Dearborn, MI. Ford Motor Company. 1949. LOT OF TWO brochures advertising the 1949 Ford automobile. The first, The '49 Ford, unfolds to a colorful poster, size 23 ¾ x 17 ¾ inches. Four models are illustrated in full color, with side panel calling attention to various features of the automobile.....
New York. Rand McNally. Ca. 1930s. Color folding map, 18 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches, in stiff card folder 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches, very good condition.
Dearborn, Michigan. Ford Motor Company. 1939. Folded brochure 7 x 5 inches unfolding to sheet 14 x 20 inches picturing, through line drawings, profiles of the Ford Motor Company’s product line for 1939: 8 models of Ford cars; 4 models of Mercury 8’s; 19 models of Lincoln V-12’s (Lincoln Zephyr.....
Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. 1935. Brochure 9 x 4 inches unfolding to 9 x 8 inches; 20 pp. including front and rear covers. Detailed text provides extensive coverage of what is termed the (Civil War) "Battle Fields Route." Pictorial map on front cover depicts the route.....
Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Tourist Association of Croatia. 1955. Tourist brochure, 7 ½ x 7 ½ inches, 24 pages, with, at front, three panel folded map depicting a wide swath of Adriatic Yugoslavia: Istria, the Croatian Littoral, Dalmatia (Northern, Middle, and Southern) and Montene Grin Littoral. The map is pictorial, suggesting roads.....
Army Orientation Course. / News Map of the Week, Inc., 04-13- 1942. Volume 4, No. 32. Single-sided color poster, sheet 35 x 47 inches, folded to 17 1/2 x 12 inches. Considerable wear along upper edge with some paper loss, a few short edge tears, couple of tears in image.....
Lowell, Mass. C. I. Hood & Co., 1888. Chromolithograph die-cut image, approximately 6 x 4 3/4 inches, with 12 small calendar sheets and additional text sheets (2 3/8 x 7 inches) stapled as issued to lower edge. Soft crease at upper left, a couple of pin sized spots; at some.....
London. Bartholomew & Fletcher. No date. Ca. 1890. Profusely illustrated furniture catalog from the highly regarded London firm (established 1843) of Bartholomew & Fletcher; premises at 217 & 219 Tottenham Court Road (London W). Paper wraps; 10 ½ x 14 ½ inches; 79 pp. On verso of page one catalog.....
Campello, MA. Geo. E. Keith Company. 1905. BOOKLET, black and white illustrations, unpaginated (approx. 15 pp), 6 x 5 inches, wrappers (softbound), opening vertically. Stain at right edge of spine affecting all pages, otherwise very good condition. Front cover states; "H.E. Bicknell & Co., Northampton, Mass"
Boston. Perry Mason Company. Copyright 1902. Chromolithograph, 1903 triptych calendar, unfolding to approximately 12 x 18½ inches. There is a slit in the lower portion of the circular image intended to hold the calendar sheets, but these are not present. There is wrinkling at the bottom of the left panel.....
Chicago. Spiegel's House Furnishing Company. 1905. Twenty-six page staple-bound catalogue (including covers), 6 x 8 3/4 inches, offering a variety of home furnishings. Front page states "Goods shipped on installment credit to any section of the United States." At the top of the interior pages is the slogan "We trust.....
East Pittsburgh, Pa. Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. 1916. Photo-illustrated catalog, 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, 16 pp., pictorial paper wrappers, featuring an extensive variety of Westinghouse Electric Ranges (or combination Gas and Electric). Retail net prices are given. Numerous models are pictured and described. Unfortunately, centerfold pages (7.....
Chicago. Paragon Tailoring Company. 1914. Sixteen page color illustrated men's clothing catalog; 11 x 8 1/4 inches. Four pages of fabric samples--64 in all, only three with damage. Crease down middle where evidently folded. There is staining to the free edge of the front cover that extends to several interior.....
1913. Calendar, chromolithographic cover, 3 1/2 x 2 inches unfolding to 3 1/2 x 4 inches. 1/2 inch stain to back cover. Nice little promotional publication from a Portland Oregon store.
New York. Martin Beck. 1912. String-bound Theatre Program for Sarah Bernhardt’s 1912/1913 US vaudeville tour featuring scenes from her Greatest Hits, including Phaedra, Tosca, and Camille, performed in French. Cover features a colorful and wholly invented National Emblem of France. Program features numerous black and white photos of the star.....
Port Arthur, Texas. Holton Theatres. 1919. An 8 pp brochure (including covers) 3 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches advertising coming attractions for the first week of the New Year (1920) at two Holton Theatres (the Pearce and the Peoples), both located in Port Arthur, Texas. Staple bound with 1 1/2.....
Bay City, Michigan. The Aladdin Company. Copyright 1919. Extensive color (including four fold-out double page illustrations) and black and white illustrations of homes each accompanied by floor plans. Color pictorial endpapers, 116 pp, index, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches, color pictorial cloth covered thin boards (hardbound). WITH FOLDING PRICE.....
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leonard Refrigerator Company. 1927. Illustrated catalog, 10 3/4 x 8 1/2, 72 pp., color pictorial card wrappers, picturing and describing a variety of Leonard Refrigerators, all of them requiring ice to preserve the appliance's contents. Initial pages discuss the refrigerator's cork board insulation, porcelain lining, high quality.....
London. Scala House. No date. Ca. 1920. BOOKLET, black and white photo illustrations, black and white map, unpaginated, 10 x 7 1/2 inches, decorative gilt paper wrappers with pictorial paper label (softbound). Covers lightly worn with some edge creases and short tears, scattered foxing to map, overall good condition. Eric.....
New York. Atlas Portland Cement Company. 1921. Authorized reprint from American Concrete. Booklet, black and white photo illustrations, 15pp, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, pictorial paper wrappers. Very light toning to front cover; very good condition overall. The heavily illustrated booklet makes a case for using stucco on a variety.....
San Francisco. California Pottery Company. No date. Ca. 1920s. 11 x 8.75 inch pamphlet describing and picturing five types of clay roofing tile: California Spanish Tile; Escornada Tile; Medium Sierra; California Pan Tile; Italian Pan Tile. Diagrams show the design features of individual tiles while line drawings depict their appearance.....
Davenport, Iowa. Gordon-Van Tine Co., No date. Ca. 1923. Profusely illustrated catalogue in paper wraps; 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; 64pp; catalogue contains several loose sheets relevant to ordering goods. Remnant of paste-on information sheet on front cover. Booklet features all manner of farm buildings; also barn doors, tools.....
Davenport, Iowa. Gordon-Van Tine Co., Copyright 1926. Profusely illustrated catalogue in paper wraps; 11½ x 8½ inches; 52pp; catalogue contains several loose sheets relevant to ordering goods (a folded sheet with printed grid to plan your own barn floor--each square = 1 foot; also a mail-in card for free booklet.....
Harrisburg, PA. The Rocbond Company. No date. Ca. 1927. Booklet, black and white photo illustrations, color illustrations of differing stucco applications, 21 pp, 12 x 8 1/4 inches, color pictorial paper wrappers. Covers a trifle worn with faint soiling to edges, previous owner's name in ink on title page; folded.....
Everett, Wash. Self-published. 1929. Oversized volume, 15 x 7 inches, 67 pp., focusing on proper diet to maximize health and well-being. The author writes: "Almost all diseases are diet diseases" but if we "eat rightly, we do not need any doctors. Let us learn to cook and eat rightly." The.....
