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Chicago: P. F. Volland Co., 1923. Softcover. Twelve die-cuts, seven different designs in all; illustrated card stock; 4 1/2" in diameter; circular, gilt frame; die-cut ladies' figures in various outfits and hats; tabs at the bottom and on verso, to be folded in such a way that the figures would stay up (none folded); very minor wear to a… Read more about this item

New York, NY: By the author, 1915. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1915); 6 1/2 x 5 1/2; single sheet folded, pp. [4]; glossy cream stock, illustrated with a portrait frontis and a vignette of the Two-headed Eagle Imperial Russian Seal; horizontal crease line; a small nick to edge of crease; very good condition.A beautiful advertising pamphlet for… Read more about this item

Lancaster, PA: Press of Inquirer P. & P. Co., 1890. Softcover. First edition presumed, n. d. (late 19th century); 3 3/4 x 2 3/4; pp. 1-16; beige wraps, ruled and printed in black; a few small spots and a slight crease to upper right corner; illustrated with wood engravings and silhouette art; very good condition.A potpourri of ads, quackery,… Read more about this item

S. l. (Seattle, WA [?]): s. n. , 1939. Softcover. First edition; 2 x 4 1/4; single sheet, stiff beige card stock illustrated in black; punch hole for a string to left margin; a bit of wear and creasing; faint glue residue to verso (removed from a scrap book [?]) and a handwritten name overall very good… Read more about this item

S. l. (Oxnard, CA [?]): s. n. , 1905. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1905); 5 x 3 1/2; single sheet, light brown card stock illustrated in blue and red; lower right corner with a chip (chipped piece present), else minor wear; very good condition.A fun advertisement puzzle for Bishop's Nut Brown Sodas - a business that appears… Read more about this item

Des Moines, IO: Wrot Iron Heater, 1915. First edition; 7 x 3 1/4; die-cut card stock enclosing a second movable printed sheet; illustrated; small rubbed spots along edges; overall very good.An unusual survivor, the piece advertises The Furnace "De Luxe" and allows potential buyers to determine the exact diameter, in inches, of the basement pipe required for installation, by… Read more about this item

Baltimore, MD: Emerson Drug Co., 1890. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1890); 2 3/4 x 4 1/2; pp. [14]; illustrated stiff wraps; minor age-toning to wraps; illustrated; near fine- condition.An unusual advertising booklet, combining poetry and historical facts, for Emerson Drug Co.'s Bromo-Seltzer (which purportedly cured all headaches, nervous depression, over brain-work, alcoholic excesses, and so on). Several… Read more about this item

S. l. [Boston]: s. n. [Seth W. Fowle & Sons], 1881. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1881); 3 1/5 x 5 1/2; pp. [16]; illustrated wraps; a few spots to front wrap; small chip to head of spine; illustrated with steel engravings; overall very good-.An advertisement for the firm of Seth W. Fowle & Sons' patent medicines -… Read more about this item

Boston: The E. L. Patch Company, 1926. Softcover. First edition; 3 1/4 x 5; pp. [13]; illustrated wraps; minor wear and rubbing to spine and edges; illustrated with photographs; very good to near fine condition.An apparently unrecorded booklet describing Carrageen, aka Irish Moss, detailing, in words and photographs, the process of raking the ocean along the New England coast… Read more about this item

Syracuse, NY: G. C. Hanford Mfg. Co., 1920. Softcover. First edition; 4 x 5 1/4; pp. [14]; illustrated wraps; Minor wear to edges and wraps; near fine condition.An advertisement for Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh in the form of an abc book with each page featuring two letters, an illustration, and short rhymes touting the magical properties of the product,… Read more about this item

San Francisco: J.A. Folger & Co., 1900. Softcover. Leaflet, n. d. (ca 1900); 4 x 7; single sheet printed recto only; small chips to corners; a bit of age-toning to margins; good to very good.An advertising leaflet for the Golden Gate Baking Powder, which was produced the J. A. Folger Company also known for their Folger's coffee, containing the… Read more about this item

Columbus, Ohio: The Thymo Chemical and Mfg. Co., 1899. Softcover. Pink tri-fold card stock, n. d. (ca 1899); 3 x 5; pp. 6; die-cuts to last leaf; a bit of wear and rubbing to fold lines, else bright and clean; name and address of, presumably, a person ordering the product typed; very good.The card appears to have been an… Read more about this item

Columbus, Ohio: The Thymo Chemical and Mfg. Co., 1899. Softcover. Pink tri-fold card stock, n. d. (ca 1899); 3 x 5; pp. 6; die-cuts to last leaf; a bit of wear and rubbing to fold lines, else bright and clean; name and address of, presumably, a person ordering the product typed; very good.A curious piece of advertisement, the item… Read more about this item

S. l. [London (?)]: S. n., 1860. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1860); 3 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. [2]; card stock printed recto only; a few small scattered spots of foxing; illustrated with engraving of the British Royal Crest; very good.An interesting and quite amusing advertisement piece touting the benefits of the patented Nodder's self-adjusting and ventilated… Read more about this item

Chicago: Calumet Baking Powder Co., 1909. First edition; 5 x 7; pp. 64 including text to first and last page; stiff chromolithographed wraps bearing the trademark Indian Head to front cover; some age-toning and dust-dulling to covers; small indented dots and scratches to margins; illustrated with b & w drawings; pages mostly clean with a few small spots to… Read more about this item