Search Results: Titles starting with J from ZH BOOKS

Philadelphia: Leon Meyers, Publishers, 1885. Softcover. Die-cut card stock, chromolithographed; 5 ½ x 11; crease line and a spot of rubbing to lower right corner; closed cut to top edge with a small piece of tape on verso; colors still bright and vibrant; business details of the company printed on verso; very good.A beautiful and uncommonly large advertising card for “J. G. Gehring & Son†– a prominent company in Baltimore, established in 1824, which made not only jewelry and watches but sterling flatware as well. The image depicts a beautiful young lady walking on a road bordered by rose bushes nad holding a large ring (?).

S. l. (Philadelphia): By the proprietor, 1886. Good. Small broadside; 8 1/2 x 6; illustrated with small woodcuts; old, faint crease lines; two small chips to top edge; text and illustrations printed off-center, towards the left edge; in good to very good condition.A fascinating piece of advertisement, it showcased hairstylist Jacob Eiselstein's leading styles of hair cut, pattented in 1886 and some of them named after streets in Philadelphia, including 'Jakes 13 St Cut' and 'Chestnut St Cut.' Though arguably, the most entertaining was the 'Dude Cut.'The broadside also contained a list of streets in Philly and prices for dry shampoo, moustache dyeing, hair cutting, and shaving with Bay Rum.

Wien, 1892. Soft cover. Good. First edition; oblong (recto only) 9 1/4" x 12"; heavy cream stock; few minor spots of foxing along margins; heavier foxing to verso (not affecting the print); good or better condition. A beautiful photogravure of the Bucegi (Bucsecs) Mountains - the Easternmost range of the South Carpathians in Romania. It depicts a stunning view of the mountains and a few of the local peoples. The art is from the series the Jahrbuch des Siebenb

Philadelphia: American Sunday - School Union, 1832. First Edition. Good. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 3/4; pp. [2], 3-36; marbled paper over boards and 1/4 morocco; title in gilt to spine (faded); illustrated with woodcuts; a few chips to paper along edges of boards; finger smudges to margins of pages; in good condition.An uncommon children's book on morals and religion.

LeRoy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1920. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); tri-fold 2 1/2 x 3; pp. 5; illustrated; minor wear to folds; very good to near fine condition.A charming miniature and quite an uncommon Jell-O advertising / cookbook combining a fairy tale of the Jell-O girl visiting Norway with five recipes including "Lemon Jell-O Whip with Prunes" and "Pineapple Bavarian Cream."

Los Angeles: Jell-well Dessert Co., Ltd., 1935. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1935); two-fold, six panels, 6 1/4 x 3 1/4 folded; illustrated with photographs; minor wear and age-toning to edges; very good to near fine condition.An advertising recipe booklet, it was published by the Jell-well Dessert Company in Los Angeles - manufacturers of Jiffy-Lou pudding and pie-filling desserts and the Jell-Well gelatine. It included recipes for Jiffy-Lou Charlotte, Jiffy-Lou Banana Pie, Jiffy-Lou Fairy Sandwiches, etc.

San Francisco: Shannon-Commy Print, 1913. Very good. A small broadside; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; illustrated with a photograph; backed with a slightly-larger card stock sheet; light age-toning and creasing; in very good condition.A circular for the arrest of a watchmaker and jeweler in the wind, it gave a description and a photograph of John Beltramo, wanted for Grand Larceny. Among his characteristics were his speaking Italian, English, and Spanish and his walking bow-legged, but with a long stride.

S. l.: S. n., 1856. First Edition. Very good. A silk campaign ribbon; 7 1/2 x 2 1/2; possibly originally mint-green or blue, faded to beige, especially along margins; a bit of fraying to top and bottom; overall in very good condition. Steel engraving by Martin, Johnson & Co. (1856), sheet 10 3/4 x 7 3/4, engraving approx. 8 1/4 x 6; light age-toning to margins; light ink offset (previously being stored with another publication [?]; very good or better condition.A rare presidential campaign ribbon for John C. Fremont and William Dayton's running for President and Vice President in 1856, it depicts a portrait of Fremont, below a picture of the American Eagle, with the slogan: "Fremont and Dayton, / The Peoples' Candidates." Also included is a beautiful portrait of Fremont in an elaborate, oval, historiated frame, titled: "J. C. Fremont. The Explorer of the Rocky Mountains."

Boston: By the author, 1796. Very good. Manuscript receipt; 3 1/2 x 7 1/4; laid paper and brown ink; edges unevenly trimmed, else minor wear; in very good condition.A payment receipt for services at the Port of Boston, including berthing the Ship Newport, between one Colesworthy Roberts and Hon. John Coffin Jones (1749 - 1829), prominent businessman, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and father of John Coffin Jones Jr. - the latter the first United States Consular Agent to the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Boston: Printed for the Subscribers, 1915. Limited edition of 600 copies on French hand-made paper for subscribers and 600 copies for general distribution; 6" x 9"; pp. [4], iii-xix, [3], 1-429, [3]; original brown cloth over boards; gilt title to spine; few small rubbed spots to head and tail of spine and slight wear to edges; very minor foxing to fore-edge, else clean; very good to near fine condition. Both copies signed and inscribed by Rowland and Helen Hazard.Remarkable family association copies of the Hazards of Rhode Island. The first one is inscribed and signed by Rowland and Helen Hazard and the inscription reads: "To Rowland Gibson Hazard | on the occasion of his | Graduation of St. Paul's | with much love from | his mother and father | Helen H C Hazard | Rowland Hazard | June 12th 1936." The second copy's inscription is as follows: "To Peter Hamilton Hazard | June 27th 1939. | With dearest love | from H H C H." Sadly, both sons -… Read More

S. l. (Seattle [?]): By the author, 1950. Very good. Typed document; 11 x 8 1/2; pp. [10]; textured pictorial pink wraps, decorated in manuscript in gilt and water colors; text typed to recto only; illustrated with drawings in pencil and ink; a bit of fading to wraps and small pinholes to corners; in very good condition.A beautiful school report on Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, it was compiled by a remarkable young lady, who would go on to become a teacher and would be remembered for being chosen for her original thinking and dedication to her students, among 25 000 contestants, to represent the US on a trip to Africa.

San Francisco, California: Carlos White Printing Co., Steam Printers, 1884. First Edition. Good. First edition; 8 3/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [1], 4-71; off-white wraps, printed and ruled with an elaborate border; chips to tips of spine; faint spotting and foxing to wraps (not affecting readability); in good condition.A scarce work from an illusive San Francisco publisher, it documented the proceedings of the California branch of the Grange - officially named The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. The social organization, being the oldest American agricultural advocacy group with a national scope, was founded after the Civil War - in 1867. It would claim credit for the ideas of rural free mail delivery, the Farm Credit System, etc. What was most unusual of the organization at the time was that women and teenagers, "old enough to draw a plow," were encouraged to participate in it. Furthermore, it was mandatory that four of the organization's elected positions could be held… Read More