R.B. Davis Company: Hoboken, NJ and NY, nd (1915-1925?). Illustr, 6.5 x 4.5, pict stapled wraps, 62, 64. Covers have staining, soiling, light creasing. The OK cookbook is chipped and missing pieces and contents have light creasing, Pure Food has staining and pencil scribble to contents, overall good for both..... More
Sacramento. nd. Designed by Kelly-Read, Rochester, New York. "Martini" is 4.5 x 3.25, shows an owl and fencepost in black relief against a blue sky and yellow setting sun, trimmed in silver with white lettering, "9-85" in lower left corner. "Whiskey Sour" is 4.25 x 3.25, shows a whisky sour..... More
np (Washington DC), 1878. 3.25 x 4 & 3.25 x 6. Hole punched, not filled in, tears, creasing, light spotting and browning. Each bears the engraved image of former President Zachary Taylor, these are series of 1878, different serial #s. The text reads: Issued by . . . Coll.r.... More
Juneau, (1894, 1899). Copyright by Winter & Pond. 8 x 9.5", black and white. Creasing, removal marks else good to very good. Both are stamped on the back Winter & Pond. Pencil notes on the backs "Louvre Bar and Gambling Hall" on one and on Joe Juneau "1899". The bar..... More
Cordova, (1915?). On the First Street photo "Cordova The Sydney Laurence Co.". The remaining photo has "Cordova" and the number "26" in a corner, different handwriting, no Laurence name but the composition and quality appear to have been from the same photographer. Both oblong 6.5 x 11" with .25" margins..... More
The Jell-O Company, Inc: LeRoy, NY and Los Angeles, CA, 1931 and 1932. Illustr, 5.75 x 4, pict stapled wraps, 23 pp each. Very light wear, light spotting to the "New Jell-O" else both very good. Lovely color illustr. Sold as a pair only. More
Sitka, (1930s/1940s). Both are oblong: Sitka 6.75 x 10.5", sepia A137, and Mt. Edgecumbe 6.5 x 10.5", glossy black and white A185. Light curling, removal marks, margins cropped, light creasing and scratches to Mt. Edgecumbe else very good condition. The Sitka image shows the harbor with lots of sailboats and..... More
Cartier: NY, nd (1924-1940). Cards are 3.5 x 2.25, both packs with the same design of birds looking at a flowering tree but with different color patterns (gold/red/green and silver/blue red), gold edged, box is a mustard yellow with a delicate brown floral pattern, Cartier name etc. in brown lettering..... More
2.5" in diamter. "Litany of Disaster" has light wear else very good, "Justice in America" has light wear, rubbing and scratches else very good. "A Litany" shows Gen. Douglas MacArthur on one side with these words: "There is No Substitute for Victory" and on the reverse is a barechested blindfolded..... More
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum: Bloomfield Hills, Mi, 1992. Photos, 10 x 9, printed stiff stapled wraps with die-cut windows, 32 pp, covers lightly rubbed else a nice copy. INSCRIBED (WARMLY) AND SIGNED BY WARREN (COVILLE) THANKING RECIPIENT FOR GIFT OF A PHOTOGRAPH. More
James Vick's Sons: Rochester, 1899. Illustr, 9.5 x 8, pict wraps, 112 pp. Covers fair/poor, contents have scattered light spotting, creased corners, light soiling, edge tears else clean and good. In addition to the b&w illustr, there are 23 pages of colorful lithographs of plants including cannas, carnations, fuchsias, lilies..... More
nd (1940s). Illlust (ads), 8.5 x 5.5, boards, 135 p. Covers well worn, stained, soiled, corners bumped, extremities fraying, lacking spine cover, outer hinges cracking, covers loose, tape removal marks on front pastedown, loose singatures, offsetting, spotting, text block cracked, creasing, some staining, occasional pencil and ink notes. Well used/loved..... More
NY (1939). Illus, 11 x 8", wraps, 80pp, a very moldy and smelly copy. SWAF. More
The Watch, Clock & Book Shop: Rockford, IL, 1972. Illus., 9.25 x 7.5", stapled wraps, 20pp, covers a bit rubbed and soiled; contents nice and clean. Facsimile reprint of the 1908 edition. Waltham Watch Co. More
J.E. Tilton and Co.: Boston, 1869. Hardcover. Illus., 7.5 x 5", gilt-dec green cloth, 116pp, covers lightly rubbed and darkened, spine ends bumped, extremities fraying, old inkstamp name inside front cover, pp toned and a bit used. SCARCE title. How to make wax fruit by casting, too. More
The American Cereal Co. (Chicago) n.d. (circa 1900). Center pages have color pix of their cereal boxes, 6.5x4.5", stapled color litho wraps, 68 with index, covers a bit worn. 4th ed. More
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center: Colorado Springs, CO, nd (1953?). Printed paper portfolio, 11.5 x 9", toned and worn, with eleven 10 x 8" black and white photos, minor edge wear else a nice set. Photos include Paul Strand's "Ranchos de Taos", Ansel Adams' "Winter Forest Detail", Dorthea Lange's "Crossroads..... More
Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Springfield, MA, nd (c. 1950s). Paperback. Illus., 11.5 x 9", three-clasp sstiff wraps binder, 61pp, binder is a bit worn, contents nice. Probably a facsimile, but it is not stated as such. More
Central Show Printing Co: Mason City, Iowa, nd (early 1960s. 14 x 22, white borders, yellow background on which Gwynne appears in three different costumes along with a young lady. Light soiling, toning, edge creasing else very good. Bottom area of window card is blank, other of of his cards..... More
Bern's Steak House: Tampa, 1984. Hardcover. Photos, oblong 9 x 11.5", leather-like boards, vp, covers a little used but still a good copy of this collectible look at wine. More
David Meyer Magic Books: Glenwood, IL, (1987). Photos; illus., 10.25 x 7", glossy pict wraps, 175pp, covers a bit edge-worn, Frank Furkey's blindstamp on half-title else a nice, clean copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP). INSCRIBED "This copy of...is for Frank Furkey with best wishes of your bookie friend...22 June..... More
Magic, Inc.: np, 1977. Illus., 11 x 8.5", plastic comb-bound pict stiff wraps, 343pp with Index, covers worn and darkened, pp edge-toned and used; still, a decent copy of this SCARCE title. In the tradition of the Ireland Year Book. More
Longmans, Green: London New York Bombay, 1901. Illus., 7 x 5", full blue leather, decorative gilt trimmed covers and inner dentelles, raised bands with gilt dec, marbled endpapers and edges, 425pp. Leather has light scuffing/scraping, spine sunned, rear cover almost detached, front cover re-attached from the inside, light spotting to..... More
Kehayoff: (Munich), (2001). Photos, 10.5 x 7.75", pict stiff wraps, unpaginated, just minor rubbing else a nice, clean, fresh copy of this photography monograph. In English. More
(Schaden: np), (2009). Photos by Michael Ackerman, Morten Anderson, Thorsten Kirchhoff, Peer Kugler, Andre Lutzen, Hisashi Murayama, and Filippo Romano. SCARCE. More