ABC Book
New York: Saalfield Publishing, 1916. 8 pp. Die-cut alphabet or ABC book illustrated by "Albert". The front cover depicts children on roller skates. Each of the alphabet letters depicts an anthropomorphic dog in different situations. A reads a book on title page. Antics of this same dog throughout with relevant rhyming verse and imagery. S is for Scare-crow. Printed in two colors on short pulp paper. Heavy card stock covers. Measures 8" x 5
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Peter Pan In Never Never Land With Tinker Bell
New York: Selchow & Righter Co., Published with Permission of Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Unfortunately some edge wear and paper lose on box lid with some apron separations and old tape repair.. A single-fold 12.5 by 21.25" litho on board game board with vignettes form the Peter Pan tale including the children's bedroom, the Jolly Rogers and of course Never Never Land. A winding playing path that begins and ends at the same location on the board. Also... Read More
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Pottery: "English Gold Lustres", John Clarke, 1908
15 Page, color illustrated book, “English Gold Lustres,” by John M. Clarke, Director of the New York State Museum, published at Albany, NY in 1908. With four color plates.; Text about the history of lustred pottery, compared to that produced in English factories. Most descriptions are about gold lustres. Condition is very good. 5 5/8” X 8 1/8”.
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Early Victorian Children's Block Puzzle Depicting Exotic Adventure Scenes
France: N.p., 1850. Fair. Box damaged with one apron partially lacking. Dust soiling with toning, water stains.. A handsome early Victorian block puzzle, depicting six (6) different dramatic adventure scenes for young children to marvel at. This example is complete with all thirty (30) blocks, the original box with sliding lid, and six (6) prints depicting each of the finished puzzles (the final print is pasted to the top of the box lid). The scenes include: a great... Read More
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Cupid's Bower Hand-colored Advertisement
1840. Light scrapbook residue on reverse. Small area of discoloration upper right.. An 8" x 10 3/4" advertisement for "Cupid's Bower". Official title - Cupid' s bower, or The poetical garden of love: a collection of original valentines calculated to convey the sentiments of the heart in language neat, chaste, and expressive. It features a courting couple at center seated on a bench as he applies a floral wreath on her head. This is surrounded by four (4)... Read More
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Autograph and Sketchbook of Dorothy Borrajo, 1907-1915
England, 1907-1915. Minor wear. Binding reinforced. . A lovely autograph and sketch book given to Dorothy Borrajo by her classmates as a souvenir when she left school in 1907. The interior cover has a pasted in list of all of Dorothy's classmates. Throughout the sketchbook there are numerous drawings and poems written by her friends from 1907 to 1915. Drawings are in pencil, ink, color pencil and watercolor. Some of the poems and drawings are quite humorous. One... Read More
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The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review
New York: Lakeside Publishing Co, Sep-26. 111 pp journal on nursing. The 'Trained Nurse and Hospital Review' was the pioneer nursing publication in American and it ran from 1893 to 1950. This item is the September 1926 issue. The front cover features a photograph of Stella Boothe Vail (a prominent nurse of the times and a specialist in children's health and hygiene) done by H. W. Simmons. Some of the articles in this issue are: "The Nurse's Part in... Read More
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Songs of the Flowers, with their Languages by Fannie Frisbie, 1855
A 96pp. gilt stamped hardcover book. 64 mo.. Boston: G. W. Cottrell. 1855. Verse on title page begins “In eastern lands they talk of flowers, And tell in a garland their loves and cares”... Thirty-one (31) different flowers represented; all in rhyming verse. Interesting interpretation. Condition: front flyleaf lacking. Toning throughout.
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Squirrel Island Squid, Vol. X, No. 9
Squirrel Island ME: Parke G. Dingley & Co, 1885. Small area of paper loose front page; minimal detraction. Surface soiling and letter folds.. 8pp. twice weekly periodical for Aug. 8, 1885. Historical recalling of details of Identification of Boothbay and Pentacost Harbor (from the early 1600s) A section called Wavelets naming the various guests on the island. An article on The Samoset Summer Resort Association on Mouse Island. A list of all Squirrel arrivals including where they are... Read More
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16mo Holiday Card with Lace Paper, Embossed Victorian Scrap
England, 1870. Very good to near-fine. Light dust soiling.. A charming 16mo holiday card made from fine lace paper with gold, and a large embossed Victorian scrap. The scrap depicts a pastoral winter scene with snow and holly. Two robins frolic around an icy branch that reads, "Compliments of the Season to all". Measures approx. 4" by 2.5
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Salemen's Sample Book - International Selection of Silk Fabric Labels for Clothing
22 page sample book with 5-10 different woven silk examples of silk and cotton fabric labels for garments. Printed in a variety of styles, shapes, languages, etc. Some with illustrations. Others designed to be written on. A city in the Netherlands is penned on the inside cover. The labels are printed in Greek, Portugeuse, Spanish, French and English. Labels from countries throughout Eurasia. Measures 7 1/2" x 10 1/2
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Fine Made by Hand Geometric Designed Paper Hearts with Woven Hair with Flower at Center with Surrounding verse titled Star of Memory
1861. An 8" x 10" piece with 44 geometrically positioned saw-tooth cut hearts in various colors with a plaited eternal ring of hair at center with a cut-out embossed flower at center and a pointing object at base near title. . IA verse in faint ink in background is titled Star of Memory. Respectfully dedicated to Mrs. Jennett L. Johnson by Mrs. H. C. Barney. The verse begins" The earth can boast no purer, Of all its... Read More
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Promotional Insert - Introduction of Sepia and Chocolate to the Rhododendron Family of Strathmore Parchment
Mittineague, MA: Mittineague Paper Company, 1906. Tiny corner nick lower right.. An 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" two-sided insert of flyer promoting Two New Colors in the Famous Rhododendron Deckle Edge Covers, Sepia & Chocolate in Antique & Telanian Finishes. It notes Telanian finish is something entirely new for a cover stock. Imagery depicts a town crier. The reverse provides further detail on both Strathmore Parchment and the Rhododendron Cover line. Excellent imagery.
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Lowe & Sons Dealers in Antique Plate, Gold & Silversmiths Catalogue of Hall Marks from 1553-1887 - London, Exeter, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Chester
Chester, U.K.: Philipson & Oolder, 1887. A 12 pp. heavy stock pocket catalogue produced by Lowe & Sons, dealers in Antique Plate, Gold & Silversmiths, No. 6 Bridge St. Row, Chester. Content consists of illustrations of hall marks for London from 1553 -1835, Exeter from 1701-1876, Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1702 - 1887 and Chester from 1801-1880. The back inside page is an illustration of a Fluted Porringer dated 1699. The back outside cover is an illustration of a Two Handled... Read More
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Burn's Improved "Challenged" Spice Mill Illustrated Broadside or Broadsheet
New York, NY: Jabez Burns & Sons, 1860. Crease folds with minor separation. Penciling (in pen) on back.. An illustrated broadside for a spice mill by Jabez Burns & Sons, a coffee and spice machinery business located in New York, NY. The ad is for their improved 'Challenge' Spice Mill, which was billed as a "a perfect portable Burr Stone Mill, adapted for any purpose for which mill stones may be used." At the top of the page... Read More
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Good Morning Valentine" -- Humorous Manuscript Valentine
England, 1840. Very good. Toned, letter folds.. A humorous handmade Valentine, made from two hand-colored characters cut from an etching (a barber brandishing a razor, and a man in night shirt and night cap). The manuscript inscription reads: "Good Morning valentine. Ye virgins that hear, learn [?] from this / take care how too freely you part with a kiss / Conceal for a time all the favours you can / For that, the best way to make... Read More
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Sapoli-o-lic" Promotional Booklet features Selections from H.M.S. Pinafore
New York: Enoch Morgan Sons Co. (E.M.S), 1879. An 18 pp booklet using altered selections from HMS Pinafore to promote Sapolio polishing and cleansing soap. Illustrations from the comic opera and altered verses to include Sapolio thoruhgout interspersed with testimonials for the product. Also inlcudes words and music for The Merry Maiden and the Tar and I'm Called Little Buttercup. Measures 5" x 3 3/8
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Family Medicine, 1941-1942
Boston, Massachusetts: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1942. Very good. Some rubbing to edges.. Two (2) guides to family health, published in 1941 and 1942, by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. The first approaches the subject of first aid and what to do in immediate injury, with clear directives for what to do and not to do in the event of: shock; infection; wounds; bleeding; burns; broken bones; compound fractures; poisoning; and when artificial respiration... Read More
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The Phenomena of Early Development
[Columbus, Ohio]: Ross Laboratories, 1959. Very good to near-fine.. A detailed guide for new parents offering insight into child development and psychology. The booklet marks expected milestones, sometimes down to the week, between the baby's birth and the twenty-four month mark, giving a view into how an infant grows into a toddler. Covers physical changes (e.g. when the baby begins to roll over or crawl) as well as social and psychological changes (e.g. when they may respond to... Read More
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The Little Frog's Lecture, and Other Stories
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1867. Good. Light dust soiling, short tears, including a larger short tear through covers and leaves at bottom of volume, chipping to head.. A handsome McLoughlin publication for early readers, telling the following stories:The Frog's Lecture; Peter Little and the Lucky Sixpence; and The Pet Lamb. Includes large in-text illustrations, all line drawings and most nearly full-page, with large rhymes/poetry for new readers. Single vol. (10.5" by 7"), pp. [16], in-text illus.,... Read More
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Miky Miky" -- Dark Blue Fabric Dye Using Early Version of Mickey Mouse in Marketing
[Spain], 1930. Very good. Toned.. A Spanish-language printed packet using an early version of Mickey Mouse to market its contents, a concentrated dark blue fabric dye powder. Includes directions on the front to use the powder to dye wool, silk, cotton, and other fabrics, and tips on the back for best results. Presumably, this was not a product sold by Walt Disney, and it is an early example of businesses copying the popular character to sell products-- before... Read More
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Business Cards - Dentistry - Surgeon and Mechanical, Veterinary
New York, 1900. Surface soiling.. Two (2) different business cards for very different dentists in New York. One for a Veterinary Dentist operating on diseases of the teeth for coughing, frothing at mouth, discharge at nose, hide bound, scouring, running at eyes, tossing head, driving on one line, cribbing, bolting, baulking, shying, etc. The second card for R. Bogardus is for a surgeon and mechanical dentist in Brooklyn. Reverse is blank. Larger card measures 3" x 4... Read More
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Spielende Kinder
ca. 1935. Small area of missing surface litho bottom left (price sticker removal?) Light cover wear.. 16 unnumbered page picture book with litho on board covers. Full page color illustrations with two line caption beneath each. A German language book depicting children in difficult or unfamiliar social situations and a bit of an explanation as to how to resolve. Bright colors. Measures 11 3/4" x 8". Marked No. 450.
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William G. Talman & Co. - Coopers
New York, 1850. Light wear.. A 1 3/4" x 3" lightly coated stock business card for Wm. G. Talman and James F. Shay. Reverse is blank. Cooper - a maker or repairer of casks and barrels.
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Crinoline Sketches - Pussy and Kittens Quite at Home
London: S. Marks & Sons, 1850. A hand colored lithograph depicting a sleeping woman with mother cat and kittens playing beneath her crinoline. A nearby maid quips "Lawk a daisy me! Won't Misses jump when she wakes to find Pussy and Kittens under her Crinoline". Reverse is blank. Measures 12" x 8 1/2". No OCLC or other online reference (August 2018). The crinoline, an oft mocked undergarment became a subject matter portrayed by S. Marks & Sons in the... Read More
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