Search Results: Trade Catalogues from Kate Mitas, Bookseller

Chicago and New York: The Adams Westlake Company, [1927]. Good. 9-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches. 22,[2]pp. Stapled tan wrappers with embossed blue lettering. B&w illustrations. Wrappers soiled; light soiling from handling to most leaves. Scarce catalogue of bus lighting fixtures, with illustrations of buses and their interiors as well as of the fixtures themselves. "A bright, cheerful, and attractive bus interior has advertising value to both the builder and the operator, while the least money required to keep up a fixture, together with minimum chance of accident, appeals strongly to any operator."OCLC locates one holding, at the Indiana Historical Society.

Paris: Les Etablissements A. Claverie, (n. d.). Wraps. Very Good. Circa 1910. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Yellow wrappers printed in black, housing four loose fascicles of [4] pp each; profusely illustrated; text in French. Slight wear and strip of faint toning/soil to wrapper edges; slight crease to lower corner of fascicles. Catalogue of orthopedic corsets, braces, and supports to treat various medical issues: sciatica, hip disease, Genu valgum (knock knees), joint pain, ankylosis, infantile paralysis (polio), etc. Scarce. We find no copies in OCLC as of 12/2018.

Boston: Yankey Manufacturing Co., Circa 1918. Good+. 5" x 6-1/4". 20 pp. Stapled dark green wraps printed in black and brown. Spine rubbed; light musty odor; pencil check marks scattered throughout. The first catalogue issued by Yankey Manufacturing Company, which, according to a 1922 New England directory, was located on Dover Street, in Boston. The company was incorporated in 1918.A rare survivor from what appears to be a short-lived company with a punny name. No copies located in OCLC or in commerce.

Paterson, New Jersey: National Silk Dyeing Company, 1911 - 1915. Very Good overall. Five accordion-style books bound in brown cloth with snaps and gilt stamping, containing nearly 780 samples of 800; each set of samples is approx. 5 cm long and contains five different hues of tied silk string. Each book 13 x 23 cm, or approx. 23 x 75 cm opened in full. Splitting to edges of some bindings; some samples missing or bent. A rare collection of silk sample booklets from the period before and after the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike. Included are: Autumn 1911, Autumn 1912, Spring 1914, Autumn 1914, and Spring 1915. OCLC locates only incomplete holdings at Yale (Spring 1915 - Spring 1918), the Fashion Institute of Technology (Spring 1911, Autumn 1916, Spring 1917 and Spring 1918), and the Brooklyn Museum (Spring 1913).

San Francisco: National Ice Cream Company, (n. d.). Fair. Circa 1910. 14 x 20 cm. [30]pp. Stapled green wrappers printed in darker green and white. B&w and some color photographic halftones and illustrations throughout. LACKING one leaf. Wrappers spotted and worn, with heavy rubbing and a partial split to the spine; small piece of paper overlay missing from front wrapper. Promotional booklet detailing for potential customers the National Ice Cream Company's factory, process of making ice cream, method of delivery (horse and wagon), and the many flavors of ice cream they offer. The company was established in 1907, and ties its rise and technological prowess to the that of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire; at the end of the booklet, housewives are encouraged to telephone with orders for delivery.