The H.H. McNeil Co.'s Illustrated Catalogue
Phoenix, [Nd.ca.1900): H,H, McNeil Co.'s. Octavo. Item #031970
74 pages. Illustrated throughout. "We carry a complete stock of school books adopted by the Territorial Board of Education. Mining, warrants and court documents, flags, playing cards, post cards, typewriters, school desk and hundreds of other items. All forms are dated to date. It notes fine leather goods from Mexico by those of the "Mexican Trade". Pages 132-150 list hundreds of books available in Phoenix ranging from Bibles, cheap fiction, as well as books by Winston Churchill, Frank Norris and a small selection of Indian Photographs and Views for $3.00 a dozen. OCLC shows a several dozens of items published from 1897-1907 but this item is not listed. Very useful for understanding the last decade of the Arizona Territorial period in terms of culture. A very scarce copy, complete but lacking the front cover.
Price: $75.00