32 pages plus covers. Cover detached, with staining to left margin. Staples rusted but holding fine. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Stamped on front for sale by; J. Horncastle & Co., Indiantown, N.B. The leaves were stapled such that the pagination is off, but the catalogue is complete. View More...
An attractive piece of butchery memorabilia from the early days of organized meat-processing in Canada. Advertising hams and bacon for the Easter trade, dated March 16th, 1896. Easter Sunday fell less than three weeks later, on the 5th of April. Laing Packing and Provision Co., Montreal: "Anchor Brand". High quality printing, and gold ink used for the border and meats. Three closed tears: one short to the left and right margin and the other on the right intruding into the right hand ham. The sheet has two horizontal creases. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. View More...
Vol. II No. 5 (May 1905); Vol. III Nos. 7, 9, 12 (July, September, December 1906). 32, 36, 34, 34 pages respectively. "Official organ of the Master House Painters and Decorators Association of Canada". Large format, in double columns: 13.5 x 10.2 inches. Articles, and adverts primarily in b&w - this is not a journal of wallpaper samples. Light soiling to wrappers; III 7 is split from heel two thirds of the way up; else very good. View More...
[1], 110 pages including 8-page double column index; with 4 (of 4) unused order blanks at rear. Issued 3 July, 1931 (p.1). The Hagley Museum & Library has a 40 page Supplement to this Catalog, issued 1 April 1932. Cover title continues: 'Parts for Warner Motors and many other new production motors and airplanes. Hundreds of surprising values at bargain prices listed herein.' Amongst the comprehensive lists of items and corresponding prices there is only one illustration (shown). Staples rusted but secure. No inscriptions. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. View More...
81 unnumbered pages, 22 of which are adverts. No folding leaves or maps. No place or date of issue specified. Cover detached, chipped and splitting along spine; else very good. H. J.Beemer was the contractor for the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway. 5.6 x 8.3 inches. View More...
14, [1] pages. No stated date, UofT dates their copy 1940. Tideline running the length of spine; interior clean; staples rusted but holding well. 9.6 x 6.25 inches. View More...
A great piece of dairy advertising in a 1940s hardcover copy of Shirley Temple and the Spirit of Dragonwood By Kathryn Heisenfelt, illustrated by Henry E. Vallely, published by Whitman. In fair to good condition with hinges split but holding, with dust jacket. The Vi-Co advertising bookplate is intriguing. The substance appears similar to modern-day wear-off tattoos applied with water and pressure: very thin and shiny. The bookplate would have been applied by rubbing. It measures 4.25 x 2.5 inches. Searching the web offers interesting, and in some cases conflicting, information. I do not know ... View More...
12.3 x 6.25 inches. Seventeen interior views in full color showcasing the versatility of the product. Binding is sound; staining to covers as seen, number 25 at top right of title page and yellowing to foot of title page. Designed and Printed by The Alabastine Co., Paris, ON, 24 December, 1906. A pleasing example of turn-of-the-century design advertising. Original promotional book of 36 pages, plus card covers. A fine work of design in itself, with hand-stitched gold cord binding. View More...
32 pages, plus cover. George White presents: "Flying High". Playbill for week beginning 29 December 1930 - presumably the final week as the show closed 3 January 1931 (having opened 3 March 1930). Numerous adverts, including one for the Cotton Club. Contents clean and unmarked; staples not rusted. 9.5 x 7 inches. View More...
24 pages and four stereo plates. Light soil to covers and scuffing to spine. Light staining to margin of 3 plates intruding slightly to image of one (as seen in photo). Two sets of paper stereo glasses laid in, one possibly original - neither provide a mind-blowing experience. Text in French. View More...
256 pages. This issue replete with adverts (80 pages or so). Textblock cleanly detached from boards in one piece; else very good. 7.5 x 4.75 inches. View More...
279, [3] pages; with two unpaged yellow leaves of adverts, and ruled white leaves for notes (unused). Spine darkened; no inscriptions; binding sound. 7.9 x 5 inches. View More...
Caledonia Railway: 160 pages, 9 sepia plates, and (part of) folding map. Followed on blue paper by: London and North-Western Railway, West Coast Tourist Guide to Scotland: 44 pages, and 4 sepia plates. NB: lacking covers, any leaves prior to page 1 at front, and any following 44 at rear. Only a lower portion of the folding map remains (roughly 6 x 20 inches); first and final two leaves worn and detached. Title inferred: 'Caledonian Railway Tourist Guide' is printed at foot of the Caledonia plates. Date inferred: code at foot of page 1: B-1/7/82, and notice re. applications to insert advertisem... View More...
viii, 566 pages and a couple unpaged plates in colour (and colour to a few paged leaves). The 'Canada Edition' of January, 1913. Light soil to covers; pencil calculations to first leaf. Two newspaper clippings pasted on to page 1, obscuring text beneath. Binding is sound. 8.8 x 6 inches. View More...
92 pages (covers included in pagination), with order blank laid in. Light wear to covers; staples not rusted and holding fine. An uncommon survival in this condition. View More...
161 pages. 9.2 x 6.8 inches. Publisher's printed wrapper with chips to extremities. Binding secure. 2 inch closed tear to foot of one leaf [no loss of paper]. "Special discount sheet applying to 1916 Catalog No. 51" laid in. A comprehensive and profusely illustrated resource, with alphabetical index as well as a particular index for Ford cars, and for overland specialties at rear. "More than 2000 auto parts, accessories and supplies and every one a money saver". View More...
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