Sample Book (36 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Small sticker damage on top of half title page. Previous owner's pen markings on page 202. Minor wear along the edges, tips, and along the spine. Minor rubbing wear to covers. Cover Design: Design Matters; Book Design: Gretchen Jensen (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Covers with a little speckling and jacket sunned. Size: Large Format. A Book of Sample Scripts (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Unpaginated. Circa 120 pp. With text or illustration on one side of each leaf. Colour samples of a range of tapestries, velvet squares, stairs materil etc. Printed in Scotland. No publisher indicated. There are colour illustrations of Ypres & Kilda Seamless Tapestry, Cheviot & Marley Seamless Velvet squares & more. The first four pages have press clippings from the Irish Press of March 7th, 1946 with photos and content on the anniversary of the murders of George Clancy, Mayor of Limerick; Michael O'Callaghan, ex-Mayor and Joseph O'Donoghue. There is also an image from the opening of the Shannon Carnival, Limerick.…

Spiral Comb. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Spiral comb binding at top edge, stiff upper cover, 4to, unpag. A scarce Exeter Paper Co. paper sample catalog featuring their Hardwood line--includes many numbered paper samples of paper which resembles various veneers and hardwoods. (couple of samples with clipped corners). Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paper Sample Book (illustrator). Book.…

Small oblong 4to, ff. 54 including 5 translucent gilt printed guide sheets, 4 tabbed card index leaves, and 45 sample pieces of book cloths of different weights and textures, all secured by two brass binding bolts; some slight foxing to title leaf and along tabs; original red Andros cloth, upper cover elaborately blocked in gilt, rear cover with prominent scuff along right hand edge, with further creasing, small dinks, and bumping to surfaces and extremities. Vibrant sample book. The Red Bridge Bookcloth Company was founded in 1927 by J C Cort. For many years family owned, it was acquired by the Whitecroft Group in 1974 becoming Red Bridge (Bolton) Ltd., the company eventually being bought out by the American paper maker Neenah Industrial Solutions. Specialising in coated reinforced papers and coated textiles, Red Bridge materials were used on international passports and other secure travel documents.…

Divers paginations. Lined subscriber pages at rear, oriented horizontally. Preceded by a publisher precis about the book, as well as pricing information for the two bindings: Cloth [$3.75] and Full Morocco Grained Kraft [$4.75]. Illustrated with drawings & from photographs. 8vo. Cloth quite dull. Numerous prior owner signatures [from Durand Michigan]. First subscriber sheet with 6 buyers, all from Durand, Michigan. An About VG copy. Original grey-blue cloth binding with gilt stamping 1st printing thus. Not in Zinman, though see entry 199 for another by Universal Book & Bible House. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Salesman's Sample Edition. Sales sample book or 'dummy' for this large set of world history; with endpaper having sample binding backstrips, available in cloth, or black decoratively gilt leather; with examples of illustrations & text, accompanied by sales 'patter' tipped-in that would help sell the volumes; along with list of volumes, samples of index pages; volume approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" size; bound in brick-red cloth, gilt cover titles; some wear and rubbing to volume; contents in very good condition, interesting American publishing and advertising sales history material, especially at the time of World War I. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A salesman's dummy copy, or a sample volume, not the complete work. Rubbing and wear to covers; some toning and foxing. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- still quite a sound and handsome copy. iv116pp. Laid in is what appears to be a prospectus for a later (1924) edition, with the name and notes of the author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Zinman 469. Specimen pages and plates. Laid-in 4 page leaflet, "Instructions to Agents. How to Sell the Complete Life of President McKinley and Story of His Assassination. . Call particular attention to the number and character of illustrations." Half-broadside of volume description/prices, follows by subscriber pages. 8vo. Cloth and gilt quite dull. Worn. A Good copy. Leaflet age-toned, otherwise Nr Fine. Original green cloth binding with gilt stamping & oval photographic onlay of McKinley to front board. Sample spine design to rear board.…

296 pp. Illustrated from photographs. 8vo. 8-5/16" x 5-9/16" Backstrip a bit darkened. Some age-toning to paper. "Advanced sales copy" penciled to ffep. A VG+ copy. Blue cloth with black stamped lettering & graphics Advanced sales copy, with a list of subscriber's names in pencil on order pages in back of book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bolon was established in 1949 and is a third generation family owned Swedish design company that created woven vinyl flooring. Their products are designed and produced in Sweden and are quite expensive. Published by Bolon AB, Ulricehamn, Sweden, no date, circa 1980s. Folded portfolio, paper covered heavy board, 12" x 8.75", metal front corner guards, folds open to 33" x 12", there are 54 different color samples pasted down, and 26 pages of technical data at the rear in English, German, French, and Spanish. The swatches range from 1.5" x 1.5" squares to 2.25" x 1.75" rectangles and two large 6.5" x 4.75" rectangles. VERY GOOD CONDITION: some small scrapes to the front cover, silver label from Floor Designs, Inc., At Showplace Square, San Francisco on the rear cover, a few penciled notations otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Uncommon. …

Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo, The edge of the leather is somewhat serrated with two cushioned pads beneath it. An unused Salesman's Sample Book. The inside rear cover has a sample of the deluxe binding for this work. "Alligator Grained Leather, Cushioned Lids, with gilt edges, 3.75 ". Photogravures. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. As new condition oversized (folio, over 12 inches tall) dark blue linen boards with silver front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments; Foreword; Appendix A: Board of Directors (as of July 21, 2008); Appendix B: Past Presidents; Appendix C: Lifetime Members (as of July 21, 2008); Appendix D: 25+ Year Members; Appendx E: Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners (Silver Sailfish Derby); Appendix F: Richard S. Beinecke Trophy Winners (Atlantic Blue Marlin); Appendix G: James P. Nora Award Winners (heaviest snook); Appendix H: Tracy Schneider Memorial Trophy Winners (most sailfish release points); and Index. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, black-and-white photographs, color drawings and black-and-white drawings. Also includes the original West Palm Beach Fishing Club companion letter to the book, dated December, 2008, to Dear Friend of the Fishing Club regarding the enclosed "wonderfully written historical account of on of sport's most unique institutions", which is printed "on 1945 letterhead discovered in the club's archives during the book research process!". Signed and numbered (186) by the author, Mike Rivkin, with thin blue ink on a 3 1/2 inch square West Palm Beach Fishing Club bookplate neatly affixed to the center of the first free front endpaper. "The West Palm Beach Fishing Club (WPBFC) is one of the oldest and largest institutions of its kind and among the most celebrated organizations in all of sport. Founded in 1934 as a civic antidote to the Depression, the Club went on to pioneer such practices as catch-and-release angling, the use of light tackle for sailfish, and aggressive resource advocacy. Along the way, the WPBFC has served as a key ambassador for the Palm Beaches, greatly helping to promote the region during some of its most formative years. While largely forgotten today, the Club's impact over the decades on critical matters affecting the community has been nothing short of pivotal. The book begins with the development of angling in Florida and the WPBFC's founding in 1934. Among many other feats, the Club's Silver Sailfish Derby established in 1935 remains the longest running billfish tournament in the world. Rivkin takes the reader back to the prewar 'Golden Years' when angling contests off the Palm Beaches were front-page news around the country. Unique personalities such as Cecil 'Zeke' Cornelius, Johnny Rybovich and Lansdell 'Bounce' Anderson emerged at just the right moments to guide the Club along its historic - if sometimes bumpy - path. Many great stories define the WPBFC's first 75 years, not least of which is its very survival just as so many others clubs have disappeared. Enriching the tale are more than 200 classic images, many never before published, that help bring this compelling saga to life. The West Palm Beach Fishing Club: A 75-Year History is the fascinating story of early Florida angling, its adventurous pioneers, and the iconic Club that came to represent a seamless blend of sportsmanship and social responsibility." - from the inner front jacket flap. Sample Designh (jacket and book design) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Specimen pages & plates. Broadside description of volume & prices, followed by lined, horizontally-oriented subscriber pages. Illustrations by Thomas Nast. 8vo. 9" x 6" Cloth dull. Discoloration along spine. Abt Very Good. Blindstamped purple cloth binding. Sample spine to front paste-down 1st published in 1872, cf. BAL 11826. This edition: Zinman 1190.…

Divers paginations. Blank subscription sheets at rear. Color frontis. Inserted color plates. Intratextual cuts. 8-7/8" x 7" Average wear. Age-toning to paper. Very Good. Original publisher's brown cloth binding, with white & red embossing. Marbled edges.

1st printing thus. Not in Zinman. Specimen pages & plates. 8vo. Extremity wear to binding. Offset to free eps. Very Good. Three quarter [front cover, with green cloth board] / full [back cover] black leather binding. Black leather spine sample to front paste-down; green cloth spine sample to rear paste-down.…

4to (295 x 235mm), ff. 22, each a sample of colour printing, design or paper stock, orig. card covers, tied with cord. "This portfolio is designed. for ready reference whenever you are planning a catalog, booklet of mailing piece."Introduction. OCLC locating a single copy at Delaware University.

1st Edition Thus. 24 pp, with 12 subject tabs to right side [e.g., "Ford & Mercury"]. 706 vinyl & cloth samples affixed to the 24 pages. Oblong format: 11-1/2" x 15-5/8" Sample book by this Oakland automotive fabric supplier, providing cloth & vinyl samples for model years 1976, for most US makes of cars, including Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, American Motors, Chevrolet, G.M. Truck, Buick, Cadillac, Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler & Pontiac Oldsmobile. Some general wear & soiling to binder. Signs of modest use to mounting leaves. Very Good. Blue 3 ring binder, with black printing to front board. Explanatory text printed to paste-downs.…

Oblong folio (350 x 515 mm), 46 full page samples (priced on verso), many with matching border samples tipped-in, several samples have been removed, original green boards, lettered in gilt on upper cover, leather carring handle to spine and leather buckle to fore-edge.

25,5 : 18 cm. 20 pages with many illustrations. Cololured illustrated boards Japanese style binding. The illustrations show flower arrangements, fans, animals etc. - A second volume was published later.

1st Edition Thus. 26 pp, with 13 subject tabs to right side [e.g., "Chevrolet & Corvette"]. 1143 vinyl & cloth samples affixed to the 26 pages. Oblong format: 11-1/2" x 15-5/8" Sample book by this Oakland automotive supplier, providing cloth & vinyl samples for model years 1967 - 1975, for all US makes of cars, including Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, American Motors, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, G. M. Trucks, Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler & Oldsmobile. Some general wear & soiling to binder. Signs of modest use to mounting leaves. Very Good. Beige 3 ring binder, with black printing to front board. Explanatory text printed to paste-downs.…

Fourteen tipped-in numbered fabric samples with information in Japanese, tipped in black and white photographs, [14]pp, 29.8 x 22.3cm, papered boards with title label on front cover, accordion style binding. Sample number 8 has some tape residue to the paper but not affecting the fabric. A very nice trade sample book. This kimono fabric sample book for early summer of 1969 showcases beautiful silk fabric pieces of the Omeshi style fabric, namely yarn-dyed silk fabric known for its crisp touches. The Omeshi fabric has been regarded as one of the highest quality and most expensive kimonos. The book, with a title of four seasons, shows fabric samples, photographs of larger pieces, their production locations, product names, prices and weights. Production locations are either Nishijin in Kyoto or Tokaichi in Niigata.…

1st Edition Thus. 24 pp, with 12 subject tabs to right side [e.g., "Ford & Mercury"]. 819 vinyl & cloth samples affixed to the 24 pages.h Oblong format: 11-3/8" x 15-1/2" Sample book by this Northern California automotive supplier, providing cloth & vinyl samples for model year 1971, for US makes of cars, including Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Plymouth, Dodge, Oldsmobile, Chrysler & Rambler. Some light general wear & soiling to binder. Signs of modest use to mounting leaves. Very Good. Dark green 3 ring binder, with gold printing to front board. Explanatory text printed to paste-downs.…

1st Edition Thus. 24 pp, with 12 subject tabs to right side [e.g., "Ford & Mercury"]. 766 [of 769] vinyl & cloth samples affixed to the 24 pages. Oblong format: 11-1/2" x 15-5/8" Sample book by this Oakland automotive supplier, providing cloth & vinyl samples for model year 1979, for US makes of cars, including Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, American Motors, Jeep, Chevrolet, Buick, Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler & Oldsmobile. Some light general wear & soiling to binder. Signs of modest use to mounting leaves. Very Good. Black 3 ring binder, with silver printing to front board. Explanatory text printed to paste-downs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ornate title-page with chromolithograph borders in silver, red and black; specimen leaves printed throughout (on the rectos only) in black, red and blue, presenting commercial work invoices, letterhead, etc) in an extravagant "artistic" manner. One leaf of script types pasted in at the rear. Lacking free front endpaper and presumably half-title. Maroon half morocco with pebbled boards, severely rubbed, marbled endpapers. Internally very good. A very interesting specimen book not, as far as I can determine, on COPAC or Worldcat. Furthermore, although the artistic style of printing may not be to everyone's taste, there is nothing provincial about its design or execution. In English the title just might read: 'Collection of samples as Models for Commerce in Industries, Companies, Banks, Transport Companies, Customs Agents, Notaries.'.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Collection of 26 designs, embroidered on parachute silk leaves with a jagged edge (155 x 170 mm), bound with two fasteners in heavy cardstock wraps (easily removed and rebound). Offers finely detailed monograms and logos in a rich variety of colors, average size about 55 x 80 mm, devoted to hats. Includes: Dobbs (New York -- many different designs for Dobbs), Knox (New York), Dunlap (New York), Disney (New York), Bullock's (Los Angeles), Crest, Mallory (New York), Bailey of Hollywood, Emerson (New York), Wilson (New York), Cort (Detroit), Pogue's (Cincinnati), Gordon, Schoble (Philadelphia and New York), Palco (Norwalk, Connecticut, and New York), Tilden (Detroit), Brent, Wexford Mabley & Carew (Cincinnati), Rogers Peet Company (New York and Boston), J. J. Martin (Brooklyn). Binding is shabby. Samples are lovely.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. 4to. Green cloth spine printed in lighter green, printed paper over boards. 32 stiff black paper pages with paper sample books to the front side. There are a total of 40 paper samples books as well as examples of stationery and envelopes. Reference chart of prices and selling agents in rfear pocket. Some pages partially detached else this is a very good copy with light wear to the edges and corners. .…

Thick 4to. 468 pp. With sample papers, colour print samples, type sets, illustrated ads, divider sheets w/ die-cut folding thumb tabs, and text illustrations throughout. Black pictorial publisher's cloth, hand holding two pieces of type on front cover, surrounded in gilt logos (minor sunning to spine, 1 minor soil spot upper right corner), still VG copy. First edition of this relatively uncommon reference for printing and advertising design work on the eve of World War II, including sections on art -- Faber Birren on Colour, advice on art techniques, and photography; Engraving & Duplicates - essential information on engraving techniques, colour reproduction, photo-engravings, and Aluminotypes; Paper & Ink; Printing Processes - including sections on lithography, collotypes, silk screen, and copper engraving, and more.…

First Edition. Salesman's sample-book, also known as a canvassing book or salesman's "dummy," reproducing only a portion of the text and illustrations. 12mo (20cm). Publisher's red gilt-pictorial cloth, irregularly paginated; text illus. Red spine sample stamped in gilt and black on rear board; alternate blue cloth binding sample laid down inside rear board. A tight, clean example with some mild external rubbing; a few pencil notations to contents pages, correcting chapter titles; advert leaf inserted after text, with followed by 12 ruled blanks at rear for recording orders (unused). Ownership stamp of a "W.A. Wagner" to front endpapers. …

Flexible covers. Condition: Very Good. Quarto, basically unpaginated, cloth, untitled. NOTE: This is NOT a Complete Bible. These are sample pages for potential subscribers to examine to appreciate the high quality of the productions. This Sampler "has it all". The Marriage Certificate is a strking chromolithograph. Similarly, there is a chromolithographed Family Temperance Pledge. Multiple sectional title-pages, multiple special messages to the Salesman printed on color strips of paper. No one has used the sign-up sheets at the back, and there are four fresh leather-and-gilt spines at the rear. Note: the sample spines indicate options available, including a Bible Dictionary and Cities of the Bible.…