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Cover Design,Serials,Art Education,Arts and Crafts,Prang,Art Deco,Advertising Art
Sandusky, Ohio: American Crayon Company, 1929. Vol. VII, No. 7 of "Everyday Art", published by the American Crayon Company in April 1929. Features a wonderful cover design depicting an imaginary art convention that reveals more detail the closer you look (spot the child who dropped his hat, or the policeman.....
Price: $150.00
advertisement, printing, posters
New York: C S Pratt, October 1895. Charles Pratt was an early promoter of the poster arts in the United States. He had a store in New York City and in the fall of 1895 he arranged the first ever exhibition of artistic posters from American printers and published. The.....
Price: $100.00
Women's Suffrage in California
1911. An anti-Women's suffrage speech asking readers to vote "No" on California's Equal Suffrage Amendment. It was narrowly approved after an earlier 1896 attempt had failed. Emphasizes the importance of keeping the "woman's sphere" separate, the need to keep domestic life "pure", and refers to the Suffragette as a "mannish.....
Price: $250.00
Children's Illustrations, Perrault, Adaptations, Morals and Cautionary Tales
London, England: Darton and Co., 1840s. A scarce edition of fairy tales in verse for children with hand-stenciled illustrations, published by Darton and Co. It features adaptations of the following tales: Little Red Riding Hood; Blue Beard; Cinderella; Little Thumb and the Ogre; Puss in Boots; Whittington and His Cat;.....
Price: $100.00
Adventurer, Naturalist, Filmmaker, Social History, Africa
1930-1939. A collection of 15 various press photos from 1930-1939 from New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco papers. The photos focus primarily on Osa, but include some of the fatal plane crash of Martin. Seven (7) of the photos show Osa on excursions with animals, natives and scenery. All.....
Price: $225.00
cutwork paper, scherenschnitte, canivet, made by hand, folk art
A 7 1/4" cut paper parrot mounted on a 10" x 8 1/4" backing sheet. The body is constructed of scallop cuts and pinprick while the layered feathers with fine cut tendrils along both edges of each feather. The blades of grass and flowers are all cut from a single.....
Price: $950.00
Fashion and Costume, Woman as Influencers, Silk, Gibson Girl, Language of Color
New York & Paris: M. C. Migel & Co., 1908. 8 french-fold pp. with silk screened crane on wraps. The paper for the cover is laid paper with chain lines. The paper for the booklet is more of a washi paper with chain lines. All quite striking. The booklet describes.....
Price: $150.00
Drunk Driving, Voting Issues, Local Elections, Alcohol and Temperance
Waterville, Maine: F.W. Smith, c.1938. "VOTE THE DRINKING DRIVER DOWN--Vote 'NO' on liquor in September" is the message to Maine voters in this confrontational poster. The cartoon graphic shows a disheveled man hurtling down the road towards the viewer, tossing a liquor bottle behind him, with a license plate that.....
Price: $225.00
Early United States Prohibition, Anti-Prohibition Efforts, Social Welfare
The Voice (Prohibition Paper), c. 1888. 16pp. An attempt to rebuke the idea of prohibition through the use of quotes that support the ineffectiveness of it. Starting with a passage from "The Voice" which was the prohibition newspaper, the argument against prohibition, and the inability to enforce it, is briefly.....
Price: $85.00
religion, Fourth of July
New York: American Tract Society, n.d. 36 pp. Printed soft cover, hand sewn binding, illustrations. Two inscriptions dated 1829 and 1830. Two women, Kitty Potter and Sally Milman, talking of what they will see on the Fourth of July. Sally uses her religious teachings to point out the wrongs that.....
Price: $40.00
Friendship Album
UK: 1874-1854. Gilt stamp brown leather cover. The introductory page is comprised of a finely executed cut-out handcolored floral spray with a lithograph verse at center. It is titled "Album" and begins "To Poets, Painters, Enigma, and Conundrum Makers and all those who wish to shine in this Literary Society...".....
Price: $1,500.00
Holographic Will, Original Artwork, Calligraphy
Utica, New York: 1840-1861. The friendship album of Miss. Anna Quinn (dates unknown) of Utica, New York, exceptional for its original artwork, calligraphy, and an enclosed holographic will (i.e. an informal will handwritten on a scrap of paper). Entries with artwork and poetry by friends, family, and acquaintances date from.....
Price: $550.00
Autographs, Calligraphic Drawing
London: Marcus Ward & Co., c.1881. Friendship album of art instructor Ms. [?] Evans with original pencil, watercolor, and gouache artwork. Several of the entries are located at a "Lecture Hall", including one from "Felice Silver (Your College-Mother)". There is also a lovely original gouache signed "Your loving pupil Bertie".....
Price: $325.00
friendship album, autograph album, poetry, quotes, drawing, sketches, watercolor, WWI, original art
United Kingdom. A friendship album from the United Kingdom full of quotes, poetry, and twenty-two (22) original artwork pieces, from 1915-1916. The covers are leather with the word 'Album' gilded onto the front cover. The pages are gilded-edge as well. Some notably poetry in the album is the "Hey, diddle.....
Price: $550.00
Literary Poster
Harper & Brothers, 1905. A 23" x 14 1/2" literary poster promoting the a novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston, novelist and playwright.
Price: $175.00
American Civil War,Copperheads,Political Pamphlets
Washington, D.C. Union Congressional Committee, 1864. A fiery political pamphlet published by the Union Congressional Committee, penned to discourage other Northerners from supporting George Hunt Pendleton's (ultimately unsuccessful) bid for Vice President. Pendleton had emerged by 1864 as a leader in the "Copperhead" faction of congress, otherwise known as the.....
Price: $175.00
German People's Part, DVP, Political, Nazi
Hamburg, Germany: Muhlmeister & Johler, c1930. A political poster for Deutschen Volkspartei (DVP), otherwise known as the German People's Party, a German political party that was the successor to the National Liberal Party. DVP was founded in 1918 and was a "right-wing liberal" party. It was eventually dissolved in 1933.....
Price: $250.00
Greeting Card,Watercolor
c.1900. Handmade greeting card with a picture of a monkey with ink inscription, "For Louisa, with love and good wishes for New Year - Nannie". Measures 3" x 5". Reverse is blank.
Price: $60.00
bookseller label, bookseller tag, bookshop, library, female society, printing
[1825-1920]. A collection of twenty-two (22) bookseller labels (also called Bookseller Tags) from the 18th and 19th centuries. One of the more unique and largest labels in the collection is from the Female Benevolent and Library Society. This was a small library founded in 1825 by the female members of.....
Price: $425.00
Schools and Universities, Social Events,
[State College, Pennsylvania]: 1919-1920. "Poverty Day" was a light-hearted tradition at Penn State University that required incoming freshmen to parade around campus for the day in thread-bare clothing. The present six (6) photographs convey the jovial atmosphere and good times had by all. One photo of Poverty Day 1920 has.....
Price: $225.00
Valentine, Love & Friendship, Courtship, Sequins
1830. Single sheet depicts a courting couple. The women collecting a small bouquet of wheat. The oval hand colored engraving is decorated with hand stitched sequins surrounding the engraving. Reverse is blank. Measures 9" x 7 3/4"
Price: $225.00
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
Woven Paper, Love and Friendship, Paper Pocket
[1850s]. An intricately woven paper pocket cut in the shape of a heart with saw tooth border cuts. One side is has painted border decoration and a polka dot painted design on the weaving. The reverse has checkerboard style painting at the base with polka dot emphasis. Measures 4 1/2".....
Price: $325.00
Pen and Ink Drawing, Made by Hand, Poetry
c1880. 15" x 12" Bristolboard card with The Old Oaken Bucket done in fine calligraphy. The caption at top reads "To Messrs Doherty Bros. Respectfully Inscribed. A pen and ink drawing of a young boy dropping the oaken bucket into the well with gilt border. Elaborate floral border decoration. A......
Price: $825.00