Miscellanea from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Young Maennerchor Club Of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1889; 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 64 pages; card wraps. Illustrated guide booklet for the complete itinerary of a rail outing taken by the Philadelphia Young Maennerchor Club in 1889, departing Reading Railroad Station at Ninth and Green Streets September 29th at 7:30 a.m., and terminating at Switchback Gravity Railroad in Carbon… Ler mais sobre este item

, . Folded manuscript letter mailed at Oberkaufungen, Germany March 15, 1831, written by Carl and Maria Friemann and addressed to brother-in-law Christopher Jung in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, begging him for news of the couple’s two emigrant sons, Christoph and Heinrich Friemann, as they have not heard from them, do not know where they are living, and are increasingly anxious… Ler mais sobre este item

White Sands Missile Range Cover Service, W.S.M.R., New Mexico, . Lot of fifteen beautifully illustrated cachet covers, twelve from editions limited to 500, and all issued by Jim Szostek’s W.S.M.R. Cover Service between 1972-1974. Includes the 9/3/73 Testing of the Escape Module Dual Seat Version; 9/9/73 Apollo Mount Calibration Test; 9/14/73 B-1 Escape Module; 9/30/73 WSMR Skylab Effort; 11/7/73… Ler mais sobre este item

Budapest, Hungary, 1968/1970; Five souvenir sheets commemorating Hungarian historical events: A.) Fiftieth Anniversary of the Hungarian Communist Party (single card, blank back, with first day cancel, 1968, 6" x 8 1/4".) Two different.B.) Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Liberation of Budapest by the Allies in 1945 (single card, blank back, with first day cancel,1970, 8 1/2" x… Ler mais sobre este item

Budapest, Hungary, 1967; Five 1967 unused Hungarian stamped cachet covers commemoratingthe One Hundredth Anniversary of the Hungarian Postal Service via the works of Hungarian artists Csontvary Kosztka, Mihaily Tivadar, Ferenczy Karoly, Csok Istvan, and Szonyi Istvan. All are 7"x 5" end flap envelopes with attractive artwork. All Mint condition.

University Of California Division Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, Oakland, CA , 1980; 8vo, 197 pages; illustrated. Complete instruction in hatchery methods for trout and salmon culture, profusely illustrated with photographs, charts, and graphics. Extensive calculation tables, glossary, and bibliography at the back. Authored by Earl Leitretz and Robert C. Lewis of the California Department of Fish and… Ler mais sobre este item

DC Comics/ Loot Crate, , 2017; Loot Crate replica of Action Comics #1, originally published in 1938 with the first ever appearance of Superman. A verbatim facsimile, exclusive to Loot Crate. Printed on newsprint stock and retaining all the original advertisements. New, in original sealed plastic bag with enclosed DC comics Certificate Of Authenticity.

Harry S. Dube, Sarasota, FL, 1959; 9" x 12"; 18 pages. Official Circus Program for the 89th season of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, describing all acts in order of appearance. Profusely illustrated with photographs of the year’s performers, on stage and off. Sensational front cover art by Walter Bomar. Beautiful full color fifties’ display ads… Ler mais sobre este item

Harry S. Dube, Sarasota, FL, 1949; "8 1/2" x 11"; 80 pages; illustrated. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine & Program with complete list of all acts for the 1949 season plus special articles by Bing Crosby and Spencer Tracy. Crosby, in "Clown For A Day," tells of fulfilling a childhood dream by performing as a… Ler mais sobre este item

Los Vegas, NV, 1986; 8 1/2" x 11"; 14 pages. Full color souvenir magazine for the 1986 Circus Vargas season, with complete program and color photos for all acts. Introduction by Cliff Vargas. Brilliant cover art. Fine condition, clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Moscow Academy Of Learning, Moscow, 1959; First Edition; 8vo, 437 pages; brown cloth; gilt titles. Scholarly study of the literary form of the Bulgarian language, with lengthy contributions by five specialists in the field. Edited by Samuil Borosovich Bernshtein. Text in Russian. Very Good Plus. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of… Ler mais sobre este item

Boy Scouts Of America, New Brunswick, NJ, 1959; First Edition; Quarto. Full twelve month run of Boys’ Life Magazine for 1959, bound together in BSA publisher’s binding of blue cloth boards with silver titles and bearing the official Boy Scout emblem on the front. All original covers bound in. Includes the February Norman Rockwell cover and August Mickey… Ler mais sobre este item

Doyle New York, NY, 2014; Quarto, 140 pages, plus 18 pg. appendix at the back. Auction catalogue for the jewelry sale at Doyle New York in December of 2014, offering 386 items from the estate collections of Nelly Caranicas, Mary G. Connolly, Susan Miller, et. al. Fine, in color illustrated stiff wraps.

Doyle New York, NY, 2014; Quarto, 173 pages, plus 19 pg. appendix at the back. Catalogue for the extravagant jewelry sale at Doyle New York auctioneers in October of 2014, featuring 442 high end items from the estate collections of T. Coleman du Pont, John Perona of the legendary "El Morocco" nightclub, Cornelia Davenport Schwartz, Ursula Kreutzer… Ler mais sobre este item

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Oakland, CA, 1979; 4to, 26 pages; illustrated. Detailed guide to the safe and successful transport of cut flowers to distant as well as nearby markets via truck. Substantive information on handling, pre-cooling, truck refrigeration, loading patterns, in-transit temperatures, etc., plus a 5-page appendix at the back listing proper storage temperatures for cut flowers, florist… Ler mais sobre este item

Paddington Press, NY, 1976; First Edition; Large 8vo, 352 pages; illustrated. Glorious history of some fifty of the world’s greatest hotels, beautifully illustrated with b&w photographs. Laid in at the front is a 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" engraved Christmas presentation card from legendary Los Angeles hotelier Hernando Courtright, owner and operator of the world renowned Beverly… Ler mais sobre este item

American Book Company, NY, 1909; Revised and Enlarged Edition; large 8vo, 160 pages; illustrated. A detailed course in bookkeeping for the professional businessman, covering single entry, double entry, statements, journals, ledgers, bills of lading, balance sheets, drafts, etc. Profusely illustrated with examples in black and red. Revised and enlarged by D. D. Mueller. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp,… Ler mais sobre este item

Schirmer Books, NY, 1976; First Edition; 8vo, 264 pages. Life and music of saxophonist John Coltrane, from early apprenticeships with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie to forming his own group in the 1960’s. Written by author and Dartmouth Professor of Music, Bill Cole. Illustrated with numerous b&w photographs. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that… Ler mais sobre este item

The Fur Farming Journal, Idaho, 1949; 8 1/2" x 11". Professional bi-monthly trade publication for fur farmers and those interested in the fur industry. Photo illustrated. Complete six-issue run for 1949. All issues Very Good Plus. Clean, bright, and crisp.

F. Hernandez Espinosa, Colima, Mexico, 1958; First Edition; privately printed by the author at Talleres Linotipograficos de la Escuela Tecnologica de Colima; 8vo, 218 pages; illustrated. A detailed descriptive monograph of old Colima: its structures, landscape, customs, place names, industries, etc. Illustrated with historic b&w photographs. Fine, in illustrated self-wraps. Text in Spanish.