Commonplace Books, Journals, Diaries
Student Attendance,Teaching and Pedagogy,Data and Knowledge Organization,Penmanship and Calligraphy
New London, Connecticut: Bolles & Williams, 1846-1848. A meticulously kept manuscript register of student attendance, written in skilled penmanship by an unidentified teacher between 1846 and 1848 ("W.A. Gallup"?). Includes a title page with stylized typography. The register is designed in a grid, and records the following information: student name;.....
Price: $150.00
Music History, Music and Pop Culture, American Music Culture
United States: 1930s. A section removed from a scrap book compiled c.1930s by a banjo player and popular music enthusiast, including three real photo postcards and other photos of himself posing with his banjo, his dog ("Prince and Me-- Both dogs"), and his car. Includes a March 1926 newspaper clipping.....
Price: $225.00
Historical Memorabilia, Accounting, Cow
New York: M. Day Printer, 1832-1852. Pictorial paper wrappers, illustration of cow on front, the Selling of Joseph to the Ishmaelites on the reverse. A detailed accounting on accounts payable and receivable on portions of each of the estates. Includes a detailed accounting of an auction of the property of.....
Price: $250.00
Sketch Alphabet
1870s. Somewhat naive yet elegant watercolors, all with a floral or nature theme. Each is captioned in pencil. The first is captioned Preparing for Winter showing a young girl gathering sticks. There are single floral specimens, garlands and mixtures of both. Includes flowers as Inidan Azilie, Persian Tulip and Pomegranate.....
Price: $500.00
erotica, risque
Paris: 1905. A 44 pp. booklet with paper wraps. Includes images from photographs of nude young ladies. French text. Images in black and white or pink tone. Four pages of almanac each with nude. Remainder of booklet includes text and images of one or two women together often in loving.....
Price: $125.00
Analytic Workbook, Textile Specimens
c1900. A hard cover analysis book created by a student Adolphe Rusch, Jr. while a student at the Textile School. In depth analysis for each fabric including warp required, filling requires, warp dressing and filling arrangement details. This is followed by the actual finished piece of fabric and detailed hand.....
Price: $750.00
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
Inspiration, Teacher
An 8 page booklet with wallpaper covers hand constructed by a teacher. Inspirations both printed and applied and handwritten. Titles include: Ten Reasonable Aims for Rural Teachers, Why Not! ( a hand penned verse suggesting to Smile no matter what), Why Teachers Resign, The Teacher, Inspiration for a Teacher, The.....
Price: $125.00
Ledger
1834. Includes wages paid to others including tasks performed from 1834-1841 followed by a receivables ledger. Last entry death record of Chauncy, who died at age 60 (1853) , Anne who died at 91 years and Margaret who died at age 65. The Buell family of Ludlow was descended from.....
Price: $65.00
Commonplace Books,Women and Poetry
Market Street, New York, New York: 1830s. The commonplace book of Sally Ann Waring (1804-1872), containing meaningful poetry selected to provide an intimate portrait of her internal thoughts, hopes, and passions. This example of a commonplace book is notable for its completeness (every page is full), thoughtfulness, and for the.....
Price: $675.00
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
commonplace book, medicine, educational, laryngology, schools & universities, Miami College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH: J. H. Moss & Co., Stationers and Printers, [1899]. A school notebook belonging to Elbert S Dupuy (1876-1941), who attended Miami School of Medicine in Cincinnati, OH This notebook contains the notes from a course taught by Dr. John Albert Thompson (1859-1944) on laryngology The notes are detailed.....
Price: $300.00
Commonplace Book,
A hand constructed booklet measuring 6" x 3 3/4" with an array of factual data from the year 1837 embellished with historical events from as early as the 15th century. A few facts of interest: -The death of King William the 4th took place in June, and the ascension to.....
Price: $225.00
diaries and journals] [daily life
The Standard Diary Co, 1912. Brown fabric cover of printed journal, lined paper, beginning has standard information such calendar, holidays, populations, weights and measures, presidents, and a variety of tables. The journal is very detailed. Each day of 1912 is filled in with weather, organ lessons given, callers, information about.....
Price: $150.00
Travelogue, Journal
A collection of 30 legal size pages of narrative describing the itinerary from a European grand tour taken by most likely Thirza Merriam Rowley wife of H. Curtis Rowley and daughter of Homer Merriam. The journal of loose pages is structured by date and provides a daily accounting by specific.....
Price: $375.00
Travel Log, Photo Album, Journal
1935-1937. The 12” x 9” spiral bound album begins with a dedication page followed by three maps, each with a route outlined in red ink. The first trip was from June 15 to 23 (1935) consisting of 1981 miles driven at an average cost per person of $25.00. This is.....
Price: $400.00
memory album] [photographs
1909. Handmade, hand tied album with photographs and a handwritten letter from a niece, Cissie, to her uncle. Addressed 473 Carlton Place Oswaldtwistle, there is a photograph from Douglas Harbor Isle of Man and the niece refers to her uncle getting settled in the "land of the free and the.....
Price: $65.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Mockery,Musings,Satire,Gallows Humor,Fantasy, Politics, Original Art,Whimsy
United Kingdom: 1940s. This book is represents the true meaning of commonplace book - interpretations of things read or observed on the streets, in museums and throughout one's environs. It focuses on vignettes of history, military satire and gallows humor with smatterings of everything else. Executed in ink and watercolor.....
Price: $1,800.00
Psychology, Language and Linguistics, Autodidacts, Classism, Flappers
Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1922. First edition of a pocket-sized booklet of mispronunciations, misnomers, and vulgarisms to avoid in the English language. The author's personal views often permeate the entries to great comedic effect, such as in the entry for "flapper": "A very immoral young girl in her early teens".....
Price: $150.00
address book, commonplace book, rowley, business history
Massachusetts: [1919-1930]. A one of a kind commonplace address book, that belonged to Harriet Sophia Rowley (1853-1943), which includes not only the addresses of her family and friends, but also that of local businesses she likes. Sometimes these notes are by the business name or type, but other times it.....
Price: $225.00
scrapbook, education, school, yearbooks, classmates, schooling, college, female education
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1932-1934. A charming scrapbook kept by Helen Gallagher during her years as a student at Burdett College in the early 1930s. Burdett College was formally known as Burdett School of Business, and closed in 1999. The scrapbook is filled with mementos, letters and cards.....
Price: $250.00
Visiting Cards, Musings
[Auburn, New York]: c.1877. Commonplace book of Louis McCrea, compiled c.1877. Louis was one half of the McCrea Brothers, coal dealers based in Auburn, New York; his business card has been pasted-in, as well as his visiting card to the upper pastedown. brief descriptions of McCrea's travels are recorded, as.....
Price: $225.00
scrapbook, education, school, yearbooks, classmates, schooling, high school, female education
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1919-1923. The very well documented high school years of Rebecca Hileman from Loda, Illinois are captured as Rebecca filled scores of pages with over 100 photographs of friends and family, name cards, souvenirs of school events, news clippings, letters and more. Includes some memorabilia.....
Price: $300.00
business history, merchants, ledger, accounting, science & technology, women's history
Trenton & Utica, NY: 1834-1850. A collection of five (5) ledgers belonging to Warren D. Rowley (1800-1854) Four (4) relate to his mercantile business and one with his personal finances. Rowley conducted business in Trenton and Utica, with his business partner, Daniel S. Curry (1820-1890), who was also his brother-in-law.....
Price: $425.00