 | |  Vintage Books From the Curious to the Unusual - Jewelry, History, Pulp Mystery and Adventure.
Ephemera is defined as "transitory written and printed matter, not intended to be retained or preserved." The word is Greek in orgin, meaning things lasting no more than a day. Examples of collectible ephemera are greeting cards, letters, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, posters, and magazines.
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|  | | Vintage Paperback of Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household - WWII Hitler
Very good vintage paperback copy of "Rogue Male" by Geoffrey Household. A Pyramid Books edition, 2nd pyramid edition 1964, very little wear. Shipping in the USA will be $3.00, and shipping costs for multiple purchases is automatically discounted.
Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male is a classic thriller. This is his second novel, published in 1939. He spent the War as an Intelligence Officer in Rumania, then returned to a fairly successful career writing. Rogue Male remains his most famous novel, though Arabesque (made into a movie with Gregory Peck) is also well known.
| | |  | | Genuine WWII War Bond Drive Poster - 4th War Loan - Back the Attack
Genuine World War II war bond poster. This poster says "Buy Your 4th War Loan Bonds Here" Let's all Back The Attack!. Condition is very good with original fold creases. No discoloration, tears, or pin holes. It measures approximately 20" x 28". The bottom is marked U S Government Printing Office : 1943-O-563182 WFD 877. Insured shipping will be $6.00.
| | |  | | Norman Rockwell Artist and Illustrator Published by Abrams - Signed by Norman Rockwell
NY Abrams (1970) Folio. 328 pgs. Dark red cloth, without dust jacket. Magnificently illustrated with tipped-in color plates, fold-out plates & black & white illustrations of Rockwell's art. Near fine condition in an excellent dust jacket. Signed by the artist on a personalized bookplate placed on front end paper. This book was purchased in Stockbridge, Mass in the early 1970's. A photo of the bookplate and signature can be seen by clicking into the item. Additional photos can be emailed upon request. Insured shipping in the USA will be $8.50.
| | |  | | Sotheby's Catalog Andy Warhol Jewelry & Watches Collection Jewwlry and Watches, Part II
Very good condition Sotheby’s Catalog for the Andy Warhol Collection Jewelry and Watches, Part II. New York December 4, 1988. Referred to as the STASH catalog #5800. Approx 100 pages of the most wonderful Warhol treasures. Includes the 1 page insert with sale results. Shipping in the USA will be $5.00.
| | |  | | Vintage WWII "Thinking of You" Stationery Kit - Pin Up Art - Bell Engraving Company
This WWII Service Writing Kit brown tweed looking folder with a soldier on front cover. Inside on the left and right is a pocket of envelopes (plain and air mail) and in the center is a pocket for stationery. Across the entire inside center is a pin up figure of a curvy blond in a bathing suit. There is also a place for addresses on the other side of one of the interior flaps. Completely folded up the kit measures slightly over 7" by 9". The kit was manufactured by Bell Engraving Company of NY, and stamped on the back. Condition is very good to good, edges are worn with some rippling due to previous exposure to dampness (but no mold or mold smell). Please click into the item to see an inset photo of the pin up art. Insured shipping in the USA will be $5.00.
| | |  | | Books on Jewelry, History - Victorian Jewellry by Margaret Flower
Book Description: Nearly 200 illustrations complement a highly readable account of how jewelry and fashion influenced each other and how both were determined by living standards and economics of the Victorian years. Includes lovely examples of jeweled tiaras, brooches, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, lockets, and chains, all set with precious and semi-precious stones. Hardcover 1967 edition by A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 271 pages. 115 halftones. 66 line illustrations. 10 color plates. Condition: Very clean hardcover edition with original dust jack. Dust jacket has some scuffing and minor tears at the top of the spine area and one crease. Insured Shipping will be $5.00, shipping cost for multiple items will automatically be discounted.
| | |  | | New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company and Central New England Railway Rules and Regulations Book
Old Railway Company Rules & Regulations Book for New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company and The Central New England Railway Company. We cannot find a date in this book. It measures approx 4 1/8" x 6 1/8", has 333 pages, and is full of information and illustrations. The condition of this book is nice for its age. There is some minor wear and the cover is slightly dirty. On the inside front cover the book is numbered in stamp ink #9486 and says "This marked "names" signed by R B Stevenson, Operator) who in accepting it agrees to return it to the proper officer when called for, or forfeit 50 cents". The fancy signature and use of fountain pen to sign leads me to date this book around 1910. Shipping in the USA will be $5.00.
| | |  | | Books on Jewelry, History - The Necklace from Antiquity to the Present by Daniela Mascetti, Amanda Triossi
From Booklist: "Short or long, choker or sautoir--two London-based Sotheby's experts tidy up the history of the necklace, from 30,000 B.C. to the present day. Gold and diamonds, of course, figure prominently in this lavishly illustrated documentary; so, too, do the materials of nature--particularly shells, used from the Paleolithic era to the twentieth century. The emphasis here is on trends, with the authors examining the evolution of techniques and styles as well as of the high society, royalty, and celebrities wearing the art. Much information is captured within captions; the reader will learn, for instance, that nineteenth-century micromosaics were usually fashioned from glass tesserae found in Italy and that gas pipe is the term of preference for sinuous 1940s necklaces." Barbara Jacobs. This hard cover book is in excellent condition with only minor scuffing of the dust jacket. Shipping will be $5.00, shipping cost for multiple items will automatically be discounted.
| | |  | | Vintage Spelling Award Pin Given by Merriman Webster - Whitehead and Hoag
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Vintage Whitehead and Hoag Merriam Webster spelling award. This pre 1910's award pin given "for excellence in spelling" and awarded by G. & C. Merriam Company. Fine detail and condition. Please click into the item for a photo of the back of the pin. Shipping in the USA will be $5.00.
| | |  | | Vintage Paperback of "Down" by Walt Grove - Dell - Survival Story, Pilots
This mass market paperback of "Down", published by Dell second printing 1966, is a great survival story. Walt Gove was an excellent writer who wrote 3 other novels about pilots and ex-pilots: "The Man Who Said No", "The Joy Boys", and "The Wings of Eagles". Condition of this vintage paperback is very good. Shipping in the USA will be $3.00.
| | |  | | Books on Jewelry, History - Ancient Jewellery by Jack Ogden
Book Description: Jewellery has a rare power to communicate, even across millennia, the feelings, beliefs, and aspirations of the people who wore it. Jewellery also contributes to the study of ancient art and metalworking techniques, for great skill was required to create what are often small-scale works of art. This book shows how important ancient jewellery is to interpreting the past. Jack Ogden is founder of the Society of Jewellery Historians and a leading authority on the materials, technology, and authenticity of ancient jewellery. Paperback, 64 pages, in excellent condition, like new. Shipping will be $5.00, shipping cost for multiple items will automatically be discounted.
| | |  | | Vintage Pocket Cardinal Edition of No Adam in Eden - Grace Metalious
Very good vintage paperback copy of "No Adam in Eden" by the notorious author of "Peyton Place" Grace Metalious. This was the last book published before her death in 1964. A Pocket Cardinal edition, 7th printing, very little wear. Shipping in the USA will be $3.00, and shipping costs for multiple purchases is automatically discounted.
| | |  | | Vintage Framed Color Chesterfield Cigarette Ad with James Stewart - 1947
1947 Ligget cigarette ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes with a celebrity endorsement from actor James Stewart. The color image measures 10 by 12 and is an original magazine ad. The bottom edge states "Copyright 1947, Ligget & Myers Tobacco Co". Framed this piece measures 15 X 18 and both the ad and the frame are in excellent condition. Insured shipping in the USA will be $6.00.
| | |  | | Vintage Railroad Company Playing Cards - New York, New Haven, and Hartford
Vintage 2 Deck set of New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company playing cards. The cards are still in their original cellophane and have never been played with. There is a two piece box and the cards all feature a gold edge. The front of each card has the logo of the railroad and line drawings of the engines. The box has almost no wear and this set should be considered near "new old stock" condition, Circa 1950. Shipping in the USA will be $5.00.
| | |  | | History Book - Guido Gregorietti Jewelry Through the Ages
New York: American Heritage, (1969). First American Edition. Quarto. 319pp. Illustrated throughout with more than four hundred reproductions, half of them in full-color. Red cloth over boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine, device in gilt on front cover. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Shipping in the USA will be $5.00.
| | |  | | Antique Brass Plated Cup "Souvenir of Yale" Univeristy 1910
Antique brass plated copper "Souvenir of Yale" cup circa 1910. This cup stands 3 1/2" tall and has raised scenes of several yale bulidings that decorate the entire cup. The buildings are Winchester Hall, Osborne Hall, South Middle. The bottom of the cup has the makers initials GHC. This souvenir item is typical in style of those made for many different organizations or places at the turn of the century. The condition is worn and aged with some loss of brass plating on the outside and darkening. The inside has no brass plating left with dark stains, and the rim on the bottom has a dent (it does not go into the rest of the cup). Still it is a rare piece and offered as is. Additional photos can be emailed. Insured shipping in the USA will be $5.00.
| | |  | | Handbook Of Watch And Clock Repairs by H. G. Harris
Handbook Of Watch And Clock Repairs by H. G. Haris in hardcover published in 1971, 17th printing. Jacket & book in excellent condition. Illustrations throughout, it describes the basic principles of timekeeping and demonstrates the methods of repairing different watch and clock movements, 175 pages. Shipping in the USA will be $3.00.
| | |  | | 1970's Signed Phillies Baseball - Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Bill Robinson, and Lynn Swann
Signed 1970's era baseball with strong Philadelphia and Pittsburgh sports (Phillies & Steelers) connection. This baseball was signed by Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Bill Robinson, and Lynn Swann. It is a 1970's era ball in very good condition with some age. Please click into the item to see another photo of the signatures, more photos of this item can be quickly emailed. Insured shipping in the USA will be $7.50.
| | |  | | Books on Jewelry, History - Jewels of the Romanovs - Corcoran Gallery
Jewels of the Romanovs - Treasures of the Russian Imperial Court; American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation published this soft cover book in 1997. This Hard-To-Find book is in very good, used condition. It measures approximately 8.75" x 9; 72 glossy pages, odd pages are full-page, full-color photos, plus other full color photos on even pages. "Catalog of the exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and other American venues." Insured Shipping will be $5.00, shipping cost for multiple items will automatically be discounted.
| | |  | | The Mystery Companion - Collection of 1940's and 1930's Pulp Murder Mysteries - Paperback
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Popular Library # 130 printing 1943 mass market paperback. A great collection of mysteries, with two stories set during World War II "Active Duty" and "The Blackout Murders". "Yours Truly Jack the Ripper", by "Psycho" author Robert Bloch, is a tale not to be missed. This book also features short stories by Allan Vaughan Elston; Edgar Wallace; Fritz Leiber; Joseph C. Stacey; Frank Owen; Thomas Grant Springer; Dale Clark; Vincent Starrett; Geoffrey Homes; Cornell Woolrich; Carl Carmer; and James Francis Cooke. Condition: laminate is gone, some edge wear, and paper in text darkening as nearly always, still a solid, good copy of this paperback. Shipping in the USA will be $3.00.
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