Tom Thumb-Cinderella Series
New York: McLoughin, 1866. 8pp. litho wraps. Electroyped by Vincent Dill. Oft told tale of a tiny boy and his adventures while catching rides on mice, birds and butterflies. Reverse promotes various McLoughlin Bros. Series. Measures 9 3/4" x 6 1/8" Heavy wear with cover repair and sewed repair back strip.
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Vase of Flowers
Boston: G W Cottrell, 1851. 96 pp, Decorated green cloth binding, with gilt edges. Miniature book. Edited by Anna Elizabeth, this pocket book details the language of flowers. On each page, it denotes a flower, what it looks like, its meaning and then a poem or verse. For example: Daffodil - Native of Spain, Magnificent flowers of golden... Read More
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A group of 11 fine chromolithograph Motto Cards each with a cross as the central theme
1880. Eleven (11) 4 1/4" x 2" chromolithograph motto card sprinted on heavy stock. The central theme of each card is a cross adorned with various ribbons and flora. Each with a religious in nature motto. Reverse of cards is blank.
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Pleasewell Series: 5 Little Pigs
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1890. Tells the classic story of the Five Little Pigs and along with the story are six full page illustrations, beautifully rendered. The front cover depicts an older woman with a child on her lap, appearing to tell the story of the Five Little Pigs as she tweaks at each of the child's toes. A... Read More
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Boxed Set - Early Litho Puzzle Blocks or Cubes- Bizarre Imagery - Children Trampled by Animals & Children at War
1860. A 7" by 4.25" by 2" litho on wooden box with sliding top. Includes 15 six-sided cubes to create the puzzles. Includes five (5) litho sheets illustrating the puzzle. Additionally, the box cover has the sixth puzzle. Five of the six are images of children either being trampled by farm animals or children with weapons, as though perhaps... Read More
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Save the Staff of Life to Feed the Staff of the Nation
Ward Baking Company, 1915. With the slogan "We need both Bread and Bullets" across the front cover, the Ward Baking Company helped the Council of National Defense in its conservation of wheat during the World War I. This pamphlet explains the need for rationing bread on the home front. Printed in brown and green the cover depicts a soldier... Read More
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Handmade Card - Cut-out Elephant Front Cover Captioned "Siam
1900. A 3" x 5" top fold card. The front cover is cut in the shape of an elephant with it's trunk pointing downward It is captioned Siam. A yellow ribbon at top adorns the elephant. The inside page lists the following: Bancock 1840 Petchaburi 1861 Ratburri 1889 Pitsauuloke 1897 Nakawu 1900 Gray watercolor decoration to elephant. The Rattanakosin... Read More
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Leather Charm String Valentine - Pyrography
1910. A 19 leather strip charm string valentine. Each of the hearts has a pyrography border. The text reads "If of me you'd cease to think my heart would shrink -- and shrink -- and shrink -- and shrink -- and shrink. Light wear.
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Story of Simple Simon from the Susie Sunshine's Series
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1900. 8 plates, litho on linen covers, with linen interior pages. Tells the classic story of Simple Simon. In verse with charming color illustrations on each page. A part of the Susie Sunshine's Series. Measures 7 1/2" x 5" Cover wear, particularly on the back strip. Inscription from previous owner. A few minor stains on... Read More
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Esther Institute, Commencement Exercise Program
Columbus, Ohio, 1857. Esther Institute was the Columbus, Ohio's first girls' boarding school. It was founder by Lewis Hely in September 1853. The faculty at the school included Agnes Beecher Allen (1831-1919), niece of Harriet Beecher Stowe. The item is a program for the June 1857 Commencement Exercises. It is printed on a single sheet of hounds tooth watermark... Read More
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Red Scare Propaganda Booklet
United States: [The American Legion?], 1925. Fair. Lacking original wrappers and title page. Dust soiled with some minor short tears, staining.. The present booklet was published for the general public, most likely by the American Legion, in a bid to establish communism as an insidious threat to the American way of life and democracy. Includes a foreword by... Read More
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The Control of Fertility in Women
United States: N.p., 1920. Near-fine. A couple minor spots.. Featuring a glamorous young woman with blonde finger waves on the cover, "The Control of Fertility in Women" educates American women in the 1920s about sterilization (both male and female) and contraception methods (including condoms, diaphragms, spermicidal foam). "Can a married couple control their fertility? ... When this question... Read More
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The Pulsometer, or Magic Pump (steam pump)
New York, New York: C. Henry Hall & Co, 1873. Near-fine. A couple short tears, toning.. Illustrated circular advertising the Pulsometer, or Magic Pump, a "new and useful invention now being extensively and rapidly introduced for pumping water and other liquids" in mines, factories, railroads, docks, gas yards, and wells. Includes a diagram of the invention with an... Read More
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Planning Your Family
Chicago, Illinois: Searle, 1970. Near-fine.. A booklet on family planning and birth control for women, offering general information about "the pill" and its advantages for the modern woman. Common side effects, dosage schedules, and different brand options are discussed. Advertises Enovid, Demulen, and Ovulen. From Searle, "Where 'The Pill' Began". Single vol. (4.5" by 4"), pp. 24,... Read More
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A Glimpse into the Future ... Firearrow
[Detroit, Michigan]: Dodge, 1953. Very good to near-fine. Minor toning.. Printed advertisement for the Firearrow, a "new kind of sports car" marketed by Dodge as "fashion flair for the future". Includes photos of the roadster's futuristic dashboard, front and side views. Illustrated bifolium measuring approx. 4" by 7.25" The Dodge Firearrow II was a one-off concept / dream... Read More
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Punch paper "Love" needlepoint silk ribbon bookmark
19th century. Very good. Punch paper toned, a couple small tears to silk.. A small green silk ribbon bookmark measuring approx. 1" by 5", with a scrap of punch paper reading "Love" in miniature cross stitch.
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Marriage Valentine with Embossed Paper, Victorian Scrap, Housed in Original Envelope Postmarked for Valentine's Day
United States, 1850. Very good. Some toning, light spotting/dust soiling.. An attractive Valentine featuring delicate embossed paper, yellow coloring, and a large scrap in the central oval depicting a couple on their wedding day. Also features a bright red and gold scrap depicting an arrow piercing a heart. Housed in the original lithographed envelope addressed in ink manuscript... Read More
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Valentine with Fine Silk Mesh WIndow, Lace Paper, Scrap
England, 1850. Very good. Minor toning, one small spot of discoloration to scrap on front.. A fine lace paper Valentine featuring embossed Victorian gilt scrap of Cupid, a hand-colored lithographed image of a couple inside, and a very delicate silk mesh window. Two printed stanzas of verse inside, with early ink manuscript below reading, "Dear Ada As sure... Read More
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Queen of My Heart - Elaborate Gilt Enhanced Lace Paper
England, 1850. Very good.. A particularly fine example of embossed lace paper with gilding, for use in an octavo-sized Valentine, adorned with embossed Victorian scrap. Depicts a fairy queen surrounded by flora and birds in flight, above the phrase "Queen of My Heart". The background is an elaborate series of fountains draped in flora. Measures approx. 7" by... Read More
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Children's Newspaper "Dew Drops" Vol. 16, Nos. 26, 35, 38, and 40
Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co, 1893. Very good. Toned with some chipping, minor short tears to edges. Ink stain to no. 38.. Vol. 16, Nos. 26, 35, 38, and 40 of "Dew Drops", a charming illustrated children's newspaper issued weekly in the late 19th century and well into the early 20th century. These issues were published... Read More
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Infant Care and Parenting Education in America and Canada, 1951-1965
United States and Canada, 1965. Very good.. A collection of twelve (12) items relating to infant care and parenting education, published in the United States and Canada between 1951 and c.1965. Published by both public health departments and infant food manufacturers to market their products, these guides aim to educate parents in proper infant care. The following subjects... Read More
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Je ne le dis qu'à vous? ("I'll only tell you")
Paris, France: Chapeau Henry, 1890. Very good. Staining, light toning.. A tongue-in-cheek 1890s advertising card for a Parisian hat maker, showing a balding man on front and the same man inside, but with a stylish hat to cover up his thinning hair. The secret, he says, is Henry, his hat maker. Has pricing and the address of the... Read More
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Miss Nelly O'Brien
London: H.G. & Co, 1820. Very good. Some toning, spotting, minor dust soiling.. Scarce mezzotint proof with etching of "Miss Nelly O'Brien", after the original painting by Joshua Reynolds. Signed "S.W. Reynolds" as engraver. Trimmed, measuring 8.5" by 6" and mounted on thicker card measuring 9.5" by 6.75". Plate mark visible.
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Masken Bal" -- German Heritage Club Masquerade Ball Dance Card
[Mystic, Connecticut]: Social Society Frohsinn, 1911. Very good. Minor dust soiling, hinges delicate.. Chromolithographed dance card for a February, 1911 masked ball hosted by a German heritage club, complete with attached miniature pencil and featuring an attractive embossed chromolithographed image of a masked woman on the front. Most likely the Frohsinn Hall in Mystic, Connecticut, which was built... Read More
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Life and Light for Woman Vol. III, No. 5
Boston, Massachusetts, 1873. Very good to near-fine. Some sunning and chips to extremities.. The May 1873 issue of "Life and Light for Woman", a monthly journal published by the Woman's Boards of Missions in cooperation with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Featuring an all-female editorial board, the journal often included news from female missions abroad,... Read More
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