(Toys) Saison-Neuheiten 1914. II. Nachtrag zur Spezial-Preisliste uber Mechanische, Optische und Elektrische Spielwaren und Lehrmittel [Seasonal Novelties 1914. 2nd Addendum to the Special Price List for Mechanical, Optical and Electrical Games and Teaching Aids]. Nurnberg: Gebr. Bing A.G., 1914. 4to - 11-1/4" x 8-13/16". Original pictorial stiff card wrappers with titles and illustration printed in black and white to front wrapper with a crease to upper fore corner and minor soiling, and a vertical crease and soiling to back wrapper for what is a nice, firmly bound copy of this early toy trade catalog. [2], 377-436, I-II pp.; illustrations. A fully illustrated toy trade catalog with pictures, model numbers, detailed descriptions and costs for over 250 different early 20th century toys manufactured and sold by Gebr. Bing A.G. A sampling of categories included is: model steam engines, steam locomotives, ships, aviation, fine automobiles with clockwork, railways with clockwork, plus tunnels, rails and switches, railway bridges, cranes, signals, etc., cinematographs, films (picture strips) for the cinematographs, original photographic films with Edison perforations, pictures for stereoscopes and electric railways for high current; contemporary pricing notes in pen and ink throughout, otherwise the contents of the book are very fresh and clean. The condition of the catalog is VERY GOOD. No copies located on OCLC/WorldCat, although copies from 1902 and 1909 are both located in two libraries. EXCEEDINGLY RARE; a wonderful original source of information on these early mechanical, optical and electrical toys manufactured by Gebruder Bing in Nuremberg, Germany in 1914. # 001258