The Woman in the Home
by Royal Worcester Corset Company
Worcester, MA: Royal Worcester Corset Co., 1900. Very good. First edition presumed, n. d. (beginning of the 20th century); 6 x 4 1/4; pp. [2], 3-44, [2]; white pictorial wraps; illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings; a few minor spots to wrap and a tiny nick to upper corner; in about very good condition. The Royal Worcester Corset Company was founded as The Worcester Skirt Company by David Hale Fanning in 1861. The booklet, published as an advertisement for... Read More
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55 Ways to Save Eggs
by Royal Baking Powder Company
New York: Royal Baking Powder Co., 1917. First Edition. Very good. First edition presumed; 6 3/4 x 4 1/2; pp. 3-22; stapled lithographed wraps; tiny nicks to tips of spine, else very minor wear; in very good to near fine condition. On the premise that in many recipes, in which eggs were used, the number of them could be reduced by replacing them with baking powder, the booklet was published as an advertisement for the Royal Baking Powder Company... Read More
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Edwin Booth
by S. Van Campen and Company
New York: S. Van Campen & Co., 1880. Very good. Stipple engraving, n. d. (late 19th century); light-pink card stock - 7 3/4 x 5 1/2, image - 5 1/2 x 4; caption and publisher's imprint in ornate font at bottom margin; a few very minor spots to right corners (not affecting image); light fading to verso; in very good or better condition. A beautiful one-quarter portrait, it depicted Edwin Thomas Booth (1833 - 1893) - stage actor, founder... Read More
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Official Map Showing Streets, Locations of Buildings and Amusements, Etc. of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco. "Southern Pacific Day," Wednesday, March 10, 1915
by Southern Pacific Company
San Francisco: Wahlgreen Co., 1915. Very good. First edition; folded to a pocket size; unfolded - 11 x 32; two maps to recto and verso; tiny nicks to intersections of folds and a few minor spots to edges; faint pen check mark to front panel; in very good condition. A rare publication, it was printed by the Wahlgreen Company (a well-known San Francisco publisher of official guides, art books, and catalogs for major events, focusing on fine printing and... Read More
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Bit-o-Honey Presents: What's Your Number?
by Schutter Candy Company
St. Louis, MO, 1945. Schutter Candy Co.. Good. First edition; 7 x 5; pp. 1-10; stapled, pictorial wraps; illustrated with drawings; small nicks to corners and edges of front wrap; a bit of wear along spine and a few very minor spots to back wrap; in good to very good condition. An adorable little booklet, published as an advertisement for the popular Bit-o-Honey candy bar, it presented the Number-Alphabet (how to convert the letters of the alphabet into numbers),... Read More
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The Singer Drawing Book for Young Artists
by Singer Sewing Machine Company
S. l. (New York [?]): Singer Sewing Machine Co., 1928. Very good. First edition thus (several different booklets under the same name were published between 1900 and the 1928), n. d. (ca 1928); 5 1/2 x 3; pp. [8]; lithographed wraps; illustrated with drawings, each one covered with tracing paper; thin, closed splits to tips of spine; slight pink offsetting to wraps verso; mild age-toning to margins; overall in very good condition. Demonstrating remarkable wisdom in their advertising materials,... Read More
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Pyroligneine
by The Pyroligneine Company
Winchester, Tennessee: The Herald Print, 1905. Good. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1905); 5 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. [1], 3-24; self-wraps printed in black; small chips to corners of back wrap; a few small spots; in good to very good condition. A curious Southern imprint, it was published as an advertisement for the Pyroligneine Company, which manufactured pyroligneous extract, also known as wood vinegar, as an antiseptic and anti-suppurant. In the current booklet, the liquid - a... Read More
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Handbook of Class Rings, Class Pins, and Seals in Gold and Silver
by The Thomae Company
Attleboro, MA: The Thomae Co., 1920. Very good. Trade catalog, n. d. (1920s); 5 1/2 x 3 1/2; pp. 3-24; dark-blue wraps, decorated and printed in gilt; numerous monochrome illustrations; very light wear along spine and light fading to gilt - in very good to near fine condition. Founded in 1920 by father CHarles Thomae and sons Charles G.Thomae and Herbert L. Thomae, the company would rapidly become known as a fine manufacturer of sterling silver pendants, compacts, hollowre,... Read More
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Veeder Products. Cyclometers, Odometers, Counters, Speed Counters, Tachometers, Fine Die Castings. Catalog No. 1922
by The Veeder Manufacturing Company
Hartford, CT: The Veeder Manufacturing Co., 1920. Good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); 9 x 6; pp. 3-80; light-brown, pictorial wraps; profusely illustrated, including frontis plate of the factory and general offices; front hinge slightly pulling (text block solid); square incision to pp. 19-20; a few spots to wraps; in good condition. A quite-large and exhaustive catalog, it was issued by the Veeder Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1895 by mechanical engineer and inventor Curtis Veeder (1862... Read More
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Percival's Patent Pinless Chain Clothes Line. The Only Line Ever Invented to Hold Clothes Without Pins
by The Pinless Clothes Line Company
(Worcester, MA): The Pinless Clothes Line Co., 1880. Good. Small broadside, n. d. (1880s); 10 1/2 x 4 1/2; off-white stock, printed in black and illustrated with a woodcut of two elephants pulling a pair of pants and tearing it off a clothesline; uniform age-toning; top and bottom edges brittle with small chips affecting a few words at the bottom margin (reinforced with archival paper); in about good condition. "No more use for clothes pins" boldly proclaimed the broadside,... Read More
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How to Play Progressive "Halma" (How to Give a Progressive "Halma" Party) + A Trade Card
by The Halma Company
New York: E. I. Horseman, 1889. First Edition. Very good. A small booklet and a trade card, first edition. Book: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2; pp. [8]; pink wraps, illustrated with an engraving; advertisements to front wrap verso and back wrap; spotting to covers; thin split to tail of spine; small nick to upper corner; very good- condition. Card: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4; chromolithographed illustration and text to recto; printed text in black on verso; upper right... Read More
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Rules for Playing Games on the Styles D No. 2and E No. 1. Star Archarena Combination Game Boards
by The Carrom Company
Ludington, MI: The Carrom Company, 1919. First Edition. Very good. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1919); 6 x 3 1/2; pp. 1-40; pictorial, off-white wraps; illustrated with drawings and several photographic images; mild age-toning and wear, with a few very minor spots to wraps; very good condition. The Ludington Novelty Company was founded in 1889 by Sunday School teacher Henry L. Haskell. He invented a game - Carroms - with a patented playing board, each one of which... Read More
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The Water Supply of San Francisco
by (The Spring Valley Water Company)
San Francisco: The Blair-Murdock Company , 1910. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1910); oblong 6 3/4 x 10 1/4; pp. [62]; illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings, diagrams, and maps, including a large, fold-out one; small chip to upper corner of front wrap; discolored spot to upper margin affecting front wrap and first several leaves; a few creases; in about very good condition. Largely a pictorial history of the system of clean-water supply of San Francisco, the book... Read More
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"Old Grand-Dad, Head of the Bourbon Family" together with "What's New with Old Grand-Dad" [Cocktail Recipes]
by The Old Grand Dad Distillery Company
Louisville, KY: The Old Grand Dad Distillery Company, 1950. First Edition. Very good. Presumed first editions, n. d. (mid-20th century); two brochures, accordion-folded, 6 and 5 panels (12 and 10 pages) respectively; 8 3/4 x 3 and 6 x 3 1/4; lithographed illustrations; the first with a small, closed tear to bottom edge and a few small creases; the second with light wear along edges; overall in very good condition. Lovely advertisements for the Old Grand Dad Kentucky Bourbon... Read More
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Trade Card "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe"
by The American Shoe Tip Company
S. l. (Boston): A. S. T. Co., 1880. Very good. Large trade card, n. d. (1880s); oblong 4 x 7; chromolithographed illustration to recto, text to verso; mild age-toning to verso, else minor wear - in very good or better condition. With the classic nursery rhyme re-written as an advertisement for the American Shoe Tip Company - the trade card touted the benefits of children's black-tip shoes. The verso of the card advertised a shoe dealer, who carried these... Read More
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The Thread That Binds the Union North to South
by The Clark Thread Company
Newark, NJ: The Clark Thread Company, 1880. Very good. Large trade card, n. d. (1880s); 7 x 5; lithographed illustrations (color and monochrome); slight crease to upper right corner, else minor wear; in very good or better condition. A beautiful advertisement for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton, the card pictured a white lady sitting and leisurely embroidering, while an African American woman stood behind her, holding a large basket of raw cotton. The verso proclaimed: "Patronize American Industries!" and showed... Read More
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National Rules for Horse Shoe Pitching
by Union Malleable Iron Company
Union Malleable Iron Company, 1922. First edition (c1922); 3 1/2 x 6 1/4; pp. 2-12 including text to first and last page; pictorial wraps; slight vertical ripple through middle; very minor wear to fore-edge; slight age toning to back cover; illustrated with engravings and tables; very good to near fine. Compliments of the Union Malleable Iron Company - the pamphlet describes the official rules for the game court, the standard size of the horseshoe, the manner of setting of the... Read More
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The USG Mixed Car Service (Stationary)
by United States Gypsum Company
Minneapolis, MN: United States Gypsum Company, 1930. First Edition. Near fine. Stationary, n. d. (ca 1930); 11 x 8 1/2; single sheet, unused; large illustration and diagram to upper half of recto; slight age-toning to margins, else very minor wear; in very good to near fine condition. An unusual advertising piece, it highlighted one of the United States Gypsum Company's proprietary services and modes of distribution. At the end of the 19th century, with gypsum (soft sulfate mineral, widely... Read More
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A "Puzzle Drive" with Union Stone Puzzles. The Sphinx
by Union Stone Company
New York: A. Paul Fricke. Very good. Puzzle with original box and instruction booklet, n. d. (second half of the 19th century); box - 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 - with chromolithographed illustration to top half; booklet with stapled, chromolithographed wraps and illustrations in red; seven, cut stone pieces forming the puzzle; box with a bit of wear and nicks and cuts to edges; booklet with several manuscript notes and check marks; overall in about very... Read More
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Background of Beauty. Valentine's Valspar Flat Wall Paint
by Valentine & Company
New York: The Valspar Corporation, 1930. First Edition. Very good. Brochure, four-fold, ten panels, 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 folded; illustrated with Art Deco drawings and 12 color paint chips laid on; a few spots, mostly to last panel; mild wear to edges; in very good condition. A beautiful advertising brochure, it showcased various colors of Valspar wall paint by a company tracing its origins to 1806 in Boston.
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Birthday Greetings from Four Lactated Food Babies
by Wells and Richardson Company
Burlington, VT: Wells & Richardson Co., 1885. Very good. Large advertising card, n. d. (ca 1885); 7 1/2 x 5 1/2; chromolithographed illustration and subtitles to recto, text to verso; slight diagonal crease to left half; a few small rubbed spots to verso (most probably removed from a scrap book); small round punch-hole to top margin (for hanging [?]); overall in very good condition. A beautiful advertisement for baby food, the card featured the portraits of four babies, identified... Read More
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Complete Directions for Performing Chandu, White King of Magic Tricks
by White King Products Company
S. l. (Los Angeles): White King Products Company, 1930. Very good. Brochure, n. d. (1930s); 5-fold, 12 panels, 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 folded; printed and illustrated in blue; a small cut to one of the folds and a few minor spots; in very good condition. Issued as a White King Soap premium, this booklet referenced a set for performing "Ten World Famous Magic Tricks," including multiplying billiard balls and various card miracles. White King was one of the... Read More
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History and Description of Paper Making
by Zellerbach Paper Company
San Francisco / Oakland / Etc.: Zellerbach Paper Company, 1925. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 6 1/4 x 9; pp. 3-32; brown wraps, printed and ruled in red; illustrated with numerous engravings after A. R. Hunt; small creases to tips of spine and a closed cut to bottom edge of fornt wrap; overall in very good condition. An uncommon publication on the history and principles of paper making, the booklet included chapters on logging spruce, cooking the wood... Read More
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Delicious Home Drinks Made with Horsford's Acid Phosphate, Pure Fruit Juices and Sugar
by Rumford Company
Providence, RI: Department of Home Economics of the Rumford Company, 1947. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 4 1/2 x 3 1/4; pp. 2-16; stapled blue & red wraps, titled and ruled in black; ]minor wear to wraps; very good to near fine condition. Established in the mid-19th century, the Rumford Company would becomem known for manufacturing chemical food additives, intended to increase the nutritional value of foods. One of their trademark products was Horseford's Acid Phosphate, and the... Read More
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Anglo-Russkii morskoi slovar’ (English-Russian Nautical Dictionary)
by [Compiled by] Taube, A. M. and Shmid, V. A.
Moskva (Moscow): Gosudarstvennoe izdatel’stvo inostrannykh i natsional’nykh slovarei, 1951. Hardcover. Second revised edition; 8 ¼ x 5 ½; pp. 648; blue leatherette over boards; gilt title and ruling; spine cocked forward a bit with minor wear and rubbing to tips; very good condition. A useful dictionary of 30 000 words, it contains commonly used nautical terms, as well as naval slang and expressions, some of which are quite bizarre sounding.
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