Merchantville, N.J. Gladys Kochersperger, 1933. [4] p.; 25 cm. Printed on red paper. Gladys Kochersperger taught dance in the Kochersperger School of Dancing, which had locations in Merchantville, and Haddonfield, N.J., and in Drexel Hill, Pa., in the 1930s and later. In Very Good- Condition: exterior is slightly darkened; lightly..... More
Wernersville, Pa. Grand View Sanatorium, 1910. 13 receipts from March 12 to June 21, 1910, for Polly M. Dozier, who paid for board and lodging and occasional meals in her room, but not for medical consultation or treatment of any kind. Dr. Reuben D. Wenrich (1842-1926) and Dr. James W...... More
Mantes, France: Granger-Courel, 1886. 1 trade card 8 x 12 cm. Chromolithographed illustration of a small person (an elf?) lying on a large scroll, whittling a quill; the background is gilt and green with pink flowers. Granger-Courel was a silk dyeing and cleaning business located in Mantes, France. The text..... More
Philadelphia: John D. Cardinell, 1926. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 20 x 26 cm. Stapled; brown paper cover with embossed gilt and blue illustration and cover title: Philadelphia the Birthplace of Liberty: Official Souvenir View Book Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Consists of black and sepia photographs of the city of Philadelphia and..... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. View of a three-story frame corner building showing people and barrels in front. Charles Dusenberry was active as a grocer into the 1840s. In Good Condition: faint..... More
New York: Wing & Son, 1903. 25 x 30 cm. Printed on one side in green, orange, and brown. This is a 12-year guarantee for "the Wing Piano" sold by Wing & Son at 9th Ave. & Hudson St., New York. The certificate was filled in on Oct. 13, 1903..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Lyric Theatre, 1920. 24 p.: illustrated advertisements; 20 cm. Stapled program printed in grey and red with "Lyric & Adelphi Theatres" on front cover. The program for "The Guest of Honor" starring William Hodge at the Lyric Theatre beginning Mon., March 1, 1920. The cast included Jennie Lamont..... More
Chicago: Hamlin's Wizard Oil, 1902. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Pink wrappers with front wrapper illustration; stapled. No date of publication; includes testimonials dated 1902. "For sale by L. L. Staehle, Druggist, 169 South Orange Avenue, Newark, N.J." -- stamped on back wrapper. Louis L. Staehle (d. 1923) graduated..... More
Philadelphia: Cutter Electrical & Mfg. Co., 1919. Hardcover. 263, [1] p.: illustrations, diagrams, tables; 24 cm. Blue cloth with white spine and cover titles. Spine title: Circuit (I-T-E) Breakers. No date of publication; 1919 is the year assigned in WordCat records. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: Cornelius C...... More
London: 1771. Handwritten letter, dated Jan. 1, 1771, to John Thurman, Jr., from Richard Clay, Paul Agutter, William Harper & Nevil Noble, merchants in London. John Thurman, Jr. (1730-1809) opened a dry good store in New York City in 1765 and went on to become a very successful merchant. The..... More
1708. One handwritten deed in beautiful calligraphy, dated 17 March 1708. 38 x 31 cm., folded. John Bydes the Elder of Little Munden, Hertford Co., yeoman, and his son John Bydes the Younger of Elsworth, Huntington Co., polterer, mortgage to Robert Hadsley of Great Munden, Hertford Co., a property known..... More
1776. 1 handwritten document, folded. 3 leaves; 40 cm. Tripartite indenture among (1) Richard Peage of Slapton, yeoman, and Edmund Whiteway of Harberton, yeoman, (2) Joseph Symons of Harberton, yeoman, and (3) Christopher Symons, son of Joseph Symons. Regarding the sale of part of the Manor of Slapton, late the..... More
1895. 1 photograph 16 x 11 cm., mounted. Approx. 1895. Shows part of a parade of horse-drawn vehicles. Banner on center vehicle reads "Hardly Able Hook & Ladder We Save the Cellar"; the last word or words are blocked from sight. A comic float; the people on the vehicle are..... More
Hatboro, Pa. Hatboro High School, 1933. Paperback. 2 leaves; 14 cm. White card covers tied with a dark blue leather strip. Front cover embossed with leaf and vine decoration; printed in black "Hatboro High School" and a calendar for June 1933 with the 22nd, the date of graduation, printed in..... More
New York: Hearn, 1927. Paperback. [20] p.: illustrations; 10 cm. Stapled; card cover printed with continuous color illustration. No date of publication, but it states that it was the 100th anniversary of its founding. George A. Hearn established his store in 1827; it moved to 14th St. in 1879. This..... More
New York: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, 1914. Paperback. [12] p.: black-and-white photograph of the Mechanics Institute on 44th St.; 21 cm. Stapled brown wrapper; front printed in dark brown and red. Wrapper title. each pagge printed within red border. The General Society..... More
Lowell, Mass. C. I. Hood & Co., 1899. 1 die-cut card with a chromolithographed illustration of two little girls on the front, with "Hood's Sarsaparilla Calendar" and "1900" on their night caps. Stapled to their dresses is the calendar for 1900, which includes proverbs and advertisements for Hood's Sarsaparilla. The..... More
1927. 1 sheet 27 x 13 cm. Printed on one side. Playbill for a production of An American Tragedy, a play by Patrick Kearney from the novel by Theodore Dreiser; staged by Edward Goodman; settings by Carolyn Hancock. Starring Morgan Farley, Janet McLeay, and Katherine Wilson. Horace Liveright (1883-1933) was..... More
San Francisco: Hotel Sir Francis Drake, 1930. 1 form (30 x 16 cm.) listing clothing of gentlemen, ladies, and children's. No date of publication, but the Hotel Sir Francis Drake was built in 1928. The form includes "Bloomers" as an option for women, a term that went out of fashion..... More
Philadelphia: s.n., 1883. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Sewn. Lacking wrapper? No publication information; probably published in Philadelphia. Contains calendar for 1884 with recipes, medical advice, and other useful information for the housekeeper. The recipes include chestnut sauce for roast turkey; Westphalia loaves; mock turtle soup; coffee jelly; cauliflower..... More
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