Collecting Historical Documents Autographs / Early Book This scarce out-of-print book provides a scholarly survey of collecting and maintaining vintage historical documents.

COLLECTING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS: A Guide To Owning History by Todd M. Axelrod, T.F.H. Publications, N.J., 1984.

Lavishly illustrated in color, this hard-to-find book is a complete guide to collecting historical documents. Aimed specifically at an audience of newcomers to this type of collecting, this handbook contains the why and how of collecting. Practical advice includes sources, finding reputable dealers, recognizing and evaluating historical documents. Wonderful photo illustrations, mostly in color, provide a quick reference to types of historical documents. Appendices on paper and ink, names of the American presidents as well as those of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, with a brief history of communications and collecting will all aid collectors to avoid counterfeits and find authentic document - pictorial as well as written. Todd Axelrod is the founder and Executive Director of the Museum of Historical Documents which is chartered in many major American cities, such as Dallas and Las Vegas. The author presents with enthusiasm and encouragement, the excitement and satisfactions of owning history in this way.

8.5 in. x 11.5 in. color-imprinted hardback in very good condition. 189 pages.

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200+ Movie Star Theatrical Postcards / Scarce Book Beautifully illustrated with over 200 color and duotone photographs, this scarce out-of-print book is a pictorial guide to collecting theatrical post cards.

A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO THEATRICAL POSTCARDS by Richard Bonynge, The Grange, London, 1988.

The profuse illustrations, in-depth captions, and rich narrative make this early book an invaluable reference. Chapter topics include ballet, music hall, circus, cinema, opera and other live theater, advertising, drama, Shakespeare and musical comedy. Appendices on publications, auction houses and a general index follow. The author, an avid collector of theatrical and entertainment world memorabilia, 'offers advice on starting a collection, categorizing theatrical postcards, finding them, and estimating their relative values. Over 200 postcards are illustrated, covering theater in the broadest sense…. There are performers, playwrights and composers. The book is a spectacular portrait gallery of famous faces, not to mention fashions in theatrical dress, with many rare shots.' Illustrated are cards picturing such notable as Valentino, Barrymore, Gary Cooper, Robert Taylor, Harry Houdini, Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Grace Moore, Enrico Caruso, Gladys Cooper, Laurence Olivier, and many more. With 107 illustrations in color and 102 in duotone, this book will please the eye as well as the mind and is an essential volume for collectors of vintage post cards or theatrical memorabilia.

Oversize 9.25 in. x 12.25 in. hardback with dust cover in very good+ condition. 117 pages.

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