Trade Catalogs from THE BOOK VAULT

Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Astragal Pr, 1994. 9.25" X 6" in slick, heavy blue paper covers. Superb condition inside and out with just a very tiny stub of the lower right front corner: FINE PLUS PLUS condition. This is a 1994 reprint of an 1894 book on metal turning - machine shop operations, I would imagine, plus the 1896 1896 Britannia… Read more about this item

Regency Superior, St Louis & Beverly Hills, 2006. 10 7/8" X 8 5/8" in slick, colorfully illustrated heavy paper covers. LIKE NEW condition inside and out. This is certainly an eclectic auction. The main emphasis is on collectibles connected with space exploration and stamps, but there are also - Elvis memorabilia, Art, Cowboy memorabilia, Militaria from various nations, fossils, etc.… Read more about this item

The Brown Instrument Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1925. This is an 80+ year old catalog by the Brown Instrument Company in Philadelphia. Brown made all sorts of industrial grade instrumentation for various businesses. This is a quality production with nice binding, well-done illustrations, not just of the products themselves, but sometimes incorporating people using them. 10 1/2" X 7 7/8" in… Read more about this item

The Brown Instrument Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1926. This is a catalog of Electric flow meters published by the Brown Instrument Company 80 years ago. This is a very nice catalog, handsomely bound and printed on high quality paper with illustrations, some color, on nearly every page. 10 1/2" X 7 7/8" in silver-blue leather-like material with nifty paper paste-down on… Read more about this item

The Brown Instrument Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1927. This is an 80 year old catalog by Brown Instrument Comapany in Philadelphia. Brown manufactured a variety of instruments for various industries. This catalog has a handsome binding and cover design including a very worried-looking gentleman consulting a graph. The catalog was printed on quality paper and utilized excellent illustrations, some including men… Read more about this item

The Brown Instrument Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1926. This is an 80 year old instrument catalog from Brown Instrument Company in Philadelphia. The catalog advertises Pyrometers and related paraphernalia, including early recording devices for these instruments. This catalog is a beautiful production in a quality binding and printed on high quality paper with numerous color illustrations. This is not merely a… Read more about this item

Scranton Stove Works, Scranton, PA, 1923. 9 1/8" X 6 1/8" in heavy paper covers. Minor soiling of both covers, pages are puckered, as though exposed to water, but there is no staining. G+ condition. 136pp of (now antique) kitchen stoves + some parts. These are the old coal stoves that were once in virtually every every kitchen in America.… Read more about this item

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Buffalo, NY, 1922. 10" X 7 3/8" in heavy paper covers with red cloth spine strip. Very slightly darkened through handling, but at least VG condition. 48pp of framed mirrors by PPG. Illustrations nearly every page, some in color. Nice arts & crafts type front cover. Price list dated 1922 laid in. A very worthwhile catalog… Read more about this item

Caloric Gas Stove Works, Phila. PA, 1936. 11 1/8" X 8 3/4" in heavy blue paper covers. Large "#1" on front cover, old price inside. Several pp stuck together along lower fore edge margin due to water exposure. Overall, GOOD- to GOOD. This catalog is 15pp long printed on one side of the page only. The first page shows the… Read more about this item

Paris: Paris: Poulenc Freres, 1912, 1912. Good +/No Jacket. First Thus. Trade Catalog. Not Signed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 9.5 X 6.5" in grey cloth. Moderately soiled, some wear. Front hinge just starting to crack. This is a fabulous catalog of scientific equipment from 1912. It seems to have every gizmo imaginable, and a few whose purpose… Read more about this item

The R.C. McClure Co., Syracuse, NY, 1907. 10 5/8" X 7 1/2" in gray cloth with white lettering. Spine almost completely faded; faded top 20% of front cover; edges soiled: FAIR. This is one of those wonderful early 20th century trade catalogs filled with great - now antique - merchandise. As is often the case, the covers are soiled and… Read more about this item

Squibb, NY, 1919 7.4 X 4.9"; Tan cl.; G+; some fx., cvs smudged, soiled, edges dusty. But, book is tight and intact..