Trade & Industry

  • [SOUTH AMERICA] Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens.

    # 14777

    OLDMAN, William O. (1879-1949)

    [SOUTH AMERICA] Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens.

    Issued by W.O. Oldman, 77, Brixton Hill, London, S.W. October 1905. No. 31. Octavo, original printed wrappers (edges a little chipped), pp 2 (brief descriptions of 36 items), followed by 2 tipped-in silver gelatin photographs, illustrating most items. Scarce original sales catalogue of the renowned early ethnographic dealer W.O. Oldman. Includes 36 artefacts from India …

  • [NEW HEBRIDES] Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens.

    # 14779

    OLDMAN, William O. (1879-1949)

    [NEW HEBRIDES] Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens.

    Issued by W.O. Oldman, 77, Brixton Hill, London, S.W. July, 1905. No. 28. Octavo, original printed wrappers (detached), pp 2 (brief descriptions of 30 items), followed by 2 tipped-in silver gelatin photographs, illustrating all items. Scarce original sales catalogue of the renowned early ethnographic dealer W.O. Oldman. Includes 15 artefacts from the Naga hill tribes …

  • [TRADE CATALOGUE] Les écrins s’ouvrent

    # 13219

    A LA GERBE D'OR

    [TRADE CATALOGUE] Les écrins s’ouvrent

    Paris : Draeger frères, [1912]. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (some very pale foxing), staple bound, pp 19, [1], chiefly black and white photographic illustrations of silverware (accessories, jewellery, tableware etc.), with [4] page insert advertising clocks and a bronze decorated calendar; a very good example of this attractive catalogue produced by the Parisian firm of A …

  • [TRADE CATALOGUE] Les fourrures Brunswick : 62, Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris

    # 13197

    BRUNSWICK FOURREUER

    [TRADE CATALOGUE] Les fourrures Brunswick : 62, Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris

    Paris : Draeger, Imp., [c.1935]. Small quarto, original stiff wrappers with design by Léon Benigni, spiral bound, [34] pp, chiefly photographic illustrations; a fine copy. The only copy located in OCLC is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library.

  • Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887. The only Gold Medal for weighing machines has just

    # 13101

    HENRY POOLEY & SON.

    Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887. The only Gold Medal for weighing machines has just

    been awarded to Henry Pooley & Son. 21st September, 1887. [Title from overstamp in red ink]. London : Henry Pooley & Son, 1887. Octavo sheet, printed one side only, advertising Henry Pooley & Son's many successes at international and British exhibitions, including the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition and the Highland & Agricultural Society's Show, Perth …

  • Modern furniture II : upholstery

    # 9643

    BEARD WATSON LTD.

    Modern furniture II : upholstery

    Sydney : Beard Watson &​ Co. Ltd., [c.1921]. Quarto, highly decorative pictorial wrappers (short paper split at head of spine, lightly marked, original ownership inscription at top edge of upper wrapper), staple bound, 10 pp (first leaf detached), photographic illustrations throughout, a fair copy. A single copy is recorded in Australian collections (Historic Houses Trust …

  • Lang toolroom lathes

    # 9521

    [R.L. MILLIGAN]

    Lang toolroom lathes

    Johnstone, U.K. : John Lang & Sons, Ltd., [c.1938]. Quarto, decorative card covers, front with printed agent's label of R.L. Milligan 68A Collins Street Hobart; 15 pp, illustrated, a good copy.

  • Universal Grinding Machine Company

    # 9517

    [H.P. GREGORY & CO., LTD.]

    Universal Grinding Machine Company

    Fitchburg, Massachusetts : Universal Grinding Machine Company, 1919. Quarto, pictorial card covers (front detached), front with printed label 'H.P. Gregory & Co., Ltd., 74 Clarence St., Sydney, N.S.W.' and ownership inscription of H.W. Hollus, Instructor in Charge, Technical College, Hobart, Tasmania, 20 pp, illustrated. 

  • Van Diemen’s Land Company : Report made to the second yearly general meeting, 1827.

    # 9499

    VAN DIEMEN'S LAND COMPANY.

    Van Diemen’s Land Company : Report made to the second yearly general meeting, 1827.

    Report made to the Second Yearly General Meeting of the Van Diemen’s Land Company, held at the Company’s office, in Old Broad Street, the 13th March, 1827. London : Printed by Robson, Blades & Co., Abchurch Lane, Lombard Street, 1827. Octavo, original printed wrappers, 12 pp, light vertical fold, a very good copy. The first …

  • Van Diemen’s Land Company : Report to the ninth yearly general meeting, 1834.

    # 9496

    VAN DIEMEN'S LAND COMPANY.

    Van Diemen’s Land Company : Report to the ninth yearly general meeting, 1834.

    Cover title: Report made to the ninth yearly general meeting of the Van Diemen's Land Company, held at the Company's office, in Old Broad Street, the 18th March, 1834. London : Printed by George Woodfall, Angel Court, Skinner Street, 1834. Octavo, original printed wrappers, 7 pp, a fine unopened copy.

  • Report made to the twelfth yearly general meeting of the Van Diemen’s Land Company

    # 8444

    [VAN DIEMEN'S LAND COMPANY]

    Report made to the twelfth yearly general meeting of the Van Diemen’s Land Company

    held at the Company's office, in Old Broad Street, the 20th March, 1837. London : printed by George Woodfall, Angel Court, Skinner Street, 1837. Octavo, disbound, 11 pp, analysis of the Company's livestock sales; a fresh, crisp copy. 

  • [TOY CATALOGUE] Katalog Nr. 406 der Firma Bernhard Hermann Spezial-Fabrik weichgestopfter Spielwaren

    # 5554

    BE HA [BERNHARD HERMANN]

    [TOY CATALOGUE] Katalog Nr. 406 der Firma Bernhard Hermann Spezial-Fabrik weichgestopfter Spielwaren

    Cover title: Be Ha : Tierplastiken. Sonneberg, Germany : Be Ha [Bernhard Hermann], circa 1930. Oblong octavo, card covers with gilt lettering to front (a few small spots of surface loss), original cord ties, [23] pp, illustrated, printed on card, fine. Text in German and English. Fabulous catalogue of Hermann teddy bears and other animal …