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Traité complet de natation. Essai sur son application à l'art de la guerre. Troisième  édition.  Augmentée d'un Précis historique de la natation chez les peuples anciens ... et d'une Revue analytique des divers ouvrages publiés sur ce sujet. [Swimming as an art in war]. Original printing.

Traité complet de natation. Essai sur son application à l'art de la guerre. Troisième édition. Augmentée d'un Précis historique de la natation chez les peuples anciens ... et d'une Revue analytique des divers ouvrages publiés sur ce sujet. [Swimming as an art in war]. Original printing.

by Courtivron, Vicomte Ludovic Antoine François Marie Le Compasseur (1786-1842)

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Paris: Chez A. Pihan de La Forest, 1836. 8vo. 14 x 22.5cm. Original wraps. [4], xxxvi, 5-588pp. plus 16 hors texte lithographs. OCLC Number 38548498. No index to the plates, which are oddly numbered.
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Two girls kissing. Use Lautz Bros. Pure & Healthy Soaps. Best in the Market.  First edition..

Two girls kissing. Use Lautz Bros. Pure & Healthy Soaps. Best in the Market. First edition..

by Lautz Bros.

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[Buffalo, NY ]: Lautz Bros., circa 1880s. . Color lithograph trade card. 11 x 7 cm. cm. .Trimmed. Lautz Bros. & Co., Buffalo, New York: The Lautz Company started out as a small candle establishment in the early 1850's, and then incorporated soap manufacturing into their business. The firm was established by an American businessman, Wilhelm (William)… Read more about this item
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Warner’s Safe Rheumatic Cure.   First edition.

Warner’s Safe Rheumatic Cure. First edition.

by Warner, H.h.

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New York: H.H. Warner, late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card.. With cut-outs. 10.5 x 9.5cm. Trade card showing a girl attending to a man with dwarfism, seated on a chair, and with his two wrapped feet resting on an ottoman. She hands him a bottle of Warner’s Safe Rheumatic Cure. Image also shows the box for the… Read more about this item
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African-Americans at the theater. Brooks & Co. Clarence  Brooks . Fine Coach, Railway and Piano  Forte Varnishes.    First edition,

African-Americans at the theater. Brooks & Co. Clarence Brooks . Fine Coach, Railway and Piano Forte Varnishes. First edition,

by Clarence Brooks & Co.

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New York: Clarence Brooks & Co., late 19th Century. . Color lithograph trade card. 8 x 11.7 cm. Slightly trimmed at top and bottom. White spot in center. Clarence Brooks established his varnish business in 1859 as Brooks and Fitzgerald, later Clarence Brooks & Co. In 1881 the firm issued a calendar illustrated with… Read more about this item
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Baseball at Blackville. African-Americans playing a game of baseball.   Trade card for Clarence  Brooks & Co. First edition.

Baseball at Blackville. African-Americans playing a game of baseball. Trade card for Clarence Brooks & Co. First edition.

by Clarence Brooks & Co.

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New York: Clarence Brooks & Co., late 19th Century. . Color lithograph trade card. 7.8 x 11 cm. Trade card for Clarence Brooks & Co. Fine Coach, Railway and Piano Forte Varnishes.. African-Americans playing a game of baseball. Slightly trimmed at top and bottom. Clarence Brooks established his varnish business in 1859… Read more about this item
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Diamond Dyes. Class in Economy.  First edition..

Diamond Dyes. Class in Economy. First edition..

by Diamond Dyes

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Gowanda, NY: R.P. McMillan, circa 1880s.. Color lithograph trade card. 11 x 7.7 cm. . .Diamond Dyes, a leading dye company around 1900, is known for its advertising. Possibly trimmed right and left.
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Use Lautz Bros. Soaps. Best in the Market.Acme soap. Best Bar Soap Made. First edition..

Use Lautz Bros. Soaps. Best in the Market.Acme soap. Best Bar Soap Made. First edition..

by Lautz Bros.

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[Buffalo, NY ]: Lautz Bros., circa 1880s., . Color lithograph trade card. 10.7 x 6.35 cm. .Trimmed. .Lautz Bros. & Co., Buffalo, New York: The Lautz Company started out as a small candle establishment in the early 1850's, and then incorporated soap manufacturing into their business. The firm was established by an American businessman, Wilhelm (William)… Read more about this item
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I'll Cut you Deep.  African-American with watermelon.. First edition..

I'll Cut you Deep. African-American with watermelon.. First edition..

by William Clark & Co.,

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New York: William Clark & Co., late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card.. 9 x 7 cm.
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Water Mill contractor B. S. Williams & Co. First edition..

Water Mill contractor B. S. Williams & Co. First edition..

by B. S. Williams & Co.

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Kalamazoo, MI: , B. S. Williams & Co. circa 1880s., . Color lithograph trade card. 8 x 14.5 cm/ cm. .Trimmed. .Lautz Bros. & Co., Buffalo, New York: The Lautz Company started out as a small candle establishment in the early 1850's, and then incorporated soap manufacturing into their business. The firm was established by an American businessman,… Read more about this item
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African-Americans in Canoes. Brooks & Co. Clarence  Brooks . Fine Coach, Railway and Piano  Forte Varnishes.    First edition..

African-Americans in Canoes. Brooks & Co. Clarence Brooks . Fine Coach, Railway and Piano Forte Varnishes. First edition..

by Clarence Brooks & Co.

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New York: Clarence Brooks & Co., late19th Century. . Color lithograph trade card. 8 x 11.7 cm. Slightly trimmed at top and bottom. White spot in center. Clarence Brooks established his varnish business in 1859 as Brooks and Fitzgerald, later Clarence Brooks & Co. In 1881 the firm issued a calendar illustrated with African… Read more about this item
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Smoke NIgger Head.  (Inter-racial scene in a tobacco store.. )   First edition..

Smoke NIgger Head. (Inter-racial scene in a tobacco store.. ) First edition..

by William S. Kimball l & Company

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Rochester, NY: Wh. S. Kimball & Company, late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card.17.7 x 22.9 cm. Large format and rare. ...niggerhead n. ; 1. (orig. and chiefly US, also negro head, nigger-foot, nigger twist) cheap, dark tobacco designed for smoking and chewing. 1809 · 1979 ; 2. (US) ... ...Mencken Amer. Lang. Supplement I 528: In 1943 there… Read more about this item
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Lautz Bros. Acme soap. Best Bar Soap Made.First edition..

Lautz Bros. Acme soap. Best Bar Soap Made.First edition..

by Lautz Bros.

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[Buffalo, NY ]: Lautz Bros., circa 1880s.. Color lithograph trade card. 11 x 6.3 cm. .Trimmed. .Lautz Bros. & Co., Buffalo, New York: The Lautz Company started out as a small candle establishment in the early 1850's, and then incorporated soap manufacturing into their business. The firm was established by an American businessman, Wilhelm (William)… Read more about this item
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Look at dis yer cake Missus: Sho' as you bo'n ; De Arm & Hammer Brand.  [With African-Americans. ]First edition..

Look at dis yer cake Missus: Sho' as you bo'n ; De Arm & Hammer Brand. [With African-Americans. ]First edition..

by Arm & Hammer

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Gowanda, NY: H.N. Hooker, late 19th Century. . Color lithograph trade card.. Two sided. 20 x 13.5. cm..
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Lautz Bros. & Co's Soap. Unequaled for the Laundry. First edition..

Lautz Bros. & Co's Soap. Unequaled for the Laundry. First edition..

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South Dayton, NY : F.J. Peacock, circa 1880s.. Color lithograph trade card. 10 x 6 cm. . .Lautz Bros. & Co., Buffalo, New York: The Lautz Company started out as a small candle establishment in the early 1850's, and then incorporated soap manufacturing into their business. The firm was established by an American businessman, Wilhelm… Read more about this item
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African-Americans in comical horse riding scene. [Fox-Hunting in Blackville?]. Trade card for Clarence  Brooks & Co. Clarence  Brooks . Fine Coach, Railway and Piano  Forte Varnishes.    First edition..

African-Americans in comical horse riding scene. [Fox-Hunting in Blackville?]. Trade card for Clarence Brooks & Co. Clarence Brooks . Fine Coach, Railway and Piano Forte Varnishes. First edition..

by Clarence Brooks & Co.

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New York: Clarence Brooks & Co., late 19th Century. . Color lithograph trade card. 8.1 x 11.6 cm. Slightly trimmed at top and bottom. Likely this one. Text not present. "The scene is hectic and some of the African Americans are having trouble staying on their horses. The caption below reads: ―Fox-Hunting in Blackville—Mrs. Johnson is Entitled… Read more about this item
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Ayer's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood, stimulates the vital functions, restores and preserves health, and infused new life and vigor throughout the whole system.  First edition..

Ayer's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood, stimulates the vital functions, restores and preserves health, and infused new life and vigor throughout the whole system. First edition..

by Ayer, Dr. J.C,

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Lowell, MA: Dr. J.C, Ayer, & Co., late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card.. 6.4 x 12,7cm,
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Dr. William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs.   First edition.

Dr. William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs. First edition.

by Hall, Dr. William

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New York: late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card. With cut-outs. 15.5 x 9.5cm. The following guest blog post was written by Varsha Jayaraman, Queen’s Work Study Curatorial Assistant: In the mid-to-late ninteenth century, advertising trade cards were important for circulating information about patent medicines, or “over-the-counter” drugs. Dr. William Hall’s Balsam was printed by the Donaldson Brothers of Five… Read more about this item
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African-American School teacher and students. Trade card for Clarence  Brooks & Co.  Fine Coach, Railway and Piano  Forte Varnishes.    First edition..

African-American School teacher and students. Trade card for Clarence Brooks & Co. Fine Coach, Railway and Piano Forte Varnishes. First edition..

by Clarence Brooks & Co.

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New York: Clarence Brooks & Co., late 19th Century. . Color lithograph trade card. 8 x 11.5 cm. Slightly trimmed at top and bottom. Clarence Brooks established his varnish business in 1859 as Brooks and Fitzgerald, later Clarence Brooks & Co. In 1881 the firm issued a calendar illustrated with African American caricatures in… Read more about this item
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Dr Ransom's Hive Syrup and Tolu.  [With African-American. First edition.]

Dr Ransom's Hive Syrup and Tolu. [With African-American. First edition.]

by Ransom, Dr.

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New York: late 19th Century. Color lithograph trade card. With cut-outs. 20 x 13.5 cm. Hive syrup was used to treat croup, bronchial infection commonly seen in children. Soothing remedies were popular treatments, as were expectorants. More well-known hive syrups such as Cox’s or Dr. Ransom‘s have surviving recipes with ingredients such as squill extracts, senega, tincture of tolu,… Read more about this item
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Ayer's cherry pectoral cures colds, coughs, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. ..   First edition..

Ayer's cherry pectoral cures colds, coughs, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. .. First edition..

by Ayer, Dr. J.C,

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Lowell, MA: Dr. J.C, Ayer, & Co., late19th Century. Color lithograph trade card.. 11.3 x 6.3cm...Trade card advertising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral featuring an image of a girl in a dress using her hat to carry cherries and holding a sprig of cherries in her hand. She is in a field with hills and water in the… Read more about this item
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