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United States: American Social Health Association and Pfizer Laboratories, 1973. Very good. Toned.. A public health pamphlet on venereal disease distributed by the American Social Health Association and Pfizer Laboratories, aiming to educate the general public about the dangers of syphilis and gonorrhea. Formatted in a clear and concise Q&A format, the pamphlet answers questions such as "What... Read More
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Propaganda: Sozialdemokratie und freies Hannover! (Social democracy and free Hannover) c1930
Hanover: Hannoversche Buch -u. Kuns, A Funke, c1930. A 13 1/2" x 18 5/8" linen backed propaganda poster printed in red, yellow and black. It is promoting the SPD and demeaning the United States. Loosely translated it reads" Social democracy and free Hannover! Heinrich Peus, the socialist president of Anhalt State Parliament: The maintenance of the Prussian state is... Read More
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The World's Fair in Water Colors" -- Seven (7) Prints in Original Portfolio Commemorating the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
Springfield, Ohio: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1893. Good. Incomplete, missing plates. Wear and tear to portfolio. Plates in nice shape, with the occasional spot, nick, or bit of dust soiling.. A partial set of color printed plates commemorating the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This set, housed in the original publisher's portfolio, contains seven (7) prints of watercolors by... Read More
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Student Work - Problems in Descriptive Geometry drawn by W. A. Prentiss - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
1872. Sewing defective.. Two (2) sets of manuscript student exercises created by a First Year MIT student. The first is titles Problems in Descriptive Geometry drawn by W. A. Prentiss with five (5) plates and 50 problems. Measures 9 1/2" x 13 1/2". The second is 12 of 13 plates (No. 7 lacking) with an array of drawings... Read More
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3 Volvelles from Educational Series
Baltimore MD: Dvorine, Israel, 1928. Minimal wear.. Three (3) different 3 1/2" x 7" early learning educational volvelles with mirror images both sides. They include a circus that various animals occupy, a magician's box with different objects appearing and disappearing and a fish tank with various tropical fish. Marked B14, B24 and B 37.
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WWII-era W.A.A.C. Match Books and Pocket Guide to U.S. Armed Forces Insignias
United States, 1943. Good to very good. Worn with dust soiling.. Three (3) WWII-era match book covers promoting the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.) with an accompanying pocket guide to identifying different military ranks and insignias across the armed forces. Two of the match books show the W.A.A.C. seal, with the other depicting a young woman in the... Read More
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Victims of Moloch" - c.1920 Public Health Pamphlet on Venereal Disease in Young Girls
Bismarck, North Dakota: North Dakota Department of Public Health, 1920. Very good. Toned with some rust staining from staples, minor dust soiling.. An emotionally charged public health pamphlet on venereal disease in young girls, published by the government for residents of North Dakota following the First World War. Takes a strong moral stance against "prostitution and immorality", and... Read More
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1851 General Store Ledger of ?? H. Patterson & 1880 Cotton Book of Dillahunty & Sons, Henry County TN
1851. The first 71 pages of this ledger are from a general store believed to be in Henry Country, TN for 1851. The same book was later used by another individual as a cotton book in 1880. The information in the "cotton book" section includes purchases from small growers and sales to larger companies Also included is a Memphis... Read More
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Ohio Carriage Mfg. Co. Advertising Ephemera
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Ohio Carriage Mfg. Co, 1905. Good. Toned with dust soiling, tears to envelopes, short tears (including large tears to larger poster), light spotting. One of the letters lacking final page.. A small group of ephemera advertising The Ohio Carriage Mfg. Co., makers of fine vehicles, harnesses and accessories "sold direct from our Factory to the... Read More
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The Noah's Ark Primer
Syracuse, New York: G.C. Hanford Mfg. Co, 1913. Good to very good. Light soiling, extremities rubbed.. An interesting example of advertising to children: an illustrated ABC book based on animals from the story of Noah's Ark, with the goal of advertising Hanford brand family medicines. Each letter features a different animal, with a rhyme and illustration. The letters... Read More
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How the Neuralgic Man was Cured: A Tale of St. Jacobs Oil" -- Humorous Transformation Advertisement
New York, New York: Donaldson Bros, 1890. Very good. Light toning, wear to hinges, small surface tears.. A comical transformation advertising St. Jacobs Oil, a kind of liniment used for aches, pains and rheumatism akin to today's "Icy Hot" patches. The transformation is made from three panels, the two panels on either side of the center panel bisected.... Read More
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Latta's Sewing Cards" -- Promotional Set of Four (4) Sewing Cards
Cedar Falls, Iowa: J.S. Latta, Inc, 1900. Good to very good. Toned. Envelope chipped and worn with short tears.. A sample set of four (4) sewing cards, housed in the original printed envelope, promoting "Latta's Sewing Cards". A common activity in many Kindergarten settings was to ask students to sew shapes into perforated pieces of card. This set... Read More
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High School Ephemera of Harriet Sophia Rowley (later Parker, 1853-1943) - History of Women's Education
Utica, New York, 1872. Very good. A little toning, letter folds, a couple minor short tears.. Ephemera charting the higher education of Harriet Sophia Parker (née Rowley, 1853-1943). The family valued higher education for both their male and female children. Harriet's brother, Hiram C. Rowley, would marry Thirza Jane Merriam (1845-1919), and join her family's printing business, Merriam-Webster.... Read More
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Back of the Fighting Front" -- WWII Promotional Booklet for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
United States: U.S. Army, 1943. Very good. A little wear to covers.. Back of the fighting front, supporting it with resolute faith, is a valiant force whose spirit reflects the righteous might of our Nation ... it is WOMAN POWER." A printed booklet offering a fascinating look into WWII-era recruitment for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, offering information... Read More
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Miniature Needlepoint Bird on Branch Greeting Card
United States, 1880. Very good. A little toning, dust soiling.. Miniature needlepoint on punch paper depicting a bright red bird (perhaps a cardinal?) perched on a green branch. Mounted inside a wove paper bifolium with embossed floral border. The needlepoint is visible through a hand-cut window in the first leaf. Measures approx. 5.5" by 3.75
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Ninth Annual Report, of the Managers of the New York Institution for the Blind, to the Legislature of the State, Made in Conformity to Law. January, 1845
1845. 9” x 5 ¾. Edge wear. Back cover lacking. Valuable resource for learning about the education of blind students.
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Souvenir Ticket - The Scales of Des Grands Magasins du Louvre - c1900
Good. A 1 1/4" x 3 7/8" heavy card stock souvenir ticket from Balances des Grands Magasins du Louvre, Paris. The front depicts a cherub holding up a banner reading "Souvenir Des Grands Magasins du Louvre". The background is an ornately contrived fantasyland filled with toys. Ch Van Der Daele sc. The reverse has a grid of weights.... Read More
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Rebus Letter Sent from Doting Aunt to Nephew on 3rd Birthday, 1917
Boston, Massachusetts, 1917. Very good. Toned, letter folds. Tears to envelope including larger open tear, stamp missing.. A playful birthday message in the form of a rebus letter, send in February 1917 from "Aunt Alison" to her three-year-old nephew, Elwood Williams III. It begins, "Ellwood [sic] Dear: 2-Day is your Birthday- and U R 3 years old. That... Read More
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Primrose Hill and St. Patrick was a Gentleman Broadside and Song Sheet
Boston, MA: J. G. & H. Hunt, 1835. Age toning. Foxing. Generalized wear.. A song sheet featuring two songs, Primrose Hill and St. Patrick was a Gentleman. There are two woodcuts on the top of the sheet. The first wood cut shows a suitor sitting on hill surrounded by various items, including a shield emblazoned with "Assiduity". The... Read More
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Sewing Samples by Instructor with 25 Examples
United States, 1900. Good. Bindings worn, upper board of one book detached with damage, spine missing on other. Toning, dust soiling.. Album of sewing samples by Effie Ashton. United States, c.1900. Oblong 8vo (5.75" by 9.25"), approx. 50 blank leaves sewn in original decorated paper covered boards backed in red sheep, manuscript paper label to upper board. Contains... Read More
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A Collection Demonstrating the Transformative Powers of Water and Rest: Healing Waters, Spas, Sanatoriums
1936. Very good overall. A collection of materials from 46 different facilities claiming to improve health. Dating from 1857 through 1936. Includes facilities in 20 different states across the country. The materials have been grouped as follows: Baths, Springs & Healing Waters including a prospectus (17) Dietary, Ultraviolet & Wellness Retreats (5) Hydrotherapy and Internal Baths (4) Mental & Nervous Disorder Retreats (5) Patent... Read More
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A Happy New Year" -- 12mo New Year's Greeting
England, 1870. Very good. Light dust soiling.. An attractive New Year's greeting card depicting a small child in a blue dress offering a bouquet of holly to an older child leaning out a window. The scene is pastoral, idyllic, and wintry. A contemporary ink inscription on the verso reads, "with Aunt Mary's love". Measures approx. 4.25" by 3... Read More
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The Marriage of the Three Little Kittens
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 30 Beekman St., 1864-1870. Aunt Jenny's Series. 8 leaves including wraps. Each page printed on one side. Hand colored engraving of anthropomorphic or humanized kittens throughout. Text in rhyming verse. The courtship and marriage of the three little kittens--mostly occurring with mittens on... Some discoloration and toning. 6 1/2" separation of cover at spine. Strong... Read More
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Watercolor Children Paper Dolls with Governess
1905. Excellent. Affluence abounds in this pretend play family of three (3) watercolor children with costumes and their governess or nurse. The infant has three (3) watercolor outfits. Note how the governess can securely hold the baby given the position of her arms. The older girls have four (4) and five (5) costumes, each with one hat. Alas,... Read More
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Virginia Plaids" -- Chromolithographed Textile Bolt Label
Richmond, Virginia: A. Hoen & Co, 1860. Good. Paper repairs, toning, water staining, dust soiling. Colors remain vibrant.. A handsome chromolithographed textile bolt label, produced by the Richmond branch of the prominent lithographer A. Hoen & Co. Measuring approx. 6.75" by 8.75"), verso blank, with a depiction on the front of a little blonde girl on the lap... Read More
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