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18486240St. Louis: W. H. Gray Ed 1848. First Thus. Loose sheet. Very Good. Published Saturday January 1 1848. Sheet folding to four pages each page measuring 9 x 11.25 inches. Printed sheet with autograph address and postal cancellation. With old mailing folds wax seal ghost some smudging and small stains. A well preserved copy. Commodities prices including Turkish opium and annual statement of the business in St. Louis. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing. W. H. Gray, Ed unknown
1876212711876. Very good condition. Sales flyer for Poughkeepsie NY watch and jewelry dealer printed in black in many type fonts and with an advertisement on the verso for Arundel tinted spectacles early sunglasses.<br /> <br /> Many different type fonts are printed here advertising watches in gold & silver cases jewelry silver wars and clocks with the ad for the sunglasses on the verso. Arundel spectacles "have the power of arresting the heat-rays of solar or artificial light before entering the eye. They are violet colored yet so constructed that when applied to the eye appear colorless. With a testimonial from Judge T. R. Westbrook Kingston NY. 6 x 12" unknown
1900614045Berlin, 1900/01. Lwd.
185766345Erlangen, Enke, 1857-58. XXXIII, 290; XIX, 160, XXVI, 288 S. Bibliothekshalbleinen.
188785724The Board of Trade of San Jose 1887. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Bin 4 Long Case. First issue of quarterly publication with intact fold out map. Heavy wear on jacket some areas chipped away at spine. Binding well intact. Clean. The Board of Trade of San Jose unknown
183631037BBLondon, John Harris, ca. 1836. 8° 387 Seiten, mit ca. 24 Tafeln mit jeweils 2 oder 3 Stahlstichen. Halbleder. Einband stark berieben und bestossen, am oberen Kapital eingerissen, Gelenk angeplatzt, Besitzervermerke innen, Seiten mit Bräunung.
1893285158Brooklyn: Schaeffer & Budenberg 1893. hardcover. very good. Injectors and Ejectors and Steam Engine and Boiler Appliances in General. Many Illus. 166pp. 8vo original brown cloth. Brooklyn: Schaeffer & Budenberg 1893. Very good<br/><br/> Schaeffer & Budenberg unknown books
1885630582Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel, 1885. VI S., 1 Bl., 383 S. Halbleinen d. Zeit (berieben, Rückenbezug etwas verblaßt u. unten mit kl. Loch). [2 Warenabbildungen]
1877E83165Berlin, Verlag von Julius Springer 1877 viii + 199pp., 24cm., hardcover (marbled plates, spine in orange cloth), good condition, rare, E83165
1900TECH0774(Budapest, Schvarcz o. J. um 1900). 204 S., mit zahlr. Abb., gldgepr. OHLn., berieben, etwas angeschmutzt, Ecken u. Kanten bestoß., Rotschn., 3 Beilagen.
1865015979London: Ordered By The House of Commons 1865. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio 21 x 33cm. Return to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons dated 23 June 1865;- and title continues ". since the Date of the Sixth Report of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council dated 1863; together with the Results of any Inquiries ordered by the Board of Trade in Cases where Scurvy has been known to eist on board Ship" Ordered By The House of Commons to be Printed 23 June 1865. 47 pages 1. Paper numbered 404. Condition is good a little wear to the bottom edge of the first few pages with a few small chips and short tears and the thread stitching is broken slightly dust soiled otherwise very good. No covers as issued A very scarce item. Ordered, By The House of Commons Paperback
1818174466Chalons: Boniez-Lambert Imprimeur Libraire 1818. 1st Edition in this form. Paperback. Good paperback copy with some loss. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned frayed and rubbed as with age. Unread and unopened copy. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 104 pages; Physical desc.: 104 p. 22 cm. Notes: Public Meeting: society of agriculture trade science and arts of the Marne. Language: French. Chalons: Boniez-Lambert, Imprimeur Libraire paperback
1835174462Chalons: Boniez-Lambert Imprimeur Libraire 1835. 1st Edition in this form. Paperback. Good good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Unread and unopened copy. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 84 pages; Physical desc.: 84 p. 22 cm. Notes: Public Meeting: society of agriculture trade science and arts of the Marne. Language: French. Chalons: Boniez-Lambert, Imprimeur Libraire paperback
18908954Chicago: Baldwin Calcutt & Blakely Publishing Co 1890. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Good. Frank La Roche photography. 4to. Pp. 76 followed by pp. 8 of Northern Pacific RR advertising. Frontis. duotone view of Lake Washington with tissue guard. Illustrated with numerous drawings maps and halftone reproductions of photos and paintings. Stiff alligator-texture embossed paper boards with gilt stamped titles and decoration side stapled edges stained red. Front hinge detached and back hinge starting spine chipped cover soiled with corners bumped and edges rubbed blank preliminary inscribed and dated "1 2 91" with an erasure in the upper corner. Leaves are otherwise bright and unmarked. Published the year following the Great Seattle Fire. The first page of this ambitious promotion commemorates the recent incorporation of the Chamber of Commerce March 3 1890 stating its mission and listing its officers with portrait photos. In sum the lauded "Seattle Spirit" is manifested in this lavish promotional mere months following the disaster that leveled the city.<p>It begins with a survey of state resources then Seattle history with its commercial and cultural infrastructure followed by proud and optimistic descriptions of member businesses and commercial developments provided by their owners. With fine illustrations including architect's renderings of new commercial and residential buildings. Scarce at best.<p>A scarce promotional recorded by OCLC as held by 10 libraries four of them in Washington State. Now housed in a clear archival pouch with acid free backing. Baldwin, Calcutt & Blakely Publishing Co unknown
1888009299Washington D. C: U S Government Printing Office 1888. 354pp. Includes annual reports on the various railroad companies. Pages lightly yellowed. Previous owner's name and 1889 date inside front and back covers. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. U S Government Printing Office hardcover
1888505591888. Interstate Commerce Commission. Second Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission December 1 1888. Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1888. 354 pp. Original cloth gilt title to spine. Worn spine reinforced with tape text block partially detached internally clean. Ex-library. Stamps to front pastedown and free endpaper. $5. unknown books
1886280892London : Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode 1886. First Edition. Softcover. Good paperback copies only; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall despite minor wear and tear. Physical description; 2 volumes ; 34 cm. Contents; pt. 1 Minutes of evidence and appendix -- pt. 2. Appendix. Subjects; Great Britain -- Economic conditions. Financial crises -- Great Britain. Economic history. London : Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode paperback
1870102423Trade card no place no date but circa 1870. Size: 11 x 14 cm. Printed on paper. small defect on the top margin. <br /><br />Charming trade card. One side shows a picture in black and white of four happy girls in the four seasons wearing shoes suitable to the weather and the details about where to obtain to shoes. The other side shows a picture of two children standing on the beach in colour with the text "Sister - tell me what do the wild waves say" Silver tipped shoes only for children at play! Birch Bark - Chromo no. 1. I have dated this from another version of this card for Edward T. Merill a shoe dealer in Portland Maine.
18936177Montreal: The Gazette Printing Company 1893. First edition . Very Good. 23 cm; 225 pages and 20 half-tone plates 3 maps two of them folding. Extra half-tone printed title page. Bound in brown pebbled cloth. Slight fray at head; front free endleaf loose else unblemished and in very good condition! Signature of Dugald MacDonald on title page. <br /><br />Valuable reference for the development of commerce in Montreal from the earliest times to the end of the 19th century. The Gazette Printing Company hardcover
18936177Montreal: The Gazette Printing Company 1893. First edition . Very Good/Valuable reference for the development of commerce in Montreal from the earliest times to the end of the 19th century. 23 cm; 225 pages and 20 half-tone plates 3 maps two of them folding. Extra half-tone printed title page. Bound in brown pebbled cloth. Slight fray at head; front free endleaf loose else unblemished and in very good condition! Signature of Dugald MacDonald on title page. The Gazette Printing Company hardcover books
1897GITb705Sens Goret 1897. In-12 broché couverture bleu roi avec le titre imprimé en doré IVpp publicités 220pp. Orné d'un panorama dépliant en frontispice, nombreuses illustrations dont 17 hors texte, 1 carte hors texte, 1 plan en couleurs dépliant. Petits manques en tête et en queue du dos. Bien complet de toutes ses pièces.
186827263Albany: The Argus Co. Printers 1868. First edition. Paper wrappers. Spine torn at head else a very good copy small nick to front wrapper with a vertical crease running throughout. 56 pp. 8vo. With an early mention of "petroleum" which was just becoming an important product to pass through Albany. Scarce. We could find no copies on OCLC or RLIN. Not in NYPL Baker Smithsonian LOC NYSL. The Argus Co., Printers unknown
189678264Rochester N.Y.:: Chamber of Commerce 1896. First edition. publisher's illustrated wrappers. Old owner's address stamp inside the front cover and at head of title page. Small chips at a tape repair at the spine with a 1" piece of tape extending onto the cover illustration. 8vo. Illustrated cover by Harvey Ellis '96. Folding photographic frontispiece; illustrated throughout from photographs. Chamber of Commerce, unknown
186827263Albany: The Argus Co. Printers 1868. First edition. Paper wrappers. Spine torn at head else a very good copy small nick to front wrapper with a vertical crease running throughout. 56 pp. 8vo. With an early mention of "petroleum" which was just becoming an important product to pass through Albany. Scarce. We could find no copies on OCLC or RLIN. Not in NYPL Baker Smithsonian LOC NYSL. The Argus Co., Printers unknown books
186536606Theberton Suffolk U.K.: circa 1865. 1865. Good. - The closing 8 lines of a letter penned in black ink on part of a sheet of cream note paper 3-5/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Signed "Thos. Milner Gibson". Folded for mailing approximately 1 inch from the top edge. The left edge is slightly creased. Good. <p>Gibson is writing to his correspondent about reports written by Walter Plowden the first British Consul to Abyssinia. "Perhaps his reports on Abyssinia may have been sent before he was made Consul in 1848 or 1849. If you could send me these to Theberton I should be very much obliged."<p>Thomas Milner Gibson 1806-1884 was a British Conservative politician who adopted Liberal views and became an ardent supporter of the free-trade movement. He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Manchester in 1841 and from 1846 to 1848 was Vice-President of the Board of Trade under Prime Minister Lord John Russell. From 1859 to 1866 he sat in the cabinet as President of the Board of Trade first under Lord Palmerston and then under John Russell. Gibson was a leader in the movement for the repeal of taxes on educational materials and his successful efforts on behalf of journalism and advertising were recognized by a public testimonial in 1862. He retired from political life in 1868. Gibson and his wife resided at Theberton House in the village of Theberton Suffolk.<p>British diplomat Walter Plowden 1820-1860 was the British Consul at Massawa in Eritrea at that time part of Ethiopia on the Red Sea coast from 1848 to 1860. He played a role in Ethiopian politics cultivating the friendship first of Ras Aliregent of the Ethiopian emperor and later of the emperor Tewodros. In 1860 he was murdered by a warlord hostile to Tewodros. His writings on Abyssinia were published by his brother in London in 1868. Theberton, Suffolk, U.K.: circa [1865]. unknown
