Catalogue of Novelties & Wonders

Description

This early mail-order catalog from an NYC firm offers oddball, titillating and eyebrow-raising material that no upstanding Victorian dry goods merchant would dare sell. Bound in printed salmon wrappers, the catalog features nearly a hundred pages of illicit treatises on topics such as witchcraft, necromancy, and “Love-Making Secrets,” as well as novel inventions such as a rubber necktie and the “Mysterious Planchette” for contacting the departed (a Ouija board competitor), sexy chromolithographs, and so forth. The work is full of wonderful illustrations and eccentric Victorian typography.

Condition

Good, with minor wear to cover as shown.

Measurements

Approximately 100 pages.
6 x 4.5 inches.

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