Lot 60
1884 Young Folks' Drawing Books Boston. Billings Clapp & Co. Trade Card Booklet
1884 Young Folks' Drawing Books Boston. Billings Clapp & Co. Trade Card Booklet
Starting Bid: $25
(0 Bids)Billings, Clapp & Co., a manufacturing chemist and pharmaceutical firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. 18 unnumbered pages. The pages feature unique, white-on-black illustrations made to look exactly like white chalk drawings sketched onto a school child's handheld drawing slate. While children used the blank spaces to practice sketching, the booklet heavily promoted proprietary "patent medicines" sold by the firm. Prominent advertisements featured inside include Nichols' Bark & Iron (a restorative tonic) and Nichols' Sarsaparilla with Iodide of Lime. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
- Dimensions: 4.75" x 6.25"
- Condition: Very Good Condition with no missing or torn pages.
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