Watford, Eng. Paget Prize Plate Co., 1894. 1 sheet 12 x 9 cm. Printed in red and brown. "18 x 24" stamped on the label indicating the size of paper the label accompanied. The label is undated; Paget gelatino-chloride printing out paper was first produced in 1894. In the 1890s..... More
Philadelphia: Wanamaker Store, 1928. Paperback. [24] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Light green wrapper, stapled, with brown wrapper title: Paintings Paris Salons 1928. Decoration in silver on front wrapper. The John Wanamaker Department Store in Philadelphia hosted an exhibit of 25 paintings from the Paris Exhibition. This catalog lists those 25..... More
S.l. s.n., 1890. A pair of Victorian die-cut pop-up cards with similar design. One has the message "To my Valentine" and the other "With best Wishes. The messages are on the lower part of the card within an embossed floral border; when the cards are open, the messages are not..... More
Spring Grove, Pa. P.H. Glatfelter Co., 1941. Paperback. 29, [3] p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Illustrated wrapper printed in blue and black. A detailed look at modern papermaking with photographs of the Glatfelter plant and photomicrographs of paper fibers and type. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: wrapper is sunned along edges; stains..... More
Reading, Pa. J. Peterson Millinery, 1890. 1 paper doll )21 x 10 cm.) of a girl wearing late 19th-century clothing: a white slip, black stockings, and black shoes. With a striped dress and a hat with feathers. A cardboard stand is attached to the back of the doll. On the..... More
Philadelphia: Lyric Theatre, 1928. 1 sheet (22 x 7.5 cm.) The program for "Paris" at the Lyric Theatre beginning Mon., April 23, 1928, starring Irene Bordoni. Paris is a "musicomedy" by Martin Brown; songs by Cole Porter; with Irving Aaronson's The Commanders, including Phil Saxe and Red Stanley. The songs..... More
New Haven: S. Babcock, 1840. Paperback. 8 p.: 7 woodcut illustrations; 75 mm. Blue wrapper, stitched, with ornate border on both wrappers. Title vignette of a girl being chased by two boys. Each page of text except the first has an illustration. Back wrapper bears advertisement for the publisher's "Toy..... More
Malden, Mass. Perry Pictures Co., 1950. Group of Perry Pictures materials consisting of: 4 sepia photographs (13 x 9.5 cm.) produced by the Taber Prang Art Co., Springfield, Mass., 2 captioned "Cupid Awake" and 2 captioned "Cupid Asleep," one of which is stamped on the back "Compliments of the Perry..... More
S.l. s.n., 1881. 1 handwritten document 36 x 22 cm. (folded). 6 pages (the final 3 blank). Tied to a wrapper. Small stamp at upper edge of first page indicating that the blank document had been sold by John C. Clark & Sons, 230 Dock St., Philadelphia. By this agreement..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1948. 3-page press release, dated Dec. 31, 1948, announcing appointment of Edmund Bacon as Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Covers his family (son Michael Bacon had been born 9 days previous), his professional accomplishments (study with Eliel Saarinen, among others), and service..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1845. Paperback. [16] p.: tables; 88 mm. Sewn wrapper, as issued. Wrapper title. Publisher's advertisement on back wrapper. Contains almanac for 1846, eclipses for 1846, an interest table, and a table "showing the number of days from any day in one month to the same day in..... More
New York: Social Register Association, 1930. Paperback. 16 p.; 17 cm. Printed on salmon paper; stapled. Lists members of Philadelphia society who had changed address recently, largely by virtue of marriage or death. In Near Fine- Condition: small chip at tail of spine; upper corners lightly creased; clean and tight..... More
New York: Social Register Association, 1931. Paperback. 13, [3] p.; 17 cm. Printed on salmon paper; stapled. Lists members of Philadelphia society who had changed address recently, largely by virtue of marriage or death. In Near Fine Condition: light crease along lower edges; one light vertical crease throughout; clean and..... More
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New York: Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, 1943. Paperback. [8] p.; 23 cm. Stapled. Program from Feb. 28, 1943, concert at Carnegie Hall conducted by John Barbirolli and featuring Sergeant Eugene List on the piano. The program consisted of a Concerto Grosso in D major "freely transcribed by John Baribirolli..... More
1896. 1 photograph (10.3 x 16.4 cm.) on a piece of cardboard (20 x 26 cm.). A sepia photograph of a football team sitting on the steps of a stone building with a football with "'96" on it and a banner reading "S. G. S." There is no caption. It..... More
Adrian, Michigan: Fireside Industries, 1930. Paperback. 31, [1] p.: illustrations (some in color); 26 cm. Brown card cover with front title and illustration in red, dark brown, and black. Fireside Industries was incorporated in 1924. No date of publication, but the art director, Gabriel Andre Petit, who died in 1932..... More
Philadelphia: James Crukshank, 1804. Paperback. [48] p.: tables; 11 cm. Contemporary wrapper with embossed floral decoration; stitched. Early American Imprints, 2nd Series (Shaw & Shoemaker), 7085. Drake, Almanacs, 10690. The owner had it taken apart and rebound with 14 blank leaves alternating with the first 8 leaves and the final..... More
Philadelphia: J. Crukshank, 1808. Paperback. [36] p.: tables; 18 cm. Stitched. Wrapper title. Wrapper included in page count. Shaw & Shoemaker, 15973. Drake, Almanacs, 10832. The woodcut illustration of "The Anatomy of Man's Body as governed by the Twelve Constellations" has been cut out, leaving most of the astrological illustrations..... More
New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1885. 1 chromolithograph 13 x 20 cm. (5 x 8 inches) on a captioned buff sheet 24 x 32 cm. (9.25 x 12.5 inches). This is one of a series of Prang chromolithographs used in Our Living World: An Artistic Edition of the Rev. J.G...... More
Pottstown, Pa. Pottstown High School, 1901. Class Day, Pottstown High School, Monday, June 24, 1901, program: [4] p.; 12 cm. Folded card printed in black. Lists 15 parts of the program, created or performed by 23 members of the class of 1901 (7 males and 16 females, including 3 Ednas)..... More
Springfield, Ohio: Woman's Home Companion, 1937. [4] p.; 22 cm. Pamphlet. Contains suggestions of biographies of women, books "Dealing with Modern Opportunities for Women," and books "on the Woman-Movement." Also contains "the names of women whose achievements are worth studying," which includes women in the sciences, social work, literature, and..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1947. Pamphlet. 1 pamphlet: illustration, chart, map; 22 x 16 cm. (folds out to 45 cm.). Printed in red and black. Front illustration of 2-story, International-style row housing signed "Sasagawa." Compares totals of population and housing for Philadelphia and the metropolitan district from 1900 and..... More
Watertown, MA: Primary Source, 2000. Paperback. [44] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Stapled illustrated paper cover. This is the program from a tribute for American historian John Hope Franklin (1915-2009), held at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on June 17, 2000. Contains a timeline of Franklin's life, and many letters..... More
Philadelphia: Friends of Nicholas More, 1988. Paperback. Second Printing June, 1988; Revised. 14, [2] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Stapled; front wrapper included in pagination. Wrapper title: Program Notes for Early Life on the Philadelphia Riverfront Charter Day 1988. Preface is signed by Charles E. Peterson, convenor. Four archeological digs in..... More
Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1893. Pamphlet. [8] leaves: illustrations; 12 x 15 cm. Tied. No year of publication; the members of the Committee of Arrangements (Lucian Sharpe, Jr., Edward Anthony Thurston, and Charles Appleton Powers) were all graduates of the class of 1893. Illustrated with engraved views of the campus..... More