A Guide To American Trade Catalogs, 1744-1900.
New York: Dover Publications, 1990. Octavo (23.5 x 15.5 cm.), 422 pages. Illustrated. Index. Facsimile of the 1960 edition. Still the standard reference on the subject. Fine in wrappers.
New York: Dover Publications, 1990. Octavo (23.5 x 15.5 cm.), 422 pages. Illustrated. Index. Facsimile of the 1960 edition. Still the standard reference on the subject. Fine in wrappers.
[Chicago, Ill. Super Maid Cook-Ware Corp. circa 1930]. Octavo-sized booklet, stapled in wrappers (22 x 14.7 cm.), 16 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white photo-illustrations and vignettes. Index. Title from cover. FIRST EDITION. A well-illustrated promotional brochure from Super Maid Cook-Ware, "The Aristocrat of Cooking Utensils", provides recipes for preparation in the company's pots and pans. Minor soiling to the edges of the wraps, otherwise very good. Ink inscription at the foot.....
Rome (N.Y.): [circa 1908]. Ten trade catalogues. Items mostly uniform in size (~ 19 x 12.5 cm.), though page count does vary (from 14 to 155). Each catalogue contains an index. Each catalogue is illustrated and most include select full-color images. Including the Erie Can Company’s, there are four general catalogues that cover a broad range of products; three catalogues are specific to syrup cans; and the remainder feature one.....
Sioux City, IA: G.H. Jenkinson Company, [circa 1910s]. Oblong folio in wrappers, 36 pages. Illustrated. Trade catalogue with a vast array of items for the butcher shop and home, manufactured by the G.H. Jenkinson Company, including platform scales, meat slicers, lard presses, salt and pepper shakers, hotel linens, and candy maker supplies, among many other things. Over two hundred categories of items outlined in the index. Hole punch through upper.....