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

Georgetown, Massachusetts: 1842. Original documents. Four documents, written in various hands and inks on various papers. (1) Georgetown, Nov 30th, 1842 through Sept 7, 1843: lists 16 items (shoeing horse, new shoes, sharpening, nails for waggon, groning dasher, repair wagon, etc.), totaling $8.40, paid by Isaac Thompson. (2) Georgetown, 17..... More

Allentown, Pennsylvania: Robert A. Reichard, (1952). First Edition. Softcover. (17)pp text, 31pp of unused pages for memoranda; 8 photographs of farmers in their fields, birdseye views of office and plant inside covers. The text includes: features on successful farmers; soil conditions for various crops; plant food requirements; etc. Bound in..... More

Atlanta, Georgia: Armour Fertilizer Works, 1950. First Edition. Softcover. (6)pp text, 32pp of unused pages for notes; 1950 & 1951 calendars inside covers. The text includes: Fertilizer placement; suitable ph range for various crops; measuring grain; double strength fertilizers; gestation table; rate of seeding and weight per bushel of farm..... More

Bloomington, Illinois: Funk Bros. Seed Co., 1954. First Edition. Softcover. 64pp, including 48 unused notebook pages. The text speaks to commercial growers: number and length of rows per acre; how to compute yields; how to correct for moisture content; computing capacity of cribs; capacity of silos; U.S. corn crop in..... More

Norfolk, Virginia: F.S. Royster Guano Co., 1934. First Edition. Softcover. (48)pp, including 32 unused pages for memoranda; map locating Royster's Baltimore factory. Bound in pictorial stiff wrappers, 5.25" x 3" [Unrecorded by OCLC.]. 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

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

Ohio: v.p., 1896. Original documents. Three items. (1) Columbus Carriage trade catalog, 4pp, listing carriages, surreys, traps, phaetons, buggies, road wagons, and carts, all with brief descriptions and prices, 8.5" x 6". (2) Form letter on the letterhead of the Columbus Carriage Co. of Columbus, Ohio, dated March 16th, 1896..... More

Chicago: Cole Mfg Co., 1903. First Edition. Softcover. 16pp; illustrations throughout the text. Contains detailed descriptions and prices of a wide variety of stoves for burning soft coal, slack, siftings, lignitz, hard coal, coke, wood, and corn cobs. Bound in pictorial red wrappers; damped, with traces of red on lower..... More

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

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