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Communist Propaganda - Political Propaganda - Mao Zedong - Mao Tse Tung - Chinese Communist Propaganda - Chairman Mao - Communist Pamphlets by HappyFortuneVintage

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59.95 USD

Political propaganda has been around as long as their have been governments. This fist full of vintage Chinese Communist propaganda by Chairman Mao Zedong's (Mao Tse Tung in Wade-Giles romanization) can be read for insight into the Communist leader's ideas on government or grouped with other political pamphlets for a quirky display.

Published in Beijing in the 1960s by the Foreign Languages Press for the foreign English-speaking market, the vintage propaganda collection include two red vinyl-cover booklets, a small pamphlet, and a larger paperback-size book. The vintage book bundle is in good condition.

Chairman Mao Tse-Tung on People's War
Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1967
First Edition; Printed in the People's Republic of China
45 Pages; Frontis portrait of Chairman Mao with tissue cover
5 1/4" x 3 5/8"

Five Articles by Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1968
First Vest-Pocket Edition; Printed in the People's Republic of China
60 Pages; Frontis portrait of Chairman Mao with tissue cover
4 1/4" x 3"

On Protracted War
Mao Tse-Tung
Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1967
Printed in the People's Republic of China
116 Pages; 7 1/4" x 5 1/8"

Notes on Mao Tse-Tung's Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan
Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1968
Printed in the People's Republic of China
33 Pages; 5 3/4" x 3 3/4"

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Nabisco Cookie Platter - Glass Plate - Serving Platter - Vintage Plate - Cookie Plate -Serving Dish - Vintage Advertising -Housewarming Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.00 USD

Serve your Oreos or Chips Ahoy! on this awesome retro gray smoked glass plate. Emblazoned with a gold Nabisco logo, this thick glass dish is the perfect small serving platter for a tea-time snack. The plate is a fun piece of vintage advertising.

Nabisco, formally National Biscuit Company, has one of the most recognizable logos. Its first incarnation dates back to 1898. In the 1950s, the logo got a cleaner, more modern look in keeping with the atomic age. To me, it sort of looks like a mid-century television antenna.

This listing is for one plate. Two plates are available.

Plates are in good vintage with a few minor scratches on the back behind the logo.

7 1/2" diameter


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Saccharine Bowl - Metal Box - Pill Holder - Pill Container - Finial Box - Miniature Serving Bowl - Vintage Gold Tone Product by HappyFortuneVintage

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19.95 USD

This is a sweet miniature saccharine serving bowl. The small finial topped metal box is lined with plastic and comes with tiny tweezers for picking up tiny saccharine tablets. Although the tiny gold box is inscribed "Saccharine", it can be used as a container for any small pills or tablets.

The miniature serving bowl is in very good vintage condition. The interior is clean. There are a few very light scratches on the lid. The original Gold Tone Product box shows wear, is missing its lid, and is split on one side.

Bowl is approximately 1 3/4" tall with a 1 1/2" diameter.

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Antique Book - Australian Literature - Adventure Story - Childrens Book - Decorative Book - Book Decor - The Early Start in Life - EM Norris by HappyFortuneVintage

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135.00 USD

Rare copy of The Early Start in Life by E.M. Norris (Emilia Marryat Norris), this antique book has an amazing decorative cover and illustrations by J. Lawson. Set in Australia, this is a classic 19th-century adventure story published for boys.

First published in 1867, this volume is undated.

The book has an inscription in beautiful cursive handwriting in front of the book.
Willie Lawrence
St Luke's S S
Roselle, N.J.
Christmas 1883

Book is in good condition for a volume published almost 150 years ago. There is age appropriate wear most notably at the cover corners, along the cover edges, and at the top and bottom of the spine. Bottom corners are bumped. Pages are lightly tanned. There is light foxing most notably on the title page and frontispiece.

The Early Start in Life by Emilia Marryat Norris
The Boy's Own Favourite Series
Griffith & Farran, London; E. P. Dutton Co, New York
372 Pages plus A Selection from E. P. Dutton and Company's Catalogue of Book for The Home and Sunday School
7 5/8" x 5 1/8"

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History of Israel - Vintage Book - Israeli History - Israel Guide - Vintage Travel Book - Travel Decor - Israel Decor - Zev Vilnay by HappyFortuneVintage

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18.95 USD

Interesting old Israel travel guide by Zev Vilnay has over 650 illustration, a detailed history about the area, information about Israeli history and current country information, travel guidance, as well as details about the flora and fauna of the region.

The vintage travel book provides an interesting window on Israel in the late 1960s. The title page states that this is the 9th edition of the this popular Israeli travel guide which was first published in 1955. The copyright page states that it is the 11th edition published in 1968 with a 1967 copyright date. Volume states the book includes a general map of Israel, but no map is present.

The book is in good condition for a used travel guide from the 1960s. The guide was not printed on the best-quality paper and the pages are quite tanned with age. There is a small notation in pencil on the front dust jacket. Dust jacket shows wear around the edges including tears and light soiling. The dust jacket has done its job and has keep the red cloth cover with gold lettering in good condition. Former owner's name & address label (Michelle F. Pflumm) on the front left-hand side endpaper. Front endpapers have a decorative map of the world. The vintage travel guide has an attached ribbon bookmark which is fraying at the end.

The Guide to Israel
by Zev Vilnay, Ph.d
Ninth Edition Revised
Jerusalem, Israel, 1968
Printed in Israel at Sivan Press Ltd, Jerusalem
692 Pages; 6 5/8" x 5"
Over 650 Line Drawings


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Boontonware - Cup & Saucer Set - Vintage Melmac Cups - Melamine Cups - Vintage Cups - Plastic Cups - 1970s Dinnerware -Avocado Green White by HappyFortuneVintage

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30.00 USD

Dark green melmac cups paired with white saucers edged with a green & gold trim make this vintage Boontonware set an unusual find.

This listing is for a set of 6 cups and saucers. Two sets are available. I also have 12 matching full-size dinner plates, 12 white bowls, and a white sugar creamer set which will soon be listed in my shop. Send me a message if you are interested in these other Boontonware items.

Cups are marked "Boonton U.S.A. 6206." Saucers are marked Boontonware 6206 - 5 7/8 Somerset."

Cups & saucers are in good vintage condition.

Cups have a 3 1/2" diameter with a 6 ounce capacity; Saucers have a 5 7/8" diameter.


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World Globe - Vintage Decor - Buffalo Evening News - Office Decor - Decorative Globe - Desk Globe - Cram's Globe - Unique Gift Idea by HappyFortuneVintage

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265.00 USD

Made by Cram's for the Buffalo Evening News, this scarce vintage world globe would make a cool desk decor accent in your home or office.

The presence of Manchukuo (founded 1932) and Persia (changed to Iran in 1935) dates the globe to the early 1930s. Korea shown as Chosen. Italian Somaliland is present (dissolved 1936), as is Siam, French West Africa, Union of South Africa, Ashanti, Belgian Congo, Indo-China, Palestine, Anglo-Eygpt Sudan, and Netherlands India, an odd designation for the Dutch East Indies.

The small globe has a 7 inch diameter, a scarce size. The vintage globe is mounted on a metal base with a decorative bent steel half meridian. The globe's base advertises the Buffalo Evening News as "Western New York's Greatest Newspaper," and has information on the earth and its place in our solar system. The globe is constructed of paper map gores over pasteboard.

This is an old globe and is was used in its time. There is no time dial at the top (most likely there was one at one time). The paper gores are dust soiled. The globe has dings and scuffs and some paper loss most notably around Antarctica.

Vintage globes make unique gifts!

Globe stands approximately 10 inches on its base.
7 Inch globe diameter
6 Inch base diameter

Looking for more globes to add to your collection? Check these out.

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And, I have additional globes in inventory. Feel free to send me a message for more information about the globes I have on hand.

World Atlas - Vintage Maps - Map Prints - Map Decor - Vintage Atlas - Philips Modern School Atlas - 1941 World War II Era Atlas by HappyFortuneVintage

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59.95 USD

Filled with beautiful color maps of the world, this vintage atlas also has an astronomical geography chart, as well as world climate, natural vegetation, & political graphics as well as Mercator, Mollweides Homographic, & Lamberts Equivalent Azimuthal projections.

Published in 1941, the vintage world atlas captures the world in the throes of World War II with notations on map plates 38 & 39 (Central Europe) indicating the German occupation of Poland (September 1939), areas controlled by Russia and areas surrendered by Rumania (September 1940).

This is a vintage school atlas from 1941 showing age appropriate wear. The blue cloth binding is lightly soiled, with scratches and a crease line near the lower right-hand corner. There is an ink notation in top margin on page 45 (Balkan States). Otherwise, the pages are clean. The maps and charts are in very good condition.

Philips' Modern School Atlas
Thirty-fourth Edition
Circa 1941
Maps Copyright George Philip & Son. Ltd
Introductory Notes; Index
Printed in Great Britain by George Philip and Son, Ltd., London
96 Color Plates

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American Indian Books - American Indian Decor - Native American History - Vintage Book Bundle- Decorative Books - Native American Decor by HappyFortuneVintage

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85.00 USD

This decorative bundle of vintage books is a treasure trove of information on the art, history, culture, and stories of Native American Indians.

The books are illustrated with maps, line drawings, and art reproductions. The J. Frank Dobie book includes color illustration by Tom Lea and is an former library book. It has a Dewey Decimal number on its spine, an embossed stamp from the Glen Ridge, N.J. library on the title page, and library card envelope at the back.

The books are in good condition with typical shelf wear on the covers and spines. Pages are clean. Bindings are tight.

The three book set includes:

The American Indian
An Introduction to the Anthropology of the New World
by Clark Wissler
Oxford University Press, New York, 1938
Third Edition; 466 Pages; 8 3/4" x 6"
Fold Out Map of North American Indian Tribes at the back of the book

Apache Gold & Yaqui Silver by J. Frank Dobie
Illustrated by Tom Lea
Little, Brown, Boston, 1939
366 Pages; 8 3/4" x 6"

Indians of the United States
Four Centuries of Their History and Culture
by Clark Wissler
The American Museum of Natural History Science Series
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., New York, 1940
319 Pages; 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"

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Shakespeare Lexicon - Shakespeare Gift - Vintage Shakespeare Book - Shakespeare Dictionary - English Teacher Gift - Literary Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

This antique guide to the work of William Shakespeare would make a terrific gift for the literature buff or English teacher on your gift list. Published to be used with the Temple Shakespeare series, the small vintage book is arranged alphabetically and has charming illustrations.

Published in 1913, the vintage book was used in its time and shows wear. There are some scratches on the leather cover and noticeable wear around the edges and at the top and base of the spine. The pages are tanned from age but supple. Front hinge webbing is exposed but holding. Previous owner's name and notations on the front endpapers. Previous owner affixed small pieces of paper at some of the page ends to mark places in the book, most of which have fallen away. Binding is tight. Pages are clean.

A Pocket Lexicon and Concordance to the Temple Shakespeare
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1913
273 Pages; 5 1/4" x 4 1/4"

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Skittles Game - Vintage Game - Bowling Game - 9 Pin Bowling - Wooden Bowling Pins - Vintage Toy - Game Room Decor - Fun Office Decor - by HappyFortuneVintage

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125.00 USD

Antique skittle nine pins game has a primitive look and a wonderful patina of age. Display this awesome vintage game in your office, workshop, game room or studio for a cool look. And, you can play a game at lunchtime!

This is a very old wooden bowling pin game from the early 20th century. It was played with and enjoyed in its time, but has lots of life left. The small game pins have a handmade look and painted red stripes. The palm-size bowling balls have one small flat area which allow the balls to sit on a table top without rolling away.

The skittle pins stand approximately 6 3/4" tall.
Balls have approximately 2 1/2" diameter.

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Vintage Crescent Moon Face - Moon Decor - Moon Gift - Antique Moon Face - Man in the Moon - Antique Bronze Moon Tray - Unique Gift -Pin Tray by HappyFortuneVintage

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225.00 USD

Circa 1900s cast bronze crescent moon face would make an amazing gift for someone special on your holiday list. The antique pin tray shows the man in the moon's face in classic crescent profile.

This is a genuine antique bronze metal casting from the Edwardian era not a recent reproduction of this classic image. Please note the fine expressive details in the moon's face and the decorative accent pattern at his head and neck giving the effect of a hairline. The vintage moon pin tray is in good condition with a nice patine of age and some oxidation spots. The vintage trinket tray is heavy for its size and could also be used as a paperweight.

Approximate Measurements:
6 1/8" long
3" at its widest point
1/2" tall

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Soviet Union Children's Book - Vintage Soviet Union Pictures - Soviet Union Decor - Industrial Image - Cold War Era by HappyFortuneVintage

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55.00 USD

Cold War era children's book on the Soviet Union reveals the country circa 1950s in strikings images, from the industrial cover graphic to pictures of the people, industries, cities, and country side. The simplistic text adds to the quaint mid-century charm of the vintage book.

The large-format picture book is in very good vintage condition showing light wear around the cover edges and at the top an base of the spine. Pages are clean. The binding is tight.

Soviet Union
Part One by Michael Shapovalov
Part Two by Warren B. Walsh
The Fideler Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1958
Illustrated; 144 Pages


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Miniature Hourglasses - Vintage Glass Swizzle Sticks - Unique Barware Gift -Glass Drink Stirrers - Drink Stir Sticks -Cool Gift Idea for Men by HappyFortuneVintage

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135.00 USD

There's no time limit on the coolness of these vintage hourglass swizzle sticks. Add the vintage glass drink stirrers to your own barware collection or give them as a gift.

Made from handblown glass, the miniature hourglasses are filled with fine white sand that varies in drain time from approximately 23 seconds to approximately 45 seconds.

Circa 1960s
Approximately 7 5/9" long

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Vintage Catholic Missal - Catholic Prayer Book - Saint Joseph Sunday Missal - Illustrated Missal - Catholic Gift - Religious Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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38.95 USD

This vintage Catholic prayer book, the St. Joseph Continuous Sunday Missal, contains the complete Catholic masses for all Sundays and holy days throughout the year as well as a treasury of prayers.

Fully illustrated, the vintage prayer book has decorative black moire endpapers, color art reproductions, black & white drawings, gold page edges, an attached red ribbon bookmark, and the Catholic liturgical calendar from 1962 through 1973 at the back, as well as The Promises of the Sacred Heart. Binding is tight, pages are clean.


St. Joseph Continuous Sunday Missal,
Edited by Rev. Hugo H Hoever, S.O.Chist., Ph.D
1279 Pages plus The Promises of the Sacred Heart
Confraternity Version--Word for Word as Read at the Pulpit
Imprimatur Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York
Catholic Book Publishing Company, New York, 1961
Printed in USA
6 1/2" x 4 1/4"

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Vintage Catholic Prayer Book - Catholic Gift Book - Prayers for Young Man - Vintage Prayer Book - Religious Gift - Christian Man Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

A Young Man Prays is a small pocket-size Catholic prayer book with prayers for all occasions including self-forgetfulness, purity, good friends, atonement, common sense, true manliness, self-conquest, evil curiosity, vain anxiety, and other topics both heavenly and earthly.

The vintage prayer book is illustrated with color art reproductions and also includes the ordinary of the Catholic mass, epistles, and gospels for Sunday and holy days. The book of prayers has gold gilt page edges and an attached blue ribbon bookmark.

This is a vintage prayer book published in 1954. It is in good condition showing typical wear around the cover edges and at the top and base of the spine. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

A Young Man Prays
Thoughts and Prayers for Young Men
by Edward F. Garesché, S.J.
Catholic Book Publishing Company, New York, 1954
384 Pages; 5 1/4" x 3 2/8"

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Hostess Dress - Kaftan Dress - Maxi Dress - Caftan Dress - Hostess Gown - 1960s Dress -Geometric Print - Gossard Loungewear - Vintage Dress by HappyFortuneVintage

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75.00 USD

Kaftan or caftan? It won't matter when you're wearing this fabulous vintage hostess gown.

Vintage Gossard Loungeware hostess dress is big on retro style. Vintage from the 1960s, the maxi-length house dress is a stunner. Take a close look at the fabric. Vibrant squares of yellow, orange, green, turquoise & white form an amazing geometric pattern across the fabric.

The caftan has a coordinating orange zipper that zips up the front, pockets on the side seams, and front darts.

Gown is in very good vintage condition.

Measurements:
56 1/2" shoulder to hem
20" bust across from measured from underarm to underarm
19" across the back measured from underarm to underarm
14 1/2" shoulder to shoulder
21" sleeves shoulder to cuff
27" width across at hem
19" width across at waist
6" V neck
30" front zipper

All measurements taken flat.

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Ancient History - Antique Book - Decorative Book - Old School Book - History Gift - Book Decor - History Book - Strickland's Ancient History by HappyFortuneVintage

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19.95 USD

True Stories from Ancient History by A Mother (Agnes Strickland) recounts historically based stories from the "Creation of the World by the Mosaic Account," through the death of Charlemagne. The illustrated antique book has a decorative cover that would look lovely on display in your office or studio. The book would make a fun gift for a history teacher.

This is an antique book from the late 19th century not a recent reprint. It is well over 100-years old and shows the passage of time on its cover and pages. The back cover is splitting (bout 2 1/2 inches) but is not detached. There is some sun faded at the top of the back cover and some fraying at the bottom of the spine. The pages are very tanned with age but not brittle. A previous owner, Fedora Sandoval, wrote her name in green ink on the front endpaper.

True Stories from Ancient History chronologically arranged
From the Creation of the World to the Death of Charlemagne
By A Mother (Agnes Strickland)
Strickland's Ancient History on Spine
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, Alta Edition
Undated, Circa 1888
326 Pages, Plus 10 Pages of Advertisements
7 5/8" x 5 1/2"

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Weaving Shuttle - Ribbon Loom Shuttle - Textile Industry - Industrial Decor - Riehl & Son Shuttle - Craft Room Decor - Wood Shuttle -Antique by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.95 USD

Vintage hardwood ribbon shuttle loom comes with a bobbin and spool of purple thread. This interesting industrial relic from the American textile industry dates from the early 20th century.

Handcrafted from hard wood, most likely maple, the ribbon shuttle loom was made in Philadelphia by Riehl & Son, a textile machinery company known for the high-quality woodworking of their narrow fabric looms.

From the estate of a family that owned a ribbon mill Paterson, N.J., the ribbon shuttle loom is in very good condition showing typical wear for an industrial tool. There are no cracks in the hardwood. The shuttle and loom show some dust soiling and there is residue of machine oil on the bottom of the loom.

The shuttle measures approximately 9 inches long.
The loom measures approximately 5 inches by 4 1/2 inches.

I have additional shuttles and looms, as well as ribbon from the same estate, which I will be listing in my shop. Send me a message for more information.

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Vintage Christmas Card - Christmas Greeting - Christmas Candy Dish - Christmas Decor - Houze Glass Tray - Art Glass Ashtray - Vintage Glass by HappyFortuneVintage

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19.95 USD

Festive Houze Art Glass tray was designed to be sent as a Christmas greeting card. In its original postage box, this vintage bent glass dish proclaims "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."

The small glass tray can be displayed as part of your Christmas decor or used for candy or a trinket dish.

Glass tray is in very good vintage condition with a few small brown spots on the back from being stored in its box for over 50 years. The original decorative box show some minor shelf wear.

Tray measures approximately 6 inches x 2 3/4 inches.

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