Sand Point on Somes Sound
Northeast Harbor, Maine: The Knowles Company, 1950. Very good. Minor short tears, wear to folds,. Photo-illustrated tri-fold pamphlet advertising "Sand Point on Somes Sound", a large sprawling property on Somes Sound, a picturesque fjord just east of Northeast Harbor, Maine, and southwest of Acadia National Park. Includes photos of the dwelling, "Hodgson House", which boats five bedrooms and... Read More
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A Quintessential Victorian Scrap Album including Froebel's Kindergarten Art
1880. Back strip detached from body of book. Browned pages - brittle with some edge chips.. If you are looking for an all inclusive Victorian scrap album, this album may fit the bill. It includes valentines, a reward of merit, a punch paper ABC cross-stitch, a pencil drawing of the state of Massachusetts complete with major cities, silk... Read More
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STRONGER RENT LAWS NOW" -- Newspaper Supplement Issued in Support of the Rent 2002 Campaign
[New York, New York]: [Allegro?], 2002. Near-fine. Toned with folds, a couple nicks, yellowing to top edge.. A large graphic newspaper supplement issued for New Yorkers to post in their windows in support of the Rent 2002 Campaign. The text reads, "STRONGER RENT LAWS NOW", with a directive at the top that reads, "Please post this in a... Read More
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Copy Book of Marie E. Merrill with Entertaining Cover Design -- Cheeky School Boys, Dunce Cap
Cambridgeport, Massachusetts: L.S. Learned's Manufactory, 1870. Good, extremities chipped/worn, lacking one leaf.. A manuscript copy book of a school girl named Marie E. Merrill, presumably of Massachusetts, notable for its humorous and well-designed cover illustration. The image depicts seven school boys, each with personality and expressiveness. One proudly displays his chalkboard art, while others smile and lean on... Read More
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A Trio of Ephemera Relating to College Exhibitions
Rochester, NY & Granville, OH: Steam Press of Curtis, Butts & Co, 1862. Overall, generally wear. Both programs have moderate toning, and edge. In particular the Hobart's Junior Exhibition, has damage and tears along the top and right edge (see pictures). Inscribed.. The trio of items dating from 1857-1862 relates to two different colleges, Hobart Free College (now... Read More
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Domestic Animals
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1880. Good. Dust soiling, toning, short tears, worming to leaves.. An attractive McLoughlin picture book for new readers, featuring large full-page color illustrations of domestic animals. Each animal is described in detail. They include: the cat; the sheep; the calf; the cow; the dog; and the horse. Single vol. (9" by 10.75"),... Read More
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Edgar Bergen's Charlie McCarthy with Movable Mouth
[Racine, Wisconsin]: Whitman Publishing Co, 1938. Very good. Short tear to bottom of spine. Ink stamp and sticker of later owner to inside of lower cover.. A complete, uncut copy of a paper doll book for children of a ventriloquist doll, "Edgar Bergen's Charlie McCarthy". What sets this paper doll book apart is that it has a movable... Read More
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Five (5) Complete Rooms of Built-Rite Doll Furniture - 88 Pieces - No Cutting ... No Pasting
N.pl: Built Right Toys, 1940. Good.. In original litho on pasteboard box. Heavy stock punch out pieces of furniture with instructions for assembly on reverse. The directions are hidden when the furniture is assembled. Includes Living Room, Bedroom, Dining Room, Bathroom and Kitchen. Box measures 8.25" by 14.25". End apron lacking, separations and repairs on side aprons. Content... Read More
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A JOB ONLY A WOMAN CAN DO!
United States: Salvage Division, War Production Board, 1943. Very good. Toned.. A World War Two-era publication urging American housewives to save cooking grease and fats in order to help the war effort. The reasoning: "Because used cooking fats contain glycerine [which] is needed for gunpowder". Includes some fantastic sound bytes/catchy phrases: "Munitions from Kitchens"; "Save Used Kitchen Fats... Read More
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The Need for Sex Education
Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Health, 1935. Very good. Light spotting. One may be missing wrps.. Two (2) issues of a public health booklet published to educate American families about the need for sex education. It begins by highlighting the result of ignorance surrounding sexually transmitted infections: "For many generations women and children have been victims of terrible... Read More
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Fourth Annual Report of the Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association
New York, New York: Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association, 1908. Very good to fine.. Fourth Annual Report of the Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association, featuring a photograph on the upper wrapper of over a dozen schoolchildren and their social workers in front of the Bloomingdale Guild. The organization's purpose was "To raise higher educational and social ideals"; "To teach the principles of... Read More
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Connecticut Humane Society Leaflet
Hartford, Connecticut, 1920. Very good to fine; some light toning, wear to edges. Letter folds.. An early photographically illustrated leaflet for the Connecticut Humane Society, incorporated in 1881 "To Promote Humanity and Kindness" (first leaf recto). Includes a heart-wrenching story about a neglected horse, as well as a heart-warming story about a pony who found a forever family.... Read More
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Original Photograph Depicting Barn Raising
United States, 1880. Very good to fine. Two small short tears to right-hand margin, not affecting image.. Original photograph of two dozen or so men in rural America participating in a barn raising in the late nineteenth century. A barn raising was when male members of the community would gather to build (or rebuild) a barn for one... Read More
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Manuscript valentine - Advise to the virgins on getting a man
1830. letter folds.. Single page sheet with two cut-out and applied lithographs of gents; one appearing to be a barber. A rather odd accompaniment to the verse that reads: Good Morning valentine Ye virgins who hear; learn example from this Take care how you finally to part with a kiss Conceal for a time all the favors... Read More
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Early S.C. Johnson Typewritten Letter
Racine, Wisconsin: S.C. Johnson & Son, 1916. Fine. Some light dust soiling, letter folds.. Typewritten letter on S.C. Johnson & Son illustrated company letterhead urging a Michigan hardware store to follow up on a potential order of Johnson's Artistic Wood Finishes. Signed in black ink by S. Collier. Measures 11" by 8.5"; verso blank. The illustrated letterhead depicts... Read More
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Civil War Nurse Illustrated Cover
United States, 1860. Very good. Toned with light spotting/dust soiling. Some discoloration from adhesive to underneath of the envelope tongue.. A scarce example of an unused illustrated Civil War-era cover (envelope) depicting a woman rummaging through her drawers and crying out, "I have no one to send--I'll go myself, and nurse the sick". The implication here is that... Read More
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Bill of Lading for San Francisco Clipper "Romance of the Sea
Boston, Massachusetts: Timothy Davis & Co.'s Line, 1853. Fine; tape repairs to verso.. Bill of lading for "Romance of the Sea", one of several clipper ships owned by the Timothy Davis & Co.'s Line out of San Francisco, California. This particular clipper was launched November 15, 1853, and would mysteriously disappear en route to San Francisco after leaving... Read More
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Paper Woven Heart
[Pennsylvania], 1850. Very good.. An attractive schoolgirl paper woven heart with scalloped edges. The two paper hearts were hand-cut and woven together in a technique that is, in actuality, harder than it appears. A nice example of folk art, this example with small hand-penciled flora on the lighter paper side. Measures approx. 4" by 3.25
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The Columbian Corliss Engine
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Lane & Bodley Co, 1895. Very good. Chipping to spine, chip to upper right-hand corner of upper wrapper.. A booklet promoting a new 1895 iteration of the Corliss Engine, a more efficient improvement on existing steam engines developed to power looms, mills, and factories. It was seen as major engineering accomplishment of its time, gaining... Read More
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Trade Catalog for Howard Woodward & Co
Columbus, Ohio: Howard Woodward & Co, 1936. Very good to fine; some light dust soiling.. Trade catalog for Howard Woodward & Co., makers of fine luggage and leather goods, advertising bags for travel and business. Of note are the "Physician's Fine Bags" (p. 7) and the "Ladies' Fine Wardrobe Cases" (p. 11); golf bags, traveling valets, and larger... Read More
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Lookout Mountain No. One Songster
Chattanooga, Tennessee: The Chattanooga Medicine Co, 1880. Good. Toned, chipping. Lower wrapper lacking.. A scarce pocket-sized songster advertising patent medicines sold by the Chattanooga Medicine Company, for the treatment and prevention of common family illnesses ranging from coughs and colds to rheumatism and "female diseases" (e.g. painful or delayed menstruation). Note the way in which the medicine for... Read More
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Uncut "Judy" Paper Doll Book
Chicago, Illinois: Merrill Company Publishers, 1951. Very good. Toned.. An uncut 1950s paper doll book featuring six leaves of uncut outfits and accessories, and three (3) uncut punch-out paper dolls on the covers. The young girls are brunette, blonde, and ginger. Includes some rather charming accessories including a pear, colored chalk, a perfume bottle, and a jack-o-lantern. Many... Read More
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Medical Society of New York Parchment Diploma
DeRuyter, New York: Medical Society of New York, 1829. Good to very good. Wrinkled with some dust soiling, toning, wear/damage to wax seal.. Original parchment diploma certifying "proficiency in the healing art" for Jonas C. Maine of DeRuyter, Madison County, New York. It is dated May 1829, and is signed by the President and Secretary of the Medical... Read More
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Type Specimens: Linotype, Monotype, Ludlow, Imported and Domestic Foundry Types
Philadelphia, PA: The North American Composition Co, 1961. 48 pp. Spiral bound green printed cover, black and white examples of fonts and ornaments, loose pages from other sources tucked in. Examples of machine set text and display faces, contains sample and descriptions, book ends with "steps to complete copyfitting" and charts. Stapled pages with additional fonts and four pages... Read More
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Thomas Von Kemp - Die Vier Buecher von der Nachfolge Christi,Title Page work of Melchior Lechter, 1921
Image size 131/4" x 8" Printed in black with red accent. Elaborate decorative designs. Title page from The four books of the Imitation of Christ. Design dated 1915 at base. Melchior Lechter (* 2. October 1865 in Münster (Westphalia); † 8. October 1937 in Raron, canton of Valais, Switzerland) was a German painter, graphic artist and book artist. Best... Read More
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