Peter Pan In Never Never Land With Tinker Bell
New York: Selchow & Righter Co., Published with Permission of Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Unfortunately some edge wear and paper lose on box lid with some apron separations and old tape repair.. A single-fold 12.5 by 21.25" litho on board game board with vignettes form the Peter Pan tale including the children's bedroom, the Jolly Rogers and of... Read More
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Christian Democratic Union Election Poster
Heidelberg: Winter-Offset, 1940. A 16 1/2" x 24 1/2" campaign/propaganda poster depicting a group of workers from all walks of life. It is captioned "Christian-Democratic Union, our goal Common building our home- We want all Germans unite to the work of peace! Elect the C. D. U:" Von Der Mil. Reg. Genehmigt. Linen backed. edge wear; discoloration upper right... Read More
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Baby Dear" -- Baby Book of Richard Elton Chalker (died at 7 mos.)
United States, 1929. Very good. Upper board split. Minor stains, wear to silk.. A lovingly produced and heartbreaking baby book with hand-painted silk album cover for Richard Elton Chalker (1929-1930), a baby who died at the age of 7 months of bronchial pneumonia and whooping cough. The book includes: a two-page typewritten account of the baby's illness and... Read More
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The Amazin' Adventur's Uv Abner -- Original Manuscripts and Typescript
United States, 1920. Good to very good. Toned with minor short tears or chipping, the occasional spot. Letter folds. Expanding envelope a little worn.. Two (2) original manuscripts and one (1) original typescript of what appears to be an unpublished original series of stories titled "The Amazin' Adventur's Uv Abner". Told in the first person in a mock-Southern... Read More
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Baby Book of Elwood Williams III (1914-1982), Respected State Dept. Employee, Expert on U.S.-German Relations after WWII
New York, New York, 1914. Very good. Light dust soiling. Damage to box with some staining, a couple tears. Hinges tender.. The baby book of Elwood Williams III (1914-1982), housed in the original box. It was gifted to his parents by his father's employer, James A. Hearn & Son, with an engraved label on the upper lid that... Read More
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Put on Your Judicial Robe ... A Kitchen Stove Advertisement
Port Jervis, NY: Levin Furniture Company, 1935. General wear and toning due to age.. A judicial theme advertising brochure for The Bengal Stove, sold by the Levin Furniture Company of Port Jervis, NY. Throughout the brochure, it precedes to make its "case" as to why Bengal stoves are superior and have "emancipated so many women form kitchen slavery".... Read More
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Time Registering Closet - Measures Employee Time in Restrooms
Warehouse Point, Connecticut: Monitor Closet Co, 1891. Very good. Toned, minor chipping, larger short tear to spine separating a couple leaves from gathering.. Advertising booklet for the "Time Registering Closet", a manufactured commode marketed to overseers of manufacturers as a timesaving purchase that will reduce the amount of time employees spend in and waiting for the restroom: "Time... Read More
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Camp Ancona: A Summer Camp for Girls Near La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin: Camp Ancona, 1920. Near-fine. Minor toning, a couple small nicks.. Promotional brochure for Camp Ancona, a summer camp for girls located near La Crosse, Wisconsin operated by Josephine Mahoney. Promotes itself as a haven for girls in an uncertain modern world: "In this day, when all about us we see unhappy restless women, it is... Read More
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Spicy Talks
Des Moines, Iowa: Tone Bros, 1924. Very good.. Printed booklet advertising Tone Bros. brand spices to American homemakers in 1924. Featuring an image of a smiling grandmother on the front with her baked goods, the booklet aims to appeal to American housewives who want to impress their friends and family with flavorful foods. Provides readers with descriptions of... Read More
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August Flower and German Syrup Almanac for the Year 1915
Woodbury, New Jersey: G.G. Green, 1915. Good to very good. Rust staining from staples, a couple other stains. Light toning, corners bumped, otherwise in very nice shape.. A beautifully designed 1915 almanac promoting mail-order medicines sold by G.G. Green. This particular Green almanac courts a more wealthy or up-market clientele. The front depicts Columbia with her shield and... Read More
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Hidden Titles
Salem, Massachusetts: Parker Brothers, Inc, 1900. Good to very good. Wear to extremities of box, light toning/dust soiling, a couple short tears to instructions sheet. Tape repair to box.. A clever boxed party game published by Parker Brothers, based on rebuses. A rebus is a puzzle using pictures or glyphs to represent words or phrases. For example, if... Read More
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Three (3) Items Promoting Pecans as Health Food in 1920s
Manheim, Pennsylvania: Keystone Pecan Company, 1926. Very good. Light toning, rust staining from staples, a couple leaves loose as a result in one item.. An early example of a company using the idea of "health food" to market their product: in this case, Keystone brand pecans. Promotes vegetarianism, a relatively new idea, as well as the idea that... Read More
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Lillabulero; Being a Periodical of Literature and the Arts, Vol. I, No. 2, Spring 1967
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Lillabulero of Whigh Court, 1967. Very good. Sunned.. 40 pp. large format, paper covers. Presenting Known and Unknown Authors viz. A story and five poems by William Faulkner. New Fiction by Ralph Dennis & Rubin Barker. Poetry by Stuart, Shepard, Skellings, Hoy, and Leimbacher. Reviews of New Fiction and Poetry, plus Portfolio/ 2: The... Read More
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SO BIG" Health Rule
[East Aurora, New York]: W.H. Greene Co, 1945. Good. Soiling, some wear and surface damage. Short tear to pinhole at head.. A charming illustrated health rule for children, encouraging healthy habits to grow big and strong. Advertises the W.H. Greene insurance company to American families. The right-hand edge serves as the height ruler, and this example has been... Read More
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Die-Cut Hot Air Balloon Buggy Advertising Columbus Buggy Co
Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Buggy Co, 1880. Very good. Toned with dust soiling.. A die-cut advertising card for the Columbus Buggy Company, die-cut with an illustration of a fanciful scene: a couple wave American flags while seated in a buggy held in the sky by a large hot air balloon. The verso pitches the product alongside the tag line... Read More
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Die-Cut Advertising Card for Typewriters
United States, 1880. Very good. Light soiling to verso. A handsome advertising card for the Smith Premier Typewriter, die-cut in the shape of the product it advertises. On the back is a printed advertisement for "Mrs. A.L. Whisler, Private Instructor of Shorthand, Typewriting, Business Correspondence" of Cleveland, Ohio. Diecut and chromolithographed, measuring approx. 3" by 4" Although there... Read More
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Facsimile of Civil War Newspaper Printed on Wallpaper
N.pl: N.p., 1920. Fair. Folds, short tears, a couple open tears with minor loss.. A facsimile of a piece of Civil War realia, printed roughly in the 1920s. The facsimile is of an 1863 issue of the Vicksburg Daily Citizen "copied from the original, printed by the Confederate Printer, Mr. Swords, at Vicksburg, Miss., on wall-paper, in 1863... Read More
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Lewis' 98% Lye" -- Advertising to Housekeepers, Homemakers, Domestic Workers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co, 1905. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling.. Chromolithographed advertising card for a brand of powdered and perfumed lye, marketing the product to housekeepers, homemakers, and other domestic workers (i.e. women). Includes a color illustration of the product in the tin, with a lengthy pitch for the product's efficacy and time- and labor-saving... Read More
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Uncle Sam Says Save and Use the Things You Have" -- Advertising Cold Fur Storage
Louisville, Kentucky: Du Rand's, 1944. Good to very good. Light dust soiling, short tears.. A printed leaflet advertising cold storage for furs, keeping them safe for women during the summer months from "heat, moths, mildew, theft and fire". What makes this leaflet notable is its use of the war effort to market itself; it asks women on the... Read More
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As One Girl to Another" -- Hygiene Tips for Teen Girls from Kotex with Advertising Leaflets
Chicago, Illinois: Kotex, 1942. Very good. Toning, light dust soiling, a couple short tears/nicks.. A scarce set of advertising ephemera charting a marketing campaign by Kotex targeting teen girls on the cusp of womanhood. Includes a guide to puberty and menstruation titled "As One Girl to Another", as well as ten (10) printed leaflets promoting Kotex and the... Read More
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The Paper World Vol. XV, No. 4 -- Article on Milton Bradley
Springfield, Massachusetts: Campbell Printing Press and Mfg. Co, 1887. Very good to near-fine.. Vol. XV, No. 4 of "The Paper World", a Victorian periodical devoted to the publishing industry. Of note is an article on new games published by Milton Bradley emphasizing the importance of play to education: "The system of teaching through play, which the Kindergarten represents,... Read More
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Salesman's Dummies Promoting mid-1930s Early Learning Curriculum Books for Educators
Chicago, Illinois: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1936. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple nicks or short tears.. A set of three (3) salesman's dummies used to sell books to educators published by Scott, Foresman and Company. This set is comprised of one dummy of "David's Friends at School" and two (2) copies of the dummy for "Peter's... Read More
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Ten ways to improve your figure ... make your clothes look better
Chicago, Illinois: The Formfit Company, 1960. Near-fine.. Tips and tricks for improving your posture and figure, presented by The Formfit Company, a company that sold "foundation garments" such as bras, girdles, and corsets. Explains how good posture allows for clothes to keep from wrinkling and keeping their streamlined look, illustrated with photos of Audrey Heburn-esque models with glowing... Read More
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Mourning Ephemera Belonging to Mary Coraline Voorhees Risley (1840-1887) and Family
Indiana and New York, 1891. Good to very good. Minor flaws including toning, soiling, wear to envelopes, short tears.. A unique grouping of mourning ephemera belonging to Mary Coraline Voorhees Risley (1840-1887), wife of prominent New York lawyer and real estate mogul John Ewing Risley (1840-1912). Contains the following items: a memorial card for her mother; an 1860s... Read More
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Chromolithographed Greeting Card with Border Inspired by Illuminated Manuscripts
Belfast, United Kingdom: Marcus Ward & Co, 1880. Very good. Light dust soiling, remnants of scrapbook adhesive to verso.. An attractive chromolithographed greeting card produced by Marcus Ward & Co. of Belfast, using a border and proportions inspired by illuminated manuscripts. In the middle, a chromolithographed image has been affixed, and depicts a boy in a pink and... Read More
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