Providence, R.I. 1881. 1st edition thus (Romaine, p. 189). 252 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Original brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board. More
Brooklyn: 1881. 1st edition thus, and 5th edition overall. Not in Romaine. 135, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontis of the Bliss & Williams plant. Most presses illustrated with a cut, many full-page in size & some folding. Royal 8vo. 10-5/8" x 6-5/8". Period pebbled brown cloth with title lettering gilt stamped..... More
Philadelphia: Ware Bros. Company, (n. d.). Ca 1890s. Not in Romaine. 68 pp. 60+ large b/w illustrations of divers carriages; 5 images of sleighs. 9-1/2" x 8". Stapled quires. Lacks wrappers. Rare trade catalogue from the hey-day of polite horse-powered travel- OCLC records no copies & only two total from..... More
Syracuse, N.Y. Journal Print, [1881]. 1st edition thus (Romaine, p. 3). 35 pp. Pp 21 - 35 are testimonials from satisfied customers across the eastern half of the nation. Illustrated with 19 cuts of 7 presses & associated ancillary equipment. 8vo. Printed self-wrappers, sewn. Vignette of the factory to front..... More
Milwaukee, Wis. Felix Birr & Company, (n. d.). Ca pre-WWII. Unpaginated, though 32 pp. Each page with 1 - 4 envelope/card samples, with tissue guards between facing pages. 57 samples total, primarily Christmas greetings. Price information also tipped-in opposite. Oblong format: 9-7/8" x 12-3/4". Embossed grey, stiff-stock paper wrappers, cord-tie..... More
Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. B. F. Sturtevant Company, 1916. 1st printing. 23, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with 28 b/w images from photographs + one schematic. 11" x 8-3/8". Printed grey paper wrappers. "The B.F. Sturtevant Co. of Hyde park, Boston, Mass. was a big engineering firm even before the advent..... More
Pittsburgh, PA. [1889]. Not in Romaine. 390 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Beveled edges. More
Albany, N.Y. Van Benthuyson Printing House, 1881. Cf. Romaine, p. 19, for other catalogues issued by this Hoosick Falls, NY manufacturer. 32 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Printed green wrappers, stapled. More
Troy, Ohio: The Waco Aircraft Company, (1930). 15, [1] pp. Illustrated from photographs (15 images). Oblong 8vo: 5-1/2" x 8-3/8". Printed paper wrappers, stapled. The catalogue features both the Straight-Wing, and Tapered-Wing versions of Waco's "225" open cockpit bi-plane, so designated because it's powered by the Wright J-6 7-cylinder, 225..... More
Philadelphia: Press of J. B. Lippincott & Co., (n. d.). 1st edition (Romaine, p. 301). Ca 1871 - 72. 134 pp. T.p. printed in red & black. Text within rectangular red-rule border. Illustrated with wood engraved frontis depicting the 'Baldwin Locomotive Works' factory, 11 intratextual cuts & 16 pasted-in photographs..... More
Chicago: Pushman Bros. The Exclusive Rug Store. 1911. 5th edition. 88 pp. Illustrated, including 2 maps & 1 tipped-in color image. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 6". Printed wrappers, bound in burlap style cloth & larger black notebook. More
Indianapolis, Indiana: Diamond Chain and Mfg. Co., (1916). 56 pp. Illustrated, from photographs & with drawings, etc. Fold-out chart at rear. 8vo. 9" x 6". Stiff brown paper wrappers with black embossed lettering. More
Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1911. 80 pp. 9"-1/4" x 5-5/8". Green printed wrappers. More
Portland Maine: 1903. 64 pp. Printed in red & black. 9" x 4-3/4". Grey printed wrappers. More
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher. 1870. 1st edition thus. Not in Romaine, who lists only one Baird catalogue [1879]. 81, [1] pp. Last page blank. Woodcut vignette of scientific instruments to front wrapper. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4". Original printed, pale salmon-colored wrappers. Index to inside wrappers. Rare bookseller trade..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by J. B. Lippincott & Co., (n. d.). 1st edition. Ca 1893. Scarce, OCLC locates 13 cc. Not in Romaine. 78, [2] pp. Advertisement penultimate page listing the divers locomotive types [9] custom built by Baldwin. Frontis, from a photograph, showing an interior factory view of the Baldwin..... More
New York: 1931. 36 pp, 8vo. Stapled printed wrappers. An excellent reference source for anyone collecting the publications of Rudge. More
Nashville TN: 1913. 1019 pp, fully illustrated in b/w, 4to (9" x 11"). Green cloth. Labeled as catalogue #2238. Other items represented include pocket knives, guns & pipes. More
San Francisco: 1927 - 1928. 146 pp. Fully illustrated in b/w & color. 12" x 9". Softbound. More
