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, prices, descriptions, etc.), these images were undoubtedly used for marketing to prospective buyers. Shag carpet, macrame, orange and brown color... Read More
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DARLING EDITH AND HER WARDROBE
London, Paris, New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1894. Fine in very good box.. First edition of this charming paper doll set, complete with fashionable chromolithograph dresses and hats, in the scarce original box. DARLING EDITH is part of Raphael Tuck & Sons' "New Series of Dressing Dolls," something of the ancestor to modern Barbie-type dolls. Though EDITH'S friends HILDA and MURIEL were both unique in appearance, their different outfits could be mixed and matched, as they were... 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'' x 10.5''. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. Alphabet pages illustrated with six bright full-color chromolithographs (inclusive of endpapers), with tri-color on... Read More
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Esprit Stationery Kit
[San Francisco]: Esprit, 1980. Near fine.. Original, bitchin' set of stationery in striking packaging - from the 1980s teenage suburban stalwart brand. Along with Benetton, Esprit helped define the bold look of 1980s popular fashion and design. To the young and the forgetful, the name may be no more than a distant name from history. But to those cursed with long and living memories, the sheer visual impact of this original stationery kit strikes like a saccharine sip... Read More
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THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Boston: L. H. Bridgham, 1836. Near fine.. First miniature printing of the Declaration of Independence, engraved with a decorative border of the 13 state seals and a portrait of George Washington. Following a surge in public patriotism after the War of 1812, ceremonial broadside printings of the Declaration of Independence began to appear with greater frequency. No longer purely a means of disseminating vital information, these large broadside productions were intended to celebrate the founding document. Especially notable... 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 separated by blank, yellow leaves of paper, including: An Introduction to the Color Television System; Film Production, Processing, and Editing;... 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 scarce piece of ephemera from this important troupe. Poster measuring 14" x 18.25" approx. mounted on stiff card, likely contemporaneous... Read More
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See-Saw" [from MOTHER GOOSE]
n.p.: n.p., [19th century]. Very good.. Bright Victorian children's textile depicting a classic Mother Goose rhyme, "See-Saw, Margery Daw." This decorative textile illustrates a Mother Goose scene in action: "See saw, Margery Daw, / Jacky shall have a new master: / Jacky must have but a penny a day / Because he can work no faster." The central vignette shows little boys playing on an ad-hoc see-saw created out of logs. Smaller vignettes in each corner show other... Read More
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PLAYMATES ABC
New York: Graham & Matlack, 1895. Very good.. Exceptional linen alphabet book that uses a fun searching game to teach early readers letters and numbers. The text in verse asks the child to find the letter within the words listed; the end of the book has a counting rhyme. The educational text still retains whimsy: one full-page chromolithograph depicts a "ride in fairyland." Vividly colored, the entire books is well printed, with sharp definition that is usually sacrificed... Read More
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YOUNG ONES PRIMER
n.p.: n.p., 1890. Very good.. Great ABC book, with a charming rhyme for each of the colorful letters of the alphabet with accompanying depiction. 8.75'' x 6.75''. Original chromolithograph pictorial wrappers. Interior illustrated in three colors. [8] pages. Faint small stain to bottom right corner of both leaves and wrapper; light creasing to wrapper. Spine firm.
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TEETOCK AND PEEKO
n.p.: n.p., 1935. Very good.. Utterly disarming handmade children's book, detailing the story of the titular monkeys. Undoubtedly written for the owner of the "real" monkeys pictured in the frontis, the tale extends over five chapters as Teetock and Peeko struggle to return home from Furry Face Land. Quaint, cute, and illustrated with two colorful and striking paintings. 7'' x 10''. Oblong string-tied album, portrait paintings of two monkey's affixed to front cover. 19 pages on 17 leaves,... 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; title neatly traced by previous owner.
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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 the period. Charming. Approximately 24 pieces of full-color signage: four tent cards, scored but unfolded (3" x 4"); one uncut... Read More
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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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CAMPFIRE GIRLS
New York: Donahue, 1916. Very good plus.. A short story of the Campfire Girls, a popular fiction series from the early 20th century based upon a girls' club very similar to the Girl Scouts. Officially incorporated as a national organization in 1912, the Camp Fire Girls was a youth development program meant to teach girls the skills of outdoors self-sufficiency. It was a nonsectarian group that still exists today as a gender inclusive organization. In its early years,... Read More
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LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS A.B.C.
New York: McLoughlin Bros, Inc, 1900. Very good.. Charmingly illustrated Gilded Age alphabet book, using both imaginary and real subjects, such as "Trumpeter" next to "Unicorn" and "Xerxes" next to "Yacht." 9.25'' x 6''. Original pictorial wrappers. Illustrated with chromolithographs divided into three panels each. [8] pages. Spine repaired, short closed tear front wrapper also repaired, some spotting and rubbing. Interior bright and vibrant.
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TIMOTHY TRIM'S CLOCK BOOK
Detroit: Curtis Advertising Co, 1909. Near fine.. First edition of this delightful interactive clock book, in which Umpty Umpt (the son-in-law of Father Time) teaches children how to tell time with a moveable clock face. The text in verse offers a fun way to teach telling time. Each page of text faces a wonderful full color illustration in the style of Denslow. In a 1914 issue of HOME PROGRESS, a mother attested to the usefulness of the CLOCK... Read More
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Original Archive of 1980s Fashion Photography
(Brussels, Belgium [predominately]): n.p., 1987. Very good plus to near fine overall.. Extensive and vivid collection of fashion press photography primarily detailing Belgium fashion of the late '80s. Shoulder pads, power suits, bold patterns, and exaggerated geometric shapes are all very much in evidence in this simultaneously nostalgic and inspirational collection of almost 500 individual press photos. Produced by various European designers for press kits, events, and the like, preppy styles, animal prints, frills, sweats, chunky knits, and... Read More
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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 9.75''. Original color pictorial stiff card covers. Single opening, featuring color pop-ups and liftable flaps in the form of flowers... Read More
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BIG A-B-C BOOK
Akron, Ohio / New York / Chicago: The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1913. Very good.. Great pre-war alphabet picture book with large block letters and captivating colorful illustrations, in a larger linen book format for easy use by young children. Charming Saalfield linen book with "EVER WEAR-NEVER TEAR'" motto on front wrapper. "'B' is for Bat and also for Ball. When Edwin plays he always gets a hard fall." Most cloth books are found in smaller formats; this one... Read More
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THE SAD TALE OF THE ZEPPELINS
[England]: n.p., 1916. Very good.. First edition of this fascinating piece of World War I ephemera, celebrating the downing of four zeppelins in a parody of the "Ten Little" rhyme. A large amount of cultural significance is packed into this single sheet, both explicitly and more subtly. On the surface, THE SAD TALE OF THE ZEPPELINS is an interesting illustration of British national pride and anti-German sentiment at the midway point of WWI. It was printed to commemorate... 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 original titles like "The Starch Ghosts," the 36-volume FAULTLESS STARCH LIBRARY had something for every young reader. In under-served regions... Read More
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TIME'S TELESCOPE
London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1830. Very good.. Late Georgian almanac in a terrific early publisher's muslin binding with printed text and a wood-engraved centerpiece. Cloth is a relatively recent addition to the art of bookbinding in Western book history. London publisher William Pickering and his binder Archibald Leighton are credited with developing the publisher's cloth binding in 1820 or '21, using a "fine-weave cotton fabric which was [...] smooth, shiny and easier to attach to a pasteboard,"... Read More
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TINIES' ABC POP-UP BOOK
London: Deans International Publishing, 1984. Near fine.. Lovely reissue of this '60s alphabet pop-up book with colorful gnomes, produced by the venerable pop-up publisher Dean & Son. 6'' x 9''. Original color pictorial boards. No jacket as issued. Illustrated in color. [8] pages with pop-up elements to three openings. Binding with small price sticker to rear. Bright.
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COUSIN GRACE'S PRETTY STORY BOOKS NO. 4: NURSERY RHYMES
Lowell [Massachusetts]: J. Merrill, 1850. Very good.. First edition of this scarce little collection of illustrated nursery rhymes, including classics like Little Miss Muffet and Bah Bah Black Sheep. "Children are naturally destructive," observes A. S. W. Rosenbach, "and from time immemorial have realized that the purpose of books was to provide them with a 'feast' of reason [...] the wonder is that and specimens of early American children's books are in existence today" (xxvii). This title is... Read More
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