London: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. 1889. 1 chromolithographed print 35 x 21 cm. by the unidentified artist who signed: Hay. Without the biographical text. Ferdinand James Anselm, Freiherr von Rothschild (1839-1898), a member of the Rothschild family of bankers, served as a member of Parliament from 1885 to... More about "Ferdy": Baron F.J. de Rothschild (Statesmen, no. 567) -- Vanity Fair, June 15, 1889
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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 about Ferndale Telephone Co. [Pa.] documents
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 about Festina Lente: The Journal of the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection -- The Sample...
Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1980. Pamphlet. 39, [1] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Stapled wrapper with extended flaps. Title page in red and black. Contents: Pinmarks, Nicks, and Grooves: Some Notes on the History of American Typefounding by David Lasko -- 32 Unrecorded Books Designed by Bruce Rogers While... More about Festina Lente: The Journal of the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection -- Vol. I, No. I...
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 about Fifty-Fifty [birthday of Senator William Benton
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 about First Aid [Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound pamphlet
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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 about First National Bank of Altoona [letterhead] 1892 addressed to Alexander Ennis Patton
Detroit, Mich. Ford Motor Co., 1991. First Edition. Paperback. 346 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Paperback. Service log has not been filled in. In Very Good- Condition: covers are creased and rubbed; pages are clean and tight. More about Ford Thunderbird Owner Guide
Philadelphia, Pa. Lyric Theatre, 1920. 24 p.: illustrated advertisements; 20 cm. Stapled program printed in grey and red with "Lyric & Adelphi Theatres" on front cover. The program for "Forever After" by Owen Davis at the Lyric Theatre beginning Mon., Feb. 9, 1920, starring Alice Brady. The cast included Mrs... More about Forever After Playbill 1920 Philadelphia Lyric Theatre [starring Alice Brady
Vienna: Jos. Schlesinger, 1928. Hardcover. Imprint also includes Star Hebrew Book Co., New York, N.Y. [4], iv, [2] p., 352 leaves with English on one side and Hebrew on the reverse [708 p.], [2] p.; 16 cm. Black cloth in a faux leathe binding with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles... More about The Form of Daily Prayers: Prayers for Every Day of the Year According to the Custom of the...
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 about Fort Fish on the Northside of Central Park [chromolithograph from Valentine's Manual of the...
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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 about Fort Pitt National Bank [letterhead] 1892 addressed to Alexander Ennis Patton
New York: Robert Edwards Co., 1950. Paperback. 128 p.; 19 cm. Paperback; color illustration on front with map of continental United States on back. No date of publication but the superimposition of the title over the continental United States on the back suggests that the 48 stories were meant to... More about Forty Eight Current Short Stories: Adventure Romance Mystery
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 about Franco American Food Co. trade cards (2
New York: Dodge Publishing Co., 1910. Hardcover. 44 p.: frontispiece; 20 cm. Green suede with gilt-stamped cover title: Friendship Outstays. Dark green moire endpapers. Frontispiece is an 11x2-cm. color pastedown illustration of a winter scene, within a blue and gilt border. Title page is printed in blue and gilt within... More about Friendship Outstays the Hurrying Flight of Time
Louisville, Ky. Westminster Press, 1941. Paperback. [32] p.: music; 22 cm. Stapled yellow wrapper with red wrapper title, and red-and-green wrapper illustration. Contains 35 songs arranged for four parts. Includes Sucking Cider Through a Straw; The Omaha Tribal Prayer; Study War No More; Cielito Lindo; The Deaf Woman's Courtship; the... More about Fun and Folk Songs
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 about Garamond: A Note on the Transmission of the Design of the Roman Typeface Cut by Claude Garamond...
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 about Garrick Theatre, Philadelphia, program for pre-Broadway tryout of The Wild Rose by Harry B. Smith...
Dublin: Rialtas na hÉireann, 1981. Hardcover. xi, [1], 815, [5] p.; 21 cm. Blue cloth with silver spine and cover titles. "Irish-English" at tail of spine. Lacking dust jacket. An Irish-to-English dictionary only (does not include English to Irish translation). In Fine Condition: clean and bright. More about Gearrfhoclóir Gaeilge-Béarla
Berlin: H. Itzkowski, 1908. Hardcover. 10th edition. iv, 468 p.; 21 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and gilt-stamped decoration on front cover; mirrored blind-stamped decoration on back cover. All page edges gilt. Gilt-and-black decorated endpapers. Slipcase covered in matching black cloth. Bookseller's label on front fixed endpaper: "C... More about Gebetbuch für die Neue Synagoge in Berlin: Teil II. Neujahrsfest und Versöhnungstag
London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, for T. Waller, 1769. Hardcover. "The Second Edition, with many References and considerable Additions." Attributed variously to Robert Foley, Sir Geoffrey Gilbert, Matthew Bacon, and Henry Pooley. cf. British Museum Catalogue. Vol. 2 only. [22], 780, [42] p.; 37 cm. Folio. Contemporary... More about A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery,...
S.l. General Electric Co., 1906. 1 leaf (19 x 14 cm.) with color advertisement for the electric fan sold by General Electric. With a striking color illustration of a Dutch woman in wooden shoes in the fore-ground, with the wind blowing her dress, and a traditional wooden windmill in the... More about General Electric Fan Motors -- 1906 [color advertisement
Los Angeles: Genii, 1973. Paperback. [2], 271-311, [1] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Cover illustration of Richard Ross, Grand Prix winner, Paris, 1973. Includes Silent Mora's Letter by Charles Miller; a report on the F.I.S.M. Convention held in Paris; and articles by Dai Vernon, Glenn Gravatt, David Ginn, Donald Brookover, Art... More about Genii: The Conjurors' Magazine July 1973 vol. 37 no. 7
Los Angeles: Genii, 1973. Paperback. [1], 446-487, [1] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Cover illustration of Paul Fidler, "the Magic Hawaiian." Includes A Name Revelation with Faro Shuffles by Michael S. Ewer; an article about the murder of Kent Richards, a New Jersey magician, in the Virgin Islands; an obituary of... More about Genii: The Conjurors' Magazine Nov. 1973 vol. 37 no. 11
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 about Genii: The Conjurors' Magazine Oct. 1973 vol. 37 no. 10