Childhood Ephemera & Books
Advertising to Children, Paper Dolls, S&C
Germany. Printed in Austria: S & C, [1930]. A four-page folded booklet with die-cut heart on the cover exposition one of the paper dolls. It promotes Sorosis Shoes Hunters, most likely a shoe emporium. When opened it reveals three (3) die-cut 4 3/4" paper dolls, each with 3 costumes and.....
Price: $175.00
advertising, medicine, pharmacist, music, song card
Bridgeport, OH: H. E. Wells & Co., [1885]. An advertising card for H. E. Wells & Co., a family druggist from Bridgeport, OH. Based on the brief description on the card, it appears as though Wells sold remedies for both humans and farm animals, like horses and cattle. On the.....
Price: $100.00
Agnes Richardson, children's stories, short stories
London: Birn Bros Ltd., c. 1939. unpaginated. Applied color illustrated, color frontispiece plus three plates, illustrations are black and one color (varies depending on story). A collection of short stories with illustrations, the first story is Really and Truly, others include The Experiment, The Magic Jersey, and The Defeated Boxer.....
Price: $80.00
Panorama, Humor, Masons, Aleppo, Shriners
Boston, Massachusetts: Aleppo Temple, 1922. An early 1920's poster advertising a meeting and annual outing for the Aleppo Shriners. The printed poster (26.25" by 11") contains information about the events on the front along with humorous cartoons; on the back, it features a large panorama printed in yellow and black.....
Price: $250.00
Circus Performers, Paper Playsets, Early American
Boston, Massachusetts: Brown, Taggard & Chase, c.1858. An exceptional, and rather scarce, circus-themed paper play set in the original box. The set was designed and lithographed by J. G. Chandler of Roxbury, Massachusetts. It includes 4 rider characters with 1 costumes and a hat. There is an elephant and 2.....
Price: $4,800.00
Animals, Picture Book, Educational
Chicago: Merrill Publishing Company, 1949. An unnumbered 12 page illustrated linen paper story book (including covers). Each page features a new animal with a verse about the animal and colorful illustration by George Trimmer. Some animals included are 'Goose', 'Puppy', 'Rabbit' and 'Horse'. The book was published by Merrill, and.....
Price: $12.00
anthropomorphism, advertising to children, root beer, fairy tale, animal
Philadelphia, PA: Charles E. Hires Company, c1915. This advertising booklet was produced by the Charles E. Hires Company to advertise Hires Root Beer. It is meant to be a continuation of a previous advertisement booklet called, "The Kings Nectar, A Legend", that told the story of Alice who won golden.....
Price: $100.00
Paper Doll, Social History, Popular Culture, Entertainment, Women's History
Akron, OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1943. A 12 1/2" x 10 3/4" uncut paper doll book with two (2) Ann Sothern paper dolls and six (6) pages of costumes. Each costume page has a vignette with an image from a photograph of the actress presumably in character. Pinched waist 1940s.....
Price: $75.00
Sunday School, Sabbath, Christian Education, Christianity
Chelsea, [Massachusetts]: 1863. Printed program including hymns and order of events for the 1863 anniversary of the Chestnut Street Congregational Sabbath School in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Features an address by the Rev. J.C. Fletcher, and ends with prayer and benediction. Bifolium (7.75" by 5"), pp. [4], illustrated with an image of.....
Price: $125.00
Entertainment, Celebration, Historical Memorabilia
1872. Printed music appendix for the World's Peace Jubilee, held in 1872 in Boston. Contains 35 pp. of sheet music. 8vo (10" by 6.5"), pp. 35, [1], original printed peach wrappers. The World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival of 1872 took place in the Back Bay area of Boston.....
Price: $175.00
Child Welfare, Child Labor, NCLC , ABAA-RBMS-2023
Multiple Locations: National Child Labor Committee, 1936-1953. Child Welfare, Child Labor, NCLC The collection or archive is comprised of approximately 980 unique images or narratives including 480 photographic prints in envelopes, many with negatives included and 330 negatives, plus an addition 27 larger format photographic prints and 140 descriptive caption.....
Price: $150,000.00
Mathematics, Tables and Formulas, Arithmetic, School books
New York: Samuel S. & William Wood, 1842. A handy pocket-sized guide to arithmetic with additional tables of roman numerals, federal and British money, weights, lengths, measures, and even book formats. 24mo (4.5" by 3.75"), pp. 24, "Stereotyped by Richard C. Valentine" of New York. Sewn in original illustrated light.....
Price: $100.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement, Noah's Ark
Williamsport, PA: Pennsylvania Grit, 1896. A 9 1/2" x 8" card stock art supplement printed for the Pennsylvania Grit newspaper. Copyright 1896, by Forbes Litho, Boston, MA. Supplement for July 12, 1896 depicts seven cut-out pairs of animals and an elephant to be inserted in the slots at base surrounding.....
Price: $85.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement
Williamsport, PA: Pennsylvania Grit, 1896. A 9 1/2" x 8" card stock art supplement printed for the Pennsylvania Grit newspaper. Copyright 1896, by Forbes Litho, Boston, MA. Supplement for June 14, 1896 depicts children and animals to occupy a series of play houses designed from wooden crates. Multipart characters and.....
Price: $65.00
au bon marche, mechanical trade card, movable trade card,
A 3” x 4 1/2” advertising trade card for Au Bon Marche department store in Paris. A first glance it has the appearance of a die-cut card of a child in a high chair. By pushing the base upwards and side flaps inward it creates a 3D chair with a......
Price: $125.00
Transformation,Parisian Department Stores
Paris: 1890s. A charming children's transformation advertising Au Bon Marché/Maison A. Boucicaut, a Parisian department store. Front depicts a little girl in a yellow dress selling costume masks, back has a view of the Rue du Bac in Paris. There are two dolls (a boy on the verso of the.....
Price: $125.00
trade card, changing picture, movable, french, advertising
Paris: c1900. A chromolithography trade card from the famous French department and Curiosity Store, named Au Bon Marche. The front has a gold and floral frame with shutters that when moved, alter the image of a servant girl into that of a Queen. The back of the card features an.....
Price: $110.00
Carriages, Transportation, Hand colored
London: Dean & Co. Threadneedle, 1844. 15 pp. illustrated wraps. Includes six (6) hand colored full-page and one half page engravings of an array of carriages. Each with a single page narrative description. They include a State Carriage, a Mail Coach, A Sovereign, A Cabriolet, A Pony-Chaise, An Omnibus, A......
Price: $325.00
Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series, Board games, dice games, games for girls
New York: McLoughin Brothers, 1870. 16 pp, (including covers) Game of croquet, Game of spider and the fly, Game of pearl fisheries, Game of falconry, Game of fishing, and Game of naval engagement. Each game is a board game, with an illustration. A part of Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series.....
Price: $175.00
children's books, fairy tales, fairies, princesses
London; New York: Frederick Warne & Co. 11 leaves including covers. dark blue paper wrapper with colored decorative border and decorative elements on the cover, and "Price One Shilling; or, Mounted With Linen, Two Shillings" written across the top. Includes 6 full page, color illustrations. Back cover lists the different.....
Price: $75.00
Spelling Bees, Community Events
Maytown, Ohio: Marietta Times, 1887. B at the B! The local spelling bee, that is, in Maytown, Ohio, on February 22, 1887: "There will B prizes! There will B music!". Measures 10.25" by 6.75", verso blank. Ink stamp to recto.
Price: $175.00
photographs, babies, humor
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. unpaginated. Printed paper cover, black and white photographs throughout, multiple photographers. A collection of black and white humorous photographs of babies interspersed with question. A question is posed and the photograph to follow creates a funny depiction of what the baby may be thinking.....
Price: $22.00
ballet, russian ballet, dance, ballet impresario, program, dance
Schenectady, NY: 21-Nov-34. 56 pp (including covers) ballet program with an illustrated cover by Georges A. de Pogedareff (transcribed from indistinct signature). Russian ballet impresario Wassily de Basil, usually referred to as Colonel W. De Basil, founded the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo with artistic director Rene Blum in 1932. The.....
Price: $65.00
Maps, New England Society of the City of NY, Social History
New York New York - Waldorf Astoria: 23-Dec-07. A 2" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/4" silk covered press board box with The 102nd Annual Festival of the New England Society of the City of New York, December 23, 1907, Waldorf Astoria in woven silk on box side. Affixed to.....
Price: $275.00