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189050922NY: Radtke Lauckner & Co 1890. Single sheet 10 3/8 x8 inches with a copper etching of a rustic cabin on a lake with a sail boat in the background. In holograph on the lower margin is " At Brennan & Davis' Monday & Tuesday Apr 20th & 21st." Faint foxing else very good. The firm of Radtke Lauckner & Co. were publishers and importers of etchings engravings and photographs located at 6 East 18th Street New York during the 1890's. Apparently they arranged traveling exhibitions of their wares at various locations; this elaborate invitation was for a showing at Brennan & Davis' a jewelry stationary and book store in Bradford Pennsylvania. <br/><br/> Radtke, Lauckner & Co unknown books
1939208478Des Moines: Meredith Publishing Company 1939. Cover story announced there; cover illustration per se simply an indoor flower-arranger at work begins with a double-spread on pp20-21 with one half-page b&w photo and ten vignettes and a tiny map of central California thereafter comprised of 4 or 5 full columns of text scattered in the back of the magazine. Complete issue 88p with color wraps; front wrap is near fine back is dampstained with offset blue no bleed-through staples are exposed front and back and are quite rusty with a little migration; spine panel has inch-long chips at head and tail. As is a fair to good-only copy. Richardson's story records some talk with Julius L. Girod chief of the expo's Bureau of Horticulture but is mostly general tourist stuff. Meredith Publishing Company unknown books
197122Chicago n.p. 1893. First edition. 8vo. Folding sheet folded to form 14 pages. Over 30 duotone and b/w engraved illustrations. Original red cloth pictorial upper cover stamped gilt and black slight rubbing to spine and corners. Very good. Includes a double-page bird's eye view; Gun Boat; views of variour buildings. F. Hardcover. [Chicago, n.p., 1893]. hardcover books
602914-panel cabinet-size 5 1/2" x 9" folding view book of World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago; buildings scenery: Woman's Building Gun Boat U.S. Government Building Mining TransportationFish and Fisheries Decorative Arts other buildings ilustrated; no publisher no date listed but possibly Wittemann looks like the Glaser process; some edge tips wear to red cloth gilt & black titled & decorated covers; bit of a bend to boards soiling; good condition. Hard Cover. Good. Hardcover books
1894218762Chicago: W. B. Conkey 1894. paperback. good. 217 photo Illus. Oblong 16mo pr. wrs. wrappers detached and chipped some margins and wrappers dampstained spine worn. Chicago: W. B. Conkey 1894.<br/><br/> Views of buildings scenes and people of the exposition. The plates are complete and bright.<br/><br/> W. B. Conkey unknown books
191542654Paris : Paris Lyons & Mediterranean Railway Co 1915. 1st Printing. Printed white glossy stock paper covers stapled. Modest wear & soiling to covers. Very Good. 11 1 pp. Illustrated with 14 tinted photographic images on 4 inserted plates. Fold-out color map of the railway route at rear. 7-7/8" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/> Paris, Lyons & Mediterranean Railway Co unknown books
196639883London: Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition 1966. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy with a tear at spine heel. 112 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. 4to. Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition unknown books
195339882London: Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition 1953. First edition. Paper wrappers. A very good copy. 120 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and diagrams. 4to. Cecil F. Turner foreword. Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition unknown books
501187on Exposition letterhead in green ink San Diego January 18 1916; to D. Whiting of the Rolin Film Company: ".send us the names whom you are going to send down here to take a picture on the Exposition grounds. For your personal use a temporary pass." Small 4to 1 page. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover. paperback books
KC16056Ephemera. Good. 1 Die Deutsche Theater-Ausstellung Magdeburg 1927. Eine Schilderung ihrer Entstehung und ihres Verlaufes. Mitteldeutschen Ausstellungsgesellschaft M.B.H. Magdeburg 1928 8.25 x 11.75 German text folded once with heavy tape repair some covering two lines of the text block with toning and several light folds throughout. Text related to the history of the Magdeburg theatre and more including five black and white photographs: The Theatre of Dionysus an experimental building at the Bauhaus in Dessau a set design for August Strindbergs The Great Highway designed by Ludwig Sievert and more. Printed by: A. Wohlfeld Magdeburg. 2. Allemagne Exposition du Theatre Allemand Magdebourg MaySept. 1927 4 x 8.5 French text eight pages folded brochure lacking the staples with splits and wear and a light fold throughout. Illustrated in black and red including seven black and white illustrations explaining the history of the Magdebourg theatre. Theatre Exhibition logo designed by Karl Schulpig a pioneer of early corporate design frequently cited as one of the fathers of the modern logo design. <br/><br/> unknown books
10907SF CROCKER CO 1939. SF BAY AREA BRIDGES; 32 PAGES VERY GOOD-FINE. SF, CROCKER CO, 1939 unknown books
1928151662Philadelphia: Philadelphia Chapter A.I.A. and The T Square Club 1928. Hardbound. G- Has moderate to substantial wear to bindings and edges esp. at bottom edge of front cover; boards however seem secure and page surfaces are generally clean. Brown paper over boards; 348 pp. with mostly bw illustrations and advertisements throughout. Represents the work of architect and designer members of the clubs. Includes vintage photos of various buildings interiors and exteriors and some floor plans predominantly in the Philadelphia and Main Line area but others are included as well. Many advertisements too. A good book for browsing despite the cover condition. Scarce. Philadelphia Chapter A.I.A. and The T Square Club unknown books
197637880Chicago: Gallery Black Swan 1976. 17 by 11 inches. Yellow stock printed in black. Some light handling wear else a fine example. Original poster for this musical performance that happened during the World Surrealist Exhibition with a group that consisted of three AACM members: George Lewis James Johnson and Douglas Ewart. <br/><br/> Gallery Black Swan unknown books
190519444Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Commission 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. red buckram with gilt seal of Pennsylvania front cover. Teg. Very Good. 364 pages. 25 x 17 cm. Description of buildings art mines agriculture and transportation; black and white illustrations and catalogue of awards. Bookplate uncut spine slightly sunned crisp clean copy. Pennsylvania Commission hardcover books
190474949Philadelphia: J. Murray Jordan. Very Good. 1904. Softcover. View book is soft-bound in light blue wrappers with blue black and brown embossing to the upper wrappers. The covers show soiling and scuffing as well as edge-wear and wear to the spine. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations throughout. Worn covers with bright b/w views - 40 pages. . J. Murray Jordan paperback books
37505Gloucester MA: Cape Anne Historical Association 1989. Softcover. 10.5" x 9". 75 1 pp. Several b&w photographic illustrations among text. Very minor scuffing and toning to wraps. Inscribed by Walter Hancock. Very Good. . VeryGood. Paperback . Cape Anne Historical Association 1989 paperback books
189320760Chicago: Metcalf Stationery Company 1893. First Edition. 16 pp in original stapled wrappers. Delicate condition with a 1/4 x 1.5 inch chip missing from all pages in the volume not affecting text and an additional chip to the front wrapper. A scarce and detailed guide to the many features of the Moorish Palace at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. These included a palm garden "enhanced by groups of Arabs" a replica of the Alhambra a harem a labyrinth a cave a "monster kaleidoscope" and an extensive wax museum. The guide describes 60 figures and scenes appearing in the museum among them the Lincoln assasintation the fountain of youth Christ and the Samartian Martin Luther Sleeping Beauty Shakespeare Mozart Queen Victoria Pope Leo XIII Napoleon and George Washington. A separate room contained a diorama of the execution of Marie Antoinette which used the actual scaffold and guillotine that did the deed. Metcalf Stationery Company unknown books
1938222981San Francisco: The Monitor 1938. Magazine. Section Two" only evidently the expo-dedicated portion of this issue of the long-lived Roman Catholic periodical. Folio magazine softbound of course stapled 17x11 illustrated wraps sepia cover drawing joins TI tower and Ferry Building images 40p. coated alkaline paperstock throughout with plenty of b&w illustrations and ads. Be warned find minimal Expo material most pix are of old Franciscan churches over boilerplate text. Item is bent along top and bottom margins packing problems for tall vulnerable thingie with crimpings and some creasing there's a half-inch food lump on cover that goes thru to verso a basically as-is good-only copy that would flatten nicely under weight. Pious boosterism; for instance PG&E took out an ad bannered "Electrical Miracles In Store For Exposition Visitors" referring to anticipated gorgeous lighting effects has a so-so b&w illustration linking lit-up nighttime SF to the nearby lit-up island. The Monitor unknown books
191610082San Francisco: Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co. Pr. by John Henry Nash 1916. 8vo. 8 187 1 pp. <br><br>First edition of this example of Nash job printing: He printed 5000 copies for the PPIE Company. Nash was of course one of San Francisco's most important and artistically influential printers. He arrived there from Canada in 1895 saw his business destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire but persevered and rose to national prominence.<br>Â Â Â Â A collection of hundreds of letters of praise from prominent individuals who visited the Panama-Pacific International Exposition the 1915 world's fair held in San Francisco; includes letters from Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Elihu Root Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt Samuel Gompers and Thomas Edison. The text of each page is surrounded by red ink borders and a printed sidenote summarizes the theme of each letter.<br>Â Â Â Â Prepared by James A. Barr and Joseph M. Cumming and edited by Oscar H. Fernbach. With a preface by Charles C. Moore. Includes index. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Nash Bibliography p. 3. Contemporary quarter cloth over paper boards covers pressure-stamped by a now-defunct library; soiled and spine with paper title-label with small chip and shelving label. Paper across hinges inside opening but volume strong; one page with short tear at foremargin. Ex-library with bookplate and remnant of another pencilling card pocket and perforation-stamps; dust-soiling but no real staining. A "lesser" copy for sure but one that is not as abused as it may sound and one that is priced according to its faults. Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co. (Pr. by John Henry Nash) hardcover books
1915008618NY: John Lane Co 1915. Soft cover. VG. 4to pictorial covers monthly issue of design/arts/architecture monthly this issue's most important features in our opinion illustrated articles on woodcut artist T. Stureg Moore wiith 2 fill page woodcuts and b&w images of more and the sculpture at the Panama Pacific Exposition illustrated w/ b&w photogrtaphs. Covers lightly soiled the rest near fine. John Lane Co unknown books
1849WRCAM38909New York 1849. 4pp. Minor creasing to edges. Near fine. Promoting "the taste for the Fine Arts" this small pamphlet outlines the General Plan of the International Art-Union. In exchange for an annual fee of five dollars the subscriber received an engraving equal to the value of the subscription as well as the opportunity for an American student to study in Europe for two years subsidized by the Union. The final two pages advertise the engravings held by the Art-Union. Among those listed under the "Committee of Reference" are Washington Irving and N.P. Ellis. unknown books
191553716San Francisco: Robert A. Reid 1915. First Edition. Oblong quarto 21cm x 30cm. Pictorial stiff card wrappers; 60pp chiefly illus. A fresh fine copy. Attractive souvenir view book of the Exposition illustrated throughout with captioned photographic plates halftones. Robert A. Reid unknown books
186453725London: Day & Son 1864. First Edition. Large octavo 26cm. Publisher's embossed cloth-covered boards decoratively titled in gilt on spine and front cover; xxiv447pp; 431 wood-engraved text-figures; 39 inserted leaves of engraved plates most folding. Neatly rebacked; some spotting and soiling to boards spine cloth slightly dulled. Endpapers soiled with faint marginal tidemark to preliminary leaves but in all a tight complete Very Good copy. Ownership signature on front endpaper of a William John Lafferty Belfast dated 1866. <br/><br/>A significant work infrequent in commerce. Especially valuable for its coverage of early railway technology an area in which the author was himself expert as he had served as a Consulting Engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway as early as 1853. The book's four divisions - Railways; Textile Machinery; Metal and Wood Manufacturing Machinery; and "Machinery in General" are each profusely illustrated with both text figures and folding plates. The final plate at end of text is a "General Plan of the Western Annex" where mechanical exhibits were housed. Day & Son unknown books
15638EAGLE Mary Cavanaugh Oldham Editor. The Congress of Women held in the Women's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago USA 1893 with Portraits Biographies and Addresses. Los Angeles 1894. Later California printing. Large encyclopedic volume in black cloth publisher's binding with fraying to cloth edges and fading to spine. Interior pages clean and tight. Accompanied by a commemorative silver salver try from the Columbian Exposition and featuring an image of the Women's Building. As part of the Columbian Exposition a world's fair hosted in 1893 the Women's Congress convened to establish a building constructed by and for women to promote the work of women architects artists writers and entrepreneurs. Touted as "the greatest event of its kind in history" the Women's Congress released these commemorative pieces to spread awareness and raise profits to support women's work. unknown books
1892232951New York: Brentano 1892. First. hardcover. good. 12 photogravure plates. 4pp. of text. Oblong folio 1/2 blue cloth boards soiled edges of boards worn front flyleaf with several tears light foxing to plates. New York: Brentano's 1892. First Edition<br/><br/> Brentano unknown books
