New Arrivals
Charm String Valentine
United States: c.1905. An elegantly designed charm string valentine, comprised of three (3) different die-cut scraps connected by sky blue ribbons. The first depicts a silver-haired woman surrounded by a gold background; the second is a blue heart with poem; and the third depicts a brown-haired putto holding a love.....
Price: $85.00
Magic and Stage Illusions,Australia,Magician-Booksellers
Sydney, Australia: The Imp, 1939-1940. Two (2) issue of "The Imp", Vol. 5, Nos. 6 and 9. "The Imp" was an Australian serial that referred to itself as the "Official Organ of the Independent Magical Performers of Sydney". Inductees into the society were dubbed "Imps" and were led by their.....
Price: $200.00
Advertising Tissue,Infant Nutrition,Bread
United States: c.1910. A printed napkin promoting two different products, produced c.1910. The message reads: "Compliments of the Crescent Bread Company. For Indigestion try Zwieback". The latter was a toast or biscotti-like product originating in Germany that was used for patients with upset stomachs or infants trying solid foods for.....
Price: $100.00
Raphael Tuck,Paper Dolls,Girlhood to Womanhood
London, England: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1894. An elegant large-format paper doll from Raphael Tuck, titled "Our Little Treasure: From School Days to Womanhood". The doll itself measures approx. 12.5" in height, and has a detachable head. The outfits slip under the head's neck in order to be secured to.....
Price: $250.00
Advertising to Women,Dermatology and Skincare,Beauty Industry,Gender Roles and Expectations in Advertising
N.pl: [Procter & Gamble], c.1926. An advertising for booklet for Camay brand soap, penned by a female dermatologist talking to her reader, "woman to woman", leaning into traditional gender roles and expectations: "Of course, you want to be lovely! You and I and every other girl on earth. I honestly.....
Price: $200.00
Advertising to Women,Bathroom Renovation,Federal Housing Administration
N.pl: Montgomery Ward and Company, Inc, 1940s. A promotional booklet for Montgomery Ward and Company, Inc, advertising bathroom remodeling ideas to 1940s housewives. Include large in-text illustrations showing clean and modern bathrooms in the latest colors and finishes, with modern amenities. Note the full-page illustration showing the blonde woman chatting.....
Price: $225.00
Blank Books,Ledgers and Record Books,Stationers and Booksellers
United States: 1880s or 1890s. A blank lined notebook from the later half of the 19th century, most likely the 1880s or 1890s. A roman number "I" has been penned on the spine in ink. At the foot is stamped "B" and "100". Stationer or bookseller not identified. The final.....
Price: $100.00
Friendship Albums,Lowell,Original Artwork,Art by Children,Calligraphic Drawing
Lowell, Massachusetts: 1876-1885. The album is nearly full with manuscript entries addressed to "Flora", with a couple examples of original artwork, fine calligraphy, and a very nice calligraphic drawing of swans. Also includes a few decorative Victorian scraps. The artwork includes childhood art by a little boy, "Howard V. McCoy".....
Price: $250.00
Biedermeier,Friendship Albums,Album Amicorum,German
German: 1844-1859. A German friendship album begun at the very end of the Biedermeier era, featuring fifteen (15) loose leaves with manuscript verse and several blank leaves below. The entries were gathered from friends of the original owner between 1844 and 1859. A couple include hand-colored decorated scraps, and there.....
Price: $450.00
Biedermeier,Friendship Albums,Album Amicorum,German,Year Without A Summer,Romanticism,Early Dust jackets and Dust wrappers
Germany and Switzerland: 1813-1819. An attractive German Biedermeier-era friendship album in leaves, housed in its original decorative box and decorated paper wrappers. Includes approx. 50 leaves from differing paper stocks, each trimmed or folded to fit neatly in the box. Most have manuscript verse excerpts signed, located, and dated for.....
Price: $425.00
Serials,Childhood Activities
Boston, Massachusetts: C. Stone & Co, 1856. A journal for children which includes readings, music, poems, and plates. This specific journal features a plate and writing on the Resurrection of Lazarus, A Summer Song, Indiscriminate Novel-Reading, What is Family Religion, Christian Sympathy, and My Mother. Single vol., 32 pp., printed.....
Price: $75.00
Lithography,Arts and Crafts Movement
New York, New York: William M. Clarke, 1880s. Promotional leaflet for William M. Clarke Fine Lithography, a New York-based printer specializing in fine printing for business and advertising. Features an attractive illustrated motif and typography inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. Products promoted include "artistic circulars, menu cards, book.....
Price: $150.00
History of Musical Instrument Manufacturing,Brass Instruments,American Music Making
New York, New York: Slater & Martin, c.1869. An illustrated catalogue and price list of brass instruments for sale by Slater & Martin of New York, published c.1869. Provides fascinating insight into the history of instrument manufacturing, and how brass instruments such as trombones have (or have not) changed over.....
Price: $250.00
History of Ephemera,Job Printing,Advertising Ephemera and Novelties
Chicago, Illinois: Frank Roehr, n.d. Two (2) Victorian price lists advertising printed products sold by "Frank Roehr, Printer, Publisher and Engraver". Products include "Picture Cards", rubber stamps, ink pads, "Chromo and Advertising Cards", birthday cards, "Map Cards", novelties, advertising blotters, and more. Yellow price list includes new motifs (e.g. "Babies'.....
Price: $150.00
Advertising to Women,Products for Homemakers and Housekeepers,Women's Work
Brooklyn, New York: Colonial Works, c.1900. Two (2) illustrated advertising labels for jars of enamel, unused and in excellent condition. The label on the top advertises "Colonial Bath Tub Enamel", and the lower label advertises "Colonial Stove Pipe Enamel". Each depicts a stylish Edwardian woman using the enamel on household.....
Price: $225.00
Penmanship and Calligraphy
New York, New York: A. Morton, 1862. Printed circular advertising "Morton's Celebrated Gold Pens" for fine penmanship and calligraphy, including illustrations of the pens and nibs in actual size on the front. Marketed as "Gold Pens for the Million". Includes an extensive price list on the last page, and a......
Price: $225.00
Women's Fashion,1920s Fashion, Sewing,Patterns,Dressmaking
New York, New York: Prof. Agostino D'Alessio, 1929. A printed manual of dress design published "for self instruction" by the early 20th century fashion designer Agostino D'Alessio. Includes everything needed to learn how to design and construct garments, including: a chart and guide for how to take measurements; alterations; and.....
Price: $250.00
Pears Soap,Straight Razor,Advertising,Die-cut
N.pl: Pears' Soap, 1890s. An advertising card for Pears' Soap die-cut and illustrated to resemble a straight razor, complete with wooden handle and grommet to allow it to move. Measures approx. 6" in length. Includes second grommet (perhaps lacking a second razor?). Includes ink stamp of apothecary located in Maine.....
Price: $125.00
Boarding Schools,Single-Sex Education,Vermont
Bennington, Vermont: 1850s. An early 1850s illustrated circular promoting the Mount Anthony Seminary, "A Classical and English Boarding School for Boys" in Bennington, Vermont. The illustration depicts the campus with several boys playing sports on the grounds. Measures approx. 5.5" by 7.5", verso blank. "The School is delightfully situated in.....
Price: $150.00
Trades and Professions,History of Labor and Unions
Jacksonville, Illinois: 1920-1925. A fascinating look into labor and unions between 1920 and 1925, charting one local organization's meeting minutes. The secretary of the "Trade and Labor Assembly" has nearly filled the entire ledger with minutes from their meetings, showing the reliance of different trades on each other to protect.....
Price: $325.00
Split-fount inking,Split fountain printing
Boston, Massachusetts: Published by The Heliotype Printing Co.; Printed by The Boston Color Printing Co, 1878. An attractive early example of "split fountain printing", also referred to as "split-fount inking", a kind of multicolored printing made possible by applying different colored inks to a single roll. This example was made.....
Price: $250.00
History of Stuttering and Speech Therapy
Huntingdon, England: Brampton Park, c.1899. Printed promotional leaflet for "The Only School for Young Stammerers", offering relief to young stutterers seeking a solution to what was then seen as a barrier to education, career, and personal success. Offers extracurricular activities (music, cricket, tennis, croquet, boating) as well as classes for.....
Price: $150.00
History of Fishing,Fisheries Ecology,Marine Biology
New York, New York: Thomas Woodward, 1867. A rare look into Victorian fisheries ecology, provided via a printed price list/circular dated April, 1867 for a New York-based wholesale fishmonger. Includes a brief sales pitch by Woodward followed by a list of fish offered with pricing, ranging from Codfish and Pollock.....
Price: $150.00
Baby Jane Paper Doll, Gertrude Breed, Ray-n-bo Joy-n-ted Doll
A 7" x 8" uncut paper doll set for Baby Jane, A Jointed Paper Doll That Stands, Sits, Goes to Bed and Holds a Bottle with clothes, bassinet and toys To Cut Out and Color. Copyrighted 1927 by Gertrude Breed, "on" West Medford City. A Ray-n-bo Joy-n-ted Doll. Includes the.....
Price: $75.00