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Mathematics, Tables and Formulas, Arithmetic, School books
New York: Samuel S. & William Wood, 1842. A handy pocket-sized guide to arithmetic with additional tables of roman numerals, federal and British money, weights, lengths, measures, and even book formats. 24mo (4.5" by 3.75"), pp. 24, "Stereotyped by Richard C. Valentine" of New York. Sewn in original illustrated light.....
Price: $100.00
schools & universities, newspapers, student newspapers,
Shelburne Falls, MA: Shelburne Falls Messenger, 1908. 16pp. white paper wrapper, front and back cover printed in red ink. Small illustration of the school on the front cover, also printed in red. School newspaper for the winter term in 1908. Included possible course outlines, the scores from recent sporting events.....
Price: $56.00
travel, trains, journal, national parks, national park system, Price Canyon, Salt Lake City, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Denver, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Erie Canal
c1884. An array of snippets and pages detailing a trip a young family took by train in 1884. A mother, family, and their two young children started in Boston and headed west. They stopped in Niagara Falls, Erie Canal, Denver, Salt Lake, Price Canyon, Black Canyon, Chicago, and Washington DC.....
Price: $125.00
Decoration, wrapping, parade
Manufacturer: Dennison Manufacturing Location: Boston Date: 1914 Pages: 96 Subject Matter: Decorations made from Paper Comprehensive descriptions and pricing. Samples of crepe and tissue paper are included. Images from B&W photos of the products and uses, as well as both B&W and color illustrations for possible design ideas and uses.....
Price: $75.00
Chromolithography, Fashion, Toys and Games, Dolls, Paper Dolls, Supplements, Forbes Dolls
Boston: Forbes & Co., 1895. Two (2) uncut Art Fashion Supplements chromolithograph by Forbes & Co. for The Boston Sunday Globe. Distributed in the July 28 and August 18 issues of the Globe, the present examples depict a well-heeled woman and her young charge ("Baby's Outing") and a young boy.....
Price: $225.00
menus, food and wine
Blank Advertising Menu printed in red ink by Imp, Bataille-Paris. Features Art Nouveau woman in flowing gown holding flower and decorative flowers. B. Leon Croizet Grande Champagne and St. Meme Cognac. "The Cognac region in France is divided into six districts, with the Grande Champagne district being the most prestigious.....
Price: $75.00
parchment and rivet, art nouveau influence, eclectibles, valentines, parchment and rive
An 8 1/2" x 7 1/2" die-cut, heart shaped, easel backed valentine with applied parchment with leaves, flowers and scroll design. The young lady is tastefully dressed with a valentine card in front of her. The verse has writing. The three rivets and parchmentare in the style of Art Nouveau.....
Price: $26.00
parchment and rivet, art nouveau influence, eclectibles, valentines, parchment and rivet
A 7 1/4" x 6 3/4" die-cut, heart shaped, easel backed valentine with three tiers that has applied parchment with yellow flowers design. The center heart is an image of a young girl with yellow roses in her hair. The other edge of this heart is red roses with a......
Price: $25.00
drawing
London: E. Gambart and Co., n. d., ca. mid 1800. Original publisher cover, rebound in red covered board, heavy stock paper. The first 8 pages have dual pictures-the first a semi complete illustration and the second a completed form, the remaining pages are full page. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2".....
Price: $50.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement,
Williamsport, PA: Pennsylvania Grit, 1896. An 8" x 9 1/2" card stock art supplement printed for the Pennsylvania Grit newspaper. Copyright 1896, by Forbes Litho, Boston, MA. Supplement for July 26, 1896 depicts eleven (11) cut-outs to be inserted in the slots on and about the coach. Commentary on reverse.....
Price: $65.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement, Noah's Ark
Williamsport, PA: Pennsylvania Grit, 1896. A 9 1/2" x 8" card stock art supplement printed for the Pennsylvania Grit newspaper. Copyright 1896, by Forbes Litho, Boston, MA. Supplement for July 12, 1896 depicts seven cut-out pairs of animals and an elephant to be inserted in the slots at base surrounding.....
Price: $85.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement
Williamsport, PA: Pennsylvania Grit, 1896. A 9 1/2" x 8" card stock art supplement printed for the Pennsylvania Grit newspaper. Copyright 1896, by Forbes Litho, Boston, MA. Supplement for June 14, 1896 depicts children and animals to occupy a series of play houses designed from wooden crates. Multipart characters and.....
Price: $65.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement, Civil War, Childhood Ephemera
Boston, MA: Boston Sunday Globe, 1896. The Forbes Co. Boston, MA. Supplement to the Boston Sunday Globe for April 5, 1896. Five (5) different action scenes from the Battle of New Orleans to be cut-out and used with a theatre stage and platform, that would also have been a weekly.....
Price: $65.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement, War of 1812, Childhood Ephemera
Boston, MA: Boston Sunday Globe, 1896. The Forbes Co. Boston, MA. Supplement to the Boston Sunday Globe for March 29, 1896. Seven (7) different action scenes from the Battle of New Orleans to be cut-out and used with a theatre stage and platform, that would also have been a weekly.....
Price: $65.00
Pretend Play, Newspaper Supplement,
Williamsport, PA: Boston Sunday Globe, 1896. The Forbes Co. Boston, MA. Supplement for March 15, 1896. It is the two-fold theatre to be used with the series of five historical tableaux. Patriotic decoration with scene of Capital building at side. Uncle Sam is in the audience. Also includes a few.....
Price: $65.00
Artistic Penmanship, Works by Children
Northampton, MA: 1865. 4 leaves. Elaborately decorated cover with gilt enhanced illustrated of boy conquering a mountain. He carries a flag reading "Excelsior". He has penned "Mastr Richard Clarke Burnham School. June 1845" in the cartouche. A large format album with decorative border designs printed in different colors with different.....
Price: $700.00
camp, nature resort, fishing, family
Jackman, ME: Holden Brothers, [1930]. A brochure for Attlean Lake Camps, a nature resort in Jackman, Maine, on the shores of Attlean Pond. It features twenty-two (22) guest log cabins, most with private baths, that can hold between 2 to 6 people each. The camp has a variety of activities.....
Price: $90.00
au bon marche, mechanical trade card, movable trade card,
A 3” x 4 1/2” advertising trade card for Au Bon Marche department store in Paris. A first glance it has the appearance of a die-cut card of a child in a high chair. By pushing the base upwards and side flaps inward it creates a 3D chair with a......
Price: $125.00
trade card, changing picture, movable, french, advertising
Paris: c1900. A chromolithography trade card from the famous French department and Curiosity Store, named Au Bon Marche. The front has a gold and floral frame with shutters that when moved, alter the image of a servant girl into that of a Queen. The back of the card features an.....
Price: $110.00
Carriages, Transportation, Hand colored
London: Dean & Co. Threadneedle, 1844. 15 pp. illustrated wraps. Includes six (6) hand colored full-page and one half page engravings of an array of carriages. Each with a single page narrative description. They include a State Carriage, a Mail Coach, A Sovereign, A Cabriolet, A Pony-Chaise, An Omnibus, A......
Price: $325.00
Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series, Board games, dice games, games for girls
New York: McLoughin Brothers, 1870. 16 pp, (including covers) Game of croquet, Game of spider and the fly, Game of pearl fisheries, Game of falconry, Game of fishing, and Game of naval engagement. Each game is a board game, with an illustration. A part of Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series.....
Price: $175.00
children's books, fairy tales, fairies, princesses
London; New York: Frederick Warne & Co. 11 leaves including covers. dark blue paper wrapper with colored decorative border and decorative elements on the cover, and "Price One Shilling; or, Mounted With Linen, Two Shillings" written across the top. Includes 6 full page, color illustrations. Back cover lists the different.....
Price: $75.00
advertisement, recipes, cooking, women's work, soap, Dobbins Electric Soap, testimonials
Philadelphia, PA: I. L. Cragin & Co., [1890]. An advertising booklet for Dobbins Electric Soap, a laundry soap produced by I. L. Cragin. The company used 'electric' in the title to in order to capitalize on people's fascination with electricity at that time. The soap itself was formulated with a......
Price: $65.00
Lighting, antique, trade catalog
Manufacturer: I. Sack Cabinet Hardware Co. Location: Boston, MA Date: c1920 Pages: Two sections of 61, numbered, printed single sided pages, one section is the illustrations and descriptions of items, the second is the corresponding price list. Subject Matter: Lighting The catalog is a folder with brad clips. It is.....
Price: $95.00