Ephemera from Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA

Piper Aircraft Corporation, Lock Haven. Unbound. Very Good. 1 inch chip from corner. A 1940s promotional poster for Piper Aircraft, featuring the Super Cruiser, Trainer, Sea Scout, and O-59 models.

S.N, 1940. Soft Cover. Very Good. A bit toned, a couple tiny tears along edges. 1940 Soft Cover. [4 pp.] Self wrappers. A brief guide to flight, designed for young readers, dedicated to the Hobby Model Manufacturing Company 'in recognition of their outstanding contribution to model airplane... building'. Capt. E. Hamilton Lee was one of the most prolific… Read more

New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 1860. Single Sheet. Very Good. Unfolded. Minimal loss from bottom margin, a few faint spots. 1860 Single Sheet. Two maps on opposite sides of a single sheet. 10 3/8 x 12 5/8. The Colton family was very successful in the business of map publishing, beginning with J.H. Colton and continuing with his… Read more

1906. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bottom edge of rear board lightly stained. 1906 Hard Cover. Unpaginated. Floral design on front board. A volume of handwritten German poems, in several hands, dating from 1905-1906. Chromolithographic floral illustration on front flyleaf, color angel sticker on blank verso of one leaf.

Camille "Caz" Cazedessus, 1960. First Edition. Magazine. Near Fine. Macdonald, Neal. First editions with the exception of #s 1 & 2, which are second editions. 1960 Magazine. A collection of various materials related to Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author famous for his Tarzan and John Carter series. Includes: Edgar Rice Burroughs Fanzine Ephemera Archive: ERB-dom, Twenty-Issue Continuous Run:… Read more

Single Sheet. Very Good. Each print faintly foxed. Five matted and framed color prints. Frames 8 5/8 x 11 3/8, images 5 7/8 x 8 1/4. Matted and framed by Summit Glass and Picture Frame Company on Aug. 1 1966. These were acquired as part of a large collection of books and prints on seashell collecting and conchology,… Read more

Quality Art Novelty Company, Inc, 1939. Stapled Binding. Good. Wrappers loose but included, wrappers rubbed. 1939 Stapled Binding. 48 pp. A collection of black & white photographs depicting the famous 1939 World's Fair held in New York City.

Rochester Exposition Association, 1923. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Sticker removal mark on front corner, lightly rubbed & soiled, faint stain on top corner of last few pages. 1923 Stapled Binding. 46 pp. Original wrappers. Rochester advertisements throughout (most notably a rather blunt two-page centerfold ad for a 'Travel and Pedestrian Accident Policy' enumerating coverage amounts 'if killed while… Read more

Economic Publications, Incorporated, 1935. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Wrappers lightly soiled, text unmarked. 1935 Stapled Binding. 34 pp. Cream wrappers, black stamped titles, stapled binding, text printed on light blue laid paper. Published twelve years after the first Tillman Survey bulletin as part of the What to Expect series. Interesting as an investment guide closely following the devastation… Read more

American Sunday-School Union, 1849. Soft Cover. Good. Gatherings resewn (appears to have been done some time ago). Toned, with creases corners and light foxing, small chip from fore-edge of front wrapper. 1849 Soft Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 32 pp. Unclear whether this was issued in self-wrappers, or if this copy lacks cover (my… Read more

Students of the Brockport Normal School, 1918. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Edges rubbed. 1918 Stapled Binding. 32 pp. Original wrappers. An unrecorded publication released by the Brockport Normal School during World War I - none in OCLC. Printed in Rochester, NY, with numerous local advertisements. Contains numerous war-related pieces, from articles to poems, with a photograph of 'one… Read more

Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, 1887. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Single vertical crease down middle, paper lightly toned. 1887 Print. Matted to 9 x 11 1/2 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 14 3/4). An engraved print showing eleven separate captioned images, illustrating several styles of fortification. Structures include: Burg Fleckenstein im Elsass (11. bis 16. Jahrh… Read more

A. Bell, 1773. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. Exceptional examples. 1773 Print. Four Georgian engravings, matted to 10 7 3/8 and presented on a single large mat (25 1/4 x 19 1/4). This group of prints illustrates well the use of star shaped fortifications, which became the standard in response to the extensive use… Read more

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Very Good. Matted and reading for framing. One tiny foxed spot in blank space beneath plate, some faint transfer from opposite text page. 1747 Print. We have more books available by this author!. Matted to 9 1/2 x 7 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome II.… Read more

[Tavernier], 1636. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. An exceptional example of a scarce print. We have more books available by this author!. A 7 x 9 3/4 sheet professionally matted down to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (mat measures 8 1/2 x 10 5/8). Beautiful modern hand coloring added. Labeled 32 in the upper… Read more

[Tavernier], 1636. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. An exceptional example of a scarce print. We have more books available by this author!. A 7 x 9 3/4 sheet professionally matted down to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (mat measures 8 1/2 x 10 5/8). Beautiful modern hand coloring added. Labeled 15 in the upper… Read more

J. Nichols & Son, 1839. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. An exceptional example. 1839 Print. Matted to 10 3/8 x 7 3/4 (mat measures 14 3/4 x 11 3/4). Ten separate fortifications illustrated in 11 images on one sheet, showing the following: ancient Greek castle; Roman castle; British keep (Launceston); Norman keep (Newcastle upon Tyne)… Read more

[Tavernier], 1636. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. An exceptional example of a scarce print. We have more books available by this author!. A 7 x 9 3/4 sheet professionally matted down to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (mat measures 8 1/2 x 10 5/8). Beautiful modern hand coloring added. Labeled 10 in the upper… Read more

Edmund Lloyd, Harley Street, London, 1809. Print. Near Fine. Amsinck, P.; Byrne, Letitia. Matted and ready for framing. Excellent examples of two fine engravings. 1809 Print. We have more books available by this author!. Matted to 8 1/4 x 10 3/8 each (mat measures 13 x 19 1/4). Both engravings were done by Letitia Byrne, well known for… Read more

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Near Fine. Matted and reading for framing. Light rub to double ruled border. An exceptional example. 1747 Print. We have more books available by this author!. Matted to 9 1/2 x 7 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome IV. No. 11, indicating position in the original… Read more