Foreword by paul h downing (2 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. A real nice 226 page facsimile reproduction of the Cook & Sons catalog published in New Haven, CT, in 1860, with new foreword and illustrations. Listing for 120 carriages with price list, and sundry items (carriage accessories, sewing machines, firearms, hardware such as screws & bolts, safes), miscellaneous advertising for hotels, etc., map of NYC and information on New Haven in 1860. Size: 13 1/2h x 12w. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 226 p. (chiefly illus.) 18 x 25 cm. (9 x 7 in.) ; Series: Dover pictorial archive series; ISBN: 0486223647; 9780486223643 LCCN: 74-105523 ; LC: TS2033; Dewey: 688.6 ; OCLC: 105677 ; Reprint of the 1860 ed., with Downing's introd. added ; stiff pictorial paper wrappers ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket ; "New Haven, CT entrepreneur James Brewster introduced New Haven carriages to the south in the 1830's. He invested in railroads, canals, and in the G. & D. Cook Carriage Company. Although he opposed slavery, he carried on a lively trade with his southern customers. At the outbreak of war, rather than suffer from his lack of contact with the south, his company began manufacturing gun carriages for use by the Northern Armies. Th is facsimile catalogue is the last produced before the start of the Civil War." ; crease to front cover ; edge wear ; G. Book. …