Quack, Quack, Quack: The Sellers of Nostrums in Prints, Posters, Ephemera & Books / Helfand, William H.., 2002
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Scope and Contents
This book served as the catalogue for the exhibition from the collection of William Helfand at the Grolier Club. It traces the history of the "frequently excessive & flamboyant seller" or quackery and the marketing of proprietory medicines. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2002
Creator
- Helfand, William H. (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (252 pages) in dust jacket) : illustrations (some color) ; 26.8 x 21.7 x 2.5 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: New York : The Grolier Club; Winter House. Nationality of creator: American. General: Number of duplicates: 1. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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