J.W. Huston & Co. Wholesale Commission Merchants Circular
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J.W. Huston & Co, 1873. Very good. Letter folds, minor dust soiling.. Printed circular soliciting consignments for J.W. Huston & Co., "Wholesale General Commission Merchants" based in Philadelphia. Includes a brief report on the market as of June 14th ("CHEESE is selling quickly at quotations, with prices looking up"), as well as a list of prices offered for various categories. The categories range from butter, cheese, dried fruits and vegetables to feed, grain, feathers and sundries... Read More
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History of the Paper House
Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts: N.pl, 1930. Very good.. An advertising leaflet for LePage's Glue, promoting the product via a brief history of "The Paper House". The house, now a museum and tourist attraction, was constructed in the 1920s by American engineer Elis F. Stenman. Everything, save the exterior, is made of stacked or rolled paper-- furniture and all-- including the fireplace, piano, and even the clock. It was an experiment in low waste and the strength of paper. The... Read More
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Perfumed Sachet Advertising Mrs. S.A. Allen's Improved New Style Hair Restorer
New York, New York, 1870. Good. Light toning, dust soiling, small stain to front, with short tears and damage to one edge of envelope.. A handsome bit of advertising history: a chromolithographed envelope advertising a hair restoring product. Offered as a free gift with purchase, the envelope is a "Perfumed SACHET Place this unopened in Drawer or Trunk, the Odor is delicious". No traces of the original perfume or potpourri in this example, sadly, but probably contained dried... Read More
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Illustrated Advertising Ephemera for State Line Steamship Company
New York, NY and Chicago: Austin Baldwin & Co, 1880. Fair. Water staining, toning, dust soiling, small surface tear to verso. Lacks calendar; cover only. Ink stamp to verso.. Advertising calendar cover (lacking the actual calendar) produced by Austin Baldwin & Co. to promote State Line, a steamship company. Depicts the company's "State of Nebraska" mid-voyage against a cloudy sky. States that in the calendar, "Sailing Days in Red", noting voyages "between New York, Glasgow, Belfast and Liverpool".... Read More
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Glimpses of the World's Fair: A Selection of Gems of the White City
Chicago, Illinois: Laird & Lee, Publishers, 1893. Very good. Dust soiling and spotting with a couple small chips to extremities.. Seventh edition of a charming book of photos commemorating the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Published by Laird & Lee of Chicago, it features reproductions of original photographs "taken with a No. 4 Kodak". Includes over 175 photos of the Exposition's main exhibition buildings, foreign buildings, state and territorial buildings, the grounds, statuary, lagoons, and the grand Midway Plaisance. Provides... Read More
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Three (3) Circulars Advertising Textbooks, Workbooks, and Classroom Ephemera for the 1940s Educator by the Continental Press
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Continental Press, 1944. Very good. Letter folds, toning to envelope.. A set of three (3) advertising circulars sent to a third grade teacher from the Continental Press in the 1940s, providing us today with detailed insight into what material was being published for the classroom c.1944. Each of the circulars measures approx. 11" by 8.5", and includes lists of textbooks and workbooks for sale by the publisher with prices and several illustrations of the publisher's... Read More
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Les F.F.I. vers L'Armée Nouvelle" -- Promoting French Resistance in Late Stages of WWII
France, 1944. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling, minor staining from staples.. A printed photo booklet promoting the F.F.I., or "French Forces of the Interior" (in French: "Forces françaises de l'Intérieur"). The F.F.I. was the formal name given by Charles de Gaulle to unified paramilitary resistance groups in 1944. Includes full-page photo reproductions of the forces resisting the enemy, each with a brief caption. Subjects of the photographs include: a train derailed to prevent German forces from advancing;... Read More
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Catalogue of the Exhibits of the State of Pennsylvania and of Pennsylvanians at the World's Columbian Exposition
N.pl: Clarence M. Busch, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1893. Fair. Dust soiling, damage to wrappers, upper wrapper detached. Toning.. A highly detailed catalogue recording the exhibits presented by the State of Pennsylvania at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The catalogue, printed by the state printer of Pennsylvania, includes several full-page illustrations of the exhibits and detailed descriptions and itemized lists of objects exhibited under the following categories: agriculture; arts; ornithology; schools and charities; electricity; fishery, forestry, and... Read More
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The Moscow Theatre for Children
Moscow, U.S.S.R.: Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R., 1934. Good. Dust soiling, extremities worn.. A 1934 photo-illustrated book promoting the Moscow Theatre for Children, published in English for American audiences. The Moscow Theatre for Children, now named the Natalya Sats Musical Theater, was the world's first theatre company specializing in works for children. It is famously the theatre that inspired Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf", an orchestral adaptation of a Russian folk tale. This book... Read More
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Choice Selections" -- Christmas Gift Book of Poetry and Prose
N.pl: George C. Whitney, 1890. Good. Lacking original cord that bound the volume on the left-hand edge. A little dust soiling, toning.. A charming book of selected poetry and prose, published as a "gift book" for the Christmas season by George C. Whitney, a famous manufacturer of valentines and greeting cards. There are eight pages of poetry and quotes from writers including George Elliott, Dickens, Bunyan, Hunt, Louisa May Alcott, and Sir Walter Scott. Single vol. (7.25" by... Read More
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Our Movie Doll" 1916-1917 Uncut Paper Doll Sheets from "The Ladies' World
[New York, New York?]: The Ladies' World, 1917. Very good. Light toning/dust soiling, the occasional nick. Some tape repairs.. A partial set of six (6) uncut paper doll sheets, each published as part of a series of "Movie Dolls" in the serial "The Ladies' World". This set includes doll nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10, which feature the following actresses (and one actor): Marguerite Clark; Anita Stewart; Marie Doro; George Le Guere; Charlotte Walker; and Pauline... Read More
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UNCLE SAM keeps your rent down YOU MUST keep your home up!" -- Urging WWII Housewives to Maintain Homes to Support the War Effort
Washington, D.C.: Office of Price Administration, 1940. Good. Toning, nicks/minor short tears, modern paper repairs.. A WWII-era pamphlet issued to housewives, urging them to conserve materials and practice preventative home maintenance to support the war effort: "Today America's homes are priceless, because they are irreplaceable. In every home, in every room there is some critical material that has gone to war." Materials such as rubber and metal were conserved to support the war effort, making home maintenance and... Read More
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Micromap" of the New York City Subway System
N.pl: Micromap Inc, 1980. Very good. Light rubbing.. A wallet-sized "micro" map of the New York City Subway System, published in the early 1980s. To use the map, the user simply opens the map into its cube shape, then peers through the small round plastic magnifying glass on the front panel. The cube can be squeezed and moved to better focus on the user's destination. Also features a sixteen-point list of tourist destinations (e.g. Bronx Zoo, New York... Read More
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Nineteen (19) Original Photographs Used in TIME Magazine Depicting 1950s Automobiles - The American Dream
N.pl: N.p., 1950. Very good to near-fine. Some discoloration from adhesive on a couple.. A group of nineteen (19) original photographs used in TIME Magazine, each depicting a different 1950s automobile. The cars' dates and makes are indicated on the versos of the photos in ink or pencil manuscript, and include: 1950, 1953, 1954, and 1955 Ford; 1955 Cadillac; 1949, 1950, and 1955 Pontiac; 1951 Buick; 1949 Buick Roadmaster; 1955 Buick Special; 1950 Studebaker; 1951 and 1955 Chevrolet.... Read More
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Razor Cut Rose & Calla Lilies by Gwen Aveyll
1900. A 3" by 5.5" finely executed razor cut work depicting calla lilies and a rose. Signed by Gwen Aveyll in razor cut. The razor cuts create a raised almost embossed impression. The reverse of the card is an advertisement for J.W. Dwyer, Sun Burnishing Ink Cream, Lynn MA.
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Wyckoff's Patent Boring Machine Advertising Broadside (for wooden pipes)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Kinyon & Thompson, 1857. Very good. Folds, spotting, a couple nicks, short tears.. An advertising poster/broadside promoting "Wyckoff's Patent Boring Machine", a product bringing "Great Improvement in Water Pipe and Chain Pump Tubing". The intended users of this product range from farmers, railroad superintendents, and pump dealers, to "village corporations" (i.e. users of city water?). States that the pipes made form the machine " have been extensively and thoroughly tested in most of the Northern States,... Read More
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c.1865 Arion Vocalists Theatrical Broadside
Boston, Massachusetts: Arion Vocalists, 1865. Good. Spotting, some nicks, folds, wrinkling.. A printed theatrical broadside promoting an 1860s performance of the Arion Vocalists at the "Unitarian Church" in Boston (perhaps Arlington Street Church). The date and location have been handwritten in pencil. Includes a full listing of the traveling quartette's repertoire for their tour. Includes labels for each of the American folk songs, including "Sentimental", "Comic", "Patriotic", "Descriptive", and "Humorous" (apparently different from Comic). Measures approx. 18.75" by... Read More
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Fire Correspondents, Engineers, Drivers, and More: A Collection of 88 Calling/Business Cards of Individuals for Fire Correspondents and other "Fire"- Related Professions
United States, 1900. Very good. Light dust soiling, toning.. A large collection of approx. eighty-eight (88) printed calling cards/business cards related to "fire" professions, most dating from around the late 19th to early 20th centuries, and appearing to be mostly from New England and the Midwest. The majority are listed as fire correspondents, with some doubling as fire fighters. Some of the related professions include: engineer; fire commissioner; foreman; driver; and assistant. Three of the cards are accompanied... Read More
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Black Beauty-era Animal Cruelty Educational Circular -- Anti-Check Rein
Providence, Rhode Island: Humane Education Committee, Late 19th-century. Very good. Light dust soiling/spotting, light toning, a couple nicks/short tears.. A printed circular published around the same time of the publication of Black Beauty, which triggered an animal welfare and humane education movement in the United States and Great Britain. This circular, published by a humane education committee in Providence, aims to educate the general public about the cruelty of the "check-rein" for horses. A "check-rein" is a kind... Read More
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The Raw Food Table
Butler, New Jersey: Benedict Lust, M.D., 1920. Very good. Some staining from staples.. A brief pamphlet, reprinted from a 1915 issue of "The Naturopath Magazine", promoting "Naturopathy", an alternative medicine focused on homeopathy, herbalism, self-healing, and natural treatments. The topic of the pamphlet is nutrition and the importance of raw foods, marking it as one of the first promotions of "raw food" health diets. Promotes some ideas that are now commonly accepted as healthy habits, such as seasonal... Read More
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Early IBM Ephemera -- Technological Innovation, Civil Rights and Equity in Education in the 1950s and 1960s "Think
United States: IBM, 1969. Very good. Light dust soiling, rubbing, the occasional crease.. Four (4) issues of "Think", an IBM magazine published for employees and customers that encouraged critical thinking and humanitarian research. The name is derived from IBM CEO's Thomas J. Watson's early company mission/slogan, "Think", which is still used today in the context of their main conference title and "ThinkPad" computers. These issues were published between October 1955 and September 1969, and provide insight into the... Read More
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Miniature Carved Peach Pit Basket
United States, 1900. Very good. Minor dust soiling.. An impossibly small and adorable miniature basket, hand carved from a peach pit and measuring approx. 0.5" by 0.5". A nice example of folk art, showing the unnamed maker's skill and whimsy. Would be perfect for a doll house.
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Adelphi College in Civilian Defense" -- WWII-era Promotional Booklet for Adelphi's Civilian Defense Program
Garden City, Long Island: Adelphi College, 1942. Good to very good. Water staining, toning.. A WWII-era booklet promoting Adelphi College's commitment to training women in civilian defense, homefront, and wartime professions. Comprised of a detailed history of Adelphi's involvement in civilian defense education, it also features a host of in-text photographs of women engaging in or learning about defense work (e.g. Red Cross workers demonstrating proper bandaging techniques to a group of women). Single vol. (8.5" by 5.25"),... Read More
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A History of Birds
Concord, New Hampshire: Rufus Merrill & Co, 1843. Very good. Some minor toning, spotting. Spine worn and since reinforced with sewing.. A charming children's book offering a history of birds to the young budding ornithologist, published by Rufus Merrill & Co. as No. 7 in a series. Includes an alphabet and wood engraved images of eight different birds alongside brief descriptions. Includes gooseander, widgeon, herron, bittern, tern, curlew and woodcock. Single vol. (4.75" by 2.75"), pp.... Read More
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Mask-Articles" -- Novelty Paper Mask Disguise
N.pl: N.p., 1900. Very good. Toned with spotting, discoloration from envelope adhesive.. A late 1890s novelty paper mask disguise, complete with eyeglasses, large nose, and two ears with loops to stay on the wearer's ears. Housed in the original envelope printed with the name of the product in English, Spanish, German, and French, with a line drawing of a man wearing the mask in the center. Envelope measures approx. 4" by 6" with floral paper envelope liner. ... Read More
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