[Philadelphia? ca. 1920]. [4]pp. on a single folded sheet. Quarto. Tanned and somewhat brittle, minor edge chipping, some short closed edge tears. A seemingly unrecorded promotional touting the talents of the now-obscure Famous Suwanee River Quartette. The group, formed in Cleveland, Ohio around 1910 and led by John Gantt, traveled..... More

New York: Alfred Scott, [1951]. 16pp. Publisher's pictorial self wrappers, stapled. Minor wear. Very scarce program for Anderson's March 25, 1951 performance at Carnegie Hall. The great contralto is pictured on the cover and her schedule of songs is listed on three different pages interspersed with advertisements and other information..... More

[Ann Arbor, Mi. October 23, 1940]. [4]pp. on a single folded sheet. Light wear, several contemporary ink emendations. A rare program for a concert presented by the University Musical Society at the University of Michigan featuring famed African American contralto singer Marian Anderson. The first page prints the songs sung..... More

Eureka Springs, Ar. Thoro Harris, [1932 or later]. [192]pp. Original yellow wrappers printed in black, with photographic group portrait on front wrapper, stapled. Moderate soiling to wrappers, old coffee mug stain on front wrapper, short tear to top joint of rear wrapper. Short closed tear to fore edge of first..... More

Chicago: J.W. Middleton & Co., 1918. Tinted lithographic certificate, 8.25 x 11 inches, completed in manuscript. Old folds, minor dust soiling. A rare surviving stock certificate for a corporation established in 1916 by Emmett J. Scott and other well-intentioned but somewhat cinematically-naive individuals who wanted to make their own silent..... More

New Haven: October 31, 1927. Photographically-iIlustrated broadside, 16 x 19 inches. Moderate edge wear, a few short, closed edge tears. An advertising broadside for the Illustrated Current News of New Haven, Connecticut, featuring the infamous Muse Brothers of Roanoke, Virginia. In the early-20th century, George and Willie Muse disappeared from..... More

Brisbane: H. Pole & Co., [1917]. Large broadside, 40 x 15 inches. Small tears and creasing at edges, a few minor losses to the sheet. Lower edge chipped with some loss to imprint, lower corner torn away affecting several lines. Handsome and striking broadside advertising a performance at the Empire..... More

[Palermo, Argentina: 1905]. Broadside, 15.5 x 5.5 inches. Old folds, minor edge wear, tiny chip in left margin, one tiny hole in the lower third not touching any text, light creasing, numerous contemporary pencil notes. Paper remnants on verso, likely removed from a scrapbook. An unrecorded broadside documenting an obscure..... More

San Francisco: Sterett Show Printing Co., [1897]. Broadside, approximately 17.5 x 6 inches. Printed on orange paper. Two short closed tears. Scarce broadside advertisement for the magic and puppet theater of Bowman the Wizard, a performer who toured California at the turn of the 20th century. The poster promotes not..... More

San Francisco: Francisco Valentine Co., [ca. 1914]. Large broadside, 28 x 21 inches. Previously folded. Light chipping at edges; one small puncture along old fold line. Some toning, but quite solid. An attractively printed and fairly large poster advertising a nickelodeon-era film depicting scenes and events in Mexico during its..... More

Dayton, Oh. [1851]. 143,[2]pp. 12mo. Original drab printed wrappers. Light chipping and wear. Text lightly foxed. Fourth edition of this German-American work of songs, the title of which translates loosely as, "A Short Pastime, Consisting of a Few Songs, Useful in Ethics." The title page has a woodcut of two..... More

Boston: 1868. Broadside, 13 x 9.75 inches. Printed on purple paper. Light fading and minor soiling at edges. Broadside advertising the rail line from North Bridgewater, East Stoughton, and East Randolph departing for Boston for passengers to take in the afternoon and evening theatre shows in the city. Times are..... More

[N.p. n.d., likely late-19th century]. Broadside, 13.25 x 12.5 inches, with title printed vertically at left and text printed in two columns. Old folds, some wrinkling, minor dust soiling. An unrecorded advertising broadside for an unrecorded (and perhaps unproduced) songster ostensibly written by Happy Bob Robinson, the leader of a...... More