Book industries and trade

Scope and Contents This artificial and still open collection contains printed broadsides, brochures, posters, and other advertising material. Printed processes used include: woodblock printing, engraving, lithography, and photolithography. The majority of the material was produced during the 19th century in New England and the Middle Atlantic states. The most numerous ads are for furniture, clothing and dress, pottery and glassware, and booksellers/stationers. The many illustrations depict products, mechanical...

Content Description This collection contains two subscription books kept by an unidentified traveling salesman, for use in the sale of subscriptions to the publication of An encyclopedia of domestic economy by T. Webster and Mrs. Parkes, A biography of wonderful characters by Henry Wilson, and Incidents of travel in Yucatan by John L. Stephens. Both volumes contain tipped-in prospectuses for the publications, as well as hand-written lists of...