Boston, (MA): Boston Gazette [Printed by Russell & Cutler], 1812. Printed broadside, 17 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, the head printed in bold type. When Revolutionary War hero General Benjamin Lincoln, in his role as collector for the port of Boston, managed to get the contract to build the Cape..... More
New York: Lith. of Chs. Magnus, nd [ca. 1850]. Illustrated letter sheet, 10 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches. The color view at the head featuring a wooded square with a fountain in the foreground of a business district, the street teeming with pedestrians, horses and carriages, and riders on horseback;..... More
NP: np, [1800-1815]. Broadside. 31 x 23 cm. A poem, eight stanzas of four lines each. Edges rough, some wear at folds with a little separation. An unrecorded variant of "Truxton's Victory," the text differing slightly, though expressing same content. First two lines of each stanza only rhyme and the..... More
[Wheeling, WV: The Sterling Company, nd] [ca. 1876]. Yellow folding box, 9 3/4 x 3 1/4 in., collapsed. Printed with advertising text and the company's trademark logo, a woman leaning against tree cornered by a snake, with an Indian with bow and arrow coming toward her. A very good example..... More
New Orleans, LA: Penick & Ford, October, 1936. 12mo. 48 pp. Illustrated from photographs. "100 delicious new recipes: gingerbread, cookies, cakes, pies, puddings, breads, muffins, waffles, griddle cakes & candies," an advertising recipe book for Brer Rabbit Molasses. Very good. Original color illustrated wrappers (a little soiled), stapled. (9155)... More
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Immigration, nd [1904]. First edition, apparently prepared for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. 16mo. (1), 19 pp. Though dealing primarily with the various species of pines, the pamphlet describes each of the state's hardwoods, giving uses for the timber. OCLC..... More
Oklahoma. Atoka, I.T. American Investment Company, nd [ca. 1905]. Small stain in one margin, not affecting text, else very good. Oklahoma just before statehood, with the western counties named, the eastern counties mostly numbered, and the "Osage Nation" given its own boundaries. An advertising map for the American Investment Company..... More
Brookgreen Gardens, SC: 1936-47. Five folding pamphlets, including: SCULPTURE BY ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON; VERSES IN THE GARDENS; MAP OF THE MUSEUM OF SMALL SCULPTURE; HISTORY; and a general museum pamphlet with illustrations. All designed to aid the visitor to the gardens. All very good. The set. More
Montgomery, AL: The company, (1913). Promotional for the company. Oblong 4to. (12) pp. Illustrated with half-tones, portraits of the principals. Promotional description of the business, issued with the opening of new premises and celebrating 48 years in business; includes descriptions of the presses, the book bindery, and services offered. Not..... More
[Hannibal, MO.?]: nd [late 1800s?]. Small broadside. 17 x 11 cm. Prepared by J.B. Brown, Hannibal, MO. Black lettered buff paper, printed in various sizes and styles of type. In addition to a long paragraph of directions for their use, the pills are described as "purely vegetable, and as they..... More
[Baltimore: Brown Chemical Co., nd] [ca.1882?]. Chromolithograph trade card, 11 x 7.5 cm., on stiff card stock. Printed by Burrow-Giles Lith. Co. 20 & 22 Gold St., NY. Pictorial image of Mrs. [Lily] Langtry, The Jersey Lily, on recto, wearing an apron and holding a pail. On verso is a...... More
[Brownsville, TX: nd] [ca.1934]. Promotional brochure. Single sheet, printed on glossy paper. 29 x 47 cm., folded in thirds, to 23 x 10 cm. Illustration in red of a small propeller airplane flying over the city skyline and crop fields on one outside panel, and the Brownsville Airport on another..... More
NP: nd [19th century]. Wood engraving, 3 x 3 7/8 inches, carved into a 7/8-inch wood block, the manuscript title on the bottom edge of the block. A charming scene, the image pictures a religious revival camp site in a forest, with an empty open outdoor meeting room with roof..... More
St. Augustine: Record Company, (ca. 1910). Stapled orange wraps with green lettering. 5 by 5 3/4 in, 8 pp., illustrated. Very good. Not in OCLC or Servies. More
Philadelphia, PA: The saloon, 1865. The photograph is housed in a gilt-stamped light green envelope, produced for the purpose with a window on the upper panel through which the photo could be viewed, and annotated "The UVR Saloon / as it appeared in 1864 & 1865" in ink manuscript by..... More
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New York: H. de Marsan, nd [1861?]. First edition. Broadside song sheet, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (trimmed to edge of ornamental border), printing five verses and a chorus in two columns separated by a thin rule, and enclosed within a wide ornamental and illustrated border, with pictorial scenes..... More
Columbia, SC: The State -- The Columbia Record, February 16-17, 1965. Centennial edition. Folio. 80 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings of the period, portraits, map; illustrated Civil War themed ads for local businesses. Prints contemporary accounts of the burning and the march, 20th-century commentary, biographical sketches of leaders from both..... More
Raleigh, NC: Mitchell Printing Co., (1916). First edition (?). 12mo (15 cm). 40 pp. Businesses, with addresses, listed under many categories. Cover title: "The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce: Who's Who in Business Raleigh." Apparently not in Thornton. Not recorded on OCLC. Hole-punched in upper corner, with string-tie for hanging. Very..... More
Atlanta, GA: The club, 1934. First edition (?). 16mo (16 cm). 15 pp. “The object of this organization shall be the encouragement of organized rifle and pistol shooting by civilian citizens of the United States.” We were unable to locate any publications for this club; several items are marked through..... More
Louisville, KY: printed at Mrs. Palmer's Price Current Office - Wall Street, 1833. First edition (?). 20 cm. 11 pp. (printing error resulting in an extra signature being bound in, repeating pages 9-11). The Bank of Louisville was chartered in 1832. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Not in Sabin, American..... More
[Houston, TX?]: np, nd [ca.1919]. Brown paperwraps, stapled. 15 cm. 16 pp. Black lettering and a small decorative vignette on front cover. A list of officers, directors and members printed on verso of front wrapper. A very good copy. Camp Sterett was organized "for the purpose of making and maintaining..... More
Charlotte C. H. Charlotte Gazette Printing Office, 1874. 16mo. 10 pp. Original printed blue wrappers. Very good. First edition (?). Includes a list of the lodge's officers. Scarce; apparently unrecorded on OCLC. More
Greenfield, (MA): Franklin Job Printing Office, 1866. 12mo. 11 pp. Original gilt-stamped blue wrappers. Fine. First edition. Cover title: The Federal Union Gold Mining Company. "Whereas, Napoleon B. Buford of Illinois, Erskine McClallen of Cororado, Joseph Beals, Elisha Wells and others of Massachusetts, having acquired a large mining property on..... More
Charleston, (SC): Evans & Cogswell, 1861. Revised edition (previous rules for operation had been published in 1806, 1839, and 1852). 8vo. 40 pp. Parrish & Willingham 7837. Turnbull III, p. 332. Very good. Original printed yellow glazed wrappers (spine a little eroded, old tideline in lower corner). (10161). More
(Pine City, GA): Daily Democrat Job Print, 1891. 16mo. 8 pp. Original printed red wrappers (faded, with some bleed through to text), stapled. Very good. Prospectus for the capitalization of the company. More
