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1940D12491Paris n.d. c. 1940s. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound full-color illustrated wraps; 12mo; pp. 12 illustrated in b/w throughout. Covers very lightly rubbed and faintly soiled. Internally clean. Cartoons of naked ladies on rocket ships printed in b/w so this would make an excellent coloring book. <br/><br/> paperback books
14883Original Gelatin silver print black and white photo of a New York street scene dated on the bottom "3-20-1916." The photo depics the Hermitage Hotel and Paramount Pictures Broadway Theatre as well as a series of charming early automobiles and streetcars. With a vintage tag that reads in part: "Location - 7th Ave 40-41Sts. Camera at Sta 27602 15' W of center line. View - Facing north showing condition of street surface." Measures 7.5x9.5" with very minor chipping to edges. In very good condition. unknown books
1924D12461Paris 1924. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound color illustrated wraps cover art by Gesmar; folio. Text by Curnonsky "L'Histoire d'un Grand Music Hall" in French English and Spanish and illustrated in b/w throughout with 4 tipped-on illustrations by Chimot 2 Drian 1 Gesmar 1; one image in full-color by Mario Wulfart. Covers lightly rubbed; spot of soiling on rear cover; spine tips and corners lightly bumped with slight wrinkle at top corner throughout text block. <br/><br/>A richly illustrated look at the costumes and sets of the lavish performances at Casino de Paris. paperback books
1950D12478Casino de Paris n.d. c. 1950s. Paperback. Near Fine. Staple-bound full-color illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 16 illustrated in b/w throughout. Some very light scuffing along spine and at corners else fine. <br/><br/> Casino de Paris paperback books
1950D12481Paris: l'Edition Artistique n.d. c. 1950s. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound full-color illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 20 illustrated in b/w and full-color throughout. Covers rubbed and a little creased along the edges; spine and corners scuffed; text block very lightly wrinkled along the edges but otherwise internally bright and clean. <br/><br/> l'Edition Artistique paperback books
1936D12485New York n.d. c. 1936. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 16 with sepia illustrations throughout. Covers rubbed and dust-smudged; front cover signed and dated 1936 by previous owner's friends and/or family closed tear at fore-edge. Internally clean. <br/><br/> paperback books
1930D12477New York n.d. c. 1930s. Paperback. Near Fine. Staple-bound illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 16 with sepia illustrations throughout. Covers lightly rubbed. <br/><br/> paperback books
15864Women's Field Hockey. A compelling and comprehensive 19 piece photographic collection of girls and women in field hockey from circa 1900 to 1935. The archive consists of 14 large photos sized approximately 8" x 10" and 6" x 8"; and 5 smaller photos measuring 5" x 7" and 4" x 6." Although played throughout Europe for hundreds of years as a sport for men field hockey was first introduced to the United States in 1901 as a women's sport by a visiting Englishwoman. <br/><br/>The earliest pieces in our archive document organized girls' teams already in existence at the beginning of the twentieth century. Field hockey was an immediate success as a sport for American college women and was further promoted and developed by the formation of the United States Field Hockey Association in 1922. Our archive includes dynamic action shots from this important time period capturing inter-city and collegiate play both in the U.S. and Britain in which the developing intensity speed and skill of the female athletes is fully apparent. Also included are posed team portraits of Swarthmore College Wellesley Mills College Rosemont College and the United States Touring Team and a fascinating photograph of a 1933 match in which girls played against boys in Oxford England. Some pieces show light edgewear wrinkling or light staining; in general the condition is very good. An essential collection of rare field hockey images during its early years as an important women's sport. unknown books
SW476-7380mostly American mostly early-to-mid nineteenth century. Ephemera. Very Good. A group of 20 it includes: Antique Tin Drefs' Mandrake Compound Liver Pills. Albany New York: Burdick & Son c. 1916. Yellow tin printed in black 48mm diameter. Manufactured by Burdick and Son. Top reads: "New Style Box Adopted July 1 1916 / Drefs' / Mandrake Compound / Liver Pills / Price 35 cents -- 40 Pills / 3 Boxes for $1.00 / Prepared for / Charles A. Drefs / Manufacturing Chemist / 280 Broadway / Buffalo N. Y." Bottom reads: "Dose / One Pill at Night When Required / Cannot Be Given to Children." 3 tins just a little scratched but overall bright and fine. They don't make 'em like this anymore. /// Admiral Dewey. The Maine Gold Eyed Sharps. 5/10. America c. 1950s. Two small folded packs 22 x 42mm of Maine Gold Eyed Sharps illustrated in full-color on the front with a small portrait of Admiral Dewey his ship and an eagle. Needles are preserved in black and gold paper with a printed star pattern with another banner on the inside reading: "Our easy threading parabola gold ey'd needles are warranted to excel all other brands in Finish and Quality the Eyes are Beveled and Gauged thereby making sewing much easier. Best in the World." A nice specimen of the era's typographic and packaging design. Illustration lightly chipped along the edges on one of the packets otherwise in excellent condition. /// Rodi Drawing-Pins. Germany early-to-mid 1900s. Sliding matchbox-style box of tacks 39 x 53mm. Printed in red green and blue it boasts "Pin will not pass through the head." Box a little faded and very faintly stained with just 3 pins left. /// Tin Box "Pick A Pin" New York: M. M. Oganesoff early-to-mid 1900s. Oval tin box 64mm at its greatest diameter 45mm tall with printed label and a hole in the top. Press down on the lid and a pin pops up! Tin a bit dust-soiled and darkened but functions just fine. /// Tin of Leather Polish: Columbus Russet Leather Polishing Paste. New York: Columbus Polish Corporation early-to-mid 1900s. Circular orange tin 75mm diameter illustration and lettering printed in black. Tin manufactured by Burdick and Son of Albany New York. A bit dusty and rusty. /// Dennison's Wire Shanks AND Gem Paper Fasteners. Framingham Mass. / New York: Dinnison Mfg. Co. / Cushman & Denison mid-1900s. Sliding matchbox-style box 22 x 40mm with blue and white label on the top. An elegant little item nicely presenting the typography of the time and full of shanks. SOLD WITH a small brown cardboard box 48 x 55mm printed and illustrated in black of Gem Paper fasteners. Top lid of box is broken but it's full of fasteners. Mad Men office supplies! /// M. K. I. Compact of Pink Blush. Baltimore MD: M. Ki. I. Co. c. 1950. Circular green compact 49mm diameter lettering and decoration in gilt; contains a block of bright pink blush and a small puff. /// Johnson & Johnson's Zonas Adhesive Plaster. New Brunswick NJ: Johnson & Johnson c. 1950s. Small tubular red white and blue tin; 25mm diameter 33 mm tall. A pretty little tin just a little scratched and now containing beads. /// Cuticura Ointment. Malden Mass.: Potter Dry & Chemical Corp. c. 1950. Small round silver tin label printed in red and black 40mm diameter. A little scratched otherwise fine. /// Vintage Tin of Recoton Melograph Needles. Switzerland early-to-mid 1900s. Small green tin with flip-top lid lettering "Melograph Recoton Laubschik" and musical notes printed in gold on the top. Gold paper seal printed in red is open but the box is nearly full. A few tiny scratches otherwise in excellent condition -- and quite uncommon. The Melograph similar to the Melodiograph is a mechanical apparatus for ethnomusicological transcription usually producing some sort of graph that can be preserved and filed similar to a recording of music. /// Agfa Plenachrome Film for Memo Camera. Binghamton NY: Agfa Ansco Corporation 1935. Small cardboard box 31 x 31 x 35mm printed in red yellow blue and white; and containing film cartridge. Someone has pencilled "shot" on the inside top of the box. Manufacturer's stamps on the bottom indicate the date. In excellent condition with a sticker for the National Recovery Association on the back. /// Y & S Licorice Wafers for Coughs Due to Colds -- Enjoyed by Smokers. Brooklyn NY / Moline IL / Philadelphia PA: National Licorice Company early-to-mid 1900s. Small tin 15 x 35 x 54 mm with flip-top lid orange printed in black. A little scratched but an interesting memento from the hey-days of tobacco even courting the consumer with an ad on the underside of the lid "Also comforting for smokers' irritated throats." /// Tintograph Color Box. Small circular tin 40mm diameter purple with "Tintograph Color Box" printed in black on the top. A little scratched but pretty. /// Sample Size Lava Chemical Resolvent Soap. St. Louis: Wm. Waltke & Co. early 1900s. Small cardstock box 20 x 40 x 58 mm printed in red pink and black; and containing an old sample of Lava Soap. /// Dill Super Seal Valve Insides. America early-to-mid 1950s. Small tin with sliding top 27 x 27 mm printed in orange blue and white. A bit scratched and difficult to open but contains 4 valves. /// Gold Compact Mirror with image of the Arthur Murray Dancers on the top. Gold compact mirror 70 x 70 mm with b/w photograph of Arthur Murray Dancers 4 couples doing the waltz on the top opens up to a mirror with engraved gold door housing a puff beneath it. Elegant. <br/><br/> unknown books
1957D12487n.d. c. 1957. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound illustrated wraps; 8vo; pp. 16 with b/w photo-illustrations throughout mostly nudes. Covers a little rubbed and wrinkled; flattened creases at corners. <br/><br/> paperback books
1920D12494n.d. c. 1920s or 1930s. Paperback. Near Fine. Staple-bound color illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 24 with ads and illustrations in duotone 6 pages colored. Aside from some light creasing on rear cover book is fine. <br/><br/> paperback books
19502738861950. unbound. All the pages measure 3.75 x 4.75 inches and are signed by various actors and actresses of the Golden and Silver ages of Cinema including: Jackie Coogan 1914 - 1984 best remembered in Charlie Chaplin's classic film "The Kid" 1921 and for his television role as Uncle Fester in "The Addams Family"; Sabu 1924 - 1963 the first Indian actor to achieve great success in Hollywood -- he died at the age of 39; James Mason 1909 - 1984 an English actor who made the transition to American films and became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood; Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 1909 - 2000 iconic American actor and highly decorated naval officer during World War II; and Robert Donat 1905 - 1958 English actor best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" 1935 and "Goodbye Mr. Chips" 1939 the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. All items are boldly signed and in near fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1950D12470Las Vegas n.d. c. 1950s. Ephemera. Near Fine. Single leaf printed and illustrated in b/w and pink a flier capabale of being folded into a postcard. With a matching table card. Flattened creases from folding otherwise both items are fine. Charming vintage cabaret souvenirs. <br/><br/> unknown books
1930D12480Paris: M. A. E. Whily-Tell n.d. c. 1930s. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound black "velvet" paper wraps lettering and female silhouette stamped on front cover; 4to; pp. 40 with ads and illustrations in b/w and full-color throughout. Covers a little scuffed most apparent on female silhouette; corners and spine tips lightly rubbed. <br/><br/> M. A. E. Whily-Tell paperback books
1930D12495Paris: M. A. E. Whily-Tell n.d. c. 1930s. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound black "velvet" paper wraps lettering and female silhouette stamped on front cover; 4to; pp. 42 with ads and illustrations in b/w and full-color throughout. Covers scuffed most apparent on female silhouette; some light chipping along spine and yapp edges. Contents are clean. <br/><br/> M. A. E. Whily-Tell paperback books
1950D12475likely Paris: M. A. E. Whily-Tell n.d. c. 1950s. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound blue wraps; 4to; pp. 32 with ads and illustrations in b/w and full-color. Covers rubbed and lightly scuffed; corners a bit thumbed. <br/><br/> M. A. E. Whily-Tell paperback books
1970149899N.p.: N.p. 1970. Collection of twelve vintage borderless reference photographs from a circa 1970s German adult film. With holograph pencil annotations on the verso including one reading "Au secours." <br/><br/>5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
195125520New York: Arco Publishing 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. A vintage sleaze novel from the early 1950's by Woodford and Thompson. A very good copy in worn and chipped dustwrapper. What makes this copy special is that it has been INSCRIBED twice by Thompson with a hilarious notation that "this is my first one written sold 4th. It was cut from 85000 to 55000 and is terrible - doesn't hang together" Also laid in a typed postcard from Thompson with 16 lines of text and signed off as "Johnny Arco Publishing hardcover books
14498Archive of 13 Vintage Horse Racing photos 3.2" x 2.3" Part of an album. Russian Military Officers Horseback riding on a manege or racetrack. The riders are wearing typical Russian outfits of 1920's. unknown books
1940D12484Paris n.d. c. 1940s. Ephemera. Very Good. Single leaf 218x152mm printed in color on both sides; illustration on one side text on the other. Flattened creased down the middle from folding; a few tiny chips along the edges. A pretty little item. <br/><br/> unknown books
45309Victoria: Acme Press Limited 1950. Square octavo ca 9" x 9"; Staple-bound pictorial wrappers; 52pp. Vertical fold as issued; minor external wear; Very Good. Extensively illustrated with maps photographic views and ads. An excellent vintage travel brochure highlighting the scenic beauty and sporting opportunities of the island and the cultural attractions of Victoria. The publisher appears to have also issued guides for Seattle and the city of Vancouver. unknown books
1920D12482Les Editions Paris-Plaisirs n.d. c. 1920s. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound full-color illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 36 with b/w and full-color illustrations throughout. Covers rubbed; spine lightly scuffed; corners a bit thumbed. Images from Casino de Paris Moulin Rouge. <br/><br/> Les Editions Paris-Plaisirs paperback books
1926D12479Paris 1926. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound full-color illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 40 with ads and illustrations in b/w and full-color. Spine scuffed torn at tips; bottom corner bumped with slight wrinkle throughout. <br/><br/> paperback books
1952D12467likely Paris: n.p. n.d. c. 1952. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound wraps; oblong 12mo; pp. 32 with b/w photo-illustrations throughout. N.d. but a previous owner's note on inside front cover indicates Paris 1952. Rear cover lightly soiled recto and verso; otherwise contents are fine. <br/><br/> n.p. paperback books
1938D12473Paris 1938. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound wraps blindstamped silver cardstock with cut-out on front cover revealing b/w photo-illustrated title-page; 4to; pp. 32 with b/w photo-illustrations throughout. Covers rubbed; corners a little wrinkled; some foxing throughout. <br/><br/> paperback books
