General Modern Collection

A paper toy from France that uses two wheels and a sliding strip to combine different facial features. "Gd. cirque des folies élastiques intermède des grimaces d'O'Gus'" (circa 1900?)

REBINDING PARTY Saturday, November 19 from 12:00 – 5:00: "Five Buck Book Binding Blow-Out!" Bring in your old, falling-apart paperbacks or a book whose cover doesn't suit you, and get it rebound into a sturdy manila bound edition. $5/rebind. at PSNH Pop-Up Shop 196 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510 ***

THURSDAY at PSNH (196 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510) POP-UP SHOP OPEN HOURS 11:00 - 6:00 PUBLICATION DEMONSTRATION (refreshments served) 1:00 – 2:00 PSNH PUBLIC LECTURE Matthew Stadler, founder of Publication Studio “The Ends of the Book: Authors, Readers, Public Spaces”

WEDNESDAY at PSNH (196 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510) POP-UP SHOP OPEN HOURS 11:00 - 6:00 PUBLICATION DEMONSTRATION (refreshments served) 5:00 – 6:00 PSNH at New Haven Pecha Kucha Matthew Stadler discusses Print on Demand, Literature, and the World using 20 images shown for 20 seconds each 6:30pm at Bentara

Shades of Al Jaffee and MAD Magazine . . . A printed and folded novelty celebrating Louis XVIII, King of France, 1814-1824. (Published by J.B. Verzy, circa 1814). The piece unfolds to spell out the virtues of the man who ruled during the Bourbon Restoration.

Jeu d’Herbes Medicinales par Kneipp [Germany, c. 1905] A board game based on alternative medicine theories promoted by the Catholic priest Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897) who became known for his herbal remedies.  

Selected images from a set of transparent playing cards. When held to a light source, an image with a proverb can be seen. Unknown maker, but likely US, circa 1870. See all cards here: beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/getSETS.asp?ITEM=2039620