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Very rare 1930's matchbook covers. NEW LOWER PRICE

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Collection of approx. 340 Japanese matchbox front covers from the 1930's., advertisements for hotels, bars, restaurants, etc., with numerous Art Deco motifs
$495

WHEN THE NURSERY WAS JUST TOO SMALL

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[Perry Crib Company]
Perry's Patent Crib [Advertising Broadside / Trade Circular] [c1910], BROOKLYN INVENTIVENESS FOR THE URBAN HOME: An Ingenious Folding Bedside Crib for Apartment Living
$35 $100 or less

THE ENGINEERED KITCHEN — c1917

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Sill Stove Works
Sterling Range [Illustrated Promotional Booklet], SELLING THE KITCHEN RANGE AS A PIECE OF MODERN ENGINEERING.
SOLD

GRAF ZEPPELIN SOUVENIR PHOTO BOOK

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64314 [AVIATION -- GRAF ZEPPELIN]. [LUSCHNATH, H.].
Zeppelin-Weltfahrten II.Buch. . . .
$375
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Guinness publicity booklet, "A Guiness Sportfolio"
$175

Beginning of the Wabash Railroad

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1873 – Broadsheet showing the routes of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway on one side and advertising a bond sale to fund the purchase of steel track rails on the other
$250

VICTORIAN ADVERTISING — 1887

[Wells, Richardson & Co.]
The Diamond Dye Almanac, 1887. Household Guide., Victorian Advertising Almanac — Chromolithographed Niagara Falls Cover — Patent Medicines, Infant Foods, and Household Products
$35 $100 or less

METALWARE & STAMPED TIN

64772 [METALWORK -- TINWARE & METAL CONTAINERS].
Atlantic Stamping Company July-August-September [Catalogue].
$100 $100 or less

1959 CORVETTE CATALOGUE

[AUTOMOBILES -- CHEVY CORVETTE].
1959 Chevrolet Corvette: America’s sports car. [Dealer’s showroom brochure].
$100 $100 or less

FIRST SUV

64487 [AUTOMOBILES -- WILLYS JEEP STATION SEDAN]. [WIELAND, Arthur J.]
The ‘Jeep’ Station Sedan: a distinctive new 6-cylinder car designed by Willys-Overland to match the pattern of modern family living. [Dealer’s showroom brochure].
$95 $100 or less

AUTOMOBILE RACING -- PHOTO

64414 [AUTOMOBILES -- RENAULT].
A day at the races in style! [A wonderful Brass Era boudoir sized albumen photograph capturing a flock of well dressed racegoers grouped around their 1912 Renault Victoria, and similar stately, automobiles stretching behind].
$100 $100 or less

AUTOMOBILES -- CHANDLER MOTORS

64496 [AUTOMOBILES -- CHANDLER/CLEVELAND MOTORS CO. PHOTO].
Joe when he worked at Chandler Motors Co. 1919 [One original silver gelatin photograph of a garage with several Brass Era automobiles parked including one Chevrolet with bow-tie radiator emblem, peaking out in the center of the photo].
$100 $100 or less

FOOD & DRINK -- KELLOGG'S VEGETARIAN DIET

63763 [FOOD & DRINK - VEGETARIANISM]. [KELLOGG, John Harvey].
Modern menus and recipes for your health: Battle Creek Health Foods. . . .
$100 $100 or less

KC BAKING POWDER COOKERY

64676 [FOOD & DRINK -- COOKERY]. HILL, Janet MacKenzie.
The cook’s book: containing a talk on baking powder -- useful cooking hints. . . .
$75 $100 or less
The Amazing San Lorenzo Valley in the Heart of the Beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains Where the World Relaxes and Plays
$100 $100 or less

MEAT CURING BROCHURE

64704 [FOOD & DRINK -- MEAT CURING SPICES].
Meat curing made easy, and a new way to make sausage.
$100 $100 or less

MID-CENTURY MODERN FOR FORD DEALERSHIPS

64024 [AUTOMOBILES -- FORD DEALERSHIP COLOURS & ARCHITECTURE]. [DAVIS, Jack R.]
Building maintenance aids for Ford, Mercury and Lincoln Dealers. . . .
$485

GLORIOUS 1959 CHEVROLET SHOWROOM ALBUM

64495 [AUTOMOBILES -- CHEVROLET].
‘59 Chevrolet -- definitely new. . . decidedly different. . . [Dealer’s showroom sample catalogue].
$1,100

MID-CENTURY FABRIC SWIMWEAR SAMPLES

64739 [FASHION -- JANTZEN KNITWEAR FABRIC SAMPLES].
Calico-knit; Jersey Knit; Gay Daisy Print on rich Satin (Acetate Lastex); Reversible Double Dots; Jantzen-exclusive Lady Bug print on fine Sanforized Cotton; Sunny lions; A suggestion of the Southland, in “New Orleans Grill” stripe; Carefree butterflies on Cotton; Far Eastern fantasy in rich Sari print; Applique floral design; Exotic “Persian Gold” print; Good-looking “Mosaic” print on cotton;
$475

VARGA JANTZEN PIN-UP COUNTER DISPLAY

64743 [FASHION -- JANTZEN SUNTAN PIN-UP]. VARGA. [VARGAS, Alberto (Artist).]
Here’s Jan: Jantzen’s wonderful new year-round cream. Soothes, smooths, softens. Protects the skin in sun -- wind -- snow. Promotes a healthy outdoor look. Its greaseless. [Original large pin-up, counter display for Jantzen suntan lotion.
$400

Rare Chromolithographic Print from Bellingham, WA

Pierce, B.W.
The Fairhaven [Hotel]--Fairhaven, (Bellingham) Washington Chromolithographic Poster
$1,200

Trade Catalog for Western painter Robert Lindneux

Lindneux, Robt.
Pictures of the Great West, Catalogue of the Lindneux Art Publishing Co.
SOLD
Vogel Brothers Reliable Shoes die-dut trade card
$70 $100 or less

Exposition 1855 Universelle

A. Regnard, Rue du Temple, No.200 advertising trade card
$75 $100 or less
Set of 6 Bensdorp Cocoa trade cards showing parlor games
$75 $100 or less

THE MAGAZINE EVERY FAN WANTED

STARLOG GROUP
Fangoria No. 1 (Premiere Issue), WHERE HORROR CAME HOME: HORROR CINEMA • SCIENCE FICTION • POP CULTURE — Signed by Don Maitz — Poster Intact — Alien • Godzilla • Christopher Lee
$85 $100 or less

WHEN HOLLYWOOD DICTATED STYLE.

[Studio Photographers]
Three Hollywood Studio Fashion Publicity Photographs with Wardrobe Descriptions, c.1936, HOLLYWOOD FASHION ON PARADE — Film Stars, Original Studio Photography & 1930s Style
$80 $100 or less

Mormons

Heber C. Kimball
President Heber C. Kimball's Journal, Seventh Book of the Faith-Promoting Series
$200
Hotel de L'Europe, Boulogne Sur Mer
$150

Wrought Iron manufacturer

Belgian "Porcelain" Trade Card for Emile Devigne
$135
U.S. Wind Engine and Pump Co. 4 panel trade card for windmills
$180

The Presidential Race

Perry Reaper and Perry Mower trade card urging you to vote
$250
Schuttler & Hotz
$175
Champion Single Reaper
$125
Buckeye Mower & Buckeye Down Binder
$125
Flexible Flyer Mechanical Card
$130

BEHAVIORAL MARKETING

Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Budweiser Brand Advertising Division 1963 Anheuser-Busch ‘Pick a Pair’ Original Photographic Archive, Internal Corporate Promotional Stills — Busch Family Provenance
$180

Skeleton riding watchworks like a bike

Lancaster Watch trade card
$200

SAMPLE COPY / PROMOTIONAL ISSUE WITH SALES LETTER

Clason, George S.
The Richest Man in Babylon Tells His System, AN EARLY FINANCIAL EDUCATION BOOKLET MARKED SAMPLE COPY, WITH ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL SALES LETTER DOCUMENTING THE MARKETING OF CLASON'S FAMOUS BABYLONIAN PARABLE.
$75 $100 or less
Wannamaker & Son Civil War advertisement
$350

Great Falls, MT Illustrated Promo Booklet, 1909

Robert J. Horton, et al
The Booster / Published in the Interests of the City of Great Falls, Cascade County and all Montana, 1909, Describing the Advantages and Opportunities of Great Falls and the Country Surrounding, and Containing Many Beautiful Half Tones, Together with Valuable Information, Facts and Figures
SOLD

NINETEENTH-CENTURY GET-RICH SCHEME

Young, M.
The Paul Brothers Violet Ink: The Most Valuable Household Secret Known [Advertising Broadside], FOR FIVE DOLLARS, M. YOUNG PROMISED NOT JUST AN INK RECIPE — BUT A BUSINESS.
$65 $100 or less

THE BLUES, THE DEVIL & THE CROSSROADS - PRESS KIT

Hill, Walter, director; John Fusco, screenwriter.
Crossroads [Original Columbia Pictures Press Kit — 10 Publicity Stills, Production Information & Original Folder], A COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESS KIT FOR WALTER HILL'S DELTA BLUES ROAD MOVIE.
SOLD

The Typography of US Fire Protection Maps

Curation & Design: Fabien Barral (Mr. Cup)
The Alphabet Cities Collection - from the Type Art Archives, Great Typography from US Fire Protection Maps, created back in the 1860s to assess buildings and homes.
$79 $100 or less

Bradley & Company Catalog of Road Carts 1880s

Bradley & Company Catalog of Road Carts – Two Wheel Horse Drawn Carts 1880s
SOLD

National Cash Register New Models c1940

New Different Models of National Cash Registers for Every Line of Business c1940
$85 $100 or less

Calendar for 1857

A. Morris
Calendar for 1857
$125
Art Nouveau Biscuits Lefevre set of 8 cards
$200

Farm & Timber Lands Price List 1917 NW Wisconsin

Tom O. Mason, President, Haugen State Bank
Price List / Timber and Lakeshore Improved Farms Located in Northwestern Wisconsin..., In Rich Hard-Wood Timber Belt... Prices for Improved Farms, $15 to $50 an Acre / Unimproved Hardwood Timber Land and Lakeshore Lots $5 to $15 per Acre
$35 $100 or less

1928 Exhibition

American. Committee for Cologne 1928
Promotional folding brochure for "The World Expoistion on the Rhine", the "Pressa"
$25 $100 or less

Complete with 24 Large Original Photographs

(THOMAS EDISON)
With Edison at Schenectady.
$1,950

Heavily Illustrated Millwork & Window Catalog 1911

Carr-Collier Co.
Complete Illustrated Catalogue / 1911-12 / Carr-Collier Co. / Leading Manufacturers of Millwork, 1911, Includes Interior Architectural Millwork, Windows, Leaded Art Glass Windows, Bank & Office Fixtures, Mouldings, Etc.
SOLD

Photo Images of 29 Houses Using Creo-Dipt Shingles

Creo-Dipt Company, Inc.
Twenty-Nine (29) Printed Photographic Images of Homes with Creo-Dipt Stained Roofing and/or Siding Shingles, circa 1920s-1930s, Loose, Thin Paper Images Meant to be Used by Salespeople to Show Customers how Creo-Dipt Shingles Could Enhance a New Home or Remodel
$40 $100 or less

1926 Publications List

Lane's List
"X-Ray" promotion card, Augusta, Maine
$65 $100 or less

1917 Celluloid Calendar

The Packer Mfg. Co.
"You cannot begin too early with Packer's Tar Soap, Whitehead & Hoag 1905 patent
$25 $100 or less

Art Deco masterwork of advertising with art.

Paul Iribe
Bleu Blanc Rouge - Rose et Noir - Blanc et Rouge. (1930-1932) All three famous Iribe works for Établissements Nicolas complete., Établissements Nicolas and Draeger Freres, at the border between the artist’s book, luxury advertising album and the Art Deco graphic manifesto. See more Nicolas publications on my website.
$375

Great early 20th century designs and ornaments

C.J. Strong
Strong's Book of Designs (1917), - Comprising new ideas and designs of every conceivable sort of interest to the Sign Painter, Card Writer and Commercial Artist.
$85 $100 or less

1907 Patent Toy Book

W.K. Kellogg
Funny Jungleland Moving Pictures, copyright 1909
$45 $100 or less

1896 Los Angeles Weddings

H.M. Lee & Bro.
A Knotty Question, a short treatise on Good Form for Weddings
SOLD

1895 copyright View Pocket Card

Livermore & Knight
Postcard mailed to Evansville, Indiana, advertising Hagan's Bull Dog leather
$75 $100 or less

1886 Trade Card Promotion

Fuller Brothers
Northern Queen washboard card, with offer for more cards
SOLD

1880s Cooperative Advertising

Pittsburgh businesses
"Song Card", "Now or Never" plus six ads
$55 $100 or less

1881 Patent Calendar

Cussona, May & Sheppard, Glen Allen VA
1883 Calendar, for Boston commission merchant
$50 $100 or less

Early 20th Century Alphabet Advertising Piece

Goodrich, B.F., Co.
Ye Primer. A Rhyme Book on Ye Letters of Ye Alphabet
$650

Candy Recipes & Girlhood Advice from Keds

U.S. Rubber Company
Keds Hand-Book for Girls.
$125

1882 Metamorphic

Joseph Koehler
Sweet Sixteen and Sixty, mechanical card
$50 $100 or less

1880s Teaching Drawing

Coats Thread Company
Children's Drawing Book, unused
$45 $100 or less

1880s Card Sample

Butler and Kelley
Visiting card sample with note on back, An apartment for rent on Sharp Road
SOLD

1880s Omaha Nebraska

P. Ohling
Trade card for sign painter, by Festner's Fine Printing
$25 $100 or less

1880s Nursery Rhymes

Clark's Thread
Rock-a-Bye Baby and Other Rhymes, Sunshine Publishing Co., Philadelphia
$45 $100 or less

1880 Clinton, Iowa

George D. McDaid & A.R. Olney
Business card, Early Iowa settlers
$50 $100 or less

1860s Decals

Charles Palm
Advertising card for transfer ornaments, With a 'gem' transfer portrait as sample
$50 $100 or less

Racist Christmas Ad for a Michigan Hotel

Allen James Rowe
1938 - An elaborate racist hotel advertisement in pidgin English
$100 $100 or less

Fireworks Price List

New York & Pennsylvania Fireworks Company
1936 - Fireworks company advertising price list
$100 $100 or less

Lowell, Massachusetts Business Map

A. Davis, Publisher
Circa 1863 - Advertising envelope with an all-over map on the reverse that shows the locations of the major businesses in Lowell, Massachusetts
$100 $100 or less

Hats, Caps, and Furs in New York City

Swift, Hurlbut, & Company
1851 – An impressive multicolor two-page broadsheet for one of the preeminent hat companies in New York
$400

Santa Fe Railway Southwestern Travel Brochures

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
1940s – 1950s – Five Santa Fe Railway brochures advertising travel in the Southwest
SOLD

Travel on a Japanese Steamship Line

Toyo Kisen Kaisha
1922-1923 – Travel brochure advertising voyages on the Toyo Kisen Kaisha (TKN) Oriental Steam Ship Company
$175