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1897503Holyoke Mass U. S. A.: Dean Steam Pump Company 1897. 8vo. 205 x 135 mm. 8 x 5 ¼ inches. 132 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone images and diagrams. Original stiff blue paper wrappers with title printed in gilt on the front cover and company name on rear cover; chipped at head of spine and cracked in lower part of spine sewing of the text block weak call number in white ink on spine; bookplate of the Engineering Societies Library of New York. Dean Steam Pump is one of the most respected brands in its industry. Established after the Civil War the company under various ownerships has produced reliable and industrial grade pumping systems and over time has introduced innovations that have been become standards for the entire trade. In the 19th century the company made the transition from steam to turbine to electric pumps and produced vacuum pumps air pumps circulating pumps etc. for such diverse businesses as maple sugar companies to petroleum refiners. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues p. 297 cites an 1890 edition published from the New York Offices and this edition published in 1897. OCLC only cites one edition published in Indianapolis in 1894 in one copy. George Frederick Gebhardt Steam Power Plant Engineering New York John Wiley 915 p. 618. Dean Steam Pump Company unknown books
1892504Chicago Ill. U. S. A.: Thomas Kane & Company 1892. Oblong 8vo. 195 x 270 mm. 7 ½ x 11 inches. 43 pp. Illustrated throughout with lithographs many full-page images of launches and boating equipment. Bound in original green paper wrappers title on front cover vignette of a sailing launch on the back cover. Very good copy. Well-illustrated catalogue of launches and boiler engines produced in Racine Wisconsin by the Thomas Kane & Company who maintained a salesroom in Chicago. The company won a first prize for their steam boat launches sail boats and row boats at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. This catalogue issued the previous year illustrates many of the launches and boats that were part of the exposition and competition. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues p. 66 listing catalogues for the years 1880 1885 and 1893. Outing an Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Sport Travel and Recreation. New York Vol. XXIV 1894 p. lxix. OCLC cites copies at Harvard and SMU. Thomas Kane & Company unknown books
1897505Dover Kent England: W. J. George 1897. 4to. 285 x 225 mm. 11 x 8 ¾ inches. 24 pp. Illustrated throughout with lithographic images of sporting rifles and equipment. Original green coated paper wrappers title information and images I gold ink on front cover; wrapper edges rubbed with minor tears paper spine rubbed away wrappers nearly detached. Attractively produced gun catalogue issued by one of Great Britain's most storied rifle manufacturers and gunsmith to the Queen. The illustration are highly detailed especially for the various shot guns offered for sale. Jonathan Ulhman. Bibliography of Books on Cartridges or Ammunition International Ammunition Association Inc. p.1. https://cartridgecollectors.org/. W. J. George unknown books
1895499Columbus Ohio and New York 1895. 8vo. 190 x 128 mm. 7 ½ x 5 inches. 144 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone images and diagrams 2 of which are folding. Original printed wrappers a few stains but a sound and attractive copy. Specialty items include elevators drive belts conveyors sprocket wheels and machinery for mining and mill factories. Established in Columbus in 1877 Jeffrey Manufacturing was instrumental in developing the mining and coal industries of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. One of its most important products was the "Jeffrey Electric Locomotive" which moved on tracks inside mines and towed tons of rock and saved hours of labor and contributed to mine safety. Not cited in Romaine. This catalogue is one of the few original sources documenting mining equipment produced by the largest industrial plants in Ohio at the end of the nineteenth century. unknown books
1890502San Francsico California: Pacific Rolling Mill Company 1890. 8vo. 250 x 170 mm. 10 x 7 inches. 100 pp. plus 4 leaves of ruled paper 2 with measurements in manuscript. Illustrated throughout with simple drawings of parts many stenciled with green wash; one plate folding. Bound in limp cloth covered boards title in gilt on front cover; a cloth binding shows some wear to gilt title two pencil drawings on front endpaper; other a very good sound copy. Straight forward price list of iron bar steel rail rolled and forged metal axles nuts bolts washers and dozens of other metal products. There is no introduction about the history of the firm just images of parts prices and a few lines of text describing specifications for some of the more complicated manufacture items. What distinguishes this rare trade catalogue is the design sense of many of the images and the application of stenciled color to highlight the object. The printed form of the parts are in outline and as one pages through the catalogue the images take on an abstract quality. Metal parts become contoured shapes with form being determined only by the light green wash applied to the physical part of the design. Although unintentional I am sure this late 19th century publication replete with many of the characteristics of period book design exhibits a very modernist feel one that is most unusual in publications of this nature. Although called the 7th edition this is only one of three issues of the PRMC's product guide and price list that is known. Organized in 1867 PRMC grew continuously and by 1892 was producing more than 40 thousand tons of iron and steel. "This giant enterprise is so closely identified with the manufacturing interests of the Pacific Coast that there is scarcely a manufacturing firm or corporation on the Coast that does not depend upon its output. The mills are located at Potrero Point in South San Francisco and cover an immense area" Master Hands. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues p. 200 this edition and one from 1886 both known in only one copy each at California Historical Society. OCLC cites an edition from 1885 in one copy at San Francisco Public Library and this edition 1890 also in only one copy at California H. S. See: Master Hands in the Affairs of the Pacific Coast Historical Biographical and Descriptive. A Resumé of the Builders of Our Material Progress. San Francisco: Western Historical Publishing Company 1892 pp. 260. Pacific Rolling Mill Company unknown books
19204801Barcelona: Orfebres de Espana Sociedad Anonima 1920. Tall brad-bound trade catalogue 23 leaves printed rectos only. Trade catalogue of flatware illustrated in various patterns. Some wear to the printed card-stock wrappers otherwise very good. Scarce. OCLC locates no copies. Orfebres de Espana, Sociedad Anonima unknown books
1875497Rome New York 1875. Oblong 8vo. 145 x 250 mm. 5 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches.30 pp. Illustrated with 30 color lithographs by Punderson & Crisand Lithographers and Printers of New Haven Conn. Bound in original green coated paper wrappers printed in gold ink; a crease at the lower corner of the front wrappers a few chips and nicks but otherwise an excellent survival in very good condition. Unrecorded trade catalogue beautifully illustrated to highlight the simplicity of design and the quality of the wood used in the construction of all types of sleighs and carriages. Very little is know of R. M. Bingham & Co. and the only recorded reference is to an advertisement for the company in an undated catalogue for Palm & Fletcher of New York City who sold carriage ornaments and artistic supplies. The lithographer was Punderson & Crisand a New Haven printer who did most of his work between 1870 and 1879. The company is known for its views of New Haven images of the harbor the Yale College year book of 1870 and a series of maps of New Haven and the surrounding counties. unknown books
1897495Brooklyn N. Y.: M. T. Davidson 1897. Trade Catalogue: Pumps M. T. Davidson. Improved Steam Pumps Pumping Engines and Hydraulic Machinery Air Pumps Condensers Evaporators and Distilling Apparatus. 8vo. 200 x 150 mm. 8 x 6 inches. 2 115 pp. Illustrated throughout. Wanting publisher's wrappers. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues p. 296. M. T. Davidson unknown books
1931285642Chicago: Dietzgen 1931. hardcover. very good-. Color frontispiece of Chicago factory; text illustrations. 520pp. 8vo green cloth rear cover lightly spotted. Chicago: Dietzgen. 1928.<br/><br/> Samples of drawing & tracing papers affixed to inside front cover; price list in back envelope is missing.<br/><br/> Dietzgen unknown books
1928285641Chicago: Dietzgen 1928. hardcover. very good. Color frontispiece of Chicago factory; text illustrations. 489pp. 8vo green cloth spine ends a bit worn. Chicago: Dietzgen. 1928.<br/><br/> Booklet with prices insert in envelope inside back cover; samples of drawing & tracing papers affixed to inside front cover.<br/><br/> Dietzgen unknown books
2404Rutland Vt.: The Company 1889. . 5 wood-engravings of tents by the Lewis Engraving Company of Boston. Single sheet printed on pink paper accordion-folded into 16 pp.; small chip out of bottom corner of first page first page Dating is based on a 42 star-flag: Washington was the 42nd state admitted in 1889 followed by Idaho in 1890 Rutland, Vt.: The Company, 1889. unknown books
188816374Florence MA: Nonotuck Silk Co 1888. Small 8vo pp. 89 v. Paper wraps. Leaves a little browned but a nice copy. Instructions and patterns for several kinds of embroidery darning crochet with advertisements for threads and "ready-made" knitted items. Nonotuck Silk Co unknown books
108085Manchester England: Joseph Brown Maker 7 Nicholas Street n. d. Tall folio three preliminary leaves with monochromatic illustrations of clothing and accessories followed by 30 leaves with over 400 samples on the recto and verso of each leaf of the colors and designs of various clubs organizations and societies. Maroon cloth boards with an embossed club necktie on the upper board and silver stamped title. Binding slightly rubbed minor foxing; very good. § An early 20th century trade catalogue with cloth samples showing the official colors of over 400 English clubs organizations and societies. The samples represent a remarkable array of both prominent and provincial social and sporting clubs as well as military regiments schools colleges and universities. An interesting record of this colorful coded language still in use today. Joseph Brown hardcover books
19140000410Chicago Illinois: the company 1914. A Fine & apparently unused copy. 8vo 144 pp. illustrated throughout including a tipped in color chart of wood stains with pricing. Laid in are a schedule of discounts an order blank and an unused postcard in which the company seeks names & addresses of those contemplating future building projects. Original grey textured card covers printed in red white & black. <br/><br/>Features a full line of doors windows mouldings mantels sideboards cupboards stair & rail parts art glass hardware & more. the company hardcover books
191247971Newark Rockaway N. J.: Baker Printing Co. Litho Service 1912. Reprint ca 1970s. Original printed orange paper wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Modest wear & soiling VG. 48 pp. Profusely illustrated with the divers types of locks offered by the firm. 8vo. 9-5/16" x 6-3/16" <br/><br/> Baker Printing Co. [Litho Service] unknown books
194545560Ashburn 1945. 1st printing thus. Printed orange paper wrappers stapled. Age-toning. A few prior owner pencil marks in the margins. Overall Very Good. 36 pp. Price sheets addressed envelop for orders laid-in. Illustrated. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/> unknown books
191498381914. Presentation album promoting the work of the pioneering printing firm including unpaginated 16 pp. introductory text printed in blue black silver and white within elaborately ornamented borders and 12 mounted samples of work by the firm including publicity brochures advertisements pamphlets stationery and other items most in striking colors compositions and formats with descriptions on decorative tissue guards. Folio. Orig. ornamental cloth front cover a bit warped. Berlin n.d. circa 1914. A spectacular publication reflecting the firm's originality creativity and great attention to detail presenting striking designs for publicity material epitomizing later manifestations of Jugendstil aesthetics. hardcover books
49496Meriden Conn n. d. Ca late 1880s cf. OCLC entries 19890210 & 20010622 both held by CHS. Snow & Co not found in Romaine. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front cover. General wear to the binding with a penciled pos to front paste-down. Very Good. Cards all in VG - Nr Fine condition. 20 leaves of mounting stock of which 19 have 122 samples typically 3 samples mounted per page. Samples are of varying designs colors typography etc. Most cards are have a chromolithographed design e.g. the first card on the first page has the following blurb: "This is ONE CARD from our pack of '50 ELEGANT CHROMOS' no two alike. all for 10cts." Catalogue: 8-3/4" x 4-3/4". Representative specimen: 1-1/2" x 3-1/4" <br/><br/>"A visiting card also known as a calling card is a small card used for social purposes. Before the 18th century visitors making social calls left handwritten notes at the home of friends who were not at home. By the 1760s the upper classes in France and Italy were leaving printed visiting cards decorated with images on one side and a blank space for hand-writing a note on the other. The style quickly spread across Europe and to the United States. As printing technology improved elaborate color designs became increasingly popular. However by the late 1800s simpler styles became more common. <br /> <br />By the 19th century men and women needed personalized calling or visiting cards to maintain their social status or to move up in society. These small cards about the size of a modern-day business card usually featured the name of the owner and sometimes an address. Calling cards were left at homes sent to individuals or exchanged in person for various social purposes." <br /> <br />This an uncommon sample book of these "visiting cards" from which we can see that the firm made good use of the chromolithographic art. hardcover books
1907566New York 1907. 8vo. 220/ x 160 mm. 8 ½ x 6 ¼ inches. lxi 720 pp. Fully illustrated with thousands of medical instruments. Original red cloth stiff wrappers printed in black ink on cover and spine; binding showing some wear at edges and some fading of the red cloth; otherwise sound. Comprehensive trade catalogue published by KNY=Scheerer Company offering thousands of medical supplies and equipment. The work is organized into five chapters including sections on dissection and post mortem; anesthetic and amputation; ophthalmic nasal and oral; urethral and hernial; and gynecological. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues 238 for an edition issued in 1900. unknown books
47174Grand Rapids Michigan: Luce Furniture Company n. d. Ca late teens early 1920s. Black cloth spine over patterned-paper wrapped boards. Printed red title label to front cover. Volume professionally refurbished by Cori Reisbord. A solid VG example. 122 1 blank pp. Frontispiece of the factory. Oblong folio: 12-1/8" x 15-7/8" <br/><br/>"The Luce Furniture Company began its business career under the name of the McCord & Bradford Furniture Company in the year 1878. Its first factory operations were in the old factory building of the Grand Rapids Cabinet Company on Ottawa avenue. The business of the company at the beginning was confined to the manufacture of folding tables after a patent obtained by John Bradfield. Shortly after the manufacture of bedsteads in ash and maple was added and the plant of the company enlarged. This was continued for a year or more when the company entered largely into the manufacture of medium priced furniture for the bedroom. Later the immense and modern plant on Godfrey avenue was erected and the name was changed to the Luce Furniture Company. The factory since has been increased by approximately one-third its original floor space and the company has been generally known as one of the largest manufacturers of exclusive bedroom and dining room furniture in the world." Luce On-line History. <br /> <br />Uncommon trade catalogue from this prominent 20th C manufacturer of home furniture. Luce Furniture Company hardcover books
181740639Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son 1817. 1st printing thus cf. Romaine p. 70 for a similar catalogue for March 1817. Publisher's printed self wrappers sewn. Disbound lacking other wrappers. Some dust soiling & age toning. Very Good. 23 1 pp. 12mo. 7-3/4" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/>Carey beginning his career in 1785 was a monumental figure in the early history of US publishing. to quote Tebbel "Carey accomplished so many noteworthy things that it is difficult to choose which to mention. . Carey's influence on publishing history went beyond his list however. His success as a bookseller his efforts to organize the trade and to improve the distribution of books were as notable as what he published." Tebbel HISTORY v1 pp. 106 - 109. Carey took his son Henry Charles into business with him in 1817 so this a very early trade catalogue from one of the premier publishing firms of the early 19th C. Rare. M. Carey & Son unknown books
187029174Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird Industrial Publisher 1870. 1st edition thus. Not in Romaine who lists only one Baird catalogue 1879. Original printed pale salmon-colored wrappers. Index to inside wrappers. Wrappers stained primarily to extremities extending unobtrusively into text block upper margin. Paper rash to spine crown. Withal a VG copy. 81 1 pp. Last page blank. Woodcut vignette of scientific instruments to front wrapper. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>Rare bookseller trade catalogue; OCLC lists one institutional holding Harvard though noting a different NY bookseller on the front wrapper. Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher unknown books
28631TRADE CATALOGUE-TIBET A FEW BRIEF DATA ON THE EARLY HISTORY AND RELIGION O TIBET AND TIBETANS. New York: Jacques Marchais n.d. circa 1943. 8vo. Wrappers. 16 pages. Firs edition. Both a trade catalogue and a brief history of Tibetan art in Jacques Marchais Gallery and Museum issued in the middle of the Second World War. Very good. unknown books
194051143El Paso TX: W.R. Weaver Co 1940. First edition . Narrow 16mo. 7 pp. Illustrated. Instructions on positioning and using the scope. Not located on OCLC. Printed self-wrappers stapled. Very good. <br/><br/> W.R. Weaver Co unknown books
193148961Los Angeles 1931. 1st printings presumed. 1913: cloth spine over printed fabric covered card stock. The remainder printed paper covers stapled. General wear & soiling with signs of use. Some with prior owner signatures & annotations. Very Good. Divers paginations with the 1913 List being the most extensive at 158 pp. Most pocket sized from 6" x 3-1/4" to 7-3/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/>Useful lot to document & track paper availability styles & prices in the period leading up to and through World War I with the 1918 List proclaiming on the front cover "DO NOT WASTE PAPER". hardcover books
