Gorf: The World Premier of a Dada Musical Melodrama
The Magic Theater, 1977. First Edition. Poster. Poster 20 x 14 inches. Play directed by John Lion. Presented at the Firehouse Theater in 1974. First edition (first printing). A fine copy.
Prints & Artwork
Nature Poem (Broadside)
Unicorn Press, 1967. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, 18.25 x 13 inches. Printed on the occasion of a reading at Unicorn Book Shop. Engraving by Janeen Vanden Berg. Limited to 200 copies. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy printed on brown background in black ink with engraving printed in.....
The Mysterious Giant of Barletta (poster)
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. Poster. Poster, 19 x 18 inches. Signed by the author/illustrator next to his name with drawn 'heart' 'Tomie '93.' Very good poster, previously folded twice. Mild edge wear and margin soiling.
Morir de Pie (movie poster)
Cinematographia Latino Amereico, n.d., 1957. Poster. The film is a Mexican romantic melodrama (a woman gives herself to her boyfriend, but is forced to marry an army officer!) starring Victor Parra, Silvia Derbez, Jaime Fernandez, Tito Novaro, Guillermo Cramer, Julio Villarreal, and Manuel Donde. It appears this movie was never.....
Arriba las Manos Texano (movie poster)
Productora Filmica Mexico, n.d., 1969. Poster. This movie tracks the journey of two men, Erick and a stranger known simply as The Texan, who meet under the most unusual circumstances and discover they both have a passion for truth and justice. Their paths cross when The Texan rescues Erick from.....
Una Horca el Texano (movie poster)
Productora Filmica Mexico, n.d., 1969. Poster. Poster, 94 x 69 cm. Movie starring Rodolfo de Ande, Ofelia Montesco, Eric del Castillo, David Silva and Rosa Ma. Gallardo First edition (first printing). Poster has been folded in eigths and previously edges tacked. Thare are edge chips and 1 x 1 inch.....
Redwoods-to-the-Sea: A Comprehensive Regional Conservation Plan (map)
The Redwoods-to-the-Sea Citizens' Committee, n.d. 1967. First Edition. Poster. Single sheet, 38 x 22.25 inches, printed in color: side 1. National Redwood Park & Seashore, the northern unit of Redwoods-to-the Sea; side 2: coastline map San Francisco to Oregon border, Redwoods-to-the-Sea: A Comprehensive Regional Conservation Plan. These maps illustrate the.....
Wanted by the FBI Interstate Flight - Assault with Intent to Commit Murder Leroy Eldridge Cleaver
FBI, 1968. First Edition. Ephemera. Wanted Flyer 447, issued December 13, 1968, 3 days following a Federal warrant issued on December 10, 1968, at San Francisco, California, charging Cleaver with unlawful interstate flight to avoid confinement after conviction for assault with intent to commit murder. Photo-printed poster with 4 images.....
Looking For Michael McClure at the Corner of Haight and Ashbury.
Portents, 1967. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, 13.75 x 13 inches, folded once in middle to create 4 pages. Portents #8. Limited to 300 copies. Photo montage by Dorothy Hawley. First edition (first printing). A fine copy.
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.....
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
[J. J. Audubon], [1880-1884]. First Edition. Print. Modern name Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris. Native to the northeastern United States. Original handcolored lithograph (plate 490) from the first royal octavo edition of John James Audubon’s The Birds of America. (New York, 1840-44). Printed and colored by J. T. Bowen. 'This species.....
1905 Chromolithograph - Zuni Indians
Government Printing Office, 1905. Print. 7-3/4 by 11-3/4 inches. Original print removed from The Zuni Indians, Twenty-third annual report, Bureau of American Ethnology.
1905 Chromolithograph - Zuni Indians
Government Printing Office, 1905. Print. 7-3/4 by 11-3/4 inches. Original print removed from The Zuni Indians, Twenty-third annual report, Bureau of American Ethnology.
1905 Chromolithograph - Zuni Indians
Government Printing Office, 1905. Print. 7-3/4 by 11-3/4 inches. Original print removed from The Zuni Indians, Twenty-third annual report, Bureau of American Ethnology. Very good.
Flower Chromolithograph
White, Stokes & Allen, 1884. Trade Paperback. From Easter Bells.
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Rosa stylosa [Short-styled field rose]
Chez P. Dufard, Libraire, [1818-1822]. Print. Matted to 6 by 8 inches. Stipple engraving. highlighted with handcoloring. The short-styled field rose is native to the British Isles. *** This original engraving is from the octavo edition of Redoute's classic work, Les roses. Les roses, based on the flowers in Malmaison.....
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Rosa Pimpinelli / Rosier Pimprenelle [Octavo]
Ca. 1825. Print. Handcolored stipple engraving from one of the early octavo editions of Redoute's rose books. Signed in the plate P. J. R. Original 1820s print. A bit of foxing to paper; rose may be slightly faded. Generally very good. Matted. Visible area, 5-3/4 by 8 inches.
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A soft rain is falling... [first line]
Black Oak Books, 1994. Broadside. Roughly 6 by 12 inches. Broadside excerpt from In the Time of Butterflies; printed in two colors. Designed and printed by the Okeanos Press. Fine.
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[Javanese Court Dress Handcolored Lithograph] Javaan in Hofkleeding
1843. Print. 6-1/2 by 9-1/2 inches. Original 1843 handcolored lithograph from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de touts les peuples du Monde.' This image shows a man from Java in royal court dress, with two blade weapons. Near fine. Minor foxing. Archivally matted (but easily removed). This image heightened with gum.....
Tyrolean of the Ziller Valley (Handcolored Lithograph) Tijroler Uit Het Ziller-Dal
1843. Print. 6-1/2 by 9-1/2 inches. Original 1843 handcolored lithograph from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de touts les peuples du Monde.' Near fine. Minor foxing. Archivally matted (but easily removed). This image heightened with gum arabic.
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[Soldier from Vietnam, Handcolored Lithograph, 1843] Soldaat van het Anamsche staande leger
1843. Print. 6-1/2 by 9-1/2 inches. Original 1843 handcolored lithograph from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de touts les peuples du Monde.' Near fine. Minor foxing. Archivally matted (but easily removed). This image heightened with gum arabic.
Fossil Plates (21)
1856. Print.
Vintage Print
Print.
A Christmas Carol: Red Lion Square Dec. 22, 1855
Harper, 1855. Print. Original color wooblock illustration on a single sheet from the Harper magazine. The general wear to page. A very good copy in mylar sleeve.
The Sacred Well of Chichen Itza
San Francisco State College, 1971. Poster. Three-color silkscreen poster, 20 by 26 inches, promoting an exhibition of the art of ancient Mexico during the Sixth Annual Raza/Hispanidad Festival. Signed in pencil by Garcia below the central image. Rupert Garcia Print and Posters, 1967-1990, catalogue raisonne no. 34. Edition of approximately.....