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By Clark W. Bryan of Great Barrington, Massachusetts – Prepared for the Housatonic Railroad with illustrations from the Cameras of Julius Hall and George W. Lovejoy. Offered is the uncommon original 32 page travel booklet (sadly also now available in … Continue reading →

1868 – CYCLOPAEDIA OF COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS ANECDOTES: COMPRISING INTERESTING REMINISCENCES AND FACTS, REMARKABLE TRAITS AND HUMORS, AND… Notable Sayings, Dealings, Experiences, and Witticisms of Merchants, Traders, Bankers, Mercantile Celebrities, Millionnaires (sic), Bargain Makers, etc. etc. … nearly three thousand … Continue reading →

THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN by GEORGE BICKHAM Original – circa 1741 plate THE HONEST MERCHANT – THOROWGOOD TO TRUEMAN by G. BLAND An original copperplate engraving from Bickham’s noted work. Paper measures about 9 7/8 inches by 15 1/2 inches. There is … Continue reading →

1887 ROYAL JUBILEE – QUEEN VICTORIA -COLLECTION OF FOUR BOUND NEWSPAPERS – CHROMOLITHS and BLACK and WHITE ENGRAVINGS Bound in olive green cloth, hardcover measuring about 12 inches by 15 1/2 inches are three London publications (plus one) relating to … Continue reading →

When my bookshop was in New Preston, Connecticut, from 1995 to 2002, in what I will call my “amazing days of book selling,” a number of publications (actual real printed magazines, remember those?) I stocked in the shop for my … Continue reading →

1815 EARLY BRATTLEBOROUGH, VERMONT IMPRINT BRATTLEBORO, VT – VERMONT The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which is to Come, Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream by John Bunyan full calf leather with much wear, part of original … Continue reading →

SCARF TYING – 7 BOOKS and BOOKLETS with INSTRUCTIONS TO TIE AND WEAR SCARFS Offered as a lot as found in my late-bride’s wardrobe and fashion collection library are these seven items, including: THE MAGIC OF SCARF FASHION WITH THE … Continue reading →

THE ELECTRICAL WONDER BOOK MILTON BRADLEY CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Patented Feb., 8, 1910 An uncommon early children’s activity, learning book (measuring about 10 inches by 8 3/4 inches) that can fit into many different collecting fields – movable, articulating, educational, … Continue reading →

10 JEEP SHOWROOM BOOKLETS – BROCHURES – CATALOGS covering 1986 – 2010 Offered as a lot from the estate of the original owner are ten JEEP showroom catalogues detailing the features of these automobiles. They all appear unread, and “as … Continue reading →

1925 – I.O.O.F. COSTUMES – REGALIA AND SUPPLIES – CATALOGUE NUMBER 2 – THE WARD-STILSON CO., ANDERSON, INDIANA A fantastic 122 page catalog measuring about 10 inches by 13 1/2 inches. Softcover, the spine has wear and tears, as do … Continue reading →