Pach, NY. Photograph. 6" x 4". Imprinted on the mount. Photograph of poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. from c. 1880. Corners bumped, some scuffs. More

Detroit: Calvert Lithographing Company, 1903. Original poster. Color lithograph. 42 x 28 inches. This incredible 1903 advertising poster advertises the Satin Skin Powder and the Satin Skin Cream, both products manufactured by the Albert F. Wood Manufacturing Company. The poster features a woman holding a hand fan which reads 'Don't you want a satin skin?' Illustrations of the product packaging are also featured. Available in 4 tints - Flesh, White, Pink and Brunet, the packaging for Satin Skin Powder reads..... More

London. View. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 12" x 15.75". Hunt scene engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), circa 1820. Light scattered foxing in the margins. More

Oliver Ditson, 1850. Original sheet music. Folio. 5 Pages bound. Some foxing and thumb prints but still bright and clean. This sheet music is inscribed as a "New and Improved Edition" of an old song written by Rev. E. H. Chapin. The original song was published in the September 1839 issue of Poe's Southern Literary Messenger. When the words were set to music by George N. Allen, the song became a favorite and soon founds its way into the lumberjack's..... More

Kentucky: Ancient Age Distilling Co. Poster. Original Serigraph. Measures 22" x 13.75". This vintage c.1968 Mardi Gras parade schedule was published by Ancient Age Distilling Co. of Frankfort, Kentucky. Lists schedule from Saturday, February 17 to Tuesday, February 27. The first parade listed for February 17 is the Pandora, Mecca and Helios. The parades listed for the last day, February 27 include the Fast Walking Club, Rex, Comus, and Zulu Parade. The poster promotes the Ancient Age Bourbon whiskey "If..... More

U.S. Government, 1917. Original poster. Color lithograph. 30 x 20 inches. This rare bond poster features a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson flanked by American flags. The background imitates an embossed brass plaque. Below is a quotation of Wilson's: "The time has come to conquer or submit...for us there is but one choice. We have made it." This patriotic call to duty is accompanied by an appeal for the public to buy bonds of Second Liberty Loan, subscriptions of which..... More

Tinted lithograph. Image measures 13" x 16.75". In this print, a red deer, one of the largest deer species, is chased by two deer hounds, one which leaps in unison with the larger animal. The comparably small size of the dogs showcases the large size of the deer, which looks down at his pursuer with a wide eye full of a palpable sense of fear. The print, published circa 1840, is in good condition with minor stains. Wear to the..... More

London. Tinted lithograph. Image measures 12.5" x 16.75". In this print, a young and old fallow buck lay in a grassy field, with the young buck, distinguishable by his spots, resting his head on the stomach of the older deer. Fallow deer are native to Europe, and the sight is one that would not have been uncommon in the countryside of England, where the print was likely published circa 1840. The deer's antlers and fur have been rendered with exquisite..... More

Very scarce unsigned original black and white photograph, c. 1915, from a cabinet card image, c. 1894, approx. 4" x 7", a full-body image of the boxer wearing black leotards with a white belt- with flat laced-up boxing shoes, striking a bear knuckle pose. Condition: Image cropped from when used for publication - but complete in itself; minor surface creasing with a clip at the top left-hand corner. Vintage fountain pen identification in an unknown hand cleanly written at bottom..... More

Chicago: Temple Litho. Poster. Offset lithograph. Page measures 26.5" x 40.5". Circus poster from the 1920s with lively elephants. The Haag Brothers were circus organizers in the Midwest during the first decades of the 20th century. Their "Haag Railroad Show" ran from 1894 to 1938. Repairs to edges but otherwise bright and clean. More

Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. Original poster. Color lithograph. 22 x 16.75 inches. World War II government issued War Bonds poster. The text and borders are colored in patriotic red, white and blue. Images in the poster are photogravure technique showing a mechanic working on a car superimposed on an image of a soldier holding a rifle. Very good condition. More

New York: Life Publishing Company, 1898. Vol. XXXII, No. 818. 4to., 17pp. Minor soiling. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the magazine's content: society, literature, politics, and drama. At the center is a...... More

New York: Life Publishing Company, 1899. Vol. XXXIV, No. 893. 4to., 16pp. Profusely illustrated. Minor soiling, some chips to edges. Front cover detached, back cover missing. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the..... More