[New York: E. B. Clayton, 1839.]. 12mo, pp. 7, [1]; removed from binding, first page soiled, some underlining in pencil, spine split at extremities. The British and American Steam Navigation Company was a steamship line that operated a regular transatlantic service from 1839 to 1841. American Imprints 53953. LC only..... More
St. Paul, Minn. H. H. Young, Secretary of Board [of Immigration], [1881]. 8vo, pp. 64; 28 wood-engraved illustrations throughout; original printed gray wrappers; slight chipping of the spine, some soiling but generally near fine. Notes on the natural resources, climate and temperature, population, Native Americans, water power, manufacturing, mining, agriculture..... More
[Rhode Island: ca. 1880]. Scrapbook album (approx. 9.5 x 11 in.) of chromolithograph trade/business cards, pp. 116; a little over 550 cards (virtually all of Rhode Island origin) not including a few small die-cut pieces, some cards without illustrations and text only, but a significant portion are company cards for..... More
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Jesselton, North Borneo: printed at the Government Printing Office, 1935-39. 4 vols., folio, pp. [2], 22; 34; 42; [2], ii, 50; 2 folding maps, 7 folding tables, tables in the text; original printed green paper-covered boards backed in cloth, ex-Oregon Agricultural College with bookplate, pressure stamp on title page, pocket..... More
[New York: 1849.]. 8vo, pp. 13, [3]; original printed tan wrappers; light wear and minor chips; very good. Essentially the By-Laws of the bank spelled out in eight articles. Broadway Bank was a New York bank absorbed into Manufacturers Trust Company in the early 20th century. Harvard Business School only..... More
St. Paul, Minnesota: McClellan Paper Company, [ca. 1950]. Oblong 8vo, unpaginated; original linen-backed pictorial wrappers, fine. Sample book of "Beckett Cover" paper, with color, weight, and textile samples. "A Butler Brand" printed on front wrapper. Does not seem to be in OCLC. More
New York: International Paper Company, [ca. 1940]. Oblong 8vo, unpaginated; original blue pictorial wrappers (very lightly soiled), minor edge wear; provides 6 sheet of colored sample papers, fine. "McClellan Paper Company, Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul" printed on back wrapper. More
Troy, N.Y. R. Quckenbush, [c. 1800s]. Small broadside, approx. 6.5" x 4.75"; light chip to top left; near fine. "The best in the world! ... For sale by every grocer!" More
Philadelphia: A. Winch, [ca. 1910s]. Small broadside prospectus, 8" x 5.5"; old fold, light soiling, shallow edgewear, very good. Two styles are advertised, a colored and extra colored copy for 13 and 25 cents respectively. Not found in OCLC. More
Providence: Knowles, Anthony & Co., printers, 1861. 8vo, pp. 214; original printed front wrapper bound in contemporary quarter roan, gilt-lettered spine; spine rubbed and top of spine chipped; all else very good. With the ownership signature of John A. Garner, the attorney for Lyman B. Frieze, one of the respondents..... More
Bogota: Federacion nacional de Cafeteros, 1944. 8vo, pp. 187, [1]; text illustrations, graphs and charts; 3 folding charts, 3 folding maps; paper wrappers printed in black and green; covers toned, top edge spotted, very good. Industry report from the coffee makers' federation. More
Detroit: Chas. A. Strelinger & Co., [1895]. First edition, 12mo, pp.xviii, 520 [i.e. 526]; frontispiece, and nearly 2000 wood-engraved illustrations in the text; original red cloth stamped in silver on upper cover and spine; front hinge starting; very good and sound. More
New York: Binders Board Manufacturers, 1926. 12mo, pp. 45, [3]; 10 photographic text illustrations, original gilt-decorated green cloth; edges spotted, very good. An advertisement for binders' board, with prices and terms. More
London: Charles Knight, [1831]. 12mo, pp. 72; 240; bound with: The British almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge for the year 1832, pp. 72, 240; Each almanac with a substantial Companion to the Almanac bound after; together, 2 volumes in original full green cloth, leather label..... More
St. Paul: McClellan Paper Company, [ca. 1950s]. Oblong 8vo, unpaginated; original linen-backed pictorial paper wrappers, light foxing and sunning to back wrapper, else fine; interior fine. Provides sample papers demonstrating color, texture, weights, and finishes, with a duplex color swatch at the back. "Butler Brands Paper" printed on the cover..... More
Valencia, [Spain]: Imprenta Litografia Ortega, [1948]. Oblong 4to., unpaginated. 42 leaves on which 37 illustrations of posters (all numbered) printed in blue, together with 27 chromolithographs in color (6 of which are folding) of posters and promotional material on to which are affixed, as well as 21 illustrated tickets with..... More
Venango, PA: 1865-1879. Twelve manuscript legal documents, concerning leases, agreements, statements, and court opinions. Two pro-forma notices competed in manuscript, the rest full manuscript, likely copies. Between one and four pages each; old folds, generally very good. Venango county was the epicenter of the US oil boom. In 1859 Edwin..... More
[Saint Paul]: Anchor Paper Co., n.d., [ca. 1993-2008]. Small 4to or smaller, many in oblong format, some tabular, a couple with brad binding for fanning samples; all with tipped in or laid in paper samples, various colors and stock from a variety of paper companies, and likely the paper companies..... More
[Chicago & New York: Stadler Photographing Company, ca. 1927]. Oblong 8vo, 35 color photographs backed in linen, 2 folding, 4 black and white photographs, 3 of them loose, depicting a variety of displays and packaging solutions; contemporary black calf, bound with cord through two-hole punch; binding rubbed, Stadler Photography Company..... More
London: printed by Harrison and Sons. To be purchased either directly or through any bookseller, from any of the following Agents, viz., Messrs. Hansard ... Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode ... Messrs. Adam and Charles Black [et al.], 1885. Folio, pp. [2], 17, [1]; self-wrappers; generally fine. Contains correspondence among Marquis..... More
Holyoke, Massachusetts: Chemical Paper Manufacturing Company, Bay State Papers, [ca. 1940]. Oblong 8vo, unpaginated; original green decorated wrappers (very lightly soiled), fine. Sample booklet provides several sheets of 8 colored papers. Advertised as "A colorful inexpensive paper for advertising and booklet work". Distributed by McClellan Paper Company of St. Paul..... More
London: printed for T. Nicholson [et al.], 1717. 8vo, pp. [16] and unpaginated lexicon printed in double column; collating A1-2I8, 3A1-4C8; full contemporary paneled calf slightly rubbed; rebacked with old spine neatly laid down, 19th century morocco label on spine. Very good copy. Includes a five-page list of books used..... More
Somerset, Maine: East Pond Plantation, 1837. Interesting documents from 19th-century Maine chronicling the mechanization of farming. The documents concern a group of farmers from East Pond, Maine who purchased a thrashing machine for $80, in addition to some other equipment. Originally invented in Scotland in 1784, threshing machines began to..... More
London: printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Eyre and Spottiswood, Ltd., 1909. Folio, pp. 34; self-wrappers, stitched, as issued; recto of first leaf soiled, light chipping, accession numbers at lower left corner of first page; all else very good. Review of progress in India on the 50th anniversary of..... More
London: printed under the authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre amd Spottiswoode, 1915. Folio, pp. iv, 137, [1]; original printed blue wrappers, a few tears and light chipping at extremities; accession numbers at lower corner of front wrap; good copy. Notices of administration and legislation; justice and police;..... More
