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From ArtLex, which offers this characteristically thorough definition: ”printed matter, intended to have only fleeting interest. ‘Ephemera’ comes from the Greek word ‘ephemeros’ meaning ‘lasting a day.’ Examples are: tickets, leaflets, promotional literature or pamphlets, handbills, package labels, campaign buttons or badges, scrapbooks, maps, sheet music, bird's-eye views, playbills, posters, postcards…” |
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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog, Detroit, MI, Johnson Smith & Co., 1942, first edition, 8vo (8" x 5"), HB, orange cloth bds w/ gilt titles, G- / none. Heavy dampstaining & waviness to textblock, binding spread at pg 406, pg 41 is loose, spine separated from textblock, front hinge cracked, bd corners worn, rear cover is a bit moldy from dampstain, textblock extends beyong custom binding.
624 pp. Profuse illustration. Unusual in post-issue hardback binding. All sorts of crazy stuff inside, from swim goggles to electric pencils to extra-large celluloid ears. [Book ID # 1551]
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