New York: NP, (1925). Softcover. Large 4to. 92 pp. Blue paper wrappers. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Foxing to front cover. Edges faded. Corners bumped. Spine sunned and frayed. Some discoloration to back cover, as well. Carpet catalogue for Alexander Smith and Sons, with showrooms in New York, Chicago, San..... More
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NP: B. F., ND (ca 1900). Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. [40]pp. Original half cloth over printed paper covered boards. Remarkable early 1900s bed company catalogue featuring an extensive selection of iron beds (for children and adults,) bed frames, cribs and headboards manufactured by the French company B. F. Beginning pages show..... More
Self-published, 1928. Softcover. 4to. 70pp. Gold-stamped tan wraps protected by modern mylar. Rare work on I.G. Farben's nitrogenous fertilizers and the factories in Oppau and Leuna where they are produced. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs in duo tone, mainly of exteriors and interiors of the factories and departments. Graphic..... More
New York: C. G. Braxmar Company, 1912. First edition. Softcover. Large Octavo. (2) 105 (1)pp. Original light blue wraps with gilt lettering on cover. Order instructions on inside front cover. Catalog of the manufacturer of badges and medals and dealer in diamonds, watches and Jewelry, Lodge supplies and Knights Templar..... More
Cantù, Italy: Vittorio Vergani & Co., 1951. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 48 leaves. Original bolted light plum stiff wraps with gilt design and lettering on cover. Sales catalog, without pricing, of Vittorio Vergani products: floor rugs and carpets, furnishing fabrics, curtains, silk and rayon goods, with its own spinning mills..... More
Paris: Pesnell & Co., 1904. First edition. Softcover. Folio (12 1/4 x 9 1/2"). 20pp. Original illustrated wrappers, with red and black lettering to covers. Splendid July 1904 catalogue of burners, purifiers, sprayers, autogenous welding, lanterns and car headlights, as well as heaters and lighting apparatus manufactured by the French..... More
Amsterdam: Nederlandse Bond van Steen, [ca 1950]. Limited First edition. Softcover. 1/3000. Folio. Unpaginated. [146]pp. Original spiral-bound illustrated wrappers. Exquisite catalogue from the Dutch commercial printing company Vakgroep Steen- en Offsetdruk and containing numerous color photolithographic reproductions advertising products such as Palmolive Shampoo, Lucky Rings Peppermint, Sterovita Melk, Erdal Schoencrême..... More
London: Gordon and Gotch, 1890. Hardcover. Large 8vo. xxiv, 572 pp. 256-page Directory and Colonial Buyer's Guide to Manufacturers and Shippers at rear. Red cloth binding. Illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings, color maps. Subject index stamped on edge. Corners bumped. Spine faded and torn at head. Some scuffing to..... More
München: Albert Langen Verlag, 1901. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 16pp. Original tan wraps with black lettering and publisher's device on cover. Photo-illustrated brochure by Munich publisher Albert Langen announcing the new publications for the Christmas season 1901. The cover introduces collected writings by Danish critic and scholar Georg Brandes, influential..... More
New York: Carmelita, ND (ca 1905). First edition. Softcover. Oblong quarto. 64pp. Original orange wrappers, with gold and red lettering on front cover. This splendid catalog contains striking b/w photographic reproductions showing no less than 111 different models of fans with prices ranging from 10 cents (Dainty silk Japanese fan..... More
New York: German-American Trade Promotion Company, ca. 1952. Softcover. 8vo. viii,[1],32pp. Original wraps with illustration in color by T. Abeking. Interesting handbook for the American tourist, published by the German-American Trade Promotion Company to boost tourism and the economy in postwar Germany. Convenient colored thumb index to locate concise information..... More
Holyoke, Ma. American Writing Paper Company, No date. First edition. Softcover. Large Quarto. 30pp, unpaginated. Original illustrated stapled wraps with black and pink lettering on cover, protected in modern mylar. Sample of American Vellum tipped-in to inside front cover, framed by decorative border. Elaborate advertising booklet for paper stock American..... More
London: R.J. Reuter, n/d. Softcover. Oblong 8vo. 23pp. Beautifully illustrated wrappers with embossed gilt decorated lettering ("4711") to cover. Bound through cord ribbon. Minor staining, scuffing and rubbing to front wrapper. Corners slightly bumped. Delightfully illustrated catalogue of one the most famous perfume kinds. Contains 18 full-page b/w photographs of..... More
NP: Mühlentuch, 1938. First edition. Softcover. Large Quarto. 8 plates. Original rose stapled wraps with black ruling, publisher's device and lettering on cover. Collection of 45 textile samples for women women's coats, suits and dresses from the Mühlentuch company. Eight plates with textile samples with color fashion drawings on verso..... More
Stuttgart: Süddeutscher Spinnweber-Verband, 1940s. First edition. Softcover. Oblong 48mo. 3 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. 8 samples. Original aquamarine stapled wraps with stamped blue lettering and company logo on cover. Stamped "Rohnessel und Rohköper" on free front endpaper. Small sample booklet with folded linen samples for airships, stamped R01-R05 and..... More
Feuerbach (Württemberg): Gretsch-Unitas Firm, 1932. First edition. Softcover. Small folio. 92pp. Original decorative wrappers designed by Rudler (Stuttgart). Scarce trade catalogue of the Gretsch-Unitas firm, German manufacturer of a variety of windows. This catalogue is profusely illustrated with numerous in-text drawings of the manufacturer's products, and b/w photographic reproductions of..... More
Cincinnati: The John Douglas Co., 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (10) 200 (1)pp. Original bolted black pebbled cloth with gilt company logo embossed on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Black endpapers with gilt ruling and lettering. Pink errata sheet bound in following endpapers. Illustrated title page. Sales catalog of "Douglas..... More
NP: NP, 1938. First edition. Softcover. Oblong Quarto. (2) 61 Leaves, many with tissue guards. Original bolted orange wraps with company logo on cover. One double leaf laid in with stamp of the carpenter Ernst Matthias in Stendal, Saxony, on front leaf, most likely the agent for the furniture manufacturer..... More
Berlin: G. n/a. Folio. 40pp. Original light olive green decorative wraps with black lettering on cover. Order instruction on red tipped-in label at front cover. Decorative title page. Shipping instructions on verso of title page. Displays company products incl. spatulas, molding irons, gouges, basic and spoon scrapers, loop scrapers, model..... More
Newark: The Tudor Press, n/d. First edition. Oblong Lg. 12mo. Naugahyde with two bolts for binding. A trade catalogue of Pitkin products including grocery, cosmetic, and drug departments. Products include Tan-Tan cream, Oraline, Nalto, Perfumes, and other items. Illustrated throughout with color reproductions of photographs of the products. Shelf ware..... More
Wien: Sogra Modeverlag, No date. First edition. Softcover. Folio. (1) 16 (1) plates. Original stiff light green stapled wraps reinforced with red tape at spine with red lettering and company logo on cover. Catalog of traditional Austrian costumes with color drawings and patterns for sewing. The description of the forty-five..... More
Leipzig: Poeschel & Trepte, 1939. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 47 (1)pp. Decorative wraps with black lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Index of the exhibitors and collections exhibited during the fair in the Leipzig Museum for Applied Arts from August 27–31, 1939, and Saturday, September 2nd. Exhibitors participating in..... More
Los Angeles: California Hardware Company, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (ii) lviii, 1,466pp. Original green cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated title page. Comprehensive catalogue of builder's hardware, glassware, hotel ware, dinnerware, household articles, paints, oils and varnishes, sporting goods, contractor's supplies, electrical appliances and devices, wheel..... More
New York: Adams-Brown Company, 1970. Reprint. Softcover. Oblong Octavo. 62pp. Original blue quarter cloth over light blue wraps with black lettering on cover. Facsimile reprint of extensive 1885 trade catalog of clocks manufactured by E. N. Welch with factories in Forestville, Connecticut. Advertising Fine Imported Marble and Gilt 15-Day Mantel..... More
Leipzig: Edition Leipzig, (1979). Hardcover. Oblong. Folio. 130pp. Pictorial decorated brown cloth in color illustrated slipcase. Minor shelf wear to slipcase. Color frontispiece. By the beginning of the 19th Century the Sonneberg toy makers had become a major center for the production and export of toys. This is a facsimile..... More