Social History
Quarto lace paper valentine, dobbs, kidd, hymens ledger, paper dolls...
A 7” x 4 ¾” embossed die-cut valentine with elaborate gilt enhanced lace paper in a mirrored shape hinged to...
Price: $125.00
Advertising and Promotion, Calendars, Advertising Ephemera and Novelties, Salesman Sample
Cincinnati OH: George H. Jung Co., 1927-1929. A salesman's kit for the George H. Jung Company, Calendars and Advertising Specialties...
Price: $1,100.00
Advertising to Women, Textiles and Fiber Arts, Lingerie and Sleep...
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Hollywood Vassarette, c.1960. Two (2) illustrated booklets advertising lingerie and undergarments by Hollywood Vassarette, with "stories" relating the...
Price: $175.00
Bibles] [religion
Springfield: G. & C. Merriam, 1844. 1115 pp, 856 for the Old Testament and 259 for the New Testament. Red...
Price: $80.00
dictionary, foreign language, phrase book
Germany: Leipzig, Schmidt & Gunther, c1930. 1072 pp.cloth covers, red fore edge pages. 21 plates including frontispiece. Miniature book. A....
Price: $135.00
Charles Dickens, Essay, School Project
An 18 page handwritten report or essay with three (3) images from photographs and one drawing. Paper covers with ribbon...
Price: $125.00
Women's history, Education,Commencement
Columbus, Ohio: June 12,1857. Esther Institute was the Columbus, Ohio's first girls' boarding school. It was founder by Lewis Hely...
Price: $95.00
trade catalogue, magic, card magic, cards, card deck
Carmel, CA: Kard King Studios, Sep-45. A trade catalogue about the "art" of card magic. Published by Kard King Studios...
Price: $95.00
Exercise and Fitness for Women, YWCA, Baseball
Bureau of Social Education of the National Board, Young Women's Christian Association, 1919. Combat sluggish digestion, bad circulation, flabby muscles...
Price: $325.00
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...
Price: $100.00
Family Medicine, Remedies and Cures
St. Louis, Missouri: Luyties Pharmacal Company, 1920s. A booklet for families advertising homeopathic tablets sold by the Luyties Pharmacal Company...
Price: $100.00
Hand Fan, Kyoto Fan Makers, Golden Gate International Exposition, Etiquette...
Printed in Japan: 1939. A single-fold souvenir die-cut in the shape of a full hand-fan when open. Cover illustrations depicts...
Price: $90.00
Travel and Tourism, United States Highway, Lodgings
Tampa, Florida: L.H. Brown, Apr-35. The guide helps travelers across the country find accommodations and food with their carefully selected...
Price: $85.00
Paper Dolls, Culture and Ethnicity, Social History, Pretend Play
c1840s. A set including two (2) single-sided 6 3/4" female paper dolls and eight (8) costumes depicting regional variances from...
Price: $1,400.00
social welfare, child welfare, charity, business history
Scranton, PA: Republican Job Printing House, 1877. The fifth annual report for the Home for the Friendless Women and Children...
Price: $125.00
World's fair, business history, American dream, finance, loan
Chicago, IL: Household Finance Corporation, 1933. In 1933 Chicago hosted it second World's Fair in forty years, and it was...
Price: $135.00
Aristocracy, Lithography, Social History
c1840. A 10 1/2" x 8 1/4" pressed board box with applied lithograph on the front cover depicting two young...
Price: $1,500.00
Love and Friendship, Georgian era, Printed Silk
1800. A deeply embossed card created in two layers with three different types of material. The top layer is a....
Price: $600.00
Paper Dolls, Made by Hand, Pretend Play, Marie Antoinette, Women's...
c1900. An elegantly designed 6 1/8" handmade watercolor paper doll in the style of Marie Antoinette and her eight (8)...
Price: $1,500.00
Fashion and Costume, Woman as Influencers, Silk, Gibson Girl, Language...
New York & Paris: M. C. Migel & Co., 1908. 8 french-fold pp. with silk screened crane on wraps. The...
Price: $150.00
Made by Hand, Overlay, Fashion & Costume, Women's History
1820s. A finely executed watercolor of a Regency era women with 14 intricately detailed watercolor overlays. Each character is identified...
Price: $5,800.00
Original Artwork, Unpublished, Manuscript, Watercolor
United States: 1940s. A rather remarkable manuscript children's book rendering of the story of Snow White, with stunning original watercolor...
Price: $750.00
Advertising & Promotion, Store Display, Social History
Vineland NJ: The Welch Grape Juice Co., [1930]. Large format paper die-cut advertising pieces created for display in store windows...
Price: $450.00
Infrastructure, Railroads, Industry
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: H.G. Leisenring's Steam Printing House, 1867. First joint report to stockholders from three New Jersey and Delaware based...
Price: $150.00