1950s. Novelty. 3-ring binder containing the history of the yacht Contender: built in 1905 by Geastemunde, Germany, as Armgard by Gseebeck from Stockhauser's design. Built for Prince Eric von Schaumlippe, nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm. To U.S. in 1922, renamed Poinsettia. Rebuilt in 1930 at Long Beach, renamed Contender. Rebuilt 1951.....
n.d., ca. 1975. Photograph. 4 B/W photographs, 5 x 7.1 inches. Near fine copies. With pasted label on rear 'L 'Estropie, Der Kruppel, The Cripple'. On rear stamp in blue ink 'Mrzcek'. 3 photos of young boy, 1 of young boy and man.
Cinematografia Roma, [1974]. Poster. A Mexican one-sheet poster, 27 by 37 inches, for a Mexican wrestling (lucha libre) movie. The tag line reads Entre dos fronteras; entre dos idiomas; entre dos formas de vida, which translates to Between two borders; between two languages; between two ways of life. The central.....
(n.p.), 1896? Ephemera. [3] pages; a single sheet folded in half. 'All the evils of Railroad power and tyranny are crystallized in the funding proposition pending before Congress.' A piece opposing the proposed refinancing of the Central Pacific Railroad's debt to the US government. Reprinted from the San Francisco Call.....
Diamond Palace, Ca. 1920. Ephemera. 4-1/8 by 3 inches. Two-sided promotional card (text only) for a business that called itself the most beautiful jewelry store in the world. Minor wear to corners. Generally fine.
The Disgruntled Carpetbagger. First Edition. Trade Paperback. The Disgruntled Carpetbagger, 22 pp. Fatbelly and His Front Porch (printed upside down from the rear cover page), 16 pp. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in yellow illustrated wrappers (paperback). Prior owner has written in ink on rear.....
Daniel Burgess and Spalding and Storrs, 1835. Map.
Santa Rosa High School, 1911. Pamphlet. 24 pages. 8-3/8 by 10-7/8 inches. Student magazine with stories, jokes, drawings, and sports updates. Spotting to covers, pages slightly warped, else very good.
Santa Rosa High School, 1913. Pamphlet. 32 pages. Student magazine with stories, jokes, drawings, sports updates, and ads. Near fine in wrappers (pamphlet).
Santa Rosa High School, 1913. Pamphlet. 32 pages. The school literary magazine, with an essay, a short story, a poem, jokes, and a sports update. Wrappers a bit chipped, else very good.
Santa Rosa High School, 1910. Pamphlet. 24 pages. 8-1/4 by 10-3/4 inches. Student magazine with stories, jokes, drawings, sports updates, and ads. Cover edges tanned, else very good in wrappers.
Santa Rosa High School, 1913. Pamphlet. 36 pages. Student magazine with stories, jokes, drawings, sports updates, and ads. Cover edges browning, else near fine in wrappers.
Trade Paperback. Excelsior Union High School, Norwalk, California.
El Dorado County, 1871. Ephemera. 8 by 13 inches. Partially printed document completed by hand. A document attesting to a property transfer. With a small map tipped on. Folded, else near fine.
Ellis New Method Embossing Co., 1920-22. Ephemera. Single page company bulletins folded to 8-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches showcasing embossing options for menus, greeting cards, yearbooks, announcements, letterheads and the like. Very good with some light soiling and discoloration to off-white heavy stock. Seven bulletins dated November 1920, March 1921, April.....
H. G. Nelson, (ca. 1910). Photograph. A real photo postcard of the Norwegian band at one of the Polson Logging Company camps, near Hoquiam, Washington. The men are holding a variety of instruments, including an accordion, an autoharp, a coronet, a violin or fiddle, and a euphonium. Five of the.....
Printed by A. O. P. Nicholson, 1854. Hardcover. 24, 43, 117. 4, xii, [2], 589, xv pp. Spine title: Executive Documents 1st Sess., 33r Congress, Vol. 18, PT.1 1853-54 Committee Room No. 13, Doc. No. 129, P'YT 1. Howes H-791 Very good copy in full leather covers, spine with 5-raised.....
California Society of Certified Accountants, 1939. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7 pages. Handlist for the exhibit at the Fairmont Hotel during the meeting of the American Institute of Accountants in September, 1939. Fragile. Acid paper chipping. Good only in original stapled wrappers.
1935. Trade Paperback. 13 by 9 inches. 48 leaves, with tissue interleaving. More than 200 small photographs depicting family visits around Germany in 1934-1935. All the the images are captioned in a neat hand. The album opens with four views of a Nazi rally. Other images show the Graf Zeppelin.....
Bell & Company, n.d., but 1873. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside ballad, 10.25 x 4.25 inches, 5 stanzas with chorus. Ornamental border. California Song Sheets, by G. W. Hunt. Not in Wolf. First edition (first printing). A very good copy with some edge wear.
Golden West Printing Company, 1941. Hardcover.
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.....
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.....