Rochester, New York: 1930 – 1931. Album. This appealing songbook, titled “Songs Popular in 1930 – 1931,” measures 7” x 8½”. It was made by Adella Deuel of Rochester, New York and includes handwritten lyrics to 80 popular songs illustrated with clipping from fan magazines. The bright yellow composition notebook’s..... More
London: Strangeways, Printers, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Privately printed and limited to 100 copies. Green cloth cover with printed paper spine label. 35 deckle-edge pages with photo frontispiece of an actual diary page. Protective tissue present. Light wear. Minor sunning to spine; label chipped. Clean pages. Owned by famed..... More
Plymouth, Connecticut: 1910. Album. This album amicorum was compiled by Elvira C. Bates (nee Scott) of Plymouth, Connecticut in 1910, who was 67-years old at the time. It consists of 391 entries; 365 daily squares from a desktop calendar plus an additional 26 undated squares. All are annotated..... More
Lake Village, New Hampshire: Pepper’s Hosiery Mill, Circa 1870. Unbound. In this unsigned 12-page summary on stationery headed “Office of J. Pepper’s Hosiery Mill, / Lake Village, N. H. 187 “, John Pepper claims that employers and competitors cheated him, infringing upon his patents. In nice shape. A transcript will..... More
Album. This book measures 3.5” X 4.5”. Although unpaginated, it contains approximately 130 pages filled with poems, notes, drawings, and illustrations. The handwriting is tiny and fine. There is an old neatly done paper repair to the front hinge that reattaches the front board of its black faux caoutchouc-gutta-percha cover..... More
