Subject: Books

Billhead for Charles Desilver, a publisher and bookseller, located at 1229 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Dated December 10, 1862. The billhead states that the transaction was for the Hebrew Education School and lists numerous purchases, likely books. The billhead is decorated with a patterned border and a company logo featuring a book and a quill.

Invoice from Charles Desilver, Publisher and Bookseller, located at No. 1229 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dated October 16, 1863. The bill lists several items purchased by the Hebrew Education School including copy books, Mitchell's Geography Atlas, blank books, and more. The billhead includes a printed list of books sold by the publisher. The list includes a mixture of educational, religious, and historical texts. There is a total amount listed at the bottom.

Billhead from Edmund Baldwin, Importer of English Books, located at 102 Broadway, New York City. Dated May 17, 1841. The billhead lists a series of books purchased by Henry Tobias. The total for the transaction was $52.25. There is a small rectangular stamp in the top left corner reading 'Agent for the Penny Magazine, Penny Cyclopedia, &c.'

Invoice from H. Cowperthwait & Company, publishers, booksellers, and importers located at No. 609 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Dated December 9, 1857. The bill lists items purchased by the Hebrew Education Society, including ‘Puckna Copy Bks’ and ‘Wind. Slates’. The billhead is printed on a thin sheet of paper and features a framed header.

Invoice dated May 26, 1857 from H. Cowperthwait & Company, publishers, booksellers, and importers, to the Hebrew Education Society. The bill lists various books purchased in quantities, prices, and totals for each item.

This billhead from Weil & Bernheim, located at No. 85 D street in Marysville, California, is dated May 7, 1864. It records a transaction with Mr. W. J. Ellis for the purchase of "1/2 dz Bird Cages" at a price of $25.00. Weil & Bernheim are listed as dealers in a wide range of goods including books, stationery, perfumery, musical instruments, toys, fancy goods, blank books, and wall paper. The bill specifies that payment is "Payable in U.S. Gold Coin or its equivalent." The document features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business and buyer names, and decorative borders around the listed product categories, typical of 19th-century commercial stationery.

CVD - Circa 1870 Man Holding Open Book by Philp & Solomons, 332 Penn Ave, Washington DC. ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE RED CROSS; Philp & Solomons (1859-1874) was a publishing and bookstore partnership in Washington, D.C. The partners were bookseller Franklin Philp (1826-1887), who handled visual materials, and Adolphus S. Solomons (1826-1910), who had responsibility for the textual materials. Solomons helped to establish the American Red Cross and was the founder of the Jewish Protectory and Aid Society and the Russian Jews Immigration Aid Society. Philp was born in England and entertained visiting English celebrities at his home in Washington. According to one report, Philp overdrew the partnership account by $90,000 and left Solomons greatly embarrassed. Philp later became notorious for embezzling funds from his position as a clerk to the naval pay inspector at San Francisco, California.

This is the second catalogue from M. Ellinger & Co., a New York City importer of foreign, ancient, and modern books, published in 1858. The 48-page catalogue lists over 1500 items, spanning the 16th through 19th centuries, with a significant section (pages 7-13) dedicated to books with Jewish content. Much of the descriptive text is in German and Latin. This catalogue is considered rare; this copy is noted as the only one located.

This trade card advertises Max Stadler & Co., a fine clothing establishment in New York. The front of the card features a colorful illustration depicting a smiling Black woman holding a crying white baby, standing behind a white picket fence. The business name, "Max Stadler & Co., Fine Clothing," and two New York addresses (565, 567 Broadway, Corner Prince St.; 619, 621 Eighth Ave., Corner Fortieth St.) are printed on a white sheet draped over the fence. The reverse side advertises "10,000 Choice Books, Handsomely Bound, Artistically Illustrated, to be GIVEN AWAY!" to every purchaser of a boys' or child's suit or overcoat. It highlights Max Stadler & Co. as an "old established house" offering the "largest assortment of Fine Clothing in the City" at "ONE PRICE, and that the very lowest," with "Satisfaction Guaranteed or the Money refunded." The card features typical late 19th-century trade card design with a prominent illustration and detailed text. 3.

Trade card advertising I. Langfeld & Sons (Successors to I. Langfeld), purveyors of pocket satchels, books, and leather goods, located at 72 North 4th Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The card features a lithograph of a pocket book in red. Date estimated as circa 1870.