Search Results: TRADE CATALOGUE from Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books

Washington, D.C.: [TheCompany], Late 1808. . 8vo, printed wrappers printed in red and black, front pictorial with view of the U.S. Capitol.

New York: [The Company]: 227 Broadway, . . Single sheet, 8 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches, folded in three to 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Bluff paper with black printing. Twelve wooden samples, all extremely attractive and two having died wood inlays. One sample with very minor chip.One copy located at Winterthur

Paris: The Company, . . 8vo, pale plum wrappers, front printed Absolutely stunning floor patterns and treatments from this major company which had factories in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg

New York: [The Company], ca. 1890. . Oblong 8vo, secured by two staples on the left edge. Not in Romaine or McKinstry, but Winterthur has subsequently acquired it.

[New York: The Company, 1931]. . 8vo, embossed tan cloth, simulating leather, front printed in dark brown featuring Mercury hold a caduceus and holding aloft a basket of "goodies". OCLC shows two holdings: New York University and a Florida institution.Fascinating document listing high-end groceries--14 oz Malossol for $9.50 and other tear-provoking glories of years past.The firm, established in 1848, also sold household cleaning products and some utensils. Imported cigars were a huge item (6 pp) and considering that Prohibition was not repealed until December 1933, the "non-alcoholic beverages" section is a mine-field of obfustication, including, as it does, such items as Grand Mariner, Cointrreau and Benedictine (each 12% alcohol, i.e. 24 proof), rye, bitters (40%), many wines and beer and an intriguing non-alocoholic "Gin" made by Burroughs, the manufacturer of our present-day Beefeaters.The firm had a building on at 48-52 East 43rd… Read More

Boston: The Company, 1893. . 16mo, printed red wrappers, 2" separation at front head of spiner; back cover corner reattached with archival tape; other very small chips Company represented in both Romaine and McKinstry, but not with this particular catalogue.Very colorful and detailed descriptions of some of the more unusual fireworks

Rochester, N.Y.: [The Company], . . Small folio, stiff wrappers, with overall pattern of cow-hide The company was founded in 1889 to meet the need for a heavy fur coat, when the American Bison was no longer plentiful. G. N. Crosby starting experimenting with cow, horse and dog skins and produced some very serviceable, if rather bulky coats.The company went on to utilize seal, gray and red fox, coyote, beaver, otter, raccoon, shunk, mink, ermine, squirrel. There are charming illustrations of women draped in all of the above. Fur hats, slippers and gloves were also madeThe company also had a taxidermy department and mounted many of the specimens from Pres. Teddy Roosevelt's 1910 West African trip.Included are views of the workrooms and many examples of the company's wares

Nimes: The Company [printed by]: Azemard Cousins, Nimes, . . Oblong, 4 1/8 x 7 1/8 inches, printed white wrappers In addition to billiard tables, balls, queues, etc., this company manufactured Poker tables, cafe furniture and sold glass and porcelain for hotels and restaurants

Kalamazoo, Mich.: The Company, 1900. . Small folio, white stiff printed wrappers, somewhat soiled, spine chipped and lacking several small pieces; cover printing in blue

S.l. [U.K.]: The Company, [1937]. . Folio, three-hole navy blue cloth covered binder with gilt title on front with stamped figure of a woman in raincoat at center. No other copy located.Index of fabrics on verso of front cover.BOUND IN before fabric samples: 12 sheets (10 1/2 x 7 inches) printed on one side only, each showing two models of women's raincoats, front and smaller back views.pages 1-26 contain 147 samples of varying sizes of cashmeres, poplins, silks, velvets, etc., all solid colors.Pages 27-35 contain 61 samples of tweeds and plaids .Pages 36-44 contain 61 samples of leatherettes and double textures [reversible?}. Most of the samples are in excellent condition but a few have been folded back at a corner and are creased; there is very slight loss on one sample. 

[Manchester: The Company, 1937]. . Folio, navy-blue cloth covered three-hole lbinder No other copy located.This company was founded by Isidore Frankenburg, a native of Krakow (Poland) who emigrated to the Uniited Kingdom, settling in Salford, on the outskirts of Manchester, in the 1860s. His first venture in the field of waterproof clothing was gaitors. He moved onto other forms of clothing and became a very real competitor to the eponymous Macintosh (now spelt Mackintosh) because his method of proofing did not smell .Frankenberg became a very successful manufacturer and philanthropist, he was an alderman and later, Mayor of Salford and was active in many local charities. Folio, three-hole navy blue cloth covered binder with gilt title on front with stamped figure of a woman in raincoat at center.

New York: [The Company], circa 1890s. . 16mo, highly attractive aesthetic period printed yellow wrappers; the back illustration showing a Japanese woman siting high up in a bamboo cane with a bird on her knee; in the background Mount Fuji; the front illustration shows a crane wading in a pond with bamboo canes to its right. One holding in OCLC (University of Rochester, Medical School). The first [5 1/4] pp. discuss Japanese Oil, an embrocation for the relief of rheumatic pains, also, a few drops are taken internally. According to this pamphlet, the recipe came from the Mikado's doctor who had to ask the Emperor for permission for it to be used on a visiting American; permission was then given for the recipe to be given to the woman.The remainder of the booklet is devoted to the Liver and Kidney curel.

New York: [The Company] Printed for Private Circulation, 1906. . 8vo, mottled dark green stiff wrappers, pictorial label adhered to front cover, label slightly chipped Not in McKinstry.There are two figures on each plate with various boas, neck pieces, Eton jackets, cloth coats trimmed with fur and lined with fur. One automobile coat for men is shown on the final plate

New York:: Printed for Private Circulation, ,.. Twenty-seven black and white plates each displaying two models; [31] pp Large 8vo, dark gray embossed stiff wrappers with pictorial panel (chipped) glued to front cover. No other copy located. This catalogue poses rather a mystery. According to A. L. Belden’s Fur Trade in America, German-born George Boos, and his brother, Frederick, came to America in 1853 and set up business as F. Booss & Brother at 449 Broadway where the firm stayed until 1901 when Frederick died; George having pre-deceased him in 1898. It is unclear who this George Boos was, possibly a son or nephew who was operating out of 294 Fifth Avenue? The original brothers were considered two of the great furriers of their era.

Petersburg: [The Company], . . Folio, maroon buckram, titled in black on front cover and name on spin; all edges maroon, as new in original publisher's cardboard shipping box An extraordinarily comprehensive catalogue in untouched condition. No other publication from this firm located, despite the fact that it was in business for 120 years. The building now house condominiums. Originally the building had a large lion on a pedestal on the roof, reflecting the original owners leonine moniker. That is no longer there, but the pedestal remains.Charles Leonard (1826Ð1916) originally from London, went to Petersburg, Virginia in 1830. In 1840 he started learning the gun trade, but eventually went into the hardware business by 1845. His store was located on Old Street. Around the beginning of the Civil War LeonardÕs hardware store was on Sycamore Street. The address for his business at that time was 30 South Sycamore Street.From the Petersburg Progress-Index, Wednesday,… Read More

Philadelphia: [The Company] 152, 154, 156, and 158 North Forth St., . . 8vo, buff wrappers, front printed McKinstry 232, dating it circa 1885Most of the brushes are for the varnishing, gilding and coach painting trades, but there are ordinary house-painting me=aterials and artist's brushes

Boston: [The Company; printed by Stetson Press], [1922]. . Folio, buff stiff wrappers; front printed in purple, blue and black. Inner hinges professionally strengthened and new spine supplied. One holding in OCLC (Winterthur).

Philadelphia: [The Company], [Late 1884]. . 8vo, yellow/buff stiff printed wrappers; 1 1/2 inch closed tear on first page hole drilled in top left corner and string loop inserted for hanging. Romaine p. 329

[New York: The Company, circa 1931. . 4to, self wrappers, stapled in the center-fold; inch and a half separation at spine of first and last leaf

Denver, Co.: The Company], [1919]. . 4to, buff wrappers, front pictorial, printed in black and darker beige No holdings in OCLC for this company, but its forerunner, J. George Leyner, is represented in 3 holdings .