Warwick: Henry H. Lacy, Publisher & Printer, (1897). Wraps. Duodecimo; pp; 32; twenty-one illustrations including photographs, cuts, and line drawings; original printed blue paper wrappers;. A lovely 19th century tourist's guide. More
Coventry England: Fletcher's Advertising Company, 1907. Only Edition. Wraps. Oblong 24mo; pp; 40; illustrated with a black and white plate of Lady Godiva on horseback and illustrated advertisements; original printed paper self-wrappers;. A pageant to celebrate the infamous "Lady G". Very interseting ads, including three full page ads for bicycles..... More
South Berwick Me. Printed in Boston by Damrell & Moore, Printers for Edward C. Parks, 1856. Hardcover. Octavo; pp. 294, 58, (iv) illustrated ads; decorated black cloth lettered in gilt;. A directory of all the government officials, institutions, private businesses, etc., for the state of Maine; Includes information about past..... More
Troy: W. & L. E. Gurley, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. (1918). 139, (3)pp. with index. Octavo (6" x 9"), green cloth, gilt. Illustrated with photographs, charts and technical drawings. Former owner's name stamp in three places. Some soil on the endpapers. Rear cover pocket repaired. The price list is not..... More
(Providence: Colonial Line, c1939). Wraps. Quarto; pp; (4); original illustrated sage paper wrappers lettered in dark green;. The Colonial Line was a branch of the Colonial Navigation Co. During the 1930s the Colonial Line provide passenger/car tranport service between NYC and Providence,Rhode Island with rail connections to Boston. The ships..... More
Boston: Samuel Ward Co., 1886. Wraps. Folding menu measuring 3.75” x 2.5” mounted on card stock measuring 6” x 3.25” with a red ribbon tied in at top left;. Turtle Soup, Salmon, Lamb, Sweetbreads and more! More
(Providence, No Publisher), 1901. 16mo folding card stock measuring 6.5” x 9.5’; decorated gray wrappers with gilt and red rules, lettered in orchid;. The interior is the menu within a gilt rule; the rear wrapper lists that “Supper will be served immediately after the addresses by Mr. Arnold Green and..... More
Paris: Cartes Taride, (1964). Hardcover. 24mo; pp; (viii), 304; illustrated with thirty-one (31) brightly colored double page maps and a large folding double sided colored map at rear, front double endpaper map of the Metro; red cloth lettered in silver;. Colored paper sections refer to specific things, yellow for Metro..... More
New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1872. Later printing, it originally appeared in 1869. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; xix, (i), 186; Illustrated in black and white with eighteen full page striking plates and ten illustrated music sheets; decorated green cloth, brown coated endpapers, lettered in gilt; A good or better copy with..... More
Paris: A. Taride, c1917. Wraps. 1. Nouvelle Carte De France. Carte Taride, No. 14. (Lyon, Savoie, Dauphine). Paris: A. Taride, c1917. Duodecimo printed stiff paper case; large folding color map, approx. 28” x 36”. Signed twice by Captain A. K. Holt, Engineers. once on the case and once on the..... More
Boston: The Wheelman Company, 1885. First edition. Three-quarter leather. Thick quarto (6.5" x 9.75"), three quarter brown leather and brown pebbled cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. 767, (i) pp. Profusely illustrated with drawings and reproductions of illustrations and engravings. A little wear at the corners and some scuffing on the..... More
Boston: Colonial Auto Tours Co., c1925. Wraps. Narrow octavo; pp; (12); illustrated with photographs, centerfold double page map of Boston; original decorated printed self-wrappers;. Outlines six tours in and around Boston in a pictured Limousine. More
Boston: The Graphic Arts Company, March, 1914. Wraps. Quarto, (12.25” x 9.5”); pp; 129-184, (i); illustrated in color and black and white; original printed decorated gray paper wrappers;. In this Issue; The Work of W. Peterson; Standards In Illustration; Commercial Color Work; Effective Two-Color Illustrations; Conspicuous Features in Advertising; Making..... More
(Boston: Pucker Gallery, 1995). First Edition. Wraps. Quarto; pp; 71; profusely illustrated with black and whiote photographs; original printed pictorial wrappers. More
New York: U. S. School Of Music, 1905. Wraps. Octavo; pp; 24; illustrated, portraits, cuts; original printed pictorial paper wrappers;. A musical correspondence school offering courses in Piano, Organ, Violin, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Cornet & Composition. Prices, course outines etc. More
London: Ward, Lock & Co., (1921). First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; pp; unpaginated (142); illustrated with six inserted color plates and numerous black and white plates and text line drawings by Louis Wain, Kidman and others, color endpapers by W. Heath Robinson; quarter red cloth and pictorial paper covered boards; spine..... More
London: House Of Commons, 1823. First Edition. Wraps. Folio; pp; 60; original blue printed stiff paper wrappers; Small sticker on front wrapper upper left without any other markings. Very good. Glasgow merchants urge adoption of metric weights & measures, with appemdices. Parliamentary papers of this period are uncommon. It was..... More
Leipsig: Richters Reisefuher - Verlag, (1917). Third printing. Wraps. Duodecimo; pp. 48 with index; illustrations, three folding colored maps; printed green wrappers, lettered in black, Given the fact that these guides were published during WWI when travel was restricted and dangerous it is not surprising that they are scarce. On..... More
(Pisa Italy): No Publisher, c1910. Stiff boards. Duodecimo; 32 views in an accordion-fold, contained within illustrated and decorated paper covered stiff wrappers; Descriptions on versos in Italian, French, German & English; photographs are glossy; quite nice; Minor wear at extremities, very good. A handsomely produced souvenir album. More
(Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, Printers for the State Of New York, 1936). Wraps. Oblong 24mo; (9" x 5.75"); pp; 24; illustrated with black and white photographs; original printed pictorial wrappers, paperback;. Quite scarce, issued in both 1933 & 1936, 1936 issue uses photographs, the 1933 issue used drawings. More
Boston: Boston Journal Of Chemistry, 1876. Wraps. (Science) Boston Journal Of Chemistry; Devoted To The Science Of Home Life, The Arts, Agriculture And Medicine. Boston: Boston Journal Of Chemistry, September, 1876. Quarto; pp; (iv), 25-36, (iv), illustrated ads; original printed paper wrappers; And (Science) Boston Journal Of Chemistry; Devoted To..... More
Np: No Publisher, 1934. Wraps. Folio folding drochure measuring 16.5" x 22.5" unfolded; printed in black;. Lists all of the guests by alphabet and by Table Number. A. E. Giegengack ascended to his position in 1934. More
Portland Me. L. H. Nelson Co., c1904. Oblong octavo; pp; (32); illustrated in black and white; original gilt lettered purple wrappers;. Street scenes, prominent buildings, homes, parks etc. More
Paris: Lahure, 20 Mai, 1941. First Edition. Wraps. Quarto; pp; (23) illustrated with nineteen photogravure plates of the pieces; original stiff paper wrappers lettered in purple;. An Auction Catalog illustrated; Art, Ceramics, furniture, ... Very nice. More
Sonoma County, Ca. The Hoffman Press for the Alexander Valley Winegrowers, 2000). First Edition. Wraps. Octavo; pp; 176 index, ad; illustrated with color photographs by John Nelson & George Rose & a map; original printed paper wrappers;. Great recipes & wines from the Sonoma California area. More