Denison's Make Up Guide: For Amateur & Professional
by Eben H. Norris and Buckton Nendick
Chicago, IL: T.S. Denison & Company, 1923. The condition is very good. There are some sings of wear, but pretty minimal.. Part stage make-up tutorial, part catalogue, this guide attempts to cover as many possible characters and necessities that could be wanted to put on a performance. 64 pages, the first 24 are dedicated to the make-up design... Read More
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Peeps Into Fairy Land. A Panorama Picture Book of Fairy Stories, No. 633
by Introduced by F.E. Weatherly; Stories by Edith Nesbit
London and New York, Printed in Bavaria: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1896. Very good. Minor toning and spotting, one or two short tears. One small moveable fragment missing from first pop-up opening, not significantly affecting movement or effect. Remnants of tape. Binding worn.. First (sole?) edition of an enchanting and engaging look into "Fairy Land"... Read More
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A Book of Old Ballads; Selected and with an introduction by Beverley Nichols
by Beverley Nichols
London: Hutchingson & Co, 1934. A 279 pp felted cloth cover with gilt stamp. I containsth 41 ballads Some of the ballads are: "The Knight and the Shepard's Daughter", "Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne", "May Collin", " Brave Lord Willoughbey", "Sir Lancelot du Lake", " The Child of Elle" and "The Three Ravens". Included are 16 full color... Read More
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Health by Exercise without Apparatus
by Prof. Hartvig Nissen
Washington, D.C.: Decker and Company, 1885. Very good; some dust soiling to boards.. A pocket-sized guide to exercise by Hartvig Nissen (1857-1924), a Norwegian gymnast who brought Swedish gymnastics and exercise to the United States. He begins the volume by asserting the importance of physical activity to one's happiness, and outlines the strengths of the German and Swedish... Read More
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Solar Dynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple short closed tears.. An exceptional post005004er designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955... Read More
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Radiation Dynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Water staining, light dust soiling, a couple short tears with modern tape repairs.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by... Read More
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Nuclear Fusion" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple short closed tears.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955... Read More
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Hydrodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Good to very good. Short tears, including larger closed short tear to head.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm... Read More
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Aerodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple short closed tears.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955... Read More
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Electrodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. A couple nicks to edges, light dust soiling.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955... Read More
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Servodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, nicks to edges.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference... Read More
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Skilled Sewing Sampler by Student Mary Lane Nolan, Aged Approx. 9
by Mary Lane Nolan
[Pennsylvania?], 1890. Very good. Light dust soiling, four buttons lacking, a couple threads loose.. A finely wrought needlework sampler made by a young girl named Mary Lane Nolan, then a student at "St. Mary's School". The sampler is made from a fine white cotton and features the following techniques, showcasing Nolan's skill: needlework, pleating, button holes, thread work,... Read More
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California: A Book for Travellers and Settlers
by Charles Nordhoff
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1876. Good. 255 pp. Gilt stamped cloth. An 19th century travel guide, both for travelers and people looking to settle out west. There are twenty-six (26) chapters in the book, with fifty-eight (58) B&W engravings. The illustrations vary in size, from full page to 1/16 of a page. The book discusses the... Read More
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Finnish influence on today's styles" - Decorative Arts Project by University of California Student Charlotte Nostrand
by Charlotte Nostrand
California, 1940. Very good. Toned with the occasional spot, minor short tear, or dust soiling.. A well-executed and charming final exam school project by University of California student Charlotte Nostrand in 1940, charting "Finnish influence on today's styles". Includes the original prompt given to students by the instructor, Miss Fancher. Typewritten commentary describes each watercolor illustration beginning with... Read More
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House Painter Business Card -- Graining, Glazing & Paper-Hanging
by G.T. Nudd
Lowell, Massachusetts: N.p., 1890. Good to very good. Remnants of adhesive to verso.. Printed business card promoting G.T. Nudd, a house painter based in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lists services including "Graining, Glazing, & Paper-Hanging, also Whitening and Coloring". Measures approx. 2.25" by 3.5
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Mother Goose
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. No. 900. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of Mother Goose rhyme scenes, the remaining pages are paper weight colored pages of the parts of the scene designed... Read More
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Mother Goose
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. Helene Nyce. No. 900. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of Mother Goose rhyme scenes, the remaining pages are paper weight colored pages of the parts... Read More
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Flowers
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab. Small section of iris stem crayon decorated. Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. No. 903. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of flowers, the remaining pages are... Read More
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Flowers
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab. Small section of iris stem crayon decorated. Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. Helene Nyce. No. 903. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of flowers, the... Read More
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The Album Writer's Friend
by J. S. Ogilvie
New York: J. S. Ogilvie and Company, 1881. Very good. Text block shaken and beginning to separate from spine; some light browning, extremities a little rubbed.. A fascinating look into the Victorian practice of album- and card-making: J. S. Ogilvie's Album Writer's Friend is comprised of "more than three hundred choice selections of poetry and prose, suitable for... Read More
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Desert Rough Cuts: A Haywire History of the Borego Desert
by Harry Oliver
1938: Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles. Very Good. 64 pp. illustrated paper covered boards. A humerous history of the Borego Desert. There are twenty (20) chapters with titles like "Gold is Where You Find It", "Music and Booze", "Petrified Pete". There are also thirty-six (36) B&W woodcuts (including the two on the covers). Slight cover wear & rubbing.... Read More
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Naive Watercolor - High Class Brothel Disguised as Elegant Boarding House
by Joanne O'Neil
1940. A 12 1/2" x 19" watercolor that at first appearance gives the impression of an elegant rooming house for young women. Well appointed with refined furnishing of the day, various wall papers and decorative area rugs. But wait, do salacious women lounge on the carpet in slinky streamline revealing clothing or stand around on the carpet poised wearing... Read More
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The History and Development of Races. Annual Address Before the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
by Harlow S. Orton
Madison, Wisconsin: Atwood & Rublee, 1869. Very good. Some dust soiling, the occasional spot.. Annual address given to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in 1869, given by a Wisconsin lawyer and judge on the subject of race through a distinctly Western lens. Provides fodder for White supremacy in America with statements such as "What we call the... Read More
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Mother Goose
by Eulalie Osgood Grover
Chicago: P.F. Volland Company, 1915. Second edition. Frederick Richardson. Unpaginated cloth on board with gilt stamp and applied die-cut illustration of Mother Goose and children. Essentially full page illustrations throughout with rhyming text inset. Large format measures9 1/4" x 12 . Condition: fair -- well read. Area of penciling on die-cut on front cover.
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Unter'in Marchenbaum, Under the Fairy Tale Tree
by Heinrich Oswalt
Germany: Frankfurt am Main, Literary Institution of Rutten and Loeing, 1877. New covers, and minor repair work throughout. When the book was rebound the last ten or so pages of the book were not rebound in the correct order, however, all stories/pages are present. Minor toning and soiling due to age.. A book of fairy tales and fables... Read More
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