Andersen's Fairy Tales, retold in words of one syllable
by Harriet T Comstock
New York: A L Burt Company, 1900. 97 pp. green cloth covers with a stamped illustration of man and cat standing in front of door. A retelling of some of Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tales, such as 'The Fir-Tree' and 'The Little Match Girl'. Illustrated with numerous black and white as well as color plates. Measures... Read More
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Social & Cultural History, Entertainment in Connecticut c.1925-1936 - Scrapbook of Ethel Cook
by Ethel Cook
New London, Connecticut, 1937. Very good; some ephemera loose, scrapbook paper brittle, boards loose and worn.. An expansive scrapbook of over 200 individual pieces of ephemera collected by Ethel Cook (c.1908-2006) while she was a student in New London, Connecticut, in the late 1920s. Types of ephemera include periodical clippings, hotel stationary, printed programs and playbills, club meeting... Read More
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Shade and Sunshine Brown
by George Coolidge
Boston: Brown, Taggert & Chase, 1859. 16 pp. wrapper, 6 woodcuts. Part 3 of the series "My Own Little Library", Tells the story of a little girl named Ellen, who learns the beauty of nature, it ends with a moral. Decorative engraving on every page. Wear on edges of cover, slight foxing and toning. Measures 4 1/4" x 2... Read More
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A Trio of Correspondence Relating to Whig Politics in Pennsylvania
by Col. John Henry McClellan & James Cooper
Gettysburg, PA, 1848. General wear.. Two letters written to a John A. McGinley, Esq. of Adams County, PA and short announcement. The first letter, August 20, 1843, is from John H. McClellan, a prominent business man of Gettysburg, PA, who had been appointed treasurer of Adams County in 1840 to serve out another individual's term. In 1843, he... Read More
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Tricks of Women & Other Albanian Tales
by Paul Fenimore Cooper
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1928. 205 pp. Black embossed cover, frontispiece, illustrations, plates throughout. Paul Fenimore Cooper is the translator of these tales and woodcuts are by Ilse M. Bischoff. The Stories are of the southern, or Tosk, dialect and come from two collections made by Auguste Dozon and Holger Pedersen. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4"... Read More
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House Painting and Wallpaper Advertising Ephemera
by H.H. Cope
Sellersville, Pennsylvania, 1890. Very good. Toning,. Four (4) items collected by a house and sign painter named Henry H. Cope of Sellersville, Pennsylvania. Includes two illustrated advertising covers, stapled samples of block-printed wallpaper, and Cope's own printed business card. The items appear to have been sent to Cope promoting their products for him to use on the job;... Read More
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New Cash Store!" -- Printed Broadside Advertising Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware and China Sold by Stark & Corbin of Olive Green, Ohio
by Jas. N. Stark and Daniel Corbin
Olive Green, Porter Township, Ohio: Stark & Corbin, 1854. Very good. Toned with spotting, dust soiling, light offsetting, a couple creases or short tears to extremities.. Large printed broadside announcing a new "copartnership in trade under the firm of STARK & CORBIN" offering for sale an astonishingly wide array of dry goods including fabrics, crockery, yarn, coffee and... Read More
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The Great Dunce. By Miss Corner mostly in words of one syllable
by Miss [Julia] Corner
London: Dean and Son, 1850. Very good to fine. Some minimal browning/finger soiling, gatherings/sewing becoming loose.. A charming small format (4.5" by 3") story book for elementary-aged children with hand-colored wood engravings: "It is a sad thing when boys and girls will not learn to read, for all the things that they would like to know, may be... Read More
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Fashion Fantasy: The Child's New Place in the Fashion World" - Exceptional Capstone Project on History of Children's Fashion with Approx. Twenty-Five (25) Original Designs
by Joan M. Cornette
Boston, Massachusetts, 1956. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling. Rings in binder beginning to loosen.. An exceptional capstone project by a student at the Modern School of Fashion and Design in Boston, Massachusetts, named Joan Cornette, in 1956. Includes a lengthy thesis and approx. twenty-five (25) original fashion designs. A signed review from her faculty advisors notes its... Read More
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The Story of the Isle of Shoals, A Scrap Book by Carleton P. Small, circa 1941-1946
by Louis C. Cornish
Boston, MA: Beacon Press, Inc, 1936. General wear. Tape used has yellowed. One item is detached, though it appears to have never been attached. A few interior pages are loose but still attached.. The scrapbook is actually a copy of "The Story of the Isles of Shoals : an address first delivered on Star Island, July 15, 1916,... Read More
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Ernest K. Coulter Lecture Program - Child Problems, Civic Betterment, Immigration, Congestion, Juvenile Courts and Subjects Dealing With Child Conservation
by Ernest K. Coulter
New York, New York, 1911. Good. Some spotting, dust soiling, minor wear to extremities. Short tears to folds.. Printed program announcing lectures given by journalist and child welfare advocate Ernest Kent Coulter (1871-1952). The program promotes Coulter as the "Clerk of the World's Largest Children's Court" whose lectures "abound in human interest--incident, pathos and humor clinching sober appeal".... Read More
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Collection of Court Summonses from Lincoln County, Maine
by Clerk of the Court
Lincoln County, ME: Lincoln County Court of Maine, 1853. General wear. Letter folds, some pieces have separation at the folds. Minor penciling.. A collection of seventeen (17) legal summons to the Constables of various towns in Lincoln County, Maine. The summons date from April 1828 to July 1853 and were sent by the Clerk of the Court for... Read More
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Good Morning and Good Night
by Cousens, Frances Upcher.
London: Dean & Son, 1870. Back cover and last leaf, mostly separated from remainder of book. Separation at base.. Soft pictorial cover picture book with rhyming verse. Mounted on linen. Six (6) leaves. Dean's "Pinafore" Toy Books Series. Imagery in the style of Kate Greenaway Strong color and imagery. Chromolithograph. Last page and back inside... Read More
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Good Morning and Good Night
by Cousens, Frances Upcher
London: Dean & Son, 1870. Back cover and last leaf, mostly separated from remainder of book. Separation at base.. Soft pictorial cover picture book with rhyming verse. Mounted on linen. Six (6) leaves. Dean's "Pinafore" Toy Books Series. Imagery in the style of Kate Greenaway Strong color and imagery. Chromolithograph. Last page and back inside cover include advertisements.... Read More
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West Atlantic: Venice of America
by West Atlantic Land Co
Atlantic City, New Jersey: Atlantic City Daily Press, 1902. Near-fine. A couple small short tears. Minor toning.. Original illustrated poster and price list, advertising prospective lots in the West Atlantic development in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Styled as the "Venice of America", the new development hoped to target the upper class, in search of a European-esque summer holiday... Read More
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Old Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Advertising Dolls for Lion Coffee
by Woolson Spice Co
Toledo, OH: Lion Coffee, 1890. Minimal wear.. Four paper dolls advertising Lion coffee, part of the No. 3 Old Mother goose series. Each doll has the its series number, instructions telling you what parts connect where on the back, as well as a line advertising Lion coffee saying things like "Lion Coffee which is the strongest and purest... Read More
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The Bicycle Maker Advertising Dolls for Lion Coffee
by Woolson Spice Co
Toledo, OH: Lion Coffee, 1890. Minimal wear.. Four paper dolls advertising Lion coffee, part of the No. 14 the Bicycle Maker. Each doll has the its series number, instructions telling you what parts connect where on the back, as well as a line advertising Lion coffee saying things like "Lion Coffee which is the strongest and purest coffee... Read More
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Old King Cole Nursery Rhyme Advertising Dolls for Lion Coffee
by Woolson Spice Co
Toledo, OH: Lion Coffee, 1890. Minor wear.. Four paper dolls advertising Lion coffee, part of the No. 1 Old King Cole series. Each doll has the its series number, instructions telling you what parts connect where on the back, as well as a line advertising Lion coffee saying things like "Lion Coffee which is the strongest and purest... Read More
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Humpty Dumpty Advertising Dolls for Lion Coffee
by Woolson Spice Co
Toledo, OH: Lion Coffee. Minimal wear.. Four paper dolls advertising Lion coffee, part of the No. 9 Humpty Dumpty set, depicting a young Humpty Dumpty to put on his wall and then the scene after he falls where the king's men try to put Humpty back together. Each doll has the its series number, instructions telling you what... Read More
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Ding Dong Bell Nursery Rhyme Advertising Dolls for Lion Coffee
by Woolson Spice Co
Toledo, OH: Lion Coffee. Minimal wear. Four paper dolls advertising Lion coffee, part of the No. 14 Ding Dong Bell set, depicting Little Tommy Green putting the cat in the well and Little Tommy Trout taking it out. Each doll has the its series number, instructions telling you what parts connect where on the back, as well as... Read More
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Josephine Keeps House
by H C Cradock
Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1920. A 64 page paginated book with applied litho cover. It tells the story of when Josephine and her family move to a new house. There she teaches her dolls to play house. There are five chapters, "Josephine Plans a New Game", "Josephine Tells the Children", "They All Go to the New House", "They Settle... Read More
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ABC Book
by Jan Cragin
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1929. Moderate cover wear. Center page present, detached from staples. . No. 923. Large format ABC picture book with cover illustrations of bookseller with children curiously looking through his wares. Picture book with illustrations K for Kangaroo, S for Seasaw, Z for Zebra. Measures 10" x 14"
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ABC Book
by Jan Cragin
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1929. Moderate cover wear. Center page present, detached from staples.. No. 923. Large format ABC picture book with cover illustrations of bookseller with children curiously looking through his wares. Picture book with illustrations K for Kangaroo, S for Seasaw, Z for Zebra. Measures 10" x 14
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The Little Lamb Prince and the Adventures of a Brownie. Dinah Maria Mulock Craik Grosset & Dunlap New York
by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1948. 291 pp. Printed cloth hardcover, color frontispiece, full color and black and white illustrations by Lucille Corcos. Illustrated Junior Library. Five Stories, "The Little Lame Prince" "The Adventures of a Brownie" with 6 separate adventures "The Invisible Prince" "Prince Cherry" and "The Prince with the Nose" 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" no dust... Read More
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The Baby's Bouquet 1900. Nursery Songs in Music and Verse. Excellent illustrations
by Walter Crane
London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1900. Hardcover. edge wear on cover. Arranged and Decorated by Walter Crane. . A Companion to the “Baby’s Opera”. The Tunes Collected & Arranged by L.C. Pictorial covers. Profusely illustrated throughout with full page, in-text and border decorations A song book of thirty-seven (37) nursery songs with words and music. Cupid fleur-de-lys... Read More
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