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'For Thy Good Cheer' Illustrated Gift Booklet by The Hayes Lithographing Co.

1900s–1910s · The Hayes Lithographing Co., Buffalo, New York

Estimated value: $15–$45

These small gift booklets flourished in the early 1900s as affordable, beautifully printed keepsakes for holidays, friendship tokens, and sentimental occasions—a time when chromolithography made colorful home decoration accessible to the middle class. The Hayes Lithographing Company of Buffalo was one of dozens of regional printing houses that mass-produced such items in the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau style, reflecting the era's taste for inspirational verse paired with nature-themed decorative graphics.

Value is most affected by condition (this copy shows cover wear and separation), completeness of pages, and whether it contains color illustrations inside — finer chromolithographic content and pristine condition command higher prices.

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