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Contains 436 pages full of colour photo illustrations and information. The first sears wish book was printed in 1933, and published in 1934. Very interesting to look back at the products in our lives. That year, postage stamps cost 32 cents, and the president of brazil was fernando hernique cardoso. Each year, children would pore over its pages, dogearing corners in hopes that santa might notice and decide to leave their favorite toys under the tree. I also remember talking about it during school lunch.
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