Category: Antiques & Collectibles

There's a Kalamazoo Factory Store Near You : Rangers, Heaters, Furnaces of Famous Quality

Price: $38.00

Publisher: Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace Company : 1938

Seller ID: 21692

Condition: Very Good+

32 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, 32 pages printed in dark brown and red, list of nearly 300 stores in Midwest, New England, NY and PA, over 150 sepia-toned photos and illustrations. ; A wonderful vintage promotional item for electric, gas, and coal-wood-oil cookers, ranges, ovens, washing machines, heat circulators, furnaces and air conditioners manufactured in Kalamazoo, Michigan. ; Almost no wear. Covers show a few tiny spots. No other defects. Scarce.
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Robert Abels Catalog Number 27 : Antique Firearms and Edged Weapons

By: Abels, Robert

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Robert Abels Antique Firearms : 1949

Seller ID: 22709

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

190 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, brown leatherette covers, 2483 items all shown in clear b/w diagrams, with descriptions and currentprices (1949) including over 850 swords and daggers, 650 pistols, 300 long guns, 200 polearms, plus armor, helmets and other military items. ; Illustrated by Robert Abels and Bernard Day. ; Light edgewear only. Quite scarce.
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Shells on Stamps of the World : A Bilingual Illustrated Catalog of Mollusca on Postage Stamps

By: Arakawa, Kohman Y.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Biological Society of Nagasaki Prefecture : 1980

Seller ID: 22518

ISBN-13: 9780915826070

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

234 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; JAPANESE text throughout, with Japanese and English captions. Hardcover, ivory-toned textured boards, yellow endpapers, 234 pages, page-marker cord, index, bibliography, several tables and charts, 1500 shell stamps from 1840 to 1978 from 144 countries listed and described, 80 b/w illustrations in text, 30 sepia-toned cancellations, 200 stamps (and some first day covers) shown in full color on glossy plates. ; Malacophilately. Published in Japan by Biological Society of Nagasaki Prefecture. Distributed in US by American Malacologists. Copyright 1979. This is 2nd edi...
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Arnold Rapido, Master Catalog and Handbook, 1972 : The Originators and Pioneers of N Gauge Small Scale Model Railroading

By: Arnold, K.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: K. Arnold & Company : 1972

Seller ID: 16477

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

68 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall catalog, fold-and-staple binding, 68 color glossy pages, full-color photos and diagrams of locomotives, cars, starter sets, layout sets, control panels, accessories, etc. Includes several historical b/w and color photos of real steam, electric and diesel locomotives side by side with their corresponding models. Captions list features but no pr ices. ; Bound in: business reply card addressed to manufacturer to enter model railroad contest. ; From the collection of Peter H. Foss, this is a catalog of N Scale (1 : 160) model trains. ; Light thumb creases here an...
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Aviva Toy Company Catalog : Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, and Woodstock Toys

By: Aviva

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Aviva Toy Company : 1977

Seller ID: 22096

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

12 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, 12 glossy pages plus insert, 92 full-color photos. ; Toys based on Peanuts characters, including Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, and Woodstock. Colorful plastic (and some wooden) toys for small children, including cars, trains, airplanes, dog houses, skateboards, wind-ups, friction toys, more. ; Only a touch of edgewear. No marks or defects. ; This item dated 1977. With this item you will also get 1) 1978 edition, with Space Academy action figures, and other new toys, 16 pgs, 2) 1980 edition, with gyroscopes, balance bars, skiers and other new toy...
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Postal History Study of the Ruhleben POW Camp, a : 1914-1918

By: Bachenheimer, Frank

Price: $23.00

Publisher: German Philatelic Society : 1980

Seller ID: 22719

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

44 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; White softcover, 44 glossy unnumbered pages, brief bibliography, 64 b/w photos and facsimiles including stamps, envelopes, postcards and cancellation marks, with detailed captions. ; The Ruhleben Prisoner of War Camp (internment camp) was located in Ruhleben, Germany, inside an old horse race track, where its civilian prisoners, mostly British, organized their own post office. ; Book shows no sign of wear. Errata slip laid in, as issued, and errors have been corrected in text in ballpoint in a neat hand. No other defects. ; German Philatelic Society Library Booklet Se...
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Williams by Bachmann : 2009 Catalog

By: Bachmann

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Bachmann Industries : 2009

Seller ID: 23996

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

96 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, 96 color glossy pages plus covers, hundreds of photos showing top-of-the-line electric streetcars, diesel locomotives, steam locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, train sets, famous trains, miniature figures, Plasticville buildings, Scenescape grass and trees, and much more, all with original retail prices. ; Front cover and first leaf creased at upper corner. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear.
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30 Jahre Playmobil : 30 Years of Playmobil

By: Bachmann, Felicitas

Price: $44.00

Publisher: Heel Verlag Gmbh : 2004

Seller ID: 21313

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

168 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; GERMAN text throughout. Large hardcover, blue boards, 168 glossy pages, over 300 full-color photos with captions. ; Complete history of famous line of 7.5mm (3 inch) thermoplastic human figures, vehicles, horses, house and castle construction sets, etc, manufactured by Geobra, part of the Brandstatter Group, Zirndorf, Germany. A collectible and competitor of Lego. ; Very light bump to crown otherwise no defects to book. Jacket has corresponding small tear and wrinkles. Scarce.
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United States Postal Service : Detroit Post Office

By: Baker, Edward L.

Price: $115.00

Publisher: United States Postal Service : 1953

Seller ID: 23800

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

295 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; 30 Detroit Post Office items dating from 1953 to 1965 (6 boklets, 6 insurance plans, 7 Detroit Post Office news letters, 11 misc) as follows: [Boklets]: Detroit Postal Zone Directory, 1953, 32 pgs. Protection of Postal Revenue, 1953, 19 pgs. Primary Separation for Detroit, Michigan, 1959, 30 pgs plus insert. Primary Separation for Detroit, Section C, 1961, 8 pgs. Code of Ethics for Postal Employees, 1961, 16 pgs. Linwood Station Scheme of Distribution, 1963, 13 pgs plus covers. ; [Insurance documents, all in one original envelope, all dated 1961]: Instructions, Heal...
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Canadian Toy Collector

By: Barnes, Des, and Tony Reich

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Canadian Toy Collectors Society : 2002

Seller ID: 21777

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

24 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, 24 glossy pages plus covers, several b/w photos and Illustrations. ; Autumn 2002. Topics include: Buying Dinky toys online. Scottish train models. Choosing what to collect. What is made to scale? Helpful books for the part-time collector to the full-time investor. Plus book reviews, shows, etc. ; No defects of any kind. ; With this item you will also get: 1) Canadian Toy Collector magazine, Toy Show Edition, Summer 1994, 16 pgs. 2) Canadian Toy Collector magazine, Summer 1995, 16 pgs, 2copies. 3) Large flyer (tan) for Canada's Greatest Collector's Toy...
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Custom Cars : And Automotive Displays by Rainer Mills

By: Barris, George

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Barris Kustom City : 1964

Seller ID: 21548

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Lot of miscellaneous trading cards and photos. All photos are real photos, most with captions neatly penned on reverse. All items range in size from 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 4.25 x 6 inches. ; 1) Two Custom Car trading cards: #20 1957 Thunderbird, #33 1954 Le Mans Cadillac, as customized by George Barris Kustom City, North Hollywood. ; 2) Six color glossy (faded) photos of model cars and cases full of same, collection of Rainer Mills. 3) Four b/w glossy photos of racecar artwork: GC-2200 1969 Roadrunner Nascar Racer, GC-2500 1969 American SC/Rambler, GC-2600 Torino Nascar Racer, GC-2700 Goerge Foll...
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Automobile Miniature : Number 6, September 1984

By: Blaisius, Jean-Louis

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Automobile Miniature : 1984

Seller ID: 22092

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

48 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; FRENCH language throughout. Tall softcover, 48 glossy pages, 132 b/w photos and diagrams of toys and models plus 4 full-color photos showing 32 toys and models. ; Topics include: Legend of Dinky Toys. Corgi Bedfords. Models of Citroen Traction Avant, Lancia Apilia, Laffley Fire Engines. Also departments, displayads, etc. ; No visible defects. Crisp and clean. ; This item is issue No. 6. With this item you will also get: No. 7, October 1984, 56 pages, and No. 97, June 1992, 64 pages, similar condition.
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Old Farm Tools and Machinery : An Illustrated History

By: Blandford, Percy W.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Gale Research Company : 1976

Seller ID: 20323

ISBN-13: 9780810320192

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

188 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, 188 pages, index, bibliography, glossary, appendix, 41 pages of line drawings (many showing complex machines and how they work) and 30 b/w plates, totaling hundreds of items shown and described. ; Early tools, mechanical implements, harvesters, threshers, reapers, potato spinners, animal-powered machines, steam-powered machines, gasoline (petrol) powered machines, tractors, combines, much more. Includes antique and vintage vehicles and machinery from Great Britain, USA, Turkey and parts of Europe. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows just a touc...
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Story of Norge, The

By: Blood, Howard E.

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Borg-Wagner Corporation : 1937

Seller ID: 21694

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

24 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Tall narrow softcover, yellow covers, 24 glossy pages, 23 b/w photos and illustrations. ; G-2-7-5. Introduction by president of and published by Norge Division, Borg-Wagner Corporation, makers of Norge Rollator electric refrigerators, giving history of company, details on how their revolutionary refrigerators work, info on all their refrigeration innovations, etc, with brief plugs for their stoves, washing machines and other appliances. ; No rips or tears. Covers rubbed, front cover lightly spotted, rear cover has several slightly larger spots, also a dealer (Payne Ra...
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12th World Scout Jamboree Program Guidebook : For Friendship, XII Boy Scout World Jamboree, Farragut State Park, Idaho

By: Boy Scouts of America

Price: $160.00

Publisher: Boy Scouts of America : 1967

Seller ID: 23155

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

32 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Program guidebook is a softcover, yellow covers, 32 pages, table of activity schedule, 8 songs (6 with tunes) and 17 b/w line drawings. Activities, crafts, friendship meals, skill-o-rama, etc. Laid in: clipping showing three Detroit-area scouts who will be attending Jamboree. ; Light wear only. Quite scarce. ; With this item you will also get: 2) A six-page typed letter, sent out prior to Jamboree, to Boy Scout Region Seven, Oak Brook, Illinois, with instructions for Jamboree. 3) Personal correspondence from a camper and his dad, being 2 postcards, 3 handwritten lette...
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Westmoreland Glass Company : Handmade Reproductions of Choice Pieces of Early America Glass, 1965

By: Brainard, J. H.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Westmoreland Glass Company : 1965

Seller ID: 20867

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

48 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Tall narrow softcover, 48 glossy pages, history of company, small map, about 120 items shown in high-quality b/w photos and 36 shown in full color. ; Items made of: Milk glass. Clear crystal. Brandywine blue crystal. Amber crystal. Ruby crystal. Etc. ; Designs include: Lace-edge. Hobnail. Old quilt. Beaded grape. Paneled grape. Etc. ; Items include: Bowls. Candlesticks. Candy jars. Cigarette boxes. Covered dishes. Cream and sugars. Goblets. Planters. Punch sets. Salvers. Vases. Etc. ; No marks, no defects.
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Native American Clothing : An Illustrated History

By: Brasser, Theodore

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Firefly Books : 2009

Seller ID: 23541

ISBN-13: 9781554074334

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

368 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall heavy hardcover, black boards, black endpapers, 368 glossy pages, appendixes, over 300 full-color photos, many never before published, with extensive text. ; Vast in scope, deep in history, an incredible pictorial work covering clothing as old as 9000 years, and from twelve cultural regions of North America, with info on mythology, sociology, and political influences. This exhibition includes shirts, dresses, coats, leggings, moccasins, pouches, blankets, etc, as well as jewelry and other accessories. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows only a touch of shelfw...
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Britains Toy Catalogue

By: Britains

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Britains Limited : 1984

Seller ID: 22088

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

24 pages; 16mo (6") 13 cm; Small color glossy softcover. 1984 edition. ; Toy cars, toy soldiers, cowboys and Indians, tractors, farm equipment, construction vehicles, spaceships, castles, farm animals, etc. English throughout, with publication data in English, French, German. ; No marks, no defects. ; With this item you will also get 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991 edition of same. 12 to 24 color glossy pages per.
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History of Browning Guns from 1831, a : Including Achievements of John M. Browning, Father of Modern Fire Arms

By: Browning, Val, and Marriner Browning

Price: $12.00

Publisher: J. M. & M. S. Browning Company : 1942

Seller ID: 20667

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

62 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Tan softcover booklet with yapp edges, 64 glossy pages numbered to 62, 88 b/w photos and illustrations with captions. ; Published 1942. Topics include: John M. Browning and his guns. Jonathan Browning. John Moses Browning. Matthew Sandefur Browning. Development of lever-action repeating rifles, pump-action shotguns, automatic firearms. More. ; Almost no wear. Fore-edge of front cover sunned. Gunstore name and address neatly stamped on front and rear in old ink. A touch of foxing here are there. Binding tight. Scarce.
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Bruder, Just like the Real Thing : Toys, Jouets, Spielwaren

By: Bruder

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Bruder Toys America : 2005

Seller ID: 22259

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

24 pages; 16mo (6") 16 cm; Oblong softcover, 24 color glossy pages, tons of photos. Text in parallel English, Spanish, French. ; Catalog of toy cars, trucks, tractors, trailers, construction vehicles, farm vehicles, etc, with lots of working parts, made in Germany by Bruder. ; Item is crisp, no defects apart from dealer stamp (Whistle Stop Hobby Center, St. Clair Shores, Michigan) in place for same on rear cover. ; With this item you will also get: 1) Mini-Planes, by Bachmann, small, 1971, 12 color pgs. 2) Auto-Kits, by Auto-Models Limited, 6 b/w pgs, with 1964 pricelist laid in. 3) Brekina Au...
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Category: Antiques & Collectibles