Search Results: Business and Economics from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

Lancaster, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and Landis Valley Associates, 1983. 71 pages. Profusely illustrated catalogue for an exhibition of Pennsylvania folk art advertising signs and figues from the 18th and 19th centuries. The book is in as-new condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Various Cities: Various Companies, 1912. The 4 railroads and dates on the checks are: Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad Co. (June 25, 1912); Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad Co.(April 17, 1928); Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (July 22, 1957); and Erie Railroad Company (October 25, 1957).  All are in very good used condition.. SIGNED. Original. Paper. Collectible-Very Good+. 3 1/2" X 8 1/2". Manuscript.

Budapest: Firm of Andreas Saxlehner, 1898. Frontispiece, 113, (3) pages. A promotional book for Hunyadi Janos Mineral Water aimed at the American market. The book is tightly bound; light soiling on the cover, small sticker scrape on front cover; a 1/4" X 3/4" hole on the spine; internally clean. Nicer than it sounds and an acceptable copy of a scarce book.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Good/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Pittsburgh and New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Various Companies, 1905. Nine original 1905-1922 billheads, each with a lithographed or engraved vignette. The companies (all in either Pittsburgh or New Bethlehem) include: Strauss Leather Co.; New Bethlehem Bakery; James G. Lindsay Hardware Co.; B. H. Voskamp's Sons, Flour and Groceries; Jas. B. Haines & Sons, Importers & Jobbers of DryGoods, Notions, etc.;Thomas C. Jenkins, Flour and Groceries; Johnson-Earl-Meyers Co., Wholesale Grocers; McEntire & Milliron, Dr., Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing. Most of the billheads are in very good used condition, with some light soiling. A couple have some very minor chipping at end of folds; One has a large area of light tanning.. SIGNED. Original. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. Various Sizes. Manuscript.

Port Washington, New York: Kennikat Press, 1969. xiv, 252 pages. An historical analysis of capitalism in the 18th century. The book is clean and tight, with some foxing limited to the edges of the textblock.. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

The Osage Oil & Refining Company, 1921. Original lithographed certificate for 10 shares of the capital stock for The Osage Oil & Refining Company, registered to T. B. O'Brien on January 21, 1921. Signed by the company's vice-president Charles E. Dietz and assistant secretary B. C. Guttler. As the name suggests, this was one of the oil companies paying Osage Indians in Osage County, Oklahoma for leases to drill for oil--as seen in the book and popular film, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON. As far as I can tell, the company generated more litgation than they did barrels of oil. The certificate is in very good condition: generally clean and bright, with light toning and short closed tears at the extremities of the two fold lines.. SIGNED. Original. Single Sheet. Very Good. Illus. by Goes Lithographing Company. 8 1/4" by 10 3/4". Manuscript.

Pittsburgh and New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Unpublished, 1895. Ten original 1895-1899 billheads, each with a lithographed or engraved vignette. The companies (all in either Pittsburgh or New Bethlehem) include: McCord & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Hats, Caps, Furs, and Straw Goods; S. Ewart & Co., Importing and Jobbing Grocers; Wm. T. Shannon & Sons, Jobbers of Dry Goods & Notions; Arbuthnot-Stephenson Co., Importers & Jobbers Dry Goods & Notions; J. K. McKee Company, Manufacturing Confectioners, Wholesale Cigars & Tobaccos; Bindley Hardware Co.; Red Bank Mills, Manufacturerof High Grade Flour; and J. B. Anderson, Jobber of Hardware and Tinware.  Most of the billheads are in very good used condition, with some light soiling.  A couple have some tearing along fold lines, but very little loss of paper.. SIGNED. Original. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. Various Sizes. Manuscript.

Winchester, Virginia: Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society, 1990. xii, 239 pages. Contains numerous maps and photographs of the wool industry in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Inscribed and signed by the author. Book has some very light shelf wear on the rear cover. Previous owner's name written on front endpaper; otherwise in almost as-new condition.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Octoraro, Pennsylvania: Francis Bailey, 1807. viii, 364 pages + 25 plates (some folding). 8vo. Oliver Evans was largely responsible for early automation in the American milling industry. Among those licensed to use his patented devices was George Washington, and many of the mills built in the early 19th century were based on Evans' designs. Part five of the book and its accompanying plates are by Thomas Ellicott, whose family were the largest flour mill owners in Maryland. Preceded only by the now rare 1795 first edition, this second edition was printed by Lancaster County printer Francis Bailey, who is best known for the printing of the first complete official edition of the Articles of Confederation. Second edition of the book described by William Reese as "the first American book on mills and milling machines and a landmark of early American technology" (Federal Hundred, #50). Recently and sympathetically rebound in full brown leather with the original title patch retained.… Read More