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**Welcome to The Prints & The Paper. Some of our specialties include Agriculture, Technical Books, Americana, Art, Photography, Ephemera, First Edition Modern Poetry, and Book Arts, but you will find books in many other categories as well.   
  
OUR CATALOGS**  
You can locate specific items in our inventory using the search box, or you can browse through our listngs by topic. Use the Browse Categories link on the menu bar to see the catalogs representing our inventory. Click on a category and a list of subcategories on that subject will appear. Click on any of these subcategories and our listings will show up. You may have to scan down the page to see some of the subcategory lists. This is an excellent way to locate only those items that are of particular interest to you.  
  
We are always interested in working with collectors, archives, museums, libraries, and other collections to enhance their holdings. On request, we will quote items that may be of interest prior to listing them. This usually represents a savings to our customers, since we do not have to invest time and money in on-line listing.   
  
Our holdings are far more extensive than is represented on-line. We are particularly keen on ephemera of cultural history interest, including maps, photographs, significant post cards, advertising, brochures, pamphlets, magazines, etc. Please contact us if you have general or specific needs.  
  
**ABOUT US**  
The Prints & The Paper is a modest, mostly home-based business. It is run, in fact, by ye cataloger, Lee (spousal unit Gary maintains he is the 'fetcher and toter' of the team). My catalog entries often include some wry commentary and humble personal opinions, which some folks find amusing and no doubt others think annoying. Take a look at some of them and judge for yourself!  
  
We're a bit quirky, but never stuffy or elitist. Your questions, queries, and orders will be answered in a prompt, friendly, and courteous manner. E-mail inquiries are easiest for us to deal with, but hey -- do what works for you. We are adamant in preserving the ethics and standards of the traditional bookselling trade. Our packing is superior and our shipping is prompt. Our greatest asset is our customers and we try to provide the very best in personal and professional customer service.  
  
**PRIVACY POLICY: Information about our customers will not be given by us to anyone for any reason.|  **Featured Item**  
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US$75.00  |  **Item number:** 3957.  
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**Sears, Roebuck Company, Illustrated by: Color and B &W Illustrations Sears, Roebuck and Co. Midsummer SALE Catalog, 1928 ** Publisher: Sears, Roebuck and Co. Philadelphia 1928. Pale green paper wraps with bright colorful sale items pictured, including an "Autogas" gasoline range on the back cover (inside back cover advertises a lethal-looking coal oil stove at 35 dollars). This is NOT a reproduction - the original vintage catalog is in very good condition! How about those long bathing suits for women ..real silk stockings ..clothing for men, children, and infants. Lots of fabrics, housewares, appliances, underwear, shoes (a couple of styles I wish they'd bring back!), electric fans (watch your fingers!), camping stuff, typefwriter, clocks, horse saddle and harness sets, horse-drawn farming equipment, furniture, AND the kitchen sink (well, self-contained cabinets and ice boxes). Prices are, of course, pretty unbelievable. This catalog in 9-1/4 by 7 inches, 124 pages plus covers. Covers have color illustrations both sides, and there are several color pages sprinkled throughout. A few small age spots and some mild edgewear to the cover, otherwise a very nice, clean, tight catalog without marks or damage. EPHEMERA 3957 First Periodical Editions Paperbound Very Good Condition Small 4to - over 9-1/4" - 12" Tall Ephemera   
Appr.:  |  AUD 97.02  |  CAD 91.91  |  EUR 70.09  |  GBP 50.00  |  JPY 7,500.00  |  MXN 937.50  |  ZAR 914.63  |   
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US$85.00  |  **Item number:** 4526\.   
  
**Russell, Erwin. , Illustrated by: Chromolithograph IllustrationsNebuchadnezzar or The Story of a Mule. ** Publisher: Aultman Miller & Co., Akron OH: 1887. Chromolithograph illustrated wraps, pages unnumbered (12). 5 x 6 inches, Pamphlet-sewn. Contains the title poem interspersed with advertising for Buckeye Mowers; B&W illustrations for both. Some wear to cover edges, spine split and detached (temporarily repaired with archival document tape, easily reversible) . Internally clean and sound save for one small chip to a lower page margin. EPHEMERA 4526 Edition Not Stated Paperbound Very Good Condition Ephemera   
Appr.:  |  AUD 109.96  |  CAD 104.17  |  EUR 79.44  |  GBP 56.67  |  JPY 8,500.00  |  MXN 1,062.50  |  ZAR 1,036.59  |   
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US$20.00  |  **Item number:** 4046\.   
  
**Hill, Hubbell and Co., Illustrated by: Photogravure IllustrationsBitulumin: a Permanent Aluminum Finish ** Publisher: Hill, Hubbell and Co. San Francisco 1926. Gray and metallic aluminum card cover with red, black and white pastedown illustration of 1920s flivver in front of industrital tanks in landscape. (Presumably these tanks are painted with the product.) 30 pages with fine gravure photos illustrating applications. A swatch with sample primer and paint applied to inside rear cover. Just a delightful little art deco-style promotional booklet for a product that was unusual at the time. In crsip, clean (and gleaming) condition, with a rectangular smut on the back cover (where some idiot applied a label) and a discrete stamped number on front free endpaper, which appears to be part of the original issue. The front free endpaper has some light spotting, apparently from the metallic content of the cover ink, which has come through the paper in small spots. EPHEMERA 4046 First Edition Paperbound Near Fine Condition 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Ephemera   
Appr.:  |  AUD 25.87  |  CAD 24.51  |  EUR 18.69  |  GBP 13.33  |  JPY 2,000.00  |  MXN 250.00  |  ZAR 243.90  |   
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US$125.00  |  **Item number:** 4278\.   
  
**Reed, Henry E. (Compiler), Illustrated by: B &W Photos Oregon: A Story of Progress and Development Together with an Account of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (etc) ** Publisher: F.W. Galtes and Company (printer) Portland Oregon 1904. White paper wraps illustrated with iconic human figures walking toward the sun, in an Art Nouveau style frame, title 'Oregon' in red. Rear cover illustrated with B&W photo of Portland Harbor in Wheat Shipping Season (sailing ships, stern wheel tug, etc.) 96 pages with many full-page B&W photos and other illustrations. This booklet was published in the year preceeding the Lewis & Clark Expo and is mainly a prospectus on the State of Oregon. It describes the major industrial, business, and agricultural pursuits and opportunities, shipping and transportation facilities, education, etc. Oregon was admitted to the Union in 1859 and although still a struggling frontier state, this Expo and this booklet were destined to bring Portland into the status of a metropolis and hub of international trade. The booklet describes each Oregon county in detail and provides a synopsis of other Western states, including Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Montana. Very scarce. CONDITION: The cover is a bit darkened in margins, with a couple of very small nicks in the fore edge. The rear cover has a short chipped tear and missing lower corner. Internally the book is quite clean and tight in the staples. WF 4278 First Edition Paperbound Very Good Condition 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall World's Fairs   
Appr.:  |  AUD 161.71  |  CAD 153.19  |  EUR 116.82  |  GBP 83.33  |  JPY 12,500.00  |  MXN 1,562.50  |  ZAR 1,524.39  |   
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US$20.00  |  **Item number:** 5020\.   
  
**Author Not Indicated , Illustrated by: Color Covers and B &W Photo Illustrations 25th Anniversary Los Angeles County Fair 1952 (color Cover brochure) ** Publisher: Los Angeles California 1952. Beautiful color printed covers and some color inside. Large sheet folded down to brochure size, about 9x 4 inches. Pomona, September 12-28, 1952. Bird's-eye map with the title, "See What Quarter Century Has Wrought in the Golden West." Interior color page for the horse racing daily, picturing both harness and running. Oodles of small B&W photos of events, displays, etc. Small scuff on cover, minor edgewear. Nice piece of California history! EPHEMERA 5020 First Annual Edition Brochure Very Good Condition Ephemera   
Appr.:  |  AUD 25.87  |  CAD 24.51  |  EUR 18.69  |  GBP 13.33  |  JPY 2,000.00  |  MXN 250.00  |  ZAR 243.90  |   
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SHIPPING:  
US DOMESTIC: Most books ship by media mail. Whenever possible, shipping cost is adjusted downward for items under 11 ounces that can be mailed by First Class. Priority rate for heavier items is $10. OVERWEIGHT AND/OR OVERSIZED BOOKS OR SETS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. You will be contacted if additional postage is required.  
  
NON-USA destinations: Postage for destinations outside the US will be charged at current USPS rates. If the default shipping rates are excessive or inadequate, we will adjust them downward or we will contact you regarding costs if it is necessary to charge an additional amount.   
  
All items are shipped with a guaranteed one-week right of return. (Please notify in advance of returning.)