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Clever Design,Marketing Medicine
Paris, France: Laboratories A. Bailly, c.1952. French advertising circular for "Arthrex Bailly" brand medication, featuring a cleverly designed illustration of an ill man in a leg cast, in the style of a neon sign. Claims to treat or cure gout, lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia, and rheumatism. Illustrated card (6" by 4.5").....
Price: $150.00
Clergy,Railroad Fare
[New York, New York]: U.S. Railroad Administration, c.1919. A book of blank certificates that entitle the holder to "one-way passage tickets at the authorized Clergy fares over all railroads under Federal control". Issued by the U.S. Railroad Administration, this booklet is stamped "No. E75615". Two of the certificates have been.....
Price: $225.00
Historical Memorabilia
Connecticut Courant, 1864. Facsimile reprint of the first issue of the Connecticut Courant originally published: Hartford, Conn. Original printed by Thomas Green, 1764. A sample issue of a projected weekly newspaper, to be issued Mondays, commencing 19 Nov. 1764. Printed with traditional letter forms, with the exception of a modern.....
Price: $300.00
Japonism, Advertising and Promotion, Broadside, Fancy Goods
Boston: A. Stowell & Co., [1870s]. A 10 1/2" x 9 1/2" rice paper broadside with an illustration of toads among the bamboo reeds as a heron flies overhead. It is captioned Holiday Goods and titled "Some of Our Inducements for the Holidays". Followed by a list of various novelty.....
Price: $375.00
Commonplace Books,Women and Poetry
Market Street, New York, New York: 1830s. The commonplace book of Sally Ann Waring (1804-1872), containing meaningful poetry selected to provide an intimate portrait of her internal thoughts, hopes, and passions. This example of a commonplace book is notable for its completeness (every page is full), thoughtfulness, and for the.....
Price: $675.00
Patent Medicines,Poison
New York, New York: Mr. Fellows, c.1905. A brief educational booklet for patients advertising the patent medicine Fellows' Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites, a mixture of iron, quinine, strychnine (yes, the poison), lime, manganese, and potash (i.e. potassium chloride). Includes brief descriptions of pneumonia, influenza, malaria, whooping cough, and diphtheria. Defends.....
Price: $175.00
Paint and Pigment Manufacturing,Color Theory,Art Supplies, Oil Color
New York, New York: Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc., 1922. Advertising booklet promoting oil colors by Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc., manufacturer of paints, stains, inks, enamels, and pigments. Includes a large color wheel, and a lengthy discussion of color theory (e.g. elementary color, warm versus cool, complementary color, etc.).....
Price: $175.00
California Wines and Vineyards,Oenology and Viticulture,Billheads and Receipts
Knight's Ferry, California: Red Mountain Vineyard, 1893. An early 1890s billhead recording a sale of port and other goods to a customer of Red Mountain Vineyard, a vineyard based in Knight's Ferry, California run by H.R. Schell. Includes decorative typography at the head printed in gold and brown. Lists the.....
Price: $225.00
Language of Flowers,Patent Medicine,Marketing to Women
New Haven, Connecticut: The C.G. Clark Co., 1869. A sweet and scarce "Floral Album and Ladies' Companion" advertising patent medicines by C.G. Clark Co. The album, clearly marketed to women, includes an extensive "Correct Dictionary of Flowers" for determining the language of flowers. Single vol. (4.25" by 2.75"), pp. [16].....
Price: $225.00
Corsets,Women and Society,Body Image
Bridgeport, Connecticut: The Warner Brothers Company, c.1950. A guide to corset fitting for saleswomen, offering practical tips and also promoting salesmanship training courses offered by the Warner Brothers Company: "Fitting foundations is not just salesmanship. It is an art or science" (p. 1). Includes detailed instructions for how to fit.....
Price: $225.00
Intricate Cutwork,Natural Imagery
Early 19th. century. A group of four (4) remarkably intricate and finely-wrought examples of early nineteenth century paper cut work. They have been designed and cut by someone who was evidently quite skilled in the practice. Two of the examples depict trees with long branches waving dramatically in the wind;.....
Price: $500.00
Sewing, Fashion Design, Original Art, Painting and Gouache
France: 1930s. "Pièces de Confection" is a completely unique, handmade book that showcases the skills of an unidentified French tailor or seamstress. Each page features one to three squares of sewn fabric; there are 32 squares of fabric in total. Each square is labeled carefully in black ink, and shows.....
Price: $1,500.00
Puzzle Purse, Parlor Game, Amusement
[1860]. A 3" x 3 1/2" folded paper "puzzle purse" of sorts. in that the pages must be folded correctly to return it to its original form which is only the first part of the puzzle. Sawtooth painted boarder decoration on coated stock covers with applied gold scrap. Includes five.....
Price: $750.00
advertising,sales
New York: McGraw Hill Publications, c 1958. Paper report booklet, printed in black and green ink, photographs and charts. How to make a sale in six steps. 11" x 8 1/2" some discoloration on edges.
Price: $150.00
Jacob's Ladder, Movable Toy, Napoleon
c1850s. A four-part hand colored litho on board with white laces and a wooden handle. When twisted the scene changes and Napoleon changes his costumes.
Price: $900.00
LIFE,Bob Hope,NBC,History of Media and Journalism
N.pl: NBC, 1961. A commemorative booklet published to celebrate the March 2, 1961 television special on NBC, "25 Years of LIFE Starring Bob Hope". The booklet begins with an order of events, including an opening by Bob Hope, ballet, a feature on the American Family, and ending with a greeting.....
Price: $250.00
McLoughlin,Children's Books,Picture Books,Anthropomorphism
New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros. c.1867. 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".....
Price: $200.00
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U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Academy, 1939. Vol. 28, No. 21 of "The Log", a serial published by the U.S. Naval Academy. Rife with humor and camaraderie, this issue features cartoons, silly stories, campus news, and fun facts for the young men to enjoy. Also included in this issue is a......
Price: $175.00
Social Invites, Menus, Societe Archeologique, Historique & Artistique le Vieux Papier
France: 1910-1926. Includes three (3) invitations from to attend the annual dinner of the French Old Paper Society for 1910, 1911 and an unknown year and four (4) menus for 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1926. Fine printing and imagery. The society celebrated its 100th dinner on April 28, 1914. A......
Price: $650.00
Tobacco Marketing, Celebrities and Historical Figures, Biographies, Chromolithography
Park Place, New York: Knapp & Company, 1890s. A complete set of 48 absolutely charming miniature chromolithographed biographies, published as part of an advertising campaign for Duke Brand Cigarettes. Each was issued in a box of cigarettes in a "collect-them-all"-type marketing ploy. The complete set here includes 7 women and.....
Price: $3,500.00
Made by Hand, Fashion, Design
c1920s. What appears to be a complete handmade paper pattern for a kimono complete with hand penciled design for embroidery or appliqué that includes scenes of a violent sea, sea serpents, herons flying above a sailing vessel and more. Proposed colors have been penciled on the pattern. The back piece.....
Price: $250.00
Food, Food Pricing, Food as a Commodity,
United States: 1834-1935. The collection includes 83 food and associated commodities price lists, catalogs, ledgers, invoices, postal card advertisements and more. It spans a 100 year period and provides considerable information regarding the availability, distribution, price and pricing consideration of these commodities. The materials represent 40 different American markets, with.....
Price: $4,800.00
Architecture, History of architecture, Prospectuses and advertisements
New York, New York: Bruno Hessling, Publisher, 1890s. Illustrated bifolium prospectus (10.75" by 7") for the Third Revised Edition of Meyer's Handbook of Ornament, first published in 1892 by Bruno Hessling. The book is described here as "A Grammar of Art Industrial and Architectural Designing in all its Branches for.....
Price: $175.00
Political Cartoons and Ephemera,Salt River
United States: 1880s. A pocket-sized political cartoon (3.5" by 2.25") poking fun at a politician's failed bid for mayor. The caption reads, "HECTOR falls in climbing into the Mayor's Chair". In the woodcut image, an onlooker points as a whiskered politician falls from a tall pole into a river, after.....
Price: $150.00