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Archive: Good & Gone

Things to celebrate & share, even if they're no longer for sale.

Fires: Their Causes, Prevention and Extinction; combining also a Guide to Agents respecting insurance against loss by fire

Fires: Their Causes, Prevention and Extinction; combining also a Guide to Agents respecting insurance against loss by fire

Moore, F. C. [Francis Cruger]
Atlas to the Coal Flora of Pennsylvania, and of the Carboniferous Formation throughout the United States (plates volume/commonplace book)

Atlas to the Coal Flora of Pennsylvania, and of the Carboniferous Formation throughout the United States (plates volume/commonplace book)

Lesquereux, Leo [commonplace book]
Geometrical Drawing: A Collection of Plates for Practical Use in Elementary Mechanical Drawing

Geometrical Drawing: A Collection of Plates for Practical Use in Elementary Mechanical Drawing

Schraidt, F. [Ferdinand Friederich Hans, 1880-]
Pour les petits et les grands: Combinaisons décoratives application aux travaux manuels

Pour les petits et les grands: Combinaisons décoratives application aux travaux manuels

Bardot, Mlle.; M. Claveau
Observations on the Importance of Female Education and Maternal Instruction

Observations on the Importance of Female Education and Maternal Instruction

Abigail Mott Moore ("A Mother"); James Mott
Paper-Folding and -Designing Combined: A Kindergarten Occupation for Infants and Juniors

Paper-Folding and -Designing Combined: A Kindergarten Occupation for Infants and Juniors

Ford, Z.
The Seven Creative Principles

The Seven Creative Principles

Butler, Hiram Erastus (1841-1916)
Early twentieth-century American sewing skill notebook

Early twentieth-century American sewing skill notebook

[sewing notebook]
Tailor's garment construction models from sewing course, ca. 1940 [Travaux du manche tailleur pour cours de couture]

Tailor's garment construction models from sewing course, ca. 1940 [Travaux du manche tailleur pour cours de couture]

[sewing ephemera, couture work]
A young woman's botany notebook with drawings and herbarium specimens

A young woman's botany notebook with drawings and herbarium specimens

[album; student notebook]
An Inquiry Into the Alleged Tendency of the Separation of Convicts, One From the Other, to Produce Disease and Derangement

An Inquiry Into the Alleged Tendency of the Separation of Convicts, One From the Other, to Produce Disease and Derangement

[prison reform] (Packard, Frederic Adolphus, "A Citizen of Pennsylvania)
Recreations morales de l'Enfance, ou Entretiens... tome premier & second (2 volumes)

Recreations morales de l'Enfance, ou Entretiens... tome premier & second (2 volumes)

Lemair, H[enri]
Dekorationen der modernen Kalten Küche / Modern Cold Dishes and their Decoration / Cuisine froide modern et decorations

Dekorationen der modernen Kalten Küche / Modern Cold Dishes and their Decoration / Cuisine froide modern et decorations

Kerk, R.; B. Hoppner (ed.)
Notebook on textile weaving with original examples

Notebook on textile weaving with original examples

[textiles, weaving, sewing ephemera, student work]
Herbier / 1909 Herbarium with Pressed Flowers and Seaweed Specimens

Herbier / 1909 Herbarium with Pressed Flowers and Seaweed Specimens

[herbarium, botanical ephemera]
Thoughts for Flirts

Thoughts for Flirts

Dale, Mary [pseud. Marjorie Dawson]; Isabella Morton (illus.)
Couture - French student sewing project book with 12 cloth examples

Couture - French student sewing project book with 12 cloth examples

[sewing book]
Principles of Decorative Design

Principles of Decorative Design

Dresser, Christopher
Plain Directions for Accidents, Emergencies, and Poisons, and Care of the Sick

Plain Directions for Accidents, Emergencies, and Poisons, and Care of the Sick

Turner, Alexander Paul (1840-1892) "Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia"
Travail Manuel: Tissage Cahier-Album No. 1

Travail Manuel: Tissage Cahier-Album No. 1

F. Jardry
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Bayntun-Riviere fine binding)

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Bayntun-Riviere fine binding)

Gracian, Balthasar; Joseph Jacobs (trans.)
Health and Comfort in House Building...

Health and Comfort in House Building...

Drysdale, John; John Williams Hayward
The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky [Blue and Sun-Lights: Their Influence Upon Life, Disease &c.]

The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky [Blue and Sun-Lights: Their Influence Upon Life, Disease &c.]

Pleasonton, Ge. A. J. [Augustus]
One Hundred Hieroglyphic Bible Readings for the Young, compiled by the editors of the "Children's Friend"

One Hundred Hieroglyphic Bible Readings for the Young, compiled by the editors of the "Children's Friend"

[juvenile] (William Carus Wilson, ed.)
Finnish Manuscript Sewing Book with Hand Drawn Color Diagrams (Sloyd Handicraft Student Notebook)

Finnish Manuscript Sewing Book with Hand Drawn Color Diagrams (Sloyd Handicraft Student Notebook)

[student work, manuscript notebook, original drawings]
The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book

The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book

Foster, William (illus.) [juvenile]
Matilda Snyder’s response to Adolphus H. Smith talking trash about her personal hygiene

Matilda Snyder’s response to Adolphus H. Smith talking trash about her personal hygiene

[correspondence, ALS]
Printer/Sunday School leader's record & calling card specimen book

Printer/Sunday School leader's record & calling card specimen book

[ephemera]
Lamplighters, child laborers. Pittsburgh, ca. 1900-10

Lamplighters, child laborers. Pittsburgh, ca. 1900-10

[photograph]
Manual of the Mental Examination of Aliens 1918

Manual of the Mental Examination of Aliens 1918

Treasury Department, United States Public Health Service [psychological testing] [Howard Andrew Knox, Augustus F. Sherman]
Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin

Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin

Martin Madan (1726-1790)
Poor? A New Political Standard for a New Democracy for a Millionaire Age

Poor? A New Political Standard for a New Democracy for a Millionaire Age

"A. N. Unknown"
Japanese Silk Dye Specimens, Catalog of 60 Swatches

Japanese Silk Dye Specimens, Catalog of 60 Swatches

[textiles, dye charts, fabric samples]
7 ca. 1930s sample books for specialty papers by Hughes & Hoffman

7 ca. 1930s sample books for specialty papers by Hughes & Hoffman

[sample books] Hughes & Hoffman
Litany of sewing and needlework skills, 1901

Litany of sewing and needlework skills, 1901

[sewing ephemera]
19C French herbarium in 20C notebook cover

19C French herbarium in 20C notebook cover

[herbarium, botanical notebook]
Eleventh annual report of the board of managers of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston, May, 1836.

Eleventh annual report of the board of managers of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston, May, 1836.

[Louis Dwight; prison reform]
Thumb O Graphs: We'll Note You in Our Booke of Memory

Thumb O Graphs: We'll Note You in Our Booke of Memory

[autograph books]
Who Makes It and Where: Geyer's Catalog-Directory of Stationery and Office Equipment, with which is incorporated Walden's Red Book

Who Makes It and Where: Geyer's Catalog-Directory of Stationery and Office Equipment, with which is incorporated Walden's Red Book

[trade catalog]
Explanation of Dreams (Dr. J.H. McLean, cover title: No. 2 Dreaming)

Explanation of Dreams (Dr. J.H. McLean, cover title: No. 2 Dreaming)

Dr. J.H. McLean