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Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Original trade card with a color illustration of a woman wearing a fancy pink dress and playing with her young child propped on her shoulders. They are in a serene landscape with grass, plants, and trees. The company implies that scenes like this one can result from using their product. No date, circa 1880s-1890s. 5" x 2 1/4." Trade card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning on back; slightly bumped corners; a few tiny spots on front; and a small, faint dampstain in the lower-left corner. A Very Good copy. Trade card promoting Ayer's Sarsaparilla as prepared by "Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co." of Lowell, Massachusetts and sold by James Mitchell, a merchant in West Eaton, New York. Sarsaparilla is a plant whose root is used is used to make flavorings and medicine. Although sarsaparilla actually may have medicinal properties, such as reducing inflammation and treating joint pain and certain skin diseases, it is not the "blood" cure-all this advertisement claims it to be. The text on back claims Ayer's Sarsaparilla treats "scrofula and all scrofulous, mercurial, and blood disorders." Other ads by Ayer's also named other ailments its sarsaparilla could supposedly treat. Ayer's Sarsaparilla was simply one of many patent medicines at the time that proliferated during the late nineteenth century. Patent medicines are products that are marketed with questionable claims about their medicinal properties. Food and drug regulation acts, beginning with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, put a stop to the patent medicine industry. The manufacturer of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Dr. J. C. Ayer & Company, was founded by James Cook Ayer (1818-1878), an American businessman who specialized in making and selling patent medicines. It is thought that Ayer never became a doctor (despite the "Dr." in the company's name), but he did study medicine and apprenticed under several pharmacists. Ayer entered the patent medicine industry after buying the apothecary of one his former mentors in Lowell, MA. In 1843 or 1844, he made his first patent medicine, a cherry-flavored cough syrup called Cherry Pectoral, which was marketed as being able to cure coughs and a host of lung-related illnesses. Things took off from there and Ayer soon introduced other products in the company such as Cathartic Pills (supposedly claimed digestive ailments), Ague Cure (claimed to cure malaria), and Hair Vigor (supposedly recolors gray hair). Ayer's Sarsaparilla was introduced around 1859 and would become the company's most lucrative product. Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co. eventually became one of the most successful patent medicine companies of the time. Trade cards are antique business cards that first became popular during the late seventeenth century in Paris and Lyon, France and London, England. Trade cards were often given by business owners and proprietors to patrons and customers as a way to promote their businesses. Prior to the use of street addresses, some trade cards had maps so clients could locate the associated business. Many of these cards also incorporated elaborate designs, illustrations, and other decorative features. Trade cards became popular in the United States during the nineteenth century in the period after the Civil War. The late nineteenth century also saw the advent of trade card collecting as a hobby. While they are no longer in use, trade cards influenced the formation of trading cards and were the predecessors of modern-day business cards.
Published by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., 1911
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.
Pamphlet. Condition: Good. Stringbound in wrappers. Some soiling and wear. ; 8.50 X 6 X 1.50 inches.
Published by Legare Street Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1014757142ISBN 13: 9781014757142
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book Print on Demand
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by Dr. J.C. Ayer Co., 1889
Seller: FrierBooks, Washington, IA, U.S.A.
Condition: Gd. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Soft Cover.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG- in wraps (slight edgewear, chipping, staining) 8vo [c.30pp] 'Entirely free from alcohol' with 'Not a Drop of Wine, Whisky, Brandy, or Rum' is indicated.Illustrated by B&W ills.
Published by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell MA, 1914
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by B&W ills. (illustrator). First Thus. fair in wraps (edgewear, chipping, staining; loss to rear of wraps 2 in.) 8vo [c.30pp] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1867
Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. (36) pages. Few engravings. 7.75 x 5'', printed yellow wrapper. Promoting Cathartic Pills, Cherry Pectoral, Ague Cure, Sarsaparilla. Small corner chip, bit creased, foxed, VG.
Publication Date: 1897
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.
Published by Cornell University Library, 2009
ISBN 10: 111254528XISBN 13: 9781112545283
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 42 pages. 7.75x5.50x0.10 inches. This item is printed on demand.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1852 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 42 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1852 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 41 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1893 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 42 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1852 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 146 Volume 1911-15 (bd w/o 1913).
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1852 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 212 Volume 1902-07.
Published by Lowell, Mass.: Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., 1860
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Softcover. Yellow covers with black lettering. Bound with a pamphlet stitch, and for additional safe-keeping, there is a small hole in the top left corner that is sewn through. Stains to covers, with wear along spine and edges. Contents are in good condition. Preceding the calendar pages is a page with information on the eclipses to occur in 1860, as well as some "jokes" or epigrams: "Whiskey sometimes cures the bite of snakes, but what will cure the bite of whiskey?" The volume seems to be a running advertisement for various pills and medicines by the chemist Dr. Ayer. Unpaginated. Measures 4.5 x 7.25 inches. Pages clean.
Published by Lowell MA, 1888
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, cloth, stamped in gilt and black, paginations vary, original wrappers bound in, as issued (one appears in bright chromolithography), #6 to #21 with circular numerical stamp on wrapper (the text blocks are clean), #1 to #5 appear as front and rear endsheets; library blindstamp on title leaf, paper label on spine, two integral, rare printed handbills loosely inserted. Confusing enough for a collation? Altogether, a Very Good copy.