Nativity Advent Calendar
Sweden: E. O. & Co, 1960. Very Good plus.. First edition of this charming pop-up Advent calendar, featuring the Nativity and liftable flaps that reveal winter scenes and toys. The usual Nativity cast, including Mary, Joseph, the Wise Men, and the shepherds, is present in this attractive pop-up, along with a particularly large collection of cherubs. 13.25'' x... Read More
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MY ABC BOOK
New York: Saml Gabriel Sons & Company, 1930. Very good.. Great early 20th-century linen ABC book with colorful images, accomplished in typical early 20th century style. Numbers and letters in capital and lower case are accompanied by simple words and engaging phrases: "Q" is for "Quail," "P" is for "Peacock," and "I" is for "Inkstand." 9.25'' x 7.5''.... Read More
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Costumes of Italy
n.p.: n.p., 1850. Very good.. Hand-colored panorama depicting the costumes of Italian people from a variety of walks of life. Although lacking publication information, this work fits squarely in the tradition of European "costume catalogues," which cover various regions, countries, and religions. Costumes included are ciociara, donna di albano, pescatore, sonninese, pifferari, pastore, and mosciarellaro. 4.5'' x 3.5''.... Read More
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THE JUNGLE TOY BOOK
London: Dean & Son, Limited, 1914. Very good.. Scarce first edition of this vibrant book with cloth-mounted leaves, featuring animals rendered in their natural colors and in rainbow. This is quite a scarce work, despite its cotton cloth-mounted leaves: we locate only one holding on OCLC. Slightly psychedelic, entirely charming. 7.75'' x 10.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Illustrated... Read More
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Slide Archive of a Southern California Realtor
[San Diego, California]: n.p., 1972. Very good.. Before Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin: a swank archive of images from the Sessions Realty firm of La Mesa, California in the early 1970s. Consisting of hundreds of sales display slides (and negatives) of exteriors and interiors from San Diego-area homes (accompanied by more than 3 dozen descriptive forms listing home amenities,... Read More
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HAPPY KIDS' AT THE ZOO COLORING BOOK
New York: Burton Playthings, Inc, 1934. Very good.. Unused early 20th-century American coloring book, retaining the original "Happy Kids' Colors" box with eight crayons. A wonderful survival: we find no institutional holdings via OCLC and most marketplace records without the crayons. 11.25'' x 11''. Original saddle-stapled color pictorial wrappers with crayon box mounted to front wrapper, as issued.... Read More
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FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING-PICTURES
Battle Creek, Michigan: W. K. Kellogg, 1909. Very good.. Exuberant transformation book with moveable flaps that allow the user to dress anthropomorphized animals in various costumes. 10.75'' x 8''. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. Two leaves folded into three sections each; two sections of interior leaf cut into moveable flaps. Brightly illustrated in color throughout. Outer leaf somewhat soiled;... Read More
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KENILWORTH, ILLINOIS [Cover Title]
n.p. [Kenilworth?]: n.p., 1910. Good.. A beautiful photographic study this planned community, one of the first communities in the US to incorporate landscape architecture into its development. Includes a picture of founder Joseph Sears, as well as those of several houses and buildings. Most images though of natural surroundings. While the album's exact purpose is unclear (though we... Read More
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FILM JOURNAL — 1957
[Sweden]: n.p., 1957. Near fine.. Stunningly executed manuscript diary of one year of film-going created by an anonymous Swedish film buff, with beautiful period hand-lettered titles and illustrations. Opening on New Year's Day 1957 (with Hitchcock's SUSPICION) and ending on December 28th, the anonymous creator of this engaging journal captures a landmark year in Swedish filmmaking, which saw... Read More
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A.B.C. BOOK OF ANIMALS AT PLAY
Cleveland and New York: The World Syndicate Publishing Co, 1929. Very good.. First printing of this giant, colorful ABC and counting book, featuring a number of unexpected animals. B is for bear, M is for monkey, and X is, of course, for xeri. This oversized alphabet book with Harrison Cady-esque illustrations makes some fascinating choices when it comes... Read More
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THE SECOND LINE
New Orleans: New Orleans Jazz Club, 1959. First Edition. Very good +.. 5 issues of this 1950s Jazz fan magazine, issue via mailorder by the New Orleans Jazz Club. Consists of critical articles on jazz culture and accounts of jazz news, both local and national. Subjects include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and many other contemporaries.... Read More
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[HISTORISCOPE]
[Springfield, Mass.]: [Milton Bradley & Co.], 1890. Very good.. Reconstruction-era historical panorama of the early colonization of North America and American Revolution, a complex marriage of education, play, and myth-making. This moveable panorama is more than a toy: it is loaded with socio-cultural implications of myth-making the United States in the wake of the Civil War. While the... Read More
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AVISO AL PUBLICO
Buenos Aires: n.p., 1809. Near fine.. Rare colonial Spanish-language broadside reporting on battles of international import — including the victory of the Anglo-Portuguese forces against the French in the Second Battle of Porto, under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington. The Buenos Aires-printed broadside announces the arrival of "most favorable" news from Lisbon,... Read More
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THE FAULTLESS STARCH LIBRARY [Facsimile]
Kansas City, MO: The Faultless Starch Co, 1989. Fine in near fine box.. Modern facsimile edition of this collection of the 36 little promotional titles published by the Kansas City-based Faultless Starch Company, first published in 1889, an example of popular literacy tools in early Oklahoma and Texas. From classics such as "The Owl and the Pussycat" to... Read More
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PLAY AND LEARN ABC BOOK
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1899. Very good.. Exceptional ABC using names to teach letters, with large print and colorful images. Each letter of the alphabet represents a different name with text in verse: "Y is for Yolanda" and "Z is for Zillah, Who bows you goodbye, She hopes you'll learn fast, And you will if you try." 8.5''... Read More
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AN INTRODUCTION TO COLOR [Cover Title]
[Los Angeles]: CBS Television Network Operations Department, 1965. First Edition. Very good +.. An internally printed and distributed binder of materials on the conversion to color television broadcast equipment prepared for staff of CBS' operations department. This copy formerly belonging to Royce A. Fish of Rockville, MD, a longtime CBS News broadcast engineer. Divided into 10 sections each... Read More
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Original Poster for the Harkness Ballet
n.p., 1966. Very good.. Poster advertising the Harkness Ballet, a company founded by Standard Oil heiress Rebekah Harkness in 1964. From early in the company's history, with George Skibine as artistic director. The Harness Ballet performed primarily in Europe before opening its own theater in New York, with a company including Alvin Ailey and other avant-garde choreographers. A... Read More
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ABC IS FOR CAT
Akron: Saalfield, 1931. Very good.. Lovely basic alphabet book printed on stiff linentex paper, well printed and with no text at all apart from the large block letters of the alphabet. 10'' x 8.25''. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. Illustrated in color throughout. Some general soil.
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Original Photograph Album of an Evacuated Bank's Business Activities During WWII
[Luton]: n.p. [Hambros Bank], 1939. Very good plus.. Album of photographs chronicling the activity of the Hambros Bank after it was evacuated to an estate at the start of WWII — once owned by a Hambros employee and likely produced by them for workers. As Hitler launched his air offensive against Britain in 1939, critical financial operations were... Read More
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NURSERY RHYMES
n.p.: n.p., 1930. Near fine.. Die-cut Mother Goose rhymes, in the shape of a little girl carrying a pig. Rhymes include "This Little Pig," "Pussy Cat," "Little Jack Horner," etc. A charming picture book. 8.74'' x 3.25''. Flexible card wrappers. Featuring 5 full page color illustrations and 6 illustrated in brown line.
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MONTHLY LETTERS
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1987. Fine.. Limited first edition of this essential reference work for the Limited Editions Club, containing the first 50 newsletters and their illustrations. 11.75'' x 8.75''. Original quarter brown goatskin, marbled paper boards. One of 550 numbered copies. In original brown cloth slipcase.
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THE NORMAL ELEMENTARY ARITHMETIC: Embracing A Course Of Easy And Progressive Exercises In Elementary Written Arithmetic
Philadelphia: Sower, Potts & Co, 1865. Very good minus.. Early edition of this popular primary school arithmetic textbook for teachers and faculty in Pennsylvania. 4.74" x 7.25" Original quarter calf with pictorial green paper boards, a touhc of gilt stamping to spine. Publisher ads as endpapers. Illustrated charts throughout. 186 pages. Some soiling and edgewear to boards, with... Read More
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BLACKBIRD'S NEST, A TALE FOR YOUTH
Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner, 1812. Very good.. First edition of this Philadelphia-printed Early Republic tale of how friendship is tested by dishonesty, with delicate wood-engraved illustrations. This publication is distinguished for its elegant and evocative wood engravings, which depicted a variety of scenes in the life of two young boys. OCLC locates only two copies, with an additional... Read More
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1918 Classroom Notebook of a Cadet at the United States Army School of Aeronautics at Ohio State University
Columbus, OH: n.p., 1918. First Edition. Good.. The classroom lecture notebook of an unnamed cadet at The United States Army School of Aeronautics at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, covering January through March, 1918. During WWI, a pilot shortage in the United States became apparent. In response the War Department and U.S. Army formed the Aviation Cadet Training... Read More
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Archive of Signage for Dairy Dan Ice Cream Truck Franchise
[Westline, MI]: Dairy Dan Inc, 1962. Near fine.. Archive of original signage for Dairy Dan, a national soft-serve ice cream truck franchise founded by Alvin "Buddy" Rothstein. The signs included in the archive advertise various Dairy Dan treats, primarily different sundaes like the "Butter Scot" or "Cobbler Cherry," with humorous slogans and graphic illustrations in cartoon-style typical of... Read More
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