Five Pinbacks Featuring Female Performers, Circa 1890s. Includes Sadie Martinot, Mrs. Kendal, Theresa Vaughan, Tennye Poole and Louise Montague

No Place, Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, Producer. Unbound. Five Pinbacks featuring Female Performers, circa 1890s. Includes Sadie Martinot, Mrs. Kendal, Theresa Vaughan, Tennye Poole and Louise Montague. Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, Producer. No place or dates, presumed early to mid 1890s. Celluloid style faces, with solid metal backs imprinted with Caporal Cigarettes advertising copy. Stickpin style backs, although the Tennye Poole pin is missing the stickpin. Three with metal rims around the face, two without. All measure approximately 7/8 inches in diameter and feature a portrait photo of the performer. All the performers were either singers or actors or both, being at the top of American pop culture in the 1890s. Pinbacks in GOOD condition, with uneven moderate toning and fading. Some with minor soiling and/or foxing to the faces. The imprints on the reverse of all are very worn and barely legible. (will sell individually too). Good .

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Book number: 019878

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks

Das Furlines at Cbgb. See Them Live! Show Flyer

New York, Das Furlines/CBGB, Publisher, 1987. Unbound. no date, presumed 1987. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only. Images of the band members present. A flyer for a show featuring the punk polka new wave band, Das Furlines, playing at the legendary concert venue, CBGB in New York City. Das Furlines was an all-woman punk polka band that celebrated German culture, although with a fair bit of irony. They performed covers of the 1960s group, the Monks, as well as a few of their own songs. Primarily active from 1985 to 1990, they never released an album of their own, but did release a cookbook. They were profiled by People magazine in 1987 (this is alluded to on the flyer) and were shown on a short-lived MTV program hosted by Andy Warhol. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, with minor curling and creasing along the extremities. Two faint horizontal fold creases present. Good .

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Book number: 020691

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Punk Fliers

Ipanema Palace Marbella Discoteque Event Flyer. Discoteca Crazy Hospital Party. Thursday June 4th

Marbella, Spain, Ipanema Palace, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed mid to late 1980s. Single sheet, printed on both sides. Approximately 8 ½ by 14 inches. A flyer for a costume dance party with a "crazy hospital" theme. Front features two scantily clad nurses with breasts exposed, with the reverse giving information and flippant commentary on the party. Prizes were to be awarded for best costumes. According to the 3 Bright website, Ipanema Palace was an immensely popular nightclub in Marbella, Spain, with a Miami feel to it and "bold, brash and frequently totally bonkers." GOOD condition. Three horizontal fold creases present, with other creases and wrinkling. Minor soiling and a few small, faint spots of staining. Good .

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Book number: 021075

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers

Out Pinback

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. Out Pinback. No producer, place or date. Presumed early 1970s. Dayglow orange pinback with stickpin style back. 1 inch in diameter. A counterculture pinback proclaiming "Out" in black lettering against a bright orange pinback. While it's tempting to say this is LGBTQ+ related, "out" meant a variety of things in countercultural slang in the 60s and 70s. So why not buy it and wear it with pride! VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading to the face, with an area of darkening to the right side. Reverse a bit rusted. Very Good .

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Book number: 019100

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks

Brainscan #20. Summer 2003

Wrekk, Alex

No Place, Alex Wrekk, 2003. Wraps. Wraps. 6 ¾ by 4 ¾ inches. 64 pp. Clip art throughout. Later issue of this long running (still running?) zine by Alex Wrekk, embodying her unique style to the craft of zine writing, publishing and printing. This issue contains stories from when she lived in Utah, as well as Portland, and any iteration thereof, resulting in a "concept" issue. Alex Wrekk is an author and zine writer (okay that's probably the same thing), who wrote a book on zines, "The Stolen Sharpie Revolution." GOOD+ condition. Spine creased and worn, with some uneven fading and toning along the edges. Good .

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Book number: 020987

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Zines

Tolentino, Noel; Robson, Seth; Darby et al.

Bunnyhop. Old Age and Nostalgia. Issue Number 9

San Francisco, Bunnyhop Communications, 1998. Wraps. Small folio. Black and white illustrations throughout. Later issue of this zine providing a look at the "fluffier aspects of pop culture and alternative music." Despite the slick production and design, Bunnyhop was all zine. Created by Noel Tolentino and Seth Robson, Bunnyhop caused a bit of a kerfuffle when they used a character created by Matt Groening on the cover of their first issue. This issue focuses on nostalgia as relating to pop culture and consumerism. Of note is a lengthy interview with Gary Coleman, perhaps under the guise of nostalgia for old TV shows. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and edgewear, with a hint of soiling at the upper corner. Very Good .

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Book number: 020236

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Zines

Nichols, John; Lance

The Hollywood Kids. Vol. 3 Issue 46

Hollywood, The Hollywood Kids, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Wraps. Side stapled format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 10 pp. including covers. Black and white illustrations throughout. Created by The Hollywood Kids, John Nichols and Lance, the eponymous Hollywood Kids a zine created after their Street Gossip zine, was an attempt by the two to become famous. (At one point they even hosted a radio show and a cable television show). The zine focused on reporting about Hollywood celebrities, especially gossip, with their Small Talk column gaining the zine a must read status in the LA area. The zine also contained interviews, reviews of shows, etc. This issue with an interview with the band Platinum Blonde; photos and captions depicting various attendees at an LA party, along with the latest gossip. GOOD condition. Uneven toning. Minor chipping along the edges. Light creasing. Good .

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Book number: 020914

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Zines

Tosches, Nick

Slant. Issue Nine. Spring, 1997

Philadelphia, Urban Outfitters, 1997. Tabloid. Large format tabloid newspaper. 32 pp. Color art throughout. Last issue of this newspaper style work that sought to adopt a zine style look. Created by the retail clothing store, Urban Outfitters, the paper embraced an anti-consumerism consumerism tone, using the trendy 1990s jaded/ironic worldview to subtly scorn everything, while branding itself as alternative to the mainstream (as alternative as a multinational corporation can be). The zine/paper used noted comic artists and graphic designers for much of the work. This issue with a piece by Nick Tosches, among others. Art by Ward Sutton, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present, with some tearing at the intersection of the folds. General toning. Minor soiling. Minor chipping and tearing along the edges. Good .

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Book number: 019972

Catalogue: Pop Culture

Keywords: Noisbn Zines