NIERIMBERG y OTIN, Juan Eusabio

Vita Divina E Strata Reale, E Breue Per Acquistar la Perfectione Mostrata...

Venice, Paolo Baglioni, 1670. 24mo (2 3/4" X 5½"). Single leaf (pp. 133-34). Very good. Faint age toning. A handsome printing and typography sample of this petite production, one of many by the noted Spanish Jesuit and mystic (1595-1658). .

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(S.S. PARIS)

Group of Five (5) Menus

The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique's best known and largest ocean liner was launched by this French firm in 1916 and this "Aristocrat of the Ocean" crossed from Le Havre, France to New York with cruises elsewhere until 1939. Collection of five menus, each small 4to (8½" X 11", opening to 17" X 11"), with 1936 issue dates of 1 July, 16 July (two, with differing front covers) and 3 May (two, with differing front covers). Very good. Bits of minor wear only. Front covers are all pictorial, with inner left bearing the day's menu in French and inner right the same in English -- down the center appears the "Menu Suggestion." Those from July 1st and July 16th both note they are "Raymond-Whitcomb Cruise." July 1st cover depicts a woodblock engraving of a 3-masted ship labeled "Navire Du XVIe Siècle" (Ship of the 16th Century) and those from July 16th and May 3rd are color reproductions from the "Les Costumes Normands de jadis" French women's fashion series: "Jeune fille de St. Valéry en Caux," "Jeune fille de Cherbourg," "Fermière d'Harcourt, près Caën" and "Jeune fille des environs de Dieppe." A superb quintette from the most famous luxury ocean liner afloat in the 1930s. .

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(PEORIA AND HANNIBAL RAILROAD COMPANY)

Certificate of Stock... Peoria and Hannibal Railroad Company

N.p.: Peoria and Hannibal Railroad Company, n.y. [1850s]. Handbill. Small 8vo (7 3/4" X 5¼"). Near fine. Very slight age toning. Handsome printed "Certificate of Stock" for shares in this Midwest locomotive concern, with standard boilerplate text, with blanks (none filled in) for shareholder's name, number of shares, amount paid, date, etc. as well as blank areas for the usual secretary and president's signatures. Some elaborate borders and elaborate typefaces. Altogether an attractive and evocative item of railroad ephemera. .

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Sonstige Stichworte: STOCK SHARES

(MILK PROCESSING PLANT -- FLOOR PLAN)

N.p.: Education Research, Inc. 1950. Printed color poster, 38" X 25". Near fine. Original folds (none weakened), else superb and pristine, with colors as bright as the day it was published and entirely lacking in age toning or edge tears. This curious and handsome poster bears no title, but is entirely filled with a floor plan (pictorial style, not a blueprint) of a milk processing plant. A greyish sidewalk with ornamental shrubbery runs outside its borders with a variety of pedestrians strolling, observing, playing, some entering the plant's cafeteria at lower left and sitting at the stools along the winding counter. Twelve other rooms are pictured and identifdied, with workers her and there operating machinery, etc. Arrows with brief text take the viewer on a guided tour through this large factory. These other rooms consist of (in order of size): "Milk Processing Room," "Ice Cream Processing Room," "Hardening Room," "Bottle and Case Washing Room," "Milk Receiving Room," "Milk Storage Room," "Laboratory," "Salesmen's Room," "Receiving Room for Cream and Milk Solids," "Supply Room," "Compressor Room" and "Boiler Room. Beautifully printed in full color. In addition to this floor plan, also present are sixteen (16) heavy stock 10" X 7" sheets (printed in color on one side only), each with a color cutout meant to be snipped apart and assembled into a three-dimensional piece of processing machinery to be affixed to predetermined spots on the floor plan. (Some sheets include two separate pieces of the identical machinery.) There are cutouts for two "Farm Pick-Up Truck," two "Milk Delivery Truck," two "Ice Cream Delivery Truck," "Cooler for Milk Receiving Room," "Pasteurizer," "Homogenizers," "Clarifier for Milk Processing Room," "Milk Storage Tank," "Coolers," "Weigh Tanks," "Holding Tank," "Bottle Filler and Capper for Milk Processing Room" and "Can Washer." Whether these materials were produced for distribution to public schools as a public relations move or for use in trade schools or other training institutions we have been unable to determine. In any case, a delightful period piece in choice collector's condition. .

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(POSTCARD)

Leap Year / the Silent Proposal

New York, The Paul C. Koeber Co, 1908. Heavy stock 24mo (5½" X 3½"). Very good. Mildly creased, but edges strong and no chipping. A lovely example of this charmer, a color closeup of "Gibson Girl" type at left, hands folded in anticipation under chin, and dashing young man in tuxedo and white gloves, index finger nervously touching his lips as if about to speak. "The PCK Series" printed on verso. Addressed, penny stamp cancelled in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin on 30 July 1908. .

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(POSTCARD)

The Would-Be Sport

New York, The Rotograph Co, 1908. Heavy stock 24mo (3¼" X 5½"). Very good. Mildly creased, but edges strong and no chipping. Attractive example of this Katharine Gassaway signed color postcard (marked as "F.L. 152) featuring a pigeon-toed young man full-length in horse riding getup: jodhpurs, tall boots with spurs, riding crop tucked under arm. Addressed, penny stamp cancelled in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin on 29 July 1908. .

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(WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY)

Printed Invitation with Cloth Sack

The Woman's Missionary Society, more formally the Woman's Baptist Home Missionary Society, was formed in Chicago in 1877 in order to train and send women to missions both at home and abroad; later it joined with other similar societies to form the American Baptist Home Mission Societies. Printed card, heavy stock 3¼" X 4½," n.p. 20 March 1902. Near fine. Two small diecut holes near top (as issued) permit a cream satin ribbon to affix to the front a small, bright yellow cotton sack (empty, as issued). Within an ornamental border is a three-stanza poem telling the recipient how to use it: "We invite you to come and celebrate / What we give in your honor, a birthday fete; / This birthday party is give to you, / 'Tis something novel, something new; / We send to each this little sack -- / Please either send it bring it back." It continues: "Please put in the sack that we send to you / Some pennies, no matter if old or new; / One for each year of your life that is past, / One for the first as well as the last, / The secret the sack will never unfold, / Should you wish the years to remain untold." And finally: "Kind friends will give us good things to eat / And the ladies will furnish some kind of a treat, / Then come if you can, if you are well and hearty, / If not send your sack by some other party." Below which in boldface is identified the sender -- Woman's Missionary Society -- along with the date and place -- Cottonwood Church, Thursday Evening." Also present is the small original mailing envelope, addressed to Miss Phebe Green of Morrison, Illinois but not stamped or cancelled. We believe this quaint relic, which is in exceptional bright condition, was a celebration and fundraising effort for the Society's twenty-fifth birthday. Unusual -- a rare survivor. .

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(STEVENSON, Adlai E., II)

All Chicago Greeting for Adlai E. Stevenson...

Chicago: N.p. n.y. [1956]. Printed ticket. 24mo (5½" X 2½"). Fine. Ticket printed in blue and red on heavy orange card stock. Full text reads: "All Chicago Greeting for / Adlai E. Stevenson / Chicago Stadium / Wood and Madison Sts. / Saturday, November 1st / Greet and Hear the Next President of the United States / See and Hear Outstanding Stars of Stage -- / Screen -- Television and Radio / in a Salute to Governor Stevenson / Doors Open 6:30 P.M." etc. Lower left corner (part in ink) notes this ticket is for "Aisle 10 Sec. L / Row A Seat 7." Stub portion on right side present, indicating this ticket is for the exclusive "Reserved Section." Very attractive and quite uncommon. These orange cards are far scarcer than the similar white cards for nonreserved seats. .

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Sonstige Stichworte: ADLAI E. STEVENSON II

(GENERAL ORDERS -- CIVIL WAR -- WISCONSIN). THOMAS, Lorenzo, and TOWNSEND, E.D.

Collection of Three General Orders

Washington, DC, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 1862. Handbills. 12mo. Very good to near fine. One is 4-punched at left edge (not affecting text). Unusual gathering of three Wisconsin-related "General Orders" issued in 1862, 1863 and 1864, all issued from the Adjutant General's Office at the War Department in Washington, DC, as follows: General Orders, No. 217 (30 December 1862), 1p, Notes three miscellaneous actions for three individual servicemen, the last of which involves 2d Lieutenant Samuel B. Morse of the 7th Wisconsin Volunteers, who resigned before the order dismissing him. General Orders, No. 11 (10 January 1863), 1p, dismissing Colonel R.C. Murphy of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteers from the Army "for allowing his command to be surprised at Holly Springs, Mississippi, without having taken proper steps to protect his post, or repulse the enemy, and his troops having been found in bed at the time of attack." General Orders, No. 211 (15 June 1864), 1p, text of a Congressional resolution "tendering the thanks of Congress to Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Bailey, of the 4th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers.. for distinguished services in the recent campaign on the Red River, by which the gunboat flotilla under Rear Admiral David D. Porter was rescued from imminent peril." General Orders were usually made in modest quantities for distribution to the various army commands, where the company clerks would collect them (hence the occasional file holes). A great many were destroyed during the course of the war, and original examples of most survive in surprisingly few copies. .

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Sonstige Stichworte: CIVIL WAR

(RAILROAD -- TIMETABLE)

Chicago & North-Western Railway -- Madison Division. (between Milwaukee and Madison. )

N.p. [Chicago]: Chicago & North-Western Railway, 1882. Broadside. 14½" X 9". Very good. Bit of sporadic soiling, but overall remarkably clean and attractive -- given it's printed on a thin tissue paper, a rare survivor. Timetable "No. 4," which "Takes Effect Sunday, May 7th, 1882, at 12 o'clock Noon" and is meant "For the Government and Information of Employes only," containing two columns (headed "Trains Going West" and "Trains Going East") showing all stops for both freight and passenger trains between Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin. Signed in large type at the bottom by J.D. Layng as General Superintendent, C.A. Swineford as Superintendent and Wm. F. Fitch as Assistant Superintendent. Rare to find in ANY condition, given its inherent fragility, much less this attractive condition. Newly and archivally framed under UV-filtering glass with a single archival cream matte and 3/4" thick dark wood and antiqued gold frame (overall dimensions 18" X 12½") -- giving it a superb period feel. .

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Sonstige Stichworte: RAILROAD TIMETABLES

(GENERAL ORDERS -- CIVIL WAR -- MINNESOTA). TOWNSEND, E.D.

General Orders, No. 184

Washington, DC, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 1863. 16mo. Self-cover. 8pp. Near fine. Binding traces at gutter (not affecting text). This lengthy and fascinating General Order chronicles the Fort Snelling court martial trial of Captain James Starkey of the 1st Minnesota Mounted Rangers, charged with "Making false muster," "Willingly signing muster rolls containing false musters," "Making false return to his superior officer of the state of his Company" and "Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman." Each charge is elaborated in great detail. Starkey was found guilty of most of the charges and sentenced "To be cashiered, and to be forever disqualified from holding any office of trust or profit under the Government of the United States" -- this latter sentence commuted by President Lincoln, who always believed in giving someone a second chance. Signed in type at the conclusion by Townsend as Assistant Adjutant General. General Orders were usually made in modest quantities for distribution to the various army commands, where the company clerks would collect them (hence the occasional file holes). A great many were destroyed during the course of the war, and original examples of most survive in surprisingly few copies. .

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Sonstige Stichworte: CIVIL WAR

(GAS MASK / WORLD WAR TWO)

Gas" -- How to Protect -- Protection and First Aid

Washington, DC, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. Printed hand bill. Heavy stock 6 3/4" X 4½". Very good. Faint edgewear. Obverse consists of a chart with three columns across top ("Gas," "How to Detect," "Protection and First Aid"). "Gas" types consist of "Blister Gases," "Choking Gases," "Blood and Nerve Poisons," "Vomiting and Tear Gases," "Screening Smokes" and "Incendiaries" -- each followed by symptoms and how to avoid and treat. Reverse consists of "Remember!" advice on when and how to wear a gas mask, how to decontaminate, protective ointment, etc. Intriguing and disturbing World War Two memento. .

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(PATRIOTIC COVERS -- CIVIL WAR)

Collection of "U.S. Naval Expedition" Patriotic Envelopes

12 covers, each 5½" X 3", New York, NY, n.y. Near fine. Unused and with faintest of age toning only and original gum present. Exceptional complete set, printed entirely in brown ink by Charles Magnus at 12 Frankfort Street in New York. Undated, although Steven R. Boyd in his "Patriotic Envelopes of the Civil War: The Iconography of Union and Confederate Covers" dates it to August 1861. While most of the dozen feature naval ships prominently in the middle ground or foreground, often with groups of soldiers (not sailors!) in various activities, only two covers actually depicts naval battles at sea and the final three covers depict infantry soldiers battling with no apparent nautical references whatsoever. A fascinating grouping seldom found complete and in uniform outstanding condition. .

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(GENERAL ORDERS -- CIVIL WAR)

General Orders, No. 68

Richmond: Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 1864. 12mo. Self-cover. 1p. Very good. Minor soiling. Scarce Confederate General Order dated August 26, 1864. Three measures: first amendments "to provide for the establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed," second "Requisitions may be made by any Commissioner.. for a reasonable supply of stationery to enable him to perform his duties," and third "The allowances to the Commissioners will be paid.. from the fund for 'contingent expenses of the army'.." Signed in type at the conclusion by S. Cooper as Adjutant and Inspector General. Upper left corner bears desireable oval purple inkstamp of "Record Division, / Rebel Archives. / War Department." -- this being the inkstamp placed by the War Department on Confederate archives they seized. PARRISH 2431. .

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Sonstige Stichworte: CIVIL WAR

(BROADSIDE BALLAD -- CIVIL WAR)

Welcome Our Gallant 69th

New York, H. De Marsan, n.y. Broadside. 6¼" X 10". Very good. Numerous edge chips along right side and bit on lower edge only slightly encroaching on decorative border. This crudely printed broadside ballad (undated, but circa 1861) includes a thick decorative patriotic border featuring red and blue stars and stripes, olive-branch clutching American Eagle, etc. with publisher's data ("H. De Marsan, Publisher / 54, Chatham St. / N.Y.") at bottom center of border. Sung to the tune of "Marshal Ney," a popular tune celebrating the Napoleonic figure, this Civil War tune celebrates the 69th New York Infantry Regiment, the "Fighting Irish" or "Fighting Sixty-Ninth." Two stanzas and one chorus are featured, the chorus reading: "Right and left -- left and right: / We fought the Rebels with all our might; / Brave CORCORAN did wounded fall, / And HAGGERTY died by a Traitor's ball." Irish-born Michael Corcoran (1827-63) led the 69th at the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, in which he was taken prisoner, and Irish-born Captain James Haggerty, the first member of the 69th to die, was reportedly killed by a Louisiana Zouave, which also included many Irishmen. These "penny ballads" were all the rage during much of the 19th century, and were invariably printed on thin, delicate stock and sold by street vendors. A quite attractive example of this rare survivor. Inkstamped on verso is "Geo. F. Hambrecht" -- a well-known Civil War collector and noted Lincoln scholar (1871-1943) who founded the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin and served as director of the Wisconsin State Board of Vocational Education. .

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