Decorative Pages from Chicot the Jester

A vintage copy of Chicot the Jester, by Alexandre Dumas, author of The Man in the Iron Mask, Count of Monte Cristo, Three Musketeers…you know the man.

Chicot the Jester is a romance, set in the court of King Henri III. This story is also known as “La Dame de Monsoreau.”

Hardbound with red cloth covers, decorative spine in gold, decorative art nouveau title pages. Published by Dutton as part of the “Everyman” series. 464 pages.

Good condition, the spine is slightly weak but with care you can certainly read and enjoy this book.

Purchase this vintage book in my Etsy shop or browse for other vintage books.

The Devil's Triple Demons

Fighting the Devil’s Triple Demons. Three Books in One Volume.

1. Traffic in Innocent Girls-Protect your Sisters and Daughters.

2. Rum’s Ruinous Rule: Save Your Father’s and Sons.

3. The Sins of Society: Guard Your Homes and Honor.

By Robert J. Moorehead and other well known students of social conditions.

Profusely Illustrated with Striking Pictures.

Copyright 1911.

Condition: Fair/Good copy of this rare and unusual book. Hardback.

Bound in blue cloth, color plate pasted on front. All pages present, all illustrations present, binding a little shaky and worn, in particular, the spine is faded and worn.

This is a very unusual book from a decidedly different time. Men were drunken gamblers and smoked opium, Women were either prostitutes or were frigid and oblivious to their cheating husbands, and the wealthy just gossiped all day and cared for nothing but fine clothes.

This book consists of stories and anecdotes about these people and other members of society that apparently were quite desperate need for the moral tongue lashing the author hands out.

Illustrated with unusual symbolic illustrations and a few photographs of criminals, gamblers, and more.

Available for purchase in my Etsy shop

The Devil's Triple Demons

Robinson Crusoe

The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner, As Related by Himself. By Daniel DeFoe, illustrated by Noel Pocock.

Hardcover, no DJ, Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. 352 pages.

This is a nicely illustrated copy of the classic tale of Robinson Crusoe, in good condition. Cover art is wonderful!

No date inside, but looks to be late 1930s. Handwritten inscription on the flysheet is dated 1941.

Available for purchase in my Etsy shop

Heraldic Pinback Buttons

Little heraldic pinback buttons, adapted from a Victorian book on Heraldic Devices.

Gothic Victorian Bat Buttons

More pinback buttons added to my Etsy shop, including Gothic Victorian Bats, Circus Acrobats, and more. See all of the buttons here.

Funky Victorian medical illustrations showing the correct way to fix your noggin. Available as pinback buttons.