1968 Christmas Sears And Roebuck Toy Catalog Gift Book Wishbook Alva Roebuck

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WELCOME, THIS LISTING IF FOR A 1968 SEARS ROEBUCK COMPANY CHRISTMAS CATALOG. ITS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE BOOK IS CLEAN THROUGHOUT. IT HAS A MARKING ON A PAGE WHERE A CHILD WAS MARKING A TOY THEY WANTED. SOME CREASE LINES ON THE COVER. PAGE 3 HAS SOME WRINKLES AT THE BOTTOM. FOUR SHEETS ARE GONE THAT HAD TOOLS. SMALL PIECE TORN OFF PAGE 596. ALL SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS. NORMAL WEAR FOR A CATALOG 58 YEARS OLD. THIS HAS BEEN STORED SINCE 1968 AND TAKEN CARE OF. ITS 605 PAGES. IT MAKES A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE OR COFFEE TABLE BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS. TO SEE THE PRICE OF TOYS THAT YOU ONCE HAD. ITS SHOCKING TO SEE HOW CHEAP THE PRICES ARE COMPARED TO TODAYS PRICE. THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE A TV WHICH WAS $630.00 BACK THEN BUT IN TODAYS DOLLARS IT WOULD COST $5,880.00 THE SELECTION OF ITEMS AVAILABLE WAS A LOT DIFFERENT THEN THAN IT IS NOW. ALL PAGES ARE TIGHT TO THE SPINE. NO LOOSE PAGES. IT EVEN STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL ORDER BLANK PAGES. A GREAT WAY TO BRING BACK MEMORIES OF THE TOYS YOU GOT FOR CHRISTMAS AND TO SEE HOW MUCH YOUR PARENTS PAID FOR THEM. YOU WOULD BE SUPRISED HOW LITTLE THEY COST BACK THEN COMPARED TO PRICES TODAY. MANY PHOTOS OF THE MANY STYLES OF CLOTHING BACK THEN. YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE ITEMS THAT YOU FORGOT ABOUT BUT WILL REMEMBER ONCE YOU SEE THE PHOTOS OF THEM IN THE CATALOG. A COMPANY FOUNDED BY TWO ICONS IN 1868, RICHARD SEARS AND ALVA ROEBUCK. THEY STARED BY SELLING ONLY WATCHES AND SEARS SOLD THE WATCHES AND ROEBUCK REPAIRED THEM AND IT TURNED INTO THE LARGEST D

• Year: 1968
• Condition: Very Good

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