The foolscap folio ledgers are uniformly bound in half suede and cloth (with the letters A and B respectively on the spines); the covers show signs of wear, but the volumes are very sturdy, with the contents in excellent condition. The first one contains 21 pages of index and 102..... More

Paris, 1868 to 1872. A French trade journal on fabric printing and dyeing; it first appeared in January 1857. The volumes on offer were published under the direction of Felix Gouillon, with individual issues appearing twice a month. However, Volume 14 covers the two-year period 1870-71. Although the pagination is..... More

Indianapolis, Nordyke & Marmon Company, [circa 1900]. In no particular order, the catalogues are Packers (24 pages); Sifter Siftings (No. 208; 56 pages); Packers. No. 612 (title-wrappers, 12 pages); Catalogue Number 812. Packers (15 pages); Roller Mills. Catalogue No. 221 (64 pages); Roller Mills. Catalogue No. 421 (64 pages); A...... More

Adelaide, J.A. Lawton and Sons, [early 1950s]. Offered with 'Operating and Maintenance Instructions for Lawton Fork Trucks, Models PFT 45M, PFT 68M, TFT 45M, TFT 68M, and "Fluidrive" Models. 2nd Edition'. Adelaide, J.A. Lawton and Sons, [early 1950s]. Quarto, approximately 170 leaves of duplicate typescript (printed rectos only) plus a...... More

The vintage gelatin silver photographs (each approximately 160 x 205 mm) are expertly mounted on cloth, with typed captions on the verso. Eight of the plates depict scenes of Shell's business activities in Australia (five are in South Australia): these include aerial views of the bulk installations at Gore Bay..... More

Manchester, Shortland Bros. [1950s?]. The price-list is loosely inserted. More

One leaf, captioned 'Genuine Etchings', contains three cards by T.R. Amies. Thomas Reginald Amies (1883-1973) was born in England, but lived in Australia from 1908 (Australian Prints + Printmaking website). The monogram 'BL' is printed on the front cover; a clearer example of it on the front pastedown may be..... More

London, W. Butcher & Sons Ltd., 1923. More

Norwood, The Company, 1925. 'We have pleasure in submitting this our First Illustrated Catalogue of General Hardware' (foreword). Henry James Cowell (1855-1935), born in Clarendon, SA, became a timber merchant at Norwood in 1876, and his brother, James William Cowell (1856-1910) joined him in 1880, henceforth trading as Cowell Brothers..... More

Sydney, The Company, [1939]. More

Cincinnati, Cincinnati Butchers' Supply Corporation, [early 1930s]. Be warned!!! Some sections are definitely not for the squeamish. More

Adelaide, Printed by Vardon & Sons [for Hoopers Limited], [circa 1922] (9 January 1922 is the date on the most recent testimonial letter quoted on the outside rear wrapper). The only copy of any trade catalogue from Hoopers Limited ('Established 1866') located in Trove is in the State Library of..... More

Concord, Draper-Maynard Company, 1932. A catalogue of sporting goods, primarily baseball and golf, but with several pages devoted to tennis and soccer. More