F. Funny portrait of green-faced man in polka-dotted pink slouch hat, dressed in 1920s mode; piece not dated, but probably of that era; identifed and signed at bottom; 6" x 10" approx. size; light edge, tips wear, rubbing & aging; a few pencil numbers on back; good condition.
Wien, Austria: Osterreichische Staatsdruckerei, 1968. Identification Booklet. Not Bound. A folding identification card for Biele Reis, born in 1893 Poland, with black and white photograph, appropriate judicial stamps, official signature & date-stamp. According to research, this person is listed in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum database. Approx. 4" x 5".....
Auburn, New York: Auburn Automobile Company, 1909. Postcard. RPPC of the car with passengers, with title and pricing at bottom right margin; reverse of card invites viewing at the Auburn Automobile Co. showrooms. Light wear; a sharp image in very good condition.
New York: Beers, 1873. Original Hand-colored Map of Part of Flushing, with Flushing Creek, from Beers' Atlas of Long Island, three section folding, 15 1/2" x 32 " approximate size; somewhat age-toned; very good condition.
Berlin: Automobil-Rundfahrten Weltreise-Bureau "Union" Berlin, Unter Den Linden 5/6. Real-photo card, depicting folks in a chain-driven large open-sided touring car, six rows of seats; uniformed drivers and conductors posing in foreground, passengers gazing at camera; in background is restaurant location, "L. Posen", in one window, "Restaurant -Terrasse Bristol"; not postally.....
Paris, France: Editions J'ai Lu - Editions Stock, 1994. Later Printing. Soft Cover. 152 + (6) publisher's catalog at back. Affectionately inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page, "Pour Kaylie, la femme-tendresse Celle piu de son amour illumine le crepuscule des hommes. Tendresse Calixthe". French text; the.....
Wien: Leopold Jos. Fitzinger, 1864. Original color lithograph from this atlas of beautiful bird plates; approx. 11 ½" x 9" size; light wear to edges; colors bright and in very good condition.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hogan & Thompson, 1847. Later Printing. Hard Cover. With a lithographic frontispiece illustration, followed by 24 text pages + 36 numbered plate pages, which are printed one side only. The text gives general instructions in drawing - human figure, outline, shading...drawing in water colors, preparation of the paper...and.....
Brasilia, Brazil: Orgao Informativo Da Bancada Do Partido Dos Trabalhadores, 1987. Bulletin. Soft Cover. (4) page illustrated bulletin of the Brazilian Worker's Party; text in Portuguese. The discussion centers around the importance of the establishment of a constitutional government, voted on and representative of the wishes of the people. Previous.....
Bridgehampton, Long Island: 1980. F. Not paginated, but 56 pages; front endpaper with grateful inscription dated in the year of publication by the author & pastor of the church at this time, Rev. Rusell K. Williams; history of the church, giving a chronology of the events which led up to.....
Brooklyn New York: 1992. Identified on back; also shows Regal market, haircutting salon on corner in background; no date but circa 1970s; approx. 4" x 5 1/2" format; light wear; very good condition, interesting Bay Ridge Brooklyn photographic & business history ephemera.
New York, NY: The Magazine of Wall Street, 1918. Second Edition. Hard Cover. 113 + (2) pages of publishers' advertisements + a small folding chronological chart of commercial paper at N.Y., bond averages, stock market averages, transactions and U.S. Steel - unfilled tonnage, these details for the years 1902 -.....
New York City: Underwood. Image identified as "Brush Cutter" attached to a tractor being used in Oregon to "...cut weeds and underbrush from the sides of the highway. The progress is about equal to the speed of a fast-walking horse."; black and white image, 6" x 7 1/2" approx. size;.....
Stara Zagora Bulgaria: Fotografa, 1890. Cabinet Card. Not Bound. Cabinet card of these three gentlemen, all wearing the Red Cross on their arms; two wearing traditional woolen footgear with upturned toes; each of the men also appear to be wearing myrtle (or other berries) in their pockets. The reverse of.....
Toronto Canada: McKinley Mines Securities Company Limited, 1928. Scripophily. Not Bound. Stock certificate made out to Thomas I. Hunter for 125 shares in this company; with the company's corporate seal; back of certificate with transfer form. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11 3/4" size; old fold lines, little bit of edgewear;.....
U.S.A. Archives of American Art, 1972. First Edition. Soft Cover. Inscribed and signed by the author-artist on the front endpaper, to American lawyer & social rights activist Lloyd K. Garrison (1897 - 1991) and his wife Ellen. The first, dated December 1971 to Ellen & Lloyd and handwritten, signed John.....
Paris, France. Henri Plon, Imprimeur-Editeur, 1863. First Edition. Leather. (2) + 278 pages. French text; historical information on the climatology of Spain, and of various regions, cities, coastal areas and a chapter on the mineral waters of the country. Title page with the small previous owner name-stamp of collector George.....
Chase & Sanborn. (16) pages; color illustrated covers and interior back cover advertisement for Chase & Sanborn's 'Seal Brand' coffees and teas; With a one-page history of some of the songs contained herein; The Star Spangled Banner, America, The Battle Cry of Freedom, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, Dixie.....
No Place Listed: No Publisher, 1976. (48) pages; illustrations in pencil and color crayon of these two Russian children's stories; each prefaced by a blank page with the title in pencil and the author of the tale; finely-accomplished pencil work and a good understanding of the story-line in the artwork;.....
Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Presbyterian Board of Publications and Sabbath School Work, 1923. First Edition. Soft Cover. (4) pages; with black and white illustrations. Includes the cover story by Grace E. Osborne "The Best Fishing Day" and an anti-Hindu beliefs pro-Christian missionary promotional, "The Goddess of Smallpox" by Elizabeth Donovan. Approx. 6.....
London, England: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1818. First Edition. Hard Cover. (4) + 186 + 16 pages of publishers' announcements at back (many unopened). This is the first part (only) of Cobbett's work which had been published in three parts: "...Containing, I. A Description of the Face of.....
Paris, France. Editions Des Quatre Chemins, 1928. Giorgio De Chirico. First Edition. Soft Cover. 80 pages and (5) unnumbered leaves of plates; limited edition exemplaire sur papier de Rives a la forme, with illustrations by De Chirico. French text throughout. Approx. 5 3/4" x 7 3/4" size; original printed paper.....
London, England. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1862. First Edition. Leather. In three volumes: ix + 339 + 363 + 408 pages; vol. I & II with the half-titles present. British writer (William) Wilkie Collins (1824 - 1889) whose "...success was at its peak during the 1860s, when his four.....
Wilmington, North Carolina: J. Marshall Crews, 1992. First Edition. Soft Cover. 48 pages; black and white illustrations of area landmarks. The author's recollections of "...having been born and reared in a log house with primitive facilities and comforts...to recall some of the life and customs in my home..." (from the.....
Zagreb, Croatia: Muzej Za Umjetnost I Obrt Arts and Crafts Museum, 1988. First Edition. Soft Cover. 64 pages; illustrated with color plates of tapestries, accompanied by artist commentary on the piece, date of creation, materials, sizes, provenance information. With a few black and white preliminary photos of some of the.....
