COFFEE TABLE + REFERENCE BOOKS

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Books in excellent, like-new condition unless otherwise noted. 84 books listed in this section.

Hefty 10" x 10" hardcover with jacket, 164 pages, all color, features tons of rare photos, album covers and playbills, a real treasure of classic images, awesome resource, seriously!!

~ HEART & SOUL Black Music Style 1930-75 / 1997 - $40.00

This 8" x 10" softcover is in awesome condition, 186 pages, all color, wild and interesting popular culture photos and ads from the fifties and sixties, homes, interiors, cars and more, this book is a definite resource!

~ POPULUXE - 1986 1st edition - $40.00

Large 10" x 10" hardcover with jacket, thick 196 pages, all color, just tons of great photos and ads concerning American cars through the years, burger joints, racing, motels, you name it. Thing weighs about 8 lbs, so postage rate is a bit.

~ HIT THE ROAD American Car Culture - 1999 - $40.00

Mint condition 8" x 10" softcover, 110 pages, all color, girls in peril, paperback, pulp and men's mag cover art, awesome!!

~ OVER MY DEAD BODY - 1994 - $30.00

BOOKS Non-Fiction + Humor

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- MISC. HARDCOVER

All books are in very good shape unless otherwise noted.

The only thing wrong is the repaired tears on top edge of jacket, otherwise excellent condition, $2.95 original cover price on inside flap, no paper aging, has a few photos of Pat.

~ 'TWIXT TWELVE AND TWENTY - 1959 - $12.00

Mint condition, has a small note in ink on page 3, advice to teens with some artwork.

~ YOUNG ONLY ONCE - 1963 - $15.00

Moody Press, $2.50 cover price in inside flap, book looks great except that 1/3rd of the back jacket cover has a water stain and a thin white paper pull from another book.

ENCYCLOPEDIA + REFERENCE

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The next ten books are 1966 Davco Publishing 160 page Pictorial Encyclopedia Of American History hardcovers have some edge and corner wear, like-new otherwise, overall F-VF condition. Features excellent all color illustrations and a combined index. Illustrators are the best, including some comic greats like Russ Manning!

~ PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN HISTORY Vol. 2 - 1734 to 1783 - $30.00

MAGAZINES

- Miscellaneous MAGAZINES

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Thick, 150 page magazine in very nice condition for it's age, F-VF or better. Contains fantastic 2-color segments in green and orange! The quality of the graphics is amazing, tons of articles, have to see to appreciate! Get this great book while it's available!!

~ POPULAR MECHANICS - March 1941 - $25.00

THE POPULAR EDUCATOR Magazines feature 764 digests of the world's greatest books in 53 weekly issues, all from 1939, approx. 100 pages each, photos and illustrations.

The cover is split and only attached from top staple up.

~ THE POPULAR EDUCATOR Magazine #5 - $20.00

PAPERBACKS

- Vintage 'RIGHT WING' POLITICAL PAPERBACKS

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All books are in very nice condition for their age, solid, square with nice color.

Light interior paper aging, 1st printing, 244 pages, owner's signature on page 3.

~ ILL FARES THE LAND / 1966 - $20.00

Second edition, 128 pages.

~ COMMUNISM AND YOUR CHILD / 1963 - $25.00

BOOKS - FICTION

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Super thick 1,180 page embossed hardcover in very good condition for its age, solid, square and flat, has a bit of paper aging and a price written on page 3, thumb indexed! Jacket is complete but with a few small chips, has some tape repairs, is a little fragile. Incredible book, rare!

"Containing all of the Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, the history of his life, his will, an introduction to each play, and an index to characters."

~ THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE With Temple Notes And Illustrations - 1938 - $150.00


- HARDCOVER NOVELS

Triangle Book in F-VF condition, firm, solid and square, good shape for its age, jacket is complete but has light edgewear and a little light wrinkling on back.

~ MYSTERY HOUSE - 1940 3rd printing - $10.00

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

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- SCIENCE BOOKS

Maxton hardcover in excellent condition, features many great color and b+w illustrations of space and palnets!

~ A Child's Book Of STARS - 1953 1st edition - $40.00

Maxton hardcover in very nice condition, has a small blemish at top of spine, features great color and b+w illustrations of trees!

~ A Child's Book Of TREES - 1953 1st edition - $25.00

Large 'How And Why' glossy printed hardcover in very nice condition, has a little edgewear and scuffing, one small page tear, former library book. Features lots of beautiful color and b/w illustrations!

~ Wonder Book Of ANTS AND BEES - 1962 1st edition - $20.00

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Magazine 1940-48

Here is a series of of large 42-48 page 11" x 14" children's magazines that could only be bought through the mail, original cover price is 50 cents, a small fortune back then! All are in very nice condition for their age but have a little wear and are very solidly bound but there may be an ocassional loose page. A possible (well done) puzzle or coloring page may be worked on in some issues, no scribbling, most issues have nothing done in them. Features classic 2-color ads on back, card covers, 3 staple binding. Prices may vary according to a possible special feature, ads or condition. **Photo samples of interior content coming soon.

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1940
- October .....$40.00
- November .....$35.00

1941
- January .....$30.00
- February .....$30.00
- March .....$35.00
- May .....$20.00
- June .....$30.00
- September .....$30.00
- December .....$20.00

1942
- January .....$35.00
- March .....$40.00
- May .....$35.00
- June .....$30.00
- September .....$35.00
- October .....$30.00
- November .....$35.00
- December .....$40.00

1943
- January .....$25.00
- March .....$20.00
**Issues go to smaller 9-1/2" x 13"
- May .....$30.00
- June .....$30.00
- September .....$25.00
- Noverber .....$35.00
- December .....$30.00


1945
- January + February .....$50.00
- May .....$30.00
- June .....$35.00
- September .....$25.00
- October .....$20.00
- Noverber .....$35.00
- December .....$40.00

1946
- May .....$40.00
- June .....$40.00
**Issues back to larger 11" x 14" size
- September .....$40.00
- October .....$40.00
- November - loose cover, Buck Rogers Atomic Pistol Holster Set ad on back cover! .....$40.00
- December .....$45.00

1947
- January .....$30.00
- February .....$35.00
- March .....$30.00
- May .....$40.00
- June .....$40.00
- September .....$30.00
- October .....$40.00
- November .....$40.00
- December .....$40.00

1948
- January .....$20.00
- March .....$20.00
- May .....$30.00
- June .....$20.00
- September .....$25.00

Grade School SCIENCE EDUCATION Booklets 1949-67

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These California State educational booklets are in great shape for their age, very solid, like new, light spine wear, VF-NM overall. I believe them all to be discards and never used by students. All have beautiful top notch color illustrations and photos!

~ Animals And Their Young - 1949 - $15.00

~ Animal Travels - 1952 - $12.00

VINTAGE SHEET MUSIC

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6 page 9" x 12" booklet in very nice condition.

~ SLEEPY LAGOON - 1936 - $30.00

6 page 9" x 12" booklet in excellent condition, solid.

~ (Nobody Knows Better Than I) HE'S MY GUY - 1942 - $25.00

6 page 9" x 12" booklet in good condition, 60% of spine fold is torn at top and bottom.

~ PETER GUNN - 1959 - $15.00

ANTIQUE SHEET MUSIC + BOOKLETS

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20 page 9" x 12" booklet in very good condition, spine fold has tear but is solid, has interior paper aging around edges and a small top corner chip. Has 1 off-base title!

~ THE RAYS IN 'A HOT OLD TIME' 10 Songs - 1898 - $125.00

6 page 11" x 14" booklet in excellent condition, solid, has a few very small edge tears.

~ SOUTHERN GIRL - 1900 - $75.00

6 page 11" x 14" booklet in good condition, solid, has some edgewear and a few small tears, back cover has a small chip and a small tape repair.

~ Parson Johnson's CHICKEN BRIGADE - 1896 - $100.00

4 page 9" x 12" booklet in good condition, has a few small tears.

~ THE AMERICAN GIRL MARCH For Piano - 1896 - $45.00

Antique & Vintage POSTCARDS

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- UNUSED POSTCARDS -

These cards have not been sent through the mail.

Embossed British Xmas card in excellent condition with super small corner chip, back has light pencil writing, never mailed - 1912 - $30.00

Embossed Xmas card in beautiful condition, 4 words in very light pencil on back, never mailed, Children's Series No. 1 - no date - $45.00

Embossed 4-leaf clover card in nice condition, clean, has a super light crease but solid, addressed on back, never mailed - no date - $35.00

VINTAGE Bottle & Fruit LABELS

- These labels are from various bottlers in the 1940's, all are in mint condition, average 4-1/2" wide.

~ BOHEMIAN Ginger Ale - $15.00

~ C W I Ginger Ale - $15.00

~ HY's BINGO - $12.00

PRINTS

- NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENT PRINTS From The Sunday SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

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The next 18 antique newspaper supplement prints of 'California Missions' are 14" x 10" in size, mailed flat.

Print in good condition, has two small tears and crease at left edge and slight spotty stain overall, has a few small tape repairs from behind.

~ Ruins of Mission San Diego De Alcala - July 5, 1903 - $25.00

Print in decent condition, has a moldy water stain along right edge, has a few tape repairs from behind.

~ Mission San Gabriel Arcangel - July 26, 1903 - $20.00

Print in good condition, has a very light water stain and a few tape repairs on back.

~ Mission San Luis Obispo De Tolosa - Aug. 2, 1903 - $35.00

MISCELLANEOUS

~ Antique SEED PACKETS

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These are the last seed packets left from nearly 300 different already sold. They seem to be part of a reference library from the Charles C. Navlet seed company of San Francisco. All have 'copyright 1918' printed at bottom edge, none have ever had seeds in them, perfectly flat, bottom flap has light tape stains from being mounted, and is now tucked inside the packet. All are super rare! **Edge discoloration on some scans are only because they were not pressed down during the scan, they have less aging than it appears. All are 2-3/4" x 4" except for two oversized ones, which is noted. All have printing about the plant on back.

The first three packets have the 'Chas. C. Navlet' logo, and 'variety' printing of the flower/plant type on them, without the price, and, are the highest value of what's listed here.

~ COLEUS Choice Mixed - $50.00

~ GOURDS Ornamental Mixed - $50.00