The Sting Movie Promotional Booklet

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. Single sheet, thick paper stock, folded into four pages. 10 by 8 inches. Promotional work for the 1973 movie starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw, The Sting. Exterior with title and byline of the movie, with an illustration of Redford and Newman. Interior with four film stills in black and white and a list of cast and credits. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and toning. Very Good .

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Book number: 019731

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Film Pop Culture

Stokely Is a Riot Pinback

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed mid to late 1960s. Measures 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Dark yellow background with reddish brown printing. A pinback promoting Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) and his work. Ture was a civil rights leader and Black power activist, chairing the SNCC, and promoting the idea of Black power, raising awareness to the term and its ideology. The pin itself may refer to the 1968 Washington DC riots that occurred after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The FBI tried to tie him to the riots, and its COINTELPRO branch planted the idea that he worked for the CIA, leading to a break between him and the Black Panther Party. By 1969, Ture lived in exile in Africa. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and rubbing. Light rusting to the reverse. Very Good .

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Book number: 019188

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Black Studies Social Movements

Studio 54 and Wplj Present Ollie and Jerry Live in Concert. Promotional Postcard

New York, Studio 54, Presumed Publisher, 1984. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1984. 6 by 4 inch postcard. Studio 54 logo on one side, with a photo illustrated ad for a September 22 show featuring Ollie and Jerry, a dance-pop act perhaps best known for their song "Breakin..There's no stopping Us," from the soundtrack of the movie, Breakin. GOOD condition. Heavy creasing to the postcard, with minor toning and soiling. Good .

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Book number: 018477

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers

Subhumans with 7 Seconds. Thurs. April 26

No Place, Loud, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date, presumed 1980s. Single sheet, dark pink paper with black printing. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Flier for an April 26th show at the Alumni Lounge featuring the British punk band Subhumans, along with the US punk band, 7 Seconds. Singing skull and an apology for no alcohol round out this flier. VERY GOOD condition. Somewhat poorly reproduced black on pink. Minor wrinkling. Very Good .

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Book number: 019863

Catalogue: Punk

Keywords: Noisbn Fliers

Sutton Commandery K.T. (Knights Templar) New Bedford, Mass. Pin/Medal

Providence, RI, E.L. Logee and Co. Unbound. no date, perhaps circa 1900. Whale pin attached to a medal/badge below. Issued by the Knights Templar, an organization associated with freemasonry. Whale has Sutton printed on it, with the medal bearing an armorial crest in white, black and red, with the words, "Sutton Commandery K.T. New Bedford Mass. Gold colored, measuring approximately 3 by 1 ½ inches (at its widest). VERY GOOD+ condition. Slight "tarnishing" to the face. Two dark areas on the reverse of the whale. Very Good .

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Book number: 019048

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Freemasonry Pinbacks

Tallulah Bankhead in Noel Coward's "Private Lives. " Beginning July 22, 1946. Colonial Theatre, Boston Playbill

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Boston, 1946. Photo illustrated wraps with Tallulah Bankhead on the front cover. Unpaginated. Ads throughout. Playbill for this revival staging of the play Private Lives by Noel Coward. The play originally premiered in the UK in 1930, and starred Noel Coward. It also had a brief run on Broadway, with Noel Coward, prior to the 1948 Broadway run that starred Tallulah Bankhead. Usual playbill fare, being mostly ads, with some biographies of the stars. GOOD condition. Wrappers toned and wrinkled, with a few small dampstains. Minor creasing present. Good .

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Book number: 019594

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Noisbn

M.G. M. 's Technicolor Ziegfeld Follies Promotional Booklet

Hollywood/New York, MGM/Ellison B. Greenstone, Publishers. Wraps. no date, circa 1945. Illustrated wraps. 20 pp. including covers. Black and white photos and color illustrations throughout. A booklet issued to be sold in theaters to accompany the musical film, Ziegfeld Follies, released in 1946. The movie starred Lucille Ball, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Esther Williams, Lena Horne and many others, offering a combination of musical, dance and comedy numbers. The movie was a popular and critical success, but due to production costs, ended up losing money. GOOD condition. Covers soiled and toned, with some staining and discoloration. Several chips and tears along the edges, with minor loss to the wrappers. Covers splitting along the upper and lower hinges, being somewhat tenuously attached. A 2 ½ by 3 inch piece of the upper corner of the third leaf torn off, with some loss of text. Tape repair/stain present to the upper and lower inside rear cover. Good .

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Book number: 019747

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Performing Arts Pop Culture

Third and Fourth Liberty Loan Pinbacks. Lot of Three

Malden, MA and Coshocton, OH, Tanee Co. American Art Works, Producers. Unbound. no dates, presumed circa 1918. All stickpin style backs. Third liberty loan pinback measures7/8 inches, while one fourth liberty loan pinback measures ¾ inches and the other 5/8 inches. Three pinbacks issued during World War I to acknowledge those who contributed to the cause by purchasing loans, as well as to stimulate patriotism. The Third Liberty Loan pinback depicts the Liberty Bell, with the Fourth Liberty Loan Pinbacks depicting a flag. GOOD or better condition. Minor toning and rubbing to the Third Liberty Loan, with the two Fourth Loans bearing minor scuffing, toning and soiling, with some wear to the reverse. Good .

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Book number: 019409

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks

Thomas Brien, Retail Dealer in Stoves, Hardware, Tin-Ware [... ] Billhead with Illustration of a Perry and Co. Cook Stove

Cherry Valley, NY, Thomas Brien, 1874. Unbound. Single sheet, roughly 5 by 8 inches. A billhead, partly ruled, depicting a popular 19th-century cookstove, made by Perry and Company of Albany, New York. Bill was issued by retailer Thomas to Joseph McKellup (McKellip?). GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some fold creases and wrinkling, with a few tiny nicks along the edges. Good .

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Book number: 019278

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Topographic Map New Hampshire, Manchester Quadrangle. United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey

Washington DC, United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, Publisher, 1944. Unbound. 1944, reprinted from the 1941 edition. Single sheet 22 3/8 by 16 ½ inches. Large map of part of the city of Manchester, along with Londonderry, Derry, Hudson and other locales, depicting the topography and geology of the region, as well as main roads, city streets, railroads, elevation, etc. Reverse with text describing the symbols. From a 1931 survey. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present, as issued. Moderate uneven toning and wrinkling, with some creasing. Minor soiling. Heavy toning along the folds. Manchester, NH written in ink twice on the reverse. Good .

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Book number: 019871

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Cartography

Twenty-Eight Photographic Views of Wellington and Suburbs N.Z. (New Zealand)

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Wellington, New Zealand, 1903. Illustrated cardstock wraps. Oblong format. 10 leaves, including covers. Last leaf a fold out image. A collection of black and white photographs depicting buildings and sites in and around Wellington, New Zealand. While undated, the website Wellington City Recollect suggests this is from 1903, based on the inclusion of certain buildings in their copy of the book. GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, flaking and tearing along the extremities of the covers, with some associated creasing. Minor loss along the edges, with the upper rear corner missing. Minor soiling, a bit heavier to the rear cover, with minor staining. Light toning and soiling in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 019923

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn

United States Navy Photos of Military Action at Sea. Three Photos, Plus One of the Uss Bigelow

No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps circa late 1950s to 1960s. 5 by 7 inches. Black and white photos. Three photos stamped "Photo Lab/USS Kearsarge CVS 33/ C/O FPO San Francisco," and "Official U.S. Navy Photography/Not for Publication/Unless Officially Released." A collection of three photos depicting water explosions, one with a ship in the distant background, one in the foreground, and one depicting two explosions in the water, with part of a ship's deck in the foreground. The fourth depicts the destroyer USS Bigelow. All in GOOD only condition, moderately curled, with some creasing and curling to the corners as well. Minor toning. Good .

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Book number: 018902

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Maritime History

United Order of the Pilgrim Fathers 31st Annual Meeting Badge with Ribbon and Metal Clasp/Pin. Boston, April 6, 1910

Boston, Boston Badge Co. Producer, 1910. Unbound. 3 ¼ inches long, with the badge 1 ¼ inches in diameter. A ribbon and pinback like badge commemorating a 1910 annual meeting of the United Order of the Pilgrim Fathers, a fraternal organization established in Lawrence, Massachusetts, for the primary purpose of providing insurance for its members. Purple ribbon with gold-like clasp. Reverse of the badge advertises the badge company. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and fading. Very Good .

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Book number: 019020

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks

United Spanish War Veterans National Auxiliary Ribbon and Medal

No Place, Whitehead and Hoag, Producer. Unbound. United Spanish War Veterans National Auxiliary Ribbon and Medal. Whitehead and Hoag, Producer. No place or date, presumed early 1900s. Measures about 3 inches long and about 1 ¼ inches wide. Yellow, white and red striped ribbon with a copper colored medal suspended below, bearing the United Spanish War Veterans insignia. A ribbon and medal issued by the USWV, an organization formed by the merger of the Spanish War Veterans, the Spanish-American War Veterans and the Servicemen of the Spanish War. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and fading to the ribbon, with the face of the medal tarnished. Good .

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Book number: 019093

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War Pinbacks

United War Work Campaign. For the Boys over There. Pinback

No Place, No publisher, 1918. Unbound. No producer, place or date. Presumed 1918. Just over ¾ inch in diameter. Stick pin style back. A public awareness pin issued near the end of World War I, promoting the United War Work Campaign, a cooperative effort among seven charitable organizations. The campaign spanned from November 11th to November 18th and sought to fundraise 170,500,000 dollars to use to boost soldiers' morale and provide recreational activities. VERY GOOD condition. Minor rubbing and toning to the face. Minor tarnishing to the reverse. Very Good .

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Book number: 019143

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks