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1908013457London. Good. 1908. String bound pamphlet with black text. Includes fold-out map. Moderate soiling to all edges. Light wear to all edges. This pamphlet is in the series of Diplomatic and Consular Reports of the Foreign Office and Board of Trade of Britain presenting the trade and commerce of the Chinan Fu district of China. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 24 pp . unknown books
1912013458London. Good. 1912. String bound pamphlet with black text. Includes fold-out map. Library rubber stamp on title page. Light wear and creasing to all edges. Map has moderate foxing. This pamphlet is in the series of Diplomatic and Consular Reports of the Foreign Office and Board of Trade in Britain presenting the trade of Tsinan and Tsingtau China. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 13 pp . unknown books
1808WRCAM9314New York 1808. 92pp. Dbd. A few leaves foxed dampstain to gutter of a few leaves. Hole in two leaves affecting a few letters of text with a closed tear to another leaf. Good. First American edition. Discussion of trade between America and Great Britain including mention of the West Indies and the problem of smuggling. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 15238. unknown books
1806WRCAM7294Washington 1806. 72pp. Dbd. Occasional marginal staining and darkening. Top margin shaved affecting some headlines and page numbers. Good. Report concerning foreign trade and taxes. Reprints the 1802 Act of Parliament by which the Crown was to collect a tax on items imported to and exported from Great Britain with a supplementary table. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 11567. unknown books
1809WRCAM7295Washington 1809. 8887pp. Dbd. Very good. James Madison's speech regarding mounting tensions between the U.S. and Britain and France with repercussions from the British attack on the frigate Chesapeake and effects on foreign trade. Prints correspondence from William Pinkney and Robert Smith among others. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 189631888818885. unknown books
1808WRCAM7296Washington 1808. 111pp. Gathered signatures stitching undone. Untrimmed. Tanned and lightly dampstained. Some gnawing to top margin of last 20 leaves or so text unaffected. Else good. Outlines the troubles in foreign trade reiterating the suspension of the embargo laws and reprinting extracts from many relevant letters some between Pinkney and Madison. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 16472. unknown books
1808WRCAM7297Washington 1808. 139pp. Dbd. Good. Prints the decrees etc. issued by Great Britain France and other "belligerent" countries including translations of French West India and Spanish decrees. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 16484. unknown books
1865WRCAM29886Detroit 1865. 8pp. printed in double columns. Dbd. Separating a bit at folds else very good. An interesting post-Civil War economic tract this vigorous attack on the principles of free trade appeals to farmers workers and mechanics in the West and Northwest to push for protectionist trade policies. Ward contends that only by raising duties on imported goods can the United States "keep the principal part of our coin at home." unknown books
1960SGG313B-24For Bragg:: Fort Bragg Chamber of Commerce 1960. Very Good. Bifold brochure. 5 x 3 1/2 inches. 4 pp. Printed in blue and black photographic halftone illustrations automobile map of the Mendocino Coast; text clean unmarked. SCARCE. Fine. Promotional pamphlet from the Fort Bragg Chamber of Commerce promoting abalone and surf fishing off the Mendocino coast. Includes photographic images of fishing and abalone harvesting as well as an automobile map of the area around Fort Bragg. Fort Bragg Chamber of Commerce, unknown books
188518799n.p.: n.p. 1885. Stiff card. Fine. Four chromolithographed trade cards approximately 2¾ by 4¼ inches. Two depict caricatures of cats: 'My Awful Dad: and "Cat Tommy Dodd". Two depict dogs: "Ye Prize 'Setter'" and "Prety Fido". Trace of soil else fine examples. Reverses unprited. n.p. unknown books
188560768Rugby England: Walding 1885. Trade card. 16mo 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. 3 pp. the two interior pages advertise the fox hunting clothier Walding with short testimonial statements all dated 1879 and the rear wrapper advertises and solicits subscriptions for the Hunt Servant's Benevolent Society." "Walding begs to inform Masters of Hounds and Gentlemen much in the saddle that he makes Hunting and Riding Garments his special study and supplies over fifty of the principal Hunts in the Kingdom." Very good. Original chromolithographic illustrated wrapper picturing vignettes from the hunt. #7955. <br/><br/> Walding hardcover books
188837351n.p.: n.p. 1888. First edition. Self wrappers. About very good edges soiled and chipped mail fold. 4 pp. 8vo. Various excerpts of speeches from members of the House of Representatives during April and May 1888 which highlight the dangers of Free Trade during the 1888 Harrison Cleveland election. OCLC locates three copies: Columbia Rutherford B. Hayes Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society. n.p. unknown books
188037349n.p.: n.p. 1880. First edition. Self wrappers. About very good small chips and tears to edges wrappers soiled. 4 pp. 8vo. In support of Free Trade. Notes that our transportation infrastructure has expanded greatly due to our making rather than importing steel for rails with no shortages. OCLC locates a few different issues most from the American Iron and Steel Association but a few mostly likely published by the Republican Congressional Committee. n.p. unknown books
1789WRCAM37445Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1789. 3pp. Quarto. Folded sheet. Large woodcut vignette at head of first page. Moderate agetoning particularly at edges leaves slightly separated at fold. A very good copy. A very rare decree concerning the trade in wheat and grain between France and the United States. Echeverria and Wilkie records a single copy in a private library OCLC cites a copy at Yale Franklin Collection with a variant imprint. ECHEVERRIA & WILKIE 789/44A. OCLC 45249572 different printer. de l'Imprimerie Royale unknown books
1801WRCAM44263Dieppe France 1801. 1p. printed circular letter on a folded folio sheet the blank fourth page addressed in manuscript and postmarked at Boston Oct. 23 1801 and with a "Ship" cancel. Docketed on the fourth page as well. Old folds some edge wear small tears at edges of fold fourth page torn from wax seal. Very good overall. An interesting and rare artifact of the attempt to rebuild French-American trading relations in the wake of the so-called "Quasi- War" between the two nations. The Quasi-War was an undeclared conflict between the United States and France during John Adams' administration in the late 1790s manifested mostly in naval engagements between the two nations. The war wreaked havoc on American commerce with France which only began to be rebuilt with the Convention of 1800. The present printed circular was created by "Le Baron fils" the former American consular agent in Dieppe and was apparently sent to a variety of American merchants encouraging them to once again send shipments of American goods to that French port. <br> <br> Not much is known of Le Baron fils though he did correspond with Benjamin Franklin and he served as the American consular agent at Dieppe for several years. This copy of Le Baron fils' circular was sent to prominent New York merchant and politician Nicholas Low and is dated in manuscript July "24." It is addressed to Low in manuscript on the fourth page and his name is also written in the upper left corner of the circular. In the printed text Le Baron fils states: "you may see by the inclosed Price Current of our Colonial & American goods not present here that our prices are more advantageous than in Bordeaux as we are more in the center of the Republick nearer to Paris Rouen Amiens and all the Chiefest manufacturing towns of France." Low is encouraged to "consign me some goods the sale of which shall be attended to with the greatest care and the proceeds of which will be sent to you either in goods from this country or in Bills on Paris London or Hamburgh at your choice." The printed text concludes by giving the names of the American consuls at Paris and Hamburg as well as two English trading houses as references to Le Baron fils' character. Le Baron fils adds in manuscript: "Mr. J. Clason & Mr. C. Codwise of yr place can give you an account upon my house in case you want quick information." unknown books
176428707Paris: Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1764. 1 vols. 12mo. 19th century marbled boards paper manuscript label. Blanks at front and back removed marginal repair to title some soiling at front and back else very good with the signature of La marquise des Armoises d'espineaux with the 1765 date throughout. 1 vols. 12mo. For the Commercial Traveller. Not in Kress Aux dépens de la Compagnie unknown books
36498Edinburgh: J. Shaw and Co. 1831. 8vo 8.5" x 5.5". 2 ii ii ii 148 i.e. 150 24. In contemporary blue-paper boards rebacked in plain brown cloth with added spine label. Boards worn and chipped joints reinforced; leaves brittle some chipping at edges. Inscribed on ffep: "To Mr.Vizard/ with best respects/ from the Editor." A rare publication aimed at exposing prevalent commercial frauds in the British Isles including proposals for reforming bankruptcy laws considered by the unidentified "Friends of Commerce" to enable swindlers. It seems possible that this copy's recipient was William Vizard 1774-1859 English solicitor and politician who in 1830 was appointed secretary of bankrupts under lord chancellor Henry Bougham. DNB Of bibliographical note: leaf H8 pp. 143-44 is duplicated in this copy present both in its correct location as a cancel following the 8-leaf table of Scottish bankruptcies and uncancelled as the final leaf of signature H. Goldsmith's 26740 Kress 3449 . Good. Hardcover . J. Shaw and Co. 1831 hardcover books
184324188St. Louis 1843. 1pp. docketed on verso. Folio. Old fold lines; some separation at folds a few repaired with older archival tape. Quite clean and bright. Good. Jim Bridger's bad debts.<br/> <br/>A remarkable window into the business dealings of famed mountain man Jim Bridger this signed manuscript affidavit of John P. Sarpy testifies to his actions on behalf of the estate of fellow fur trader Henry Fraeb who was killed by Indians in the Rocky Mountains. Sarpy who was a partner in the major firm Pierre Chouteau &. Co. had worked closely with Fraeb and knew him well. In his affidavit he writes about the Chouteau Company's concerns about Jim Bridger Fraeb's partner at the time of his demise and the difficulty of getting Bridger to pay his debts. Dated at St. Louis Sarpy's affidavit says that "on the 8th day of August last he was appointed.administrator of the estate of Henry Fraeb then lately deceased. Said Fraeb had been a trader in the mountains & was at the time of his death in partnership with a man of the name of James Bridger & said Bridger & Fraeb were indebted to the firm of Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. & it was feared by the members of said firm that unless some one became the administrator of the said Fraeb the said Bridger might interpose difficulties in the settlement of the accounts existing between them & Bridger & Fraeb. & for the purpose of doing justice to themselves as well as to the said Fraeb the said Sarpy applied for letters of administration which were granted to him as above mentioned. The said Bridger has however since this time been here & has settled in full the accounts existing between the firm of Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. & the said Bridger & Fraeb. And the said Sarpy says that no property has come into his hands as the administrator of the said Fraeb although it may be that the said Fraeb has property in the mountain country or in the hands of James Bridger his former partner." Though he may have been one of the greatest and most beloved mountain men of all time Jim Bridger was not the best debt in the world nor did Pierre Chouteau & Co. forget business. unknown books
19503353L. F. Garlinghouse Topeka KS Circa 1950. This is a trade catalog of homes to build profusely illustrated with photographs and floor plans with measurements. The catalog is 40 pages with a house design on each page. Cost estimates range from $3300 to over $8000. A few penciled notes and figures below some of the houses but overall a fine copy with no wear the text clean and bright. Many modest bungalows but also quite a few large substantial brick and stone houses. L. F. Garlinghouse Col paperback books
191111460Boston 1911. each volume is 10-12 pages. A series of bulletins written to provide knowledge of possible trades to parents or girls. Each bulletin offers information as to necessary training the pay that can be expected as well as a census of women involved in the trade etc. An incomplete run sold individually: ``# 4: nursey maid; # 5: dressmaking; # 6: millinery; # 7: straw hat making; # 8: manicuring and hairdressing; # 11: clothing machine operating. unknown books
3367<p>The Gordon-Van Tine Co. Davenport Iowa 1934 This is a large quarto size catalog of home designs from the Gordon-Van Tine Company. . 136 pages with a home on almost every page including a floor plan layout with measurements. The homes are illustrated in black and white the wrappers in full color. Included is the original mailing envelope several letters to a prospective customer in Chicago and other sales ephemera. A perfect guide for the restorer. </p> Gordon-Van Tine Co. paperback books
19343350<p>Gordon-Van Tine Co. Davenport Iowa. 1934. A 50 page quarto in the original bright yellow and red wrappers covering all the materials needed for homebuilding in the 1930's. The catalog is profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Included items are front doors windows interior doors cabinets wood molding furnaces hardware paint including a page of sample color swatches. Great reference material for the restorer. A fine copy with no wear.</p> Gordon-Van Tine Co. paperback books
19233356Gordon-Van Tine Co. Davenport Iowa Circa 1923 <p>An oblong ocavo bound in the original color pictorial wrappers. 102 pages of building materials for a home. There are full page pictures and descriptions of various styles of Oak front doors art front doors leaded and stained glass panels trim built in kitchens cabinets breakfast nooks lighting fixtures roofing etc. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. Some wear to paper spine and light soiling otherwise a near fine copy.</p> Gordon-Van Tine Co. paperback books
189522164London England: The Cobden Club 1895. 35 pages; the annual meeting of the Club with various speeches and reports; approx. 4 3/4" x 7" size; printed stapled self-wraps; browned paper stock closed tear to back panel; in good condition and interesting late 19th century British political economic & labor history ephemera; The Cobden Club act. 1866 - 1982 British club that was formed by ".a group of exponents and adherents of the ideas of Richard Cobden that originated in Thomas Bayley Potter's proposal in correspondence with John Stuart Mill in 1864 for a political science association in imitation of the successful Social Science Association set up in 1857. The idea it seems had Cobden's blessing and following his death in April 1865 at the suggestion of Thorold Rogers it took his name. The club was formed in May 1866 devoted to the worldwide diffusion of the principles linked with Cobden summarized in its motto Peace free trade and goodwill among nations." A. C. Howe in the DNB. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. The Cobden Club Paperback books
1814WRCAM38942London: Printed by R.G. Clarke 1814. 29pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Near fine. The final settlement between England and Spain at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. An important treaty which guarantees for England most favored nation status in the event of the commerce of Spanish America being opened to foreign trade. Includes an article of agreement regarding the injustice and inhumane nature of the traffic in slaves and a SEPARATE ARTICLE stipulating that the king of Spain not engage in any treaty with France "of the nature not known under the domination of the Family Compact." Printed in English and Spanish. Printed by R.G. Clarke hardcover books
