ALBUM BINDER of c1979 'ANNIE' COMIC STRIP PANELS -- drawn by artist Leonard Starr. Compiled in promotional 1970s 3-ring Burger King binder. Approx. 850-900 strips. 200 pp. 'Little Orphan Annie' was originally created by Harold Gray in 1924; it was seen in national newspapers for 50 years. The original strip was named for a poem entitled 'Little Orphant Annie', written by James Whitcomb Riley in 1885. Following the successful Broadway run of 'Annie-The Musical' in 1977, cartoonist Leonard Starr revived the original strip and renamed it 'Annie'. Starr continued to draw 'Annie' until his retirem... View More...
1953. 1st ed. Hardcover --'CHRISTIAN REALISM AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS' Essays on Political, Social, Ethical, and Theological Themes'-- INSCRIBED by REINHOLD NEIBUHR, on front endpaper. In very nice condition-- clean, square, sharp and tight, evenly toned with a small old damp-stain at bottom of dj. Domestic s&h $15. Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) was a theologian, ethicist, commentator on politics and public affairs, professor at Union Theological Seminary for 30+years and a 1964 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1943, Niebuhr preached a sermon at Union Church in Heath, Massachus... View More...
2005. 1st Edition. [A Pop-Up Book] ' New York at Christmas'-- SIGNED by CHUCK FISHER. Book- 9.5"x10.5". Bullfinch, NY. Pop-up Artist Chuck Fisher's wonderful book of (6) illustrated Pop-Ups dramatize the joy & spectacle of 'New York at Christmas'. Radio City & The Rockettes. Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center. Nutcracker Ballet danced at the Metropolitan Opera. 5h Ave. holiday windows. Angel Tree at Metropolitan Museum. 42nd St. and the New Year's Eve Swarovski glass 'drop ball'. Times Square, Broadway marquees, fireworks. Mini gift-bag -- with pop-up tree ornament, NYC map & holiday card... View More...
80+ cards in handmade album of cards sent in 1958-59 to LeRoy C. Rulifson of Oregon. Album of 80+ 'Wishing You Well' cards inscribed & signed to LeRoy C. Rulifson, a native of Oregon born in 1887 -- Rulifson lived on a 160-acre homestead near Portland, and belonged to a local Christian Church and chorus groups. There's a tremendous variety of styles to these "get well soon" cards- humorous, serious, in many color palettes - but all good cheer in 1958-style. Front-cover hinge has been repaired; album in very nice condition. Domestic s/h $15. View More...
'A wandering minstrel I---A thing of shreds and patches, of ballads, songs and snatches, And dreamy lullaby! -- Gilbert & Sullivan's 'The Mikado'. 2007. 1st Edition. 'in the Studio' -- SIGNED by TONY BENNETT, on title page. Original to book- tipped-in Limited Edition CD, 'Pop Art Songs' by Tony Bennett. JAZZ SINGER TONY BENNETT is also a painter -- 'in the Studio' features many of his paintings, ink drawings & watercolors (Tony signs his artwork with given name, Benedetto)-- mixed with Mr. Bennett's own reflections on his life. (191) ILLUSTRATIONS by Tony Bennett mingle with his words-- on... View More...
1970s. --HANDMADE CATHOLIC MEMORIAL TRIPTYCH-- wooden triptych has 'bronzed' and decoupaged front doors. Church ephemera, personal papers, memorial writings in Spanish compiled by deeply religious man, Jorge Ramirez Urrutia, a practicing Catholic from San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. Triptych doors has interior lining of (2) felt-stitched pockets-- holding Mr. Urrutia's church ephemera, religious opinions, eulogies, articles on sexual behavior. 'Catholic memorial triptych'-- in very nice condition. Triptych, closed, measures 11.25"x 15". (opens to 11.25"x 30") View More...
This 1st edition, 1949 copy was signed by Margaret Mead to Katharine Rothenberger, her long-time DePauw University friend -- she mentioned her friend in her autobiography 'Blackberry Winter'. Margaret Mead's anthropological examination of seven Pacific Island tribes analyzed the dynamics of primitive cultures to understand and explore the evolving meaning of "male" and "female" in modern American society. 'Male & Female' remains an extraordinary document of great relevance in the study of gender and family roles, with Mead's research methods and fieldwork offering a blueprint for future schol... View More...
1986. Signed 1st Edition. --'Man in White'-- Signed by Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash, raised by Southern Baptists, claimed throughout his life to be a Christian. Together with his wife June, they completed a 2-year course of Bible studies thru the Christian International Bible College, and Johnny Cash received a degree in theology. In 1978, the couple made a pilgrimage to Israel; Johnny Cash was ordained a minister. As a creative Christian man, Johnny Cash applied his writing talents to his novel, "The Man In White", which reflects his abiding interest in the life of Christ. Clean, square, tight... View More...
Hand written in Czech- titled 'Prazsky Flasinetar' [The Prague Organ Grinder]. Approx. 80 pages of prose, poetry, and music-- hand written in a clean, clear hand in ink. The name 'Rex Allen' written in a youthful cursive, in pencil, at the top corner of the rear board. The book appears to date from the late 19th to the earlier part of the 20th cent. Approx. 5.25"x8", boards edge worn, internally the pages are good+. View More...
1933. 1st, Limited Edition. [curiosa] "THE EROTIKON -- An Illustrated Treasury of Scientific Marvels of Human Sexuality"-- by Dr. Augustin Cabanes. Privately issued by Anthropological (Falstaff) Press, NY. Translated from the French. TRANSLATOR ROBERT MEADOWS' signature is tipped-in [by publisher] on half-title page. "The Erotikon"-- hardcover, 251 pp., with (30) b&w plates of unusual illustrations (including male & female Skopzi body modifications). Limited Edition of 1500; this is #418. Bright, very nice collectible condition. View More...
1824. 'THE FASHIONABLE LETTER WRITING GUIDE' -- Everett Peck was a distinguished publisher and printer in Rochester, NY at the turn of 1900s. "A New and Easy English Grammar, Peculiarly Applicable to Writing Letters with Accuracy'-- letter writing guides from the 1700s-1800s were very popular with men and women in America and England-- though many variations of writing guides were published at the time, this 1824 American printing is likely the earliest appearance of this particular guide in the US. Volume is square, clean, bright & tight-- backstrip & covers are rubbed, but intact and sol... View More...
1933. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1933, 'The Store' is Stribling's second novel in the author's monumental trilogy, set in his native Tennessee Valley region of North Alabama. The novel's action begins in 1884, when Grover Cleveland became the first Democratic President since the end of the Civil War, and it center on the emergence of Colonel Miltiades Vaiden, a figure of wealth and power in the city of Florence. 'The Store' is a first-rate story-- Stribling succeeded in presenting the essence of an age thru the everyday lives of his characters. Early edition-- housed in a custom folding ... View More...
1671. 1st edition. --The History of Romish Treasons & Usurpations-- edition of collected work edited by Henry Foulis, B.D., an Anglican Oxford theologian and controversist (a 'stirrer of the pot'). Wing F1640B. The history of Romish treasons & usurpations together with a particular account of many gross corruptions and impostures in the Church of Rome, highly dishonourable and injurious to the Christian religion. To which is prefixt a large preface to the Romanists. Carefully collected from a great number of their own approved authors by Henry Foulis, B.D. late Fellow of Lincoln-Colledge in ... View More...
1893-1917. --LONDON MISSION SOCIETY IN ASIA FRIENDSHIP ALBUM-- substantially filled with fine drawings, watercolors & calligraphy by missionaries in the London Mission Society in Asia. Graceful verses of Christian beliefs & friendship/ calligraphic writings in English, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu/ b&w photos/ poems/ drawings/ autographs. "Think seldom of your enemies, often of your friends, and everyday of Christ" - St. Francis de Sales (watercolor drawing) b&w photographs in silhouette. Pressed flowers, ferns bordered page. Watercolors & pencil drawings & sketches London Missionary Society in Asi... View More...
This is a delightful small Victorian Album given to a Mary Cornish Christmas 1888, in which her friends contribute passages of verse and proverbs through the following year of 1889. The album measures approx.4"x6", titled and decorated in gilt to the upper cover, internally runs to 32 pages, each with a lovely printed illustration, 26 of the pages have been used, most of the entries are signed by the contributor, and most are dated. Very nice condition with only some light marks to the cover, and internally some straining to the gatherings in a few places. View More...
c1908 - c1919. The scrapbook belonged to Miss Mary Alice Gatling. Several articles and news photos about her and her family sprinkled throughout the scrapbook Articles about women's suffrage and the recent [1919] women's right to vote. She also had an interest on the subject of Confederate veterans - several articles concerning the death of General Stephen D. Lee in 1908. Invitations card to important social events. A program from the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College [Only Mississippi women]. It opened October 1885, with 341 students from all parts of Mississippi and from all... View More...
12 9"x11" LEAVES OF TEXTILE SAMPLES IN A PERIOD LOWELL TEXTILE INSTITUTE BINDER. 1890'S TO 1900s. 1 page of labeled cloth swatches. 11 Pages labeled and dedicated to bows of yarn, silk, cotton, wool... 24 samples per page. The catalogue shows the effect of dye formulas on different types of yarns, textiles, and threads. View More...
An athletic scrapbook belonging to Lee Reynolds, of clippings and photographs covering Albany, NY high school baseball and other amateur sports from the 1920's through the 1930's. 89 pages filled with memorabilia. The first several pages are devoted to aboriginal and WWl images, all the following pages are devoted to baseball and other sports. Lee Reynolds makes use of a hardbound book - " Annual Report of _____ to the Public Service Commission (Second District) of the State of New York For The Year Ended June30, 1915. Interesting stuff juxtaposed within the scrapbook. View More...
1921-23. PHOTO-JOURNAL/SCRAPBOOK -- 163 pp., 6"x9" -- by Irene Bergman of Kansas City. In 1921-23 Kansas City, Irene Bergman was a young woman of 15-years old -- still in school, getting a 9th grade liberal arts education. Irene kept a journal of herself over 1921-23 in writings & ephemera- news of school, friends, teachers, sports, her 'toe-dance' aspirations. Irene has confidence, even a bit of attitude. Irene'sjournal brims with stories of growing up in Kansas City in the early 1920s. Irene journalled-collaged: daily classes/ basketball games, play dates & opponents/ school chums/ class t... View More...
(51) b&w PHOTOS in PHOTO ALBUM of images of people & sled dogs in c.1930s ALASKA TERRITORY. Album measures 5.5" x 7". Many photos show inscriptions of the names of people in them. Locations are unidentified. All the photos are glued to the pages. In nice condition. View More...
1930s COURTSHIP SCRAPBOOK-- Original drawings & love poems by ARTHUR 'ARTY' WHITE. Arty White (of Kitchener, BC, Canada) 'looks for a bright future' with Irma Higgins (of Kearney, Nebraska). 1930s 'COURTSHIP SCRAPBOOK' of handwritten poems & original art is 40 pages complete-- made by a Canadian man wooing an American girl-- Arty White of Kitchener, BC, Canada (pop. 200) fell hard for Irma Higgins of Kearney, Nebraska (pop.1,500). We don't see how they met-- maybe a lonely-hearts promotion or by friends? Arty wishes for a 'long, sweet corresponding acquaintance' with Irma-- he romances her wi... View More...
1931-1936 Scrapbook - Football , Famous Movie Tickets, Menus, Prints, Memorabilia. A journal Yvonne Miller's social activities 7th - 12th grade in Schenectady, NY. 94 clearly assembled pages, 175+ annotated items in chronological order (football ,movie ticket stubs, menus, prints, memorabilia). Most items have a line or two describing the person, place, or activity, and Yvonne's take on the subject. The album divide into three parts: 1) approx 65 pages of journal 2) approx 15 pages of prints 3) approx 14 pages relating to babies - care & feeding. Album is 12.5x 16 inches. in very good cond... View More...
circa 1930s-1940s. PHOTO ALBUM with (49) PHOTOS of ZAMBIA-- PHOTOGRAPHS & FRENCH CAPTIONS DOCUMENT A TRIP IN 1930s-40s TO ZAMBIA. Stunning images of Zambia, a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern & East Africa-- photos of groups, individuals/ pipe smokers, street beggar/ woman in burka & fashionable western shoes/ landscapes/ architecture/ river boats/ camels, donkeys, water buffalos/ nomadic Bedouin/ men shooting bow & arrow/ rural, agricultural life/ Christian worship. (49) PHOTOS-- 2.5" x3.5"/ 3"x 4". Mostly glued to pages, some photos are loose. ALBUM IN EXCELLENT C... View More...
An evocative Japanese photo album of the late 1930s, a time when she was winning in China & Korea, and America had not yet entered the war. Album is 7.5" X 10.5" (approx). 70 photographs of several varying sizes, about half glued, & half applied with photo corners. View More...
September, 1936. Photo/Journal of travels of Mr. & Mrs. George P. Williams 47-page Photo-Manuscript Journal - a detailed diary of 1936 auto road trip which originated out of Missouri and travelled the Middle States to Niagara Falls - the car route marked in ink on a road map on 1st page. Multiple pages handwritten by Mrs. Williams detail incidents, events, people met and places visited. The journal is well-notated and enriched by many photos, programs, stubs and clippings. The Hindenburg in Lakehurst, NJ Spot where the Lindbergh baby was found Atlantic City Boardwalk and Heinz pier Coney Is... View More...
Cartoonist Al Capp created 'Li'l Abner' - the satirical American comic strip that featured a clan of hillbillies from the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. The comic strip ran for 43 years (1934-1977). Comic strips had typically dealt with urban life experiences in the North. When Capp introduced Li'l Abner, the first strip based on folks from the South, the response was huge -- it reached 60 million readers in over 900 American newspapers and 100 foreign papers. [Wiki]. Scrapbook: 12"x14" with 10 pp of Li'l Abner comics/ Cream 'O Wheat ads (used as product placement) are seen i... View More...
This array of items was the property of Sgt. Ernest P. Betz of the Baltimore Co., MD Police Dept from 1939 thru 1950s. His clippings demonstrate the mind numbing prosaic nature of ordinary everyday violence, fear & thievery that a policeman faces 24/7. Letters of gratitude from victims, and official commendations attest to Betz's heroism. Several clippings picture Officer Betz's competitive nature and enthusiasm for marksmanship, long distance running, and amateur boxing. Prior to being accepted into the Dept. Betz worked 8 years as a journeyman truck & auto mechanic; some documen... View More...
School project made by senior class student, Jack von La Londe, in 1942 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin H.S. -- health ed. project. Album: 56 pp, profusely illustrated, handwriting example using left & right hand, magazine photos of body builders, 20+hand-colored illustrations of the human body. 9" x 11" loose-leaf binder. Very nice condition. Domestic s/h $15. View More...
1943, WWII autograph book -- by Joseph Sveiven, an American GI stationed in Casablanca, Morocco. Sveiven gathered his fellow GI's autographs and quips in this 7"x 4" album. Sveiven kept stamps here too; he collected some during the war and added others after he returned home). Inside cover: Property of Joseph Sveiven, Casablanca, Africa, Wed. Dec VIII 1943. Notes written by friends refer to Joseph Sveiven as 'Cap'. WW2 Soldier's field-book has 37 pp. - Sveiven's own entries/ autographs, sentiments & quips by Sveiven's fellow soldiers/ postage stamps. Joseph Sveiven wrote: "leaving Mt. Snelli... View More...
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