Antique COLUMBIA RECORD CATALOG record book 1944 CBS Orson Wells Lily Pons

Description

Antique Catalog of COLUMBIA RECORDS from 1944!
Green illustrated cardstock covers
462 pages. Book measures 8+1/4" x 5+1/4"
Columbia Broadcasting System
Includes popular and masterworks artists
Artists with profile pictures include:  Lily Pons, Orson Wells and
Igor Stravinsky.
The catalog is in good condition - some minor creases to the covers and tiny
edge tears at the spine. Inside there are some pencil notations on the blank
front end page, light age tanning, and a few small edge tears.
A word about this collection:
This and the other antique music catalogs and books that we are listing all came from the same collector, who by all accounts was dedicated to collecting records and music ephemera throughtout his life. We never met the man, but have pieced together a portrait based on what we found when we purchased the lot. He was a prolific walker in his early days - a New York Times article from the early 1950s describes the then 18-year-old crossing the entire country on foot, beginning in the Bronx and working odd jobs along the way. In later life he often traveled by train to reach record stores, and the collection of books shows that he started in the 1950s and kept going up until his death a few years ago. All items appear to be original, and though some are not dated the collection as a whole bears the stamp of authenticity.
* Please review all of the pictures and feel free
to ask questions. All items are sold As Is.
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