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04849-M1195EKCU- 19th Century Woodcut- CHICHESTER'S COTTON-PACKER. Original large front cover page from March 3, 1860 Scientific American. Woodcut and appx 12 column inches of text. Great for display. Excellent condition. 9-1/2" x 13-1/2". $28.00
04848-M0496CLHL- 19th Century Woodcut- COTTON TEAM IN NORTH CAROLINA. Original large page from May 12, 1866 HARPER'S WEEKLY. Depicts cart loaded w/cotton pulled by two mules, one horse, one ox (what a combination!). Two Black workers coax them along. Great display piece. Excellent condition. 16" x 11". $60.00
02477-M0394EAAO- Journal- THE INDIANA LAW JOURNAL, Indianapolis, Vol. 1, No. 2, Feb 1898. Delightful and very readable articles: Lynch Law in Indiana (quoting from article “...Lord Chief Justice Coleridge said that when in any Anglo-Saxon community the law breakers got control of the courts the people were justified in resorting to lynch law.”), A Competitive Judiciary, The Human Comedy in Court, Expert Testimony, Oral Argument in Appellate Courts, Is the Bar Degenerating?, and more. Related ads. Very good condition. 6-1/4” x 9-1/2” x 48pp. $36.00
07197-M0805ELEE-
Booklet- T. S. DENISON & CO., Chicago, IL. HOW TO ADVERTISE A
PLAY. A Press-Agent’s Handbook. “As Necessary as the Play Itself to
Amateurs. Designed for Dramatic Clubs and Other Groups of Amateur
Entertainers”. By Frederick G. Johnson. Copyright 1916 by Eben H.
Norris. Apparently a 1st printing. Delightful selection! Chapters
include: The Need of a Press-Agent, Selecting a Press-Agent, Advertising
Mediums, The Newspaper Campaign, Preparing News Copy, Preparing Advertising
Copy, The Outdoor Campaign, Novel Advertising Stunts, Ticket Schemes,
Programs, Advertising Minstrel Shows, Specimen Press Releases. Light clear
stains, but generally very good condition. 4-3/4”x 7-1/8”x 68pp. $22.00
04660-M0395ECOA- Sales Pak- FULTON BAG & COTTON MILLS, Successors to Elias, May & Co, Atlanta, GA. 1920. Tent & Tarpaulin Dept. Canvas Goods Of All Sorts. 3 Pieces: 1) Cover letter on parchment-like paper w/beautifully engraved head and, down left margin, tent, covered wagon, horse in blanket, Black picking cotton. Gold seal at signature. Letter is crisp and like new except narrow rodent chew through wagon appx 2-1/4" long. 2) 10-1/4" x 6-1/4" green stiff illustrated folder w/tents, duffels, etc. All priced. 3) Actual sample of 12 oz. duck material. Last two items almost like new. All. $32.00