Whimsy
Scherenschnitte, Paper Cuttings, Hans Christian Andersen, Whimsy
Sandy Hook, CT: Caroline Stokes, [1980]. The whimsy and fantasy found in many of his stories can be seen in...
Price: $425.00
au bon marche, mechanical trade card, movable trade card,
A 3” x 4 1/2” advertising trade card for Au Bon Marche department store in Paris. A first glance it...
Price: $125.00
Pop-Up Books, Koalas
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1935. First edition of an adorable children's book starring a mischievous koala named Blinky Bill...
Price: $125.00
Victoriana, Paper Doilies, Social History, Larkin Co.
Buffalo, NY: Larkin Co., c1890s. An 8" circular boxed set of graduated size embossed die-cut linen paper doilies for household...
Price: $150.00
Humor, Gambling, Playing Cards,
Spitalfields [London]: Taylor. A moralistic tale disguised as a humorous tale about a soldier caught playing cards in church, only...
Price: $550.00
Magic Tricks, Arithmetic, Math Games
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: M-M-A, Inc., c.1910. A whimsical guessing game produced for M-M-A, Inc., a Lancaster-based manufacturer of industrial tools and...
Price: $85.00
Aesthetic Movement, Lithography.
Witsch & Schmitt, [1890]. A thought provoking Aesthetic Movement influenced art for art sake piece of art designed as a....
Price: $500.00
ephemera, whimsey
c1900. Diecut in the shape of a man in a derby, this is a felt hat cleaner, a loop on...
Price: $75.00
Articulated paper toy, articulated paper doll, jointed paper doll, whimsy...
A truly fanciful fellow with a printed face,and card stock body parts that have been decorated with applied and layered...
Price: $750.00
Patent Medicines, Marketing, Dream Analysis, Etiquette, Laugh and Grow Fat
Baltimore, Maryland: Kohler Manufacturing Co., c.1890. Four (4) pocket-sized booklets in original illustrated wrappers, published together as a clever "collect-them-all"-type...
Price: $225.00
Menu, Illustration Art, Cherubs
Paris: c1940s. A large format menu with elaborate illustration by E. Naudy on front cover depicts 20 winged chefs or...
Price: $125.00
Die-cut,
C. G. & S. Ltd. (Chas Goodall and Son), [1930]. Twenty-three (23) different die-cut lithograph whist badges with images of...
Price: $850.00
friendship, photography
1888. Two (2) photographs taken of a group of young people while sitting on a porch. It appears as though...
Price: $150.00
Typewriters and Typewriting,Glyphs and Symbols,Typographic Design,Humor
United States: 1960s? A veritable "emoji incunable": three sets of whimsical shapes formed by typewriter keystrokes, including: The Parade of...
Price: $85.00
Vaudeville, Parties, Colleges and Universities, Ivy League
New Haven, Connecticut: The Whaples-Bullis Co., 1916. Printed poster (14" by 11", verso blank) promoting the Yale Class of 1916...
Price: $150.00
watercolor folk art, 1880s, Victoriana, friendship album, eclectibles, paper dolls...
Hand Made Birthday Album - A Tribute to Our Grandmother on her Eightieth Birthday, January 12, 1886 from her ever...
Price: $600.00
Made by Hand, Victoriana, Flora,
[1860s]. An 8 3/4" x 9 1/4" cut in the shape of a leaf with a silk ribbon tie. The...
Price: $475.00
Paper with a Secret, Watercolor
c1830. A 9" x 7" card that at first appearance looks like a watercolor of Cruikshank's Comicalities. Upon closer view...
Price: $925.00
Original Art, Made by Hand, Poetry and Verse, Anthropomorphism
[1930s]. Ten (10) original hand penned verses, each with charming relevant drawings. All are on a single 12" x 9"...
Price: $1,750.00
Original Art, Comic Art
United Kingdom: c1860s. The tone is set for this album containing 59 pen and ink and/or watercolor drawings by the...
Price: $750.00
Whimsy, Fantasy, Adventure
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Second impression. Unpaginated. Illustrated paper litho on board. Twenty (20) full page color illustration. Rhyming...
Price: $150.00
Zoo Animals, Interactive
New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. A very charming interactive children's book starring Mr. Luke, a harried...
Price: $125.00
sketch book, water color, art, drawing, music, friendship, whimsy
England: 1908-1947. A humorous sketch book and friendship album owned by Madgie Varney, given to her by Bob (Robert) Varney...
Price: $600.00
Historical Memorabilia, Civil War,
Cincinnati, Oh: Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. Lith. 1862. This discharge paper was given to George Eagg for his service as...
Price: $250.00