History of Publishing
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Advertising Broadside, New York World
New York: The New York World, 1906. 11 ½” x 17 3/8” color broadside with illustration of anthropomorphic elephant as Santa Claus. Promotes feature articles “Christmas with the Poor and Christmas with the Rich”, “Santa Claus Held up in Hogan’s Alley”, cartoon by Geo. B. Luks and “The Merry (?).....
Price: $325.00
printer, printing, printer samples. dairy, advertising, advertisement
New York: McTee & Co Inc, 1929. The Advertising Campaign Portfolio was produced by McTee & Company Inc for Glendale Milk in 1929. McTee & Company was New York based advertising firm run by John Bevans, a novelist poet and advertising man, who produced ads that both “that tell your.....
Price: $225.00
song sheet
England: A.T. Stevens. Westminster for Flying Fame, London. Broadside measures 11 1/2" x 6" and features the image of a dog at the top and man at the bottom. A story of the Fiddler from the viewpoint of his dog. Top of page states "Price-Twopence, plain. Fourpence, coloured." no date.....
Price: $35.00
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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
Thumb Dictionary,Miniature Books,Lexicography
Glasgow, Scotland: David Bryce and Son, n.d. (c.1896). An early edition of Bryce's thumb dictionary, first published in 1892. Containing 15,000 words in a single two-inch-tall volume, including "a large number of scientific, philosophical, literary, and technical terms" (title-page). Bryce would go on to publish two follow-up editions, the "Diamond".....
Price: $75.00
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
Historical Memorabilia
Connecticut Courant, 1864. Facsimile reprint of the first issue of the Connecticut Courant originally published: Hartford, Conn. Original printed by Thomas Green, 1764. A sample issue of a projected weekly newspaper, to be issued Mondays, commencing 19 Nov. 1764. Printed with traditional letter forms, with the exception of a modern.....
Price: $300.00
publishing, Webster's Dictionaries
A 24 pp. booklet originally published in The Paper World, October 1890. Discusses Webster's dictionary, it's development, it's founders and old-time and present publishers, Messrs. G. & C. Merriam & Co. It begins with the life work of Noah Webster, L.L. D., the progression of the dictionary and the part.....
Price: $75.00
Early Hand-Colored Valentine
England: 1840s. An attractive early hand-colored valentine dating from approx. the 1840s, featuring a bouquet of flowers and a two-stanza poem: Rosy lips may tempt the taste, Dazzling eyes may lure us, Without the heart tis but a waste, That hope betrayed ensures us. Oh! whilst in you I daily.....
Price: $100.00
Currency,U.S. Currency,Economics,Private Currency,Cryptocurrency
United States: Marine Bank and Allis Brown's Bank, Early 19th-century. Four (4) examples of bills issued by private banks as currency, including two five-dollar bills ("Allis Brown's Bank") and two two-dollar bills ("Marine Bank"). Before the Civil War, it was not unusual for banks to issue their own currency for.....
Price: $125.00
publishing] [Harding Paper Co]
Franklin, Ohio: The Editor Publishing Co., May, 1895. Magazine with cover, loose paper notification inserted and 1/3 sheet "special notice" attached to first page of magazine,magazine includes Volume I, no. 5, pp 66-80. The editor consists of a variety of materials, published monthly the first few and end few pages.....
Price: $65.00
Bibles] [religion
Springfield: G. & C. Merriam, 1844. 1115 pp, 856 for the Old Testament and 259 for the New Testament. Red gilt and blind stamped hard cover, illustrations and 6 plates (2 of which are frontispieces for each testament), three chambers on spine, gilt stamp of praying woman on front and.....
Price: $80.00
Organizing Knowledge,Pocket Encyclopedia
New York, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. A charming pocket-sized encyclopedia of interesting and useful facts, ranging from a list of the Popes of Rome to how to erase grease spots and even sign language. Includes the occasional diagram or line drawing to illustrate where necessary. The facts are.....
Price: $110.00
ABAA-SPRING-2026,
Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Co, 1905. From Milton Bradley, a "Novel and Exciting Game" for two or more players allowing them to tell each other's "fortunes". This set is near-complete with the lower box lid (approx. 9.25" by 7.25" by 1"), printed directions sheet (bifolium 7" by 8.5"), and die-cut.....
Price: $350.00
Scandal Sheets and Tabloids,Starlets and Models,Sleazy Journalism,Gossip Pages,Entertainment and Celebrity
Boston, Massachusetts: Mid-Town Journal, 1950-1953. Four (4) issues of the "Mid-Town Journal", a so-called "scandal sheet" offering readers sleazy, sensational gossip stories, with plenty of photos of attractive starlets and models with cheeky captions (e.g. a photo of Ava Gardner with the caption "How Could Frankie Leave Home?" referring to.....
Price: $225.00
Valentine's Day,Hand-colored lithograph
England: 1850s. Hand-colored lithographed 4to-sized bifolium Valentine (8.5" by 6.75"), with a three-stanza Valentine's Day poem underneath an image of a young couple. The couple are depicted in a drawing room, with the gentleman seated and showing his love a book with love hearts in it. The poem begins, "Faithful.....
Price: $110.00
Parker Bros.,Rebus Games
Salem, Massachusetts: Parker Brothers, Inc., c.1900. A clever boxed party game published by Parker Brothers, based on rebuses. A rebus is a puzzle using pictures or glyphs to represent words or phrases. For example, if there is a picture of a cube next to the letter "A", the answer would.....
Price: $100.00
Mt. Washington, Tip Top House, engraving, lettersheet, hotel, observatory, New Hampshire
South Hadley, MA: Carew Manufacturing Company, July 28, 1857. An unused lettersheet which features a detailed engraving of the of the Tip Top House, a famous hotel found at the summit of Mt. Washington, in Sargent's Purchase, NH. The engraving shows an active hotel with numerous men on horses and.....
Price: $85.00
covers] [sample books
Boston, Mass: W. C. Dodge Paper Co, 1910s. Blue stamped cover, tied together with brown yarn. Sample book for covers, contains samples of seven distinctive colors, describes paper weight and finish. 9" x 6" Cover and samples in good condition, crease in back cover.
Price: $65.00
Paper with a Secret,Greeting Cards,Holiday Cards
London, England: Angus Thomas, 1890s. A charming "paper with a secret" style holiday greeting card, featuring a hidden message underneath a silk leaf that reads: "Lasting Prosperity, Long Life, Evergreen Health, True Love, Good Luck, And Hosts of Friends". Contemporary ink inscription on verso: "To Dear Fred from Ruth". Measures.....
Price: $75.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,post cards, literature, children's books, stationary, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, printer's proofs
London: W Straker Ltd (album publisher), c1920-1940. This 200 pp. large format album, or guard book if you will, is a collection of over 1000 printer’s proofs in black and white and monochrome. It appears to be for W. S. Partridge & Co. Some of the illustrations in this album.....
Price: $3,500.00
Printers Proof, Pen Advertising, Gladiators
New York: Meyer, Merkel & Ottmann. A 5 5/8" x 4 3/8" proof for Aikin Lambert & Co. New York. Logo in upper left corner "Pen is Mightier than the Sword". Scene depicts gladiators in the Coliseum dueling with pens instead of sword. Layered color, almost appears as split-fountain. Gold.....
Price: $150.00
Childhood Ephemera, Early Learning, Printing and Publishing
New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1922. Three (3) promotional pieces presented by MacMillan including a promotional circulars for A Practical Handbook of Games by Emily W. Elmore. Reverse depicts table of contents; and Five Little Friends by Sherred Willcox Adams. Reverse includes story summary. Illustrated by Maud and Miska.....
Price: $125.00
Printing history, School Cards
Richmond, ME: George A. Beale, 1888. A single-fold 8.5" by 5.75" circular with an image of George Beale on the cover. It is addressed to Teachers and dated 1887 and provides promotional information and pricing for the cards. Back page is blank. Also includes order form, request for information, testimonials.....
Price: $150.00