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This little calendar from August, 1886 advertises a number of books published by Harper. Most publishers produced these little advertising pieces in this era. They are not too easy to find however.
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The intent of this blog is to highlight areas of the book collecting world that are of interest to me. Henry Altemus Books, the authors- Wayne Whipple, George Peck (and his "Bad Boy"), Hezekiah Butterworth, Jacob Abbott- juvenile series books of the 19th and 20th centuries and book/publisher ephemera. I hope there is something for all collectors here.
Nice item, Cary. I'm curious about how these advertising pieces got distributed. I noticed one of your labels for this post was Franconia Series-Boxed Set. I assume you may have found this piece in one of your collectible sets. Perhaps these ads were also distributed to bookstores that sold Harper and Brothers' publications and a few escaped the trash can. Whatever, most seem to have been tossed after a short life of use. I don't come across them very often.
ReplyDeleteHi Chuck,
ReplyDeleteThis piece was just a random find. I am not sure if it originally was distributed just within books or sent separately to book dealers.