1862 Boston Museum Theatrical Broadside
Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Museum, 1862. Very good. Some toning, folds, wrinkling, the occasional nick or hole.. An early 1860s theatrical broadside, printed to promote the August 4th 1862 Monday evening entertainments at the Boston Museum. The theater, which existed between 1841 and 1903, was a popular entertainment venue that also served as a museum and zoo. Headlining this... Read More
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Octavo - Elaborate Lace Paper Elegant Woman holding a Hand Fan in a Garden
Light wear to edge of lace paper. A 7" x 4 7/8" single-fold valentine with a delicately die-cut lace paper cover. A page of yellow backing paper is affixed inside the valentine with an applied forget-me-not visiting card. The lace paper depicts an elegant woman with finely die-cut and embossed petticoats and detailing on her dress. The woman... Read More
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Champagne Binet Blank Advertising Menu, ca. 1890's
Blank Advertising Menu printed in red ink by Imp, Bataille-Paris. Features Art Nouveau woman in flowing gown holding flower and decorative flowers. B. Leon Croizet Grande Champagne and St. Meme Cognac. Binet Champagne is a French champagne house, it was founded in 1849 by Louis Binet.10" x 7
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Engraved Ticket to NYU 1859 Junior Exhibition
New York, New York: University of the City of New York, 1859. Near-fine.. Engraved ticket for entry into the 1859 Junior Exhibition of the University of the City of New York (later renamed New York University). The school was founded in 1831, and had already opened its first graduate school, the law program, by the time this ticket... Read More
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Bruxelles Friendship Album and Sketch Book, 1887-1916, beautiful original artwork
1916. Embossed colored cloth cover,hand drawn original artwork cut and glued onto pages, some with verses and signatures. A few pages say "to Flo", dates range from 1887-1916. Detailed and beautiful artwork; pencil sketches, pen and ink, watercolors, and paints, create a unique album. Verses included on some pages, credit to original authors. Some artwork is signed or initialed.... Read More
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Alabama Childhood Vol. I, No. 1
Montgomery, Alabama: Child Welfare Department of Alabama, 1921. Very good. Dust soiling.. Volume I, No. 1 of "Alabama Childhood", the "official bulletin of the State Child Welfare Department of Alabama". The first issue of a new series published in 1921 to highlight the importance of child welfare, and to report on the activities of Alabama's state child welfare... Read More
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Carriage Mechanism Advertising Broadside -- "Lord's Patent Perch Coupling
Albany, New York: Boardman, Gray & Co, 1880. Very good. Light toning, spotting.. Printed broadside advertising "Lord's Patent Perch Coupling", a new invented mechanism for carriages/buggies. Includes a list of advantages of the mechanism for carriage makers (e.g. less wear and tear, more durable than other similar mechanisms). Interesting to note that the business began as a piano... Read More
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Invitation from the Constitutional Centennial Commission to attend a reception for the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Bailey, Banks & Biddle, 1887. Very good. Toning.. A two-page 5" by 6.5" invitation printed on heavy card stock, held together with a red, white and blue silk rope tie. The engraving on the cover includes imagery of the Capital Building, Carpenters' Hall, Independence Hall, an American Eagle and state emblems from the original 13 states.... Read More
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Image of a young woman holding a book promotes The Boston Sunday Herald
Boston, MA: The Boston Sunday Herald, 1895. Small area of light discoloration lower margin; minimal detraction.. A 19" x 12" poster promoting The Boston Sunday Herald newspaper. It depicts a serious looking young woman holding a book. Reverse is blank.
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A Set of Process Cards or Recipes for Lead, Cyanide and other Toxic Metal Coatings
New York etal: Egyptian Lacquer Mfg Co, 1900. Break on board cover reinforced with tape. Wear from handling.. A Set of 47 Process Cards with recipes and complete instructions to prepare chemical solutions of lacquers and finishes... This fan-out page 'book' offers a line of formulations for industrial users. Each card includes a description of the product followed... Read More
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Product Supported Toilet Training Booklets
United States: Little Toidey, 1955. A grouping of seven (7) booklets advertising toilet training products, Little Toidey by Juvenile Wood Products, Inc., published between 1924 and 1955, marketed towards wives and mothers. It was designed to sit atop of an adult toilet. Exemplifies the evolution of the product over 30 years. The booklets include: "Secrets". Fort Wayne: Juvenile... Read More
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Punch and Judy Die Cut Embossed Die-cut Story Scrap
1890. At least one small section on the top is missing, which effects the text in that window. There is a small section of missing surface litho on the right side.. Tells one of the classic Punch and Judy stories in a die cut multi-panel picture book. The story is meant to be read through a series of... Read More
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Childhood Letters of Emily Hockaday Blair (Henrotin)
Missouri, 1888-1894. Emily was born on November 16, 1883 in Missouri. Both her mother and father were a part of well-known and prestigious families in the 1800s. Her mother was from a prominent, pioneering Missouri family, the Prices. Her grandfather Robert Beverly Price was a well-known banker and gentleman farmer, who was active in local politics. He was also... Read More
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Headless Baby Hatch's from Egg Christmas Greeting Tuck - Polite Regards
This listing is a 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" embossed die-cut novelty greeting card. It depicts a child hatching from an egg (arms and legs only -- no head yet!). It is captioned "With polite Christmas Regards". Marked Raphael Tuck & Sons, at base and on reverse. Series 2097. Condition: ankle bend; some missing surface litho on arm. Light... Read More
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Chauncey Buell's Book - Ludlow Massachusetts, 1834 -1841
1834. Includes wages paid to others including tasks performed from 1834-1841 followed by a receivables ledger. Last entry death record of Chauncy, who died at age 60 (1853) , Anne who died at 91 years and Margaret who died at age 65. The Buell family of Ludlow was descended from William Buell (or Be well) of Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England,... Read More
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Queen of Hearts, The Nursery Rhymes of Old England
London: Dean & Co., 1840s. Hand colored lithograph on board/heavy stock sheet music with words and music in a central decorative element in the shape of a heart surrounded by relevant illustrations. Depicts the queen baking the tarts, the knave stealing the tarts, the king demanding the return and the return as promised. . Price marked at base -... Read More
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Punch-out House for Sale
USA: Lowe Publishing, 1962. Fine. A 19" x 12" punch out litho on heavy stock book with 8 double sided color pages. When constructed the house measures 15" x 8"x 13" with 4 large rooms, 2 floors with a staircase, completely furnished, carpeted and decorated. The instructions are on the inside front cover. Minor wear, overall great condition.... Read More
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Memorandum of Expense of Materials, Labor, etc., for the Building by the Nine Mile Creek in South Trenton (NY), 1844
South Trenton, NY, 1845. General wear and soiling.. A small ledger regarding the expenses, both material and labor, for the construction of an unidentified building along the Nine Mile Creek (also spelled Ninemile Creek) in South Trenton, NY. The owner of the building or the purpose of the building is never specified. The ledger starts with a list... Read More
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Strick-Phantasie und Häkelgarne" -- Attractive Chromolithographed Advertising Card for German Yarns, Floss, and Thread
Reudnitz, Germany: Druck der Kunstanstalt von Vezel & Naumann, 1890. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling. Two small areas of missing surface litho verso.. An attractive chromolithographed advertising card for "Strick-Phantasie und Häkelgarne" (Knitting fantasy and crochet yarns), featuring "Schwanen-Zephyr, Moos, Gobelin" (soft "Swan"-like cotton, moss, and tapestry) fibers. The illustration shows a swan serenely gliding across a... Read More
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1945-1965 Twenty Years in the Life of J.A.E.
[Cleveland, Ohio], 1965. Good. Wear to extremities. Spine glue brittle, leading to the leaves becoming loose. Possibly lacking leaves and/or photos.. A family photo album created by a mother as a 20th birthday gift for her son, including eleven (11) photos of the young man growing up from infanthood to adulthood. The photos are captioned lovingly by the... Read More
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An Essay on the life of Charles Dickens by Nellie M Krehbiel c 1900
An 18 page handwritten report or essay with three (3) images from photographs and one drawing. Paper covers with ribbon binding. Titled Charles Dickens 1812-1870. Nellie M. Krehbiel. Embossed Victorian floral scrap affixed to front cover. Although it is structured as a school project the factual narrative is written subjectively. e.g. "In later life Dickens preserved grateful remembrance of... Read More
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Early IBM Memoranda
New York, New York: International Business Machines Corporation, 1940. Very good to fine. Light sunning to edges.. Two (2) early IBM memoranda, dated 1939 and 1940, on company letterhead specific to the Electric Accounting Machine Division. The first, "Commercial Research Bulletin # 32-A", consists of 9 leaves of typewritten instructions for how to operate the Alphabetic Accounting Machine,... Read More
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Humorous Greeting Card with Cartoon Poking Fun at Antiquarians
N.pl: The Domestic Sewing Machine Co, 1890. Very good. Toned, discoloration inside from previous acidic bookmark or scrap. Surface wear on front with loss of one letter.. A humorous greeting card advertising Domestic brand sewing machines, with a cartoon inside poking fun at antiquarians. On the front is the name of the company and the message "To all... Read More
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The Cats Party, Dame Dingle's Series
New York: McLoughlin, 1869. 8 pgs. wraps. An illustration and rhyming verse on each page. The story of anthropomorphic cats planning and executing a party with all it's trials and tribulations. Concludes with a Moral. The reverse of the pages are blank and a child has created (traced) an outline of the image on the reverse page--a charming touch.... Read More
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Grand Pleasure Excursions
N.pl: Western Transportation Co. and the Union Steamboat Co, 1881. Very good. Toned, a little dust soiled or stained on last page, central crease.. Printed advertisement from the Western Transportation Co. and the Union Steamboat Co., announcing their new pleasure excursions between Buffalo and Chicago in 1881. Includes a list of the "elegant passenger steamers" including the Idaho,... Read More
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