Lot
Number | Description | Current Bid |
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| | | "1876 Centennial Collectibles and Price Guide," by Stan Gores, © 1974, 163 pages of text and black and white photographs with a price guide in the back. There is also a personal letter included in the lot signed by Stan Gores. Size: 6" wide by 9" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, a little wear to the spine. The insides are nice and clean. | |
| $ 12 * |
| | | "American Exposition Postcards 1870 - 1920", "A catalog and price guide" by "Frederic and Mary Megson". This soft cover book contains 285 pages listing the postcards in chronological order by fair. Many of the listings have a small black and white photo of the card next to the listing. There are probably over 1000 cards listed. In the back are samples of all the markings to show they are postcards, a list of all the publishers and an index to help you find a specific card faster. Size: 5 1/2" wide by 8 1/2" high. Condition: Very Fine, a little paper loss on the cover and wear to the cover edges. The insides are clean with very light toning of the pages. | |
| $ 20 |
| | | Soft Cover Book, The Atlanta Exposition from the "Images of America" Series. This book contains 126 pages of photographs of the 1895 Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta. Each photo has a description. There are 4 chapters: "Structures and Settings", "Celebrations and Celebrities", "Exhibits and Exhibitors" and "Relics and Ruins". A wonderful view into this lesser known World's Fair. Size: 6 1/2" wide by 9 1/4" high. Condition: Excellent with some large initials on the first page. | |
| $ 12 * |
| | | Soft Cover Book, What Remains: The People and Places of California's Expositions by: Virginia Howard Mullan. The 343 Pages of What Remains: covers several fairs held in California from the late 19th century through the 20th Century, including World's Fairs and regional fairs. Reading the book feels like a delightful romp through your favorite aunt's closet of boxes full of collected photographs, souvenirs, and assorted memorabilia from a life-long fondness of all things World Fairs and expositions. You learn the amazing details of last century's world in all its glory and quirkiness as well as scientific advances, daredevil antics and social oversights: presidents, mayors, celebrities, and interviews with plain-old people. Size: 6 1/2" wide by 9 1/4" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, it has been read. | |
| $ 12 * |
| | | Paperback Book, "Meet me in St. Louie", "The Exonumia of the 1904 World's Fair" by "Kurt R. Krueger". Published in 1979. Inside are 88 pages of black and white pictures of medals, badges, elongates, pin backs, mirrors, fobs and more. With every description is a list of 3 values based on condition. Size: 8 3/8" wide by 10 3/4" high. Condition: Very Good since pages 61 & 62 are not attached and appear to have been copied from another book. The spine and the insides are a little darkened. | |
| $ 8 * |
| | | "1904 St. Louis World's Fair Mementos and Memorabilia" reference book by "Robert L. Hendershott". This soft cover book contains 364 pages of pictures, catalog numbers and descriptions of thousands of Louisiana Purchase Souvenirs. The book is broken up into 67 categories. Every item is photographed in black and white and there are 2 color pages of some of his favorite items in the center. Size: 8 1/4" wide by 10 3/4" high. Condition: Excellent with an 1/8" damage on the cover's spine. | |
| $ 35 * |
| | | "World's Fair Collectibles" soft cover book covering the souvenirs from the 1933 Century of Progress and the 1939 New York World's Fair. Inside are 158 pages of color photographs of the souvenirs with a short description and a value. (Note: It has always seemed to me that the values were high on the objects the writer owned and low on the objects the writer hoped to obtain for his collection.) Howard Rossen wrote the book and it is autographed on the inside cover to the consignor. An Excellent reference book if you want to see what else is available to collect. Size: 8 1/2" wide by 11" high. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 12 * |
| | | Photocopy of the "Omaha Exposition", "Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway" Booklet. There are 7 pages with pictures and information about the fair. Size: 8 1/2" wide by 8 3/4" high. Condition: Very Fine, some bending of the pages. | |
| $ 1 |