London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations (2 in color); 17 cm. Stapled with chromolithographed front cover. Scalloped edges. "Printed in Germany" -- at lower edge of front cover. No date of publication. Imprint includes "Ltd.," which was added in 1895. Trademark easel and palette on back..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1875. Paperback. 6, [2] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Yellow wrapper printed and illustrated in red and black. Part of McLoughlin Brothers' Miss Merryheart's series. Wrapper title. Publisher's advertisements on back wrapper for board games, including The Monopolist, Jerome Park Steeple-Chase, Game of Life's Mishaps, Cats and..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [8] p.: in-text illustrations, including 2 tissue-guarded chromolithographed illustrations; 17 cm. Light green paper wrapper with chromolithographed front wrapper illustration. Part of the publisher's Father Tuck's Dolly Dear Series. Publication information on back wrapper; also identified as No. 2004. No date of publication..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1864. Paperback. [12] p.: color illustrations; 15 cm. Printed on limp linen, stitched. Not identified as part of any of the publisher's series. No date of publication; however, the publisher was at 30 Beekman, the address on the front wrapper, from 1864 to 1870. This is..... More
New York: Baker, Crane, & Day, 1846. Paperback. 8 p.: woodcut illustrations; 7.5 cm. Brown wrappers without illustration. No date of publication. Baker, Crane, & Day was established when Mahlon Day retired in 1845; however, by March 1847 it had been dissolved. Title vignette with a 4-line verse advertisement for..... More
New York: Platt & Munk Co., 1934. Hardcover. [approx. 150] p., color frontispiece: illustrations; 26 cm. Orange cloth with black spine and cover titles, and cover illustration. "Good Stories selected from John Martin's Book" -- on front cover. Contains many nicely illustrated stories and poems. In Very Good Condition: spine..... More
Berne, Switz. Département Militaire Fédéral, 1898. Hardcover. v, [1], 206 p.: tables; 15 cm. Original stiffened purple cloth with printed paper label on front cover. A very scarce compilation of the laws regarding the Swiss army at the end of the 19th century. In Very Good- Condition: cloth is rubbed..... More
Philadelphia: Church of the Restoration, 1889. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 22 cm. Printed in dark brown. The pageant Longfellow's Dream was a very popular entertainment from 1889 to 1892. The advertisement for this performance in the Philadelphia Inquirer for Dec. 1, 1889, declared that 125 men, women, and children would appear..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1864. Cruikshank, George. Paperback. [8] p.: hand-colored illustrations; 14 cm. Yellow wrappers; front wrapper illustration printed in orange and black, signed: E.P.C. [probably Edward P. Cogger]. Part of the publisher's Uncle Frank's Series. No date of publication is given, however it was produced no earlier than..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [14] p.: illustrations (line drawings and chromolithographed illustrations); 37 cm. Chromolithographed card covers; upper edge of covers and pages is shaped to follow the front cover illustration. Front cover chromolithographed illustration is of three children, a bag of toys, and a cat chasing..... More
Buffalo, N.Y. J. Lutted and Co., 1885. 1 card 13.5 x 9 cm. captioned "Use Lutted's Cough Drops." No date of publication; James Lutted established J. Lutted and Company in 1876, in Buffalo, N.Y. The company sold candies, and cough drops. He sold the company in 1893. Chromolithographed by Gies..... More
Philadelphia: Lyric & Adelphi Theatres, 1910. Paperback. 24 p.: illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Stapled program printed in grey and red with "Lyric & Adelphi Theatres" on front cover. "The Easiest Way" by Eugene Walter, starring Frances Starr, Edward H. Robins, Joseph Kilgour, William Sampson, Beatrice Morgan, and Violet Rand at..... More
Gravenhage, Netherlands: Nicolaes Wilt, 1684. Paperback. [2], 10 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: pi1A4B1 (4to). Woodcut title vignette. Date of publication from Worldcat. Knuttel, 11922. Not in STCN. Old ink page numbering 799-810 written over printed page numbers. Contains lists of the number of batallions of infantry, gendarmes, cavalry, and dragoons..... More
London: Madame Tussaud's, 1884. Paperback. xii, 44, [1], xiv-xxv, [1] p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Illustrated wrapper, stitched, printed in red, green, and gilt; back wrapper has illustrated advertisement for Cadbury's Cocoa. Wrapper title. Wrappers are included in pagination. Illustrated advertisements on pages ii-xxv; the exhibition catalog itself is not illustrated..... More
Bayreuth, Ger. Grau'schen Buchhandlung, 1844. Hardcover. Volume 5 of this series of funeral sermons (6 volumes were published from 1835 through 1849). iv, 290 p.; 23 cm. Original black paper over boards. Spine has been covered in black library book repair material with title and call number in white on..... More
United States Steel Supply Division, 1936. This is slightly larger than a standard match book, 8 cm. high when unfolded, and contains tissue for cleaning glasses. Both sides of the cover contain advertising for U.S. Steel's Supply Division. A few sheets of tissue appear to have been removed , but..... More
Kenosha, Wis. Samuel Lowe Co., 1941. Paperback. [192] p.: full-page illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with identical illustrations on front and back covers. Cover title: Mammoth 192 Page Paint Book. "L-1050" -- on cover. Each page has a caption below the illustration, in many cases telling a popular children's story or..... More
La Haye, France: Paul Scheltus, 1702. Paperback. "publié le 15 Mai 1702." 8 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A4 (4to). Plain wrappers (later). Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14762. The French translation of the official declaration of war against France and Spain by the Netherlands on May 15, 1702..... More
London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1991. Paperback. 38, [4] p.: illustrations (1 color); 27 cm. Black-and-white illustrated paper covers. The archive included photographs, recordings, memorabilia, autograph music and printed music, and works of art relating to Mathilde Marchesi (1821-1913), Salvatore Marchesi (Cavaliere de Castrone, Marchese della Rojata, 1822-1908) and their..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1976. Hardcover. xx, [2], 463, [3] p.: illustratons, maps; 24 cm. Red cloth with white and black spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes index. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good Condition: lightly soiled; minor loss and creasing at..... More
Stratford, Ont. McLagan Furniture Co., 1915. Paperback. [1], 31 leaves: illustrations; 31 x 45 cm. Brown card covers with gilt embossed cover title; stapled. No date of publication. George McLagan established his furniture business in Stratford, Ontario, in 1905. This catalog features suites for the dining room and bedroom, and..... More
Liverpool, Eng. Meccano, 1920. Paperback. 12 p.: illustrations; 17 x 25 cm. Green wrapper printed in green and black with front wrapper photograph of a boy and a kitten. Inside of front and back wrapper contains drawings aimed at boys. Contains a catalog intended for the American market as the..... More
Elizabeth, N.J. Meccano Co., 1925. Paperback. 8 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Stapled; front printed in green and black. Includes an article about the invention of the torque converter by George Constantinesco and directions for reproducing it using Meccano parts, and directions for making a model hydraulic crane. In Very Good..... More
Berlin: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 1986. Paperback. 80 p.: color and black-and-white illustrations, map; 21 cm. White paperback with illustrated cover. Contains an introduction in German by Gunter Schade of Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and one in English by Afif Bahnass, General Director of Antiquities and Museums. The remainder of..... More
Dover, Pa. A. Allison & Son, 1880. Paperback. [2], 62 p.; 16 cm. Black cloth spine; dark brown card covers, the front printed in black with advertisement for J. F. Zoellin & Co., wholesale druggists, Philadelphia. Ruled pages arranged by category with an advertisement for a Philadelphia business in the..... More