Social Situations
Billiards,Games and Leisure
Ferndale, California: Becker's Billiard Parlors, 1920s. A 10c ticket good for trade-in use at "Becker's Billiard Parlors" in Ferndale, California in the 1920s. Measures approx. 1.5" by 2.5", verso blank.
Price: $100.00
Holiday Card,Red-Breasted Robin,Pastoral,Lace Paper
England: 1870s. A charming 16mo holiday card made from fine lace paper with gold, and a large embossed Victorian scrap. The scrap depicts a pastoral winter scene with snow and holly. Two robins frolic around an icy branch that reads, "Compliments of the Season to all". Measures approx. 4" by.....
Price: $85.00
Library Cards,Mercantile Library Association,Merchants,Mercantile History,private Libraries
New York, New York: Mercantile Library Association, 1836. Printed library membership card finished in ink, admitting "Capt. Lathrop" to the Mercantile Library Association "for the term of Four Weeks" beginning 15th of March, 1836. Signed at foot by "Chas Rolfe Prest [i.e. President of the Association]". Printed on coated card.....
Price: $275.00
Fire Fighters and First Responders,New England History
United States: 1860s-1880s. A small gathering of ephemera related to firemen and fire stations in the 1860s through the 1880s, mainly located in New England towns such as Nashua, New Hampshire, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Together, the materials provide a window into the social lives of these first responders, including charity.....
Price: $1,200.00
Literary Associations,History of Brooklyn
[Brooklyn, New York]: Lee Literary Association, 1869. A handsome embossed program produced for an anniversary event held by the Lee Literary Association in 1869. Lists the order of events beginning with a voluntary on the organ and prayer and ending with readings, addresses, and a poem. From the New York.....
Price: $200.00
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
Minstrelsy and Black Face in America
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Merrihew & Son, c.1876. Printed program outlining a full night of musical entertainments starring "The Gigantic Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels", a traveling minstrel group popular with the public in the 1870s. As might be expected, one of the biggest numbers includes black face/minstrelsy (one of the numbers is.....
Price: $100.00
Coronation Souvenir,George V,British Monarchy
Leeds: T. Little, Printer, 1911. An attractive souvenir booklet produced for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, crowned in 1910 and 1911, respectively. Such booklets and trinkets would have been proudly sold to the public as a way of celebrating the start of the new king's reign.....
Price: $125.00
Roosevelt,WWII,Anti-Fascism
United States: 1940. A postcard-sized leaflet promoting Wendell Willkie (1892-1944) for President, with an anti-fascist message aligning Roosevelt with Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin. Typewritten text on the verso compares a Bible verse to Roosevelt's second term in office. Willkie did not defeat his opponent, who would go on to serve.....
Price: $250.00
Sex Education,Birth Control,Planned Parenthood
[New York, New York]: Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc, 1971. A printed guide to birth control for sexually active adults, highlighting "all the methods that work... and the ones that don't", published by Planned Parenthood in 1971. Methods covered include: "The Pill"; IUDs; the diaphragm and jelly method;.....
Price: $175.00
Original Manuscript, Apparently Unpublished, American West, American Southwest, Colorado River, Humor
United States: 1920s. Two (2) original manuscripts and one (1) original typescript of what appears to be an unpublished original series of stories titled "The Amazin' Adventur's Uv Abner". Told in the first person in a mock-Southern accent, the stories paint the picture of a folksy, outrageous character for readers.....
Price: $225.00
Almanac, Ledger, Social History
Boston: Brewer & Tileston, 1867. A 7 1/2" x 4 3/4" almanack that has been amended with the addition of marbled paper cover and the insertion of a blank lined papers before each month. Given the entries, this book was being used to record payments to household staff. Completed monthly.....
Price: $100.00
History of New York,Banquet Menus
New York City: Southern Hotel, 1901. A 1901 menu produced for the 1901 Annual Banquet of the Apollo Club, held at the Southern Hotel in Manhattan. Dishes served include filet mignon, roast snipe, potatoes Parisienne, and "fancy ices with strawberries" and cake to finish. Amontillado, Sauterine, Champagne and of course.....
Price: $125.00
Wartime Publications,WWII,Patriotic,Year Books and Student Publications
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 1944. Vol. 1, No. 46 of "At Ease", a serial published by the 60th College Training Detachment at the University of Pittsburgh, published in March 1944. Provides an interesting look into the lives of young military hopefuls towards the end of the Second World War. Headlines include: "A-S.....
Price: $85.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Birds, Music and Nature, Public Concerts
Boston, Massachusetts: 1880. A charming printed concert program illustrated in the chinoiserie style for a "Bird Concert" given in Boston, featuring fourteen different musical pieces with an overarching avian theme, including "Who killed Cock Robin?" and "Ye merry birds", as well as song selections with vocalists imitating bird song. It.....
Price: $125.00
Religious Swindles,Dubious Charity Events
Brooklyn, New York: N.p, [1872]. A promotional leaflet for a "Grand National Church Fair" to be held in Brooklyn to help support the "Erection of the Bethesda Mission House, and the Founding of a Public Library and Free Reading Rooms for Mission Purposes". To be held in Brooklyn Hall, the.....
Price: $175.00
Doctors, History of Medicine, Printed Ephemera
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania: 1890s? Printed business card (3" by 4.25", verso blank) of Dr. D.S. Hamaker, including a list of fees for house calls in town (25 cents), house calls to the country (50 cents to $1.25), and "confinement" visits ($3.00).
Price: $150.00
Novelty Postcard,Love and Romance,Early Telephone
Providence, Rhode Island: Salisbury Manufacturing Co. / Bellman Ass'n, 1906. A novelty postcard from 1906, illustrating a handsome young couple on the telephone. The caption reads "A Busy Line", and the central image shows a group of putti perched on the telephone wire connecting the two lovers. Measures approx. 3".....
Price: $100.00
Fairy Tales, Anthropomorphism, Social Situations
New York: McLoughlin, 1869. 8 pgs. wraps. An illustration and rhyming verse on each page. The story of anthropomorphic cats planning and executing a party with all it's trials and tribulations. Concludes with a Moral. The reverse of the pages are blank and a child has created (traced) an outline.....
Price: $150.00
Board Games,Bingo,Celluloid,Game Companies
Montclair, New Jersey: Cardinell Sales Co, 1920s. A 1920s printed celluloid bingo card promoting the Cardinell Sales Company of Montclair, New Jersey. The back shows a crossword puzzle and promotes their "Crosrum" brand puzzles. Measures approx. 3" by 3"
Price: $85.00
French-American,Can-Can,Dances and Parties,Tickets and Invitations,Gilded Age
New York, New York: Cercle Francais de l'Harmonie, 1884. Printed invitation/"admit one" ticket for the evening entertainments of the Cercle Francais de l'Harmonie in January 1884 in New York. The front is printed in color and depicts two winged putti flanked by French and American flags. The back features a......
Price: $225.00
Growing Up,Chores,Parenting and Family,Incentive Based Learning
Hughes Specialties: Los Angeles, California, 1944. A charming 10-week merit chart for kids to use to track chores and tasks, including hundreds of stars to cut out and paste next to completed tasks. This example has been partially used and has been signed in pencil by a young girl named.....
Price: $100.00
Parlor Games,Serials
N.pl: The Christian Endeavor World, c1900. An illustrated leaflet promoting subscriptions to the serial "The Christian Endeavor World", multiples of which can be exchanged for the games advertised in the leaflet. The parlor games, advertised as ideal games for "long winter evenings", include the following: "Golfette" (a golf-like game involving.....
Price: $175.00
Humor,Cocktail Napkin,TIME Magazine
N.pl: N.p, 1930s. A humorous printed cloth cocktail napkin, designed to resemble the cover of "TIME" magazine. The image depicts a man and a woman drinking cocktails with the caption "Bottoms Up". Printed in black and bright green. Measures approx. 7.25" by 5.5"
Price: $150.00