Original 1920 Aladdin "Built in a Day" House Salesman's Catalog & Price List - $40 - (Bloomington, IL)
Aladdin Homes Manufactured by The Aladdin Compay Bay City Michigan Readi-Cut Houses Built in a day Catalog No. 32 c.1920 Folding price list for the homes is tipped in on front pastedown. Color pastedowns and endpapers, homes are all illustrated in black and white , many in color, some with folding plates. Contents of book are all clean and bright, unmarked, color still bright. Folding plans are still crisp, a couple random light creases to contents. Order blank present and unmarked Gutter shows some cracks but book block is tight. Covers are clean, a light crease and some corner bumping to the flexible covers, covers still bright, some sunning to spine and a bit of green to rear cover. See photo for sunning (fading) to spine and green on rear cover.. Rear cover in the "Presented to" section has apparent former owner name. Great archive of ready made houses available almost 100 years ago. Nice vintage catalog/book. Please see all photos as they are a part of the description. I will be happy to answer any questions you might have regarding condition or supply additional photos. Please inquire before bidding! Also, please check my other auctions for other rare books, pamphlets and ephemera.
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