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[004775] . Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue No. 114 (1905). ill. Drawings. Chicago: Sears, Roebuck & Co, . Size: Approx. 8 " x 11". Paper Wraps. Early Catalog. Good to Good- Original Wraps.1222 pages plus pages on "Customers Profit sharing Department" with items customers can purchase with their profit sharing certificates. First page with a Letter addressed to the"Readers of this catalog" from Richard W. Sears, President. "Our Mammoth Catalogue contains over 100,000 illustrations and quotations. Itemized Index including Agricultural Implements; Blacksmith Tools; Builders' hardware; Carriage hardware;, Clocks; Diamonds; Clothing; Electrical Goods; Graphophones; Guns and Sporting Goods; Harness and Saddlery; Moving Pictures, Musical instruments; Photographic Goods; Pianos and Organs; Sewing Machines, Appliances; Tombstones, Toys, Watches and much more. First page with ordering directions, bottom two columns in 2 different languages: Swedish and German. Covers worn, soiled and wrinkled. Back cover illustrated with the Sears building-"One of the Largest Commercial Buildings in the World...covers an entire block." Spine cracked with small pieces missing. Overall covers are Good to Good-. Page edges soiled. Front endpaper clear scotch tape at edge-doesn't show on cover. Pages 1-120 bottom corner creased-possibly where the pages were turned. Brownish tone to inside paper. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. A true era "piece". (Does not state 1905 as year-found the date by doing research on the Sears Catalogs) $245.00

[004693] . THE CAMERA BOOK. ill. Photographs, Drawings. Chicago: Burke & James Inc, Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Stiff Covers. Photography. Very Good to Very Good- Catalog put out by Burke and James advertizing their different Ingento Cameras. no date, but the years manufactured was c. 1920's. 40 pages. Many pages advertising a different model camera with illustration of the camera, its specifications, pricing, and description.Other pages with illustrations/photographs showing different Shutters, Lens, and General information regarding photo taking. Green covers. Promotional catalog for W. J. Dyer & Bro. St. Paul, Minnesota-Back cover states "Ingento Cameras, For Sale by W. J. Dyer & Bro., 21 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota." Some mild rubbing to spine and lower edge, mildly discoloration on back cover. Slightly soiled. Overall covers are Good + to Very Good-. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Laid in price sheet from W. J. Dyer & Bro for their different cameras. $55.00

[004467] . CATALOG "A" THE BROWN FENCE & WIRE CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO. ill. Drawings. Cleveland, Ohio: The Brown Fence & Wire Co., 1915. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Paper Wraps. Early Catalog. Very Good to Very Good+ 64 page catalog with illustrations on each page. Put out by The Brown Fence & Wire Co. Manufacturers of Wire Fencing, Steel Gates, Coiled Spring Wire, Fence Builders and Supplies. Includes a letter from the company's president on their letterhead promoting the catalog.; an envelope with their address; a brochure on their roofing supplies; a notice regarding their free shipping; and an Order Blank. Catalog is stapled at spine. Slight soiling along edges, otherwise covers are Very Good +. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $40.00

[004073] . RAINY WEATHER CLOTHING. ill. Fashion Drawings. Chicago: Sears Roebuck & Co., Size: Approx. 9" X 6". Stiff Covers. Early Catalog. Very Good Mens and Ladies Cielette Combination Overcoats and Raincoats, Mackintoshes Etc. Early 1900s as laid in Sears addressed envelope has ad on the back for a 1905 Model Heater. 16 pp. 5 pages with material samples. Laid in order form and smaller order form for a "Free Catalog"-2 sided. Slightly soiled covers. Back cover illustration of Sears Building "covers an entire city block-Frontage on four streets." 1 1/2" tear at spine, otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and in Very Good+ condition. $62.50

[003508] . MISTER JONES' JOURNAL. ill. Color Foldout, Advertisements. Los Angeles: Dana Jones Company, Size: Approx. 4" x 6". Stiff Covers. Early Catalog. Very Good no date. circa 1940? Limited edition. Copy No. 85. "This strictly limited edition has been carefully prepared for those friends of Mister Jones who are presumed to be interested in Business as well as Fishing..." Promotional for the Dana Jones Company. 16 pp. Including a color foldout facsimile printed in four colors with water color inks of The Studebaker President Eight model. Covers are Very Good. Tiny spot at bottom edge.Corners very slightly creased otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $26.50

[004712] BUREAU OF INFORMATION. UTAH; ITS PEOPLE, RESOURCES, ATTRACTIONS AND INSTITUTIONS . ill. Photographs. Temple Block, Salt Lake City: Bureau of Information, Size: Approx. 4 1/4"x 6 3/4". Soft Cover. Utah. Good no date. Early 1900s. (speaks of the "season of 1909, three tours have been arranged") Compiled from Authentic Information and the Latest Reports. "This handbook is not compiled to draw an ideal picture of the State of Utah, but to present in condensed form facts that will be of interest to home-seekers, investors and tourists." Contents include: GEOGRAPHY OF UTAH, HISTORY, TABERNACLE, TEMPLE, TABERNACLE CHOIR, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, GREAT SALT LAKE, EDUCATION, TOURIST INFORMATION and more. 94 pp.Many photographs.Illustrated front cover, back cover advertisement for Bureau of Information. Mildly soiled. Overall covers are Good to Good+. Page ends mildly soiled. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $40.00

[000146] Lehr, Margaret Marshall and Margaret Pattie Follett. A Scrapbook about Old Toys. ill. Facsimiles. Moorhead, MN: Follett Studios, 1964. Size: Approx. 8 " x 11". Stiff Covers. Toys. Good "We hope you will learn much about toys. How to spot them, how they were constructed (from catalog descriptions) and how you may repair them." Includes "Present Market Value" and facsimiles of the toys with descriptions. unpaginated. Spinal-comb. Most "combs" missing. 3-hole punched. covers intact. Mildly soiled covers with owner's name: "Property of D. M. Dillon, Fargo, North Dakota 1965, on front cover base. Overall Good. $10.00

[004521] MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. ALMANAC FOR 1890. ill. Drawings, Calendars. Chicago: N. H. Van Sicklen, 1890. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4". Paper Wraps. Almanac. Very Good to Very Good+ Issued by Montgomery Ward & Co. The Original Wholesale Grange Supply House. 111-112-113-114-115-116 Michigan Ave. Chicago. Unpaginated. First page a decorative calendar of the year 1890. Double spread for each month with a full page illustration. Other side with monthly calendar with days when Sun rises and sets, Moon Sets, rest of page with other "Interesting Facts". Illustrated covers. Red cord string at spine with one-hole punch at top left edge with red string and "tassle". Probably so it could be hung. Covers are Very Good to Very Good+. Inside back cover previous owner's name: Ole K. Hoff. Back cover's bottom edge with stain? (thought at first to be part of illustrated cover). Goes through along bottom edge of pamphlet-not on text and not obtrusive. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+ $50.00

[004426] Travelers Insurance Company. SOME DAY..... ill. Drawings and Photographs. Hartford, Conn.: Travelers Insurance Company, Size:11" x 8 1/2. Stiff Covers. Advertisement. Very Good- Promotional for Travelers Insurance. No date. Early 1900s. " Some Day, I hope to do that!...Some Time, I'd like to go there"...A Retirement Income Policy in The Travelers Insurance Company will furnish the funds for the fulfillment of your dreams..." Pictorial promotional with photographs and illustrations on each page. Unpaginated. Stiff illustrated cover. Slightly soiled. Tiny tear at spine's top edge, otherwise Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $30.00

[004673] Walker, J.C.. BURROUGHS BUSINESS PRACTICE HANDBOOK. ill. Drawings, Ledger Sheets, Balance Sheets. Detroit, Michigan: Burroughs Adding Machine Company, 1915. Third Edition. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11". Stiff Covers. Early Catalog. Good to Good+ A Complete Course of Instructions for the Use of Educational Institutions in Training Students on the Operation and use of Burroughs Bookkeeping Machines. "The Burroughs Adding and Listing Machine has two very definite and very distinct functions...1. It writes figures more rapidly and much more legibly than they can be written by hand...2. It automatically adds all the figures it writes and is ready at any time, to record without the possibility of error, the absolutely correct total of all the figures written..." 64 pp. With illustrations throughout. Includes The Operation of a Burroughs, plus Lessons and Examples for Practice. Stiff cardboard covers. Mildly soiled. Fading around edges. Tiny stain, 2/16"x1/4", at back cover's bottom edge. Otherwise covers are Good to Good+. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $35.00