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30107Philadelphia: Press of J. B. Lippincott & Co n. d. 1st edition Romaine p. 301. Ca 1871 - 72. Original publisher's pebbled terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board. Beveled edges. Overall VG slightly shaken/some shelfwear. 134 pp. T.p. printed in red & black. Text within rectangular red-rule border. Illustrated with wood engraved frontis depicting the 'Baldwin Locomotive Works' factory 11 intratextual cuts & 16 pasted-in photographs of divers Baldwin locomotives. 4to: 11" x 7-5/8" <br/><br/>The Baldwin Locomotive Works an American builder of railroad locomotives was located in Pennsylvania originally Philadelphia then moving in 1906 to nearby Eddystone. The company was the largest US producer of custom made-to-order steam locomotives. Founded in the early 1830s by Matthais Baldwin the firm stopped producing locomotives in 1956 ceasing business in 1972 having produced over 70000 engines the vast majority powered by steam. This one of the firm's first photograhically illustrated catalogues a lavish production issued in the ealy 1870s as Baldwin overtook Rogers as the premier locomotive manufacturer in the United States. Herein will be found photographs of their divers products including fill in with some names of locomotives. While not a particularly rare catalogue it's importance & desirablility lies in documenting the ascent to prominence of this significant US heavy equipment manufacturer as well as being an early trade catalogue illustrated with actual photographs. Press of J. B. Lippincott & Co hardcover books
28105.2Philadelphia: Printed by J. B. Lippincott & Co n. d. 1st edition. Ca 1893. Scarce OCLC locates 13 cc. Not in Romaine. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to front board. Floral patterned paper eps. Soiling to boards with a bit of fraying to spine ends. Period pos to front paste-down and later one to preliminary blank. A solid VG copy. 78 2 pp. Advertisement penultimate page listing the divers locomotive types 9 custom built by Baldwin. Frontis from a photograph showing an interior factory view of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Images from photographs of the 14 engines on exhibit. Woodcut of "Old Ironsides" 1832 locomotive built by Matthias Baldwin. 4to. 10-7/8" x 7-3/4" <br/><br/>Baldwin exhibited 14 locomotives in the Exposition including an Express Passenger Locomotive "American Pattern" Class 8-34 C; 3 Compound Express Passenger Locomotives a "Double-Ender" Type Wootten Fire-Box Class 8 20/38 1/4 C No. 694 an "American Type" Class 8 20/38 C No. 450 & a "Special High-Speed" Type Class 8 20/38 1/4 C No. 13350; a Passenger Locomotive "American" Type Class 830 C No. 13400 and other divers models such as a Logging Locomotive "Double-Ender" Pattern Class 8=22 1/4 C No. 13361. Printed by J. B. Lippincott & Co hardcover books
2603San Francisco: The Chamber 1874. . 8vo pale blue wrappers lacking many segments; text firm and unchipped except for lower outer corner of title missing not affecting text. Fifteen holdings in OCLC. San Francisco: [The Chamber], 1874. unknown books
1904290421Kinderhook N. Y.: W. S. Kline & Company 1904. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. An illustrated guide to the city of Raleigh North Carolina 1904 depicting various landscapes monuments and local businesses. With photographic illustrations of such places as the local pharmacist birthplace of President Johnson numerous banks and schools and others. Short closed tears to the edges of the covers and a few leaves. Stapled softcover with light red printed paper covers. Very Good binding. W. S. Kline & Company unknown books
1971181687Reading England: STUG 1971. Single sheet mimeographed both sides edgeworn else very good condition. Bulletin on conditions in the Ideal Casements factory in Reading along with a Marxist analysis of the Indo-Pakistan war. The Oct. 20 1971 issue of The Red Mole includes an article on the factory that mentions the role of this humble bulletin. STUG unknown books
1950289555Reno Nevada.: Published by the Reno Junior Chamber of Commerce. 1950. Pictorial stapled wraps. Very good a little wear to spine. . 28x21.5 cm. . Photo album of the effects of the 1950 flood on Reno Nevada with captions. Published by the Reno Junior Chamber of Commerce. paperback books
189443553n.p.: Hartman & Cadick 1894. First editions. Self wrappers. Good to very good. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8vo. The mid-term elections of 1884 were a disaster for the Democrats led by Grover Cleveland. Republicans and Populists in large part due to the efforts of Joseph Weeks Babcock 1850-1909 a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin who helped organize the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee in 1893 and was a major force in routing the Democrats in the 1894 House elections which cost the Democrats 113 of their 218 seats. They are most likely printed by Hartman & Cadick Republican printers. All follow the same format of quoting leading figures and using bold face type. 1: Caption title "If the Laboring Class be to Perish I Say the Whole Nation." A the head of the title: No. 1 - From the Congressional Record. The caption title is from the English Reformer William Cobbett followed by "You cannot reduce the laborer to a state of starvation and degradation without also destroying national prosperity" a quote from Joseph Norton Dolph 1835-1897 Senator from Oregon from one of his many speeches quoted here. OCLC locates only a single copy at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. A very good copy docketed on front wrapper mail fold. 2: Caption title "The industrial side of the tariff controversy must not be overlooked. The four millions of people who work in our factory system are the most potent factors outside of agriculture in our civilization." - Hon. J. W. Babcock Wisconsin. A the head of the title: Record No. 3. Apparently unrecorded. We could find no copies in OCLC NUC or other reference sources. Chip to front wrapper else very good with docketing stamp. 3: Caption title "When you Rob the Laboring Men of their Employment you Rob the Farmers of their Customers." The quote from the caption title belongs to Charles Curtis 1860-1936 Republican from Kansas who would go on to become Hoover's Vice President. OCLC locates one copy at the Western Reserve Historical Society Library. A good copy browned some minor chipping docketing stamp on front wrapper. [Hartman & Cadick?] unknown books
1949000356California State CHamber of Commerce 1949. Soft cover. Very Good. First edition thus staple-bound 6" x 9"; pp. 3-23 including text to back cover verso; original printed wraps; 1" closed cut to fore-edge of back cover; slight wear to head of spine; illustrated with graphs tables and diagrams; very good. A summary of the economic growth and recovery of California in the postwar years 1946 through 1948. California State CHamber of Commerce paperback books
1934188375Government Printing Office 1934-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1946 reprint of the 1934 edition. Brown paper wraps have mild wear. Has underlining to the first 1/4 of text with name written along the top edge of the front cover. All foldouts are included and unmarked. Has a good binding. Government Printing Office paperback books
187427269Portland Maine: Printed by B. Thurston & Co. 1874. First edition. Paper wrappers. Chips to spine and wrappers else a very good copy. 63 pp. 8vo. OCLC shows 5 copies of this edition. Engraving of Portland on the rear wrapper. Printed by B. Thurston & 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
1938302789Riverside California Riverside County Chamber of Commerce 1938. 1938. Tall 8vo. With 55 halftone photographs; center map 16" x 9" of Riverside County. Fine fresh. 20 pages including red pictorial wrappers. Includes details on the cities of Arlington Banning Beaumont Blythe Coachella Valley Corona Hemet Elsinore Perris Riverside High Grove San Jacinto Nuevo-Lakeview Norco Palm Springs West Riverside Idyllwild and Keen Camp. Soft cover. Fine. Riverside, California, Riverside County Chamber of Commerce, 1938. paperback books
1930GY913-5Riverside:: Issued for the Riverside County Chamber of Commerce by the Riverside Enterprise Press 1930. First Edition. Paperback. Like New. Map. No date but circa 1930. 26 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches. Folds down to 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Printed on the recto with just one panel printed on the verso with the title; text clean unmarked. Fine. "Map of City of Riverside California 'The Birthplace of the Navel Orange in America'" titled on the map when folded. Compiled and copyrighted by H. D. Bradley at Riverside California provided complimentary by the Riverside County Chamber of Commerce. A fine example of a cadastral map for Riverside California showing a comprehensive register of the real estate boundaries of Riverside including subdivisions and streets and indexes of city streets and streets outside the city. Scale: 1 mile is 2 1/2 inches. The map shows Central Junior High School which opened in 1928; but does not show Highway 91 which was extended to Riverside in the 1940s. 3 copies Worldcat. Issued for the Riverside County Chamber of Commerce by the Riverside Enterprise Press, paperback books
17329scsRochester Chamber of Commerce 1938. Quarto paperbound illus. gold wrappers 26 pp. Very Good with lightly rubbed & soiled covers. 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
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
185120015London: n. p. 1851. Folio printed on blue paper 10.81 x 8.63 inches 4 pages. Addressed in ink autograph to Messrs. Smith and Dove Andover Mass. with a canceled three cent U.S. stamp and a red round stamp for Boston 20 December. <br /><br />"The prospects for contract business during the approaching season may be considered favorable since the reports from the Interior respecting the crops are in every instance satisfactory." <br /><br />A detailed prospectus for Russian flax futures contracts and various other export goods with a list of goods exported from Archangel in 1851 from the merchant bankers Brandt & Sons which had agencies in Archangel Riga and London. <br /><br />The mailing address of this copy of the circular gives some idea of the international markets of New England textile mills; Smith and Dove ran an industrial spinning mill for linen thread in Andover. Prices are quoted in Roubles and Pounds Sterling at an exchange rate of 38d per Silver Rouble. <br /><br />A few small separations along old creases with loss of a letter or two; some light soiling and wear; in very good condition. n. p. 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
19261791Salt Lake City: Chamber of Commerce 1926. 28pp. Sextodecimo 17 cm Tan illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Illustrated guide to Salt Lake that contains a nice concise history of the town to the early 20th century.<br/><br/>"Whatever of individuality or charm may impress you - whatever of beauty or worth you may find bears the imprint which stamps Salt Lake City as unique among the cities of the world." p.5 Flake/Draper 7487. Chamber of Commerce unknown books
19483471Salt Lake City UT: Chamber of Commerce 1948. Single sheet 46 cm x 51 cm that folds to pamphlet 23 cm x 10 cm. Printed in green and black ink. Very good. Folds as issued. Suggestions for a seven day tour of Salt Lake City and the surrounding environs and includes lists of railroad offices bus lines air lines swimming pools newspapers historical sites parks churches golf courses and theatres. Bird's-eye view map 18 cm x 29 cm of Salt Lake City. Also contains a map of Zion Bryce and Grand Canyon National Parks 17.5 cm x 24 cm.<br/><br/>"Salt Lake City Beautiful - Interesting - Unique. Chamber of Commerce unknown books
19301378Salt Lake City: The Chamber of Commerce 1930. 31pp. Octavo 23.5 cm Color illustrated wrappers. Better than very good. An illustrated guide for the prospective tourist to Salt Lake and Utah. Contains images of many long gone establishments Pinecrest Mineral Baths Saltair II Salt Lake Country Club. Double-page map at the center.<br/><br/>"Unique Utah and Salt Lake City! Here is one of the few cities of the United States with an outstanding historic pioneer past and a romance-awakening personality that has firmly established it in the mind of the American traveler as a center of unique interest retaining as it always will the glamour of the Old West." Flake/Draper 7495. The Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1914302790San Diego Board of Supervisors 1914. 1914. 12mo. Illustrated with 42 halftone photographs; double page map by Schwartz & Ewing. 22 pages including pictorial wrappers. Fine. Soft cover. Fine. San Diego, Board of Supervisors, 1914. paperback books
1920GY815-365San Diego CA: The Board of Supervisors and the Chamber of Commerce of San Diego 1920. Early Edition. Paperback. Good. E. E. Knight. Pamphlet. 9 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches. 72 pp. 4 maps 1 double-page spread at the center of the volume signed by E. E. Knight in the plate and dated 1919 125 black-and-white half-tone photographic illustrations. Embossed wrappers stapled the back cover reads "The Birthplace of California" and has a California poppy illustration; shelf wear. GY815-365. Good. This title was issued occasionally by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and the Chamber of Commerce. There is one currently 12/21/2020 offered online dated circa 1917. The bookseller offering the earlier edition shows page 2 in his online offering; the statistical table on that page is significantly expanded in this circa 1920 issue that provides statistical tables based on statistics gathered in 1919. "To the visitors of San Diego: Welcome to our midst! This is an official publication issued for the use and benefit of the guests of our city. May your days here be delightful ones and may you soon return and remain with us forever Sincerely San Diego Chamber of Commerce." Page 69. There follows a seven-day itinerary "Seven Glorious Days Seeing San Diego." Photography by Averrett Fitch and Taylor half-tone plates by Sunset Engraving Co printed by Watson-Jones Inc. Worldcat records that this title was indeed issued several times between 1917 and 1930. Contents vary by year. The Board of Supervisors and the Chamber of Commerce of San Diego paperback books
305482San Diego Board of Supervisors and the San Diego Chamber of Commerce ca. 1928. 31 1/2" x 7 1/4". Brochure folds to form 22 panels. Illustrated with 20 fine b/w halftone photographs. Pictorial cover. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Rubberstamp of California Development Association San Francisco on the front cover. No Binding. Very Good. San Diego, Board of Supervisors and the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, ca. 1928. unknown books
187469531San Francisco 1874. Paperback. Very Good. 30p. Blue wrapper. 22cm. Small label on corner of front cover. Laid in is a similarly-sized broadsheet titled "Communication from Leland Stanford to the Committee on Corporations of the Senate" which is dated in type Jan. 22 1874. <br/><br/> paperback books
