Manuscript Bookplate with Calligraphy Decoration - Samuel B Stilwell's Book
by Steph Stilwell
New Paltz, NY, 1832. Light toning. . A 2 1/2" x 3 7/8" manuscript bookplate reading "Samuel B Stilwell's Book - New Paltz June 28 1832 for Sam Stilwell By Steph Stilwell. Stephen is presumably Samuel's brother. Calligraphy decorative devices and flowers. Reverse is blank.
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Bowling: Summary of Rules and Regulations Kinney's Shoe Store Advertising Booklet
by Kinney's Shoe Store
1942. Overall condition is good.. The booklet, as promised, gives an overview to the rules and regulations of bowling for the 1941-42 season. 13 pp. wrappers with stapled binding. Some of the topics discussed are "Pinfall - Legal and Illegal" "Scoring the Game" Foul - Definition Of" and other general rules, as well as some advice for the... Read More
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I Reclaimed My Child
by Lucille Stout
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Chilton Company, 1959. Near-fine; one small short tear to dust jacket, wear to head and tail of jacket.. First edition of a "simply and beautifully written story of a family into which a r******d child was born", in which a mother turns a perceived tragedy--the birth of a child with Down Syndrome--into a triumph and a... Read More
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Mickey Mouse Waddle Book: The Story Book with Characters that Come Out and Walk
by Walt Disney Studios
Bedford, MA: Applewood Books, 1992. unpaginated. Illustrated applied hard cover, color illustrated end pages, black and white and color illustrations by Walt Disney Studios, color punch out characters for Mickey Mouse, Tanglefoot, Pluto, and Minnie Mouse (Mickey Mouse has been removed). An exciting story of the new horse, Tanglefoot, that Mickey and Minnie buy. They accept a bet that... Read More
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Susie and the Butterflies; and other Stories
by Susie Sunbeam
Boston: G.W. Cottrell, 1856. 96 pp. Printed paperback cover, woodcut illustrations throughout. A collection of short stories with religious morals. Stories include "Susie and the Butterflies" "Rosalie and Hetty" "The Almond Blossom" "Ellen's Canary" "Fanny's Sacrifice" "Patience" and "God's Work". Back cover advertises G.W. Cottrell, Publisher, Bookseller, Stationer, and Valentine Dealer. 4 1/2" x 4" some staining, wear on... Read More
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Get on the Water Wagon
by William Ashley Sunday
Fort Wayne, IN: E. A. K. Hackett, 1914. General wear and toning due to age. Covers partially detached. Burn mark by upper staple binding.. A printed copy of the sermon, "Get on the Water Wagon" by Rev. William Ashley Sunday (1862-1935). Perhaps better known as Billy Sunday, he was an American baseball player, who played as an outfielder... Read More
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Correspondence on an El Rico Land Company Letterhead which Features an Engraving of Caterpillar Tractor
by A. W. Sutton
San Francisco, CA: El Rico Land Company, 11-Dec-19. General wear and soiling. Letter folds. Minor penciling on envelope.. A letter to a Mr. Peter Goettsch of Nicolaus, CA, regarding payment of his dividends in the El Rico Land Company. Originally enclosed with this letter was check for $400. The letter is on a specialized letterhead, meant for exactly... Read More
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Swobodaism" Quack Medicine Advertising Ephemera
by Alois P. Swoboda
New York, New York, 1923. Very good. Toning, letter folds, a couple short tears and staining to typewritten letter.. Why take less than your full share of pleasure, happiness and success?" asks the creator of Swobodaism, or "Conscious Evolution", a mail-order scheme promising success and good health to customers. The scheme appears to be a glorified introduction to... Read More
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Travelling Standing Still
by Genevieve Taggard
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1928. 56 pp. Red applied cover, silver embossed title, first edition, number 53 of 100 sale copies, signed by author. A selection of poems by the author written over a ten year span. 9 3/4" x 6 1/2" some wear on edges, first edition signed copy, number 53 out of 110.
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Uncle Sam's Big Picture Series: Putnam
by Paul Pryor "E.T. Taggard
New York: McLoughin Brothers, 1873. 24 pp (including wrappers) The title page states The Life of General Putnam'. "The book tells the embellished story of the life of General Israel Putnam, starting as a young boy who slaughters a wolf, and his time in service during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. There are six full... Read More
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A Sewing Sample Book Belonging to Marion Taylor
by Marion Talor
Newark, NJ, 1889. General wear. Offset from fabric samples. Pages have been cut out (most likely by original owner). Water stain on cover and first few pages. Penciling on one page. A number of pages have been cut out of this journal, it is unclear if those pages contained penmanship mistakes or they were removed for an other reason.... Read More
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Original Artwork for Three (3) Greeting Cards by Artist Florence Tarbell
by Florence Tarbell
West Springfield, Massachusetts, 1950. Very good. Some light toning, spotting, sunning or offsetting. Red pencil offsetting to floral card.. Three (3) examples of original artwork for greeting cards designed by the artist Florence Tarbell (b.1938). Each example has been hand-illustrated on card with original pen and watercolor, with a hand-lettered greeting card message either underneath the image or... Read More
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Wouldst Know Thyself
by Jane Taylor
Cooledge & Bro. 63pp. Applied paper hardcover. Black and white engravings. 2 intact edged tears. Engaging imagery on healthy and unhealth posture,reading lessons in physiology, skeletons, organs and more. Measures 4 3/4" x 7 1/2
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Report of the Women's Work at NGOI-MANI Mission, From Nov., 1931 to Aug., 1932
by Marjorie Taylor
Ngoimani, DR Congo: Ngoi-Mani Mission, 1932. General wear. Crease folds with separations along the folds.. The annual report of the women's work being done at the Ngoi-Mani Mission, which was located in a small valley by the name of Ngoimani just north of a town called Mwanza in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It should be noted that... Read More
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Summer Driftings Among the Lakes of Central and Western New York. A Guide for Tourist Travel
by Frank H. Taylor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Jas. W. Nagle, 1880. Some light dust soiling, wrappers chipped.. A Victorian tourist's guide to the lakes of central and western New York, notable for its over sixty (60) sweeping wood-engraved scenic views and maps of the region, most of which are half or full-page. The guide is broken into eight major sections, each focused on... Read More
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Social Letters from a Teacher at The Southern Industrial Institute, For the Training of White Youth
by Alice G. Teel
Camp Hill, ALA, 1915. Two letters from Alice G. Teele, an instructor at The Southern Industrial Institute, for the Training of White Youth writing to Mrs. Eugene Howlett, Charleston SC. The content relates to what appears to be the socially prominent of the area and there comings and going; politely snide at times. The final comment of the second... Read More
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What is it?" - Optical illusion puzzle
by Themis
United States, 1860. Fine; some light marginal browning.. A curious optical illusion puzzle in two parts: on the recto, a warped image; on the verso, a tongue-in-cheek riddle in verse. To solve, the viewer must either glean the answer from the riddle's clues or view the image from a specific angle to reveal the image which, in this... Read More
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Latter-Day Pamphlets. No. III. Downing Street
by Thomas Carlyle, ed
New York, New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1850. Good. Toned with chipping, light spotting.. First American edition of no. III in Thomas Carlyle's series of "Latter-Day Pamphlets", in original wrappers. The series was comprised of eight parts published between February and August 1850, and offered a fiery rebuke of contemporary political, moral, and social conditions experienced by... Read More
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1830s Stampless Circular Promoting Crockery and Fine China Business in New York, New York
by George Thomas
New York, New York: N.p., 1836. Good. Large short tear to right-hand margin of lower leaf. Light dust soiling, letter folds.. A stampless circular distributed before 1847, when the first general issue postage stamps were issued in America. It advertises a New York-based Crockery business run by George Thomas, and is comprised of a lithographed pitch letter followed... Read More
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Illustrated Billhead for Corn Husking Supplies
by R. N. Thomas
Shenandoah, IA: Corn Husking Supplies, 7-Oct-07. General wear. Letter fold.. A receipt from Corn Husking Supplies in Shenandoah, IA on the company's official billhead. Corn Husking Supplies was owned by R. N. Thomas selling a variety of tools and supplies necessary for corn husking. A large portion of the tools he provided were designed and patented by him.... Read More
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Eloise in Moscow
by Kay Thompson
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. First edition. Unpaginated. Black stamped board book. Profusely illustrated. In-text illustrations throughout. With the freezing wind blowing and the snow flying, Eloise, Nanny and Weenie arrive in Moscow. This first edition was published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War and unavailable for nearly 40 years, Two-color illustrations. Plus... Read More
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Eloise in Moscow
by Kay Thompson
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Unpaginated. Black stamped board book. Profusely illustrated. In-text illustrations throughout. With the freezing wind blowing and the snow flying, Eloise, Nanny and Weenie arrive in Moscow. This first edition was published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War and unavailable for nearly 40 years, Two-color illustrations. Plus double center fold pictorial... Read More
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Animal Frolics
by [G.H. Thompson]
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1900. Fair. Extremities worn with creasing to lion's hat, a couple nicks/short tears.. A handsome die-cut picture book for children from McLoughlin, featuring a lion in a top hat on the front. The story is told in verse, and follows a series of anthropomorphized animals as they go to school, go on... Read More
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A Letter from the Physician, Howard Thornton to his brother, regarding the uptake in his business and the high water levels of the Mississippi River
by Dr. Howard G. Thornton
Poplar, Mississippi, 1890. General wear and separations at the fold.. A two page letter from Howard G. Thornton, a physician and surgeon located in Poplar, MS. He is writing his younger brother, Ed, who lives in Commerce, TX, with their parents. Thornton describes a busy winter in Mississippi, with lots of sickness, and a rainy spring, which as... Read More
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Sex Reverence Purity
by Thos. R. Haller, S.J.
Omaha, Nebraska, 1965. Very good. Sunning to wrps.. Sex education, Jesuit priest style: a 1960's booklet of advice for parents in how to guide their children through the thorny subject of sex, written by a Jesuit who worked as teacher at Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska. Interesting to see how the booklet offers seemingly progressive points of... Read More
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