![Hunting, Fishing & Camping in the Cascades along the "New Line" of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway and along the Tacoma Eastern RY. [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/585/969/419969585.0.m.jpg)
Hunting, Fishing & Camping in the Cascades along the "New Line" of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway and along the Tacoma Eastern RY. [cover title]
(Seattle, WA: The railway), 1915. Promotional. Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. 11 pp. [printed double-column]. Illustrated from photographs. Detailed guide to hunting and fishing spots along the railway line in the Cascades, for each lists mileage from Tacoma, accommodations and contacts, available fish & game, etc. Not recorded on OCLC. Very good. Original decorated olive and white wrappers,... Read More
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Members of the Adrian, Michigan, Rifle Club's championship shooting team, as pictured in a group photograph of 18 well-dressed men, five in the front row holding rifles, another holding two championship trophies
Adrian, MI, 1915. Photograph, 8 1/4 x 10 inches, matted in old card stock which is imprinted with the photographer's name "Barnum / Adrian, Mich." The 18 members of the team are identified in ink on the rear of the matte. An article in a 1917 issue of the "American Rifleman" reported that a number of the members of... Read More
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Marble's Outing Equipment [cover title]
(Gladstone, MI: Marble Arms & Mfg. Co, 1929. 1929 edition, 2nd printing. Small narrow 8vo (6 7/8 x 4 1/8 inches). 48, (1) pp. Illustrated, some knives illustrated in color, portrait, vignettes. Primarily aimed at hunting and camping, offering knives, ammunition, scopes, sights, and other gun-related items, but not guns. OCLC locates nine Marble catalogues, 1920-1942 (in one to... Read More
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, held in St. Louis, Mo., June 27th, 28th and 29th, 1876 with an appendix containing the letters of acceptance of Gov. Tilden and Gov. Hendricks
St. Louis: Woodward, Tiernan & Hale, Printers and Binders, 1876. bound with OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, held in Cincinnati, O., June 22d, 23d, and 24th, 1980 with an appendix..... and the letters of acceptance of Gen. Winfield S. Hancock and Hon. William H. English reported for the convention by Edward B. Dickinson, official stenographer. Dayton, Ohio:... Read More
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Pee Dee Panorama; Photographs by Carl Julien. Introduction by James McBride Dabbs
Columbia, (SC): USC Press, 1951. First edition. 4to. (10), 118 pp. Photographic essay on the Pee Dee watershed. A 28-page introduction by Dabbs and 83 captioned photos by Julien, each with a short description at the rear, illus. endpapers. Illustrated tan boards, illustrated dust jacket (price-clipped, unevenly faded at the edges, spine faded, tear and crease at upper edge... Read More
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PROSPECTUS OF THE COTTON SEED AND COTTON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA PRESENTING THE BOWERS & FRANKLIN COTTON SEED CULLER, OWNED BY THE ASSOCIATION
Birmingham: Lawrence Company, Allied Printing Trades Council, 1910. Brown textured paperwraps, title printed in red and black on front wrapper. 27 cm. (32) pp. Text printed on glossy paper, numerous photo illustrations. A very good copy. A promotional for the Bowers & Franklin Cotton Seed Culler, "the greatest invention for the cotton grower since the advent of the cotton... Read More
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ROCKWELL'S SPANISH AND MEXICAN LAW
NY: John A. Voorhies, Law Bookseller and Publisher, 1852. 4to, 2 leaves, printed rectos only. Promotional flyer printed on blue paper, a prospectus with testimonials and press notices for John A. Rockwell's A COMPILATION OF SPANISH AND MEXICAN LAW IN RELATION TO MINES AND TITLES TO REAL ESTATE...then recently published by Voorhies. Very good copy.
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The West Point Chess Club: Historical Sketch with Chess Rules, Customs, and Technical Terms
West Point, NY: U.S. Military Academy Printing Office, 1927. First edition, 1/150 copies (includes the publication production line "4-9-27- 150"). 8vo. 8 pp. Includes a roster of club members, by class at the military academy, a list of club officers, and the results of club matches, 1923-1927, against Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and other schools (the Army team generally did... Read More
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Salt Water Sport Fishing in Virginia [cover title]
(Richmond, VA: Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Economic Development), 1964. First edition. 8vo. 36 pp. Illustrated from photos, plates, diagrams, maps, one double-page foldout. Includes sections on the "Big Three," Black Drum, Channel Bass, and Cobia, bottom fishing [in] bay, river, and ocean, offshore excursions, stripers in Chesapeake Bay, etc.; includes a 4-page chart giving information by species of... Read More
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Howard University / Medical Department, / 14th Graduating Class / requests the pleasure of your company / at the Commencement Exercises, / Tuesday March 7th, at 7 1/2 o'clock P.M. / Lincoln Hall. / 1882 / Washington / D.C. [complete text]
Washington, DC: The university medical department (engraved by E.A. Wright, Phila.), 1882. Engraved invitation, 6 3/4 x 4 3/8 inches, on the first leaf of a bi-folium, the text printed over and within a detailed ornamental frame. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope (addressed to "B.C. Weld & family"), with the medical department's engraved monogram on the flap. Very... Read More
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![Your Aid Needed / Atlanta, Ga., July 18th, 1934 / We, the members of the / Welcome Friend Baptist / Church / which was blown down Wednesday morning, / July 18th, during the storm, are asking each / and every church in the City for HELP. / Please come to our rescue. We will / MORE than thank you for any amount that / you can donate to us toward rebuilding our / place of worship. / Any amount, from a penny up, by our / sympathizers throughout the City, will be / gratefully appreciated. / Rev. U.T. Price, Pastor." [complete text]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/563/936/946936563.0.m.jpg)
Your Aid Needed / Atlanta, Ga., July 18th, 1934 / We, the members of the / Welcome Friend Baptist / Church / which was blown down Wednesday morning, / July 18th, during the storm, are asking each / and every church in the City for HELP. / Please come to our rescue. We will / MORE than thank you for any amount that / you can donate to us toward rebuilding our / place of worship. / Any amount, from a penny up, by our / sympathizers throughout the City, will be / gratefully appreciated. / Rev. U.T. Price, Pastor." [complete text]
Atlanta, GA: The church, 1934. Handbill, 7 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches, employing several sizes of type and a bold headline. Not recorded on OCLC. Name written on verso, a little staining, but very good. Folded. (8549).
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![The Norman Studios Present the Super Feature Photoplay The Flying Ace: Sensation of the Year, the Greatest Airplane Mystery Thriller Ever Produced [cover title]. Co-starring Kathryn Boyd and Lawrence Criner … All Colored Cast, Six Smashing Reels](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/601/936/946936601.0.m.jpg)
The Norman Studios Present the Super Feature Photoplay The Flying Ace: Sensation of the Year, the Greatest Airplane Mystery Thriller Ever Produced [cover title]. Co-starring Kathryn Boyd and Lawrence Criner … All Colored Cast, Six Smashing Reels
(Arlington, FL): Norman Studios, 1928. Double-folio. (4) pp. Illustrated advertising pressbook for the 1926 Norman film; at head of front cover: "Coming to this Theater (This is exact reproduction of window card.)." Includes list of available ads (lobby cards, etc.), with sample illustrations, notes on production, address panel, etc., prepared for potential customers (i.e., theater owners). The illustrations are... Read More
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![Membership Card / This Certifies that [blank space] / Is a Member of the / Cumberland County / Colored Political Club / [blank space] President [blank space] Secretary / [blank space] Solicitor [complete text]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/151/348/947348151.0.m.jpg)
Membership Card / This Certifies that [blank space] / Is a Member of the / Cumberland County / Colored Political Club / [blank space] President [blank space] Secretary / [blank space] Solicitor [complete text]
[Carlisle, PA?]: The club, 1930. Membership card for the club, 2 1/4 x 4 inches, partly printed, with spaces to be filled in by manuscript, this example unused. A "Colored Political Club" was founded in Reading (Berks County), Pennsylvania, in 1934; we've found no clues for the Cumberland Counties in other states. Skinned spots, not affecting text, else very... Read More
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![National Conventioneer, The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 56th Annual Convention, October 21-24, 1971, Washington, D.C.: Reference Book [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/154/348/947348154.0.m.jpg)
National Conventioneer, The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 56th Annual Convention, October 21-24, 1971, Washington, D.C.: Reference Book [cover title]
Allison Park, PA: Publishers for Conventions of Pittsburgh, 1971. 4to. Bound volume of ephemeral items relating to African-American history, Black Studies programs, etc. "The main purpose of the 'National Conventioneer' is to educate the registrants to a convention by providing them with an organized compendium of suppliers; brochures, catalogs, descriptive literature of products and services relevant to their field... Read More
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![Bully for Us. [caption title] Composed and sung by Harry Fox, the Popular Negro Comedian, at Hitchcock's National Concert Hall, New York](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/177/348/947348177.0.m.jpg)
Bully for Us. [caption title] Composed and sung by Harry Fox, the Popular Negro Comedian, at Hitchcock's National Concert Hall, New York
New York: H. de Marsan, 1861. First edition. Broadside song sheet, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (trimmed to edge of ornamental border), printing five verses and a chorus in two columns separated by a thin rule, and enclosed within a wide ornamental and illustrated border, with pictorial scenes in each corner, one featuring an African American playing a... Read More
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Abstract of Laws and Regulations Governing Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing for the 1956-1957 Regulatory Year [cover title]
Hartford, CT: State Board of Fisheries and Game, 1956. Annual issue. 12mo. 24 pp. License requirements, open season, creel and bag limits, etc. Very good. Printed wrappers, stapled. (8849).
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Horsemen, Attention! Your Attention Is Called to the Beautiful Bay Stallion Comet! Who Will Make the Season of 1892 as Follows: [cover caption title]
[Waterloo, NY?]: (Wm. M. Bachman, Owner, 1892. First edition (?). 24mo. (3) pp. Offering stud service for Comet, printing a schedule for the season, at four sites in small towns near Waterloo, in Seneca County, New York, a description of the horse, his pedigree, and terms. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Very good. Printed card stock. (8867).
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VIRGINIA CAST DEEP SEA FISHING [cover title]
Lynnhaven, VA: Capt. Bill Hall Sports Fishing Corp, 1950. Advertising brochure for Hall's fleet of three boats. 6-panel brochure folded to narrow 8vo. Illustrated from photographs (tuna, marlin, bluefish, etc.). Includes descriptions of the boats and fishing opportunities, a sketch of Capt. Hall, rates, etc. Illustrated self-wrappers. Very good. (10669).
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SIGNAL MOUNTAIN HOTEL. SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, CHATTANOOGA, TENN
N.P.: n.p., 1920. A promotional brochure for this resort hotel, folded into 6 panels, "a modern fireproof ALL YEAR ROUND HOTEL." Three panoramic photos of the hotel and vistas including Lookout Mountain and the Grand Canon of the Tennesse. On verso are photos of men and women playing golf, tennis players, horseback riders, and swimmers. Some promotional text. White... Read More
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Signal Mountain Hotel, Signal Mountain, Tenn., near Chattanooga: Absolutely Fireproof
(Signal Mountain, TN: The hotel), 1925. Broadsheet, 6 1/4 x 21 inches, folded to narrow 12mo. Recto shows two panoramic views of the hotel grounds with promotional information; verso has a panorama of the river and two illustrations of golfers at the Signal Mountain Country Club. This appears to be a re-issue of the preceding item, but lists H.M... Read More
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![THE WORLD'S GREATEST IMPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. MAIN BARNS OF THE HOLBERT HORSE IMPORTING CO. A.S. HOLBERT, PROPRIETOR. GREELEY, DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA. [caption title below image]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/786/894/987894786.0.m.jpg)
THE WORLD'S GREATEST IMPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. MAIN BARNS OF THE HOLBERT HORSE IMPORTING CO. A.S. HOLBERT, PROPRIETOR. GREELEY, DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA. [caption title below image]
Milwaukee, WI: The Gugler Litho. Co, 1885. Color lithograph, 19 x 27 inches [image], on a 24 x 32 inch sheet. The Illustration shows several multi-colored barns of the Holbert Horse Importing Company, with their roofs and walls lettered with advertisements for their services as importers of Percherons, Belgians, and English Shires, as well as supplies of draft, coach,... Read More
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BASEBALL AND THE FELLOWS WHO PLAYED THE GAME IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY TENNESSEE BACK IN THE NINETEEN AND THIRTIES
NP: np, 1990. 4to. 227 pp. White paperwraps. Printed front cover. Very good. Number of short articles by various writers.
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THREE WORLD WAR II ESCAPE AND EVASION MAPS, PRINTED ON CLOTH
1941. One smaller map, 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in., and two larger, 27 x 27 3/4 and 27 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. The smaller map, designated "A.D.I. (Maps) Air Ministry, no. 7330" in the lower left corner, with the number "9U" in the lower right corner, is printed on one side only. It shows Germany and parts... Read More
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WALL PAPER SAMPLES.; A Book of Beautiful Decorating Possibilities
New York. Chicago. Kansas City. Fort Worth, Texas. Portland, Ore: Montgomery Ward & Co, 1910. Brown illustrated wrappers printed in blue and black ink. 15 x 22 cm. (140)pp. All colored wallpaper samples. Very good. OCLC: PAT, TXJ.
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![To the / Citizens of Statesville and Vicinity [caption title] / [followed by four paragraphs of text]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/912/172/1034172912.0.m.jpg)
To the / Citizens of Statesville and Vicinity [caption title] / [followed by four paragraphs of text]
[Statesville, NC?]: Diocese of the Episcopal Church of North Carolina, 1870. Broadside, 9 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches, printing a plea by a resident of Statesville, North Carolina, in support of the establishment of a local "School or College for educating Boys and Young Men," proposed by the Diocese of the Episcopal Church of North Carolina , including South... Read More
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