Category: Antiques & Collectibles

Shells on Postage Stamps around the World

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Topical Philatelic Publishers : 1980

Seller ID: 22516

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

110 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Tall hardcover, steel-blue cloth, 110 pages, several first day covers shown, some in color; 17 postmarks shown in b/w, 14 stamps honoring conchologists in b/w, 15 stamps with fossil shells in b/w, 7 pieces of postal stationery in color, 14 seals in color, 232 postage stamps in color (total 52 b/w, 253 color illus) all with seashells. ; Malacophilately. Foreword by William J. Clench. ; Cloth shows small tear near crown. No other defects. Lacks jacket.
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Entex Quality Models

By: Entex

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Entex Industries : 1978

Seller ID: 23378

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

54 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, red white and blue covers, 54 pages, 160 full-color photos of models of old-time cars, sports cars, airplanes, sailing ships, etc, with info on package size, units per package, carton weight, etc. ; 1978 stated. ; No defects. Appears new. Scarce. ; With this item you will also get: 2) 1979, 46 color photos including Loc Blocs, radio controlled cars, etc, 16 glossy pages. 3) 1981, 99 color photos of transportation toys, 38 glossy pages, with pricelist laid in.
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Ertl Replica Series : Collector's Handbook

By: Ertl, Fred J. Jr.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Ertl Company : 1982

Seller ID: 21540

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

32 pages; 32mo (4.5") 12 cm; Small oblong softcover, self-wraps, 28 glossy pages plus covers, checklist, company history with 6 color photos, plus 51 color photos and descriptions of toy cars and trucks. ; Includes mail-in form for club, plus toy car tie-ins with Dukes of Hazzard, Cannonball Run, Smokey and the Bandit, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, more. ; Only a touch of wear. No marks, no major defects. Scarce.
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On Making, Mending and Dressing Dolls

By: Fawcett, Clara Hallard

Price: $16.00

Publisher: H. L. Lindquist Publications : 1949

Seller ID: 21847

ISBN-13: 9781258444587

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Poor dust jacket

170 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Hardcover, pale orange cloth, [xxvi] + 170 pages, index, 276 original b/w drawings and diagrams by author. ; Same date. Topics include: Making rag dolls. Making cloth dolls. Making carved dolls. Mending dolls. Restoring bisque dolls. Dressing period dolls. Doll shoes. More. ; Book shows light wear to heel. A few spots to edges and endpapers. Owner name lightly penned on reverse of front free endpaper. No other defects. Interior clean, binding tight. Jacket has several large chips affecting the word Dolls and author's name, otherwise all readable. ; Amazonbuyers p...
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Tonka Turns Toward Tomorrow : Toy Catalog, 1984

By: Feely, Pat

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Tonka Toys : 1984

Seller ID: 18380

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

56 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover catalog, 56 color glossy pages, tons of photos showing children playing with construction vehicles, fire engines, cars, trucks, playsets, Mighty Cycles pedal toys, Clutch Poppers air-powered race cars, GoBots robot-truck hybrids, and more. Includes model numbers and specs. Noprices. ; This item is from the collection of Peter H. Foss. ; Only a touch of wear. No rips, no marks.
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1953 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car : Ford Crestline Sunliner, Decal Set, Pace Car Model

By: Foss, Peter H.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Peter H. Foss : 1989

Seller ID: 11034

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Fine

Not a book. These are decals which were manufactured to be placed on model cars; the cars were never manufactured and this box of approx 1000 decal sets is all that exists. ; No defects. Clamshell box lightly worn, edges taped, original shipping label and partial receipt affixed, all corners and seams intact. A unique item.
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Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians : 1600-1880 (Signed)

By: Frank, Larry, and Francis H. Harlow; Illustrated by Bernard Lopez

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing : 1990

Seller ID: 23542

ISBN-13: 9780887402272

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

214 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, black cloth, faux marbled endpapers, [xvi] + 160 glossy pages + 32 glossy plates, 214 total pages, glossary, bibliography, 166 incredible artifacts shown in 166 b/w photos, and 33 also shown in full color. Title page SIGNED by Francis H. Harlow. ; This is the first comprehensive account ever published focusing exclusively on historic Pueblo pottery. ; Book and jacket show no sign of use. No marks apart from autograph. Scarce in any condition. ; Laid in: Color glossy handbill for exhibit of pueblo pottery artist Dolly Naranjo, at Stone Flowery Gall...
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Mobilia Magazine : Top 25 Automobilia Collectibles, 1996

By: Funk, Tom, with Eric H. Killorin and Amy Venman

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Mobilia Magazine : 1996

Seller ID: 7308

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

64 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Softcover, magazine format. Lists 25 items or classes of items currently hot with prices rising rapidly. Descriptions and b/w photos of all. Condition grades explained. General values. Reading lists. 88 b/w photos, 8 color photos on covers. ; Topics include: Pedal cars. Movie posters. License plates. Model kits. Trading cards. Motoring badges. Toy cars and trucks. More. Book from collection of Peter Foss, founder, Toy Car Collectors Club. ; Faint pencil marks to several items in recommended reading list. Very small chip to crown. Otherwise no flaws. Two subscription...
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Gama Minimod

By: Gama

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Gama : 1965

Seller ID: 18394

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover catalog, German language throughout, 8 color glossy pages, 70 models shown in full color, with model numbers and size in centimeters. ; Includes oldtime cars, modern cars, VW minibuses, construction vehicles, cranes, military vehicles, trucks, playsets, etc. ; Light edgewear. Faint creases.
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Battle Axes : (Signed)

By: Gamble, James D.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Mowbray Company : 1981

Seller ID: 20924

ISBN-13: 9780917218163

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket

93 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, black boards, 93 pages, bibliography; info on collecting, cleaning, spotting forgeries, etc; about 100 b/w photos and illustrations of authentic antique battle axes. Warmly inscribed and SIGNED by author on front endpaper. ; First book ever published on pole axes, combat axes, fighting axes, military axes, throwing axes, war hammers, halberds, voulges, etc, of Europe, Middle East, Solomon Islands, Africa, Americas, etc, of 1400s to 1800s. ; No defects to book. Jacket faded on spine, 4 very small edge chips, none affecting any text.
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Geidai Grip : Grip Miniature Models (Lot of 5 Catalogs)

By: Geidai

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Geidai Grip : 1978

Seller ID: 18386

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

20 pages; 32mo (4.25") 11 cm; This is a lot of 5 small catalogs from the Geidai Grip toy company. 1) Red softcover, 1978, 20 glossy pages, tons of full-color photos and illustrations. 2) Long narrow, yellow, no date. 3) Long narrow, red, no date. 4) New Grip, very small, white, no date. 4) New Grip Zechin, very small, blue, 2copies. ; All Japanese throughout, with titles in Japanese and English. ; Crisp and clean, no defects. ; Also included: two very small plain white slips, all in Japanese, possibly promotional or warranty info.
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Motorcycle Toys : Antique and Contemporary, Identification and Values

By: Gibson-Downs, Sally, and Christine Gentry

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Collector Books : 1995

Seller ID: 21208

ISBN-13: 9780891456186

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

293 pages; 4to (11") 29 cm; Tall red softcover, 293 glossy pages, about 400 full-color photos, over 2000 items listed and described, with current (1995) values. ; Covers toy motorcycles, scooters, tricycles, cycles with and without riders, kits, toy vehicles with motorcycle trailers, etc. Includes overview of various manufacturing processes. ; This item is from collection of Peter Foss, former president, Toy Car Collectors Club and Model Car Collectors Association. ; Light edgewear only. No marks or major defects. Binding tight and square.
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Guide to Military Dress Daggers, A

By: Glemser, Kurt; Illustrated by E. G. Scheonhoeffer

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Kurt Glemser : 1991

Seller ID: 21311

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

160 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Black softcover, 160 glossy pages, index, bibliography, appendix, 230 items shown in b/w, 7 items shown in full color, in high-quality photos, with captions. ; Includes sections on tang marks, Max Dinger masterpieces, Solingen export daggers, Hannover navy dirks and daggers, more. ; Vol-1 not stated but author followed this with at least 3 more vols. Photos by E. G. Scheonhoeffer. Foreword by Lt. Col. Thomas M. Johnson, retired. ; Moderate edgewear. Front 3 and rear 20 leaves show slight discoloration to tips, not affecting any text. Quite scarce. ; Guide to Military...
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Treatise Upon the Useful Science of Defence, a : Connecting the Small and Back-Sword, and Shewing the Affinity between Them

By: Godfrey, John

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Andesite Press : 2017

Seller ID: 20338

ISBN-13: 9781376180329

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

84 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Black softcover, [x] + 66 + 8 pages, 84 total pages, catch-words throughout. ; Originally published 1748. This is a facsmimle reprint edition produced from the 1748 edition. This edition 2017. ; Topics: Theory of the sword. Practice of the small and back-sword. Characters [profiles] of the masters. Boxing. Characters of the boxers. ; No defects to book; however, original text (reproduced here) does show a few spots and blotches.
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Black Ops Bricks : How to Build Your Own Model Military and Armored Fighting Vehicles (Lego)

By: Grant, Nick

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing : 2014

Seller ID: 20284

ISBN-13: 9781629147635

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

256 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Black and gray softcover, 256 glossy pages, complete fully-illustrated instructions for building (from Lego or any similar product) eight military vehicles: Local patrol or sentry vehicle, Swallow-tail attack helicopter, Snub-nose off-roader, Desert recon vehicle, Armored transport, Backup helicopter, Mobile missile battery, Vertical take-off-and-landing fighter jet. Minimal text. ; Book only. No lego included. ; 1st printing, 2014, stated. One of the best unauthorized Lego books we have ever seen. ; Shows no wear, no sign of use.
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Greenberg's Numerical Pocket Price Guide and Inventory Check List : To Lionel Trains American Flyer S Gauge

By: Greenberg, Bruce, and Marcy Damon

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Greenberg Publishing Company : 1991

Seller ID: 24442

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

48 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Tall narrow softcover, 4 x 8.5 inches, 48 pages, appendixes, over 1600 Lionel model train cars and accessories listed by item number, including variations, with current (1991) values for good and excellent grades. Small b/w photo on front otherwise no illustrations. ; From Greenberg Publishing Company, division of Kalmbach Publishing Company; Light wear and rubbing to covers. Last leaf very lightly creased.
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Grip Zechin

By: Grip

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Eidai Corporation : 1978

Seller ID: 21708

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

16 pages; 48mo (3.5") 9 cm; JAPANESE text throughout. Small green oblong softcover, 16 glossy pages, 33 models cars shown in 8 b/w and 10 color photos, with specs. ; Dated 1978-8-1. Number 1 stated. ; Only a touch of edgewear. Oldprice (Y20) stamped on rear cover and one page. No other defects. ; With this item you will also get: 2 additional small color glossy Grip Zechin items, each with a double.
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Fun to Play, Fun to Learn ! : Mattel Toymakers Catalog

By: Handler, Ruth

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Mattel, Inc. : 1967

Seller ID: 22773

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

12 pages; 64mo (2.75") 7 cm; Small (2.75 x 5.5 inches) softcover, 12 color glossy pages. ; Educational toys for pre-schoolers, including Bugs Bunny Music Maker, Learning Machine, Mattel-O-Phone, Monkees Guitar, See N Say Ride-Away, Talking Tiles, much more. ; Only a touch of wear. ; With this item you will also get: Make and Play, Toys by Mattel, 1967, same size, spooky-yucky toys for pre-schoolers, 12 color glossy pages, including such products as Creeple Peeple, Fright Factory, Gobble-Degoop, Plastigoop, Thingmaker, etc, worn, lightly wrinkled, three small chips but holding together, everyth...
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Hatcher's Book of the Garand : A National Rifle Association Library Book

By: Hatcher, Julian S. (Maj Gen)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Gun Room Press : 1977

Seller ID: 24433

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Fair dust jacket

292 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, [viii] + 292 pages, index, bibliography, detailed list of parts, 40 charts and tables, 152 b/w photos and diagrams (many showing inside mechanisms) with captions. ; Copyright 1948. This is a facsimile reprint, 1977. Blurb: "Development of Semiautomatic Rifles, Pedersen, Browning, Remington, Winchester, Colt, Rheinmetall, White, St. Etienne, Bang, Hatcher; Complete, Illustrated, Authentic." The Garand carbine, or M1, was produced by many makers and served as basic rifle for US Army from WW1 to Vietnam. ; Book shows only a whisper of shelfwea...
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History of the Colt Revolver, a : And the Other Arms Made by Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company from 1836 to 1940

By: Haven, Charles T., and Frank A. Belden

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Bonanza Books : 1978

Seller ID: 24424

ISBN-13: 9780517011690

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket

711 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall heavy hardcover, tan cloth over spine, dark brown boards, 711 pages, index, appendixes, over 1000 b/w photos and diagrams including photos of each model of the Colt revolver, some extremely rare. ; Foreword by Stephen V. Grancsay. Originally published 1940. This edition 1978. ; Book shows only light shelfwear, mainly to heel. Small spot to rear endpaper. No other defects. Jacket has 12 small edge chips and closed tears, spine panel slightly faded, but everything is readable (we have placed jacket in protective sleeve) (Please note: this item weighs over 5 poun...
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Category: Antiques & Collectibles