Rex" -- Card Game in Original Box
New York, New York: J. Ottmann Lith. Co, 1900. Good to very good. Toned with some water staining, damage to box, aprons coming loose at corners.. A c.1900 card game in the original illustrated box, published by J. Ottmann Lith. Co. of New York. The game is billed as an "easy to learn" game for children and adults... Read More
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c.1845 Chocolate Wrapper
New York, New York: John B. Rey, 1845. Good. Wear, creasing, nicks and minor short tears. Modern tape repair to larger closed tear to verso.. An elegantly designed chocolate wrapper, lithographed in gold on coated black paper, measuring approx. 6.5" by 8". Advertises "Chocolat à la Vanille" produced by John B. Rey of 33 Burling Slip, on the... Read More
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O Grady's Goat A Merry Game
Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Co, 1906. Very good. Toning, short tears, rubbing/wear, leaf detached form folding instructions sheet but still present.. A boxed game from Milton Bradley comprised of strips of uncut playing cards and a printed story. To play, one person distributes the cards among the players in piles face down. Then the player begins reading the... Read More
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Union Heater Supply Company Letterhead and Flyer
Detroit, Michigan: Union Heater Supply Company, 1895. Very good. Toning, letter folds.. A printed flyer with brief typewritten letter on company letterhead, promoting the Union Heater Supply Company's "Brazing Heater". Described on the flyer as filling a "long felt want for bicycle manufacturers and repair shops to do any kind of brazing on a bicycle". Brazing is a... Read More
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1860s Illustrated Billhead for Tennessee Saw and Planing Mill
Memphis, Tennessee: Williams & Co, 1864. Very good, some toning/dust soiling around edges.. An attractive illustrated billhead for Williams & Co. Saw and Planing Mills, featuring an elaborate illustration at the head of the companies building bustling with workers and activity. Finished in contemporary ink and dated Oct 29, 1864, recording a sale of "9 pieces", perhaps of... Read More
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HATS For The School Girl and College Woman -- For the Fall Semester 1926
New York, New York: Bonwit Teller & Co, 1926. Very good to near-fine. Remnants of adhesive from envelope on one panel.. A photo-illustrated leaflet of fall hat fashions for stylish young ladies in school and college, published just in time for the Fall 1926 semester. Features an illustration of a young woman in traveling garb by a railroad... Read More
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Travel in the Soviet Union: Your Questions Answered
New York, New York: Intourist, Inc, 1930. Very good to near-fine.. A 1930s advertising booklet published by the official State Travel Bureau of the U.S.S.R., promoting trips to the country to Americans. Includes several pages of information about travel to the foreign country, presented in a "Q&A" style, with a large two-spread map in the center fold. Topics... Read More
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Ephemera Advertising "Neverslip" Brand Calks and Shoes to Farriers
New Brunswick, New Jersey: The Neverslip Manufacturing Company, 1904. Very good. Wear to envelope. Letter folds to circular. Remnants of envelope seal to lower wrapper of booklet.. A booklet, printed circular letter, and original illustrated envelope advertising "Neverslip" brand calks and shoes to farriers in 1904. Provides interesting insight into an industry essential to equine care. The booklet... Read More
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National Refining Co. Illustrated Letterhead
Cleveland, Ohio: The National Refining Co, 1916. Very good. Light toning, a couple nicks, letter folds.. Typewritten letter on illustrated letterhead promoting the National Refining Co. of Cleveland. The illustration at the head is large and colorful, depicting a large red pickup truck carrying barrels of the company's various products (e.g. gasoline, transmission grease, light oil, valve oil).... Read More
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1902 Photo Booklet Promoting Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Redwood Falls, Minnesota: The Redwood Gazette Print, 1902. Very good. Light dust soiling, minor rust staining from staples.. A souvenir photo booklet celebrating the natural wonders of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, published by the town's local Gazette. Includes a photo portrait montage of "the committee in charge" (presumably the Gazette's committee?) followed by thirty-one (31) photos of Lake Redwood... Read More
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World's Columbian Exhibition Chicago" -- Accordion-Style 1893 Souvenir Book
Portland, Maine: Chisholm Bros, 1893. Good to very good. Light dust soiling, with some minor chipping and surface wear/damage to parts of plates. Chipping to inside of spine.. A very charming souvenir album, published by a Portland, Maine publisher to commemorate the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Bound in original publisher's portfolio binding, it is revealed to be a multi-panel... Read More
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Who Are They?" -- 1917 Film Star Paper Doll Contest Series
New York, New York: The Delineator, 1917. Very good. Light toning, spotting, some ragged edges from where detached from original magazine. Light water staining. Partial set, missing at least three numbers.. A set of four (4) uncut paper doll sheets published in a series for "The Delineator", a women's magazine focusing on fashion, culture, and the fine arts.... Read More
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Collection of Over One Hundred Fifteen (115) Butter Wrappers with Original USDA Label Micro-metal Photoengravers' Printing Plate
United States, 1970. Good to very good. Some minor staining, creasing.. A collection of over one hundred fifteen (115) butter wrappers from c.1975, together with an original micro-metal photoengraver's printing plate for USDA butter wrapper labels. An interesting collection that showcases a kind of ephemera that permeates the day-to-day lives of most Americans but rarely survives due to... Read More
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New York Women's League for Animals 1933 Annual Report
New York, New York: New York Women's League for Animals, Inc, 1933. Very good. Minor dust soiling.. The 1933 annual report for the New York Women's League for Animals, an animal welfare organization founded and run by women founded in 1910 by Mrs. Ellin Prince Speyer. Includes a full listing of officers and committee members, including the veterinarians... Read More
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Early 19th-century American Private Currency -- Four (4) Paper Bills
United States: Marine Bank and Allis Brown's Bank, Early 19th-century. Very good. Light toning, spotting.. Four (4) examples of bills issued by private banks as currency, including two five-dollar bills ("Allis Brown's Bank") and two two-dollar bills ("Marine Bank"). Before the Civil War, it was not unusual for banks to issue their own currency for local use, but... Read More
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Illustrated Letterhead from the Office of Dr. Geo. F. Hall
Hall City, Florida: Dr. Geo. F. Hall, 1911. Good to very good. Tape repair to upper left-hand corner. Toned, letter folds, one or two short tears.. Illustrated letterhead from the office of George F. Hall, featuring imagery of the local citrus (Caloosahatchee Grapefruit) and local farm land. Hall was a retired minister and Chicago native who founded Hall... Read More
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The Clowns' Acrobatic Alphabet
Cleveland, Ohio: The Goldsmith Company, 1928. Good. Toning, dust soiling, some wear to extremities. Most leaves loose or loosening from stapled spine, modern cloth tape reinforcement. Staple rust. A very charming acrobatic ABC alphabet, with each letter featuring clowns forming the letters out of paired contorted poses. For the letter "C": "Entwined like this we bend and curve... Read More
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c.1930 Salesman's Sample Book of Elaborate French Chocolate Box Covers by Parisian Chocolatier Marquise de Sevigne
Paris, France: Marquise de Sevigne, 1930. Near-fine. Some toning, dust soiling. Surface wear to covers.. An exquisite and extensive salesman's sample book of twenty-two (22) luxury chocolate box cover designs, produced in France for the Parisian chocolatier and confectioner Marquise de Sevigne. Each sample is accompanied by a typewritten stock label with its model name, number, price, and... Read More
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4 Small Children's Christmas Stories
New York: John H. Eggers or E Balleisen, 1926. Light water stain on lower margin front cover Christmas in the Shoe.. 12 pp. each. Vibrant color. Art Deco influenced imagery. Title and illustrations on front covers. Three of the books are published by E. Balleisen including Christmas in the Shoe, A Visit to Santa Claus, and Santa's Forty... Read More
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Dottie Dimple -- Paper Doll by McLoughlin Bros. in Original Illustrated Envelope
McLoughlin Bros, 1875. Near-fine; a bright and saturated example. A couple short tears, edge wear, small surface tears. Envelope a little rubbed. One hat may be lacking back. Two costumes lacking.. Published by McLoughlin, this example of "Dottie Dimple" is offered with the scarce original envelope. The doll, costumes, and hats/hair accessories are all two-sided; the costumes are... Read More
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Accordion or Folding Door Hangers
New York, New York: The McCabe Hanger Manufacturing Co, 1890. Very good. Minor toning, wear and spotting to extremities.. Trade catalogue for the McCabe Hanger Manufacturing Co., advertising their Accordion or Folding Door Hanger system. Includes a blueprint-style illustration of how the system works, as well as two illustrations of the finished folding doors in open and closed... Read More
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Tenth Annual Report of the John Howard Industrial Home for Discharged Prisoners
Boston, Massachusetts: John Howard Industrial Home for Discharged Prisoners, 1905. Near-fine.. The 1905 annual report of the John Howard Industrial Home for Discharged Prisoners, an institution devoted to criminal reform and support for released prisoners and ex-offenders. Includes a list of officers, director's report, financial superintendent's report, and a lengthy list of contributors. Solicits further donations, citing the... Read More
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1960 Beauty Salon Equipment and Furniture Trade Catalogs with Sixty (60) Samples of Vinyl Upholstery and Laminate
United States, 1960. Very good. Some toning or offsetting, dust soiling, the occasional minor short tear or spot. branding somewhat worn away from upper cover of binder.. A collection of approx. fifteen (15) trade catalogs and price lists advertising beauty salon furniture, supplies, and equipment in 1960, with samples of material. Housed in or alongside an original branded... Read More
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Women's Educational and Industrial Union Bulletin for February 1957
Boston, Massachusetts: Women's Educational and Industrial Union, 1957. Very good. Minor toning, short tears.. A printed February, 1957 bulletin for the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, including a list of lectures and events for the month, with a form of bequest for donations. The Women's Educational and Industrial Union was formed in 1877 by the woman's rights activist... Read More
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Colorado Under the Turquoise Sky
[Chicago, Illinois]: Rock Island, 1920. Near-fine.. A promotional photo-illustrated view book published by the the Rock Island railway, the only direct line to both Denver and Colorado Springs from St. Louis and Chicago, marketing Colorado as destination for nature lovers and automobile tourists. Features over twenty-five illustrations of the sweeping Rocky Mountains, as well as two maps of... Read More
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