A Selection of Books & Ephemera for September, 2015 · Costumes des Representans du Peuple, Membres des Deux Conseils, du Directoire Executif. Published in Berlin in 1989. A facsimile

A Selection of Books & Ephemera for

September, 2015

J O S L I N H A L L R A R E B O O K S - C a t a l o g # 3 5 6

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1. [American Art] 1851 Artists' Union of Cincinnati Honorary Secretary Certificate. A handsome certificate declaring that Caleb C. Thomas is appointed Honorary Secretary of the Union, and that "his receipts in that capacity will be duly honored by the Treasurer". The Artists Union of Cincinnati was a short-lived organization dedicated to promoting the fine arts and its' artist-members and their work through the sale of annual subscriptions and the lottery distribution of artworks each year to subscribers. It was founded in March, 1851 to replace the defunct Western Art Union, and held an exhibition two months later in Melodeon Hall. Members also received a subscription to The Artists Journal. The first painting distribution was held in January, 1852, and the Union counted 1,335 subscribing members. Another painting distribution as held in January, 1853 at which time there were 935 members, and after that the Union more or less drops from sight. Broadside certificate. 9"x11". Some soil, light wear. [42322] $300


2. [Capron House] "The Mansion" - 1919 Manuscript Photo Book of the Old Capron Home in Hebron, Illinois.

A very interesting handmade viewbook with a set of 4 original photographs printed from glass negatives taken by Louis Thiers, of the Capron House in Hebron, Illinois.

"A man who did much to further the cause of scientific agriculture in this country during pioneer days, and who even introduced progressive farming methods into Japan, was General Horace Capron, who established a home in Illinois. The old Capron house on a hill near Hebron, in the vicinity of the much-visited lakes region northwest of Chicago, has become a well-known residential landmark. Horace Capron built his house in 1850, but it was not until 1854 that he occupied the mansion,

bringing to it a second wife, who was Margaret Baker of New York" (John Drury , “Old Illinois Houses", University of Chicago Press; 1977).


Kenneth K. Schaefer, writing in a Centennial history of Hebron (1936), reported- "During 1850 and early 1851 the 'Mansion' was built, the bricks and building materials being hauled from Milwaukee by slow ox team. The Capron house was a marvelous building for its day, and present-day visitors to the 'Mansion' cannot help being impressed with its spacious and multitudinous rooms, high ceilings, large fireplaces, solid mahogany spiral stairway and priceless glass chandeliers."

Horace Capron served in the Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general and serving for a time as an adjutant to General Grant, who was a houseguest at "The Mansion" after the war. The house still stands today (minus the cupola) as a private residence.


The 4 photographs comprise views "From the Highway", "From the South East", another southeast view, and the "Living Room". Regarding the photographer, the University of Wisconsin's website notes- "The Louis M. Thiers Glass Negative Collection (at the Kenosha County Historical Society) is comprised of over 1,000 glass plate photographic negatives. The stability of the glass plates has wonderfully preserved the images of people, homes, buildings, industries, domestic and recreational scenes, animals, landscapes, and events…primarily from the late 1880s into the early 1910s. The aesthetic appeal, strong composition, and mastery of photography demonstrated by these shots are readily apparent."

Card covers, string-tied binding. 10.25"x8.25", hand-lettered title page plus 4 leaves, each with a mounted photograph. Inside the rear cover are pasted two newspaper articles about Louisa K. Thiers, Horace Capron's sister and a founding member of the D.A.R., one regarding her 111th birthday in 1926, and the other about her death in 1927. [42207] $175


3. [Cemetery] 1850s Philadelphia Woodlands Cemetery Admission Ticket. A ticket to "Admit One Person" to Philadelphia's famed and historic Woodlands Cemetery, with a set of rules designed to halt all mischief making, even of the genteel Victorian sort- "Persons having refreshments will not be admitted. Baskets and like articles must be left in charge of the gate keeper. Smoking Will Not Be Allowed. Dogs are not permitted to enter the enclosure. Any person disturbing the quiet and good order of the place, by noise of other improper conduct, will be compelled to leave the grounds".

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which holds the Cemetery's historic papers, notes- "The Woodlands Cemetery was founded in 1840 on the grounds of the Woodlands estate, formerly belonging to famed Philadelphia lawyer Andrew Hamilton (c. 1676 - 1741) and heavily renovated by his grandson, William Hamilton (1745-1813). The mansion became the offices of Woodlands staff and a functioning chapel, while the ice house served as a receiving vault. Due to the effects of the Panic of 1837 and the loans secured by Woodlands owners in order to purchase the property, the cemetery was slow to start. It was not until 1845, when the body of Commodore David Porter (1780-1843) was transferred to Woodlands to attract business, that the cemetery saw its first burial. Once the cemetery began to operate, it became not only a popular burial ground, but also a site for picnics, strolling, and other public recreation, as was common in Victorian rural cemeteries. During the nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries, the cemetery carried out the burials of many prominent Philadelphia writers, politicians, professionals, doctors, bankers, and military leaders."

Card. 3.5"x2.25", minor soil to the front, some soil and adhesion loss to the back. [42340] SOLD


4. [Cemetery] 1883 Mount Auburn Cemetery Billhead for Yearly Care of Burial Lot. A billhead for the famous Mount Auburn Cemetery, dated November 13, 1883, "To the Proprietors of the Cemetery of mt. Auburn - for Care of Lot for the season of 1883 with(out) plants, - $3.00". A further note explains- "To enable the Corporation to furnish labor and materials at the Minimum Rates, it is absolutely necessary that all bills should be Paid Promptly". Single sheet. 8.25"x5.25". Folds, minor soil. [42341] SOLD

5. [Coroner] 1870s New York City Democratic Nomination Election Card for Henry Woltman for Coroner. An election card for Henry Woltman, who was a New York City coroner in the 1870s- "Regular Democratic Nomination for Coroner - Henry Woltman". Such cards are, to say the least, uncommon. Single card. 3.5"x2.25. Some soil, minor wear. [42342] $85


6. [Costume] Grasset-Saint-Sauveur, Jacques. Costumes des Representans du Peuple, Membres des Deux Conseils, du Directoire Executif. Published in Berlin in 1989. A facsimile of the Paris, 1795 edition of this illustrated guide to the uniforms and dress of members of the government in Revolutionary France. French/German text. Softcover. 4.25"x7.5", about 50 pages, 21 color plates. Minor soil. [42274] $45

7. [Daring Explorers] 1918 Arctic Explorer Donald B. Macmillan Speech Ticket in Boston. "Tremont Temple - Exchange Ticket - Donald B. Macmillan - Arctic Explorer - Saturday Mt. January 26th, at 2:30 o'clock - This ticket should be exchanged at the Tremont Temple Box Office for reserved seat. - Price of Ticket $1.00". "Donald Baxter MacMillan (1874-1970) was an American explorer, sailor, researcher and lecturer who made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic during his 46-year career. He pioneered the use of radios, airplanes, and electricity in the Arctic, brought back films and thousands of photographs of Arctic scenes, and put together a dictionary of the Inuktitut language" (Wikipedia). Ticket. 3.5"x2". Minor soil, corner stain. [42282] $35



8. [Deed] Late 18th or Early 19th Century Blank Property Deed Form. A blank form for a transfer of the title to property, from the typography of no later vintage than the first few decades of the 19th century, and possibly 18th century. 8"x13", folds, loss along the folds, some soil and chips. [42307] $125

9. [Fashion] Colorful 1920s Advertising Brochure for The Lace Store, Havana, Cuba. A rather wonderful advertising folder for Havana, Cuba's "The Lace Store", probably circa 1920 or so. "Large stock of Spanish brand Laces, MANTILLAS, Handkerchiefs, Table covers, Bedspreads, Embroidered Spanish shawls, Scarfs, antique and modern Fans, Spanish souvenirs". Folder. 3.25"x4.5". Minor soil, light wear. [42139] SOLD



10. [Fashion] 1845 New York Billhead for Cloth, Trimmings & Textiles. A billhead dated May 2, 1845, from Halsted, Haines & Co. of New York city, to H.M. Vilas, a retail store owner in Johnson, Vermont. According to a period business directory, Halsted, Haines & Co. were "importers and jobbers of staple and fancy dry goods". Halsted, Haines & Co. was founded in 1804 by William M. Halsted and Richard Townley Haines; the firm operated until 1884. This invoice is for textiles, sewing trimmings and related articles, including various types of shirting, flannel, cassimere, linen, silk, prints, gingham, velvet, cambric, serge, cravats, braces, and much more. This was a major order- the total was $357.90. Folded sheet, 4 sides, 2 with writing. 8"x13". Minor soil, light wear. [42155] $40

11. [Folk Art] Somebody's Ancestors. Paintings by Primitive Artists of the Connecticut Valley. Published by the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in 1942. The catalog to a loan exhibition of 51 folk paintings, almost all portraits, 26 by Erastus Salisbury Field, 4 by Augustus Fuller, 5 by Joseph Goodhue Chandler, 3 by J. Atwood, 2 by Nathan Negus, 3 by Mrs. Ruth Henshaw Bascom, and 8 by unknown artists. Ten pictures are illustrated, and there is a brief introduction, as well as short descriptions of each piece. Very uncommon. Softcover. 7.5"x9.5", 12 pages, with 1 black & white illustration, plus 10 black & white plates. Minor soil, light wear. [42182] $75

12. [Football] Army West Point vs. Navy 1943/1944 Football Program. A football program for either the October 30, 1943 (Army won, 33-7) or October 21, 1944 (Army won, 12-2) game between the West Point JV team and the Carrier Aircraft Service Unit #23 team, stationed at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Of the Army's JV team, the 1945 West Point yearbook explains- "Unseen and unsung was the "B" squad football team. The primary purpose of the team was to furnish opposition for the varsity. Day in and day out, these men rehearsed enemy plays for the benefit of "A" squad. How well they did their job is attested by the undefeated varsity record. "B" squad was no mean team in its own right. Playing a schedule of three games, it went undefeated and ranked among the top eighty teams in the nation. Our hats are off to "A" squad's toughest opponent" Many of the players listed here were in the West Point Class of 1945. Single sheet, folded to make a brochure. 5.25"x8". Some wear, minor soil. [42284] $25



13. [Funeral] 1829 Boston Undertaker's Invoice for Burying Child. An itemized invoice from James Hutchinson, "Funeral Undertaker", to Nathaniel Fisher, for the burial of "your child", dated September 24, 1829. The pre-printed form includes such details as undertaker's fees, digging grave, opening and closing tomb, services at home, notifying families (5 cents each), tolling bell, placing corpse in coffin, carrying corpse to the car, and from thence to the vault or grave, use of horse, carrying corpse into church, use of pall, and an "extra charge for frost". There is an an additional charge, handwritten, for "coffin and plate -- $5.00." The 1823 Boston City Directory lists James Hutchinson as an undertaker at 27 Newbury Street. Single sheet. 4.25"x6.75". Minor soil, light wear. [42339] SOLD

14. [Glass] 1950s Baccarat Glass Chandelier, Lighting, and Lamp Catalog. An interesting pattern book of the type kept on retailers' counters, illustrated with 24 tipped-in black & white photographs of 1950s style chandeliers, wall and table sconces, and floor and desk lamps. Each item is identified by item number on the photo, but other than Baccarat's Paris stamp inside the front and rear covers there is no other text. Softcover. 7"x9.5", 24 black & white glossy photographs mounted back-to-back on 12 pages, separated by glassine sheets. Minor soil, very slight cellar odor. The mount behind the first photo is stamped with the ink stamp of a used bookstore in Ecuador. [42330] SOLD


15. [Hardware] 1855 Trade Card/Receipt for New York Tool Manufacturer J.M. Sheffield. A large card, apparently designed for orders, for J.M. Sheffield of New York city, "Manufacturer of Warranted Cast Steel Edge Tools", with the handwritten notes- "4 bars Best Dbl Shear Steel 2x1/2 - 1 (ditto) 3/4x3/8 - Sep. 11/55." Card. 5"x2.5". Some soil, light wear. [42228] $65

16. [Hardware] 1854 Trade Card/Receipt for New York Tool Manufacturer J.M. Sheffield. A large card, apparently designed for orders, for J.M. Sheffield of New York city, "Manufacturer of Warranted Cast Steel Edge Tools", with the handwritten notes- "2 Bars Best Cast Steel 7/8x1/2 - 2 (ditto) 9/16 Sq. - Oct 11/54"." Card. 5"x3.5". Some soil and wear. [42229] $85


17. [Hats] Genin, J.N. An Illustrated History of the Hat, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. Published in New York by the author in 1848. An amusing, well-illustrated story of the development of the hat, by one of America's most famous 19th century hatters. Wikipedia notes- "John Nicholas Genin was born in 1819. A hatter by profession, Genin reached national prominence in the 1850s. Like P.T. Barnum, his neighbor on Broadway, Genin had a remarkable knack for using publicity to boost his business. In 1850, at Barnum's urging, Genin made the winning auction bid of $225 for the first seat sold for the sensational cross-country tour by the singer Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, and reaped the tremendous publicity that followed. Every important newspaper in the country reported Genin's bid. Barnum wrote in his "Struggles and Triumphs" (1865) that "John N. Genin, the hatter, laid the foundation of his fortune" with that purchase. Throughout the country, men and women took off their hats to check whether they were wearing "a Genin". When the Hungarian patriot Louis Kossuth came to New York City in 1851, Genin again seized the moment. He met Kossuth's ship off Sandy Hook, and gave him and his followers hats from his "dead stock", with black feathers added, for them to wear as they paraded up Broadway. Genin, as soon as the parade was over, briskly sold the rest of his "dead stock". In 1852, when Amelia Bloomer needed a hat to go with the Bloomer-pants outfit she had designed, she turned to Genin, who produced the first round hat for fashionable young women, giving them an alternative to the bonnet. When public officials, in 1854, ignored public demands for cleaner streets, Genin took the bull by the horns, and hired, at his own expense, one hundred men and carts to do the work. For this act he was offered the nomination for mayor, but declined the honor, preferring to remain in the hat business."


Genin had one more claim to non-hatting fame: ever since the 1850s he had dreamed of a pedestrian footbridge to help ease congestion across the busy stretch of Broadway where his shop was located. In 1866 the fancy iron bridge, built to his own specifications, became a reality, and was named the Loew Bridge, after a city politician. Enter fellow-hatter and business competitor Charles Knox, whose own shop was thrown into darkness by Genin's new bridge. Knox and some fellow hatters from his side of Broadway successfully sued the city, and in 1867 the footbridge was demolished.

WITH- a printed letter from Genin explaining that since there were no books on the history of hats he felt it would be a good idea to produce one, and here it is, please accept it as a token of his esteem. A very uncommon book in any condition, and probably unique when found paired with the printed promotional letter, both in excellent, unworn condition. Softcover. 4.5"x6.5", 54 pages with line illustrations, plus 2 lithographed plates of medals awarded to Genin. Minor soil, but overall clean and nice. Letter: sheet folded to 5"x8", clean and nice. [42333] SOLD


18. [Hearses] 1885 Hearse Builder Letter Regarding a Used Hearse. A handwritten letter dated February 18, 1885, on the letterhead of James Cunningham & Company, Carriage & Hearse Builders, of New York City- "Messrs T.S. Crosby & Son, Cohocton NY - Gentm. Yours of the 17 inst. at hand. We enclose you a cut of the 47 style Hearse #520. We will sell you the hearse at 700$ cash payment of $200, and monthly payments of $50 each for the balance, mortgage and (illegible) as usual. The Hearse has been revarnished and is in fine condition, is a big bargain, as we want you to have it. Our 47 Hearse at 950$ will not compare at all favorably with the Hearse #520. Would be much less expensively finished. The general outline and appearance might be similar, the #520 was built to sell for much more money than 950-. Please let us hear from you by return mail and oblige." With- the line cut of the hearse model, and the envelope the note was sent in. 3 pieces, light soil, minor wear. [42338] SOLD


19. [Ice] 1923 Hand-drawn Plan for the Porter-Milton Ice Company of Milton, New Hampshire. A handsome hand-drawn and colored plan for the Porter-Milton Ice Company facilities at Milton, New Hampshire, dated May, 1923. Single sheet. 14"x23". Folds, minor soil, light wear. [42348] $100

20. [Imposters] The Story of Caspar Hauser, the Nuremburg Foundling. Printed in Worcester by the Press of F.P. Rice, in 1877. An American issue of a text that was originally published in the Penny Magazine in 1834, just a year after Hauser's mysterious death. "It presents, in the relation of details, a very full and complete account of this wonderful person; and will prove interesting to those who are not familiar with his sad and romantic story. For the gratification of a few friends, a small edition has been reprinted, to be privately distributed." Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833) was, or was not, a long-lost prince of Baden, the son of a German cavalryman mysteriously raised in confinement by a masked man and then dumped on the streets of Nuremburg at age 16, or a fraudster, trickster and con-artist who accidentally took his own life while attempting to revive flagging interest in his stories. His claims have been investigated and dismissed by historians and medical experts, and we are left with "fraudster", but they nonetheless made for exciting speculation and reading throughout the 19th century. Uncommon; OCLC locates 5 copies. Softcover. 5.5"x7.5", 39 pages. Covers with some light wear and some stains. Pages with some minor soil, but overall clean and good. [42332] $60


21. [Inventions] 1902 Albion, New York Inventor's Letter & Drawing re. an Anti-Theft Bell & Lamp Clip. An interesting 2-page (4 sides) handwritten letter dated April 20, 1902 from Albion, New York inventor Nelson Scott, regarding a combination-protected clip (lock) for lamps or bells which he has designed and is trying to sell the patent for. The addressee is not stated, except that he saw their advertisement in 'Iron Age'. He describes the lock at some length and extolls its usefulness, and provides several drawings. On the back of the drawing sheet he notes- "The Patentee is too old man to attend to the details of the mfg. or marketing said goods (being over 77 years) and an inventor now 50 years, Hence the Patent is for sale cheap". 3 sheets. 5"x8" and 7.25"x8". Minor soil, light wear. [42243] $45

22. [Laws] 1838 Massachusetts Justice of the Peace Appointment for William Conant of Ipswich, Signed by Governor Edward Everett. A broadside appointment of William Conant to be a Justice of the Peace in Ipswich, Massachusetts, for a term of seven years, dated April 20th, 1838 and signed by Governor Edward Everett, of Gettysburg Address fame. Broadside. 10.25"x16.5". Folds, minor soil, light wear. [42306] $125



23. [Politics] Ephemera Related to the 1918 New Hampshire Constitutional Convention. The 1918 New Hampshire Constitutional Convention actually convened in 1921, and voted to send to state voters proposals to allow women to vote, and to decrease the size of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Both proposals were defeated by New Hampshire voters, though the suffrage vote was moot by the time the Convention had even taken it up- the U.S. Constitution had been amended to allow women the vote in 1920 (New Hampshire voters would again reject changing their state Constitution to allow women the vote in 1938). This group of ephemera relates to the city of Rochester, New Hampshire, and includes an official warrant signed by city officials stating that they have given notice of the vote to elect delegates on March 12, 1918, as well as 6 sample ballots (one with penned notes), a warrant attesting that an election to replace a resigned city councilor would be held the same day, and two envelopes in which the materials were sent to Rochester officials. 10 pieces, various sizes, light soil, minor wear. [42321] $45

24. [Rogers] The Life of Will Rogers [Scrapbook]. No place, 1932-35. A scrapbook of clippings of newspaper stories and pictures of Will Rogers, from an advertisement for the release of the movie 'Down to Earth' in late 1932, through his death and burial in mid-1935. Material related to his death and the aftermath are on leaves 13-27. String-bound scrapbook. 9.5"x11.5", 50 leaves, 27 with clippings pasted on both sides, plus some loose clippings. [42220] SOLD


25. [Roseville] Pottery. A brochure published in Zanesville by the Roseville Pottery Company in 1928. The first half of this charming booklet takes us o a tour of the history of pottery, starting in ancient Egypt, through Greece, China, Moorish work and Bernard Palissy and Wedgwood to American folk potters- and then comes Roseville! The second half features Roseville pottery for gifts or the home. Softcover. 4.5"x6.25", 24 pages, black & white illustrations. Minor soil, light wear. [42200] $65

26. [Schools] Annual Report of the School Committee of the Town of Concord for the Year Ending April 1, 1854. Printed in Concord [Massachusetts] by Silas B. Wilde, printer, in 1854. An amazingly detailed recounting of the school year, with mentions of each individual teacher and their work, notes on the several tests administered by the overseers during the year and how the students did, comments on the scholarship (or lack thereof) of pupils, and an interesting note blaming parents for disciplinary problems at one school. Softcover. 5"x9", 13 pages and a chart. Sewn wraps. Cover wear and light soil, some internal light soil. [42277] $65


27. [Seating] Specimens of Portable Settees and Other Seating, suitable for Sunday Schools, Chapels, Halls and other Assembly Rooms. Published in New York by the Andrews-Demarest Seating Company in 1893. An interesting catalog which not only shows a variety of victorian-era mass-seating options (none of which look remotely comfortable), but also the interior of a "church or Sunday school" fitted with their seating. Softcover. 9"x6.25", 19 pages, 2 colored and many black & white illustrations. Some soil, several light stains, some wear. [42329] $125


28. [Steamboats] Eight 1865 Hartford & Long Island Steam Boat Company Freight Receipts. Eight receipts for shipping freight on the Steamer Sunshine, of the Hartford & Long Island Steam Boat Company, dated between August 3, 1865 and October 26, 1865. The shipments include a shovel, a wheel, a bull and 2 calves, and bags of meal, grain, flour, and corn. 8 receipts. 8.5"x3.5". Minor soil, some wear, 4 receipts held together with a thread. [42290] $75

29. [Taxes] 1817 Massachusetts Direct Tax Uncut Sheet of 10 Receipts. An interesting uncut sheet of 10 receipts for payment of the Direct Tax in the "Ninth Collection District", of Massachusetts, dated 1817 in type. Single sheet. 13"x15.5". Folded, minor soil, light wear. [42325] SOLD



30. [Ukiyo-e] Gookin, Frederick W. Catalog of an Exhibition of Color Prints by Suzuki Harunobu with notes critical and descriptive by Frederick W. Gookin. Published in Chicago by The Caxton Club in 1905. The catalog to the first western exhibition devoted solely to Harunobu's prints. The sixty prints in the exhibition were drawn from the private collections of Gookin, Clarence Buckingham, John H. Wrenn, and Howard Mansfield, with one example from Frank Lloyd Wright's collection. With several rare pieces of ephemera: a small (3.75"x6.5") folding invitation to the exhibition as part of the Annual Meeting of the Caxton Club on February 4, 1905, and a pair of 4"x4.75" invitation cards, one to the exhibition, one to the exhibition luncheon, with the bearer's name to be filled in. Softcover. 5"x7", 31 pages, 1 color plate. Minor soil, some cover wear. [42204] $200


31. [Vaill, Theodore Frelinghuysen] The Aeneid - in Modern American [cover title] A Free and Independent Translation of the First and Fourth Books of the Aeneid of Virgil : wherein are unfolded the travels of Aeneas, the origin of the Roman empire, the stratagems employed by the goddess Juno (happily without success) to nip that important enterprise in the bud, the counterplots of the goddess Venus and her mischievous little son Cupid, and the furious love and romantic death of Queen Dido, in Hexameter and Pentameter, with illustrations by Thomas Worth - University Edition. "Printed and Sold at the Winsted-Herald Office, Winsted, Conn. in 1879". Theodore Frelinghuysen Vaill was the editor of the Winston Herald; this has been described as a "burlesque" on the original, and ever-so-slightly bawdy. Softcover. 6"x8.5", 22 pages plus 6

illustrations printed on yellow paper. Cover worn and chipped, some wear and soil throughout. Blindstamped on the title page with the stamp of a music dealer. Fragile. [42327] $25

32. [Valentines Day] 1850s Hand-Lettered, Fancy Embossed and Appliquéd Joseph Mansell Valentine's Day Card. An attractive embossed and Appliqued Valentine's Day card with a hand-lettered sentiment- "What though my dearest Valentine - No outward sign of love be mine - deep in my fond and glowing soul - It reigns and rules without control". Joseph Mansell manufactured embossed and laced papers, and was known, from the 1840s to the 1870s, for his Christmas and Valentines cards and card-blanks, such as this one, based on embossed paper often decorated with colored appliqués. His cards were exhibited at the London exhibitions in 1851 and 1862 and at the 1855 Paris exhibition. Embossed and appliqued card, with the name 'Mansell' embossed at the bottom, 7.5"x9.5", some soil and light wear. [42334] $85



33. [Wallpaper] Bosch-Peats Book E - Wall Papers 1919. Published by Henry Bosch company of New York, Chicago, Boston & Newark. A sample book with a selection of fashionable wallpapers and borders in solids and patterns, some with scenic borders. Card covers. 9"x12", about 100 pages, several samples removed, and a handful of sample papers loosely inserted. Wear, light soil, stain at the top toward the end of the book, front cover splitting off at the hinge. [42265] $85


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A Selection of Books & Ephemera for September, 2015 · Costumes des Representans du Peuple, Membres des Deux Conseils, du Directoire Executif. Published in Berlin in 1989. A facsimile