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Elkins, West Virginia: Elkins Chamber of Commerce, printed by McClain Printing Co. of Parsons, no date, circa 1950s. Folding brochure, single sheet measuring 22 inches by 16.75 inches folding to 7.5 inches by 3.5 inches. Provides maps, illustrations from photographs, & descriptive text. Not found in OCLC as of 3/22/2024. Lightly soiled, modest edge wear, couple of tiny splits at fold… Read more about this item

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Brown & Bigelow, [1948]. First edition. Folio (14" x 9"), 13 leaves printed recto only in color on thick paper. Publisher's plastic comb binding. Lightly toned & soiled, brief wear at comb binding, trace edge wear, otherwise very good or better. A splendid bevy of scantily clad beauties, one for each month of the year! "From the sketch pad of… Read more about this item

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Brown & Bigelow, [1945]. First edition. Folio (14" x 9"), 13 leaves printed recto only in color on thick paper. Publisher's plastic comb binding Lightly toned & soiled, moderate wear at comb binding, trace edge wear, otherwise very good or better. A splendid bevy of scantily clad beauties, one for each month of the year! "Is my turban disturban'?"

Syracuse, New York: T.H. Appleby MFG. Co., no date (ca. 1890). Chromolithograph trade card on light card stock measuring approximately 5.25 inches by 4 inches, rubber-stamped on the verso, "Leslie A. Appleby, Seedman and Florist, Syracuse, N.Y.," otherwise blank. An applied printed paper label at the bottom left of the front apparently corrects an old address. Top corners creased, light edge… Read more about this item

No place [Hollywood, California ?]: William H. Door, no date (ca. 1950s). Single sheet measuring 21 inches by 4.25 inches folded 5 times horizontally forming 12 panels (6 per side), with descriptive text & illustrations from art work. Slight edge wear including a couple of nicks, otherwise fine. William H. Door was self-described as "one of the largest direct mail glamour merchants."… Read more about this item

Campello, Massachusetts: the company, 1910. 12mo (7" x 4"), 16 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout, with pricing. Pictorial stapled light card covers. Moderately rubbed, slightly soiled, otherwise very good. Available world wide, including, apparently, in Stone Ridge, New York from Frederick Davis. "… showing a representative variety of style offered for your enjoyment and employment in the spring of nineteen hundred and ten."… Read more about this item

Woodstock, Virginia: Published by the N.F. McCann, Volume III, no. 11, Friday, July 7, 1882. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 26 inches by 39 inches folded once vertically & once horizontally forming 8 pages. Uncut. Old folds, toned & foxed, moderately tattered (including creasing, closed tears & tiny losses), stain in the top & bottom margin, small rubber-stamped mark… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: Published by John H. Wood, elaborate masthead engraved by Torsch & Rea, Volume III, No. 36, Saturday, September 9, 1871. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 28.5 inches by 42 inches folded once vertically forming 4 pages. Old folds, slightly toned & soiled, brief edge wear, some creasing, short pencil annotation at the top margin, small rubber-stamped mark in… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: "Published every Monday, Wednesday & Friday by Charles Prentiss," Vol. II, No. 107, Friday, March 18, 1803. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 21.75 inches by 27 inches folded once horizontally forming 4 pages. Old folds, tattered & creased, losses in the margins not affecting text, separated about half way at the vertical fold, toned & lightly foxed, a… Read more about this item

New York: The Claremont Printing Co., 1922. 24mo (6" x 4.75"), [1] & 29 pages. Publisher's stapled paper wraps. Slight edge wear, light toning, otherwise near fine. Features important information Including "The Four Sex Lies," "Protect the Honor of All Girls," "Our Desires for Our Boys," "The Wrong Standard of Conduct," and much more. Dr. S[amuel] Dana Hubbard (1869 - 1937), dermatologist, was… Read more about this item

New York: The Claremont Printing Co., 1922. 24mo (6" x 4.75"), [1] & 28 pages. Publisher's stapled paper wraps. Slight edge wear, light toning, otherwise near fine. Features important information Including "Needs of the Expectant Mother," "Reasons Why a Mother Should Nurse Her Baby," "Whipping: Some Ideas About Training Children Humanely," "Developing Truthfulness," and much more. Dr. S[amuel] Dana Hubbard (1869 - 1937),… Read more about this item

New York: The Claremont Printing Co., 1922. 24mo (6" x 4.75"), [1] & 18 pages. Publisher's stapled paper wraps. Moderately toned, couple of tiny scuffs on the front cover, otherwise very good. Features important information Including "Quacks Aids: Chamber of Horrors," "The Dangers of Self-Doctoring," "The Menace of Venereal Disease Advertisements," "Testimonials: Bought and Paid for ...," "Venereal Disease Signs in Toilets,"… Read more about this item

New York: The Claremont Printing Co., 1922. 24mo (6" x 4.75"), [1] & 44 pages. Publisher's stapled paper wraps. Lightly toned & soiled, otherwise near fine. Features important information Including "Some Facts the Young Man About to Marry Should Know," "Sexual Congress After Marriage," The Mistakes of the Bride-Groom," "Mistakes of the Honey-Moon," "Why Girls Are the Home Makers," "The Immorality of… Read more about this item

New York: The Claremont Printing Co., 1922. 24mo (6" x 4.75"), [1] & 31 pages. Publisher's stapled paper wraps. Upper margin of the front cover with small stain, slight edge wear, otherwise very good or better. Features important information Including "What Relation Has Sex Knowledge to Eugenics?," "Is the Subject of Sex of Importance to Our Boys and Girls?," The Potential Prostitute,"… Read more about this item

New York: The Claremont Printing Co., 1922. 24mo (6" x 4.75"), [1], 28, & [1] pages. Publisher's stapled paper wraps. Moderate toning, otherwise very good or better. Features important information Including "How Vigorous Manhood Is Achieved," "The Many Menaces to Manly Vigor," Chastity - The Relation of the Productive Organs to Vigor," "The Young Man's Relationship to Girls," "Sex Hygiene, Self Abuse,… Read more about this item

No Place [Savannah, Georgia ?]: Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, 1915. First edition. 24mo (6" x 4"), 15 pages plus folding panorama measuring 18 inches x 6 inches depicting "17 vessels loading at one of the three great terminals at Savannah." Publisher's pictorial stapled paper wraps. Not found in OCLC as of 12/20/2023. Worn: edge wear, scuffing, soiling, front cover partially split… Read more about this item

Group of 20 graphically illustrated items - flyers, broadsheets, brochures, etc. - offering a diverse range of products as available from the mail order business of Tom Kelley (or Kelly) of Capitola, California. Folio & smaller, circa 1970's. Modest edge wear, some creasing & soiling, generally very good or better. Stag Films, Books, Sex Toys, Sex Dolls, Penis Enlargers, Film Projectors, a… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: Thomas Dobbin, Printer & publisher, number 2647, April 4, 1803. First edition. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 21.25 inches by 26.5 inches folded once vertically forming 4 pages. Text in five columns, printed on laid paper. Brigham, Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 (1962 edition), vol. I, pp. 249 & 250. Old folds, moderately toned, foxed, & soiled, lightly… Read more about this item

New York: Sales Promotion Department, Cannon Mills, Inc., no date, pre zipcode, circa 1950's. Original illustrated brochure measuring 9.5 inches by 35.75 inches, folded 5 times vertically to 9.5 inches by 6 forming 12 panels (1 blank.), printed on light card stock. Brief edge wear, lightly soiled & toned, otherwise very good. A nostalgic advertising piece which apparently precedes the… Read more about this item

Johnstown, N.Y.: Charles B. Knox Co., Inc., (1915). Sextodecimo (6.75" x 4.75"), 41 pages, illustrated in color. Publisher's pictorial stapled paper wraps. Lightly soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise very good or better. The cover illustration features a white girl & an African American girl, each presenting a cake. Presents recipes for jellies, cold desserts, frozen desserts, salads and savories, candies, and Invalid… Read more about this item