trade catalogues
Paris, 1890. 10 x 14. Color title page, 55 color lithographed plates of porcelain and faience, each with a facing of description and prices; 47 monochrome plates of glassware; 15 pages of text by Louis Enalt. There is no plate 25, and none called for in the Table. Publisher's dark..... More
Cincinnati: Allison & Smith, (1892). 6 x 9. xxiv, 422 pages. One small letter cut out (page 208). Original cloth gilt stamped "Edition of 1892" on upper cover. Some wear to tips, joints, & spine ends, but very good. The specimens "are noted for their legibility and fine presswork, plus..... More
Hamburg & Munich, ca. 1913. A collection of about 75 specimens of design & typefaces. The 4-page specimens are tipped in, and the single page specimens are mounted, onto 34 leaves of good quality black stock. Bound into flexible cloth boards with string ties, printed cover label. A little extremity..... More
San Francisco, 1889. 6 14 x 9 3/4. Price list of type, title in several colors & gold, (226) pages. Original cloth. Stamp on endpapers of Shaw Printing Co. Binding a little worn contents clean and complete. Very good. Hawks & Shattuck's foundry was established in ca. 1888; this was..... More
Krefeld, Germany ca. 1905. 9 3/4 x 12 1/2. 359 pages. Collated complete. Later cloth binding. Text in German, French, English, Spanish, & Italian. Paper is a bit brittle; title & first few leaves are chipped, some foxing, and a couple of tape repairs. Overall good plus. Brass bookbinding ornaments..... More
[France, 1914]. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2. 18 miniature calendar cover specimens mounted on one sheet, stapled into printed wraps. Printed beneath are their stock numbers and the number of different colors or subjects available. Penciled inside is quantity and price information. Light soil. Very good. Charming calendars in a...... More
Hartford, 1886. 7 x 10 1/2. 32 pages. Green printed wraps, a bit chipped & soiled; overall very good. Trade catalogue displaying work for various Northeast companies companies-Trinity College, Aetna Life Insurance, Travelers Insurance, Noyes Hardware for Children's Carriages and Floral Tools (Greenfield, Mass.), T. M. Parker Stencils and Stamps;..... More
