MERRY PASTIME PRETTY PICTURE BOOK
Lovely large-format example of a McLoughlin alphabet picture book, full of their signature vibrant chromolithographs.
Lovely large-format example of a McLoughlin alphabet picture book, full of their signature vibrant chromolithographs.
An uncommon movable sand card showing a woman milking a cow to recto and captioned: "MINNIE THE MILKER."
Smut.
Printed at the Poetry Project. Mimeo mag featuring work from Michael Sappol, Yuki Hartman, Larry Hayes, John Neely and others.
Simple 1920s American alphabet book, with 2-3 large letters on each page, illustrated with simple objects, people, and animals.
Early 20th-century cloth alphabet book in verse, with images and rhymes associated with affluent families of the period.
Great early 20th-century linen ABC book with colorful images, accomplished in typical early 20th century style.
Basic 1930s American alphabet book with superior illustrations, printed in stiff linentex paper.
First edition of a charming miniature seaside fishery paper doll panorama, complete in its original envelope.
Nabisco salesman's binder, showcasing the Nabisco brand to grocery retailers.
Nationally circulated pornographic newspaper. Features soft-core photographs and articles on topics including "Swedish love clinics," the constitutionality of prostitution laws, and more.
Swinger-focused sex paper featuring articles including "The Morality of Swinging," and "Three Part Harmony," plus a review of recent porn films, a lengthy personals section, and more. Notably, includes a "Complete National Swing Club Directory."
Contains primarily personals from swingers throughout the country, some of which include explicit photos. Also includes features on "Singles Only Apartments."
Die-cut Mother Goose rhymes, in the shape of a little girl carrying a pig.
Early 20th-century alphabet book in verse, with most letters representing different nursery rhyme figures.
Archive of selfies taken by one man next to celebrities on the street in New York during the mid 2010s (judging by the handful of captions, most dated 2014), presumably on disposable cameras.
Great object ABC mounted on muslin for easy use by young children, with no text except for large block letters accompanied by a rich illustration and primarily one-word captions.
Clever alphabet book pairing each object with a child interacting with it: "U is for Ursula and her Umbrella"; "Y is for Yasha with his Yacht."
WWI-era American alphabet book, including "S" for Uncle Sam.
WWII-era edition of the officer's reference manual belonging to Captain Herbert Roy Orr, commanding officer of the first African American signal aircraft warning company.
Souvenir book for the 1955 season of BANDSTAND.
Early Republic era chapbook of this fascinatingly fatalistic little work about aging and death — a rare survival.
First edition of this moral story of what may be lost when you attempt to please people rather than completing your task correctly.
"IT'S NOT OVER! 'Cruising' will be filmed tonight at 14th and 9th Ave., just below our NYC MCC! DEMONSTRATE 7:30 p.m., Sheridan Sq."
Carefully assembled and curated French wedding album likely dating from the mid 1920s, including portraits of the bride and groom, the wedding party, family and guests, with two shots of the reception.