RARE FIRST "MICKEY MOUSE MERCHANDISE" RETAILER'S 1934 CATALOG.
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Winning Bid:
$1,687.40
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:00:00 AM)
Item Description
9x12" w/76 pages on glossy paper. Contents are bw. Cover is on high quality textured paper w/reflective appearance. Published by Kay Kamen Inc., this historic first catalog has text inside front cover including "Acting Upon Innumeral Requests From Retail Establishments Throughout The Nation, We Prepared This Merchandise Catalogue To Present A Comprehensive View Of The Variety And The Nature Of The Mickey Mouse And Other Walt Disney Character Merchandise Now On The Market." Every major company/product is included, such as Blue Ribbon Books, bisques, tricycle, Cohn & Rosenberger jewelry, Converse "Skoots" sneakers, Dixon, Emerson (radios and phonographs), athletic goods, pull toys, greeting cards, clothing, Ingersoll timepieces, dolls, Marks Brothers toys, Ohio Art sand pails and tea sets, RCA Picture Disc set, Seiberling Rubber products and much more. Cover is completely split along spine (which shows obvious wear) and is detached. Cover is Good/VG. Center 12 pages are loose but included. First page has .75x1" piece missing at top left. Complete response cards for ordering additional catalogs included, but no longer bound within catalog. Aside from mentioned issues, contents remain VF to Exc. An invaluable reference, rare and historic. We have only offered a few other examples of this rare catalog in our 50 years. A must-have for any collector of Disneyana. Additional photos online.
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