Search Results: Authors starting with W from Eclectibles

Hamden NJ (Opposite Philadelphia PA: Morel Brothers Pros, 1879. Heavy cover wear. Water stain back cover.. 112 pp. polished stock wraps. Black and white illustrated catalogue including Pure Cabonate of Lead, West Jersey White Lead, Kalida White Lead, West Jersey White Zinc, Kalida White Zinc, Colors of all Description, "Chinese Green", Putty in bulk and cans, Linseed Oil, Boiled Oil, Turpentine, Druyers, Varnishes (English and American) Brushes, Window Glass, Cut Glass for Vestibule Doors, Glue, Lubricating Oils, calcimined Plaster, Rosendale Cement, Portland Cement, Plaster Castings, Patent Cornice, Marbleized Slate Mantels, Bracket Shelves - Table and Top &c, Roofing Felt, Sheathing Felt, Roofing Pitch, Kalida Colors,thinned and mixed ready for use and Dry Kalsomine all ready for use. Includes dimensions but no prices. Measures 6" x 4 1/2

Brookfield: E.&G. Merriam, 1831. 32 pp. soft cover with string tied spine. Second edition of Fisk's Discourse based on predestination and election. 9 1/2" x 6" edges worn, staining and toning, tears on edges but no text is lost.

New York, NY: W. J. Pell, 1898. General wear.. A advertising leaflet for the illustrated book entitled "Epilepsy Explained: A Practical Treatise on Epilepsy and Allied Diseases of the Nervous System, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment" by W. H. May, M. D. The small flyer was printed by the book's new York City publisher, W. J. Pell in 1898 when the book first came out in order to drum up interest in the book. The back of the flyer has a wonderful black and white engraving of the the oldest Methodist Methodist Episcopal Church in America which was located a block up the street from the publisher's offices. The book being advertised sold for one dollar, and contained a history and description of epilepsy and the fits someone with the disease might have. A 32 page pamphlet called 'Epilepsy Explained' was also sent free upon request. In regards to the book itself, there is little to no information on it, and no OCLC record of it. However there is an OCLC record of a book by the same author with a… Read More

England, 1830. Along with the 25 presumably hand cut shadow pictures ranging ins size from The objective is to show light through the object onto a wall or white surface to show the puppet. This grouping also includes two printed sheets that were cut - one appears to be Admiral Nelson and is captioned "A Majestic Shade of twenty years ago. 1817". Published by B. Tabart, 1817 and the other titled "The Queen" at a price of 6d. Most have penned or penciled names identifying the figure, some are as simple as Spartan Boy or Miss O'Neill. Others are religious in nature. Some are intricate while others a quite simple and almost naive. A final bit of whimsy there is a cut pair of scissors. The largest measures 8" x 8

Baraboo, Wis.. Moderate wear. Letter folds.. A single-fold pamphlet with sepia toned images from photographs of the camp, points of interest and activities. Named for the noted Winnebago Chieftain ""Yellow Thunder"". Begins with a verse titled Wau-Kaun-Zee-Kah by Samuel A. Cooper. A caption at the base reads ""Cottages and Garages for Rent"" (Mrs. G. W. Andrews, Baraboo, Wis.) This is followed by an over view of the camp with specific information on fishing and boating and bathing. Image of the ""Owl's Head"" on back cover. Also includes an advertisement for The State Bank of Merrimac. Measures 7 1/4"" x 5"".

Chicago: The N. K. Fairbank Company, 1911. 55 pp. with paper wraps with cover illustration of Lady Liberty reading to young children. Includes 25 full color full page illustrations with Denslow printed signatures. Advertises fairy soap. 5 ¼" x 7 1/8". Cover wear, separated from text block. In small brown box.

Chicago: The N. K. Fairbank Company, 1911. Wraps. 55 pp. with paper wraps with cover illustration of Lady Liberty reading to young children. Includes 25 full color full page illustrations with Denslow printed signatures. Advertises fairy soap. 5 ¼” x 7 1/8”. Cover wear, separated from text block.

Leipzig, Germany: Verlag der Kinderwelt, 1935. Surface wear and light bends on cover. Minor worming first three (3) pages upper right corner.. 18 pp. Illustrated board. Rhyming multiplication verses with relevant illustrations displaying the appropriate number of multiples described in the verse. Witty and charming. Printed in German. Cover and title page only in Sutterlin script. Art Deco influences cheerful illustrations. Measures 10" x 8 1/4'.

London: Arts and General Publishers Ltd., 1921. 12 pp. story. 26 leaves "doll house". 2 leaves characters to cut. Applied litho on board. Illustrated by Margarethe Stannard. A charming interactive children's book. Begins with a 12 pp story titled Betty's Adventure - The Story of My Dolly's Home". A story of Betty, her mother, her nannie and Betty's Birthday doll Priscilla. The story also references the character's to be used "In Dolly's Home". This story with relevant in-text black and white illustrations is the basis for pretend play associated with the 26 leaf "house" that follows printed in full color with illustrations on both sides. Fine design with die-cut pages and die-cuts within a page. Most of the pages are a room or yard scene and include a door that opens to the next page. The last two leaves of the book are the uncut characters to cut-out and interact with the house including Cook, Alice, Nurse, and Dolly's family and… Read More

London: Wm. Collins Sons, 1954. 22 unnumbered pp. color illustrated hard cover. Beautiful detailed color and black and white illustrations by author. Pookie the rabbit with wings sees Santa Claus and his dilemma trying to convince his friends. Part of Pookie series, first printing 1953. Measures 8" x 10" light wear on cover edges, small amount of foxing beginning on some pages but intact pages with no tears.

London: J. Harris, 1803. Lacks slip case and game booklet. Game of Goose, British History, George III, Elizabethan Title from game sheet. This historical race game has 158 playing spaces numbered in a clockwise direction. They represent events and characters in English history from William I to George III. The game was devised specifically for the education of young children The hand-colored engraved sheet is mounted on linen, folded into twelve sections. A game of goose format with circular images representing either portraits of the principal personages who have signalized themselves as kings, statesmen, churchmen, generals, poets, etc. or some remarkable occurrence in our country concluding with war with America and Treasury. OCLC-6 (Oct. 2020) Moon, M. Harris (1992),; 1031(1b); Whitehouse, F.R.B. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days (London: Garnett, 1951), p. 27

Springfield, Mass: McLoughlin Bros, 1932. 16 unnumbered pp, illustrated card stock, no. 282. Forward by author. A book for boys and girls about wishes and imagination. Two-color drawings by Darrel McClure with rhyming text on blue pages, Measures 13" x 9 3/4" Light separation and edge tears cover.

Philadelphia, PA: Bethany's Presbyterian Church, 1874. General wear and minor stains.. A stock share certificate for the fundraising campaign for the enlargement of "Bethany Building" where the Bethany School and church were located. A part of this campaign was that with the payment of one dollar, an individual was given a share in the enlargement, as well as a certificate denoting that. The certificates were printed in red ink, with a simple double lined red border, and with spaces provided in the text to fill out the donor name, date, and certificate number. The certificates were also signed by the Treasurer, Sam M. Clement, countersigned by Mrs. W. J. Ferguson, and by Wanamaker himself as the Superintendent. The certificate also features a black and white engraving of the Bethany Building, though whether this is an artist's rendition of the what the expanded would look like, or the original building is unknown. This certificate was purchased by Sallie Maull. Bethany School School would grow to be… Read More

Leipzig: Alfred Hans, 1927. Intact tear; one page. Cover wear.. 40 unnumbered page German language story with applied litho covers. Full page color and in-text illustrations in color and sepia tone. It is a fairy tale in verse about a young child looking for his mother. His journey introduces him to anthropomorphic frogs, birds and rabbits. Charming imagery. Measures 7 1/2" x 8

Leipzig: Alfred Hans, ca. 1927. Intact tear; one page. Cover wear.. 40 unnumbered page German language story with applied litho covers. Full page color and in-text illustrations in color and sepia tone. It is a fairy tale in verse about a young child looking for his mother. His journey introduces him to anthropomorphic frogs, birds and rabbits. Charming imagery. Measures 7 1/2" x 8".

1857. A way of learning how to play the piano-forte by L Wardell in which he instructs the player to image a house over the keys. Each key represents a different room or pillar of the house. Wardell claims that "this system has met with astonishing success wherever it has been adopted." Measures 10 1/4" x 4 1/2" There are two separations.

Chicago: Albert Whitman, 1944. 32 pp. Green cover with red applied with red dust jacket. Two color illustration by Jean McConnell. Story about Little Elephant's Christmas day. Fourth Printing. Copyright 1938. Measures 9 1/2" x 7" cover solid, dust jacket tearing on edges and spine, pages intact with slight edge toning. , Three pages have small edge tears. bookseller tag "Wright's Drug Store, Picton, Ontario

n.pl: Joe Weider, 1959. Very good to near-fine.. A booklet published by Joseph Weider, celebrity bodybuilder and self-styled "Trainer of the Stars", giving young men dating advice. Very much in the same vein as VH1's "Pickup Artist" reality television series, the booklet offers impressionable teen boys advice for how to "get" the girl of their dreams by changing their physical appearance and personality. Ironically, the best advice in the booklet doesn't come from Weider at all, but from a woman (he quotes Marlene Dietrich on p.4). Includes a checklist for the reader to complete in the rear ("Are your manners generally good?" etc.) before shamelessly advertising Weider's endorsed products. Single volume (11" by 8.5"), pp. [2], 2-8, [3], stapled in original illustrated self-wrappers. Joseph Weider (1919-2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and creator of the "Olympia" bodybuilding contests. He was one of the first celebrity bodybuilding influencers.

n.pl: Joe Weider, 1959. Very good to near-fine, one or two short tears.. A sex education manual for young men who "want to be a strong, virile, masterful and muscular he-man" (direct quote) penned by Joe Weider, Canadian bodybuilder and self-styled "Trainer of the Stars". Offers frank advice to boys and young men under the following headings: The Sex Drive; Puberty; The Male Sex Organs; Personal Cleanliness; Beware of Venereal Disease; Gonorrhea; Syphilis; Nocturnal Emissions; Masturbation; and Impotence and Sterility. Interesting to see which myths have (or haven't) been debunked since the publication of this booklet. Single volume (11" by 8.5"), pp. [2], 2-11, stapled in original illustrated self-wrappers, three-hole punched. Joseph Weider (1919-2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and creator of the "Olympia" bodybuilding contests. He was one of the first celebrity bodybuilding influencers.

n.pl: Joe Weider, 1959. Very good to near-fine. Two perforations to left-hand margin where previous owner attempted to two-hole punch.. There's nothing more disgusting than a chain-smoking woman" states this sex education manual published by the celebrity bodybuilder Joe Weider. The booklet addresses impressionable boys and young men reading the booklet seeking advice from an older masculine authority on sex and marriage. Advises the reader not to marry a woman likely to become a nagging wife, or who doesn't enjoy sports. Instructs the reader to be a "good provider" and "gallant" and to avoid a "badly-controlled sex life". Advertises Weider's "Hi-Protein" muscle building supplement on the lower wrapper. A sex education booklet for young men very much of its time. Single volume (11" by 8.5"), pp. [2], 2-6, [1], stapled in original illustrated self-wrappers. Joseph Weider (1919-2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and creator of the "Olympia" bodybuilding contests. He was one of the first celebrity… Read More