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Contemporary Advertising
by Michael Weigold, Christian Arens William Arens
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Promise and The Product, 200 Years Of American Advertising Posters
by Victor; Bricta, Ira Margolin
Advertising Books & Ephemera
They Laughed When I Sat Down - an Informal History Of Advertising In Words and Pictures
by Rowsome, Frank Jr
THE VALUE OF CONTINUITY IN ADVERTISING
by McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill, no date. softcover. Very good. Stapled booklet, (approx. 7" wide by 8 1/2") color illustrations and diagrams. 8 un-numbered leaves plus card covers.. Aimed at advertisers. No date, but appears to be 50s or 60s style art. Studio.
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$15.00
![Bushnell [Division of Bausch & Lomb] 1974 Sports Optics Catalog](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/274/006/1557006274.0.b.jpg)
Bushnell [Division of Bausch & Lomb] 1974 Sports Optics Catalog
by D.P. Bushnell
Pasadena: Bushnell, 1974. Softcover. Fine. 8 1/2" x 11." Thirty-six [36] pp. staple-bound catalog including covers. Illustrated with black and white photos throughout. Price list bound in.
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$20.00
Pocket Memoranda Book
by Mullen & Bluett Clothiers
Los Angeles: Mullen & Bluett, 1931. A little wrinkling to the paste-downs, but fine and bright. Pocket Memoranda book measuring 4 inches. Bound in simulated black textured leather with company logo in gilt on upper cover, a.e.g., this stamped in gilt with owner's name.
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$45.00
![[SAN FRANCISCO EPHEMERA] HOTEL CARLTON](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/528/083/1241083528.0.b.jpg)
[SAN FRANCISCO EPHEMERA] HOTEL CARLTON
24 mo. (6 1/4 x 3 3/8 inches) paper promotional advertisement folded three times to form four panels printed on both sides in two colors, San Francisco, 1915. Original, very good condition (faint rubber stamp of Peck-Judah on one panel, not affecting content).
Illustrated with a photo of a corner of the lobby and a rendering of the facade of the hotel across the two center panels. Located at 545 Turk Street "One Block from Van Ness Ave," "Within walking distance of all the leading theatres and cafes and... Read more about this item
Illustrated with a photo of a corner of the lobby and a rendering of the facade of the hotel across the two center panels. Located at 545 Turk Street "One Block from Van Ness Ave," "Within walking distance of all the leading theatres and cafes and... Read more about this item
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$18.00
Sports Illustrated, May 4, 1970
by Andre Laguerre, Editor
New York: Time, Inc, 1970. Softcover. Fine with clean mailing label on front cover.. Featuring Bobby Orr cover and story on the Boston Bruins, plus the artist Sempe on Monaco. By 1970, SI's legendary managing editor, Andre Laguerre, had recruited some of America's best writers to work for him, and had refined SI's formula, creating a smart, stylish, literate newsmagazine with a strong editorial voice.
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$35.00
Headlights: The Magazine of Electric Railways, March 1967, Vol. 29, No. 3
by Jack May, Editor
New York: Electric Railroader's Association, 1967. Softcover. Near Fine. 12 pp. black and white photos.
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$15.00
Kaiser-Frazer Graphic, Willow Run 1953
by Kaiser-Frazer Sales Corp
Willow Run: Kaiser-Frazer Sales Corp, 1953. Softcover. Good with some edge-wear and age-toning.. Tabloid-size rotogravure with color and black and white photos. 12 pp. Rare. Advertising brochure for 1953 Kaiser and 1953 Henry J automobiles. **OCLC** lists one copy at the Library of Michigan, Lansing, MI.
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$25.00
Christie's Don McLean's American Pie, The Original Manuscript, Tuesday 7 April 2015
by Christie's
New York: Christie's, 2015. Softcover. Fine in color pictorial wraps.. 4to. Fine in perfect bound illustrated wrappers as issued. Auction catalog entirely devoted to the sale of Don McLean's original manuscript for the well-loved 1971 cultural anthem "American Pie." Profusely and attractively illustrated in full-color throughout. At the sale, McLeanÕs masterpiece sold for $1,205,000. Arguably the most iconic and recognizable American song of the Twentieth Century, the Recording Industry Association of...
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$85.00
The Lives of William Benton
by Hyman, Sidney
Chicago : The University Of Chicago Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth. Edges very slightly toned and dust-dulled. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 625 pages; Description: xviii, 625 p. : illus. , ports. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Benton, William, 1900-1973.
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$12.59
The Design of Advertising: Fifth Edition
by Nelson, Roy Paul
Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown, Publishers Full cloth hardcover: 4to.,420pp. No names or other markings.(Small scuff mark front cover), still, Fine
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$13.00
Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Braman, Dow & Co. Distributors of Wrought Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Tools, Steam Specialties, and Plumbing Supplies
by Braman, Dow & Co
Boston: Force Publishing Co. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with many charts and black and white images of various plumbing parts. 736 pages, very thick 8vo, red cloth with white stamping (a bit soiled but still square), A.E.S. red. Boston: Force Publishing Co., no date, circa 1920. Overall a very good copy.<br/><br/> Catalogue No. G7<br/><br/>
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$50.00
Jaguar. The uncommon luxury sedan
by British Leyland Motors, Inc
Leonia: British Leyland Motors, Inc, 1976. Softcover. Near Fine. One [1] 24" x 11" folded sheet into six [6] panels. Color illustrations. Uncommon item. **OCLC** lists three copies, one each at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Thomas J. Watson Library in New York City, The Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, DE and The Strong/Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play in New York City.
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$30.00
!["HOTEL COURT" [San Francisco Hotel]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/667/083/1241083667.0.b.jpg)
"HOTEL COURT" [San Francisco Hotel]
Octavo (8 x 4 inches) original paper brochure folded twice to form 4 panels printed on both sides. San Francisco, (circa 1920s).
Illustrated with photos: on the front is a street view of the hotel, inside are views of the guest rooms, the dining room (Chef A. Bernhardt, "Sunday Dinner $1.25") the main lobby, and the billiard room.
"Tariffs" for the hotel are listed at the back: $1.50 for rooms without bath (European Plan), $11.00 for suite - parlor, bedroom and bath double (American Plan). "Running hot... Read more about this item
Illustrated with photos: on the front is a street view of the hotel, inside are views of the guest rooms, the dining room (Chef A. Bernhardt, "Sunday Dinner $1.25") the main lobby, and the billiard room.
"Tariffs" for the hotel are listed at the back: $1.50 for rooms without bath (European Plan), $11.00 for suite - parlor, bedroom and bath double (American Plan). "Running hot... Read more about this item
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$9.95
Playgirl Magazine, Volume XII, No. 4, August, 1984
by Thomas E. Lewis, Managing Editor
New York: RG Communications, 1984. Softcover. Fine in color pictorial wraps.. 8 1/2" x 11." 112 pp. Staple-bound on glossy paper. With color photos and ads throughout. Dustin Hoffman, Dirk Benedict, Salute to the Olympics.
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$35.00
The Book of the Frankfurt Book Fair
by Text: Wolf KrŠmer. English translation: Orlaith Kelly. Illustrations: Christian Ršder ; Fotoserie MessegelŠnde: Alexander Geibel
Frankfurt: Im Selbstverlag d. Hrsg, 1996. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Slip cover is a bit edge worn.. 8 1/2" x 11" hardcover in English. 80 pp.; with color photos, illustrations and graphics, some on parchment paper. With parchment dust jacket and in a carboard slipcase. Very nice production.
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$50.00
Honcho, November, 2006
by Gordon Wallace, Editor-in-Chief
New York: Maverty Group, 2006. Softcover. Fine in color pictorial wraps.. 8 1/2" x 11." 98 pp. Staple-bound on glossy paper. With color photos and ads throughout.
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$25.00
Leupold Catalog of Fine Scopes and Mounts
by Leupold & Stevens, Inc
Beaverton: Leupold & Stevens, Inc, 1974. Softcover. Fine. 8 1/2" x 11" staple bound catalogue in tan illustrated wraps. Sixteen [16] pp. including cover. Illustrated with black and white and color photos throughout. Price list laid in.
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$15.00
They Laughed When I Sat Down: An Informal History of Advertising in Words and Pictures
by Rowsome, Frank, Jr. (Author)
New York, New York: Bonanza Books. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Used Book: Hard Cover Slight shelf wear to the dust jacket, cover, and spine with a 1/2 inch open tear to the upper jacket spine end. Binding remains tight and pages are clean and unbent.
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$17.00
A Plan of the Town of Boston and the Charlestown Peninsula by Howard E. Bouldry
by Howard E. Bouldry
Boston: Howard E. Bouldry, 1969. Softcover. Fine. 11" x 16" on parchment paper. Color reproduction map.
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$20.00
Browning A New Brand of Accuracy 1971 Catalog
Morgan: Browning Arms Co, 1971. Softcover. Fine. 8 1/2" x 11." Eight [8] pp. Illustrated with color photos throughout.
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$25.00
Angels in America Book Tour Promotional Poster
by No author
Fine. Milton Glaser-designed poster utilized for the early 1990s Tony Kushner book publicity tour. Angels in America is Kushner's most famous work, The story takes place in the mid 1980's, when young gay men were expected to tend to the ill among them, while simultaneously facing their own mortality. It was made into an Emmy Award-winning HBO film directed by Mike Nichols. This two-part epic, subtitled "A Gay Fantasia on National Themes," has received hundreds of performances worldwide in more than...
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$450.00
1972 Catalog of Ruger Firearms
by Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc
Southport: Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc, 1972. Softcover. Fine. Single sheet 36" x 17" folded into sixteen [16] panels, with sepia-toned illustrations on heavy yellow paper. Three [3] 8 1/2" x 11" product fact sheets with black and white and color illustrations in coated paper.
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$15.00
ASTIR. A Publisher's Life-Story
by Thayer, John Adams
Boston: Small, Maynard & Co., 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo, brown cloth covers stamped in red and gilt. xv [1] 302 pages. A nice, bright copy. Thayer came up through the graphic design and advertising side of the the magazine business, and is, in fact, credited with improvements in publication design. He worked for the Boston Journal, The Ladies' Home Journal, and as advertising director at the Delineator. He pulled "Everybody's Magazine" out of a slump, earned a fortune from its...
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$15.00
Original 1919 Full Page Color Automotive Ad for Standard Eight , Matted Ready to Frame
by The Standard Steel Car Company
New York: Century Magazine. 1919. Single sheet. A fine vintage automotive advertisement . This Classic car ad is 9 by 11 inches matted. See Photos; This vintage piece of cover art was matted by me personally and is now ready for framing. This would make a unique and special Gift. I do not sell reproductions and I have been matted and framing my own prints for years. A great piece of vintage magazine art.
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$10.00
Fuller Brushes Illustrated--1939
Very Good/None. Fuller Brushes Illustrated--1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. Fuller Brush Company, Hartford, Connecticut. 1939. 16pp. 5.25 x 8.5 inches. Blue and black pictorial staple bound wrappers. Very good condition. Light edge wear with very light soiling. A 1937 Fuller Brush Catalog stamped on front wrapper "Golden Gate International Exposition San Francisco, Calif. 1939". I can just hear the salesman's pitch to the fair goers in San Francisco.
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$23.00
