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Albums & Journals

1. [scrapbook][ works by children][ education][ teacher][ principle][ copper] P.S. 86. Tooled Copper

Cover Remembrance Scrapbook Given to Mrs. Nufer by her Students upon her retirement. New

York. 1949. Anna Louise Nufer retired as Principle of New York PS 86 on September 19, 1949. On

that day she was presented with a scrap book made by the teachers and students of PS 86. The covers

are green leather with a tooled copper illustration of the story "There was an old woman who lived in

a shoe." The dedication page of this scrap book is also tooled copper affixed to wallpaper, which

states the date the book was given to Mrs. Nufer. The scrap book is 23 leaves, and consists of thank

you notes in general written by the teacher and signed by all of the students in their respective

classes. Each page was done on a colored construction paper often with hand drawn borders. One

page that stand out in particular has a water color of the world and a poem full of plays on words:

"The world is you 'Erster'

and see what's inside

You made your 'cherse ter'

While you feel better

Instead of 'Worster' "

Attached to the back inside cover is a hand made card filled with poetry across 22 pages. The front of

the card has a painted silhouette of a sailboat. The first page of this card has an adorable crayon

drawing of children marching holding flags along with the inscription "Testimonial Dinner to Mrs.

Anna L Nufer, Hotel Madison, November 7, 1949." Within the card are little missives and poems

written on each page from fellow friends and teachers.





Green leather covers, rope binding. Tool cooper cover and dedication page. Measures 13 ¼” x 11 ½”.

(#28018100) $325.00

Leather of the front cover shows wear and is cracked in some places. Some of the cording around the edges

is missing or broken. Binding has been replaced with a nylon string. The construction paper is toned due to

age.

Anna Lousie Nufer nee Kaelin, was born on September 23 1887 in Manhattan, NY to Herman Kaelin and Anna

Genevieve Becker (1867 -?). She married Christian F. Nufer (1891 - 1970) and had one daughter named Doris Rose

Nufer Fisher (1917-2006). She started teaching in 1913 at PS 71. Eventually she would become principle at PS 86, and

retire in 1949. She died on January 4, 1979 in Needham, MA.

2. [poetry][ poems][ verse][ commonplace book][ newspaper clippings] Clara D Nelson. Commonplace

Book of Clara D. Nelson featuring Poetry and Verse. Sutton, New Hampshire. c1873. The book is

full of poems that were copied down by Clara. Some of the poems included are The Golden Side by

Mary Ann Kidder, Six Little Feet on the Tender, Drifting Apart, [Rev. Henry Brown and the] The Old

Home, Watching and Waiting [for me] by Marianne Framingham, Peace by J. G. Whittier.

Additionally, there are 13 poems on newspaper, eight of which have been pasted together. Lastly

their is a piece of paper with what appears to be a shopping list on it.

"There is many a rest in the road of life,

If only we would stop to take it;

And many a tone from the better land,





If the querulous heart world make it!

To the sunny soul, that is full of hope,

And whose beautiful trust ne'er faieth [sp],

The grass is green and the flowers bright,

Though the wintry storm prevaileth..."

- The Golden Side by Mary Ann Kidder

Cloth over Board covers, 16 leaves. Red tape binding. Half filled out. Measures 8" x 7".

(#28016105) $115.00

Covers have various water stains and toning. Interior pages are soiled and toned. The first two leaves are

faded and extremely hard to read. The newspaper clippings are toned and relatively fragile. Manuscript

lettering is faint on first four pages.

Clara Danforth Sargent Nelson was born on September 26 1845 to Daniel Davis Sargent (1816 - 1887) and Mary W

Chase (1822 -1920). in Hopkinton, NH. She was married on November 17, 1868 to Harris Burpee Nelson (1843 -

1928). She had three children George E Nelson (1870 - 1900), Eugeen L Nelson (1871 - 1955), and Carl Harris Nelson

(1874 - 1971). Both her and her husband were farmers in New Hampshire. She died on March 15, 1932 in Sutton, NH

of influenza.

3. [sermon][ quote][ religion][ Robert E. Lee]Anonymous. Quotes and Thoughts on the Sermons of

Reverend Moses Drury Hoge from 1894 to 1898. The Washington Life Ins. Co. New York. 1893. A

tiny pocket journal, written by an unknown individual whose entries mostly consists of quotes from





sermons delivered by Reverend Moses Drury Hoge (often referred to in the journal as Dr. Hoge).

Along with the quotes, are the writer's thoughts on these sermons. Dr. Hoge was a well-known

preacher and orator for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After the war he rebuilt his

church in Richmond, VA, and travel extensively to preach. The entries start in 1894 and continue to

1898, and below are a few excerpts:

"The sermon was simple and beautiful- quite characteristic of Dr. Hoge. The rule of happiness as taught by the

Scriptures, he says, 'to recognize and appreciate present blessing'. The word 'thought' in the earlier language

(of King James time) [meant] care, anxiety , foreboding. 'Thought' now signifies those mental processes

granted to us; memory, expectation, reflection." - Jan 5, 1896

" I beseech you (said Dr, H.) by the meekness and gentleness of Christ.' In the Yosemite Valley rise vast walls

and columns of rock which echo back the thunder. But if a door perches in a crevice, or on a ledge and coos the

rock echoes back the gentle note of the dove, and if a little lost child weeps at the base of the cliff, the rocks echo

back the weeping child. The sermon illustrates not the sternness and terrors of God's wrath but the compassion,

the meekness, gentleness and sympathy of Christ." Oct 16, 1898

Also in this journal as several quotes or excerpts of speeches, such as speeches written upon the

deaths of Civil War General Robert E. Lee and Senator Edward Cary Walthall (Mississippi). One of

the more hilarious quotes from the journal is "Referring to turkeys: There shall be nothing graver than

the gravy, and nothing more stuffy than the stuffing." Additionally there are two loose pages, one is a

newspaper clipping of a poem entitled "My Cigarette" and the second is a hand written quote in

Latin.

This journal was published by the Washington Life Ins. Co, and most likely given out by an insurance

agent by the name of Thomas L. Alfriend, a prominent insurance and business man from Richmond,

VA. The cover of the album has "L. Alfriend" embossed on the front. There is a section of the front

cover missing some surface leather where the first name would go. This journal most likely did not

personally belong to Alfriend as there is an entry on February 16, 1896 which details the journal

owner's mother's death. Alfriend's mother died years before in 1852.

Black leather covers. Gilt-edge pages. 72 pages. Approximately two-thirds filled. 4 ¼” x 2 ½”.

(#29001156) $175.00

Front cover is missing sections of the surface leather. Interior pages are toned and aged due to age.





Advertising

4. [Trade Catalogue][ India][ punjab][ Pakistan][ furniture][ trade catalogue] A. Meineke & Sons.

Punjab Goods, Indian Punjab Furniture, manufactures of Rattan, Reed and Willow Furniture.

Cramer, Aikens and Cramer. Milwaukee, WI. 1890s. A trade catalogue featuring a wide variety of

furniture, such as tables, bowl stands, wall pockets, and screens, in the Indian style. The front cover

features a gilded image of a stature that is most likely the Indian Goddess Indra, as the stature is

sitting on three elephants (the Goddess preferred method of transportation)The brochure is folded to

create 8 pages, and each interior page has one to two images of pieces of furniture and their

corresponding descriptions and prices. In addition to the catalogue is a singe page insert, printed

with red ink, for the same store advertising some of their other goods such as crockery, bric-a-brac

and art decorators. According to this insert these come not only in the Punjab style but also in

Japanese and Oriental designs. The back cover features an illustration of the factory and warehouse.

Trade catalogue: 8 ½” x 5 ½” (folded) 22" x 8 ½”(unfolded). Measures Insert: Measures 8 ¼” x 6".

(#29001604) $85.00

Toning and soiling due to age. One price has been corrected in pen. Minor tears to the insert.





The business was established in 1855 - importers of toys, accessories and more.

5. [word puzzle][ puzzle][ piano][ music][ musical instrument][ guitar][ advertisement][ advertise] New

Year's Piano Advertisement and Puzzle Competition. C. H. Lichty. Reading, PA. 1895. A single

fold New Year's flyer by C. H. Lichty who was a musical instrument dealer in Reading, PA. Lichty

was mainly a dealer in pianos and as such the two main adverts are directed towards women. The

first one, while not directly referencing women in the text of the advert, does so by the illustration (a

female angel holding a Wegman piano under one arm and reaching for a harp with the other) and the

feminine adjectives used. Such as "a harp for weeping... the purity of the tones". The second

advertisement in this flyer directly attempts to sell to women with the title "Music's Charms are

Her's", and states "Thus even homeliness (sp) acquires the power of irresistible beauty when

incarnated in the person of a brilliant organist. Her play commands homage." Accompanying this text

is an illustration of a woman playing the piano surround by men (some on their knees) applauding

her skill. Also in this flyer is a poem for a "New Years Greeting" and on the front is an engraving of C.

H. Lichty himself.

Also included is an insert for a puzzle competition Lichty was offering. On one side is a world puzzle

for the customer to solve where they needed to find the six celebrated musical masters hidden in the

puzzle. On the other side was the instruction for the competition, and a list of prizes - first prize was

a Keystone State Guitar worth $15.





Measures 8" x 6" (folded), 12" x 6" (unfolded). Insert measures 6 ¾” x 4 ¾”

(#29001155) $95.00

Minor toning due to age. Crease marks where items were previous folded

Charles H Lichty was born on July 1, 1856 to David Lichty (1827-1898) and Elizabeth Bearce Lichty (1838-1869) in

Dryville, PA. He married Clara Louisa Herr (1859-1934) in 1877, and had five children together: Herbert Lichty

(1878-?), Luther Lichty (1879-1963), Arthur C Lichty (1884-?), Vera Lichty (1890-?) and Bryon Lichty (1892-1969).

Charles and his family lived in Reading, PA, where he sold various musical instruments, but mainly pianos. He died

on July 9, 1918 in Berks County, PA.

6. [broadside][ advertisement][ advertise][ dry goods][ bee][ bees][ bee hive] Spring & Summer of

1872, image of a Skep Beehive Printed in Red Ink. King, Weikart & Warren. Alliance, Ohio. 1872. A

broadside advertising the store called the Bee Hive located in Alliance, Ohio and owned by King,

Weikart & Warren. It was store that sold a variety of dry goods, with this specific broadside

advertising their hosiery department, dress goods department, black alpaca goods, white goods (such

as gloves and handkerchiefs), trimming department, domestic good department (cotton goods), and

their shawls department. Supposedly everything was offered at rock bottom prices, that would beat

any competition out there. The top of the broadside has an illustration of a skep bee hive with bees

flying around outside of it. Measures 12 ½” x 6". (#28001155) $75.00

Toning and soiling due to age. Minor stain on front. Block staining on back.

Manuscript

7. [WWII][ world war two][ world war II][ atomic bomb][ firebomb][ firebombing][ Tokyo][ Tokyo

bay][ japan][ Japanese][ correspondence] Letter from a US Navy Officer Visiting Japan shortly after





the Atomic Bomb and the Surrender of Japan. Jim. Tokyo, Japan. September, 25 1945. A naval

officer by the name of Jim was serving on the U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CV-14), which arrived in Tokyo

Bay, Japan on September 6, 1945, mere days after the official surrender of Japan. He was among the

first dozen or so officers allowed ashore, and he traveled by train (10-15 miles) to the city of Tokyo.

He describes the vast damage he saw from the various air raids and firebombing the area endured

during WWII. Furthermore he writes about the impressions he has of the Japanese people,

particularly about their reactions to American soldiers. At one point he describes the dress of the

Japanese, focusing on their shoes, and he draws the wooden sandal he saw the children wearing. Jim

was also able to take a plane ride over Tokyo where the pilot was able to circle over the Imperial

Palace, and also showed him an aerial photo of the devastation of the atom bomb. Jim was made

several trips to Tokyo before his ship departed to return to San Francisco on September 20, 1945. It

was during his free time on this ship he wrote this letter. Below are some quotes:

"Our ship anchored just off Yokohama. The famous Mt. Fujiyama [Mt. Fuji] made a very impressive sight

when it was clear enough to see it!!!"

"The trip is about 12 to 15 miles long, and is through what used to be a thickly settled industrial area. I use the

past tense as about 90% of it is completely leveled or bombed out. In Tokyo proper, a few small sections appear

to have been missed completely, and some of the large modern buildings proved to be fairly bomb-proof and fire-

proof. Even now about 2/4 of the town is in bad shape."

"Some of the young men - in their late teens and about my age - bad the look of hate in their eyes. These few are

going to require re-education."

Additionally he draws examples of the little wooden sandals worn by the children.

The letter itself is two pages, with both sides are written on. The paper bares the crest of the US Navy

on it. The envelope or cover has a woodcut illustration of Tokyo Bay with the USS Ticonderoga inside

of it. Measures 10 ½” x 7 ½” (letter); 7 ½” x 4" (envelope). (#28001600) $200.00





8. [correspondence][ deathbed][ morality][ death][ goodbye] Anna "Annie" Brown Pegg. Goodbye

Letter to Husband and Children written on Deathbed. Alexandria, NJ. 1900. In 1900 Annie Pegg

wrote a letter to her husband and two children Sarah and James on her supposed deathbed (she

would actually live until 1914 and have another child, Elizabeth). It is unknown if she was actually

severely ill or just over dramatic, however the letter itself is very sincere. In it she writes that her

husband should "forget me not when far away for you no I was true to you" and often asks her

husband and children to put their "trust in God for he alone will care for you." She continues "this

advice is from your Dear Mother, be true children to all" The letter is written in a notebook, that

besides this letter is blank. The cover depicts two chicks and a frog with the phrase "You're No

Chicken".

Printed cover, tape binding on top. Measures 5 ¼” x 3 ½”. (#29001150) $50.00

Covers show foxing as well as toning due to age. Back cover is missing a portion at the bottom.

Anne, also known as Annie, was born on May 12, 1868 to Henry Smith Brown (1840-1896) and Charity Johnson

(1839-1874) in Franklin, NJ. She married Christopher Pegg (1844-1920) in 1894 and had 3 children, Sarah J Pegg

(1895-1984), James Green Pegg (1898-1975), and Elizabeth May Brown Pegg (1904-1991). She died on August 28,

1914.

9. [poem][ poetry][ verse][ death][ morality] Original Poem on the Death of Maranda Stever.

Burlington. 1845. An original poem written at the death of Maranda Stever on March 26, 1845. The

poem is authored by an unknown individual and dated

April 18, 1845. The poem is divided into seven stanzas, and

each stanza is separated by hand drawn geometric

decorative borders. Below is one of the poem's stanzas:

"Though death has sealed her mortal tongue

And closed her eyes on earth forever

In Heaven thy trust she'll wake the song,

Of praise, that ceases never never."

A note added by presumably a family member at a later date

on reverse regarding the deceased and her family. Measures

12" x 7½”. (#20128150) $145.00

Toned and soiled due to age. Approximately 1 ½” tear on the

left side. The back side has information on Maranda Stever in

pen.

Maranda Stever was born in 1817. She married a man named

Jeremiah and died on March 26, 1845 in Bristol, CT

Science & Technology





10. [science][ invite][ association][ circular] Circular, American Association for the Advancement of

Science Meeting Invite. Cambridge, MA. 1849. The American Association for the Advancement of

Science (AAAS) was founded in 1848, and is a non-profit

organization which according to its web site "seeks to advance

science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for

the benefit of all people." Each year the AAAS holds a national

meeting, and this printed invite is for the second such meeting

in Cambridge, MA, which took place on August 14, 1849. In

addition to the invite, at the base of the letter is are the 'Rules of

the Association'. On the interior of the invite, it lists the officers

in the AAAS. This printed invite is addressed to N. P. Ames of

Cabotville, MA (now known as Chickopee, MA). It is possible

that N. P. Ames stands for Nathan P. Ames, the co-founder of

Ames Manufacturing Company, which was a manufacturer of

swords, tools and cutlery based in Chicopee, MA. Nathan P.

Ames was a member of AAAS (according to the 'Proceedings of

the AAAS, 1896, which can be found on Google Books, where he is listed as a deceased member pg.

xcv) but he died on April 23, 1847. If this letter is addressed to Nathan P. Ames it is mostly likely the

AAAS was unaware of his death at the time the letter was sent out.

Single-fold sheet. Measures 9 ¾” x 8". (#20128600) $200.00

Minor soiling and toning due to age.

11. [spine][ spine motion][ age][ old age][ science][ medicine][ stretch][ stretches] Hobart Bradstreet.

Spine Motion. Chicago. 1922. Ever wondered why your body starts to slow down as you age?

According to Hobart Bradstreet it is due to the settling of your spine. In this short book walks the





reader through his theory and provides a series of stretches that he has developed and called 'Spine

Motion' to help combat this settling of the spine. . The book has three black and white illustrations of

the part of the human spine, as well as one printed photograph Bradstreet himself. Included with the

book are 5 heavy stock cards, with images from photographs, in which Bradstreet is shown

performing the stretches described in the book.

Green cloth over board, 27 pp. Measures 7" x 5". (#29006151) $85.00

Minor toning and soiling due to age, otherwise fine.

Social History

12. [program][ ball][ the pilgrimage] Confederate Ball, Annual Pageant of the Natchez Garden Club

Program - Step into the Past with Natchez.

Natchez Garden Club. Natchez, Mississippi. 1936.

Single-fold program for the Confederate Ball, a

pageant put on by the Natchez Garden Club in

Natchez, Mississippi. Since 1932 the garden club has

done a fall and spring pilgrimage, where owners of

historic homes in the area open their homes for

guided tours. Accompanying this is a pageant,

where members of the garden club dress in historic

antebellum attire and put on a show, at the end of

which a new King and Queen is crowned. The 1936

pageant was named the Confederate Ball and

performed five different times during the Spring

Pilgrimage. It was broken into ten acts: Step into the

Past with Natchez, Penelope's Birthday, Young

Romance, The Dancing Master, The Tattlers, The

Garden Party, Ready for the Hunt, The Sewing Bee,

Before the Wedding, and Entrance of the King,

Queen and Court of 1936 Ball, followed by the Royal

Ballet. To this day, each spring and fall the Natchez Garden Club puts on a pilgrimage to help raise

money for the preservation of various historical sites and homes in the area. The fold of the program

has an image of two young ladies greeting each other on the steps in full costume. Measures 6 ¾” x 5

½” (folded), 10 ¾” x 6 ¾” (unfolded). (#29001607) $95.00

Vertical crease. Penciled notes back cover.

The foreword begins: In the far-off golden days before the War Between the States, Natchez reigned serenely in a

kingdom of cotton, of vast plantations and stately houses where a united family life was the center of all activities. It

concludes: The happy hours were while away in the many celebrations of a tranquil country life, which will be depicted

for you in the tableaux following the opening of the ball

I guess they left out the part about the slaves...





13. [Dartmouth][ religion][ unitarian][ college president][ satire][ humor][ correspondence] Satanus

Diabolus. Handbill Placed In Hymnbooks - Letters from Hell to

President Bartlett, No. 3682. 1887. A satirical letter written to

criticize President Bartlett, the president of Dartmouth College. The

letter is written from the devil to his servant, President Bartlett and

critiques his reason behavior and decisions in regard to a 'Unitarian

affair'. The letter is signed 'Your Master, Satanus Diabolus' which is

Latin for 'Satan Devil'. Below are some quotes from the letter:

"But some of your doings of late have given me pain... Now the ridiculous

figure you cut at Senior Biblicals the other morning was enough to move a

hardened crocodile to tears. The way you raged and stamped and yelled

"take off your hat" reminded me of a senile buffalo in a fit of the

tantrums."

"And when you gave your three reasons, in such a magnanimous tone,

why you had decided to allow students to attend Unitarian services, you

did not mention the fourth very imperative reason, viz. :that the Trustees

fell on you as wolves on a lamb (I beg pardon of the lamb for the

comparison)."

Single sheet. Measures 9 ¼” x 5". (#28001606) $125.00

Minor toning due to age. ½” tear along the fold.

An excerpt from Old Dartmouth on Trial: The Transformation of the Academic Community in Nineteenth Century

America by Mary Tobias ....An in 1887 a student (or students) placed a "Letter from Hell" in the students'

hymnbooks, which they opened during required chapel services; it was addressed to President Bartlett and singed

"Santanus Diabolus".

Social Welfare

14. [pledge card][ alcohol][ smoking][ opium][ drugs][ tobacco][ aesthetic movement] Aesthetic

Movement Influenced Pledge Card, Abstain from Drinking, Smoking and Opium. 1870s. A





pledge card given as an agree to abstain from alcohol, smoking, and drugs. The deeply embossed

card depicts an innocent young girl holding an overflowing bowl of liquid and a bouquet of ribbon

tied wild flowers, design influenced by Aesthetic movement. Printed next to the image is:

"Trusting in Gods Help, I solemnly promise to abstain from the use of alcoholic drinks, as a beverage,

and from the use of tobacco and Opium in every form."

Measures 4 ½” x 3. (#29001603) $75.00

Toning due to age, otherwise fine.

15. [social welfare][ charity][ school][ social clubs][ community] The Neighborhood House, Minister to

all the Needs of the People. The Neighborhood House. Curtis Bay, MD. 1916. 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". (#29005150) $55.00

Soiled and toned due to age. Staples are rusted.





Travel & Tourism

16. [Presentation book][ transportation][ shipping companies][ ship][ shipping][ boat][ design][ first

class][ salon][ interior design] Der Norreustsche(r) Lloyd und Die Schiffe Der Gegenwart [North

German Lloyd and the Ships of the Present]. Norddeustscher Lloyd. Germany. c1889. A large

format presentation or design book meant to showcase the opulent interior designs of the ships of the

Norddeustscher Lloyd (NDL or North German Lloyd) shipping company. At the start of the book

there are six pages of text, in German, that detailed the history of the company from its founding 1857

to their current fleet of ships in the 1880s. It focuses on showcasing to the reader how it compares to

other companies, such as White Star Line, Inman Line and the Cunard Line. It focuses on the fact that

NDL is known for making the fastest trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and that their liners are the

luxurious. The rest of this book are photographs meant to illustrate just how spectacular and

luxurious their ships are. The majority of the ships' interior was designed by a firm call A. Bembe

based in Mainz, Germany. The book features 27 images from photographs of a variety of interior

designs done by A. Bembe however only 8 of the photographs are of NDL ships. The rest of the

photographs are of rooms designed by the A. Bembe company but are not of NDL ships. The three

ships featured in this book are the SS. Kaiser Wilhelm II which launched in 1889 (not to be confused

with the Kaiser Wilhelm II 2 which was completed and launched in 1903 and is a black ship with 4

funnels), the SS Aller which was launched in 1886, and the SS Lahn which launched in 1887. A.

Bembe was a company known for designing a furnishing some of the noblest palatial residences in

Western Europe. The rest of the photographs are depict some of these residences, for example there

are several photographs of different rooms of the Peles Caste (located in Sinaia and was built by King

Carol I Romania). Some of the other interiors shown are from Villa Hallgarten in Frankfurt and

homes of several prominent individuals in Bremen (the town where the headquarters of NDL was

located). The 27 the images are from photographs on canvas mounts. The 27 photograph images

featured in this book are spread over 26 pages (one page has two photographs, all others are full

page). The covers of this book are leather, and the front cover has a deeply embossed elaborate design





that depicts a young man sailing a small ship by himself. Emblazoned on the sail is the crest of NDL,

which depicts a key and an anchor crossed in an 'X'. The company name, Norddeustscher Lloyd, as

well as a small pendant necklace and bracelet worn by the sailor have gold tooling.

Embossed leather covers with gold tooling accents. Marble end papers. 34 pages total, 8 pages of text

on paper, 26 pages of images from photographs on canvas mount. In German. Measures 20 ½” x 15

¼”. (#27000150) $650.00

Damage to back strip - the leather is cracked about 8 inches along the back strip's front edge at the base. 6 in

tear to front of the blank (non marbled) end paper. Interior pages are soiled and toned due to age. Foxing on

the back of the canvas mounts (most likely caused by the adhesive used to mount the photographs),

however this does not impact the photographs themselves.

Norddeustscher Lloyd (NDL or North German Lloyd) was a German shipping company founded by Hermann Henrich

Meier and Eduard Crusemann in 1857. NDL would become one of the foremost shipping companies in the late 19th

and early 20th centuries. In 1970 NDL merged with Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) to become Hapog-Lloyd AG

which is still in business today.

Women





17. [education][ women][ women's education][ social history] Various. Promotional Brochure -History

Blairsville College for Women from 1851-1901. Blairsville , PA. 1901. In 1851 Blairsville Female

Seminary was founded by Presbyterian pastor George Hill. The Seminary started out in a single

building and eventually became a chartered college in 1893. This book is the history of the school and

its mission to educate young women. The book is divided into several sections entitled, "History of

the Blairsville Ladies' Seminary', 'History of the Seminary from 1876 to 1881', 'History of the Seminary

from 1881 to 1886', 'History of the Seminary from 1886 to 1891', 'History of the Seminary from 1891 to

1896', and 'History of the College from 1896 to 1901". Each section is written by a class historian, and

these booklets were presumably prepared for the alumnae reunions. There are ten pages of printed

photographs, all but one of these pages show portraits of individuals who had a large impact on the

college. One of the images is of the college campus.

Front cover is embossed with the college seal. String Binding. 69 pgs. Wraps with string tie binding.

OCLC-1 (Mar 2019) Measures 8 ½” x 6 ¼”. (#29001602) $95.00

Cover wear. Approximate 1" intact tear base of front cover. Heavy crease on front cover. Separation on back

strip.

Report for the First Alumnae Reunion, June 1876 by Miss Melissa R. Mendell, Class of 1856.





18. [Osteopathic][ Osteopathic medicine][ medicine][ periodicals] Osteopathic Health: Good Health to

All this Dear, Vol 53 No. 1, What Osteopathy Does for Women, etc. American Osteopathic Assn,

Chicago, IL. 28-Jan. A volume of the journal of Osteopathic Health that focuses on women's health

and how osteopathy can help. Osteopathy is a system of medical practice based on the theory that

diseases are mostly due to loss of structural integrity of the body which can be restored by careful

manipulation. There are six articles in this volume entitled: Dr. [Andrew] Still's Words of Hope, The

Price of New Lives, Osteopathy and Obstetrics, Osteopathy in Diseases of Women, Mechanical

Causes of Woman's Ills, and What Osteopathy Does for Women. The front cover depicts and image of

a man and a woman walking up the front stoop of a building.

24pp. (including covers). Staple binding. OCLC-1 (Mar 2019). Measures 7 ½” x 4 ½”. (#29001601)

$65.00

Covers are toned due to age. Staples are rusted. Otherwise fine.

19. [college][ education][ women's education][ Texas][ Baylor university][ ] Promotional Brochure -

Mary Hardin-Baylor College. Mary Hardin-Baylor College. Bolton,

Texas. c1940. A single-fold brochure for Mary Hardin-Baylor College a

women college in Belton, Texas. The front page has an image of the

campus with the college's tag line "A Woman's College where young

women become individuals." The interior of the brochure gives a brief

history and overview of the school before listing the various degrees

(B.A., B.M., B.S. and with majors in: Home Economics, Physical

Education, Business Administration, Journalism, Education,

Elementary Education, Public School Music, Art, Speech, and Music.

On the back of the brochure it asks that all students wishing to enter to

please contact Gordon G. Singleton. Mary Hardin-Baylor College

began as Baylor Female College, the female department of Baylor

College (now Baylor University in Waco, TX). Eventually it would

officially separate itself form Baylor University, and become what is

now known as the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Gordon S.

Single was President of the University between c1937-1952. Measures 6

½” x3 ½” (folded). (#24005630) $75.00

Toning due to age. Small black stain on the front cover, right side.

"Recognized as the leading progressive, private denominational college for women in the Southwest. Founded in 1845,

it is the oldest college for women west of the Mississippi River

Education

20. [Normal School][ Education][ North Dakota] Illustrated Circular of the State Normal School -

Supplement to the Bulletin. Valley City, ND. 1912. The State Normal School in Valley City, North





Dakota was a school for teachers. It taught five different courses

that each resulted in a different teaching certificate. Along with

the course descriptions are twelve black and white images from

photographs of the campus and the school's classrooms. Images

include a manual training class, domestic science class, the model

playground, the exteriors of the building and more. Expenses

include Board and room in the dormitories at $15 month, free

tuition except in the music department ($5.50 and the purchase of

books at $8-10 per student per year. Located in the east central

part of ND at the crossing of two transcontinental railways, the

Northern Pacific and the Soo Line. 16pp. folder. Measures 25" x 5

¾” (unfolded) and 5 ¾” x 3 ¼” (folded).

(#27100301) $65.00

21. [Early Learning][ Socialization][ Child Health][ Child Welfare] Pearl Barkley & Doris Jones,

Illustrators. Starting to School in Kingsport. Kingsport City Schools. Kingsport, TN. 1953. This is a

brochure prepared for parents of children in public schools in Kingsport, Tennessee. It is directed

towards the parents who are sending their kids to school for the first time. The brochure is divided

up into categories: Rules & Regulations, Visits & Conferences, Health & Safety, Readiness in Subject-

matter Areas, Home-School Cooperation, Suggested List of Children's Books, and References of





Interest to Parents of School-Beginners. Along with the information presented, there are cartoon line

drawings throughout. 26 pp. Illustrated wraps. Measures 8 ½” x 5 ½”.

(#27100302) $75.00

22. [Education][ Schools and Universities][ Social History] Cicile Heller, Cover Design. From

Kindergarten to College - University School. Cincinnati, OH. 1940s. University School was a co-ed

K-12 school that was founded in 1903 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school is no longer operation. What is

unique about this item is that it is not your typical printed brochure. It is actually just a series of

twenty-three (23) black and white images from photographs depicting the school's campus, and

students in the classroom working on various projects. Each image has a narrative description on the

reverse. Some of the projects being worked on are: papier mache maps of Ohio, models of different

country's clocks such as the Chinese water clock, the making of hooked rugs, and a model museum

depicting the evolution of Greek sculpture. Housed in a two fold cover folder with silhouette of small

children to college students on the cover and a map of the school on the inside fold. Photographs by

Jensen-Malott and Keystone. Measures 6 ½” x 4 ¼”. (#27100303) $75.00





23. [Education][ World Tolerance][ WWII][ Child Welfare] School Houses in Japan. Ministry of

Education. Japan. 1951. This brochure is directed at an American audience and is meant to illustrate

the educational revolution in Japan that occur after World War II. The brochure starts with some

basic information on Japan such as population, climate, and weather and compares it to the US. It

then continues on to give brief description of the history of education in Japan, starting with the

construction of the Institute of Learning in 607 C. E. It then discuss the challenges to the educational

system in Japan since WWII, such as the lack of building materials, difficult geographical terrain, and

an increase in population. The brochure features black and white images from photographs on every

page of different school buildings, and students in classrooms. Additionally, there are several charts

and diagrams depicting different statistics, such as student population, and teacher to student ratios.

Before and after comparisons. These are often accompanied by whimsical cartoons. Included with

this brochure is a post card that could be torn out and sent back to Japan with comments or advice. .

Unpaginated. 32 pp. Measures 10" x 7". (Two interior pages are detached).

(#27100304) $150.00

Fun fact from Preface page: Japan can be reached in 48 hours by air from San Francisco.

It’s all about the Children

Materials in this section will always be about the children…

Advertising to Children





24. [fire][ fire safety][ education][ forest fires] Harry K. Rogers. Smokey's Story of Old Man Fire. Stock

Fire Insurance Company. 1929. J. V. Parker. This book tells the story of Old Man Fire, and his friends

(ex. Mr. Innocent Looking Match and Mr. Smouldering [sp.] Cigarette). The story starts off saying

how Old Man Fire was mankind's friend. He kept them warm and cooked their food, but if they were

careless he would "break his chain and destroy everything with which he comes in contact [with]."

The front cover is a color illustration depicting Smoky surrounded by children. The book was given

out at the end of a fire-safety course taught to children. The course is taught to the children by

Smoky, the Fire Clown who was created and portrayed by Harry K. Rogers, a former fire chief.

Illustrated wrapper. 8 pp. Two full page black and white illustrations. This book in was produced

with money provided by the Stock Fire Insurance Companies. NO OCLC (Mar 2019). Measures 10 ¾”

x 7 ½”. (#28001607) $65.00

Toning due to age. Stain on the bottom right that goes through book but does not affect the text or

illustrations.

Harry K. Rogers was born on August 18, 1889 in Marian, Kansas to John Newton Rogers (1841-1912) and Florence

Eutoka Cline (1855-1940). He married Lena A Shearer (1887-1939) and had two children together, Josephine Bess

Rogers (1916-2010) and Richard Shearer Rogers (1924-2014). After the death of his first wife in 1939 he remarried

Miriam Rogers (1900-?). He died on September 13, 1956.

25. [Toys][ Children Furniture][ Helen Speer Toys][ Crafts] Helen Speer. The Helen Speer Book of

Childrens White Pine Toys and Furniture Catalogue. New York. 1915. Disguised as a simple craft

guide for the boy or girl to use in order to build their own toys and furniture. 24 pages. They have

instructions for a variety of items including making a bob-sled, nursery toys and chairs, bedroom

furniture, and sand box toys. The directions for each craft is usually fairly brief and is light on details,

along with elaborate finishes that Helen Speer coincidentally offers. illustrations are included in order

to depict the end product, and it just so happens that there are Helen Speer products included as





well. Some of the categories Animal Furniture, Nursery Toys, The Combination Bedroom and

Nursery. The Bob-Sled, Open Air Play-Porch, Toys for the Sand Box,Sand Animals and many more.

There are also full page, colored illustrations which show a scene of the room. All the toys and

furniture is suggested to be made form white pine, along with the endorsement of use from the White

Pine Bureau at the back. The last page is a price list by page. . Measures 6" x 9".

(#29001606) $135.00

Overall condition is good

26. [Advertising to Children][ Children's Story] E. Farrell, Illustrator. H. M. Voorhees and Bros. Merry

Little Men. H.M. Voorhees & Bros. New Jersey. c. 1915. The clothes company shares a story that tells

of a bunch boys getting into adventures and troubles. 10 pp. Self covers. Each little man gets a short,

few line verse about their activities, like the first smoked his dad's cigar and got sick, or the second

got lost at sea, and the fifth ate until he could not anymore. All eight of the boys are declared to be

naughty. For each story about a boy there is an accompanying black and white illustration with red

accents. On the back cover is a poem that describes the various products that H.M. Voorhees and

Bros offered, like clothes for boys until fourteen, "ready-to-wear" clothing, and baby clothes. Note the

number sequence of "merry little man" is not in the order of 1,2,3,4. It also states that this book is just

a token of their appreciation and friendship. Staple booklet. Measures 7 ¾” x 5 ½”.

(#20089201) $55.00

Cover wear.





Children’s Books

27. [Children's Book][ Childhood Ephemera][ animals][ animal][ flower][ short stories] Dawly's Three

Penny Toy Books: Hattie and I, and Other Stories, No. 7. T.R. Dawley. New York. c. 1865. The

small and short three penny book manages to squeeze in three different stories for a child's

amusement. The three very short stories included are "Partridges and Quails", "Moolly", and "Hattie

and I". The stories are only a couple pages each, and there are a total of four engravings illustrating

the tales. The front cover depicts a young boy and girl reading an ABC book. The back cover has lists

other titles available both in the three-penny series, but also the Five-penny and Ten-penny series.

The pages are numbered 1-8, however at the base of each page are different numbers, 49-56, which

suggest that these pages were once apart of a larger book. Orange printed wrappers. 8 pages. OCLC-2

(Mar 2019). Measures 4 ½” x 2 ¾”. (#28001610) $36.00

Offset printing front cover. Slight crease on front cover.





28. [McLoughlin Bros][ Yellow Dwarf Series][ Children's Book][ dwarf][ princess][ mermaid][ fantasy][

fairy tale] The Yellow Dwarf, Yellow Dwarf Series. McLoughlin Bros. New York. 1907. 10pp.

Wraps. The children's story with a tragic ending, tells of deals gone awry. Breaking a promise to a

magical creature rarely has good results, as the characters find out when they try to avoid the

promised marriage of the Princess to the Yellow Dwarf. Black and white in-text illustrations

throughout showing the different characters, as well as four full page red and black illustrations that

have short captions explaining the scene. The majority of the scenes depicted are in black and white

with red accents. Measures 7 ¾” x 5 ½”. OCLC - 1 (March 2019). (#29001605) $42.00

Penciling on front cover, 1" intact tear. Edge wear.

29. [Indian][ Navajo Indians][ folklore][ juvenile literature][ coyote][ Indian Life Readers][ poem][

poetry][ verse] Navajo Life Series: Coyote Tales. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Phoenix, AZ. May-54. 53

pp. Illustrated wraps. A children's story book of several short Navajo stories, told in verse. Each story

shows both the original Navajo and the English translation. The majority of times these stories served

as a way to teach young children about right and wrong. The characters within the stories were often

personified or anthropomorphic animals, and as the title suggests, the Coyote features in every one.

The stories featured in this collection are: 'Coyote and Rabbit', 'Coyote ad the Fawn's Stars', 'Coyote

and Crow', 'Coyote and Snake' (depicted on the cover), 'Coyote and Skunk Woman', and 'Coyote and

Horned Toad'. At the end of the book is a vocabulary list of Navajo words. There are thirty-two wood

cut illustrations, including the cover, throughout the book. On the back interior cover is a list of books

available in the Navajo Life Series, as well as the overarching series called Indian Life Readers, which

include the Pueblo Series and the Sioux Series.

Green covers. Staple binding. Collected by William Morgan; Translation by Robert W. Young &

William Morgan; English Adaptation by Hildegard Thompson; Illustrations by Andrew Tsinnijinnie.

Measures 10" x 6 ¾”. (#28001605) $75.00





Cover & interior pages are toned due to age. Otherwise fine.

Playgrounds

30. [Child Welfare][ Early Learning][ Socialization] Playgrounds Association of Philadelphia - Why?

Document No. 3. Philadelphia. 1909. 15 pp. Illustrated wraps. This booklet includes a few short

essays extolling on the benefits of playgrounds for children's physical and mental health. The

photographic image on the front cover depicts children playing in muddy water in the street gutter.

It was the prevalent thought of the time that outdoor play was essential in helping prevent the spread

of tuberculosis and enforcing moral character. There are five black and white images from

photographs (both full and half page) meant to help illustrate the various points of the essays. Each

photograph comes with a caption, one of which hilarious states, "Craps, a game of chance, in which

character has no chance." The booklet was also meant as a means of soliciting donations to the

Playgrounds Association of Philadelphia. The back cover has a section that could be torn off and

mailed in with a donation. Includes the Objectives of the Association, The Advance of the National

Playground Movement, In the Playground Movement Philadelphia has not taken its Rightful Place,

Philadelphia and the Playground Movement, How Can Playgrounds be Obtained?, Play as a Citizen

Maker, Play as a Preventive of Crime and Play and Health. There are two script notes on the back

cover directed to the reader imploring them to join the movement. Measures 9 ¼” x 6".

(#27100305) $85.00

A system of supervised playgrounds is essential in order to build up a robust motherhood and a vigorous citizenship for

the next generation of Philadelphians





31. [Child Welfare][ Education][ Socialization] 23 Select Papers on the many facets and factors

surrounding the Playground. Second Annual Playground Congress. New York, NY. 1908. A set of

23 booklets, mostly 8pp. in which each one is the text from speeches given at several different

conferences held in 1908 discussing the importance of playgrounds. Most were given at the Second

Annual Playground Congress which was held on Madison Ave in New York City from September

8th - 12th, 1908. The congress was considered to be a huge success. In attendance were

representatives, mostly mayors from large cities from thirty-one different states, and even delegates

from Canada and Puerto Rico. Each booklet is numbered. Booklets included are: 22-33, 35-36, 39-41,

43, 50, 60-61, 64, and 66.

Includes:

Landscape Gardening for Playgrounds

The Significance of Recent National Festivals in Chicago

What the Playground cando for Girls

The Need of a Play Organizer

Winter Organization of Playgrounds

Some Inexpensive Play Ground Apparatus

Recent Playground Development in Chicago

The Playground from the Standpoint of the Executive Officer of the City

The Relation of Play grounds to Juvenile Delinquency

The Playground as a Phase of Social Reform

Can the Child Survive Civilization?

Children of the Century

The Home Playground

The Playground a Necessary Accompaniment to Child Labor Restriction

Why we Want Play Grounds

Annual Report of Mr. Lee F. Hanmer

Annual Report of Dr. Henry S. Curtis

Playgrounds and Playground Equipment

The Business of Play

New Jersey Playground Law





Report of E. B. DeBroot, Director Gymnasiums and Playgrounds South Park Commission

Chicago

Folk and National Dances

The Playground as a Factor in School Hygiene

Each booklet measures 9" x 6". (#27100306) $425.00

Light wear.

City Library of Manchester NH deaccession

32. [Social Welfare][ Education][ Socialization] Joseph Lee. Play and Playgrounds. 1908. A reprint of an

essay written by Joseph Lee, the man considered to be the grandfather of the

playground movement. It was published after he was named the chairman of the

Playground Association of America's Committee on State Laws. The essay covered

not only his philosophy of play, but the types of play recommended for various ages,

the importance of variety in play, the necessity of leadership and supervision, and the

character values that come from play. Measures 9" x 6".

(#27100307) $45.00

33. [Child Welfare][ Education][ Socialization] An Address on the Playgrounds and Legislation in

Relation Thereto (1908). 1908. 19pp. wraps. Text of a speech given by

Austin E Griffiths on October 6th, 1908 in response to a Washington state

playground bill that was vetoed.

Points of interest –

playgrounds encourage right living.

When a generation of children are brought up in the city, without that which is

their right, and this is due to the fault of omission of those in authority, there is

nothing that can atone for this breach of trust either to the parents, the children,

or to society.

Our effort now is to secure the passage of this bill by the incoming Legislature





over this unexpected veto.

Growing cities are justified, fi not obligated, to protect themselves against subsequent congestion

…and much more. Measures 9" x 6". (#27100309) $35.00

Light wear.

34. [Child welfare][ Early Learning][ Pretend play][ socialization] Home Play and Play Equipment for

the Preschool Child. Children's Bureau Publication, No. 238 (US Dept. of Labor). A 22pp booklet

with illustration of children at play on cover promotes play as a way of learning. Contents includes

Play a way of learning - playing along, with other children, Parties and Christmas, Imitative play,

Pretending, Training the senses; Play equipment - Toys, Books and pictures and Outdoor play

equipment; Suggestions for further reading. The Outdoor equipment section includes diagrams and

instructions on constructing a sand box, play plank and sawhorse, swing and climbing bar, and

finally swing, rings and trapeze. Back cover depicts image from photograph of children at play with

a sand box, play planks, a packing box and a wagon. Measures 9 ¼” x 6". (#27100310) $55.00





35. [Advertising to Children][ Early Education][ Horticulture][ Gardens] Edith Loring Fullerton. Small

Gardens for Small Folks. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 1912. A 32 pp booklet on how to construct a garden

with children. Images from photographs throughout of children in their gardens, mostly with

resulting produce. Contents includes:

The Garden

The Vegetable Garden

The Flower Garden

The seed company recommend children grow Oxheart Carrot, Hollow Crown Parsnip, Kleckley's

Favorite Okra, Prolific Extra Early Peas, Prize-Taker Onions and Gold Coin Potatoes. Charming

image of child a top a giant pumpkin she had grown.

Measures 7 ¾” x 6". (#27100308) $110.00

Toning left margin front cover.

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