A RARE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED EMBOSSED "CATTLEYA" PERFUME BOTTLE LABEL. Grasse-Paris: Jean Giraud Fils, 1900. The label measures 9" wide x 4 1/4" tall. The label is beautifully printed in colors and gilt - the design featuring a group of Cattleya Orchids. It is lettered, in gold, Nouveau Parfum/ CATTLEYA/ Jn. GIRAUD FILS/ Grasse-Paris. IN MINT CONDITION. Please see enlargements for details.
JELL-O. AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS DESSERT. Genesee Pure Foods Co., 1922. A booklet advertising JELL-O and JELL-O ICE CREAM POWDER with simple recipes. The booklet features a NORMAN ROCKWELL ILLUSTRATION ON EACH COVER. Please see enlargements for details. The booklet includes a separate insert for JELL-O ICE CREAM POWDER which is attached to the inside by means of the booklet's looped string attachment. The upper right corner of the cover is "dogeared" otherwise in excellent conditi ...click for details
EX LIBRIS BOOKPLATE FOR JOSEPH GOODALL (1760-1840). A finely engraved armorial bookplate printed on laid paper. Joseph Goodall was PROVOST of ETON from 1809-1840. ETON, the prestigious and elite seat of learning, has traditionally been the school of choice for the English aristocracy including no less than the PRINCES WILLIAM AND HARRY, children of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The bookplate is in excellent condition and measures 3 5/8 inches by 2 7/8 inches.
A VERY RARE DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR BROCHURE ADVERTISING L.T. PIVER's PERFUMES, POWDERS & LOTIONS. Inserted in four slots at the top of one side (see enlargement 2) is a RARE "SNIFF" card advertising VOLT PERFUME PRODUCTS. The card states that it has been perfumed with VOLT - however, the fragrance (if it was originally perfumed) has faded. The SNIFF CARD measures 3 1/2 inches by 2 inches and is DETACHABLE. The card shows four different VOLT products (see enlargements 3 and 5). The ...click for details
AN EARLY AMERICAN (Pre-1800)EX LIBRIS BOOK LABEL for THOMAS DAWES, Jr. BOSTON. (1757-1825). The label measures 1 1/2" by 3 1/4" and is lettered "THOMAS DAWES, jun.(underlined)/BOSTON." - all within a typographical border. An important early book label for Thomas Dawes, Junior. Dawes graduated from Harvard in 1777. He was a Member of the State Constitution Conventions of 1780 and 1782 and one of the writers featured in the DEBATE ON THE CONSTITUTION, PART ONE Sept. 1789-Februa ...click for details
FREDERICK WARNE & CO'S OWN PERSONAL CHRISTMAS CARD FOR 1946. The card features a beautiful full color reproduction of BEATRIX POTTER'S "AFTER THE MEAL" in the series "A RABBIT'S CHRISTMAS PARTY". The card is captioned on the inside: "Wishing you happiness/ at Christmas Time/ and health and prosperity/ in the New Year/ from Frederick Warne & Co Inc./ 210 FIFTH AVENUE/ NEW YORK 10, N.Y.". The card is not dated but was issued for the holiday season ...click for details
PETER RABBIT & OTHER TALES. ART FROM THE WORLD OF BEATRIX POTTER. A 36 page EXHIBITION CATALOG. 1977. Illustrated. The Exhibit was held at three locations: Grey Art Gallery from April 1-May 14, 1977; Toronto Public Library from June 17-July 9, 1977; Boston Museum of Fine Arts August 16-October 16, 1977. The catalogue contains: article "BEATRIX POTTER" by Joyce Irene Whalley; article "The First Fifty Years: The Childhood of Beatrix Potter" by E. Gerald Dabbs, M.D. - and mo ...click for details
A COLLECTION OF SEVENTEEN EPHEMERAL PERFUME ITEMS COMPRISING: SEVEN POSTCARDS and TEN BROCHURES. 1980s. The postcards advertise perfumes from: Lanvin; Elizabeth Taylor; Guerlain; Liz Claiborne; Patou; Houbigant; and Ted Lapidus. The 10 brochures advertise various perfumes including those made by: Worth (which lists the price range of bottles of "Dans La Nuit" in Lalique-designed flacons including the famous "BOULE" available at $290.00); Lancome; Houbigant; etc. In excellent ...click for details
A VINTAGE UNUSED EMBOSSED HALLOWEEN POSTCARD designed by EVELYN VON HARTMANN. An S.Bergman postcard, No.6027. 1917. The postcard features a small girl, a pumpkin, and black cats. Captioned: "HALLOWEEN LUCK/ Look in the mirror,/ and you will see/ The face of your lover/ that is to be". SIGNED BY THE ARTIST to the LEFT OF THE PUMPKIN. In EXCELLENT UNUSED CONDITION.
A WHITNEY VALENTINE POSTCARD. Worcester, Mass., 1922. A postally used postcard featuring a charming girl demurely posed on a large red heart. Captioned: "If you want to/ start something/ Ask me to be your/ Valentine". In very good used condition.
