It measures 12 3/4 X 9 1/4 inches and is in good / fair condition due to a small torn hole in the center of the front cover; small tears on the edges of the covers; bends along the edges & in the corners of the covers & contents; light marks & soiling on the covers; and light age toning throughout; 24 + 36 pages.
The catalog contains many full page illustrated advertisements for a variety of instruments: drums; flutes; clarinets; violin kits; violoncellos; double basses; several different brass instruments; trombones; tubas; euphoniums; trumpets; coronets; etc... as well as band uniforms & caps, batons, music stands, etc...
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James Welsh Pepper was born in Philadelphia in 1853, and died in the same city on July 28, 1919. He was an American music publisher and musical instrument maker. In 1876, Pepper founded a publishing house in his home city which printed music tutorial books and a magazine called Musical Times, which ceased production in 1912. Additionally, Pepper produced musical instruments such as drums until 1910, the year in which J.W. Pepper & Son was founded. Pepper is often credited with inventing the Sousaphone around the year 1893, although there have been some disputes to this claim. In addition to publishing achievements, Pepper also made history in instrument manufacturing in 1893, when according to John Phillip Sousa, Pepper manufactured the first sousaphone. In Sousa's words, "the Sousaphone received its name through the suggestion made by me to J.W. Pepper, the instrument manufacturer in Philadelphia. ... I spoke to Mr. Pepper relative to constructing a bass instrument in which the bell would turn upwards and be adjustable for concert purposes. He built one and, grateful to me for the suggestion, called it a Sousaphone. It was immediately taken up by other instrument makers..." [From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.]