New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. Shows a two-and-a-half-story house with an attached greenhouse and trees. In Good Condition: faint dampstain along right side. More
New York: Alfred Scott, 1943. Paperback. 13, [3] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Stapled; wrappers included in pagination. Front wrapper portrait of John Barbirolli. Program from Feb. 28, 1943, concert at Carnegie Hall conducted by John Barbirolli and featuring Eugene List on the piano. Eugene List had enlisted in the Army... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g & Litho. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- in lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Old Residences on Murray Hill, as that title runs above... More
Des Moines, Iowa: McBlain Books, 1982. Paperback. 52 p.; 22 cm. Light grey wrapper printed in black. Recipient's address on back wrapper: The Americanist, Pottstown, Pa. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on upper right-hand corner of front wrapper. The catalog lists 1070 items. In Very Good- Condition... More
Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982. Paperback. [4], 67, [1] p.: black-and-white illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled blue paper covers printed in black. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on front cover. Lists 251 items offered by the Heritage Book Shop, most printed by the Ashendene, Doves or Kelmscott... More
Valley Cottage, N.Y. Aleph-Bet Books, 1990. Soft Cover. [48] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. White wrappers printed in black, included in page count. Catalog continues onto back wrapper. Contains descriptions of 371 items. No date of publication; probably issued in 1990 or 1991. In Near Fine Condition: white wrapper very slightly soiled; otherwise clean and bright. More
New York: Jacob Bros. 1888. Paperback. [12] p.: music; 19 cm. No date of publication; latest copyright date on individual pieces in catalog is 1888. Contains the first three lines of 11 pieces of piano music available from Jacob Bros. Includes pieces by Frederick G. Richmond, F.W. Meacham, J.W. Turner... More
London: Smith and Robins, 1842. Hardcover. xxiv, 250 p.: 1 leaf of engraved portrait of Horace Walpole, in-text illustrations; 29 cm. Later 19th-century brown cloth spine with original boards. Engraved cover title: A Catalogue of the Contents of Strawberry Hill. Engraved title page. George Robins, the auctioneer, advertised the sale... More
New York: Douglas Taylor & Co., 1911. Paperback. "To be sold by auction beginning on Monday, May 1, 1911 by the Anderson Auction Company." Each of the 4 parts issued in 2 volumes. This is the second volume of the first part, which is paginated continuously with the first volume... More
New York: Douglas Taylor & Co., 1912. Paperback. "To be sold by auction beginning on Monday, April 15, 1912 by the Anderson Auction Company." Each of the 4 parts issued in 2 volumes. This is both volumes of Part III, which are paginated continuously with each other. vii, [1], 471... More
New York: Douglas Taylor & Co., 1912. Paperback. "To be sold by auction beginning on Monday, November 11, 1912 by the Anderson Auction Company." Each of the 4 parts issued in 2 volumes. This is both volumes of Part IV, which are paginated continuously with each other. viii, 541, [1]... More
Beaver, Pa. Beaver College, 1900. 1 sheet 24 x 16 cm. Illustration of a log cabin, signed E. Bott. Although the centennial referred to in the title is that of the founding of Beaver County in 1800, the emphasis on Military Day was on Beaver County's role in the American... More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 129-192 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Green wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. Contains catalog numbers 199-329. In Fine Condition: clean and tight. More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 65-128 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. Contains catalog numbers 132-198. The conjugate leaves pp. 91-92 and 101-102 were not inserted and stapled with the rest of the leaves; however, they are present, loose, and untarnished... More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 193-264 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Light beig wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. Contains catalog numbers 330-491. This catalog included table and board games, card games, jig-saws and picture cubes, optical toys, and mechanical and novelty books. In Near Fine- Condition... More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 64 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Yellow wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. One of 500 copies. "A selection of more than one hundred titles culled from Peter Parley to Penrod, a bibliographical description of the best-loved American juvenile books, originally compiled... More
1915. 5 typescript leaves in blue folded cover stamped "May 17 1915." Charles Muehlhauser died intestate on Dec. 24, 1874, leaving his widow, Mary Muehlhauser, and seven children. Mary Muehlhauser died on 3 April 1915 and by this document her remaining heirs released the dower righst to four tracts of... More
Chestnut Hill, MA: Adams Brown Co., 1945. Paperback. 6 p.; 22 cm. Folded pamphlet. This pamphlet is about the "Miraculous New Insecticide" DDT, or dodiphenyltrichloroethane. It discusses its use during the war and expectations of post-war use, listing 13 American companies from which experimental quantities could be obtained. Scarce. In... More
Durham, N.C. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., 1943. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Printed in black and white. An advertisement for Chesterfield cigarettes and Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. Includes photographs of Waring and various performers with the Pennsylvanians, as well as advertisements for Chesterfields. Among the performers profiled... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1905. Gookin, Frederick W. Paperback. 75, [1] p.: illustrations of bamboo throughout; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with wrapper title and illustrations. Some pages unopened. The lovely bamboo drawings are signed F.W.G. for Frederick W. Gookin (1853-1936), the Chicago banker, calligrapher, and designer. About two years prior... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. Gookin, Frederick W. Paperback. 76, [2] p.: illustrations of trees; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with wrapper title and illustrations; front wrapper illustration printed in red and green. Some pages unopened. The tree illustrations are printed in green and are signed F.W.G. for Frederick W. Gookin... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1910. Gookin, Frederick W. Paperback. 79, [1] p.: botanical illustrations; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with wrapper title and illustrations; front wrapper illustration printed in grey and green. Some pages unopened. The illustrations are printed in grey and are signed F.W.G. for Frederick W. Gookin (1853-1936), the... More
New York: Chips Publishing Co., 1895. Paperback. [16] p.: illustrated; 16 cm. Wrapper printed in red and black, and included in page count; stitched. Chips was a short-lived literary publication that appeared monthly at first and then weekly, from March 1895 to June 1896. This issue contains: a drawing of... More
Philadelphia, Pa. William McCulloch, 1798. Paperback. [1], 6-48, [4] p.; 21 cm. Caption title. Disbound from a nonce volume. Signatures: B-G4 (8vo). Lacking first 4 leaves (title page and front matter?). Publisher's advertisement on 4 unpaginated pages following text for "W. M'Culloch, printer, bookseller, and stationer, No. 306, Market, near... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. by G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. Caption: "Established by Christian G. Gunther Esq. Father of the present Mayor in 1820." Christian Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885), son of the furrier, was mayor of New... More
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