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London: J.. R. Andrews, 1849. Very good copy.. 8vo. 215 x 140 mm. (51/2 x 8 1/2 inches)ii, 10 pp. Original printed paper wrappers. A detailed catalogue of copper and brass good, including pots, pans, kettle, and cookware of every kind, table ware and cutlery; also, fenders, fire irons, lamps, lanterns, candle sticks; tin and steel goods, japan good and much more. All items priced. Not is OCLC or COPAC.

Giovanni Battista Gherado d'Arco (1739-1791), was born and educated in the north of Italy in the territory known as the Southern Tyrol, near the city of Trento. He moved to Mantua following his cousin Carlo Firmian, a minister of state for the city. D'Arco continued to study economics there and became an important member of the civil service and contributor to the literary life of his adopted home. He was a member of the enlightened class, writing plays and satires in addition to his scholarly work on the economy and government.In Della influenza del ghetto nello stato, D'Arco studies the impact of the Jewish community on the economy of the city, especially as it relates to lending money to support agricultural production. He outlines the limits of the Ghetto participation in general economy and following the theories of colleagues Giovanni Battista Vasco and Pietro Verri, suggest that the expanded participation in the general economy would open trade and finance opportunities for both Jewish… Read More

Columbus, Ohio and New York, 1895. 8vo. 190 x 128 mm., [7 ½ x 5 inches]. 144 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone images and diagrams, 2 of which are folding. Original printed wrappers, a few stains but a sound and attractive copy. Specialty items include elevators, drive belts, conveyors, sprocket wheels and machinery for mining and mill factories. Established in Columbus in 1877, Jeffrey Manufacturing was instrumental in developing the mining and coal industries of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. One of its most important products was the "Jeffrey Electric Locomotive" which moved on tracks inside mines and towed tons of rock and saved hours of labor and contributed to mine safety. Not cited in Romaine. This catalogue is one of the few original sources documenting mining equipment produced by the largest industrial plants in Ohio at the end of the nineteenth century.

New York City, 1950. Oblong folio.  280 x 360 mm.; [11 x 14 inches].  14 pp., illustrated with 14 large black and white photographs.  Bound in a large paper pad of thick paper stock; leaves loose from binding.  An ownership sticker with the name Mrs. Paul E. Eisler of Eastchester, New York is pasted to the front cover.   Original hand-made children's story book set in New York City and illustrated with black and white photographs.  The narrative tells the story of Jennifer and Peter's visit to the skating rink in Central Park while their parents are out of town.  They are supervised by their Aunt Josephine and Jennifer carries a camera to document their excursion.  The content of each photograph is different, yet each contains similar elements.  The background of the cityscape are black and white drawings, and the two children and Aunt Josephine are represented by "pipe cleaner dolls" which are positioned before the various backgrounds.  The children are dressed in stocking caps and scarves… Read More

New York: Wm. Hall & Sons, 1856.  Folio. 323 x 260 mm., [12 ¾ x 10 inches].  8 pp.  Removed, illustrated with a color lithography printed in four colors.  Some soiling to margins, trimmed closely at the bottom margin with loss of most of the word "New York", otherwise very good.  Nicely designed and color printed lithograph by the New York firm of Sarony, Major & Knapp, the noted company that produced thousands of beautifully crafted color images.  See Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection at Johns Hopkins University for bibliographical description.