California Theatre, ca. 1878. Poster. Advertising poster, 3.75 x 11 inches. Verso with ad for Joe Poheim, The Tailor, San Francisco, 203 Montgomery and 7245 Market Sts. The California Theatre was built by William Ralston in 1869 and was the grandest theatre in San Francisco. Very good copy, previously folded.....
University of Caliofrnia, Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Project, 1969. Hardcover. 268 typed pages (includin 4 pages of B/W photographs). Herman 'Jim' Whitaker, Elsie's father, was a friend to Jack London. Her husband, Xavier Martinez, was an artist and friend to George Sterling. Through them and her own personality, Elsie.....
1866. Trade Paperback. 1. 4 sheets of lined paper, 8 x 12.4 inches, trifolded, with expenses listed only on first sheet. Expenses enumerated, beginning March 18, last entry October 29, toal $430.86, including 3 trips to Monterey. 2. Single lined sheet, folded once, 8.5 x 14 inches, when folded, then.....
A. M. Robertson, 1920. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, oblong format, folded to create 4 leaves, 6.74 x 9.5 inches when folded. Printed in black on tan with title and decorative vignette on front, poem by Sterling on leaf 2, tipped-in reproduction of dedicated bronze on leaf 3, publisher on leaf.....
Herbert's Bachelor Hotel, 1912. Photograph. B/W real photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Herbert's Hotel still stands at 161 Powell St. Very good condition.
Native Sons of the Golden West, 1958. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 19 pages. B/W photographic illustration of Historic State Capital Building. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in illustrated blue wrappers (paperback).
Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Co., 1908, 1912. Trade Paperback. 3 Menus: 1908, 1 sheet folded to create 4 leaves, 7.15 x 11.15 inc hes when folded, printed in yellow and black on pink dog in central medallion on cover; program fro evening on leaf 2, menu on leaf 3; owners.....
Tait's. Printed by Press of Upton Bros. & Delzelle, 1903. Poster. Poster, 6.5 x 11.2 inches. Printed in green on white. Recto with dinner menu options with prices, verso with ''Tait's Suggestive Dinner' and 'At the Theatres' listing of current offerings. Tait's was at 168 O'Farrell St, opposite the Orpheum.....
Jarboe & Harrison, Attorneys at Law, 1880. Trade Paperback. Single large sheet folded to create 4 leaves, 10.5 x 16 inches, when folded. Printed on leaf one and four. Leaf one with details. Trifolded to show the principals and dates of recording, September 15, 1880. Very good copy. The lot.....
Erlanger's Columbia Theatre, 1931. Trade Paperback. Each program 32 pages. Erlanger's Columbia Theatre was located at O'Farrell near Powell in San Francisco. Near fine copies in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Rockwell, Coye & Co., n.d., ca. 1872. Poster. Poster, oblong format, 4.6 x 6.4 inches, printed in black on yellow. Rockwell, Coye & Co. were located at 37 and 39 Battery, San Francisco. Very good copy.
Horace Mann Junior High School, 19232. Trade Paperback. 4 pages. Newsprint. Lists 'Pupils Entitled to Certificates from SB to Enter Low 1' on page 1. List of Pioneer Low 1 Class members on page 2. First issue of the newspaper. Very good copy. Newspaper is browned. Edge and corner wear.....
Mission High School, 1923. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to creat 4 leaves, 4.5 x 6.4 inches when folded. Program on inner leaves. Student graduates listed on rear. Very good copy, mildly soiled.
Grangers Bank of California, 1891-2. Ephemera. Cancelled check with engraved vignette on left. Check printed by Britton & Rey, Lith., S. F. Check is stamped 'paid' and has a closed tear in center.
City of Paris, n.d, ca. 1940s. Art - Original. Screenprint poster, 21 x 27 inches, on cardboard, printed in black, orange and blue of gentleman in blue suit holding hat and cane behind his back on left and titles on right. City of Paris was one of San Francisco's premier.....
KPOO Radio, n.d., ca. 1970s. Poster. Poster, 17 x 21.75 inches, printed in black and white. KPOO, a commercial radio station, was conceived by and named by Meyer Gottesman in the early 1970s. Currently owned by Poor People's Radio. Very good copy with mild edge wear anmd small, 1/2 inch.....
Jos. Figel, n.d., ca. 1900. Ephemera. Single sheet, 11 x 12 inches, designed to be folded. Recto with details of the business, present in San Francisco since 1850, with 'Figel's System of Self-Measurement' for boys and men. Verso with 13 B/W illustrated vignettes of available styles and clothes for boys.....
Hotel St. Francis, n.d., ca. 1926. Poster. Advertisement, 3.5 x 7 inches, printed in black on white. 'Seventeenth week. Tuesday Evening, February 5th., Wednesday Afternoon, February 6th. The Dryad. A Fantasy by George Sterling. First performance on any stage...All plays produced under the direction of Mr. Maitland.' Other performances: 'The.....
1951. Ephemera. Typed letter signed, dated July 10, 1951. Addressed to 'Dear Eddie' (Edward F. O'Day). Letter discusses a manuscript by Josselyn about Carmel (California) Village between 1900 to 1938 that he has completed and submitted to various publishers without success. Stanford University Press is currently considering the manuscript and.....
The Family, n.d., ca. 1950. Ephemera. Autograph signed letter, undated, addressed 'Ed' (Edward F. O'Day. On letterhead of 'The Family'. Letter from 'Tim' thanks O'Day for loaning him an item and requesting O'Day to try to find another one for him personally. About 40 words. 'The Family' is a private.....
1904. Ephemera. Autograph letter signed on letterhead of Julian H. Biddle, Attorney & Counsellor at Law San Jose, Cal., dated Dec. 19th, 1904. Addressed 'Dear Mama.' Letter discusses work being done on property and individuals known to both and a pending case against Wm. Bowden arising in the Henry Walker.....
1940. Ephemera. Typed letter signed. Letterhead of Golden Gate International Exposition. A Pageant of the Pacific, Treasure Island, San Francisco. Dated September 19, 1940. Addressed to Edward O'Day. Letter thanks O'Day for the luncheon program at which he presided honoring California'a distinguished women. Helen Cameron was 'Chairman of the Woman's.....
1921. Ephemera. Two typed letters signed, both from L. W. Harris to Edward F. O'Day, both on letterhead of Ames Harris Neville Co. 1. 3 pages, dated June 21, 1921. Letter is a critical appraisal and suggestions about a piece that O'Day has written for a 'Night of Appreciation,' which.....
1889. Ephemera. Autograph letter signed , dated August 28, 1889, from Searsville, (California). Addressed 'Dear Billy.' Letter discusses an insect powder, from pyrethrum, manufactured in Merced, to kill fleas, and asks if Billy intends to become a distributor. Letter continues with discussion of mutual friends, family members, and activities. About.....
1942. Ephemera. Autograph letter signed, on Bohemian Club, San Francisco letterhead, dated July 1, 1942, addressed 'Dear Eddie.' Letter thanks O'Day for an article 'in this morning's Recorder' that 'was worth more to Hastings College than all the tea in China.' The article countered the idea the Hastings College and.....