Willimantic, Connecticut: The Willimantic Thread Co., 1885. Paper Dolls. Not Bound. A pair of folding advertising promotions for this company; figures printed in colors on one side, company information advertisements on reverse. Approx. 5 1/2" x 6 1/4" overall; a little wear and in very good condition.
Durham, N.C. Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Co., 1895. Paper Figurines. Not Bound. A folding advertising promotion for this tobacco company; figures printed in colors on one side, company information and list of "The Farm Yard" items possible to acquire via premium mail-ins. Approx. 6" x 6 3/8" overall; a little wear.....
U.S.A. Unknown Publisher, 1870. Paper Dolls. Not Bound. Over 50 pieces related to paper dolls and outfits, almost all printed in color; a couple are hand-drawn & colored. No publisher or dates; circa 1870 - 1940 via the fashions and styles; they were clipped from unknown periodicals. Tallest doll approx.....
U.S.A. Unknown Publisher, 1925. Paper Dolls. Not Bound. Two paper dolls and four outfits, printed in color. No publisher or date; circa 1925, clipped from an unknown periodical. Dolls approx. 2 1/2" tall; used, and in very good condition.
U.S.A. Unknown Publisher, 1890. Paper Doll. Not Bound. A female doll, with three dresses, one with an attached umbrella; also with two hats; all brightly color chromolithographed. No publisher or date, circa 1890; with penciled name in a child's hand on back, 'Flossie.' Includes an old mailing envelope dated 1924.....
New York, NY: Not Published, 1935. Manuscript. Soft Cover. Two notes on imprinted letterheads, one from the Stone offices at the Park Row Building, NY and the other from his home in East Orange, NJ. Undated, from NYC. "My Dear Mrs. Morrow: There is a rumor afloat that you are.....
Paris, France. Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1959. First Edition. Soft Cover. 141 + (28) pages; With black and white artworks in the Portfolio section curated by Patsy Southgate, an essay titled 'The Eastern Long island Painters' and other artistic contributors; fiction by Alexander Trocchi, Terry Southern, Georgia McKinley; poetry by Peter.....
New York, NY: Mystic Fire Video - WGBH Educational Foundation, 1990. VHS. VHS. A 56 minute film, "...Peter Matthiessen - naturalist, author, and student of Zen - journeys with an old friend, Randy White, through the channels and rivers that form the wild beauty of the Ten Thousand islands of.....
London, England: Angus & Robertson, 1974. William Pene Du Bois. First British Edition. Hard Cover. 78 pages. Signed on the title page by Peter Matthiessen (1927 - 2014) American novelist, naturalist, explorer, and advocate for the life of the planet; this is his only children's book, illustrated by William Pene.....
New York, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. William Pene Du Bois. First Edition. Hard Cover. 78 pages. Signed on the title page by Peter Matthiessen (1927 - 2014) American novelist, naturalist, explorer, and advocate for the life of the planet; this is his only children's book, illustrated by William.....
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1978. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. (10) + 338; two different map endpapers. Signed on the front endpaper and additionally inscribed and on the opposite page "For Lou (and Susan) With many thanks (& gratitude) to my supo-shoki for innumerable courtesies, kindnesses, and quick wit.....
New York, NY: Random House, 1971. Later Printing. Hard Cover. (12) + 204 + (1) pages; map endpapers; color illustrated photo sections. Signed on the front endpaper and additionally inscribed and signed on the opposite page "For Jim & Gloria with all the best Peter" Here, Peter Matthiessen (1927 -.....
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. vi + (2) + 280 pages; two different map endpapers; black and white illustrated section; useful index. Peter Matthiessen (1927 - 2014) American novelist, naturalist, explorer, and advocate for the life of the planet. (The Cloud Forest) "...Matthiessen functions.....
New York, NY: Random House, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. xi + 339 pages; coast chart of the East End of Long Island endpapers and illustrated throughout in black and white. Signed on the title page by Peter Matthiessen (1927 - 2014) American novelist, naturalist, explorer, and advocate for the.....
U.S.A. Not Published, 1911. Calendar. Not Bound. Illustration of a little girl in mid-curtsey, drawn in black ink and colored by hand on cardstock; below on a rectangular placard is a sewn-bound printed Calendar 1911, one page per month. No artist or maker noted on the figure; the calendar, titled.....
New York, N.Y. New York Herald, 1904. Calendar. Not Bound. Poster-sized calendar for the year. Each month with an historical fashion-illustration, often of French haute couture influence: Tanagra; Byzantine; Middle-Ages; Renaissance; Louis XIV; Watteau-Pompadour; Louis XVI; Directoire; Empire; 1830: Napoleon III and To-Day; with artworks by Madeleine Lemaire, Henri Gervese.....
London & New York: Ernest Nister - E.P. Dutton, 1901. Calendar. Not Bound. Four die-cut calendar cards, illustratively printed one side in black and white. Each card with literary quotations and three month's days in grid form. Approx. 5" x 6 1/2" size, with the remains of the old silk.....
London & New York: Ernest Nister - E.P. Dutton, 1895. Calendar. Not Bound. A dozen die-cut calendar cards, illustratively printed one side in fine examples of Bavarian chromolithography. Each card with Shakespearean quotations and the month's days in grid form. Approx. 5" x 6 1/2" size, with the remains of.....
United Kingdom: The Christian Science Monitor, 1937. A.C. Webb. First Edition. Soft Cover. (8) printed sides; made for this British royal event. Illustrated with the elaborate illuminated color and gilt calligraphic work of Alonzo C. Webb (1888 - 1975) American etcher, architect, painter and illustrator. Also illustrated with photo-portraits of.....
Paris, France. Ch. Massin et Cie Editeurs, 1926. First Edition. Not Bound. A series of 32 plates (only), collated complete, offering a variety of suggested furnished interiors for private homes, restaurants and other commercial establishments including art galleries, libraries, a billiard room and more. Also depicted are a few options.....
East Hampton, Long Island NY: Guild Hall Museum, 1979. William Soles. First Edition. Soft Cover. (12) pages; the catalog for this exhibition; illustrated in black and white throughout; exhibition organized by David Porter and with a foreword by him. Catalogue design by Miki Denhof; acknowledgements by Enez Whipple, Director of.....
Orient New York: Oysterponds Historical Society, 1999. William Steeple Davis. First Edition. Soft Cover. 59 pages; black and white illustrated catalogue of the exhibition of the artist's works, with an essay on the artist's life by K. Rhodes and The Irony of Irreconcilation: Artist and Photographer by Paul Sternberger. Approx.....
East Moriches New York: Seventh and Eighth Graders of the East Moriches School, 1983. Revised and Reissued Edition. Soft Cover. 56 pages; revised and reissued by the school to coincide with the Tercentenary of Suffolk County, N.Y. Illustrated throughout with East Moriches historical homes, businesses & locales and with detailed.....
New Haven, Conn. Long Island Sound Regional Study New England River Basins Commission, 1974. First Edition. Soft Cover. 20 pages; illustrated throughout. Reportage on the struggle to conserve and maintain the shoreline of Long Island Sound, with the questionnaire. Contents include material on water pollution & supply, fishing, land use.....
Westhampton Beach Long Island New York: Westhampton Publishing Company, Inc., 1974. First Edition. Soft Cover. 14 pages; illustrated throughout. Several pieces touch on the struggle to conserve and maintain the shoreline of the east end of Long Island; also reportage and editorials on the possible extension of Sunrise Highway to.....
