258: Johnson-Smith Co. Four Johnson-Smith catalogs

Johnson-Smith Co. Group of four Johnson-Smith catalogs. Each in publisher's wraps, heavily illustrated, and 8vo. One being an early (ca. 1920) issue, from the company's first location in Chicago, the other three dated 1938, 1939 and 1942, and issued from Detroit. All in fair condition, with wear and chips, as expected. With: A 1966 Detroit Free Press feature article on the company, best known as a purveyor of curiosities and novelties that made, "boys of nine and 10 check the mailbox twice a day for periods of a month or longer."