Mary Frederica School of Dancing Spring Recital Program
Roanoke, VA: Art Printing, 1936. Very good, internally fine.. Printed program for Dance Revue and Spring Recital of the Mary Frederica School of Dancing. 12mo (9" by 6"), pp. 24, original printed wrappers.
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Engraved Concert Ticket -- "Misses Macomber" and "Covert & Dodge
United States, 1846. Very good. Minor oxidation/dust soiling.. Engraved concert ticket for a performance by the Misses Macomber, "The Twin Sisters", and "Covert & Dodge". Emma and Clara Macomber were identical twins who sang on tour with Ossian Euclid Dodge and Bernard Covert in the 1840s. Dodge was a popular comic performer who rubbed elbows with some of... Read More
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Wrought Iron Ornaments - Elaborate Filigreed Detail
Chicago, Illinois: J.G. Braun Co, 1929. Near-fine.. Illustrated trade catalogue of dozens of metal ornaments, hardware, and fixtures, each with their own item number, and illustrated to scale. Includes design options for everything from door hinges to candle pans, quatrefoils, and baluster collars for all kinds of elements in urban architecture. A valuable record of where decorative elements... Read More
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Six Reely-Trooly Dolls
Boston, Massachusetts: Reely-Trooly Co, 1915. Very good. Cut, with some light dust soiling or spotting. A scarce cut set of "Six Reely-Trooly Dolls", a do-it-yourself style of paper doll that children could make themselves by cutting real cloth templates for the outfits. Markets itself as a durable set of "Dolls that educate and amuse because the children make... Read More
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New England Camp and Cabin Company - Camp Furniture
Milford, Maine: New England Camp and Cabin Company, 1940. Very good. Some dust soiling.. Illustrated trade catalogue for a Maine-based camp and cabin company selling ready-to-assemble log cabins and rustic wood furniture. Marketed to families seeking a naturalistic mountain retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday urban and suburban living. Each product is priced, illustrated, with dimensions... Read More
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Off Night at the Aldine
Old Orchard Beach, Maine: The Aldine Hotel, 1897. Light toning, dust soiling to edges.. Printed invitation to an "Off Night at the Aldine", a night of "Phantasms" and "Illusions" to titillate guests on a cold evening in January, 1897. Dishes served included Mince Pie, Lobster and Milk, and Welsh Rabbit and Ale. The Aldine was a hotel built... Read More
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Unique 3D Elaborate Silver Lace Paper 8vo Valentine with Real Lace and Embossed Victorian Scrap
London, 1850. Very good. Upper left-hand corner tab damaged. Metal tarnished, with some dust soiling and wear to lace. Some chipping to extremities.. A unique and elaborate 8vo valentine made from several different components. First, there are two tiers of elaborate lace paper, the upper with silver gilding. They are attached together with paper hinges in each corner,... Read More
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Fine 8vo Valentine with Gilded Lace Paper, Silk Flowers, Embossed Victorian Scrap
London, 1850. Very good. Light dust soiling, toning, a couple spots.. A finely produced 8vo valentine made from a gilded lace paper bifolium, silk flowers, and embossed Victorian scrap depicting a young boy surrounded by flowers and another depicting a flag. The lace paper also features at the very top a small but detailed image of a young... Read More
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Boxed Set - Parker Brothers' Improved Paper Doll Outfit with Jointed Dolls and Rich Designs in Finest Crepe Paper - A Doll Outfit De Luxe
Salem MA: Parker Brothers, Inc, 1917. Partially cut.. An 8 3/4" x 13" paper on pressed board lidded box with applied litho cover depicting two girls playing with paper dolls. Includes four (4) jointed paper dolls, cut printed clothing, four (4) rolls of uncut crepe paper to cut and design costume, some sheet crepe, hat and dress patterns,... Read More
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U.S. Naval Training School (Women's Reserve)
Bronx, New York: U.S. Naval Training School, 1946. Fine.. Photo-illustrated booklet promoting the U.S. Naval Training School, Women's Reserve, located in the Bronx in 1946. Includes a brief description of the training program, which includes lectures, physical education, drills and discipline, along with the following sections: "Replacing Men at Vital Tasks", with a description of newly available work... Read More
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Almanach des Beautes de la Femme pour 1906
Paris, 1905. A 44 pp. booklet with paper wraps. Includes images from photographs of nude young ladies. French text. Images in black and white or pink tone. Four pages of almanac each with nude. Remainder of booklet includes text and images of one or two women together often in loving poses. Artfully posed and presented. Measures 6 1/2" x... Read More
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The Green International
New York, New York: The New History Society, 1950. Very good. Minor toning or wear to extremities.. A mail-order service for the Green International Shirt, an effort endorsed by the New History Society in New York in an effort to use fashion to promote peace: "The red shirt of Garibaldi was as well known as Garibaldi himself, and... Read More
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D.C. Hall & Co., Sole Agents and Manufacturer's of Smith's Patent Perforated Buckskin Under Garments, for Ladies and Gentlemen with Color Illustrations
New York, New York: D.C. Hall & Co, 1873. Very good. Toned, letter creases. Short tears, including a larger (2-inch) closed tear to the left-hand margin.. Trade circular illustrated in color for "perforated buckskin" underclothing for men and women, marketed as light, comfortable, and breathable. Includes description of products, prices, and illustrations of each model with sizes available. ... Read More
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Franklin Square House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876. Good to very good. Toned, sunned, minor dust soiling. Some water staining.. Advertising booklet for Philadelphia's Franklin Square House, marketing it to tourists as the perfect place to stay while visiting Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition. The Exhibition brought a large influx of business into the city, and lasted from May until November of 1876. Note... Read More
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Prospectus for Meyer's Handbook of Ornament
New York, New York: Bruno Hessling, Publisher, 1890. Very good. Some dust-soiling and toning, one or two short tears (not affecting text or image).. Illustrated bifolium prospectus (10.75" by 7") for the Third Revised Edition of Meyer's Handbook of Ornament, first published in 1892 by Bruno Hessling. The book is described here as "A Grammar of Art Industrial... Read More
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Monday's Child Nursery Poem
[1880s]. Edge chip upper left margin. Glue residue on reverse. . A Victorian chromolithographed interpretation of the nursery verse "Monday's Child... Includes seven (7) vignettes with a young girl depicting each day of the verse concluding with Sunday's child at center "But the child that is born on the Sabba'day is wise & bonny & good... Read More
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Egmont: An Interype Face
New York: Intertype Corporation, 1950. 31 pp. PInk paperback cover, brief description of egmont type then examples of font and samples of book covers and advertisements featuring the type. 10 1/2" x 71/2
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Corrosive Desemia, or Perfumed Nut. Imported from Guatemala, Central America
United States, 1880. Fair. Toned. Lower half trimmed off and missing.. Printed handbill advertising "Corrosive Desemia, or Perfumed Nut", a nut imported from South America to the United States by "Wm. McClellan". Uses imperialist rhetoric and exoticism to appeal to American consumers, touting the nut as a miraculous find previously hidden to civilization: "I have the honor to... Read More
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Fordham University 1915 Commencement Exercises Ephemera
Bronx, New York: Fordham University, 1915. Very good. Some short tears, toning, chips.. A group of ephemera sent to a faculty member inviting them to the 1915 Commencement Exercises at Fordham University, held on June 14th, 1915. The grouping provides a window into the ceremony surrounding the event, and consists of an engraved invitation on blind stamped letterhead... Read More
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Printed Poster Promoting Yale Class of 1916 Senior Smoker
New Haven, Connecticut: The Whaples-Bullis Co, 1916. Very good. Minimal toning; water staining to verso; one short tear to lower left-hand corner.. Printed poster (14" by 11", verso blank) promoting the Yale Class of 1916 Senior Smoker, a raucous party held at Byers Hall, then part of the Sheffield Scientific School and now incorporated into Silliman College. According... Read More
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Elementary Erasable Drawing Tablet
Boston, Massachusetts: American Tablet Company, 1866. Good. Dust soiling and spotting, wear to extremities.. An "erasable" drawing tablet for school children, made from four coated cards secured in the left-hand edge with cloth to resemble a codex. To use, the pupil simply uses a pencil or piece of graphite to draw on the tablet inside below the picture... Read More
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Promotional Brochure - The Bay de Noc Area in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; Walleye Capitol of the World
Escanaba, MI: Chamber of Commerce, 1940. Wear from handling. Light water stain.. A four-fold promotional brochure and pictorial map. Numerous images from photographs of outdoor activities, narrative describing Parks, Picnic and Camp Grounds, Winter Sports, Scenic Tours, Fall Colors, Hay Fever Relief and what to Do in the Bay De Noc Area. Also features a pictorial pack indicating... Read More
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Collection of Ninety-Three (93) Posters Promoting Social Justice, Arts and Culture Events at Yale in the Early- to Mid-1970s
New Haven, Connecticut, 1975. Very good to fine condition. Minor flaws include toning, residue or damage from adhesive or staples, and offsetting.. A fine collection of ninety-three (93) posters, many related to social justice initiatives spearheaded by students at Yale, spanning the years 1971 and 1975. There are seven (7) categories of posters in this collection including: concerts;... Read More
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A collection of five (5) Betrothals finely printed on porcelain or coated card stock c.1850s
Ghent, Belgium: Lithographers de Vande Steene, L. Defferrex, T. & D. Hemelsoet, and G. Jacqmain, 1850. Very good. Light dust soiling.. Five (5) finely printed betrothal announcements all around 1850. Printed on porcelain or coated stock. One is hand-colored and depicts Cupid at the center of a vignette surrounded by a floral wreath; a second is printed in... Read More
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Typewritten Letter from American Women Against Communism
New York, New York: American Women Against Communism, 1939. Toned with one short tear to upper edge, else fine.. Typewritten letter from the American Women Against Communism organization, addressed to New York assemblyman William M. Stuart regarding HUAC. The letter notifies Stuart of the organization's resolution that "It is the duty of every legislator before whom comes the... Read More
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