Sampler Book with Approx. Thirty (30) Hand-sewn Examples of Stitching, Sewing, Weaving, Tassels Owned by Sewing Student Florence M. Dunn
by Florence M. Dunn
New York, New York: Brick Church Sewing School (Columbia University), 1880. Good to very good. Binding worn with joints split. Toning, offsetting, a couple samples beginning to come loose. Paper brittle.. An album of over thirty (30) stitching, sewing, weaving, and tassel samples issued to students of the Brick Church Sewing School in New York c.1880. This example... Read More
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Autographs, A Friendship Album belonging to Martha "Mousie" Durand Tibbetts
by Martha Durand Tibbetts
Jersey City, NJ, 1877. A friendship album belonging to Martha Durand Tibbetts (1859-1929), which is completely full of entries by her friends. The bulk of the entries date from 1873-1877, with a few outliers until 1910, and most of the authors of the entries are from Jersey City, NY, or New York. As Martha's nickname was "Mousie", some of... Read More
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Flower of the Sea (Malo-Pua-Kai)
by Doris Durst
N.pl: N.p., 1928. Very good. Paper brittle and toned with two or three minor closed short tears, offsetting to endpapers from wrappers. Spot to p. 6. Extremities chipped.. A rare privately printed book of verse by the poet Doris Durst, with with woodcut designs by M.C. Maxwell. Includes twenty (20) short poems from the perspective of an American... Read More
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A Key to the Common School Arithmetic
by James S. Eaton
Boston, Massachusetts: Fred'k A. Brown & Co, 1862. Good. Toned, a couple small stains/water staining, wrappers worn with one or two short tears. Upper wrapper becoming loose. Spine chipped.. The printed answer key provided to teachers for the "Common School Arithmetic" textbook. Provides insight into what mathematical disciplines were taught to students in 1862, including: basic addition, subtraction,... Read More
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Two (2) Issues of The Journal of Parapsychology -- Vol. III Nos. 1 and 2
by Ed. Gardner Murphy, Bernard F. Riess, and Ernest Taves
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1961. Very good.. Vol. III, Nos. 1 and 2, of The Journal of Parapsychology, an academic journal exploring the the paranormal and psychic from a purely scientific and academic perspective. No. 2 is the first reprint from 1961. These issues featuring lengthy discussions of the possibility of "ESP", i.e. the paranormal ability... Read More
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The Little Dog Trusty
by [Maria Edgeworth]
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1880. Fine to very fine; only minimal wear to extremities.. A fine, bright example of McLoughlin's children's story "The Little Dog Trusty", adapted from the same story by Maria Edgeworth. Part of McLoughlin's "Uncle Toby's Series", the book teaches children to be truthful and loyal. Square 12mo (5.5" by 4.75"),... Read More
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The Watchman Magazine, Ingathering Annual, For Humanity's Sake, Vol. XLVII, No. 11
by James E. Shultz (Editor)
Nashville, TN: Southern Publishing Association (Seventh-Day Adventist), 15-Oct-38. General wear.. The Watchman Magazine was started in 1905 and was published on a monthly basis by a group of Seventh-Day Adventists, with the only exception being the month of October, when an annual magazine was issued in addition to the monthly one. This item is the 1938 edition of... Read More
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The Complaint; or Night Thoughts, and the Force of Religion
by Edward Young, D. D.
Portland: Oliver L Sanborn, 1839. Edward Young was an English poet from the 18th century, whose most well-known poem was "Night-Thoughts." Although Night Thoughts is long and disconnected poem, it abounds in brilliant isolated passages and it found an enormous amount of success. It was eventually translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Welsh and Magyar. In France,... Read More
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Collection of Artwork, Drawing, and Sketches by A S Van Eerde, c1920s - 1940s
by A S Van Eerde
1940. A collection of over seventy (70) pieces of artwork by A S Van Eerde. The work is in various stages of completion, such as notes, outlines, sketches, illustrations, and completed works. A S Van Eerde was a commercial artist that designed advertisements for clients. He also sold his own fine art and was a writer/illustrator that... Read More
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H.M. Voorhees and Bros. Merry Little Men
by E. Farrell, Illustrator
New Jersey: H.M. Voorhees & Bros, 1915. Cover wear.. The clothes company shares a story that tells of a bunch boys getting into adventures and troubles. 10 pp. Self covers. Each little man gets a short, few line verse about their activities, like the first smoked his dad's cigar and got sick,or the second got lost at sea,... Read More
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A Collection of 23 miniature pen and ink landscapes created by one woman - elements of nature
by Einar S.
Sweden, 1909. Minor toning on some note cards due to age. Some of have faded water stains on them.. A collection of 23 small format cards featuring landscapes. The subject matter reflects nature in a particular locale throughout the year. It includes three (3) seasons of a sparsely treed country lane, an array of water scenes through the... Read More
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The Next Promotion - The anxieties the working life through planning for retirement
by Ellis Gladwin and Rama Braggiotti (illus.)
Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1960. Near-fine. A booklet "for busy executives" exploring "the psychological problems of life" following retirement from a fulfilling career. Part of a series on mental health for families and adults published by the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company. Includes cartoon illustrations of hypothetical situations to make the subject friendlier. ... Read More
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Growing Pains
by Ellis Gladwin and Rama Braggiotti (illus.)
Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1957. Near-fine.. A parenting advice booklet published by the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company for families on the topic of growing up, from early childhood to teenage-hood. Describes itself as "the result of letters from troubled parents and their teen-age children" seeking guidance. Features amusing cartoon illustrations of different hypothetical... Read More
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Reflections
by E.M.W. (illus.)
United States: Wanda Caderquist, 1928. Very good. Some dust soiling, toning, one or two minor stains. Rebound. A dreamlike and rather lovely manuscript created for "Jackie, a dear little girl" by a loving adult in her life, Wanda Caderquist, with original pen and watercolor artwork by "E.M.W.". The original watercolor frontispiece depicts a little raven-haired girl (perhaps Jackie?)... Read More
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This Is On The Level : A Menu & Program for the Eleventh Annual Banquet of the Association of Civil Engineers, Cornell University
by Association of Civil Engineers
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 14-Mar-14. General wear.. A menu and program for the Eleventh Annual Banquet of the Association of Civil Engineers at Cornell University. The banquet took place on Saturday Evening, March 14, 1914 in the A. G. Cafeteria on campus. The illustrations on the menu are humorous, with the cover depicting a man in a tweed... Read More
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Wynken Blynken and Nod and Other Verses
by Eugene Field, Fern Bisel Peat, Illustrator
Akron, OH: The Saafield Publishing Company, 1937. Good condition; light wear on the spine, 2" water stain on the top left corner of the cover, visible on opposite side.. 16pp. Softcover, front and back cover have a brightly colored illustrations of three children in a ship fashioned out of large clog and a patchwork blanket hung as its... Read More
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The Hare Bell; a token of friendship. Rev. C.W. Everest Henry S. Parsons Hartford, CT
by Rev. C.W. Everest
Hartford, CT: Henry S. Parsons, 1849. 192 pp. Gilt cover, frontispiece, gold edging. The Hare Bell is a modest gift book. Contains numerous verses and poems including "Morn at Sea" "The Floweret" " Epitaphs in Rome" OCLC, June 2016-2. 4 1/2" x 3" light fading on cover, occasional foxing, one corner slight bent.
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Atlas zu dem Werke: Die Baseler Todtentänze in getreuen Abbildungen
by H.F. Massmann
Leipzig: Expedition des Klosters, 1847. Good. Some scattering foxing. Extremities worn, spine heavily chipped.. A scarce Victorian rendering of the Basel Dance of Death, presented in "81 illustrations on 22 copperplates and 27 lithographed sheets" (translated form the German title-page). The Basel Dance of Death was painted inside a cemetery wall near the Predigerkirche in Basel in the... Read More
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Poisson D'Avril : April Fools or April Fish Poem
by Paul Fabre
n.pl, n.d.. General wear. Partially separated at folds. Crease folds.. Poisson D'Avril is a love poem written in French from the perspective of a man in exile, who is asking a fish to deliver a message of love to his lady, Henriette Franquine. The poem's use of a fish to deliver the love missive, is also a reference... Read More
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A Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Clark Family of Amity, CT
by Clark Family
Amity & Woodbridge, CT, 1848. General wear. Letter folds, some separation at folds.. A collection of approximately thirty-eight (38) pieces of ephemera relating to the Clark family of Amity, CT. The the bulk of materials dating from the 1790s to the 1810s. The majority of the collection focuses on the patriarch of the family, Lazarus Clark (1795-1818), following... Read More
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A Collection of Letters to the Emerson Family
by Emerson Family
Ireland Depot, Holyoke, MA, 1857. General wear.. A collection of eleven (11) letters belonging to the Emerson Family of Holyoke, MA. The majority of the letters are send to Ireland Depot, which was the name of the town's post office from the mid 1840s to mid 1850s. The letters date from 1847 to 1857, with the bulk of... Read More
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Fellows' Hypophosphites
by James I. Fellows
New York, NY, 1880. General wear and toning due to age. Crease folds. Tape repair on back where it appears as though one of the folds was mostly or completely detached.. A circular for Fellows' Hypophosphites, a tonic produced by James I. Fellows, meant to help with "some forms of Bronchitis". The circular was directed towards physicians and... Read More
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Snow-White and the Rose-Red, and Other Stories
by Fern Bisel Peat, Illustrator
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1936. Very good condition, slight wear to the spine, faint signs of bending about 1" from spine; faint discolored lines on the cover from contact with foreign object, visible on the dress.. 12pp. Softcover, front and back covers have a brightly colored illustration of Snow-White against a light blue background. Profusely illustrated,... Read More
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Let's Play Store No. 971
by Fern Bisel Peat (illus.)
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1933. Very light edge wear, otherwise in very good condition.. Grocery store themed punch out activity book. 7 pages of grocery store pieces and 206 total pieces that, when assembled, create a complete grocery store including produce, shelves, money, customers, and more. Each character and food stand has a corresponding easel back stand.... Read More
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Die-cut Shape Book "Just a Song of Greeting" by Frank Ferndale
by Frank Ferndale
London, England: The Artistic Lithographic Company, 1880. Very good. Small nick to top of upper cover. Minor toning.. A charming chromolithographed book, die-cut to emphasize the cover illustration of two angelic blonde children singing hymns in front of a church's stained glass window. The poem inside begins, "Bright angels guide you, little one...". Includes illustrations inside. Single die-cut... Read More
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