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SEPTEMBER 1899 EDEN MUSÉE NEW YORK MONTHLY CATALOGUE — WITH COLOR for immediate purchase or investment is a highly scarce, museum-tier piece of late 19th-century New York City entertainment ephemera: the official September, 1899 Monthly Catalogue for the legendary Eden Musée (located at 55 W. 23rd Street, NYC).
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE & EARLY CINEMA as an elite amusement palace from 1884 to 1915, the Eden Musée was internationally famous for its detailed wax tableaus and chamber of horrors. Crucially, it was a pivotal landmark in the birth of motion pictures.
This 1899 edition contains an incredibly important full-page advertisement on Page 36 for the "AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPH at the Eden Musée," offering animated pictures, war films, and the famous Oberammergau "Passion Play Films" for exhibition booking—marking a foundational moment in early cinema history.
The interior text chronicles the museum's extensive wax exhibits, detailing newly installed Spanish-American War tableaus featuring Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt & the Rough Riders, Admiral Dewey at Manila, Admiral Cervera, and the iconic Surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox. It concludes with wonderful period advertising layouts for Warner’s Corsets, Sohmer Pianos, and Berkshire Life Institution: Eden Musée Americain Co. (New York, NY)* Date: September, 1899 (Gilded Age / Victorian Era)* Format: Softcover promotional booklet catalog with original color-lithographed wraps.* Printer / Publisher: The Eden Bureau / Publishers (333 Adams St, Brooklyn)* Total Pages: 48 pages + illustrated ad supplementsCONDITION Overall System Grade: Very Good (VG) Antique Condition* Covers: Outstanding for this era. It retains both the original front color-lithographed wrap and the reverse black-and-white illustrated ad panel. Displays typical edge ruffling, small perimeter chips, and expected minor surface dust soiling.* Spine/Binding: The original stitched thread or staple string configuration remains binding-stable, though fragile at the outer margins.* Interior Text: Clean and complete. The pages show uniform age-toning/browning as expected with turn-of-the-century paper stocks, but remain completely crisp, readable, and free of heavy ink markings or cut-outs.Shipped quickly with insurance and full tracking via USPS Ground Advantage.
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