large Steeple/Mocha/Now that the ceremonies are completed it is worth giving serious attention/This famous dinner we will enjoy/Winter Soup/The Salmon Canapé Louis XIII epic/The Lamb/Chicken/the Mushrooms of the dead/The other salad/The assorted cheeses-delights the boss/The Pies-super comfort/The Fruits-First Headlines/The bomb/To properly finish this meal/Champagne/Contraband Coffee/liqueurs/And all these good things pleasantly watered by/Bergerac St. Estephe Cote d'Or 1942 Chateauneuf du Pape/Bon Appetit!!"/ Depicted on the back cover is a man with a finished meal and a easel. Translated: Poverty is often the ransom Engineer/The order of the day N. Lemaine railroaders/With wishes of genuine affection/for his family young Communicant Jeannot/25.5.47/First Solemn Communion" with the signature of the artist. A fabulous one of kind item! <br /> <br/><br/> unknown books
19162560Providence R.I. 1916. Cards. Illustrated cream cards. Very good. 13.5 x 19 cm. Illustrated menu tendered by the Providence Friars at the Pomham Club in Providence R.I. on Thursday June 8 1916. The menu commences with a Martini Cocktail followed by Clam Broth Clam Chowder Baked Clams Clam Cakes Baked Lobster Broiled Mackerel - along with Rhode Island Johnny Cakes Champagne Beer Cigars & Cigarettes. Speakers include Rhode Island politicians John J. Fitzgerald 1871-1926 State representative & Democratic Mayor Mayor Joseph H. Gainer Artist Hezekiah Anthony Dyer Commissioner Benjamin P. Moultan and Henry A. Carpenter. <br /><br />The "Providence Friars" seems to be a bit of a leg-pull as they all are known entertainers. We know "Abbott" George M. Cohan was no other than the famous vaudeville song-and-dance man playwright director producer comic actor and popular songwriter George M. Cohan. Born in Providence Rhode Island this may have been a welcome homecoming for Cohan. Light toning to cards. <br /> books