Louisville, KY: F. C. Nunemacher Press, 1901. 35, [1] pp. Stapled as issued in original printed and illustrated wrappers. Minor foxing, profusely illustrated. Very Good plus. The Alabama Land & Development Company, based in Mobile, managed public land grants to the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, to induce settlement along the..... More
[Cleveland: 1865]. [8] pp, folded into four panels, 3" x 5", with decorated borders. Minor wear, Very Good. With testimonials, a list of product users that includes many different enterprises, and a warning: "We caution all parties not to purchase oils claiming to be our brands, except of ourselves or..... More
Boston: Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery, 3 Cornhill, 1864. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original dark wrappers with gilt lettering and decorative border. Fine. The Company property consists of about fifty acres in the Waverley Gold District "about twelve miles from Halifax, N. S." A quarter mile..... More
New York: 1863, 1873. 1. Catalogue of a Miscellaneous Collection of Coins and Medals, Embracing Some Very Rare English Gold and Silver Specimens, of Great Value, and a Great Variety of American Coins and Medals. . . Monday and Tuesday Afternoons, December 28th and 29th, 1863. . . New York..... More
[New York: Wm. M. Baxter & Co., @1880]. 3.5" x 5.5". 23, [1 blank] pp. Original printed pink wrappers [a few small chips to blank edges of front wrap], stitched. Light wear, Good+ to Very Good. The pamphlet contains descriptions and price lists of its many paint products. Not located..... More
New York: (@1860). Original publisher's stiff cardboard wrappers, stamped in blind with front cover stamped in gilt. Extra-illustrated title page. [6], 184pp. The 184 pages are the Company's transferable patterns and designs. Light wear, Good+ or Very Good. Winterthur 665 [@1885]. Romaine 1882 [undated, 156pp]. More
[Smithville, Ohio? @1875]. 4pp, folded sheet, caption title [as issued]. Illustration of a top-hatted gentleman installing the Buchanan Fence while a farmer looks on; two other illustrations. Lightly spotted and worn, Good+. An unusual advertising pamphlet, in the form of a dialogue between Messrs. Smith and Jones. Smith, warning Jones..... More
Decatur: Republican Job Rooms Print, [1883]. 3.5" x 6". 15, [1] pp, illustrations. Wrapper title [as issued]. Original printed blue wrappers [light wear], stitched. Rear wrapper with illustration of a farmer using the check rower, with two horses. Light wear and age toning. Good+. Several text illustrations, instructions for usage..... More
[np: 1899]. 11, [1 blank] pp, two staples. Very Good. More
[Cleveland? 1885]. 20pp. Many engraved illustrations of the Company's products. Stitched. Two horizontal folds, else Very Good. The Company explains the utility of its Double-Acting, Self-Regulating Peerless Air Compressor or Pump to "dispensers of Beer ...By using the Pump with our improved Tapping Apparatus, you can save forty cents on..... More
New Orleans: 1843. Printed folio sheet, folded to [4] pp, each page 9-1/4" x 11-1/4." Printed on recto of first leaf only, interior pages blank, addressed in ink on last page to Captain J. Keyes, Florence, Alabama. Old folds, address page worn. Blank hole where seal was broken, no text..... More
Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co. Spooner & Howland, Printers, [1840]. 24mo, original printed and illustrated yellow wrappers [a few light fox marks]. Cover title reads: 'About Plants. With beautiful Engravings.' 24pp, frontis illustration of an Insect Plant, title page illustration, plus nine text illustrations of Apple, Sodom, Dragon's Blood Tree..... More
New York: Baker & Godwin, Printers, [1870s?]. Brochure folded to 3" x 5.5" to make [10] pp. Printed on blue paper, both sides printed and illustrated. Minor dusting and small line of fox, else quite clean. Very Good. This brochure provides descriptions and illustrations of the Company's scales, including the..... More
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[Leipsic, Ohio? @1900]. 4" x 6". 16pp, with original printed and illustrated title wrappers and original staples. Illustrations. Very Good. An attractive trade catalogue, illustrating the memorial cards that were the Company's specialty. More
[New York: early, 1900-1910?]. Oblong 6.75" x 4". Fifteen leaves of card stock on cloth hinges, photo illustrations. Bound in dark green boards [soiled and worn], binding cracked and shaken but holding. Overall soiling and wear. Good. This unique item is a salesman's catalog, probably from the very early 1900s..... More
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New York: H.J. Hewitt, Printer, 1877. [2], 60 pp. Original printed front title wrapper, lacking rear wrapper. Disbound. Clean text. Except as noted, Very Good. The Argument is a detailed indictment of the discriminatory and monopolistic practices of the Union Pacific Railroad, in support of a bill to require the..... More
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New York: H.J. Hewitt, Printer, 1878. [2], 34 pp, with two folded leaves of freight rates. Original printed front title wrapper, lacking rear wrapper. Disbound with slight loosening. Clean text. Good+. The Argument demonstrates that the Union Pacific Company discriminates against the Kansas Pacific Company in its imposition of freight..... More
Boston: Lilly, Wait & Co., 1833. 4to. Caption title, as issued. The first seven Numbers, stitched in original printed wrappers. Wrapper title: THE PEOPLE'S MAGAZINE. PART FIRST. Volume I, Nos. 1 - 7. March 23, 1833 through June 15, 1833. Many illustrations. Each page printed in two columns. Light wrapper..... More
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Chicago: Chas. Scott & Co, 1858. Original printed wrappers, 14pp. Spotted, lightly worn, old institutional and duplicate stamps, one of which reads: "Presented by Judge and Mrs. Isaac R. Hitt, Washington, D.C." Isaac R. Hitt is listed on page [3] as a stockholder. Good+. A very scarce ante-fire imprint. "This..... More
Boston: [1861]. Broadside, @13" x 19". Minor spotting at blank upper corner, Very Good. The Burr Company has "procured a limited supply" of this remarkable product. It has "exclusive control of all the article known to commerce. It is ground and put up in one pound packages, and we are..... More
[New York: 1893]. Original printed wrappers and staples. 24pp. 4.5" x 6.5" with seven photo illustrations, and many testimonials from doctors and others to the efficacy of its nine 'maltine preparations.' "The chemist in charge of its manufacture is a recognized expert in this department of chemistry having no rival..... More
[Racine? Virginia City? 1880s?]. Broadside, 8.5" x 11". Brilliant illustration of the Mitchell Wagon in red and green colors, at the head of the broadside. The name and address of the Buford Company of Virginia City, Montana, Agents for the Mitchell Wagon, are in red type. Printed with different typesettings..... More
[Philadelphia: 1861]. 87, [1 blank] pp. Original printed glossy wrappers, stitched. 16mo. Double-page color map frontis of the United States, showing the Company's seven Classes or Regions. Very Good. With the Company's 18th annual report, a report on the Company's progress "for the past Eight Years," reversionary values, tables, descriptions..... More
Paterson, N.J. The Paterson Ribbon Co. [Late, 1800s?]. Woven in red, white and blue silk, blue tassel at bottom. Measuring 3" x 9" from top of ribbon to tassel's end. At head of ribbon is a bald eagle sitting atop two American flags, at center is picture of steamboat. Beneath..... More
Boston: Perry Mason & Co., 1875. Folio, 10.75" x 15". [405]-412pp, illustrated, folded, uncut. Caption-title [as issued], printed in four columns. Light age toning, old folds [some small holes at folds with a line or two of text loss here and there]. In type at outer blank margin of page..... More