Frederic W Goudy: American Typographer
by Paul Johnston
The Heuron, No.7, 1930. 8 pp. Paper pamphlet, no cover. Article about Goudy and American Typography, discusses Goudy's contribution to typesetting and includes a page of examples. Signed by author. 8 1/2" x 6 1/2" Inscribed and signed by author.
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A Collection of Letters from Pvt. Glenn H. Jones, a WWI Naval Plane Repairman
by Glenn H. Jones
Juniata, PA, 1918. General wear and toning due to age and quality of paper. Letter folds. Some letters have partial or complete detachment at folds. One of the letters has tape repair. Most of the envelopes are damaged, and only included the front side.. A collection of eight (8) letters written by Pvt. Glenn H. Jones (1890-1921) to... Read More
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Southern Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 5
by Rev. J. William Jones
Richmond, VA, 1876. Inscription on front cover. Library stamps on front cover. Front cover partially detached, back cover detached. Thread binding mostly detached. Minor penciling. Pages cut at different lengths.. The Southern Historical Society was founded in 1868-1869 by Confederate Major General Dabney Herndon Maury as a means of documenting Southern military and civilian viewpoints of the American... Read More
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Philosophy of Love: Unfoldment of Marriage (part of The New Tokology)
by Joseph H. Greer, M.D.
[Chicago, Illinois]: Laird & Lee, 1921. Good. Some toning, water staining, short tears.. Scarce: a single part of a larger book in parts titled "The New Tokology" by Eli F. Brown and Joseph H. Greer, first published in 1903; this part is from a reissuing of the individual chapters by Laird & Lee in 1921. It covers the... Read More
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Advertising Calendar Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette Calendar 1853
by J. Potts, Printer
Montreal, Canada: Montreal Herald Steam Book and Job Printing Establishment, 1853. Letter folds. Side margins appear lightly trimmed.. A 10.25 by 6.5 inch advertising sheet with a full year calendar for 1853 promoting The Montreal Herald Steam Book and Job Printing Establishment. Book and Job Printing, Card Printing in every style and colour, at greatly reduced prices. Decorative... Read More
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Osteopath Appointment Card
by J. S. Baughman, Osteopath
Burlington, IA, 1905. A 2 1/2" x 4" appointment reminder or scheduling card. This particular patient seemingly saw the osteopath three days a week for a prolonged period. Of interest is the Seven Don't on the reverse. They include Don't think and talk about your ailments, Don't over-eat, or eat too fast, chew your food, Don't sleep in a... Read More
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Seven Hundred Album Verses, Comprising Choice Selections of Poetry and Prose ... Compiled by J.S. Ogilvie
by J.S. Ogilvie (comp.)
New York, New York: J.S. Ogilvie & Company, 1884. Good. Hinges split, toned with the occasional spot, pencil annotations including extensive annotations to lower endpaper.. A compilation of poetry and prose "suitable for writing in autograph albums, and for Valentines, Birthday, Christmas and New Year Cards" (title-page). Such compilations were popular because they served as sources for all... Read More
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Quarantine. Its Sanitary and Political Aspect in Relation to the Spread of Epidemic Diseases
by J[ulius] C[aesar] LeHardy, M.D.
Atlanta, Georgia: Jas. P. Harrison & Co, 1879. Very good; some light dust soiling, damp staining.. A passionately penned pamphlet advocating for swift quarantine measures to be enacted during an outbreak of yellow fever, and calling for other physicians to share research with colleagues: "... it behooves every medical man South, who has had personal experience in the... Read More
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Air Babies
by Elvy Kalep
Akron: Saalfield Publishing Co, 1938. Large format unpaginated soft cover picturebook. No. 2207. Anthropomorphic baby airplanes named Speedy and Happy-Wings. Charming color illustrations each page with a title for each page covering one activity of the baby planes. Some of the titles are Ground School, Willie Kite, Nasty Storm, Slip Stream, Uncle Zepp, Auntie Balloon, Mountain Currents, First Aid,... Read More
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Air Babies
by Elvy Kalep
Akron: Saafield Publishing Company, 1938. Very Good. An unnumbered 12 page illustrated story book (including covers). The book was published by Saafiled, and has #2207 printed on the cover. The book uses several caricatures of airplanes to illustrate aviation topics such as "Ground School," "Take Off," "Nasty Storm," "Parachute," "Forced Landing," "Formation Flying," and "Refueling." There is also... Read More
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Teen Gal Cut Out Dolls, Around the Clock with Peg and Dot
by Hilda Miloche & Wilma Kane
Racine , WI: Whitman Publishing Co, 1943. Text block separated from covers. Interior pages toned due to age. The doll dot on the back cover is partially punched out.. Two punch out dolls, Peg and Dot, with six (6) uncut color costume pages. Each outfit on the pages is label the correct corresponding doll. The outfits are designed... Read More
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JINX" - Unpublished Children's book manuscript by Fashion Designer Catherine de Károlyi (1919-2006)
by Catherine de Károlyi
Europe, 1940. Very good. Minor toning, wear, short tears.. From the collection of a children's book editor active in the 1940s to 50s, "JINX" is a unique, unpublished children's book manuscript by Catherine de Károlyi (1919-2006), a fashion designer best known for designing the first women's ready to wear collection for Hermès in the late 1960s. She began... Read More
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School Assignment of a Scrap Book of a "European Tour
by Chester Katzman
New Haven, 1936. General wear. Pages are brittle from age. Most pages are loose or detached from string binding.. Created by Chester Katzman, an eleven year old boy from New Haven, CT, this scrap book was a school assignment to record an imaginary European tour taken by the student. The book includes various short essays on what was... Read More
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Noah's Ark New England Yankees and The Endless Quest. Robert Keith Leavitt G. & C. Merriam Springfield, MA
by Robert Keith Leavitt
Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam, 1947. 106 pp. Subtitle: A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries Particular Reference to their First Hundred Years as Publications of G.&C. Merriam Company Springfield, Massachusetts. Gray paper hard cover, black and white illustrations, photographs, portraits, and copied images, title page is two tone. Part One: Noah's Ark; 1. This Webster... Read More
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A Collection of Hand Made Christmas Cards and Other Correspondence of Enamel Artist Kay Whitcomb
by Kay Whitcomb Keith
La Jolla, CA, [1961-1965]. General wear. . A collection of five items relating to Kay Whitcomb (1921-2015) who was an American enamel artist who graduated from Rhode Island School of Design and worked mostly in California but exhibited her work world wide. Most of Whitcomb's work was abstract, and while she most often worked with enamel, she... Read More
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Group of Merino Ewes
by J.H. Keller
Licking County, Ohio, 1890. Very good. Toned.. Illustrated advertising flyer promoting a "Breeder of Pure Pollar and Atwood Sheep" named J.H. Keller based in Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Lists for sale "20 Choice Rams and 50 Ewes 1 and 2 years old for sale". The image depicts three sheep with extravagant black wool coats in profile to show... Read More
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The Pocket Dolly Book
by Jean B Kell
New York: Capitol Publishing, 1946. Poor. A 13 page accordion or concertina book, with color litho illustrations printed on to cardboard. It is missing the doll that would be seen through the die-cut window on the front cover. This book shows heavy wear, with rubbed edges, and missing surface litho on the edges of the binding. Cover creases.... Read More
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Young Working Girls: A Summary of Evidence From Two Thousand Social Workers. Robert Woods and Albert J. Kennedy Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
by Robert Woods and Albert J. Kennedy
Boston, 1913. Boston, 1913 Houghton Mifflin Company 185 pp Red hard cover fabric cover, printed cover and spine, full text Foreword by Jane Addams, book documents the problems of adolescent girls in tenement housing, includes appendix, 14 chapters including "Preparation for Industry" " Inadequate Home Life as a Cause of Moral Strain" :Mixed Clubs of Boys and Girls" and... Read More
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Mr. Sharptooth
by Joe Kerr
New York: G. W. Dillingham Co, 1903. Litho pastedown front cover. 60 unnumbered pages. Pictorial end paper front of book only. Corner (margin) lacking on dedication page. The adventures and misadventures of an anthropomorphic fox with his human and animal friends. Measures 11 1/4" x 8 1/2". OCLC -4 (5/15/18). Cover wear. Intact margin repairs reinforced with archival tape.... Read More
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Sugar An' Spice and All Things Nice Children's Cookbook
by Julia Kiene
Mansfield, Ohio: Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1951. The overall condition is good. For all the children that are interested in cooking, or at least assisting their mom, this cookbook has the basics to know how to start. 32 pages. With an introduction with some basics about measuring, prepping and preparing recipes. The recipes themselves are fairly simple, things like... Read More
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Memoir of Rev. Samuel Kilpin,of Exeter, England; with some extracts from his correspondence to which is added his narrative of Samuel Wyke Kilpin, his only surviving child, who died at the age of thirteen.. Samuel Kilpin American Tract Society New York
by Samuel Kilpin
New York: American Tract Society. 156 pp, marbled cover, frontispiece of Kilpin, first 139 pages are Kilpin's memoirs, end chapter is "Some Particulars of Samuel Wyke Kilpin". 6" x 3 3/4" has small sticker labeled "Life of Kilpin, 12 1/2 cts" on spine, foxing throughout.
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Take the Children
by Dorothy M. King
United States: Dorothy K. Weeblow, 1951. Very good. Minor wear to extremities and minor dust soiling. All six (6) dolls present and in very good to near-fine condition.. A charming interactive children's book emphasizing international friendship and cultural heritage. The story revolves around six children from European countries (England, France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, and Norway) who are traveling... Read More
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Find the Animals
by Dorothy N. King
New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. Good. Spine chipped with extremities worn/damaged. Some of the "cages" are loose.. A very charming interactive children's book starring Mr. Luke, a harried zookeeper who needs help putting the animals back in their cages at the end of the night. Each of the eight die-cut animals, ranging from "Trunko"... Read More
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Set the Clock
by Dorothy N. King
New York, New York: Franklin Watts, Inc, 1942. Good. Light dust soiling, some nicks and short tears to dust jacket.. A very dear picture book for children from the early 1940s, featuring a cardboard clock with moveable hands for learning how to tell the time. Each leaf describes a different time of day in the life of a... Read More
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Typed Autobiographical Accounting of Childhood with 11 Original Watercolors
by Charles Henry Kingsley-Baille
Hamilton, Canada, 1947. Very good.. Housed in a contemporary box with the watercolor monogram (IC) for his sister Ivy Clifford. When opened one finds a 55 pp. typewritten autobiography of the childhood recollections of Charles Henry Kingsley-Baille. Dedicated to his wife, Ethel and his sister Ivy. Kingsley-Baille had moved to Canada as a young adult. The foreward describes... Read More
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