Novelties
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
Maps, New England Society of the City of NY, Social History
New York New York - Waldorf Astoria: 23-Dec-07. A 2" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/4" silk covered press board box with The 102nd Annual Festival of the New England Society of the City of New York, December 23, 1907, Waldorf Astoria in woven silk on box side. Affixed to.....
Price: $275.00
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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
Nature, Lepidopterology, Entomology, Butterflies, Taxonomy and Classification, Collecting, Plastics, Specimen preservation
Wellesley, Massachusetts: Denton Bros. 1902. A fascinating look into the collection of an amateur lepidopterologist. Here, a copy of The Butterfly Hunter's Guide (9.5" by 7", [20] pp., original printed wrappers) is accompanied by two (2) contemporary German advertising circulars (11.5" by 8.75") for mail-order butterfly specimens, as well as.....
Price: $1,400.00
Children's Toys and Games, Card Games
Cincinnati, Ohio: The U.S. Playing Card Company, 1921. A book of games for children using old decks of playing cards: "Decks of cards which no longer 'slip' easily interfere with the pleasure of grown-ups but to kiddies they offer material for much entertainment and not a little instruction disguised as.....
Price: $125.00
Die-cut, Christmas, charitable organizations, chromolithography, children, child welfare
Detroit, Michigan: National Child Welfare League, 1913. A festive Christmas-themed contribution envelope for the National Child Welfare League, which advocated for child welfare and was based in Detroit, Michigan. The contribution envelope, which measures 1.75" by 3", is sandwiched between two pieces of card which have been die-cut to resemble.....
Price: $50.00
Original Artwork, Unpublished, Manuscript, Watercolor
United States: 1940s. A rather remarkable manuscript children's book rendering of the story of Snow White, with stunning original watercolor artwork. Watercolors of Snow White and/or the Dwarfs adorn each page. The manuscript is comprised of five thick leaves of large card, perhaps manufactured for albums, secured in the left-hand.....
Price: $750.00
The Jolly Jig-Saw Book, jig-saw puzzles, story rhymes, No Dogs Allowed, The Good Ship “Cheese-Straw”, Piggy and the Pantry, The Monkey’s Puzzle and Mouse Mountaineers
The Jolly Jig-Saw Book, Packed with Jig-saw Puzzles and Story-rhymes. John Leng & Co., London. 1939. A hardback book that includes five (5) different rhyming verses with a relevant actual jig-saw puzzles as part of the book. Each has a small black and white illustration of the completed puzzle, that.....
Price: $425.00
Victoriana, Poets, Social History
An eight (8) wooden decorated blade Victorian hand fan with embossed die-cut bouquets of forget-me-nots at top, each with an image of a German or Austrian literary figure c 1880s. They include Henrik Ibsen, Fritz Reuter, Grillparzer, Schopenhauer, Ruckert, Korner, Herder, Klopstock and Ludwig Uhland. Each blade is 8" in.....
Price: $175.00
Shadow Puppets, Lithography
Paris, France: Lith. St. Aubin, 1860. A rare book of shadow puppetry with eighteen (18) plates lithographed by St. Aubin in Paris. Each plate depicts a pair of hands arranged to create a cast shadow in the shape of an animal or a face. Examples include: "Sanglier" ("Boar"); "Écureuil" ("Squirrel");.....
Price: $550.00
Historical Memorabilia, Social History, Menu
New York: R. A. Ringler Co., engraver. 1902. A 12" 5 1/2" silk menu with a color illustration of HRH Prince Henry of Prussia. Fare included Oysters, Terrapin Philadelphia Style, Sweetbread, New Century and much more. Various wines and liqueurs served through. The dinner was to introduce the Prince to.....
Price: $550.00
Music, Victor Talking Machine Company, Victrola, Nipper, Social History
Camden, New Jersey: Victor Talking Machine Company, 1920s. Charming novelty fan in the form of a music record, advertising Victrola. On the recto is a stylish young woman's face in front of the record; on the verso, a panorama of young people dancing and engaging in outdoor recreation revolve around.....
Price: $300.00
Die-cut Transformation, Advertising and Promotion, Pretty women influencer
Worcester, MA: 1880s. A 6 1/4" x 3 1/2" single-fold transformation advertising card. It depicts a women with a flowing gossamer shawl and is captioned "If you don't get what you want". When opened the remainder of the caption appears and reads "KICK FOR IT". Her leg kick upward. Promotion.....
Price: $150.00
Childhood Ephemera, Silhouettes, Shadow Pictures
England: 1830s. Along with the 25 presumably hand cut shadow pictures ranging ins size from The objective is to show light through the object onto a wall or white surface to show the puppet. This grouping also includes two printed sheets that were cut - one appears to be Admiral.....
Price: $650.00