Best Mail Order Catalog - April 2024

MAIL-ORDER MYSTERIES

Rediscover your sense of wonder! Generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements that offered authentic laser-gun plans, x-ray specs, and even 7-foot-tall monsters (with glow-in-the-dark eyes!). But what would you really get if you entrusted your hard-earned $1.69 to the post office? Mail-Order Mysteries answers this question, revealing the amazing truths (and agonizing exaggerations) about the actual products marketed to kids in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Pop-culture historian Kirk Demarais shares his astonishing collection, including... [Read More]

• ASIN: 160887026X
• ASIN: 160887026X
• ISBN: 160887026X
• Brand: Insight Editions
• Manufacturer: Pocket Books

Houses by Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company

It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on qual... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0471143944
• ASIN: 0471143944
• ISBN: 0471143944
• Manufacturer: Wiley

The Witch Boy

In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be.When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help -- as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming Charlie, to convince Aster to try practicing his skills. And it will require even more courage to save his family . . . and be truly h... [Read More]

• ASIN: 133808951X
• ASIN: 133808951X
• ISBN: 133808951X
• Manufacturer: Graphix

The Catalog of Catalogs VI: The Complete Mail-Order Directory

Offers some 15,000 entries in 920 subject categories, providing contact and brief descriptive information on mail-order catalogs. This edition contains some 1,000 new listings and 70 new subject categories, including paintball, horse-drawn carriages, digital cameras, totem poles, and yo-yos. Also new to this edition are Internet addresses. Useful as a marketing tool and a do-it-yourselfer's resource. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

• ASIN: 1890627089
• ASIN: 1890627089
• ISBN: 0965886018
• Brand: Brand: Woodbine House
• Manufacturer: Woodbine House

The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs, 2005: A Comprehensive Guide to Consumer Mail Order Catalog Companies

• ASIN: 1592370667
• ASIN: 1592370667
• ISBN: 1592370667
• Manufacturer: Grey House Pub

The Next Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools

A catalog of tools, information sources, equipment, and manufacturers in the areas of land use, technology, crafts, daily life, politics, and communications

• ASIN: 0394707761
• ASIN: 0394707761
• ISBN: 0394707761
• Manufacturer: Random House Inc

Sears, Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog: The Complete Illustrated 1910 Edition

All across America during the great building boom of the early 20th century, one of the most popular sources for home-building materials, fixtures, and trimmings was the Sears, Roebuck catalog for home builders. This fascinating volume, reprinted from a rare surviving edition of that remarkably comprehensive publication, offers a peerless view of how thousands of Americans approached the practicalities and aesthetics of homebuilding in 1910.A huge selection of materials needed to build and finish an early 20th-century home — lumber, siding, roofing, gable ornaments, interior moldings, oak-ve... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0486263207
• UPC: 800759263202
• ASIN: 0486263207
• ISBN: 0486263207
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

24 Shades of Business: An Adult Coloring Book

24 Shades of Business is an Adult Coloring Book which features images of beautiful, boss women who are entrepreneurs. It also contains crossword puzzles, activities and inspirational quotes. This 24 page adult coloring book celebrates the beauty of melanin and black girl magic and provides hours of stress relief through creative expression. 24 Shades of Business is perfect for all of us business women, CEO's, future CEO's and creatives because we should all feel empowered and motivated. Be sure to grab your crayons and colored pencils as you prepare to unwind, relax and color like a boss. Pr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0692116176
• ASIN: 0692116176
• ISBN: 0692116176
• Manufacturer: Precise Publishing Inc.

The Houses That Sears Built: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sears Catalog Homes

This is a newly revised and expanded version of The Houses That Sears Built. This new edition includes more than 20 new photos of existing Sears Homes throughout the country as well as a plethora of recently discovered information. This major revision also includes reproductions of newly-discovered original documents from the Sears Modern Homes Department as well as compelling interviews with men who worked at the Sears Mill in Cairo, IL. You'll also hear the fascinating stories from Sears Homeowners who actually built their own Sears Kit Home many decades ago! Want to learn how to identify ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0971558817
• ASIN: 0971558817
• ISBN: 0971558817
• Brand: Brand: Gentle Beam Publications
• Manufacturer: Gentle Beam Publications

His and Hers: The Fantasy World of the Neiman-Marcus Catalog

Traces the history of the Texas mail-order firm, shows highlights from each of its catalogs, and recounts which extravagant gifts sold well and which did not

• ASIN: 0670372633
• ASIN: 0670372633
• ISBN: 9780670372638
• Manufacturer: The Viking Press

ACME Catalog: Quality is Our #1 Dream

Iron birdseed, anvils, fake holes, and more for years The ACME Company has been the sole purveyor of the fine products used by Looney Tunes characters. Chronicle Books is proud to present an exclusive catalog featuring ACME's must-have, best-selling line of items, each guaranteed to promote a happy* life provided that they are used properly.** Including ACME classics and entirely new and untested items, the ACME Catalog showcases 100 products untarnished by government regulations. There's something here for everyone. An extruder that doubles as a pasta maker for Grandma. A roof-mounted catapul... [Read More]

• ASIN: 081185115X
• ASIN: 081185115X
• ISBN: 081185115X
• Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

C.N. Cotton and his Navajo blankets: A biography of C.N. Cotton, Gallup, New Mexico Indian trader, and reprintings of three mail order catalogs of ... rugs originally printed between 1896 and 1919

"Cotton died in 1936 in Gallup"

• ASIN: 0936755091
• ASIN: 0936755091
• ISBN: 0936755091
• Manufacturer: Avanyu Pub

The Houses That Sears Built; Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sears Catalog Homes

Between 1908-1940, Sears customers ordered about 75,000 houses out of the Sears Roebuck and Company mail-order catalogs. The houses were shipped by rail to city lots and farms all over the country. Each "kit home" contained 30,000 pieces, including 750 pounds of nails and 27 gallons of paint and varnish. A 75-page instruction book showed home buyers, step by step, how to assemble those 30,000 pieces of house. Today, these houses are a treasured piece of Americana and nationwide interest in Sears homes is great. The Washington Times recently reported (September 13, 2001) that a Sears home in Ch... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0971558809
• ASIN: 0971558809
• ISBN: 0971558809
• Brand: Brand: Gentle Beam Publications
• Manufacturer: Gentle Beam Publications

Catalog: The Illustrated History of Mail Order Shopping

In "Catalog: The Illustrated History of Mail-Order Shopping", Robin Cherry traces the timeline of these snapshots from American history and discovers along the way how we dressed, decorated our houses, worked, played, and got around. Catalogs are a record of how much things cost in different eras and how both language and graphic design have evolved. From corsets to bell-bottoms, from baby doll dresses and Doc Martens all the way to iPods, the history of these catalogs is the history of our lives and our culture. Organized into categories like clothing, food, animals, and houses, author Robin ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1568987390
• ASIN: 1568987390
• ISBN: 9781568987392
• Brand: Brand: Princeton Archit.Press
• Manufacturer: Princeton Archit.Press

Creating a Profitable Catalog: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Catalog That Sells

"Jack's in-depth knowledge of the catalog market and his exceptional talent for articulating a precise set of how-tos for seemingly every aspect of this complex business are unrivaled. . . . A masterful volume of a highly complex and challenging topic, written by one of the best catalog consultants around." -- Laura Beaudry, Editorial Director Catalog Age "Creating a Profitable Catalog is a comprehensive guide to modern-day cataloging. It includes up-to-the-minute information on concept and creative development, design and production, merchandising, circulation planning, database marketing, op... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0658000640
• ASIN: 0658000640
• ISBN: 0658000640
• Brand: Brand: McGraw-Hill
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill

Brother Eu's Churchianity Mail Order Catalog - eBook

This humorous satirical catalog is a side splitting send up of modern Churchianity. It contains every gadget,book,and contraption the nominal Christian, worldly priest, backsliding pastor, or lukewarm congregation needs to succeed in corporate religion. All

• UPC: 959839973

Alvin's Good Ole Boy Mail Order Catalog: Everything a Feller Needs to Hunt, Fish, Fight, and Drink - eBook

Award winning author, David Davis (writing as Tom Twain) works his comic magic in prose and cartoons in this satirical send up up of Redneck stereotypes and old fashioned Mail Order

• UPC: 698081432

Mail Order Brides: His Sunday Best - eBook

Shanghaied From London, Into The Arms Of The Illiterate Texas Rancher - An upper class woman out for a night of adventure in London, is kidnapped and taken by ship, along with a lot of

• UPC: 584076181

Mail Order Bride: The Ripest Tomatoes Are The Best (A Clean Western Historical Romance) - eBook

An overweight woman from Maine decides to become a mail order bride to a farmer in California, because there are no suitors left where she lives. The widower with two children meets her at the

• UPC: 751445235

Wish Book and Monkey Ward : The History of Mail Order Catalogs and the Innovation of the Webstore

Wish Book and Monkey Ward: The History of Mail Order Catalogs and the Innovation of the

• UPC: 963430404

Mining Tools Nadvertisement For Mining Shovels From An American Mail-Order Catalog 19Th Century Rolled Canvas Art - (24 x 36)

Mining Tools. /Nadvertisement For Mining Shovels From An American Mail-Order Catalog 19Th Century. was licensed and carefully printed on only the finest Canvas which captures all of the details and visual colors and elements of

• UPC: 362317798
• Model: CNV435211273289
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 36

WomenS Fashion 1895 Nbust Supporter Cut From An American Mail-Order Catalog 1895 Rolled Canvas Art - (24 x 36)

Women'S Fashion 1895. /Nbust Supporter. Cut From An American Mail-Order Catalog 1895. was licensed and carefully printed on only the finest Canvas which captures all of the details and visual colors and elements of the

• UPC: 855968149
• Model: CNV435222728723
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 36

Mining Tools Nadvertisement For Mining Tools From A 19Th Century American Mail-Order Catalog Rolled Canvas Art - (24 x 36)

Mining Tools. /Nadvertisement For Mining Tools From A 19Th Century American Mail-Order Catalog. was licensed and carefully printed on only the finest Canvas which captures all of the details and visual colors and elements of

• UPC: 414297143
• Model: CNV435211173107
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 36

Wheelbarrows 1902 Nfrom The Sears Roebuck & Co Mail-Order Catalog Of 1902 Rolled Canvas Art - (24 x 36)

Wheelbarrows 1902. /Nfrom The Sears Roebuck & Co. Mail-Order Catalog Of 1902. was licensed and carefully printed on only the finest Canvas which captures all of the details and visual colors and elements of the

• UPC: 573671311
• Model: CNV435218978903
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 36

MenS Hats 1895Nfrom The Mail-Order Catalog Of Montgomery Ward & Co Rolled Canvas Art - (24 x 36)

Men'S Hats 1895./Nfrom The Mail-Order Catalog Of Montgomery Ward & Co. was licensed and carefully printed on only the finest Canvas which captures all of the details and visual colors and elements of the original

• UPC: 326176428
• Model: CNV435218781763
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 36

Vtg Associated Mail Order Co 1967 Catalog Your Guide to Better Living Chicago

• UPC: 143530921253
• Category: Catalogs
• Price: 19 USD