Philadelphia, PA: I. L. Cragin & Co. An advertising premium for Dobbins Electric Soap by I. L. Cragin & Co. dating from the late 1800s. As stated in the title, this pamphlet is comprised of receipts (recipes) and a few household hints. Local advertising for John Ericson of Rockland Wisconsin.....
Philadelphia, PA: Bachmann, 1989. 4to. (8.5" x 11") Staple bound in pictorial wraps. Late 80s catalog full of HO, N, and O scale train models and accessories.
New York, NY: Golden Press, 1960. Illustrated by Anne and Harlow Rockwell. First Edition First Printing. Spiral Bound with pictorial boards. Ornate party planning book featuring holiday themes and bridal. This book channels peak mid-century suburbia.
St. Louis, MO. Concordia Publishing House, 1905. various unattributed illustrators. 18mo. (4"x6") Green cloth covered boards with black stamped title. Bible stories in German published in the US for an immigrant audience.
Johnstown, PA: National Radiator Company, 1951. Small 4to. 8.5" x 11" Staple bound with pre punched holes for 3-Ring Binder. 1951 National Radiator Company 22, 33, & 44 Series National Gas Boilers. A.I.A. FILE No. 30-C-1 . 8 page brochure pre-punched for a 3 ring binder.
London: The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., 1935. Gordon Robinson, Doris N. Bowden, Mildred Entwistle, and various unattributed artists. 4to. (9" x 12") 1/4 cloth with pictorial pasteboards. Christmas Annual for Bubbles weekly newspaper for boys and girls. Various illustrations and comic stories throughout. Some without outdated racist depictions or stereotypes.
1916. Die-cut East School, District No. 4 Long Siding, Minnesota. 1916 School Roster on Scallop shell and Pansies floral ocean motif. "With Best Wishes to Harrison Wallace from Miss Anderson" written on verso.
Minneapolis, MN: Northland Electric Supply Co., 1926. 8vo. Staple Bound Pamphlet mailer 5.5" x 8.25" in Grey wraps with black titles. A nice vintage electrical and radio supply catalog from Northland Electric Supply. A bunch of photographs of vintage electrical switches, motors, lamp fixtures, radio tubes, early electric toasters, etc......
New York, NY: Lafayette Radio Wire Television, Inc., 1947. 4to. 7" x 10" Staple bound catalog in pictorial wraps. A trip down radio memory lane! Packed full of illustrations of period amplifiers, microphones, turntables, radios, parts, etc. Brands, featured: Shure, Jackson, Astatic, Thordarson, Jensen, Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, etc.
Gloucester, Massachusetts: Russia Cement Company, 1925. New Member's Edition. 32mo. (3"x4.5") Staple bound pamphlets in red pictorial wraps with cardstock mailer meant to resemble a slipcase. A 4-volume set of craft instructions using Le Page's Glue products. An advertising vehicle for the Russia Cement Company, each small volume is titled.....
Chicago: Swift and Company, 1911. 8vo. Saddle stitched in pictorial wraps. A nicely illustrated advertising vehicle for Swift's Pride Cleanser in the form of a Fairy Tale produced by Street and Finney.
Basel, Switzerland: Helbing und Lichtenhahn. 1904. Lot of 5 Basler Jahrbuch for 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908. Helbing und Lichtenhahn. The 1904 edition has rolled spine. Some boards are a touch faded. Included are two original bills of sale.
Burlington, WI & Sarasota, FL. 1961. A vintage catalog full of motors, pumps, drill presses, and other vintage hardware.
Hallmark Cards. Christmas pop-up diorama depicting winter country church scene.
Plainview,MN: Wabasha County Fair Association, 1937. Staple Bound Pamphlet in rust-colored wraps with Black and Gold decoration. Wabasha County Fair exhibition pamphlet featuring the various competitions and entertainments. A two-page spread announcing a performance by the stars of the WLS Barn Dance as well as advertising for Japanese acrobats Hashi.....
Stockholm: Wahlstrom & Widstrand, 1913. Illustrated with photographs and illustrations throughout. 8vo. (5.25" x 8.25") in quarter leather with aqua/teal marbled boards, gilt titles and decorations to spine. Translating to "Swedish Tourism Association Annual Report 1913", this volume is packed with some great photos of Swedish tourist spots. Each chapter.....
Navia, Asturias, Spain. 7.5" x 12" kraft paper bag with decoration in blue to front. A very nice little paper sack advertising a Hardware store in Navia, Asturias, Spain and emblazoned with what I'm sure is an unauthorized depiction of Felix the Cat salivating over a cocky Mickey Mouse...
Navia, Asturias, Spain. 7.5" x 12" kraft paper bag with decoration in blue to front. A very nice little paper sack advertising a Hardware store in Navia, Asturias, Spain and emblazoned with what I'm sure is an unauthorized depiction of Felix the Cat salivating over a cocky Mickey Mouse. The.....
Ludwigsburg: Walcker, 1968. 8v0. 6" x 8.25" Staple bound pamphlet. Small 50-page catalog in German advertising Organs available for sale.
Kansas City: T. G. Nichols Co., Inc., 1938. Illustrated by Donn P. Crane. 13.5" x 16.5" illustrated print on off white paper. Number 11a in a series of 36 "Character-Culture-Citizenship Guides" published by textbook publisher T. G. Nichols of Kansas City. This print has a nice image by illustrator Donn.....
New York. The Macmillan Company, 1965. (6"x9") in red cloth covered boards with black and gilt titles and dust jacket in brown with white and black titles. 1965 autobiography of Claude Brown, detailing his coming of age in 1950s Harlem. This appears to be an early reprint.
New York. Civil Rights Congress, 1952. 4th Edition, Mar. 1952. 8vo. (5.5"x8.25") in black and white wraps with black and red titles. Frontispiece photograph depicting a lynching. Petition to the United Nations arguing that the treatment of African Americans including lynching and systematic discrimination fit within the UN's definition of.....
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1991. 8vo. (6"x9") perfect bound in green wraps with black title and decoration. Featuring essays by Jon Michael Spencer, Michael Eric Dyson, Sonja Peterson-Lewis et al. on the then emerging luminaries of Hip-Hop and the correlation between their art and other aspects of black culture.....
Washington, D.C. Anderson House, 1939. 8vo. (5.25"x7.75") in slate grey cloth boards with burgundy titles. Second printing of the Broadway play that was the basis for the John Huston film of the same name.
New York. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Illustrated by Peter Hurd. 8vo. (7" x 9.5") in black cloth with illustrated pastedown to front cover and gilt titles to spine with pictorial jacket. Adapted from the 11th Century French poem "The Song of Roland" (or La Chanson de Roland) by the American.....