New York. Lane Bryant, Inc., 1924. TWO catalogues, Spring and Summer 1924 and Fall and Winter 1924 - 1925, color pictorial wrappers as issued, illustrated in color and black and white, 87 pages each, 10 x 7 12 inches, staple binding. Creasing and light soiling to covers, short tears to.....
Mansfield, Ohio. Westinghouse. No date. Ca. 1935. An attractive color catalog, 8 ¼ x 11 inches, 20 pp., depicting floor plans for a "scientifically" designed kitchen (three "centers" anchored by fridge, range, or sink) with five different "model electric kitchens" illustrated in color. One page shows "bleed-through" from black ink.....
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.....
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.....
Dresden, Germany. Anton Reiche. No date. Ca. 1900- 1920? Sepia toned advertising broadside, sepia illustrations of about 40 different mould designs; double-sided, sheet size 16 1/2 x 24 inches, multiple folds, likely as issued. Prices notated in pencil, some toning and short separations at fold intersections (with tiny paper loss.....
Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., No date. Ca. 1916. Carriage and Harness Catalog in defective condition. Covers and first six pages missing; presume pages at rear missing as well (pagination ends at p. 126). Catalog 11.5 x 8.5 inches; profusely illustrated with black and white drawings of.....
Gruelle, Johnny; Ve Elizabeth Cadie, John Rae, John Gee, et al. (illus).
Joliet. Volland. No date. Ca. 1928. Sixteen page catalog, 9 1/4 x 16 inches, describing and picturing in color the extensive variety of children's books published by the company; also, "Recipe Year Books", "Good Cheer" Gift Books, "Golden.....
Rochester, NY. Ritter Dental Mfg. Company, Inc., 1927. Third Edition. Instruction book for Ritter Model "C" dental apparatus; paper covers; 9 x 6 inches; 32 staple bound pages. Booklet details Installation, Operation, Maintenance of the apparatus. Illustrated with highly detailed diagrams and photos. The booklet carries the reader every step.....
Chicago. Architectural Decorating Company. 1912. Illustrated booklet, 9.25 x 6 inches, 23 pp. Covers somewhat abraded, short tears on free edge, 2 inch crease at bottom right corner of cover continuing through the booklet. Pencil scribble (erased) on verso of front cover; numerals in pencil on back cover. Better than.....
New York. F. W. Woolworth. 1939. A history of the F. W. Woolworth chain of five-and-dime stores, tracing their origin dating to 1879 and culminating, in 1939, with headquarters in New York City’s "Woolworth Tower," aka "The Cathedral of Commerce." Booklet 10 x 7 inches; 48 pp. Photo illustrated chapters.....
Bridgeport, Conn. Remington Arms Company, Inc., 03-06- 1936. Catalog, black and white illustrations, 12pp, 11 x 9 inches, paper wrappers. 2 horizontal folds, good condition. Includes pamphlets: "Remington Modern Sporting Firearms. The Master Line. Dealer's Price List. Effective March, 31, 1953" (fair condition), "Retail Price List Rifles Winchester Shotguns. January.....
Homer, NY. Newton Line Company, Inc., 1948. 24 pp. catalogue identified as "Jobber Price List," 11 x 8.5 inches, advertising various types of fishing line, with several full color illustrations printed on glossy paper. Catalogue in very good, clean condition. An interesting catalogue produced by the fishing line manufacturer located.....
Kalamazoo, MI. Shakespeare Company. 1962. Booklet, color illustrations throughout, 39 pages, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Light toning to covers; overall very good condition. Includes all kinds of "wonderods" including fly and spinning, lines and reels.
Seattle. F. S. Harmon & Co., 1912-1913. Lavishly illustrated catalogue of furniture and other domestic items bound in green cloth boards, 15 x 9.75 inches, secured with two large screw posts. Diagonal 2.5 inch loss of cloth on upper right corner of front cover, corners bumped, wear to extremities which.....
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.....
Louisiana, MO. Stark Bro's. 1922. 22 color full page illustrations, stiff card wrappers with cloth spine, pages numbered 1-63 and H - N, 13 x 9 inches, text block loose in wrappers, chipping at two corners of wrappers, otherwise very good. A luxurious edition of the Stark Brothers mail order.....
Birmingham, England. Chance Brothers and Co., No date. Ca. 1934. Booklet, approximately 7 x 10 inches, 18 pp., featuring information on Calorex Glass (Heat Excluding Light-Transmitting) manufactured by Chance Brothers. Featured in the booklet are examples of pressed and moulded glass as used in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (Stratford) constructed.....
Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Corning Corporation. 1937. Brochure, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 16 pp. providing information and technical data for PC Glass Block Units and Wall Panels. Photo illustrated with 7 technical drawings of glass blocks in a variety of settings (in Brickwork, Concrete, in Frame Bldg., etc.).....
Pittsburgh, PA (?): Plate Glass Manufacturers of America. No date. Ca. 1937. Photo-illustrated brochure, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 19 numbered pages, providing comprehensive coverage of plate glass, its history, manufacturing methods, utility and versatility. Much attention is given both to manufacturing of plate glass and the incorporation of plate.....
St. Paul, Minn. Modern Card Shop, Inc., 1949-1950. TWO ISSUES. Black and white illustrations and ads, each approximately 50pp, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, two-color pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). Very good condition. Volume 1 No. 5 (Christmas Edition, 1949) and Volume 1 No. 6 (January 1950), featuring articles and.....
Windsor Locks, Conn. C.H. Dexter & Sons. No date. Ca. late 1920s to early 1930s. FIVE BOOKLETS, black and white illustrations, 16pp, 6 x 4 3/4 inches, color pictorial stiff card wrappers (softbound). Covers lightly worn; very good, clean condition. A collection of five small booklets dating from the late.....
New York. H.B. Davis Corp. No date. Ca. 1950s. BOOKLET, profusely illustrated in black and white, 128 pp, index, 11 x 8 1/4 inches, pictorial wrappers. With 8 page price list and single sheet welcome letter. Short splits to paper spine, overall very good virtually unused condition. Includes sports, exercise.....
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.....
Schenectady, N. Y. General Electric. 1926. Black and white photo illustrations, 43pp, 10 3/4 x 8 1/4, gilt decorative paper wrappers (softbound). Pencil notation to front cover; overall fine condition. Includes photo illustrations of lighting buildings, landscapes,etc, plus sections on G-E Floodlighting Projectors, Planning and Installation, Inscandescent Searchlights, etc.
