The Lady's Almanac for 1866 -- w/ad for Goodyear's Rubber Store
Boston: George Coolidge, [1865]. Illustrated with color lithographs. First Thus. Hardcover. 12mo. Pp. 128 followed by 21 pp. of ads. Full color title page and frontis. Poems, domestic advice (how to handle servants), obstetric information, etc. Bright green blind-stamped cloth with vibrant gilt title on spine and cover. Fine. Fine. Item #1283 Includes solar and lunar information; a page for daily memoranda (remains blank), and; text (including anniversaries, events, and maxims) specific for each month. Provides an informative portrait of American life in 1866, especially by way of ads, for a perfumery, stereoscopes, silversmiths, washing and wringing machines, etc. One, for Goodyear's Rubber Store, proffers products ("infants dress protectors") utilizing Charles Goodyear's profound invention, vulcanized rubber. Features an article on croquet. A remarkably well preserved copy. Bookseller inventory A060606L.
Price: $100.00