Paris: Maurel Frères & Cie, 1939. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. (1) 18 (1)pp., 4pp. price list, and 4 leaves foldout with cloth samples. Original illustrated stapled wraps in brown and white, protected by modern mylar. Eighteen beautifully illustrated pages with drawings of coats and capes for women, men and children..... More
Chicago: E. V. Roddin & Company, 1913. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 160 pp. Original wrappers with silver lettering to spine and covers. This 1913 catalog is fully illustrated with no less than 158 pages featuring thousands of b/w photographic images of watches (for Ladies and Gentlemen), fine jewelry (rings, diamond..... More
Detroit, Mich. Joseph Mack Printing House, 1905. Softcover. Oblong 8vo. 86 pp. Original cream paper wrappers. With b&w photographs. Printed and inserted just before title page is a salmon colored sheet advertising a discount by 50% form all prices quoted in the book. Some discoloration to cover. Sticker from previous..... More
Indianapolis: Cobb Shinn, 1940's. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. Unpaginated (44pp). Original stapled pictorial wraps. Minor staining and creasing on wraps. 1" x 1/2" of bottom corner on back wrapper missing. Rare sales catalogue of "stock illustrations" (stock cuts) by the Indianapolis based Cobb Shinn Co. If an advertiser, or printer..... More
Chicago: International Publishing Co.'s Supply Department, No date. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. Unpaginated (86pp.). Original tan wraps with decorative ruling and brown lettering on cover. Mail order catalog for men, women and children's clothing, shoes, fine millinery, fabric, curtains, umbrellas, trunks, baby carriages, kitchen ware and stoves, carpets, mattresses, pillows..... More
Milan: International Edicharme, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. 382 (2)pp. Original illustrated red paper covered boards with white lettering on cover and spine. Industry catalog with 80 color and 510 b/w photographs of hair styles for women mostly, some for men and children by 160 hairstylists from 14 nations..... More
Milan: International Edicharme, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. 382 (2)pp. Original illustrated blue paper covered boards with white lettering on cover and spine. Industry catalog with 80 color and 510 b/w photographs of hair styles for women mostly, some men and children by 224 hairstylists from 18 nations with..... More
New York: Mart & Lawton, (1931). Softcover. 4to. 32 pp. Original brick paper wrappers. Showcases Heatherbrown's work through b&w drawings, photographs, and some color photographs, mainly of floor tiles. Features some floor deisngs with measured drawings. Sticker affixed to inside front cover listing Heatherbrown showroom in the territory as being..... More
Saint John, New Brunswick: McAlpine's Sons, 1892. Hardcover. 8vo. 664 pp. 1-54 pp. consist of advertisement index and advertisements. Following that, all-even numbered pages are advertisements and all odd-numbered pages are text. Original green paper wrappers bound in brown cloth. Offers information about the three eastern Canadian provinces of Nova..... More
New York: S. P. Skinner Co., Inc., 1936. Softcover. 4to. 92 pp. Original decorated brown paper wrappers. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Furniture company with showrooms in England (Birmingham and London), New Zealand (Wellington), Spain (Madrid), U.S. (New York), Holland (Hilversum), South Africa (Johannesburg), Denmark (Copenhagen). Laid in at..... More
London/ Paris/New York: Dormeuil/ Henry Stone & Son, ca. 1930. First edition. Softcover. Approx 6x3.5". Brown textured paper wrappers with embossed gilt and black lettering on the front cover. This is a small illustrated promotional brochure for the Sportex line of sportswear fabrics from the Dormeuil company. This line of..... More
Switzerland: Swatch AG, 1992. First edition. Softcover. Square Quarto. 93 (3), 376, Index and chronology unpaginated. Stiff white wraps with red numerals and black, gray and egg shell lettering on cover housed in a milky, plastic slipcase. Volume one, "A Never Ending Story," is a colorfull history of the Swatch..... More
New York: Union Fibre Co., (1912). First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 110pp. Illustrated paper wraps. Endpapers illustrated with pattern of company emblem. Frontispiece black and white reproduction of a photograph of the Fibre Co. warehouse. Title page reads "Insulation of Railway Equipment: Comprising a Short Story of the Evolution of the..... More
Caire (Cairo, Egypt): NP, 1929-30. Hardcover. Octavo. Pagination in Arabic. Original red cloth spine over marbled paper covered boards. Title-pages in French and Arabic. Scarce bookstore catalogue listing their novelties for the season 1929-1930. Beside one of the title-pages in French, this catalogue is in Arabic. Minor soiling along back..... More
Los Angeles. Spiral Bound. 4to. Unpaginated. Spiral bound book with stationary samples from the 1960's(?). Showcases different kinds of imprinting, embossing, color, and logo design. Folder bound in at rear includes sample announcements, invitations, and business cards. Also includes price listing and popular engraving styles. Several teeth to binding broken..... More
Lehigh Portland Cement Company, 1927. Softcover. 4to. 36 pp. Original color illustratred paper wrappers. With b&w drawings and photographs. Book details how to make concrete, apply cement to floors, and how to construct various structure with concrete like hog houses, fence posts, septic tank, and more. Some staining to back..... More
Canton, Ohio: The Best Light Company, (1906). First edition. Softcover. Duodecimo. 48pp. Original color illustrated gray wraps with red-framed gilt lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Title page with steel engraving of manufacturer's plant and black double border. With 6 pane leporello price list with illustrated cover laid in..... More
Aurora, Illinois: Richards-Wilcox, 1920s. First edition. Softcover. Quarto, 160pp. Original color illustrated stiff wraps with black lettering on cover. Title page with b/w photograph of company factory at Aurora. Extensive catalog of garage door hardware, illustrated with numerous b/w offset reproductions of photographs and photomontages, drawings and technical drawings, providing..... More
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland: Shaw Supply Co., Inc., No date. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (8) 416pp. Original red cloth with black lettering and border on cover, black lettering and ruling on spine. Gray endpapers. Title page design. Comprehensive catalog for standard surgical instruments containing a multitude of engravings depicting surgical instruments..... More
Jena: Schott & Gen, ND (ca. 1938). Hardcover. 8vo. 160pp. Original tan buckram with brown lettering on cover and spine. Binding protected by modern mylar. Catalog 5700 by the German company Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Gen of specialty glass equipment for laboratories. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs and..... More
Dalian, China. Softcover. Square quarto. Unpaginated. Photo-illustrated wrappers with white lettering on the front cover. A finely produced brochure for the Red Valley International Golf Club and Hotel, located in Dalian, China. Printed on heavy stock thick textured paper, and featuring information on the hotel, architecture, facilities and 36-hole golf..... More
Kewaunee, Wisconsin: Kewaunee Mfg. Co., ca. 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. 193pp. Original light blue cloth with black lettering in decorative border and vignette on cover, black lettering on spine. Small paper label with white lettering of Mix & Hanna Laboratory Furniture glued to front cover. Title page with..... More
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Blue Book, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 293 (9)pp. Original blue velvet with gilt lettering on cover. Decorative endpapers. A society directory, including leading clubs and their officers, covering the areas of Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Westwood, Brentwood Heights, Santa Monica, Pasadena, South Pasadena..... More
New York: Advertising Agencies' Service Company, Inc., n.d. Softcover. Quarto. 40 (4)pp. Stapled grey and blue printed wraps, with black and blue lettering on front cover. Printed publisher's device in blue on back cover. This catalog was put out by the Advertising Agencies' Service Company to showcase all of their..... More
Millers Falls, Ma. Millers Falls Paper Co., No date. First edition. Softcover. Oblong Sextodecimo. 12 plates. Original green, blue and gilt-stamped illustrated, string-bound blue wraps with gilt and black lettering on cover. The beautifully designed covers strung together with 12 samples of paper grades using six letterheads of different companies..... More