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[OSTRICHES] [CLEVELAND] [BUSINESS] A Family of Real Ostriches Now Being Exhibited at The May Co. Ohio's Leading Retailers Cleveland, O. For the First Time in the History of Retailing (cover title) by The May Company (corp. author) - 1907

by The May Company (corp. author)

[OSTRICHES] [CLEVELAND] [BUSINESS] A Family of Real Ostriches Now Being Exhibited at The May Co. Ohio's Leading Retailers Cleveland, O. For the First Time in the History of Retailing (cover title) by The May Company (corp. author) - 1907

[OSTRICHES] [CLEVELAND] [BUSINESS] A Family of Real Ostriches Now Being Exhibited at The May Co. Ohio's Leading Retailers Cleveland, O. For the First Time in the History of Retailing (cover title)

by The May Company (corp. author)

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[Cleveland, Ohio]: [The May Company], 1907. First Edition. Bifold pamphlet. Very good. 12mo. Bifold pamphlet/brochure printed on a kind of linen/cloth paper. In very good condition, creased slightly off-center at the spine. Delightful little piece of department store advertising, which promotes an upcoming exhibition of live ostriches from South Africa, in an attempt to sell textiles made from their exotic feathers. The internal contents are essentially a zoological description of the birds and their habitat, along with some descriptions of why their feathers are so attractive. The rear wrap notes that the Plume Exhibit and Sale was to begin on Monday, April 15th, which, by the looks of the document could refer to 1907 or 1912, or perhaps another date within a few years. Not located in OCLC. Highly ephemeral, and while it may exist at the bottom of some uncatalogued box of paper at a regional institution, we feel confident that it is nonetheless rare.
  • Seller Cleveland Book Company US (US)
  • Format/Binding Bifold pamphlet
  • Book Condition Used - Very good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Publisher [The May Company]
  • Place of Publication [Cleveland, Ohio]
  • Date Published 1907
  • Keywords Ornithology, Advertising, Birds, Ostriches, Textiles, Clothes, Coats, Hats, Business, Trade catalogues
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[CLEVELAND] [RETAIL] The May Company's Christmas Greeting

[CLEVELAND] [RETAIL] The May Company's Christmas Greeting

by [The May Company - corp. author]

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[Cleveland]: The May Company, 1900. Sewn binding. Good. Quarto, unpaginated (about 30pp.), illustrated. In good condition in the publisher's printed sewn wrappers. Spine ends a bit frayed, and a faint stain to the top edge, affecting several leaves, but no text. A children's book (dedicated on the title page "to the children of Cleveland") with some Christmas- and Christian-themed religious tales and illustrations. The May Company (one of Cleveland's storied department stores alongside Higbee's and Halle's) was founded in 1898, and acquired its iconic building on Cleveland's Public Square in 1914. The rear wrap of this volume does not depict that building, so we can reasonably date this publication to ca. 1900-1914 (the style also points to this conclusion). We found no copies of this highly ephemeral publication in commerce or in libraries, though it's possible there are a few similar examples lying around in old Cleveland basements. A delightful relic of… Read More
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