Wonders of the Deep
by Daniel Carter Beard Illus
New York, New York: The Wood & Parker Litho Co, 1895. Good to very good. Light toning, dust soiling, a couple short tears.. A promotional booklet titled "Wonders of the Deep", published to advertise Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, a health supplement. Includes eight leaves of illustrated facts about the creatures of the sea, including a two-page... Read More
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Anglo-Swiss Telephone Service
by E.T.V. (illus)
England, 1930. Very good.. An attractive promotion for a telephone service marketed to British tourists, with rates for making phone calls while on vacation in Switzerland to Great Britain and America. "Knowledge of French or German is not necessary", and costs are listed in Swiss francs. Features a stylish design on a woman ice skating and a man... Read More
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Mr. Civil Defense Tells About Natural Disasters!
by Al Capp - Illustrator
New York, New York: Graphic Information Service, 1956. Very good. Light toning.. Alert Today-- Alive Tomorrow!" A comic-book style informational booklet published to educate the general public about how to best respond to natural disasters (e.g. flooding) by utilizing local civil defense workers and infrastructure (e.g. Red Cross, communications, rescue work, health and welfare services). Features a cartoon... Read More
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Circus Day - Cut-out Book No. 135
by Art Tanchon - Illustrator
Sandusky, OH: Stephens Publishing, 1950. 6 page paper doll book with heavy stock covers. Paper dolls printed on back cover. Each character has a page of costumes and accessories. They include Bosco the Bear, Monk (monkey), Elmer the Elephant, George the Giraffe and Laffie "the Clown. The final costume page is the circus ring and animal cars. Measures 10... Read More
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The Teddy Bear Books: The Teddy Bears at the Circus
by Robert D. Towne (Author); J. R. Bray (Illustrator)
Chicago, IL: Reilly & Britton Co, 1907. General wear. Minor stain along right edge of front cover.. The Teddy Bear Books is series consisting of eight (8) books that tell the adventures a young boy named John and his group of six anthropomorphic teddy bears. The Teddy Bear at the Circus appears to be the second book in... Read More
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Vamos a Jugar (Let's Play)
by Rodolfe Dan (illustrator)
Buenos Aires: Sigmar, Printed in Argentina, 1943. Excellent.. Unnumbered 10 pp picture book with illustrated covers. Children at play. A different situation on each page. Some depicts children's games, other pretend voyages and children in adult situations. Printed in Spanish. Measures 11" x 7 3/8
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Walking Paper Doll Family
by Ruth Upham (Illustrator)
Akron OH: Saalfield No. 1074, 1934. A rather unusual uncut book with an affluent family of six, plus a nurse for the children and Bim the cat and Pal the dog. Each of the punch-out characters has only one leg attached with a second to be attached according to instructions using a needle and thread. This allows the dolls... Read More
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Graduating Woman Holds Diploma Under Garland of Flowers
by A. G. Learned (illustrator)
Boston, MA: Bostonian, 1895. Minimal wrinkling right lower margin; minimal detraction.. An 18" x 12 1/2" literary poster for Bostonian magazine for June (presumably 1895) depicting a young woman holding a diploma. An ethereal light and a garland of roses are overhead. "June" is in the background --graduation month. Reverse is blank.
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The Counterpane Book
by May Byron. Millicent Sowerby Illustrator
London: Henry Frowde, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Embossed illustrated paper wraps. unpaginated. Color frontispiece. Black and white full page line drawing illustrations and border decoration throughout. The story of Joyce and Robin and Jacko the Jackdow who lead them from adventure to adventure. 3 OCLC - 10/17/16. Light cover wear.
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South Dakota The Land of Sunshine, Fertile Fields, Mountains of Gold, Silver and Precious Metals and Happy People People : Offers You a Place
by South Dakota's Bureau of Immigration
Aberdeen, SD: American Publishing Co, 1910. General wear and soiling. Minor separation along folds. Minor penciling on map side. Map folds.. A fold out brochure advertising land development and immigration to South Dakota. The full title of this pamphlet is: "South Dakota The Land of Sunshine, Fertile Fields, Mountains of Gold, Silver and Precious Metals and Happy People... Read More
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Child Health and Nutrition
by Allen G. Ireland
Trenton, New Jersey: N.J. Department of Public Instruction, 1930. Near-fine. Minor staining from stapled.. A guide to proper nutrition in childhood for parents, published by the New Jersey Department of Public Instruction. Written by a doctor in a friendly, informational tone for the general public. Emphasizes the importance of healthy school lunches to proper growth and learning. Includes... Read More
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Jane Hohfeld Galante Archive of Material Related to "The Singings and Sayings of Patty Jane", Privately Printed by Lawton Kennedy
by Jane Hohfeld Galante, Alice Wilkins Neilson (illus.)
San Francisco, California: Lawton Kennedy, 1960. Very good. Minor flaws including toning, unobtrusive short tears, dust soiling, wear to extremities.. A remarkable archive of material created and collected by Jane Hohfeld Galante of the prominent San Francisco Hohfield family, including two original manuscripts and a scarce children's book privately printed for her by Lawton Kennedy. The privately printed... Read More
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Le Petit Poucet Lithographed Puzzle
by H. Jannin
Paris: H. Camus, 1870. Overall condition is good. This six piece wooden puzzle with applied depicts a critical scene in the life of little Tom Thumb. The color lithograph is done by H. Jannin depicts the two parents at a table by a fire with sad expressions, as the caption reveals that the mother and father have decided... Read More
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![Oeuvres Enfantines: 15 Nouvelles Rondes Enfantines, Op 37 [Children's Work: 15 New Children's Rounds, Op 37]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/047/270/1044270047.0.m.0.jpg)
Oeuvres Enfantines: 15 Nouvelles Rondes Enfantines, Op 37 [Children's Work: 15 New Children's Rounds, Op 37]
by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
Paris, France: Sandoz, Jobin and Co, 1904. 10 pp, Cover depicts nine children dancing. The illustration is in color along with some decorative flowers. While the entire works of Oeuvres Enfantines by Jaques-Dalcroze contains a total of 15 rounds, this only has # 626, "La Ronde des Saison Fleuries', which roughly translstes to 'The Round of the Season's Flowers'.... Read More
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Bendel's Cut-out Dolls
by Jay Kissinger, Jay and Peter Palazzo
New York: Henry Bendel, 1962. 12 pp. Paper wraps. Images of paper dolls on the cover. Includes three (3) paper dolls and four (4) pages of outfits. The reverse of the page provides a narrative description, sizing information and pricing for each of the paper doll costumes. The introductory note asks the children not to cut out the dolls... Read More
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The Abortive Treatment of Septicaemia
by J. Blake White, M.D.
1898. Very good. Minor toning, chipping to extremities.. Offprint of the May 1898 issue of the "Medical Examiner", reprinting a paper read before the New York Medico-Surgical Society by Dr. J. Blake White, "Visiting Surgeon to the Department of Correction, New York". Within, White advocates for the use of Viskolein in the treatment of sepsis, pyaemia, and "kindred... Read More
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Album of Friendship, Friendship Album of Jennie, New Jersey
by Jennie
Rahway, NJ, 1874. wear on cover, some foxing throughout. A friendship album, aptly titled "Album of Friendship", belonging to a woman by the name of Jennie. Her last name is never mentioned. The album is mostly blank, but the entries date from 1874, and when a location is noted, it is Rahway, NJ. One of the entries of... Read More
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The Nails in the Coffin Driven by the Demon Pneumonia
by J.F. Muller (illus.)
Baltimore, Maryland: State Department of Maryland, 1940. Very good. A couple short tears and nicks, minor toning.. A stark visual reminder of the dangers pneumonia and other pulmonary disease pose to the general public, published by the State Department of Maryland as a public health warning: "Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Influenza are at present responsible for 14 per cent... Read More
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The Three Good Friends Lily, Carrie, and Floss
by J.H. Howard, illus
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1880. Good. Toning, dust soiling, rubbing, spotting. Covers nearly detached.. A handsome picture book by McLoughlin, following the playtime adventures of two baby dolls and their dog as they play dress up, play with dolls, do the washing, and sing. Features large, nearly full-page color illustrations of the scenes accompanied by narrative... Read More
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A Classical Dictionary; containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors;
by J. Lempriere, D.D.
Philadelphia: James Crissy, 1822. Third American Edition. Moderate cover wear.. Unpaginated. Covers loose. Missing applied leather title on back strip. Blank title page has applied name "Warren D. Rowley" and penciled "Hattie S. Rowley Aug 1872".
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A Classical Dictionary; containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors;
by J. Lempriere, D.D.
Philadelphia: James Crissy, 1822. Moderate cover wear.. Unpaginated. Covers loose. Missing applied leather title on back strip. Blank title page has applied name "Warren D. Rowley" and penciled "Hattie S. Rowley Aug 1872
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Tales of Teeny Wee
by Natalie Joan
London: Humphrey Milford Univ. Press, 1940. Light to moderate wear. Inscribed in ink on free end paper. Xmas 1941.. 96 pp hard cover with applied litho front cover. Four full page color plates including frontispiece. Illustrated end papers. Illustrated through in black and white line drawings both in-text and full page. Anthropomorphism. Contents include The Kind boy, The... Read More
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Bone Marrow in the Treatment of Various Forms of Anaemia
by john A. Robinson, A.M., M.D.
Chicago, IL: Armour & Company, 1896. General wear and toning due to age. This booklet is the printed copy of a clinical lecture given by Dr. John Albert Robinson (1855-1942) on an unknown date to the Chicago Post Graduate Medical School. The lecture was about his his use of bone marrow in not only the treatment of anaemia,... Read More
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Jacob & Sadie Amish Paper Dolls
by John Fisher (illus.)
New Holland, Pennsylvania: Ruth F. Weaver, 1994. Near-fine. Small stain to lower wrapper.. A charming 1990s paper doll book depicting two Amish children, a boy and a girl, with four (4) uncut pages of outfits and accessories: "School", "Play", "Church", and "Bedtime". The two dolls can be punched out from the lower wrapper and are dressed in everyday... Read More
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Pictorial Review Theater - Cut-out Play No. IV - Cinderella with narrative and stage instructions
by Burges Johnson
New York: Pictorial Review, 1914. Two (2) 16" x 11" sheets from the Feb. 1914 edition of Pictorial Review. Grace G. Drayton Illustrator. The first page is seven (7) captioned characters from Cinderella to be cut out. Self stands. On the previous page is the narrative for "Cinderella - A Story Play to Accompany the Cut-out Pictures on the... Read More
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