An Historical Note on Some Yankee Clippers
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1900. Softcover. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1900 [?]); 9 3â „4 x 6 3â „4; pp. [6]; illustrated beige wraps with an ornamental border; a few small spots of foxing, mostly to back wrap; color vignettes to head of each chapter; very good condition. A mystery pamphlet, but nevertheless quite interesting, it gives a short history and descriptions of several famous, 19th century clippers, including the Staghound, the Dreadnought, and the Sovereign of the... Read More
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Flood & Hurricane Pictures, Newport, RI. Souvenir Folder
by Anonymous
Newport, RI: The Eckhart Printing Service, 1938. Very good. Accordion-style, monochrome, photographic images in a blue, card stock folder with a flap (to be mailed closed); 16 double-sided panels - each 3 1/4 x 5 1/4; folder - 3 1/2 x 5 1/2; a few minor spots to folder; in very good or better condition. The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was one of the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclones to hit the United States. The estimated... Read More
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"Gay Victorian" Gift Wrapping Paper, Nos. 5, 7, 8
by Anonymous
Santa Cruz, CA: Heirloom Press, 1950. Very good. Three sheets of wrapping paper, n. d. (1950s); 11 x 24; rolled; small creases to edges; one with foxing to upper half; overall in very good condition. An adorable set of mid-century wrapping paper by a small printing house in Santa Cruz, California, each one featured a page from 19th-century issues of Harper's Bazaar - resplendent with fashionable ladies and fancy accessories.
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Manuscript Plat Map of the East Part of Philadelphia, NY (Le Ray)
by Anonymous
S. l.: By the author, 1810. Good. Manuscript plat map; 16 1/2 x 21; thin paper stock in brown ink and pencil; light spots throughout - not affecting readability; fold lines, with thin splits along - no loss of paper; in good condition. An original, early map of parcels of land in present day Le Ray, New York, it listed the names of some of the earliest pioneers in the area, including John Strickland and his sons - settlers... Read More
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Standard Rules for the Chinese Domino Game of Mah Jong
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1920. Good. Early 20th-century edition, n. d. (ca 1920); 6 3/4 x 5; pp. [2], 1-25; stapled pink wraps (faded), printed and decorated in blue; illustrated with drawings; wraps fragile, with chips along edges and some loss of paper; text block solid; in good condition. A comprehensive guide to Mah Jong.
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Chertezhi i nazvaniia zapasnykh chastei dlia parovykh molotilok, fabrikuemykh firmoiu Ransom, Sims i Dzheferis, Orvelskii zavod, Ipsvich, Angliia (Drawings and Names of Spare Parts for Steam Threshers Manufactured by Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, Ipswich, England) In English and Russian
by Anonymous
Odessa: Tip. Tovarishchestva "Bratia Kulberg', 1884. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1884); 9 1/2 x 7 1/4; pp. 37; pink wraps faded to dark yellow, illustrated with wood engravings; small loss of paper to tips of spine; crease to upper right corner; illustrated with drawings; overall very good condition. In English and Russian. An uncommon survivor of the 19th century, the catalog was published strictly for the Russian market of one of the biggest British manufacturers of agricultural machinery... Read More
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Tramp Art, "Return from the Honeymoon Tour"
by Anonymous
S. l. (Chicago [?]): s. n. , 1881. Very good. Albumen print on a card mount, behind glass in a tramp art frame, n. d. (print ca 1881, frame ca 1900); image approx. 4 1/4 x 6, frame 6 3/4 x 8; print with a crease to upper left corner, light age-toning, and a few small spots (not examined outside of the frame); frame recto gilded, with minor flaking of paint and light dust-dulling; overall in very good... Read More
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Decorate Your Home. Decorative Art Reception. Exhibition of Artistic Needle Work
by Anonymous
San Francisco: s. n., 1890. Very good. Advertising card; 5 x 3 1/4; lithographed illustration to recto, text to verso; mild age-toning and spotting to verso; in very good condition. An advertisement for a home decor reception and exhibition, the card was part of San Francisco's rich history of needlework and other decorative arts.
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Glascock's Baby Products Advertisement
by Anonymous
[Muncie, Indiana]: [Glascock Bros. Mfg. Co.], 1898. First Edition. Very good. A small pamphlet; single leaf, folded, pp. [4]; 6 x 3 1/2; beige stock, illustrated with photographs; several faint creases to lower margin; a few minor nicks to upper corners and edge; very good condition. An interesting advertisement for Glascock's baby products, which included strollers, bouncers, etc. and were quite popular in the late 19th- and early 20th centuries. This pamphlet included photographs (with children in each one)... Read More
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Questions and Answers about Syphilis and Gonorrhea
by Anonymous
New York: The American Social Hygiene Association, 1942. Softcover. Revised edition; 7 x 3 1/4; three-fold, pp. 6; illustration to front wrap; light age-toning and wear to corners; small nicks to tips of fold-lines; handwritten address to back wrap; very good. Published mostly for the benefit of the American soldiers in the Second World War, but also addressing civilian men and women, the pamphlet described the two diseases and outlined their symptoms, modes of infection, treatment, prevention, etc. Two copies... Read More
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Alfa (A Pair of Portfolios of Alfa Romeo Prints)
by Anonymous
Milan: Arti Grafiche Peko. Near fine. Two portfolios with seven loose prints each, n. d. (second half of the 20th century). Portfolios - red card stock, with title in white - 9 1/4 x 12 1/4; text in English to front pannel verso; wear to edges and corners with minor loss of paper to top edge of one - in good condition. Prints - heavy, textured, cream card stock with illustrations and captions in English; very minor wear... Read More
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Tom Thumb
by Anonymous
S. l.: Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1934. Very good. First edition, n. d. (1934); 8 x 7; pp. [10], including text to wraps verso; pictorial wraps; numerous color and black-and-white illustrations; minor creasing and spotting to wraps; a small, rubbed spot to back wrap; in about very good condition. A beautiful retelling of the classic fairy tale, the pictures in it were vreated by famed British artist and illustrator Eulalie Minfred Banks (1895 – 12 November).
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A Set of Die-cut Theater Figures
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1900. Good. A set of 14 paper-and-card stock, die-cut figures, n. d. (late 19th- / early 20th- century); 11 thin pieces of wire to attach to verso and move the figures upright; various sizes, approximately 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and smaller; lithographed paper pasted on carrd stock backing; small loss of paper to base of a few of the figures; one of them with a slight crack through middle; a bit of age-toning;... Read More
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Signed Original Photographs of Actresses Colleen Moore and Lilian Bond
by Anonymous
S. l. (Hollywood [?]): s. n., 1920. Very good. Two silver gelatin photographs, n. d. (1920s - 1930s); 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 and 5 x 7; signed in black and blue ink, respectively; affixed to photo-album sheets; Moore's with a bit of rubbing and two small creases to edges and corners; Bond's with a small cut to top edge and the signature ink slightly smeared; overall in very good condition. Colleen Moore, nee Kathleen Morrison (1899 - 1988)... Read More
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Manuscript Poster for a Fais Do-Do Dance, Featuring the Bob Roberts Orchestra
by Anonymous
Manuscript broadside, n. d. (1960s); 24 x 19, unrolled; ink and pencil on off-white stock; corners with residue from being hung with tape; a bit of age-toning and creasing; in good to very good condition. A fabulous piece of mid-century folk art, it announced a Fais Do-Do Dance "in Gym Barn" on "Friday Nite," featuring the "Bob Roberts Orchestra." The prospective attendees were encouraged to bring their gals and beaus and to dress as they liked.
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The Moyer - New, Extra Early, Best Quality, Healthy & Hardy
by Anonymous
Rochester, NY: Stecher Lith Co., 1888. Very good. Small broadside; oblong - 6 x 9; large chromolithographed illustration and text to recto; verso with some residue from previously being affixed in a scrapbook; a tiny nick to bottom edge, else minor wear; in very good condition. A beautiful advertisement - it gave a short description and the benefits of the Moyer - a variety of grapes developed in Canada from a cross between the Delaware and another native variety.... Read More
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Constitution and Form of Admission of the First Congregational Church in Byron, California. Adopted 1893 (Ruth Emma Goodsell's Copy)
by Anonymous
San Francisco: J. O. Jephson & Co., Book and Job Printers, 1893. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 5 3/4 x 4; pp. [1], 4-23; light-brown wraps, printed and ruled in black; manuscript notes to wraps; mild wear to edges and corners; in very good condition. The first settlers to the area of Byron arrived in 1841, the town was officially founded in 1878 and the first home and a post office were built in the same year. Apparently,... Read More
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[Prospectus] The Horses of San Marco
by Anonymous
Mill Valley, CA: Splendid Press, 1983. Softcover. First edition; 6 1/4 x 4 1/2"; pp. 4 (single sheet folded in two); front wrap illustrated in red; thin smudge of gilt to fore-edge from illustration on pp. 2 being hand-colored, else very minor wear; near fine condition. A beautiful prospectus from the well-known fine press of Carol Cunningham, et al in Northern California, it advertises and describes a deluxe, limited edition, hand-colored miniature, dedicated to the Horses of Saint Mark. Not... Read More
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Apache Beadwork. Instructions and Designs
by Anonymous
New York / Boston / Etc.: Austin - Walker Sales Co., 1903. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (1903); 6 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. 1-40; stapled, pictorial wraps in off-white and red; illustrated with a woodcut, photographs, and drawings; small, closed cuts to tips of spine; a few minor creases; in very good condition. A wonderful work on Apache beadwork and embroidery to be created with the Apache Beadwork Loom, it included designs for wrist bags,... Read More
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Here's Bygone Days. The 125 Pice Jig-saw Puzzle That You Get -FREE- with a 50c. Tube of KOLYNOS...
by Anonymous
S. l. (Brooklyn, NY): Consolidated Lithographing Corp., 1935. First Edition. Very good. A jigsaw puzzle in the original envelope, n. d. (ca 1935); pieces unbroken, laid on a card stock piece and sealed with a plastic film; 9 x 12; minor wear to edges of pieces; very good or better condition. Envelope printed in black; small creases and tears to corners; very good condition. An interesting advertising piece, it was offered to customers with the purchase of Kolynos Dental... Read More
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A Small Collection of 3 "Pears' Soap" Bookmarks
by Anonymous
S. l. (London): Pears' Soap, 1880. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1880); 7 1/4 x 1 1/4; die-cut card stock; chromolithographed illustration to recto, advertising text to verso; one of the four with a small, repaired cut, the rest with very minor wear - near fine condition. A beautiful collection of Victorian bookmarks, they were very popular in the late 1800s. The Pears' Soap ones always featured their trademark, die-cut hand, which extended from the main body of the... Read More
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Fighting Trim at Navy Overseas Freight Terminal
by Anonymous
S. l. (San Francisco): Navy Overseas Freight Terminal, 1944. First Edition. Very good. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1944); 5 1/4 x 4; pp. [30]; beige, mimeographed, stapled wraps; mimeographed illustrations and text to rectos only; a small chip to upper corner of one leaf, else minor wear; in very good or better condition. An unrecorded booklet, it was distributed among the enlisted personnel at the Navy Overseas Freight Terminal in San Francisco and proudly proclaimed: "We count... Read More
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Civil War Era Engraving of President Abraham Lincoln
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1864. Good. Hand-colored, steel engraving, n. d. (ca 1864); 9 1/2 x 7 1/2; a few small, worn spots to margins, not affecting illustration; overall age-toning and darkening, mostly visible to verso and margins; a faint scratch to portrait; in good to very good condition. A scarce, Civil War-era, oval, hand-colored, steel-engraved portrait of President Abraham Lincoln - it depicts him in a bust-size pose below an eagle, surrounded by a starred border, the latter... Read More
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"The Four Seasons" (Hand-colored Etchings)
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1800. Softcover. Four etchings, n. d.; paper 9 3/4 x 6 3/4, image 6 3/4 x 5; hand-colored; each one with a decorative string through small holes to upper margin; minor spotting, mostly to verso; very good or better condition.A lovely set of images, by an anonymous artist, they represent the four seasons in the form of people. Winter is a grumpy man smoking a pipe, Spring is a young fellow planting flowers, Summer is... Read More
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Ten Stereoviews of California, Including Yosemite, San Francisco, Upper Sacramento River, and San Luis Obispo
by Anonymous
New York: Continent Stereoscopic Co., 1870. Good. Ten stereoviews, n. d. (1870-1890); 4 1/4 x 7; overall in good to very good condition - with some foxing, a few small nicks to edges, and occasional creasing. The Continent Stereoscopic Company of New York was a major publisher of copy negatives, occasionally issuing original work, as well. Allegedly, they published over 2000 views of the United States, primarily focusing on Oregon, Nevada, and California, but also Washington, Pennsylvania, and New... Read More
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