John Henry Nash, 1936. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, single sheet, folded once, 15.5 x 10.8 inches. Printed in black on white with decorative borders. 'A Citation read by the President of the University of San Francisco, at the Seventy-Seventh Commencement Exercises, May 24, 1936. Now imprinted by John Henry Nash.....
1895. Ephemera. 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. Form letter addressed to Mayor Sutro, printed in blue ink, supporting the appointment of Samuel Foster to the newly created San Francisco Board of Election Commissioners. One corner bent, else fine. Signed by J. M. Agar of Mission St. According to the Langley directory.....
1856. Print.
ca. 1950. Ephemera. A charming original illustration, probably for Bonzo's Annual, of a pig playing the accordion while a mouse and a frog dance. Marginal production marking, else very good or better.
New York Committee to Free (Angela Davis and) All Political Prisoners, [1972]. Pamphlet. [8] pages. 8-1/4 by 10-7/8 inches. A call for support for four organizing conferences to be held around the country in December 1972 to convince the hundreds of local Angela Davis defense committees to continue working for.....
Harvard Yearbook Publications, Inc., 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. The Freshman Register of the Class of 1963. Also includes Cambridge 38: A Home for the HDC Soc Sci: Information or Inspiration? A Guide to Woman's Colleges, also Fiction, Poetry Cartoons. Maroon cloth covers with gold lettering and insignia to front cover.....
Eigenthum, n.d., ca. 1890s. Print. Handcolored engraving of Friedrichshafen, a city in Germany, on the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German). Very good copy. Colors are sharp. Slight soiling at bottom edge, does not affect engraving.
Student Mobilization Committee to End the War, 1971. Ephemera. 12-page anti-war newspaper aimed at military personnel. Folded, as issued, but generally very good.
T. O. Erickson Maps. Map.
Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce, 1938. Pamphlet. 111 pages. 3-3/4 by 8-3/4 inches. A promotional brochure jointly issued by 15 city chambers of commerce. Near fine. Second edition? There was a 1937 edition, too.
Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single yellow sheet folded, 15.4 x 11.25 inches when folded, enclosing single white sheet folded, 15 x 11 inches when folded, printed in red and black as prospectus for 'The Song of Songs' with 2 engravings by Lettice Sandford reproduced by collotype.....
Saintin, (1822). Leather. 300 pages. 3-1/4 by 5-1/4 inches. Devotional prayer book. Text in French and Latin. Title translates to Great hours of the Court, for universal use. Dedicated to Madame de La Rochefoucault. Illustrated with four engravings. Red leather with gold border decoration and spine title. All edges gilt.....
George Braziller, January 1968. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
n.d., ca. 1940s. Hardcover. Three volumes of comic gags, 2-5 lines each, organized by subject, e.g, in Volume Abs - Drug: Absent-Minded, Accident, Actor - Theater, Adam and Eve, Aeroplane, etc. 13.25 x 8 inches. Literally thousands of gags. Presumed first editions. Near fine copies in blue cloth with gilt.....
Print.
Harlequin Books, 1970-1974. Trade Paperback. Near fine copies in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Harvard Lampoon, Harvard University, 1935-1939. First Edition. Trade Paperback. All issues complete. Illustrated covers. Vol. XCVIII, No. 5, Nov. 21, 1929; Vol. CIII, No. 7, May 13. 1932; Vol. CVII, No. 6, June 7, 1934; Vol. CX, No. 2, October 10, 1935; Vol. CX, No. 5, November 21, 1935; Vol.....
Miami Herald (?), June 1989. Photograph.
Miss Burke's School, 1920. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very nice copy in blue paper covers with cloth tie. Signed by former owner on front free endpaper. 16 pages with 10 black-and-white candid photos (4.5 x 3.5 inches) pasted in. Scarce, possibly unique, item.
Ebenezer Clapp, Jr., 1853. Trade Paperback. pp. 61-120, completes Chapter VII, with Chapters VIII, IX. Copyright date of 1851 on contents page, 1853 on title page and cover. Very good copy in tan printed paper wrappers with lettering and decorations in black, sewn. Covers with mild edge and corner wear.....
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[ca. 1908]. Ephemera. A real photo postcard showing storm damage to a Hobbs & Wall building in Crescent City, California. The scene followed a freak water spout (tornado) that came ashore and damaged several buildings. Small bend in one corner. Postally unused on a CYKO blank; divided back, dating this.....
Wesleyan, January 1970. Hardcover.
(n.p.), 1896? Ephemera. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Criticizes Collis Huntington railroad operations and supoorts a proposal before the Kentucky legislature to overturn the Southern Pacific charter in the state. Reprinted from the San Francisco Call, Tuesday Morning, January 29th, 1896. One copy in OCLC, at UC Berkeley.....