Beardsly Park, Showing Shrubbery, Bridgeport, Conn. Postcard
1906. Undivided back postcard; used; 1906 cancellation; on extra-heavy cardstock; some edge, tips wear; very good condition.
Ephemera
Fairfield County Court House, Bridgeport, Conn. Postcard
New York & Chicago: Illustrated Postal Card Co., 1907. Undivided back postcard; used; 1907 cancellation; some edge, tips wear. edge-darkening; very good condition.
The Howe Monument, Bridgeport Conn. Postcard
Bridgeport, Conn. H.H. Jackson, 1905. Undivided back postcard; used; 1905 cancellation; some edge, tips wear; very good condition.
1960 Photographs and Ephemera for the Broadway Show Lloyd Nolan - Alfred Ryder - in "One More River" By Beverley Cross with Harry Guardino Directed By Windsor Lewis
New York - London: Ambassador Theatre, 1960. Group of material includes: a black and white 7 1/2" x 10 1/4" approx. size photographic 'show card' for the production, mounted to an old card matte; (with) 14 (including one double) 8" x 10" bw photographic stills from the production, depicting the.....
1947 Photograph of Twin Coach Bus Number 1474 37 Navy Yard Brooklyn New York
Brooklyn New York: 1947. Identified on front, ink smeared a bit; bus with identifier "Navy Yard" on side & "3rd Ave" on front panel; approx. 2 1/2" x 3 1/4" snapshot format; light wear; very good condition, interesting Brooklyn photographic & transportation ephemera.
1993 Photograph of Tower Ladder # 149 Fire Truck 86th Street & 3rd Avenue Bay Ridge Brooklyn New York
Brooklyn New York: 1993. Identified on back; also shows 3rd Avenue Pub & Elegant Restaurant; approx. 3 1/2" x 5" format; light wear; very good condition, interesting Brooklyn photographic & firefighting ephemera.
1994 Photograph of Seagrave Tower Ladder Fire Truck 86th Street & 5th Avenue Brooklyn New York
Brooklyn New York: 1994. Identified on back; also shows Pizza Wagon & cigarette store; approx. 3 1/2" x 5" format; light wear; very good condition, interesting Brooklyn photographic & firefighting ephemera.
2 Photographs of McKey Liquor Store and Also Star Deli 86th Street Bay Ridge Brooklyn New York Taken 1992
Brooklyn New York: 1992. Identified on back; also shows Regal market, haircutting salon on corner in background; no date but circa 1970s; approx. 4" x 5 1/2" format; light wear; very good condition, interesting Bay Ridge Brooklyn photographic & business history ephemera.
C. 1960s Photograph of Packard Convertible 1956 at 65th Streeet Near 7th Avenue Brooklyn New York
Brooklyn New York. Identified on back; also shows Shell & Citgo stations in background; approx. 3 1/2" x 5" format; light wear; very good condition, interesting Brooklyn photographic & antique auto ephemera.
Photograph of Model T Ford Coupe 1926 at Corner of 90th Street and 3rd Avenue Brooklyn New York
Brooklyn New York. Identified on back; also shows Regal market, haircutting salon on corner in background; no date but circa 1970s; approx. 3 1/2" x 3 3/4" format; light wear, old crease (not severe); trimmed unevenly; very good condition, interesting Brooklyn photographic & antique auto ephemera.
Koch - Emusha The Shadow Mayor
New York: Life in Wartime Productions, 1982. F. (26) pages; a black and white comic book spoofing Mayor Koch's political and social life, attitude, New Yorkers and the city in general during the time of his mayoralty; Edward Irving "Ed" Koch (b. 1924) U.S. Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and.....
1982 Typed Letter Signed By Italian Architectural Author Bruno Zevi
Rome Italy: 1982. With content noting that some poetry had been sent, comment on a friend's recent art opening - and the most interesting paragraph concerning a "...permesso business to be decided, but have marshalled support in case of trouble. The appeal has been lodged and will be heard some.....
Hand-Colored Lithograph of a Female of the Bushman Race
New York: H. Bailliere, 1855. Original hand-colored plate from Prichard and Norris' Natural History of Man; approx. 5 1/2" x 9" size; slight toning, old discoloration at bottom right corner, unobtrusive; very good condition.
Hand-Colored Lithograph of Woman & Child of the Bushman Race
New York: H. Bailliere, 1855. Original hand-colored plate from Prichard and Norris' Natural History of Man; approx. 5 1/2" x 9" size; slight toning; very good condition.
Four Broadside Poems Signed By Fred Byrnes
New York. 4 broadsides include: 'Marilyn Again on Display', 1992 Backstreet Editions, artwork J. Hogan, inscribed and signed by Fred Byrnes; 'Morgan' 1990, signed; 'On A Sunday Afternoon' 1990, signed; and 'Lasagne' (for Corinne) 1992, signed by Long Island poet Fred Byrnes; all printed on good color paper stock; approx.....
Longfellow's Home, Cambridge, Mass. Postcard
Boston: P.R. Co. Divided back postcard; used; no cancellation; no date, circa 1910; some light edge, tips wear; very good condition.
1984 Autograph Letter Signed By Sicilian Author Carmelo Samona
Rome Italy: 1984. Carmelo Samona (1926 -1990) Sicilian-born writer and educator, winner of the Strega prize for his 1978 novel Brothers (Fratelli); dated Roma 15 Feb. 1984; written on one side of plain paper and concerning his book "Il Custode"; text in Italian, the gist of the letter asking about.....
1912 Signed handwritten note by Noted American Graphic Artist Charles Dana Gibson
A handwritten note, interestingly written from Carnegie Hall and dated May 2 1912 and with a artists' palette-style "Dana" in the signature; evidently the addressee had asked Gibson about using an image he'd drawn; to a Mr. Abbott, and describing the process for using the art, fees & copyright notice;.....
Carte-de-Visite Portrait of Charles Dickens By E. Linde & Co. Berlin
Berlin: E. Linde & Co., 1865. CDV photograph of an older Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) English novelist of the Victorian period; with the E. Linde & Co. Berlin studio stamp on back of card mount; no date, circa 1865 albumen; approx. 4" x 2 1/2" overall size; light wear;.....
1876 Woodburytype of Charles Jean Marie Loyson "Pere Hyacinthe"
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1876. A sharp and clear oval Woodburytype portrait of Charles Jean Marie Loyson "Pere Hyacinthe"; approx. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" size, on the original heavy paper 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" sheet; Hyacinthe Loyson (1827-1912) was a controversial French Roman Catholic priest.....
Engraved mailing envelope by C. Magnus, with vignette of armed Naval personnel, cavalry, infantry in background as well as boats in harbor in Distance
Mailing envelope of this fine printing company; approximately 3" x 5 ½" size; vignette in black and white, to right 1/3 of the envelope; C. Magnus 12 Frankfort St. N.Y. imprint below; unused; some soiling and edgewear; very good condition and finely engraved, presumably of Civil War vintage.
Songs of Our Country "My Country 'Tis of Thee Sweet Land of Liberty of Thee I Sing" Compliments of Chase & Sanborn
Chase & Sanborn. (16) pages; color illustrated covers and interior back cover advertisement for Chase & Sanborn's 'Seal Brand' coffees and teas; With a one-page history of some of the songs contained herein; The Star Spangled Banner, America, The Battle Cry of Freedom, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, Dixie.....
The Family Altar: Translated from the Fench, By a Young Lady, of Trenton, N.J. Revised by the Editors
New York: B. Waugh and T. Mason for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1834. 21 pages; printed by J. Collord; inspirational Christian children's book; no listing on OCLC at time of cataloguing; approx. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2" size; original brown printed paper wraps, sewn binding;.....
1995-1996 Group of Business Research and Development Materials Concerning the Development of a Winter Sports Facility, Baldy Mountain Resort, Weihe Forest Heilongjiang China: China Ski Corporation.
China & Colorado: Not Published, 1995. F. Group of materials includes: "Baldy Mountain Resort" (2 copies) development project brochure 54 pgs of very professional-appearing computer-generated color photographs of proposals for development of this skiing resort, some folding, information on the Asian sports market including Olympic aspirations, site overview, demand for.....
Out of Bounds Contemporary Long Island Photographers
East Hampton New York: Guild Hall Museum, 1989. 32 pages; illustrated in black and white throughout; cataloguing pieces by Martin Brett Axon, Teri Barbero, Dianne Blell, Luis Camnitzer, Dean Chamberlain, Laurence M. Gartel, Ralph Gibson, Joan Harrison, Yoshi Higa, Paul Ickovic with Anna Sergevna Ourusoff, Kelsey/Lehr, Gerald Pryor, Val Telberg.....