Search Results: Titles starting with N from Eclectibles

Baltimore, Maryland: State Department of Maryland, 1940. Very good. A couple short tears and nicks, minor toning.. A stark visual reminder of the dangers pneumonia and other pulmonary disease pose to the general public, published by the State Department of Maryland as a public health warning: "Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Influenza are at present responsible for 14 per cent of all deaths in Maryland". The image shows "the demon Pneumonia" with a hammer, nailing the following causes of the disease into the coffin of "Y.B. Kairless": lack of sleep, neglecting a cold, bad air, overwork, and physical exhaustion. Illus. by J.F. Muller. Poster measures 11.5" by 9", verso blank.

UK, 1861. 1 1/2" length worming page margin - 2 pages.. Heavy stock hand constructed covers with book tape spine. Concertina style. Inscribed Jan 28th T.H.E.A. A continuous roadway with anthropomorphic animals of all shapes and types enroute. The final two pages are the "fair" with only the vendors remaining with a progression of animals with various means of transportation, including riding on other animals to return to the village in the first two panels of the book. A dog rides a camel , a rooster rides a lion, a lion rides an elephant, a sheep dog drives a dog cart etc. One of special note is a porcupine holding an umbrella overhead while riding a greyhound or similar animal. There is a rabbit riding a rabbit, a pigeon riding a duck and many more. Dressed in their outing attire. Pages measures Pages measure 7 1/4" x 10 1/2

A pencil drawing of an angel on a 9 1/2" x 8" single-fold letter sheet with embossed border decoration.. The angel is somewhat naive surrounded by a halo The penned verse reads "I would not live always, No welcome the time, Since Jesus has rain these I dread not It's glory The sate be my rest Till I've his met arise to Hail him in Fearful assuring the Skyes" Inside is blank.

1940. A 12 1/2" x 19" watercolor that at first appearance gives the impression of an elegant rooming house for young women. Well appointed with refined furnishing of the day, various wall papers and decorative area rugs. But wait, do salacious women lounge on the carpet in slinky streamline revealing clothing or stand around on the carpet poised wearing feather boas and with long handled cigarettes holders; maybe not. Also note the gentleman cozily seated on the sofa hands have disappeared into the flowing robe of his companion. Finally the woman either descending or about to ascend the stairs attired in a revealing outfit with slit to the thigh is accompanied by a tuxedoed dude observing her approvingly. Good color composition and perspective and a charming style that allows the viewer to determine the scene.

London : Englishwomen's Domestic Magazine, 1864. The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine (EDM) was a magazine published by Samuel Orchart Beeton from 1852 to 1879, with a supplement written by his wife, Mrs. Beeton, between 1859 and 1861: these supplements were later collected as her Book of Household Management. His intention was that it should "tend to the improvement of the intellect". The magazine published articles on middle-class domestic issues, fashion and fiction.. A fashion plate from the January 1864 edition of the publication. A child has created costumes for the print with the inclusion of paper hands, lace and braided trim. Voluminous gowns for both. A little girl in the background playing with a parrot. Housed in an oval 12" x 9 3/4" gold painted wooden frame.

New York, NY: National Teachers' Institute, 1874. Toning and soiling due to age. Minor separation at folds. Inscription in both pen and ink.. A circular for the National Teachers' Institute and the American Educational Union. The front features their mission statement as well as various testimonials surround by a border of 34 state seals. It states that the societies are responsible for "supplying schools with teachers and pupils, and teachers with Schools and Positions, and furnishing philosophical and chemical apparatus, pianos, melodeons, music, books, globes, maps, school and private libraries, geological cabinets, &c." On the back side there is one section which states the plans of the organization, another that states the terms of membership and two more sections for a teacher to fill out to apply for membership. There are two paste downs on the back, one which offers a 10 percent discount to any teacher who replies within 10 days of receiving the circular and the other which offers a… Read More

Washington, DC: Criswell Chemical Company, 1916. General wear. The text on the bandage is faded in some sections. Letter folds on instruction sheet, along with residue on backside due to bandage.. The "National Corn Remover" worked on corns, warts, and calluses, and was as "simple as court plaster" to use. The corn remover was essentially a treated plaster bandage that one applied to the corn after soaking it in warm water. Included is the remover plaster bandage itself, instructions, and storing envelope. Depicted both on the envelope and the plaster bandage is a black and white image of a crow picking at a field. The provided instructions are written in four different languages; English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. The product was produced by the Criswell Chemical Company, which was founded by Francis McClure Criswell (1858-1939), who also owned his own pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Based on newspaper records, the company was established in 1897, and appears to have folded in the late 1910s.… Read More

Saratoga Springs, New York: The Saratoga Champion Spring, 1890. Very good. Toned, chipping, letter folds.. Two (2) illustrated handbills promoting the natural mineral water from the Saratoga Champion Spring, marketing it as a natural treatment for afflictions ranging from constipation and dyspepsia to kidney disease and malaria. Appeals to health and wellness tourists, as well as travelers, calling the water a "valuable companion to their medicine chest". Includes a mineral analysis of the water to lend the handbill scientific legitimacy, as well as two large illustrations of the Spring: one in the summer, and one in the winter. Both handbills measure approx. 8" by 5.25

Boston, MA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL: D C Health & Co, 1898. General wear.. This item is the seventh book in a series of eight workbooks in the Natural System of Vertical Writing by A. F. Newlands and R. K. Row. This book focused on practicing "business and social forms", which essentially meant practicing how to write receipts (both amount due and receipts in full payment), bills for labor, cash account ledgers, bank checks, letters of applications for jobs, promise notes, grocery bills, notes of excuse, superscription, invitations, and notes of acceptance and regret. For each type of business or social form the workbook provides an example and space to copy each example. The workbook has been halfway used by an unknown individual. The front cover features a small engraving of a stylized quill with wings. The interior covers provide instructions on writing, both in terms of proper posture, and positions in which to hold a pen. The back cover features the alphabet, both in capitals and small… Read More

London: Dean & Son, 1860. 8 leaves. Hand colored illustrations all pages. The adventures of newly acquired naughty little pig in rhyming verse. A seemingly nice animal at the time of purchase goes bad... The last line of the book reads "Before another night shall pass, she'd turn the pig to pork". Measures 10" x 6 1/2". OCLC: 3 (7/2018). Heavy wear. Sewing repair on backstrip.

France, 1890. Very good to near-fine. Minor damage to verso where previously affixed to scrap book paper. Some minor toning inside, a little surface wear to one part of internal pop-up, short tear, two minor tape repairs. Bright with colors well preserved.. A cheeky April Fools Day card die-cut to resemble a skirt that, when opened, reveals a fold-out pop-up of a woman in her undergarments. The printed message inside reads (loosely translated): "First of April. When you take off your petticoat, I already find you pretty; but take off your pants, and I will love you madly!" Embossed chromolithographed die-cut card measuring approx. 4.25" by 3.5", with pop-up paper mechanism inside. Premier Avril. Quand tu retires ton jupon, Je te trouve deja jolie; mais otes donc ton pantalon, Et je t'aimerai a la folie.

Curtis Bay, MD: The Neighborhood House, 1916. Soiled and toned due to age. Staples are rusted.. 10 pages (including covers) staple brochure printed for the Neighborhood House in an effort to help generate funds for the charity. Founding in 1906 the goal of the Neighborhood house was to support the community of Curtis Bay by providing school and social activities, not just for children, but also women. They offered kindergarten, several boy's, girl's, and women's clubs, as well as Industrial School which had classes in Cooking, Sewing, and Basketry. The funds solicited by this booklet would go towards the cost of equipment and repairs as well as a gymnasium and better grounds. The book includes 5 pages of photographs of the school and the classes. Additionally the front cover has a picture of the school and the back cover as a picture of Curtis Bay, with the caption "An Industrial Community." Measures 7" x 5

Germany, 1870. Minor edge wear and toning due to age. . A 15 1/2" x 12" hand-colored lithographic German board game with anthropomorphic characters. Originally illustrated by Jakob Schmitt some time between 1820-1830, this is a reprint on thick board from around 1870. There are are forty-one (41) numbered squares, half of have characters in them. Square #41 is the large drawing in the center that depicts anthropomorphic characters at a banquet. There are instructions at the bottom, in German.

Philadelphia: E.H. Butler, 1872. 143 pp, light green applied illustrated cover, Children's spelling lesson book, describes sounds and includes practice lessons, contains illustrations, preface by author, ends with weights and measurements and multiplication tables. 7 1/4" x 5" cover worn on edges, pages in very good condition.

New Bedford, Massachusetts: New Bedford Textile School, 1929. Good to very good.. A collection of hundreds of textile samples, weave pattern charts, and highly technical handwritten notes on the textile manufacturing process, all contained within two books belonging to Walter Hampson (dates unknown), a student at the New Bedford Textile School in Massachusetts. Together, the two books provide a remarkably comprehensive look into the industry at the time, textile education c.1929, and into Hampson's exceptional grasp on physics and manufacturing. He appears to have been not only proficient in technical drawing, but also in calligraphic drawing; his original artwork decorates the first leaf of the Lecture Note Book with an elaborate calligraphic motto design ("Toil is the Price of Excellence"). A nice meeting of "art" and "industry".The two books are as follows:"Pattern Book". [New Bedford: New Bedford Textile School, c.1929]. Single vol. (16" by 10.5"), approx. 48 leaves of printed textile… Read More

Oakland, Maine: New England Music Camp, 1955. Very good. Minor toning, bumps to corners.. A grouping of ephemera related to the New England Music Camp spanning the years 1939 and 1955, including five (5) printed programs (each approx. 6.25" by 4") and one (1) photographically illustrated advertising brochure (9" by 6", pp. [12], in original printed wrappers). The brochure includes photos of the camp grounds, happy campers performing in the band and orchestra, and a variety of recreation including water sports and horseback riding. Camp fees and suggested packing lists are included, as well as a tear-away mail-order application. The New England Music Camp (NEMC) was founded in 1937 by Dr. Paul E. Wiggin and his wife Nina as a non-profit summer camp devoted to cultivating music education among children and teens. It is still in operation today, and is still directed by Wiggin family members.

Boston, MA, 1870. General wear. Letter folds. Minor tear along right edge. Age toning.. A broadside advertising a change of ownership for a grocery store in Boston, MA. The store itself was located near the Boston neighborhoods of Hyde Park and Fairmount. The grocery was originally leased by a W. T. Allen, and, according to the broadside, is now leased by W. A. Bonney who "has put in a good assortment of FIRST-RATE FAMILY GROCERIES, and he hopes by keeping good goods and selling at low prices, to obtain a good share of your trade." According to the broadside the store sold a wide variety of items such as sugar, flour, spices, tea, coffee, tapioca, arrow-root, oranges, lemons, apples, currants, and kerosene oil. Little is known about the business itself, except for the fact that it again changed hands in 1874, though Bonney's family would still continue live above the store for a short while. A newspaper article on November 21, 1874 in the Boston Post states that a fire broke out and the building,… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Coast Industries, 1952. The date is inferred by magazine ads found, which date to 1952, in 1954, the company's address changed.. Materials featuring a 'Bathing Beauty' novelty letter opener and the two pieces of advertising materials that go along with it. In the 1950s a company by the name of Coast Industries came up with a product called 'flok-kraft fluorescent flock', which was a phosphorescent pigment mixed with an adhesive and used to decorate plastic objects. This pigment glowed in the dark and came in three colors, bright blue, brilliant green, and bright yellow. The company coated this product onto a variety of plastic molds, such as the 'Bathing Beauty' Letter Opener, that were then sold in bulk to companies to use a promotional materials. The letter opener itself is made from a clear plastic that has been shaped into the silhouette of a female body. The 'flok-kraft fluorescent flock' had been adhered to the form so that it looks like a… Read More

Booklet: 50 pp booklet with paper wraps. January 1855. Vol VIII. No. 1.The New Jersey Medical Reporter: A Monthly Journal of Medical and Surgical Science, edited by S. W. Butler, M.D. 9" x 5 ¾". Frontispiece engraving N. Chapman.; Light cover wear; otherwise fine.

New York: Richard Marsh, 1853. 96pp. Yellow illustrated wrappers depicts gent reading a letter with vignettes of women in border decoration.. Contains examples of a total of 85 letters for nearly circumstance one can imagine. From a young tradesman to his father to from a sailor to his wife and From a young man whose Master had lately died to an urgent demand of payment. On the front cover has an engraving of a man leaning on a desk, reading a letter. OCLC -5 (Feb 2019). Measures 4 1/4" x 2 3/4".