![ADVERTISING SIGN] C. &. T. HEADACHE TABLETS](/pictures/thumb/288900.JPG?v=1591218982)
Wellsville, Ohio: Calhoun & Thomas, [1906]. “Oh! My Head Aches”. Get C. & T. Headache Tablets. Advertising placard in card stock, from the Calhoun & Thomas Company c. 1906; the company was appropriately located in Wellsville. With light stain to..... More
Worcester: Tyler & Seagrave, Printers, [1862]. Business as usual during the bloody Civil War, in which the town of Oakham, with its population of less than 1000, sent 100 men to fight. 4 pages; 2 sheets folded and stitched... More
Dallas, Texas: The Anoka County Historical Society | Taylor Publishing, 1982. Hard Cover. First Edition. A clean First Edition copy with no marks of any kind in the book. The binding is cocked as a result of improper storage... More
New York: 1870-1872. Half Leather. Sixteen miscellaneous issues of Vol. V-VII of Appletons’ Journal of Literature, Science, and Art. With engraved title pages for each issue, frequent engraved text illustrations, and advertisements at the rear. General title page and index..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872-1875. Half Leather. Twenty miscellaneous issues of Vol. VIII-XIV of Appletons’ Journal of Literature, Science, and Art, from July 6, 1872 to October 30, 1875. With engraved title pages for each issue, frequent engraved..... More
![AUTOGRAPH ALBUM] LYDIA A. EDWARDS. 1870-1880’s](/pictures/thumb/286572.JPG?v=1591217940)
A small autograph album (8 cm. x 12.5 cm.) belonging to Lydia A. Edwards, who name is penned floridly on the silk moire endpaper. Most of the autographs are signed without comment, with the name of some Florida locale (though..... More
[1875]. Original Sewn Wrappers. One of the best known preachers of the age, Henry Ward Beecher, charged with committing adultery with his friend and parishioner Thomas Tilton’s wife Elizabeth. The nation was roiled and riveted. Tilton brought tort charges of..... More
Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897. Royal Octavo. Hard Cover. First Edition. 638pp. Rare; copiously illustrated with black and white photos of prominent citizens; no pencil or ink markings evident in text; black leather binding, light edge wear to extremities;..... More
An albumen photograph of a major snowstorm in February 1898, showing a most wintry view of the State House and Boston Common, and a very early image of the Park Street Subway stop. The Park Street Station was one of..... More
New York: B. Brandreth’s Sons, [1883]. Stapled Pamphlet. Few closed tears to the fore edge of the front cover, and chip to the bottom corner. Stapled pamphlet, with chromolithographic illustrated covers. More
Mt. Morris, IL: Brethren Publishing Co., 1893. Soft Cover. 46pp. Pencil markings in text. Paper binding stapled at spine. Heavy chipping to rear cover. Top corner area of last two pages torn and missing. Some text affected. String attached at..... More
Mt. Morris, IL: Brethren Publishing Co., 1896. Soft Cover. 48pp. Stain at top of front and rear covers and top of first couple of pages. Paper binding with light edgewear. Slightly heavier wear on spine with some tears and chips..... More
Mt. Morris, IL: Brethren Publishing Co., 1897. Soft Cover. 80pp. Paper binding with very light edgewear at bottom spine and bottom corner front cover. Stapled at spine; no markings in text. More
![BROADSIDE; FABRIC] MOSES COHEN & SONS, BALTIMORE](/pictures/thumb/291732.JPG?v=1594244183)
c. 1890’s. One of those 19th century advertising broadsides where the printer employed every style of type available -- we count 10 different fonts.~~The broadside advertises the fabrics on offer at Moses Cohen & Sons “Cash Dry Goods House” located..... More
![BROADSIDE] MEMORIAL BROADSIDE PRINTING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE](/pictures/thumb/291599.JPG?v=1592519684)
James D. McBride | Columbian Publishing Company, 1974. Centennial Memorial, 1776-1876. In Congress, July 4, 1776. Engraved broadside on rice paper, 19 1/2 x 13 1/2”; with folds, and minimal wear. With an inset advertisement at the lower right for..... More
Boston: Press of Geo. H. Dean, 1920. Hard Cover. The New Riding Club was a Boston group which purchased the historic building at 52 Hemenway Street in 1891 to take advantage of the bridle paths designed by Frederick Law Olmstead..... More
![CALENDAR; PORCELAIN] JONES, McDUFFEE & STRATTON 1903](/pictures/thumb/291342.JPG?v=1591220375)
A promotional Calendar tile, Wedgwood, issued by Jones, McDuffee & Stratton of Boston, for 1903. With the calendar for 1903 on one side, and “Elmwood, Cambridge. Home of James Russell Lowell” on the other side.. Small chip in the corner..... More
![CALIFORNIA; OREGON] HOSTETTER’S ILLUSTRATED CALIFORNIA ALMANAC 1894. FOR MERCHANTS, MECHANICS,...](/pictures/thumb/288519.JPG?v=1591218780)
Pittsburgh, Pa. The Hostetter Company, 1894. Original Sewn Wrappers. Some water damage to the bottom corner of the front cover, with surface loss to the cover, and rippling at the bottom of the gutter throughout, not affecting the text. Minor..... More
![CASE MAP] MAP OF LONG ISLAND](/pictures/thumb/291595.JPG?v=1591374709)
New York: G. W. & C. B. Colton, 1886. A smaller version of Colton’s “New Map of Long Island” issued in 1882. This edition 9” x 22”, folding into brown embossed cloth covers with titling in gold. The map is..... More
New Jersey: Atkinson & Alexander, 1828. Full Leather. The complete second year of The Casket, 1827. Twelve issues bound together in one volume. January, 1827 through December, 1827. Complete with twelve plates; in text botanical illustrations, musical scores, and other..... More
Philadelphia: S. C. Atkinson, 1829. Full Leather. The complete second year of The Casket, 1828. Twelve issues bound together in one volume. January, 1828 through December, 1828. Complete with twelve engraved frontispieces; with nine additional engraved plates, and one facsimile..... More
Philadelphia: Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1932. Soft Cover. Catalog 144 for Sears, Roebuck and Co., with color plates, a wallpaper sample, and text illustrations throughout. Paperback, with creasing to the spine, and wear to the extremities of the spine. More
Easton, PA: Lafayette College, 1898. Hard Cover. No pencil or ink markings in text. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering. Shelf-wear to lower extremities. Corners bumped. Top of spine bumped. Boards lightly soiled; there is a previous owner name... More
Tippecanoe City, OH: The Herald Publishing Company. Stapled Pamphlet. One of a number of late-19th century farmers’ organizations, the National Grange of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry was founded in 1867 in Washington. This little pamphlet is a...... More
Boston: Columbian Centinel, 1806. One large bifolium sheet printed on all four sides--page size is roughly 14” x 20”; the paper is still quite supple; some general edgewear; faint water-staining; a fantastic snapshot of history with local and international news..... More