Songs the Soldiers and Sailors Sing! A Collection of Favorite Songs as Sung by the Soldiers and Sailors, "Over Here" and "Over There." Including Complete Choruses (Words and Music) of 36 of the Most Popular and Most Sung "Newer Songs.
New York: Leo. Feist, Inc, 1918. Wraps. Near fine. [SONG BOOK]. 24mo; 80pp; pale yellow stiff wrappers, pictorial front with price of 15 cents; two staple binding; light stain to front, light wear to wrapper; near fine. Calendar for 1918, 1919 to verso front wrapper. Back wrapper features advertisement for U.S. Government War Savings Stamps, "Every Stamp Shoots a Gun, Every Gun Ends a Hun".
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The Swans Down Cake Manual, A Handbook of Cake Making
New York: Consumer Service Department, General Foods Corporation, 1933. Wraps. Near fine. [BAKING] [ADVERTISING PREMIUM]. Second edition, 3rd printing. 8vo (8 ¾" x 5 ¾"); 48pp; color pictorial wrapper featuring a vignette of two cakes on the front, and a slice of cake on the rear with an inset of a Swans Down Cake Flour box; 2 staple binding; small b&w photographic illustrations in text; a few light spots on front wrapper and the owners name; near fine.... Read More
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10 Cakes Husbands Like Best from Spry's Recipe Round-Up
No publisher listed but Lever Bros. presumed, 1950. Staplebound. Near fine. 17 pp; color paper wrappers; illustrations throughout; clean and crisp; near fine.
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The Tinies that Live in a Tube
New York: E. R. Squibb & Sons, 1924. Staplebound. Near fine. 12mo (6 1/8" x 4 1/8"); [14pp]; color pictorial wrapper, 2 staple binding; color illustrations every page; light pencil mark to front wrapper; near fine. Located in 5 WorldCat libraries. Published as a children's story, a dental cream tube is the transport for two children into a forest kingdom of animals who have won a battle over the Germies. Clever story incorporating Squibb's Dental Cream.
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The Golden Picture Book of Aeroplanes, with Four Colour Plates and Over Sixty Illustrations
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1950. Boards. Very good. 8vo; [70pp]; color pictorial boards, red cloth spine-back; color pictorial endpapers; 4 color pictorial plates; b&w photographic illustrations throughout; scuffing to edges, crack at head and tail of front hinge paper but binding holding tight; very good. History of flying to the present day (1950s), profusely illustrated with photographs.
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The Maine Farmer and Political Register, Vol. 1, No. 39
Belfast, Maine: Edward Palmer, publisher, 1829. [NEWSPAPER]. December 30, 1829. Folio (20 3/4" x 14"); [4 pp]; creased edges, some marginalia, folded horizontally at center; Good+. Single issue containing news of the Passamaquoddy Indians asking the U.S. for relief. Other articles on pirates, robberies, and New England local news.
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Nursery ABC and Simple Speller
New York: McLoughlin Bro's, 1900. Wraps. Near fine. 8vo (23cm); [10pp]; stiff pictorial color lithographed wrappers; pictorial rear wrapper, no ads; 2 staple binding; color illustrations; light scuffing to spine; near fine.
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Vintage German Child's Wood Architectural Building Blocks in Wood Case with Sliding top
[Germany]: None identified, 1950. Ephemera no binding. Fine. 9 ¼" wide x 13 ¾" long x 2 ½" high; 80 blocks. An interesting vintage German child's woodblock building toy. The wood case measures 9 ¼" wide x 13 ¾" long x 2 ½" high, and contains a total of 80 blocks. It has dovetailed corners and the sliding top has a color printed label of two boys playing with building blocks. There are two layers of building blocks,... Read More
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The Youth's Companion, An Illustrated Weekly Paper, New England Edition, Thursday, November 9, 1893
Boston: Perry Mason Company, 201 Columbus Avenue, 1893. [JUVENILE] [PERIODICAL] [EPHEMERA]. Weekly periodical. Folio (16 ¼" x 11 ¼"); pp [569]-580; pictorial glazed yellow wrappers printed in black, a vignette of men standing in front of a fruit stand on the front, advertisements on the rear; publisher's string binding; advertisements throughout for children and adults; stories and features with illustrations; horizontal fold through all sheets as issued for mailing; sunning of front wrapper, a few stains, some separations at... Read More
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Romance of Indian History; or, Thrilling Incidents in the Early Settlement of America
New York: Kiggins & Kellogg, 123 & 125 William St, 1866. [CHAPBOOK] [JUVENILE] [NATIVE AMERICANS] [HISTORY]. Wrapper title: The Romance of Indian History, Fourth Series-No. 12. 24mo (5 7/8" x 3 7/8"); 24pp; printed wrapper, lettering and vignettes of children playing on front wrapper, rear wrapper features a publisher's ad for "Redfield's Toy Books"; publisher's string binding; vignette of a Native American on the title page; 4 full-page wood engravings and small illustrations in text; light soiling of... Read More
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The Red Goose Book, Forty-Eight Pages of Variety
Kenosha, Wisconsin: John Martin's House, Inc, 1946. Frances HEILPRIN, Jo McMAHON, Carton MOOREPARK. [JUVENILE] [ILLUSTRATED]. James & Jonathan Company, Kenosha, Wisconsin, copyright. Francis HEILPRIN, Jo McMAHON, Carton MOOREPARK, and others, illustrations. 4to (11" x 8 ¼"); [44]pp; color pictorial boards, brightly colored pictorial of two geese on the front and rooster on the rear; color title in a banner on the front board; color pictorial eps; color illustrations throughout; bottom edge scuffed with loss, bottom corners bumped, lightly... Read More
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Joan of Arc and Pride of Illinois Fine Foods
Hoopeston, Illinois: The lllinois Canning Co, 1930. Staplebound. Very good. 12mo; 64pp; glazed illustrated wrapper with Joan of Arc on a white horse on front; red background; color illustrated back wrapper with woman and cartouche announcing "Pride of Illinois"; 2 staple binding; light soiling to wrappers; very good. Scarce, one copy located in WorldCat in Australia.
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Playfellows
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1903. Boards. Very good +. 48mo (3 5/8" x 3 ¼"); [12]pp; glazed color pictorial front board of a girl holding mistletoe; red cloth shelf back; blue floral endpapers; stiff paper stock; 4 chromolithographed illustrations; line drawings and text in sepia; light shelf wear to boards; very good plus. Issued by the publisher as part of the My Pets Library series.
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Unmarked Staffordshire Child's ABC Plate with a Cricket Match color transfer
England: Unmarked Staffordshire, 1860. [CHILD'S PLATE]. 7 ½" child's unmarked Staffordshire embossed ABC, raised rim plate with a central four- color transfer of a cricket game on the well. The transfer is detailed showing 9 figures on the field, two on the pitch with wickets, and a crowd watching the game played. The flag of Great Britain is flying on a pole over some buildings. Light stains on the rim and rear, some scratching of glaze, a few sand... Read More
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State of Maine [Honorable Discharge]
1832. Document no binding. Very good. 7 ½" x 12 ½". Printed sheet with hand-written details filling in the spaces. State of Maine Head-Quarters, Augusta Sept. 24, 1832. The Commander in Chief has accepted the RESIDNTAION of Lieutenant John Mayo of the Second Regiment, in the First brigade, and Fourth Division of the Militia of this Stae; and he is hereby HONORABLY DISCHARGED at his own request, from the Office aforesaid. By the Commander in chief: L. [?]... Read More
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Scientific American, New York, November 25, 1899., Volume LXXXL,, No. 22
New York: Munn & Co., No. 361 Broadway, 1899. Ephemera no binding. Very good. Folio (16 ¼" x 11 ¼"); pp338-352; illustrated wrapper; 4" split at tail of wrapper fold, hand-soiling and shelf-wear to wrapper; very good. Advertised as a Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry and Manufactures. Contents include: Present Condition of the Paris Exposition of 1900: The Future of South Africa, The Vienna Meteorite Collection; Industrial Invasion of Great Britain; The Meteor Display;... Read More
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Hand-cut Paper Lace
No place: No maker noted, 1900. Ephemera no binding. Fine. [PAPER LACE]. 48mo (3 15/16" x 2 11/16"); one sheet of white perforated paper lace punched with a decorative border and two scenes: a man walking and the French word "Amitié" meaning "Friendship"; fine. The art of hand-cutting perforated paper was established around 1850 to 1860 with newly available commercially produced, punched paper for needlework, often used in embroidery. With these punched papers, the art of delicately cutting... Read More
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Farm Friends Paint Book
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1940. [EPHEMERA] [JUVENILE] [ACTIVITY BOOK]. 4to (11 ¼" x 8 ½"); [24]pp; color pictorial stiff wrapper picturing a horse, cow and pig looking over the fence at an anthropomorphic rabbit drawing their portrait; number "1072" on wrapper; titled pictures to color; small chip to front bottom corner, age toned pages; very good. A charming mid-20th century children's story coloring book. The easy-to-read titles of each tell the story of the children enjoying their day... Read More
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Holiday Times
New York: Hurst & Company Publishers, 1912. [JUVENILE] [RHYMING VERSE]. 4to; [26]pp; color fp + 2 additional color plates; black line drawings throughout; light wear and soiling to boards; near fine. Not recorded. A holiday gift-style book for children with a winsome cover depicting a wintry scene with two children riding on a sled. Stories and rhyming verse are illustrated with black and white pictures. The book is seemingly compiled from other Hurst publications and meant for the young... Read More
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Aristos Recipes Kitchen Wisdom
Kansas City, MO: The Southwestern Milling Company, Inc, 1911. Staplebound. Good. 12mo; 31 pp; chromolithographed wrappers; black and white illustration on title page; staining throughout, scuffing to cover and chipping to edges; good.
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My Altoona Home. Santa's Greetings to You from Toy Town
Altoona, Pennsylvania: The William F. Gable Co, 1920. Wraps. Very good. [EPHEMERA] [ADVERTISING PREMIUM] [HOLIDAY]. 12mo (7 1/8" x 4 7/8"); [16]pp; glazed stiff color pictorial shape book wrapper; two staple binding; illustrations in b&w and a few with red highlights; light wear to wrapper, 1 ½" separation at foot of spine fold, light age-toning of paper, offsetting of ink; very good. Not recorded. The Gable Department Store was family owned and operated in Altoona, Pennsylvania from 1884-1968.... Read More
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Set of 8 Chromolithographed Die-Cut Paper Ornaments
No place listed: No publisher or printer noted, 1890. Ephemera no binding. Very good +. [HOLIDAY] [CHRISTMAS] [ORNAMENTS]. Eight die-cut stiff paper ornaments printed recto and verso, chromolithographed in bright pastel colors, small hole for ornament hook at top; colors bright; no tears but a few light creases on some. Very good plus. 1) Girl with gift-wrapped packages, wearing a red stocking cap and green scarf, tall buttoned spats over her shoes, and riding on a flying dove.... Read More
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Hopalong Cassidy and Lucky at Copper Gulch, Television Book, Starring William Boyd, Based on characters created by Clarence E. Mulford
Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1950. Boards. Very good +. Jack CROWE. [MOVABLE BOOK] [JUVENILE]. Jack CROWE, illustrator. 4to; [24]pp; color pictorial boards, photographic illustration of Hopalong and Lucky on the front, movable wheel with a grommet changes the illustration in the front board window, pictorial rear board; color pictorial title page; color illustrations throughout; bowing to boards with light crease to bottom front board; very good plus. Pictorial children's book based on the television... Read More
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A Business Directory of the Subscribers to the New Map of Maine, with a Brief History and Description of the State, Prepared by William Willis; also, Valuable Statistics and Advertisements
Portland [Maine]: J. Chace, Jr. & Co.; Sanborn & Carter, 55 Exchange Street; Bailey & Noyes, 56 and 58 Exchange Street, 1869. Cloth. Very good. Printed by B. Thurston, Steam Book, Job, and Card Printer, Proprietor of Commercial News Room, Publisher of "Portland Price-Current" and "Maine Teacher," 79 Middle Street, Portland. 8vo; 344pp; blind-stamped brown cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; pink printed endpapers with advertisements; ownership in neat pen on title page; wear to boards, sunning... Read More
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Manitou to the Summit of Pike's Peak, Altitude 14,147 Feet
Printed in Germany, 1880. Boards. Very good. 12mo (6" x 5"); [12pp]; gilt-stamped decorative borders and title on red pebbled paper over board; 12 accordion-folded glazed panels, grey-tone chromolithograph illustrations within a red & yellow border; portrait on front pastedown; significant fading to spine and a 2" strip of rear board, board has turned white; else very good. In 4 WorldCat libraries. Front pastedown panel features a portrait of Lieut. Zebulon M. Pike who discovered pikes Peak in... Read More
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