Boo-Boo the Barrage Balloon
England: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1944. inside back cover reinforced with age-darkened "scotch tape". Cover wear.. 22 pp. color illustrated stiff wrappers. The story of an anthropomorphic dirigible and his family. There design is influenced by an elephant. The story line supports the war effort as Boo-Boo becomes a hero by taking down an enemy... Read More
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Costume Design and Illustration - Completed Course Work - The Traphagen School of Fashion
c1940s. This construction paper and binder ring notebook includes the typed course outline followed by the students actual work. The basic elements are forms, sketching, construciton of "tooth-pick" men, head, understanding of methods, layout for dummies, catalogs and advertisments, color and design. Measures 13" x 10 1/4". Ethel Traphagen was a fashion designer who is credited... Read More
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Reward of Merit - Child in a Church Yard, near Head Stones
A reward of merit presented to Laura Bcach by her instructor H. Faintor for "diligence and attention" given to her studies. The engraving depicts a girl standing infront of a church. Measures 4 1/2"x 2". Some foxing, otherwise fine. Some toning.
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Club House Dinner menu, Vallejo Yachting and Rowing Club, 1926
Printed folded menu and list of members and officers for the Vallejo Yachting and Rowing Club, Vallejo, California-organized May 1, 1900. The twenty-fifth Anniversary Club House Dinner includes general mess of celery, olives, sweet pickles, radishes, and combination salad; roast of suckling pig a la Roman with spiced dressing and apple sauce; entrees of enchiladas and Virginia pindar cured... Read More
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Venetian Bent Iron Company -- Promoting Amateur Bent Iron Work
New York, New York: Venetian Iron Co. Good. Toned with stains, short tears, wear to extremities. Letter folds.. A printed prospectus promoting the art of bent iron work to amateurs, offering an upcoming catalogue from the Venetian Bent Iron Company with related tools and equipment for sale. The amateur needs no special skills, save the ability to read,... Read More
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4 Valentines Depicting Love, Hope, Friendship, Health
Four single fold valentines with embossed lace paper covers and applied hinged lace paper. All late Victorian with early Art Nouveau influence. Sentiments include "Health." , "Be My Love." ,"My Dove." "Flame of Love." One envelope included. Images include a flower fairy, an Irish chap playing the clarinet, a chapel and a pretty young lady. Nice representation of the... Read More
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32mo Valentine with Lace Paper, Decorated Paper, Tiny Book-shaped Applique in Original Envelope
England, 1850. Very good. Light toning, a couple spots to envelope.. A handsome and very petite 32mo valentine constructed from pictorial lace paper with decorated paper peeking through and a small book-shaped applique that reads "Think of me still". Housed in the original blank envelope addressed in contemporary ink to "Deborah Ode and Eleanor Ode". The pictorial lace... Read More
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Rosa Rustic
New York, 30 Beekman St: McLoughlin, 1868. Light neck bend. Ankle repair. Separations to envelope. Small area of paper loss lower front. The base has been glued by a previous owner to create "a pouch" for storing the doll and costumes.. Two-sided printing. 5 1/2" cut paper doll with with five (5)two-sided dresses and two (2) hats. With... Read More
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Poster - Richmond's Little Symphony - Lyceum Concert Festival - Piedmont Circuit, Chautauqua Artists
Henderson NC: Riggan Theatre, 1924. Light foxing. Intact 1.5" tear right margin.. A 14" x 11" card stock poster with an image from a photograph of Richmond's Little Symphony, to perform at the Riggan Theatre, Tuesday, 25, Under Auspices The Business and Professional Women's Club of Henderson. This was part of the Lyceum Concert Festival, Piedmont Circuit, Chautauqua... Read More
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The Two Lambs, an Allegorical History, by the author of Margaret Whyte, &c. &c
New York, New York: Stephen M. Crane, 1845. Very good. Some light toning/foxing. Wrappers chipped.. A children's book about two lambs "intended to instruct you in some very important knowledge. The lambs are very much like children, which they are intended to represent. The Good Shepherd is the Lord Jesus ... the roaring lion is the chief wicked... Read More
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Elm Tree Antique Wove Covers
Boston, Mass: W. C. Dodge Paper Co, 1910. Brown illustrated cover, bound with brown yarn. Sample books of covers, each sample lists weight, color. 9" x 6" cover and samples in good condition, one sample (gray) has corner cut off.
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The Pathetic History of George Barnwell, the London Apprentice ..
London: Printed by and for Hodgson & Co, 1824. Fair. Toning, sunning, dust soiling, spotting, and some minor short tears. Some wear to extremities.. Chapbook with hand-colored frontispiece, detailing the tragic and salacious history of George Barnwell, a young man seduced into shooting his uncle by a wicked "Woman of the Town" named Milwood. The story was particularly... Read More
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Home - Scroll Puzzle
New York, NY: McLoughlin Bros, 1897. Box appears to have previous professional restoration to box aprons. Else fine.. No. 540. A 10" x 8" chromolithograph on heavy cardboard depicting an crying toddler seated on a wall holding an apple. There are 14 interlocked edge pieces and six (6) square pieces at center. Reverse is blank. The 9 1/4"... Read More
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The California Door Company
San Francisco, California: The California Door Company, 1915. Very good. Rust staining from staples.. Trade catalogue, in attractive purple embossed wrappers printed in gold and silver, for the California Door Company. Includes over twenty tabs with pricing for dozens of products ranging from colonial doors to sashes, casements, and French windows. Illustrations, pricing, and model numbers included, as... Read More
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Die-Cut Advertising Card for Corsets
Cambridge, New York: S. Fuller, 1880. Very good. Light dust soiling.. A die-cut advertising card for Dr. Warner's brand corsets, die-cut with an illustration a winged putto taking a nap in a corset on one side, and water lilies on the other side. Inside, Die-cut, chromolithographed bifolium card measuring approx. 5.75" by 3" Although there are many advertising... Read More
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Broadside w Image from Photograph Announcing the Appearance of Chief Strong Fox (Frank Kenjockety) National Known Indian Chief Lecturer, Endorsed by Press-Pulpit-Public
1930. A 9" x 12" broadside with an image from a photograph of "Chief Strong Fox", Nationally Known Indian Chief Lecture. It boasts "This is the Original Troupe" "Historical Entertainment - A Troupe of Five American Indians in Costumes - Direct from the United States Indian Reservation--Introducting all the Ceremonial Rites, Singing, War Dance, Medicine Dance, Feather Dance, Indian... Read More
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Silk Menu - Banquet given by the Earthenware Dealers' Board of Trade of the City of Philadelphia to the Importers & Jobbers of Earthen China & Glassware
Philadelpia: Ashmead, Printer, 1857. Bottom margin trimmed. Letter folds.. A 8 1/2" x 6" printed on silk for an event held at La Pierre House, Ward & Brothers, Prop'rs. June 25th, 1857. Elaborate menu with 11 courses. The Side Dishes course had 12 different dishes including Pigeons innocents, aux Olives tournes and Petits Pates, garni d'un Sulpicon. And... Read More
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Death is Waiting for You", A Fire Safety Blotter shows death near by
Quebec, Canada: Ministry of Public Works, 1940. Very Good.. A fire-safety postcard distributed by the Ministry of Public Works in Quebec. The blotter is specifically warning against cooking fires. On the right side of the postcard is a black and white illustration of a woman cooking on the stove as she appears to be pouring something into the... Read More
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Polly's Dancing Dolls" and "Polly's Paper Playmates" -- Twelve (12) Uncut Paper Dolls of Diverse Nationalities Performing "Native Dances
United States: N.G.Y., 1910. Toned with some tears on folds, chipping.. A scarce grouping of twelve (12) uncut paper dolls, each of a different nationality and performing its own "native dance" and encouraging international friendship and tolerance. Each doll has at least two outfits that slip over their heads with accessories and hats. All are girls, and the... Read More
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Young Sailor walking with Pretty Girl
A 5 3/4" x 5" die-cut, heart shaped, easel backed valentine with applied parchment with floral and leaf design held in place with rivets.The center has an image of a sailor walking with a pretty young girl. The backgroundhas an ocean scene. The final tier has gray stripe edging.The lower right corner has a sentiment'An Offeringfrom My Heart'. The... Read More
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Exhibition of the South Trenton Debating Club Program
South Trenton, NY, 1850. General wear. Creases folds. There is a small hole near the top where it appears to have been hung by.. A program for the South Trenton Debating Club which featured sixteen (16) different acts, including the introduction. The acts appear to mostly be references to either historical or popular fiction characters as well as... Read More
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Handmade Watercolor Boy - Sticks out Tongue & Closes Eyes [1860]
1840. 6.5" hand made watercolor mechanical card - young boy opens eyes and sticks out his tongue.
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Boston Museum Performance Program
Boston, MA: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1877. Very good. Toned.. Printed program for the Boston Museum for the week beginning August 27th, 1877. 16mo (5.75" by 4.75"), pp. [16], original illus. self wrappers.
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Chromolithograph Proofs with color and saturation options
United States: J.L. Hopkins & Co, 1915. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling.. A set of four (4) chromolithographed printer's proofs offering different color and saturation options. Produced for the J.L. Hopkins & Co., a pharmaceutical firm that imported "all kinds of roots, barks, herbs, gums, leaves & seeds which are used for medicinal purposes". Each proof features... Read More
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A collection of over 50 paper Fabric Labels or "tickets" demonstrating print, design and culture 1850s-1890s
1900. Condition varies. A working collection.. The collection spanning half a century presents a sampling of over 50 paper fabric labels or "tickets" used to differentiate and promote various type of fabric. From the early days forward they include: embossed die-cut silvered 3 1/4" x 4" labels with elaborate border decoration and mostly animals or women as... Read More
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