Litchfield, New York: 1892. Original manuscript. Softcover. 12pp of entries in a neat hand on ledger paper. 12.5" x 8" Contains the names of various Litchfield, NY men and teams, including: William Finster, John Woodard, H.G. Klippel, H. Passage, C. Cook, D. Mezger, C. Bernett, P. Spearman, and others. The..... More
Buffalo, NY: Niagara Top Co., 1894. Original documents. Printed forms, accomplished by hand, dated Nov. 15, 1894 and June 13, 1895. Itemized sales: 1 dash 30x11 nick; 1 half dash 34x14 with wrap ft. The documents are 7" x 8.5" and 5.5" x 8.5" These billheads include an engraved view..... More
Durham, North Carolina: Liggett & Myers, 1948. First Edition. Softcover. Folio. (40)pp; illustrated throughout from photographs (8pp in full color). Bound in color-pictorial wrappers, linen spine covering. 14" x 10.25" Contains information on and pictures of tobacco farmers, harvesting aromatic Turkish tobaccos, world's finest cigarette paper, Chesterfield's vast plant at..... More
New York: A.O. Moore, 1858. copyright 1850. Hardcover. pp: x, 208, (2)ad for this title, 6 recommendations, 12 publisher's catalogue. Bound in blind-stamped purple cloth, tanning at spine and edges; half-inch nick in rear joint. 7.5" x 4.75" Provenance: Endpaper signatures of Richard D. Cou, Crosswicks, Burlington, NJ, and Thomas..... More
Knox County, Ohio: 1819. Original manuscript. 4pp, folio, written in sepia ink. In part: "...in and for the County of Richland and Springfield Township Elisabeth Forbes mother of the Children here above mentioned...lived in the house with Abednego Stephen said plaintiff the father of William Stephen...." Elisabeth states that until..... More
Canastota, NY: Patten & Stafford, circa 1900. First Edition. Softcover. 12pp; 5pp illustrations: three full-page drawings showing a steel rake, wood rake, and New 20th Century Improvement, followed by two pages of parts and a two-page price list. Also includes testimonials and a list of dealers in New York Champion..... More
![HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL, 1848-1863: "MICHAEL BURGARD, HIS GARDEN BOOK FOR MY 5 CHILDREN [including money received] OF SAMUEL JACOBS, "DESCIS" [deceased].](/pictures/041168_2.jpg?v=1570393209)
![HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL, 1848-1863: "MICHAEL BURGARD, HIS GARDEN BOOK FOR MY 5 CHILDREN [including money received] OF SAMUEL JACOBS, "DESCIS" [deceased].](/pictures/041168_3.jpg?v=1570393209)
![HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL, 1848-1863: "MICHAEL BURGARD, HIS GARDEN BOOK FOR MY 5 CHILDREN [including money received] OF SAMUEL JACOBS, "DESCIS" [deceased].](/pictures/041168_4.jpg?v=1570393209)
1848. Original manuscript. Softcover. (24)pp of entries, penned in a readable hand, beginning March 28, 1848. Bound in plain blue wrappers with ink blots; contents clean. 6" x 7.5" Beginning on 28 March 1848, entries include the following. "Received of David Jacobs the sum of four hundred Dollars Garden Money..... More
Reamstown, Pennsylvania: East Cocalico Community Fair Committee, 1933. First Edition. Softcover. 24pp. Contains the names of all committeemen and judges. The program includes: vocal and instrumental music; a toy pageant; three one-act plays; prizes for field crops, fancy work, vegetables, poultry and eggs, fruits and nuts, canned goods, baked goods;..... More
Reamstown, Pennsylvania: East Cocalico Community Fair Committee, 1934. First Edition. Softcover. 20pp. Contains the names of all committeemen and judges. The program includes: solo musical performances; two one-act plays; prizes for field crops, fancy work, vegetables, poultry and eggs, fruits and nuts, canned goods, baked goods; and ads for local..... More
1879. Original manuscript. 130+pp of entries, written in green ink and black ink on the pages of a calf-bound account book, 7.5" x 4.5". On the cover is a two-cent stamp and a faint inscription: "Richard S. Burgard, Agent for the Heirs of Michael Burgard Dec'd." The name and East..... More
Elk Lick, PA: Somerset County Star Press, 1907. First Edition. Broadside, lower right corner wrinkled. 11.5" x 8.75" J.L. Durst, Auctioneer. Mary A. Miller, Administratrix. Lists items to be sold: Three-year-old Draft Mare, 2 Jersey Cows (one fresh); 25 Sheep, Hogs and Pigs, Hens and Pullets--Barred Rocks (Grable Strain) and..... More
circa 1860. Original manuscript. 2pp, folio, written neatly in sepia ink on lined blue paper. Lists and evaluates some 60 lots of farm goods, including: 3 Mares, $300; 11 Head Horned Cattle, $125; One Horse Wagon, $10; One Horse Carriage & 1 Sett Harness, $65; 1 Sleigh, $5; 4 Breast..... More
1873==97. Original manuscript. 2-1/2pp, folio, written clearly on lined paper. Stauffer orders that upon his death, "...my body be decently interred in a Christianlike manner"; and that his debts and funeral expenses be paid at once; that his farm be managed by his executor with the consent of his wife..... More
1873==97. Original manuscript. 3-1/4pp, folio, written clearly on lined paper. Stauffer orders that upon his death, "...my body be decently interred in a Christianlike manner"; and that his debts and funeral expenses be paid at once; that money he loaned out be collected to pay for a farm that he..... More
Philadelphia: John Trenwith, 1876. Original photographs. One card containing two albumen images of the Agricultural Hall. Labeled "Centennial Views, Phila. - New Excelsior Series." On the verso: "Manufactured by John Trenwith, Stationer and News Dealer, No. 608 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia." 3.5" x 7" to fit into a stereoscope for viewing..... More
![SIX HANDWRITTEN RECEIPTS FOR SAWING DONE AT THE SHOHOLY [Shohola] MILLS IN 1824 AND 1825...Signed...](/pictures/BOOKS010179I.jpg)
Shoholy, Pennsylvania: 1825. Original manuscript. Six leaves, written in sepia ink on heavy rag paper. Recipients: Tunison Coryell and Noah Brunson. Includes a receipt for $250.11 for sawing 185,111 feet of lumber for T. Coryell; etc. Various sizes. More
Boston: J. Loring Thayer, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. pp: xiii, 348 with index, (41) ads for dog-related products and services; many plates from photographs. Bound in blue cloth, lettering and cover picture in gilt, patterned endpapers; prior owner's book slip and small stamp, occasional breeder's notes in margins..... More
![cover title] No. 1, FANCIERS' HAND BOOKS. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS: How to Breed the...](/pictures/040580.jpg)
![[cover title] No. 1, FANCIERS' HAND BOOKS. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS: How to Breed the Different Varieties, and Instructions for Keeping Them in Health and Constant Song.](/pictures/040580_2.jpg?v=1551110581)
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Bird Food Co., 1925. Softcover. (120)pp; color frontispiece, full-page and text illustrations in black & white, including various birds, eight pages of cages, etc. Bound in pictorial yellow wrappers. 6" x 4.75". Laid in is a one-page list of prices for live birds and cages... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Steel Co., 1908. First Edition. Original wraps. 32pp. This unused memo book has blank pages with headers and footers about Pittsburgh Perfect Fencing. 5.75" x 3" Shows and describes various types of fencing, and contains a 1908 almanac, population data, planting advice, and business briefs... More
Crawford, NH: 1823. Original manuscript. One page, written in sepia ink on old, heavy paper; docketed on verso. 3"x 8" More
Homer City, PA: Prairie State Incubator Co., 1897. First Edition. Softcover. pp: 144, (2); 21 chromolitho color illustrations, many full-page, plus b&w illustrations from photographs and drawings. Contains detailed descriptions, testimonials, and prices. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers, with a birds-eye view of the company plant on the back cover. 9"..... More
Athol. Mass. C.S. Pratt Co., Sunnyside Fruit Farm, 1928. First Edition. Softcover. 24pp; text illustrated from drawings and photographs. Features "Strawberry Pratt" and his Sunnyside Fruit Farm, telling how it came about and how they produce the best strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, hydrangeas, gladioli, and grapes. Testimonials, including a full-page poem..... More
Chicago: Powers, Higley & Company, (1900). First Edition. Softcover. pp: 264, (ii), (iv)index; illustrations from photographs and drawings. Covers the many aspects of planning and running a productive farm. Bound in textured wrappers, decorated cover; faint dampmark along spine, minor spots on cover, text block is clean. 7.75" x 5.25"..... More
![THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER, AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. Containing Essays, Original and Selected. relating to Agriculture and Domestic Economy, with the Prices of Country Produce. Vol. XIX--New Series Vol. IX [complete in 52 issues], July 8, 1840 - June 30, 1841 + index.](/pictures/040278_2.jpg?v=1540503733)
Boston: Joseph Breck and Company, 1840-1841. First Editions. Softcover. Broadsheets, folded to quarto, pp: 1 to 416 + 4-page index [8 to 16 pages per issue]. Includes many agricultural articles, including: Ayershire cattle, Shaker barns, beach grass, Brother Jonathan's wife's advice, cattle shows, cheese in Ohio, docking horses, Englishman's account..... More
Boston: Joseph Breck & Co., 1841. First Editions. Softcover. Four issues, small folio, 8pp each, iillustrated ads near end of each issue. Printed as a broadsheet on rag paper, partly unopened, folded to 12" x 10". Slight wear at margins, no text loss. Name of C.H. Phelps written in fore-margin..... More