U.S.A. Modern Screen, 1946. First Edition. Soft Cover. Biographical details on 22 band leaders, singers & groups; black and white illustrated throughout. Information includes a photo, personal biography, description of the band & its style and a list of recordings. Including Harry James, Glenn Miller, Bob Crosby, Sammy Kaye, Benny.....
Nashville, Tennessee: Rover Historical Society, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. x + 374 pages; black and white illustrated throughout with maps, family members & their homes, businesses and churches. Contents include a location-finder for residents, businesses, churches, schools and roads. Various authors have contributed specific articles on genealogy & local.....
New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., 1946. Prospectus. A two-sided folding prospectus for this art book, with an attached order form and suggestion for Christmas gift-giving. One side with a color Rockwell illustration, Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain and advertising text; the other side with detailed Table of Contents. Approx.....
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Times & Rand, McNally & Co., 1899. Map. Color map, showing British territory, Orange Free State, South African Republic and inset map of the entire Cape geography landmass & political designations. Printed one side only; approx. 14" x 21" overall size, old fold lines, closed tears, edge-crinkling;.....
Johnstown, N.Y. Ireland Bros. 1883. Autograph Letters Signed. Two letters, as follows: Dated May 13th, 1883, a page and half of handwritten text, on the company letterhead to "Sister & Brother" and signed Your Aff. Brother David Ireland. Content regarding changing the bed of the creek back of the shop.....
Louisville Kentucky: Merchants National Bank of Louisville, 1889. Autograph Letter Signed. A full page of text, on the company letterhead; dated October 31st, 1889. Content regarding bond and financial arrangements and considerations. Approx. 8 1/4" x 11" size; old fold lines, corner crease; in very good condition.
Brooklyn, New York: H. Healy Jeweler & Silversmith, 1924. Typed Letter. Typed half page, on the company letterhead with winged lion cartouche; dated June 7, 1924, a receipt for received payment for this work, with over-signature at the Healy typed name and date. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size;.....
Brooklyn, New York: The Sperry Gyroscope Company, 1919. Typed Letter Signed. Typed single page, on the company letterhead; dated November 20, 1919 and addressed to Robert S. Pelletreau; the secretary acknowledging his letter and letting him know that Sperry is traveling and will see the letter upon return. Elmer Ambrose.....
Philadellphia, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1914. Typed Document. A group of documents, detailing the history and usage of property on the Penn RR dock areas in New York on the west side along the river. Including: Two copies of the original Grant from the Mayor, Alderman & Commonalty of.....
Hoboken, New Jersey: United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Co., 1899. Typed Document. (7) page document + blueprint map. The text minutely describes the lands under consideration; map shows details of the area, with hand-color added and the surrounding parcels, with company names, street number designations, distances and other property.....
Anderson, South Carolina: Various Business Enterprises, 1889. Manuscript. A group of nine (9) ephemeral business documents, printed and with manuscript entries, for various businesses in the Anderson, SC area including: 1889 Cunningham Bros. Dealers in General Merchandise and Cotton Buyers. For cotton and the guano account. 1892 Kay & Baker.....
Washington, North Carolina: Harris Hardware Co. Wholesale Distributors of Essential Hardware, 1945. Manuscript. Hard Cover. About sixty (60) pages with handwritten entries, most full-page, in legible pencil. Lists of the immense variety of hardware retailed and wholesale-distributed by Harris Hardware Co. throughout several adjacent counties and states. Including: back wheel.....
New York, NY: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1931. First Edition. Soft Cover. A piano arrangement of this Bleyer piece. Front cover printed in a very "modern" minimalist lower-case typeface. Approx. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" size; light moss-green printed paper wrappers, printed in black. Light wear; in very good.....
Pittsfield Massachusetts: G. Blatchford, 1895. First Edition. Soft Cover. (12) pages. An herbarium with examples of actual dried flowers arranged on the pages, including: Wild Columbine; Downy Yellow Violet; Fringe Polygala; Wood Violet and the Nodding Avens. Opposite each is a stanza of appropriate floral-themed poetry by various authors; undated.....
Zakynthos, Greece: Elipis, 1921. News Sheet. Not Bound. A two-page news sheet, entirely in Greek; with local, banking and society news from the island of Zakynthos (Zante). Approx. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" size; somewhat crudely printed in black on plain tan paper. Old fold line; light wear; in very.....
Paris, France. Disderi & Cie. 1865. Photography. Carte-de-visite; Disderi & Cie. Paris studio imprint on the reverse and on front of mount. Approx. 2 1/4" x 4" overall size; some wear and dustiness, soiling; top corners rounded off; in very good condition.
Firenze & New York: Fratelli Alinari & Brady, 1865. Photography. Two (2) carte-de-visites; Fratelli Alinari Firenze and studio imprint on the reverse of one and the Brady New York imprint on front of the mount of Mr. Haight portrait. News clipping travel announcement for Lydia (Haight) Jones notes "In Bagni.....
Paris, France. Carjat & Cie. 1865. Photography. Two (2) cartes-de-visite; Carjat & Cie. Paris studio imprint on the reverse and on front of mounts. Approx. 2 1/4" x 4" overall size; some wear and dustiness, soiling; one image faded and with old paper residue at bottom of mount; in good.....
Geneve, Switzerland: Faedo et Magnat, 1865. Photography. Two (2) cartes-de-visite; Faedo et Magnat Photographes Plainpalais Geneve studio imprint on the reverse. Approx. 2 1/4" x 4" overall size; some wear and dustiness, soiling; in good condition.
St. Andrews, Scotland: T. Rodger, 1865. Photography. Carte-de-visite; T. Rodger St. Andrews studio imprint on the reverse; our research indicates that this portrait 'may' be of Ian Renselear. Approx. 2 1/2" x 4" overall size; light wear and dustiness, a few pin-point spots; in very good condition.
Brooklyn, New York: 1862. Photography. A carte-de-visite; no photographer or studio noted; identified with a hand-written note on the reverse, "Mrs. Lyman Died April 1863." Approx. 2 1/2" x 4" overall size; light wear and dustiness; in very good condition.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: W.H. Sherman, 1865. Photography. Two (2) cartes-de-visite; photographic studio noted on reverse; portraits not identified. Approx. 2 1/2" x 4" overall size; top corners rounded-off; light wear and dustiness; in very good condition.
New Haven, Connecticut: Bundy & Williams, 1865. Photography. A carte-de-visite; photographic studio noted on reverse, J.K. Bundy & S. Williams noted on the front mount as well; portrait not identified. Approx. 2 1/2" x 4" overall size; top corners clipped-off; light wear and dustiness; a spot in the upper left;.....
1865. Photography. Four (4) cartes-de-visite; no identification, photographer or studio noted. Approx. 2 3/8" x 4" overall size; three of these with the top corners rounded-off; light wear and dustiness; in very good condition.
Smithtown, New York: 1910. Manuscript. A group of items, all regarding the professional and personal life of Edward Henry Leighton Smith (1870 - 1933) of Smithtown, LI, NY. Including: Genealogy & family research: 190(?) Typed letter signed by M.L. Lewis, manager of The Lewis Publishing Co. of NY & Chicago.....
