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AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT / ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE)
The Porter Line No. 58.
Ottawa, Illinois. J. E. Porter Co. Circa 1880? Eighty-page catalog, 9 1/4 x 6 inches, profusely illustrated in black and white, featuring farm equipment: hay carriers, sling carriers, grapple hay forks, pulleys, barn door hangers, harness hooks, and many other mechanical devices "adapted to the real needs of the farmer... Item #54860
Price: $225.00
AIRLINES - PAN AM etc)
Fortune Magazine. 1936 - 04.
Harrison, Richard Edes; et al (illus); A.J. Grodin (cover illus).
NY. Time Fortune. 04- 1936. Volume XIII. Number 4. April 1936 complete issue of magazine, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 228pp, folio, color pictorial paper wrappers as issued. Good condition; spine cocked, tip of lower right corner... Item #33983
Price: $48.00
AIRMAIL AVIATION / PIGEONS) Hanson, Elisha.
The National Geographic Magazine. 1926 - 01.
Murayama, Hashime.
Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society. 01- 1926. January 1926 issue of the magazine, in paper wrappers as issued, generally good condition, little soiling, 'pigeons' written on spine. Interesting articles: 'Man's Feathered Friends of Longest Standing' about pigeons (by Hanson); beautiful fullpage color illustrations by Hashime Murayama; "On the... Item #26048
Price: $18.00
ALABAMA - ROAD MAP) Lurleen Wallace, Governor.
1967-68 Alabama Official State Map.
Montgomery, Alabama. State Highway Department. 1967-1968. Folded highway map 9 x 4 inches unfolding to colorful map of the state 18 x 27 inches with inset maps depicting major routes through key cities. Picture of George Wallace and Lurleen Wallace on front cover. Four years prior George Wallace stood at... Item #54866
Price: $48.00
Alcott, Louisa M.
Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out. A Sequel to "Little Men".
Burd, Clara. M. (illus).
Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. 1925. Eight color plates, pictorial endpapers, 326pp, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, color pictorial paper cover label on cloth covered boards (hardbound). Color pictorial dust jacket. Wear to dust jacket: most of top 3 inches of dustjacket spine is missing... Item #44978
Price: $25.00
ASIA / JELLYFISH)
The National Geographic Magazine. 1926 - 08.
Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society. 08- 1926. August 1926 issue of the magazine, in paper wrappers as issued, good condition, . Interesting articles: "Through the Great River Trenches of Asia: National Geographic Society Explorer Follows the Yangtze, Mekong, and Salwin Through Mighty Gorges, Some of Whose Canyon Walls Tower to... Item #26026
Price: $18.00
AVIATION / SPAIN / COLORADO)
Fortune Magazine. 1937 - 04.
Baker, Ernest Hamlin (cover illus).
NY. Time. 04- 1937. Volume XV. Number 4. April 1937 complete issue of magazine, 14 x 11 1/4 inches profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 208pp, folio, color pictorial paper wrappers as issued. Light wear to covers, spine is cocked (slanted), interior and... Item #34605
Price: $35.00
BERRY)
Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia Argentia).
Pasmore, D. G. (illus).
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 1892. Chromolithograph, image approximately 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition. An attractive antique print of 2 leafy stalks with berries. Plate XIII from the U.S. Department of Agriculture publication of 1892. Item #48046
Price: $35.00
BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURE)
E. J. Riley, Ltd.
Accrington & London. E. J. Riley. No date. Ca. 1930. Folded brochure unfolding to colorful double-sided advertising panel approximately 30 x 17 inches featuring various of the company's billiard tables as well as folding bagatelle boards and a variety of accessory products. Black and white photos provide visuals regarding the... Item #54893
Price: $485.00
BLACKBERRY)
Eldorado Blackberry.
Passmore, D. G. (illus).
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 1892. Chromolithograph, image approximately 6 3/4 x 5 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition. An attractive antique print of blackberries. Plate VII from the U.S. Department of Agriculture publication of 1892. Item #48169
Price: $45.00
CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES / RECIPES)
Recettes Ex Quises De La Californie Par Notre Chef.
Ed, Carl (illus).
Los Angeles. The Ambassador Hotels System. No date. Ca. 1923. Booklet, black and white illustrations, unpaginated, 7 3/4 x 4 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Very good condition, first page loose. Features recipes such as California Figs Romanoff and Lobster al la Newburg alongside black and white photo... Item #54906
Price: $20.00
CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO / MENU)
San Francisco.
Macouillard, Louis (illus).
Honolulu, Hawaii (?): Matson Lines. 1968. Matson Lines’ S.S. Lurline "Bon Voyage Menu," August 24, 1968. Cover art showing center-city San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance by Louis Macouillard. Very faint "bump" to top and bottom of front cover with slight skew along... Item #54902
Price: $28.00
CALIFORNIA / NEW YORK)
Holiday Magazine. 1954 - 12.
Philadelphia. Curtis Publishing. 12- 1954. Vol. 16, No. 6. December 1954 complete issue of the magazine in wrappers as issued, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 180pp, 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Good condition. Illustrated articles on California; NY Metropolitan Museum; World of Women (Singapore's Han Suyin;... Item #50094
Price: $35.00
CHERRY)
Cherries: a. Bing; b. Napoleon.
Prestele, William H. (illus).
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 1892. Chromolithograph, image approximately 8 x 5 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Light soiling at upper edge, just outside image area. Very good condition. An attractive antique print of two cherry varieties. Plate IV from the U.S. Department of Agriculture publication of 1892. Item #48171
Price: $35.00
CHERRY)
Mercer Cherry.
Prestele, William H. (illus).
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 1892. Chromolithograph, image approximately 8 x 5 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Small chip to upper left edge (outside image area). Very good condition. An attractive antique print of cherries, shown as the fruit with a leafy stalk... Item #48173
Price: $35.00
CHINA - CENTRAL ASIA)
The National Geographic Magazine. 1926 - 02.
Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society. 02- 1926. February 1926 issue of the magazine, in paper wrappers as issued, very good condition. Interesting articles: "The Road to Wang Ye Fu. An Account of the work of the National Geographic Society's Central-China Expedition in the Mongol Kingdom" by Frederick R. Wulsin with... Item #28037
Price: $20.00
CHINA - PIDGIN-ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
Pidgin-English Sing-Song or Songs and Stories in the China-English Dialect. With a Vocabulary.
London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co. Ltd. 1897. Fourth Edition. viii+139+3 pages publishers ads, 6 3/4 x 5 inches, pictorial orange cloth-covered boards. Overall light soiling to covers with small ink mark at upper edge of front cover, previous owner's name stamped at top right of title page, toning... Item #54913
Price: $95.00
CHINA - SHANGHAI)
Among the Junks on River at Shanghai, China.
T. W. Ingersoll. Copyright 1903. Stereoview card (2 color images on a 3 1/2 x 7 inch card). Light wear to edges, very good condition. Number 1368. Stereo views were very popular at the turn of the twentieth century; when the stereo card was placed in a stereoscope a 3-D view was created. Item #54908
Price: $30.00
CHINA - SHANGHAI)
Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, China.
T. W. Ingersoll. No date. Ca. 1903. Stereoview card (2 color images on a 3 1/2 x 7 inch card). Light wear to edges, good condition. Stereo views were very popular at the turn of the twentieth century; when the stereo card was placed in a stereoscope a 3-D view was created. Number 1369. Item #54909
Price: $30.00
CHINA / LONG ISLAND NEW YORK)
Fortune Magazine. 1932 - 06.
Baker, Ernest Hamlin (cover illustration). Robert Ball (mapmaker).
New York. Time. 06 - 1932. Volume V. Number 6. June 1932 complete issue of magazine, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 124 pages, folio, color pictorial paper wrappers as issued. MISSING SEVERAL AD PAGES at the front; crayon drawing... Item #54592
Price: $45.00
CHINA / WINE)
Fortune Magazine. 1941 - 05.
Petruccelli, Antonio (cover illus).
NY. Time. 05- 1941. Volume XXIII. Number 5. May 1941 complete issue of magazine, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 180 pages, folio, color pictorial paper wrappers as issued. Spine is rolled with some light abrasion, there are several pages removed from the advertisement... Item #37901
Price: $48.00
CHRISTMAS)
Holiday Magazine. 1956 - 12 (December).
Francois, Andre (cover illus).
Philadelphia. Curtis Publishing. 12- 1956. December 1956 complete issue of the magazine in wrappers as issued, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches, color pictorial wrappers as issued. Good condition, light soiling to covers with worn edges. Articles on... Item #46519
Price: $28.00
COLUMBIA RIVER / UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Holiday Magazine. 1949 - 06.
Atherton, John (cover illus).
Philadelphia. Curtis Publishing. 06- 1949. Vol 5, No. 6. June 1949 complete issue of the magazine in wrappers as issued, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 168pp, folio (14 x 11 inches). Good condition, light wear to covers. This issue features articles on The... Item #32656
Price: $25.00
CROQUET)
A Croquet Match.
Leech, John (illus).
London. Punch (Magazine). 1862. John Leech hand-colored illustration "A Croquet Match," sheet size 8 ¼ x 12 inches, from "Follies of the Year" as published in "Punch’s Pocket Book of 1862," a compact version of Punch’s Almanack. The illustration is accompanied by a separate page of text... Item #54901
Price: $40.00
CRUISE LINES - 10 PICTORIAL VINTAGE MENUS)
M.V. "Aureol".
Liverpool, England. Elder Dempster Lines. 1972. Eleven pictorial menus from the M.V. "Aureol" provided to the passengers of Elder Dempster Lines’ "West African Coast Service by Sea" during February and March, 1972. The menus, 9 x 6 inches, feature art work depicting birds, butterflies, and flowers native to Africa. No... Item #54880
Price: $235.00
