[Trade Catalogue]

Catalogue No. 33a... The Union Manufacturing & Agency Company Just for Fun Catalogue ... [cover title]

Melbourne, [The Union Manufacturing & Agency Company, circa 1925].

Small octavo, pages 161-296 (as issued) with numerous illustrations plus text on the wrappers; an unnumbered 8-page index, printed on salmon-pink paper, is bound in between pages 288 and 289.

Colour-decorated cream title-wrappers with text (printed in green) on the other three surfaces; trifling signs of age and use; an excellent copy.

'Established 1889' is printed on the front cover; the full page of requests to the customer printed on the verso states that the company has 'built up a very large business during the past 36 years'. The index is in two parts - General Catalogue, and Fun Catalogue - and the following note is printed on the last page of the index: 'We publish Two Catalogues, one containing our General Stock, and the other comprising chiefly Tricks, Games, Puzzles, Amusement Devices, and Books. If you have either of these Catalogues, and wish us to send you the other, please forward six pence'. We have previously handled a copy of the companion General Catalogue, which was numbered 33b.

Offered with a copy of 'Catalogue No. 34A.... The Union Manufacturing & Agency Company Just for Fun Catalogue', issued after the company had 'built up a very large business during the past 40 years' (thus circa 1929; as above apart from the pagination - now pages 153-288 - rear wrapper a little scored, with slight loss to the top margin of the rear wrapper and the last three leaves; other minor signs of age and use, but overall, a very good copy). [2 items].

Item #145580

Price (AUD): $300.00
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