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
Wilmington, DE: Every Evening, 1871. [4] pages: illustrations; 58 cm. Founded by William T. Croasdale, a former city editor of the Wilmington Daily Commercial, which merged with Every Evening in 1877 to form Every Evening and Commercial. The name was changed to Every Evening, Wilmington Daily Commercial the following year..... More
Philadelphia: Electric Storage Battery Company, 1927. Pamphlet. 16 p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Stapled wrapper. Front wrapper has black-and-white photograph taken by C. W. Lehman. Inside the back wrapper lists the officers of the Electric Storage Battery Company Athletic Association, president E. Cadwallader. The Electric Storage Battery Company was established in..... 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