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19155070baIWashington D.C: Government Printing Office 1915. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. American Indians; 285p.; 29.7cm; maroon cloth rubbed; front inner hinge cracked; maps diagrams listed p. 5; 1 folded map; owner marks. Government Printing Office Hardcover books
19123345<p>J.E. Gilleland New Cambria MIssouri 1912 This is an original 18 page catalog issued for Spring and Summer of 1912 covering rugs carpets linoleums curtains draperies shades mattings etc. It is shown as catalog "B" on the cover. The catalog is oblong about 6in x 9in and is profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Great period photos and samples of patterns in use in the early 20th century. Staples rusted with a few leaves detached but otherwise very clean and near fine with virtually no wear. Included is the original envelope. Scarce</p> J. E. Gilleland paperback books
193052998New York: published for the Chamber by D. Van Nostrand Co 1930. 8vo pp. xii 647 1; 3 folding maps numerous illustrations throughout; a fine copy in a slightly worn and uncommon dust jacket. <br/><br/> published for the Chamber by D. Van Nostrand Co unknown books
193146405London: Henry Sotheran Ltd 1931. 1st printings. Printed buff paper wrappers. Age-toning. Most a bit cocked. Signs of use with occasional prior owner annotations. A couple with wrappers beginning to detach. Withal a solid VG lot. Catalogues range in length from 72 pp to 176 pp most ~96 pp. 8vo. ~8-3/4" x 6" <br/><br/>Decade breakdown: 1930s - 5; 1940s - 9; 1950s - 13; 1960s -1. Most catalogues with a thousand to two thousand entries from Acta Eruditorum Lipsiae 1683 - 1739 to Zuchetta Brescia 1600 as found in catalogue No. 825 1931. A vertible treasure trove of bibliophilic information - both descriptive & price history - primarily works of science medicine & chemistry as offered by the oldest antiquarian book firm still in business today. Henry Sotheran Ltd unknown books
1930789341930. Hardcover. Very Good. First item: illustrations some color photos 332p. Second item: illustrations some color photos 324p. Original matching red cloth bindings. 25cm. Former owner's name a Presbyterian missionary in Thailand in both volumes. Calling card of Rear Admiral Mom Chao Thavara Mongolwongse first President of the Medical Association of Siam mounted on front pastedown of the second volume. Moderate scuffing and wear. No Jackets. Both volumes were issued for the Medical congress. <br/><br/> hardcover books
191541931Pittsburgh: Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co 1915. 1st printing thus. Color printed paper wrappers stapled. Modest wear. A VG copy. 38 2 blank pp. Every page with an illustration of the company's products which herein are primarily bathroom sinks & toilets. 12" x 9" <br/><br/> Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co unknown books
19256596Paris: Boulenger; Imp. G. Bolan 1925. Stapled folio 28 x 38 cm. 2 3-24 leaves of plates; with an additional eight unnumbered plates laid-in loosely at back. A handsome trade catalogue from this maker of tableware with most designs representing a form of Art Deco. The first plate is a selection of monograph styles followed by plates of silverware serving vessels and implements tea and coffee sets and decorative table pieces including centerpieces table lighting and vases. Of the loose plates four of them appear in a different style and bear the imprint "Imp. Faucheax et Fils Chelles". Some light wear and fading to gilt-printed pale blue wrappers. Internally near fine. Scarce. OCLC records one copy with this title Victoria & Albert and five copies of all Boulenger trade catalogues. Boulenger; Imp. G. Bolan unknown books
192649572Long Island City New York: Interboro Hoist & Body Corporation Borden Avenue and Van Dam Street 1926. 1st printing thus i.e. for this year. Bound in a brown 3-hole binder. Now with a custom-cut protective mylar wrapper. Edge wear to covers with a tideline to front cover upper right corner. Withal a solid VG copy. Each section A - Y with a separate pagination. ~ 200 pp. Illustated throughout with b/w photographic images. 11-1/8" x 8-3/4" <br/><br/> Interboro Hoist & Body Corporation, Borden Avenue and Van Dam Street unknown books
19203351<p>Oversize 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.</p> The Edwards Manufacturing Co. books
19123342<p><b>HOME BUILDING BUNGALOW TRADE CATALOG </b> Los Angeles Investment Co. 1912 Oblong octavo 92 pages. This copy is in poor condition missing both front and back covers and likely the last page of text. The book is well used the title page has edge chips and soiling. Internally it is clean and a very suitable working copy. This book has home designs in the Arts and Crafts style about one per page with a black and white picture of the house and a floorplan with measurements prices and descriptions. It is amazing to see so many familiar California style homes pictured with nothing around them! No other houses not many trees it looks like the company built one house to a block took a picture and then sent out the salesmen with this catalog. A scarce item.</p> Los Angeles Investment Co. paperback books
197185213Manila: Bureau of Printing 1971. Hardcover. Good. 3 vols. frontises each section separately numbered. Contemporary blue boards with original wrappers for the various parts bound in. 29cm. Corners bumped. Advance Report No. 48 is not present -- we don't know which Province is missing in this set. We assume that these volumes were compiled from separately issued Advance Reports. <br/><br/> Bureau of Printing hardcover books
19203349<p>Marietta Manufacturing Co. Indianapolis Indiana circa 1920 A large format 47 page catalog of options available for decorating the kitchen and bath in the 1920's. Beautiful color drawings of bathrooms kitchens breakfast rooms along with many color plates of sample designs for borders and decorated caps. The last ten pages or so are of wall decorations and industrial applications such as museum restrooms lobby areas etc. A bit of spotting to the front cover but overall a near fine copy.</p> Marietta Manufacturing Co. paperback books
19083340<p>Shattock and McKay Co Chicago 1908 <b>HOUSEBUILDING TRADE CATALOG </b>A substantial octavo of 460 pages bound in blue ribbed cloth with white letter and decoration on front cover and spine. Wear to extermities occassional damp staining but overvall a better than good copy. The book is profusely illustrated with detailed photos of building products interior pictures of installed products and line drawings. It has porch designs a beautiful section in color on parquetry floors plate and cut glass color illustrations of stained glass more than 10 pages in all styles and much more. An ideal manual for the house restorer or architect.</p> Shattock & McKay hardcover books
191320036Hartford CT: Pope Manufacturing Co 1913. Boston businessman Alfred Pope saw his first bicycle at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Enchanted by the invention he studied the manufacturing process and was soon producing bicycles from a plant in Hartford Connecticut and championing the development of better roads to ride them on. By the 1890s the Pope Manufacturing Company was making about 250000 bicycles a year. But Pope recognized that the automobile was the way of the future. "In 1896 he founded the Columbia Electric Vehicle Co. in Hartford and a year later demonstrated the world's first public production model electric-powered car. His production of 2092 cars some gas-powered in 1899 accounted for nearly half the automobiles made in the United States" connecticuthistory website. This catalogue advertises five different styles Touring Roadster Phaeton Limousine Coupe of the company's 1913 Model 31 a gas-powered vehicle with a powerful engine said to embody "all of those features thus-far perfected and deemed essential to a perfect motor car." Prices ranged from $2250-$3750. Today a restored Model 31 will set you back about $200000. 8.75 x 11.75 inches 7 pp in illustrated stapled wrappers. Some scratching and light soiling to front wrap internals clean. Very good. Not located in OCLC. Boston businessman Alfred Pope saw his first bicycle at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Enchanted by the invention he studied the manufacturing process and was soon producing bicycles from a plant in Hartford Connecticut and championing the development of better roads to ride them on. By the 1890s the Pope Manufacturing Company was making about 250000 bicycles a year. But Pope recognized that the automobile was the way of the future. "In 1896 he founded the Columbia Electric Vehicle Co. in Hartford and a year later demonstrated the world's first public production model electric-powered car. His production of 2092 cars some gas-powered in 1899 accounted for nearly half the automobiles made in the United States" connecticuthistory website. This catalogue advertises five different styles Touring Roadster Phaeton Limousine Coupe of the company's 1913 Model 31 a gas-powered vehicle with a powerful engine said to embody "all of those features thus-far perfected and deemed essential to a perfect motor car." Prices ranged from $2250-$3750. Today a restored Model 31 will set you back about $200000. Pope Manufacturing Co unknown books
19323340Markkleeberg-Leipzig 1932. Small octavo 74 pages plus insert with two post-cards. Text in German. Printed throughout in maroon. Illustrated catalogue for German food production machines and products specifically for bakeries ice cream and candy production. Detailed images throughout. Over one hundred items featured including such as: Holzlöffel wooden spoon Waffeln waffles Eis-Handwagen ice hand-wagon Friko-Elektra-Eismaschine 30 Liter 30 Liter Friko Electric Ice Machine and Papierbecher paper cups. In green wrappers with red text hole-punch to upper left corner otherwise fine. OCLC locates no copies. unknown books
19194838Hudson N.Y.: Gifford-Wood Co 1919. Octavo-sized booklet 84 pages. Illustrated. Trade catalogue of tools for cutting handling and storing ice. Includes a selection of field saws. In illustrated wrappers with an attractive image of people on a frozen lake. Attractively designed color wrappers are soiled and scuffed internally near fine. Generally near very good. OCLC locates just one copy. Gifford-Wood Co 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
194141977Detroit: Evans-Winter-Hebb Inc for Buick Motor Company 1941. 1st printing. Color printed paper wrappers stapled. General wear. A VG copy. 31 1 pp. Every page with at least one color illustration. Oblong format: 9-1/2" x 13-1/2" <br/><br/>An attractive promotional piece extolling the 1942 Buick line Special Roadmaster & The Limited as offered during the austere war years. The Special Convertible Coupe is especially appealing and these days probably a bit pricey if all original. Evans-Winter-Hebb Inc for Buick Motor Company unknown books
193031916Troy Ohio: The Waco Aircraft Company 1930. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Some general wear & soiling to wrappers. Date stamped with "1931". String hole along spine. A VG copy. 15 1 pp. Illustrated from photographs 15 images. Oblong 8vo: 5-1/2" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/>The catalogue features both the Straight-Wing and Tapered-Wing versions of Waco's "225" open cockpit bi-plane so designated because it's powered by the Wright J-6 7-cylinder 225 HP "Whirlwind" motor. The Waco Aircraft Company unknown books
190758405Santa Clara CA: Nace Printing Co 1907. 1 sheet illustrated measuring 29 x 67 cm. folded to 15 x 9 cm. Black lettered and illustrated salmon covers stamped with the name of the Geo. W. Turner Insurance on rear. Panorama photo of Los Gatos as well as photos of individual houses.<br/>OCLC 29281501 - Columbia Univ. Univ. of CA Berkeley and also Davis. <br/><br/> Nace Printing Co unknown books
1902282522Richmond: Geroge W. Engelhardt 1902. A wealth of information about the merchants tradesmen and manufacturers of Richmond at the turn of the last century. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. The decorated cloth binding has a bit of wear but is generally bright and clean. Geroge W. Engelhardt unknown books
197813855London: Rough Trade 1978. Very good . Offset flyer printed black on red recto only; 8 1/4" x 12". Mild wear at edges. In black marker a contemporary hand has added: "Factory / Feb 16th." Very good or better overall. <br/><br/>An interesting document in the development of one of the most important indie record labels. Rough Trade began as a London record shop but soon expanded to tour promotion and releasing music under their own imprint. But it wasn't until the surprise success of Stiff Little Finger's first album INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL it debuted at #14 on the UK charts on Feb. 3rd 1979 that Rough Trade was truly established as a force in the UK music scene. This flyer promotes the band's second date on their subsequent UK tour at Manchester's famed Factory. Also on the bill are Robert Rental Essential Logic and Daniel Miller's The Normal. Miller would use his experience at Rough Trade to later launch Mute Records another key UK post-punk indie. Rough Trade unknown books
190953714Pittsburgh: By the Company 1909. Oblong quarto 25cm x 32cm. Brown embossed cloth-covered boards decoratively titled in gilt on front cover; decorated endpapers; frontispiece birds-eye view of the Works 110pp illus. Trivial rubbing to cloth covers but still a Fine copy tight fresh and unmarked. <br/><br/>Quite elaborate trade catalog of machinery and heavy equipment for the steel industry very well-illustrated with gravure plates from line engravings. Beautifully produced and an informative survey of steel-making technology at the apex of U.S. industrial growth. By the Company unknown books
193556552Bridgeport CT: Parker Gun Works Remington Arms Co. 1935. Trade catalogue issued shortly after Parker was purchased by Remington Arms. Oblong 4to. 34 1 pp. Describes the company's shotguns most illustrated in the descriptive text; also includes recommendations and specifications. Illustrated from photographs line drawings. Recorded on OCLC but without locations. Original claret stamped tan spiral-bound wrappers. Very good. 2855. <br/><br/> Parker Gun Works, Remington Arms Co.) unknown books
19206138San Francisco: Danner & Baker Inc 1920. Oblong stapled booklet 23 x 27 cm. 80 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION of this number. A trade catalogue of glassware porcelain and Satsuma pottery from this long running San Francisco dealer in crockery and glassware. Near fine in green- and gilt-titled tan wrappers. Previous owner's inscription to the from wrapper panel. OCLC locates one record for Catalogue no. 4 but the location is lacking; one copy each of Catalogues no. 3 & 5. Danner & Baker, Inc unknown books
