Chicago: Fred de Land, Publisher, 1894. Paperback. iv p., [approx. 30] leaves: illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Light green wrappers (paperback) with advertisements on both sides of front and back wrapper. The publisher, Fred de Land, was involved in the development of telephone companies in the United States in the late..... More
Philadelphia: W. G. Perry, 1879. 1 card (77 x 49 mm.), which is ruled on one side with "Erasable Tablet" at the head. The other side contains a calendar for 1880 with "W. G. Perry, Stationer, 728 Arch Street, Philadelphia" at the top, within a border of 4 red ruled..... More
1878. 2 documents, folded. The 1st a printed form from the county register's office with the seal and signature of the Montgomery County Register of Wills, Solomon Snyder. The 2nd 2 leaves printed for accounts with the handwritten account of the various fees involved in the sale of the real..... More
New York: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., 1926. Paperback. 19, [1] p.: illustrations; 15 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Wrapper title. Stapled. Printed in red and blue. The flag etiquette and code contained here was adopted by the Americanism Commission of the American Legion in 1923 and 1924..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Program Co., 1906. [16] p.: illustrated advertisements; 24 cm. Program for the week beginning Mon. Jan. 8, 1906. The works presented during the week were La Sorciere (Victorien Sardou); La Dame aux Camelias (Alexandre Dumas, fils); Adrienne Lecouvreur (Sarah Bernhardt); and Angelo, Tyrant of Padua (Victor Hugo). These..... More
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Ottsville, Pa. Ferndale Telephone Co., 1949. 2 documents: 1) itemized list of toll calls from March and April 1949 on the Ferndale Telephone Co. (Harrow, Pa., office) and 2) payment receipt from Aug. 1949 with list of toll charges from June and July on reverse. Both documents are for the..... More
Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1979. Pamphlet. 15, [1] p.; 24 cm. Stapled wrapper with extended flaps. Title page in red and black. Contents: A Note on Our Objectives by Herbert H. Johnson -- A Note on the Name by David Lasko -- Prospectus -- A Note on the..... More
New York: M.J. Pollak, 1950. Hardcover. "A collection of sundry thoughts on friendships and birthdays in general, together with some particular comments by a few of the many friends of William Benton on the occasion of whose fiftieth birthday this privately printed edition of fifty copies is produced." [48] p.;..... More
Providence, R.I. Builders Iron Foundry, 1923. Paperback. 16 p.: illustrations, tables; 28 cm. Brown card cover printed in black; stapled. "Bulletin no. 216" -- front cover. Builders Iron Foundry was established in 1822; the name was changed to BIF Industries in 1955. Builders Iron Foundry acquired Venturi's Law patents relating..... More
Lynn, Mass. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., 1930. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Stapled; wrappers printed in yellow and black with a front wrapper photograph of a girl in a nurse costume taking care of her patient collie, signed: Anne Shriber. No date of publication but there is a...... More
Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown College, 1900. Paperback. 16 p.; 20 cm. Stapled grey wrapper with black wrapper title. Printed by Rider & Snyder, Lancaster, Pa. Elizabethtown College was founded as a co-educational school in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren. The first catalog informed potential students that ladies'..... More
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Altoona, Pa. First National Bank of Altoona, 1892. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. "John Lloyd, Cashier" has lines printed over it and below is added: "Henry Cryder, Cashier." Dated July 12, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Alexander Ennis Patton..... More
Middleburg, Pa. First National Bank of Middleburg, 1900. Approx. 45 checks with 14 stubs for checks used, dated Nov. 20, 1905, through Feb. 27, 1906, with plain green cloth cover. The First National Bank of Middleburg was founded in 1889. The former owner is not identified. In Very Good Condition..... More
Rome, Italy: Alitalia, 1966. 5 menus; each consists of one folded sheet with a color front illustration; 24 cm. high. Printed by Staderini, Rome. The front illustrations appear to be from unidentified 18th-century prints. The two New York-to-Milan menus each have "5-66" in the lower right-hand corner of the menu..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled The Old Landmarks on Manhattan Island, as that title runs above the image. Captions indicate "Old..... More
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Pittsburgh, Pa. Fort Pitt National Bank, 1892. 1 leaf 22 cm. Engraved. "D. Leet Wilson, Prest. Andrew W. Herron, Cashr." Dated July 2, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Alexander Ennis Patton (1852-1904) became the president of the First National..... More
Bridgeton, N.J. South Jersey Institute, 1891. 4 programs, 3 of them printed on folded card (1 with gilt edges and 1 with embossed yellow birds on the front). The South Jersey Institute was opened in 1870 in Bridgeton, N.J., by the West New Jersey Baptist Association as a co-educational college..... More
New York: Franco American Food Co., 1889. 2 trade cards, each 7.5 x 11 cm. Each has a chromolithographed illustration on a gilt background on one side, with "Franco American Food Co. 101 Warren St. N.Y." in the upper left-hand corner. The illustrations portray child chefs in French clothing having..... More
Chicago: S. Franklin & Co., 1905. Advertising flyer (18 x 22 cm.) printed in black on one side. Offers the company's free catalog of moldings and picture frames. The company, located at 10-26 Waller St., Chicago, manufactured moldings and frames, which were also available at Drescher & Cusson, New York..... More
Chicago: Ludlow Typograph Co., 1930. Pamphlet. [8] p.: illustrated; 31 cm. Stitched. Includes a reproduction of the Berner Specimen Broadside of 1592 and 2 pages of Garamond type offered by the publisher, Ludlow Typograph Co. In Very Good Condition: closed 1-cm. tear from fore-edge of last leaf; first leaf and..... More
Philadelphia: Garrick Theatre, 1902. Gunn, Archie. Pamphlet. [20] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Color illustration on front wrapper signed Archie Gunn. Wrappers are included in page count. The program is from the week of April 28, 1902, for the last week of the Philadelphia tryout of The Wild Rose, a musical..... More
Los Angeles: Genii, 1973. Paperback. [3], 404-447, [1] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Cover illustration of Max & Salli Hapner. Includes articles by Dai Vernon, Glenn Gravatt, Len Hollyman, Michael F. Ehart, Ira Smolowitz, Roy Fromer, Richard Karschner, Clarke "The Senator" Crandall, Paul Green, Chris Kessler, and Don Keller, as well..... More
Los Angeles: Genii, 1973. Paperback. [1], 358-399, [1] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Cover illustration of Christmas greeting from Clarke and Ruth Crandall. Includes The Joe Cossari Extention of Copenetro as told to Mickey O'Malley; Clarke "The Senator" Crandall: A Sketchy Autobiograpy; reports on Lou Tannen's 11th Annual Magicians Jubilee by..... More
Philadelphia: Shubert Theatre, 1929. [4] p.: illustrated advertisement; 22 cm. Book by William K. Wells and George White; music by Ray Henderson; lyrics by B.G. De Sylva and Lew Brown; costumes and curtains made in Paris by Max Weldy from designs by "Erte"; orchestra under direction of Charles Drury. Cast..... More
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Pittsburgh: German National Bank of Pittsburgh, 1884. 1 leaf 24 cm. Engraved. At head: "A. Groetzinger, President. Jos. Laurent, Cashier." "Surplus $190,000" has been crossed out in red; stamped below in red: "Surplus $206,000." Dated April 24, 1884, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank..... More