The Natural System of Vertical Writing, Business and Social Forms, Book VII
by A. F. Newlands & R. K. Row
Boston, MA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL: D C Health & Co, 1898. General wear.. This item is the seventh book in a series of eight workbooks in the Natural System of Vertical Writing by A. F. Newlands and R. K. Row. This book focused on practicing "business and social forms", which essentially meant practicing how to write... Read More
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An Idiosyncratic Common Place Address Book
by Harriet S. Rowley
Massachusetts, 1930. General wear. Binding is loose. Several pages loose or detached.. A one of a kind commonplace address book, that belonged to Harriet Sophia Rowley (1853-1943), which includes not only the addresses of her family and friends, but also that of local businesses she likes. Sometimes these notes are by the business name or type, but other... Read More
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An Archive of Ephemera of the Rowley Brothers Wholesale Stationers
by H. C. Rowley and W. C. Rowley
Utica, NY, 1898. General wear. Irregular margin on back page of catalogue. Newspaper clippings have small holes where they were pinned together. Crease marks at folds. Some pieces show evidence of glue.. A small business archive consisting of seventeen (17) pieces of ephemera relating to the Rowley Brothers Stationary Business in Utica, NY, which date from circa 1866... Read More
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A Collection of Ledgers Relating to Warren D. Rowley's Merchant Business Personal Financial Accounts
by Warren D. Rowley
Trenton & Utica, NY, 1850. General wear and toning. Binding is loose with majority of pages detached for ledger with index.. A collection of five (5) ledgers belonging to Warren D. Rowley (1800-1854) Four (4) relate to his mercantile business and one with his personal finances. Rowley conducted business in Trenton and Utica, with his business partner, Daniel... Read More
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La Maitresse Noire
by Louis-Charles Royer
Paris: E.P.I.C., 1947. 222 pp. with glassine jacket and original slipcase. Pages uncut. Thirteen (13) full page illustrations, plus in-text illustrations throughout. Vibrant color with strong imagery.
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La Maitresse Noire
by Louis-Charles Royer
Paris: E.P.I.C., 1947. Limited ed No. 62 of 1975 copies on Velim RENAGE numbered from 26 to 2000. paperback. Wear on slip case. Paul Colin. 222 pp. with glassine jacket and original slipcase. Pages uncut. Thirteen (13) full page illustrations, plus in-text illustrations throughout. Vibrant color with strong imagery.
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Pinocchio
by Rudolph J. Gutmann, J., Doris Stolberg, and Carlo Collodi
Highfield Pub. Corp. Unpaginated. Illustrated wrap. French Language. In-text black and white with lithograph. Three-quarter page illustrations with text at base. Based on Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio. 2 in. separation at base of cover. Measures 7" x 10 1/2
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6 Movie Starlets Cut-out Dolls Paper Doll Books
by Ruth M. Ruhman
Racine, Wis: Whitman Publ. Co., Authorized Edition. Universal Pictures Players, 1942. Edge wear; small corner chip upper left corner.. A 14 3/4" x 11" with die-cut stars on the cover showing the dolls behind. (Six) 6 punch out dolls - the first three are captioned "Move Starlets Clothes Fun. There are 6 costume pages; one for each starlet... Read More
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The House at the End of the Lane
by Elizabeth Rush
California: Green Tiger Press, 1982. 99 pp. Printed color paper cover, first edition, color illustrations by Sarah Wilson, black and white chapter page decorative block, A Star and Elephant Book. The story follows the animals that live at the House at the end of the lane through their daily activities. There is a fold out map at the end... Read More
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The Stones of Venice. Volume the First. The Foundations and Volume the Second. The Sea Stories
by John Ruskin
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1887. 584 pp. Cloth hard cover with two volumes of the Stones of Venice, architectural illustrations. Volume 1, 434 pp. Volume 2, 150 pp. Both volumes bound in one book, features Italian architecture and stone work. 8" x 5 1/4" wear on cover, inscribed.
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Chinese Women: Liberated
by Maud Russell
New York: Far East Reporter Publications, [1974]. Fine; some light toning, remnants of price sticker to upper wrapper.. Equal parts fiery and erudite, "Chinese Women: Liberated" seeks to inform Western readers about feminist struggles in China during the 1970s. The author Maud Russell (1893-1989) was a social worker and writer who documented the Cultural Revolution in detail for... Read More
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The Swearer's Prayer
by [William Rust]
New York, New York: American Tract Society, 1832. Good. Toned with some staining, dust soiling, open tear to left-hand margin (approx. 1.75" by 0.5" loss, not touching text).. A handbill version of "The Swearer's Prayer" by William Rust (d.1827), a cautionary tract published several times between 1812 and the 1820s for distribution among the public: "[The swearer] prayest,... Read More
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Merry Christmas" -- Ruth Welch Siver Christmas Greeting Card
by Ruth Welch Siver (illus.)
United States: N.p., 1920. Very good. Toned, some wear or tarnishing to what appears to be a thin border of glitter around the edges.. A sweet printed Christmas card illustrated by Ruth Welch Siver (1871-1933), probably published during the 1920s when she was most active producing illustrations for valentines, postcards, and greeting cards. This example depicts a blonde... Read More
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Sewing Magic for Teen-Agers
by Mildred Graves Ryan
New Haven, Connecticut: The Greist Manufacturing Company, 1954. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling, wear to extremities.. A charming 1954 guide to sewing for teenage girls, urging them to create the garments of their dreams: "Do you like to daydream? To dream about all of those beautiful things you wish you could have--the lovely evening gown of pouf-shirred... Read More
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They Say, All the Women Must be Commandos
by [Sheila Ryan]
Detroit, Michigan: The Radical Education Project, 1970. Very good. Some dust soiling, water staining.. First separate edition, originally published with author attribution to Sheila Ryan in issue no. 234 of the Liberation News Service, dated 14 February 1970. A powerful portrait of life for Arab women in refugee camps, and their recent rise as commandos to fight for... Read More
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Finely produced 16mo Valentine Envelope
by Sachet
England, 1860. Very good to near-fine.. A remarkably well preserved 16mo valentine sachet, made from delicate and finely produced lace paper heightened with gold. Features embossed images of winged putti on either side, and two putti in the center, draped in silver fabric and surrounded by a garland of roses. The background is delicate pink tissue paper. Measures... Read More
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Revolutionary Calendar Dedicated to the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution Issued under the Auspices of the New York City Chapter DAR - 13 Seals of the 13 Original States
by Jeannette Van Salisbury
Boston: Lamson, Wolffe, and Company, 1896. Wear to cover. String tie replaced. Chromolithograph calendar lithographed by L. Prang & Co. for 1896. It was issued under the auspices of the New York City Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Designed at the New York School of Applied Design for Women Coated stock die-cut in... Read More
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The Cigarette
by E.N. Sanctuary
New York, New York, 1932. Very good. Toned, water staining. Chip to lower right-hand corner of upper wrapper.. A passionate attack on cigarette smoking, highlighting its addictive nature and detrimental health effects, published in 1932: "Not one person in a thousand knows anything about the evils of this habit ... Perhaps no campaign has been more insidious" (p.1).... Read More
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Juvenile Courts in North Carolina
by [Wiley Britton Sanders]
Raleigh, North Carolina: N.C. State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, 1923. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling. Short tear to upper right-hand edge of upper wrapper.. A brief Q&A-style informational booklet for the general public, answering common questions about the Juvenile Court system in North Carolina c.1923. Features a nice but of design on the upper wrapper... Read More
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Masked Ball Invitation -- "Masken-Ball des Schwäbischen Sängerbundes" ("Masked Ball of the Swabian Singers' Association")
by Schwäbischen Sängerbundes
New York, New York: Lith. of Heppenheimer & Maurer, 1882. Very good. Original ticket missing. Some toning, dust soiling.. An invitation to a jovial masked ball hosted on February 20th 1882 by the Swabian Singers' Association of New York. The association was founded by German-Americans in the city who wanted to preserve and celebrate their native arts and... Read More
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Crane Sanitarium Brochure
by Crane Sanitarium
Chicago, IL: Wm H Gallo & Son, Printers, 1910. Age toning. Staple are rusting.. A brochure for the Crane Sanitarium located in Elmhurst, IL, and founded by Milo A. Crane. The slogan of this sanitarium was "The place where sick people get well and the tired ones rest." The sanitarium sourced its water supply from Mammoth Mineral Springs,... Read More
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Hilltop Russians in San Francisco
by William Saroyan
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1942. Only five hundred copies were printed at The Grabhorn Press in December 1941. The book is about a community of Russians living on Potrero Hill in San Francisco. There are thirty full-page illustrations in color by Pauline Vinson with captions in red on see-through tissue guards. The illustrations themselves are beautiful pochoir with... Read More
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The Artwork of a sister and brother - 2 sketch books, a handmade moveable card and drawings
by Mary and Max Schadlish
Dedham, MA, 1887. Minimal wear.. A collection of 46 drawings, two (2) 3" sketch books and a movable paper slide card that adds or removes people from the scene. Based on the artwork Max is a bit older than Mary and their works pretty well conform to traditional gender roles. Max has a soldier on horseback, steamships, trains,... Read More
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A Unique Letter of a WWI German Soldier to an American Woman
by J. W. Schlosser
Elberfeld, Germany, 2-Feb-15. General wear.. An amazing letter from J. W. Schlosser to American Heiress, Emily Hockaday Blair Henrotin, in 1915 detailing and observations on the war, both as a soldier and a man on the home front. J. W. Schlosser was a young German man who was studying in England on the onset of the First World... Read More
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Kindersang - Heimatklang, Deutsche Kinderlieder: German Children and Folk Songs, Volumes 3-4
by Bernhard Scholz
Germany, 1906. Minor damage to covers due to rubbing, particularly on the bottom right corner of the front cover. Covers have a partial separation from of end papers text block. Age toning.. This book is volume 3 and 4 bound into a single volume. Illustrated by Ernest Liebermann. There are twelve (!2) full-page color illustrtations, five (5) additional... Read More
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