Northampton, Mass. Northampton Institution for Savings, 1942. Hardcover. [126] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Original dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover title. "One Hundredth Anniversary 1842-1942" -- on front cover. Contains photographs of the officers and employees as of 1942; well-illustrated histories of the town of Northampton, Mass., and..... More
Watford, Eng. Paget Prize Plate Co., 1894. 1 sheet 12 x 9 cm. Printed in red and brown. "18 x 24" stamped on the label indicating the size of paper the label accompanied. The label is undated; Paget gelatino-chloride printing out paper was first produced in 1894. In the 1890s..... More
Spring Grove, Pa. P.H. Glatfelter Co., 1941. Paperback. 29, [3] p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Illustrated wrapper printed in blue and black. A detailed look at modern papermaking with photographs of the Glatfelter plant and photomicrographs of paper fibers and type. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: wrapper is sunned along edges; stains..... More
Adrian, Michigan: Fireside Industries, 1930. Paperback. 31, [1] p.: illustrations (some in color); 26 cm. Brown card cover with front title and illustration in red, dark brown, and black. Fireside Industries was incorporated in 1924. No date of publication, but the art director, Gabriel Andre Petit, who died in 1932..... More
Philadelphia: Swain, Abell & Simmons, 1836. [4] p.; 39 cm. Engraved masthead. The first issue of the daily newspaper published by William Moseley Swain, Arunah S. Abell, and Azariah H. Simmon, the first penny paper in Philadelphia. It continued to publish to 1942. On the second page, the publishers explain..... More
New York: Schenley Distillers Corp. 1947. Paperback. [44] p.: illustrations; 8 cm. Black card cover with cover illustration of the Schenley rooster. Cover title. No date of publication. Calendars for 1948 and 1949 are on front and back fixed endpapers. Printed in red and black. A very scarce Schenley advertising..... More
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 73, [1] p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. Contains tables with duties levied on various American products in other countries. In Very Good Condition: disbound but solid; light foxing..... More
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 3, [1] p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. Contains a list of American state and transportation stocks with their prices in London and New York at the end of..... More
Washington, D.C. 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 2 p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. A report concerning the coal used by the named British steamship companies on their service between England the New York. In Very Good- Condition..... More
Phoenixville, Pa. A. P. De Sanno & Son, 1950. Pamphlet. 4-page pamphlet (28 cm.) printed in orange and black. No date of publication; appears to be from about 1950. A. P. De Sanno & Son, also known as Albert P. de Sanno & Son, was in business in Phoenixville, Pa...... More
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Pittsburgh: Second National Bank of Pittsburgh, 1892. 1 leaf 24 cm. Engraved. "James H. Willock, President. Thomas W. Welsh, Jr., Cashier." Dated July 2, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Second National Bank of Pittsburgh was established in 1864..... More
York, Pa. P. Hardt, 1819. Hardcover. Title page continued: "arranged in so clear and concise a manner, that the most ignorant may with ease, by referring to it, execute bonds, leases, deeds, indentures, notes, articles, of agreement, &c. without application to an attorney Gentleman of the Bar . .... More
Beaumont, Tx. Mometrix, 2016. Paperback. [2], 129 p.; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contains two practice tests with questions, and answers and explanations. In Near Fine Condition: lower corner of front cover creased; clean and tight. More
Spring Grove, Pa. P.H. Glatfelter Co., 1939. Paperback. 19, [1] p., 1 folded leaf: illustrations; 31 cm. Illustrated wrapper printed in red and black. Wrapper is included in pagination. Printed in red and black throughout. Folded leaf off of back wrapper contains illustrated papermaking flow chart. The Glatfelter company, based..... More
New York: E. R. Squibb & Sons, 1939. Hardcover. 136 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Hardback with brown and yellow cover. Illustrated endpapers: drawing of the laboratories at Brooklyn on the front endpapers and one of the laboratories at New Brunswick, N.J., on the back endpapers. In Good+ Condition: front cover..... More
St. Louis: American Reprints Co., 1975. Paperback. 86 p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Off-white paper covers; front cover printed in red. Heavily illustrated with drawings of the clocks produced by the St. Louis Clock and Silverware Company. In addition, the second page contains illustrations of the St. Louis World's Fair, which..... More
Philadelphia: Third National Bank, 1884. 1 sheet 23 x 14 cm. with letterhead of the Third National Bank, Philadelphia, directed to the Curwansville Bank. The letterhead shows an engraving of the bank building and lists David B. Paul, president, and Percy M. Lewis, cashier. The Third National Bank of Philadelphia..... More
Hartford, Conn. Veeder Mfg. Co., 1912. Paperback. 20 p.: illustrations; 16 cm. Stapled grey wrapper printed in black and green. Wrapper title. Catalogue No. 614. No date of publication. Includes the tachodometer, which was advertised in 1906 and later, and the hub odometer, which was advertised in 1912 and later..... More
Philadelphia: W.H. Thompson Jr., 1905. 1 sheet 14 x 21 cm. with engraved letterhead produced by E.A. Wright, Philadelphia, showing a radiant diamond along with "W.H. Thompson Jr., Importer of Diamonds, Philadelphia." The business was at 35 1/2 S. 8th St. Above and below the diamond, it states "High Grade..... More
Vienna: Vienna, 1922. [4], 31 cm. First page printed over engraved background with orange border. "Serie 1409 Lit C. No. 81748." A municipal bond issued by Vienna in 1922 to "alleviate the scarcity of lodgings" in the city, resulting from World War One. Text is in German and English. The..... More
Los Angeles: F.W. Wood (Coast Card Co.), 1920. Paperback. 28 p.: illustrations, 1 double-page map; 17 cm. Stapled wrapper; front wrapper is red. Part of the publisher's series Revised Maps 1921, but sadly lackly the large folding map. Complete text with guide to Los Angeles in 1920. Points of interest..... More
Glasgow: Simpson Lawrence & Co., 1935. Paperback. "March, 1935." 291 p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Grey paper covers with red cover title and color illustration on front cover. Everything for your 1935 yacht, from miniature fireplaces to bath tubs, from anchors to compasses, and from deck seats to meat safes. Pages..... More
1908. Six Documents signed by C. Wesley Armstrong (1872-1947) of Trenton, N.J. The documents consist of: an invoice for plate glass and other construction-related goods purchased from I. S. Sutton, carpenter and builder, Trenton (1908) -- a receipt for a mortgage payment to Mary P. Wilson (1908) -- a bill..... More
New York: Random House, 2001. Hardcover. xii, 370, [2] p.; 22 cm. Black cloth spine with gilt-stamped spine title; black paper over boards with blind-stamped author's initals on front board. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. A detailed look at the various factors that resulted in a misplaced reliance on..... More
Rutland, Ill. C.C. Thompson, 1890. Hard Cover. 488, [2] p.: illustrations, portraits; 21 cm. Maroon publisher's cloth with black-stamped titles and front cover illustration. Brown patterned endpapers. Includes: Successful Men and How They Became So by Henry M. Hunt; and Money: Where It Comes From, and Where It Goes To..... More