Collectible Books
Space Window: Man in Space and Space in Art
Bell Gallery, Brown University, 1977. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, approximately 100 pages. Numerous B/W illustrations. Catalogue for an exhibition at Bell Gallery September 14 to October 8, 1977. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated black wrappers (paperback). The card pasted to front cover has a 1x 1.....
St. Louis View Book
(n. p.), (ca. 1900). First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong format: 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 32 unnumbered leaves of photographic city views. World Cat. lists 1 copy. Presumed first edition. Good only copy in blue illustrated cloth, spotty fading of color to covers. 3 1/2' x 1/2' portion of front cover missing.....
The Statement of the New York Eight
The New York Eight, [1969]. Ephemera. Single sheet, 8.5 x 11 inches, printed in black on white. Statement on front - the eight in two different actions disrupted two Selective Service offices in New York. They 'call upon men of good will to denounce the Selective Service System, national racism.....
[Stereoview] Suspension Bridge, Niagara
(n.p.), (n.d. but 1880s). Photograph. 7 by 3-1/2 inches. Curved top stereoview images, printed on a single sheet of photographic paper. Very good or better condition. Right image with lower contrast than left. Oranage mount; no photographer identified.
Tehama County Map
T. O. Erickson Maps. Map.
The Ten Commandments of a Good Sport
(n.p.), (n.d. but probably ca. 1920). Ephemera. Frameable print in two colors; 7 by 10 inches. Near fine with a touch of wear to corners, and browning to verso.
Ten Pound Light
The Church Press, 1975. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 20 pges. Limited to 1000 copies. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: 'Ten cents a pound! Phil, the poet's poet in ten ____! Love, Vincent May 14, 1977.' First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).....
Thai Temple Rubbing
n.d. [Mid Twentieth Century]. First Edition. Broadside. A single sheet, 14-3/4 by 24 inches. A rubbing of a single figure playing an instrument, done in what appears to be grease on rice paper. Near fine with a small crescent crease to top edge, and very light creasing elsewhere not affecting.....
Thomas Fox Political Machine Boss. Affadavits and Documents Relating to His Political History Filed with Senators and the Post Office Department. Letters and Telegrams Relating to His Fitness to Receive a Federal Appointment
n.p., [1913]. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 48 pages. Thomas Fox was a prominent Democratic politician in California. Woodrow Wilson nominated him for the position of state Postmaster in 1913. The nomination drew many objections, some printed here, characterizing Fox as a 'corporate tool' of and 'head of the Southern Pacific'.....
Three California Schoolhouse Maps with Oak Map Case: Lentell's Map of California, 1894 / Denny's Official Map of the County of Humboldt California, 1911 / J. N. Lentell Map of Eureka Humboldt County, Cal., 1904
1894 - 1911. Map. Oak map case, 70 by 10-1/4 by 4-1/2 inches. Case mounts to the wall; hinged door opens to hang down and reveal 3 maps on tin rollers. A fourth roller is empty. *** Map 1: Lentell's New Railroad, Township & Educational Map of the State of.....
Three Photographs of Gold Mining on the Rogue River, Grants Pass, Oregon
1910. Photograph. Three photographs (one duplicate) laid down on canvas (as issued?). Roughly 9-1/4 by 7-1/4 inches. The two views are taken from opposite sides of a small inlet. The mining operation consists of a water-powered conveyor leading to two spinning drums. Water is pumped out of the drum enclosures.....
Titian Prince of Painters/With Supplement (32116162)
Natl Gallery of Art, June 1990. Hardcover.
Two Chefs [Original illustration]
1950. Ephemera. 10 by 7-1/2 inches. Guache on paper. An original spot illustration used in Bonzo's 1950 Annual, an illustrated collection of stories published each year for decades in England. Some soiling; production markings in margins. Very god.
U.S.S. Arizona Amos and Andy Script
[n.d. but 1928-1941]. Ephemera. A single sheet of ribbon-copy typescript on U.S.S. Arizona letterhead. It is not known to this cataloguer if this is simply a transcript of an Amos 'n' Andy sketch heard on the radio or if it was written by a member of the Arizona crew. That.....
University of Pacific (ephemera): Pacific Pharos, Vol. 2, No. 8, November 2, 1887; Thirty-fourth Anniversary of the Archanian Literary Society, 1888 (program); Joint Literary Entertainment Rhizomian Archanian Literary Societies, 1888 (program); Class Day, College Park, 1889 (program); Commencement Week, May 19 to 23, 1889 (program) (5 items)
University of the Pacific, 1887-89. Hardcover. All items are in very good to near fine condition. Commencement Week program is tanned on front.
Valentine & Julia, Written by Chas. A. Clark for Valentine L*** of Duryee's Zouaves - Air : Jeanette and Jennet (broadside songsheet)
H. De Marsan, 1861-63. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside songsheet, 10 x 6.5 inches. Three 9-line stanzas. 'H. De Marsan _____, Songs Toy Books &c., 54 Chatham, NY' printed at bottom. Decorative border with 'kissing cupids.' Cf. Edwin Wolf, American Song Sheets, border G. De Marsan operated at 54 Chatham St......
Versteigerungs-Katalog No. 63: Sammlung von Gold- und Silbermunzen und Medaillen mit vieten Seltenheiten auf allen Gebieten. 13 Tafeln Abbildungen
Sally Rosenberg, 1928. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 68 pages with 13 pages of plates in B/W. 990 items offered for sale. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Tanning and edge wear to covers.
Victorian Fashion Prints
Print.
Victory Parade Postcards
ARA (American Relief Administration), 1919. Ephemera. A group of five postcards showing the victory parade in New York City following the end of the First World War. The cards, apparently part of a series issued by the ARA, are numbered V-1 to V-5 (total number in series not known to.....
Views and Legends of Monterey and Surroundings.
The Murdock Press, 1907. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8-1/2 by 6 inches (oblong). 40 pages. Reproduces black-and-white photographs of the region, with captions. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
The Village-Born Beauty (broadside songsheet)
H, De Marsan, 1864-77. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside songsheet, 10 x 6.4 inches. Five 8-line stanzas. 'H. De Marsan, Dealer in Songs, Toy Books &c., 60 Chatham, NY' printed at bottom of sheet. Decorative border with lute player. De Marsan operated at this address from 1864 to 1877. First edition.....
Vintage Mexican Restaurant Menus
Trade Paperback. These ca. 1960 small-format take-out menus are from the Taco House of Dallas, El Cholo Restaurant in Los Angeles, and La Villa Taxco in Los Angeles.
Vintage Print
Print.
Walrus of Kodiak Cabinet Card Photograph
Photograph.