Childhood Ephemera & Books
Paper Dolls, Pretend Play, Wedding Party, Gender Roles
A 9 ¾” x 17 ¾” uncut paper doll sheet c1900. It is The Bridal Party Series “The Maid of Honor” Dressing Doll Sheet No. 107 Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. This set may be more familiar in the die-cut boxed verse, but was among a series of.....
Price: $50.00
Nursery book, nursery rhyme, mother Hubbard, Mother goose,
New York: Platt adn Munk Co Inc, 1939. A charming children's book full of Mother Goose Rhymes and colorful illustrations. In addtion to the classic rhymes the book also features several short stories, such as "Good Doggies" and "The Quack Quack Family". There is also an ABC section to the.....
Price: $50.00
Magic, Slight of Hand, Cartistry
Boston: [1910s]. A 19.5" by 8.25" broadside depicting a red winged devil and promoting Bennett Springer, Conjuror in an incomparable Entertainment of Magic, Sleight of Hand and Cartistry. Located at Sparhawk Hall (Oqunquit ME) on July 21. Printed in red and green in various type faces. Note the misspellings of.....
Price: $325.00
God Save the King, Scots Wha Hae wi' Wallace Bled, Auld Lang Syne, H+H, Handel & Haydn Society, music, broadside
Woburn, MA: Handel & Haydn Society, August 6, 1844. A broadside featuring the lyrics to the three songs performed at an excursion of the Ladies of the the Handel & Haydn Society (H+H) on August 6, 1844. The trip was to Horn Pond, a 102 acre body of water found.....
Price: $125.00
Stereotypes, Racism, Performances, Side Shows
New York, New York: J.M. Elliott, c1839. A fascinating printed poster documenting the touring show of the "original" Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker. The show was titled "The United Brothers, Chang-Eng". The brothers were born in Siam (now Thailand) in 1811, and popularized the term "Siamese Twins" via their.....
Price: $1,250.00
Ethnic, Cultural, Indigenous
1920s-1930s. A 9" x 12" broadside with an image from a photograph of "Chief Strong Fox", Nationally Known Indian Chief Lecture. It boasts "This is the Original Troupe" "Historical Entertainment - A Troupe of Five American Indians in Costumes - Direct from the United States Indian Reservation--Introducting all the Ceremonial.....
Price: $75.00
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Humor, Gambling, Playing Cards,
Spitalfields [London]: Taylor. A moralistic tale disguised as a humorous tale about a soldier caught playing cards in church, only to be caught by his superior; in order to evade punishment, the soldier spins a story about how each playing card teaches him a different bible story. Single leaf (11".....
Price: $550.00
music, musical instruments, camp, non profit, child welfare, singing, chorus
Oakland, ME: New England Music Camp, [1940]. A brochure for New England Music Camp located in Oakland, ME. Started in 1937 as a nonprofit by Dr. Paul E Wiggin and his wife Nina Wiggin, the camp's goal was to cultivate and refine the musical skills of the youth as well.....
Price: $110.00
pop-up, punch and judy
Magic-Action Book. 25 pp. litho on board book with three (3) die-cut pops. First text page titled "The Story of Bunty. Pop-ups include "Here I am Bunty", Punch and Judy and Bunty with a policeman. In-text black and white illustrations. Measures 7 1/2" 7 3/4"...
Price: $100.00
Nature, Lepidopterology, Entomology, Butterflies, Taxonomy and Classification, Collecting, Plastics, Specimen preservation
Wellesley, Massachusetts: Denton Bros. 1902. A fascinating look into the collection of an amateur lepidopterologist. Here, a copy of The Butterfly Hunter's Guide (9.5" by 7", [20] pp., original printed wrappers) is accompanied by two (2) contemporary German advertising circulars (11.5" by 8.75") for mail-order butterfly specimens, as well as.....
Price: $1,400.00
sheet music, music sheet, bye baby bunting
London: Dean & Co., 1840s. Hand colored lithograph on board/heavy stock sheet music with words and music in a central decorative element surrounded by relevant illustrations. Depicts and child at home with vignettes of father on a rabbit hunt. Base shows the successful return of the father. Price marked at.....
Price: $55.00
1870s german friendship card, freundschaft card, Victorian scrap greeting card
c1870. A 4 ½” x 3” printed lithograph card with embossed diecut border and gold embellishment. Captioned Aus Freundschaft at base. Applied 3 ½” scrap of foppish young boy in proper riding attire opening his purse and presenting a letter. The scrap of the boy lifts to reveal a message.....
Price: $40.00
Cadbury Chocolate, Advertising to Children, Games
Cadbury Bros. Ltd., C. 1934. This board game was a promotional gimmick by Cadbury to help sell their drinking chocolate just as Britain was coming out of an economic depression. The game pieces were called Cococubs, which were hollowcast hand-painted lead figures of various anthropomorphic creatures including Whiskers Rabbit, Peter.....
Price: $85.00
Paper Dolls, Pretend Play
Chicago: Merrill Publishing Company, 1961. A total of 4, uncut, litho print punch out dolls and their pets. The dolls names are Candy, Patti, Gigi, and Mimi. There are 4 folded costume pages, with each doll having three cut out dress, one winter coat, and various accessories. The skirts of.....
Price: $60.00
Children's Toys and Games, Card Games
Cincinnati, Ohio: The U.S. Playing Card Company, 1921. A book of games for children using old decks of playing cards: "Decks of cards which no longer 'slip' easily interfere with the pleasure of grown-ups but to kiddies they offer material for much entertainment and not a little instruction disguised as.....
Price: $125.00
Latin, college catalogue, Amherst College, schools & universities, foreign language, religion
Amherst, MA: Amherst College, 1845. A catalogue for Amherst College, in Latin. The title roughly translates to: "Catalog of Academic Faculty and Students who are Graduates of Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts." The catalogue begins with a list of its faculty members, the subject and time spent teaching at the college.....
Price: $120.00
Fairy Tales, Anthropomorphism, Social Situations
New York: McLoughlin, 1869. 8 pgs. wraps. An illustration and rhyming verse on each page. The story of anthropomorphic cats planning and executing a party with all it's trials and tribulations. Concludes with a Moral. The reverse of the pages are blank and a child has created (traced) an outline.....
Price: $150.00
Advertising to Children, Root Beer, Hires
Philadelphia: Charles E. Hires Company, 1934. The Charles E. Hires Company produced Hires Root Beer, which was first introduced in 1876 and is considered the second longest continuously made soft drink in the United State (now owned by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group). Charles Hire believed firmly in the power of.....
Price: $45.00
Made by Hand, Napoleon, French History
An unknown artist's naive cut-out rendering of 8 1/2" watercolor Napoleon Bonaparte. Executed in great detail to the individual braids on his epaulets to the spurs on his boots.
Price: $225.00
history of birds, chapbook
Concord NH: Rufus Merrill, 1854. 24 pp. Illustrated Wrap. Chapbook with black and white in-text imagery. Cover title Museum of Natural History: History of Birds. Hand sewing repair. Includes the partridge, an the belted king-fisher. Measures 3 7/8" x 6"
Price: $35.00
Works by Children, Made by Hand, Greeting Card
Charming and naive. Cover decoration in red and green with letters in "for a" run together. The inside depicts what appears to be a self portrait of the child, Marjorie. The sentiment however is penned by an adult and reads "Christmas - Santa Claus is a good old chap. Who.....
Price: $45.00
Children's and Family Events, Dolls, Chocolate
Boston MA: 1881. A most charming invitation for children to attend a "Chocolate Party and Dolls Fair", wherein the "Little Folks" may invite the "Big Folks" to drink chocolate and see a bazaar of over one hundred dolls, as well as a reading from the talented Miss Adeline E. Hall.....
Price: $85.00
prayer, hymn, church, children, children mass, program
Philadelphia, PA: Rectory St. Timothy's Church, Feb 1867. Single fold Hymnal Program from St. Timothy's Parish located in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Roxborough. This program was for "Children's Church", and featured several prayers, including one for both entering and exiting the church, as well as several hymns, such as: "Glory.....
Price: $45.00
Made by Hand, Original Art, Prototype
c1940s. This proto-type fireworks packet for children is in celebration of the Fourth of July. It features a child outside on some grass holding a firecracker container with five small bursts above him in the sky, and "July 4th" written next to it. The handcrafted card is done on black.....
Price: $65.00