Los Angeles Today July 1, 1921
Neuner Corporation, 1921. Pamphlet. 32 pages. 5-1/8 by 6-3/4 inches. Attractive color pamphlet sponsored by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, illustrated with many pictures of buildings. Fine.
Collectible Books
'Lumber Is a Critical Material in Our Whole War Program' [poster]
Lumber and Timber Products War Committee, [n.d. but 1942-1945]. Poster. Roughly 21.25 by 28.25 inches. Offset lithograph printed in red and blue. The poster attributes the title quote to Donald Nelson, the chairman of the War Production Board. The legend at the bottom of the poster reads, 'Give him a......
The Lyre (Lafayette College, Easton, PA.) (3 issues)
Students of Lafayette College, 1925-1936. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 3 issues: 29-32 pages. College humor magazine. Illustrated covers. Vol. XIV, No. 1, October, 1932;; Vol. XVII, No. 3, December, 1934; Vol. XVII, No. 4, January, 1936. First edition (first printing). Very good copies in illustrated wappers (paperback). Covers with edge.....
Maison Blanc / Blanc's Cafe Menu (ca. 1945)
Maison Blanc, (n.d. but 1943-1946). Ephemera. 14 by 20 inches. Menu on one side, Seattle promotional material on the other. Dated from notice of OPA price controls of April 1943 (during WWII, the federal government regulated prices to curb war profiteering). The menu offers an interesting guarantee: if a patron.....
The Man with the Scarred Face. Tubby Haig, detective. No. 63. Bull Dog Library
Geo. Newnes, Ltd., n.d., ca. 1940. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 64 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated color wrappers (paperback). Covers mildly scuffed. Pages are browning.
Many Steps Have Been Taken (Cover title)
General Hospital Development Program, Eureka, CA. Trade Paperback.
Map of Mendocino and Lake Counties California (map)
Dispatch-Democrat. Map by Kenyon Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1920. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, 21.75 x 33 inches, with map , 19.5 x 20 inches. Map printed in green, yellow, orange, pink and black on white. Mileage chart on upper right, alphabetical list of named places with map coordinates below map.....
Map Showing Voting Precincts in the Town of Holister 1928 (map Holister, San Benito County, California)
n.p., 1918. Map. Map, 18.5 x 21.75 inches. Printed in blue on light tan. First edition (first printing). Very good copy. Mild edge wear. Tanning to lower left. Excellent details.
Marshall School Photos
Seely Studio, 1940s. Photograph.
Martinelli Crescent City [CA] Wine Labels (lot of 4)
Martinelli, (n.d. but. Ephemera.
Maurice Favell, or, The Singing Lessons
General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1852. Trade Paperback. 63 pages plus 8 pages of ads of 'Beautiful Juvenile Publications of the General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union.' Previously appeared in 'Magazine for the Young,' 1843. First edition (first print, presumed). Very good in printed wrappers (paperback), sewn. Covers are.....
Megaphone 1972 Fortuna High School Yearbok
Hardcover.
Memoire Etablissant l'Injustice et l'Illegalite du Maintien de l'Universite-Laval a Montreal
n.p., 1881. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 119 pages. A brief establishing the injustice and illegality of maintaining the Universite-Laval in Montreal. Attributed to the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery. Scarce. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback), sewn. Covers are mildly soiled and there is edge and.....
Memories of Elk Post Office: Established, August 26, 1887, in the Village of Greenwood
(Greenwood Civics Club), 1987. First Edition. Pamphlet. 32 pages. 8.5 by 11 inches. A collection of anecdotes about the post office in Elk (once Greenwood), on the coast of Mendocino, California. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Mendocino County Map
T. O. Erickson Maps. Map.
Mercury (City College New York - C.C.N.Y.): Vol. 52, Number 6, March, 1931; Vol. LIII, No. 8, April, 1932; Vol. LIV, No. 1, October, 1932; Vol. LIV, No. 3, December, 1932; Vol. LIV, No. 3, December, 1933; Vol. LIV, No. 4, January, 1934; Vol. 16, No. 3, December, 1934 (6 issues)
Mercury Association, 1931-1934. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Issues complete. Color illustrated covers. First edition (first printing). Very good copies in illustrated wappers (paperback). Covers with edge and corner wear, mild scuffing and soiling.
The Messiah: Isaiah VIII 19-22 & IX 1-6 / Micah IV 3-5 / Zechariah XIV 20-21
The Cummington Press, 1947. First Edition. Ephemera. Single sheet folded to make 4 pages. Prophetic excerpts from the Old Testament, printed by Harry Duncan as a holiday greeting for Mr. and Mrs. Arno Werner. First edition (first printing). Somewhat foxed.
Midsummer Floral and Allegorical Festival B. P. O. E. Reunion, Los Angeles, Cal., 1909 (6 postcards)
Elks Lodge, No. 99, 1909. Trade Paperback. six, 6.5 x 2.75 inch, B/W real poto postcards of the parade, mounted 3 to a side, on black craft paper. Elks Lodge, No. 99, was located in downtown Los Angeles. The parade rivaled the Rose Parade and the Festival took place over.....
Migrant Workers (Sam Flint Camp II)
Miami Herald (?), January 1968. Photograph.
Millenium 1982. Columbia High School Yearbook.
Columbia High School, 1982. Hardcover.
Modern French Illustrated Books, Including Important Surrealist Work and Other Illustrated Art Books...From the Collection of Harriman Douglas (Parts I and II)
Parke-Bernet Galleries, (1951-1953). Trade Paperback. Catalogues 1285 and 1398. 404 and 731 lots. A major collection of works illustrated by Chagall, Dail, Picasso and others. Very good in wrappers (paperback). With prices noted in the margins; the original owner (Bernard Karpel, the former chief librarian of the Museum of Modern.....
Mostra storica della laguna veneta
(Stamperia di Venezia), 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 303 pages, plus ca. 150 plates, many in color. 8-1/4 by 9-1/2 inches. A collection of papers on Venetian history--a number of which are widely cited--published in conjunction with an exhibition. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback) in a......
Mount Lowe Railway. 'The Scenic Route of the World.'
Mount Lowe Railway, (n.d., ca. 1900). Ephemera. 9 by 10-1/2 inches. Two column promotional broadside for the scenic railway-funicular combination leading from Altadena, California, to the top of Mount Lowe. While many Mount Lowe Railway items are listed on OCLC, this one is not. Some staining, but generally very good.....
Mrs. America Contest: Blue Flame Cook Book
Pittsburgh Group Companies, (ca. 1955). First Edition. Hardcover. 114 pages. For a few years in the late 1950s, gas companies around the country worked together to promote gas appliances. They sponsored a Mrs. American contest, with a grand prize of a new 'all-gas' home. This cookbook collects recipes submitted by.....