Dayton, O. American Mechanical Toy Co., 1913. Paperback. 80 p.: illustrations; 17 x 26 cm. Green wrapper printed in red, black, and orange with front wrapper illustration of a man and a boy building an inclined chain railway. Catalog with drawings of parts and tools that could be purchased separately..... More
Philadelphia: William McCarty, 1813. Hardcover. "Printed by William & David Robinson, Trenton." [4], 380 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "American's Guide." Handwritten paper labels with red borders over third and sixth compartments with..... More
New York: American Tract Society, 1860. Attributed to George Mogridge (also known as Old Humphrey). 141 p.: illustrations; 12 cm. Original dark blue cloth with blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Gilt-stamped spine title, and illustration on spine and front board. All page edges gilt. Former owner's name inscribed in ink..... More
Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie. 1911. Hardcover. 190 p.: full-page and in-text illustrations; 26 cm. Maroon cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles and decoration. Edges of boards are bevelled. Top page edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Title page in red and black. Series title on cover: Nouvelle Collection des Classiques..... More
Rochester, N.Y. Stecher Litho. Co., 1919. Price, Margaret Evans. Paperback. [12] p.: chromolithographed illustrations and line drawings by Margaret Evans Price; 35 cm. Chromolithographed wrappers. "No. 301"--on front wrapper. Printed in blue and red. A charming story about twins living in Newfoundland, whose mother knits them angora clothing to keep..... More
Philadelphia: Academy of Music, 1924. 16 p.: illustrated advertisements; 26 cm. Grey wrappers printed in dark green. This is the program for the Nov. 19, 1924, performance of Anna Pavlova (spelled Pavlowa) with Laurent Novikoff, Alexandre Volinine, Hilda Butsova, and others. They performed Don Quixote (Novikoff/Minkus), with Pavlova dancing Kitry..... More
New York: Marion Press, 1900. Hardcover. 94 p.: tables; 18 cm. Light blue cloth with dark blue stamped cover title: The Packer Collegiate Institute 1899-1900. Some pages are unopened. The Packer Collegiate Institute is a college preparatory school founded in 1845 as the Brooklyn Female Academy. It has always been..... More
Leeuwarden, Netherlands: Karst Tjallings, 1702. Paperback. 7, [1] p.: 19 cm. Signatures: A4 (4to). Woodcut title vignette. Not in Knuttell or Worldcat. A response to "Aanmerkingen op de Memorie van den Fransche Resident Barre, Aan de . . . Staaten Generaal . . . den 31. Maart 1702" (Gravenhage: Meyndert..... More
Philadelphia: Apollo Orchestra, 1917. [4] p.; 18 cm. Folded card with front cover illustration printed in blue. Program for the closing public rehearsal of the 1916-1917 season on May 6, 1917, at 715 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. "Invitation Rehearsal" -- on front. An illustration of an American flag and the..... More
Norristown, Pa. J.H. Shuler & Son, Jewelers & Silversmiths, 1925. Hardcover. [84] p.; 77 mm. Dark green faux-leather over card; embossed "Appointments" over a gilt background on front cover, with gilt-stamped business name below. Calendar for 1926 on front fixed endpaper and calendar for 1927 on back fixed endpaper. Most..... More
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1924. Hardcover. [310] p., color frontispiece, 3 leaves of color plates: 14 full-page and many in-text black-and-white illustrations; 25 cm. Publisher's dark brown rib-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. "The Treasure Books" stamped on spine. Endpapers illustrated in green. A lavishly illustrated edition..... More
London: John Dicks, 1868. Hardcover. [2], 364, ii, [2] p., frontispiece: illustrations; 19 cm. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: Arabian Nights Complete. Blind-ruled border on each board. Two pages of publisher's advertisements follow Contents, which follows text. Printed in columns. In "Address" (p. [1]), the publisher states that "the..... More
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Philadelphia: Architectural Annual, 1901. Hardcover. "Second Edition." 303 p.: illustrations, plans, views; 32 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; black ruled border on front cover. Black emblem on front cover with motto "Progress Before Precedent." Red endpapers. Title page in red and black. Contents include: Competitive Models..... More
Philadelphia: Architectural Annual, 1900. Hardcover. "Second Edition." 292, xxiv p.: illustrations, plans, views; 32 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; black ruled border on front cover. Black emblem on front cover with motto "Progress Before Precedent." Red endpapers. Title page in red and black. Contents include: The..... More
London and New York: Architectural Association; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. 149 plates, as issued in original wrappers for each of the 8 quarterly parts published in 1909 and 1910, the whole in a portfolio with a green cloth spine and green boards printed in black, with cloth ties. The first..... More
New York: Frank A. Munsey & Company, 1889. [1], 162-192 p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Lacking wrapper. At various times this weekly publication was also called Munsey's Magazine, Argosy All-Story Weekly, and Munsey's Weekly. This issue contains: "Arthur Helmuth of the H. & N. C. Railway" [chapters 5-7] by Edward S...... More
New York: Frank A. Munsey & Company, 1890. [1], 220-250 p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Orange-red paper wrappers printed in black with advertisements on both sides of both wrappers, including below the masthead on the front wrapper. At various times this weekly publication was also called Munsey's Magazine, Argosy All-Story Weekly..... More
Philadelphia: Edmund Morris, 1831. Hardcover. 400 p., 12 leaves of engraved plates: illustrations; 26 cm. Modern spine of bonded leather, with gilt-tooled spine label. Contemporary marbled paper over boards. Older repair of hinges. Error in pagination: adjacent but different pages are numbered 306 and 307. Contains poetry, fiction, and nonfiction..... More
New York: International Business Machines Corporation, 1941. Hardcover. [200] p.: illustrations (including portraits); 26 cm. Contemporary morocco with gilt-tooled spine and cover title. All page edges gilt. Gilt-decorated endpapers. No pagination. The book was produced in conjunction with an exhibition of 93 contemporary artists in the western hemisphere. IBM began..... More
1890. 18.5 x 13 cm. card with pink-and-white embossed floral decoration on the front. Inside is a line drawing of a boy holding a buttercup under the chin of a girl, both in late 19th-century dress. Accompanied by a poem beginning "When the perfume of flowers is shed on the..... More
Philadelphia: Chestnut St. Opera House, 1926. 1 sheet (20 x 16 cm.) printed in two columns, on both sides. Skits and sketches by Harold Atteridge; lyrics by Clifford Grey; music by Alfred Goodman, J. Fred Cootes, and Mourie Rubens; art direction by Watson Barratt; staged and produced by J.J. Shubert..... More
Monroe, N.Y. s.n., 1845. [approx. 120] p. book, with writing on the first half. Original calf back board. Attached is the official printed order to Samuel Pelcer, the collector of Monroe, for tax collection based on the assessment roll, with directions for the distribution of the collected money to the..... More
New York: Frank V. Strauss & Co., 1909. Paperback. [24] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled with chromolithographed front cover. The program for the week beginning Monday, Sept. 13, 1909. "The Man From Home" by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson was the play for which American actor William Hodge (1874-1932)..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co., 1896. Hardcover. 860 p.; 24 cm. Half black morocco with gilt-stamped spine title and embellishments; black morocco-grain cloth over boards. Contents include: articles by Agnes Repplier: The Fete de Gayant, and Old Wine and New -- The Children of the Road by Josiah Flynt --..... More
Auburn, N.Y. Auburn Converting Company, 1910. 1 advertising postcard (9 x 14.5 cm.) with two samples of druggists' twines (pink linen and red linen). Addressed to J. Messing, Jr., Stapleton, N.Y. No date of production or in post mark. The Auburn Converting Company was a twine manufacturer in Auburn, N.Y...... More