[np Akron? nd, 1849?]. 4pp, folded, generously margined. Good+. Signed in type at the end, 'T.H. Goodwin, Pres't. A. Hibbard, Sec'y.' Fixing charges for payment of water-rents, the by-laws assess different rates for private families or stores, grocers, and public houses; place on each user the burden of the cost..... More
London: The Aldine "Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library." [c. 1880s]. 32pp, in original printed and illustrated multi-colored wrappers [spine reinforced], portraying an armed confrontation in a saloon. Toned uniformly, Very Good. "Established in London in the 1880s, the company at first specialized in reprints of American dime novels" [Hahn, Daniel: THE..... More
London: The Aldine "Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library." [c. 1880s]. 32pp, in original printed and illustrated multi-colored wrappers, portraying the violent, "veiled post-mistress of Phantom Flats, and the gleaming weapon in her hand." Toned uniformly, some edge wear and slight loss. Good plus. "Established in London in the 1880s, the company..... More
Buffalo: Commercial Advertiser Steam Press, 1859. 8pp + folding map, 'Great Northern Route from Buffalo and Niagara Falls Between East and West.' Original printed wrappers [lower blank forecorner clipped, small closed margin tear without loss]. Stitched, Very Good. This little booklet describes the "delightful route" and the cities along the..... More
San Francisco: Commercial Publishing Company, 31 California St. 1889. 73, [1 blank] pp. Original printed front wrapper with wrapper title [as issued], disbound. A clean text, signed in ink on the last text page and on the front wrapper by Mitchell. Except as noted, Very Good [offered with] .... ARGUMENT..... More
Farmington, Maine: 1865. 26pp, disbound. Several manuscript corrections, Good+. The Company was incorporated in 1848. More
Springfield, Mo. 1870. Stitched in original printed wrappers. 41, [1 blank] pp. Very Good. The opening is "a great event in the history of St. Louis and of the State of Missouri...The South Pacific Railroad has burst through upon the prairies of Southwest Missouri and has welded its western terminus..... More
Baltimore: John Murphy, 1851. 50pp, small printed addendum note tipped in at pp.42-43. Several folding tables, charts, large folding map "Exhibiting the Railway Route between Baltimore & St. Louis; Together with the Other Principal Lines in the Eastern, Middle and Western States." Plain rear wrapper present. Stitched. Scattered foxing, light..... More
Boston: John Russell, [1799]. 13pp, stitched, contemporary plain blue wrappers [verso of front wrap and front endpapers heavily foxed, as usual]. Text clean, crisp, and Very Good. "Surprisingly, this is one of the most beautifully printed 18th century American pamphlets, with a woodcut ship on the title page and a...... More
New York: J. Craft, Steam Printer, 1866. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers, illustrated with the American Screaming Eagle. Wrapper title [as issued]. Light wrapper wear, Very Good. This rare pamphlet "introduces to the farmers and agriculturalists of the New England States a fertilizer in which they..... More
New York: 1878. @3" x 5" in full leather [front hinge torn], with title stamped in gilt on front cover. Unpaginated [80pp]. Two engravings, color maps of each State printed on rectos only. Very Good. NUC records several printings beginning in 1878, all scarce. This one is evidently the first..... More
Chicago: 1928. Folio atlas. [4], 7-67, [1 blank], 22 pp. Original front cover present, rear cover absent. Else Very Good, with numerous maps [some in color], many showing names of residents on plats; advertisements; photo illustrations. Le Gear L2714. More
Trenton: Murphy & Bechtel, 1860. Original printed wrappers [light numerical rubberstamp, rear wrap torn], stitched, 80pp. Scattered foxing, Good+. The head of the wrapper title reads, 'Read and Hand to your Neighbor.' "A condemnation of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and the railroad monopoly in New Jersey. The anonymous..... More
Ottawa: Printed by MacLean, Roger & Co., 1881. Original printed salmon wrappers, stitched. [2], 10, large folding map [short closed tear], 20, 11, 3, 2, 2 pp, as issued. Vertical fold, light edgewear. Very Good. [offered with] [Booth, C.J., President]: THE CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY CO'Y. PROSPECTUS. [Ottawa: 1889]. [4] pp..... More
New York: Benjamin Corlies, 1858. Original printed glossy wrappers [light fading to lettering]. Stitched. 10, [2 blanks] pp. Near Fine. Founded in 1847 as the Rock Island and LaSalle Rail Road Company, the Chicago and Rock Island reincorporated in 1851 and adopted these bylaws in 1858. In 1880, the Company..... More
Chicago: Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, 1858. Original printed salmon wrappers [inscription, spine wear, small light rubberstamp]. 32pp, stitched, five folding tables. Very Good. The Report describes the "very large" business of the Road, the stock, and the financial success of the Company. Included is a copy of the contract between..... More
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Chicago: Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, 1864. Original printed wrappers [bit of spine wear]. 38, [2 blanks] pp + two folding tables. Stitched, light old folds. Very Good. The Report describes all information on this busy Railroad. Much financial information and data on travel, the stock, and the growing success of..... More
[Santa Rosa: 1885]. Engraved invitation, top flap with color illustration of American flag. Bottom half in several elegant type styles and fonts. "Grover Cleveland" in manuscript. Mild wear, Very Good. [offered with] REGULATIONS OF THE GRAND MILITARY CARNIVAL OF CO. E. 5TH INF. REG. N.G.C. AT ARMORY RINK, SANTA ROSA..... More
Hartford: 1847. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24pp. 12mo. Light wear, ink number, clean text. Very Good. An explanation of the principles of life insurance, the types of life insurance, and their advantages. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin. More
Chicago: 1872. Original printed wrappers [lightly worn], stitched. [1], [1 blank], 3, [1 blank], 4 pp. Lightly foxed. Very Good. The Company was incorporated in 1867 as the Land Improvement and Irrigation Company. "The Company owns very valuable central real estate in the City of Chicago, Illinois, part of which..... More
Monroe [Michigan]: M. D. Hamilton, Printer, Commercial Office, 1864. 8pp. Stitched in original printed orange title wrappers [as issued]. A few light fox spots, an old vertical fold. Very Good. The founding documents of this Michigan insurance corporation. Original by-laws are printed, emphasizing the importance of preventing fires: no smoking..... More
Greenfield [MA]: Franklin Job Printing Office, 1866. 12mo. 11, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed deep blue wrappers, with wrapper title, 'The Federal Union Gold Mining Company,' lettered in gilt. Near Fine. The President of this Massachusetts corporation, Alfred R. Field, was from Greenfield. Other officers were from Massachusetts..... More
New York: 1865. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 31pp. Moderate wear, Good+. "The object of this Company is to introduce a cheap and effective process for preserving timber, both from decay by rot... and from the attacks and ravages of the innumerable marine worms that infest the waters along the coast."..... More
[New York? 1890]. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper has title printed in blue, with vignette of a steam engine in background, and the words, "For Sale By Miller, Chapman & Castle, Butte, Montana." Rear wrapper with an engraving of Blake's Vertical (Marine) Duplex Pump. [2], 78pp, with numerous additional pages..... More
[Philadelphia? 1837]. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 8pp. Light vertical fold, light wear, light spotting. Good+. The rare first separate printing of the founding document of this Company, originally known as the Berks County Insurance Company. FIRST EDITION. AI 44491 [2]. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker, BEAL... More