Justin Croft Antiquarian Books : (COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING) “From Howland’s Steam Confectionery and Grocery stores, 12 & 14, Bank Street, Ashford.” - [A complete uncut sheet of 16 confectioner’s labels/wrappers.]

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(COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING) “From Howland’s Steam Confectionery and Grocery stores, 12 & 14, Bank Street, Ashford.” [A complete uncut sheet of 16 confectioner’s labels/wrappers.] [n.p., n.d., but Kent, c. 1890-1900.]

Single sheet (575 × 450 mm) with 16 wrappers, each c. 150 × 110 mm and with colour printed vignette and letterpress joke below, Howlands’ name and address overprinted at foot. Traces of vertical and lateral folds along wrapper margins, very slight soiling only.

A lovely ephemeral survival from Ashford (Kent or Middlesex). The 16 confectioner’s wrappers preserved here each bear a different coloured image with a joke beneath: ‘Epigrammatic. Elder Brother: - “You don’t know grammar Charley.” Charley:- “Yes, me do know Gramma - we went to see her on Christmas Day.”’

£475.00 (equal to approx. US$752.15* or €587.44* for 22 May 2012)

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