JUNE 23:

THE PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOKS, VOLUMES ONE and TWO SET by Ernst and Mary Gerber. Hardbacks with Dustjackets, Volume One is still in the original shrinkwrap but there appears to be a 3/4 inch mild compression on the bottom spine corner that effects the cover only, Volume Two is As New, 1990, Only Edition and Printing, Gerber Publishing Company, Set ISBN: 0-9623328-1-X, size 10 x 13.75 inches, 426 and 424 pages with endpapers, O/P. A massive, A to Z, undertaking that reproduces 10,700 and 11,060 comic book covers, respectively, from the beginning of the Golden Age into the Silver Age. All known publishers are represented with only a few missing covers in the series' runs. A known Artist Index is included, as well as sections on collecting, buying and selling, restoration, and the social and historical impact of comics. This is a must have set for every serious comic book collector or historian of the medium. Weighs nearly 11 pounds! - on the Comic Book Related And Fantasy Artwork Books page

POSTON PRODUCTS LONSDALE SILVER PLATED SERVING TRAY: Circa-1950s, oval tray size 21 3/4 long (27 inches from handle to handle tip) by 17 inches wide, filigree design on tray with scrolled edge and ornate handles, four raised bulb feet on bottom, weighs over 6 1/2 pounds, some surface scuffing and wear but no deep gouges, minor plating loss in spots, one inch faint tape residue mark on bottom, will require some polishing to restore its full luster. Hallmark on bottom reads: "Poston Products LTD, Lonsdale Silver Plate, Made in Sheffield England, E.P.N.S. Made in England 7472." There is also a "6" or "9", depending on how you interpret it, stamped into the flat area near one handle. Original owner obtained this in England in the 1950s. - on the Miscellaneous Collectibles page

THE SILVER AGE OF COMIC BOOK ART by Arlen Schumer. Softback, As New, 2003, Second Printing, Collectors Press, ISBN: 1-888054-85-9, size 9 x 13 inches, 176 pages, O/P. Oversized appreciation of the work by Silver Age greats Carmine Infantino (Flash, Batman, Elongated Man), Steve Ditko (Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, Hawk & Dove), Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four, Captain America, Hulk, Thor), Gil Kane (Green Lantern, Atom), Joe Kubert (Hawkman, Sgt. Rock, Enemy Ace), Gene Colan (Iron Man, Sub-Mariner, Daredevil), Jim Steranko (Nick Fury, SHIELD), and Neal Adams (Deadman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, X-Men). A volume you'll page through often with full color, full page reproductions of the artists' most famous work for Marvel and DC. - on the Comic Book Related And Fantasy Artwork Books page

TUCSON FOLK FESTIVAL POSTER: 2011, Poster is VF+ with a 2 inch bend in the far left border that breaks color, 26th Annual Festival from Saturday, April 20 to Sunday, May 1, 2011, size 11 x 17 inches, design at top with festival sponsors listed at the bottom, headliners were Tony Furtado and the Kevin Pakulis Band, stored flat, ships rolled. - on the Music Collectibles page

 

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