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186027356Boston: Committee of the Boston Board of Trade on Immigration 1860. First edition. Removed. A very good clean bright copy with mail folds. Unpaged 1 pp. Sm. 4to. A letter from the Committee of the Boston Board of Trade on immigration informing its members that it has a "favorable opportunity of supplying employers in all branches of manufactures trade agriculture mining domestic services etc. with such help as they require. of a superior class of skilled labor from Great Britain." Committee of the Boston Board of Trade on Immigration unknown books
195073821Lower Lake California: Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce 1950. Located north of Napa County and San Francisco Clear Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake wholly within the state and at an age of 2.5 million years the oldest lake in North America. It is known as the "Bass Capital of the West" and has long been a destination for watersports and other outdoor activities as this pictorial travel brochure attests: "Lake and mountain scenery may be enjoyed comfortably from the resort or hotel of your choice and many vantage points are to be found on the winding roads which encircle the lake. For the more adventuresome horses are available to explore the miles of bridle paths or a different but equally compelling view may be obtained from boats of which every type from canoe to 60-foot yachts are at the disposal of the vacationer." Features six photographic illustrations and two maps including a cartoon rendering of Clear Lake by Lee Fidge. Accompanied by a two-sided Clear Lake Business Directory leaflet which lists 119 businesses in Clearlake Highlands Clearlake Park Clearlake Oaks Glenhaven Lower Lake and Lakeport. Printed in black blue and red on a 12" x 17 ½" sheet of white paper that folds to 4" x 8 ¾" 12 panels. Light toning to the outer panels; else very good or better. Scarce OCLC locates only two holdings Yale and UC Davis. Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1817WRCAM12769New York 1817. 32pp. Gathered signatures. Titlepage and p.32 bit dust soiled else very good untrimmed and unopened. Advocates an increase in commerce and manufacturing while decreasing their costs. The address is signed in print by the Committee of Correspondence which included Samuel L. Mitchill. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 39988. 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
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
196827644New York: New York Chamber of Commerce 1968. First edition. Illustrated paper wrappers. Tiny nick else a fine copy. 48 pp. Illus. with color and b/w photos. Sm. 4to. OCLC shows only 6 copies. New York Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1930251134Paris: B. Arnaud 1930. Paperback. Each leaf a numbered plate on high-gloss alkaline paperstock plate numbers run to p.151 but nearly one hundred leaves are omitted - obviously a catalogue prepared for a specific client - plates #1-4 for instance are followed by #10 which is followed by #15. Find titlepage plus 59 leaves exhibiting tableware rectos only then 36 leaves printed recto & verso showing a range of designs that could be etched on any of the glassware products. No color artists' renderings in shaded b&w one to two dozen on a page. Softbound in 11x8.5 inch yapp-edged plain printed wraps fastened with decorative cord. Item is mildly edgeworn those overlapping yapps take a beating joint at tail has a quarter-inch split cord is a little pokey-looking both textblock and covers bear an upper-corner bump affecting a 2x1 inch corner-tip wedge throughout. Quite sound otherwise and perfectly clean and unmarked. Mostly articles for meals and entertaining but two "urinals" for the bedridden homme femme are shown with cheese dishes p.58. B. Arnaud paperback books
184227637New York: J. P. Wright Printer 1842. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Lacking the printed wrappers else a very good or better bright copy. 11 pp. 8vo. The Chamber argues for a "discriminating duty on foreign imports" as opposed to direct taxation to raise the funds needed by the Federal government. Presented at the 2nd session of the 27th Congress. OCLC locates two copies: Library Company of Philadelphia and Boston Atheneum. Sabin 54161. Amer. Imprints 423608. J. P. Wright, Printer unknown books
182918792Washington 1829. 8vo. 33 pp. <br><br>February 16 1829.Read ordered to lie on the table and be printed." Government document: 20th Congress 2d Session. 79. Removed from a nonce volume. Pencilled numeral in top right corner of p. 1. Foxed. Very good. unknown books
181011376Washington City: Pr. by R.C. Weightman 1810. 8vo. 13 pp. <br><br>The Chamber urges renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States 1791-1811. The memorial is signed by William Fitzsimons "and one hundred and one others. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 21725. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; light foxing. Good condition. Pr. by R.C. Weightman unknown books
49561Taunton n. d. Ca 1860s / 1870s. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning & browning to center portion. A VG survivor. Single printed advertising card of white stock 12 lines varying typographical fonts. Verso blank. 2-1/2" x 1-7/8" <br/><br/>Child's advert continues at bottom: "Don't forget the number. Letter-types for Mailing Only 25 Cents." <br /> <br />Regretably we find nothing on-line which can tell us more about Mr Childs which is to say he's another individual obscurbed by the passage of 150 some-odd years. unknown books
27881Philadelphia: John Haworth Company No Date. First edition. Paperback. Good. Tall paperbound trade catalog of cameras and other photographic equipment and supplies from the John Haworth Company of Philadelphia. Not dated but likely from circa 1900 - 1910. 144 pp plus tipped on Catalogue Corrections and Additions sheet. Condition is good. Inner pages are still well-stapled together and clean but the decorated paper covers have separated from the text. Profusely illustrated. Laid in to this copy is a folded flyer for F. & S. Professional Printer a four page booklet. John Haworth Company paperback books
193744444Rochester N. Y.: Eastman Kodak Company 1937. Revised Edition. Printed buff paper wrappers stapled. Smudge to upper left quadrant of front wrapper. Faint vertical fold-line to booklet. A Very Good copy. 39 1 pp. 4 pages of illustrations on glossy paper a couple images in color. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>Scarce Kodak trade catalogue which documents the equipment and prices thereof for the equipment needed to be a commerical photographer in the late 1930s. Eastman Kodak Company unknown books
19274176Salt Lake City: Chamber of Commerce 1927. 31pp Quarto 30.5 cm Tan wrappers with the title gilt on the front panel. Very good. Profusely illustrated guide with dozens and dozens of captioned photographs of Salt Lake and Utah.<br/><br/>"There are several points of view from which to consider Salt Lake City. You might see it as a city of romance and interesting history. You might see it as a place of enchanting physical beauty. You might see it as the commercial center of a vast and rich territory. You might see it as the symbol of the New West - Pulsating with life and eager with hope - hospitable and open hearted - and sure of the success of its deliberately made plans. You might see it as the hub and headquarters of those startling regions which comprise Scenic America. Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1850402831st Cong. 2d Sess.: SED6. 1850. 43pp disbound light scattered foxing and wear. Very Good. <br/><br/> On the misuse of the American flag in the African-Brazilian slave trade. The United States is "mortified" at this practice; the U.S. consul includes eye-witness reports. SED6. unknown books
190951695bdTampa: Tampa Board of Trade 1909. Oblong octavo stiff color-illustrated wrappers tapled 24 pp. Photographs illustrations map. Very Good. Tampa Board of Trade, (1909). unknown books
189247152.1Boston: Pope Manufacturing Co 1892. 1st Printing. Printed blue paper self-wrappers sewn. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Light age-toning at the extremities VG. 12 pages. Illustrated with 4 cuts of people on cycles with t.p. having decorative ornamentation to left. 12mo. 5-5/8" x 3-3/4" <br/><br/>"Pope Manufacturing Company was founded by Albert Augustus Pope around 1876 in Boston Massachusetts and incorporated in Connecticut in 1877. Manufacturing of bicycles began in 1878 in Hartford Connecticut at the Weed Sewing Machine Company factory. Pope manufactured bicycles motorcycles and automobiles. From 1905 to 1913 Pope gradually consolidated manufacturing to the Westfield Mass plant. The main offices remained in Hartford. It ceased automobile production in 1915 and ceased motorcycle production in 1918. The company subsequently underwent a variety of changes in form name and product lines through the intervening years. Yet all the way up to present-day bicycles continue to be made available under the Columbia brand." Wiki. An early promotional brochure by this long-time bicycle manufacturer. Herein the company touts it's product anchored with a 2 page manifesto: "Why Should I Ride a Bicycle" Evidently enough people agreed they should for "by the mid-1890s at the height of the bicycle craze Pope was manufacturing about a quarter million bicycles annually." Pope Manufacturing Co unknown books
37277n. p. n. d. Ca early 1900s. Single white card printed both sides in black. Recto with advert for the hotel; verso with divers statistics about big trees in the Santa Cruz area. Slight and wear and soiling to edges. A Very Good copy. Black and white woodcut of a big tree to recto. 5" x 3" <br/><br/> unknown books
1943290013Baltimore Md: Anchor Post Fence Company 1943. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. A 32 page catalog issued by the Anchor Post Fence Company; illustrated throughout with halftone ilustrations and drawings of attractive fencing options mostly two to a page. Illustrations and text with a green border on each page. Some light foxing almost entirely limited to the printed wrappers. An uncommon trade catalog dated from a laid-in letter from the company sending the catalog. Laid in as well is an information blank from the company to be filled in if requesting an estimate. Very Good binding. Anchor Post Fence Company unknown books
187926855New-York: Spelman Brothers 1879. 26855.jpg. Printed self-wrappers. Good old tape repair to spine/some staining to bottom margin. 36 pp. Wrappers included in pagination. Illustrated with cuts. Folio. 13" x 8-3/4" <br/><br/>Not in Romaine who only records a single 1890 catalogue of this firm. Spelman Brothers unknown books
19137477Nashville TN 1913. Green cloth. VG minor extremity wear. 1019 pp fully illustrated in b/w 4to 9" x 11". <br/><br/>Labeled as catalogue #2238. Other items represented include pocket knives guns & pipes. hardcover books
1960WRCLIT63794New York & Los Angeles: Kling Photo Corp 1960. 120pp. Oblong octavo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Extensively illustrated. Slight crease in upper wrapper laminate otherwise a very good or better copy with a 1960 price list laid in. An expansive and heavily illustrated trade catalogue for the distinguished large format camera manufacturer printed in Germany and customized with the imprint of the US distributor. Includes a company history and tour of their manufacturing facilities. Kling Photo Corp unknown books
45947Birmingham: W. Rickman King n. d. 1st printing thus ca early 1950s. Original printed brown paper wrappers. Some general wear with lower spine abraded with loss. Distributor stamp of "Harry McKechnie 1355 Market Street San Francisco Calif". Withal Very Good. 8 87 1 pp. Three price-sheets laid in dated 1952 1954 & 1955. Fully illustrated. 12-1/4" x 9-13/16" <br/><br/> W. Rickman King unknown books
189733522Chicago 1897. Not in Romaine though see p. 85 for an 1885 Kimbark Carriage catalogue. Orange printed wrappers stapled. Rear wrapper with cut of the factory. Minor wear & chipping to wrappers. A VG copy. 244 pp. Illustrated with cuts. 12mo. 5-7/8" x 3-11/16" <br/><br/> unknown books
194159614New York: William Mills & Son 1941. Catalogue No. 141. 12mo. 80 pp. Profusely illustrated. Offers a full-range of fly fishing tackle including tarpon flies and some other saltwater goods "anglers' supplies exclusively all grades." Very good. Original printed rust wrappers a little stained stapled. #6927. <br/><br/> William Mills & Son unknown books
