Description: UP FOR AUCTION: RARE BOOK: Mammoth Catalog of over 6000 Different and unusual Novelties, Catalog No. 472 by Johnson Smith & Co., illustrated with Black & White pictures on nearly every page, Published by Johnson Smith & Co., Detroit, MI, 1948, 1948 Edition (Catalog #472), Paperback Book, 434 pages, This is a vintage Sales Catalog book by Johnson Smith Company (Johnson Smith & Co.). It was a mail-order business, which was started in 1914 by Alfred Johnson Smith. It sold novelty items and gag gifts such as miniature cameras, invisible ink, x-ray goggles, whoopee cushions, fake vomit, and joy buzzers. The company advertised in magazines devoted to children and young adults (from its Wikipedia page) This book has 434 solid pages of novelty items in their 1948 mammoth catalog. The book is legible, with nice artwork: an interesting, vintage, 1948 book by this company. To determine the date of the book, I compared this book to the other Mammoth Catalogs I found online. This one appears just like the other Catalogs #472, 1948 Catalogs. See ebay pics above for actual book. Fair/Poor Condition [ Front Cover and first 30 Pages are missing (Book begins at Page 31; see pics), Rear cover and last several pages are missing (Book ends at Page 464), Book's spine has creasing (see pics), Text is darkened with age (see pics), Book's outer-edges fore-edge is discolored (Discoloration is not noticeable on pages themselves; see pics); otherwise, book has 434 good pages of solid text in text-block, which is tight, well-attached, easily readable, sharply printed, and well-illustrated ] 434 total pages, approx. 7.75" x 5" x 1.25", missing its covers, Paperback Book Welcome International ebay shoppers. I will reduce combined shipping on multiple purchases. Domestic shipping will include tracking. Please visit my other auctions, and email any questions. Thanks for looking! I try to describe my items thoroughly, but buyers may still need more information than I provide. Shipping costs can be expensive to my small auction business. Please ask any questions to be sure before you buy. Thanks.
Price: 24.62 USD
Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland
End Time: 2024-10-27T19:04:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: Detroit, MI, USA
Publisher: Johnson Smith & Co.
Subject: Games & Puzzles
Year Printed: 1948
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: North America
Author: Johnson Smith Company
Topic: Toys
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: 1940s Advertising
