New York: Howe National Bakery, 1879. 1 trade card 7 x 12.5 cm. with chromolithographed illustration on one side of 3 ducklings and flowers, for the Howe National Bakery, 745 Third Ave., P.E. Henderson, proprietor. The illustration is marked: "Copyrighted 1879 by Bufford, Boston." The other side advertises the bakery's..... More
New York: Sammis & Latham, 1882. Cards. 5 cards 11 x 7 cm. printed in black on a gilt background. The cards present a father as he learns his wife has given birth to not one, not two, not three, not four, but five babies. Sammis & Latham published a...... More
New York: Ice Capades, 1949. Paperback. [16] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Stapled illustrated wrapper. The highlight of the program was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs featuring Donna Atwood and Bobby Specht. This was the first year that the Ice Capades had featured Disney characters. Includes 2 pages of illustrations..... More
New York: Ice Capades, 1952. Paperback. [16] p.: illustrations; 27 cm. Stapled illustrated wrapper. The highlight of the program was Cinderella featuring Donna Atwood and Bobby Specht. In Very Good- Condition: wrapper is creased; one light vertical creased throughout; small piece lacking from wrapper at lower staple; clean and tight..... More
Commercial Travelers' Home Association of America, 1893. Paperback. [2], [13] leaves of illustrations; 25 x 30 cm. Light green wrapper with wrapper title and illustration and red and black; tied with black cord. Advertisements for New York state businesses inside front wrapper and on both sides of back wrapper. The..... More
Scranton, Pa. Correspondence Institute of America, 1903. Paperback. 20 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Brown wrappers printed in black; front wrapper illustration. No date of publication. Lessons 1-10 were copyrighted in July 1903. Instruction in making ink drawings on silver prints on salted paper and then bleaching away the silver for..... More
1801. 1 handwritten document, folded. On 29 June, 1801, William Dorman, son of Jesse Dorman, of Gloucester Co., N.J., was apprenticed to Joseph Lee, saddler, of Salem Co., N.J., until Nov. 1, 1806, when Dorman would reach the age of 21. The requirements of both the master, Joseph Lee, and..... More
1866. 1 printed mortgage form filled in for a mortgage between Robert Miller and David Miller, both of Newburgh, N.Y., with 50 cent surety bond stamp initialled by Robert Miller. Robert Miller mortgaged his property for $400 to be paid in six years. The property was a 50-x-180-foot lot on..... More
1925. 1 printed mortgage form filled in for a mortgage between Frederick J. Wilson and Katrina R. Wilson of Philadelphia and the Merion Title and Trust Co. of Ardmore. The Wilsons mortgaged their property for $15,000 to be paid in three years. The property was a lot in Lower Merion..... More
Lyons, NY: s.n., 1888. 1 folded card (13 cm.) with color illustration of winter scene on front. The invitation is from four men calling themselves the United Four: Carl Martin, Louis Baltzel, Geo. Abert, and Philip Schultz. The party was on Monday, Feb. 13, 1888, with music by Schattner and..... More
Vicksburg, Mich. Paul Hayden Duensing, 1984. Paperback. [16] p.; 25 cm. Brown wrapper; wrapper title printed in brown. Title vignette the emblem of Miller & Richard, Letter Founders. This is one of a limited edition of 150 copies printed at the Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing, of..... More
Japan: 1910. Hardcover. 15 x 20 cm. album containing 52 postcards, 47 of them hand-colored. Black lacquer boards; front board illustrated with scene of a woman and a man painted in gilt and red. None of the postcards have been used and none have dates of publication. Some of the..... More
Oley, Pa. Jared Hoch, 1884. 1 card (55x 88 mm.) printed on one side with decorative border. In 1870 Jared Hoch (1825-1909) was one of the commissioners of the Friedensburg Turnpike Road Company in Berks County. Here he offers himself as a candidate for county commissioner of Berks County, Pa...... More
Philadelphia: John Buddy's Bread and Cake Bakery, 1850. 1 receipt (8 x 20 cm.), printed along the upper edge: "John Buddy's Bread and Cake Bakery, S. W. corner Eighth and Locust streets." E. P. Fritz purchased 72 loaves of bread at 27 loaves for a dollar. John Buddy was a...... More
New York: John Martin's House, 1922. Hardcover. [12] p., 10 leaves containing 6 bookplates each; 27 cm. Blue cloth spine with illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated fixed endpapers. The text talks about the importance of books and the use of bookplates, including a list of 60 recommended books, with space..... More
Chicago: Under-Feed Stoker Company of America, 1910. Paperback. 46, [1] p.: illustrations, plans; 31 cm. Stapled brown card covers with embossed green-and-silver cover title. No date of publication. Evan William Jones (1852-1908) invented the under-feed stoker in 1892 and formed the Under-Feed Stoker Company of America to manufacture the Jones..... More
New York: Dunetz and Lovett, 1966. Paperback. [24] p.: black-and-white photographs; 33 cm. Stapled turquoise card covers with red cover title and black illustrations. Contains photographs of the Greco and the other performers: Nana Lorca, Antonio Montoya, Rafael Garcia, Carol de los Reyes, Matilde Coral, Carmen and Justo Quinitero (Los..... More
Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the..... More
Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the..... More
Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the..... More
Cincinnati, Ohio: Kargon Extracting Co., 1906. 13 x 18 cm. Printed on one side in red and black within a red border. "A valuable soothing, healing and cleansing tonic" for the kidneys. The "prescription" called for Kargon Compound to be mixed with extract of dandelion and compound syrup of sarsaparilla..... More
Battle Creek, Mich. W.K. Kellogg, 1909. Paperback. [10] card p.: color illustrations; 21 cm. Wrappers included in page count. Wrapper title. Patented 1907; copyright 1909. "580" -- on back wrapper. Advertisement on back wrapper includes 4-line verse about Corn Flakes with an illustration of children dancing around an over-size box..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Murray Hill, as that title runs above the image. Shows a...... More
Kohler, WI: Kohler Co. Organization, 1941. Paperback. 15, [1] p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback; stapled. Printed in red and blue. Cover illustration from a poster by Ralph Iligan (1894-1960) titled Industry, the Arsenal of Democracy, done for the National Association of Manufacturers. Although the United States had not entered the..... More
Interlaken, Switzerland: Offiz. Kurkomittee Interlaken, 1928. Pamphlet. 24 p.: illustrated advertisements; 11 cm. Paper cover; stapled. Cover title. The blanks on the front for the name of the person holding the spa ticket and that person's room number have not been filled in. However, the blank for the date stamp..... More