Political
1872 Presidential Election,Grant versus Greeley,Political Humor in Advertising,Cigars,Booze
New York, New York: R. Grant, c.1872. A small lithographed leaflet (9" by 5.75") with political cartoon and caption showing the two 1872 Presidential candidates finding common ground in cigars and booze. Distributed as an advertising leaflet by R. George of New York to promote his business selling cigars and.....
Price: $375.00
Patriotic Ephemera,United States Centennial,Ulysses S. Grant,History of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1876 International Exhibition, 1876. Printed program/order of exercises for the 1876 International Exhibition Opening Ceremonies. The event was held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia on May 10th, 1876 ahead of the nation's highly anticipated centennial. Includes a list of music performed with lyrics, order of procession, and of course.....
Price: $275.00
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
ABAA-RBMS-2024,FBI,Department of Justice,Career Recruitment,Women in the FBI,J. Edgar Hoover
Washington, D.C. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1960s. Two (2) folders of ephemera from the 1960s, published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a part of its recruitment program. Provides fascinating (and often entertaining) insight into how the FBI courted and recruited talented young people between c.1960 and 1969. Includes.....
Price: $850.00
Abolition, Anti-Slavery and Racism, Serials, Newspapers
Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Statesman, 1841. The July 3rd, 1841 issue of the Boston Statesman, featuring an important account of the Abolition Convention in Boston in which the Rev. Jonathan Davis of Palmyra, Georgia (pro-slavery), faced off against the Rev. Nathaniel Colver of Boston (anti-slavery). The remainder of the issue.....
Price: $350.00
Social Security, Social Welfare, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
US Government Printing Office, 1939. 8 pp pamphlet with an image from a photograph of gently "puffing his chest". The content describes the monthly old-age and survivor's insurance benefits beginning January 1, 1940. It describes how to qualify - retire from work, or made at least $50 in each of.....
Price: $100.00
Numismatics,United States Treasury
Washington, D.C. United States Treasury, c.1930. Printed memorandum with ink stamp or auto-pen signature of John Burke, the Treasurer of the United States between 1929 and 1931. The memo announces that "the various issues of Continental Currency" has "no money value, even if the notes be genuine". By the Act.....
Price: $100.00
ABAA-RBMS-2024,California,Political Movements,Ham and Eggs Movement
San Francisco, California: Northern California Citizens Against 30-Thursday, 1939. An anti- "Ham & Eggs" movement pamphlet, arguing against the act in the interest of the state's economy. California's "Ham and Eggs" movement gained traction in the 1930s, and sought a large-scale state-funded pension. The name came from the movement's argument.....
Price: $200.00
American History and Historiography
1872. A collection of "the most important facts, and statistics, relating to the Political History of the country", including brief biographical sketches of the Presidents. Reprints the Constitution, Declaration of Independence. Provides interesting insight into how early American history was perceived by Americans in the 1870s, and which historical figures.....
Price: $65.00
certificate, political & social, advertising to children, fraud, William Randolph Hearst, Presidential Campaign,
San Francisco, Ca: 27-May-03. A certificate for the School Children's Landmark League of California, which was a society started in 1903 to raise funds for the "purchase and restoration of the historic landmarks of the State of California". The League was granted permission by the San Francisco's Board of Education.....
Price: $125.00
Newspaper Advertising,Publishing History
[Richmond, Virginia]: c.1891. A handsome chromolitho advertising card for The Times, a newspaper printed in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to "Democratic Principles". Includes a host of patriotic iconography including a bald eagle in flight, a stars and stripes design, and Thomas Jefferson in profile superimposed on top of a facsimile image.....
Price: $150.00
American Civil War,Political Pamphlets,Reconstruction,Postbellum Virginia Politics
[Richmond, Virginia]: 1882. "Virginians Will Not Wear Collars": a salient political pamphlet on postbellum Virginian politics, featuring a letter to John E. Massey from Francis Gildart Ruffin (1816-1892), a Chesterfield County, Virginia planter, Confederate colonel, and political writer. Written during the turbulent Reconstruction period, in which the Virginia "Readjuster Party".....
Price: $275.00
Tiffany & Co., History of New York City, Delmonico's, Gastronomy and Fine Dining
New York, New York: Tiffany & Co., 1901. Commemorative menu (7.25" by 9.5") and seating plan booklet (8" by 5.75") for the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York's 133rd Annual Banquet, held at Delmonico's in 1901. Both are housed in the original Tiffany box (9.75" by 7.75".....
Price: $225.00
Tiffany & Co., History of New York City, Waldorf Astoria, Gastronomy and Fine Dining
New York, New York: Tiffany & Co., 1902. An exquisitely produced menu and seating plan, in original box (10" by 8" by 0.5"), designed by Tiffany & Co. for a banquet held at the Waldorf Astoria. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, the event was held "in honor of the.....
Price: $275.00
princeton letters, west point letters, manuscript, historical memorabilia
Seven (7) different letters written by Tillotson to his close friend cadet Thorne. The letters are newsy in nature and written in an engaging style. He refers to various individuals by their full names with explicit details on their carrying-ons. Gouveuneur Tillotson antics and lack of interest in school became.....
Price: $525.00
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
politics, government, state government, tammany hall, budget, corruption
New York: [1871-1872]. A political flyer condemning the corruption by the Democratic Party, and more specifically the Tammany Hall and its Grand Sachem, William M. Tweed (1823-1878). Tammany Hall, alternately called the Tammany Society, Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Colombian Order, was a political.....
Price: $150.00
Political Cartoon,Illustrated Cover,Jefferson Davis
United States: 1860s. An illustrated cover depicting Jefferson Davis in a political cartoon. It is titled "Jeff. And the Showman.", and depicts a seated Jefferson Davis peering into an eyepiece connected to a box. A showman pulls strings on the side of the box. The caption quotes the showman saying.....
Price: $250.00
Rhetoric and Public Speaking,Language and Gesture
Chicago, Illinois: North American Institute, 1930. A brief guide to using hand gestures, published as a part of a series on public speaking. Includes photo illustrations of the gestures for ease of reference. Interesting for just how precise some of the directions are: Fingers should be easily separated, in some.....
Price: $150.00
Engraving, White House,
A 6" x 6 1/4" label reading The White House Washington with an engraving of the White House. Perishable Flowers. Keep from frost and extreme heat printed at the base. Reverse is blank. Used for sending flowers from the White House Florist. Established in the 1850s. In 1858 the New.....
Price: $85.00
Women's Suffrage in California
1911. An anti-Women's suffrage speech asking readers to vote "No" on California's Equal Suffrage Amendment. It was narrowly approved after an earlier 1896 attempt had failed. Emphasizes the importance of keeping the "woman's sphere" separate, the need to keep domestic life "pure", and refers to the Suffragette as a "mannish.....
Price: $250.00
Drunk Driving, Voting Issues, Local Elections, Alcohol and Temperance
Waterville, Maine: F.W. Smith, c.1938. "VOTE THE DRINKING DRIVER DOWN--Vote 'NO' on liquor in September" is the message to Maine voters in this confrontational poster. The cartoon graphic shows a disheveled man hurtling down the road towards the viewer, tossing a liquor bottle behind him, with a license plate that.....
Price: $225.00
Early United States Prohibition, Anti-Prohibition Efforts, Social Welfare
The Voice (Prohibition Paper), c. 1888. 16pp. An attempt to rebuke the idea of prohibition through the use of quotes that support the ineffectiveness of it. Starting with a passage from "The Voice" which was the prohibition newspaper, the argument against prohibition, and the inability to enforce it, is briefly.....
Price: $85.00