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Unread 06-18-2010, 09:49 PM   #1
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If you are referring to the large format folio 1895 New York showroom catalog with engraved drawings of the entire product line, Baer only produced 500 of them and they were sold only to original subscribers of his deluxe two volume edition on Parkers. The engravings are first rate and the book is an unusual find. The value is several times the asking price, if you can find one for sale. I am fortunate to have the entire Baer set with folio and came by it years ago.

However, if you are referring to a small 1895 inexpensive paper reproduction of the Parker line, such free upon mailing or pickup then, these are common and the price is high.

I can't tell what you have, but I can photograph what I am talking about if that is helpful.
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Unread 06-19-2010, 02:20 PM   #2
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Anybody have any information on Larry Baer? Alive or dead? I have his 2 volume set which really peaked my interest in Parkers years ago. Was he a major collector, dealer, shooter?

Just wondering.
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Bruce - This is a very long, brown, hard-bound catalog published by the Jostens Yearbook Co. in 1974 as a reproduction of an original owned by Larry Baer. There is a gilded Parker gun on the front. I picked it up on the way home from work yesterday.
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Congratulations. Not every Parker collector who is interested in owning this great volume has had the opportunity to purchase one.
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