Four (4) Intricate and Fine Early 19th Century Cutwork
Early 19th. century. Near-fine. The occasional crease or tiny tear.. A group of four (4) remarkably intricate and finely-wrought examples of early nineteenth century paper cut work. They have been designed and cut by someone who was evidently quite skilled in the practice. Two of the examples depict trees with long branches waving dramatically in the wind; the... Read More
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Printed Buena Vista Spring Hotel Menu on Lg Watercolor decorated Paper Hand Fan 1894, Asian Motif - Chrysthanthemums
Blue Ridge Mountains, 1894. Minimal Wear. An 8 bamboo blade paper covered fane with a watercolor Asian inspired chrysthanthemum motif. On the left 1/3 of one side of the fan is an applied menu for the Buena Vista Spring Hotel, Franklin Co., PA. It is for Dinner on Sunday, August 5, 1894. Fare includes... Read More
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Brain Food: Steam Cooked Wheat & Barley
New York, New York: The Cereals Manufacturing Co, 1880. Very good. Letter folds. Minor toning, chipping to edges.. Printed advertising bifolium for Steam Cooked Wheat & Barley, marketing it as "brain food" and an important component of health and wellness. Includes a scientific discussion of the food, calling it and its phosphorus content "the physical source of life... Read More
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Invitation - Grosser Masken der New Yorker Sangerrunde
New York City: Heppenheimer & Mauer, 1883. The card lacks about 3/4" at right end; perhaps a ticket "stub" cut off?. A 4 3/4" x 7 1/2" invitation to a German Social Club masked ball held at Teutonia Assembly Rooms in New York City. Held on February 12, 1883 (Lincoln's Birthday). Fine printing and elaborate scene of elegant... Read More
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Archive of New York Farmers Edward C. and Emily Henrotin
Berlin, New York, 1931. A remarkable archive of material belonging to Edward C. (b.1872) and Emily (b.1884) Henrotin, farmers active in Rensselaer County, New York, in the 1920s. Emily was an active conservationist, and one of the first women to be recognized in her field; her husband Edward was equally well-respected in agricultural circles. Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and... Read More
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The Jolly Jig-Saw Book - 1939
The Jolly Jig-Saw Book, Packed with Jig-saw Puzzles and Story-rhymes. John Leng & Co., London. 1939. A hardback book that includes five (5) different rhyming verses with a relevant actual jig-saw puzzles as part of the book. Each has a small black and white illustration of the completed puzzle, that the child was encouraged to paint. Includes No Dogs... Read More
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The History of Ann Lively and Her Bible - Make Do cover
[New York]: The American Tract Society, 1850. Good. Toned with dust soiling, short tears. Damage to handmade wrappers.. An illustrated chap book published by the American Tract Society, instructing children in the importance of learning to read and careful study of the Bible. Includes a small wood engraved vignette on each page. What makes this copy notable is... Read More
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Manuscript Cures for Hydrophobia & Cancer
A 10" x 6" page that appears to have been removed from a ledger or journal with two entries that appear to be in different hands. The first is a cure for hydrophobia that entails mixing elecampane root, a puff of madder and a quart of new milk brought to boil in a water bath. This mixture is... Read More
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Taxidermy, Minerals, and Shell Catalogue of Walter F. Webb for the Year 1896
Albion, New York: Walter F. Webb, 1896. Very good. Some staining, short open tear to upper wrapper.. A trade catalogue advertising products for the taxidermist and natural science enthusiast, including tools, stands, glass eyes, displays, paint brushes, and more. Sold by Walter W. Webb, the publisher of "The Museum", a natural science and zoology journal. The second half... Read More
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Promotional Card for Dr. Gluck's Water & Physical Culture Institute and Gymnasium
Chicago, IL: Dr. Gluck's Water & Physical Culture Institute and Gymnasium, 1920. General wear and soiling.. A promotional card for Dr. Gluck's Water & Physical Culture Institute and Gymnasium which provided medicated and plain baths to its patrons. Located in Chicago, the institute promoted itself as place that helps "the weak to grow in strength; the sick to... Read More
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The Household Companion with Illustrations and Descriptions Of Sherwood's Standard White Lustral Wire Ware
Lowell, MA: Woods, Sherwood & Co, 1878. Covers partially detached, binding loose. Edge wear.. A catalogue for items of "wire ware" which essentially means any item in which all or part of the item is made from wire. Some examples of items sold are: tea or coffee stainers, spiral egg beaters, egg stands, tooth brush holder, and dish... Read More
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Handwritten Valentine's Poem with Lock of Hair
N.pl, 1860. Very good. Toning with some spots.. An elegantly written Valentine's poem, enclosed in its original envelope with a small lock of hair. Also includes a gold and white die-cut Victorian scrap depicting a basket of flowers. The hair is light brown with some light gray, and secured together with brown thread/embroidery floss. The poem reads: "This... Read More
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Fine Deeply Embossed Paper Boudoir or Trinket Box with Hidden Message within Rancontre Desire
1820. A polished stock box 2 1/4" in diameter. The light stock box is wrapped in green polished paper with the exception of the top of the box lid which is a deeply embossed red scallop shell. The interior of the box is blank with the exception of a a deeply and intricately embossed scene of two women in... Read More
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Getting a Defense Job
N.pl: Reader Mail, Inc, 1942. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling.. A guide to working in defense jobs for Americans in 1942 looking for a way to support the troops abroad through labor at home. Offers an overview of job training and education, different jobs available (ranging from aviation and engineering to factory work and civil service), and... Read More
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Menu and Program for One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Saint Andrew’s Society of State of New York, Waldorf Astoria, Friday, November 30, 1906
6 pp with deeply embossed and hand colored cover illustration, printed in gold. The introductory or title page has a finely embossed medal at top. The menu is elaborate with several courses and of course Haggis. An illustration of a dancing gent wearing a kilt at lower right. This is followed by a page of portraits of Anniversary Presidents,... Read More
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Take Joy! The Tasha Tudor Christmas Book
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1966. Very good. Some wear and minor chipping to dust jacket extremities. Internally fine.. First edition of Tasha Tudor's Christmas book "Take Joy!" in an early printing, featuring the blue dust jacket with $4.95 price on upper dust jacket flap, with opposite lower corner clipped. Includes six sections: Christmas Thoughts;... Read More
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Mark's Crinoline Sketches - Jack's Simplicity
London: S. Marks & Sons, 1850. Title caption reads Honi soit qui mal y pense (Shame on him who thinks ill of it”.) (Motto of the Order of the Garter). W. H. Harrisoon illustrator. A hand colored lithograph depicting an elegant woman with raised skirt promenading. A nearby Jack Tar quips "Beg pardon Miss; but shall i put a... Read More
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Lovely Hair
New York, New York: American Hard Rubber Company, 1920. Very good. Some rubbing, minor dust soiling. Corners bumped.. An illustrated advertising booklet for hard rubber "Ace" brand combs, marketed to fashionable women in the 1920s. Offers advice for proper hair care and how to make finger waves, and illustrates "Combs of Former Ages" from the Roman era, Renaissance... Read More
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Raggedy Ann and Andy Paper Dolls and Coloring Book
Saalfield, 1944. Minor edge wear on cover. A large format book with heavy stock litho covers. Includes four (4) pages of paper doll clothes for Marcella, Raggedy Ann and Andy. There are three (3) paper dolls plus toys to be punched out on back cover. The remainder of the book is an unused captioned coloring book of scenes... Read More
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What is an Alabama Democrat
The Alabama Democrat Company, 1915. Fine to very fine. Some light wear to extremities, finger soiling to lower wrapper.. A photo-illustrated advertising circular for the periodical "The Alabama Democrat", first published in 1915. It begins by defining the term "Alabama Democrat" as "a man through whose veins flows the pure red blood which makes true and loyal American... Read More
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La Casa Loma Apartments Promotional Brochure Luxury Accommodations w 5 Floor Plans c1960
1960. An unnumbered 12 pp. (including covers )promotional brochure for La Casa Loma, 100 Rio Vista Place, Santa Fe, NM "One of the Southwest's Finest" . Birdseye view architectural rendering on front cover. Includes an area map locating the apartments, five different floor plans plus illustrations of interiors--sleek mid-century design and style. Additionally bulleted list of amenities and features.... Read More
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Crosspatch Puzzle No. 8 - "Can you line up the Rookies?
Boston, Massachusetts: Ted, 1940. Fine. Some toning, one water stain to center of sheet.. A fine, uncut example of Crosspatch Puzzle No. 8, "Can you line up the Rookies?", illustrated with images of rookies in the military. The goal of the puzzle is to weave the ten illustrated strips together in such a way as to reveal a... Read More
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The Queen Bustle
Davenport, Iowa: The Novelty Mfg. Co, 1870. Good. Toned with creasing to corners. Minor dust soiling.. A chromolithographed "compare and contrast" style advertisement for "The Queen Bustle". On the left, a young woman in a red-pink gown and full bustle is accompanied by the caption "I wear it!". On the right, a downcast-looking woman in a blue dress... Read More
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Illustrated Billhead Depicting Water-Powered Sewing Machine
Baltimore, Maryland: Bolgiano Water Motor Co, 1894. Fine. Some rust to grommet.. Printed receipt (5.5" by 8.5") acknowledging the sale of a gas iron from the Bolgiano Water Motor Company of Baltimore, Maryland, to the Hendrick Manufacturing Company of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Depicts a clever water-powered sewing machine in upper left-hand corner of the receipt, powered by the company's... Read More
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D.A.R - members Knitting for Victory
Allentown PA: Wint Studios, 8-Apr-18. Three different 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" photos on larger mounts. The first photo depicts six women seated around a table knitting with a wall size American flag in the background. Each of the women is knitting. The women are identified. The second is the same room with a much larger group of woman... Read More
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