Ephemera from heytotobooks

~~PERSONAL INSCRIPTIONS BY JOHN JACOB NILES (1965) AND BY HIS WIFE RENA NILES (1991), BOTH TO MIRIAM WOOLFOLK, KENTUCKY ARTIST AND POET~~ Houghton Mifflin/The Riverside Press (Stated 1st Printing, 1961). Hardcover with green boards. Dust jacket flaps have been removed and taped to ffep verso; folded poster for a John Jacob Niles Benefit Concert at the University of Kentucky Art Museum… Read more about this item

Topeka, KS: W. Y. Morgan (1st Edition, 1899). Paper wrap covers, side stapled, 96 pages. Covers show wear, with small chips and tears to edges and corners. Illustration and lettering remain bright. Text block tight and solid. Covers have been re-attached with book tape and hinges reinforced with archival document tape. Pages are lightly toned; clean and unmarked. ABOUT THE BOOK:… Read more about this item

Lawrence, KS: Privately Printed by William E. Morris, Jr. (1st Edition, December 1906). Hardcover with red textured boards and black titles/illustration, 110 pages, heavy stock, cream-colored. No dust jacket was issued. Signed by the author on the Foreward page. Clean and unmarked, with a square, tight binding. llustrated throughout with original postcards, both color and black-and-white, mounted on individual… Read more about this item

Great vintage wooden puzzle featuring a happy Halloween scarecrow with black cat and pumpkins. Colors are vivid. 14"x16" with 10 puzzle pieces. Appears to be from the 1970s. Possibly homemade using a cardboard decoration widely available at that time. Printed in the U.S.A.

Set of three vintage (1950s) Whitman children's cardboard frame tray puzzles featuring children playing cowgirl, feeding the chickens, and raking the leaves. Large size scroll cut pieces. Original box missing. Puzzles have some wear and tear but are in good shape for their age. See our photos.

Scrapbook containing Laura Ingalls Wilder and Little House on the Prairie ephemera from the 1970s through the 1990s (most of items are from the 1980s). Red covers with gilt borders, screw-post binding (very good condition). Construction paper-type pages; age toned. Only about half of the pages have been used. Most clippings are from the Kansas Farmer magazine. Many are from… Read more about this item

THE BITTER BIRD: THE HUMOR MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS was published six times yearly by students of the University of Kansas during the 1940s. Heavily supported by local merchants, the magazine is filled with great local ads. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas (1st Edition, December 21, 1948). Single-issue college magazine in rough condition,… Read more about this item

Hartford, Connecticut: The Travelers Insurance Company (1st Edition, C-10389, Rev. 70, 1970). Stapled softcover pamphlet, 21 pages. Age toned and creased lengthwise from being folded. Clean and unmarked, stapled binding intact. A very nice copy of a hard-to-find title. ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: Bill Mauldin (1921 – 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for… Read more about this item