Ephemera Books

New York: H. W. Adams. 'Father Knows'; Christian Boldness; Room with the Angel Band [story and poem]; 'Worthy the Lamb' [poem]; An Alarm-Clock; A Lord in the Family; Darkey's Counsel to the Newly Married; A Will and a Way. Illustrated with a 3/4 page engraving of 'The Letter Carrier,' a dog with an envelope in its mouth. Small tear at crease and slight chipping; small faint stain on last page.. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Leaflet. Christian Religion Protestant. (more information)

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Chicago: David C. Cook, 1876. Illustrated booklet containing two numbers of the <i>Sunday School Gem for Young Folks</i>. Illustrated with detailed full page engravings. In this issue: Timotheus and Philemon: Story of Two Christian Brothers; Voices of Nature; The Best Name; The Best Aim; The Silver Cup; I'm Not Too Young [poem]; Alice and Her Bible [poem]; The Sure Foundation; The Friendly Sparrow; Letter Box; Jesus Loves Even Me [song with words and music]. Pages have split at seams and are detached. Paper is age-toned, lightly soiled, and chipped. . Saddle-stitch. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. Sunday School Christianity Religion. (more information)

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New York: H. W. Adams. Mid-nineteenth century paper for children, consisting of morality and temperance tales. In this issue: Scatter Seeds of Kindness [poem]; A Mother's Sorrow; Tampering with Sin; Swift's Humor; A Mother's Boy; Luck and Labor; To the Rumsellers! Illustrated with a 3/4 page engraving of 'Diligent Mary' on the cover. Creased midway where folded, and splitting along crease. Foxed and chipped.. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Leaflet. Christian Religion Protestant. (more information)

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New York: H. W. Adams. Mid-nineteenth century paper for children, consisting of morality and temperance tales. In this issue: Florence Nightengale; A Saviour for All; The Dust-Covered Bible; What a Little Boy Can Do; 'If You Love Me, Lean Hard'; Please Sir, Don't Step There; Three Bugs [poem]; Shrouds Have No Pockets; God's Blessing on the Dance. Illustrated with a 3/4 page engraving of Florence Nightengale on the cover. Chipped along outer margins.. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Leaflet. Christian Religion Protestant. (more information)

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Undated Easter greeting card with embossed pastoral scene and daffodils. Interior has a short printed poem, and is signed, 'For Francis from Sr. M. Bartholomew.'. Card Stock. Very Good/No Jacket. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Greeting Card. Greeting Card Easter. (more information)

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New York: The Art Lithographic Publishing Co.. Easter poem illustrated by cross-shaped chromolithographs. Die-cut card stock with a pink ribbon tie. Lovely! Lightly age-toned, plus a small spot on the publisher's information page. Undated, but illustration style places it in the early 20th century. 6 leaves. 'Printed at the works in Munich. No. 3850'. Card Stock. Very Good/No Jacket. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Booklet. (more information)

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Embossed, die-cut card with floral images embossed on exterior, and chromolithographed in interior. Contains a single Bible verse for every day of the month on 6 leaves. Beautiful condition! Undated, but illustrations place printing in the early part of the 20th century.. Card Stock. Fine/No Jacket. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Booklet. Greeting Card Religious. (more information)

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Folded card stock with embossed floral and cross design on front. Interior message: 'Wishing you every Easter blessing,' along with a short poem. 'To' and 'from' areas are filled in with pencil. No date, but likely late 19th, early 20th century.. Card Stock. Good/No Jacket. Greeting Card. Easter Greeting Card Religion Christianity. (more information)

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Chromolithographed Easter card, with a fairy/angel holding a flower. 'The Lord put gladness in thine heart/And Easter consolation,/For He now gloriously hath risen,/And bringeth true salvation.' Age-toned. Missing about 1/4 inch of upper left corner. Ink greeting on back of card. Tiny spots of color loss on the illustration.. Card Stock. Good/No Jacket. Greeting Card. Easter Chromolithograph Greeting Card. (more information)

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Chromolithograph of newly hatched chicks, along with the message 'Christ is risen from the dead. Alleluia!' Light soil overall. Faint stain along left edge. Undated, but likely early 20th century.. Card Stock. Good/No Jacket. Greeting Card. Easter Greeting Card Chromolithograph Religion Christianity. (more information)

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The colors on this lovely little 2.75 x 5.25 inch card (approx. 7 x 13.5 cm) are still vibrant. The Scripture verse is Romans 6: 23 -- 'The wages of sin is death . . .' The back has the Lord's Prayer and The Sum of the Commandments. There is a closed 5mm tear in the top edge, and a very small crease in the upper right corner. A few spots of foxing on the back, plus light age-toning.. Card Stock. Very Good. Ephemera. (more information)

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Germany. Small cross-shaped Easter greeting card, die-cut and embossed with white roses. 'Easter joy be yours' printed on the front; 'Made in Germany' printed on the back. Likely late 19th, early 20th century vintage. Two or three faint spots of foxing, and one barely visible pinhole near the top.. Card Stock. Very Good/No Jacket. Greeting Card. Ephemera Easter Greeting Card Die Cut Religion Christianity. (more information)

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Chicago: David C. Cook, 1877. Illustrated booklet containing two numbers of the <i>Sunday School Gem for Young Folks</i>. Illustrated with detailed full page engravings. In this issue: Whiter than Snow; Birdie; Edward, King of England and His Brother in the Tower; What Only A Child Did; The Giant Ill-Temper; Offerings to Gunga; God Is Not a Merchant; Letter Box; I'm Praying for You (song). Small chip from edge of back wrap. Paper is age-toned. Light stain visible on back of front wrap.. Saddle-stitch. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. Sunday School Christianity Religion. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1942. Leaflet advertising the 1942 book 'The New World,' by Jehovah's Witnesses. Four pages folded, with illustrations used in the book's endpapers. Excellent condition.. Leaflet. Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ephemera. Tract Ephemera Watchtower Watch Tower Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness Religion Christianity. (more information)

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Rome. Italian post card featuring a reproduction of Raphael's 'Maddalena Strozzi.' Not used postally, no writing. . Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Raphael. Post Card. Postcard Ephemera Raffaello. (more information)

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Crawfordsville, Ind.: The Pilgrim Press, 1942. Two cards with a theme of 'thanks': 1) Little Pilgrim Lesson Pictures, Vol. 53, No. 4, Oct.-Dec. 1941 -- lithograph by Providence Lithograph Co. of 'Thanksgiving in Jesus' Home' by Kay on the front of the card. The other side has 'Saying Grace in Jesus' Home.' Age-toned, with a very small bend at the lower right corner. 2) Little Pilgrim Lesson Pictures, Vol. 54, Jan.-Mar. 1942, No. 1. Litho 'Birds Enjoy Some Food' by Horsfall, courtesy of Nature Magazine. 'The Chickadee's Song' (poem) on reverse. Age-toned, with very small (0.5 mm) bends in mid-card.. Card Stock. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kay and Horsfall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ephemera. Thanksgiving Sunday School Bible Lesson Christianity Religion Children. (more information)

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New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1895. Illustrated. 4 page folded leaflet. In this issue: 'Christmas Carols' (Poem) by Mrs. S. J. Brigham; 'The Birth of Christ'; 'Unto You Is Born a Saviour'; 'A Pretty Custom.' For use in Sunday School lessonsfor little children. Horizontal crease mid-leaflet; closed tear in right margin. Leaflet. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ephemera. Sunday School Christianity Children Religion. (more information)

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Whitmore and Smith. Undated Sunday School sticker card (#76) with a Christmas morning theme. Likely an item from the 1940s, judging by the children's hairstyles and the presents under the tree. Four candle stickers have been placed on the color picture by a previous owner. Small red mark in upper margin. The 'My Record' section on the back has the name 'Martha' written in pencil. 'Wins the Children Heart and Soul for the Sunday School.' 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Light age toning and a few faint red pencil or crayon marks on back.. Card Stock. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by McCurry, Florence. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ephemera. Christmas Sunday School Primary Children. (more information)

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New York: New York Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., 1957. 1957 vintage map of New York City. Unfolding this pamphlet reveals a welcome letter from Mayor Robert F. Wagner, and highlights of Manhattan (Uptown, Midtown, Downtown) and the outer boroughs. When completely opened, the interior displays a street map of Manhattan. 'Aug. 4-9, 1958' written in ink along top edge of front; slight fading at left fold of cover. Silhouette of the Statue of Liberty on front.. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Map. New York Tourism Maps Ephemera. (more information)

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Toronto, Canada: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1946. A four-issue lot of the 1946 Informant, printed in Toronto, Canada. This is an intraorganizational newssheet distributed to Jehovah's Witnesses. These large-format newsletters included information about book and magazine placement campaigns, statistics on number of hours spent in the door-to-door and book study work, witnessing tips, and newsy bits about headquarters and conventions. 4 issues total: January, -- edges are chipped and bottom edge has dampstaining ; February -- Chipped along top edge; March -- Very good, with just a horizontal crease midway through page and a few small closed tears in upper edge; July -- Very good, with a faint horizontal crease. Topics covered: Immovability for Right Worship; How Does Your Kingdom Hall Impress Good-Will Attendants?; 'Commander's' Testimony Period; Salvation through Confession: Results of the Watchtower Campaign to Date; 'Be Glad Ye Nations' New Booklet Released at Baltimore Assembly; Convention Time Draws Near; Collaboration in Reconstructive Work. Unbound. Good-/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ephemera. Watchtower Watch Tower jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness International Bible Students Association Ibsa. (more information)

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New York: Eaton & Mains, 1895. Illustrated. 4 page folded leaflet. In this issue: 'Beautiful Snow' (Poem) by S. J. Brigham; 'Christ's Humility and Exaltation'; 'He Gave Up All for Me'; 'Be Patient'; 'What God Gives a Boy.' For use in Sunday School lessonsfor little children. Horizontal crease mid-leaflet; heavy foxing on p. 3.. Leaflet. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ephemera. Sunday School Christianity Children Religion. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1943. The February 1943 issue of the Informant, distributed to Jehovah's Witnesses. These broadside-style publications included information about book and magazine placement campaigns, statistics on number of hours spent in the door-to-door and book study work, witnessing tips, and newsy bits about headquarters and conventions. This issue discusses the 'Jephthah's Daughter' testimony period on the front page, while the back page has information about a new chart being sent to the companies (congregations). Age-toned, with two reinforced holes punched in the upper margin. One small bit of marginalia on each side, in the upper margin near one of the holes.. Unbound. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ephemera. Watchtower Watch Tower jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness International Bible Students Association Ibsa. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Undated, but was published alongside the newly-released 'Truth that Leads to Eternal Life' in 1968. Part of a campaign on the part of Jehovah's Witnesses to conduct as many studies in that book as possible, before the imminent 'end of this system of things.' Folded 4 page, two-color tract. Cover illustration of a Bible with rays of light coming from its open pages; back page has offers for the 'Truth' book and 'Did Man Get Here by Evolution or by Creation?', along with spaces where the householder could opt for a book study. Age-toned, with a 1 cm closed tear in the lower right edge.. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ephemera. Tract Watch Tower Watchtower Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness. (more information)

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Mission Dayspring, 1901. Black and white reprint of angels ringing Christmas bells. Single leaf from the December 1901 issue of 'Mission Dayspring.' Suitable for framing. Light age toning.. Leaflet. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ephemera. Christmas Pictures. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Advertising tract for the book 'Things in Which It Is Impossible for God to Lie,' published in 1965. 4 page folded two-color leaflet. There is the usual browning of the cheap paper, and small chips in the edges.. Leaflet. Good/No Jacket. Ephemera. Watchtower Watch Tower Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Leaflet advertising the book 'The Nations Shall Know that I Am Jehovah -- How?' Four page folded tract printed in green and black. Browning, with one small closed tear (less than 1 cm) in the right edge near the top.. Leaflet. Very Good/No Jacket. Ephemera. Watchtower Watch Tower Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness. (more information)

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New York: The Salvation Army, 1933. Large color picture of the Madonna and Child, suitable for framing. Cover art for the Christmas, 1933 issue of The War Cry. Reverse has 'Light,' photos illustrating the outreach of the Salvation Army. Closed tears along the outer margins. Light soil and scattered foxing.. Unbound. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Dick, Al. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ephemera. Ephemera Salvation Army Christmas Religion Christianity. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. 1950s vintage handbill advertising a public talk by R. B. Metzger, a representative of the Watchtower Society, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 8915 Miles Park, Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, July 18. Single leaf, age-toned, but in otherwise great condition.. Leaflet. Very Good/No Jacket. Ephemera. Watchtower Watch Tower Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1958. Leaflet advertising the circuit assembly program at the E. A. B. Auditorium, East 18th and Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, December 14, 1958. The title is that of the public address given by N. Kovalak, Jr., a representative of the Watchtower Society, on one of the three days. There is a list of the Kingdom Halls in Ohio Circuit No. 10-A on the back page. Creased as usual where folded into two pages.. Leaflet. Fine/No Jacket. Ephemera. Watchtower Watch Tower Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1977. Undated; internal references put publication at 1977. Printed on laid paper. Open letter to the medical profession, from the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses. Covers contemporary advances in bloodless medicine, stressing hazards of transfusion rather than attempting to argue against it from a religious standpoint. 4 page folded tract. Light creasing to pages; small ink scribble on first page at the words 'this position.' . Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ephemera. Tract Watch Tower Watchtower Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah Witness Blood Transfusion Medicine. (more information)

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