(Cincinnati, OH: Wolf Bros.), nd [ca. 1905]. 12mo. 32 pp. Illustrated, some shoes in color, plates, line drawings, marginal ornaments and vignettes. 26 named styles of fashionable shoes, mostly pumps and lace-ups, some in color. Caption title: "'The American Girl' A Shoe as Good as Its name." The Wolf Brothers..... More
(New Orleans: Privately Printed (for Charles Heartman, Heartman's Historical Series No. 50), 1936. First edition, "limited" (without a statement of number). 8vo. (6), 9-77 pp. Illustrated from photographs, title pages, ephemera, advertisements, etc., plates. Describes 13 of the "Blue Books," directories and advertising works for New Orleans "houses of ill..... More
[Havana, Cuba]: Foster & Reynolds, c1905. 36 x 40 cm. Broadside street map of the city (removed from a copy of the first edition of the publisher’s Standard Guide to Havana), the squares formed by the streets and other land areas printed in yellow, with historic sites, hotels, churches, etc...... More
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Bolivar, TN: Sheriff’s office, 1904. Handbill, 9 x 6 inches, printed on peach paper, headline in large bold type. Offers the reward for the “arrest and delivery” of Lee Chandler “who committed the crime of murder of Hardy Walton,” giving a physical description of Chandler and notes he “has a...... More
Leighton, AL: News Power Print, 1905. Broadside, 8 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches, the headline in a display type and illustrated with a portrait of the suspect. Not recorded on OCLC. Old stain along top edge, poor quality paper darkened, but very good. More
N.P. n.p., n.d. (1864). Broadside, measuring 5 1/4 x 11 inches, printed on one side only. Advertisement for a lottery "to be drawn in Covington, Kentucky, on Monday, August 1st, 1864." France, Ellis & Co., Managers. Prize scheme given, tickets $1.00, shares in proportion. "Prizes cashed at this office." Lightly..... More
Boston: Privately printed, 1907. 24.5 cm.(5), 6 - 78pp. Printed brown wrappers chipping on outer edges. Very good. More
[Raleigh, NC: Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission], 1963. Broadside mounted on thick board, 18 x 13 ¾ inches, a modern design incorporating eight large “spokes” representing the eight Lords Proprietors of Carolina surrounding a simple elevation for a new building to house the state archives. Unused supporting folding stand on verso..... More
[Keene, N.H.]: for A. B. Skinner Company 7,8,9,11,13 Court St. 1898. Broadside 35.5 x 35 cm. Thin paper, short break along one fold. Beneath the title are images of Army and Navy shoulder straps for the various officer designations. More items for sale and testimonials of satisfied customers follow. The..... More
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 14 August, 1847, certifying that William Garrett who made this copy of the 1828 act was, in fact, Secretary of State, this certification signed by Joshua S. Martin as Governor and Garrett, as Secretary of State, with the state seal affixed (eroded). The copy presents: “An Act Defining..... More
Liberty, MO: Wm. D. Wymore, 1869. Printed broadside, 7 3/4 x 11 3/4, employing several sizes and styles of type, including bold capitals for the head. Wymore (1835-1894) apparently took over the "Thompson House" Stables from a relative, George W. Wymore, who had established the business in the late 1840s..... More
New York: compiled by Daniel Geary [printed by Winn Bros. & Judson, Cleveland, O.], 1888. Off-white paperwraps, lettered in blue and gilt (moderately soiled). Small 8vo.; 132, (4) pp. Corbitt's "First Annual Catalogue" of the pedigrees, descriptions, etc. of trotting stock on his San Mateo farm. Signature of Wm. Corbitt..... More
Washington, DC: Charles H. Potter & Co. Printers, 1932. Program for the game. 8vo. (4) pp., the title leaf illustrated with a nice political cartoon representing the game, and an Elephant catcher about to take a throw, while a Donkey slides into the White House. The next two pages print..... More
Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, 1937. Partly printed license for the 1937-1938 season, 2 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches, completed in manuscript, with a physical description of the hunter. Hunting and fishing license pins have been widely used in the United States since at least the 1920s..... More
Memphis, (TN): Chamber of Commerce, 1939. Broadsheet, 24 ½ x 22 inches, folded to narrow 8vo, verso with wrappers, an index of street names, 10 panels of promotional text, emphasizing transportation, economic developments, climate, and various business situations, and a 3 ½ x 7 ½ bird’s-eye photo of the city..... More
NP: np, nd [1945?]. Single heavy stock paper folded once. 14 cm. 4 pp. Image of a soldier carrying a bass drum on front cover, along with five starred places in Europe they were posted: Normandy, N. France, Rhineland, Ardennes, C. Europe. The remaining three pages print the song lyrics..... More
Base printing plant, 29th Engineers, U.S. Army, (1918). A highly visual broadsheet printed on two sides. 13 3/4 by 9 1/8. A calendar of 1919, it has three months in each corner leaving a large center filled by a red diamond. The diamond is divided into 16 smaller diamonds, in..... More
[Washington, DC: 1928]. Single sheet, 28 x 19 cm. Docketed on verso. The bill, which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, was introduced to "authorize an appropriation for Indian reservation roads in the State of Oklahoma," in the amount of $100,000. A very good copy. More
New Orleans, LA: A.B. Griswold & Co., (c1873). First edition. 16mo. 62 pp. Griswold was one of the "oldest and most reliable mercantile houses in New Orleans." Apparently not in Thompson. OCLC locates two copies (Historic New Orleans Collection, American Antiquarian Society). Manuscript corrections to text and corresponding index entry..... More
Kansas City, MO, Nov. 1st, [18]97. Three items. Broadside. Single leaf, printed on both sides, measuring 9 1/2 x 12 in. Advertising circular, with illustrated letterhead, stating types of lumber available, sizes & prices, and terms. Outline drawings of roofing & flooring shapes printed on verso. A few short tears..... More
McAlester, Oklahoma: 1915. Broadsheet. 11 x 8 1/2in. Old fold lines, and a small smudge or two, else very good. Advertising a plat of land, 80 acres of Oklahoma Ranch and Timber land at $3 per acre in Latimer County, "about 4 miles west of Bengal, Okla., on the Frisco..... More
Hartford, CT: State Board of Fisheries and Game, 1956. Annual issue. 12mo. 24 pp. License requirements, open season, creel and bag limits, etc. Very good. Printed wrappers, stapled. (8849). More
NP: Kress [i.e., S.H. Kress & Co., a chain of "five and dime retail department stores], nd [ca. 1950s]. Two department store advertising placards, each 14 x 10 3/4 inches, each illustrated from a photograph of a model showing the clothing article as titled above; the second placard has a...... More
[Cincinnati, OH?]: Queen & Crescent Route, The Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co., 1916. First edition of this viewbook. Oblong 8vo (5 5/8 x 7 ¾ inches). 52 pp., nine pages of text and 43 captioned full-page photographs of the accident and its clean-up. OCLC locates two copies..... More
N.P. n.p, n.d. (ca 1930's?). Textured blue stiff paper folder, with small oval photo laid down on front wrap. Oblong 16mo.; 1pp. of text; 9 glossy photos printed on a folding strip (rectos only), tipped in. A very good copy. The photos are of the hotel, its playground, and environs..... More
