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Rare 1963 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Reference, John Harwood! - eBay (item 310126019208 end time Mar-01-09 20:00:31 PST)This vintage soft cover reference volume The Literature of Burroughsiana is sub-titled, "A listing of magazine articles, book commentaries, news items, book reviews, movie reviews, fanzines, amateur publications and related items concerning the life and/or works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Compiled and with commentary by John Harwood." It's a first edition published in February, 1963. Front cover portrait by J. Allen St. John. The frontispiece has Tarzan art by Roy J. Krenkel, Jr. The back cover lists highlights of Burroughs' life.
Contents:- Introduction, by Henry H. Heins
- Acknowledgements, by John Harwood
- Commentary, by John Harwood
- Foreword, by Camille Cazedessus, Jr.
- Personal Articles, Letters, and News Items by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Articles, Commentaries and News Items Concerning the Life and Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs in Professional Publications
- Articles, Commentaries and News Items Concerning the Life and Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs in Amateur Publications
- Reviews and Discussions Concerning the Novels and Magazine Stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Reviews, Articles and News Items Concerning Motion Pictures Based on Characters Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Articles and Indexes Concerning Newspaper Story Strips Based on Characters Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
From the first page:The Literature of Burroughsiana
...was first published in early 1954 in the Burroughs fanzine, Barsoomian, then edited by James V. Taurasi, and contained about 115 entries. This new, revised and enlarged edition, edited and published by Camille Cazedessus, Jr., editor of ERB-dom, contains over 1,000 entries and is the culmination of 24 years of research by John Harwood.
John Harwood
...an avid fan of Tarzan's creator for over 35 years, is considered one of the foremost authorities on Edgar Rice Burroughs and his works. John has been writing about Burroughs since 1947, and has had articles published in nearly every ERB fanzine.
The book is creamy pages of typeset with a pebbled paper stock cover. It's in excellent condition.
Vintage BATMAN #62 w/ Catwoman, Restored by Pro Artist! - eBay (item 250381133845 end time Mar-02-09 18:44:10 PST)This vintage DC comic Batman #62, Dec. 1950-Jan. 1951 features Catwoman. The cover says, "Catwoman Returns! Batman's Feline Foe in a Daring New Role! Exposing for the First Time 'The Secret Life of the Catwoman!'" The comic looks pretty good now, but you should have seen it before professional artist Joe Wehrle, Jr. restored it. We present pictures of the process. Don't look if you've a tendency to faint at dismemberment. You've been warned.
The trouble with the comic was it had masses of tape at the spine where a lot of the paper was missing. Joe removed the tape, patched the missing places with similar paper stock, and drew and painted in the missing areas of cover art. We don't have the materials and equipment that a professional restoration lab has, but the comic looks mountains better!
He also replaced a small round piece of the text in the last story as you can see in one of the photos. The cover is now tightly stapled onto the comic as it was originally. We're not professional graders, but we would say the present condition is an apparent good.
1976 Mattel 32-In SPACE: 1999 EAGLE 1 SPACESHIP in Box! - eBay (item 250377749896 end time Feb-24-09 18:39:36 PST)This huge plastic Mattel toy from 1976 is almost complete with original box. The box says, "Space: 1999 Eagle 1 Spaceship. Over 2 1/2 feet long! With 3 characters from Moon Base Alpha! Mattel No. 9548. For Ages Over 3."
The back of the box lists all the original parts of the set (we note what's missing in parentheses):- 2 1/2 ft. Space Vehicle & living quarters with detachable command & engine modules
- Plus 3 TV characters from Moon Base Alpha: Commander Koenig, Dr. Russell and Prof. Bergman. (One man is missing. We have Barbara Bain and the upper half of the professor.) Characters are poseable, stand 3" tall, wear space suits with helmets. Set includes labels & complete assembly instructions. (Instructions are gone, all labels have been applied and one has come off.)
- Hatch
- Weapons Rack (missing)
- 2 Chairs
- 8 Landing Skids
- 4 Steering Jets
- 4 Stun Guns, 1 Laser Rifle! (all missing)
- Space Crane
One of the four small rockets on the underside is missing. There are yellow stains, apparently from the aging glue. One of the hatch doors has part of the hinges missing so it will close and stay closed, but when opened, it falls off. The box has tape, torn end flap, some crushing, and a cat clawed some of the edges.
Nice Selmer BUNDY CLARINET B-Flat w/ Case, Accessories! - eBay (item 310122877218 end time Feb-15-09 20:06:54 PST)This Selmer Bundy B-flat clarinet comes complete with Bundy case, three reeds, cork grease, ligature, rack and cleaning pad. The serial number is 156655. It's gently used, with parts that connect with a nice snug fit. The bell is marked, "Bundy, Resonite, The Selmer Company, U.S.A." It has a Bundy mouthpiece.
The clarinet has lots of fingerprints as if it's lightly smeared with cork grease and could use a detailed cleaning.
1981 TOPPS RAIDERS / LOST ARK Trading Card Gum Wrapper! - eBay (item 310121304648 end time Feb-12-09 18:49:36 PST)Look what we found between the pages of an old magazine. This vintage Topps trading card bubble gum wrapper features a screened photo image of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and the words, "Raiders of the Lost Ark." It's marked, "TM:© Lucasfilm, Ltd. (LFL) 1981. All Rights Reserved." There's a Bazooka gum ad on one edge, the ingredients list and such on the other. It's nice and flat from years between the pages.
This tissue-thin gum wrapper is in excellent condition with faint marks where it once was folded around the trading card and gum, and has minor stains on the back. The marks on the front show up better in the scan than in real life.
BOLEX P1 ZOOM REFLEX 8mm Movie Camera, Leather Case! - eBay (item 310121109425 end time Feb-11-09 18:18:49 PST)This vintage video camera is a 1962 Bolex 8 mm Video Camera made by Paillard in Switzerland, serial number 948312. The lens was made in France and is a SOM Berthiot Pan-Cinor 8-40mm f/1.9 zoom lens. There is film in the camera. The red-brown leather case was made in England.
For expert information and all the details on this camera model, visit http://www.bolexcollector.com/cameras/p1.html
I have no idea how to operate it. I'm able to focus the split screen easily. If you want to know if the motor works, tell me what settings to make and what buttons to push.
It appears to be in very good condition. The ASA selector dial is cracked. It has a lens cap, lens hood, but no rubber eye cup. I don't see the hand crank the site mentions and I don't see how to open the spot where it should go.
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