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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
1929262849Baltimore: Baltimore Association of Commerce 1929. First. paperback. very good-. folding map photo Illus. 66pp. 8vo pr. wrs. wrappers sunned near spine two small tears to wrappers. Baltimore: Export and Import Bureau Baltimore Association of Commerce 1929.<br/><br/> Contains extensive survey of the port and its activities along with many economic statistics.<br/><br/> Baltimore Association of Commerce unknown books
188057441Boston MA: G.W. Simmons & Son 1880. Advertising circular. Broadside 14 x 8 1/2 inches. An advertisement featuring a 'heliotype" from a camp-scene line-drawing of two well-attired hunters and a fisherman their day's bag and an African-American attendant all standing by their tent behind them a lake full of ducks and Simmons decoys. The lower two-thirds of the broadside advertises the company's suits with W.H.H. Murray testimonial quoted tents and decoys. Moderate soiling several tiny splits at folds a good copy. Folded as for mailing. #4281. <br/><br/> G.W. Simmons & Son unknown books
19492265796US Department of Commerce 1949. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Minor wear to corners. 1949 Stapled Binding. 62 pp. A thorough discussion of the industrialized centers of post-war Germany. US Department of Commerce unknown books
19343983Phoenix: Immigration Commissioner Chamber of Commerce 1934. 12pp. Square octavo 23 cm x 20 cm that folds to pamphlet size 23 cm x 10 cm Illustrated wrappers. Better than very good. Gentle overall wear. Promotional piece for the Phoenix area issued by the local Chamber of Commerce. Favorable descriptions of the area illustrated with black and white views throughout. Nice double-page bird's-eye view: 'The Great Salt Valley Plain in Maricopa County Arizona' by T.A. Hayden 23 cm x 40 cm. <br/><br/>"Throughout the Universe a few places seem to have been more favored by nature than the rest of the world. There are places along the shores of the Mediterranean celebrated for the salubrious climate. There are places on the shores of some of our own southern states where warm currents from the tropics temper the winds and make the winter temperatures desirable. Immigration Commissioner, Chamber of Commerce unknown books
195121257New York: the Committee 1951. 31p. wraps illus. the Committee unknown books
197912408Washington: GPO 1979. x 271p. 8.5x11 inches second printing wraps. Current population reports special studies series P-23 #80. GPO unknown books
1896173503Chicago: Local Alliance no. 72 of The Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance 1896. Eight page newspaper 6x9 inches pages 1-4 roughly opened single printed sheet folded to form a small 8 page newspaper newsprint browned. STLA was associated with the Socialist Labor Party. This issue includes election news and both the local and national slates and a call for a local rally. Local Alliance no. 72 of The Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance unknown books
4929AMERICAN IRON TRADE THE STATE OF THE TRADE AND MANUFACTORY OF IRON IN GREAT-BRITAIN CONSIDERED. London: 1750. 8vo. Disbound. 15 pages. First edition. Sabin 90633; Kress S-1991; Goldsmiths' Library 8504. An interesting anonymous tract largely about the trade in iron from the American colonies. Rare. Kress only records a photocopy. unknown books
194713001947. MOUNT HOLLY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE STORY OF MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY. Illustrated. Mount Holly NJ: Mount Holly Chamber of Commerce 1947. Small 8vo. printed wraps; 46 pages. First Edition- not a reproduction. A scarce book published by the local Chamber of Commerce to present an accurate and honest description of Mount Holly as a place to work and live. Very Good contents clean & tight. $125.00. <br/><br/> paperback books
33689Philadelphia: Ware Bros. Company n. d. Ca 1890s. Not in Romaine. Stapled quires. Lacks wrappers. Faint stain in upper right of first couple/three leaves. Wrapper remnants along spine. Carriage No. 145 with "Doctor's carriage" noted in pencil underneath. Withal a useful VG copy. 68 pp. 60 large b/w illustrations of divers carriages; 5 images of sleighs. 9-1/2" x 8" <br/><br/>Rare trade catalogue from the hey-day of polite horse-powered travel- OCLC records no copies & only two total from this manufacturer both from the early 20th C. Ware Bros. Company unknown books
1929198035New York: Trade Union Unity League 1929. 29 iiip. wraps corner crease to front cover otherwise minor wear. Trade Union Unity League unknown books
192926524New York: Published for Pan-Pacific Secretariat by Workers Library Publishers 1929. First Edition. 12mo 18.75cm.; original grey pictorial staplebound wrappers printed in blue; 45pp. Light toning and minor wear from handling else Near Fine. Account of the role of Trade Unions in the execution of the first Five-Year Plan. Striking cover graphic signed "L. Brody. Published for Pan-Pacific Secretariat by Workers Library Publishers unknown books
190845868Richmond: by the Company N.d. ca 1908. Staple-bound brochure ca. 8" x 4"; 23pp. With laid-in illustrated circular 4pp; business-reply envelope and loose sheet of testimonials. Mild wear; Very Good or better. Attractively-printed brochure for horse-drawn road plows scrapers and rollers. by the Company unknown books
192019778Camden NJ: Victor Talking Machine Company 1920. This promotional booklet for the Victor Talking Machine Company argues for the use of music to help recent immigrants assimilate into American society. The author was hired in 1911 to head Victor's new educational department which aimed to develop music appreciation among the American public generally. Here she asserts that "a great movement is now sweeping the country to bring securely into the fold of American citizenry our adopted brothers from other lands -- to make firm and lasting ties that bind them to their new homeland." Traditional American music can forge those bonds for "nothing is more unifying and democratic than the group singing of old familiar and patriotic songs." The book delves into the history of American popular music and dance and includes suggested songs. Victor record numbers are conveniently provided next to each reference so the newly appreciative public may listen for themselves. 5 x 7.25 inches 38 pp with halftone photographic illustrations. Soiling and some loss to front wrapper one signature loose from staples; good. 4 copies located in OCLC. This promotional booklet for the Victor Talking Machine Company argues for the use of music to help recent immigrants assimilate into American society. The author was hired in 1911 to head Victor's new educational department which aimed to develop music appreciation among the American public generally. Here she asserts that "a great movement is now sweeping the country to bring securely into the fold of American citizenry our adopted brothers from other lands -- to make firm and lasting ties that bind them to their new homeland." Traditional American music can forge those bonds for "nothing is more unifying and democratic than the group singing of old familiar and patriotic songs." The book delves into the history of American popular music and dance and includes suggested songs. Victor record numbers are conveniently provided next to each reference so the newly appreciative public may listen for themselves. Victor Talking Machine 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
1957QES1013-9Anaheim CA:: Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Visitors and Convention Bureau 1957. Brochure. Very Good. 9 x 4 inches. 6 pp. Opens to 9 x 12 inches 3 panels each side. Printed in grey black and orange illustrations map of hotels / motels and amusement parks; text clean unmarked except routes between two hotels / motels and Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland are indicated in pencil on the map. With a rubber stamp for the 39 Motel Midway City CA within blank rectangle on back panel. SCARCE. Very Good. Promotional brochure for Orange County with a map indicating hotels motels restaurants bars and cocktail lounges. Illustrations throughout. A list of tourist attractions in and near Anaheim is also listed. Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Visitors and Convention Bureau, unknown books
1889505601889. Interstate Commerce Comission. Third Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission December 1 1889. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1889. 463 pp. Original cloth gilt title to spine. Moderate shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to front free endpaper. $5. unknown books
1916505691916. Interstate Commerce Commission. Thirtieth Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission December 1 1916. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1916. iv 248 x pp. Original cloth gilt title to spine. Light shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to front pastedown and free endpaper. $5. unknown books
1925507131925. Interstate Commerce Commission. Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission December 1 1925. Washington: Government Printing Office 1925. iv 289 pp. Original cloth gilt title to spine. Moderate shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamp to front free endpaper bookplate to front pastedown card pocket to rear pastedown. Location label to spine. $5. unknown books
6254Unbound sheets of black construction paper 17 x 14 cm. mounted with thirty-one chromolithograph trade cards. Two of the cards those for the Maison du Petit st. Thomas are die-cuts of an artist's palate. Mounting paper is worn and chipped at edges; though the cards are mounted the rectos of the cards themselves are very good. unknown books
1923507111923. Interstate Commerce Commission. Thirty-Seventh Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission December 1 1923. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1923. iv 256 pp. Original cloth gilt title to spine. Moderate shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to front pastedown and free endpaper. Location label on spine. $5. unknown books
1921507101921. Interstate Commerce Commission. Thirty-Sixth Annual Report of The Interstate Commerce Commission December 1 1922. Washington: Government Printing Office 1922. 311 pp. Original cloth gilt title to spine. Moderate shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to front pastedown and free endpaper. Location label to spine. $35. unknown books
1919507061919. Interstate Commerce Commission. Thirty-Third Annual Report of The Interstate Commerce Commission December 1 1919. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1919. iv 266 pp. Original cloth sunned gilt title to spine. Some shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to front pastedown and free endpaper shelf label to spine. $35. unknown 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
