Recent Arrivals from Eclectibles

1914. Very good. Vertical crease.. Printed souvenir program for performance of Edmund Burke, "the celebrated Irish baritone" at Parsons Theatre, c.1914. Bifolium (8.25" by 5.5"), printed on green paper, illus. of Burke on first page.

Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Statesman, 1841. Very good. Minor spotting, creasing, staining. One or two chips or short tears. Lightly toned. Letter creases.. The July 3rd, 1841 issue of the Boston Statesman, featuring an important account of the Abolition Convention in Boston in which the Rev. Jonathan Davis of Palmyra, Georgia (pro-slavery), faced off against the Rev. Nathaniel… Read more about this item

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1840. Very good to near-fine. Some toning, short tears, one or two small stains to envelope and paper. Wax beginning to crack.. A particularly fine piece of hair work by "M.D.C." in two larger loops, each comprised of dozens of tiny individual loops/braiding. It is secured with wax onto a scrap of paper, and housed in… Read more about this item

England, 1850. Light toning, spotting, one small stain to lower right-hand corner.. A well-preserved 8vo embossed lace paper Valentine with chromolithograph scrap depicting an open book surrounded by flora, with the message: "I'd rather lean upon a breast Responsive to my own Than sit pavilioned gorgeously Upon a kingly throne". The lace paper design also incorporates flora. Lace… Read more about this item

United States, 1846. Very good. Minor oxidation/dust soiling.. Engraved concert ticket for a performance by the Misses Macomber, "The Twin Sisters", and "Covert & Dodge". Emma and Clara Macomber were identical twins who sang on tour with Ossian Euclid Dodge and Bernard Covert in the 1840s. Dodge was a popular comic performer who rubbed elbows with some of… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1955. Near-fine.. A guide for parents navigating the tricky waters of parenting a teen, written in a familiar tone with friendly cartoon illustrations to make the subject less intimidating. Emphasizes the importance of fostering a teen's physical, mental, and social needs, and includes a section on "Love Affairs" that encourages… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Y.W.C.A., 1940. Good. Toned with spotting, vertical crease, minor dust soiling.. Illustrated promotional pamphlet for the Studio Club of the Y.W.C.A., offering potential members an overview of the Club's offerings out of its Eat 77 Street building, including club rooms (for recitals, lectures, etc.), a laundry, sewing room, kitchenette, roof garden, and bathing facilities.… Read more about this item

[Columbus, Ohio]: Ross Laboratories, 1959. Very good to near-fine.. A detailed guide for new parents offering insight into child development and psychology. The booklet marks expected milestones, sometimes down to the week, between the baby's birth and the twenty-four month mark, giving a view into how an infant grows into a toddler. Covers physical changes (e.g. when the… Read more about this item

[Boston?] Massachusetts: Joseph Norton Jr., 1853. Good to very good. Short tears, tape repairs to verso. Minor folds/creasing, largely unobtrusive.. Published in 1853, a useful and utterly clever "Time Teller" to help determine what day of the week corresponds to which day between the years 1761 and 1900. Includes directions for use at the foot of the table,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Philharmonic Society of New York, 1863. Very good. Minor dust soiling.. Printed ticket for the first concert of the 1863 season of the Philharmonic Society of New York. Includes pro-Union allegorical imagery of an eagle and American flags, appropriate given the concert was given in New York during the Civil War. Printed on orange… Read more about this item

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University, 1941. Very good to near-fine.. Featuring a photo of a young girl smiling at herself in the mirror on the cover, "YOU" is Vol. XXXIV, No. 3 in a series of booklets published by Cornell University on home economics and child development. This booklet is addressed directly to children, and urges them to… Read more about this item

Northampton, MA: Smith College, 1902. Very good.. The original printed program for the 1902 Smith College Glee Banjo & Mandolin Clubs Promenade Concert, featuring attractive Art Nouveau-style allegorical cover art. Lists all of the pieces performed, composers or attributions, the names of all the performers, and also provides the lyrics to the final performance song for the audience… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Children's Bureau of the Social Security Administration, 1946. Very good to near-fine. Minor dust soiling.. Revised edition, published by the Children's Bureau of the Social Security Administration, of an educational booklet for American parents and families, guiding them through the turbulent teen years. Includes sections introducing adolescence, physical growth and changes, sex education, mental development (interestingly,… Read more about this item

Dayton, Ohio: Paine Publishing Co, 1933. Very good. Some toning, water staining, one or two short tears.. An illustrated catalogue of educational materials marketed to teachers, published by the Paine Publishing Co. to promote their 1832-1933 offerings. Includes not only books and textbooks, but also a range of educational materials such as poster projects, window transparencies, rubber stamps,… Read more about this item

1840. 6.5" hand made watercolor mechanical card - young boy opens eyes and sticks out his tongue.

United States, 1850. Very good. Toned with one or two spots.. A charming 12mo Valentine, with hand-colored wood engraved image of a young shepherd with two lambs and a young girl in a bright red dress. The message reads, "Ah! could you look into my heart, And watch your image there, You'd own the sunny loveliness Affection makes… Read more about this item

New York, New York: S.T. Allen & Co, 1855. Very good. Light toning, staining to upper right-hand corner. Small chip to right-hand edge.. A small printed circular advertising a promotion from the publisher S.T. Allen & Co.: for every two dollars sent by a subscriber, they will receive in return "a bound yearly volume of Merry's Museum of… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Kraus Alumni Kindergarten Association, 1914. Very good to near-fine. Minor toning, corners bumped. Letter folds, a couple spots to typewritten letter.. The 1913-1914 annual report of the Kraus Alumni Kindergarten Association, an organization dedicated to promoting Kindergarten, Froebel, and Montessori in New York City-area schools. Includes: a list of officers; minutes from the 1914… Read more about this item

Newark, New Jersey: The Essex Press, 1915. Very good. Minor toning, vertical crease.. A brief printed history of a New York City establishment, illustrated with contemporary photos. Engel's Chop House was founded in 1848 by the English actor Harry Clifton. It swiftly became one of the gastronomic jewels of the city, and was later taken over and expanded… Read more about this item

Boonville, New York: Willard Bros., Steam Printers and Publishers, 1870. Good. Toned with dust soiling, letter folds, minor short tears and chipping. Final two leaves have sometime come detached.. A salesman sample if twelve (12) samples of printing by the steam printers and publishers Willard Bros., bound in the right-hand corner with a metal grommet and used as… Read more about this item