Introduction: An exceptional opportunity to purchase rare, unusual & unique literature -- books & magazines, catalogs and more! These items are from my personal collection & are as accurately described as I can do. I add items often, so check back often!
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A10-A - First Issue, "OMNI" Magazine, Oct., 1978, articles on
every facet of science, including "Zen & the Split Brain Theory," fine cond.
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A10-B - January, 1905 issue of "Fashions" Magazine. 20 super-large pages (11 1/4 by 16 1/4 inches) of cool informative info on turn-of-the (19th to 20th) century fashions! Fascinating; essential research for styles, as well as some great ads! Good quality paper; mostly good condition.
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A11 - First issue, "Princeton" Magazine, Apr., 1982; all about the town & University,
fine cond.
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A11-A - First issue, "Epoch" Magazine (well, a newsletter, anyway), Nov/Dec 2004, from Sarasota, Florida. Foldout 6 pages, all about the Sandra Washington Show on local TV. Includes an article by George Carlin. If you want a "first edition" that no one else has, this is it! Good condition.
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A11-B - Very small pamphlet, "Tea Drinking," from the Kwong Sang Tea Company, about 1968, printed (and apparently written) in Hong Kong, originally found with some sample Chinese teas. Note the fascinating fractured English, e.g., "When to Drink Tea," "1. Any time of the day." "2. At work: Increases the interest in your work." "3. In Conference: Assists to reach the right decision," and the final, "7. At home: Maintains that happy family atmosphere." Other sections discuss the "Three China Famous Tea," "The Chinese Art of tea Drinking," "How to Make Tea," and "The Brief History of Kwong Sang Tea Co."
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A12 - Five issues, from Vol. 2, No. 1 (January, 1975) to No. 5 (May, 1975), of
"TEL"(Telephone Electronics Line), the magazine they banned in California!
Extremely rare, v. good cond. I will also include a letter I received on May
19th, 1976, from Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, heavily implying that I
must "...destroy any and all written materials or devices you may have which may violate California law!" Therefore, please, no California buyers for this item! $75 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A13 - First Two Issues, "Contemporary Keyboard," September/October 1975, featuring Chick Corea, Bob Moog, a Bela Bartok composition, Joe Sample; Herbie Hancock, Patrick Moraz, Lenny Dee, Dave Alexander, and much, much more; good cond.
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A14 - First three issues, "Video" Magazine, Winter/Summer/Fall
1978, video cameras, games, video music, VCR reviews, and more! Fine cond.
$14
A14A - 13 issues of "Electronic Musician" magazine, 10/2003 to 3/2005 (not a complete set); good to fine condition. Amazing amount of info on the world of music-related electronics! Includes "Personal Studio Buyer's Guide 2005."
$30 plus $8 Shipping/Handling
A14B - 3 more issues of "Electronic Musician" magazine, July, August and September 2002; very good cond.
$15
A15 - Three magazines/catalogs from Sweetwater (electronic music supplier); 1999, 2000, and 2002, each about 16 pp.; fascinating reviews/news of latest music-related electronics. Good condition. Oh, and plus "ProGear 2003" Magazine/Catalog, a big 290 pages, everything about music and technology! Very good condition.
$18
A15-A - Three issues of Roland Users Group Magazine, 1998, 2000 and 2003, about 70+ pages each; fascinating info on Roland products and users; generally good condition.
$12
A15-B - "Down Beat" Magazine, June, 1981 issue, featuring (one of my heroes) Chick Corea, plus articles on "New Wave" Jazz, Student Recording Awards, reviews of Oregon (five stars), Ronnie Matthews, Sidney Bechet (5 stars), Teo Macero, Air, and many more! Fairly good condition (covers a little loose).
$12
A15-C - "Down Beat" Magazine, 58th Annual Readers' Poll, December, 1993, fine condition. Includes articles on Joshua Redman, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea's "Brave New Band," Cassandra Wilson (Blindfold Test), CD Reviews of Trenton's Richie Cole, Ruth Brown, Junior Wells, and more!
$10
A15-D - "Audio Xpress" Magazine, "The Audio Technology Authority," November, 2003, articles include "A Purist Approach to Pre-Amplifier Re-design," "How to Achieve Clean, Accurate Bass," and much more on the leading technology edge; how about a do-it-yourself phase inverter? 72 pages, fine condition.
$8
A16 - "Science" Magazine, 3 issues, March - April, 1935, technical articles on all aspects of science & scientific thought; some good ads as well. Good cond. (Just $8 each.)
$24
A17 - First two issues, "MusicWorks" Magazine, "A Manual for Musicians," large format, April & November, 1976. Lots of excellent info on recording, producing, writing music; extra large size, v. good cond.
$16
A17-A - "Downbeat" Magazine, 60th Anniversary Issue, July, 1994, a review of the first 60 years! Every jazz buff should have this issue! Very good cond.
$14
A18 - First Issue, "Seven Days" Magazine; (one of Sen. Kerry's Navy team published this magazine)February 14, 1977; politics, entertainment, arts, worldwide in-depth news; not often seen; v. good cond.
$18
A18-A - "Report of the Special Subcommittee on Intelligence of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session, October 23, 1973," subtitled "Inquiry into the Alleged Involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Watergate and Ellsberg Matters," booklet, from the US Government Printing Office, 23 5 3/4 by 9 1/2" pages; interesting historical document (whew - and we thought that sleaze is a "current" problem....(grin). Very good condition.
$15 - Free Postage [ Click Here for Pic ]
A19 - First "Holiday Catalog" from Ebay, ("Holiday 2004 - released Nov. 19th, 2004). An interesting attempt to make Ebay seem like a "catalog company." Like new cond.
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A20 - First Issue, "Odyssey" Magazine, Spring 1976, Sci Fi,
including columns by Theodore Sturgeon & Roger Elwood, stories
by Fred Pohl, Robert Bloch, Barry Malzberg, etc. Good cond.
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A21 - First Issue, "International Journal of Social Psychiatry,"
Summer 1955, from Great Britain, with articles by Carl Rogers,
C. Knudsen, Thomas Rennie; fair-good cond.
$24
A22 - First Issue, "International Journal of Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy," (IJPP) February 1972, with articles by Robert Langs,
Harold Blum, Victor Calef, & more; v. good cond.
$25
A22-A "Human Nature" Magazine, July, 1978, 96 pages; articles include "Navaho Medicine," article on tranquilizing drugs, "The Disappearance of the Incest Taboo," "The Finagle Factor," and much more. Good condition.
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A23 - Issue #10, Psychedelic Review, a rare journal from the 1960s (1969); the Psychedelic Review was a serious look at psychedelic/psychotropic drugs; includes Richard Alpert ("Ram Dass"), Timothy Leary ("The Effects of Consciousness-Expanding Drugs on Prisoner Rehabilitation"), Ralph Metzner ("Notes on Current Research"), and about 10 other journal articles. In very good condition, with good quality paper.
$28 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A23-A - Issue #8, Psychedelic Review, another rare journal, this one 1966, with two(!) articles from Timothy Leary, plus ten more. In very good condition.
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A24 - "Shambhala Review" Magazine, Winter, 1976 (vol. 5, Nos. 1,2); all about Buddhism, with all the big names: Chogyam Trungpa, Dudjom Rinpoche, John Blofeld, and much more, with nice listing of hundreds of Shambhala books (with mini-descriptions of each). Very good condition.
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A25 - First Issue, "Popular Psychology," May, 1967; Articles by
Thomas Szasz, Albert Ellis, Margaret Mead, and Hermann K. Wolff; fine cond.
$18
A26 - First Issue, "Dermatology" Magazine ("Journal of Dermatology
& Allergy for the Practicing Physician"), May 1978; articles
include Vasculitis, Acne Pathogenesis, & Skin Manifestations
of Diabetes Mellitus; just fair cond.
$10
A27 - First Issue, "The Dial" Magazine ("A Magazine of Fiction"),
Fall 1959, with works by Philip Roth, Herbert Gold, Nelson
Algren, T.S. Eliot, & more superior literature; fair-good cond.
$36
A28 - "Argosy" Magazine, from Great Britain, Vol. X, No. 9, to
Vol. XII, No.2 (September 1949 to March 1952); nine (9) issues, some
of the era's finest writers, including Ray Bradbury, John Hersey,
Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, John Steinbeck, Lord Dunsany,
W. Somerset Maugham, and many more; excellent literature; very good
condition for age.
$125 (+ extra shipping) [ Click Here for Pic ]
A28-A - "Argosy" Magazine, the American magazine, 29 issues, from 1
933 to 1936, in basically good condition. Plenty of page browning, but all these
mags are eminently readable! Much interesting reading, great front page
paintings, good condition. (Less than $6 each!)
$160(+ $10 extra shipping)
A28-B - "Argosy" magazine (the American magazine), May 11, 1918,
fair-to-good condition,includes novelette, "The Girl in Khaki,"
by Katharine Eggleston.
$15
A29 - "1 To 1 Quarterly" Magazine, first edition, the "Journal of the
Relationship Revolution," about customer relationships, customer
service; rather new: 03/01. Excellent condition.
$10 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A30 - First Issue, "Logos Review," Beat Generation literature
from San Francisco, about 1962, very good condition.
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A31 - "Evergreen Review," No. 48, August, 1967, high-class
counter-culture literature, with articles by Nat Hentoff,
Seymour Krim, Gregory Corso, James Purdy, Paul Blackburn, and much more.
In good condition.
$14 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A31-A - "Evergreen Review," No. 68, July, 1969, high-class
counter-culture literature, with articles and fiction by Jean Genet,
a complete play by Harold Pinter, also Seymour Krim, Nat Hentoff, and more! In good condition.
$14
A31-B - "Evergreen Review," No. 9, Summer, 1959, with creative works by some of the greatest writers; Henry Miller, Samuel Beckett, Denise Levertov, Terry Southern, Gary Snyder, and many, many more! Good condition. We have two copies (second is in "good-minus" condition).
$24; second copy at $20
A31-C - "Evergreen Review," No. 15, Nov-Dec 1960, with contributors including Samuel Beckett, Ann Morrissett, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Martin Williams (on Ornette Coleman), Kenneth Koch, and much, much more! Fair-good condition.
$24
A31-D - "Evergreen Review," No. 17, Mar-Apr 1961, with contributors including C.P. Snow(!), Henry Miller, William Carlos Williams, Martin Williams, and much, much more! Good condition. We have two copies (second is in "good-minus" condition).
$22; second copy at $20
A31-E - "Evergreen Review," No. 19, July-August, 1961, with contributors including John Rechy, Paul Blackburn,LeRoi Jones, Larry Rivers-Frank O'Hara, Martin Williams on Bix Beiderbecke, and much, much more! In very good condition.
$25
A31-F - "Evergreen Review," No. 22, Jan-Feb, 1962, with Samuel Beckett, Pablo Neruda,Gregory Corso, and much, much more! In very good condition.
$24
A31-G - "Evergreen Review," No. 23, Mar-Apr, 1962, with contributors including Gregory Corso, Robert Chapin Coover, Martin Williams on the Modern Jazz Quartet, and much, much more! In just fair condition.
$15
A31-H - "Evergreen Review," No. 24, May-Jun, 1962, with contributors including John Rechy, Joseph Barry, John Malone, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Martin Williams on Louis Armstrong, and much, much more! In good condition.
$24
A31-J- "New Age" Magazine, July, 1979, the height of the New Age Movement. Articles include "Why Marry," "How to Live Without a Car," "The Future of Television," and Stewart Emery (of Whole Earth Catalog fame) article on "Conscious Love." Very good condition (tho pages show a little browning).
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A32 - "Ebay" Magazine, Vol 1, No. 2, Dec, 1999, with excellent
tips and procedures for more effective selling and bidding, as
well as related articles. In good condition.
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A33 = Ebay Holiday Catalog, 2005; an interesting attempt to "catalogize"
ebay (which is tricky since ebay doesn't sell anything itself). Excellent condition.
$6
A37 - First four issues, plus one other, "Z Club" quarterly
(then monthly), July 1971 - Summer 1972 + December 1975; News
& mods for 240Z's; fair-very good cond.
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A38 - "Micro Space; An experimental Art Publication," (2" by
3" foldout in black plastic box with illustration on front);
early 1980s, unique visual construction by "Brian Brain," Freelance
Illustration & Graphic Design, NYC); rare, and strange! Fine cond.
$24 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A40 - First Issue (Vol 1, No. 1), "Haight Street Stories," April, 2001,
primarily an underground comix, including "In which Esther gets a Tattoo,"
and "Sterling Beer and Jalapenos," with "Art by Ant," very good cond.
$8
A40-A - "Laughing Maniacs" No. 1 (first edition), comix, by "Jamerino",
published by Hamster Inc., rare,very good condition.
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A41 - First Issue, "Caricatour" Magazine, "Put-downs and
put-ons on what's up," May 1968; international humor, mostly
anti-Viet Nam war; newsprint; good cond.
$18
A42-A - Second Issue, "the bigger bubble"(sic) magazine, in newsprint,
March, 1979, "A Vision of the World Working." This mag was one consequence
of Werner Erhard's "EST" training. Very good condition.
$10
A42-B - Six copies of "The Ten Directions," published by the Zen Center of Los Angeles and The Kuroda Institute, Spring/Summer 1990, Fall/Winter 1991, Fall/Winter 1992, Spring/Summer 1993, Fall/Winter 1993, and Spring/Summer 1994. Deep Zen insights into Self and All.
$14
A43 - First Issue, "Imagineering," September, 1978, published by ATRA (Advanced Technology Research Associates), as advertised in early Byte magazines; 14 pp., with 1 p. insert & wrapper; articles on robotics, future space explorations; rare; good cond.
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A44 - "Old-Time New England," April, 1927, Vol. XVII, "The Bulletin of The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities," articles on patchwork quilts, ancient carpenters' tools, old silver, & more; covers poor, o/w good cond.
$15
A46 - June 27, 1896, Vol. XX, No. 1, of "Illustrated American" magazine; unique large size (9 x 12") 32 pp, news-style magazine, with 54 illustrations; articles include "Ex-Confederates at Richmond,""The Cuban War as it Affects Us,""A Week of the World," and more. Also included is a great almost-full page illustration of President McKinley (when he was "nominee"), the news of an attempt to "fly" over the North Pole by balloon (with illustration), and the most intriguing item: a sci-fi story(!!), with 2-page illustration of "The Twentieth Century Battle in the Air of New York City," a story by T.S. Dayton! Condition includes some chipping, center sheet loose from staples, first four pages have upper right corner clipped, some yellowing but no foxing. A truly unique item!
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A47 - "The Aquarium" Magazine, February, 1939, featuring "Variations of the Guppy," by the well-known William T. Innes (who was also an editor of the magazine, as well as publisher). Other articles include "The Rainbow Darter," by Lewis M. Dorsey, "The Banana Plant" (the aquatic type), and a variety of columns, including "New Importations" (Rasbora trilineata), "Beginner's Page," "The Editor's Letter," "Gleanings," and "Correspondence," as well as some great ads! Pages and cover in fine shape, except for a binding tear (from bottom, about 3", along the spine); beautiful color plate of colorful guppies on cover.
$24 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A48 - Feb 8, 1890 issue of "Scientific American," newspaper (large) format,
shows previous binding holes in left margin, pages in basically good condition,
some small tears, but only in margins. Great articles and 2 1/2 pages of classified ads many with illustrations).
$24
A48A - "Scientific American" Magazine, large format, 13 issues (plus one issue in poor shape), from Jul 13, 1872 to Dec 6, 1879. Fantastic articles, drawings, and ads from 2 decades after the Civil War! Condition is only fair to good, but all pages are accounted for, and flexible. Dates: 7-13-72, 7-20-72, 7-27-72, 8-17-72, 10-26-72, 11-9-72, 12-7-72, 12-14-72, 12-21-72, (12-28-72 in poor condition), 8-19-76, 5-12-77, 12-6-79, 12-13-79. Add $6 shipping.
$105 [ Click Here for Pics ]
A49A - First Issue, "World War" magazine, printed by Dell Publishing Company, 1940. Fascinating factual articles (with loads of black and white photos) about WWII at 1940. Includes two full-page maps of Europe-Russia; the first indicates who's allied to whom, and the second, "Major Developments in Three Months of War." The first article is "The Sinking of the Graf Spee" by Fletcher Pratt (later known for his sci-fi work!) Other articles include "I Saw Helsinki Bombed by Russian Raiders," "I Rescued the Survivors of the Courageous," "Submarine Escape," "The Strange Case of the Zeppelin Code Chart," (by Lum Smith), "This is War" (subheaded "Facts in Brief that Speak Volumes"), "Madamoiselle La Docteur," and "The Soldier Who Spoke to No One." The back cover is a full-page photo of Field Marshal Baron Karl Gustaf Mannerheim. Edited by Hugh Layne, 50pp. Very good condition.
$36
A50 - "Skull" Magazine, #2, 1990; "The magazine by, for and about pissed-off weird people."
Crude and rude, apparently a "Church of the Subgenius"-related, primitive publication;
12 8 1/2 by 11" pages. Good condition.
$14
A81 - Premiere Issue, "Influence" magazine, "The Business of Lobbying," June, 2003;
all about lawyers and lobbying, very good condition.
$15
A82 - "All Woman" magazine, not sure if first issue, still in poly-wrap, Summer 2003,
apparently for women smokers! Fine condition.
$12
A94 - 11 issues of "Crown Jewels of the Wire" magazine, all about glass and
ceramic insulators! Issues run from July 1992 to May, 1993. At just $2/ea.
Very good cond. Just $2 per issue!
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D1 - "The Dead Take No Bows," a Croydon Award Mystery, by
Richard Burke, 1946, 128 pp., softcover, a theater-related mystery novel;
great cover art, interesting mystery, fair to good cond.
$10
D2 - The Argosy (Magazine), Vol XXXV, 12/1900 to 3/1901. Hard cover binding of
these magazines; short stories, novels, serials and poems; lots of excellent
literature here; 732pp., some browning of outside edges of pages, and cover
wear, but good condition for age (over 100 years old!)
$64
D3 - "Bargain Bulletin" from the Radio Circular Co., New York City, Catalog No. 124, Winter 1936-37, 99 pages, with great illustrations of radios, clocks, record changers(!), antennas, batteries, tools, Erector sets, Gilbert Chemistry Sets, Lionel Electric Trains, sports balls, electric appliances (e.g., beautiful toasters), irons, coffee makers, hair dryers, watches, beautiful pens, wallets, cameras, "Portfolios", movie cameras and projectors, binoculars, microscopes, even furniture!--typewriters, sleds, and much, much more!
$85
D5 - "Gramophone Records, Complete List," catalog, classical
and folk music records listing, from Paris (in English), 1930's
or 1940's(?); 24 pp., some pencil markings within, o/w good cond.
$18
D6 - "Columbia Masterworks Records," catalog of Canadian
pressings, June, 1942, 102 pp., complete; v. good cond.
$16
D6A - "Columbia Records" catalog, 368 pp., about 5 x 7", 1922, "Contains all records listed up to and including December 31st, MCMXXI." Cover rather tattered, but pages in very good condition. A valuable resource for early record collectors.
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D6B - "Columbia Records" catalog, 488 pp., about 5 x 7", 1920: although the date isn't stated, the catalog states that all records up to September 1919 are listed. Cover is rather water-stained (mostly near bottom), with some page chipping (lower right), and 20 pages have slightly ratty lower right corner (but not touching text). Otherwise, very good condition!
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D6C - "Columbia Records" catalog, 486 pp., about 5 x 7", 1918: although the date isn't stated, the catalog states that all records up to September 1917 are listed. Cover is in ratty condition, with missing upper right and lower right corners, with some page chipping. Otherwise, good condition (no foxing, pages flexible)!
$38 [ Click Here for Pic ]
D6D - Another Columbia (Graphophone Co.) record catalog, 5" x 7", just 40 pp., There's no date listed, but it's publication M945-3-14 (1914?). The cover (title?) is "A selected list of popular-priced Columbia Double-Disc records chosen from the General Columbia Catalog and Arranged Alphabetically under Various Classifications." What's cool about this catalog is that it's ordered by type of music, e.g., "Banjo Records,""Laughing Songs,""Negro Shouts,""Oratorios","Patriotic Songs,""Piccolo Records," etc., etc.
There is a rubber stamp of "Nelson's / 5c and 10c Store / Cor. Central & Middle Sts./Lowell, Mass." Previous owner's inked name in upper right of cover. Otherwise, fine condition.
$18
D7 - "Brunswick Electrical Records," catalog, December 1930, 140 pp., great period cover illustration; classical music, popular music, comedy & more; a great reference resource; fine cond.
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D7A - RCA Victor and Bluebird Records catalog (1942), "The Music America Loves Best, on Victor and Bluebird Records" with subhead, "Selected from the Great Victor Record Catalog." Over 500 big, 8 3/4" by 11 1/4" pages, copyright 1943. There's an artist index, composer section, title section, popular dance section, and even includes "Mexican Popular Music" and "Race Entertainment" (by artist and by title)! There are some black and white album cover illustrations as well. This is quite a compendium! Almost no page browning, and just some edge cuts and wear on the covers; all in all, very good condition.
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D7B - "Victor Record Catalog," ("Complete Catalog of Victor Records for 1939-1940"), including Red Seal and Black
Label records, size a bit over 5 x 7", about 600 pp. (each "section" has its own page numbering), in very good condition. Includes prices for a variety of record types (from 75 cents to $3.50!!). In very good condition.
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D7C - Another copy of "Victor Record Catalog," ("Complete Catalog of Victor Records for 1939-1940"), including Red Seal and Black
Label records, size a bit over 5 x 7", about 600 pp. (each "section" has its own page numbering), in very good condition. Includes prices for a variety of record types (from 75 cents to $3.50!!). In very good condition.
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D7D - A truly nice Victor Records catalog, for 1922! About 300 5 by 7" pages, including biographical sketches, 10 and 12 inch black label (2 sided) records. I note early Irving Berlin, hundreds of marches, folk songs, operas, Paul Whiteman's Orchestra (pre-Rhapsody in Blue), a section on Victor's Red Seal List, a section on "Black, Blue and Purple" records, and finally a list of 87 musical terms. In surprisingly good condition!
$30
D8 - "Gem Stones of the United States," Geological Survey
Bulletin 1042-G, 1957, US Gov't booklet, 50 pp., includes
listings of gem stones and where they can be found, as well
as the characteristics of gem stones; good cond.
$8
D10 - "The Story of Cuttyhunk," privately printed (primitive) and rare
paperback, 8.5" x 11", 1953, by Louise T. Haskell, signed by author,
30 pp., printed on 350th anniversary of landing of The Concord (the ship,
not the plane) on Cuttyhunk Island, southernmost of the Elizabeth Islands,
within sight of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; good cond. (Great place to
rent a cabin or room for part of Summer; I stayed there back in '55)
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D10-B "Cuttyhunk", 1976, with subtitle, "Bartholomew Gosnold's Contribution to Our Country
and the Plymouth Colony," 45 pp., writing on cover (name on inside cover), dedication on
first page (top), plus the author's signature, "Asa Cobb Paine Lombard, Jr."
Fairly good condition. This booklet appears to be a very limited printing.
$32
D10-C "Cuttyhunk and The Elizabeth Islands," edited by Janet Bosworth, published by the Cuttyhunk Historical Society, first edition, second printing, 1993, paperback, 118 pp., with in-depth historical information (and a few pictures) of Cuttyhunk, from the 1600's! Signed by the editor (and small pencil marks in margins throughout; did she use this copy to prepare for the next printing?)
$22
D10-ALL RESEARCHER'S SPECIAL: All three Cuttyhunk books for $75 AND free shipping!
D11 - "Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents," May 6, 1974,
includes Nixon's "answer" to the subpoena from the House Judiciary
Committee for the "Nixon Tapes," transcripts from the Watergate
Hearings, other historical information; 39 pp., 8.5" x 11", good cond.
$12
D12 - Nautical map of the North Atlantic, thick cardboard with
cloth underpinning, "Engraved by Weller and Addison," published
in Great Britain, May, 1926, about 3' x 5' opened, fairly good cond.
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D13 - Nineteen old, used advertising ink blotters, circa
1920-1925, including Walker-Gordon Farms, Federal Container Co.,
Valve Engineering Co; about half have color ads, including machinery,
dairy farms, pretty misses, cartoons, etc., less than a buck each;
worn-to-fair cond.
$10
D15 - Advertising brochure, The Tropicana (in Havana, CUBA), ca.
1959 (last year of operation), color, featuring list of current
entertainers (Nat "King" Cole, Billy Daniels, Carmen Miranda,
Johnny Puleo & more), with Reservations Stamp; 1 pp. foldout,
fair to good cond. Included is one page contents of letter from
Radio Havana Cuba, 1963, and one large page pamphlet, "Second
Declaration of Havana (in English), 1962; interesting propaganda;
good cond.
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D18 - "The Geocentric Experience (A Bulletin)," 11" x 14.5",
about 150 newsprint pages, 1972; some fascinating interviews
with consciousness researchers (like John Lilly), and articles
on Eastern Thought, Yoga, esoteric disciplines; thought-provoking;
good cond.
$10
D19 - Six paperback booklets from The Buddhist Publication Society,
Sri Lanka, 4.8" x 7.25", 28 - 75 (rice paper?) pp. each, including
"Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha,""The Buddhist Layman:
Four Essays,""The World's True Welfare (by The venerable Vidagama
Maitreya); this is Theravadan Buddhist literature, with emphasis on
ethical living; deep words of wisdom; good cond.
$10
D20 - "Nature's Hidden Rainbows," 1970, 120 pp., a rockhound's handbook
on the fluorescent minerals of Franklin, N.J., with many color plates,
listings of fluorescent minerals, maps, local museums, etc.; good cond.
$15
D22 - "High Priest," by Timothy Leary (Ed.), 1968, first printing, 353 pp.,
readings on the LSD experience, in quasi-bible form; another underground classic
(now rather rare), good cond.
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D26 - "Old Boston Taverns," 75 5.5 by 7.5 in., 1886(!), by Samuel
Adams Drake, 11 line drawings. This fascinating booklet includes a
discussion of taverns as a "way of life," descriptions the (ca.)
35 taverns in the Boston area, with illustrations of many of the taverns'
"emblems," tavern signs which were hung over the taverns' front doors.
Pages are in extremely good condition; cover has 2 in. tear at spine,
and some chipping.The last 6 pages are advertisements for other books
and booklets. Did you know that the emblem of "The Good Woman" tavern
shows a woman without a head?
$35
D27 - "The Underground Press in America," by Robert Glessing,
Indiana University Press, 1970, 208 pp., except for small scrape on
upper right front cover, excellent cond.
$16
D28 - "How to Keep Your Novell Network Alive," by James Nadler
and Don Guarnieri, extra large size paperback,316 pp., 1993
(but lots of good generic information), includes useful glossary,
resources list, plenty more; excellent cond.
$10
D29 - TWO copies of the small paperback booklet, "Don't be a Dope,"
by "Joe Bonomo," copyright 1966, naive "objective" facts on "dope",
includes "case histories," with a special section on Marijuana: "The
greatest drug scourge in America today is marijuana...Examinations
have shown that physically its effect upon the user is to shrink
the brain." Cool, eh? Excellent condition.
$14
D30 - Concert handout; Chick Corea and Gary Burton, at Carnegie Hall,
1979-80 Season. Included is one used Ticketron ticket to the concert,
and another for Chick Corea and Gary Burton in Ambler, PA., Aug. 10th,
1980. Very good cond.
$10 [ Click Here for Pic ]
D31 - "25th Anniversary Newport Jazz Festival - New York",
"1978 Guide/Schedule," (June 23-July 2, 1978) brochure
(about 3 1/2" x 5 1/2", 12 "panels", with schedule of events
(including New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tito Puente,
Dizzy Gillespie, Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria, Ornette Coleman,
The Cecil Taylor Unit, Count Basie with Joe Williams,
New York Jazz Repertory Company with Dick Hyman, Marian McPartland,
Sonny Rollins Quintet, McCoy Tyner Sextet, Betty Carter, Dexter Gordon Quartet,
Max Roach Quintet, Candido, Max Roach, Mel Torme, (early) Irene Kral,
Maynard Ferguson, Stan Getz Quintet, George Duke, Dave Brubeck Quartet,
Gerry Mulligan Quintet, Buddy Rich, Alberta Hunter, Eubie Blake,
the Chick Corea 13 Piece Orchestra, Woody Herman Orchestra, Gary Burton,
Herbie Hancock, Joao Gilberto, Charlie Byrd Trio, Sam Rivers,
Chico Freeman, Dave Holland, Mike Nock, Jonah Jones Quintet,
Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Pepper Adams, Ray Bryant, Junior Cook,
Roy Eldridge, Barry Harris Trio, the Heath Brothers, Eddie Jefferson
Quintet, Lee Konitz Nonette, Dewey Redman Quartet, George Benson,
George Russell and his Orchestra, and dozens of other greats! Includes map
of Manhattan with locations of the "all over" Festival.
$35 [ Click Here for Pic ]
D32 - A Science Fiction (and some Fantasy) "library" of 32 Sci Fi paperbacks!
Some great reading here, including:
Clifford D. Simak - Time is the Simplest Thing - Crest Book
Robert A. Heinlein - Have Space Suit-Will Travel - Ballantine Books
H.G. Wells - The Island of Dr. Moreau - Berkley Highland Books
Ted White & Dave Bischoff - Forbidden World - Popular Library
Ray Bradbury - The Silver Locusts - Corgi Books
Fritz Leiber - The Swords of Lankhmar - Ace Books
William Tenn, A. Bertram Chandler and A.E. van Vogt - Novella: 3 (3 novellas) -
Futura Publications
Avram Davidson - The Island Under the Earth - Ace
Arthur C. Clarke - 2010: Odyssey Two - A Del Ray Book
Isaac Asimov - I, Robot - A Fawcett Crest Book
...and much, much more! Most of the great sci fi novels of the last 40 years
are here for your enjoyment - all in one purchase! Mostly very good condition
(with a couple of exceptions), all 32 paperbacks for just...
$42 ($5 extra postage)
D33 - "Views of Boston and Vicinity," about 40 pages, published by F.W. Woolworth
& Co. in Boston. Each page is a full-sized black and white picture, with
identification (one picture, "Navy Yard, Charlestown," spans two pages.
No date listed, but a couple of pics include horse and carriage, so I estimate
date as 1900. Pics include South Station, North Station, State House, Trinity
Church, YMCA, Public Gardens, Symphony Hall, Harvard Gate (in Cambridge),
Law Library, Harvard College, Public Library (Copley Square). Pages are in
very good condition, but cover has tears and bends.
$25 [ Click Here for Pic ]
D34 - Eight copies, "The Musician" Magazine, 10 1/2 by 13 3/4", from Dec 1900 to Jan 1904. Fascinating info for all musicians; 10-15 musical pieces in each copy (at "intermediate" level, mostly for piano); one page of the Dec 1900 issue has 7 photos, each of the birthplace of a famous composer (Bach, Mozart, Hayden, etc.) Also are fascinating articles, including music-related tips, biographies of composers, even a "Woman's Page"(!) Ads include "Musical Satchels," sheet music offerings, music schools, and much more!
In mostly very good conditions, although the first two (Dec 1900 and Apr 1901) have ratty, torn covers (loose but taped). Otherwise, surprisingly good shape! $3 additional postage (they're heavy!)
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D35 - Fascinating herbal catalog, Joseph E. Meyer (name of the founder and the company), 130 pages, narrow 2 3/4" by 6 1/2", quite a few black and white drdawings of herbs, body parts, etc., copyright 1933. Hundreds of medicinal herbs are listed, along with tonics (including descriptions and pricing); Good condition (small corner staining on a few pages).
$28 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A51 - First Issue, "Rush" Magazine, "The Magazine of High Entertainment," October 1976;
unusual drug-related magazine; articles include "Getting High in the Pentagon,
"Stoned Etiquette," article on The Who, & new fiction by William S. Burroughs! -- good cond.
$24
A52 - "Rush" Magazine, second issue (November, 1976) & Vol. 1,
No. 4 (February 1977), including "Miss Stoned Universe Contest,"
"Cult Films," "Getting High in the 50s," "Busted in Beirut,"
"Flaming Out," "Catch a Rising Comic," unique ads, & much more; fine cond.
$18
A53 - First Issue, "HiLife" Magazine, December 1978, including
"A Field Guide to American Wild Highs," (including a "Mushroom Map"
of the US), "Campus Follies," "Dope in the White House," plus articles on
The Grateful Dead, ecology, books & more; great ads; fine cond.
$22
A55 - Four issues, "Head" Magazine, from Vol. 1, No. 4 (Nov./Dec.,
1976) to Vol. 2, No. 4 (Nov., 1977); great ads & articles,
including "Sex & Drugs," "Dope Buyer's Guide," "The Golden Years of Legal Coke," plus reviews, humor, comics, & more; v. good cond.
$24
A55A - Two issues, "Heads" Magazine (not the same as above), printed in Canda,
both from 2003 (Vol 3, Issue 11, and Vol 3, Issue 12 - probably November and December 2003; fascinating look at the results of Canada's more liberal marijuana laws; very good condition.
$14
A55B - Ten issues of "Cannabis Culture," printed in Canada; 12/98, 1-2/99, 8/99, 10/99, 1-2/00, 7/00, Winter 2002 ("Best Of" issue), 6-7/03, 10-11/03, 3/04; amazing information from Canada's liberal point of view; fine condition.
$85
A56 - "Dr. Atomic" No. 1 (1st Ed.), No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6, underground
drug-related comix at their best; the genius, R. Crumb,
is the author; very good to excellent cond. All 5 issues for...
$75 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A57 - "Big Mouth" #1, for "Mature Readers," July, 1992, 34 pages of great comix, by Pat Moriarity, and stories by R. Crumb, Eichhorn, Kuper, Charles Bukowski, more! Fine condition.
$35 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A57-A - "Mineshaft" No. 5, a poetry/art/comix magazine; 40 pages. Cover and story by R. Crumb plus works by Tommy Trantino and poetry by a half dozen others. For mature audiences. Fine condition.
$25 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A57-B - "Spawn" Number 10. Fine condition. Was a popular comic awhile ago!
$16 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A57-C - Three Marvel comics; "Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America," (two different), plus "Captain America; Director's Cut." All recent, in like new condition.
$16 [ Click Here for Pic ]
NOTE: The following "High Times" magazines are all originals - no reprints!
A58 - First Issue, plus 3 others, of "High Times" Magazine; Fall, 1974, Winter 1975 and Spring 1975; very good condition.
$55
A58B - "High Times" Magazines, four copies; two of June-July 1975, October-November 1975, and December-January (1975-76); very good condition.
$45
A58C - "High Times" Magazines, nine copies, 2 and 3/76, 5/76, 6/76, 7/76, 8/76, 9/76, 10/76, 11/76, 12/76 - all in good condition.
$125 plus $8 extra shipping
A58D - "High Times" Magazines, 14 copies, all of 1977 plus 2 dupes ( June and Dec); good condition.
$125 plus $10 extra shipping
A58E - "High Times" Magazine, January 1978; very good condition.
$10
A59 - "Idiotland" comix, Number Seven, 1994, from Fantagraphics
Books, rather sophisticated (i.e., for adults only) Extremely creative;
artists/authors Doug Allen and Gary Leib, excellent cond. Includes
original mailing envelope.
$8
A59-A - "Fat" Magazine, "On Fire"...this is a strange one, Issue No. 3, 1997, printed in New York, 46 big 8 3/4 by 11 3/4 inch pages. I think it has to do with glorifying bad taste, and includes some nudity. Perhaps you can tell something by the article titles: Spontaneous Combustion, Art Reviews, Bad Luck, Interview with Dan Graham, Time for a Cigarette, The story of P, Naked Killer, Backdraft, The Alderman's Daughter, the End of Photography, Andromode, Prime Numbers, La Pistola, The Graphic Order of Desire, Texas Almanac, Scar Tissue, Sacred Allegory. Whew... The "centerfold" is a two-page photo of an atomic bomb blast. Good condition.
$20 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A59-B - "The Drug Menace," a one-page folded pamphlet from The Hamilton Township (NJ) Police Department. Probably produced in the 1960s (Chief of Police was Philip F. Booz)After a stimulating introduction to "record drug arrests" in Hamilton Township ("36 in recent months,") the brochure provides cool primitive info on the variety of illegal drugs, starting with (of course) Marijuana, and goes on to Glue Sniffing, Cough Medicine, Goof Balls(!), LSD and Heroin. Another section lists about a hundred "Common Narcotic Addict Terms" such as "mojo, cotton brothers," etc., lists drugs supplier names; "big man, peddler, mule, bagman, bingle, swingman, cop-man"...and on and on. Brochure is in rather ratty condition, with, perhaps, a "cigarette" burn through the folded pages!
$18 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A60 - "Radio & Television News," 19 issues, from 1949 to
1957, a wide variety of articles & ads on radio & early TV
experimentation; at less than $5/issue: poor - good cond.
$95 (plus $10 extra postage)
A60-A - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, Vol 1, No. 5, November 1929, about 64 8 3/4 by 11 3/4 inch pages, in very fine condition, especially for a magazine this old! "For the Professional - Serviceman - Radiotrician." Lots of great info and ads!
$35
A60-B - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, Vol 1, No. 6, December 1929, about 64 8 3/4 by 11 3/4 inch pages, in good condition "For the Professional - Serviceman - Radiotrician." Lots of great info and ads! Good condition.
$30
A60-BB - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, Vol 1, No. 10, April, 1930, about 64 8 3/4 by 11 3/4 inch pages, in good condition "For the Professional - Serviceman - Radiotrician." Lots of great info (including articles by Lee DeForest, John F. Rider, David Grimes, and more, with great ads! Fairly good condition.
$30 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A60-C - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, December, 1931, "Radio's Livest Magazine," great articles and ads, "1 Lb. Radio Transmitter Ascends 10 Miles," "New Developments in Radio" (the Thyratron Inverter, Balloon Radio), "The Antenaplex System," "An Electrolytic-Condenser-Rectivier, "An Inexpensive Capacity Meter," "RF Coil Design," "Service-Selling All-Wave Supers," and much more, full-page ads include the Silver-Marshall 726W, smaller ads for Crosley Radio, Radio Trading Co. (23 W. Broadway, NY), hotel ads (NY, NJ and Chicago), and the outside back cover ad for the Pilot Super-Wasp! (at $99.50). In extremely good condition!
$35
A60-G - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, March, 1932, great articles and ads, including 5 articles under "New Developments in Radio," good condition (rusty staples, but o/w fine).
$32
A61 - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, September, 1933, 64 pp, with super ads (e.g. back cover shows DeWald radios). Articles include "Describing the Radio Garage Door Opener," "The 2B6 - A Duplex Triode," "Quality in Audio Amplifiers," "Features of a Modern 50KW Station," "Design of Test Instruments," and many more. In good condition.
$25
A61AAA - "Radio-Craft" Magazines, "Radio's Livest Magazine" (sic) - 6 issues; 4/33, 12/33, 1/34, 5/34, 2/35 (includes article by Hugo Gernsback, "The Radio of 1950" - and he got the TV part right. The newspaper slot, well, sorta like a PC printer), and 8/36 ("Special Television Number"). Condition varies from barely fair to good. Great articles!
$65 ($4 extra postage)
A61AA - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, July, 1937, nice color cover, featuring "Boat Radio Repairs," 64 pp., lots of construction and service articles. Good condition (though cover is slightly ratty).
$15
A61A - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, September, 1937, 62 pp, with over 10 articles, including "How to make the Radio-Craft super-deluxe 30-tube set, part II,""A new short wave converter for car radio sets," and "An easily-built short wave superhet '5'." Much more! Some page corner folding, but basically good condition.
$16
A61B - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, May, 1941, 63 pp, "Special Sound Number" with articles on building a(tube) public address / radio recording system, audio amplifier distortion article, adding an "eye" to AF amplifiers, microphones (and how they work), servicing record players, and much more! In fairly good condition (pages browned but readable and flexible).
$10
A61C - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, Nov., 1939, 63 pp, with more on sound, plus articles on TV, including "Converting a 5 Inch Telly Kit for Receiving a 9 Inch Image (Part 1)," "2-Way Telly Demonstration," plus about 10 more articles. Lots of pictures, including 2 of early (RCA) midget radios: one ("La Siesta") includes illustration of the Ol' West, the other ("N.Y. World's Fair) includes a view of the '39 World's Fair! (Other models are described)
Good condition.
$15
A61D - Six great issues of "Radio-Craft" Magazine from the late 1930s! Nov 1936, Feb 1937, Nov 1937, Jan 1938, May 1938 and Dec 1938. Great color covers, great articles on everything from public address systems, audio amplifiers, radio receivers, early TV, shortwave radio,test equipment, and much more! Great ads, loads of pics, each is about 64 pp. In good condition for age (a few nicks and binding tears, but pages are flexible and not oxidized. One issue (Dec 1938, has scotch-taped covers)
$45
A61D2 - Three issues of "Radio-Craft" Magazine; Jan 1936, May 1936, and Feb 1937. Jan '36 issue includes a focus on short wave, even mobile applications for boats, and even an article on ultra-short wave TV!! May '36 is the "Public Address Number," and even an article on making(!) a microphone! Feb '37 is the "Special Broadcast Number," with articles including "Inside Facts on American Broadcasting," "Modern Short-Wave Diathermy," and much more! All three issues are in just "fair" condition, but all inside pages are fine.
$21 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A61E - "Radio-Craft" Magazine, July 1940, 64 pp, with about 10 articles on servicing, a couple on test instruments, 10 on sound (amplifiers, transmitting, even a report on "enhanced" stereophonic sound by Bell Tel, at Carnegie Hall, by R.D. Washburne), and much more! In good condition.
$12
A61F - Two "Radio-Craft" ("Radio-Electronics") Magazines; first is January, 1948, "Special Television Number," with great articles on the birth of TV! Second is August, 1948, 88 pp, with articles on early TV, test equipment, Audio, Amateur, FM, construction, theory, and more! In just fairly good condition (pages well-oxidized but still supple, torn cover -- about 2 1/2" -- at binding, some bending of back cover, but all-in-all not too bad!
$10
A61G - "Radio Electronics" Magazines, 29 (twenty-nine) issues, from 1983 to 1986; in primarily very good cond. Write for info on individual issues. Less than $3/issue!!
$65
A61H - "Radio Electronics Magazines, 3 issues, May and Dec 1949, plus Jan 1950 "Annual Teveision Number"). May '49 cover in poor condition, but pages are good. Dec. '49 in fiar+ condition. Jan '50 issue missing back cover. All three issues focus on upcoming television, early mass production of TV, experimenatal TV.
$16
A61H:
A62 - "Short Wave Craft," July, 1936, great ads, including Doerle, Haynes R-S-R, brush mikes, Sargent Model 12; articles including building an 804 power oscillator, other mostly ham equipment articles, news on RCA television research, etc., good cond.
$35
A62A - "Short Wave Craft," September, 1936, great ads,World short wave station list, building articles, about 70 pages of receivers and transmitters, parts, etc. Good condition, tho a little writing on the cover.
$35
A62B - Another issue of "Short Wave Craft," October, 1936, with loads of build-it articles, World Short-Wave Station List (by frequency and by call letters), a nice one page ad for DeWald radios, and much, much more! Good condition.
$35
A62C - Short Wave and Television" Magazine, March, 1937, edited by Hugo Gernsback, about 64 8 1/2 by 11" pages, great full color cover, great ads, great articles, such as "Can Short Waves Prevent 'Lost' Planes?" World-Wide Short-Wave Review, Micro-Ray Communication, Televised Auto Races (well, not quite), and much, much more! Good condition.
$35
A62D - Another Short Wave and Television" Magazine, November, 1937, edited by Hugo Gernsback, about 64 8 1/2 by 11" pages, great full color cover, great ads, great articles, such as "The Television Amplifier," and many other interesting articles. Pages and covers in good condition (except for outer binding).
$30
A62E - Another Short Wave and Television" Magazine, January, 1938, edited by Hugo Gernsback, about 64 8 1/2 by 11" pages, great ads, great articles, such as five articles on New Developments, seven construction articles, four articles on how to find short wave stations, and much, much more! Pages and cover in good condition (except for outer binding).
$30
A62F - Yet another Short Wave and Television" Magazine, February, 1938, edited by Hugo Gernsback, about 64 8 1/2 by 11" pages, great ads, great articles, such as seven construction articles, five articles on new developments, three articles on television, and much, much more! Pages and cover in good condition (except for outer binding).
$30
A63 - "Radio News," four issues, April 1930, October, 1930, December 1930 and July, 1932, great ads, photos, information on radio, (upcoming) TV, service articles, and more; great ads and pics, covers weak, pages very good for age.
$48 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A63-A - "Radio News and The Short-Wave," January 1934, great ads, great articles (one on cathode ray tubes! - one on Auto Radio Noise), in good condition.
$26
A63-B - "Radio News and The Short-Wave," October 1933, great ads, great articles, good condition. Articles include "2 New Television Advances," "Short-Wave Super, The National FB-7" (tested), "An Improved Don Wallace S.W. Receiver," "Electric Filter Design," "Technical Review" column, and much more! Good condition.
$26
A64 - "Radio News and The Short-Wave," April 1934, great ads, construction articles, reviews of XD, K-80 receiver & Philco 16-X, much more; fair cond.
$25 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A64-A1 - "Radio News and Short-Wave Radio," April 1937, more great ads and articles, including "The Navy Amateur Net," "What's New in Radio," "Choosing a Radio School," "New Market for Inventions," "Bridge Analyzer Solves Service Problems," "The radio Workshop," Modernistic Network Studios," "Antenna Coupler Kills Noise," "Sure-Fire 2 Tube, 5-Meter MOPA," "Direct Reading Modulation Meter," "The 806 Tube," "The Quartet 5-10 Meter Super," and much more! Good condition.
$24
A64-A - "Radio Merchant" Magazine, October, 1932, "Electrical Home Equipment - Musical Products - Television"(!) 42 pages of info, articles, ads, news and more! Mostly radio information, but some info on electric refrigerators! Good condition (some folds on covers)
$25 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A65 - "Radio - Service Man's Supplement" to July 1930 issue of "Radio" Magazine, includes radio circuit analyses, building a tube tester, & more; 16 pp., fair cond.
$16
A65-A - "Radio News" Magazine, 9 issues, from poor to good condition (one issue has loose back cover, two missing back cover); 3/32 and 5/32 to 12/32. Some amazing articles and ads here!
$85 (plus $6 extra postage)
A66 - "Radio World" Magazines, fantastic information-filled magazines from the late 1920s to 1930s - each is about 24 8 1/2 by 11" pages. Loads of fascinating articles, great ads, great artwork! Here are the issues with some of their articles:
10-11-24 "Color cover" (well, red color) My Favorite Set, Loop Works Any Set, Even Crystal, Thirteen Practical Stunts for Home Constructors, The Simplest 3-Tube Set, 2-Tube and Crystal Reflex, Photo of Radio Industries' Banquet
$25
10-25-24 "Color cover" (well, red color) A 2-Tube Quality Reflex, Functions and Uses of Oscillators, Trouble-Shooting for All Types of Sets, Dissecting Mutual Inductance, Hoover Conference Necessitates Changes in Almost All Sets
$25
11-08-24 "Color cover" (well, red color) The Best Aerial, A Selective Tube-Crystal Reflex, A Phone Transmitter Costing $50, A 3-Circuit Tuner You Can Log. Back cover ad is for the "Sleeper Monotrol," "The Most Perfect Radio Set In America"(!)
$25
01-17-25 "Color cover" (well, red color) A $25 1-Tube DX Wonder, Making Your Own Fixed Condensers, A Mechanically Strong Low-Loss Coil, The 1925 Model 4-Tube Superdyne
$25
02-14-25 "Color cover" (well, red color) 3-Tube DX Reflex, With Picture Diagram, How to Make a Honeycomb RF Transformer, What Makes a Coil Low-Loss? A Sensitive Loop Set, Official Radio Report on Eclipse Effects, Complete List of Coming Radio Events
$25
05-05-28 Hum Eradication, Fluctuations of Line Voltage, Ferranti Power Amplifier, Fenway's New AC Concertrola. Rather poor condition, so:
$9
08-10-29 Electrons Explained, Analysis of Shielding, Dispute Over Resistance Audio, Motorboating Cures in Power Amplifiers, ABC Compact for 224, 227 and 245 Tubes
$25
08-24-29 Stations by Frequency and Wave, How to Compute Voltage Divider Resistance, An Audio Meter, Your Ingenuity Tested in Volume Control Poser, Tables of Tube Characteristics, HB Compact, Battery Model
$25
10-19-29 Stations by Call Letters, Principles of Tube Voltmeter, Mixing Circuits For Superheterodyne, Push-Pull Battery Diamond, How to Get Detection by Bias Method, This Year's Audio-Frequency Amplification, Board Queries Big Stations on Wave Use
$25
11-16-29 Resonance Wave Coil Tuner, High Gain RF, Push-Pull AF?
$25
11-30-29 Plate Current's Ups and Downs, HB 33 Has Three SG RF and Power Detector, Fundamental Circuits Expounded for Schoolboys, Audio Amplifiers for Superheterodynes
$25
12-14-29 US and Canadian Stations by Call Letters, HB 33 and HB 44, Beat Note Detection, New Screen Grid Tube in Making, Hi-Q 30 for AC Operation
$25
12-28-29 How to Change to 245 Output, Picture Diagram of HB 33 Wiring, Band Pass Filter Methods, Two Tube Battery Tuner, Compactness as Quality-Killer, Plate Current's Fascinating Study, Foreign City Names Get DX Hounds' Goat
$25
01-04-30 Two Tube AC Screen Grid Tuner, What About Push-Pull Resistance AF? HB 55, AC Circuit for a 180 Volt B Eliminator, Microvolt Per Meter--What's That?
$20
03-01-30 New AC Screen Grid Short-Wave Adapter, Pentode Circuits, Vacuum Tube Voltmeter for Loftin-White Circuits, New Ideas From Experts, There's Money in Radio (the need for radio engineers); good cond.
$22
08-30-30 Trouble-shooting the RF Stages, New All-Wave Design for AC Operation, info on power transformers, record pickup pressure, tests for all-wave sets
$20
10-18-30 A Fine Power Amplifier!, A Tube-Driven Tuning Fork, Tuned Impedance RF!, US and Canada Station List
$20
11-22-30 Diagrams of Latest Brunswick and Stewart-Warner Receivers, and much more
$20
12-06-30 All-Wave Receiver, Circuit Diagrams of New Start Raider and Howard Sets, Portable With Four 230s, Neon Tube Characteristics, Short-Wave Converter with Filament Supply
$20
12-20-30 $15 Remote Control Box, Diagrams of the New Philco Sets, Transmitting Circuits, Battery Victoreen Changed to AC, The Hi-Q 31 Custom-Built Receiver
$20
01-03-31 All-Wave Screen Grid Converter, Short-Wave Trouble-Shooting, Resistance Audio with SG Tubes, Diagrams of New Majestic Super, Also Westinghouse TRF Set, A $25 Midget Receiver
$20
03-14-31 All-Wave Ultradyne, Short-Wave Converter with B Supply, Diamond AC Tuner, and much more
$20
04-18-31 Four New Tubes, Radio Talkies Explained, Battery Model Midget, and much more
$20
05-30-31 Overall Tests of Sets(!), All-wave One-Tube Set
$20
06-06-31 Trade Show Number, Popularity of All-Wave Reception is Growing, and much more
$20
06-27-31 Short-wave Adapter, A Sensitized Converter, 2-Stage Phono Amplifier, 2-Tube Short-Wave Adapter, Push-Pull Detection, much more!
$20
07-04-31 Television Receiver(!), All-Wave Battery Diamond, Vote for Your Favorite Super, A Set For Your Car
$20
08-08-31 Short-Wave Number, The Short-Wave Diamond, Using 2-Volt Tubes, and much more
$20
08-08-31 A copy of the above
$20
08-17-31 Short Wave Converter Progress, Oscillator and Modulator Tracked for Short Waves, T-R-F {rophesied for Converters of Future, Examples of Voltage Divider Design, Regeneration in single Stage Audio Amplifiers, Short Waves Beckon, A Nine Tube Super, and much more; small scrape on cover.
$20
08-22-31 Coil Data for All Circuits!, Straight Frequency Line Condensers in All-Wave Superheterodynes, Short-Wave Club Members Report Results with Receivers, Effect of Frequency, Converter Output Vital (selection of coupling coils); good cond.
$20
10-10-31 9 Tube Superhet, New Audio Circuit, Feedback Analyzed, Receivers for Direct Current Line Operation, Radio in 1940 (TV and religious TV broadcasting, and more!)
$20
11-28-31 How to Pad Oscillator of Superheterodynes, 1,600 KC All-Wave 6 Tube Super, 2-Volt Battery Set, Where Should the Volume Control Be Located?
$20
02-13-32 8-Tube Auto Super, Short-Wave Converter for 247 Pentode Sets, Padding An Oscillator, 5-Tube Broadcast Super, and much more.
$20
02-27-32 Short-Wave and Television Number, Time Table of Short-Wave Transmission, How to Make Projection Disc for 10 x 12 Inch Image, Directions for Tuning in Short Waves, Precision Type All-Wave Super
$20
03-05-32 Police Call List, Trouble-Shooting in Supers, 15-550-Meter "Comet", Two New Scanning Methods, One Dial Tunes Converter and Set!, Curves for Computing Inductance, Battery-Operated Super
$20
05-14-32 Complete Chart of Standard Tubes for Receivers, Super-Regenerative Circuits, Wunderlich Tube, Portable Trouble-Shooting
$14[ON HOLD]
06-04-32 A Running Board Aerial (clever!), 6-Tube Superheterodyne, Interference Locator, Electron-Coupled Converter, How To Wind Coils, Transformer Design for 46 Tubes, TV Demonstrated
$20
07-23-32 Two More New Tubes, Experiences With New Tubes, Treasure-Hunting Oscillators, How to Achieve Superb Tone,New Ultra-Frequency Oscillator, 55 Diode in T-R-F Sets, more
$20
12-03-32 Short-Wave Time Table, New Use for Wave Trap to Eliminate Image Interference, Radio Group Dissolved, National Company's Short-Wave Circuits
$20
01-21-33 New Band-Spanning Circuit, Giant Short-Wave Radiator, Battery Model Super Diamond
$20
01-28-33 Super-Diamond 7; 96 Channels Out Of 96, Latest Development in Oscillators, Circuits of New Sets by Crosley, 6-Tube D-C T-R-F Receiver
$20
02-23-35 "Postal" All-Wave Set, Circuit of RCA cathode-Ray Oscillograph, Experiments with Photo Cells and Relays, Thor 4-Watt Amplifier, Insight into Electrolytic Condensers, Television Debate on Mechanical and Electrical Scanning(!)
$20
03-25-33 Stabilized Oscillator, new Tubes Reviewed, The 77 as Detector, Matching Impedances, Purpose of a Baffle, New "White Light" Television Tube(!)
$20
03-09-35 An Audio-Controlled Relay, Calibrating An Audio Generator, Modulation Methods, Capacity Measurements, Compact Phonograph Oscillator, Local Oscillator Trouble Shooting
A66A1 - One copy of Radio World (a "duplicate" of the above), 12/14/1929, with US and Canadian stations by call letters, HB 33 and HB 44, Beat Note Detection, New Screen Grid Tube in Making, Hi-Q 30 for AC Operation, and much more! Good condition.
$16
A66A2 - Another copy of Radio World (another "duplicate" of the above), 10/19/1929, with stations by call letters, Principles of Tube Voltmeter, Mixing Circuits For Superheterodyne, Push-Pull Battery Diamond, How to Get Detection by Bias Method, This Year's Audio-Frequency Amplification, Board Queries Big Stations on Wave Use, and much more! Good condition.
$22
A66A3 - USA Map (includes southern Canada), created by Broadcasting Magazine, January 1st, 1943, 22 1/4" by 34 3/4", showing EVERY US county's name (in tiny print), and listing every city that had at least one radio station (see pictures for more info). In good condition, though there's some darkening at folds.
$55 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66B - "Paramount Electrical Supply Co." (wholesale only), Chicago, No. 152, 1936, catalog, with "cover sheet" for (apparently) salespeople, 64 (8 1/2" by 11") pages, with all kinds of goodies, including golf balls(!) and clubs, tennis equipment, outboard motors, bicycles, briefcases, cameras, projectors, watches, silverware, kitchen items, fans, air "conditioners" (that "wash" the air!), clocks, irons, toasters, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, car tires and accessories, radio tubes and other accessories, auto radios, home radios, and more: excellent historical information here! In very good condition.
$85 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-D - "New Radio Catalog 1936," large size catalog from Radio Laboratories, Kansas City, MO. 114 pp., including everything - parts, testing equipment, Riders Manuals (I through IV)antennas, amplifiers, PA systems, tubes, tools, amateur items (including transmitting tubes, National HRO amateur receivers, Hammarlund and RCA amateur receivers, speakers, and much, much more! Quite good condition (tho 2 pages have corners torn). Nice front cover illustration. Includes order sheet and ordering envelope for Radio Laboratories.
$65
A66-E - Wholesale catalog from "Radio Laboratories" of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 130 6 3/4 by 10" pages, 1942. Everything radio and electronics-related. Some unusual items: WRL 2 1/2 meter Defense Units, Howard radio-record player combinations, Troubador radios, the SonoRacorder (!), a slew of Hallicrafters items - receivers, transceivers, amps, marine, mobile, etc. Also, loads of other ham equipment, test equipment, tubes, parts, kits, Echophone all-band receivers, and much, much more! Pages in very good condition (tho some browning), cover has a few chips and bent corner; otherwise good condition.
$35
A66-F - 1937 issue of "Radolek Radio" Catalog, from Radolek Co., Chicago. 162 7 by 9 3/4" pages. A most interesting catalog, including pics, descriptions and pricing for Radolek radios, tubes charts from five companies, plus Radolek Tube Chart (everything about every available radio-amplifier-related tube), a page on the Supreme Diagnomoscope (!) - an amazing multifunctional diagnostic machine, including oscilloscope, RF and AF signal generators, and more! And for just $144.99 (in 1937 dollars!), loads of test equipment, parts, some Radolek nice wood receiver consoles and table models, sound systems, Philco Replacement Parts chart (including for auto radios), Rider's Manuals (to Vol. VII), Eveready batteries, Auto (and Home) Radio Vibrator Replacement Chart, and much, much more! One page describes 10 auto antennas (including the "Red Head" Running Board Aerial!). In good condition (a bit of lower-right page bending).
$35
A66-G - Concord Radio Corp. "Radio Parts Electronic Equipment" Catalog, #345, "Formerly Lafayette Radio Corp.," 1945, 68 7 1/4 by 10" pages, with index. All sorts of parts, tubes, and test equipment. Pages have yellowed, some bending of lower right corner; so condition just fair.
$15
A66-H - Allied Radio Spring and Summer 1942 "Everything In Radio" Catalog, 95 6 1/2 by 9 1/2" pages, mostly parts, tubes and kits. Also Knight radios and phono-radios (as well as other popular brands). Front and back covers in ratty condition, pages good.
$20
A66-I - "VT to Commercial Tubes Conversion List," 1990, 8 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch pages, created by...ME! If you don't know what VT tubes are (military designations), you probably don't need this list. Only 25 were created; just 2 are left. I'll be putting the other on eBay.
$10 Free postage. [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-J - National Radio Institute, educational paperback/brochure, "Simple Radio Circuits and Meters," 29 pages, 1943, with "articles" including "What Radio Men Measure," "How Voltage and Resistance Affect Current in Simple Circuits," "What Makes Meters Work," and more, with "Lesson Questions" on the last page.
$8 Free postage. [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-L - "National Radio-TV News," Jun-Jul, 1957, published by National Radio Institute ("NRI"), and includes some interesting articles, including "TV Antenna Installation Problems," "The Decibel," "How to Build An Intercom," "Technical Ramblings" ("Ohm's Law"), "Sweep Generators," and more, including info on NRI graduates!" Page corner bends, but mostly good condition.
$10 Free postage. [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-M - A cardboard "tag" for the RCA Victor Globe Trotter 211 radio, 4 1/2" by 6 3/4"; one side describes the radio (with bottom section showing actual signatures of the Final Mechanical Inspector, and Final Electrical Inspector! The other side is even more interesting; it shows a graphic representation of the "Tuning Range of RCA Victor Globe Trotters," from the 5 tube (2 band) to the 12 tube (5 band) Globe Trotter radios. Cotton tag string is still attached. Very good condition.
$14 Free postage. [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-N - Two great issues of "Modern Mechanix and Inventions," one is November, 1932. The other is July, 1933; both in quite good condition. Too many great articles and ads to list, but both give a full insight into life and mechanical marvels in the early 1930s.
$24 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-P - Three copies of "Radio Design" magazine, Winter 1929, Spring 1930, and Summer 1930, with loads of interesting articles, columns and ads. Spring 1930 issue has Scotch Taped cover (which had been ripped); all covers somewhat "rubbed", otherwise, all three magazines in good condition.
$24 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-R - Four copies of "Radio" Magazine, Nov 1936, Jan 1937 ("Yearbook Issue" - 194 pp.), Feb 1937, and June 1937. Loads of great old ads, construction articles, covering just about every aspect of radio - receiver, transmitters, short wave, antennas, and much more. Condition is at best, "fair" - The Yearbook issue (and possibly others) may have had some dampness (pages are "wavy"). Price is just $5 each (times 4).
$20 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A66-S - Two copies of "Radio Age" Magazine ("The Magazine of the Hour"), not often seen, July 1925 (72 pp) and August 1925 (104 pp). Both issues contain great ads for everything from radios to batteries to parts. The July issue includes such articles as "4, 5 or 6 Tubes?", "How much Coupling?", "A Word on the Care of Batteries," "Meet Your Broadcast Favorites," and more. It also contains a "Blueprint Section" illustrating standard symbols, as well as "typical" crystal receivers. The August issue features a 60-page Blueprint Section. This section illustrates just about every type of radio receiver (up to a rather complex 8-tube superhet), both schematically and with illustrations of these receivers as they are constructed. Other articles include "Deciding on a Portable Super-Het," "Variations in DX Reception and their Causes," and about 5 more (plus monthly columns). Great ads of rare radios and parts abound. Covers are just "fair" but pages are in very good condition. The back cover ad for both issues is for 6 models of Zenith receivers (with prices): the "Super Zenith X" retailed for $475!
$40 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A90 - "The Illustrated London News" of September 1, 1860 (!), 11 1/4" x 15 1/5",
25 pp., reinforced spine, essentially no page browning or tears. fascinating info from
that bygone era; includes a couple hundred classified ads, 10 illustrations (some full page).
Also includes articles on the "Parliamental" Sessions of 1860, Latest News from Abroad
(including the US census results: 32 million!), invasion of Calabria, Naval and
Military Intelligence, Monetary Transactions of the Week, The Prince of Wales
in Newfoundland, births, marriages, deaths, an informative article on barometers, and much, much more! Fine quality paper, one fold-out illustration (big). A couple of paper folds and bit of pencil marks, but in generally very good condition.
$34 (a bit extra on mailing cost)
A91 - "Punch's Almanack," from (get this:)1861; 12 pp., about 8 1/2" x 11",
loaded with illustrations, looks like it was pulled from a binder, but
relatively straight edges; a couple of minor folds, but little chipping,
slightly faded but no foxing! Lots of astronomical information, but also
humorous articles, such as "Notes on Nursing," and "The Inconveniences of a
Hansom." All in all, in fairly good condition, and over 138 years old!
$28
A92 - Another oldie, "Agricultural Almanac / For the Year 1868," 6 1/2 x 7 1/2",
for Lancaster Pennsylvania, sadly, with a rather nasty 1 1/2 by 1" stain/tear at
the bottom, and a couple of other stains. Some writing inside (Binding has been
reinforced with tape). Some chipping and lower right corner of some pages folded.
About 1/4 of second-to-last page cut out, and 2" tear on last page. All-in-all,
in rather poor condition, but some great articles, such as "Culture of
Cantaloupes," "Grape Hints,""Making Good Butter in Winter,""How to Keep
Butter in Summer,""The Culture of Hops," and "The Rattlesnake Story,"
(very interesting!); if in good condition, it would probably bring $30+, but here...
$12 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A93 An issue of "Coptic Time," Vol 2, No. 32, "The People's Paper," official
publication of the (now defunct, I believe) Coptic Church. The Church's focus
was on spiritual enlightenment and the obtaining of social peace through the
smoking of pot. This newspaper/magazine was provided free in both the US and
Jamaica. It's postmarked Feb 23, 1980. Very good condition for newspaper-type paper.
$14
A95 - 6 issues of "The Wheel Publication," published by the Buddhist Publication Society,
in Kandy, Sri Lanka. These are primitive publications, but with Buddha's wisdom.
From 28 to 76 pages, apparently hand-set type, with titles including
"The Practice of Loving Kindness," "Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha,"
"The Buddhist Layman - Four Essays," and more! From 1978 to 1983. At just $3/ea.
Very good cond.
$18
A95-A - 4 Issues, Tricycle Buddhist Review, a glossy magazine for the serious Buddhist. Full year, 2004. Excellent condition.
$22
A96 - Engineering News-Record, two issues, November 18, 1937 (88 pp) and July 3, 1941 (148 pp). Large size (9 by 12 inches); articles include Seminole Dam Progress, Operating Movable Bridges, the Value of a Valve Record, and more (the 1937 issue). The 1941 issue's contents include Removing Reservoir Silt by Sluicing Operations, Wright Plants sets new Size Record, Lighting with Glass Block Panels, Nevada Snow and Runoff Surveys, Dynamic Tests on Bridge Models, and much more! Some water-staining on the '41 issue page margins, but not too serious; otherwise both magazines are in fairly good condition.
$18
A97 - Two issues of "Science and Invention" Magazines, March 1924 and June 1924, over 100 pp each. The March issue is in better condition, and includes an incredible variety of exciting articles, such as "Can We Signal Mars?" "Mechanical Servants," "European Radio Ideas," "Practical Loop Antenna Construction," "Easy Method of Book Binding," "Popular Home Magic," "Ancient Perpetual Motion," and dozens more! The June issue includes "40 Non-Technical Radio Articles," plus dozens of other articles, arranged by headings: "Popular Scientific Articles," "Radio Articles," "Chemistry Articles," "Astronomy Articles," "Prize Contests," "Automobiles," "Electricity," and "Constructor Articles." The March issue has taped spine, and for some reason the pages were trimmed (about 1/4 inch) but all page text is there. The June issue is in barely "fair" condition; 2 or 3 pages have been partially cut out, and the front cover is in poor condition. Most pages are in good (a little musty) condition.
$46 [ Click Here for Pic ]
A31-J - "The New Frontier," newsprint magazine, April 1982, 16 pages, "Independently owned" free monthly, from Philadelphia, cover features Ram Dass; articles include "Rolling Thunder Arrives," and related info; lots of New Age events, stores, trainings, etc. Good condition.
$10 [ Click Here for Pic ]
B3 - "Most-Often-Needed 1954 Television Servicing Information,"
Vol. TV-8, Supreme Publications, 8.5" x 11", 192 pp., 1954;
everything needed to service a wide variety of 1954 TV's; very good condition.
$12
B4 - "Most-Often_Needed 1926-1938 Radio Diagrams and Servicing Information," Supreme Publications, 8.5" x 11", 240 pp., copyright 1941, in very good condition.
$18
B9 - H.G. Cisin's "Tube Location Guide" booklets (5), about 45 pp.
each, named "TV Trouble Tracer," Vol's 1 through 4 plus 1947-1955
H.G. Cisin's RCA TV Tube Location Guides; each shows typical symptoms,
probable remedies, tubes listing and locations for each model; fairly
good cond.
$16
B11 - Howard W. Sams "AM-FM Servicing Short-Cuts," by Milton S. Kiver. Photofact
Publication RK-1M paperback, 136 pp., first edition, first
printing, November 1953; hundreds of case histories with
remedies; good cond.
$12
B12 - Howard W. Sams "Television Tube Location Guide," 2 vols,
TGL-1 and TGL-2, 1950, 1951, over 200 diagrams per vol., each with
tube locations and functions; covers worn, o/w good cond.
$16
B14 - RCA "Receiving Tube Manual," #RC-14, about 1945, everything
about tubes, about 245 pp., very good cond.
$20
B21 - Rider's "How It Works: Special Section of Volume VIII [to]
Rider's Manual," paper, 8.5" x 11", 1937, 64 pp., radio receiver
servicing and alignment info and techniques; good cond.
$16
B21-A - Another copy of Rider's "How It Works: Special Section of Volume VIII."
Good condition (but a slight cover stain on lower left front, and around edges on read: pages all fine).
$16
B21-AA - Rider's "How It Works: Special Section of Volume XI (11) Rider's Manual," paper, 8.5" x 11", 1937, 17 pp., radio receiver information, including negative feedback circuits, oscillators, etc., copyright 1940, good cond.
$12
B21-B - Complete Index for Perpetual Trouble Shooter's Manuals and How It Works" (by John F. Rider). Covers Rider's Manuals I through X (1 through 10). Copyright 1939; about 160 pp. Good condition (some soiling on front cover). Rider's users know how time-consuming it is to find a particular radio; this index helps! It was printed after Rider's Vol X was published, and so includes all previous Manuals.
$35
B21-C - Complete Index for Perpetual Trouble Shooter's Manuals" (by John F. Rider). Covers Rider's Manuals I through III (1 through 3). Copyright 1933; about 50 pp. Good condition (some soiling on front cover). Rider's users know how time-consuming it is to find a particular radio; this index helps!
$25
B21-D - Complete Index for Perpetual Trouble Shooter's Manuals" (by John F. Rider). Covers Rider's Manuals I through IV (1 through 4). Copyright 1934; about 60 pp. Good condition. Rider's users know how time-consuming it is to find a particular radio; this index helps!
$25
B21-F - Complete Index for Perpetual Trouble Shooter's Manuals" (by John F. Rider). Covers Rider's Manuals XI through XII (11 through 12). Copyright 1941; about 50 pp. Good condition.
$25
B21-H - Complete Index for Perpetual Trouble Shooter's Manuals" (by John F. Rider). Covers Rider's Manual XIV (14). Copyright 1944; about 50 pp. Good condition.
$25
B21-J - Complete Index for TV Volumes 1,2 and 3, and How It Works for TV Volume 3," about 100 pp., copyright 1949. Great for vintage TV repair services. Good condition.
$30
B21-K - Complete Index for TV Volumes 1,2,3 and 4, and How It Works for TV Volume 4," about 100 pp., copyright 1950. Great for vintage TV repair services. Good condition (but small rear cover tear).
$30
B21-L - Rider Television Manual Index, Volume I, copyright 1948, about 12 pp., good condition. Covers all commercial TVs produced in the late 40s!!
$30
B21-M - Rider TV Field Service Manual, With Tube Locations, Vol. 1 (Rider publication 155), light red cover, 119 pages, covers TVs from 1947 to 1953; brands Admiral to "Automatic"; could be useful to vintage TV repairers. Good condition.
$20
B21-M - Rider TV Field Service Manuals, Vols. 1 through 4 (Rider publication 155), brown covers, 119 to 145 pages, covers TVs from 1947 to 1953, brands Admiral to Hoffman; could be useful to vintage TV repairers. All in good condition.
$60
B22 - Three copies of Sam's "Tube Substitution Handbook,"
Numbers 16(1973), 20(1977) and 21(1980); well used but eminently usable!
$18 for all three
B24 - Mallory Yaxley "Radio Service Encyclopedia," Second Edition, April, 1938,
hardcover, 325 pp., loads of tips and maintenance tricks, charts, guides,
formulas, and much more information, hundreds of drawings, in good condition.
$30
B24A - Mallory "Radio Service Encyclopedia," Fourth Edition, 415 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" pages,copyright 1941, incredible amount of info on radios to 1941. Includes vibrator chart (for those fixing old car radios, etc.) Pages in good condition; cover and spine rather ratty (cover stained).
$30
B24B - Another Copy of Mallory "Radio Service Encyclopedia," Fourth Edition, 415 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" pages,copyright 1941, incredible amount of info on radios to 1941. Pages in good condition; cover and spine fairly good (cover just a little stained and cover corners bent).
$35
B25A - Mallory Technical Manual, 1942, with sections on loudspeaker design, superhet detectors and oscillators, vibrators and vibrator design, phono-radio service data (very useful if you own or fix these!), automatic tuning, FM, Fundamentals of Television Engineering (cool), Useful Servicing Information, and much, much more! 407 8 1/2 by 11 inch pages; good quality paper, but some page browning. Covers are in fair condition, with clear tape on outer binding.
$35 [ Click Here for Pic ]
B25B - Another copy of the above, Mallory Technical Manual, 1942. Original owner's name and info in ink in upper right corner; otherwise extremely good condition.
$55 [ Click Here for Pic ]
B26 - Southern Minnesota Supply Company, Electrical Catalog No. 37, Fall and
Winter 1936-1937, Exclusively Wholesale, 8 1/2 x 11", nice catalog including
wholesale pricing, for such things as annunciators, appliances, batteries,
bells, bushings, buzzers, conduit, connectors, cord, fans, flashlights,
commercial glassware, insulators, lamps, motors, radio accessories, tubes,
ranges, reflectors, sockets, solder, switches (many), transformers, water
heaters, wire, washing machines, and much, much more. 64 pp. Lots of illustrations,
some nice Hammond electric clocks, GE bulbs (over 20 types), nice listing of
vacuum tubes (RCA), some great Hotpoint toasters (manual and "automatic"),
and irons, all with pics. And much, much more! Very good condition.
$32
B27 - "Simplified Radio Servicing By Comparison Method," a Supreme Publication, 1954 Edition, by M. Beitman. 92 8 1/2 by 11" pages, loads of info -- photos, charts, hints and tips on servicing radios. A must for those who service (or want to service) old radios; starts with the basics, but gets rather technical. Cover ratty and stained, but pages (and spine) in very good condition.
$22
[ Philately (Stamp Collecting) Paperback Books and Catalogs]
F1 - K. Bileski, "The Canada Basic Catalogue," 2nd Ed., paperback, 1962,
124 pp., interesting discourses on various issues, illustrations of major stamps,
includes prices; good cond.
$10
F4 - Dr. W. Hoexter and S. Lachmann, "The Stamps of Palestine,"
booklet, October, 1959 (2nd Ed.), printed in Israel, 4.5" x 8.5",
53 pp., includes plate varieties, overprint types, prices (in pounds); fine cond.
$20 [ Click Here for Pic ]
F5 - Philip Cockritt, "Liberia: The Internal Postmarks &
Cancellations," Series Booklet No. 8, booklet, 48pp., ca. 1980's, fine cond.
$8
F6 - Stanley Newman, "Stamps of Lundy Island," definitive
work, paperback, 1984, 62 pp., published in Great Britain, fine cond.
$20 [ Click Here for Pic ]
F7 - Charles Sidney Thompson, "Counterfeits" from "Crete, First Six Issues,"
and "German Colonies, Postmarks," 1943, 16 pp. booklet, rare, fine cond.
$18
F9 - "British Colonial Stamps," subtitled "In Current Use; September 1949,"
104 pp., paperback, by R. Courtney Cade, published by "His Majesty's
Stationery Office," 1950, full information and illustrations; binding poor,
cover and pages in good cond.
$16 (ON HOLD)
F10 - "Early Japanese Postmarks & Post Offices," by George A.
Fisher, Jr., published by the International Society for Japanese
Philately, 1975, 8.5" x 11" paperback, 45 pp., filled with postmark
illustrations, with glossary; good cond.
$24 [ Click Here for Pic ]
F11 - Marian Carne Zinsmeister, "Souvenir Sheets of the World," subtitled
"Issues Through 1940," paperback, 128 pp., loaded with information, good condition.
$20
F12 - "The Ishikawa Collection," auction catalog from Sotheby Parke Bernet
Stamp Auction Co., Inc., 8.75" x 9.5", 60 pp., September 23, 1980, "...the
greatest one cent 1851 - 57 collection ever assembled...we have presented the Ishikawa collection in such a form as to be a guide and reference work in years to come," including identification chart, v. good condition.
$22
F14 - "The Consul General's Shanghai Postal Agency, 1867-1907," paper,
1972, about 20 pp., printed by the Smithsonian Institution, very good condition.
$16
F15 - First issue of "First Issues," 6-page primitive newsletter of the First Issues Collectors Club." Rather beat-up condition (tho no missing parts). Mailed August 6, 1990.
$20
A51-A - "American Philatelist" Magazine, all about stamp collecting. 16 issues, almost all of 2004. Very good condition. Just $2.50/issue!
$40 [$5 extra postage]
