Health by Exercise without Apparatus
by Prof. Hartvig Nissen
Washington, D.C.: Decker and Company, 1885. Very good; some dust soiling to boards.. A pocket-sized guide to exercise by Hartvig Nissen (1857-1924), a Norwegian gymnast who brought Swedish gymnastics and exercise to the United States. He begins the volume by asserting the importance of physical activity to one's happiness, and outlines the strengths of the German and Swedish "systems" of exercise, and how they informed his own. He follows the discussion with examples of exercises. Unlike fitness today,... Read More
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Nuclear Fusion" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple short closed tears.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, Switzerland. What makes the series so impactful-- aside from... Read More
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Hydrodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Good to very good. Short tears, including larger closed short tear to head.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, Switzerland. What makes the series so... Read More
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Radiation Dynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Water staining, light dust soiling, a couple short tears with modern tape repairs.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, Switzerland. What makes the... Read More
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Aerodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple short closed tears.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, Switzerland. What makes the series so impactful-- aside from... Read More
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Servodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, nicks to edges.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, Switzerland. What makes the series so impactful-- aside from their stunning... Read More
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Electrodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
by Erik Nitsche
Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. A couple nicks to edges, light dust soiling.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, Switzerland. What makes the series so impactful-- aside from... Read More
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Skilled Sewing Sampler by Student Mary Lane Nolan, Aged Approx. 9
by Mary Lane Nolan
[Pennsylvania?], 1890. Very good. Light dust soiling, four buttons lacking, a couple threads loose.. A finely wrought needlework sampler made by a young girl named Mary Lane Nolan, then a student at "St. Mary's School". The sampler is made from a fine white cotton and features the following techniques, showcasing Nolan's skill: needlework, pleating, button holes, thread work, white work, and hemstitching and/or drawn thread work (a type of white work "in which specific threads of the warp... Read More
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California: A Book for Travellers and Settlers
by Charles Nordhoff
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1876. Good. 255 pp. Gilt stamped cloth. An 19th century travel guide, both for travelers and people looking to settle out west. There are twenty-six (26) chapters in the book, with fifty-eight (58) B&W engravings. The illustrations vary in size, from full page to 1/16 of a page. The book discusses the various routes one can take to California, and describes some of the sites, like Yosemite. Edge wear and rubbing to... Read More
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1850s Letter Regarding Estate of Martha's Vineyard Resident
by Constant Norton
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1854. Very good. Letter folds, minor spots, a couple nicks.. A manuscript letter from Holmes Hole in Martha's Vineyard, penned in 1854 by the administrator of a man's estate. In the letter, Constant Norton writes to Mr. Joseph Norton, requesting "any papers left in your possession belonging to your father Peter Norton", the deceased. Constant Norton served as a Customs Collector in Edgartown between 1855 and 1860; he maintained the Customs House branch in Holmes... Read More
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Finnish influence on today's styles" - Decorative Arts Project by University of California Student Charlotte Nostrand
by Charlotte Nostrand
California, 1940. Very good. Toned with the occasional spot, minor short tear, or dust soiling.. A well-executed and charming final exam school project by University of California student Charlotte Nostrand in 1940, charting "Finnish influence on today's styles". Includes the original prompt given to students by the instructor, Miss Fancher. Typewritten commentary describes each watercolor illustration beginning with fashions from 1810 through 1870 (Plates I-IX) depicting Finnish garb or "Sulkava". The remaining plates (X-IVX) are modern adaptations of... Read More
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Four (4) Original Pen Drawings and Rhymes
by [Mabel Rebecca Noyes]
[Nashua, New Hampshire], 1920. A charming set of four (4) original pen drawings with accompanying rhymes (perhaps once meant for a friendship album?), pasted onto a single sheet of 8.75" by 3.75" paper. Each is sweet with a sense of humor, and seem to be attributed to "Mabel Rebecca Noyes"-- of whom we can find no information, save that she attended Wellesley College in 1923. An example of the kind of sweet humor: "There was a young lady Rebecca... Read More
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House Painter Business Card -- Graining, Glazing & Paper-Hanging
by G.T. Nudd
Lowell, Massachusetts: N.p., 1890. Good to very good. Remnants of adhesive to verso.. Printed business card promoting G.T. Nudd, a house painter based in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lists services including "Graining, Glazing, & Paper-Hanging, also Whitening and Coloring". Measures approx. 2.25" by 3.5
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Mother Goose
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. No. 900. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of Mother Goose rhyme scenes, the remaining pages are paper weight colored pages of the parts of the scene designed to be cut and pasted on the black and white pages. Rhyming verses re the Mother Goose stories on reverse... Read More
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Flowers
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab. Small section of iris stem crayon decorated. Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. Helene Nyce. No. 903. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of flowers, the remaining pages are paper weight colored pages of the flower parts designed to be cut and pasted on the black... Read More
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Mother Goose
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. Helene Nyce. No. 900. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of Mother Goose rhyme scenes, the remaining pages are paper weight colored pages of the parts of the scene designed to be cut and pasted on the black and white pages. Rhyming verses re the Mother... Read More
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The Patchwork Poster Book of Flowers
by Helene Nyce
Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1927. Light cover wear; Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab. Small section of iris stem crayon decorated. Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.. No. 903. 18 unnumbered pages with heavy stock litho covers. Nine (9) of the pages are on heavier stock and are outlines of flowers, the remaining pages are paper weight colored pages of the flower parts designed to be cut and pasted on the black and white pages.... Read More
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The Album Writer's Friend
by J. S. Ogilvie
New York: J. S. Ogilvie and Company, 1881. Very good. Text block shaken and beginning to separate from spine; some light browning, extremities a little rubbed.. A fascinating look into the Victorian practice of album- and card-making: J. S. Ogilvie's Album Writer's Friend is comprised of "more than three hundred choice selections of poetry and prose, suitable for writing in autograph albums, Valentines, birthday, Christmas, and New Year cards" (title-page). Excerpts are organized into several sections, including: "Dedication... Read More
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Desert Rough Cuts: A Haywire History of the Borego Desert
by Harry Oliver
1938: Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles. Very Good. 64 pp. illustrated paper covered boards. A humerous history of the Borego Desert. There are twenty (20) chapters with titles like "Gold is Where You Find It", "Music and Booze", "Petrified Pete". There are also thirty-six (36) B&W woodcuts (including the two on the covers). Slight cover wear & rubbing. The covers have faded in places with a small water stain on the top right of the front cover. Binding... Read More
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Naive Watercolor - High Class Brothel Disguised as Elegant Boarding House
by Joanne O'Neil
1940. A 12 1/2" x 19" watercolor that at first appearance gives the impression of an elegant rooming house for young women. Well appointed with refined furnishing of the day, various wall papers and decorative area rugs. But wait, do salacious women lounge on the carpet in slinky streamline revealing clothing or stand around on the carpet poised wearing feather boas and with long handled cigarettes holders; maybe not. Also note the gentleman cozily seated on the sofa hands... Read More
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The History and Development of Races. Annual Address Before the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
by Harlow S. Orton
Madison, Wisconsin: Atwood & Rublee, 1869. Very good. Some dust soiling, the occasional spot.. Annual address given to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in 1869, given by a Wisconsin lawyer and judge on the subject of race through a distinctly Western lens. Provides fodder for White supremacy in America with statements such as "What we call the Caucasian race ... is the original primeval race, the most perfect form of physical beauty, symmetry and proportion--the crowning work... Read More
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Unter'in Marchenbaum, Under the Fairy Tale Tree
by Heinrich Oswalt
Germany: Frankfurt am Main, Literary Institution of Rutten and Loeing, 1877. New covers, and minor repair work throughout. When the book was rebound the last ten or so pages of the book were not rebound in the correct order, however, all stories/pages are present. Minor toning and soiling due to age.. A book of fairy tales and fables whose title of Unter'in Marchenbaum, translates to "Under the Fairy Tale Tree". The roughly translated titles of the stories included... Read More
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Alcoholics Are God's Children, Too: A Guide to Understanding for the Clergyman
by O.T. Binkley, Ph.D., D.D., et. al
N.pl: N.C. Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program, 1960. Very good. Sunning, light toning.. A printed booklet prepared by the North Carolina Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program for members of the clergy, offering advice for how to "cope more adequately with the problems of alcoholism as they relate to the clergy" (Introduction). Includes several chapter penned by different religious leaders on the following subjects: the church and alcohol problems; the response of religion to alcoholism; how the minister may help an alcoholic; pastoral... Read More
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2 Uncut Sheets of Plates for Puss in Boots
by Otto Speckter, Illustrator
London: John Murray, 1844. Two (2) uncut sheets, each with four (4) illustrations for the 1844 version of Puss n' Boots. The book has a total of 12 plates. REverse is blank. Light wear; margin stains.
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Buster Brown & Tige Paper Doll
by Richard F. Outcault
New York, New York: J. Ottmann Lith. Co, 1910. Very good. Light toning, rubbing to extremities of envelope. Large (3 inch) short tear to envelope. Incomplete; lacks one hat for Buster.. A scarce and well-preserved paper doll issued by J. Ottmann Lith. Co. to promote the beloved "Buster Brown" character created by R.F. Outcault in the early 1900s. This set is nearly complete, lacking one hat only. It contains: two paper dolls (Buster, 12", and Tige, 5"); four... Read More
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