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(AUTOMOBILE CAMPING) BEDELL, Mary Crehole. MODERN GYPSIES; THE STORY OF A TWELVE THOUSNAD MILE MOTOR CAMPING TRIP ENCIRCLING THE UNITED STATES
New York: Brentano's. 1924. 8vo. Decorated cloth. 262 pages, 34 photographic plates. First edition (Bliss 41).  

A journey by automobile in 1924 circling the United States. Chapter headings include "The start," "Florida," "The desert," "The Yosemite,        " Yellowstone Park," and "The home stretch." Photographic plates provided by the author. Very good.

$250.00
(AUTOMOBILE CAMPING) BRIMMER, Frank E. MOTOR CAMPCRAFT.              
New York: MacMillan Company, 1923. 8vo. Decorated cloth. xii, 224 pages, 16 plates. First edition.

A handy guide for automobile camping and equipment. Chapter headings include: "Take your home and tour," "Camping with your motorcycle," "The portable camp stove," and "Where to make camp." Photographic plates illustrate the various types of camping facilities for the road and the variety of camping equipment. Bright decorative cloth cover in very good condition

$85.00
(AUTOMOBILE PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM) BLACK, Dr. & Mrs., and others. Photographic Album of Trip in Colorado to Yellowstone, 1922 to 1926.                                                            
(Denver: n.p. (1922-1926). Oblong 8vo. Cloth boards, cord tie. (104) pages with 271 mounted photographs.

This album records several automobile camping trips taken by two families in Colorado, South Dakota, and westward through Wyoming Park to Yellowstone Park, from 1922 to 1926. The 271 snapshots were annotated with some death dates of friends as well a details of their trip. The album was purchased at The Colorado House, W.H. Kister Stationary Co., Denver with their label inside. The people on the trips were Dr. & Mrs. Black; Claude Black; Fred & Grace & Snap the dog; Mr. & Mrs. Secherell; Minnie Knight. Dr. Black was apparently a photographer as one of his photos is reproduced. Particularly fine is the coverage of Yellowstone (over 60 good views): the bears, the crowds, the hotel, the thermal features, etc. Examples include a page of three pictures of "Turkey Creek;" four of "Yellowstone Park" Thermal features; two of "Old Faithful Geyser;" two of "Punch Bowl" and the Hotel by Old Faithful; four of "Spring Snow - Washington Park, Denver;" three of Amarilis Blooms; and four of "first engine run over the U.P. railroad of Denver." Very good.

$950.00
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL GUIDE - MOUNT RAINIER) UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, 1920, USEFUL HINTS TO MOTORISTS.
(Washington, DC: 1920). Tall 8vo. Printed folded broadside (10 1/2 x 10, unfolded).

Rare early twentieth century automobile guide to Mount Rainier National Park. Inside is colored map of the national park with an "automobile guide map showing roads in the Mount Rainier National Park," delineating geological and geographical features, roads, natural sites and camp grounds. Printed insert warning about dangers of fire attached to inside. Back side gives history of national park.

$65.00
(AUTOMOBILE TIRE BROADSIDE). MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY. MICHELIN RED INNER TUBE.                            
(Milltown, New York: 1913). Folding two-sided printed broadside (17 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, unfolded).

Rare item not recorded on OCLC. A printed broadside which features the Michelin man smoking a cigar and holding the Michelin inner tube "recognized by morotists all over the world as the best tube on the market."  Inside, the broadside gives price comparison with other manufacturers inner tubes. Very good.

$75.00
(AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES - TRADE BROCHURE) GORDON MOTOR CRIB COMPANY. TAKES CARE OF THE BABY FOR YOU.   
Chicago: Gordon Motor Crib Co., (circa 1916). 8vo. Four-page folding printed advertising brochure.

Scarce item promoting a baby travel crib for the car. "A new comfort for mother and baby...takes care of the baby on motor trips." With photographs illustrating it in use and stored. Four-page folding brochure was triple-folded with some folds slightly cracked.

$85.00
(AUTOMOBILE MUSIC) ROSEY, George. THE MOTOR MARCH.    
New York: Home Music Co., (circa 1907). Folio printed in red and black broadside (13 1.4 x 10 1/2 inches).

Illustrated printed broadside promoting the song, "The Motor March" composed by George Rosey "composer of The Handicap March, and The Honeymoon March." Illustrated with photograph of car with lady driving and complete with four pages of music.  

$65.00
(AUTOMOBILE FIRE INSURANCE) NATIONAL SECURITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.  Two‑page Monthly Fiscal Bulletin for Omaha Nebraska Insurance Company with Flyer for Automobile Insurance Company aimed at covering fire insurance for Automobiles.  
Omaha: March 1917. Quarto Two-sheet typed Bulletin on company letterhead with two-sided printed and illustrated flyer promoting automobile fire insurance.

Rare automobile ephemera on automobile insurance, the Monthly Bulletin No. 16 (March 1917) with typed report to "Stockholders of the National Fire Insurance Company" on the status of their finances. The company letterhead with automobile and horse driven fire equipment exiting fire house. Included is a printed flyer promoting the need to buy fire insurance for your car "Do they burn?" "They do Burn!" with two half-tone photographs of a wrecked automobile and another one of an automobile destroyed by fire. Printed for the Automobile Insurance Company of Lincoln, Nebraska. Very good.

$85.00
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL ‑ MALAYA) LAING, David F., Manager. MOTOR EXCURSIONS IN AND AROUND PENANG, THE BEAUTY SPOT OF MALAYA. 
Penang, Malaya: 1929. 8vo. Decorated wrappers. 28 pages.

Promotional pamphlet provided by the Tourist Agency, Information Bureau, Victoria Pier, for travelers to Malaya. With illustrations and maps for planned excursions in the area: with numerous local advertisements. "Including rail & motor tours to: Alor Star, Taiping, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, and Singapore."


$185.00
(AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL ‑ EUROPE) TREVOR, Roy. EN ROUTE, A DESCRIPTIVE AUTOMOBILE TOUR THROUGH NINE COUNTRIES & OVER NINETEEN GREAT PASSES OF EUROPE.
London: Edward Stanford, 1908. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt, top edge gilt. Frontispiece plate, xv, 304 pages, 95 plates, 3 folding maps. First edition.

A colorful journal of Roy Trevor's automobile trip through Europe in 1908 with his fiancée, sister, and brother. They trek on three separate journeys through central Europe in France (especially through the Alps); also down to Italy, Southern Europe, southern France and Spain; and the final part into Northern Europe, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and over the Britain. Of interest are the many photographs taken during the trip, and the focus on their travel experiences, the villages they stop over in, and the many foibles which beset the intrepid motorist of the age. The author has included numerous travel tips, along with an excellent index at the end of the book, and maps showing their route. Very good.

$250.00
GOODWIN, Francis. Labourer's Cottages. .                                                                  
Original drawings (4.25 x 6.5 inches; 3.75 x 10.5 inches).

Being two original India ink and wash drawings for a pair of labourer's cottage by Francis Goodwin, (1784-1835). The smaller shows a side view of a cottage; the larger a front and side view. Along with cottages, Goodwin designed the House of Commons (1833). Goodwin was also the author of Domestic Architecture...A Series of Designs in the Grecian, Italian and Old English Styles (1833-1834). Very good.

$1,850.00
(TRADE CATALOGUE) HARRIS BROTHERS. A PLAN BOOK OF HARRIS HOMES. BOOK NUMBER SEVENTY ONE.
           
Chicago: Harris Brothers Co., (1917). 8vo. Printed wrappers. 96 pages plus order blank loosely laid-in.

Scarce architectural trade catalogue. OCLC does record several Harris Brothers catalogues dated from 1918 into the 1920s' there are none listed on OCLC of this catalogue number. First edition of this well illustrated architectural catalogue for Arts and Craft bungalows, and varying styles of other kit homes. Originally founded as the Chicago House Wrecking Company, this architectural salvage firm was awarded the contract for dismantling the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the St. Louis Worlds Fair in 1904, and many others. This proved highly profitable and by 1910 they began selling plans for kit homes, and by 1914 were selling the plans and kits to their customers, alongside Sears, Aladdin, Lewis Brothers, Sterling, and Gordan Van Tine. A catalogue of more than seventy designs for modest-sized homes. Also includes apartment buildings, garages, and some commercial businesses. Each with view, description and plan. Wrappers rubbed, else very good.  

$185.00
(TRADE CATALOGUE) LEWIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY. MODERN METHOD OF HOME BUILDING. CATALOG A‑8.
Bay City, Michigan: 1917. 8vo. Printed wrappers. 112 pages.

Scarce trade catalogue. OCLC records several editions of this title but none of Catalog A-8. Filled with 88 house design named each with photographic exterior, floor plan with dimensions, description, and priced from $498.82 to $2240.28. With an additional 11 summer homes as well as interior accessories. With stamp of F.J. Huennekens on front wrappers who distributed this catalogue for his building business. Very good.

$185.00
(TRADE CATALOGUE) INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATIONS. YOUR HOME FOR TOMORROW.
(Chicago: Industrial Publications, 1945). 4to. Illustrated wrappers. 96 pages. First edition.

An uncommon builders trade catalogue of this well-illustrated companion catalogue touting post-World War II house plans with most homes sizes under 1000 square feet, and encompassing California bungalows, Art Deco stucco designs, Colonial, and prototypical Mid-Century Modern Ranch designs. Among the designers and architects listed include J.E Staubs, H.J. Nitchman, Ralpg Vaugh, R.M. Harmon, Jr., Philip Willard, W.P. Atkinson, Joe Scoggins, and others.  Printed throughout in black and blue, with black & white photographs and illustrated elevations drawings with over 100 floor plans. Color-illustrated textured soft covers, color art illustrations of small American Colonial ranch house, hole through head of spine for hanging originally as issued (some toning, dust soiling, edge-wear), still a very good copy.

$225.00
(POST OFFICE-TRADE CATALOGUE) SADLER COMPANY. CABINETS OF ALL SIZES.
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Indianapolis/ Kansas City: 1910. Oblong 8vo. 32 pages.

Rare trade catalogue not recorded on OCLC. The Sadler Company were manufacturers of post office outfits, cabinets, lock boxes, rubber stamps and supplies. This catalogue features numerous examples of their post office lock boxes (with either a key or combination lock) each illustrated with dimensions, features anf prices which can be installed in any post office and adapted to the layout. One of the pages is headed: "The government ordered our cabinet for the Island Possessions." Back wrapper is printed order form. Very good.

$225.00
(TRADE CATALOGUE) REEDY, J.W. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE J.W. REEDY ELEVATOR MAN'F'G. CO. PASSENGER & FREIGHT, STEAM, HYDRAULIC & HAND POWER ELEVATORS.
New York/ Chicago: (circa 1890). 8vo. Printed wrappers. (20) pages. [Romaine, Guide to American Trade Catalogs, p. 202].

Rare trade catalogue with only four copies of any edition listed on OCLC. Illustrated catalogue of the Reedy Company line of elevators displaying both the forms of lifts -- both heavy industrial and passenger types -- and the machinery necessary to operate them. Last two pages give "directions for measurements." Also illustrated with views of the New York and Chicago plants. Very good.


$150.00
(TRADE CATALOGUE) SMITH, J.E. and Co. CATALOGUE OF REED AND RATTAN CHAIRS  AND ROCKERS.                         
Windsor, Nova Scotia: circa 1870. Oblong 8vo. Publisher's wrappers. 21 leaves, printed on the recto only. First edition.

A curious catalogue with twenty pages of illustrations, an odd assortment of half-tone photographs and electroplates made from wood blocks. The items shown include quality rockers, arm chairs, children's furniture, tea and garden stands, and upholstered settees. The furniture was available in three different colors of oak as well as enameled finishes. Rare. Not listed in OCLC, McKinstry, or other standard references. In our experience, Canadian trade catalogues are most uncommon.

$375.00
(SILVER PLATE DINNERWARE-TRADE CATALOGUE) ANGLO‑AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CO. AMERICAN CATALOGUE OF THE ANGLO‑AMERICAN M'F'G CO. MANUFACTURERS OF SILVER PLATED WARE, CUTLERY, ETC.   
London/New York: (1883). 8vo. Publisher's printed wrappers. 16 pages, with 79 wood-engraving illustrations. Special coupon printed in red and black, laid-in.

Rare trade catalogue not recorded on OCLC. Fine copy of a well-illustrated trade catalogue which includes dinner and breakfast castors, spoon holders, cups, pickle stand, sugar bowls, pitchers, berry, fruit, card and cake stands, waiters, ice pitchers, napkin rings, bouquet holders, tea sets, child's set, spoon rack, butter dishes, cake baskets, forks and butler knives, etc. Laid in is a coupon (no. 23497) which states: "We are determined to place our Superior Silver Plated Ware in every town and hamlet in the United States and Canada..." The coupon made a special offer. What is interesting about this is that it is essentially a modern marketing scheme; I have never seen anything else like this from the nineteenth century. Fine copy.

$285.00
(TRADE CATALOGUE) CHAMPION BED LOUNGE COMPANY. THE LIGHTNING SELLERS!
Chillicote, Ohio: n.d. (circa 1890). Tall 4to. (unfolded 13 1/2 x 9 inches) Self-wrappers. (14) pages.

Rare trade catalogue not recorded on OCLC. A selection of bold
Aesthetic Movement upholstered furniture - bed lounges, sofas, divans, chairs - parlor, rockers, etc. Each piece is illustrated with detailed line drawing, order number, basic description and dimensions. These were their best sellers featured in this folding catalogue.  

$125.00
(TRADE CATALOGUE‑ART POTTERY) HEWS & CO., A.H. PRICE LIST AND
 ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE: ART POTTERY, INCLUDING ALBERT AND ALBERTINE WARE.               
Boston: Alvin G. Brown, (circa 1876). Oblong 16mo. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches). Original pictorial printed wrappers. 32 pages.

Rare art pottery trade catalogue. Although variations of this catalogue are recorded on OCLC (only two copies), there are none described exactly like this one on OCLC. An elegant little Aesthetic style catalogue, produced for the dealers, Frost & Adams, offering designs for all sorts of art pottery including vases, chargers, plates, mirror frames, lamp stands, and umbrella stands. Each item is illustrated with measurements and price given. With price list on back wrapper. The manufacturer, A.H. Hews, was awarded a medal from the Centennial Commission at the 1876 Exposition. Very good.

$150.00
(AESTHETIC BINDING) THE ALDINE AUTOGRAPH ALBUM, WITH DECORATED SPACES AND LINES FOR SENTIMENT AND NAME.
Washington: L.A. Lyman, 1878. Oblong 8vo. Color embossed leather cover. Title leaf plus 8 leaves with engraved designs, with 36 leaves signed.

High style aesthetic movement color embossed leather autograph book with writings and autographs dated between 1883 and 1884, mainly from the Philadelphia region.  The bulk of the writings and autographs are from students of Pierce College in Philadelphia written to a classmate of theirs, John S, Shelmire -- many in florid and creative writing styles.   

$150.00
(AMERICAN IRON TRADE) THE STATE OF THE TRADE AND MANUFACTORY OF IRON IN GREAT‑BRITAIN CONSIDERED.        
(London): 1750. 8vo. Disbound. 15 pages. First edition. [Sabin, 90633; Kress, S-1991; Goldsmiths' Library, 8504].

An interesting, anonymous tract largely about the trade in iron from the American colonies. Rare. Kress only records a photo
copy.

$250.00
LANDON, Charles Paul. VIES ET OEUVRES DES PEINTRES LES PLUS CELEBRES DE TOUTES LES ECOLES. Four volumes.
Paris: L'Auteur, 1803-1811. Small folio. Contemporary half-calf. 48, 8 pages, 60 plates; 14 pages, 60 plates; (11), 18, (2) pages, 49 plates; (iv), 11 pages, 60 plates. First edition. [O'Neal, Jefferson's Fine Arts Library, 67].

One of 250 copies printed before letters and signed by Landon in Volume IV. Charles Paul Landon, a prominent art historian, is best remembered for his translation of Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens. Landon's works including his classic work, Annales du Musee et de L'Ecole Moderne des Beaux-Arts, was popular with Thomas Jefferson, who sold ten volumes to the Library of Congress in 1815. He also recommended it for the newly created library for the University of Virginia which owned twenty volumes dated between 1801 to 1809. Untrimed, in contemporary blue half-calf with gilt backstrips and red morocco spine labels. Spines evenly darkened, else very good.

$650.00
(STRANG, W.) MONKHOUSE, W.C. THE CHRIST UPON THE HILL. A BALLAD BY COSMO MONKHOUSE.                    
London: Smith, Edler & Co., 1895. Folio. Cloth spine, printed boards. Engraved title leaf, 19 pages, 8 etched plates. Copy 117 out of 200. First edition, first issue.

A fine limited edition printing of Cosmo Monkhouse's poem "The Christ upon the Hill," with etched title leaf and eight etched plates by the Scottish artist and engraver William Strang. Monkhouse was a noted English poet and art critic of the last half of the nineteenth century. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Minor edge wear to covers, else very good.

$285.00
SCHOLDER, Fritz. ROT‑RED.    
Munich: Nazraeli Press, 1995. 4to. Boards, dust jacket. 71 pages. First edition.

This is the first European edition of works by the American artist, Fritz Scholder. Fine.

$35.00
FRERE‑COOK, Gervis, (editor). THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE MARINER.
London: Cassell, (1966). Small folio. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, viii, 296 pages. First edition.

Illustrated in black and white and color. Very good. 

$50.00
(MAGRITTE)  TORCZYNER, Harry. MAGRITTE, IDEAS AND IMAGES.    
New York: Abrams, 1977. Square folio. Cloth, dust jacket. 277 pages, with 525 illustrations, 90 of which are in color. First edition. [Freitag, 5893.]

A well-illustrated study, with original drawings along-side the finished images, and quotations from his letters about the works. Fine.

$110.00