19.95 USD

Small vintage Italian leather box would make a lovely presentation box for a special gift or piece of jewelry.

The decorative burgundy leather box has a gold gilt fleur de lis design and gold border detail on the lid.

The small box is marked "made in Italy" on the bottom.

The vintage leather box is in good condition showing typical wear for aged leather most notably along the back hinge. There are a few small scratches and scuffs.

Approximate Measurements:
2 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 1"
Approximately 3/4" deep


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49.95 USD

This handsome The World's Great Thinkers boxed set of vintage philosophy books is as handsome as it is serious. The decorative books come in their original box. The vintage book set would make a great gift for the philosophy enthusiast or new college graduate.

Published by Random House, this 1947 edition of The World's Great Thinkers book set include four volumes. The books are very good condition with some light wear to the top of the spines. The sturdy gray cardboard box shows shelf wear.

Man and Spirit: The Speculative Philosophers
Edited by Saxe Commins & Robert N. Linscott
This volume has a few white spots on the its back cover

Man and Man: The Social Philosophers
Edited by Saxe Commins & Robert N. Linscott

Man and the State: The Political Philosophers
Edited by Saxe Commins & Robert N. Linscott

Man and the Universe: The Philosophers of Science
Edited by Saxe Commins & Robert N. Linscott

8" Tall
5 1/2" Wide
5 1/4" Deep

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35.95 USD

Vintage children's story book with charming illustrations instructs the younger jet setter how to travel with growups. This sweet vintage book would make a great gift for the young-at-heart world travel.

Published in 1980, the vintage children's book has seen a bit of travel itself showing signs of wear on the dust jacket including soiling, price sticker glue residue, small tears, and a larger tear that was repaired with clear tape. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

How to Travel with Grownups
by Elizabeth Bridgman, Pictures by Eleanor Hazard
Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1980
First Edition, First Printing
Unpaginated
8 1/4" x 7"

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35.00 USD

This vintage novelty globe is a curious retro find. The globe sphere is made up of individual pieces of paper edge printed with Jacques-Louis David's painting The Intervention of the Sabine Women (1799). It appears as though the paper sheets were intended to be used as a notepad. The paper globe has an acrylic lucite base and an a half-meridian frame with degree indications.

The globe is small. It has a 4-inch diameter and a 4-inch square lucite base. The globe is 7 3/4 inches tall including the stand and base, and has a "Crafted in Taiwan" label on the bottom.

Genuine vintage, expect typical wear including light scratches on the metal meridian and lucite base.

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75.00 USD

Wear this amazing old-fashioned mother of pearl bead choker necklace with a modern minimal outfit for a sophisticated contrast. The decorative clasp can be separated from the necklace and worn as a brooch. Clasp may be worn at the front or the back. A versatile piece of vintage jewelry proving that classic never goes out of style.

The almond-shaped mother of pearl beads have a luminous sheen and are accented by small white beads. The gold-tone clasp has floral details.


This necklace is old, circa 1940s - early 1950s, at least. It can be worn as is, or if you prefer, give it a good cleaning and polish up those luminous mother of pearl beads. The gold-tone clasp shows some wear.

Over all length 16"; Brooch/Clasp is approximately 1 1/2" long.

This beautiful choker necklace would make a very special gift for someone special. It will come to you in a gift box ready for giving.

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35.95 USD

A beautiful hardcover copy of Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry is an essential volume for any horse lover's library. Profusely illustrated by Wesley Dennis, the vintage book has full-page color portraits of various horses as well as black and white line drawings.

This is a genuine vintage book printed in 1958 not a recent reprint. As such, the book shows age appropriate wear. The dust jacket shows obvious wear around the edges with small tears and some paper loss. The pages are clean. The binding is tight.

Album of Horses
by Marguerite Henry, Illustrated by Wesley Dennis
Rand McNally, Chicago, 1958 Edition
Lithograph Illustrations
113 Pages
11 1/4" x 9 1/4"

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24.00 USD

This Edwardian fleur de lis watch fob pin has great antique charm. The gold metal is not marked, but it has rich gold look. Also referred to as a watch chatelaine, this piece of antique jewelry was used in its day to decoratively hang a small pocket watch on a jacket.

A true antique, this watch fob shows its age. The gold metal has an aged patina.

The small pin measures approximately 1 1/4" x 1".

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45.00 USD

America's Space Vehicles by Will Eisner gives an awesome pictorial overview of the US space program and the race to conquer space. The book has a graphic timetable for the United States's space program from 1960 to 1969, a chapter on the Soviet space program, and chapters on various space vehicles from launch vehicles, satellites, unmanned and manned spaceships.

America's Space Vehicles by Will Eisner
Technical Editor, Charles Kramer
Sterling Publishing, New York, 1962
Illustrated
140 Pages
10 1/4" x 7"

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19.95 USD

Classic Portuguese filigree ship brooch is the perfect piece of vintage jewelry to pin on a retro scarf or hat. The high-quality pin shows a finely wrought masted galleon ship in nice detail.

This vintage filigree pin dates from the 1970s. The vintage pin shows signs of wear yet is in good condition for its age. The pin back is in good working order.

Approximate Measurements:
2" wide x 1 3/4" tall

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175.00 USD

Solid first edition leather-bound copy of Matthew Hale Smith's Sunshine and Shadow in New York City is filled with sensational stories of the city circa 1869. The book has plate engraved prints depicting the sights and people of the fledging metropolitan city.

The sunshine and the shadow refers to the economic division in the city between the super rich and those struggling to make a living by any means they can. As the clique saying goes, the more things change the more they remain the same.

The book has a diverse range of chapter subjects including, High Life in New York, Wall Street, A Night on the Battery, Stock and Oil Preachers, John Jacob Astor, Black-Mailing As An Art, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Police Force of New York, The Five Points, The Bowery, Sailors in New York, Fulton Street Prayer-Meeting, Trinity Church Corporation, Conspiracy Against President Lincoln, Practical Jokes, Central Park, Life Among The Lowly, Social Evil in New York, Gambling Houses of the First Class, Low Class Gambling Houses, Telegraph Headquarters, Street Walkers, Gift Swindlers and Lottery Enterprises, and more.

This book was published in 1869 and shows wear and the passage of time. It is a big and heavy book. The leather cover is worn around the edges and along the spine and has some dings, scratches and soiling. The cover is cracking along the hinges but is holding. The book should be handled carefully to prevent the cover from breaking from the book. The pages are tanned with age and there is some spotting and water stains at the edges of some pages. There are some small tears on the pages from page 447 - 451 that does not effect the readability of the text. Otherwise, the pages are clean. The binding is tight.

Sunshine and Shadow in New York
by Matthew Hale Smith
J.B. Burr and Company, Hartford, 1869
718 Pages, plus advertising pages at back
9" x 6"

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32.95 USD

Vintage choir angel Christmas decorations circa 1960 made in Italy, use these beauties as tree ornaments, in a manger display, or as part of a table centerpiece. The angels are playing instruments, a lute, cymbals, and lyre.

Molded from a high-quality hard plastic resin, these angels are in very good vintage condition. Each angel base is marked "Italy" and has a small loop in the back above the wings for a hang cord and an old metallic hanging string. Two of the strings are broken but could be retied or replaced.

Each angel is approximately 3" tall. They range from 1 1/2" - 2 1/2" in width.


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35.95 USD

Solid copy of Marguerite Henry's classic horse story Born to Trot with illustrations by Wesley Dennis would make a wonderful gift for the equestrian on your gift list. The vintage book has beautiful horse art work and a tells the true story of Rosalind, Queen of the Trotters.

This is a first edition first printing copy of Born to Trot in its original unclipped dust jacket showing its original $2.75 price marked "Edition of 1950" with an "A" on the copyright page. The dust jacket is tattered around the edges showing obvious wear including tears, crumpling, holes, and paper loss. The book is in good condition. The dust jacket protected the gold-gilt title lettering and horse design on the brown cloth cover. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

Born to Trot by Marguerite Henry
Illustrations by Wesley Dennis
Rand McNally, New York, 1950; A Printing
224 Pages
9 3/4" x 7 1/4"

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25.95 USD

Delicate and beautiful vintage Japanese Kutani bowl has a charming geisha scene with a bridge in the background. The vintage decorative bowl has a scalloped edge with a red border, red leaf design on the outside of the bowl, and contrasting cobalt blue and gold highlights on the geisha kimonos and background scenery.

The vintage Japanese bowl is hallmarked on the bottom in kanji characters.

Exhibiting a touch of the Japanese concept of wabi sabi, the Kutani ware bowl has some imperfections. There is a bit of wear on the red paint around the scalloped rim as show in photograph two, and there is a small chip on the underside of rim as shown in photograph three. The beautiful hand-painted bowl was just too lovely to pass up at a recent estate sale, and despite these flaws shows well. The bowl is priced accordingly.

Approximate Measurements:
9" Diameter
2 1/2" Deep

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35.95 USD

Thebaud's Ireland covers the history of the Emerald Isle from ancient times up to the end of the 19th century. The antique book published in 1899 has four steel plate engravings (Druid Priests, Battle of the Boyne, Daniel O'Connell, & Charles Stewart Parnell).

The vintage history book is in good condition for its age showing typical wear around the edges and at the top and base of the spine. Pages are lightly tanned with age. Front hinge is beginning to weaken but is intact. Binding is tight. Pages are clean.

Ireland Past and Present
by Rev. Aug. J. Thebaud
with a Supplementary Chapter on Recent Events by John Habberton
Peter Fenelon Collier, New York, 1899
Nations of the World Series
Illustrated; 552 Pages plus Index of Subjects
8" x 6"

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45.00 USD

New old stock Bridge for One pop-up playing card games by Milton C. Work, The International Authority, are a rare find. Each set of four (4) folded paper game sheets gives instructions on how to play bridge in three ways -- quoting from the back the game's description:

(a) As a contest with any number participating
(b) As a solitaire to test your own ability
(c) As a solitaire for educational purposes

Dating from the early 1930s, these games sheets were stashed away for many years and are in unused condition. Some of them showing soiling and creasing from storage, the paper is tanning from age, but they are so cool, and useable. Give them away as party favors at your next bridge game.

Each set contains four (4) game packets.

Bridge for One by Milton C. Work, The International Authority
A Solitaire - A Contest and and Instructive Lession
Patents Pending, Copyright 1930, New York, N.Y.

Each games measures approximately 11 inches 6 1/4 inches closed.

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28.00 USD

The mighty American bison is captured in miniature in this vintage ceramic salt and pepper shaker set. The American bison, also referred to as the American buffalo, is a classic motif in Native American, Western, Southwestern, and country ranch decor.

An iconic symbol of the prairie, the American Bison is also the symbol of abundance in Native American culture.

The vintage bison salt and pepper figurines would make a terrific housewarming gift or present for the collector.

Each ceramic bison figurine is approximately 4 1/4" long by 2 1/4" tall. The vintage bison salt and pepper shakers are in good condition having no chips and no cracks but they are missing their cork plugs. One of the bison has its original foil stickers identifying it as a "Souvenir of Wellsboro, PA." and as made in "Japan."

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145.00 USD

Beyond awesome vintage Astro Ray metal game target has a colorful solar system graphic on one side and NASA's Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule, (John Glenn, February 20, 1962) along with a Morse Code chart on the reverse side.

From a vintage circa 1960s AstroRay space target game, the metal game target can be hung as wall art in an outer space themed room, man cave, game room, office, or anywhere else you want a fun & quirky decor accent. And, if you get a set of magnetic darts, you can play the game!

This is a genuine vintage toy target that was played with in its time. It shows signs of wear including soiling, dings, and light scratches. Overall, the target is in very good condition for its age. The metal target is labeled "Astro Ray" within a classic atomic age symbol.

Approximate Measurements:
12 3/4" Diameter

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395.00 USD

Cool collection of vintage Replogle globes in their original box, this retro globe set includes three 6-inch metal orbs representing the earth, moon, and the heavens.

Made as an educational toy, these highly detailed globes come along with their original information booklets, Story of the Globe, Story of the Moon, and Story of the Celestial Sphere. Each globe has a gray plastic stand.

The globes are in overall good condition. They are clean with little evidence of wear with the exception of a the earth globe which has two dents, one in the South Pacific Ocean just below the Tropic of Cancer and a one near New Zealand.

The Globe set was produced by Replogle, a division of the Meredith Corporation, and was made in the U.S.A. The set includes:

One Simplified 6-Inch Replogle Earth Globe, LeRoy M. Tolman, Cartographer
One 6-Inch Replogle Celestial Globe, Scan Globe A/S 1970
One 6-Inch Replogle Moon Globe, LeRoy M. Tolman, Cartographer
The Story of the Globe by Mercedes Guyette, Meredith Corporation, 1969
The Story of the Celestial Sphere, Meredith Corporation, 1970
The Story of the Moon by Robert I. Johnson, Meredith Corporation, 1969 - Booklet has a tear and paper loss on the cover on the bottom near the spine.

The original box is in good condition for its age showing shelf wear particularly around the edges and at the corners which some tears and soiling.

Box measures 21 1/2 inches long by 7 inches tall by 7 inches deep.


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15.95 USD

High-quality carpenter pencils in a beautiful shade of blue, these vintage industrial advertising giveaways from Georgia-Pacific make a cool instant collection.

Primary known as a pulp and paper company, Georgia-Pacific started out in 1927 as a lumber company.

Listing is for a set of five (5) pencils. Multiple sets are available.

Found in an overlooked corner at an estate sale, I couldn't resist the sight of the vintage blue pencils in a bright yellow box. Pencils are circa late 1960s early 1970s and are in excellent unused condition.

Pencils are 7" long x 1/2" wide x 1/4" high.

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175.00 USD

This antique Steamer & Hose Milton Bradley sectional puzzle made it from the 19th to the 21st century in amazing shape. The vintage toy comes in its original decorative box. Dating from the Victorian era, the antique puzzle is made up of 42 individual chromolithographed sections.

The puzzle is complete with 42 pieces. Each puzzle slice measures approximately 5 inches tall and slightly less that 1 inch wide. The puzzle measures about 41 inches long.

The puzzle is in very good condition. The cardboard box shows wear particularly at the corners. A small piece of the right-hand side corner lid has broken off and is in the box with the puzzle. It could be glued back in place, but I will leave that up to you.

Box measures 7 1/2" x 5 3/4" x 1 1/8".

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