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The Recipe Book of the Mustard Club

The Recipe Book of the Mustard Club was published in 1926 as part of an advertising campaign for Colman's Mustard. Famously, one of the advertising copywriters behind the…

Hostetter's Illustrated United States Almanac (1890)

Hostetter's United States Almanac of 1890, an advertising almanac published by Hostetter & Co., Pittsburgh, PA. The patent medicine company was apparently primarily selling…

A book of Ford jokes

Anecdotes interspersed with advertising copy designed to look like further anecdotes

The Carbon chronicle (1930-11-27)

Page 1: - Radio Interference to be Investigated - Badminton Club Formed in Carbon - Golfers Are Funny - Non-Advertisers Pay for Competitor's Advertising - Election of Officers…

Improved Order Of Red Men Post WWI Promotional Booklet

This looks to be a Post-WWI (?) promotional booklet from the Improved Order of Red Men. The producer was Edward McIntire, Great Chief of Records, under the authority of the…

Ribsam's seed manual : standard varieties of tested vegetable seeds for the garden and farm with directions for cultivations / Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co.

Library's copy includes insert: 1 circular advertising G.E. Conkey Company poultry supplies (1 folded sheet, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 27 cm), distributed by Martin…

Key to Clark's Normal grammar : in which the analyses of the sentences in the grammar are indicated by diagrams, and the examples of grammatic fallacies are corrected

Key to Clark's Normal grammar : in which the analyses of the sentences in the grammar are indicated by diagrams, and the examples of grammatic fallacies are corrected Author…

Alberta: A survey of the topography, climate, resources, industries, transportation and communication, and institutional services of the province of Alberta

McCaig, James: d.1921. From Ontario to Lethbridge; principal of Lethbridge high school, 1899-1904; appointed to staff of provincial Normal School, Edmonton, 1915; superintendent…

Letter to Simon M'Gillivray, Esq., in answer to one addressed by him to the creditors of the late firms of M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays & Co. and M'Gillivrays, Thain & Co., dated London, 26th of February 1826 [sic]

MacKenzie, Henry: 1781?-1832. Brother of Roderick Mackenzie; member of firm of McTavish, McGillivrays & Co., 1814-1825; during Selkirk trials in charge of NWC publicity…

The author's printing and publishing assistant. Comprising explanations of the process of printing preparaion and calculation of manuscripts, choice of paper, type, binding, illustrations, publishing, advertising, &c, with an exemplification and…

The author's printing and publishing assistant. Comprising explanations of the process of printing preparaion and calculation of manuscripts, choice of paper, type, binding…

Next steps in the development of a budget procedure for the City of New York [microform]

Next steps in the development of a budget procedure for the City of New York [microform] Author: Bureau of Municipal Research (New York, N.Y.) Year: 1914 At head of title…

The grain growers' guide (1920-05-19)

Page 1 - TWO EYES TO A SET Page 2 Page 3 - Parliamentary News: Borden Back at Ottawa—The Agricultural Estimates—Budget Speech Postponed Page 4 Page 5 - The International…

Ginseng and other medicinal plants : a book of valuable information for growers as well as collectors of medicinal roots, barks, leaves, etc.

Publisher's statement on copy 2 differs slightly: A. R. Harding Publishing Company; text is followed by [9] p. of advertising material (only 1 p. in copy 1)

The Carpenter (June, 1925)

A single issue, in wraps, of The Carpenter , from June, 1925 (Volume 45, Number 6). Published by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (Indianapolis…

A few notes on the collection of antique gems of the Rev. C. W. King, of Trinity College, Cambridge (England), on exhibition with the Feuardent Collection at no. 30 Lafayette Place, New York

"Publicity brochure [...] provides information on engraved gems in general, supplied from King's notes and descriptions of several of the outstanding pieces."-​-​Gemology by J.…

The war and the Jews in Russia

By J.M. Budish, secretary, Committee on publicity

The war, the farm, and the farmer

At head of title: Treasury department. Bureau of publicity: War loan organization

The Lakeville, Freetown, and Berkley Massachusetts directory containing a complete house, business and street directory, churches, post offices, libraries, etc.

Description based on: 1911-12 copy.; Subtitle may vary.; Publisher information varies.; Advertising matter included in each directory.

Hearts of the world : song

1 score (3 p.) ; 36 cm. For voice and piano. Bears publicity signature of D.W. Griffith on t.p. "Dedicated to Mr. D.W. Griffith, creator of the supreme triumph, Hearts of the…

The chimes: a goblin story of some bells that rang an old year out and a new year in

Imperfect copy: leaf advertising the author's A Christmas carol, preceding half-title, wanting

The Wainwright star (1912-03-13)

Page 1: - Alberta Towns in Line for Publicity - Local News - Chairman Board of Health Refutes Statements of Last Week and Clears Dr. Little from All Previous Criticism - Town…

China Mail 1909-03-06

NEWS FROM THE HOMELAND. In the course of a speech on th evils of publicity, delivered on Feb. 3 at the Sphinz Club dinner, the Lord Chief Justice declared that it was a matter…

Planning To Build

4 pages, pamphlet advertising books. Undated, but likely 1911 as it came with the copy of Tapestry Brickwork the library purchased.

Welcome to South Africa : to our distinguished visitors of the British Association for the Advancement of Science from the Cape Peninsula Publicity Association, July, 1929

56 pages : 20 cm

On the production of positive proofs from waxed paper, collodion, and other negatives

Library's copy has advertising material (20 pages) bound in at back, titled: Apparatus and materials required for the talbotype, waxed paper, and collodion photographic…

The Humor and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln

Pages 63-64 contain advertising matter.; A collection of Lincoln jokes.; Pamphlet, printed paper wrappers.; Copy 2, 3: "Little blue book no. 382 edited by E.…

Co-operative education: A paper read at the International Pool Conference, Regina, June, 1928 and, What to read on co-operation

Hull, John Thomas: 1874-1952. From England to Canada, 1904; on CPR construction, 1905-1909; on staff of Saskatoon Phoenix , 1909-1919; associate editor of Grain Growers' Guide…

LYME ART ASSOCIATION OPENS 28th ANNUAL EXHIBITION

"LYME ART ASSOCIATION OPENS 28th ANNUAL EXHIBITION" by Lyme Art Association Publicity Committee (Percival Rousseau) Twenty-Eighth Annual Exhibition on view July 27-September 7…

Hong Kong Telegraph 1929-02-26

ALLEGED SECRET ALLIANCE. FRENCH AND BELGIAN DENIALS. TEXT OF TREATY FANTASTIC FORGERY. PURELY APOCRYPHAL. Fantastic Forgery. Full Publicity. Belgian Condemnation. German…

A simplified grammar of the Pali language

A simplified grammar of the Pali language Author: Müller, Edward, 1853- Year: 1884 L. C. copy imperfect: p. 15-20 of advertising matter at end wanting View on Archive.org

The Stirling Water Tube Safety Boilers

Publicity pamphlet from the Stirling Company, about their boilers performance at the 1893 World's Fair, in comparison to other American brands of boiler.

The chronicle (1927-12-08)

Page 1: - Carbon Lodge A. F. & A. M. Elect Officers for 1928 - Little Items of Local Interest - Noel Anderson Hurt in Peerless Mine; Thurs - Primary School Report - Local News…

The chronicle (1918-09-27)

Page 1: - Local and General Page 2: - Publicity and the Meat Industry - Medicine to Cure - An Irresistible Temptation to Kill - Fully Equipped - Local News - The Naval Situation…

G. Aubrey Davidson Scrapbook #1

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from 1910-1911. Preparation and publicity for the Panama-California Exposition, to be held in San Diego in 1915.

Province of Alberta, Canada: Charts of progress, facts and figures on development in the province of Alberta

"Published under direction of Hon. George Hoadley, Minister of Agriculture, issued from the office of the Publicity Commission."

The Lincoln and Johnson Union campaign songster

Portraits on front cover; publishers advertisements on insides and back of wrapper

The president Lincoln campaign songster

[10] p. of publisher's advertisements at the end

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