München: D. W. Callwey, (1928). Softcover. 8vo. 56pp. Original printed wraps. Scarce work on how to run an economically viable household in late 1920's Germany. Examples were presented at the 1928 Heim und Technik München exhibition in Munich. Includes many charts with calculations. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs from... More
Softcover. 1) Osnabrücker Kupfer- u. Drahtwerk. Fahrdrähte und Stromabnehmerbügel. Ausgabe 1932. Osnabrück. 8vo. 14pp. Original illustrated stapled wraps. 1932 pamphlet by OKD (Osnabrücker Kupfer- u. Drahtwerk) on contact cables (wires) and electric current collectors for locomotives. Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of diagrams. 2) Aluminium. Zeitschrift für das Interessengebiet der... More
NP, 1889. Softcover. Ex-library. 8vo. 128pp. Original wraps with title in gold on cover and back cover. All gilt edges. Ex-libris of the "Franklin Institute Library" on inside of front wrapper. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs, facsimile letters as well as a large fold-out color map of "New Railroad... More
NP: AEG, 1924-1938. First edition. Softcover. Collection of two illustrated booklets on the role of the Allgemeinen Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) in the development of electric locomotives. Ever since its foundation in 1887, AEG has pioneered advanced electrical engineering, being synonymous with German engineering, design and precision. - Die AEG und die... More
Berlin: Albert Gleiser A.-G. [1929]. First edition. Softcover. Oblong quarto (9 x 12"). 132pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Illustrated catalogue of the famous Berlin-based furniture store Albert Gleiser, located in Alexanderplatz. The store was a member of the "Verband zur Förderung Deutscher Wohnkultur" (Association for promoting German home decor). Each page... More
Washington, D.C. H. M. Suter Publishing Company, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XI, [1], 474pp. Original green cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Scarce and fascinating work on the American Forest Congress, of which purpose was to establish a broader understanding of the forest in its relation to the great... More
[Fall River, MA]: American Printing Co. ND (ca 1905-1910). First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. [28] leaves printed on recto only, as issued. Original blue cloth, with white lettering on front cover. Decorative initial and borders. Illustrated with a splendid color illustration showing an aerial view of the company, 20... More
Konstanz am Bodensee und Rhein: NP, 1937. Hardcover. 4to. vii. 119,32pp. Gilt-stamped blue cloth (Vorzugseinband). Yellow top edge page. A beautiful book celebrating 100 years of the Stromeyer factory and looking at the history and main characters of this large coal and fuel manufacturer in Germany. Illustrated with reproductions of... More
London: Amalgamated Press, Ltd. ca. 1901. Hardcover. 4to. Blind-stamped green cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. Beveled edges. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Scuffing, minor abrasions and staining to boards. Hinges starting. A look at some of the giants in the business world... More
Stralsund; Rostock: Wertheim, ND (ca 1928). First edition. Softcover. Folio (13 1/2 x 9"). Unpaginated (40pp). Original wrappers with mounted photogravure showing the exterior of the Wertheim department store in Berlin. Photo-illustrated title-page. Rare advertisement brochure profusely illustrated with reproductions in photogravure as well as 14 photographic plates in rich... More
München; Berlin: R. Oldenbourg; Berliner Städtische Wasserwerke Aktien=Gesellschaft, 1929. First edition. Softcover. Scarce lot of both the actual and visual catalogs of the Berlin Gas and Water Exhibition (1929): - Deutsche Ausstellung "Gas und Wasser" Berlin 1929, 19. April bis 21. Juli: Amtlicher Katalog: 12mo. 283, [3]pp. Original pictorial wrappers, with... 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
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1880. Hardcover. 8vo. xxxviii, 590 (2) pp. Translated from the fourth French edition by Emily J. Leonard. Brown cloth binding. Ex-libris, with bookplate and name written in pencil on title page and call number stamp to spine. Light browning to page edges. Corners bumped... More
London: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Limited, 1910. Hardcover. Square 8vo. 72 (12) pp. of fold-out maps at rear. Facsimile illustrations throughout. Color frontispiece. Full parchment binding with gold imprinted seal of the Sun Fire Office on front cover. Maps feature "Plan of Broad Street and Cornhill Wards, 1755," "Map... More
London: The Conran Foundation/Boilerhouse Project, 1982. Softcover. Square Octavo. 84pp. Glossy grey illustrated wrappers with black text on front cover and spine. Foreword by the Norio Ogha, deputy president and Yasuo Kuroki, general manager of the product design center at Sony. The publication is the catalog for the exhibition of... More
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Cleveland: Artrhur H. Clark Company, 1930. Hardcover. 8vo. 327pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor rubbing to head and tail of spine, boards, edges and corners. Discoloration to gilt on top edge. Fore-and bottom page edges untrimmed. Inscribed to Samuel Parker by author. Tissue-guarded frontispiece of Walter... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1958. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. X, 269, [3]pp. Original printed wrappers over cloth with gold lettering on spine. This book, the first to deal extensively with Ricardo's school, examines the nature of its success and the interplay of historical and intellectual forces which finally broke... More
Zaandam, Holland: Bruynzeel, (1947). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 126pp. Quarter cloth over gray paper-covered boards with gold- and blind-stamped title on cover, gold lettering on spine. Photographic endpapers. Published on the 50th anniversary of the Dutch timber factory Bruynzeel. The company was founded in 1897 by Cornelis Bruynzeel Sr. Profusely... More
New York: G. E. Stechert & Co. 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. XLV, [1], 431, [1]pp. Original red cloth with gold lettering and borders on spine and front cover. Authoritative work by Böhm-Bawerk, the famed Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of his country's economics. In 1889, he... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1958. New Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. VIII, [2], 168pp. Original cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Publisher's logo on front board and title page. First published in 1923, this remarkable work is a captivating study of the economic and social life in the 5th... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888. Hardcover. 8vo. ix, 414 (2) pp. Green pebbled cloth binding. Decorated endpapers. Corners bumped. Light bumping to head and tail of spine. Else in very good condition. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XXI, [1], 466pp. Original printed dust-jacket over black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Remarkable thorough study of the character and effects of industrial rationalization in Germany, where the rationalization movement has gone farther than in any other country, and... More
London: Macmillan, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. VII, [1], 363, [1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers over red cloth with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece portrait of George Douglas Howard Cole. This collection of essays are concerned primarily with the history of the British Labor Movement in the 19th century, one... More
Kidderminster, Worcestershire: Brintons Limited, [1936-1937]. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. [238]pp. Original full beige cloth, with gold lettering and logo to front cover. Frontispiece. This catalog from Brintons Limited contains no less than 211 striking lithographic plates showing 220 types of seamless Wilton and Axminster carpets in a variety of... More
London: E. & F. Spon, Limited, 1905. Hardcover. Small 12mo. vi, 130 pp. Green cloth binding. Together with several illustrations and descriptions of approved modern methods and appliances for melting and mixing alloys. With frontispiece and b&w illustrations. Yellow advertisement endpapers. Corners lightly worn. Light bumping to head and tail... More