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
New York: Hotel Dixie, 1945. 1 card (11 x 16 cm.) printed in black on both sides. With the original string to hang from the door knob. The front is illustrated with the caption "Please! Tiptoe by -- I wan'na sleep." The back has a list of six Carter Hotels..... 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
New York: House of Jade, 1947. Pamphlet. [16] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled. Pamphlet with black-and-white photographs of an exhibition of Chinese jades at the House of Jade in New York City. The items were from the collection of Stanley Charles Nott (1902-1957), a noted expert on Chinese jades, and..... 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
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