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1924242101Chicago: Privately Printed 1924. First edition. 17 plates from photographs. 8 365 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in gilt. Apart from one small faint stain on upper cover this is a fine clean copy. Original owner's signature on front pastedown "E.O. Wooton / Washington D.C. / Dec. 1924. First edition. 17 plates from photographs. 8 365 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A classic of ranch life in Wyoming. "Clay came to America in 1874 having known cattle farmers and literature from childhood. He became the outstanding representative of the British-owned cattle companies of the 1880's. His MY LIFE ON THE RANGE privately printed1924 is packed with facts on cattle cattlemen and ranches. I cite it here for its pictures of life and its sense of the beautiful" J. Frank Dobie COW PEOPLE.<br/><br/>The original owner E.O. Wooton.1865-1945 was an American botanist professor of chemistry and botany at New Mexico State College from 1890 to 1911 and assistant curator at the National Herbarium in 1910. Howes C470 Privately Printed unknown books
195021680Washington: Chamber of Commerce 1950. 74p.wraps. Chamber of Commerce unknown books
2522qmsBardstown KY: Chamber of Commerce n.d. Octavo paperbound stapled b&w photo illus. white wrappers 15 pp. Includes ads for Wickland T. W. Samuels Distillery Inc. Baldwin’s Tourist Court Komfy Tourist Rooms The Old Talbott Tavern. Very Good with light soiling to wrappers. Chamber of Commerce, n.d. unknown books
1966251672Bucharest: Chamber of Commerce of the Socialist Republic of Romania 1966. 38p. stapled wraps 4.75 x 6.25 inches wraps lightly worn staples rusted else good condition. Supplement to the Romanian Foreign Trade No. 4 61 1966. Chamber of Commerce of the Socialist Republic of Romania unknown books
1943220156New York: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York 1943. Four panel brochure 3 panels with text one blank 5.5x8.5 inches minor toning and creasing else good condition. The Chamber opposes the closed shop dues check-off and calls for government supervision of union elections. Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York unknown books
186610295New York 1866. 8vo. 14 pp. <br><br>On the Empire State's participation in the 1867 World's Fair and Universal Exposition. A very scarce report. We trace no copies via WorldCat. Without wrappers. Corners and edges with a little bumping. Outer pages lightly soiled. First page with a few notations in ink and pencil. unknown books
194769621Washington: the Chamber 1947. 57p. wraps slight soiling along spine. Seidman C119. the Chamber unknown books
1937220157Washington DC: Chamber of Commerce of the United States 1937. Pamphlet. 30p. wraps slightly edge worn previous owner's name on front wrap else very good condition 6x9 inches. Chamber of Commerce of the United States unknown books
195464074Washington: the Chamber 1954. 90p. wraps illus. the Chamber unknown books
194148593Washington: the Chamber 1941. 11p. wraps. the Chamber 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
1928m2537Clearwater Fla.: Clearwater Chamber of Commerce n.d. ca. 1928-1930. Octavo color-illustrated wrappers stapled 32 pp. Photos color illustrations. Promotional piece for the city of Clearwater. Ex-library copy; otherwise Good. Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, n.d. [ca. 1928-1930.] unknown books
17622191Cadiz: Don Manuel Esoinosa de los Monteros 1762. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to. 20.5 x 14 cm 158 pp. 1 f. index. With woodcut head- and tail-pieces blazon of Charles III and two Spanish galleons. Bound in mottled calf over boards spine gilt in six decorative compartments. Somewhat worn at extremities. Generally very good. First enlarged edition of an illustrated merchant's guide to the duties and tariffs levied by the Spanish crown on exports from the Americas chiefly gold and silver but also concerning timber textiles furs coffee spices and foodstuffs.After first offering a general overview of Spanish colonial commerce with Western Europe Garcia de Prado provides a wide range of practical instructions for traders negotiating the hazardous waters of colonial finance giving sample calculations for the volume of shipping containers converting currency and-crucially-providing a comprehensive alphabetical list of the royal tariffs on exports from America and the West Indies printed as a table for quick reference in terms of maravedis de plata silver coins of account and quintales approx. 46 kg. The second half of the work is concerned with trade in gold and silver explaining the six classes of government tariffs and their application to quintales of the metals in their various states acuñada labrada grana fina etc. Printed at the Royal Navy Office in Cadiz where Spanish shipping vessels would have arrived from the Americas the present work anticipates later efforts by the Spanish Bourbons-particularly Charles III and the Marquis de Esquilache-to reform the fiscal administration of its colonial properties. Garcia de Prado remarks in his introduction that a much smaller work un Quaderno with the same title was printed in 1745 and that the present work aims to augment and update the information contained therein. JCB.III.1320; Medina 3999; Palau 58415; Sabin 15037 Don Manuel Esoinosa de los Monteros hardcover books
40042AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. DAILY DOINGS IN THE PIKES PEAK REGION. Volume IV Number 5. Colorado Springs: July 5 to 11 1914. Illustrated wrappers. 31 pages. Weekly periodical published by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce for t automobile travelers to their region. "Official guide book published every Saturday by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce." "Welcome stranger." E issue includes day-by-day things to do with photographic illustrations of sit and natural wonders in the region. Also includes local advertisements. unknown books
40043COLORADO SPRINGS-MANITOU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. COME TO COLORADO SPRINGS - MANITOU: THE PIKES PEAK REGION. Colorado Springs: The Chamber 1920s. Square 8vo. Colored illustrated wrappers. 22 pages. Scarce travel promotion for Colorado Springs and region in the 1920s. A rich illustrated many in color booklet of the sites natural wonders as well as tourist resort activities available to the automobile traveler. unknown books
1906228234n.p. Citrograph Press ca. 1906. 1906. 3 1/4" x 6". 10 illustrations including cover photo of The Anderson Hotel. 16 pages including pictorial stiff wrappers. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Promotional pamphlet focusing on Colton's business climate. Not in Rocq. Soft cover. Very Good. [n.p., Citrograph Press, ca. 1906]. paperback 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
1773WRCAM14144Paris 1773. 4pp. Quarto bifolium. Light stain else good. Relates to various problems and disturbances in the port of Marseilles including fraud in the tobacco tax and trade. Not in Wroth. unknown books
1925WRCLIT61651Paris 1925. Quarto. Printed wrappers. Scattered foxing spine slightly creased else a nice copy. Edited by Paul Valery Leon-Paul Fargue and Valery Larbaud. A representative issue of this important venue for contemporary French literature and literature in translation. Publication spanned thirty-two numbers issued between 1924 and 1932. The editors Paulhan Ponge Macleish Sceve et al. One of 250 numbered copies on lafuma of 2850. unknown books
1926WRCLIT61652Paris 1926. Quarto. Printed wrappers. Bit of use at edges minor foxing very good. Edited by Paul Valery Leon-Paul Fargue and Valery Larbaud. A representative issue of this important venue for contemporary French literature and literature in translation. Publication spanned thirty-two numbers issued between 1924 and 1932. Jacob Jouhandeau Riviere the editors et al. One of 250 numbered copies on lafuma of 2850. unknown books
1927WRCLIT61653Paris 1927. Quarto. Printed wrappers. Spine a bit sunned and cocked with short tear else very good. Edited by Paul Valery Leon-Paul Fargue and Valery Larbaud. A representative issue of this important venue for contemporary French literature and literature in translation. Publication spanned thirty-two numbers issued between 1924 and 1932. Jouve Guillere the editors et al. One of 2500 numbered copies on alfa of 2850. unknown books
1927WRCLIT61649Paris 1927. Quarto. Printed wrappers. Some foxing and soiling small loss at toe of spine; just a good copy with prospectus laid in. Edited by Paul Valery Leon-Paul Fargue and Valery Larbaud. A representative issue of this important venue for contemporary French literature and literature in translation. Publication spanned thirty-two numbers issued between 1924 and 1932. Nietzsche translated by Paulhan Breton first part of NADJA O'Flaherty the editors et al. S.P. copy in addition to 2900 numbered copies. unknown books
1961119641Tanganyika 1961. hardcover. Illus. some color. many tables. slim 8vo cloth d.w. Tanganyika December 1961.<br/><br/> unknown books
1775WRCAM14145Versailles 1775. 8pp. Quarto. Printed self-wrappers. Fine. An important treaty between France and Spain with significant ramifications for their colonial holdings in America. Herein Vergennes and the Conde d'Aranda further define commercial arrangements between the two countries in an attempt to control contraband. This had special impact for the Caribbean basin where the colonies of both powers were required to ship goods through European ports. Dissatisfaction over this prohibition was a key factor in the Louisiana Rebellion of 1768. This convention was agreed to at Versailles on Dec. 27 1774. Not in Wroth. DAVENPORT 155. unknown books
1714WRCAM39833London 1714. Small folio broadsheet. 1p. plus printed docket title on verso. Dbd. Early folds and early stab holes in left margin. Mild foxing. Very good. An early British petitionary leaflet calling for greater enforcement of customs laws for imported goods. The author charges that most consignments of foreign goods are now being made to "Naturalized Foreigners and Unfreemen" who are not under the same obligations as Freemen who state in their oath "not to Colour of Cover the Goods of Aliens." If "no Remedey be given" it is argued "all Persons will be discouraged from taking their Freedoms and few will be left of Substance to perform the necessary Service in the Government of London." The document is among the earliest examples of lobbying literature which first began proliferating during the major changes in British government in the mid-1710s. ESTC records four copies at the British Library Oxford National Library of Wales and California State Library. HANSON 1980. unknown books
