This pair of mens cowboy boots is marked, "Justin" on the sole, small cloth tags and inside the boots. The label inside the shaft says, "Justin Boots, Made in China, Comb. Last, Leather Upper, Balance Manmade. Size 9 D, Style JB1100 GC 0705."
Designed with understated elegance, they have same-color decorative stitching on shafts and instep. They're like new, smell nice inside, have no wear on heels or soles, no scuffs or scrapes. There's slight wrinkling at the back ankle area.
There is flawed stitching on the vertical seam of the outer right boot, a small thread loop on the vertical seam of the outer left boot, and messy stitching on two tabs inside the boots.
These three issues of SFWA Forum are No. 27, 17 December 1972; No. 28, 27 February 1973; and No. 30, 27 June 1973. George H. Scithers' editorship ended with No. 30 as Jerry Pournelle just became president. Offset-printed and bound with staples like a fanzine, they feature one front cover by Roy G. Krenkel, one by Ray Capella and one by Tim Powers. Interior illos are by Frank Kelly Freas, Dan Adkins, Michael Fountain, E. Michael Blake, Steve Stiles, and Eddie Jones.
Contents:
No. 27 (10 pages)
Note, editorial
Letters from:
Robert Coulson
Robert E. Margroff
Scott Edelstein
A. Bertram Chandler
Bruce McAllister
Michael Bishop
Phyllis Eisenstein
Alpajpuri
S. Joyce Van Scyoc
From the President: Poul Anderson
Cover by Ray Capella; interior illos by E. Michael Blake, Steve Stiles and Eddie Jones
No. 28 (22 pages)
Note, editorial
Presidential Report: Poul Anderson's course of action to save SFWA
Secretarial Report: R. S. Coulson
Editor's Report: G. H. Scithers
Science Fiction Writers' Speakers' Bureau, Harvey L. Bilker
Science Fiction Writers' Speakers' Bureau Contract, Gordon R. Dickson
Letters from:
Joanna Russ
Charles Platt
Harry Harrison
Joseph Green
James Blish
E. Michael Blake
Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
A. Bertram Chandler
Poul Anderson
Harvey L. Bilker
G. H. Scithers
Arthur Byron Cover
John W. Jakes
Cover by Roy G. Krenkel; interior illos by Dan Adkins and Michael Fountain
No. 30 (24 pages)
Note, editorial
Letters from:
Arthur Byron Cover
Scott Edelstein
andrew j offutt
Brian W. Aldiss
Thomas F. Monteleone
Phyllis & Alex Eisenstein
Ted Cogswell
F. M. Busby
Harry Harrison
Michael Bátki Bratmann
Susan Janice Anderson
James Tiptree, Jr.
Nicholas Zvegintzov
A. Bertram Chandler
Dr. Willis E. McNelly
Richard A. Lupoff
Vonda N. McIntyre
Ernest Taves
John Millard
Harlan Ellison
Secretary, Treasurer Announcements, Joe W. Haldeman
Ex-President, Poul Anderson
New President, Jerry Pournelle
Cover by Tim Powers; interior illos by F. Kelly Freas
These three issues of SFWA Forum are No. 24, 15 August 1972; No. 25, 20 September 1972; and No. 26, 3 November 1972. George H. Scithers was editor and Poul Anderson just became president with No. 24. Offset-printed and bound with staples like a fanzine, they feature one front cover by Roy G. Krenkel and two front covers and all interiors by William Rotsler.
This issue of SFWA Forum was published in Summer 1974 when Theodore Cogswell was editor. Offset-printed and bound with staples like a fanzine, it features a front cover by Dave Prosser and art by William Rotsler.
Contents:
Articles and Special Features
Editorial
Jack Dann's Wandering Stars: A Review, Yuri Prizel
Unto Us an Elwood Was Born, C.L. Grant
One Afternoon in Toronto, Jodi Offutt
In Cold Print: Writers and Underwriters, V.S. Navasky
The Notebooks of Mack Sikes, Part II, David Gerrold
Tips from the Treasurer, Part III, andrew j offutt
Secrets of the Secretary, Part I, Theodore R. Cogswell
The Mortal Storm (Letters)
The Back of the Book (Official Notices and Reports
Yuri Prizel's review of Wandering Stars starts out printed in an unreadable font--on purpose--and is translated on the following pages. C.L. Grant's piece interviews Roger Elwood. (One page is printed upside-down by accident.)
One Afternoon in Toronto is the story of a beer run to fuel a convention. A photo of nudists claims to be "Future of SFWA Panel." Victor Navasky's piece was reprinted from New York Times Book Review, 18 November 1973 with permission.
David Gerrold's humor piece is a take off on familiar titles, with synopses. Tips from the Treasurer was meant as helpful for cash-strapped writers and is now humorously far out of date with the changes in writing tools. Secrets of the Secretary is #1 in a Series of Tips for the Drinking Writer.
Letters include missives from: Poul Anderson, Harvey Bilker, Michael Bishop, Paul Bond, Ben Bova, F.M. Busby, Arthur Clarke, Miriam Allen Deford, Phyllis Eisenstein, T. R. Fehrenback, Los Fisher, Dick Geis, Glenn L. Gillettte, Joe Green, Harry Harrison, Robert Heinlein (another upside-down page), Phil Higgins, Virginia Kidd, Damon Knight, Sam J. Lundwall, Ruth Berman, George R. R. Martin, Larry Niven, William F. Orr, Rachel Payes, P. J. Plauger, Andrew Porter, Jerry Pournelle, Joanna Russ, Guy Snyder, John Steinbeck (reprinted letter to Paul Carter), James Tiptree, Jr., and Steven Utley. Phew!
In The Back of the Book, Frederik Pohl talks about what he found in the way of markets for stories in Eastern Europe. This is followed by club officer reports.
This metal piston-style nutcracker is embossed on the barrel, "Reed's Rocket Pecan Cracker, Pat. Pend." The screw bolt is adjustable for different size nuts. Lift the handle, insert nut between bolt and piston, depress the handle and Crunch!
There are remnants of pecan shell in the depressions, patina on all the metal parts and slight soiling and edge wear on the wooden base. The handle moves easily, good for cracking all the nuts you could ever need, not just pecans.
This vintage 1963 first edition hard cover copy of Hell Hath Fury is a British anthology containing seven fantasy fiction stories edited by George Hay. The stories were first published in Street & Smith's short-lived forties magazine Unknown Worlds. The book was published by Neville Spearman, Ltd. and comes with the original dust jacket.
Contents:
Preface by George Hay
Hell Hath Fury novel by Cleve Cartmill
The Bleak Shore story by Fritz Leiber, Jnr.
The Frog story by P. Schuyler Miller
The Refugee story by Jane Rice
The Devil's Rescue story by L. Ron Hubbard
The Cloak story by Robert Bloch
The Extra Bricklayer story by A. M. Phillips
The book is in excellent condition with Wehman Bros. stamped on the title page, a price-clipped dust jacket and some minor foxing and age-darkening as seen in photos.
This vintage copy of Silver Surfer #4 published by Marvel Comics Group in February, 1969 is CGC slabbed at 6.5. Stan Lee story, John Buscema cover. John Buscema, Howard Purcell, Sal Buscema and Paul Reinman art. Thor appearance. Hulk, Thing and Hercules cameos. Tales of the Watcher backup story.
Restoration includes: very small amount of color touch on cover (black on two creases at staples). Off-white pages. CGC judged this copy to be worth $700 this May. It's pedigreed with illustrator Joe Wehrle, Jr. as the sole owner.
This vintage glass bottle comes complete with air bubbles in the glass and a paper label. It says, "Winchester Red W Trade Mark Reg. in U.S. Pat. Off. Crystal Cleaner. For dissolving the Copper and Nickel fouling from gun barrels." Price per bottle, 25 cts."
Directions:
Apply freely with vigorous and repeated rubbing until coloration disappears; then wipe dry and oil with Winchester "Gun Grease." This preparation will not injure the barrel, and should always smell strongly of ammonia.
Prepared in Laboratory of Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn., U.S.A. 2175
There's a stain on the label and the bottom right corner is missing. The back of the slim squared bottle is embossed, "Winchester." The mouth looks chipped, but it's smooth as silk. It has a big air bubble and smaller bubbles, typical of vintage glass.
This pair of black Skechers cowboy boots would fit either a girl or boy, US size 2. They're manmade material, made in China, with embroidered legs, a silver-chained ankle belt embroidered "Skechers" on the back and have silver medallions and toe clips.
The label inside the foot says, "Somethin' Else from Skechers." The inner leg is stamped, "All Manmade Material, Made in China, US 2, UK 1, EUR 33.5, CM 21."
They're so lightly used they smell new. The worst flaw is a white scuff on the left inner foot (bunion area). There are several minor scratches on each toe and two small white marks on the outer left heel. See photos.
These fancy cowboy boots have 1 1/2" heels. The boots measure 9 1/2" from back of heel to toe tip, 10 3/4" tall, 3 1/4" across widest part of sole, 9" tall shaft from top of heel to top of boot, and the shaft measures 5 3/4" across top of boot.
This vintage science fiction fanzine Anubis Fantasy & Weird Tales Vol. 1 No. 4 was published by Golden Goblin Press in Autumn, 1968. Editor: Paul J. Willis. Publisher: Ronald J. Willis. It features The History of Greeley by Mose Mallette and the beginning of Dead Bone by Vaughn Bodé. It also has stories by Robert M. Slater, Norman G. Markham and Gerald W. Page. Cover art by D. Bruce Berry.
Contents:
Afreets & Asymptotes (Editorial)
The History of Greeley, by Mose Mallette, illos by Vaughn Bodé
Colloquy on a Field of Skulls (poem) by Philip Canning
The Huddlestone Horror, by Robert M. Slater
Chimera (poem) by Bennett Weinberg, illo by Tim Kirk
"When Gknorf, the kingly jester, sat..." (poem) by Bennett Weinberg
The Treason of Morn Connacht, by Carleton Grindle, illo by J. Johnson
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (poem en prose) by Philip Canning
The Murals, by Norman G. Markham, illo by Steve Hickman
The Madman (poem) by Roger Wilson Cook
Sea Dead (poem) by Emily Glen
Possible Sources for Lovecraftian Themes (article) by Ronald J. Willis
From the Diary of a Corpse (poem) by Philip Canning
Dead Bone, By Vaughn Bodé
Overhill Mountain, by Gerald W. Page, illo by Tim Kirk
The Perfumed Room, by Philip Canning
"What rattles now..." (poem) by Mercer M. McDowell, illo by Willis
Three Night Hours (poems) by Douglas Kames
The Egg, by L. E. Preston, illo by P. J. Willis
Letters
Bibliostasis -- books
The fanzine is 60 black and white offset-printed pages stapled together with a pale green wrap-around paper cover. Dead Bone by Vaughn Bode has a full-page hand-printed intro, three pages of diagrams of the dwellings and the comic strip fills the next two pages.
These twenty issues of Worlds of Tomorrow edited by Frederik Pohl were published in 1963 to 1967. It's missing Vol 2 #5, Vol. 3 #5, and Vol 3 #7, otherwise is a complete run of this short-lived magazine.
There are novels by Arthur C. Clarke, Phil Dick and Larry Niven. As editor, Frederik Pohl obviously used his acquaintance with the leading authors in the field to bring in stories by:
Murray Leinster
Robert Silverberg
Brian W. Aldiss
Larry Niven
Philip K. Dick
Cordwainer Smith
Robert F. Young
Jack Williamson
Keith Laumer
John Brunner
Mack Reynolds
Arthur C. Clarke
Lester del Rey
Avram Davidson
Fritz Leiber
Philip Jose Farmer
These basically unread issues are in excellent condition with an occasional bumped corner and some foxing on edges from being shunted around through the years. The worst flaw is dark water stains on six spines.
Here's a nutcracker with an unusual design, perfect for a hunter or nature lover. The duck's head and neck are a lever. Lift it, place a nut on the platform and press the lever down to crack nuts. The shells fall into the box. I see no maker's mark.
It's in good used condition, solidly constructed with little marks where broken nuts scratched the wood. There are also a few minor dents here and there and one of the duck's eyes has chipped paint. Good for lots more nutcracking fun.
This vintage Auto-Lite miner's carbide lamp clipped to his helmet and lit his way in the darkness with a small flame and reflecting dish. The bottom is embossed, "Auto-Lite, Patented Universal Lamp Co., Made in U.S.A." The top says, "Auto Lite, Reg. US Pat Office, Universal Lamp Co. Chicago U.S.A." and the "ON" setting for the control valve.
The reflector dish needs shined up and the rim is somewhat bent. The whole lamp has general patina with a half-inch green spot down on the left side. The top and bottom are easy to unscrew to put carbide inside. The water fill lid flips open easily and the adjusting lever turns. The hook on the back is firmly attached. Someone twisted a strand of wire on it. The water lid brace may have been repaired with solder to attach it to the lamp.
This vintage straight razor kit is a Durham Duplex Razor in original case lined with satin and velvet. The double-sided razor folds into a hollow tortoiseshell-colored celluloid handle. This kit includes four original blades.
The razor and case are marked, "Durham Duplex." The razor handle says, "Pat. U.S.A. Nov. 7, 11, and Foreign Countries, Made in U.S.A." The blades are in a paper embossed, "Durham Duplex, Packed in Special Anti-Rust Neutralized Paper, Patented U.S.A. Dec. 20, 1910?" The year is almost obliterated. The blades are marked, "Durham Duplex Razor Co., New York, N.Y. Pat'd. U.S.A. Nov. 7, 1911." Another paper with accordion folds probably held blades at one time and is stamped in blue ink with "1816" for some reason.
The cloth-covered metal case is worn through on one end, soiled and stained, and the lid closes a little crookedly. The razor looks great, could be cleaned up better. The razor blades are used and look pretty good except for some marks and one edge with chips.
This vintage Better Little Book is Walt Disney's Donald Duck, Ghost Morgan's Treasure, No. 1411, published in 1946. This is the first Donald Duck story that Carl Barks worked on. The original books from Whitman Publishing in the 1930s were called Big Little Books. From the 1940s they were called Better Little Books.
This copy is in nice shape with age darkening of covers and page edges. The front cover is smooth except for top bumped corner. The back cover corners are also bumped. Interior pages are very crisp and clean, nice and flexible. The spine is intact, with minor bends top and bottom and a couple of color scrapes on the edges.
This vintage first edition hard cover book with dust jacket is Tales From Underwood A Collection of the Best Fantastic Stories by David H. Keller, published in 1952 for Arkham House by Pellegrini & Cudahy. This isn't one of those little black volumes bound in Holliston Black Novelex as we're used to seeing from Arkham House.
Contents include 23 stories:
The Worm
The Revolt of the Pedestrians
The Yeast Men
The Ivy War
The Doorbell
The Flying Fool
The Psychophonic Nurse
A Biological Experiment
Free as the Air
The Bridle
Tiger Cat
The God Wheel
The Golden Bough
The Jelly Fish
The Opium Eater
The Thing in the Cellar
The Moon Artist
Creation Unforgivable
The Dead Woman
The Door
The Perfumed Garden
The Literary Corkscrew
A Piece of Linoleum
From the dust jacket:
Here are twenty-three of the best fantastic short stories of Dr. David H. Keller. The novel ideas of the writer of science fiction contain a strong note of criticism as well as of prophecy; the stories of the psychiatrist indicate a deep and penetrating knowledge of the secret recesses of the human mind.
Tales From Underwood is a cornerstone collection, representing both the best of Dr. Keller's shorter work, and an adequate cross-section of that work. Dr. Keller spent many years in the U.S. Army as a psychiatrist.
The interior pages are in wonderful condition. The cloth cover is in very nice condition except that a small piece was scraped off the top corner. The jacket is very good with a couple weak areas reinforced inside with the same kind of cover stock, and the same scraped corner replaced. There is age discoloration on the end papers.
This vintage signed original art was created by Joe Wehrle, Jr. in 1976 and appeared in the final issue of Eternity Science Fiction magazine. It is India ink on scratchboard, 8 x 11" with the original protective tissue that was attached before mailing to the editor. It bears the notation that it is to be reproduced at 100%.
We don't remember much after all these years about the story this art illustrated. The image is a girl who is looking to break away from an abusive situation. We have the issue somewhere around here. Do you have a copy?
Wehrle is noted for work in Galaxy and IF digest science fiction magazines, covers and interior illustrations in Arkham House and other Mirage Press books, illustrations for Burroughs-oriented journals and on a lighter note, the story and drawings in the Big Little Book Cauliflower Catnip.
This vintage pair of wire frame bifocal eye glasses is marked, "/OFULVUE/10-12K GF" on the bridge and "/O1/10 12K GF" on both temples. The bridge, hinges, temples and rims have art deco decorative carving. They have floating nose pads for comfort.
The metal glasses case has worn black faux leather fabric outer covering and is lined with black velvet that's loosened from the lid. The lenses are pitted much like my father's were from welding sparks.
This style of temple that wraps around the back of the ear is great for active people. These spectacles will not fall off, even if you turn upside-down.
The glasses measure 114 mm wide across the front, the distance between the lenses is 19 mm, and the temples are 115 mm long from hinge join to the middle of the ear curve. The lenses measure 42 mm wide and 38 mm high. The bridge and hinges are attached to rims fully enclosing the lenses.
This seventies vintage Tom Thumb Cash Register is pink, all steel model 1549, aimed at girls. It comes in the original box and has five bills and two coins of the play money, plus a stray bill from another game.
The box says, "The Original Tom Thumb All Steel Cash Register
Generous Supply of Play Money
Rugged Steel Construction
Chrome Front
Baked Enamel Finish
9 Keys Plus Drawer Open Button
Model 1549. Western Stamping Corporation, Jackson, Michigan.
It works great! You can press any combination of keys and the number tabs will pop up. Hit the "Push" button and the drawer pops open.
This vintage Kodak Duaflex II twin-lens reflex camera has a nice wide viewfinder under the flip-up top. It gives you a bright, clear view of your subject despite scuffs on the front viewfinder lens and minor dust inside. There's a slider on the left with the slot marked "I" at the top end and "B" at the bottom end. The shutter button is on the right. A camera mount is on the bottom.
The front is marked, "Kodak Duaflex II Camera. Kodet Lens." Depress a latch to open the back and find this information:
Kodak Duaflex II Camera, T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Pats. U.S.A. D.E.S. 140,909 148,790 151,059 2,367,504 2,422,018 2,423,706 2,432,479 2,484,510 This Camera Does Not Take 120 Film Use Kodak 620 Film Made in Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Company
Place empty spool in upper recess. Engage winding key.
Swing out lower spool holder. Place new roll between pins.
Break seal, draw paper, colored side up, over square opening to empty spool.
Insert end of paper in longer spool slot. Wind knob 2 turns. Close camera.
Wind to 1 in red window.
CARC
The camera is in very nice condition. Besides the scuffed front viewing lens and dust inside, the carry handle is missing. The shutter works fast and the film pins are both here.
This vintage metal tool chest is red metal with two paper graphics. The small one on the lid shows an old-fashioned boy using a wood plane, and it says, "Gilbert Big-Boy Tool Chest." The large inner lid graphic says the same thing, plus "No." (but the number isn't there), The A.C. Gilbert Company--New Haven, Conn. U.S.A. Made in America, Printed in U.S.A." Art deco accents surround an image of two old-fashioned boys building a small bookcase.
The inner lid graphic also shows lots of possible projects to make, like a sled, wagon, boat, shelf, dog house, etc. Someone wrote inside the lid in black crayon the price "2.50."
Contents include three of the original tools: small wooden level, small handsaw, six-inch metal square. Also in the box are an old painted wooden stand with a metal sign that says "Ski Jumper" of all things. There's also a pretty useless looking little metal device we'll just call a gizmo. If you have the tools and no chest, here's the chest and you're good to go.
The chest has much patina and soiling, dents and dings and a wonky corner on the lid. One of the two metal latches is missing. The handle has almost no original finish left. The small outer lid graphic has small bits missing and much age darkening. The inner lid graphic is still bright and has minor damage.
This tall skinny guitar player statuette is made of brass and stands on a green stone base. I see no maker's mark. It's highly stylized and quite eye-catching.
It's in excellent condition. The tiny white mark on the guitar neck was just a piece of paper towel stuck there after a wipe down for picture taking. The roughness here and there seems deliberate and part of the style.
This vintage Polaroid 195 land camera was produced between 1971 and 1974. It's a great camera with manual controls professional photographers dig. It belonged to a now-retired local optician who I suspect took excellent care of it. We removed the film pack that was in it with two shots left, so we could clean the rollers and show you the innards. I took scads of pictures to show you condition and features.
The outer cover is marked, "Polaroid 195." The dial on the back says, "Wind arrow to red dot, turn dial to desired time" and the settings are 0, 15, 30, 45, etc. to 120. An arrow above the dial points left and says, "Start." The outer cover can be completely removed or left hanging. A clip inside can hold finished photos.
The viewfinder and focus window flip up for use.The front of the camera itself is marked, "Polaroid 195 Land Camera." There's a selector lever with three settings: M, X, V.
The lens front is marked, "Tominon 1:3.8 f=114mm 209930 Tomioko Japan." The lens is marked, "Seiko" on one side with two sets of numbers: "64, 45, 32, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 3.8" on one adjustable ring; "B, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, 500" on the other ring.
The red shutter button is marked, "2" and the white lever on the right is marked, "3." You can select distance from subject by pushing two sliding buttons with a scale on the top right marked, "Feet, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 25, Inf." There's a hot shoe for a flash, not included. Nor do we have the manual, but I see you can buy one from a fellow eBayer.
The bellows look very good, perhaps a bit dusty. There a spot of finish missing near one end of the rollers inside. The silver finish on the left has bubbles and pits. The shutter works very fast. The leather neck strap has a crimp where it might have been pinched in a door or suitcase closure. I included the used film pack because some people load one with fresh film manually. Do you?
We had a different Polaroid model ourselves and the white lever on the right locked when depressed and snapped up when you pressed the shutter. This one doesn't stay down. I don't know if that's correct for this model or if it needs repaired.
This vintage folding camera is a black model No. 1A Pocket Kodak in a double slip case. The front is marked, "Kodak." When opened, pull a knob and the camera unfolds and slides forward for picture-taking. The shutter works quickly. The word Kodak on the door opens to brace the camera. A tiny engraved metal pointer tool fits neatly into two clips on the right of the camera.
The face is marked, "No. 1A Pocket Kodak, Made in U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y." Above the lens is a selector for settings marked, "T, B, 25 and 50." Below that is, "Kodex No. 1" and the Eastman Kodak monogram EKC.
The lens itself is marked, "Kodak Anastigmat F - 7.7 130 mm No. 615." Below the lens it says, "Shutter Made in Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Co." A selector below has the settings, "30037, f-7.7, 11, 16, 22, 32." A thumb screw on the right selects the distance according to a scale on the left of the sliders that measures in feet: 6, 8, 10, 15, 25, 100.
When I took the photos, I didn't know the word Kodak was a movable brace for the camera, so I braced it on the case. I've since learned that the engraved metal pointer tool fits in the two curved brackets on the right front of the camera. I used it to slide the latch to the side to open the camera for loading film. I opened the latch but wasn't able to open the camera for loading, afraid of breaking something.
The bellows look very good. There's wear on the left side of the bright and clear view window cube. The top carry handle is black leather embossed with the word, "Kodak." The black silk-covered double slipcase is in worn condition, the outer case torn and much taped.
This vintage 1960 first edition hard cover book Wall of Serpents by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt is a fantasy classic published by Avalon Books. It's pristine, never read, in original dust jacket. Art by Ed Emshwiller.
From the jacket flaps:
It all started when Dr. Chalmers proposed the theory that the worlds of legend and fantasy really existed in other space-time continua, and that these could be reached through the use of symbolic logic. Harold Shea experimented--and found himself smack in the midst of Norse mythology at the time when Ragnarok approached. When he returned, Chalmers and Walter Bayard wanted to play too, and the three of them went for a jaunt into the midst of Spencer's Faerie Queen, where Shea met, wooed and won Belphebe.
For in these other-worlds, magic worked--and Shea and his friends found that spells and magic formulae could be worked out mathematically. One could not take any devices into these worlds which were not already there; people from our continuum were in real danger from all the dangers of legend-universes. Shea's only advantage lay in his swordsmanship--fencing was unknown in these continua, and a good épée man could operate with any pointed sword better than the hacking, slashing, and chopping swordsmen of legend. And knowing that magic, though an art, was at least as scientific in its basis as medicine, Shea could be a sorcerer or enchanter in any of these worlds.
But he couldn't avoid the consequences of sudden appearances and disappearances in his own world, and now Shea and Belphebe were in trouble with the law. They'd banished one inquisitive policeman, Pete Brodsky, to Coleridge's Xanadu, where Walter Bayard now was, and they had to get him back to avoid arrest for kidnaping a policeman. And this was beyond Shea's talents.
There was just one thing to do--to find a powerful sorcerer in one of these other-worlds who could help restore Walter Bayard and Pete Brodsky to Ohio before the machinery of the law built up momentum against the Sheas. But which? They couldn't go back to the worlds they had already visited--Harold Shea had worn out his welcome in those.
Where then? The Iliad or the Odyssey? No, only Circe was adept enough for Shea's needs, and he didn't want to fool with Circe. But there was still the Kalevala, the Finnish epic, which had such mighty and friendly enchanters in it as Vainamoinen.
The trouble with magic was that everything worked out literally, and the slightest lack of precision would result in something quite different from what you expected. But at least they landed in the world of the Kalevala. Only it wasn't Vainamoinen they encountered, but Lemminkainen, the reckless wizard and arrant rake. Lemminkainen, who would good-naturedly steal Belphebe or kill off Shea without a second thought--and likely as not both.
Here is a rollicking novel of mathematics and magic as only two great masters of the fantastic and science fiction can bring it to you.
This vintage 1920 hard cover book Know Thyself by Prof. T. W. Shannon, A.M. provides "Vital Information for the Married and Marriageable of All Ages; a Word at the Right Time to the Boy, Girl, Young Man, Young Woman, Husband, Wife, Father and Mother; Also Timely Help, Counsel and Instruction for Every Member of Every Home." The spine says, "The Science of Human Life."
It was published by The S. A. Mullikin Company, Marietta, Ohio in 1920. This is the fifth version of the apparently popular book that was first published in 1904 by Hertel, Jenkins & Co. The 584 pages are profusely illustrated with photos and diagrams of the human body.
The advice has a very old mindset. For instance, there's a section on Passion telling the reader women never want sex, but only consent to accommodate their husbands. The recipes in the back for various ailments and cures are quite amazing. For instance: How to Cure Hysterics--
Take the leaves of motherwort and thoroughwort, and the bark of poplar root; equal parts. Mix them in molasses, and take four of them when the first symptoms of disorder are felt, and they will effectually check it.
"The Cure of Syphilis" involved taking iodine or mercury! The book strikes me as fascinating, tiresome, alarming and naive by turns. It's a wholesome relic from a far different time in America.
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Life and It's Influences
Chapter II: Mother--Home
Chapter III: Etiquette
Chapter IV: Health and Good Form
Chapter V: Love, Adaptation and Courtship
Chapter VI: Ethics of the Unmarried
Chapter VII: Marriage
Chapter VIII: After Marriage
Chapter IX: Husband and Wife
Chapter X: Child Bearing
Chapter XI: The Family
Chapter XII: Children
Chapter XIII: The Young Man
Chapter XIV: Chastity and Unchastity
Chapter XV: Self-Pollution
Chapter XVI: Diseases Peculiar to Men
Chapter XVII: The Social Evil
Chapter XVIII: Climacteric Period
Medical Department
Chapter XIX: Dietetics
Chapter XX: Care of Children
Chapter XXI: Diseases Peculiar to Women
Chapter XXII: Diseases of the Respiratory Organs
Chapter XXIII: Diseases of the Organs of Circulation
This vintage Kodak Duaflex II twin-lens reflex camera has a nice wide viewfinder under the flip-up top. It gives you a bright, clear view of your subject despite scuffs on the front viewfinder lens and minor dust inside. There's a slider on the left with the slot marked "I" at the top end and "B" at the bottom end. The shutter button is on the right. A camera mount is on the bottom.
The front is marked, "Kodak Duaflex II Camera. Kodet Lens." Depress a latch to open the back and find this information:
Kodak Duaflex II Camera, T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Pats. U.S.A. D.E.S. 140,909 148,790 151,059 2,367,504 2,422,018 2,423,706 2,432,479 2,484,510 This Camera Does Not Take 120 Film Use Kodak 620 Film Made in Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Company
Place empty spool in upper recess. Engage winding key.
Swing out lower spool holder. Place new roll between pins.
Break seal, draw paper, colored side up, over square opening to empty spool.
Insert end of paper in longer spool slot. Wind knob 2 turns. Close camera.
Wind to 1 in red window.
CARC
The camera is in very nice condition. Besides the scuffed front viewing lens and dust inside, the carry handle is missing. The shutter works fast and the film pins are both here.
This hard cover copy of The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a Grosset edition published in 1923 or 1924 with a facsimile Grosset dust jacket. The first edition was the McClurg edition published in 1921. This book was printed from the same plates.
It has four illustrations by J. Allen St. John. It's in basically very good condition with age darkening and some edge wear at spine top and bottom and corners. Inner pages look very clean. The jacket is a nice facsimile jacket in excellent condition.
The opening paragraph:
Billy Byrne was a product of the streets and alleys of Chicago's great West Side. From Halsted to Robey, and from Grand Avenue to Lake Street there was scarce a bartender whom Billy knew not by his first name. And, in proportion to their number which was considerably less, he knew the patrolmen and plain clothes men equally as well, but not so pleasantly.
This vintage original art by Paul Privitera is India ink and wash on illustration board. He created it to illustrate Pirates of Venus in the first issue of the British Edgar Rice Burroughs Journal in the late 1980s.
Paul Privitera's work also appeared in ERB-dom and other Burroughs publications. This art shows Carson Napier fending off a flying angan. The artist signed the art and put his stamp on the back.
This vintage hard cover copy of At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a Grosset edition published in 1925 with a genuine Grosset dust jacket. The first edition was the McClurg edition published in 1922. This book was printed from the same plates.
It has eight illustrations by J. Allen St. John. It's in excellent condition with a small flaw on the back cover edge and bumped corner at the bottom back. There are a very few stains inside. The jacket is age darkened and shows edge wear, has been reinforced on the back with tape long ago, and has had missing chips at spine top and bottom restored.
From the dust jacket flap:
Mr. Burroughs has startled the world with his amazing stories of the Jungle and of the planet Mars, but of all the many astounding yarns he has written, this is far and away the most marvelous and fascinating. David Innes and his inventor friend, when they sought to test the practicability of their "subterranean prospector" made an amazing discovery. The two men pierced through the Earth's crust and found a world, with living, breathing, functioning humans and animals, but a world still in the Stone Age. The hairbreadth escapes of the two men, the weird monsters encountered, the touch of romance and the manner of telling make this one of Burroughs' very best.
This tall thin guitar player statuette is made of brass and stands on a green stone base. I see no maker's mark. It's highly stylized and quite eye-catching.
It's in excellent condition. The tiny white mark on the guitar neck was just a piece of paper towel stuck there after a wipe down for picture taking. The roughness here and there seems deliberate and part of the style.
This vintage comic is Showcase #6, First Challengers of the Unknown, published by DC in February 1957. It features Jack Kirby art and is the origin of the first silver age adventure team: pre-Fantastic Four and all the rest.
It's a very nice collectible copy with a few flaws. There's a minor wrinkle across the word "Showcase," and a small piece has been replaced above the letter "O." The spine has been reinforced invisibly inside the staples. The age darkening inside the cover isn't as bad in real life as the photo suggests.
Nice glossy cover and interiors are in excellent condition. This was only read once or twice and kept in a collection all these years by the one and only owner. Look at what they go for in this condition in the Guide!
This Harmony electric guitar is a black and white Strat style with one knob and one pickup. I see no model number. It's from the 1990s. The video gives you an idea of the tone.
It's fun to play, easy on the fingers compared to acoustic guitars. There's no wear on the frets. It's easy to plug in to an amp and play. My husband says the strings are close together and a little awkward for his big fingers. He thinks female or kid fingers would love the feel of the strings.
The guitar got bumped on the top edge of the body, leaving a dent. On the back is a line that might polish out as it isn't a crack or scrape through the finish. The strap is in excellent condition. Sorry, there's no case.
This vintage paper parasol features green painted wooden ribs and mellow yellow paper printed with an Asian design in red, gold and navy. The major design element is a building, bridge and landscaping. A decorative border encircles the rim and writing characters are opposite the building. There's another decorative ring at the rib joins.
A plastic ring you slide down over the parasol holds the parasol closed. There used to be a paper sleeve or cover over it but the paper became shredded. The parasol opens to reveal string workings holding it together. The handle is wood, the sliding mechanism is wood and it locks open on a wire. A metal cap tops it off.
There's a small hole where the paper stuck to itself instead of unfolding. The part of the handle stick that protruded from the closed parasol is mottled brown. The parasol is very pretty, a cunning design, fun to open and hold.
This vintage pair of wire frame eye glasses is a dull gray metal that makes me think of pewter. I have no idea what it is, maybe just needs shined up? I see no maker's mark. The glasses come in an old case that lost its cover and happily sheds rust bits.
These glasses are a very basic style with no actual nose pads, just bends in the bridge. The right lens is extremely thick and sometimes needs pushed back into the frame near the nose. You can see it loose and tight in the photos. They weigh almost nothing at all.
This style of temple that wraps around the back of the ear is great for active people. These spectacles will not fall off, even if you turn upside-down. There are tiny ball ends on the temples.
The glasses measure 108 mm wide across the front, the distance between the lenses is 20 mm, and the temples are 115 mm long from hinge join to the middle of the ear curve. The lenses measure 35 mm wide and 26 mm high. It looks like the bridge is attached to the frame rims by soldering.
I'm a 5'8" adult female and the glasses fit me, but rubbed my temples and look small, like Teddy Roosevelt glasses.
This vintage letter was sent to us from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz and comes complete with the original envelope. Both bear his art. Snoopy is on his doghouse on the envelope. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and a kite in the food dish are on the letter. The letter is dated November 17, 1967 and was typed and signed by Schulz himself before he had a secretary.
He talks about our request for an original and says they are all kept in New York and that he has forwarded our letter there. They must not have been giving out originals any more, as they didn't send us one!
We weren't planning to ever sell this collectible, but now it's time to let it go. The letter has been in the envelope all these years and is pretty much in the same condition as received. It's a little age darkened. There is tape on the envelope back where Joe tore it open the day it arrived.
The letter is the kind of typing paper that resembles parchment. The signature is dark blue felt tip pen ink. The postage back then was 8 cents by air mail! Are we getting old or what?
The photos in this lot of seven Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon serial stills measure 8x10 inches. The scenes are from all three 1930s serials: Flash Gordon (sometimes known as Space Soldiers), Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.
The characters seen here are Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, Princess Aura, Prince Vultan, Prince Thun, Prince Barin, High Priest of Tao and a nameless guard.
There are some bumped corners and a stain, but these are very nice anyway. These old photos would look great in frames!
Baseball fans! This 74-page magazine-style program celebrates the Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 World Series. They played the Baltimore Orioles at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA. At the time, Joe L. Brown was General Manager and Bing Crosby was Vice President of the Pirate Official Family.
Black and white photos show all the team members and some history. Pirate Coaching Staff members:
Frank Oceak
Danny Murtaugh
Don Osborn
Dave Ricketts
Bill Virdon
Don Leppert
Players:
21 Roberto Clemente
15 Gene Clines
8 Willie Stargell
18 Vic Davalillo
16 Al Oliver
14 Gene Alley
30 Dave Cash
20 Richie Hebner
2 Jackie Hernandez
9 Bill Mazeroski
11 Jose Pagan
7 Bob Robertson
6 Rennie Stennett
29 Milt May
35 Manny Sanguillen
4 Charlie Sands
28 Steve Blass
34 Nelson Briles
17 Dock Ellis
31 Dave Giusti
27 Bob Johnson
25 Bruce Kison
38 Bob Moose
32 Bob Miller
There are team pictures from that year of both teams and also some old-time team pictures of such players as Babe Ruth. The Baltimore Orioles have individual photos and histories.
This lot of yarn is ten skeins of 100% virgin acrylic 4-ply knit and crochet Red Heart Super Saver yarn from Coats & Clark, Inc. This yarn has no dye lots, is machine washable and dryable, mothproof, non-allergenic, colorfast, and shrinkproof.
Six skeins are unused, the others are almost full weight. The colors and weights are:
These three vintage 1/4" reel-to-reel music tapes in original boxes predate cassette tapes. The titles are "Blooming Hits" by Paul Mauriat, "The Sound of Music" original soundtrack recording and "Kick Off U.S.A." by the University of Michigan band.
"Blooming Hits" by Paul Mauriat and his orchestra features his hit, Love is Blue. A naked painted lady graces the cover. PTC 6248, Phillips on Ampex tape. Tracks:
Penny Lane
This is My Song
(There's a) Kind of Hush
Mama
Somethin' Stupid
Puppet on a String
Inch Allah
L'Amour est Bleu (Love is Blue)
Seuls au Monde (Alone in the World)
Adieu a la Nuit (Adieu to the Night)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" original soundtrack recording is RCA Victor FTO-5033, Track 7 1/2 I.P.S. Tracks:
Prelude and The Sound of Music...Maria
Overture and Preludium...Orchestra and Nuns Chorus
Morning Hymn and Alleluia...Nuns Chorus
Maria...Nuns Chorus
I Have Confidence...Maria
Sixteen Going on Seventeen...Rolf and Liesl
My Favorite Things...Maria
Climb Ev'ry Mountain...Mother Abbess
The Lonely Goatherd...Maria and the Children
The Sound of Music...The Children and the Captain
Do-Re-Mi...Maria and the Children
Something Good...Maria and the Captain
Processional and Maria...Organ, Orchestra and Nuns Chorus
Edelweiss...The Captain, Maria, the Children and Chorus
So Long, Farewell...The Children
Climb Ev'ry Mountain...Chorus and Orchestra
"Kick Off, U.S.A.!" Great Gridiron Marches and Other Favorites by University of Michigan Band, Wm. D. Revelli, director. VTC 1691 on Ampex tape. Tracks:
You've Got To Be a Football Hero
Eyes of Texas
Sing U.C.L.A.
Bow Down to Washington
Down, Down the Field
Washington and Lee Swing
Roll On, Tulane
Nittany Lion
Far Above Cayuga's Waters
Roar Lion, Roar
Pride of the Illini
76 Trombones
Navy Blue and Gold
Fight On, U.S.C.
Fight On, Pennsylvania
Fight, Tiger
Duke Blue and White
Harvardiana
Dear Old Nebraska U.
Varsity
Maine Stein Song
The Star Spangled Banner
These three tapes are old. There's a strong musty smell when you open the bagged ones and the unbagged one has dust.
This colorful ceramic Tabasco soup tureen is decorated with vintage art from old produce labels. The white lid has an opening to accept a soup ladle (not included). It holds two quarts of soup, enough for hearty appetites.
The diamond shapes on each side say, "Tabasco®, McIlhenny Co. Brand Products, Since 1868. Made in U.S.A. Avery Island, LA." The old produce labels are for Tabasco Brand okra and tomatoes, standard oysters, fresh figs and fresh gulf shrimp.
The bottom is marked, "Tabasco® is a registered trademark and servicemark of McIlhenny Co., Avery Island, LA 70513. Item # 31857. Produced for Houston Harvest Gift Products, LLC, Franklin Park, IL 60131. Dishwasher & Microwave Safe, Made in China." A paper sticker says, "231001."
This vintage 16 mm one-reel black and white footage in original box is "Three Little Bruins in a Canoe" from Castle Films, Division of United World Films, Inc. The box is marked, "16 MM Headline Edition No. 619." We think it's from the late 1940s.
The original box has stains and an inch tear in the top flap. The film has tape on the end in the photo, but we removed the tape. The sprockets look good. The silent film is on a fiberboard reel.
This set of serger books includes a Baby Lock Pro Line Owners Workbook in original 3-ring binder and a 1985 Sewing with Sergers, Book 1 by Gail Brown and Pati Palmer and a 1987 Creative Serging, Book 2 by Pati Palmer, Gail Brown and Sue Green.
There's more! Inside the workbook was a 1982 Stretch & Sew #2055 slips pattern designed exclusively by Ann Person. It appears unused. Also, there are three how-to hand-outs from a Thornton Co. store, one on making a slip, two on making little first projects.
Baby Lock Workbook contents:
General Serger Information
Basic Serging Techniques
Advanced Serging Techniques
Differential Feed Techniques
Sewing with Sergers, Book 1 contents:
Chapter 1 What is a Serger?
Chapter 2 Decisions...Decisions...Which One to Buy?
This vintage rotary phone features stylish brown, rust and tan stripes on a cream background. The phone base is marked, "11-79, Made in Mexico. Code Inspection MB-061534 F. For Retail Only ITT Own-A-Phone™, ITT Personal Communications."
The white sticker says, "Competes with Part 68 FCC rules. FCC Registration Number AS293P-67156-TE-R. Ringer Equivalence 0.5A. Grantee: ITT. ITT Model PC1300 Series. Use with USOC RJ11C Outlet."
It has a dial tone, despite the phone line plug-in having no locking clip to keep it connected, and the loose receiver cord. The number plate is missing. The cream color is age-darkening and shows wear. There are wear marks on the finger dial, phone face and sides. The finger dial works well.
This Skil-Craft wooden tool chest has the original paper label on the lid showing the contents and placement of the tools. It says, "Handy Andy 20 Piece Carpenter's Tool Chest. No. 194. Ages 8 and Up." Contents as Shown
Hand Saw (here)
Claw Hammer (not here)
Try Square (not here)
Forged Pliers (here)
Folding Ruler (here)
"C" Clamp (here)
Metal Block Plane (here)
Phillips and 2 Regular Screwdrivers (1 Reg. not here)
This set of tools has been used. The paper label on the lid is wrinkled and scraped, there are scratches on the back. Two strips of wood that were meant to hold the screwdrivers and chisels in place are lying loose in the box. So, first job a new owner can do is repair the box!
This vintage avocado green rotary wall-mount phone needs to be hard-wired to get a dial tone. The front is embossed, "Bell System, Western Electric." The back is marked, "Bell System Property, Not For Sale." A sticker on the back says, "Property of PADEL, Not For Sale." The receiver is marked, "Bell System Property, Not For Sale, Western Electric."
On the upper back panel are two stickers, one on top of the other. It says, "554BMP 8-77." I couldn't test it. The connector on the back looks worn. The finger dial works perfectly.
This unique Greek liquor bottle is shaped like a Greek bouzouki musical instrument. Two Greek words are embossed on the bottom. I can't reproduce the letters here. The label on the front says, "Bouzouki."
The bottle came to me in a filthy condition. The thin yellow paint highlighting the frets was also in the back body ridges, but as I cleaned the bottle up, they washed off. Oops.
The design on the body front is paper or plastic. Small areas of the design are missing. It's a fascinating shape that looks good from all angles.
We specialize in antiques and vintage collectibles that include old-time toys, books, old tools, eye glasses, miner's carbide lamps, tin signs, vintage cameras and who knows what.
Karen Wilson Wehrle is a published writer who blogs about running a home business on Home Business Round Table, and blogs about knitting mistakes on Knits Gone Bad. She lists vintage collectibles on eBay, designs knitwear and knits Socks for Soldiers.
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