1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue


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"A dazzling trove for students of Americana." Time...




1923 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue


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Portrait of Richard Warren Sears, Founder, President, 1886-1908--Inside cover.







Sears, Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog


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Reprint of rare original catalog includes huge illustrated selection of building materials, fixtures and trimmings, complete with descriptions, specifications, and prices. Hundreds of black-and-white illustrations.




The 1942 Sears Christmas Book


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Faithful reprint of the retailer's Christmas catalog offers a nostalgia-inducing look at consumer goods of the 1940s, from toys to housewares, clothing, furniture, candy, and a selection of gifts for servicemen.




1923 Catalog Sears, Roebuck and Co.


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This facsimile of the rare 1923 Sears catalog "Thrift Book of a Nation" offers a nostalgic look back at consumer items during a nation's recovery from World War I. The catalog featured everything, from automobile accessories to toys.




1908 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue


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A fascinating piece of history and a window to turn-of-the-century America. The Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog was the Amazon.com of its day, giving American families across the country access to thousands of items from clothing and furniture to buggies and hair tonic. Whether they could buy it or not, people would pour over the massive volume that represented an icon in American retail. The 1908 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue offers an amazing look at life in early twentieth-century America. Sears, Roebuck & Co. have defined and innovated American retail for years, As the company grew from humble beginnings, it’s catalog selection exploded to include all sorts of categories and encompassed almost everything imaginable. With merchandise ranging from ordinary to fantastical (and almost all of it priced at the pennies-on-the-dollar rate of the time), browsing through this vintage collection is sure to be an enjoyable experience.




Mexican Clap Hands Dance


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Take a trip "south of the border" with this arrangement of a classic Mexican folk song. Schaum keeps the piece at the late elementary level, even though it sounds quite a bit harder. This piece is a crowd-pleaser, effective for festivals and competitions.




Children's Fashions, 1900-1950, as Pictured in Sears Catalogs


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The pages of this new book, excellently reproduced from rare copies of Sears catalogs, depict what average American youngsters, ages 4 to 16, were wearing during the first half of the twentieth century. Here, among other items, are Knickerbocker suits from 1914, starting at $1.95; elegant organdy and chiffon party dresses from 1918, selling at an average price of $4.28; boys' cowboy, Indian, and baseball outfits for less than two dollars; aviator helmets, knitted hats, and golf-styled caps, all under $1.00; and a selection of fashionable coats for the high school crowd in 1946, starting at $12.98. A rich social document that will interest a wide audience of social historians and fashion enthusiasts, this panoramic window to the past will also appeal to anyone fascinated by fashions of a bygone era.




The Good Old Days


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Explores how the mail order catalogs of Sears Roebuck reveal major trends in transportation, fashion, agriculture, and entertainment in the first half of the twentieth century.