Ephemera
Almanacs,Serials
[New Haven, Connecticut]: [George Beckwith], [July 1867]. A scarce copy of an 1868 almanac published by George Beckwith (Issue No. 21) in New Haven for residents of Connecticut and adjacent states. This copy lacks the original wrappers and at least the first leaf. The almanac features the following content: eclipses.....
Price: $125.00
Travel & Tourism, Mozambique, Promotion, Printing on Crepe Paper
c1900. A 14" x 14" crepe paper advertisement and/or napkin for Beira's Premier Hotel, The Savoy - Faultless Cuisine - Unequalled Accomodation - Excellence in Every Department. The attributes continue. James Lawson, Limited Proprietors, Also Refreshment Contractors to the Beira, Mashonaland, and Rhodesia Railways. Branches at Beira, Umtali, Salisbury, Glove.....
Price: $200.00
Electric Trolleys,Public Transport,History of Long Island,Urban Development,Long Island Electric Railway,Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Long Island City, New York: 1903. A printed handbill heralding the "millions" that will soon be spent "joining the Subway and "L" systems of Manhattan with the miles of surface trolley roads in Queens County", thus increasing property values in Queens and beyond on Long Island and connecting more people.....
Price: $225.00
Punch out, farm life, animals
New York: Merril Publishing Company, 1930. Chicago: Merril Publishing Company, 1930. Very Good. 6 color punch out heavy card stock pages (including covers)nis captioned below explaining the punch-out. Each punch out The top right 1/4" missing surface litho. 15" x 10 1/2". Fine imagery...
Price: $60.00
Ornithology, Grade School
Redwood Falls, Minnesota: Redwood County Public Schools, 1938. A charming award book privately printed for Redwood County Public Schools, titled "Birds of Minnesota". Each leaf has on its recto an illustration of a native bird, along with a printed form certifying that the student has attended school for twenty days.....
Price: $150.00
lettersheet, Eastman place, engraving, manor
Poughkeepsie, NY: [1880]. A single fold unused lettersheet with a black and white illustration depicting the Eastman Place, the home of Harvey G. Eastman (1832-1878) in Poughkeepsie, NY. The image shows a the house in the distance, surrounded by manicured grounds and large trees. There is a stone walkway that.....
Price: $60.00
song sheet
England: A.T. Stevens. Westminster for Flying Fame, London. Broadside measures 11 1/2" x 6" and features the image of a dog at the top and man at the bottom. A story of the Fiddler from the viewpoint of his dog. Top of page states "Price-Twopence, plain. Fourpence, coloured." no date.....
Price: $35.00
Pop-Up Books, Koalas
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1935. First edition of an adorable children's book starring a mischievous koala named Blinky Bill, with three two-page spread pop-ups: one in the middle, and one on each paste down opening. The final pop-up shows a shopkeeper catching Blinky Bill sitting in a large jar.....
Price: $125.00
Naturopathy, Blood-Washing, Alternative Medicine
New YOrk: Dr. Benedict Lust Publishing Co., 1923. Popular. Edition. Lesson 1. 26 pp. Stiff wrap with image from photograph of Lust. The treatment includes a show with a special shower head at 8 to 14 feet with special attention to the stomach and intestine, followed by a bath, an.....
Price: $95.00
hunting, traps, trapping, firearms, guns,
Manufacturer: FC Taylor Fur Company Location: St. Louis Date: 1931 Pages: 52 (including covers) Subject Matter: Hunting, trapping Comprehensive descriptions with prices. Full color covers, with the interior page's illustrations mostly in B&W, but with orange accents on some pages. Besides the illustrations of the items being sold, there are.....
Price: $70.00
Music Prodigies, Women's Work, Performing Arts, Vocal Arts and Elocution
New York, New York: Fannie Naegeli, 1890. Booklet advertising performances of American child prodigy Fannie Naegeli: "Little Fannie Naegeli, The Wonderful Child Pianist, Organist, Vocalist and Elocutionist, will play, sing and recite for entertainments, &c., and give instruction in music" (p. [3]). Performing in a variety of venues, Naegeli performed.....
Price: $225.00
Work Horses, Humane Treatment
1911. 8 pp booklet. Revised and re-issued, August 1911. Content includes information on Watering and Bedding and Bedding and Rest for parade horses. Primarily discusses need for bedding in stables and watering both day and night. The inside cover has a postscript with testimonials from stable owners. Measures 7 1/2".....
Price: $65.00
Zoos and Aquariums, Boston, Advertising, Performing Arts, Racism
Boston: Boston Zoological Society, 1897. The Boston Zoological Society's "Zoo Bulletin" for October 18, 1897, featuring a variety of diverting offerings including: the feeding of sea lions and carnivora; glee performances; and an upcoming exhibit of polar bears, "Direct from Hagenbeck's, at Hamburg, Germany". Also included are some more disturbing.....
Price: $200.00
Victoriana, Paper Doilies, Social History, Larkin Co.
Buffalo, NY: Larkin Co., c1890s. An 8" circular boxed set of graduated size embossed die-cut linen paper doilies for household decoration and craft design. The box cover has an applied doily replicating the pattern with the addition of the embossed logo and Larkin Co. Buffalo USA imprint. The sizes measure.....
Price: $150.00
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
real estate, auction, land, shipping, bank, quarry, business
Rockland, ME: Ship Builders Bank, 1855. This notice of sale was for nine different pieces of property in and around Rockland, ME all owned by the Shipbuilder's Bank, a small privately owned bank. The auction most likely was a way for the bank to settle outstanding debt incurred by Rockland.....
Price: $225.00
Dyslexic Printer, Broadside, People's Ferry Line
1875. A 9 1/4" x 12" broadside promoting the relaunch of "an exceptionally fast vessel" It reads To the Freinds(sic) and Patrons of the Thos. Collyer. This steamer is now complete with new boilers and outfit, will resume her place on the People's Ferry Line between New York and Staten.....
Price: $175.00
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
Public Health, Hygiene
[Worcester, Massachusetts?]: c1920. Small broadside (11" by 5.25", verso blank) promoting a lecture by a physician, Dr. Dart, "Upon the Subject of Dirt & Contagion, at the Baptist Church. He will show you what causes Diphtheria, Fevers, and all contagious diseases; that myriads of Organic Germs causing disease are contained.....
Price: $175.00
Auctions, Women Printers, History of Norfolk
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England: Printed by Ann Turner, 1838. Printed poster promoting the sale of two pews from St Margaret's Church in King's Lynn, England, a church founded in 1100 and known as King's Lynn Minster since 2011. Measures 15" by 9.5". On verso, in contemporary ink, is the following.....
Price: $325.00
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
ABAA-WINTER-2024, Mortuaries,Travel Brochures,History of California,Spanish Architecture
Long Beach, California: J.J. Mottell, Inc., 1940s. An illustrated brochure promoting a mortuary in Long Beach, California, as an ideal funeral home and tourist destination, "conveniently and centrally located at Third and Alamitos Ave. Long Beach". Includes brief biographies of the management team and staff, photographs of the building and.....
Price: $275.00
Fire Insurance, Advertising and Promotion
Grand Rapids, MI: 1874. A promotional notice to insurance brokers in Michigan to recognize and offer clients the option of Goodrich, Farmer & Co. Fire Insurance and recent claims paid. It also includes a list of references. Reverse is blank. Measures 11" by 8.25"
Price: $115.00
advertisement, food & wine, household & furnishing
New York, NY: Jabez Burns & Sons, [1860]. An illustrated broadside for a spice mill by Jabez Burns & Sons, a coffee and spice machinery business located in New York, NY. The ad is for their improved 'Challenge' Spice Mill, which was billed as a "a perfect portable Burr Stone.....
Price: $125.00