Autograph and Sketchbook of Dorothy Borrajo, 1907-1915
England, 1907-1915. Minor wear. Binding reinforced. . A lovely autograph and sketch book given to Dorothy Borrajo by her classmates as a souvenir when she left school in 1907. The interior cover has a pasted in list of all of Dorothy's classmates. Throughout the sketchbook there are numerous drawings and poems written by her friends from 1907 to... Read More
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A group of 10 letters from a son to his mother over 14 years -
New York City: Joel Horton Ross, 1856. Ten (10) single page two-side letters written from Joel Horton Ross to his mother in New Salem, Franklin Co., Mass. Ross was an 1844 graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He invented an abdominal supporter for "female weakness" and made a living in his early career cupping and leeching for... Read More
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American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine, Vol. VIII, No. 9
Baltimore: Gideon E. Smith, 1837. 47 pp wraps. Content includes John Bascombe, memoir, pedigree and performance; Robin Hood, piedigree and performance; Division of Purses; Sports of the turf in France; Rules of the pit; Adventures in the Rocky mountains; Racing calendar and much more. Frontispiece John Bascombe. Measures 10" x 6". Heavy water stain throughout and cover wear. ... Read More
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5 Naive 20" Folk Art Paper Dolls - Buster Brown, Robert, Bertha, Nan & Lenora
Nebraska, 1910. Five (5) crayon drawn and decorated paper dolls created from 'make-do' materials-- the back of pressed board advertising signed. The first is 21 1/2" older girl in a blue dress with large white colors. Her face is drawn as profile with an exaggerated nose and chin. Her hair is curled in tendrils. Created in two pieces. Her... Read More
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Kansas State Penitentiary - Concert by the Kansas State Prison Ban
Lansing, KS, 5-Jun-27. A 7.25" by 5" program for the concert that includes an overture, marches "The Prisoner's Song", songs by the Harmony Four Quartet, a waltz, medley, Hawaiian patrol and more. Reverse is blank. Letter folds and toning.
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Mother Hubbard and her Dog, Marcus Ward's Royal Illuminated Nursery Rhymes
Edinburgh, Scotland: William P Nimmo, 1873. 6 leaves (2 unnumbered text leaves, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates of color illustrations). Tells the classic poem of "Mother Hubbard and her Dog". One interior front and back cover is printed music for the poem. The four leaves of color illustrations are illuminated and each showcases a different verse of the poem.... Read More
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Lady's Laundry List - Items Dropped off to be Laundered..
1920. A hard cover folio with a watercolor of an elegant lady holding a feather fan on the front cover. The insert is a Ladies' Laundry List booklet. It includes approximately 75 unused pages of items to be laundered. The left side is the laundry list to be retained by "The Lady" and the right side list to go... Read More
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Snapshot - Young Child stands with Giant Gingerbread Man
Essen Germany, 1929. A 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" snapshot photograph depicting a 3 or a 4 year old child standing next to a life-size gingerbread cookie holding a pipe. Of note the child appears nonplussed by the life size cookie --Perhaps a photo with a friend... Info on reverse Essen West, Willie Sanoje 4-3-29.
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Monday's Child Interpreted by Clark's ONT Spool Cotton
Clark's ONT Spool Cotton, 1880. Seven (7) 4" x 2 3/4" embossed advertising trade cards promoting Clarks ONT thread. One for each line of the Monday's Child verse depicting an illustration of a young girl relevant to the verse. It also includes Clark's response to the verse e.g. Thursday's Child is Sour & Sad - Tho' Thursday's child be... Read More
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The Pink Wedding Paper Dolls
Chicago, IL: Merrill Publishing Co, 1952. An 8 costume page paper doll book with 5 punch out paper dolls on the cover. The bride and her attendants all wore pink "pretty in pink". Also includes her trousseau and costumes for the groom, attendants and flower girl. Wedding vignettes adorn the pages. Measures 12 3/4" x 10 1/2
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Menu with Photograph - Hotel Wentworth
New Castle, NH, 1910. An 8" x 5 3/4" menu card from the Hotel Wentworth, New Castle, NH. August 7, 1910. The menu side of the card has a gold embossed logo at top with gold border trim. Fare is extensive and includes Fresh Lobster a la Newburg, Broiled Sweetbreads on Toast, Roast Scotch Grouse with grape jelly and... Read More
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3 S.H. & M. Bias Velveteen Skirt Bindings Head and Shoulders Advertising Paper Dolls
NY: Sackette & Wilhelms Litho Co, 1895. Three (3) different die-cut advertising head and shoulders paper dolls compliments of S.H. & M. Skirt binding tape. Each depicts an elegant lady of means, dressed for various social events. Perhaps designed as an aspiration the for average child. The reverse of the dress promotes the various bindings available for sale. Printed... Read More
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Calculations for a tavern keeper's profit - pros and cons of the tavern license law
1860. A 10" x 8" sheet with manuscript page prepared to show an innkeeper that the license law would have a positive impact on profits. The argument is for license laws. The argument is essentially that under the law a tavern keeper would pay 48 cents per quart vs. unlicensed purchases of 16 cents per quart. The calculations are... Read More
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Two Fabric Labels - Balmoral Skirts - to be worn over Crinolines
Philadelphia, PA, c 1860. The balmoral petticoat was a coloured petticoat that was intended to show at the hem of a drawn-up skirt for walking and sportswear in the 1860s and 1870s. The balmoral petticoat could be worn over a hoopskirt or crinoline or have hoops built into the petticoat, and (according to some sources) include a horsehair... Read More
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Gonzaga College, Washington: Catalogue of the Officers and Students, For the Academic Year 1867-1868
Washington DC: WM. H. Moore, 1868. Three holes have been punched along the left side of the booklet, each 2" apart, similar to hole punching; significant amount of writing in pencil and in ink on the front cover, and has a stamp in the upper left corner, "Withdrawn from W. R. H. S.. 32pp.Yellow wrap.This book provides an... Read More
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Invitation to a Sock Social given by the YPSCE with Sock for Donation attached
Avenue, PA, 1901. The 4" x 2 1/2" card stock invitation has a muslin "sock" with red border trim attached with information on the social. The second card which may at one time have been attached has a rhyming verse about how much money to donate to charity in "the sock". The larger your shoe size the more you... Read More
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A Visit to Santa Claus
Rochester, NY: Stecher Litho. Co, 1919. Signs of wear on spine, 1" repaired tear to front cover and 3/4" tear to first leaf, both patched with white tape. 1/2" tear on top edge of page 7. 8 pp unnumbered. Litho on tan, heavy stock wrap. Illustrations throughout by Margaret Evans Price. Part three color, part full color. 7"... Read More
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Large Format Historical Map and Tableau - Containing and showing facts and events of great importance from 1838 to 1903
St. Paul Minnesota, 1903. Letter folds. A 21 3/4" x 33" illustrated historical map and tableau. It includes a street map of Water Street through fourth St. and Wabasha through Robert St. Information on the First Chapel 1841, the Cathedral, St. Peter's Church at Mendota, Mgr. A. Ravouz, Our Benefactors and much more. Includes both illustrations and images... Read More
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Christmas Menu - U.S. Army Debarkation Hospital No.1
Ellis Island, NY, 1918. Single-fold menu. Illustrated title wraps. List of mess personnel including the Mess Officer, Sergeant, Steward, Office Sergeant, Kitchen Duty Sergeants, Mess Hall Corporals and Dietitians. Fare included Roast Turkey dinner with all of the fixings. Measures 5 1/2" x 7
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Invitation and Ticket and die-cut for a German Club Masked Ball
Hoboken, NJ, 1869. Bend with reinforcement to base of harlequin scrap. Letter folds and glue residue on inivitaiton.. An 8' x 5" paper invitation to the Deutscher Club (German Club) Masked Ball to be held on February 17, 1869. Printed in German. Note the dance was to be held six days after the date on the invitation. Also... Read More
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The History of Little Fanny, Exemplified in A Series of Figures, S. and J. Fuller, 1811
A 15 pp book with original slip case. It is The History of Little Fanny, Exemplified in a Series of Figures. Original date 1811. 8th Ed. Includes six (6) of the seven (7) original costumes. Hats lacking. The head has been replaced with a very good watercolor likeness. Wear on slip case. An important part of paper doll history.... Read More
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Herbarium Journal with Watercolors
England, 1900. Back Cover lacking. One of the specimens is loose from where it was pasted in. Two specimens are missing from the book. Staining due to the specimens. A charming herbarium journal that can be read in two different directions. If you open the book one way, the reader finds a herbarium with 59 pressed specimens, mainly... Read More
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Kellogg's Funny Jungleland: Moving Pictures
Battle Creek, Mich: Kellogg Company, 1932. Overall condition is good. The book features six (6) pages of sliced animals in 6 pieces to provide numerous, hilarious combinations of heads, bodies and feet when flipped about. There are also little verses that pair with the illustrations that give some context, which also happen to mention Kellogg's various cereal products... Read More
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Ebell International Academy - Statement and Proposed Plan European Travel and Object Study of the fourth Class of Ladies
New York, NY: Ebell International Academy Journal, 1875. Most likely cover lacking, with consequence to content.. 24pp booklet beginning with the prospectus for the class of 1876. A course for American Young Ladies who would travel on Hamburg-American Packet Company of the Cunard Line through Hamburg to Berlin. Includes Berlin Courses of Lectures, Exercises and Excursion to concerts,... Read More
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C.M. Henderson & Co. Cut Out New England Red School House Cutout Village
Chicago: C.M. Henderson & Co, 1890. The Little Red School House was a trademark of the C. M. Henderson & Co., and an image of it was stamped on the bottom of one of each pair of shoes it sold. In order to promote the company's 'Red School House Shoes', this cut out school house was given out to... Read More
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