Our Babies: Their Feeding, Care, and Training
by Dr. Herman N. Bundesen
Newark, New Jersey: Prudential Insurance Company, 1946. Very good.. A mid-1940's guide to infant care, penned by an important public health advocate and physician known for heading an infant welfare program that spurred a dramatic decrease in infant mortality in Chicago in the 1920s. This is a later, and updated, edition of a publication he wrote for parents... Read More
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1854 Engraved Scale Survey of the Harbor of Cleveland, Ohio
by Cleveland Topographical Bureau
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wagner & McGuigan, Lithographer, 1854. Very good to fine; some light spotting, pinholes to foot, light chipping to edges.. Engraved scaled survey of the Harbor of Cleveland, Ohio, showing "pier work recommended by the Board of Engineers". Published "To accompany the Report of the Board of Engineers, Lake Harbors & Western Rivers" on May 27th, 1854.... Read More
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The Maxims of Methuselah: Being the advice given by the Patriarch in his nine hundred sixty and ninth year to his great grandson at Shem's coming of age, in regard to women
by Gelett Burgess
New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1907. 108 pp. with applied litho covers. Illustrations, decorations and cover design by Louis D. Fancher. The book is a humorous rendition, in scriptural verse, of the great patriarch's views on the wiles of women. There are four charming color illustrations, along with red boarders on each page. Measures... Read More
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Young America Serves; This Defend America Coin Savings Book is Designed to Afford Young Americans an Opportunity to Participate Actively in their Country's Defense Program
by Genevieve Burke
1940. unpaginated. Printed board cover with metal spiral, double board pages with slots for coins, color illustrations throughout by Thomas J. Morrison Jr. Verse written by Genevieve Burke. A savings books with verse about helping the defense program by saving coins. Describes coins and how they add up, for example, "10 copper pennies make two nickel nickels". 8... Read More
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Mar and Moritz: A Story in Seven Tricks with "Bender" dolls
by Wilhelm Busch
Munich: Braun & Schneider, 1952. 56 pp. hard cover with applied litho. Profusely illustrated in color with comic characters - Mar and Moritz. Accompanied by a pair of bendable dolls in the image of the characters in the book. Measures 8 3/4" x 6 1/4'.
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Circular - To Patentees and Manufacturers of Machinery in Practical use in the United States - Dictionary of Machines, Mechanics and Engineering
by Olivery Byrne
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1849. Letterfolds.. A single-fold circular announcement and description of the upcoming publication of Dictionary of Machines, Mechanics and Engineering. Inside pages blank. May 1, 1849. Postally used. Addressed to a Nail Machinist in Bridgwater MA. Measures 10" c 8
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Miniature - Printed Music and Verse - The Kiss Dear Maid!
by Lord Byron
London.: Rock & Co., c1840. A 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" letter sheet with intricate embossed border design. Lithograph of the music and first two verses for "The Kiss, Dear Maid!" Music by Beethoven. Verse by Lord Byron. Reverse is blank. Rock & Co. London embossed at base. Presumably a love token.
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Twenty-five (25) Letters from Siblings to their Grandfather, Father & Mother, 1899-1905. West Newton, MA
by c1901
A collection of letters written by three (3) siblings from an affluent family. Most include the postally used envelopes. The father of the children was George P. Howlett, an attorney. The children's grandfather was William Rudd of Albany NY, a train. The letters are newsy with information about family outings to the country club, current events and visits to... Read More
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Lines on the Death of Miss Sarah E. Dorrance, who Died Aug. 19th, 1867
by C.A.C.
Scituate, Rhode Island, 1867. Fair to good. Toned with letter folds, short tears, chipping.. A touching and seemingly scarce printed tribute to Sarah E. Dorrance, a Rhode Island woman who died at the age of twenty-nine. Includes seven stanzas of loving poetry, each stanza rhyming "AABB". We have been unable to trace another printing of this poem. ... Read More
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Barbara Lamb
by CAM
Great Britain: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited , 1944. First edition. Both book and dust jacket have old tape repairs at lower edge. /poor. 32 unnumbered pages with pictorial boards. Written and drawn by CAM (Barbara Campbell) elaborately illustrated story of the anthropomorphic lamb and her friends the Bluebird, Reuben and Mr. Robinson. Measures 7... Read More
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Barbara Lamb
by CAM
Great Britain: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1944. poor. 32 unnumbered pages with pictorial boards. Written and drawn by CAM (Barbara Campbell) elaborately illustrated story of the anthropomorphic lamb and her friends the Bluebird, Rueben and Mr. Robinson. Measures 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Inscribed on free end paper and dated 1940 (??) This was Campbell's first... Read More
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Mary and Madge The Round About Dolls
by Betty Campbell
Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc, 1935. Very good to fine. Some light dust soiling, internally toned.. Uncut paper doll book featuring two standing paper dolls (Mary and Madge) with 6 leaves of garment patterns ("School Dress", "Evening Cape", "Evening Dress", "Play Dress", "Garden Dress", and "Winter Dress"), along with 12 leaves of decorated paper to use as "fabric".... Read More
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Original Poster Art for the 1927 Monson Visiting Nurse Association Drive
by [Erdix Winslow] Capen
[Monson, Massachusetts], 1927. Very good. Minor dust soiling. Corners bumped, upper right- and left-hand corners torn, a couple nicks to extremities.. Support your local visiting nurse! Original poster art promoting a fundraising drive for the Monson Visiting Nurse Association. The drive took place May 9th through 16th, 1927. Original gouache artwork by Erdix Winslow Capen on thick brown... Read More
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Kaufmann on Disease, Its Causes and Home Cure
by Carl Ernst Kaufmann, M.D.
Boston: A.P. Ordway & Co, 1881. Very good to fine; toned, some light wear to wrappers.. Published in 1881, this booklet offers its reader detailed descriptions of different diseases while also advertising Kaufmann's Sulphur Bitters, a "family" patent medicine that claims to treat and cure everything from headaches and rheumatism to kidney disease and Malaria. The... Read More
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Fruit Growing in Victoria
by Patrick Joseph Carmody
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Advertising and Intelligence Bureau, Lands Department, 1909. Age toning.. An advertising booklet meant to attract farmers into establishing fruit farms in the Victoria, Australia. The main portion of the booklet is written by Patrick Joseph Carmody who was the Chief Inspector of Orchards for the Department of Agriculture in Melbourne. He asserts that "Victoria, compared... Read More
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Camp Carolina For Boys Brochure and Envelope
by Camp Carolina
Brevard, N.C.: Queen City PTG. Co, 1935. Overall condition is good, ink note on inside back cover.. 40pp. Embossed cover illustration of boy golfer. Includes original mailing envelope with image of stereotypical Native American. The Camp Carolina brochure provides details about the general life and activities that can be expected for boys to experience. There is a description... Read More
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ABC and the Children of Many Nations" -- WWI-era ABC book Promoting International Friendship and Tolerance to Children
by Carolyn S. Hodgman, with Drawings by Will. F. Stetcher
Rochester, New York: Stetcher Lith. Co, 1916. Fair. Wrappers detached with modern tape repair. Light soiling.. An illustrated ABC book for early readers, published during WWI to promote international friendship and tolerance to little ones. Each letter is paired with a different nation, and has an accompanying rhyme and an illustration of a child in a representative costume.... Read More
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Regency Hand-colored Valentine with Original Handwritten Verse
by Etienne Cassagnon
[France?], 1810. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling, one or two spots. Evidence of previous adhesive/minor short tears to lower leaf verso.. Regency-era Valentine with hand-colored etching of a lovely young lady holding a bouquet of flowers, above what appears to be an original handwritten sonnet: "Ne vous Affligez point sure votre infirmité / Ô beauté singulière! admirable... Read More
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Baby's Own Story Year by Year (Baby Book)
by Cecile Lamb, illus
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1941. Very good. Minor dust soiling, toning, one or two minor stains. Spine chipped.. A charming baby book published in 1941 for charting all of baby's statistics and milestones, from birth weight and eye color to first steps and first day of school. Includes a family tree template as well as a "Record... Read More
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Nursery Songs From the Appalachian Mountains
by Cecil J. Sharp and Esther B. MacKinnon (illus.)
London, England: Novello & Company, 1921. Good. Dust soiling, extremities worn, boards a little bowed.. A book of nursery songs for children, accompanied throughout with silhouette style illustrations. Includes eighteen (18) songs, each with lyrics and the accompanying piano sheet music. Published in large format to feel more like a picture book for children. Titles include "The Frog... Read More
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Merchant Accounting Book of James Chancy, Grocer
by James Chancy
Salem, MA: E. G. Hoose, 1820-1823. James Chancy was a grocer in Salem who used this copy book to keep an accounting of his customer's purchases between 1820-1823. For each entry Chancy lists the name of the customer, under which lists the date and items purchased. Sometimes it also records when he was paid, normally in cash. Sometimes the... Read More
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Requirements for Co-Operation Between Hospitals and Funeral Directors
by Arthur H. Chandler
1926. General wear. Minor penciling.. This booklet contains a speech that was first delivered by Arthur H. Chandler at the New England Hospital Association Conference in May 1925. This speech gave a fictional telling of the death of Mr. Bank's niece and the subsequent miscommunications between the hospital and funeral home in regards to the care of her... Read More
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An Watercolor Typescript Album Created to commemorate parents-in-law Rank Albert Allchin and Emily Cooper 1879-1929
by Charles Arthur Hannaford RBA (1887 - 1972)
Wroxham,Norfolk, England, 1972. A large format album reconstructed album illustrated and narrated by Charles Arthur Hannaford. The majority of the content, excluding the narration was created by his father in law and reflected the life of Frank Albert Allchin and his wife Emily Cooper, between the years 1879 and 1929. The cover of the album has applied steel initials... Read More
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What You Should Know About Tuberculosis
by Charles E. Lyght, M.D.
New York, New York: National Tuberculosis Association, 1946. Good to very good. Toning, dust soiling.. An educational booklet for American families, penned by the Director of Health Education at the National Tuberculosis Association and published in 1946. The booklet is divided into different "questions" and "answers", written in a friendly style free of complex medical jargon that may... Read More
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The Prevention of Pneumonia
by Henry T. Chickering
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1921. Good. Water stains, dust soiling.. A guide to preventing and recognizing the symptoms of pneumonia for families and the general public. Mentions measles, influenza, pregnancy and childbirth, and surgical operations where chloroform is given as possible instances that may cause pneumonia. Advises patients to seek a doctor, and prevent... Read More
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