Lot 136 - "Toasts" Antique Leather-Covered Stein-Shaped Novelty Book Compiled by W.M. Rhoads, Drawings by Clare Victor Dwiggins, Published by the Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1904

Lot 136 - "Toasts" Antique Leather-Covered Stein-Shaped Novelty Book Compiled by W.M. Rhoads, Drawings by Clare Victor Dwiggins, Published by the Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1904Antique novelty book titled "Toasts," compiled by W. M. Rhoads with drawings by Clare Victor Dwiggins. Published by The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Copyright 1904 by W. M. Rhoads, patented March 15, 1904. The book is die cut in the shape of a beer stein and bound in a soft leather cover printed with a grapevine decorated stein design and the word "Toasts" across the front. Interior pages are die cut to match the stein shape

Side panels advertise the product's effectiveness against ants and promote companion products including Moth DOOM and Bed Bug DOOM

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Antique wooden picture frame decorated with an applied lithographed paper border featuring illustrated characters by Palmer Cox

Boston Athletic Association

An antique Victorian punchwork embroidery sampler featuring the phrase "Touch Not

featuring court room sketches and write ups on "nine sensational trials that shocked the nation

who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 1920

Modern folio limited edition of "Paradise Lost: Manuscript" by John Milton

Features four mounting holes and is marked "No

and prices noted

" The case has letters scratched into one of the oval cartouches

Rendered in shades of yellow