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1890ref. 002758S. l. : s. n. 1890. Very good. Menu n. d. 1890s; 7 x 5; single card stock beige sheet printed in black with an elaborate border of stars around the title; bright fuchsia decorative ribbon to upper left corner; a few small spots; in very good condition. A humorous menu possibly from Maine as the Southwest Harbor Public Library holds a similar menu for a "Conundrum Sociable" from the 1890s by the ladies of Seal Cove for the Cemetery Fence Fund it listed specialties such as: "Greased Staff" "A Girlish Boy" "The Cause of Neighborhood Contention" "The Joy of Darwin's Grandfather" and others. Four selections could be had for 15 cents and seven selections - for 25 cents. s. n. unknown books
1835ref. 002766Salem: Salem Gazette Office 1835. Good. Broadside; 12 x 9 3/4; off-white stock printed in black ruled with an elaborate geometric border; edges trimmed unevenly; old crease lines; a few small incospicious pieces of tape to verso; a bit of age-toning and a few tiny punctures to lower half; minor foxing to margins; in good or better condition. The Essex Agricultural Society was officially granted a charter in 1818 and its first president was the Honorable Timothy Pickering 1745 - 1829 - Revolutionary War hero Postmaster General Senator Secretary of War and Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. The initial goal of the society was to "promote and improve the agricultural interests of farmers and others in Essex County" by gathering and providing information from more progressive farming communities to every farmer in Essex County. The broadside listed the exercises to be held in order including "Thanksgiving Hymn" an "Address by Daniel P. King Esq." 1801 - 1850 - a lawyer Congressman and at one time President of the Massachusetts State Senate who was never actually a praciticing attorney but was heavily engaged in agricultural pursuits "The Farmer's Song Written for the Occasion" etc. Salem Gazette Office unknown books
1965ref. 002714Chicago: Postal Region 7 1965. First Edition. Bright-yellow die-cut card stock and red movable human figure with with legs and upper body articulated via 4 grommets; 5 1/2 x 3 1/4; text in black; small bumps to corners of card and minor wear to edges of figure; small spot to upper margin of recto; very good condition. Intended to be distributed among postal workers the card illustrated the proper way of lifting heavy packages without one hurting himself/herself. Apprently concerned with disabling injury costs and costliness of replacements for injured employees the card also featured an extensive table of "per annum rates" for the above-mentioned payments. Postal Region 7 unknown books
1881ref. 002777S. l. Chicago : s. n. 1881. Very good. Albumen print on a card mount behind glass in a tramp art frame n. d. print ca 1881 frame ca 1900; image approx. 4 1/4 x 6 frame 6 3/4 x 8; print with a crease to upper left corner light age-toning and a few small spots not examined outside of the frame; frame recto gilded with minor flaking of paint and light dust-dulling; overall in very good condition. Originally created for Harper's Weekly by Sol Eytinge in 1878 the scene was one in a racist series of African-American caricatures which revolved around the courtship and marriage of two women - "The Twins." Shown strolling down the street hand in hand with their new husbands the features and gestures of the four were greatly exaggerated mocking their attempts at copying white society's refined manners. Around them were children friends and family - staring and pointing - and an older woman leaning on a tree almost doubled over in laughter at the spectacle. s. n. unknown books
1899ref. 002629Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company 1899. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5; pp. 4 5-122 several blank leaves interspersed throughout for manuscript notes/recipes; oilcloth over boards with an additional flap to back board which encloses the text block; covers with various advertisements for Minnesota businesses; illustrated with numerous ads with engravings and photographs; age-toning and a few spots to cloth; wear to tips of spine and corners; cloth cracking along spine and back flap; in about very good- condition. Possibly custom-bound and distributed as a complimentary gift by the Northern Steamship Company the book contained a veritable array of recipes for meats soups desserts sandwiches and teas etc. many of which were according to the editors "not to be found in any other book of receipts." Rand McNally & Company hardcover books
1880ref. 002625New York: Wm Demuth & Co. 1880. First Edition. Very good. Trade card; 5 1/4 x 4; pale-pink card stock chromolithographed embossed with gilt and silver highlights; a bit of wear to corners and high points ofo embossed design; a few mild spots to margins; very good condition. Wilhelm Demuth 1835 - 1911 a German immigrant founded his pipes cigar-store figures canes and other carved goods company in 1862 in New York. He would become known for his superb craftsmanship and his "Columbus Landing in America" centennial meerschaum masterpiece which took two years to produce and was exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The lavishly-illustrated trade card advertised his beautiful walking sticks. Wm Demuth & Co. unknown books
1889ref. 002646S. l. Burlington VT: Van Ness and American Hotels 1889. First Edition. Good. Menu card; 6 3/4 x 4; beige card stock with a chromolithograph illustration of two birds standing on a branch on recto and text on verso; a few faint spots to left margin; two closed cuts to top and right edges; lower right corner creased; upper left corner with a small indentation most probably as published and starting out as a hole for tying a string through it; in about good condition. A beautiful menu it outlined a lavish multi-course dinner feast for December 24 1889 and was published by the Van Ness and American Hotels two landmark hotels in Vermont under joint management. Their proprietor was Urban Andrain Woodbury 1838 - 1915 - Civil War veteran businessman Mayor of Burlington Lieutenant Governor and 45th Governor of Vermont. The menu included Shoulder of Mutton Minced Beef on Toast Wine Jelly Chocolate Bavarian Cream etc. Interestingly enough the two birds in the illustration appeared to be to this untrained eye a pair of Western Tanagers songbirds of the Cardinal family found along the West Coast of North America from Baja California to Alaska and nowhere near Vermont. Van Ness and American Hotels unknown books
1946ref. 002663S. l. : Grayko 1946. First Edition. Very good. Eighteen booklets; 4 x 2 3/4; pp. 15 including text to back wrap and front wrap verso; beige paper printed ruled and illustrated in black; all of them with a dark spot around staple on top edge else minor creasing and wear; in about very good- condition. An unusual collection of mild adult humor only identified by an elusive publisher Grayko in each small booklet - every page contained a single-panel cartoon with a small caption below it. Titles included: "Belly Laffs" "Hot Stuff" "Whoopee" "Funland" etc. Grayko unknown books
1931ref. 002664Racine WI: Whitman Publishing Co. 1931. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 12" in diameter; pp. 18 including text to wraps verso; pictorial wraps; numerous in-line illustrations; closed splits and two small rubbed spots to tips of spine; fore-edge lightly curved upward; a few small nicks to edges; in about very good- condition. A beautiful children's travel book shaped like a globe it followed Peter and Peggy's adventure around the world and described various countries with their landmarks and places of interest including Cuba China Singapore Palestine France Costa Rica and more. Whitman Publishing Co. paperback books
1940ref. 002660Fairbury NE: Dairy Goat Journal 1940. First Edition. Very good. First edition n. d. ca 1940; 7 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. 2-31; off-white wraps printed and ruled in black; small nicks to tips of spine; short cut along lower staple; a few very minor spots; in about very good condition. An unusual cook booklet it presented interesting recipes for cooking chevon goat's meat as well as various recipes with goat milk. Some of them included Chevon Meat Cakes Soft Honey Cake Boston Brown Bread and so on. Dairy Goat Journal paperback books
1920ref. 002662S. l. Germany: s. n. 1920. First Edition. Very good. Board game n. d. ca 1920; card stock box with a lithographed illustration - 9 1/2 x 7 1/4; lithographed card stock playing board - 8 3/4 x 13; 5 of 6 wooden cylindrical playing pieces; one wooden dice; directions affixed to top verso; playing board with a few light spots to lower margin - very good or better condition; box with rubbed spots and small loss of paper to corners - good condition. An adorable and apparently-unrecorded early-20th century "Mother Goose" game it was produced in Germany and identified only with the number 2225. It was a variation of "Chutes & Ladders" but the twist in this one was a fox at the end of game where "50 is caught by a fox at the goal and receives the first prize." s. n. unknown books
1920ref. 002573S. l.: s. n. 1920. First Edition. Very good. Four original sepia-tone photographs n. d. 1920s; 3 1/2 x 5 3/4; one with a small crease to lower left corner; all four with remnants of glue and paper to verso removed from an album ; very good condition. A great group of candid photographs they also doubled as advertisements for Delco-Light Products. Each one depicted a group of Delco employees/salespeople in a bucolic setting in a field ringed with trees. In the first one they stood in a row holding a very-large Delco banner; in the second the ladies in the group were sitting in front of the banner; in the third the people had made a "train" - leaning forward holding onto each other grinning widely; in the last one several of them had tumbled to the ground rolling around still clutching the banner. The Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. DELCO was founded in Ohio by the inventor of the first electric starter Charles Kettering in 1909. At first supplying electrical components to the automotive industry by 1916 the company began manufacturing a line of Delco-Light electric-generating plants and motors for powering small appliances. From the start its focus was rural America where the salespeople would travel at night and demonstrate the plants on the prospective buyers' farms. Manufacturing over a 100 models and reaching its heyday by the mid-1930s the company's sales began to decline after the Second World War mostly due to President Roosevelt's rural electrification efforts and it folded in 1947. s. n. unknown books
1925ref. 002572S. l.: Monarch Foods 1925. First Edition. Very good. Two die-cut card stock pieces original envelope; cards - 4 x 2 1/4 lithographed recto text and photographic images to verso of one of them; minor wear to edges and light off-setting; very good or better condition. Envelope - 4 1/2 x 2 1/2; beige stock printed in dark-blue; a rubbed spot with glue residue to front panel; very good- condition. A wonderful advertisement for Monarch Foods the cards featured various company products arranged in such a way which created an optical illusion of one of them seemingly looking smaller than the other. One of the cards also included photographs of three of the Monarch factories in Rochester MN Salem OR and Chicago Ill. Monarch Foods nowadays an entity of US Foods traced its origins to the Reid Murdoch Company which was founded in 1853 to provision Gold Rush wagons heading west and produced a variety of canned foods including olive oil vegetables coffee candies etc. Monarch Foods unknown books
1963ref. 002581S. l. Washington DC : s. n. 1963. First Edition. Very good. Pressed cardboard 1/4" and paint in the shape of a wedge-top escutcheon; the Emblem of the Italian Republic to recto although also called Coat of Arms of the Italian Republic it is indeed an emblem because it is not designed to conform to the official heraldic rules; manuscript notes in pen and marker to verso; two miniscule punctures through the middle for hanging; a bit of wear to corners; scattered spots of foxing; in about very good condition. Designed by an anonymous enthusiast and subtitled on verso: "Dinner black tie for His Excellency Amitore Fanfani Prime Minister of the Italian Republic January 18 1963" the sign commemorated his official visit to the US Washington DC and Chicago beetween January 15th and 18th of 1963. Amintore Fanfani 1908 - 1999 was one of Italy's best-known post-WWII politicians Prime Minister of the country for five separate terms representative of the left-wing section of the Christian Democracy Party and co-founder of the Italian Centre-left. s. n. unknown books
1950ref. 002604S. l. Moscow : s. n. 1950. First Edition. Very good. Two leaflets n. d. ca 1950s; 8 1/2 x 4 3/4; single leaves pp. 2; lithographed illustrations to recto text to verso; minor creasing and wear to corners; very good or better condition. Published as advertisements for "Mosryba" - a large wholesale and retail fish store in Moscow - the colorful leaflets described two different fish found along the far North shores of Russia - Moiva Capelin and Terpug Rasp - and listed several recipes with each of them including Capelin in Butter-vinegar Sauce and Roasted Rasp with Onion s. n. unknown books
1895ref. 002470S. l. Berkeley: s. n. 1895. First Edition. Very good. Leaflet n. d. ca 1895; single sheet folded 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 4; printed and ruled in black; old intersecting fold lines; a bit of age-toning and wear to edges; illustrated with drawings of coffins skull and bones; in about very good condition. In Dog Latin and English. A long-gone ceremony of UC Berkeley students the "Burial of Bourdon and Minto" was based on a similar tradition at Yale University. It was held annually from 1878 until 1903 and revolved around freshmen burning their textbook copies of Louis Pierre Marie Bourdon's "Elements of Algebra" and William Minto's "Manual of English Prose Composition." It also featured the ceremonial burrial of the ashes. Over the years the process became more elaborate and included a mourners' procession and a bonfire. When the festivities began spilling outside the campus onto residential streets and more and more often students became injured the university administration cancelled the ceremony. The current leaflet was the invitation to the event meant to be passed around among the students. Written mostly in Dog Latin it also included a poem in English part of which read: ".And Minto Bourdon's fate will share / To burn them well's our only care / Our authors style goes up in smoke / Our old note books we'll put in 'soak'." s. n. unknown books
1893ref. 002469S. l. Berkeley: S. n. 1893. First Edition. Very good. Leaflet; single sheet folded 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 4; printed and ruled in black; old intersecting fold lines; a bit of age-toning and wear to edges; illustrated with a picture of a devil over a coffin and a drawing of a coffin skull and bones; in about very good condition. In Dog Latin and English. A long-gone ceremony of UC Berkeley students the "Burial of Bourdon and Minto" was based on a similar tradition at Yale University. It was held annually from 1878 until 1903 and revolved around freshmen burning their textbook copies of Louis Pierre Marie Bourdon's "Elements of Algebra" and William Minto's "Manual of English Prose Composition." It also featured the ceremonial burrial of the ashes. Over the years the process became more elaborate and included a mourners' procession and a bonfire. When the festivities began spilling outside the campus onto residential streets and more and more often students became injured the university administration cancelled the ceremony. The current leaflet was the invitation to the event meant to be passed around among the students. Written mostly in Dog Latin it also included a poem in English part of which read: "Oh dog-eared and mangled Minto / Oh Bourdon our fated foe / You are lost and gone forever / Down to Hell's deep pit below." S. n. unknown books
1968ref. 002505Vidin Bulgaria: By the author 1968. First Edition. Very good. Photo album with twenty seven one tipped-in black and white photographs; photos 9 1/2 x 7 and 5 1/2 x 3 1/2; album - 12 3/4 x 9 3/4; title-page text and illustration in an elaborate multi-colored manuscript in French and Bulgarian; each photo subtitled in manuscript also in French and Bulgarian; album pages and images rippled without affecting their integrity; very good condition. Album - brown leatherette over boards tied with a decorative string; minor wear very good or better condition. The album was prepared for and presented to the Vice President of the French Weightlifting Federation Jean Dame in commemoration of the 9th World Festival of Youth and Students "For Solidarity Peace and Friendship" which was held in Bulgaria in July and August of 1968. The festival attracted over 20 000 people from 138 countries. The album contained photos of landmarks in the City of Vidin where the competions took place the vicinity the opening ceremonies athletes awards etc. By the author hardcover books
1940ref. 002516S. l.: s. n. 1940. First Edition. Good. Oblong broadside n. d. ca 1940s; 10 x 22; beige stock printed and illustrated in black; vertical fold line through middle; several closed cuts to edges not affecting figurines; good to very good condition. An interesting pastime opportunity the broadside featured three large figurines - "Chief Eagle Rock" "Miss Los Angeles" and "Miss Hollywood" - to be cut and glued in a way that allowed them to stand up and alone when completed. Complete instructions were provided including the admonition: "Cut these figures very carefully. Use GLUE not mucilage nor paste of any kind." s. n. unknown books
1960ref. 002402Boston: Mr. Boston Distiller Inc. 1960. First Edition. Near fine. Six labels one with a recipe for Daiquiri n. d. ca 1960 ; various sizes and shapes; two of them on gold foil; illustrated; one with a few small rubbed spots else fine. A fun collection of labels from one of the best well-known distilleries of the 20th century operating from 1933 until 1986 they advertised the company's own Grape Vodka Blackberry Flavored Brandy Golden Dry Liqueur Daiquiri Mix Sloe Gin and Peppermint Schnapps. Mr. Boston Distiller Inc. unknown books
1900ref. 002421S. l. Buffalo NY: The H-O Company 1900. First Edition. Very good. First edition n. d. ca 1900; oblong 3 3/4 x 4 3/4; pp. 12 including text to wraps verso; white wraps illustrated and ruled in blue orange and green; thin closed cuts to tips of spine and small nicks to tope edge of back wrap; light fading and wear to wraps; illustrated with drawings; overall in very good condition. A delightful poetry booklet it was published as an advertisement for Presto flour. The H-O company was also known for manufacturing oatmeal and farm-animal feed. It began: "O Waffles my cat." and told the story of a little girl Sally who wanted to have a party. The H-O Company paperback books
1960ref. 002428New York: California Preserves Inc. 1960. First Edition. Very good. First edition n. d. ca 1960; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. 20; red pictorial card stock wraps; small rubbed spots along spine; a bit of wear to corners; illustrated with photographs; overall in very good condition. An interesting piece of ephemera published as an advertisement for the California Preserves Co. and their products the booklet contained numerous recipes for hors d'oeuvres desserts soups and so on. It also offered gift packages and baskets and a chart for properly combining various cuts of meat and fish with CalPre products. California Preserves, Inc. paperback books
1925ref. 002396Gloucester MA: Russia Cement Company 1925. First Edition. Very good. First editions in original box - "How to Make Fascinating Gifts for All Occasions" "How to Make Attractive Articles for Home Decorations" "The New Le Page's Gesso Craft!" and "How Boys and Girls Can Make Their Own Fascinating Toys;" 4 1/4 x 2 3/4; pp. 34 each; beige and brick-red illustrated wraps; a few chips and nicks to edges; illustrated with in-line drawings; very good condition. Illustrated card-stock box with loss of paper to front panel; manuscript address to verso in the dedicated postal space; good condition. A wonderful set of little books it was published as an advertisement for the Russia Cement Company's Le Page's Glue. Each book contained ideas and instructions for making a variety of household entertainment and art objects including book ends shoe trees bird houses doll furniture with detailed measurements and schematics leather belts jewelry cases and much more. Russia Cement Company hardcover books
1825ref. 002350Philadelphia: Published by Morgan & Yeager No. 114 Chesnut Street Front wrap: Published by Morgan & Sons at Their Juvenile Bookstore 1825. Early 19th-century Edition. Good. Early 19th-century edition n. d. ca 1825; 5 1/4 x 4 1/4; pp. 22; brown paper over card stock wraps printed and ruled in black; chipping to paper on spine and closed splits to tips; small nicks to corners; discolored spot to lower margin of front wrap; first three leaves detached but present; illustrated with eleven hand-colored copper engravings; overall in good condition. A delightful edition of a beloved folk tale it was presumably illustrated by William Charles 1776 - 1820 - a Scotish-American cartoonist engraver and publisher best known for his political cartoons. Based on his illustrations - plain or hand-colored - the book could be had for 18 cents and 31 cents respectively. Scarce with no copies in OCLC of this edition and none in the trade as of July 2020. Rosenbach 662 Published by Morgan & Yeager, No. 114 Chesnut Street (Front wrap: Published by Morgan & Sons, at Their Juvenile Bookstor paperback books
1825ref. 002351Philadelphia: Published and sold Wholesale by Morgan and Sons and may be had of all the Booksellers Front wrap: Published by Morgan & Yeager At the Juvenile Bookstore No. 114 Chesnut Street first door below the Post-Office 1825. Early 19th-century Edition. Very good. Early 19th-century edition n. d. ca 1825; 5 x 4 1/4; pp. 22; brown paper over card stock wraps printed and ruled in black; chipping to paper on spine; a thin split to back wrap along spine; small nicks to corners; illustrated with eight hand-colored copper-engraved plates including frontispiece; overall in very good- condition. A delightful early American children's book it it was presumably illustrated by William Charles 1776 - 1820 - a Scotish-American cartoonist engraver and publisher best known for his political cartoons. Based on his illustrations - plain or hand-colored - the book could be had for 18 3/4 cents and 25 cents respectively. OCLC lists 1 copy of this edition at the University of Rochester; none in the trade as of July 2020. Rosenbach 668 Published and sold Wholesale, by Morgan and Sons, and may be had of all the Booksellers (Front wrap: Published by Morgan & Y paperback books
