(ALASKA - GOLD RUSH MINING) J. B. Wingate, Editor and Manager
A “newspaper extra” whose sole function is as promotional literature to bring new prospectors, money, speculators, and investors to Rampart Alaska. The front page broadcasts such article headers as “Richer Than Ever” and “Bench Diggings” and “Paystreak is Located” to entice would-be miners. Such individuals are assured that Rampart has been poorly prospected and has plenty of opportunity left for those willing to work hard. The additional three pages carry the themes of such “newsworthy” articles for good... continue to full description...
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(AMERICAN PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS) [Reformed Church Publication Board]
This 1897–1904 manuscript account book is attributed to the Philadelphia Synod of the Reformed Church in America based upon church historian James Isaac Good’s description of the transition of the Church’s publication board the Philadelphia branch at this juncture. The account book records hundreds of church-published books, pamphlets, booklets, periodicals, and printed ephemera: bible history,... continue to full description...
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(ARCHITECTURE - SCULPTORS) H.K. Bush-Brown
Bush-Brown writes to Church advising him that he will receive an invitation to speak at the Architectural League’s meeting to discuss the proposed “Temple to Liberty” i.e. “The Temple to Liberty suggested should be also a historical museum and monument and I believe may be used as a motive for visiting all of the patriotic societies in one building with the purpose of having it used... continue to full description...
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(BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - RYE WHISKEY DISTILLERS) Edwin Walters, Distiller
Edwin Walters, (1834–1897) established the Orient Distillery in 1866. This trade card shows an excellent engraved view; possibly a heretofore unknown illustration of the factory. The detail of the scene is superb and one sees horse-drawn carriages of immense kegs, warehouses, and numerous outbuildings; an enormous operation. The front of the card lists E. Eising & Co. of New York City as the sole agents for the Orient Distillery. The verso of the card advertises... continue to full description...
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(BOOKSELLERS AND BOOKSELLING) Cook, Russell S., 1811-1864. Cook, Russell S., 1811-1864.
This 1844 circular effort reports upon the success of colporteurs (in this instance “in the Western states”) but it includes the lengthy narrative concerning one colporteur in... continue to full description...
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(CHILDREN’S BOOKS - ILLUSTRATED) [J. G. Sowerby, et. al]
By default, this item is a children's book with typical Victorian verse, but the illustrations, with subtlety, incorporate a fair amount of the silver plate ware that Wilcox might have sold to its customers. The interior covers are illustrated with four superb engravings of silver plate products manufactured by Wilcox: a tilting water set; a hammered fruit bowl; a cat and bird napkin ring; a pepper box. It is interesting to note that one of the poems is titled, “Millicent,”... continue to full description...
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(COMPARATIVE LITERATURE - ROMANIAN FOLK POETRY) [Hugo von Meltzel or Meltzl]
Translated by Henry Phillips, Jr., Meltzl's work is the first English translation of Romanian folk poetry. Meltzl was a pioneer in the field of comparative literature, and the primary editor of the first journal of comparative literature and world literature, the “Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum” published from 1877–88. [Damrosch, op. cit.] At its zenith, this journal had a... continue to full description...
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(EXHIBITIONS – UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL) Geo[rge] W. Ely
The diarist records his impressions of a ten-day trip from Wilbraham, Massachusetts via Hartford and New York City, to Philadelphia to visit the Centennial Exhibition. Ely visited Girard College and Eastern Penitentiary there, but most of the diary records his impressions of the exhibition. Here is a sample: “Dog running cider mill, Mammoth Grape vine, French Pickles and... continue to full description...
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(ILLINOIS) [La Belle Manufacturing Co.]
Most printed circulars are in four-page format, this one excels to eight pages. The front wrap offers a superb and very large engraved illustration of the La Belle Manufacturing Company. It is impressive how the graphic was intentionally implemented to fill up the design program so fully and boldly. The contents are filled with testimonials (almost all Chicago based) from the Mayor of Chicago, on down the line. An unusual promotional... continue to full description...
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(IMPRESSIONIST PAINTERS) Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965)
A handwritten letter from, and on the letterhead of, American Impressionist landscape painter Edward W. Redfield, a significant member of the New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania art colony. Redfield’s letter describes an invitation he is responding to from a Miss Dunham. She was a local elementary school teacher, and she had invited Redfield to visit her class. Redfield replies that it would be a frightening experience were he to speak in front of her... continue to full description...
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