[LEATHER ACCOUNTING RECEIPT PORTFOLIO, NEW YORK STATE 1892 - MANUSCRIPTS]
by Truesdale Dry Goods (Morris Truesdale)
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Lockhart, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Union, New York, 1892. Softcover. Good. Dates: 1892-1901. Plain brown leather portfolio. 52 printed receipts with manuscript entries and totals, recto only. Receipts: ca. 8.5" x 5.5" -- Portfolio: 32.5" x 8.5" unrolled; 4" x 8.5" rolled. Leather exterior worn and occasionally ink stained; all receipts folded in three, with varying degrees of toning and customer's name written in ink to the exposed panel of the verso; several receipts brittle/fragile at fold lines, some with splits and/or separations. Each receipt is preserved in a mylar sleeve, the entire portfolio housed in a fitted cloth case. ALMOST MEDIEVAL IN CONSTRUCTION AND CONCEPTION, THIS IS A RARE 19TH-CENTURY RELIC, BEING A LEATHER ACCOUNTING AND RECEIPT PORTFOLIO BELONGING TO A KNOWN DRY GOODS STORE ACTIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. The present artifact, the only one of its kind that we've ever handled, or even seen, is a handmade receipt portfolio fashioned from a piece of plain leather, with a thin belt of leather extending down the center of the interior to hold in the receipts. The center belt is sewn at one end and safety pinned at the other, with alphabetical divisions lettered in ink (a slot for "AB," "CD," "EFG," etc.) and demarcated by thin strips of leather sewn perpendicularly across the center belt. Receipts bearing the customers' last names on the versos have been filed in their appropriate slots.
¶ Truesdale & Co. of Union, New York, was a purveyor of boots, shoes, rubbers, hats and caps, and "choice" family groceries. Our research indicates that the shop was owned by Morris Truesdale, a shoemaker who subsequently managed a shoe factory in said town. The receipts in the present portfolio often list a combination of dry goods (sugar, rice, tea, molasses, etc.), boots and/or shoes, clothing (shirts, overalls), fabric, and more. Most of the receipts appear to have been compiled over the course of at least several months. All items listed are carefully priced and tallied. We find no other portfolios of this kind, either on the market or in reference sources available to us (printed and online). Only a single business record, dated 1894, has been located for M. Truesdale.
¶ Truesdale & Co. of Union, New York, was a purveyor of boots, shoes, rubbers, hats and caps, and "choice" family groceries. Our research indicates that the shop was owned by Morris Truesdale, a shoemaker who subsequently managed a shoe factory in said town. The receipts in the present portfolio often list a combination of dry goods (sugar, rice, tea, molasses, etc.), boots and/or shoes, clothing (shirts, overalls), fabric, and more. Most of the receipts appear to have been compiled over the course of at least several months. All items listed are carefully priced and tallied. We find no other portfolios of this kind, either on the market or in reference sources available to us (printed and online). Only a single business record, dated 1894, has been located for M. Truesdale.
Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2290
- Title
- [LEATHER ACCOUNTING RECEIPT PORTFOLIO, NEW YORK STATE 1892 - MANUSCRIPTS]
- Author
- Truesdale Dry Goods (Morris Truesdale)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Union, New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
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About the Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Biblio member since 2007
Lockhart, Texas
About Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Welcome to Michael Laird Rare Books, LLC. We specialize in fine and rare books, manuscripts, documents, ephemera, fine and historic bookbindings, and illustrated books of every description. Michael Laird is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and the Appraisers Association of America (USPAP compliant, and AAA certified in the appraisal of Rare and Antiquarian Printed Books). Michael Laird earned his masters degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin (1989) and has more thirty years experience in the antiquarian book trade. He is the principal Rare Book and Document appraiser at Winston Art Group (New York) and Gurr Johns (New York). From 2002 until 2013 he taught advanced graduate level courses in Rare Books and Special Collections (Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, and the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information).
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We invite you to browse through a selection of our inventory: we strive to present the greatest historic detail and bibliographic accuracy, even for lesser priced - but no less interesting - items. We are happy to provide further images of any item: please inquire.
Order with confidence: we select every item with great care and discernment; moreover, we examine every page of every book. We are always interested in purchasing fine and rare books, manuscripts, and ephemera; please inquire. We very much appreciate your interest in our work, and your patronage. Thank you!
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Cloth
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- New
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- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...