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1986149439Budapest: ICPS 1986. 38p. 8x5.5 inch wraps booklet faintest signs of age or handling. ICPS H-1415 / Documents on the struggle against chemical weapons volume II. ICPS unknown books
197214019Rome: Arti Grafiche Wanzer 1972. First Edition. Octavo. Original printed wrappers; 433 7pp. Light wear; Very Good. (Arti Grafiche Wanzer) unknown books
1966233126New York: Trade Unionists for Peace 1966. Four-panel brochure with black and white image of a Vietnamese farmer on the cover brief essay inside "He's a worker too" in both English and Spanish arguing that American workers should show solidarity with Vietnamese workers by opposing the war. Trade Unionists for Peace unknown books
193414000London: N.C.L.C. Publishing Society Ltd 1934. Pictorial staple-bound pamphlet; 20pp. Pencil date and Call Book Store stamp to cover sunned along edges soft creases to right corners else very good. Published by the National Council of Labor Colleges. N.C.L.C. Publishing Society, Ltd unknown books
1929198035New York: Trade Union Unity League 1929. 29 iiip. wraps corner crease to front cover otherwise minor wear. Trade Union Unity League unknown books
195121257New York: the Committee 1951. 31p. wraps illus. the Committee unknown books
1980210498Birmingham AL: Trade Union Action League 1980. 6p. 8.5x14 inches stapled at upper left neatly creased from folding for mailing else very good condition. Also included is a special supplement consisting of a single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides fold-creased with address stamp and small stain on verso else very good condition. Articles on workers in the western US and their fightback a trade union democracy conference in Detroit and more. Trade Union Action League unknown books
5611"Hishu" today Saga Prefecture: 1841-45. A very rare Japanese manuscript sea chart of the sea routes from Saga Prefecture a major trading area in the west to Osaka through the Inland Sea which is more than 400 km. long and includes in excess of 3000 islands. The Inland Sea one of the main trade routes for the Japanese in the Edo period has numerous areas of turbulence and navigating through the numerous islands and rocky outcroppings presented enormous problems in the era before modern navigation systems. In the early 1840s the central government in Edo ordered each fiefdom to prepare maps of coastal routes to facilitate trade and shipping. Our manuscript was prepared by Tsugihei Miyachi a high level sea pilot "mite kako" in the Saga Prefecture shipping office as an employee of the Nabeshima Clan. The map were it to be unbound is about 11340 mm. long about 37 feet depicting Saga in the west to Osaka in the east. It is finely drawn in black ink heightened with wash in green purple blue grey and red. Five of the openings have folding extension sections pasted onto the lower margins of the leaves. Blue lines depict safe sailing routes for smaller ships. The map depicts in very great detail areas of turbulence there are famous whirlpools in the Inland Sea numerous islands rock formations and landscapes for orientation anchorages harbors and fishing areas. Each section of the map has been annotated by the compiler with notes on distances characteristics of rivers landmarks for navigation tidal activities the route to Nagasaki etc. The first map opening depicts Saga and the final opening Osaka. The sea chart is prepared with considerable local knowledge of castles and temples. A series of notable castles each is labeled with name of the lord assets etc. are depicted along the shores and Miyachi describes harbors for anchoring and to get fresh water. The routes are drawn from a "bird's-eye view" perspective with lovely vistas of mountains and islands and villages and towns. The two leaves of manuscript text at the beginning in the style of a dedicatory letter to the fiefdom lord describes the compiler's efforts over a five-year period to prepare the map. He writes that it is based on his own personal experiences as a sea pilot. He states that purple denotes routes he has taken red denotes shallows blue lines denote the routes for large ships grey for land and green for mountains and forests. The eleven pages of text at the end provide details on prevailing weather patterns and how to prepare for inclement weather how to navigate by landmarks and the stars wind and tidal patterns and the history of the preparation of this map "it took me five years of daily observation to prepare this work". He provides a list of his voyages to different cities on this route. On the final page the author states that three copies were made: the first for the fiefdom lord the second for a cabinet member and the third for Miyachi's divisional chief. A modern scholar has laid-in a note describing this sea chart as one of those three. Japanese sea charts are rare survivals and we know of no other similar example outside of Japan. ❧ The sea pilot Miyachi's log books are preserved in the Nabeshima clan's archives see the Saga kenritsu toshokan database. unknown books
192019778Camden NJ: Victor Talking Machine Company 1920. This promotional booklet for the Victor Talking Machine Company argues for the use of music to help recent immigrants assimilate into American society. The author was hired in 1911 to head Victor's new educational department which aimed to develop music appreciation among the American public generally. Here she asserts that "a great movement is now sweeping the country to bring securely into the fold of American citizenry our adopted brothers from other lands -- to make firm and lasting ties that bind them to their new homeland." Traditional American music can forge those bonds for "nothing is more unifying and democratic than the group singing of old familiar and patriotic songs." The book delves into the history of American popular music and dance and includes suggested songs. Victor record numbers are conveniently provided next to each reference so the newly appreciative public may listen for themselves. 5 x 7.25 inches 38 pp with halftone photographic illustrations. Soiling and some loss to front wrapper one signature loose from staples; good. 4 copies located in OCLC. This promotional booklet for the Victor Talking Machine Company argues for the use of music to help recent immigrants assimilate into American society. The author was hired in 1911 to head Victor's new educational department which aimed to develop music appreciation among the American public generally. Here she asserts that "a great movement is now sweeping the country to bring securely into the fold of American citizenry our adopted brothers from other lands -- to make firm and lasting ties that bind them to their new homeland." Traditional American music can forge those bonds for "nothing is more unifying and democratic than the group singing of old familiar and patriotic songs." The book delves into the history of American popular music and dance and includes suggested songs. Victor record numbers are conveniently provided next to each reference so the newly appreciative public may listen for themselves. Victor Talking Machine Company unknown books
19082921New York & Chicago 1908. Thick quarto. 12 issues of this professional journal for the ice trade. Profusely illustrated with ads for all business connected to the trade. Contents include articles on large scale refrigeration installations various technical matters regional association activities trade conventions etc. Text block very good but three quarter brown morocco binding is split at the hinges and quite rubbed. Scarce in the trade. unknown books
191640342n. p. 1916. 1st printing thus i.e. of this issue. Not found on OCLC. Original publisher's grey-green paper wrappers printed in dark green & brown ink to front wrapper. Stapled. Age-toning. General wear & soiling to wrappers with largish stain to lower left portion of front wrapper affecting date text. A VG copy. Unpaginated. Illustrated with many photographic portraits of prominent men in the local butcher trade. 10-3/4" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>Typical trade journal with topical articles on the business as well as pieces on the local practitioners. unknown books
188536110Chicago: The Jewelers' Journal Office 57 Washington Street 1885. 1st printing. Printed pink paper wrappers with cord 'hanger' to text upper left. Age toning to wrappers which show only light wear. A VG - Nr Fine copy of a rare item. 79 1 pp. Index inside front wrappers. Illustrated. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6" <br/><br/>A rare almanac focusing on the jewelers' trade. Not found on OCLC. The Jewelers' Journal Office, 57 Washington Street unknown books
189515394Minneapolis MN: Minnesota State Federation of Labor 1895. Blue cloth binding with front board lettered in gilt professionally rebacked. Abt VG boards soiled/dampstain to fore-edge margin in first third of text block/hinges repaired. 128 pp. Errata slip tipped-in prior to title page. Illustrated with woodcuts. 8vo. 6 1/4" x 9 1/8" <br/><br/> Minnesota State Federation of Labor hardcover books
167520252np 1675. 8 pp. 12mo. Disbound. Fine. 8 pp. 12mo. No French Goods in Brandenburg. The minister from Brandenburg to Vienna complains of the damage done to Brandenburg commercially through the sale of luxury items imported from France. Their distribution has ruined the country and ruined families and he urges controls on imports. unknown books
45813N.p.: by the Company ca 1920s. Single sheet ca 14" x 9" folded to make a four-panel brochure. Some pencil graffiti to blank portions; general light wear; Very Good. Includes 30 opaque color samples all present. Undated but this Glidden product appears to have been produced from the early 1920s through the Great Depression. unknown books
45078London n. d. 1st Printing presumed ca early 1860s. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Faint fold-lines. Bit of age-toning & signs of light wear. Overall Very Good. Single sheet broadside leaflet. Illustrated with a cut of the machine as well as 21 cuts of the different tile shapes possible. 10-3/4" x 8-1/4" <br/><br/>Clayton a well-known 19th C manufacturer of brick tile etc. unknown books
186245055Syracuse 1862. 1st Printing presumed. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Faint fold-lines. Bit of age-toning and edge rash. Overall Very Good. Single sheet broadside leaflet. Testimonials dated 1862 occupy the bottom half of the circular. Illustrated with a cut of the device. 10" x 7-3/4" <br/><br/>"It has become a matter of great importance to Farmers that some way should be devised to Cut Vegetables rapidly and cheaply for Feeding Stock and especially that the Vegetables should be cut in such shape as to be most favorable for the Stock." This that device or so the manufacturer asserts. unknown books
184945044Boston: Ruggles Nourse Mason & Co 1849. 1st Printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Faint fold-lines. Very Good. Single sheet broadside leaflet. Illustrated with 6 cuts of the various size wrenches. 9-7/8" x 7-5/8" <br/><br/>Rare advertising broadside for this wrench "acknowledged to be the most convenient efficient and strongest now made and having been long in use and fully proved are most favorably known among our mechanics manufactureres and dealers." Ruggles, Nourse, Mason & Co unknown books
188057441Boston MA: G.W. Simmons & Son 1880. Advertising circular. Broadside 14 x 8 1/2 inches. An advertisement featuring a 'heliotype" from a camp-scene line-drawing of two well-attired hunters and a fisherman their day's bag and an African-American attendant all standing by their tent behind them a lake full of ducks and Simmons decoys. The lower two-thirds of the broadside advertises the company's suits with W.H.H. Murray testimonial quoted tents and decoys. Moderate soiling several tiny splits at folds a good copy. Folded as for mailing. #4281. <br/><br/> G.W. Simmons & Son unknown books
S1134Pittsburgh and Montreal: n.d. Dedicated to Louis Pasteur. 4to. 1044 pp. Illus. index. Cloth. Fine. n.d. Dedicated to Louis Pasteur. hardcover books
1955S1133San Francisco Chicago Salt Lake City: 1955. 1955. 4to. 992 pp. Illus. index. Cloth. Fine. 1955. hardcover books
190845868Richmond: by the Company N.d. ca 1908. Staple-bound brochure ca. 8" x 4"; 23pp. With laid-in illustrated circular 4pp; business-reply envelope and loose sheet of testimonials. Mild wear; Very Good or better. Attractively-printed brochure for horse-drawn road plows scrapers and rollers. by the Company unknown books
2831Manchester: The Company 1937. . Folio navy-blue cloth covered three-hole lbinder No other copy located. This company was founded by Isidore Frankenburg a native of Krakow Poland who emigrated to the Uniited Kingdom settling in Salford on the outskirts of Manchester in the 1860s. His first venture in the field of waterproof clothing was gaitors. He moved onto other forms of clothing and became a very real competitor to the eponymous Macintosh now spelt Mackintosh because his method of proofing did not smell . Frankenberg became a very successful manufacturer and philanthropist he was an alderman and later Mayor of Salford and was active in many local charities. Folio three-hole navy blue cloth covered binder with gilt title on front with stamped figure of a woman in raincoat at center. [Manchester: The Company, 1937]. hardcover books
19485344Barcelona: 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 conacs 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
1890285639Boston: French 1890. paperback. very good. 21 post card sized plates illustrating an assortment of finished carriages broughams phaetons surreys etc. Boston: Ferd. F. French no date circa 1890.<br/><br/> The firm was a successor to Wm. P. Sargent & Co. est. 1851.<br/><br/> French unknown books
