Dick Turpin. No date. Ca. early 1900s. Single-colored broadside sheet, 39 x 27 1/4 inches, uncut, folding to 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. Light toning along folds, but otherwise in pristine condition. Uncut sheet of labels for matchboxes, the labels in different sizes (for kitchen and pocket matches, plus.....
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.....
Taunton, Mass. Weir Stove Co., Circa 1910. Attractive booklet in red wrappers, illustrated in black and white, unpaginated (4 pages), 8 3/4 x 5 inches, staple binding. Light wear to covers, light scattered foxing to interior; overall very good condition. The booklet advertises the steel-bodied Modern Glenwood Oak Stove, which.....
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.....
Boston. A. M. Davis Company. 1930. 18 sample small color birth announcement cards each approximately 3 x 4 inches or a little less, many of them opening. Fine condition, never used. Together with letter from the A.M. Davis Publishers of Greeting Cards to the Stationery Firm of Rawlings Stationery &Ptg.....
East Ham, England. Austins (East Ham) Ltd., 1929. 1929 joinery catalog in paper covers; 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 60 pp; illustrated with photographs (doors, windows, gates, etc.) and line drawings (stock moldings, stair material, etc.). Two center pages (29-32) loose from rusted staples with discoloration to gutter edge.....
London. The Ramoneur Company, Ltd., 1914. Illustrated booklet approximately 5 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches providing background regarding the "chimney sweep" profession (with some horrific anecdotes) and information pertaining to the Ramoneur Company's history (dating from 1848). The booklet also promotes Ramoneur's window cleaning and carpet beating services. A list.....
Louisiana, MO. Stark Nurseries. 1924. LOT OF TEN IDENTICAL catalogues, 72 pages including color pictorial paper wrappers, 12 x 8 1/2 inches, profusely illustrated in color with more than 20 full page brightly colored illustrations of apples, cherries, pears, peaches etc. Very good condition. Cover features two children by the.....
Middletown, Conn. The I. E. Palmer Company. 1928. Color and black and white in-text illustrations, unpaginated, 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, gilt lettered decorative embossed stiff card wrappers with string tie (softbound). Covers lightly soiled and toned, upper right corner of front cover reattached; interior in very good condition.....
Rochester, NY. S.E. Fisher. Copyright 1895. This edition 1900. Small book, illustrated in black and white, 190 pages, 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches, paper covered boards with cloth spine. Covers rubbed, paper peeling off boards, hinges cracked, upper third of spine detaching from text block; text block in very.....
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Moe Light, Inc., 1950. Color Illustrated Lighting Fixture Catalog, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 49 pp. including verso rear cover. Small dog-ear crease top of front cover free edge; 9 inch crease to rear cover. Overall very good condition. Color key listing featured on catalog's last page.....
Los Angeles. The ABC Generator Mfgr. 1921. Fourth Edition. Booklet, black and white photo illustrations, 24pp, 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, decorative wrappers. Soiling to covers and some interior pages; good condition. Includes specifications and parts pricing for Attachable Motorcyle Electric Lighting Generators, with installation requirements for Indian, Indian.....
New York. David McConnell. Ca. 1916. Catalog 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches, 42 glossy pages of high quality illustrations in a thin green cloth-cover board binder secured with screw fasteners. Laid in is a folded brochure 8 ½ x 3 ¾ inches listing prices "effective January 1, 1923"; however.....
Cincinnati, Ohio. Midwest Radio Corporation. 1934. Catalog, illustrated profusely in color and black and white, 36pp, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, color pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). Creasing and edgewear to front cover, interior in very good condition. This vintage catalog for Midwest Radios features articles on the Engineers and Radio.....
Chicago. Sears, Roebuck and Company. 1933. Illustrated booklet, 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 16 numbered pages, with folding panel at center depicting, through cut-out image in the foreground, the Sears Building at the 1933 Century of Progress with an aerial view of the fairgrounds in the background. A history.....
Anderson, IN. Recreation Equipment Company. 1948. Booklet, illustrated in sepia with photos and line drawings, 47 pages plus index, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, staple binding with stiff card covers. Several soft creases to fore edges of covers, 3 small punctures to lower front cover, slight wave to upper fore.....
[Tetley Tea Company.], No date. Ca. 1930s? Unused shop display color pop-up die cut, flat measurements 21 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches, mounted, as issued, on thick cardboard and with cardboard stand attached on verso. These shop displays are in unused condition; there is scattered very light discoloration from age.....
RCA Victor. Copyright 1954. Vintage color dealer promotional broadside poster 38 x 24 3/4 inches folding to mailer 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Appliance store address printed on front cover (verso of poster), light soiling, some creasing, 5 inch split to bottom fold end, short separations (up to 1.....
No date. Circa 1890s? Two-sided accordion-fold fabric-covered scrapbook 13 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches, containing 55 single sheet samples of holiday cards, mostly chromolithographic. There were originally more than 54 cards in the scrapbook; many have been removed, leaving paper and glue residue behind. The cards on one side have.....
Circa 1900. Hardbound scrapbook, unpaginated (46 pages), 15 x 12 3/4 inches, containing approximately 90 holiday cards, trade cards, and illustrations of various sizes, mostly chromolithographic. Paper covered boards, heavy gilded decorative pictorial embossed covers. Rubbing to cover spine and extremities, chipping to lower left corner of back cover, age.....
[New York City]. Sohmer & Co., Copyright 1887. Color lithographic advertisement with added gilt on sheet 14 x 10 3/4 inches, advertisements on verso. Two creases to lower left corner, multiple short tears and chipping to edges (longest tear 1 inch and just touching image area), general toning, light staining.....
Circa 1920s. Color pictorial EMPTY cardboard box, 16 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 2 inches. Pencil mark at upper right, rubbing to extremities with some paper loss; overall very good condition. The box lid depicts a group of boys playing baseball in their natty shirts. This is a charming bit.....
New York. International Trading Company. No date. Circa 1919. Trade catalog, illustrated with photographs, unpaginated (22 pages), 9 1/4 x 7 inches, staple binding. Staining and edgewear to covers, two chips and one 2 1/4 inch tear (repaired with tape) to bottom edge of front cover, pencil notation to front.....
