Mathey and Lynes

Featuring queer SFF by by Melissa Scott, Jo Graham, Amy Griswold, Geonn Cannon, KJ Charles, Jude McLaughlin, Heather Rose Jones, Catherine Lundoff, Steve Berman, and A.C. Wise. Pay what you want for 5 books in the basic bundle, or pay at least $15 and get 12 books in the bonus bundle.

via Museu Calouste Gulbenkian

~ Facts for the People, Things Worth Knowing: A Book of Receipts, in which Every Thing is of Practical Use to Every Body, 1850

~Electricity in a Modern Residence, H. Ward Leonard & Co., 1892 via Harvard University Library

~ The Blight of Respectability, Geoffrey Mortimer, 1897

~ The Ladies’ Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners; or, Miss Leslie’s Behaviour Book, a Guide and Manual for Ladies, by Eliza Leslie, 1864

~ Don'ts for Girls, A Manual of Mistakes, Minna Thomas Antrim, 1902

~ Every Woman’s Encyclopaedia, c. 1910-1912

~ Our Home Counselor, a Practical Cyclopedia for Daily Use, Containing Reliable Recipes, Legal Forms, Interests tables, etc., by L. W. Yaggy, 1873

To play Hot Cockles one person was blindfolded then made to kneel on the floor and lay their head in another person’s lap. The blindfolded player would hold one hand, palm-up, behind their back for the other players to slap. They then had to guess who had slapped them...

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!

Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University

Mousta ad, Windsor Magazine, November 1912 "Don’t remain childish."

An actual headline from The New York Times in 1919 

I love this so much.

~ Vivilore: The Pathway To Mental and Physical Perfection, Mary Ries Melendy, 1904

Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University

~ Hand-Book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness, by Arthur Martine, 1866