[Woodbridge, Suffolk]: ACC Art Books, [2015]. First edition, folio, pp. 172; illustrated throughout, much in color; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. "A mysterious group of carpets and tapestries, created along the Silk Route over 500 years ago, is the topic of this richly illustrated book. The carpets and..... More
Liverpool: William Nevett & Co., 1769. 8vo, pp. 725, [7]; includes a 5-page list of subscribers at the back; tables, equations, calculations throughout; contemporary full mottled calf. red morocco label on spine, sprinkled edges; upper joint cracked, but hardly separating; a very good, sound copy. Six copies in OCLC, only..... More
New York: B. & S. Collins, 1835. 8vo, pp. [7], 8-64; text in double column; original printed green front wrapper, the back wrapper wanting, and the least leaf of text with tears, but no loss of letterpress. As an employee of the Treasury Department, Gouge served Democratic administrations from Jackson..... More
London: The Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1969. Limited edition for subscribers only, of which this is no. 1079, large 8vo, pp. lxxii, 423, [1], xvi; two folding maps, prospectus for vol. XXVIII laid in; full black cloth gilt, printed gray paper wrappers; gutter split, textblock otherwise sound and clean, closed..... More
Orange, CA: Great Western Cordage, n.d., [ca. 1960]. 4to, pp. 24; original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout and containing a section on knots and a glossary of cordage terms. Fine. More
![Item #39953 Great Western Cordage: Sales Co. [cover title]. Great Western Cordage](https://rulon.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39953_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1554416366)
Orange, CA: Great Western Cordage, n.d., [ca. 1960]. 4to, spiral-bound salesman's sample book, flexible brown morocco lettered in gilt on upper cover, containing 34 original full-page photographs of Great Western Cordage products in various stages of production, including rope, twine specialities. Manila, sisal, cotton, synthetics, etc., with 8 pages of..... More
Orange, CA: Great Western Cordage, [1959]. 4to, pp. [103]; black 3-ring binder lettered in orange, with 3 internal tabs (Handbook, Special Products, Price Lists), illustrated throughout and containing a section on knots and a glossary of cordage terms. Fine throughout. More
New York: W. C. Bryant & Co., printers, 1852. 8vo, pp. 18, [2]; original tan printed wrappers, soiled, else very good. AAS, Kentucky, Hagley Museum & Library, Chicago and Wisconsin only in OCLC; AAS and Kentucky copies both without wrappers. More
Monticello, IA: Hall Mfg. Co., 1914. 8vo, pp. 31, [1]; illustrated throughout; near fine in original embossed gray wrappers printed in blue. Hall made safety hoists, come-alongs, blocks and pulleys, compressors, wire stretchers, augers, post hole diggers, etc. More
New York: Dodge Publishing Company, n.d., [ca. 1915]. 8vo, pp. viii, 288; 32 plates and 2 maps; very good, sound copy in originl pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt, black, and green. Bridges, towers, tunnels, and canals. More
St. Paul: McGill-Warner Co., 1910. 8vo, pp. 405, [1], xxiii, [1]; portrait frontispiece and text illustrations throughout; burgundy cloth gilt; covers soiled, closed tear on last page, textblock cocked but sound, ex-Minnesota State library with their stamps on endpapers and title page. A history of the early years of the..... More
Philadelphia: printed by order of the Convention, 1837. First edition, 8vo, pp. 16; removed from binding and stapled; several small library stamps; good or better. The convention was called to order by Arnold Buffum, wealthy Quaker businessman, best known for his support of abolition. The convention related to the Panic..... More
Racine Junction, WI: Harvey Forging Co., [1909]. 8vo, pp. 37, [1]; illustrated throughout; company letter on letterhead and 2 price lists laid in; original red wrappers printed in black; very good or better. Not found in OCLC. More
Berkeley, Los Angeles, Oxford: University of California Press, [1990]. First edition, 8vo, pp. xx, [2], 278; 2 full-page maps,22 photographic illustrations on rectos and versos of 12 plates, 29 tables in the text; previous owner's chopmark, fine copy in a fine dust jacket. More
[Los Angeles]: Helen of California, 1950. 4to, 42 leaves, mostly printed on rectos only on various color paper, each with a fashion design by "Helen" and each with accompanying text; full-page "fabric story" incorporporating a printed tree on which are applied various cool woolen samples in the shape of hearts..... More
Milwaukee: Hendee Wire Brush Co., n.d., [ca. 1910]. 8vo, pp. 16; illustrated throughout; original brown wrappers printed in gilt; small sticker in the middle of the upper cover, else fine. Brushes and brooms, harness soap and carriage lubricants, shoe dressings, etc. More
Printed for the Government of Sarawak: by Malaya Publishing House, Singapore, 1949. 8vo, pp. [26], 194, [14] ads; large folding color map of Sarawak, 2 folding tables, 30 plates and maps; original pictorial paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth; transfer stain line on upper cover; all else very good and..... More
[New York]: Advertising Typographers Association of America, 1954. Revised and enlarged edition, 8vo, pp. 91, [1]; text illustrations throughout, including 7 full-page illustrations demonstrating a four-color printing process; original blue cloth with red lettering, owner's stamp on flyleaf and on headers throughout, lower board stained, very good. ATA membership list..... More
Various places and dates but largely Washington, D.C. 1876-1886. Preservation of American commerce. Remarks of Abram S. Hewitt, of New York, on the Diplomatic and Consular Bill, in the House of Representatives, February 8, 1876. pp. 13, [1]; bound with: Hewitt, Abram S. How Prosperity May Be Regained. Speech of..... More
![Item #64203 The America fair [March 18-June 11, 1950 at Nishinomiya Stadium]. Tsunejiro Hirai](https://rulon.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/64203_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1688157970)
[Osaka]: The Asahi Press, [1950]. First edition, folio, pp. [10], 125, [1]; illustrated throughout, a few in color; original gray cloth, silver-stamped spine, pictorial pastedown on upper cover; very good copy. Pictorial review of the fair sponsored by The Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company "to show the public a comprehensive view..... More
![Item #63288 中国老烟标图录 [= Catalog of old Chinese tobacco labels] volume 2. Lin Hong,...](https://rulon.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/63288_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1680298038)
[Beijing: China Commercial Press, 2001]. Second volume only, 8vo, pp. 241-480; text in Chinese; color illustrations throughout; pictorial paper wrappers; near fine. More
Cincinnati: Geo. Conclin, 1839. First edition, 8vo, pp. 544; woodblock text illustrations throughout, some full page; contemporary full calf, gilt ruled spine, black morocco label; joints cracked, boards rubbed, light edge toning to textblock, otherwise good, the textblock sound. An uncommon reference on a wide range of domestic subjects, organized..... More
Newark, NJ: Baker & Co., Inc., [1910s]. 24mo, pp. 12; frontispiece of Baker and Co.'s platinum works; original paper wrappers printed in black and blue; fine. An advertising pamphlet for Baker & Co., Inc. More
Providence: H. H. Brown, printer, Market Square, 1830. First edition, 8vo, pp. 12; wrappers wanting; very good. A short history of the association by its sitting president. Howland (1757-1854), a barber, "was prominent in virtually every aspect of the city's life during the eighty-four years he resided there, including the..... More
Providence: H. H. Brown, printer, Market Square, 1830. First edition, 8vo, pp. 12; wrappers wanting; very good. A short history of the association by its sitting president. Howland (1757-1854), a barber, "was prominent in virtually every aspect of the city's life during the eighty-four years he resided there, including the..... More
