Wonderful wartime report from Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing covering all aspects of the business including power generation; power distribution; precessing items such as metals, coal, rock products, cement, forest products, pretroleum, rubber, chemicals, food, and solvent oil; industrial; construction and agriculture; and transportation. The book is oversized at 8-1/2"x11". Minor stubborn soil to spine and a few wrinkles there, likely endemic to the publishing process, but otherwise clean and tightly bound. There is also a letter laid-in to accompany it.The book does have text, but it's... View More...
ITEM # 5764 COLUMBIA SPANISH RESTAURANT MENU BILLED AS THE GEM OF SPANISH RESTAURANTS IT HAD BEEN IN YBOR CITY ,TAMPA FL. SINCE 1905 MENU IS NOT DATED BT APPEARS TO BE 1950'S -60'S THE SEAFOOD PLATTER WAS $ 2.50 LAYED IN IS PLACE MAT WITH MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF THE RESTAURANT ALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION [ BUS. BX. ] View More...
Very clean, nice issue of one of the star magazines of the 30's. The photography is excellent, as are the articles and the magazine's design. Three topics grabbed my attention -- a colorful piece about Anheiser-Busch and its bottled beer, Part I of a story about women in business, and a look at Mr. Rockefeller's renovation of Colonial Willamsburg. There's also a piece about the cotton industry, one on U.S. Smelting & Refining and a profile of Harry Hopkins. Magazine has no real defect of note. It measures 11-1/2"x14" and has 140 pages. We have around 40 issues of Fortune magazines from... View More...
Very nice, clean, four-sided brochure advertising Geo. L. Wood's Sons (late Geo. L. Wood & Son) Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of "Paragon" Varnishes patented September 23, 1884. Though there is no date, we believe it to be from 1889 judging bythe testimonial at back stating how well the product withstood a Pennsylvania flood. Only fault is two horizontal creases. Attractive cover design shows horse and horseshoe. Inside explains properties of both the exterior and interior versions of the varnish, while back is reserved for testimonials. Measures 9-1/2" tall and 10-3/4" ... View More...
Crisp, new copy, clearly never read. Fits neatly into original mailing box with company name and name of book printed boldly. Small crease to upper corner incurred during shipping. Gently stored -- no mustiness. Illustrated in black and white. View More...
ITEM #7744 INTERIORS DELUXE PUB BY SANFORD MILLS CO 1926 27 PGS 14 1/4 X 9 1/4 DELUXE HARD BACK BINDING. CONAINS FULL PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS OF ROOM SETTING DESIGNED BY 20 INTERIOR DESIGNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY A LOOK AT UP SCALE INTERIORS FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY INSIDE BRIGHT AND CLEAN ,DELUXE COVER WITH BEVELED BOARDS PEARLIZED TEXTURE SHOWS EDGE WEAR AND FINGER PRINTS FFEP TENDER [DOM. ART. ] View More...
Beautiful lithography makes this 1907 letter a stand-out. The reverse side is the best, featuring a full page design incorporating five images of Mongomery Ward buildings, including their furniture warehouse in Chicago Heights, farm implement warehouse in Sycamore, Il., freight annex, Chicago; vehicle factory, Chicago Heights; and Kansas City branch, Kansas City, Mo.. Front side shows an additional bit of architecure with name in fancy script. Letter written to a man in Orrville, Ohio discusses purchase of a wringer. Stapled to the letter is a red shield-shaped label that reads"Lowell Manu... View More...
ITEM # 5969 NEW IDEAS FOR BATHROOMS PUB 1926 BY CRANE CO . 47 PG 81/2 X11 HARD BACK TWENTY CUTTING EDGE BATHROOMS FOR 1926 . SUGGESTED FLOOR PLANS , COLOR SCHEMES , TREATMENTS FOR WALLS AND FLOORS . NEW MODES IN FIXTURES AND APPOINTMENTS COLOR ILLUSTRATION S FOR EACH . A GREAT GUIDE FOR PERIOD CORRECT RENOVATIONS TEXT BLOCK CLEAN BRIGHT , HINGES STRONG ,NO MARKS OR TEARS COVER HAS DAMP STAIN LOWER FRONT AND SOME DAMAGE ALONG FRONT EDGE OF SPINE [ BUS / ADV. BX 1 ] View More...
Very attractive advertising booklet for Plexterre Mining Corporation Limited of Toronto, Canada. Clean and tightly bound measuring 7"x9-3/4". Only failt is light vertical crease. Two actual black and white photographs on back cover show floating-type tower units. Plexterre was involved with mining, oil and natural gas . Nice double page map at center showing oil and gas pipe line locations and other sites of intrest. 10 pages. View More...
Crisp, beautiful auction catalog. No defect of note. Beautifully illustrated with black and white photos and a few large color plates at middle of book. Printed on glossy paper. Estimated prices for each item -- 374 items in all. There are many lamps, decorative glass, arts and crafts designs, and items of the modern movement. The catalog measures. 8" x 10-1/4". View More...
Very handsome book filled with information and colorful art. The "5" in the title on the cover refers to the five typesof brochures in which the book will explain. These five are corporate brochures, product brochures, service brochures, institutional and organizational brochures, and self-promotional brochures. There's also a directory of design firms. View More...
Scarce magazine published by the Bronson Music Company of Detroit, Very clean and tightly bound with just light soil to cover. Handsomely printed with green ink and green tinted photographs showing children and adults across the U.S. who were making great progress on the guitar. Some are individuals, others groups, others entire classes. Interspered with advertising for Bronson Music products. The company specialized in both Hawaiian and Spanish guitars. 20 pages measuring 8-1/2"x11-1/2" View More...
A HANDBOOK OF NEWSPAPER ADMINISTRATION , EDITORIAL , ADVERTISING , PRODUCTION ,CIRCULATION , MINUTELY DEPICTING IN WORD AND PICTURE ,HOW IT IS DONE BY THE WORLDS GREATEST NEWSPAPER --[1922 STYLE] PUBLISHED BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS SEVENTY-FITH BIRTHDAY JUNE TENTH -NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY -TWO BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION ,CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT ,NO TEARS OR MARKS D.J. IN NEW MYLAR IS FAIR SMALL TEARS AT CORNERS AND WRINKELS LOWER FRONT [ IN BUSINESS] View More...
ITEM # 8486 THE W. BINGHAM CO CATALOG # 41 PUB 1941 BY W. BINGHAM CO 1517 PGS IN ORIGINAL LOOSE LEAF BINDER 11 1/2 X 12 1/2 . FOUNDED 1841 THIS CLEVELAND OHIO HARDWARE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR MARKED MANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THREE B 'S , STANDING FOR BINGHAM'S BEST BRAND . THIS CATALOG ON THE COUNTER OF THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE WAS A VERY VALUABLE RESOURCE AND SALES AID FOR THE STORE KEEPER IN THE PRE COMPUTER / INTERNET AGE THIS COPY WAS USED BY THE CARTER PRYOR CO OF MANSFIELD OHIO AS SHOWN INSIDE THE FRONT COVER . FROM PENCILS TO PUMPS YOU COULD FIND IT HERE TITLE PAGE HAS BEEN... View More...
Very nice, clean catalog commemorating the company's 51st anniversary. Red cover shows a few rubbed spots with loss of color, but otherwise is crisp, clean and tightly bound. No names or writing and measures 8-1/2"x11" with 120 pages. Numerous products pictured in black and white with full explanation, but center of book shows a gallery of grogeous shades and lamps in full color -- 32 pages of them featuring multiple items per page. View More...
Crisp, clean, interesting booklet extolling the virtues of a Hotpoint kitchen circa the mid-1940's. Clean and tightly bound with a tiny indentation to front cover and a small bit of wear to spine which does not impinge on its integrity.. Measures 7-1/4"x9-3/4" and features 24 pages. All are illustrated with color art, plus diagrams showing each area of the kitchen and laundry. Steel cabinets were a hot ticket and each configuration had its own name. There was even a dishwasher built into the steel sink unit! Emphasis was on electric appliances. View More...
ITEM # 8083 COUNTRY BOYS AND MERCHANT PRINCESS THE SOCIAL CONTROL OF YOUNG MEN IN NEW YORK BY ALLAN STANLEY HORLICK PUB BY BUCKNELL U. PRESS 1975 278 PGS 6 X 8 1/2 HARD BACK A STUDY OF EFFORTS BY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF N.Y. IN THE MID 19 TH CENTURY TO CONTROL ITS WORK FORCE VERY GOOD CONDITION ,CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT , FINE DJ IN MYLAR ,HAS BEEN PRICE CLIPPED [ BUS ] View More...
Very nice copy. Very clean with no tears or chips. Has not been price-clipped and dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Pages and page edges pristine. Signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Photo illustrated in black and white at center of book. Tells the story of a Japanese dynasty which began in the 19th century with Tokushichi Nomura I, the illegitimate son of a noble family in rural Japan, and ends with insider trading and global powerbroking in the late 1980's. 343 pages. Indexed. View More...
Crisp, as new book purchased from single owner who apparently did not read it. Illustrated profusely with black and white historical photographs. Also much text about an aspect of the company which is not as widely knows -- the purchase of 16,000 acres in Arizona in 1916 to grow the long staple cotton used to make pneumatic tires. From there came even more growth and the town of Goodyear is now home to 55,000 people as per the 2008 census. 127 pages. View More...
Nice, clean oversized book measuring 9-1/4"x12-1/4". Some fading to printing and design to face and a small bit of rubbing to upper left corner and to crown and tail of spine, but minor. Internals very clean with the exception of browning around edges of both front and back pastedown. Illustrated profusely with black and white photographs. Timeline shows early history of the city's industries with text focused on the state and history of business current to the mid-50's.Not often seen. 108 pages. View More...
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