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189936006Homer N.Y. 1899. Ca 1890s. Not in Romaine. Pale blue printed wrappers. Mild wear & soiling to wrappers. A VG copy. 77 3 blank pp. 75 drawn b/w illustrations of divers styles of carriages. Oblong format: 3-3/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>Rare trade catalogue from the hay-day of polite horse-powered travel- not in Romaine though see p. 78 for other catalogues by this firm. OCLC records no copies institutionally held. unknown books
1873002874Washington DC: Published by Order of the Secretary of War 1873. First Edition. Good. Six maps for: Monday February 17 1873 - 11 P. M.; Tuesday February 18 1873 - 7:35 A. M.; Tuesday February 18 1873 - 4:35 P. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 7:35 A. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 4:35 P. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 11 P. M.; 8 3/4 x 11 1/2; relief shown by hachures and gradient tints; small reference table in the lower half of the image; edges brittle with small chips and cuts; overall in good to very good condition. A scarce collection of maps their publication began in January of 1871 with no less than 3 maps being published every day. Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph had made it possible to easily observe gather and transmit data from different points over the entire country. A small note at the head read: "All observations made at the same moment of actual not local time." Released by the US Army's Signal Service the maps were intented to be primarily used by farmers and merchants. They were published in at least three different sizes and formats the current being one of the smaller ones. These particular maps showed precipitation and wind velocity at various elevation points. Published by Order of the Secretary of War unknown books
188132777Albany N.Y.: Van Benthuyson Printing House 1881. Cf. Romaine p. 19 for other catalogues issued by this Hoosick Falls NY manufacturer. Printed green wrappers stapled. General wear & soiling. Agent ink signature to bottom of front wrapper. Occasional po pencil annotation. A VG copy. 32 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Van Benthuyson Printing House unknown books
188560768Rugby England: Walding 1885. Trade card. 16mo 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. 3 pp. the two interior pages advertise the fox hunting clothier Walding with short testimonial statements all dated 1879 and the rear wrapper advertises and solicits subscriptions for the Hunt Servant's Benevolent Society." "Walding begs to inform Masters of Hounds and Gentlemen much in the saddle that he makes Hunting and Riding Garments his special study and supplies over fifty of the principal Hunts in the Kingdom." Very good. Original chromolithographic illustrated wrapper picturing vignettes from the hunt. #7955. <br/><br/> Walding hardcover books
1897505Dover Kent England: W. J. George 1897. 4to. 285 x 225 mm. 11 x 8 ¾ inches. 24 pp. Illustrated throughout with lithographic images of sporting rifles and equipment. Original green coated paper wrappers title information and images I gold ink on front cover; wrapper edges rubbed with minor tears paper spine rubbed away wrappers nearly detached. Attractively produced gun catalogue issued by one of Great Britain's most storied rifle manufacturers and gunsmith to the Queen. The illustration are highly detailed especially for the various shot guns offered for sale. Jonathan Ulhman. Bibliography of Books on Cartridges or Ammunition International Ammunition Association Inc. p.1. https://cartridgecollectors.org/. W. J. George unknown books
186427636New York: John W. Amerman Printer 1864. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. A very good copy light offsetting to front wrapper one initial at top edge mail fold marginal line to one paragraph. 26 pp. 8vo. Reprints Barstow's original argument against the Usury laws Report upon the Usury laws as well as nearly ten years of further reports and memorials questions and answers to criticisms and various appendices. Barstow argues that the current laws restrict trade: "We have for many months witnessed in our city a most grievous pressure on our money market; a pressure almost beyond a parallel for intensity. The cost of raising money has weighed down the energies of many enterprising men. Usury Law restrictions have afforded no alleviation in the hour of need. The very reverse of this has been their result." Scarcer than the initial report. OCLC shows only six copies: NYPL Stanford Law Harvard Brit. Lib. 2 and American Antiquarian Society. John W. Amerman, Printer unknown books
185627278Philadelphia: Deacon & Peterson 1856. First edition. Paper wrappers. Some chipping to spine else a very good copy with a small tear and mild crease on front wrapper leaves clean and bright. 39 pp. 8vo. Not in Sabin. Deacon & Peterson unknown books
189639477Washington: GPO 1896. 4to. vi 405 pp. <br/><br/>Some cover wear. Text clean. GPO unknown books
188529001127New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving of New York 1885 - 1886. This was a dry good business that acted as middlemen between the manufacturers and retailers of dry goods. Additionally he founded the Continental Bank of New York in 1870 along with Jacob H. Schiff Marcellus Hartley Robert L. Cutting and Joseph Seligman. Two items advertising the memorial of Horace Brigham Claflin who was an American merchant who founded the Bulkley & Claflin Company later after Claflin's death it became known as H. B. Claflin Company. Over the years this bank was acquired many times and is still in existence today under JP Morgan Chase. The first item is apparently from the Dry Goods Bulletin which serves as an memoriam/obituary for Claflin. The front side has an engraving of Claflin as well as his birth and death dates December 18 1811 - November 14 1885. The back side has a description of his life. Measures 14 1/4" x 12 3/4". The second item is a 16 pg. booklet done by the New York Chamber of Commerce that is the minutes of the meeting following Claflin's death as well as a biographical sketch of the man. The booklet states that "Mr. Claflin was one of the great merchants which the present century has produced and his life and character present a striking illustration of the maxim 'Act well your part there all the honor lies.' " pg. 3 The meeting end with several resolutions one of which was "the entire community of dry good merchants are called upon to mourn the loss not only of the most eminent member of their profession but also of a true friend." pg. 11 #1 This was accomplished when on the day of his funeral "the wholesale stores and commission houses throughout the dry goods district in New York City closed at noon and business was suspended. That portion of the City usually so active and busy was silent and deserted." pg. 15 The booklet also includes a portrait engraving of Claflin. Black covers. Measures 9 1/4" x 6" <br/><br/> Atlantic Publishing & Engraving of New York unknown books
1814WRCAM38942London: Printed by R.G. Clarke 1814. 29pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Near fine. The final settlement between England and Spain at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. An important treaty which guarantees for England most favored nation status in the event of the commerce of Spanish America being opened to foreign trade. Includes an article of agreement regarding the injustice and inhumane nature of the traffic in slaves and a SEPARATE ARTICLE stipulating that the king of Spain not engage in any treaty with France "of the nature not known under the domination of the Family Compact." Printed in English and Spanish. Printed by R.G. Clarke hardcover books
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
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
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
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
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
189841800San Francisco: Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco 1898. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. Lacking the wrappers else contents very good. 23 1 pp. Illus. with b/w plates and drawings. 8vo. Consists chiefly of an address by Hugh Craig President of the Chamber to the trustees and members on Nov. 10 1898./ Includes The destiny of the United States reprinted from the Examiner November 13 1898. Morrison: List.Interoceanic Canal and Railway routes p. 31. Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco unknown books
184273022Boston: Bradbury & Soden. Very Good. 1842. Softcover. THE MONTHLY CHRONICLE VOL. III. NO. IV. Boston May 1842. Includes articles on the suppression of the African Slave Trade and new calculating machinery; Expedition to the Niger; Patent Iron Mason; Rail Roads in France; The rear wrapper is separated but present. Good condition. . Bradbury & Soden paperback books
1825WRCAM38259New York: Corrected and published by Edmund M. Blunt 1825. 4196pp. plus 20pp. of advertisements. Tall narrow octavo. Contemporary calf gilt morocco label. Hinges cracked boards worn. Tanned scattered foxing. Fair. First edition under this title of this perennially popular and relied-upon guide for figuring the weight of packages and casks based on their depth and breadth. The work was originally published in 1816 but was found to be so full of errors that it was republished in this "corrected" edition under a new title in 1825. Blunt was also the publisher of the essential navigation guide THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 19773. Corrected and published by Edmund M. Blunt hardcover books
1806WRCAM30424Baltimore: Warner & Hanna 1806. 49pp. Errata slip laid down in lower margin of last leaf. Dbd. Light uniform browning old library stamp at head of titlepage. Very good. This petition one of many from various merchant organizations lobbies the President of the United States and Congress to defend American commerce with Europe in light of British violation of the "neutral rights" occasioned by the early years of the Napoleonic wars. Baltimore merchants were a hotbed of organization for various American subversive enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 10854. KRESS 5070. SABIN 3045. Warner & Hanna unknown books
188536110Chicago: The Jewelers' Journal Office 57 Washington Street 1885. 1st printing. Printed pink paper wrappers with cord 'hanger' to text upper left. Age toning to wrappers which show only light wear. A VG - Nr Fine copy of a rare item. 79 1 pp. Index inside front wrappers. Illustrated. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6" <br/><br/>A rare almanac focusing on the jewelers' trade. Not found on OCLC. The Jewelers' Journal Office, 57 Washington Street unknown books
188343132London: Theodore Baxter Agent 1883. 1st printing thus. Original printed grey paper wrappers lacks rear wrapper. Age-toning with some edge-chipping to front wrapper. Unobtrusive paper repair along spine. About Very Good. 31 1 blank pp. Illustrated including a fold-out at front. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>OCLC records one holding institution of an 18 page pamphlet with this title. Theodore Baxter (Agent) unknown books
1897503Holyoke Mass U. S. A.: Dean Steam Pump Company 1897. 8vo. 205 x 135 mm. 8 x 5 ¼ inches. 132 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone images and diagrams. Original stiff blue paper wrappers with title printed in gilt on the front cover and company name on rear cover; chipped at head of spine and cracked in lower part of spine sewing of the text block weak call number in white ink on spine; bookplate of the Engineering Societies Library of New York. Dean Steam Pump is one of the most respected brands in its industry. Established after the Civil War the company under various ownerships has produced reliable and industrial grade pumping systems and over time has introduced innovations that have been become standards for the entire trade. In the 19th century the company made the transition from steam to turbine to electric pumps and produced vacuum pumps air pumps circulating pumps etc. for such diverse businesses as maple sugar companies to petroleum refiners. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues p. 297 cites an 1890 edition published from the New York Offices and this edition published in 1897. OCLC only cites one edition published in Indianapolis in 1894 in one copy. George Frederick Gebhardt Steam Power Plant Engineering New York John Wiley 915 p. 618. Dean Steam Pump Company unknown books
187119188New Britain Conn.: George L. Allen 1871. First edition. Some rubbing along the edges of the cords on the joints rear free endpaper just lifting a bit; a nearly fine copy. Small 8vo original gilt-stamped green cloth 70 pages. A compilation of exemplary children in the Bible suitable for younger readers. The gilt-stamped book device to the upper board is especially bright and fetching. Christmas gift inscription dated 1876 on the front free endpaper. George L. Allen, unknown books
18964969New York: Bartlett & Company The Orr Press 1896. Octavo 20.5 x 14 cm. 97 pages. Date derived from Water Street address on title page. An extensively illustrated trade catalogue of heating furnaces and cooking ranges. Before the 1830s gravity hot-air furnaces were produced according to the specifications of individual buildings. The first mass-market manufacturer in the United States was Richardson & Boynton established in 1837 and in business for more than a century thereafter. The company survived the competitive surge in home heating manufacturers in the decades after the Civil War Fuller & Warren of Troy for instance also advertised as "the oldest house in the trade" introducing innovations in fuel source efficiency flue design cleaning access and model size - to say nothing of aesthetic appeal - at a surprising rate. The foundries and shop buildings occupied a double block in Red Hook Brooklyn; corporate offices 232-234-236 Water Street were across the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan. By the 1890s Richardson & Boynton were advertising themselves as manufacturers of multiple designs of furnaces fireplace heaters laundry water heaters cooking ranges stoves and kitchen appurtenances such as kettles urns pastry ovens and steam tables. Owing ostensibly to climbing tunnage and wharfage costs the entire operation decamped to Dover New Jersey in February 1896. Elaborate illustrations with equally elaborate cutaways; specification charts. A bit of chipping to head and foot of wrapper at spine otherwise very good in two-toned brown wrappers with gilt decoration. Pages clean and bright. Scarce. OCLC locates three copies of all other Richardson & Boynton cataloguesbut none of this issue; Romaine page 363 for other issues. Bartlett & Company, The Orr Press unknown books
188133597Syracuse N.Y.: Journal Print 1881. 1st edition thus Romaine p. 3. Printed self-wrappers sewn. Vignette of the factory to front wrapper. Rear wrapper with advert touting Standard Oil as a customer. General wear with stain to upper text block corner. Spine paper shows wear & shipping. Foxing to wrappers. Withal an About VG copy. 35 pp. Pp 21 - 35 are testimonials from satisfied customers across the eastern half of the nation. Illustrated with 19 cuts of 7 presses & associated ancillary equipment. 8vo. <br/><br/> Journal Print unknown books