Ephemera
Humor, American Southwest
United States: H.H. Tammen, 1903. "Burros" is an endlessly charming book of "sixty-four cute, curious and interesting burro pictures", die-cut into the shape of a donkey's head. The burro, according to the introduction, is "a constant joy"; this sentiment is evident from each of the photos and their subtitles which.....
Price: $55.00
Catalogue, Circular, Watchmaker, Business and Industry
Pittsburgh, PA: 1844. A 4pp circular featuring images, narrative and pricing information on the Self-Generating Gas Blow-Pipe Lamp, Bush's Wheel Protector, Roller Remover, Ruby Pin Adjuster, Movement and Fan Washers, Material Cup, Pivot Wire and Case Spring Extractor. For sale at Goddard, Hill & Co. Jewelry. Pittsburgh, PA. Measures 8.....
Price: $125.00
History of Art Conservation,Antiquarianism
Pimlico, London, England: T. Gwennap Junr. 1827. A scarce engraved business card advertising conservation services by an engraver and art restorer in London: "T. Gwennap Junr. No. 15 Upper Belgrave place Pimlico. Old Pictures clean'd with the greatest care and Repaired in the highest perfection. Ancient Miniatures, Drawings, Missals, Models.....
Price: $100.00
Disney,Communications,Public Facing,Correspondence,Guest Relations,Buzzwords,Management,Employee Training,Disneyland
[Anaheim, California]: Disney University, 1989. A business communications employee handbook, privately printed by Disney University for Disneyland employees in 1989. Broken into three sections: "Correspondence Guidelines" (e.g. letterhead format); "Disney Style" (trademarks, preferred vocabulary, etc.); and "Grammar/Punctuation" (lists of commonly misused words, grammar rules to be mindful of, etc.). A......
Price: $250.00
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
Art Deco,Parisian Design,Material History,Salesman's Sample Book
Paris, France: Marquise de Sevigne, c.1930. An exquisite and extensive salesman's sample book of twenty-two (22) luxury chocolate box cover designs, produced in France for the Parisian chocolatier and confectioner Marquise de Sevigne. Each sample is accompanied by a typewritten stock label with its model name, number, price, and the.....
Price: $1,600.00
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
Humor,Vacations,Traveling West,Family Road Trips,Americana,Disneyland,Sightseeing
United States: 1957. A humorous, well-written, and entertaining account of a road trip undertaken by three American families traveling from Texas to California in 1957. It begins with a list of "Personae" including the Edens, Staples, and Hastings families, comprised of three couples with seven children ranging in age from.....
Price: $250.00
Interior Design,Doors and Windows
San Francisco, California: The California Door Company, 1915. Trade catalogue, in attractive purple embossed wrappers printed in gold and silver, for the California Door Company. Includes over twenty tabs with pricing for dozens of products ranging from colonial doors to sashes, casements, and French windows. Illustrations, pricing, and model numbers.....
Price: $350.00
Camping, American Manufacturing
New York, New York: Camp Outfit Manufacturing Co., 1908. "Waterproof Tents a Specialty" at Camp Outfit Manufacturing Co., according to its illustrated advertising brochure. Includes illustrations of products offered, eye-catching typographical design, and a direct address to its customer: "Campers! You all know that to the Camper, the question of.....
Price: $225.00
Embossed, Die-cut, Stationers
New York, New York: Eagle Card and Paper, c.1900. A most attractive embossed card die-cut in the shape of an elegant slipper, advertising Eagle Card and Paper of New York. Measures approx. 4" by 1.5", verso blank.
Price: $50.00
ABAA-WINTER-2024, Careers in STEM,The American Workforce
New York, New York: General Electric, 1956-1968. A grouping of five (5) publications by General Electric, courting young talent and encouraging teens and young adults to pursue higher education in preparation for fulfilling careers in science and technology. Note that each of the publications encourages critical thinking, and focuses not.....
Price: $450.00
Cotton Gin,Textile Industry,Cotton
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Carver Cotton Gin Co., 1880s. Illustrated advertising circular, featuring some particularly lovely typographic design, for the Carver Eclipse Huller Gin. Marketed to "Planters and Ginners" as the "Best Huller Gin Made", with improvements on previous iterations. Features large illustration of the product with the name of W.P......
Price: $100.00
fraternal, National Benevolent Society, trade catalogue
Kansas City, MO: National Benevolent Society, 1925. This catalogue lists a variety of items for purchase for the National Benevolent Society's Lodges to use. Some of the items listed are: ballot boxes, ballots, ode cards, gavels, hoodwinks (masks), wigs (and beards), staffs, papier-mache skeletons, various robes and costumes for members.....
Price: $200.00
Buffalo Bill,Dime Novels,Bibliographies and Hand Lists,Collecting,Book Dealer Catalogues
Red Bank, New Jersey: John A. Hayes, 1936. A scarce and valuable list of Victorian dime novels for sale in 1936 by the dealer John A. Hayes, including a brief essay by Charles Bragin on a recent rise in dime novel collecting: "Thus we find the Library of Congress, the.....
Price: $200.00
advertising, celluloid advertising cases, parisian novelty co
Chicago, IL: Parisian Novelty C, 1917-1923. 20pp. Printed on dark green paper, cover has a small illustration of the Parisian Novelty Company building, printed between the title and publisher. An important maker of celluloid compacts and vanity cases in the 1920s, as well as celluloid backed hand advertising mirrors and.....
Price: $375.00
art catalog, George Bellows, eclectibles, paper dolls, paper americana, ephemera, paper toy, menus, travel americana, children's books, valentines, documents, correspondence
Catalog of the George Bellows Memorial Exhibition, held in 1925 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 132 pages. Contains catalogs of oil paintings, drawings and lithographs. All of the paintings, twelve of the drawings, and thirteen of the lithographs, have been reproduced in the catalog, a total of eighty-eight plates.....
Price: $55.00
printing, poultry, live stock, farming, farmers, advertising, billhead, stationary
New York: Riverside Press. A catalogue that list and provides examples of illustrations that Poultry and Live Stock Breeders can use while advertising their products. At the beginning there is a price list for different sizes of envelopes, note head, memo head, letter heads, statements, shipping tags, post cards, circulars.....
Price: $100.00
Illustrated Catalogue, Price List, Undergarments and Hosiery, Fabrics and Textiles
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Young, Smyth, Field Company, 1912. Fall and Winter offerings from Young, Smyth, Field Company. The expansive listing includes men and women's underwear, hosiery, and gloves; each item is named and labeled with inventory number, sizing, fabrics and materials. Many are photo-illustrated. 8vo (8.75" by 5.75"), pp. 144, with.....
Price: $100.00
Women's Fashion,Children's Fashion,Clothiers,Victorian Mourning
New York, New York: B. Attman & Co., 1889. Printed catalogue advertising women's and children's clothing and accessories sold by the B. Attman & Co. of New York, profusely illustrated over its 96 pages. Includes a blank mail-in order form in the front and index, as well as a brief.....
Price: $250.00
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
Land Development, Real estate, land agreement
Cattaraugus County, NY: February 13, 1842. A real estate agreement between the couple Moses and Emma Beecher and Isaac Curry which sells a total of approximately 2,956 acres of land from different portions of about 40 different plots of land within Cattaraugus County, NY. Due to the complexities of the.....
Price: $400.00
Advertising, Trade cards, Newspapers & Periodicals, Litho on Celluloid
New York: S.P. Kellogg, 1887. Lithographed celluloid advertising calendar for the New York Times, "An Independent Republican Newspaper" that "Contains more news than any other paper", with cherry blossom motif. Offers daily and weekly rates. Measures 2.75" by 4.75"; verso blank.
Price: $125.00
Magic Tricks, Arithmetic, Math Games
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: M-M-A, Inc., c.1910. A whimsical guessing game produced for M-M-A, Inc., a Lancaster-based manufacturer of industrial tools and air-operated vacuum cleaners. To play, one asks a friend to choose a number between one and sixty; then, using basic arithmetic and the cards provided, the player is able to.....
Price: $85.00