Matunuck Beach Hotel Illustrated Billhead
Matunuck, Rhode Island: Matunuck Beach Hotel, 1904. Good. Toned with chipping at head, some water staining/damage.. Illustrated billhead with a large wood engraving of the Matunuck Beach Hotel in Matunuck, Rhode Island at the turn of the century. Depicts a bustling scene with guests on the porches and horses and buggies traveling by. Also known by the name... Read More
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Waverley: A Modern Book Face
New York: Intertype Corporation, 1950. 16 pp. White paperback booklet with design logo on front, discusses the Waverley type and includes sample writing in that type, Center of booklet has four blue pages with articles by Joseph Laskey, "Preparation of copy for the printer" and "Qualifications and duties of a copyholder". 9" x 6 1/4
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Model Printing Press
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J.W. Daughaday & Co, 1876. Trade card "Printed on the Celebrated Model Printing Press" exhibited at the United States Centennial Exposition in 1876. Marketed as a new technological innovation "for business men and young printers" that is "simple, durable, and rapid". Printed on coated green paper. 2" by 3.25", verso blank.
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Pencil Sketches by Sophia Long Deani
1860. A 6 1/2" x 8 1/4" sketchbook with marbled paper wraps. Naive drawings including love birds in a basket, a church yard, a basket of fruit with a bird(in the style of a theorem), an ancient castle, a fortress on a river and more.
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Handwritten Valentine's Poem with Lock of Hair
N.pl, 1860. Very good. Toning with some spots.. An elegantly written Valentine's poem, enclosed in its original envelope with a small lock of hair. Also includes a gold and white die-cut Victorian scrap depicting a basket of flowers. The hair is light brown with some light gray, and secured together with brown thread/embroidery floss. The poem reads: "This... Read More
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Our Two-Faced Mayor, A Political Satire Cartoon
1860. Tape residue. Almost torn in two. Toned due to age.. A political cartoon depicting a woodcut engraving of a man wearing a top hat sitting on top of a fence. He has two-faces, and as such, he says to the man standing on the right side of the fence "Don't you be alarmed. Ratigan is the last... Read More
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When women decide this war should end, this war will end" -- United Women's Contingent Poster Promoting April 1971 Anti-War Demonstrations in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco
Washington, D.C.: United Women's Contingent, 1971. Very good to near-fine.. Illustrated poster (17" by 11") produced by the United Women's Contingent in 1971 to encourage women to join the massive April 24th, 1971 demonstrations in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. The head of the poster reads, "When women decide this war should end, this war will end". Below... Read More
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Modes et Costumes Historiques" -- Over Fifty (50) Historical Costume Designs from France, 1920
N.pl. (France?), 1920. Very good. Light toning, short tears, some warping from adhesive used on tissue.. Original costume designs, rendered in pen and ink with watercolor, depicting fifty-nine (59) different historical figures, fashions, and styles from between 493 and 1807. Dated 1920, the designs are inscribed on the cover leaf in contemporary ink: "Presented to Mary Black Diller... Read More
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Betty Sue clothes and playthings to cut out: A Cut-Out Doll
1940. Betty Sue, a curly blond with blue eyes, has outfits that include a skating outfit and sled, golfing equipment, and a school dress. There is a cut out suitcase with her name. Measures 10 1/2" x 9 1/2": Whitman Publishing Co. Illustrated: Florence Winship1941. 1 Doll, 4 costume pages. slight wear on cover.
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Early Victorian Block Puzzle Depicting Pastoral Childhood Scenes
Mainz, Germany: Joseph Scholz, 1840. Good. Complete and intact, with hand coloring still bright. Minor flaws include water staining, edge wear, light toning and dust soiling, and the occasional slight lift of a corner of paper on the blocks or box.. A scarce early Victorian block puzzle, providing children with six (6) puzzles in one tidy box. This... Read More
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New Lamps for Old
Newark, New Jersey: Prudential Life Insurance Company, 1930. Good to very good.. A booklet of stories of Ancient Greek and Roman heroes and historical figures, each offering the reader a moral to invest in life insurance. An interesting look into how the Prudential Life Insurance Company advertised to potential customers. The figures mentioned include Androcles, Themistocles, Coriolanus, Cato,... Read More
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Cameo Cover for Sherwood, Hemmens & Co. Cigar Manufacturers - Tobacco Company Exploits Native American Female Hunter
New York, New York: W. Eaves, 1871. Very good. Light toning, right edge torn, pen trial arithmetic on verso.. A handsome 1870s cameo cover advertising Sherwood, Hemmens & Co., of Utica, New York, "Manufacturers & Dealers in All Kinds of Domestic & Foreign Cigars, Tobacco, Snuffs &c." Cameo covers were popular ways for businesses to promote themselves in... Read More
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Regal: An Intertype Face Designed For Easy Reading
New York: Intertype Corporation, 1950. white paper back cover. Sample booklet of Regal intertype face, brief description of the type then examples of font and samples of advertisements using type. 10 1/2" x 7 1/2
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A collection of 12 metamorphic advertising trade cards promoting the use of Tobacco.
1880s. A group of 12 metamorphic advertising trade cards each depicting an unpleasant situation, when the card is opened flat the scene changes to a happily ever after situation,all as a result of using tobacco. Provided an effective means of advertising the technique was used by Wilson & McCallay's, Jackson's Best, Duke of Durham, Railroad Mills Snuff,... Read More
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10 French Tissue Stereoviews - Children in Adult Situations from the Scenes Enfantines Series
Paris: BK, 1860. Light wear.. Ten (10) different French tissue stereoviews of obviously posed children in adult situations. Each is numbers and captioned. Part of a larger series. The highest number is 122. Captioned in French including (translated) the hawker an arrest at the cabaret the dance the candlestick the village drum Each of the albumin stereoviews has... Read More
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Cupid's Bower Hand-colored Advertisement
1840. Light scrapbook residue on reverse. Small area of discoloration upper right.. An 8" x 10 3/4" advertisement for "Cupid's Bower". Official title - Cupid' s bower, or The poetical garden of love: a collection of original valentines calculated to convey the sentiments of the heart in language neat, chaste, and expressive. It features a courting couple at... Read More
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Broadside Promoting "The United Brothers, Chang-Eng", the "Original" Siamese Twins
New York, New York: J.M. Elliott, 1839. Very good to fine. Some light toning.. A fascinating printed poster documenting the touring show of the "original" Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker. The show was titled "The United Brothers, Chang-Eng". The brothers were born in Siam (now Thailand) in 1811, and popularized the term "Siamese Twins" via their popular... Read More
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Daniel Boone: Historic Adventures of an American Hunter among the Indians
France: Domino Press, 1931. 14 pp. Applied illustrated cover over cloth spine. Edited by Esther Averill and Lila Stanley, full color lithographs by Fedor Rojankovsky. The adventures of Daniel Boone and his encounters with Indians, , hunting, traveling into the wilderness, and war. 14 1/2" x 11 1/4" wear on cover, some staining, binding loose.
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Specimens of Wood Type and Wood Engraved Images for Newspaper Publishers, Jobbing Printing
N.p.: N.pl, 1890. Good. Toned with a couple nicks or creases.. A printed specimen of different wood engraved images and "SECOND HAND TYPES&?!!", ready for newspaper publishers and other jobbing printing. Each is priced with an item number. Some of the images include: a political cartoon depicting an "Inflationist Candidate" before and after being dumped in a barrel... Read More
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Three (3) Decoration Day Souvenirs, Including a Salesman's Dummy
Chicago, Illinois: Merchants Publishing Co, 1890. Fine. Some light toning, two or three short tears not affecting text or image.. A grouping of three (3) Decoration Day Souvenirs ranging in date from 1888 to 1890. Two of the souvenirs are "Presented with compliments of" local businesses in Thompson, PA, and Nashua, NH; the final example is a salesman... Read More
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Account of sales of the personal estate of Thomas Wadleigh late of Sutton in the County of Merrimac
Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 1848. Fair. Splint vertically along letter fold. Toned with some stains, dust soiling, nicks.. An inventory list of sales made from the estate of Thomas Miles Wadleigh (1774-1848), nephew of Revolutionary War veteran Thomas Wadleigh (1755-1827). The Wadleigh family were based in Merrimack County, New Hampshire during this period. This account appears to be... Read More
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Special Values in Dainty Lingerie and Maids' and Waitress' Aprons, Collars, Cuffs, Etc.
New York, New York: McGibbon & Co, 1900. Fine.. Illustrated folding pamphlet (6.25" by 3.5" folded, 6.25" by 14" unfolded) advertising McGibbon & Co. lingerie, maid's and waitress' aprons and cuffs. Each product is illustrated, identified by number, and priced, with available sizes.
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Welch Combination Folding Bed
Welch Folding Bed Co: G. R. Eng. Co, 1880. Very good. Light toning, letter folds, dust soiling, modern paper repair to verso.. Illustrated flyer advertising the Welch Combination Folding Bed, perhaps sent to prospective customers with a circular or sale pitch letter in the 1880s. Contemporary ink inscription reads, "This style of Welch Bed costs $85, without mattress.... Read More
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1876 International Exhibition Opening Ceremonies Program
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1876 International Exhibition, 1876. Good. Light toning, with large closed short tear to right-hand side of the bifolium.. Printed program/order of exercises for the 1876 International Exhibition Opening Ceremonies. The event was held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia on May 10th, 1876 ahead of the nation's highly anticipated centennial. Includes a list of music performed with lyrics,... Read More
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1939 Golden Gate International Exposition Ticket
San Francisco, California: Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939. Very good. Used, ticket stub sometime removed. Minor pinholes to left-hand side where detached from original ticket book.. Original printed souvenir day pass ticket to the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, held on San Francisco's Treasure Island between February 1939 and September 1940. This example is notable for its promotion... Read More
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