On the Sands
No place noted: No publisher noted, 1900. [EPHEMERA] [ADVERTISING PREMIUM] [STIGMATIZING ILLUSTRATION]. 12mo (7 ½" x 5 ½"); [8]pp; color pictorial wrapper featuring a girl on a beach and an anthropomorphic crab, the rear wrapper an advertisement for Boardman & Gray Pianos, Albany, N.Y.; 2 staple binding; 4 full page color illustrations, b&w small drawings in text; small closed tear to upper edge of front wrapper and light foxing; very good plus. One copy located in AAS 617338. This... Read More
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Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture; Embracing also the Reports on the Scientific Survey, 1862
Augusta [Maine]: Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State, 1863. [STATE OF MAINE] [AGRICULTURE]. Small 4to (9" x 5 5/8"); 216 + 447pp; tan wrapper, brown cloth shelf back; text, tables, charts, map, and a few b&w illustrations; heavy wear to wrappers, chipping to shelf back with loss; foxing throughout, damp staining but no bad odors; good plus. Scarce. OCLC locates 6 copies. A scarce report that is readable and firmly bound, although it shows wear. In 1862, Samuel... Read More
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Kopeefun Kartoons and Kopeefun Kapers
Elizabeth, New Jersey: Embree Manufacturing Company, 1940. [JUVENILE] [ACTIVITY BOOK]. Front wrapper title: Kopeefun, Magic Copy Paper Kit 8vo oblong; [24pp]; color pictorial stiff wrappers, two staple binding; magic stick to front wrapper flap; lacking "magic paper"; age-toned paper, small stain on rear wrapper; very good plus. From the front wrapper: "Copies Pictures from any newspaper. New, easy way to create cartoons. 5000 funny combinations.".
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The Youth's Companion, July 4, 1901. Vol. 75, No. 27
Boston: Perry Mason Company, 201 Columbus Avenue, 1901. [JUVENILE] [PERIODICAL] [EPHEMERA]. Weekly periodical. Folio (16 ¼" x 11 ¼"); pp [337]-348; color pictorial wrapper, front features an illustration of Independence Hall and an eagle with an American shield printed in red and blue, rear wrapper features an advertisement for Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon; two staple binding; advertisements throughout for children and adults; stories and features with illustrations; horizontal fold through all sheets as issued for mailing; 1" closed... Read More
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The Youth's Companion, New Year's Number 1900. January 4, 1900, Volume 74, No. 1
Boston: Perry Mason Company, 201 Columbus Avenue, 1900. [JUVENILE] [PERIODICAL] [EPHEMERA]. Weekly periodical. Folio (16 ¼" x 11 ¼"); pp [1]-12; color pictorial wrapper printed in red and black, an illustration of a woman on the front looking up at the face of a grandfather clock on the front, the rear wrapper a full-page advertisement for Ayer's 20th Century Almanac; two staple binding; advertisements throughout for children and adults; stories and features with illustrations; horizontal fold through all sheets... Read More
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Museum of Foreign Animals; or History of Beasts, with Splendid Engravings
New Haven: Printed and Published by S. Babcock, 1840. [CHAPBOOK] [JUVENILE] [ILLUSTRATED] [MERIT PRESENTATION]. 32mo (4 ¼" x 2 5/8"); 16pp; yellow wrapper, front printed in black with decorative printer's ornament borders, vignette of Adam and Eve with animals on front, rear wrapper features "Babcock's Moral, Instructive, and Entertaining Toy Books" advertisement; publisher's string binding; verso front wrapper presentation inscription; vignette of an elephant on the title page; 7 full-page wood engravings of animals; all pages decoratively bordered;... Read More
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The Little Gardener ABC, Father Tuck's Little Pets Series, No. 5552
London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Montreal: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, 1910. [JUVENILE] [ILLUSTRATED] [ABECEDARIAN] [RHYMING VERSE]. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen & T.R.H. The Prince & Princess of Wales, No date [c. 1901-1910]. 8vo (8 5/8" x 6 ½"); [8]pp; stiff color pictorial wrapper showing a girl with flowers and a basket on the front, the rear wrapper features a boy and girl in a cabbage patch; 2 staple... Read More
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Heedless Johnny, Little Delights series
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1875. [JUVENILE] [RHYMING VERSE]. 16mo (6 ¼" x 4 1/8"); [8]pp; pictorial wrapper printed in mustard, red and black, illustration of a boy falling into water and 4 lines of verse on front, rear wrapper has a b&w illustration of a wet boy and 8 lines of verse; foxing throughout; very good. The sad tale of Johnny, a boy who did not pay attention and fell in the water. Fished out by two passing men,... Read More
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Cinderella; Or, The Glass Slipper, Cinderella Series
New York: McLoughlin Bro's, 1900. [JUVENILE]. Front cover title: Cinderella, Cinderella Series Small 4to (9 3/8" x 6"); [8]pp; stiff color pictorial wrapper featuring a young girl combing the hair of a seated woman, rear wrapper features an illustration of Cinderella and the Prince; two staple binding; alphabet with red capital letters on verso front wrapper, alphabet featuring lower case letters in red on recto rear wrapper; 8 color pictorials with text; light hand-soiling of wrapper, 2" split... Read More
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1912 Barker's Illustrated Almanac. Farmers Guide and Household Cook Book. Use Barker's Special Poultry Remedy, Barker's Healing Ointment and Barker's Horse, Cattle & Poultry Powder. Also Barker's Nerve and Bone Liniment
Philadelphia: The Barker, Moore & Mein Medicine Co, 1911. [EPHEMERA] [ALMANAC] [VETERINARY]. 12mo (7" x 5 7/8"); [32]pp; 2 staple binding; thin paper stock printed with color pictorials on the front and rear, small metal wire hangar at top; age-toned paper, light shelf staining of wrapper, light chipping of edges; very good plus. Colorful wrapper with advertising, 12 full-page illustrations with ad promotions and humorous scenes, almanac, and general advice on animal husbandry.
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Naughty Boys, Aunt Oddamadodd Series
New York: McLoughlin Bros. Publishers, 24 Beekman St, 1862. [JUVENILE] [RHYMING VERSE]. Vincent Dill, 24 Beekman Street, New York, Stereotyper. Thomas A. Cuzner, wood engraver. (9 ¾" x 7"); [8pp]; yellow wrapper printed in red and black, front pictorial features a large woman reading to six children while a boy sits at her feet reading a book to a dog, signed "Cuzner"; rear wrapper a publisher's ad listing "McLoughlins' [sic] Toys for Girls and Boys!" including "Paper Dolls,... Read More
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The Flock of Sheep; or Familiar Explanations of Simple Facts
New Haven: Printed and Published by S. [Sidney] Babcock`, 1840. Wraps. Very good. [JUVENILE] [CHAPBOOK]. 32mo (4 3/8" x 2 ¾"); 16pp; pale pink or light tan wrapper, decorative borders and wood-engraved vignette of a mother and child on front, rear wrapper publisher's ad for "Toy Books, Beautifully Embellished with Superior Engravings for the Mind and the Eye;" full page illustration on wrapper pp 2 and 3; vignette and decorative borders on title page; ownership and inscription on... Read More
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Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Head with Bowler Hat and Pipe-- Halloween Decoration
Made in U.S.A. [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]: [The Beistle Company], 1950. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. [EPHEMERA] [HOLIDAY: HALLOWEEN]. 9" x 6 ½"; color printed stiff die-cut shaped paper pumpkin head with hat and scarf marked "Made in U.S.A.;" unpunched hole for hanging, printed in yellow, black and orange; near fine. Unmarked Halloween decoration made by the prolific American party decoration company, The Beistle Company, during the Luhrs ownership. The Beistle Company was founded by Martin Luther Beistle in 1900... Read More
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Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Head with Straw Hat--Halloween Decoration
Made in U.S.A. [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]: [The Beistle Company], 1950. Ephemera no binding. Very good +. [EPHEMERA] [HOLIDAY: HALLOWEEN]. 9" x 6 ½"; color printed stiff die-cut shaped paper pumpkin head with hat and scarf marked "Made in U.S.A.;" unpunched hole for hanging, printed in yellow, black and orange; small crease to wheat and one scarf corner; very good plus. Schneider 113. Unmarked Halloween decoration made by the prolific American party decoration company, The Beistle Company, during the Luhrs... Read More
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You and Your Food
Chicago: Club Aluminum Co, 1928. Staplebound. Near fine. 8vo; 21 pp; color illustrated paper wrappers; light age toning; near fine. Promotional booklet touting the advantages of cooking with their alumnium cookware. Laid in is an order form and a folding brochure on the care of the aluminum eqipment. The folding brochure contains a few recipes. Scarce, only one listed in WorldCat.
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A Merry Christmas, Made in U.S.A.
No place listed: No publisher listed, 1950. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. [HOLIDAY] [CHRISTMAS CARD]. 6 ½" x 3 7/8"; [4]pp; embossed die-cut card in shape of a Teddy bear, red cloth ribbon at fold; gift inscription on verso front; b&w illustrations; a few rubs; near fine. An undated color half-tone Christmas card in the shape of a Teddy-bear with a four page rhyming verse about Santa on Christmas Eve. "'Twas Christmas eve, and over the snow /... Read More
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Eighteenth Annual Couch Hammock Catalog 1927, New England Bedding Co., Inc
Boston, Massachusetts: New England Bedding Co, 1927. Wraps. Very good +. [ADVERTISING CATALOG]. Cover title: Comfort Line Couch Hammocks 1927, Swaying Divans & Day Beds 56pp; stiff glazed wrapper, color framed border surrounding lettering, rear wrapper lists company locations; two staple binding; 2pp color printed fabric samples, b&w illustrations of couches with specs; light creasing and shelf-wear, abrasion to title page; very good plus. An interesting advertising catalog for divans and day beds. Two pages of color illustrations... Read More
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Frigidaire Recipes, Prepared especially for Frigidaire Automatic Refrigerators equipped with the Frigidaire "Cold Control", Second Edition
Dayton, Ohio: Frigidaire Corporation, 1929. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. 8vo; 96pp; tan cloth over board with decorative cartouche and title on front cover; brown paper dust jacker with design and title in black printed on front cover; illustrated in color and black and white; soiling and tanning of cover, light soiling of endpapers; chipping of dj edges; very good minus in very good dj. Unusual in original dj.
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Map of Bath-Maine
Beverly, Mass: Crowley & Lunt, 242 Cabot Street, 1942. Wraps. Near fine. [POCKET MAP] [ADVERTISING PREMIUM]. (6" x 3 ¾") black lettering on stiff manila wrapper front and rear, small vignette of a ship in a shipyard under the letter "M"; advertisement on rear; map sheet size: 10 7/8" x 29 1/2"; 10" x 28 7/8" within the net line; light wear and hand soiling to wrapper, two areas of glue burn to map where tipped onto the... Read More
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God's Gift of Grace
Philadelphia: Protestant Episcopal Book Society, No. 1224 Chestnut Street, 1874. Wraps. Very good +. [CHAPBOOK] [RELIGION]. 32mo (4 3/16" x 2 13/16"); 16pp; blue wrapper, lettering printed inside a decorative border on the front, rear wrapper reads "Presented by the / United States Christian Commission, / Central Office, / No. 13 Bank Street, Philadelphia. / George H. Stuart, Chairman. / Joseph Patterson, Western Bank, Treasurer. / Rev. W. E. Boardman, Secretary."; gift inscription in ink on verso title... Read More
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Little Sally; or, The Good Girl. Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union, No. 311, III Series
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street, 1850. Wraps. Very good +. [CHAPBOOK] [RELIGION] [ILLUSTRATED]. Stereotyped by L.[Lawrence] Johnson. 32mo (4 1/8" x 2 11/16"); 7pp; cream wrapper, front has printed decorative border surrounding the lettering, rear wrapper features a young girl sitting on a stool and reading a book inside a decorative border; printer's colophon on rear wrapper; publisher's string binding; 6 engraved illustrations; light soiling and a few small spots; very good plus. OCLC locates 6... Read More
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Roll of the company of Infantry in the third Regiment, Second Brigade and Fourth Division of the Militia in the State of Maine Commanded by George McIntyer, Capt. Corrected on the 9th of Sept. 1828
Document no binding. Good. Irregular shaped, trimmed paper, top portion measuring 8 1/2:" x 9 ½", a section on the left extending another 8 1/8" x 2 ½". Hand-written in neat ink listing of names; sunning to corners with chipping, neat fold lines, some ink fading and one name affected by loss; good. Hand-written listing of men's names including 3 Commissioned Officers, 4 Sargeants (sic); 3 Musicians; and 55 Privates.
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Frank Visits the Dentist
Atlanta: State of Georgia, Department of Public Health, 1947. Wraps. Fine. Vera NEVILLE. [HEALTH] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Distributed by the American Dental Association. Vera NEVILLE, illustrator. Atlanta Lithograph Company. 8vo oblong; 19pp; stiff color pictorial wrapper picturing three children looking at a whiteboard on the front, rear wrapper pictures 4 children carrying chairs and books; 2 staple binding; color illustrations throughout with text; fine. OCLC locates 4 copies in the U.S. and one in Thailand. A colorful booklet was... Read More
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A Child's Book of Poems
Mount Vernon, New York: The Peter Pauper Press, 1960. Vera BOCK. [JUVENILE] [POETRY]. Vera BOCK, illustrator. 12mo (7 3/8" x 4 ½"); 61pp; color pictorial boards printed in red, yellow and green; bright wood-cut style illustrations; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket with a price of "$1.25" on the front flap; fine in fine dj. A small collection of popular children's poems by famous authors, including Lewis Carroll, Eugene Field, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edward Lear, Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson,... Read More
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A Basket of Mischief
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Stiff wraps. Very good +. E.A.C. illustrator. Fine Art Works, Bavaria, printer. 12mo; [12pp]; shaped die-cut, chromolithographed pictorial, glazed stiff-wrapper, 2 staple binding; 6 full-page chromolithographed illustration, one a centerfold; sepia illustrations on text pages; a few light wrapper creases, small chip to front wrapper upper edge (blue bow); very good plus. Three located in WorldCat, 2 in U.S. libraries. The Raphael Tuck's company fine work in printing coupled with the die-cut... Read More
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