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192752112New York: Fairchild Aviation Corporation 1927. 4to. 60 leaves plus interleaves photo-illustrated. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Stiff paper binder with printed label on upper cover bound with brads. A few creases and nicks to the binder with a slight bump to the upper tip of the first leaves. A very good copy.<br/><br/>The frontispiece is a folding photographically produced chart; there are five original mounted photographs approximately 4 x 5 inches or the reverse. A very early prospectus or annual report for the purpose of a public stock offering by Fairchild following the founding of the firm in 1924. The frontispiece is a chart of the various divisions of Fairchild and a portion of this report is devoted to the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation which was among the most significant pioneers of aerial photography; several of their planes were designed specifically for use in aerial photography. The photographs illustrate the "K-8" aerial mapping camera and the manufacturing facilities. The various other divisions of Fairchild are enumerated listing: production research sales etc. <br/><br/> Fairchild Aviation Corporation unknown books
192851651bdDetroit: Chrysler Sales Corp. 1928. Octavo stiff brown printed wrappers stapled 87 pp. Illustrations fold-out lubrication chart. Very Good. Chrysler Sales Corp., 1928. unknown books
189547372London: Corporation of London Art Gallery 1895. Edition not stated. Octavo 21.5cm; red morocco decoratively stamped in gilt; spine in six compartments; AEG marbled endpapers; 126pp. Light soiling to boards with minor spots of chapping to hinges and crown of spine; front leading corner bumped. Toning to preliminary margins; slightly foxed ex libris on front pastedown see comments. Overall Near Fine. A directory of loaned artworks on exhibition at the Corporation of London Art Gallery from April 23 to July 21 1895. While the book does not contain pictures each piece and artist is described to detail along with the identity of the donor. With complete index.<br/><br/>Bookplate reveals that this book is from the collection of Dennis Wheatley 1897-1977 a best-selling English author of thrillers many with an occult or "black magic" theme e.g. The Devil Rides Out 1934. He was also a noted collector of antique books and nowadays there is a great deal of artistic appreciation directed towards his personal bookplate. It was illustrated by F.C. Papé as a tribute to Wheatley's mentor Gordon Eric Gordon-Tombe; in his design Gordon Eric is depicted as a satyr seated on a stump beside a bottle of champagne and a saxophone as he delivers some words of wisdom to a young man based on Wheatley himself. [Corporation of London Art Gallery] unknown books
195017127Chicago: Match Corporation of America Circa 1950s. Hardcover. Very good. Plastic-comb-bound book 10" x 11.5" approx. in illustrated cloth boards. Approx. 136 samples glue-mounted in nine tabbed sections with tissue guards between pages. Pages profusely illustrated in full color. Light rubbing to boards. Boards bowed. Tabs frayed. Light wear to page edges. Interior generally bright and fresh. Very good. 182pp. Also includes Order form booklet ad for gold stamping machine ordering information sheet sketch request form distribution contract booklet and price list. <br/><br/>An extravagant catalog of promotional matchbooks from the "World's largest direct selling manufacturer of advertising book matches." Includes examples with sample text and graphics as well as examples from companies all over the US from diners and motels to major corporations like ALCOA and Borden's. Includes hundreds of stock images and text with various styles sizes and finishes from a 10 match book with single color printing to embossed gold foil 40 match books. Striking #sorrynotsorry. Match Corporation of America hardcover books
17973Garden City Long Island New York: Curtiss-Wright Aeroplane & Motor Corporation Large photograph of this aeronautical manufacturing facility in Garden City Long Island; with the identification in the photo at bottom right; approx. 16" x 19 1/2" size overall with 3/4" approx. margins on sides and top about twice that at bottom; some chipping at corners; soiling in lower margin; photo has long been rolled with that tendency in the paper; good condition and interesting Long Island aviation manufacturing and science technology history. Good. Curtiss-Wright Aeroplane & Motor Corporation unknown books
196686248Accra: Ministry of Information 1966. Paperback. Good. photos 32p. Softcover in original green wrapper. 23cm. Former owner's name stamp on upper right corner of front cover. Scuffed. Modest staining and wear along top edge. <br/><br/> Ministry of Information paperback books
3169New York: The Company: 227 Broadway . . Single sheet 8 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches folded in three to 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Bluff paper with black printing. Twelve wooden samples all extremely attractive and two having died wood inlays. One sample with very minor chip. One copy located at Winterthur New York: [The Company]: 227 Broadway, . unknown books
191728561New York City: Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation 1917. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 4 pages. 6 x 9 inches. Self wrappers with 2 holes punched at spine. Previous owner name on front cover. Wraps. Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation unknown books
191828560New York City: Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation 1918. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 4 pages. 6 x 9 inches. Self wrappers with 2 holes punched at spine. Previous owner name on front cover. Wraps. Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation unknown books
192561409bdBoca Raton: Mizner Development Corp. 1925. Octavo color-illustrated self-wrappers stapled 32 pp. Bird’s eye view of the platted area color vignettes throughout. Fine. Mizner Development Corp., 1925. unknown books
WALTER-FILM000042No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Vintage original 22 x 28"" 55 x 71 cm. half sheet poster USA. Beverly Michaels Jim Davis Joan Rice Richard Travis Paul Cavanagh dir: Elmo Williams; AFRC. Lurid crime drama about a stripper who lands in jail after violently defending herself. Engaged to a murderer a jail escape is arranged for her by a U.S. State Department agent who wants to find her fiancé and bring him in. Academy Award winning film editor Elmo Williams tried his hand at directing a few lower budget films during the mid 1950s. The Hammer group produced. The film was made in England and released there as WOMEN WITHOUT MEN. Discovered by exploitation film maker Hugo Haas Beverly Michaels was posed for B-movie stardom till he dropped her to promote Cleo Moore. Michaels posters are now highly collectible and this is one of the truly great 50s exploitation posters. Paper-backed NEAR FINE. unknown books
191828559New York City: Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation 1918. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 40 pages. 6 x 9 inches. Self wrappers with 2 holes punched at spine. Previous owner name on front cover. Wraps. Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation unknown books
191828558New York City: Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation 1918. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 12 pages. 6 x 9 inches. Self wrappers with 2 holes punched at spine. Previous owner name on front cover. Wraps. Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation unknown books
197556656NY: Learning Corp. of America 1975. Square 4to two sheets of heavy yellow paper folded together once and stapled at fold. Creased along right side o/w VG. An advertising piece for four films edited versions of feature films focusing on the problems of being a woman: "Breaking out of the Doll's House" from a Norwegian filmed production of the play. "Am I wife mother.or me" from the film "I Love You Goodbye." "Do I really want a child" from "A Brand New Life." "Does anybody need me any more" from "Tell Me Where It Hurts. Learning Corp. of America unknown books
193183717NY:: Barry Vail Corporation. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. B002CIN5PA . With illustrations designed by Kenny Meadows and engraved by W. Linton. Facsimile reprint of the 1844 D. Bogue edition - limited to 300 copies. Fine in a near fine age toning glassine dust jacket. Housed in a near fine slipcase. ; 79 pages . Barry Vail Corporation, hardcover books
195627405Boston 16 Mass: Atlas Plywood Corporation 1956. Boards. Near Fine. 9 1/2 x 11 3/8 inches dimensions of tabbed loose leaf binder. Fourteen 8 x 10 inch approximate photographs plus "title page" photograph. Boards. A loose leaf binder with photographs depicting testing of crates and the attendant necessary equipment. Photos show a "large revolving drum" construction shop a compression machine what looks like a drop test chassis with crate affixed two photos of several men in a laboratory using a microscope and several other instruments a blueprint in progress two closeup images of instruments including a mullen tester a very large press used to compress pieces of plywood together testing in action and several other images. No doubt used as a sales tool demonstrating how thoroughly the company could build and test crates for reliable performance.<br/><br/>The tenth edition of Industrial Research Laboratories of the United States 1956 locates the Atlas Plywood Corporation's Department of Research and Design at 431 Market Street Lawrence Mass. the same address as on the card cover of this folder hence our approximate dating. Atlas Plywood Corporation unknown books
1941129823New York: International Business Machines Corporation 1941. Softcover. Good ex-library with some cover labels and bookplate comw cover wear. Black wraps 199 pp. 98 illustrations in black and white. In Spanish. Contemporary Art of the Western Hemisphere in the permanent collection of IBM. International Business Machines Corporation unknown books
1960vas5233N.l.: British Overseas Airways Corp. 1965. Reprint of a Report first published in October 1960. Quarto stiff blue wrappers typewritten 17 pp. 7 graphs one 8 x 10 photographs. Very Good. British Overseas Airways Corp., 1965. Reprint of a Report first published in October 1960. unknown books
19852312396Westvaco Corporation 1985. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Includes publisher's slipcase. Ownership bookplate laid in ink release date on slipcase edge. 1985 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 294 pp. Brown cloth gilt top edge ribbon marker bound in pictorial endpapers. A limited edition released by the Westvaco Corporation for Christmas 1985 presenting a collection of a dozen 18th and 19th century American almanacs including: Poor Richard Improved; Thomas's Almanack; The Farmer's Almanack; The New-England Almanac; The Franklin Almanac; The American Comic Almanac; The Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack; Davy Crockett's Almanack; The New-England Almanac and Farmer's Friend; Farmer's Almanac and Housekeeper's Receipt Book; Landreth's Rural Register and Almanac; Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax; Time Correction Tables. Westvaco Corporation hardcover books
19852312444Westvaco Corporation 1985. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Includes publisher's slipcase. A few minor scuffs to slipcase. 1985 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 294 pp. Brown cloth gilt top edge ribbon marker bound in pictorial endpapers. A limited edition released by the Westvaco Corporation for Christmas 1985 presenting a collection of a dozen 18th and 19th century American almanacs including: Poor Richard Improved; Thomas's Almanack; The Farmer's Almanack; The New-England Almanac; The Franklin Almanac; The American Comic Almanac; The Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack; Davy Crockett's Almanack; The New-England Almanac and Farmer's Friend; Farmer's Almanac and Housekeeper's Receipt Book; Landreth's Rural Register and Almanac; Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax; Time Correction Tables. Westvaco Corporation hardcover books
34719Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY 1984. 119 pages hardcover very good condition. . Other hardcover books
1935151321New York: International Printing Ink Corp 1935. hardcover. near fine. 3 volumes. Number One: Color Chemistry. Number two: Color as Light. Number three: Color in Use. Thin 4to cloth glassine wrappers. New York: International Printing Ink Corp. 1935. Fine in a chipped board slipcase.<br/><br/> International Printing Ink Corp unknown books
194527202Mansfield Ohio: Westinghouse Electric Corporation 1945. Wraps. Good. 36 pages. Blue printed wrappers stapled. 8 1/2 x 11 inches three hole punched as issued. Worn and lightly soiled. Included is an undated Stain Removal Chart provided by Monsanto Chemical Company under the ALL laundry detergent brand very soiled/stained/pencil scribbled. Wraps. A guidebook intended for the lady of the house that reviews washing drying ironing laundry planning and buying of washables. Considering the information available on today's bottle of laundry detergent this guide is remarkably informative. It shows various fiber types classifies them identifies their sources and even shows a magnified illustration. It tells how to sort. Various types of then navailable electric irons including some most readers of this listing haven't seen even in antique shops. It even has a layout for a combination kitchen laundry that will be most efficient.<br/><br/>A useful source for anyone interested in the state of the art in 1945 and what were the hot topics manufacturers felt necessary to address at the time. Only one copy in Worldcat at George Mason Univ. as of this writing. Westinghouse Electric Corporation unknown books
19449080New York: Electronic Corporation of America 1944. Staple-bound pamphlet; illus.; 41pp. Cover sunned and foxed along edges spine and corners worn else a sound copy. A prediction of unlimited economic industrial and agricultural growth following the end of WWII. Electronic Corporation of America unknown books
194540707Paterson: Wright Aeronautical Corporation 1945. Paperback. Very good. First Edition. 29pp. Light scattered foxing throughout else very good in manufacturer's stiff wraps. Promotional technical material for Wright aircraft. <br/><br/> Wright Aeronautical Corporation paperback books
