New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. of Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. In Good Condition: old dampstain on upper left-hand corner and lower right-hand corner. More about Mr. Stewart's House 54th St. betw. Broadway & 7th Aved. [chromolithograph from Valentine's...
Ossining, N.Y. William Salloch, 1975. Paperback. 52 p.; 22 cm. Stapled white paper covers with front cover illustration. No date of publication, but issued in 1975 or 1976. Lists 230 items. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; back cover is stained; slightly creased at tail of spine; pages are clean and tight. More about Music in America: The Last 200 Years [William Salloch Catalogue 334
Berkeley, Ca. J.B. Muns Fine Art Books, 1984. Paperback. [24] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Stapled paper covers included in page count. An early, or perhaps the first, catalog issued by Muns that contained autographed musical material. The first page of text states: "We are beginning to move into autographed musical... More about Musical Autographs: List 84-10 [J.B. Muns Fine Art Books
London: Travis & Emery, 1972. Paperback. [40] p.; 22 cm. Stapled light blue paper covers printed in black. Catalog continues onto back cover; covers included in page count. In Very Good Condition: cover slightly soiled; pages are clean and tight. More about Musical Literature: London Catalogue 27
London: Madame Tussaud's, 1928. Paperback. "Revised & brought up-to-date April 1928." 96 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Brown stapled wrapper with oval portrait of Madame Tussaud on front wrapper; advertisements inside front wrapper and on both sides of back wrapper. Full-page illustrations of the figures of King George V, the Prince... More about The New Madame Tussaud's Exhibition: Offcial Guide and Catalogue 1928
Lowell, Mass. New Moon Publishing Co., 1893. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrated advertisements; 25 cm. Light brown wrapper with dark brown wrapper title and illustration. "For Old and Young" -- on front wrapper. Advertisement for Hood's sarsaparilla on outside of back wrapper. Advertisements inside wrappers. Contains fiction (including an anonymous story... More about The New Moon: A People's Magazine April 1893 vol. 12 no. 6
Lowell, Mass. New Moon Publishing Co., 1893. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrated advertisements; 25 cm. Light brown wrapper with dark brown wrapper title and illustration. "For Old and Young" -- on front wrapper. Advertisement for Hood's sarsaparilla on outside of back wrapper. Advertisements inside wrappers. Contains fiction, poetry, observations on Massachusetts... More about The New Moon: A People's Magazine June 1893 vol. 12 no. 8
Lowell, Mass. New Moon Publishing Co., 1893. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrated advertisements; 25 cm. Light brown wrapper with dark brown wrapper title and illustration. "For Old and Young" -- on front wrapper. Advertisement for Hood's sarsaparilla on outside of back wrapper. Advertisements inside wrappers. Contains fiction, poetry, observations on Massachusetts... More about The New Moon: A People's Magazine May 1893 vol. 12 no. 7
Los Angeles: American Film Institute, 1981. Paperback. 28, [8], 29-56 p.: black-and-white photographs; 28 cm. Stapled wrappers; black outside with white wrapper title "Astaire" and illustration of Fred Astaire dancing. Inside of wrapper is silver. Edited by Joseph McBride and designed by Victoria Valentine. Includes the program from the Ninth... More about The Ninth Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award honoring Fred Astaire: April 10,...
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. by G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. View of a brick house showing people through the windows and basement door. Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885) was forced to leave school at the age of 10... More about No. 86 North Moore Street, N.Y. 1865: In this House the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the...
New York: Stephen M. Crane, 1847. Paperback. "Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers." 16 p.: illustrations; 13 cm. Green wrappers; wrapper title: Nothing At All: and The School Boys. Publisher's advertisement on back wrapper, which declares that Stephen M. Crane is the successor to Mahlon Day. Contains two stories; caption title... More about Nothing At All
Lancaster, Pa. Red Rose Coin Club, 1974. Paperback. [4] p.; 28 cm. Mimeographed typescript. Includes the 1974 budget and auction lists for Feb. 4 and 21, 1974; the list for Feb. 4 has annotations. In Near Fine Condition: 2 horizontal folds from being mailed; annotations, as noted; otherwise, clean. More about Numisnews: Feb. 1974; Newsletter of Red Rose Coin Clu
Washington, D.C. Inaugural Committee, 1953. Paperback. 48 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Silver and gilt illustrations on stapled cover. Cover tilte: Presidential Inauguration 1953. Designed by Sam Ingram. Photographs and biographical information about Eisenhower and Nixon, the inaugural activities, and Washington, D.C. With the original envelope. Program is in Fine Condition... More about Official Program of the Inaugural Ceremonies Inducting into Office Dwight D. Eisenhower President...
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1891. Paperback. Incomplete. [5] p. of text, 4 full-page chromolithographed illustrations: in-text illustrations; 20 cm. Lacking front wrapper; back wrapper is chromolithographed advertisement for Eagle Shoe Store, Reading, Pa., with illustration of cat wearing dress and hat, riding a dog side-saddle. In Poor Condition: incomplete; lacking... More about Old Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat [advertisement for Eagle Shoe Store, Reading, Pa
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. of Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. In Good Condition: old dampstain on left side and lower right-hand corner. More about Old Dutch Farmhouse, cor. 7th Ave. & 50th St. [chromolithograph from Valentine's Manual of...
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. D.T. Valentine (1801-1869) served as the Deputy to the Clerk of the Common Council of New York City for 37 years and... More about Old Frame House No. 7 Peck Slip in which Mr. D.T. Valentine passed his youth [chromolithograph...
New York: Pacific Coast Borax Co., 1933. Paperback. [16] p.: color illustrations; 29 cm. Stapled booklet. Cover title. One interior page contains a full-page advertisement for the Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley, opened by the Pacific Coast Borax Co. in 1927. Contents: She Burns Green, illustrated by Rico Tomaso... More about Old Ranger's Yarns of Death Valley
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & 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. In Good... More about Old Residence, cor. Madison Av. & 40th St. [chromolithograph from Valentine's Manual of the...
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & 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. In Good... More about The Oldest House Foot of Murray Hill, cor. 3d Av. & 34th St. [chromolithograph from...
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 about Paget (Gelatino-Chloride) Printing Out Paper label
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 about Paintings From the Paris Exhibition: The Salon des Artistes Francais and Societe Nationale des...
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 about A Pair of Victorian Die-cut Pop-up Cards
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 about Paper and its Performance: A Sequel to A Short Course in Paper Making as told in one of America's...
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 about Paperdoll advertising J. Peterson Millinery, Reading, Pa
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 about "Paris" Program from the Philadelphia Lyric Theatre pre-Broadway tryout in 1928