12mo Valentine -- Winged Putto with Wildflowers
England, 1860. Good to very good. Light toning, one or two spots, some nicks/short tears. Later pencil scribbles from child to back. Early ink marks to back. Scraps loosening.. An attractive 12mo valentine made from a lace paper bifolium and embossed Victorian scraps. The larger hinged scrap in the center depicts a winged putto surrounded by clouds and... Read More
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Modern Paintings Reproduced in Art Calendars De Luxe for 1912
Joliet, Illinois: The Garlach-Barklow Co, 1912. Very good to near-fine.. Illustrated trade catalogue promoting the 1912 line of art calendars published by the Garlach-Barklow Co. of Joliet, Illinois. Distributed chiefly to stationers, it shows dozens of products newly designed for the 1912 season, offering consumers high art at a low price. Single vol. (8" by 10"), pp. [12],... Read More
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING BETS
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Oblong 8vo Embossed Lace Paper Valentine
England, 1850. Light toning, spotting, one small stain to lower right-hand corner.. A well-preserved 8vo embossed lace paper Valentine with chromolithograph scrap depicting an open book surrounded by flora, with the message: "I'd rather lean upon a breast Responsive to my own Than sit pavilioned gorgeously Upon a kingly throne". The lace paper design also incorporates flora. Lace... Read More
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Federal Hi-Way Homes: A List of Select Private Homes Open to Travelers
Tampa, Florida: L.H. Brown, Apr-35. Overall condition is good.. The guide helps travelers across the country find accommodations and food with their carefully selected list of places. 18 pages. Each state, listed alphabetically, have the name and address of the recommended house and restaurants. The privately owned houses are all available to room at while traveling around the... Read More
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Height and Weight Table for Girls and Boys
Department of Public Health, 1918. Very good; toned.. Tables showing ideal heights and weights for boys aged 5 through 18 (recto) and girls aged 5 through 18 (verso), prepared by Dr. Thomas D. Wood and distributed by the Department of Health's Division of Hygiene. Published in 1918, it came at a time following the first World War when... Read More
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Midway Novelty Company Wholesale Importers of Carnival Supplies, Silverware, Toys, Whips, Balloons, Novelties
Kansas City, Missouri: Midway Novelty Company, 1928. Very good.. Trade catalogue for the Midway Novelty Company, finally offering the public what they really want: electric baby doll lamps and and bathing beauty cigarette cases. Also includes Carnival Dolls and Frog Croakers. Note also the faux police badge labeled "Shimmy Inspector" on page 25 (40c per dozen). A nice... Read More
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Lake Shore Cottages -- Vacation Brochure
Port Henry, New York: Lake Shore Cottages, 1940. Good. Some short tears, chips, wear to extremities/folds. One larger (2-inch) closed tear.. Printed vacation brochure advertising the Lake Shore Cottages, "A Summer Paradise" located on the shore of Lake Champlain near Port Henry, New York. Major selling points appear to be outdoor recreation, fresh milk supplied from a local... Read More
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The Unrequited Love" or "The Despondent Lover" Valentine Series -- "Pine not my sister dear
England, 1830. Very good. Light toning.. A rare example of one of the valentines produced for the so-called "Unrequited Love" or "Despondent Lover" valentine set, a highly sentimental series first produced in the 1830s. Most featured despondent lovers, but some featured happy or joyful scenes of love. This example does not feature the Addenbrooke name or 1828 watermark... Read More
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The 101 Girls
Buffalo, New York: Gardiner Mfg. Co, 1931. Very good. A little toned.. A booklet promoting the "101 Girls", a late vaudeville stage duo comprised of Adele and Isabelle Szumlinski. Usually performing for businessmen or in adverts, they acted as mascots for the Gardiner Mfg. Company's fabric stain removal product "101". This booklet shows the lengths to which the... Read More
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Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books - Diamonds and Toads
London; New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Cover separated from the rest of the book, light foxing and wear at the edges. 11 leaves including covers. dark blue paper wrapper with colored decorative border and decorative elements on the cover, and "Price One Shilling; or, Mounted With Linen, Two Shillings" written across the top. Includes 6 full page,... Read More
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Watercolor Love Token Rebus or Picture Story "A Fruitful Theme
Water stain on margin. A single-fold 6 1/2" x 4 3/4" sheet with a grapevine on the cover titled A Fruitful Theme When opened a hand penned note :Although I've hear you called a "cherry" That notion i Deery. I rather choose to eat you The "apple" of my "eye" But if you only will be... Read More
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Quick Meal Drawing Book: With Teddy in Darkest Africa
St. Louis, Missouri: Ringen Stove Co, 1910. Very good. Minor toning. A couple short tears.. A drawing book with rhymes for children advertising "Quick Meal" brand stoves sold by the Ringen Stove Co., featuring illustrations for children to trace and color in. Notable for its depiction of Teddy Roosevelt as an American adventure hero, and also for its... Read More
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Illustrated Composition Book for Children c.1890
United States, 1890. Poor. Worn, lacking covers and first leaf (p.1-2).. An endearing composition book for children, this example completed on every page by a child in ink manuscript. Each page has a different prompt for the child in the form of a black and white image and either a description, a question, or other prompt. Below the... Read More
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Mimeographed Female Liberation Newsletter
Boston, 1977. Letter folds. An 8 1/2" x 11" two-sided typewritten and mimeographed newsletter. Includes information on New Study Groups, Equal Rights Panel, M.O.R.A.L. Teach-In, Females and Self-Defense, Washington Conference, Street Rallies, B. U. Women's Center, and Self-Defense. This is followed by a Calendar of events for October 13-18. The group was located at 1126 Boylston, Boston. The... Read More
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US Surgeons General of United States Army. Series 1
Brooklyn NY: Maltine Company, 1882. A 6" x 4 1/2" 16pp booklet with illustrated wraps. The cover depicts an American shield with crossed American and Red Cross flags. It is titled US Surgeons General United Sates Army. Series 1. It includes six (6) portraits of the surgeons general from 1815-1882. The portraits were copied by special permission form the... Read More
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Agents Sample Book of Visiting Cards from Keystone Printing Co., North Branford, Conn.
c. 1905. light edge wear. A heavy stock cover agents or salesmens sample book for embossed die-cut scraps. The title references Visiting Cards; the assumption is that applying storied theme scraps to ones visiting card may have been a marketing idea, that didnt take hold. This particular book includes eleven samples from the Bluebeard series of scraps. Each... Read More
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Seven (7) Issues of National Republic, Published Between Sept. 1950 and May 1951 -- McCarthyism, Nationalism, Roots of Trump's America
Washington, D.C.: National Republic, 1951. Good to very good. One issue missing upper wrapper. Light toning, dust soiling, the occasional spot or nick.. A partial run of seven (7) issues of "National Republic", a monthly magazine "of Fundamental Americanism", i.e. nationalism, conservatism. The issues span the dates September 1950 and May 1951 (Vol. XXXVIII No. 5-8, 10, 12,... Read More
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Presbyterian Hospital Annual Report and Fundraising appeal
New York. NY: Presbyterian Hospital, 1908. 16 (unnumbered) pp. Printed on lightly polished paper. Images from photographs throughout of staff assisting patients, mostly the indigent. The narration begins with acknowledgment of the trend in hospital work toward scientific exactness, and the keeping of fuller records of all symptoms and treatment of the patient followed by two pages of examples.... Read More
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Tableaux Lumineux et Ombres Chinoises
Paris: Mauclair Dacier, 1903. Very good to fine.. An ornate, and rather stunning, turn-of-the-century French shadow theater set, housed in a large chromolithographed box (15.5" by 19.75" by 3") depicting the Revue du 14 Juillet à Paris, as well as two smaller scenes of the 1893 Fêtes Franco-Russes. Underneath the lid, a printed label explains how to assemble... Read More
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Two (2) Elaborate Hand Constructed Paper Doll House Rooms - One with Bridal Party
USA, 1860s. Well executed. Some water stain at base. Glue toning on lace. . Two (2) different hand created paper doll house rooms. Constructed of wallpaper and borders, cut-outs from Godey's or Peterson's ladies magazines, lace trim and embossed die-cut Victorian gilt scrap. One room depicts a bride adorned in a lace veil and... Read More
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Your Golden Opportunity
Paris, Tennessee: Tyson & Company. Near-fine. One small smudge/mark to upper cover.. Earn Big Money!" Booklet marketed to women, promoting a career in door-to-door sales for Tyson and Company, producers of beauty product lines such as "La Dainty" and "Lady Luck". Includes testimonials from happy employees, tips for how to become a successful saleswoman, and a Q&A section... Read More
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The Good Soldier's Lunch Call
[Los Angeles, California]: Southern Counties Gas Company, 1944. Very good to near-fine.. A nutrition guide for American housewives, offering tips and tricks for nourishing the family during the Second World War. Published "as a wartime service with compliments of Southern Counties Gas Company", and issued at a time when wartime rations were in full effect. Ingredients such as... Read More
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Handwritten Letter Ordering Paper in Bulk for R.L. & A. Stuart's Steam Candy and Sugar Refinery
New York, New York: R.L. & A. Stuart's Steam Candy and Sugar Refinery, 1848. Very good. Letter folds.. A handwritten letter on illustrated letterhead from J. Knight (?), an employee of R.L. & A. Stuart's Steam Candy and Sugar Refinery, ordering fifty bundles of paper from the Boston paper manufacturers Tileston and Hollingsworth. Dated 7 July, 1848. Illustration... Read More
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John Groth Mural Postcard - Male vs. Female Brain
New York, New York: Cafe Society, 1940. Very good. Toned, light dust soiling, corners lightly bumped.. A 1940 post card reproducing a mural by the illustrator John Groth at Cafe Society, Sheriden Square in New York, and promoting the premiere of Teddy Wilson's New Band on July 2nd. Stamped and postmarked, hand-addressed in ink manuscript. Postmark promotes the... Read More
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