We were featured in the Finder from Willamette Week!

It's obviously been far too long since I posted here, so I thought I would kick off the second half of the month with some good news regarding the business. We have recently been featured in Willamette Week's annual Finder issue, which lists WW's recommendations for local businesses. Not only did we receive a short and sweet write up, but I was shocked to see my own pretty self featured in a 2 page spread, showing our wealth of books and capturing the ambiance of the place quite well, if I do say so myself. I had completely forgotten that a very nice photographer had come in and mentioned that she was taking photos for the Finder, so when a friend mentioned that she'd seen me in the new issue I was taken aback. I had to wait until the next day to track down a copy, but when I did I was pleasantly surprised by how large and high quality the photo was. We thank WW very much, and hope that it encourages people to come visit us. For those who don't know, WW is the major free weekly paper in Portland which focuses on local news, art and culture.

Collection of Vogue Italia, 1969-79

We've recently purchased a collection of Vogue Italia, Italian Vogue, starting in 1969 and running through 1979. Most all of them are in good to Very Good condition, with some general wear, with some being fairly beat up and others being close to Fine. The pictures should give you a good idea of what we're talking about, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions about them.

Vintage/Collectible Mens and Fetish Magazines, 1920s-50s

We've recently purchased a collection of highly collectible vintage mens magazines, including some nude studies from as early as the 1920s and running through the 1940s and 50s. While we've always had Playboys and some other related materials, this is one of the first times that we've acquired a large collection of truly collectible rarer magazines of this sort. Titles include Silk Stocking Stories, Black Silk Stockings, French Art, "Dawn: Eugenics, Art, Love", as well as others. We are in the midst of pricing these magazines, and can provide other pictures if customers might be interested in seeing what else we have. There were approximately 80 such magazines included in the collection, along with some other related materials.

New acquisition of Blazers, Ducks and Beavers Sports Memorabilia

We've recently acquired some high quality programs and media guides for the Portland Trailblazers, the University of Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers. We have the early media guides from the 70s, almost all in extremely good condition and including the first years and the championship year. We also have some programs from the first couple of years, and football programs for UO and OSU which date from 1945-1985, with the majority being pre 1965. They are almost all in extremely good condition, at least Near Mint and very bright and clean. I'm including some pictures for these as well, and if you have any questions about the games we have programs for, or any other specific questions, please let us know. Thanks very much for your time.

Beautiful old versions of Dante's Inferno acquired (and sold)

*****UPDATE: BOTH OF THESE COPIES HAVE SOLD, AND WERE SOLD QUICKLY AFTER THEY WERE ACQUIRED.  We have had almost a dozen inquiries about these books in the last two weeks, after not having any for over a year.  This must mean that we've been listed somewhere new and are getting more traffic; thank you very much for looking at our website and blog but unfortunately we haven't seen any similar copies at all since we sold these two, and to be honest it appears as though the price has increased since then, to between $300-400.  Again, thanks very much for looking****

We've recently come into possession of two very old and very beautiful versions of Dante Alighieri, both of which date to the latter half of the 19th century. One was published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. There is no date stated anywhere on the book, however it is the New edition, as stated. It is 13" x 10", bound in full leather with gilt accents. It's truly a beautiful copy of a very rare book, extremely difficult to find in this condition. It is also filled with black and white plates which were drawn by Gustave Dore. I'm including pictures of the book's cover and some of the plates.

The second book is an Italian version of the same book, dating from approximately the same era. The book is in a little worse condition, with some general rubbing and so forth, although I would hazard to guess that the book is in better condition than most of the copies you'll find at this point. It dates from approximately the same era, is the same size and also contains many plates by Dore.

We think that these are both very special books to be in possession of, and are sure that there are people out there who would be interested in them. The English version is priced at $275, and the Italian is priced over $200 as well. Please ask us any questions you might have about either book at longfellowspdx@comcast.net

New Architectural and Art Magazines, along with Auction Catalogues

A very nice family in Portland has recently provided us with an extensive collection of art and architectural magazines, along with fine Sotheby's and Christie's auction catalogues. These magazines cover a variety of decades and topics, but most are from the last two decades. The catalogues deal with jewels, Asian art, furniture and others. We haven't had a chance to organize very many of the magazines at the moment, however they are a great addition to our existing stock of such magazines. I'm attaching pictures, and anyone who has questions about these magazines, please feel free to ask.

Sports Illustrated Magazines and others, pin up digests, art magazines, etc.

One of the things I've been working on as of late has been to organize our magazines, particularly our sports magazines and vintage men's magazines, including some pin up digests featuring Marilyn Monroe, Bettie Page, Jayne Mansfield and others. We also have a large number of vintage Sports Illustrateds, running from the first and second issues (which we have a number of), to approximately 2000 or 2002. I'm attempting to consolidate all of our rarer issues, along with all of the rarer periodicals we have concerning sports, fashion, the arts, men's magazines, etc. I'm attaching some photos of a couple of the issues we have which are very difficult to find. Most of them are sports magazines, but I will soon post pictures of the other magazines we have.