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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Roulette de Monaco" -- c.1900 Roulette Rules Pocket Guide
1900. Illustrated card with the rules of roulette and Trente-et-Quarante, printed in both English and French c.1900. Most likely produced for tourists to Monte Carlo, looking for excitement and entertainment. Includes an illustration of a roulette wheel on the front, with a labeled diagram of the table inside and instructions. Includes an illustration of the table for Trente-et-Quarante on... Read More
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Three (3) Intricate Cutwork Silhouette Scenes -- Country and Nature Themes
19th century. Very good. A little dust soiling to embossed papers.. Three (3) intricate and fine example of handcut cutwork silhouette scenes, each carefully cut from a single piece of coated black paper and loosely housed with contemporary embossed paper bifolia. Each depict bucolic country scenes, and work well as a series. The scenes include: a small cottage... Read More
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The American Colors" -- Lace Paper Token of Affection with Original Artwork of American Flag and Eagle
England, 1844. Very good. Toned with chipping to lace paper.. An 1844 token of affection from an aunt to her niece, with original artwork of a bald eagle holding the American flag in its talons cut out and affixed to lace paper. The design was appears to have been carefully drawn in pencil and colored with watercolor. The... Read More
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Fine and Intricately Wrought Cutwork Tree and River Scene
19th century. Very good, a little tarnished with age.. A fine, and highly intricate, hand-cut tree and river scene, depicting a swan gliding by what appears to be a willow tree swaying in the wind with thistles to the right of its trunk. Measures approx. 3.25" by 4", mounted on bright red paper measuring approx. 3.5" by 4.75... Read More
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A.A.A. Five German Printmakers
Manufacturer: Associated American Artists. Location: New York. Date: 1971. Pages: 27 Subject Matter: Gallery Exhibition, printmaking, German printmaking. A catalog of a show of German print makers that ran from January 25th to February 15th 1971. Artists included are Bernhard Jäger, Arnold Leissler, Wolfgang Oppermann, Reiner Schawrz, and Jan Voss. Each artist has a short description about them including... Read More
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING NOTICE
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING HINTS
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING PHYSIC
Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.
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Album with Nine (9) Original Abstract Black Silhouette Scenes Mostly Whimsical- Some with Poetry. Signed W. S.
A 9-page album, with various original cut silhouette works, each signed W. S. Subject matter ranges from true whimsy to one or two that are a bid forlorn or maudlin. Includes playful penguins, either a Centaur or Goat frolicking on a river bank with pixies, pixies playing amongst hatching chicks, a man fishing, a man pontificating - accompanied by... Read More
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5 Fine Snow Angel Scraps - White Winter Wear Toys & Holly
Five (5) different 6 1/2" x 3 1/4" embossed die-cut Victorian scraps. All are snow angels in white fur trimmed coats and hats, with white leggings or boots, standing in the snow. Each with a different object or group of objects. Two with toys and presents, one with a French horn, one with a basket of holly and the... Read More
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Window Provision Box Co
Brooklyn, New York: Window Provision Box Co, 1930. Very good. Corners bumped, short tear to top edge.. A refrigeration solution for the urban housewife: printed advertisement for a medium sized refrigerating window box for city apartments in New York, "fastened easily to the outer sill of any window" and a handy way to "keep food cool without ice".... Read More
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Winged Putti Lace Paper 16mo Valentine
England, 1860. Very good. Minor spotting, some remnants of adhesive on back.. A finely produced 16mo lace paper valentine, made from an attractive pictorial lace paper bifolium (3.25" by 2.5"), with two pieces of colored paper underneath to "color" the lace. The image itself depicts two elaborate borders around two putti-- one winged and holding a garland, the... Read More
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Circular Advertising New Tobacco Manufacturing Equipment
Petersburg, Virginia: G.F. Marks, 1868. Very good. Some offsetting, letter folds.. Printed circular addressed "to manufacturers of tobacco", advertising new patented machinery used for pressing tobacco. G.F. Marks (fl.1850s) was a carpenter from Petersburg, Virginia, who developed his new "Ironback Mills for Tobacco" with local mill makers in order to capitalize on the booming tobacco and plantation industry... Read More
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