ABAA
28 588 résultats
18912287Providence RI 1891. Cards. Cream illustrated cards paper illustrated menu. Very good. 16.5 x 11. 5 cm. Lunch & Dinner menu. Lunch featured Lobster Salad & Stewed Calf's Liver with Wine Sauce. Dinner featured Chowder Baked Mackerel with Tomato Sauce Fried Eels - Jewish style Saratoga Chips Clam Fritters Soft Shell Crabs Quahogs Indian Pudding Ice Cream Watermelon & Peaches and Ponham Spring Water. Also noted the 1891 Executive Committee and the Providence Warren & Bristol Train schedules. <br /> <br />A private club with a membership of 200 shareholders opened in 1867 as a place for gentlemen to network over shore dinners of lobster steamed clams corn and potatoes. The club grounds included a ball field miniature clock and obstacle golf courses bowling alleys and it's own wharf. This area in Providence known as "Riverside" hosted the Crescent Park Amusement Park known as the "Coney Island of the East". Along the Providence River west of the club is the Ponham Lighthouse which is still standing today. The club closed in 1954 and the property was redeveloped for condominiums in the 1980's. Menu cards expertly repaired. Some light toning and foxing. <br/><br/> unknown books
186123105United States Government Printing Office G. P. O. GPO U. S. US. 1861. Hardcover. Good a few nicks and chips corner tip wear page edges browned end pages toned. A solid binding unmarked text. No dust jacket issued. Volume 2 only. The first text page is on the number of recruits for the war followed by numerous pages on the war effort. Also includes other items like meteorological observations road building reports in what is now Washington and Oregon states etc. ; 569 pages . United States Government Printing Office (G. P. O. GPO U. S. US) hardcover
1930030065Monterey Park / Los Angeles / Pasadena / Alhambra: Midwick Country Club 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good . 69 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth Purple Endpapers. With Historical Lists Of Officers. Slight Rubbing At Corners Last Two White Endpapers Browned From A Piece Of Paper Like A Newspaper Clipping Apparently. Scarce: Worldcat Shows Only The Huntington Library Copy. Owner's Informtion On Front Endpaper. <br/> <br/> Midwick Country Club hardcover
1933008616New York: Tiny Book & Novelty Co 1933. "The Federal Building Worlds Fair Chicago 1833-1933" stamped in silver rear cover. Limp leather binding with metal snap fastener 2" h x 1 1/2" w a true miniature. Very Good the leather rubbed at edges prior owner inscriptions one dated 1933 front and rear end papers. . Limp Leather. Very Good. 2" x 1 1/2". Tiny Book & Novelty Co Paperback books
1873EB001CCentral City Colorado Territory: Collier & Hall 1873. a Colorado Territorial publication; lightly rubbed edges and corners; covers slightly hand-soiled but not offensively; published three years prior to Colorado Statehood; not listed in Wynar's Colorado Bibliography; includes instructions for proceedings to obtain titles & C.; an unread copy; 100pp. Fourth Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Collier & Hall Paperback
2004RGMN00178Tallahassee FL: Municipal Code Corporation 2004 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Two volumes hardcover three-post binders black cloth with gilt titles each about 9 cm thick irregularly paginated but about 5000 pp. Usual library markings including "Withdrawn" stamp cloth fraying at ends of joints a few leaves torn at punched holes. Contains the complete code of ordinances updated through July 2004 including charter administrative rules & organization pollution control animal control building code civil rights consumer protection elections fire & police ordinances food health & sanitation housing business regulations & licenses liquor & beer miscellaneous offenses planning streets & sidewalks traffic code water & sewer zoning code land subdivision and heritage preservation. Appendices include rules of the city council ward boundary maps utility franchise agreements land subdivision regulations schedule of license fees park & recreation board ordinances reference & comparative tables and index. Shipping weight 21 lbs. . VG-/No dj. 29 X 24½ cm. Municipal Code Corporation Hardcover
187820190St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co. printers 1878. 8vo pp. 88; without the folding map of Minnesota found in some copies; original gray printed wrappers soiled slight chipping at edges remains of old label adhered at upper wrapper; generally a good copy of a promotional pamphlet for immigrants addressed: "To Laboring Men. To Landless Men. To All Men of moderate means and men of wealth who will accept homes in a beautiful and prosperous country. H.M. Smyth & Co., printers unknown
187820190St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co. printers 1878. 8vo pp. 88; without the folding map of Minnesota found in some copies; original gray printed wrappers soiled slight chipping at edges remains of old label adhered at upper wrapper; generally a good copy of a promotional pamphlet for immigrants addressed: "To Laboring Men. To Landless Men. To All Men of moderate means and men of wealth who will accept homes in a beautiful and prosperous country." <br/><br/> H.M. Smyth & Co., printers unknown books
196330670St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society 1963. First edition 8vo pp. 182 illus. throughout with maps & photographs; very good in dust jacket. <br/><br/> Minnesota Historical Society unknown books
18797174St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co 1879. Later issue measuring 215mm. x 140mm. and with the paper used for text and map of a decidedly lesser quality 8vo 40pp. some fading at extremities but generally a very good copy in original pink printed wrappers. H.M. Smyth & Co unknown
186017337Hartford: Case Lockwood and Company 1860. 8vo pp. 173 3; original printed wrappers spine neatly reinforced with old tape nicked at extremities some soiling else a very good copy. Sabin 49279. Case, Lockwood, and Company unknown
18672919St. Paul: for gratuitous circulation by Girart Hewitt 1867. 8vo 36pp. a fine copy in orig. blue printed wrappers and scarce thus. Wrappers with different letterpress than the above and now bound without the ads; text identical. Howes H-455 not mentioning the different issues for the year 1867. for gratuitous circulation, by Girart Hewitt unknown
18797174St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co 1879. Later issue measuring 215mm. x 140mm. and with the paper used for text and map of a decidedly lesser quality 8vo 40pp. some fading at extremities but generally a very good copy in original pink printed wrappers. <br/><br/> H.M. Smyth & Co unknown books
18672919St. Paul: for gratuitous circulation by Girart Hewitt 1867. 8vo 36pp. a fine copy in orig. blue printed wrappers and scarce thus. Wrappers with different letterpress than the above and now bound without the ads; text identical. Howes H-455 not mentioning the different issues for the year 1867. <br/><br/> for gratuitous circulation, by Girart Hewitt unknown books
186017337Hartford: Case Lockwood and Company 1860. 8vo pp. 173 3; original printed wrappers spine neatly reinforced with old tape nicked at extremities some soiling else a very good copy. Sabin 49279. <br/><br/> Case, Lockwood, and Company unknown books
186210551Saint Paul: William R. Marshall 1862. 8vo 126-127pp. errata tipped in at the back covers soiled else good and sound in original printed wrappers. Martin 431. <br/><br/> William R. Marshall unknown books
18727121Minneapolis: Tribune Printing Company 1872. 8vo 79-80pp. original printed wrappers; spine a little chipped small library sticker on upper cover and lacking the folding map otherwise a very good copy. Staehlin 538. <br/><br/> Tribune Printing Company unknown books
187010550St. Paul: Press Printing Co 1870. 8vo pp. 72; original yellow printed wrappers with the rubberstamp of the Northern Pacific Railroad at the top; near fine. Compiled by the Commissioner of Statistics and published by direction of Governor Horace Austin. <br/><br/> Press Printing Co unknown books
188016425Red Wing Minn: Red Wing Printing Co. Steam Print 1880. 8vo pp. 16 18 ads; 5 vignette woodcuts in the text plus several illus. ads at the back; a very good copy in orig. yellow printed wrappers; there is a cancel slip tipped to the title-page changing the dates of the fair to September 14-17 1880. <br/><br/> Red Wing Printing Co., Steam Print unknown books
190723371907. Paper . Cream illustrated paper. Very good. 24 x 12 cm. Two-sided illustrated program consisting of Cast Chorus Orchestra and two acts. Minstrel shows in the United States were productions typically including music skits and jokes. These performances were predominantly staged by white actors in black face chock-full of racist and stereotype depictions of African Americans and their culture. Clean content discernible fold. <br/><br/> unknown books
1878220079Cincinnati OH: Elm Street Printing Co. 1878. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From the Organization of Presbytery September 191781 to December 1831. Limited First Edition of 300 copies. This Presbytery or synod was the first one formed west of the Allegheny Mountains and included much of Western Pennsylvania. Primarily meeting minutes and correspondence of the organization. Book Condition : Good- Ex-College Library; former owner's name in ink inside front cover and on front free end paper; library stamping to title page and text block; pocket inside rear cover; age toning throughout minor foxing; beginnings of spine separation all pages intact; bumping/tearing to spine ends; text unmarked. Elm Street Printing Co. Hardcover
1912006574Cleveland: The Buckeye Stereopticon Co. 1912. RARE catalogue for the year 1912 Very Good brad bound soiling to covers lacking pages 1-4 pages 5-8 loose originally 32 pp. The first 22 pp. with pictures of stereopticons one side and product specifications on verso with the last 10 pp. "Suggestions for an Evenings Entertainment with a Mirroscope". . First Edition. Brads. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 6" x 9". The Buckeye Stereopticon Co. Paperback books
1957004912The Pullman Co. 1957. 22" x 34 1/2" poster folded to form an 11" x 11 1/2" pamphlet. Near Fine small chip top edge. Verso of sheet makes a nice poster showing the history of Pullman cars from 1859 to 1956. . First Edition. Poster. Near Fine. The Pullman Co. books
1913029864Chicago: Class Journal Company 1913 1913. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Cover By Clinton Petter. Great Cover With Two Seat Racer Driven By A Woman With A Party Of Seven Other Figures All Watching A Sailboat Race In The Background. Feature Story About Racing At The Circle City Corona California "The Circle City" Whose Circular Grand Avenue Was The Race Track. <br/> <br/> Class Journal Company 1913 paperback
193122090Los Angeles: Touring Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California 1931. Softcover. Very good. 4.5" x 8" 31 pp in original stapled wrappers. Light soiling to front cover otherwise clean and sound. Very good. The Automobile Club of Southern California founded in 1900 was one of the nation's first motor clubs.--dedicated to improving road conditions and signage providing maps and promoting motor travel generally. This booklet describes the points of interest and road conditions on a selection of major roads that would eventually lead the motor traveler to southern California. Those covered in the most detail are the Old Spanish Trail the Santa Fe or National Old Trails Road Lincoln Highway Arrowhead Trail and Pacific Highway. Briefer notes are supplied for U.S. Highways 66 366 54 70 450 20 12 and 10; the Union Pacific Highway; Victory Highway; Pike's Peak to Ocean Highway; Detroit Lincoln and Denver Highway; Custer Battlefield Highway Old Oregon Trail and Redwood Highway. A brief note remindes travelers of the need to book ahead for good hotels and campgrounds and a section on apparel reassures them that cars are now more dependable and roads less muddy such that "the modern motorist is usually a neat and clean person--a direct contrast to the motor pioneers of the early days." We find no copies of this edition--likely the first--in OCLC. Touring Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California unknown
