THE NORMAL ELEMENTARY ARITHMETIC: Embracing A Course Of Easy And Progressive Exercises In Elementary Written Arithmetic
Philadelphia: Sower, Potts & Co, 1865. Very good minus.. Early edition of this popular primary school arithmetic textbook for teachers and faculty in Pennsylvania. 4.74" x 7.25" Original quarter calf with pictorial green paper boards, a touhc of gilt stamping to spine. Publisher ads as endpapers. Illustrated charts throughout. 186 pages. Some soiling and edgewear to boards, with rubbing and chipping to spine. Text block with faint toning and a handful of small pencil notations, ink notation to... Read More
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A.B.C. BOOK OF ANIMALS AT PLAY
Cleveland and New York: The World Syndicate Publishing Co, 1929. Very good.. First printing of this giant, colorful ABC and counting book, featuring a number of unexpected animals. B is for bear, M is for monkey, and X is, of course, for xeri. This oversized alphabet book with Harrison Cady-esque illustrations makes some fascinating choices when it comes to the animal models for each letter - O is for owl, sure, but Q is for... "queer ones" that... Read More
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THE SECOND LINE
New Orleans: New Orleans Jazz Club, 1959. First Edition. Very good +.. 5 issues of this 1950s Jazz fan magazine, issue via mailorder by the New Orleans Jazz Club. Consists of critical articles on jazz culture and accounts of jazz news, both local and national. Subjects include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and many other contemporaries. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps, most saddle-stapled. Condition very good overall. Many folded for mailing; others toned; several with handwritten notes or... Read More
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IBUNSŌ [Collection of Exotic Tales]
[Japan]: n.p., 1853. Very good.. Manuscript collection of three foreign affairs reports documenting late-Edo Japan's intelligence gathering and strategic planning around the years of Commodore Perry's armed arrival in 1853. A rare primary source from an epochal turning point in world history. After word reached the Tokugawa shogunate of Perry's imminent expedition to pressure Japan into opening to wider foreign trade, information gathering on foreign affairs became suddenly critical to the security of the state. This manuscript is... 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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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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BLACKBIRD'S NEST, A TALE FOR YOUTH
Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner, 1812. Very good.. First edition of this Philadelphia-printed Early Republic tale of how friendship is tested by dishonesty, with delicate wood-engraved illustrations. This publication is distinguished for its elegant and evocative wood engravings, which depicted a variety of scenes in the life of two young boys. OCLC locates only two copies, with an additional copy at the Met. 5'' x 3.25''. Original stiff black-and-white pictorial wrappers, saddle-stitched. 11 black-and-white engavings. 36 pages. Some patches... Read More
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MY ABC OF SHIPS
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1921. Very good.. Sturdy Saalfield "linentex" picture book, teaching children their letters via a nautical theme. More durable and pleasingly tactile, cloth-printed books for children became popular around the turn of the century. Saalfield issued these cheaper "linentex" books on paper that was impressed to have a linen-like feel, combining the strengths of cloth books with the smaller expense of paper-printed books. The standout in this book is a double-page spread of "Loading... Read More
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Untitled German Shape Book
Germany: n.p., 1920. Very good plus.. Delightful early 20th-century German shape book following a little artist with a pet crow. Though this curious shape book doesn't have a title, its charm is undeniable - young Maler (artist) Kleks meets friends and wanders the forest with his pet crow in tow, painting pictures. Very sweet. 15'' x 6''. Original die-cut pictorial wrappers. Illustrated in color and black and white. [8] pages. Some black-and-white illustrations lightly colored in, likely by... 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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KENILWORTH, ILLINOIS [Cover Title]
n.p. [Kenilworth?]: n.p., 1910. Good.. A beautiful photographic study this planned community, one of the first communities in the US to incorporate landscape architecture into its development. Includes a picture of founder Joseph Sears, as well as those of several houses and buildings. Most images though of natural surroundings. While the album's exact purpose is unclear (though we presume promotional or perhaps survey), a fine assemblage by an accomplished photographer that exhibits a strong Pictorialist influence. Oblong 4to.... Read More
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MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL.... A Picture Story Book
(The Netherlands): n.p., 1930. Very good plus.. Early 20th-century picture book version of Snow White with scarce intact pop-up mirror cover design. A scarce title, not found via OCLC, likely dating from before Disney's Snow White (1937). 7.5'' x 8.25''. Original saddle-stapled color pictorial boards with pop-up element to front board and mirror in frame underneath. Illustrated in color throughout. Rear cover notes only "printed in the Netherlands" and "No. 1590." [12] pages. "This Book Belongs To" lines... Read More
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NURSERY RHYMES
n.p.: n.p., 1930. Near fine.. Die-cut Mother Goose rhymes, in the shape of a little girl carrying a pig. Rhymes include "This Little Pig," "Pussy Cat," "Little Jack Horner," etc. A charming picture book. 8.74'' x 3.25''. Flexible card wrappers. Featuring 5 full page color illustrations and 6 illustrated in brown line.
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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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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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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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[TRANSPORTATION]
(Tel Aviv): (B. Barlevy), 1945. Very good.. Scarce transportation-themed panorama in Hebrew issued by Binyamin Barlevy, the pioneering children's book and game publisher in what would soon become Israel. 7.5'' x 5.25''. Single cardstock panel folded accordion style with six panels illustrated in color. Text in Hebrew. Marginal wear and spotting, toned. Else entirely intact.
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Photo Album of a 1970s New York City Elementary School Class
[Brooklyn, NYC]: n.p., 1972. Very good plus.. Revealing 1970s photo album of elementary-aged NYC special education students, carefully assembled by their teacher. Original photo album compiled by a teacher in the special education program of an unnamed Bedford-Stuyvesant school. The students in the so-called "CRMD" program ("Children with Retarded Mental Development") are shown in their classrooms, at recess and class parties, with "Powder" (a small white dog), and most often various theatrical productions (including THE SOUND OF MUSIC... Read More
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OFFICIUM HEBDOMADAE SANCTAE [Office of Holy Week]
Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti [Plantin Press Balthasar Moretus], 1684. Near fine.. Beautifully bound Plantin edition of this fundamental collection of liturgies for the week leading up to Easter. An important and commonly reprinted liturgical collection in a finely printed Plantin edition in black and red ink. This copy was rebound in the Victorian era with traits typically found on more deluxe productions of religious texts in that era: goatskin leather, brass clasps, gilt and gauffered edges.... Read More
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RUSSES ET FRANCAIS
Nancy: E. Ferry, 1893. Very good.. Satirical novelty pamphlet marking the Russian diplomatic visit to Toulon, France during the formation of the Franco-Russian Alliance, a key development in the lead up to World War I. In the late 1880s and early 1890s, Germany allied with Italy and broke its alliance with Russia, leading Russia to seek an alliance with France. The Franco-Russian Alliance formed after two diplomatic visits, first to Kronstadt and then to Toulon. This... Read More
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