Paperdoll advertising J. Peterson Millinery, Reading, Pa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Reading, Pa: J. Peterson Millinery, 1890. Good +. 1 paper doll )21 x 10 cm.) of a girl wearing late 19th-century clothing: a white slip, black stockings, and black shoes. With a striped dress and a hat with feathers. A cardboard stand is attached to the back of the doll. On the back of the dress is printed: "Wholesale and Retail Millinery, J. Peterson, 614 & 616 Penn St., Reading, Pa." On the back of the doll is printed "Copyrighted" without a date. No information has been located about the milliner J. Peterson. A scarce example of advertising for a milliner in Reading, Pa., in the late 1800s. In Good+ Condition: the head has been reattached archivally; lacking one of the tabs for attaching the dress; hat is slightly rubbed; clean and bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006912
- Title
- Paperdoll advertising J. Peterson Millinery, Reading, Pa
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Peterson Millinery
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pa
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ephemera;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
We have a large stock, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on 16th- to mid-19th-century books in English, French, and German in the fields of history, travel, and the arts, and children's books; late 19th- and early 20th-century military prints and postcards; and manuscripts, deeds, maps, and printed ephemera of all periods and disciplines.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.