Collecting News Briefs

Record collecting: 45 RPM - 45 Record Cover Collection | Alameda Sun

Alameda Sun - Revolutions per Minute: 45 Record Cover Collection:

"Duane Tom began collecting 45-rpm records in the 1970s. In those pre-MTV days, the record sleeve was often the first time you got to see what the artist looked like! This is an exhibition of record covers with the bands and musical personalities from the late '50s to the 1990s."

"Now it was possible to see and purchase sleeves you had only heard about, or saw listed in a record price guide. With that, my collection took off and has been a source of countless hours of enjoyment," Tom said. Come enjoy Tom's collection at the Pacific Pinball Museum, 1510 Webster St. from June 10 to July 5. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 10, from 6 p.m. to midnight with a no-host bar and free flipper finger food. $10 will allow you to play pinball all night.

Related articles

Tipped-in photo book collection: Books as art in the Oley Valley | readingeagle.com

Books as art in the Oley Valley:

Courtesy of Courtney H. Diener-Stokes
Margaret Armstrong, a popular and collectible designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, designed the publisher's binding (cover) of this book titled "The Old Gentleman of the Black Stock" by Thomas Nelson Page, published in 1900. The book bears Armstrong's initials, M.A., on the bottom of the design.

"The photo-illustrated books in which she deals include original photographs that have been attached to the surface of the page, referred to as tipped in as opposed to being printed on the page. Pendleton said while images from photographs were mechanically reproduced in the 19th century and into modern times by publishers to save money and accommodate larger print runs, private press or small publishers continued to issue books with original photos. However, these books are scarce due to small print runs."

Other subject areas in her inventory include books relating to the cultural aspects of early Pennsylvania history, local German imprints and literary first editions.

"My medical collection is pretty awesome at the moment," she said, referring to a collection of books dating to the 16th century that had come to her from two avid collectors. "They came to me from a husband who collected medical books and his wife who collected Victorian women's literature."

Marilyn Monroe SCARCE Photo by George Barris : VINTAGE Movie Posters | cvtreasures.com

Marilyn Monroe SCARCE Photo by George Barris : VINTAGE Movie Posters - Celebrity AUTOGRAPHS - ORIGINAL Movie Posters - SPORTS Memorabilia:

"Marilyn Monroe by George Barris (Edward Weston Edition,1987 ). Autographed Photo (11' X 14'). Color, single weight, glossy photo. Noted photographer George Barris was granted personal photo sessions with screen legend Marilyn Monroe on the set of her final, unfinished film Something's Got to Give in 1962, and later photographed her along the Santa Monica shore."

Related articles