Business, Industry, Manufacturing from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

Neenah, Wisconsin: Neenah Historical Society, (1985). First edition, this copy signed in red ink at the half-title page by Suzanne Hart O'Regan. Quarto (12.25" x 9.25"), 95 pages, profusely illustrated throughout from photographs. Publisher's dark red textured paper over boards lettered in gilt on the spine & upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy in lightly soiled very good… Read more about this item

Syracuse, New York: T.H. Appleby MFG. Co., no date (ca. 1890). Chromolithograph trade card on light card stock measuring approximately 5.25 inches by 4 inches, rubber-stamped on the verso, "Leslie A. Appleby, Seedman and Florist, Syracuse, N.Y.," otherwise blank. An applied printed paper label at the bottom left of the front apparently corrects an old address. Top corners creased, light edge… Read more about this item

No Place [Savannah, Georgia ?]: Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, 1915. First edition. 24mo (6" x 4"), 15 pages plus folding panorama measuring 18 inches x 6 inches depicting "17 vessels loading at one of the three great terminals at Savannah." Publisher's pictorial stapled paper wraps. Not found in OCLC as of 12/20/2023. Worn: edge wear, scuffing, soiling, front cover partially split… Read more about this item

Poughkeepsie, [New York]: Journal & Eagle Printing Establishment, 1846. first edition. Octavo (9" x 5.5"), 40 pages. Publisher's printed paper wraps, sewn. OCLC locates 9 physical copies as of 11/12/2023. Lightly toned, foxed & soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise very good. The upper wrap incorrectly provides year of publication as 1845, the title page correctly indicates 1846. William H. Grant,… Read more about this item

Richmond, Virginia: Benj. T. Crump Company, Inc., no date [1933]. Quarto (11" x 8.5"), 72 pages, illustrated throughout (some in color). Original stapled, pictorial light card covers. Price list dated 1933 laid-in. Slight edge wear, light soiling, sporadic foxing/ handling marks within, otherwise Very Good. Mostly relative to horses, the catalog describes & illustrates the company's line of bits, whips, saddles, harnesses,… Read more about this item

Havana, Cuba: Vinatera Distillery, no date (ca. 1949). Oblong 24mo (3" x 5"), printed on card stock, single sheet folded once vertically forming 4 pages. Slight edge wear, toning, & soiling, last page irregularly browned, otherwise very good. Provides recipes for 5 cocktails including "UNCLE SAM Democracy for two person," "Mr. Lavin Special," "Vinatera Special," "Daiquiri," & "Banana Daiquiri."

New York: Press of the Appeal Printing Company, no date (circa 1920). First edition. Oblong sextodecimo (6.25" x 3.75"), 16 pages plus covers, with illustrations from photographs throughout. Publisher's pictorial, stapled paper wraps. Lightly soiled, trace edge wear, otherwise Near Fine. Charles Washington was the youngest brother of General George Washington & the founder of Charlestown. After changing hands several… Read more about this item

Columbus, Ohio: J. L. Stelzig & Co., 1861. First edition. 8vo (8" x 5.25"), [1], 2 - 8 pages. Printed paper self wraps, the lower cover with woodcut depiction of the Delaware Grape. OCLC locates one copy as of 7/24/2023 (Ohio History Center, accession # 35317536). Folded once horizontally, moderately toned & soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise very good. Provides a description… Read more about this item

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] (taken from return envelope): Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1929. Octavo (9" x 6"), 32 pages plus covers, illustrated throughout. With unused order blank, notice of free shipping, & return envelope laid-in. Original pictorial, stapled, light card wraps. Lightly soiled, slightly toned, trace edge wear, Very Good or better. The original edition, not to be confused with the modern reproduction. Provides… Read more about this item

Charles Town, West Virginia: A.G. Wynkoop, Charles Town Real Estate Agency, no date, circa 1895. Original broadside handbill measuring 9 inches by 6 inches, single sheet printed in black ink in two columns on light paper. Not found in OCLC as of 7/2/2023. Old folds, moderate edge wear including a 3/4 inch tear without loss, lightly toned & foxed, otherwise Very… Read more about this item

New York: New York Biscuit Company, no date (ca. 1890's). Group of five embossed, die-cut lace labels printed on different colored thin paper each measuring approximately 3.5 inches by 6.25 inches. Lightly toned & soiled mostly evident on the versos, tiny loss & a couple of nicks on one, otherwise very good. Superbly crafted & quite beautiful, these were intended for use… Read more about this item

New York: Baptist & Taylor, Steam Job Printers, no date (ca. 1860 or 61). Promotional broadside employing different fonts & type sizes within an ornamental border, with four illustrations from wood cuts signed Kilburn - Mallory, Boston. Folio (16.5" x 10.25") printed in black ink on thin paper. Folded once horizontally, slightly toned, trace edge wear, otherwise very good or… Read more about this item

Buffalo, New York: James Brayley, no date (ca. 1870). Promotional advertising broadside, 4to (11" x 8.5") printed in black ink on thin paper, with a pair of woodcut illustrations signed Wichtman depicting the equipment. Old folds, moderate edge wear, creasing, a bit toned & foxed, otherwise good or better. Provides descriptions of the advantages of the equipment, pricing, & a… Read more about this item

Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio: Dole & Silver, no date (ca. 1861). Promotional advertising broadside, 4to (11" x 8.5") printed in blue ink on thin paper, with woodcut illustration of the gummer signed "Ten Eyck. N.Y." Old folds, moderate edge wear, a bit toned, two brief tissue repairs on the verso, otherwise good or better. Provides descriptions of the advantages of the machine… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International, Dissertation Services (microfilm of typescript), 1981. Octavo (8.25" x 6.5"), 22 erratically paginated preliminary leaves including errata & 296 pages, all printed recto only. Original gilt-lettered blue cloth. Cloth lightly spotted, otherwise very good. "The Old Orthodox, those who remained faithful to the Orthodox Church as it was before the changes of the mid-seventeenth century,… Read more about this item

Norfolk, Virginia: Wills-Smith Company, [1926]. Octavo (9" x 6.25"), unpaginated. Publisher's printed, stapled paper wraps. Not found in OCLC as of 6/10/2023. Wraps with edge wear including nicks & small losses, soiled, brief evidence of biopredation affecting the upper margin of the front cover & first 3 leaves (text not impacted), otherwise good & still quite useful. A voluminous directory which, of… Read more about this item

Burlington, [Vermont]: "Sold by merchants generally throughout the state," [1855]. First edition thus. 24mo (5.25" x 3.25"), [8], 9 - 190 pages, with map & illustrations, plus 24 unnumbered pages for notes. Publisher's black limp diced roan, wallet style with fold-over flap. Moderately rubbed & soiled, tear at the flap, occasional scuffs, light foxing & toning, previous owners name in pencil… Read more about this item

Burlington, [Vermont]: "Sold at wholesale by booksellers, and at retail by merchants generally throughout the state," [1857]. First edition thus. 24mo (5.25" x 3.25"), [7], 166 & 2 pages, with map & illustrations, plus 24 unnumbered pages for notes. Publisher's black diced limp roan, wallet style with fold-over flap. Moderately rubbed & soiled, shallow loss at the base of the flap,… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First edition. Octavo (9" x 6.5"), viii & 247 pages plus 2 plates (portraits of Jesup). Signed binding by "Stikeman for Charles Scribner's Sons," three-quarter once green crushed morocco & green cloth, the spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, lettered or decorated in gilt in each compartment. Top edge gilt. Calling card… Read more about this item

[London]: Marcus Ward & Company, no date (circa 1890). Original tinted lithograph printed on thick card stock measuring 4.75 inches by 5.75 inches. "For Emma" in old ink on the verso. Slightly toned & soiled, trace edge wear, otherwise Near Fine. A very cool card depicting, presumably, a fat cat banker bull peering through spectacles at a duck carrying a sign reading… Read more about this item