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.....
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.....
The Mustang. Students of California Agricultural College, 1937-1938. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 5 complete issues: 12, 12 , 20, 20, 20 pages. Color illustrated covers. Vol. 2, No. 2, October, 1937; Vol. 3, No. 1, September, 1938; Vol. 2, No. 2, October, 1938; Vol. 3, No. 3, November, 1938; Vol.....
Naval Air Station, 1972. Trade Paperback. 6 pages. Presented to Frank Yee on his retirement from Naval Air Rework Facility, 8-16-43 to 6-23-72. 5 pages of signatures of co-workers wishing Mr. Yee good health, happiness and riches.
Rafael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., n.d., ca. 1930s. First Edition. Hardcover. Board book of 8 leaves with color illustrated locomotives on front and back covers. Interior 6 leaves of brightly colored locomotives with 2 additional color illustrated leaves of 'The Saloon of the Express' and 'This is the Signal Box.....
McLoughlin Bros. (n.d. but 1930s?). Hardcover. A worldless coloring book, with designs printed in color faced with the same design, uncolored, for a child to finish. The cover is in the design of a trunk drawn with perspective, with the upper left and lower right corners of the book cut.....
Bay Area Coordinating Committee, [1966]. Ephemera. 8-1/4 by 11-1/2 inches, printed on one side. Flyer for a protest against Dow Chemical and United Aircraft. A note at the bottom: 'civil disobedience is not being planned by the sponsoring organization' Folded twice, else very good.
1886. Hardcover. 26 photographs, 2 full page (includes early view of Statue of Liberty), 16 half-page, 8 quarter page. 6.25 X 5.75 inches. Early edition, prior owner pencil date of 1886 on rear pastedown. Blue embossed covers with gold lettering and decoration. Edge and surface wear. Accordian style. Rear hinge.....
New Orleans News Co., (n.d. but ca. 1940). Trade Paperback. [32] pages. 4-3/4 by 6-3/4 inches. Promotional brochure, illustrated with colorized photographs. Includes a small map and 59 points of interest. Dated based on 'new' federal building, which was completed in 1939; no mention of the war effort, so probably.....
1873. Map.
Universe, December 1999. Hardcover. Filled with 3D surprises, this pop-up book celebrates the Big Apple with tactile pleasure, from the Empire State Building to the city's famed subway system.
June 1937. Photograph. Three vintage gelatin silver prints of the Newton Steel Strike. In June 1937, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) struck the steel plant in Monroe, Michigan, southeast of Ann Arbor, on the shores of Lake Eire. The mayor of the town deputized several hundred men as special.....
John Henry Nash, 1930. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, single sheet folded, 18.75 x 11.5 inches when folded. Printed in red and black with decorative purple border. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy. Outside is tanned and slightly scuffed. Interior is fine.
National Labor Committee for the Election of McGovern-Shriver, [1972]. Ephemera. Two versions of this anti-Richard Nixon campaign material, focusing on his labor record. 12 and 4 pages. Roughly 8-1/2 by 11 inches, printed on newsprint. One near fine; 4-page version a bit tattered at the edges.
P. A. Kemper, ca. 1900. Trade Paperback. Printed card 2.8 x 4.25 inches. Recto with brilliantly printed bleeding heart shaped as a rimmed vessel spouting flames and a cross, encircled by a wreath of thorns, bordered by red roses, golden wheat, grapes, lily-like white and green flowers and green leaves.....
H. De Marsan, 1860-61. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside songsheet, 10.25 x 6.5 inches. Four 8-line stanzas with last stanza labelled 'Moral.' 'H. De Marsan, Publisher, Songs, ballads, toy books, &c. 35 & 60 Chatham Street, New York' printed at bottom of sheet. Decorative border labelled 'The Trapper.' Below border is.....
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Illustrations by The Art Gravure & Etching Co., 1890. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 36 leaves with 18 plates in B/W. Oblong format, 92. x 6.8 inches. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Covers are soiled and stained. Stain affects title page but does not affect plates.....
1964. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 53 pages. Included in this short series of original articles are: the first Board of Supervisors and its Chairman, the historical dates connected with the formation of Orange County, and numerous interesting data on welfare, assessment, the first lease and the selection of the.....
Edgewood Publishing Co, n.d. Hardcover.
Oxford University Press, USA, April 2000. Hardcover. With more than 1,100 entries written by some 500 distinguished contributors, The Oxford Companion to American Military History is "the most comprehensive treatment of American military history ever compiled" (Parameters: U.S. Army War College Quarterly) and an "easy-to-browse, well-organized work" (The Washington Post).....
1993. Hardcover.
ca. 1900. Photograph. Photograph, oblong format, 8 x 5 inches, mounted to thick cardstock, 9.5 x 7 inches. B/W image of 10 pack animals laden with goods and 3 mounted men with barn in background. No photographer identified. On rear is B/W photograph identified below in ink as Eden Valley.....
Ca. 1925-1930. Map.