Military History
Society of the Cincinnati, George Washington, American History, Societies and Clubs, Gastronomy and Fine Dining
Princeton, New Jersey: Bailey Banks & Biddle Co., 1926. A fine photo-illustrated menu produced to commemorate the dinner given at the Princeton Inn for the General Society of the Cincinnati by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey, in May 1926. Contains the evening's menu, and.....
Price: $250.00
Pretend Play, Paper Soldiers, Military, France
France: Imagerie de Nancy, Pellerin and Reunies de Jarville Nancy, [1870]. Six (6) different 15.5" by 11.5" uncut French paper soldiers. They include the Artillerie (Artillery), Drapeaux de l'armee francaise (flags of the French army) Dragons, Armee Francaise Turco et Spahi (Regiments), Armee francaise. Artillerie (Artillery) with 170 artillery men.....
Price: $500.00
Amesbury Massachusetts, World War One, Local War Effort
Amesbury, Mass: Amesbury Daily News Print, 1919. The booklet was issued as a souvenir in connection with the Municipal Reception to Returned Service Men. 33 pages. It gives an overview of the involvement from the Town of Amesbury in Massachusetts during World War One. After the Forward and the General.....
Price: $110.00
ABAA-WINTER-2024, Sex Education,Dating in Wartime,Venereal Disease
New York, New York: American Social Hygiene Association, Inc., [1943]. A booklet published by the American Social Hygiene Association in order to "inform and reassure young persons about some of the human relations which need to be understood especially in wartime ... It is presented with a salute to the.....
Price: $250.00
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
Humor, Drinking Songs, WWII
United States: c1945. A 12 pp. stapled booklet (9.75" by 7") of drinking songs popularized by servicemen in WWII, titled "The Charlie Song Book: Primitive Songs for Primitive Men". It is "dedicated to the temporary wives, sweethearts, and loved ones" (front). Includes a wood cut of a soldier drinking and.....
Price: $250.00
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
Food and Wine, Military History
Ellis Island, NY: 1918. Single-fold menu. Illustrated title wraps. List of mess personnel including the Mess Officer, Sergeant, Steward, Office Sergeant, Kitchen Duty Sergeants, Mess Hall Corporals and Dietitians. Fare included Roast Turkey dinner with all of the fixings. Measures 5 1/2" x 7"
Price: $50.00
Love and Friendship, Poetry
American. 1860-1870. A single-fold 7 3/4" x 4 7/8" lithograph valentine printed on plain paper. Image depicts a strolling somewhat sorrowful appearing couple. Decorative floral and filigree border. The verse below reads: That arching brow and clustering hair-- That face all void of art-- The speaking glance, and modest air.....
Price: $100.00
ABAA-WINTER-2024, WWII,V for Victory,Home Economics,Textile Rationing and Conservation in WWII,The American Homemaker
State College, Pennsylvania: Penn State School of Agriculture, 1942. Featuring a "V for Victory" style illustration on the front, this pamphlet encourages American housewives to buy clothing carefully and conserve the clothing they do have, in order to support the troops abroad. At this time, cotton fabric was rationed, as.....
Price: $200.00
Education, Child Welfare, WWII, Rebuilding Japan
1940s-1951. A collection of cards gathered by an American education official and consultant to the Ministry of Education who worked with Japanese counterparts during the American occupation of Japan. All have been translated presumably by the original owner and written on the card, including title and responsibility. Many are personally.....
Price: $550.00
Woven puzzle, Depictions of the Military, Visual Puzzle, World War II
Boston, Massachusetts: Ted, 1940s. A fine, uncut example of Crosspatch Puzzle No. 8, "Can you line up the Rookies?", illustrated with images of rookies in the military. The goal of the puzzle is to weave the ten illustrated strips together in such a way as to reveal a pattern with.....
Price: $300.00
Photography, W.W.I, Home Front, Women's History, Social History, Women's Work
Allentown PA: Wint Studios, 8-Apr-18. Three different 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" photos on larger mounts. The first photo depicts six women seated around a table knitting with a wall size American flag in the background. Each of the women is knitting. The women are identified. The second is the.....
Price: $650.00
program, New Hampshire National Guard, NHNG, bald eagle, american flag
Concord, NH: E.A. Wright, Phila (engraver), February 24, 1892. A dance card for Company E, 3d Regiment of the New Hampshire National Guard's (NHNG) exhibition and prize drill which took place at the White's Opera House in Concord, NH in 1892. The Order of Dance lists the fourteen (14) dances.....
Price: $165.00
American Civil War,Copperheads,Political Pamphlets
United States: c.1864. An anti-Copperhead pamphlet published in New York, skewering the Peace Democrats (i.e. "Copperheads") and the Governor of New York, Horatio Seymour as "laboring, in the press, and in the forum, to aid their rebel traitor friends in Richmond, by arraying our State in virtual unity with the.....
Price: $150.00
Southern Relief Fund, Civil War, Concerts, Benefit Concerts, Reconstruction, Music, Libraries
[Boston]: 1867. A Grand Concert hosted by the Mercantile Library Association at the Academy of Music for the benefit of the Southern Relief Fund during the Reconstruction Era. Max Maretzek (1821-1897) and his Grand Opera Troupe were headliners. Boston's Mercantile Library Association operated from 1820 until 1952, and was established.....
Price: $150.00
Y.W.C.A.,Women and the First World War
New York, New York: Y.W.C.A. War Work Council, 1918. A grouping of four (4) items relating to the War Work Council of the Y.W.C.A in 1918, which was formed to disseminate important news about the Y.W.C.A.'s work at home and abroad to support the war effort-- specifically, the work done.....
Price: $625.00
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
War Propaganda, World War Two, Rationing
Washington, D.C. Office of Price Administration, 1942. Illustrated informational leaflet informing the public about tire and rubber rationing during World War Two, issued by the U.S. Government. Highly propagandistic, it aims to garner public support for rationing, and includes: directions for how to qualify for gasoline and tires, and passing.....
Price: $175.00
Postcards, Political Cartoons
United States: 1908. Pre-WWI patriotic postcard with an image of a young woman wearing the stars and stripes alongside the message "Here's to the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun". A charming reminder of the importance of women and the home front. Measures 3.5" by 5.5". Addressed and postmarked.....
Price: $65.00
military history, WWI, WWII, humor
[1942-1948]. A humorous retelling of the day August Child enlisted in the US Army for WWI, written by an unknown individual. The complete story, only half of which appears on this page, was printed in a variety of newsletters and newspapers from 1942-1948, and most often billed as a "fine.....
Price: $75.00
ABAA-WINTER-2024, Air Force,Recruitment
United States: U.S. Air Force, [1972]. A guide to career opportunities in the Air Force, published for teens and young adults. Featuring an illustration of a plane on a runway on the front, the booklet aims to paint military service as an exciting and fulfilling career path rife with opportunities.....
Price: $175.00
maps, Solomon Islands, Military History, WWII, Signal Corps
Sydney, Australia: H. E. C. Robinson Pty. Ltd., [1943-1945]. A map of the British Solomon Islands, specifically: Choiseul, Vella Lavella, Ganongga, Gizo, Kolombangara, New Georgia, Rendova, Tetepare, Vangunu, Gatukai, Santa Isabel Island, Florida Island, Malaita, Bougainville, Shortland Island and San Cristoval. The map shows a variety of government and missions.....
Price: $150.00
Women Against War,National Defense,First World War
Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Branch for Women of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness, c.1916. First World War-era pamphlet promoting the Massachusetts Branch for Women of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness, an affiliate of the National Security League: "The most useful purpose of our organization is to create.....
Price: $150.00