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Rare Americana
American history interpreted through rare books and manuscripts, printed and visual Americana. Stories written by the staff at Ian Brabner, Rare Americana.
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Freaks: A World Renowned Necromancer
Freaks: A World Renowned Necromancer
An 1880s magic broadside for Prof. H.B. Reynolds
Ian Brabner
Feb 4, 2016
A Folk Art School Workbook
A Folk Art School Workbook
1811 mathematics and accounting workbook kept by John Jones of Weston, Massachusetts is presented in original wallpaper wrappers with…
Ian Brabner
Feb 3, 2016
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In 1850, A Plea to an Organize a New Indian Territory
In 1850, A Plea to an Organize a New Indian Territory
A remarkable (and rejected) request by a Chippewa Chief for the United States to redress its wrongs in 1850
Ian Brabner
Jan 16, 2016
A Rare 1805 German-American Broadside
A Rare 1805 German-American Broadside
Christian Ritter’s Europäisches Pferde-Pulver; protecting one of German-American farmers’ most critical tools and assets; the horse
Tom Doherty
Jan 13, 2016
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Greed & Plunder on the Oregon Trail
Greed & Plunder on the Oregon Trail
Radical Revulson and a Plea for The Indians in 1858 Oregon Territory
Ian Brabner
Jan 4, 2016
Early American Scrapbooks
Early American Scrapbooks
Handmade from memories, glue, ephemera, photographs and more. Printed and manuscript memories: a unique hands-on production.
Ian Brabner
Dec 11, 2015
More Tomahawks for Our United Warriors
More Tomahawks for Our United Warriors
A World War II propaganda poster created by Native American Students from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ian Brabner
Dec 8, 2015
An 1885 Philadelphia Germania Theater Broadside
An 1885 Philadelphia Germania Theater Broadside
A rare playbill documents a thriving immigrant community
Tom Doherty
Nov 22, 2015
A Balm of 1,000 Flowers
A Balm of 1,000 Flowers
From the shelves—and the world—of Dr. Fontaine → A colorful collection of 90+ printed patent medicine labels and directions
Ian Brabner
Nov 16, 2015
The 19th-Century Roots of a Cincinnati Pharmacist
The 19th-Century Roots of a Cincinnati Pharmacist
A bound collection of medicine bottle labels is an unusual trade catalog
Ian Brabner
Nov 14, 2015
Captain Ormsbee’s Water Wings
Captain Ormsbee’s Water Wings
11 Rescues, A Swimming Hero of Hell’s Gate, An 1876 Broadside, A Rubber Clothing Company
Ian Brabner
Nov 10, 2015
Sewing up Sales in 1874 Chicago
Sewing up Sales in 1874 Chicago
Tuckers, Rufflers, Corders, Hemmers, Spool Monitors, and Needles. By the dozen or by the gross → “Never in the History of Sewing Machine…
Tom Doherty
Nov 10, 2015
“*Closed Out* Killed in Action Certified Correct”
“*Closed Out* Killed in Action Certified Correct”
A B-24 Pilot’s Archive of World War II Letters and Papers
Ian Brabner
Nov 7, 2015
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