Original marriage license between two early Sacramento residents, Manuel Lee (1885-1945) and Margaret Rogers (1894-1978). Printed lettering and handwriting in black ink. 15" x 13 1/2." Marriage license is very clean and intact except for a few wrinkles, a few bumps along the edges, and slight age toning. A Very Good copy. A marriage license between Manuel Lee and Margaret Rogers of Sacramento. The license reads that Manuel and Margaret are both residents of Sacramento County and that they got married on May 18, 1912. The two witnesses are named as Frank Lee and Emma Rogers, the latter o... View More...
Original publisher's beige paper wrappers with staple binding. No date, circa 1906. 5" x 8." Twelve pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning and the occasional faint mark from a paper clip. Covers are clean and intact except for light to moderate age toning, a small closed tear measuring 1/4" from the fore-edge on front, and a few faint marks from paper clips. A Very Good copy. "Reprinted from American Magazine, New Series, Vol. I, No. 4, pages 186-190, July, 1906." An anonymous physician's instructive and matter-of-fact letter to his son, in college... View More...
Original stereocard on tan boards. Board dimensions 7 x 3 1/2 inches, photograph dimensions 6 x 3 inches. Title at base of photos. Photo of a woman and a man climbing into bed. On back, "Photographed and Published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, N. H." View More...
Original stereocard on tan boards. Board dimensions 7 x 3 1/2 inches, photograph dimensions 6 x 3 inches. Title at base of photos. Photo of a husband and wife in bed with a toddler on the husband's lap and an infant on the wife's lap. On back, "Photographed and Published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, N. H." View More...
Original stereocard on tan boards. Board dimensions 7 x 3 1/2 inches, photograph dimensions 6 x 3 inches. Title at base of photos. Photo of a shirtless man standing behind a bed and holding onto the footboard. A woman is behind him, applying some kind of appliance to his back. The man is grimacing in pain. On back, "Photographed and Published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, N. H." View More...
Original stereocard on tan boards. Board dimensions 7 x 3 1/2 inches, photograph dimensions 6 x 3 inches. Title at base of photos. Portrait of William Jennings Bryan as a young man, head shot surrounded by flowers. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was a leading political figure from the 1890's until his death. He ran for President 3 times as a Democrat, and served in the House of Representatives and as President Wilson's Secretary of State. He was also famous for being the attorney for the prosecution at the Scope Trial of 1925. On back, "Photographed and Published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleto... View More...
Original stereocard on tan boards. Board dimensions 7 x 3 1/2 inches, photograph dimensions 6 x 3 inches. Title at base of photos. Photo of a woman pulling a man's hair while he grimaces, both of his hands are in the washtub, washing clothing. Supposed to be humorous, but just looks abusive. On back, "Photographed and Published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, N. H." View More...
Original stereocard on tan boards. Board dimensions 7 x 3 1/2 inches, photograph dimensions 6 x 3 inches. Title at base of photos. Photo of a husband and wife in bed tending to an infant. On back, "Photographed and Published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, N. H." View More...
Original stereocard on gray boards. Board dimensions 7 x 3 1/2 inches, photograph dimensions 6 x 3 inches. Title at base of photos. Photograph of brick building with two chimneys surrounded by trees. From "History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana" by Otho Winger, "A meetinghouse was built two miles north of South Bend, and known as the Ulrey church". Built late 1800s. View More...
Illustrated boards. Illustrations. 151 pages of witty sayings such as: "Bachelors could have a fine time if there weren't any maidens and husbands to get in their way". "Man rules all dumb animals; woman rules man". "Men put money into stocks and women into stockings". "Politics and horse trading are child's play beside picking a wife". "Butter would not melt in the mouths of some people and lye would not scorch the mouths of others". View More...
One sheet (20 x 9 inch) folded into (4 x 9 inch) with printing and illustrations on both sides. title taken from the front fold. Brochure explains exhibits (over 90), events, accessibility, transportation, lodgings, and expenses. Very good clean copy. View More...
First edition thus. Parchment over wrappers, illustrated. No. 487 of 505 copies. In French. Page edges are uncut. Devenu Frere, et Ludovico, putassier, ou sont contenues la vie et la genealogie de toutes les courtisanes de Rome. View More...
Six parts, complete in two volumes. Modern red 1/4 leather binding with red cloth. Gilt lettering on black leather spine label. Red, white, and gilt marbled endpapers. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." All pages of both volumes, complete. Vol. I: xxxv, [2] 3-100. Vol. II: x, [1] 2-138. One black-and-white frontispiece portrait in Vol. I, complete. Table of Contents in the back of Vol. II. There is a tipped-in, black-and-white frontispiece in Vol. II which may be modern and not part of the original. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Slight age toning to pages. ... View More...
Series (3) of original cabinet card photos (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch) of the Henry C. Ayers family. 1] Henry Clinton Ayers (1840-1899). 2] Mary Ayers (1849-1927). 3] Eleanore or Elizabeth Ayers, their daughter. Henry C. Ayers was born in New Hampshire and was a graduate of Dartmouth College and later helped form both Pittsburgh Life Underwriters Association and the National Association of Life Underwriters. Mary, his wife was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. Life span of the daughter is unknown. View More...
Dust wrapper with two small splits at top of each side of the spine. (1913) Marriage advice by this British author, best know for his novel "The Old Wives' Tale." 110 pages, plus two pages of advertising for other books by Bennett. View More...
Original publisher's green cloth binding with illustrated front cover. 6" x 9." 471 pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Pages are clean and intact. Binding is tight. Covers are clean with only a bit of wear at the bottom edge of the front cover. A fictional story about a "quixotic" man, August Berkeley (pseudonym of the author, Rev. S. A. Gardner), and his newly wedded wife, Augusta. Berkeley embarks on many misadventures in the first two part of the novel while the third part focuses on a mystery investigation. The illus... View More...
First Edition of this translation. Limited Edition, one of 1500 copies. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with black lettering on front cover and spine. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4." 342 pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for minuscule bumping to corners. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for some bumping to corners and slight edge wear. Binding is tight. A Near Fine copy. About circumcision in men and women and the reasons behind it. The book defines different types of circumcision and discusses circu... View More...
Cloth. Page tops are gilt. Page sides and bottoms are uncut. Inked stamp on front end paper. The author describes the differences between how men and women view sex, love and marriage. Chapters include: The Sex-Passion; Man the Ungrown; Woman the Serf; Woman in Freedom; Marriage - A Retrospect; Marriage - A Forecast; The Intermediate Sex; The Free Society; Star and Sex Worships; The Primitive Group-Marriage; Preventive Checks; etc. View More...
Publisher's cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Personal inscription in pencil on flyleaf. Advertisement for 11th edition of author's previous work "Sex in Education; or, a Fair Chance for Girls" opposite title page. 153 pages. Slight tear in back flyleaf. The author was a prominent professor at Harvard Medical School, and his theories about the relationship of female physiology and education set forth in the aforementioned "Sex in Education" were controversial at the time. In this volume, the author further supports his assertion that educators must take into consideration the "period... View More...
Two pages. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. No place or date, but Baltimore, 1860's. Anne Moncure Crane (b. 1838, d. 1872) was an American novelist. Her work gained notice because of its exploration of female sexuality. Her work also is thought to haave influenced Henry James. In this letter to her friend Eugene Didier (1838-1913) she asks that Didier accompany her as escort for an evening to be spent at a Mr. Wymon's home. Didier was an author and critic and became an authority on Edgar Allan Poe. View More...
