Annual Reference Book of the National (Boston) Association of Shoe Factory Buyers, Superintendents and Foremen

Boston, National Association of Shoe Factory Buyers, Superintendents and Foremen, 1917. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; 140; illustrated, portraits, machinery, advertisements, pebbled black cloth covered boards lettered in gilt. When New England was synonymous with the American Shoe Industry, this tool was a go to guide of who to call and where they were and what facet of the industry they supplied. Pages of data from an industry that believed it could never be supplanted. Very good .

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Book number: 16918

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: New Englandiana Technical & Trade Catalogues

(Cookery) the New Home Cook Book

Springfield Il, Illinois State Register, 1923. Latest revised edition. Wraps. Small octavo; pp; 128, index; original printed paper wrappers. “With Oven Cooking Guide For Wood Fire, Gas & Electricity-”. light soiling, some toning, else very good.

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Book number: 17355

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Cookery, Menus, Homemaking

(Culinary) Rowsley. The Peacock Hotel, the Menu, 1953

Rowsley, 1953. Octavo; folding card stock menu measures 9" x 6"; verso contains a display of Derby China Marks Since 1750, the hotel is quite near the museum, original printed pictorial card stock. This is the Dinner Menu from August 17, 1953. The Country House Hotel is still in business. Very good .

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Book number: 17356

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Cookery, Menus, Homemaking

Historic Tours in Soconyland

(New York), Publisher's Printing Company for Standard Oil Company of New York, 1925. Wraps. Octavo; pp; 57, (5); illustrated in color, plates, four maps; original printed pictorial wrappers. A pleasant general guide to historic places in the Northeast, Lubrication charts at rear by automobile and model for the diligent motorist. A vestige of the days when motor travel was still an adventure and no one knew what an "Interstate" was yet. Very good .

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Book number: 18402

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Petroliana

In Memoriam; Citizens' Memorial Meeting in Honor of Theodore Roosevelt, Auditorium, Chicago February 9, 1919

Chicago, Dwight & M. H. Jackson, 1919. First & Only Edition. Wraps. Octavo; pp; (16); frontispiece portarit; original printed string-tied wrappers. One of many gatherings to honor and mourn the late President in 1919. The Memorial was held February 9, 1919 at the Chicago Auditorium, Harold Ickes & Jane Addams spoke at this gathering. Very good .

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Book number: 16623

Catalogue: Ephemera

In the Philippines a Part of Greater America; Selections from the Youth's Companion

Boston, Perry Mason Company, 1900. First Edition. Wraps. Duodecimo; pp; 64; illustrated in black and white; original printed pictorial tan paper wrappers. A collection of six in depth articles; Battle of Manilla Bay; The Fall of Manilla; Life in Manilla; Progress in the Philippines; At The Pumping-Station; My First Night In Manilla; that last article by C. A. Stephens. Scarce!. A small water stain at top left affects the first 10 leaves, else a very good copy .

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Book number: 18393

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Asia

(Industry Newspaper) the Fruit Recorder & Cottage Gardener, October 1, 1885

Rochester N.Y. A. M. Purdy, 1885. Wraps. Folio; 10.5” x 14”; pp; 145-160; illustrated. Rochester New York was a hotbed of Nurseries. Very good .

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Book number: 17414

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Periodicals & Newspapers

The Jubilee Year Book of the New-York Observer. 1873. With Portraits of the Founders

New York, Sidney E. Morse & Company, 1873. First Edition. Wraps. Octavo; pp; 200; illustrated with two portraits and a facsimile of the first newspaper; original decorated wrappers. A combination city directory & almanac; quite interesting. Laid in broadside stating that this “yearbook” has been sent in anticipation of the recipient renewing their subscription. wear to wrappers and the spine, internally very good .

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Book number: 17401

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Periodicals & Newspapers

(Menu) National Exchange Bank of Providence, One Hundredth Anniversary Dinner, Trocadero, April 18, 1901; Menu

(Providence, No Publisher), 1901. 16mo folding card stock measuring 6.5” x 9.5’; decorated gray wrappers with gilt and red rules, lettered in orchid. The interior is the menu within a gilt rule; the rear wrapper lists that “Supper will be served immediately after the addresses by Mr. Arnold Green and Mr William Goddard”. also; The engraved invitation to the dinner for Mr. Theodore F. Green; measuring 6.5” x 7.25. Very good .

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Book number: 17363

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Cookery, Menus, Homemaking

(Menu) Harvard University Class of 1876 Decennial June 29, 1886 Dinner at Beckman & Punchard at the Parker House, Boston

Boston, Samuel Ward Co, 1886. Wraps. Folding menu measuring 3.75” x 2.5” mounted on card stock measuring 6” x 3.25” with a red ribbon tied in at top left. Turtle Soup, Salmon, Lamb, Sweetbreads and more!. Very good .

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Book number: 17365

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Cookery, Menus, Homemaking

(Menu) Colonial Line; Aboard the Yankee Flagships Arrow Comet and Meteor

(Providence, Colonial Line, 1939. Wraps. Quarto; pp; (4); original illustrated sage paper wrappers lettered in dark green. The Colonial Line was a branch of the Colonial Navigation Co. During the 1930s the Colonial Line provide passenger/car tranport service between NYC and Providence,Rhode Island with rail connections to Boston. The ships SS Comet, SS Arrow, and SS Meteor were some of the ships of the line. An extensive menu with full dinners and a full bar. Very good .

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Book number: 17367

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Cookery, Menus, Homemaking

(Printing Arts) Graphic Arts Magazine

Boston, The Graphic Arts Company, 1914. Wraps. Quarto, (12.25” x 9.5”); pp; 129-184, (i); illustrated in color and black and white; original printed decorated gray paper wrappers. In this Issue; The Work of W. Peterson; Standards In Illustration; Commercial Color Work; Effective Two-Color Illustrations; Conspicuous Features in Advertising; Making The Catalogue; Feature on “Random Notes On Boston” a book published by H. B. Humphrey; and Ads. Very good .

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Book number: 17379

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Antiques / Decorative Arts / Design Typography & Fine Printing Books on Books & Libraries

Report from Select Committee of the House of Lords Appointed to Consider of the Petition of the Chamber of Commerce in the City of Glasgow Taking Notice of the Bill Intituled “an Act for Ascertaining and Establishing Uniformity of Weights and Measures-

London, House Of Commons, 1823. First Edition. Wraps. Folio; pp; 60; original blue printed stiff paper wrappers; Small sticker on front wrapper upper left without any other markings. Very good. Glasgow merchants urge adoption of metric weights & measures, with appemdices. Parliamentary papers of this period are uncommon. It was not until 1836 that provision was made for their sale to the public. Very good .

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Book number: 16492

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Business, Economics & Finance

Seating List, Testamonial Dinner to the Honoarable A.E. Giegengack, Public Printer of the United States at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, Friday Evening October 26, 1934

Np, No Publisher, 1934. Wraps. Folio folding drochure measuring 16.5" x 22.5" unfolded; printed in black. Lists all of the guests by alphabet and by Table Number. A. E. Giegengack ascended to his position in 1934. Very good .

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Book number: 17394

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Typography & Fine Printing

Tableaux, Objets D'Art D'Extreme-Orient Sieges Et Meubles Tapisseries - Tapis;

Paris, Lahure, 1941. First Edition. Wraps. Quarto; pp; (23) illustrated with nineteen photogravure plates of the pieces; original stiff paper wrappers lettered in purple. An Auction Catalog illustrated; Art, Ceramics, furniture.. Very nice. Very good .

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Book number: 16652

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Antiques / Decorative Arts / Design