Lehigh Portland Cement Company Celluloid Advertising Volvelle
Allentown, Pennsylvania: Lehigh Portland Cement Co, 1920. Very good to fine; one small water stain to right-hand margin.. A handy celluloid volvelle lumber scale with twelve (12) points of information, produced in 1920 by Lehigh Portland Cement Co. Allows the user to determine quantity of materials needed to make one yard of rammed concrete on the recto, and... Read More
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Illustrated Program for Vocal Concert given at the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, 1907. Very good to fine; some dust soiling, remains of previous adhesive to verso.. Illustrated program for a vocal concert given at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia by Elsie Baker Linn (Alto) and Edward Shippen Van Leer (Tenor), accompanied by Clarence K. Bawden at the piano. Composers performed include Quintan, Beach, Campana, Sullivan,... Read More
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Interype Teletypesetter Faces
New York: Intertype Corporation, 1950. 24 pp. Orange paperback cover with image of teletype setting machine, detailed examples of various types such as point imperial, ideal, regal, and regent. 10 1/2" x 7 1/2
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Country Weekend with Kathy and Jill" -- Uncut "Double Strength" Paper Doll Book
Chicago, Illinois: Children's Press, Inc, 1946. Very good. Some dust soiling, large closed short tear to right-hand edge. Water stains.. A charming 1940s uncut paper doll book with two approx. 8" paper dolls, each made from a front and back punched out from the upper and lower covers. Contains eight (8) leaves of uncut paper doll outfits for... Read More
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Grouping of Forty-Eight (48) Agricultural Trade Cards
United States: Various, 1850s-1890s. Very good. Minor toning, the odd spot or short tear.. A grouping of lithographed advertising trade cards collected by a single individual over 30 plus years related to agriculture, dating from approx. the 1850s to the 1890s. Each card measures approx. 3" by 5". There are a total of forty-eight (48) trade cards divided... Read More
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Lace Paper with Purple Background and Red Satin Cartouche with Courting Couple in Garden Scene
A single fold valentine with elaborate gold enhanced lace paper with a purple background topped with a hinged second gold enhanced lace paper sheet.Decorative elements include a red heart with two doves atop crossed arrows. The cartouche is red silk with an applied scrap of a courting couple in a garden scene. All trimmed with blue bells and forget-me-nots.... Read More
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Headless Baby Hatch's from Egg Christmas Greeting Tuck - Jolly Christmas
This listing is a 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" embossed die-cut novelty greeting card. It depicts a child hatching from an egg (arms and legs only -- no head yet!). It is captioned "A jolly Christmas to you". Marked Raphael Tuck &; Sons, at base and on reverse. Series 2097. Condition: overall excellent. Light scrapbook residue on reverse. ... Read More
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Gold Enhanced Floral Garland & Gazebo, Winged Angels, Sail Boat with Winged Cherubs and Scrap Swans
A single fold valentine with elaborate gold enhanced laced paper cover. The top of the lace depicts a decorative elements with two winged floating angels. At base green and purple wafers are shown behind gazebos on each side of a sail boat with two cherubs In front of the boat is applied scrap of two swans in water. Inside... Read More
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Miniature Die-cut Embossed Ballet Slippers Menu
[France], 1910. Very good to near-fine. Minor toning, dust soiling, rubbing.. An elegantly rendered embossed menu, die-cut in the shape of a pair of ballet slippers. Includes ten (10) dishes on the back including Salmon with cucumber, Beef tongue, and Vanilla cream. Measures approx. 4" by 1.75
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Two Novelty Cat Valentines- Each with "Fur" Pun in Verses
Two die-cut cats. The mechanical gray cat has a blue poke-a-dot bow tie and when the tie moves his head moves back and forth. The verse reads, "I'd like to OF "FUR" You My Heart." The fold-down gray cat also had a blue bow. He is sitting in a heart with red trim. The verse reads, "What This is... Read More
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What Was Done With the Rooster?" -- Printed Flyer for Mock Court Trial
Boston, Massachusetts: N.p., 1890. Very good. Toned with letter folds, a couple nicks. Paper repairs to verso.. What Was Done With the Rooster?" A tongue-in-cheek printed flyer promoting a mock court trial entertainment in Boston, held at the Y.M.C.A. at the corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets. The host organization is not named. Includes an image of a... Read More
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Two (2) Educational Posters for Elementary Science Classrooms
United States: General Mills and Scott, Foresman and Company, 1961. Very good to near-fine. Pinholes where previously mounted. Folds, light toning.. Two (2) illustrated posters for elementary science classrooms, dated 1946 and 1961, offering insight into the material landscape of the classroom at that time. The first, published by General Mills in 1946, is focused on health and... Read More
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Handmade 5.5" Paper Dolls -- 1890s Sisters with Ten (10) Costumes
United States, 1890. Very good. Light dust soiling. Paper repair to blonde doll's raised arm.. A pair of handmade paper dolls, presumably sisters, accompanied by ten (10) costumes. One sister has auburn hair and four (4) outfits, the other has blonde hair and three (3) outfits. Cleverly, the final three (3) outfits have been designed to fit either... Read More
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The Art and Secrets of Chinese Cookery
Detroit, Michigan: La Choy Food Products, Inc, 1937. Very good. Light toning.. Advertising booklet for a Detroit-based Chinese food product company, including recipes for American homemakers ranging from Chow Mein Noodles to Water Chestnut Souffle. Advertises canned and jarred foods available from the company, and capitalizes on the craze for Asian foods, arts, and aesthetics in America in... Read More
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Peterli rat! c1890s German Lotto Style Counting Game c 1900
A 10" x 13" boxed game with applied litho label. It is Peterli rat! - Lustiges Gesellschaftsspiel fur grosse u. kleine Kinder (social game for children young and old). Cover illustration depicts two aunts on two elephants.The game consists of lotto style cards with numbers and small cards with questions and numbers to use to complete the lotto cards.... Read More
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Artistic Penmanship - Master Richard Clarke - Burnham School -Poetry with Illuminated Letters
Northampton, MA, 1865. Silk ribbon binding has deteriorated to some degree. Covers detached from block.. 4 leaves. Elaborately decorated cover with gilt enhanced illustrated of boy conquering a mountain. He carries a flag reading "Excelsior". He has penned "Mastr Richard Clarke Burnham School. June 1845" in the cartouche. A large format album with decorative border designs printed in... Read More
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Illustrated Broadside Catalogue for New York City Furrier
New York, NY: Daniel Homman & Co, 1868. Letter folds, some separations along folds.. A 23" x 16 1/2" illustrated broadside catalogue depicting the various product, each with an illustration, general description and pricing information. There are two major style categories - Mode de Paris and Metropolitan & Cosmopolitan Styles. A narrative at base describing new trends e.g.... Read More
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Intricate Paper Cutwork, either by or in the style of Elizabeth Cobbold c1800, Ipswich England
A 10" x 7 1/2" sheet with a cutwork depicting a woman riding a horse, all cut from a single sheet of paper. Note how the horses' front left hoof attaching the ground to the horse and rider. Elizabeth Cobbold(1767-1824) She gave elaborate valentine parties and created a cut-works, some with verses, with a copy to keep for herself. ... Read More
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Wavene Cover
Boston, Mass: W. C. Dodge Paper Co, 1910. Green card stock cover of sample booklet. Contains cover samples with color and paper weight. Shows samples for various companies. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" all pages and binding intact, slight wear on edges of cover.
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Beira's Premier Hotel Promotion printed on Crepe Paper (napkin?)
1900. A 14" x 14" crepe paper advertisement and/or napkin for Beira's Premier Hotel, The Savoy - Faultless Cuisine - Unequalled Accomodation - Excellence in Every Department. The attributes continue. James Lawson, Limited Proprietors, Also Refreshment Contractors to the Beira, Mashonaland, and Rhodesia Railways. Branches at Beira, Umtali, Salisbury, Glove and Phoenix Stations. Adorned with crossed British flags and... Read More
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12mo Lace Paper Valentine with Portrait of Young Lady and Printed Love Poem
London: (McLoughlin?), 1860. Very good. Toned with minor nicks to lace paper, light dust soiling.. A flirtatious 12mo valentine (possibly by McLoughlin?) made with lace paper bifolium (5.5" by 3.5") with a printed poem inside titled "A Lover's Plea": "Thy love is the one thing To fold my heart in bliss; Plight it with a ring, seal it... Read More
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The Conquest of Typhoid Fever
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1920. Very good. Toning, dust soiling.. A public health booklet educating American families about Typhoid Fever: what it is, how it spreads, and how to prevent its spread. Uses an illustration of the Croton Spillway on the cover to emphasize the importance of clean public drinking water. Promotes vaccination, and... Read More
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Folk Art Watercolor Cut-out Paper Doll Overlay c1870s
A 4” x 5” watercolor cutout overlay of a young woman with a floral hat. Great character and lines. Sorry but we don’t have the picture that goes behind it; but I think I like it better this way.
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Safer Sex for Women
New York, New York: Planned Parenthood, 1988. Near-fine.. A sex-positive booklet of articles about safe sex for women in 1988 published in the style of a fashion magazine (e.g. Glamour, Cosmopolitan). Includes adverts for different methods of birth control including condoms, the pill, and sponges, and articles on menstruation and STD's. Advertises Tylenol and Clearblue. Single volume... Read More
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Songs of the Flowers, with their Languages by Fannie Frisbie, 1855
A 96pp. gilt stamped hardcover book. 64 mo.. Boston: G. W. Cottrell. 1855. Verse on title page begins “In eastern lands they talk of flowers, And tell in a garland their loves and cares”... Thirty-one (31) different flowers represented; all in rhyming verse. Interesting interpretation. Condition: front flyleaf lacking. Toning throughout.
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