New York: Marshall Stillman Association, n.d., but ca. 1920s. Softcover. Good. Single sheet, 9 x 20 inches + additional flap for folding and mailing, printed on both sides with text and halftone illustrations of boxing and self-defense techniques. Hand-addressed, soiling and creasing at one edge, slit into which the flap..... Item #19852
New York: Voluntary Parenthood League. Softcover. Very good. Undated, ca. 1920. 4 pp, ca. 6 x 8 inches, self wrappers. Some old creasing, general handling wear; very good. Social reformer Mary Ware Dennett (1872-1947) founded the Voluntary Parenthood League in 1919. The organization's main goal was to change the Comstock..... Item #20639
Wichita, KS: 1932. Very good. Volume I, Number 1 of this newspaper published by the Wichita Opportunity School, which offered adult education and vocational training. Approx. 18" x 12.5", 4 pp, on good-quality coated stock. Folding creases, otherwise minimal wear. The Opportunity School was founded in 1912 as the Wichita..... Item #23058
1928. Softcover. Very good. 4" x 9" (folded), [16] pp, with illustrations from photographs, double-page "Relief Map of the North-of-Bay Country." One leaf loose from staples, otherwise very good. A scarce and attractive brochure describing outdoor recreational opportunities accessible via the routes of the Golden Gate Ferry Company and the..... Item #22211
Hardcover. Very good. Black leather album containing 54 tissue-guarded leaves of watercolor paper, of which 43 have been used. 10 x 12 inches, stamped in gilt on the front "Sketches on the Nile / Alan Hinch / 1938." Leather scuffed, cloth tape reinforcement to inner hinges, all else very good..... Item #21433
Hardcover. Very good. Sketchbook containing 12 highly accomplished ink drawings of the interiors of different styles of homes, as well as one incomplete sketch. Book measures 6.25" x 8.25" and shows moderate external wear. Internals very good, with minor soiling. "Mr. A.M. Jesing" is written on the front pastedown, and..... Item #22975
Montreal: Privately Printed / Witness Press, 1924-1926. Very good. One book (8vo, cloth-backed boards, pp. [iv], [1]-115), three pamphlets (each approx, 9 x 6", stapled cardstock covers, pp. 13, 22, and 26, respectively), and single-page typed letter, signed, (8-1/2 x 11", with a half-dozen corrections in black ink in Lighthall's..... Item #19805
Softcover. Fine. Thirty-four brochures, each 6" x 3.25", with two pages of text, illustrated cover, and publication details on the back. Each is numbered and identified as part of the Facts about Fabrics series, which ran to more than 50 issues. All are in fine condition. This eye-catching series of..... Item #22274
New York: Clark and Maynard. Softcover. Near fine. 4 pp. Undated, c. 1870. Slight toning to spine, else fine. Short catalogue of works on Freemasonry published by Clark and Maynard. In addition to the works of Mackey, it lists various Masonic manuals and diplomas and books of forms (petitions for..... Item #2484
Very good. Undated (c. 1860) engraved, hand-colored view of the Merchants' Exchange Building (now 55 Wall Street) in New York City. Image (size 4 1/8" x 8 1/8" or 10.5 x 20.5 cm) appears at the top of a folded lettersheet. LIght browning at edges, some shallow creases. Very good..... Item #19924
![Item #19924 The Merchants' Exchange, N. York [Hand-Colored Pictorial Letterhead]. Charles Magnus](https://walkaboutbooks-net.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/19924.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1659159727)
Wellington: New Zealand Government Publicity Department, 1925. Stapled brochure, 4.5 x 9 inches, in illustrated cardstock wrappers. 32 pp, with many illustrations from photographs. Slight edgewear; near fine. Promoting New Zealand as "The Great Britain of the South Seas," this brochure seeks to attract farmers on the basis of its..... Item #19958
Melbourne: Printed and Published by the Mining Standard for the Tasmanian Government, 1937. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 8.5 x 10.5 inches. 148 pp, with b/w illustrations, maps, and ads. A scarce promotional work, with text offering descriptive and statistical information on tourist attractions, hydro-electric development, mining, timber resources, agriculture (fruit..... Item #14346
Philadelphia: Lilienfeld Bros. Steam Power Printers, [1902]. Softcover. Good. 36 pp, with 3 illustrations from photographs, many ads. Original stapled wrappers have chipping and internal tape repairs and are detached from text block; internals very good. Not found in OCLC. The Pannonia Beneficial Organization was founded in 1896 through the..... Item #19917
Bergamo: Ente Nazionale Industrie Turistiche Ferrovie dello Stato. Softcover. Good+. Travel brochure, undated, ca. 1930. 11 pp, illustrated with photos, map of Tridentine Venetia. Rubbing at folds, minor soiling to title page, staples rusted. Bolzano, Merano, Valsugana, Lake Misurina, Cortina d'Ampesso, etc. Details of roads, rail and bus service. Lovely..... Item #20919
Louisville, KY: The Blue Devil Co., 1906. Softcover. Good. 5 x 7 inches, 31, [1] pp, in stapled wrappers illustrated in blue and red. Wrappers show creasing and wear to edges; good. Single issue (Vol. 1, No, 7) of this scarce satirical periodical, which was published from 1906 to 1910..... Item #23237
Boston: Henry Prentiss, 1836. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. Sheet music, 3 pp, disbound from a larger volume, with a very nice cover lithograph illustration of a military exercise and encampment on Boston Common, with the Old Elm at left. Corners chipped, but still an attractive example. Schmidt composed several..... Item #22046
Softcover. Very good. Four items promoting mens clothing from Sears, Roebuck's Custom Tailoring Department: 1) Style Book of Men's Fashions, 1903 (stapled booklet, 6.25" x 3.25", 24 pp, all illustrations of men's suits and overcoats); Sample Book No. 61V: Men's Custom Tailoring, Spring and Summer, 1903 (stapled booklet, 7.75" x...... Item #22430
New York & Washington, D.C. Telepost Company, n.d. (but ca. 1910). [20] pp, 6.5 x 8.25 inches (folding to 3.25 x 8.25 inches), in stapled wrappers printed in black and red, illustrated with photographic portraits. A little soiling at the creases, staining at the bottom edge of the front wrap;..... Item #19624
New York: Publicity Bureau, U.S. Army Recruiting Service, [1918]. Softcover. Fine. 32-page stapled booklet measuring slightly less than 6 x 3 inches, containing text reprinted from the Saturday Evening Post. Fine. Introductory page states that only men"picked for character, reputation, ambition, physical qualities, and general appearance" are receiving this booklet..... Item #23164
Tri-fold brochure, 3.5" x 6.5", unfolding to 10.5" x 6.5", illustrated with half-tone photos and a diagram showing the features of the new street car. Creases, some staining, partial split along one fold, date in pencil on front panel; good. This scarce brochure was created to introduce streetcar passengers in..... Item #22432
[Wellesley, Mass.]: Wellesley College, 1909. Softcover. Very good. 9 x 7" string-tied cardstock wraps, [54] pp, containing 43 b/w half-tone photographs documenting the grounds and activities at Wellesley College, plus two frontispieces (one half-tone, the other mezzotint with tissue guard). Minimal edgewear, a little foxing and age-toning internally; very good..... Item #20288
[Cody, WY]: The Cody Club. Undated, but internal evidence indicates 1922. Stapled brochure, 4 x 9 inches, 12 pp with text printed in two columns, numerous b/w illustrations from photographs, Map of Wyoming ("showing C.B. & Q. Railroad and the Different Highways Leading to Cody") on back cover. Light surface..... Item #19969
