Albums & Journals
Social History, Telegram, Love and Friendship
1950. The brightly colored telegrams are congratulations on the marriages of Jean Pier Stockhelm to Laura Jane Spooner of Memphis and a second wedding, that of Nicole Fraipont to Michael Stockhelm. Also includes wedding pictures, children's pictures from the 1940s and 1950s. Housed in somewhat worn leather album. Measures 10".....
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
Original Artwork, Unpublished, Manuscript, Watercolor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 artwork. Watercolors of Snow White and/or the Dwarfs adorn each page. The manuscript is comprised of five thick leaves of large card, perhaps manufactured for albums, secured in the left-hand.....
Price: $750.00
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
friendship album, poem, missionary, India, religion, family
New YorkPrinting & Publishing: J C Riker, [1840]. "To the Dear Brother or Sister to whom this album may be allotted. I would gladly have kept this because it was prized by my dear Amelia, but considering the uncertainty of missionary life and the fact that the writers are strangers.....
Price: $475.00
Friendship Album, Drawings
Forest Gate, London: 1930. Hard cover album with unnumbered pages with numerous sentiments and verses written in 1930. Additionally watercolors that include a woman skier, an interpretation of a worker in Hong Kong, a Harlequin holding a clown, a finely executed scene from nature, a fishing boat, a sports girl.....
Price: $425.00
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
Female Friendship, Victorian Albums, Civil War-era Albums , ABAA-RBMS-2023
Lebanon, Pennsylvania: 1857-1865. Friendship album of Miss Emma J. Thorne, filled with inscriptions of poetry and prose from her friends and family between the years 1857-1865. Begins with a dedication page from Augustus Wedekind explaining the intention of the friendship album - recording of memorable sentiments and events. Notable for.....
Price: $325.00
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, quote, quotes, poetry, poems, verse, drawing, sketches, pencil, ink, code,
1907-1912. A friendship album of Marie Campbell consisting of mostly originally poems, a few illustrations, and coded phrases, the majority of which are signed and dated. The album starts in 1907 when Marie departed St. Francis Xavier School and the first half of the album are full of notes from.....
Price: $110.00
Shadow Art, Love and Friendship, Albums, Interfoliata , ABAA-RBMS-2023
New York, New York: Riker, Thorne & Co., c.1856. Friendship album of Eliza Ann Paynter (1840-1922) "Presented to Miss E.A. Paynter by her friend and well wisher [?] Fadden, February 22nd 1856". 4to (7.5" by 6"), approx. 100 leaves, only a couple pages filled, with ephemera loosely inserted inside cover.....
Price: $350.00
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
friendship album, poetry, Foreign Language, German
Philadelphia, PA: Moss & Brother, [1850]. A friendship album belonging to Hattie, whose entries date between 1853-1855. Unfortunately, little is known about the owner of the album beyond her first name, though it is probable she was from New York, as several of the authors of the entries are from.....
Price: $275.00
yearbook, high school, tennis, dance, dance card
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1925. The scrap book album belongs to Dorothy Bradford who attended North Central High School, in Spokane, WA. A portion of the album also covers her time at Havermale Junior High School. The first third of the album is full of newspaper clippings dealing with either.....
Price: $400.00
Friendship Album, Triangular Album, Hidden Messages, Paper with a Secret
Nov. 30, 1911. A 22 leaf hand constructed book with stock covers created in a triangular shape by folding the corners inward. Scraps of turkeys on the front cover. When the corners are a hidden message is revealed. Each sentiment was written by a different friend. Some appear to be.....
Price: $175.00
Made by Hand, Manuscript, Inspirational Book, Poetry
Massachusetts: c1906. Watercolor heavy card covers with polka-dot silk ribbon binding. An endearing and thoughtful hand penned daily inspirational book. Each page represents a day of the year with a daily inspirational passage from poets, notables such as Florence Nightingale, Beecher the social reformer and abolitionist, philosopher, Bible passages and.....
Price: $250.00
Friendship Albums, Friendship Poetry, Teachers , ABAA-RBMS-2023
Wrentham, Massachusetts: 1837-1841. A rather sweet pocket-sized friendship album with original poetry addressed to Lucy Ide (1801-1859) from her friends, handmade from gatherings of colored paper. In total there are nineteen (19) entries filling approx. half the album. There is an additional loose scrap of paper with original lines by.....
Price: $325.00
Illustrated Letterhead, Frankford Philadelphia, Label Printing Lithographer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David Heston & Sons Label Printers and Lithographers, 1887. Artistic print design letterhead for Label Printer and Lithographers. Inset promotes Folding (round) Paper Boxes. Handwritten letter on illustrated company letterhead of David Heston & Sons Label Printers and Lithographers of Philadelphia, "Manufacturers of Druggists' Labels, Folding Paper Boxes.....
Price: $100.00
Writers, Letter Writers, Letter-writing
Washington, D.C. Frederick J. Haskin, 1930. An expansive 1930s letter writer with examples appropriate for a myriad of situations, including: "To Collect a Debt"; "To Write a Letter to a Servant"; "Invitation to a Christening"; "Asking a Lover to Wait"; and even "Breaking an Engagement" (which begins quite bluntly: "Our.....
Price: $125.00
botany, flowers, flower, plant, pressed flowers
England: c1900. A charming herbarium journal that can be read in two different directions. If you open the book one way, the reader finds a herbarium with 59 pressed specimens, mainly flowers, taped to the pages. When the reader flips the book and reads it in the opposite direction, instead.....
Price: $550.00
Horoscope, Birth Chart, Fortune Telling
Chicago IL: 1904. 8 manuscript page report. Begins with a birth chart and Aspects nad Positions of the Planets followed by Delineation of Character, etc: you know how and what to aim for, Faults to be corrected: guard against losing your temper), Matrimonial Prospects: partner shall be your equal soically.....
Price: $100.00
Florida Citrus,Temperance,Planned Communities
Hall City, Florida: Dr. Geo. F. Hall, 1911. Illustrated letterhead from the office of George F. Hall, featuring imagery of the local citrus (Caloosahatchee Grapefruit) and local farm land. Hall was a retired minister and Chicago native who founded Hall City (now Glades County, Florida) in 1910 as a Christian.....
Price: $125.00
drawings, song bird, doodles, cartoons
1924-1925. A album featuring a series of drawings depicting the characters Cho and Patricia, a song bird and pig respectively. A collection of series of pictures telling the story of their unusual friendship. They include Cho going to church; a series of misadventures, building a brick wall, moving to a......
Price: $550.00
drawings, watercolor, poetry, poem, flower, plants, fairy tales, retellings
c1880. 68 pg journal filled with poetry and watercolors of flora. There are a total of 25 poems in the journal, as some cover multiple pages, however this is a watercolor piece on every page depicting various flowers. At times one can see the pencil the artist used to sketch.....
Price: $525.00