New Foods, New Drinks with "Canada Dry," the Champagne of Ginger Ales
by Canada Dry Company
S. l. : Canada Dry Company, 1940. Very good. Presumed first edition, n. d. (ca 1940); 5 1/2 x 3 1/2; pp. [12]; lithographed wraps; illustrated with small drawings; mild wear along spine and edges; in very good condition. An advertising booklet for Canada Dry Ginger Ale, it presents recipes for sweet and savory dishes (Champagne Ham, Jellied Ginger Salad, etc.) and for various non-alcoholic cocktails, each featuring the Ginger Ale. It also includes a short history of the... Read More
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Colored Celluloid Enamels
by Celluloid Zapon Company
New York: Celluloid Zapon Company, 1910. Very good. Tenth edition, n. d. (ca 1910); 6 x 3; gray wraps, printed and decorated in black and tied with a decorative string; two-fold, card-stock, three-panel within; 18 color paint chips laid on; light wear to wraps; a few of the paint chips with slight cracks; in very good condition. The Frederick Crane Chemical Company, founded in 1884 in Springfield, New Jersey by Richard Hale, his son-in-law Frederick Crane, and Leonard Richards,... Read More
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The Knack of It! Is Dingman's Soap
by Dingman Soap Company
Buffalo, NY: Dingman Soap Co., 1880. Very good. Die-cut advertising fan, n. d. (late 19th century); 9 3/4 x 8 1/4; thick card stock - chromolithographed illustration to recto, text to verso; minor wear to edges - in very good to near fine condition. A colorful advertising piece for Dingman's Soap, it featured a feather duster with peacock feathers and ornate gold handle. Founded by Archibald Dingman in the late 19th century and headquartered in Buffalo, the company would... Read More
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Beware of Imitations (Dingman's Soap)
by Dingman Soap Company
(Buffalo, NY): Dingman Soap Co., 1880. Very good. Large advertising sign, n. d. (late 19th century); 11 x 6; thick card stock - chromolithographed illustration and text in blue to recto; period wholesaler's stamp to verso; minor wear - in very good to near fine condition. A colorful advertising piece for Dingman's Soap, it featured a beautiful girl with a mandolin and the following rhyme: "Of all the jewels, the diamond pure, / Has proved most fit for youth... Read More
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The Curtis Publishing Company Building / Independence Hall
by Detroit Publishing Company
Detroit: Detroit Publishing Company, 1926. First Edition. Very good. Large advertising card; 5 1/2 x 10 1/2; lithographed, "Phostint" image to recto, text to verso; a few very minor spots to upper margin of verso; in very good to near fine condition. A beautiful advertisement for the Curtis Publishing Company, it was created by the Detroit Publishing Company via a lithographic process, first developed in Switzerland, to which the company had acquired the rights in 1907. Founded in the... Read More
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A Guide to Purity in Cooking and Care of the Health. Contains Price List of Purity Products Consisting of Flavoring Extracts, Perfumes, Soaps, Toilet Articles, Remedies, Etc. Also Valuable Health Hints, Recipes and Miscellaneous Information...
by Decatur Extract Company
Decatur, Illinois: Decatur Extract Co., 1903. First Edition. Good. First edition; 7 1/4 x 4 1/4; pp. [1], 2-59, [1]; speckled gray wrpas, printed and ruled in red and black; ilustrated with numerous drawings and woodcuts; small nicks to tips of spine; a few scattered spots to margins; thin strip of lower corner of back wrap excised; closed tear around staple to pp. 29-30; in good condition. The Decatur Extract Company, founded in 1897, would become known for the... Read More
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The Way to Better Pictures. How to Get More Fun from Your Kodak
by Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, 1932. Very good. First edition, n. d. (1932); 8 x 5; pp. [6], 7-76, [4]; pictorial paper over boards and 1/4 black leatherette; glassine jacket; illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs; minor wear to corners and tips of spine; in very good to near fine condition. Also tipped in to ffep - a typed letter from Kodak, which states, in part: "The Way to Better Pictures" is now available onlyto those entitled to receive... Read More
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Barmasters' Secret Recipes. New 1958 Edition
by Early Times Distillery Company
Louisville, KY: Early Times Distillery Co., 1958. Very good. First edition thus; 7 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. [10], including text to wraps verso; illustrated with drawings and from photographs; small creases to corners; light age-toning and a few minor spots to margins; in very good condition. Presenting an array of award-winning cocktails, the booklet was published by the Early Times Distillery Company - sponsor of the national competion, held under the auspices of the American Society of Barmasters.... Read More
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Fairbanks Standard Scales. Made with the Latest and Most Valuable Improvements
by Fairbanks & Company
New York: Wemple & Company, 1876. Very good. Leaflet, n. d. (1876); 5 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. [4]; off-white, pictorial card stock; two chromolithographed illustrations; mild age-toning to margins; tiny nicks to tips of spine; in very good condition. A beautiful and unusual wordless advertisement for the Fairbanks Standard Scales, it illustrated the primitive scale technology in 1776 (with two men using it) and the sophisticated scales of 1876 on the facing page (only the year 1776 present,... Read More
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A Pair of "Aesop's Fables" Trade Cards
by Fairbank Canning Company
Chicago: Fairbank Canning Co., 1880. Very good. Two large trade cards, n. d. (1880s); 5 1/4 x 3 1/2; text and lithographed illustrations to rectos only; generally mild age-toning; one with lower right corner cliped (not affecting image) and a crease to lower margin; overall in very good condition. 'The Man and the Ox" and "The Huntsman and the Lion" - the two classic Aesop's fables were published - "revised and improved" to include the Fairbank name in the... Read More
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Potages Franco - Americains
by Franco - American Food Company
Jersey City Heights, NJ: Franco - American Food Company, 1895. First Edition. Very good. Brochure, n. d. (ca 1895); 6 x 3 1/2; single sheet of folded card stock, pp. [4]; chromolithographed illustrations to first and last page, text to pp. 2 and 3 in red and black; 2" offset to upper margin of last page from a removed piece of tape, else very minor wear - in very good to near fine condition. A beautiful and rare advertising... Read More
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Combined Book of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Stair Work, Mantels, and All Kinds of Interior and Exterior Finish. Glass Lists, Latest Styles, Elevations, Designs, Etc., Embossed, Ground, and Cut Glass...
by Farson and Libbey Company
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1893. Very good. Revised edition; 10 1/2 x 7; pp. [3], 4-332; embossed green cloth over boards; gilt title to front board; illustrated with numerous woodcuts; light wear to corners and tips of spine; tiny manuscript number to ffep; occasonal crease to corners of leaves; uniform age-toning to first and last few pages only; overall in very good condition. A historic building-materials manufacturer and retailer in Chicago, Farson & Libbey published their current, massive,... Read More
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Typed Letter, Regarding the Death of a Construction Worker and the Subsequent Insurance Investigation and Compensation
by F. O. Engstrum Company
Los Angeles: F. O. Engstrum Co., 1914. First Edition. Near fine. Single sheet of stationary; 10 3/4 x 8 1/2; illustrated with an engraved image of the company in the upper margin; typed text, signed by an assistant manager; minor creasing and wear - in about near fine condition. Addresing the President of the Citizens Savings Bank, the letter mentioned one H. E. Johnson, "who was killed on the Bank Job" and the ongoing investigation by various involved officials... Read More
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Franco - American Soups. None Better Can Be Made (Store Display)
by Franco - American Food Company
S. l.: Franco - American Food Company, 1895. First Edition. Very good. Large card, n. d. (ca 1895); 8 3/4 x 6; single sheet of card stock - chromolithographed illustration to recto, text to verso in red and black; two holes to upper margin, as issued, for hanging; rubbed spots to corners of verso from previously being affixed in a scrapbook (not affecting text), else mild wear; in very good condition. A beautiful advertising piece, it illustrated a cherubic-faced... Read More
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Price list of Envelopes and Papers
by Golding & Company
Boston: Golding & Company, 1876. Very good. A brochure + a tipped-in leaflet; 9 1/4 x 6; pp. [4] and [2] respectively; off-white stock, illustrated with wood engravings and drawings; a few minor spots to margins and a tiny nick to head of spine of the brochure; overall in very good condition. Founded in 1869 by William Hughson Golding (1845 - 1916), Golding & Company was a well-known manufacturer of printing presses, printer's tools, and various paper products. The... Read More
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The Touch of Human Softness. Why - Rubber Arms Are Best for Dolls!
by Ideal Novelty and Toy Company
S. l. (Brooklyn): Ideal Novelty & Toy Co., 1928. Very good. First edition; 6 x 3 1/2; single leaf, folded, pp. [4]; lithographed illustrations; a few minor nicks to edges; light creasing; in very good condition. A pretty, little brochure, it advertised several of the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company's newest dolls and gave the various reasons as to why those dolls with rubber arms were marvelous. The business was founded in 1903 by Morris and Rose Michtom with... Read More
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Dixon's Carburet of Iron Stove Polish Advertising Brochure
by Joseph Dixon Crucible Company
Jersey City: Donaldson Brothers, 1884. First Edition. Very good. Small brochure; 5 x 3 1/4; pp. [4]; chromolithographed illustrations flowing between two pages; minor spotting and age-toning; in very good condition. A charming advertisement for Dixon's Carburet of Iron Stove Polish it containe a short, puzzling quatrain this bookseller has not been able to decipher. The illustrations showed a delivery boy on the street, with a basket full of boxes of the stove polish, singing into one end of... Read More
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Evidence
by Knowlton Danderine Company
Chicago, Ill / Wheeling, W. Va: Knowlton Danderine Co., 1910. Very good. First edition presumed, n. d. (beginning of the 20th century); 5 x 3; pp. 2-24; pictorial self-wraps; illustrated with drawings and from photographs; spot to lower margin (not affecting redability); a few mild creases; in about very good condition. Marketed as: "A tonic, to beautify the hair...for men, women, and the children..." - Danderine was first introduced to the public around 1895. In its early years, it... Read More
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A Box of Candee's. Sweets to the Sweet
by L. Candee and Company
New Haven, CT: L.Candee & Co., 1880. Very good. Die-cut trade card, n. d. (second half of the 19th century); 3 1/4 x 5 3/4; chromolithographed card stock, single sheet, die-cut and folded to resemble a closed candy box; light wear to edges and minor spotting; in very good condition. A beautiful advertisement, it employed a clever play-on-words, with the upper panel showing several ladies with parasols, the lower - a pile of boots with two naked cherubs rolling... Read More
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The Roof Beautiful. A Simple and Concise Story of the Origin and Use of Roofing Tiles
by Ludowici - Celadon Company
Chicago, IL: Ludowici - Celadon Company, 1921. Good. Third edition; 10 1/4 x 8; pp. [2], 5-32; textured pictorial wraps; numerous color- and black-and-white illustrations; a bit of wear to edges and corners of wraps; staples with small rust spots; pp. 13-14 quite-inexplicably replaced with a thin, transparent film - with the original illustrations and text + a facsimile drawing collaged on it; in good to very good condition. A scarce booklet with beautiful illustrations, it was published as... Read More
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Secrets of the Hand-cuff Trick. Also an Expose of the Famous Needle Trick, with a Short Article on Hypnotism as Practised on the Stage To-day (Title from Front Wrap)
by Mutual Book Company
Boston: Mutual Book Company, Publishers, Booksellers, 1907. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 6 x 3 3/4; pp. [1], 4-31; beige wraps, ruled and printed in black and decorated with a small vignette; illustrated with numerous photographs; a few minor spots to margins of wraps and a tiny nick to fore-edge of front wrap; a small cut to top edge of back wrap, along spine; in very good- condition. An uncommon, amusing, and frankly bizarre little book (OCLC lists... Read More
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Chattanooga, Tennessee (A Movable Postcard)
by MacGowan-Cooke Printing Company
Chattanooga, TN: MacGowan-Cooke Ptg. Co., 1905. Very good. Lithographed undivided-back postcard with a large flap, which, when opened - reveals accordion-style, monochrome, photographic images, n. d. (ca 1905); card - 3 1/4 x 5 1/4; images - 2 1/4 x 3 1/4; 12 panels (images to rectos only); mild wear and a few minor spots to card; in about very good condition. A lovely and quite-scarce souvenir, it was published by the MacGowan-Cooke Printing Company - a prominent early... Read More
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Pratts Poultry Pointers
by Pratt Food Company
Philadelphia and Chicago: Pratt Food Company, 1895. Softcover. First edition presumed; 7 1/4 x 5 1/4; pp. [5], 6-141; chromolithographed, card stock wraps; small chip to lower corner of front wrap; a few rubbed spots to tips and along spine; staples showing at hinges (text block securely attached); two newspaper clippings laid-on to contents page and last blank page; illustrated with inline, black & white drawings; overall in very good condition.Founded in 1872 in Philadelphia, The Pratt Food Company... Read More
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"Smoke Old Virginia Cheroots. 5 for 10 Cents" Advertising Sign
by (P. Whitlock & Company)
S. l. (Richmond, VA): P. Whitlock & Co., 1890. Very good. Advertising sign, n. d. (late 19th century); 10 1/4 x 6 1/4; heavy glazed card stock, illustrated with a monochrome lithograph and text in gilt; two tiny nicks to corners, else very minor wear to recto; verso with glue and paper residue (previously being framed or mounted in a scrapbook [?]); overall in very good condition. An uncommon advertising sign for Old Virginia Cheroots, it pictured a smiling... Read More
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Peters Diamond Brand Shoes Advertising Fan
by Peters Shoe Company
S. l.: Peters Shoe Co., 1915. Very good. DIe-cut, card stock fan with a wooden handle, n. d. (ca 1915); approx. 8 1/2 x 7; lithographed illustration to recto, text in red and green to verso; a few small spots of foxing, mostly to verso, else light wear; in very good condition. A beautiful, early-20th-century fan, it advertised the Diamond Brand footwear of the Peters Shoe Company. Founded in 1892 by Henry William Peters in St. Louis, the business... Read More
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