Search Results: Authors starting with T from Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)

[Poland, c.1920s]. [21]ff. Album. 9½ x 13 inches. Beige cloth with colorful woven onlay; cord-bound. 23 captioned photographs mounted on black cardstock rectos, approx. 4¾ x 8¾ inches, tissue guards. Brief wear to head and tail of spine and corners; very good. Made by the Workers' Society of Friends of Children in Warsaw, and given to their Chicago branch, this 1920s photograph album illustrates the strong link between Poles living in Warsaw and Chicago, reflecting the wider story of the Polish diaspora at that time. The album documents that Polish immigrants in Chicago supported social projects back in Poland, highlighting the cross-continental connections among Polish communities. The Workers' Society of Friends of Children was established in 1919 to provide childcare and education centers for workers' children and the children of the unemployed. The outreach included kindergartens, schools, summer camps, meals, and medical care. The album's photographs show children's homes and tents,… Read More

[Likely England, ca. 1870s-1890s?] 1½ x 3 inches. Engraved Business Card. Lightly toned, slightly trimmed along top; very good. Packed with information, here is a detailed inventory of the skills and services offered by H.T. Trappit, Engraver of 26 King Street, Commercial Road. Mr. Trappitt's business card is ornamental, calligraphic, and functional; its very design defines some aspects of Trappitt's capabilities. A list of Trappitt's services: brass & zinc door-plate manufactory; copper plate engraving & printing; arms, crests, cyphers and scrolls on gold [&] silver; plates ornamentally inlaid with brass, copper or zinc. An informative and ephemeral survival.

[Boston: John Draper, 1759]. 4pp. 2° Light toning and creasing; very good. One of four known copies. A rare 1759 circular encompassing the "unseemly" behaviors of mixing wine, food, and song with religious ceremony in Colonial America. The text prints a resolution of the Council of Massachusetts Bay and a Declaration of the Ministers of the Province. Both are in response to "Revelling and Riot" on the days of ordination services and other "Irregularities, which have so much stain'd and dishonour'd such public Solemnities." In eighteenth-century century Massachusetts, days of ordination often included the brewing of special beers, elaborate feasts, suppers and balls, and large sums spent on more potent alcoholic drink. Alice Morse Earle in her book The Sabbath in Puritan New England (7th ed., 1891) cites a diarist who attended "a jolly ordination," adding "We lost sight of decorum." She also notes that "portable bars were sometimes established at the church-door, and strong drinks were distributed… Read More

London: G.T. Foulis & Co., Ltd. (1962).  Illustrated. Near fine in a very good lightly-rubbed and lightly-soiled dustwrapper, not price-clipped. First edition, first impression. Publisher's review copy of this illustrated "diary of the events which occurred in Cuba between January and July 1961." The author positions himself as one of the leaders of the ill-fated CIA-sponsored brigade to oust, without success, Fidel Castro from power: "'El Suizo' by which name Mr. Tanner is known and hunted by the Cuban secret police, fearlessly gives this true account of actual happenings which constitute a further chapter to the history of this strife-torn island."  Surprisingly scarce and published the year following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

Philadelphia: T.K. & P.G. Collins, printers, 1842. First and only edition. 41pp. Pamphlet; removed, without wrappers; Very Good. Rare Philadelphia-based religious text by this interesting individual. An English émigré, Thomas T. Tasker (1799-1892) was a cattle-breeder, inventor, Methodist Episcopal preacher, and publisher of the Christian Standard and Home Journal, and creator or agent of the "National Publishing Association for the Promotion of Holiness."  Tasker Street in Philadelphia is named for him. OCLC, Columbia only.

New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., (1854). 12mo. Portrait frontis., [3], 522pp + [4] tinted lithographic plates and a fold-out map. Publisher's gilt pictorial grained cloth. Additional text illustrations. General gilt dulling to binding; very small tear and some creases to map; a very good tight copy. "With a Map and Illustrations by the Author." An early printing, published in the same year as the first. Bayard Taylor's travelogue documenting his expedition across Africa. Taylor vividly depicted encounters with diverse cultures, challenging landscapes, and wild animals, providing mid-nineteenth century readers with an insight into the untamed beauty of Central Africa. Blockson 1437. Work p26 (later ed.)

New York: Press of Mahlon Day & Co, 1843. Octavo, 34, [2]pp. Original printed wrappers are dust-soiled; old and pale surface stains, a few dog-eared leaves; front wrap has two short thin slit lines; good only, a serviceable copy. First edition. Wagner-Camp 96-1 "Lang and Taylor were members of the Society of Friends who visited the Indians recently moved from east of the Mississippi to the trans-Mississippi regions. Their report was presented to the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of New England and New York before being published under the above title." Howes L-72. Graff 2386. Rader 2199. Wagner-Camp 96. Field 855.

New York and [Iron Bridge, Ontario, Canada], 1917. [7] manuscript pages in all. 4tos. 5 Items comprising a Typed Letter Signed, a Typed Letter (retained copy), two misc. typed manuscripts, and one blueprint map (13 x 22¼ inches). Folds; very good. Small group of letters, papers, and a map concerning the Canadian Gold and Copper Estates located in Ontario's Serpent River Valley near Lake Huron. Two letters, one written by and a retained copy of a letter sent to mining executive Frank F. Peard, discuss gold and copper ore prospects in several of the Canadian Gold and Copper Estates' mines. Peard, Vice-President and General Manager of the Union Metals Corp. of Arizona writes: "For nearly a year I have been investigating the copper properties...north of Lake Huron. I had, for months, an engineer working in this territory - George E. Bent... He opened up the great Le roi mines in British Columbia and was, for years, associated with the Rothschilds of London, in the development of their properties in… Read More

Columbia: University of South Carolina, (1972). 298pp. Hardcover. Near fine in a like dust jacket. The British antislavery movement marked victories with British ending its involvement in the slave trade in 1807 and emancipation in Britain's sugar colonies in 1833. This book studies the period after these events, documenting how British antislavery activists continued to fight to ban slavery worldwide, including their aid to American abolitionists.

Knoxville, Tenn.: Jas. C. Moses & Co., 1840. 18, [2 (blank)] pages. Removed; without wrappers. Vertical center crease; light foxing; Very Good. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, East Tennessee University is today part of the University of Tennessee. The 1840 catalog lists the school's trustees, faculty, and undergraduates as well as the outline of a four-year course of study. This copy inscribed by Stamos S. Trikaliotes of Athens, Greece, a member of the Sophomore Class. Additional pencil notations inside suggest that Trikaliotes was practicing his English.

New York: Random House, (1965). Unpaginated. 4to. Softcover. Half tone illustrations from photographs. Light wear and slight bump to lower spine; very good. First edition, first printing. "What happens when the co-author of Candy and Dr. Strangelove is hired by the director of Tom Jones to collaborate on the script of a motion picture based on a famous novel by Evelyn Waugh..."

[Trelleborg, Sweden]: Skogs Trelleborg, [1976]. 166 pages. 10½ x 7¼ inches. Orange paper-covered boards; without jacket. Illustrated with photographs of the stamps + 6 tipped-in sheets of facsimile stamps; maps. Small label shadow on front cover and light stray marks to binding; Very Good. Well-illustrated, descriptive catalog of private ship letter stamps and stamp forgeries of St. Thomas Danish West Indies, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and various ports in the Caribbean. With chapters devoted to the stamps of St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Company, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, The Hamburg American Packet Company, and The Central American Steamship Company. Publisher's 7-page price list (in U.S.$)  laid in.

[New York:] The American Art Galleries, 1917. Frontispiece, [171] unnumbered pages, illustrations, folded facsimile. 9¾ x 6¾ inches. Printed wrappers. Very good with old glue mend at tail of spine. Auction catalog for the sale of the library of Diamond Jim Brady (1856-1917), Gilded Age businessman, financier, and cultural icon. Over 600 well-described lots; half tone illustrations.

[Chicago]: Pontiac Press, [1939]. 64pp. Pamphlet. Approx. 8¾ x 5¾ inches. Vibrant color-lithographed pictorial wraps; stapled. Numerous half tone portraits and illustrations; maps. Ephemera laid in include a printed circular letter and two 4-page convention brochures. Near fine. Official illustrated program of the 1939 annual convention of the patriotic military veterans' organization, The American Legion. Held in Chicago, the convention brochure by artist Joe E. Sewell depicts the iconic Chicago Water Tower, the city's fabled skyscrapers, and a female heroic figure representing "Chicago" holding a staff with the city's motto, "I will." Ephemera laid in includes a circular letter of welcome from the American Legion's national commander, a brochure listing military unit reunion information (including reunions for women), and a brochure listing 13 industrial tours available to convention goers. The latter tours included visits to the Atlas, Peter Fox, Schlitz, and United States Brewing Companies.… Read More

See item description. Three items, viz., 1. Souvenir Journal Commemorating the Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of the ASNLH... Cincinnati, Ohio, October 19-22, 1972. [Washington, D.C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1972]. 24 pages. 4to. Illustrated, stiff paper wrappers; stapled. Half tone portraits; ads. Small puncture to upper cover; Near Fine. Includes letters of welcome to convention goers, the program for the 57th anniversary meeting of the ASNLH, and an extended section on Black Ohio history including the essay "Prominent Negroes in Ohio," illustrated with portraits of noted Black Ohioans such as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jane Edna Hunter, and Mary Church Terrell. 2. National Conventioneer, The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 57th Anniversary Convention... Reference Book. [Washington, D.C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1972].  [19] pages. 4to. Stiff paper covers; plastic comb binding. Illustrations; half tones;… Read More

[Philadelphia? 1904-1905]. 28 x 20¾ inches. Former fold lines, as originally mailed. A number of short closed tears have been expertly mended with Japanese tissue. An unrecorded real estate and promotional map issued by the Atlantic City Estate Co., with offices in Pittsburg, Camden and Philadelphia. These maps are rare as they were printed in small quantities and their primary nature was as a selling tool. They served no long-term function and can be considered ephemeral. The company was selling lots in the subdivision of Pleasantville Terrace in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County and described it as "The Healthiest, Most Beautiful Suburb of Atlantic City, N.J."  (Then, about fifteen minutes from Atlantic City.) The map shows a proposed trolly line running down Shuman Avenue and intersecting Anita, Beatrice, Corrine, Dorothy, Elsie, and Flora streets. The properties abutted against the Atlantic City Railroad line along its southern edge. To see more on the selling of the marketing of… Read More

Philadelphia: [Evans Printing House], Printed by Order of Session, 1907. Small 12mo. [72] pages, with additional material tipped-in. Original plain black cloth. Very good. Rare directory of the members of this Philadelphia church; their names and home address. A useful guide for genealogical purposes.

Oxford, Pennsylvania: Oxford Printing Press, 1896. Privately Printed. Slim octavo, 70pp. Publisher's dark maroon cloth. Very good or better. First and only edition. Scarce history of this Pennsylvania Presbyterian congregation in Chester County. Thumbnail sketches of prominent members are given, many Scotch-Irish extraction.

The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1935. Quarto. Printed green wraps. Very good. A handsome example of this scarce Depression-era California phone book. Printed in three columns, names, addresses, and phone numbers for residential and commercial entities, some sections illustrated. This copy was used in Nevada City, California.

[Detroit: Kelvinator Sales Corporation. ca. 1930s-40s.] Quarto, cloth spine, stiff pebbled-styled black wrappers. Mild foxing; overall, very good. A total of 18 large 8 x 10 prints-most in color and taken from photographs, some actual photographs-all pitching the Yukon refrigerator built by this Michigan company. A repeatedly-used background image shows two buildings, perhaps from the Detroit skyline with one housing the Kelvinator Corporation's headquarters. This portfolio is unrecorded in OCLC and its rarity is due to its manufacture being solely for selling agents. The accordion-styled binding is such that 9 images can be displayed on each side. The portfolio could be stood up on edge for a dimensional display. Kelvinator's refrigerators were featured at the 1939-1940 World's Fair Exposition in New York in the "Town of Tomorrow" exhibition.