Scranton, Pa. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, 1917. Paperback. 43, [5] p.: table; 13 cm. Stapled; black cloth spine and brown card covers with black cover title. Pencilled notations on table relating to overtime pay. In Very Good- Condition: somewhat rubbed and soiled; solid. More
New York: Citizens' Committee for the Election of Alfred E. Smith, 1922. Pamphlet. 12 p.; 23 cm. Wrapper title. Stamped on wrapper: "N.Y. State Library May 21 1925." Pamphlet published during the 1922 campaign for governor of New York state. Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) had served as governor in 1919..... More
Philadelphia: Ch. G. Sauer, 1850. Paperback. 35, [1] p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Sewn. Wrapper included in pagination. Full-page advertisement on p. [2] (inside of front wrapper) for C. G. Sauer, Buchhändler und Schreibmaterialien-Händler. A German-language almanac. Remains of an old paper cover over spine. With thread loop added by former..... More
Cologne: Verlag Haus Neuerburg, 1933. Paperback. [28] p. with 252 cards; 31 cm. Maroon stiffened card covers with gilt cover title and color illustration on front cover. No publication information, but most sources attribute this uniform card book to Haus Neuerburg in Köln in 1933. The 252 mounted color cards..... More
Denver, CO: Gates Rubber Co., 1934. Paperback. Second printing, Sept. 1934. 43, [1] p.: illustrations, tables; 27 cm. Illustrated paper cover, tables; front printed in red and black. This edition was "expanded to include drive tables covering Multiple V-Drives, V-Flat Drives and Quarter Turn Drives." In Good+ Condition: cover is..... More
Philadelphia: E. K. Peall Alumni Association, 1911. Paperback. [8] p.; 18 cm. Stapled; embossed "EKP" on front cover. Program for performance on April 28, 1911, presented by the E. K. Peall Alumni Association in the New Mercantile Hall at Broad and Master streets, of Diamonds and Hearts: A Comedy Drama..... More
Bern: Eidgenossischen Postverwaltung Geograph Kartenverlag, 1931. Paperback. 15, [1] p.; 17 cm. Stapled brown wrapper with color illustration on front paste-down and map on back of Switzerland. Wrapper title. Pocket inside front wrapper holds folded color relief map of the Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps with illustrations from 6..... More
New York: Amerikanischen Traktats-Gesellschaft [American Tract Society], 1850. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrations; 11 cm. Brown wrapper printed in red. No. 8 in the series Verzeichniss von Kinder-Tractaten, which is listed on the back wrapper through number 16. No date of publication. The 1852 annual report of the American Tract Society..... More
Cleveland: White Shrine of Jerusalem, 1945. Paperback. 102, [2] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled paperback with illustrated cover. "In Hoc Signo Spes Mea" -- on front cover. Advertisements for Cleveland businesses on covers and on many pages. Includes a history of the Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem in Cleveland;..... More
Midland, MI: Dow Chemical Co., 1935. Paperback. 62 p.: illustrations; tables; 28 cm. Dark brown card cover, stapled; silver and black cover title and illustrations. A catalog presenting detailed information about Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Co. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed;..... More
Doylestown, Pa. Doylestown National Bank, 1886. 6 checks drawn on the Doylestown National Bank by John Pursel, dated Dec. 15, 1886; Jan. 30, Feb. 7, March 5, and Dec. 27 1887; and Feb. 1 1888. The 1886 and 1887 checks were produced by Wm. F. Murphey's Sons Stationers, Philadelphia. The..... More
1875. Paperback. [36] p.; 22 x 29 cm. Paper cover printed in black. Cover title within decorative border; back cover has decoration in black. No publication information. Consists of 18 blank leaves separated by tissue guards. Faint penciled name (possibly McSully) on front cover dated Oct. 23, 1875. One page..... More
London: M. H. Nathan & Co., 1890. Hardcover. [12] leaves: chromolithographed illustrations; 9.2 x 15 cm. Embossed card covers tied with white ribbon. Entire book shaped like angel wings. Front cover has embossed title with embossed chromolithograph illustration of two angels, and embossed feathers along edges; back cover is entirely..... More
1735. Handwritten parchment indenture (32 x 56 cm.). Ornate, armorial initial letter with motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" in the garter. On Jan. 30, 1735, Edmund Deane of Greenwich, Kent Co., carpenter, transfers to William Deane of Deptford, Kent Co., distiller, one third of a property called Hockenden..... More
Winchester, N. H. Edwin Pease Die Works, 1931. Paperback. "In Effect January 1, 1932." [12] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Stapled. "Designed Expressly for Stamping Names on Polished Metal Key Checks, Umbrella Plates, Name Plates, Fobs, Etc." Includes many examples of metal key checks and watch fobs with the insignia of..... More
New York: Ehrichs, 1889. 1 circular trade card 10.5 cm. in diameter produced by Burrow Giles Lithographic Co. Sunflower chromolithograph on one side with "Compliments of Ehrichs Eighth Ave. and 24th St." The other side advertises Easter eggs and Easter Baskets at Ehrichs'. The illustrated side had been used in..... More
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1878. Paperback. 62 p.; 23 cm. Off-white wrapper printed in black. Former owner's name at upper edge of front wrapper: I. F. Wood. This may have been member Isaac F. Wood. Includes acquisitions; the contract with the Department of Public Parks for the..... More
New York: Amerikanischen Traktats-Gesellschaft [American Tract Society], 1850. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrations; 11 cm. Brown wrapper printed in red. No. 6 in the series Verzeichniss von Kinder-Tractaten, which is listed on the back wrapper through number 16. No date of publication. The 1852 annual report of the American Tract Society..... More
Frauenfeld, Switz. Huber & Co., 1908. Paperback. "Anhang zum Taschenkalender für schweizerische Wehrmänner." 49, [19] p.: illustrations; 14 cm. Brown wrappers printed in black. Final 18 unpaginated pages contain advertisements, some with illustrations. In Very Good Condition: lower corner of front wrapper faded; wrapper lightly soiled; ink annotations on pp..... More
Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl, 1895. Paperback. [14] leaves, accordian-style: color illustrations; 19 cm. Plain wrappers; front wrapper printed in black, reproducing title page. There is no date of publication, but Moritz Ruhl issued a number of works on European uniforms and armies in the 1890s. First and leaves attached to wrappers;..... More
Chicago: Fred de Land, Publisher, 1894. Paperback. iv, 37-80, v-viii p.: illustrations, tables; 23 cm. Light yellow 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 19th..... More
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