28 EARL MAY SEED & NURSERY CATALOGS Shenandoah Iowa 1952-1977 Mailers, Pamphlets - $50 - (Cedar Rapids, IA)
There are 28 catalogs, 3 mailers, and some misc. booklets and info. Some of the catalogs still have the outer mailer cover on them. These items have been stored away in a box for many years, so they have kind of a musty smell. Some have a few markings in them here and there, such as a check mark or a little bit of writing, but they are pretty clean that way. Most have solid spines without spine splits, and no tears in the pages. Most still have the envelope and order form inserts in them. All catalogs have some color pages and a few are completely in color, such as the 1954 Iris catalog. From a nonsmoking home. Will be mailed in a cardboard box. Noteworthy damage listed below. 1952 large catalog has some bent corner tips as well as a tattered front cover that is completely separated from the catalog, and the back cover is missing.1953 large catalog has a bottom spine split on the outer two pages only.Spring 1954 large catalog has some cover only spine and edge wear.Fall 1954 catalog has cover creases.Spring 1955 large catalog has a little front cover bottom edge wear.Fall 1955 catalog has cover creases and some front cover bottom edge wear, some of the pages are stuck together at the bottom corner tip.Fall 1961 catalog has some opening edge wear and a bent back cover corner.Fall 1969 catalog has an opening edge wrinkle/faint stain throughout.1970 large catalog has a short tear in the front cover opening edge and has a bent bottom corner tip, as well as wrinkling throughout the catalog from a moisture stain, but the pages are not stuck together.Fall 1971 catalog has some wrinkles.Spring 1975 catalog has a torn spine in the mailer cover only, and some of the pages have a moisture stain at the top. 1968 mailer has a bit of wear but no marks or tears.1973 mailer has a chewed corner and is wrinkled.1974 mailer is in excellent condition.
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