Tuskegee Institute, AL: The School, 1937. "Revised" edition, a reproduced typescript (we have been unable to find evidence of an earlier edition). 8vo. 6 pp. Caption title: "Brief Sketch of the Development of Tuskegee Institute, 1881-1937." Not in Blockson catalogue. Unrecorded on OCLC (which does locate three copies of an... More
[Montreal?]: Canadian Pacific Railway, (1905). 8vo. 64 pp. Illustrated; plates, large folding map, ads. Original printed light blue wrappers (darkened at spine and edges), stapled. Very good. Promotional, issued under varying titles starting in 1892. More
(Montreal: The Railway), 1893. 8vo. 31 pp. Illustrated; maps, one large folding. Promotional. Original printed wrappers (soiled); Library of Congress duplicate, with stamps and two small perforations. 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
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
Cincinnati, Ohio: np, (1922). Beige printed wrappers with elves with cigars on front, view of new factory on rear. 23 x 5 1/2 cm. 80pp. Cigar box covers, can covers, display show cases, smoker sets, ash trays, and signs among the other cigar products shown. Two letters laid in from... 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
VP, vd. Very Good. Contemporary three-quarter leather (scuffed) and brown cloth, gilt rules and title on spine. (#4388). (1) Explorations Made in the Valley of the River Madeira, from 1749 to 1868, by George Earl Church. [London: Published for the National Bolivian Navigation Co., 1875]. 8vo. viii, 355 pp. Includes... 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
Raleigh, (NC): NC Dept. of Agriculture, 1910. First edition. 8vo. 50 pp. Illustrated from photographs, three color plates. "The Appalachian Mountain region [has] a cool climate [and] a longer growing season and a more abundant and brighter sunlight. This makes it ideal for the commercial production of hardy fruits." Cover... More
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
New York: 1855-1865. Small oblong 4to. 148 leaves, almost all with manuscript entries on both sides, usually more than one per page, interleaved with blotting paper, as issued. The receipts, representing hundreds of transactions are signed by nearly as many New York merchants, acknowledging payment for a variety of goods... More
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[New Orleans, LA? nd (ca.1862). First edition, the Philip D. Sang copy. Printed broadside, 13 x 9 1/4 inches, employing several sizes and styles of type including larger display types. One of the great Civil War broadsides, and the only recorded copy. This printing is the bold Confederate response to... More
Richmond, (VA): Printed by James E. Goode, 1864. 15 pp., 12mo, original printed wrappers. First Confederate edition. Very good copy. Parrish 8662. 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
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
(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
NY: Passenger Traffic Dept., United Fruit Company Steamship Service, nd [ca. 1915]. Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. 15 pp. Illustrated, includes deck plans for 11 different models of steamships in the line, one of which is double-page. Original illustrated wrappers, stapled. Very good. Promotional for the "Great White Fleet,"... More
Memphis, TN: The insurance co. (Johnson Printery, Memphis), [1942]. Printed wall calendar, 14 x 10 inches, the month-by-month calendar in the lower third, the whole enclosed within an ornamental border; "Booker T. Washington's Birthday April 5" printed in the lower border. Universal Life Insurance Company, "the cornerstone of Negro business... More
Oakland, CA: Oakland Chamber of Commerce, 1932. Promotional pamphlet, measuring 23 x 20 cm., folded to 23 x 10 cm. Red lettered white paper wraps, with color illustrations presented as oversized postage stamp views of tourist attractions in the two states; (24) pp. Illustrated with black & white photos and... More
Chicago (IL): Burlington Route [Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Roger & Smith Co., Printers], 1914. Revised edition. Large broadsheet folded to narrow 8vo. 18 panels of promotional narrative, profusely illustrated from photographs, describing areas and scenes of California on recto, the verso with a large map of California, with lists... More
San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific, 1902. First edition. 16mo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs. Promotional for those thinking of moving to the state, emphasizing agricultural and other employment opportunities. OCLC locates three copies (California State Library, California - Berkeley, California - Davis). Very good. Original decorated tan wrappers, stapled. (6143). More
San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific, 1902. First edition. Broadsheet folded to narrow 12mo. 10 panels of descriptive promotional text for the state, printed in red and blue emphasizing its important towns, historic sites, and recreational opportunities. Bird's-eye topographical map of the state, with the lines of the Southern Pacific outlined... More
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