Scarce 24 Alphabet ABC Occupational Victorian Scraps or Reliefs c1880
Lacking the small scrap for "L" presumed "Lady" and both characters and small scraps for N and S. Overall light wear. Vibrant color.. A set of 24 occupational die-cut figures circa 1880. Each figure measures approx. 5.75" high and has an associated small scrap with an alphabet letter and verse describing the character. The smaller scraps would have originally been connected with a ladder (or paper strip) to the character. Examples include "E was an Earl with pride... Read More
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Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks
New York, NY: Grolier Society, 1910. General wear. Binding detached at one staple. Crease fold.. A short booklet that features children poetry and nursery rhymes. These poems are excerpts from the versions of the poems and rhymes found in "The Book of Knowledge", which was published by the Grolier Society and had many editions over the years. The cover features a poem by Eugene Field (1850-1895), a well known American children's poet, entitled "Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks" (excerpt below).... Read More
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Colds Influenza Pneumonia
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1940. Very good. Toning, missing surface litho cover.. A pamphlet on the common cold, pneumonia, and influenza, published by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to educate American families on how these diseases spread, present, and are treated. Includes a brief 12-step method for preventing the diseases, including social distancing, keeping warm and dry, removing diseased tonsils, and frequent hand-washing. Single vol. (7.75" by 5.25"), pp. 8, stapled in original illus.... Read More
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Late 19th Century Cribbage Horn
United States, Late 19th. cent. Very good. Minor dust soiling, surface wear.. Hand crafted cribbage board made from an animal horn circa the late 19th century, with dozens of holes bored into the horn and lined in several places with ink for easy game play. Measures approx. 10" by 4.5" by 2.25
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Receipt for George and Charles Merriam from the Publisher and Stationer Samuel Bowles & Co
Springfield, Massachusetts: Samuel Bowles & Co, 1868. Very good. Toned, minor short tears and letter creasing.. Billhead for the publisher and stationer Samuel Bowles & Co., with a long receipt of goods paid for by "G. & C. Merriam"-- i.e, George and Charles Merriam, publishers of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Items included on this receipt include a wide variety of material including business cards, a binding for a bible, "Lettering [for] 1 dictionary", and "Electro", which presumably refers to... Read More
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Handsome Embossed 12mo Valentine with Victorian Scrap, Fine Jungle-themed Embossed Pictorial Bifolium
England, 1860. Very good to near-fine. Pinhole at head, a couple small stains or abrasions. Putto beginning to lift.. A handsome 12mo valentine made from Victorian scrap adhered to an embossed pictorial bifolium. The three small scraps include a winged putto holding a horn filled with flowers. a winged putto and lamb among flowers labeled "simplicity" below, and a small round scrap depicting a water well/fountain in a bucolic setting. The paper itself is most attractive, and the... Read More
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J.M. Whittemore & Co. Patriotic Ephemera
Boston, Massachusetts: J.M. Whittemore & Co, 1861. Very good. Light toning. One small hole to one of the large labels. Adhesive to verso of smaller pieces.. J.M. Whittemore & Co. was a job printer and publisher known for producing handsome and patriotic covers (illustrated envelopes) with traditional American iconography such as the American flag, Columbia, and military symbolism, often printed in red and blue. The present group of ephemera includes two printed labels that would have been affixed... Read More
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Victorian Memorial Hairwork - Mourning a Child Graveyard scene
France, 1840. Single horizontal hairline crack in under glass. Wear to frame.. A scene depicting a headstone beneath a weeping tree. It is captions "penser a votre petite Marie" (thinking of your little Marie). grass and flowers at the base and a conifer nearby. All created with wispy snippets of hair. Delicate fine work. Housed in an oval frame with convex glass. Sight view 4.5" by 3.5". Frame 7" by 6
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1840s Friendship Album of Young Lady from Devon with Original Artwork, Valentines, Ephemera
Devon, England, 1854. Fair to poor. Binding defective with some leaves loose, spine with large chips. Toning, dust soiling, spotting.. A particularly nice example of a young lady's friendship album from Devon, England, with entries dating between 1839 and 1854. Includes a title-page made with original artwork and penmanship flourishes to mimic engraved title pages of the time. Nearly every leaf is filled with poetry musing on friendship and religion, by friends, with towns from Devon including Tiverton,... Read More
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Manuscript Love Knot
United States, 1850. Good. Light toning/dust soiling.. A clever love knot, made from interlocking ribbons of text. To read the message, the reader must turn the paper continuously. The message reads: "Make our earthly souls a field which God delights to bless Let us [?] season yield the fruits of righteousness Make us trees of Paradise which more and more thy praise may show deeper sink and higher rise and to perfection grow us who climb thy holy... 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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1945-1965 Twenty Years in the Life of J.A.E.
[Cleveland, Ohio], 1965. Good. Wear to extremities. Spine glue brittle, leading to the leaves becoming loose. Possibly lacking leaves and/or photos.. A family photo album created by a mother as a 20th birthday gift for her son, including eleven (11) photos of the young man growing up from infanthood to adulthood. The photos are captioned lovingly by the mother in red ink. Shows what appears to be a quintessentially idyllic 1950s childhood, complete with beaming family members and... Read More
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Norman Herald Ranges
Rochester, New York: Galusha Stove Co, 1890. Very good. Toned, a couple short tears.. None Better Made": an illustrated advertising pamphlet for Norman Herald Ranges, featuring an image of a trumpeting Norman on the front. Markets the ovens and stoves to upper-middle class families, offering measurements, illustrations, and descriptions of the products' durability and large capacity. Folding pamphlet measures approx. 6" by 4.5" folded, and 6" by 18" unfolded.
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Spicy Talks
Des Moines, Iowa: Tone Bros, 1924. Very good.. Printed booklet advertising Tone Bros. brand spices to American homemakers in 1924. Featuring an image of a smiling grandmother on the front with her baked goods, the booklet aims to appeal to American housewives who want to impress their friends and family with flavorful foods. Provides readers with descriptions of how spices are cultivated and traditionally used, including: black pepper; white pepper; cayenne pepper; paprika; ginger; cinnamon; cloves; nutmeg and... Read More
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Oregon Prunes for Health: Choice Recipes
Salem, Oregon: Willamette Valley Prune Association, 1909. Very good to near-fine. Minor rust staining from staples.. An attractively designed booklet of recipes using Oregon prunes, promoting the fruit as an essential part of a nutritious diet for the whole family: "A handful of uncooked prunes in the children's lunch box will be greatly appreciated and furnishes a healthful diet". Contains over twenty recipes, ranging from Prune Pudding to Prune Short Cake, with some Loganberry recipes as well. Single... Read More
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Parowax for Preserving
New York, New York: Standard Oil Company of New York, 1915. Fair. Text block loose, short tears, light spotting, about a dozen labels cut out and lacking.. Promotional booklet for Parowax, a brand of "clean and wholesome" paraffin wax sold to homemakers for sealing jam and jelly jars. Marketed as a multi-use product, with additional uses in "washing and general household use". Includes recipes for different jams and jellies, as well as several pages of printed labels to... Read More
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August Flower and German Syrup Almanac for the Year 1915
Woodbury, New Jersey: G.G. Green, 1915. Good to very good. Rust staining from staples, a couple other stains. Light toning, corners bumped, otherwise in very nice shape.. A beautifully designed 1915 almanac promoting mail-order medicines sold by G.G. Green. This particular Green almanac courts a more wealthy or up-market clientele. The front depicts Columbia with her shield and a cornucopia of Green's medicines, looking out onto a grand scene showing "Industry and Commerce" spurred on by land and... Read More
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1960s Smith College Bicycle License Plate
Northampton, Massachusetts: Smith College, 1965. Very good. A little wear, dust soiling, chipping.. A metal bicycle license plate for a student or faculty member at Smith College in the 1960s. Embossed with the college name, identification number "1106", and expiration date ("Exp. 65"). Measures approx. 3" in diameter with two pinholes on left and right edges for fastening onto back of bicycle.
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Hidden Titles
Salem, Massachusetts: Parker Brothers, Inc, 1900. Good to very good. Wear to extremities of box, light toning/dust soiling, a couple short tears to instructions sheet. Tape repair to box.. A clever boxed party game published by Parker Brothers, based on rebuses. A rebus is a puzzle using pictures or glyphs to represent words or phrases. For example, if there is a picture of a cube next to the letter "A", the answer would be "Cuba". To play the... Read More
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Child's Painting Books
Germany, 1900. Good. Toned and brittle with short tears.. A charming coloring book for children, printed in Germany for what we presume is the American toy market. The front depicts an artist at his easel painting a pet dog, with a child watching. Inside, the coloring book is comprised of four panels at unfold to reveal two line drawings with matching pre-colored examples of each for the child to emulate. Each has a series of different colorful objects.... Read More
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A Puzzle" -- Hidden Image Puzzle Advertising Candy Store
United States, 1890. Very good. Toned.. A charming 1890s "hidden image" style puzzle card advertising a local sweet shop. The message at the foot reads, "To find the best Ice Cream call at CURTIS Candy Store." The image itself depicts a woman in profile in front of a landscape. To "solve" the puzzle, the viewer must fine the following images "hidden away" in the larger image: a cat; a serpent; a lizard; a fly; a mule; an elephant;... Read More
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Sewing for Children
Stamford, Connecticut: Coats & Clark Inc, 1960. Near-fine. Underlining in some sections.. A booklet of sewing tips and instructions for sewing children's clothing, from the thread and crafting supplier Coats & Clark Inc. This is Vol. 49, No. 1R in a series of promotional booklets titled "Stitch in Time", offering sewing tips and tricks for crafters. This example, which focuses on sewing clothes for toddlers, is geared towards parents and educators. It begins by explaining the importance of... Read More
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Sleeping Dolls by Queen Holden - I Have Eyes That Will Close ... and Open
N.pl: Whitman Publishing Co, 1940. Very good. Light dust soiling. A little damage to plastic envelope where eyes kept.. A charming paper doll book with a moveable component: moveable eyes. The directions read: "Punch out Winkie's eyes. Take a pair of eyes from the envelope and fold on the dotted line and paste together. Holding the pair of eyes with the closed lids towards you, lashes down, pinch the portion back of the eyes slightly so the eyes... Read More
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Sunlight: The Health Giver
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1920. Very good to near-fine. Some rust staining from staples.. An educational booklet issued by Met Life Insurance, educating the American public on the importance of sunlight and fresh air to overall health and well being. Highlights the importance of a "sun bath" to "make one feel and be stronger" and "relieve the congestion of the internal organs and to lower blood pressure", as well as prevent Rickets. Rickets is... Read More
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New Lamps for Old
Newark, New Jersey: Prudential Life Insurance Company, 1930. Good to very good.. A booklet of stories of Ancient Greek and Roman heroes and historical figures, each offering the reader a moral to invest in life insurance. An interesting look into how the Prudential Life Insurance Company advertised to potential customers. The figures mentioned include Androcles, Themistocles, Coriolanus, Cato, Julius Caesar, Regulus, Lycurgus, Pericles, Diogenes, Anaxagoras, Fabius, and Scipio. Each ends with a moral and faces a full-page in-text... Read More
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