Her Majesty Montana Has a "Come-hither" Look
by Anonymous
S. l.: Montana Standard, Printers, 1932. Very good. First edition presumed; pictorial single sheet, die-cut, two-fold and then parallel-fold; 3 1/2 x 6; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a large, centerfold scene of Glacier National Park by Jean Jacques Pfister (1878 - 1949); mild wear along corners and tiny, closed cuts to edges of folds; in very good condition. A wonderful advertising brochure, it was aimed at nature lovers and tourists, enticing them to take a vacation to Montana.... Read More
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Souvenir Condensed History of New Orleans for the Tourist, as Presented by Official Gray Lines-Yellow Lines Guides of Toye Bros. Yellow Cab Co.
by Anonymous
New Orleans: s. n.. Very good. Early edition, n. d. (first half of the 20th century); 6 x 4 1/2; pp. [1], 2-16; stapled pictorial wraps in orange, blue, and white; very light wear and creasing to tips of spine and corners; in very good to near fine condition. A lovely, albeit short, guide to the history and landmarks of what the authors call the "Paris of America."
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A Group of Proofs for the Columbian Exposition Souvenir Playing Cards
by Anonymous
S. l. (Chicago): s. n., 1893. Very good. Fifteen cards on loose sheets of thinner paper stock, in ones and twos per sheet (different, but for one duplicate); sheets with crop marks to corners; lithographed images - 3 1/2 x 2 1/2; generally minor wear, with some of the sheets trimmed closer to images than others - in very good condition. A lovely group of proofs, depicting various buildings at the Columbian Exposition, eventually they would be issued by... Read More
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Trotz Misslungenem Attentat auf Hitler: Generale Proklamieren Friedensregierung!
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1944. Very good. Leaflet, n. d. (1944); 8 1/4 x 5 1/4; off-white stock, printed in black; horizontal crease line thorugh middle and moderate age-toning; in very good condition. Reading: "Despite the Failed Assassination Attempt on Hitler: Generals Proclaim Peace Government," the WWII propaganda leaflet was distributed by the Allies, following the July 20, 1944, assassination attempt on Hitler. Aiming at demoralizing German troops and highlighting the inevitable German defeat, it encouraged surrender by promoting... Read More
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Going! Going!! Gone!!! (The Three Phases of an Upset Toddler)
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1890. Very good. Albumen print with an orange, card stock backing, n. d. (late 19th century); 3 1/2 x 7; image with very minor wear - near fine; card with a bit of wear to edges; overall in very good condition. Memorialized for posterity - the expressions of a distraught child every parent knows intimately - a pitifull frown (Going!), a major scrunching of the little face (Going!!), and a full-blown wail (Gone!!!).
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Exposition Internationale de 1937. Cinema de L' U. R. S. S. programme
by Anonymous
S. l. (Paris): s. n., 1937. Softcover. Small broadside; 8 1/4 x 5 1/4; salmon-colored sheet, printed in black; fragile, with several closed cuts and punctures to lower margin; a few crease lines; very good- condition. A scarce survivor of cinema ephemera, the broadside presented the Russian movies to be screened on June 25, 1937 at the Paris World Fair, known as the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, in Paris. As advertised, the films were... Read More
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Photograph of a Railroad-car Building Yard
by Anonymous
S. l. : s. n., 1900. Very good. Silver gelatine photograph, n. d. (ca 1900 - a small, penciled-in manuscript note on verso "1900 - 1910"); mounted on a card stock mat; photo 5 x 7, mat 10 x 12; image with minor age-toning and wear - in very good to near fine condition; mat with small chips to corners - in good to very good condition. A bit of a mystery, the photograph presumably depicted a crew at... Read More
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Farmers & Mechanics German - English Almanac 1870
by Anonymous
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1870. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5 3/4; pp. 3-27, [3]; pictorial, wood-engraved self-wraps; illustrated with numerous woodcuts; period strip of paper strengthening spine; a few minor spots and light wear to edges; in very good condition. A rare midwestern almanac (one copy of a different year recorded at the NYPL), it listed the signs of the zodiac and their effect on the human anatomy, home remedies and quack medicines,... Read More
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The Great $1,000 Puzzle. Hard to Do But possible
by Anonymous
Los Angeles, CA / Independence, Iowa: Unique Novelty Co., Mfrs. and Jobbers, 1910. Softcover. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1910); 10 wooden blocks with carvings of a car, a bridge, etc. (one piece replaced, else original), squares and rectangles, approx. 1 1/2 x 3/4; dark red box with a green, engraved label pasted-on, 4 x 3; instructions to top half verso; box with a few chips and rubbed spots to edges; two of the corners with short splits;... Read More
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The Hatchet. Published on the High Seas [Vol. 6, No. 8, Monday, August 26, 1918]
by Anonymous
N.p., 1918. Softcover. First edition; 8 x 9 1/2; single sheet, pp. 2; very minor nick to left edge; faint crease line through middle; near fine condition. 'The Hatchet' was a daily newspaper published on board USS George Washington on her way to France during WWI. Later, the ship would also play an important role in post-war diplomatic efforts, twice taking President Woodrow Wilson to France for the negotiations which would lead to the Treaty of Versailles. The current issue... Read More
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A Few Delicious Delicacies Easily Made
by Anonymous
Boston, Mass.: Joseph Burnett Co., 1890. Early (first ?) edition, n. d. (ca 1890 according to (Massachusetts) Southborough Historical Society's collection records; a similar edition classified by OCLC as ca 1900); 3 1/2 x 6; pp. 20; brown wraps illustrated and ruled in red and black; a bit of wear along spine; slight ripple to wraps and pages; illustrated; very good. An uncommon early cookbook and advertisement for Joseph Burnett Company of Boston and their famous products. In 1847 a... Read More
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Oakland Choral Society. Third Season, First Concert
by Anonymous
S. l. (Oakland, CA): Oakland Choral Society, 1889. Softcover. First edition; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. [18]; textured beige wraps, tied with a decorative string; a few small spots of foxing to margins of wraps; small manuscript note in pencil to one of the pages; very good condition.The pamphlet included a program for the performance of the Oakland Choral Society at the First Congregational Church on October 18, 1889. Apart from several pieces by Schumann, Schubert, etc., large... Read More
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The Jell-O Girl in Norway. No. 12 [Jell-O Advertising and Cookbook]
by Anonymous
LeRoy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1920. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); tri-fold 2 1/2 x 3; pp. 5; illustrated; minor wear to folds; very good to near fine condition. A charming miniature and quite an uncommon Jell-O advertising / cookbook combining a fairy tale of the Jell-O girl visiting Norway with five recipes including "Lemon Jell-O Whip with Prunes" and "Pineapple Bavarian Cream."
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A Collection of Seaweed Specimens from French Algeria
by Anonymous
Various: By the author, 1864. First Edition. Very good. Twenty three specimens, mounted on nine loose sheets of cream stock; paper 10 1/2 x 8; specimens with various sizes, some quite large, ie. approx. 7 1/2 x 9; most subtitled, in manuscript, in French, with place, date, etc.; a few minor spots; very good or better condition. A beautiful collection of seaweed, it was assembled along the coast of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria. Some of the... Read More
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Hymn Sung at the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Settlement of Rev. David Sanford Over the Village Church, Medway, Oct. 5, 1863
by Anonymous
S. l. (Medway, MA): By the author, 1863. First Edition. Good. Small broadside; 7 3/4 x 4 3/4; off-white stock, printed in black; uniform age-toning and a few spots to margins; several small nicks to edges; in good condition. David Sanford (1801-1875) was the Pastor of the Village Church in Medway, Massachusetts from 1838 to 1871. He was also the grandson of David Sanford (1737 - 1810) - Chaplain of the 13th and 23rd Continental regiments during the Revolutionary... Read More
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The Landmarks Club of California, Incorporated 1895. To Save for Our Children and the World the Old Missions and Other Historic Landmarks of California
by Anonymous
S. l. (Los Angeles, CA): The Landmarks Club, 1916. Softcover. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. 3-12; glossy, off-white wraps; a few faint crease lines to fore-edge and corners; very good or better condition. Official recognition of historical landmarks in California began in 1895, with the founding of The Landmarks Club under the leadership of journalist, historian, photographer, librarian, and historic preservation activist Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859 - 1928). Initially, the club's efforts were focused on the Spanish... Read More
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19th-century Prince Edward Island Herbarium
by Anonymous
Various: By the author, 1887. Good. Eight loose sheets, 11 3/4 x 9, each with a dried plant affixed to recto; six of the eight identified in manuscript with class, order, scientific name, etc; overall in very good condition - with some spotting and offsetting; occasional cracking to leaves; in about good to very good condition. A lovely herbarium, it showcased large specimens of plants from several locations on Prince Edward Island, including Kinkora Island, Old Spring Woods, etc.
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A Small Archive of Photographs, Documenting a 19th-century Trip to Moscow
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1890. Very good. Twelve albumen prints, affixed to loose photo-album sheets, n. d. (late 19th-century); images aprrox. 6 1/4 x 8 1/4; barely-visible, pencilled, manuscript captions; upper corners of a few of the photos with small wrinkles (from being glued); two of them with small, closed cuts to edges; overall in very good condition. A fabulous collection of images, it documented a 19th-century trip to Moscow of an American (?) traveller. All, but one of... Read More
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Vesela bandura. Povnyi zbirnyk veselykh i zhartivlyvykh pisen i pryspiviv do muzychnykh instrumentiv i tantsiv (Happy Bandura. A Complete Collection of Amusing and Humorous Songs and Choruses for Musical Instruments and Dances)
by Anonymous
Jersey City: Z drukarni "Svobody", 1925. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1925); 9 x 6; pp. [1], 4-84; olive wraps, printed and illustrated in black; small, closed cuts to tips of spine and top edge of back wrap; staples showing at hinges; previous owner's personal stamp to title page with a light offset to front wrap verso; in very good condition. A wonderful collection of Ukrainian folk songs, in was published for the Ukrainian emigre... Read More
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Pan-American Exposition Stationary
by Anonymous
Cincinnati, Ohio: Tom Jones, Publisher, 1901. Near fine. Stationary; 11 x 8 1/2; single sheet, illustrated with vignettes of the Ethnology, Horticultural, Agricultural, and Machinery & Transportation buildings, and of the Electric Tower; very minor wear - in near fine condition. A beautiful Pan-American Exposition memento, it was published in connection with that World's Fair, which was held from May 1 through November 2 of 1901 in Buffalo, New York. Although noted for its numerous technological and art exhibits,... Read More
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A Group of Victorian Racist African-American Paper Dolls
by Anonymous
S. l.: s. n., 1880. Very good. Twelve chromolithographed, die-cut, paper dolls; approx. 5 x 1 1/2; generally mild wear - a few worn spots to verso, one with a tiny split to upper edge; in very good or better condition. Portraying African-Americans playing various musical instruments, dancing, and singing, as well as boxing, playing racketball, etc., the paper dolls were decidedly racist - depicting exaggerated mouths, bugged-out eyes, strange postures, and so on.
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By Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The Benefits Derived from Wearing Nodder's Patent Self-Adjusting and Ventilated Hat
by Anonymous
S. l. [London (?)]: S. n., 1860. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1860); 3 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. [2]; card stock printed recto only; a few small scattered spots of foxing; illustrated with engraving of the British Royal Crest; very good. An interesting and quite amusing advertisement piece touting the benefits of the patented Nodder's self-adjusting and ventilated hat. The said benefits are enumerated and listed in order of importance (?) and include "fitting the peculiar configuration of... Read More
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Tell-Tale: A Game of Love
by Anonymous
Baltimore, MD: Kohler Manufacturing Co., 1890. Softcover. First edition presumed; 5 1/4 x 3 1/4; pp. 1-8; light brown wraps, illustrated with an engraving by Geo M. Vickers; very minor nicks to tips of spine and corners; a small spot to first page; in about near fine condition.The game, possibly designed to be played on Valentine's Day, was published by the Kohler Company, manufacturers of various remedies and soaps for fits, headaches, blood disorders, corns, etc. (all of them... Read More
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Knights Templar September Conclaves in San Francisco
by Anonymous
S. l. (San Francisco): s. n., 1888. Softcover. First edition; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. [4]; white stock, printed in black; full-page, engraved frontis; faint intersecting crease lines; very mild age-toning along spine; facsimile signature of Commander Frank French; very good or better condition.A scarce program for the September conclaves of the Knights Templar, it featured a beautiful engraving of a knight by the water of the San Francisco Bay, with Alcatraz in the far left, under the... Read More
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And So to Bed. Being the Diary of a Mixer of Cocktails. [With Apologies to Samuel Pepys]
by Anonymous
Montreal: Distillers Corporation Seagrams Limited, 1930. Very good. Presumed second edition, n. d. (ca 1930 - a smaller edition of 35 pages published earlier and a larger, 60-page one, published in 1933); 6 x 3; pp. [2], 5-40; textured wraps in gray and black, printed in red; lithographed illustrations throughout; a small, curcular tear through middle of spine and textblock strengthened with an extra staple, else minor wear; in very good condition. Titled after British naval administrator Samuel Pepys'... Read More
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