Buffalo, NY, 1923. Oblong 8.25 x 10.75, with vignette of woman sitting on a generator and holding up a light bulb, with gold seal, minor wear, folds, a couple of punch holes in left margin else a nice copy; 25 shares at $10 each, SIGNED BY FRANK J. OFFERMAN AS... More
Geneva, NY, 1915. Illustr, 7 x 5, green cloth, 46 pp, front cover badly stained, extremities badly worn, front inner hinge cracking, pp spotted else a decent copy. More
Cadillac, Mich. 1957. 1 folded sheet, illus; map, minor soil. More
np (Los Angeles?), nd (1890s?). Oblong 5.25 x 8.5, photographer listed on back as "F.G.Schumacher Photo. New Gallery of Photographic Art, Nos. 7 & 9 Spring St., Opposite P.O., Los Angeles, Cal." Light scattered spotting/scratches, bumped corners, chipping at margins else good. Shows nine young baseball players and their manager... More
G.F. Sterling: Detroit, nd (1890s?). 6.5 x 4.25". Unusually clean, very good condition. The woman is wearing a dark dress down to her ankles with a large lace collar over her shoulders, and a tam with two feathers. The ribbon on the handlebars is narrow with a fringed end, possibly... More
(St. Louis, MO), 1935. One page, 16.5 x 22.25", toned (esp. in center folds), folds, edge-wear, unevenly cut along right edge, a couple of old cello-tape repairs, large portion of bottom right corner removed, but laminated for preservation. Large ad for Camel cigarettes featuring the 1935 Detroit Tigers World Series... More
np, nd (late 19th c. 4.25 x 2.5, photographer listed as D. Wettern, Hamburg, Germany. Light spotting to mount, a few scratches on image, back is soiled, pencil note on reverse: "George French, brother of William French." In the photo, the man on the left is wearing a short ermine(?)... More
American Bicycle Company/ Columbia Sales Dept: Hartford, Conn. 1901. Illustr, 9 x 7.25, stapled wraps, 16 pp. Covers have light wear, creasing, dust soiling, staining, rusty staples, tears along spine, loose at staples, a few small tears, contents are stained, pages slightly wavy. This bike catalog shows the new models... More
C. Van Benthuysen & Sons: Albany. 1903. Frontis photo, 6 x 4.5, yellow cloth, 43 pp, extremities bumepd and fraying, covers worn and soiled, hinges loose else a decent copy. More
Daisy Manufacturing Co: Plyymouth, MI, 1946. Illustr, 5.25 x 4.75, color pict stapled wraps, 128 pp, very well worn copy. An eight page (inclusive of covers) color Daisy Air Rifles catalogue published within this Big Little Book-ish compilation with jokes, Red Ryder and Little Beaver cartoons, science facts, how-to for... More
Daisy Manufacturing Co: Plymouth, MI, 1954. Illustr including color, 5.25 x 4.5, color pict stapled wraps, 128 pp, covers a little worn, ink date on front cover, small tear at top of back cover, contents toned but still a nice copy of this scarce little book. Cartoons, ads, magic tricks, jokes, knots, etc. More
Phillips Auction House: London, 2016. Paperback. Photos, 10.75 x 8.25", pict wraps, a beautiful copy of this auction catalogue of photos of David Beckham, famous British footballer (soccer player). The Auction benefited Unicef. 50 lots; 28 artists. SCARCE. More
The Derrydale Press: NY, 1937. Illustr, 9.5 x 6.5, red cloth with gold Derrydale seal on front cover, 71 pp, covers a bit worn, extremities fraying, spine sunned, hinges loose, contents good. LIMITED TO 950 NUMBERED COPIES. With Introduction by Eugene V. Connett, III. More
Cranbrook Academy of Art: Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1987. b&w photos, 10 x 9, pict wraps, 58 pp, covers worn and soiled, old pencil notes on front cover, contents very good. Hard to find exhibition catalog. More
The Open Road Publishing Co.: Boston, MA, 1937. Hardcover. Illus., 7 x 4.5", rebound in red cloth with original wraps, front cover affixed to cloth cover (and shellacked), 320pp, spine ends bumped, ink name of former owner at top of front fly, pp browned and a bit fragile, but SIGNED... More
Simon & Schuster: NY, 1960. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5, cloth, 249 w/ index, bookpate, few dented pp, spine a little sunned else ok. FIRST ED, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY DEMPSEY. ALSO TIPPED IN SIGNATURES OF BOTH CO-AUTHORS. More
(The Detroit Tigers: Detroit, MI), (1968). Photos; ads, 10 x 6.75", pict stapled wraps, 47pp, covers quite worn and creased, spine torn, whole item with vertical crease, pp toned and well-used, scorecard at center fold filled-in in ink. SWAF. The Tigers lost 4-1 to the Orioles on July 21, 1968... More
Presented by Phillies, Prepared by Sports Illustrated (1959). Photos, 6.5 x 5", stapled wraps, 62pp, sm corner chip from back cover, covers rubbed. Giveaway by the cigar co. More
Herausgegeben vom Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamberg-Bahrefeld. (Berlin 1936). Hundreds of tipped-in photos, 12x9", cloth, 127; 165pp, covers rubbed, text foxed, winter volume has a dw which is torn and tape repaired. More
(Berlin 1936?). Illus , 12x9", 165pp, spine cocked, covers rubbed/worn/scratched/soiled, gilt on front cover illus heavily worn. Occasional soiling to margins, lacking 2 pictures. Hundreds of mounted photos, including some of Jesse Owens, Hitler, etc. More
Cowles Magazine: Des Moines, 1950. Illus., 6 x 4.25", pict stapled wraps, 64pp. Covers have creasing, small abrasion, scattered spotting, contents very good. From the article: "the Yankee outfielder and the Brooklyn infielder are the greatest gate attractions in baseball...The enthusiasm of their play, the courage each has shown in... More
Notre Dame, Indiana. 1925. Illustr, photos, ads, 11 x 8, leather-like cloth, 485 pp, covers quite worn and soiled, hinges loose, extremities bumped and fraying, ink ownership signature, contents worn with large, dark foredge stain. Knute Rockne's Four Horsemen featured in foodball section. With 24 signatures of ND students in back (nobody famous, though). More
Seymour, Iowa 1926. Photo is oblong 5 x 7.5", with wide mount, very few surface nicks, mount is worn & soiled, but overall very striking. Photos shows a team of ten young women in uniforms with three trophies in front and an older man in back holding cloth banner saying... More
Liverpool, nd (1968). Illustr, oblong 8 x 10, stapled wraps, unpag, covers heavily creased else ok. Some related material present incl. order blank. More
N.p. n.d. (circa 1030's). 12x9", printed with a photo of Armstrong on fragile paper else v.g. More