D. Appleton-Century Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 284 pages. The book is a portrait of San Francisco from the 1890s up to 1906. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Book with mild edge wear. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Small chips and closed.....
Connell Bros. Co. Ltd., n.d., ca. 1930s. Ephemera. A good copy with closed tears, a bit of loss, and some moisture damage to left side.
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.....
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.....
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).
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.....
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.....
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.....
1946. Trade Paperback. Typed letter signed on American President Lines letterhead, dated January 4, 1946, addressed to Edward F. O'Day, 'My dear Ed.' Letter thanks O'Day for articles 'on my visit to Greece. I am having them copied and sent to some of my friends.' About 40 words. Letter previously.....
1967 and 1970. Trade Paperback. Two typed postcards, both on San Francisco Chronicle printed but unaddressed postcards, dated 7 Sept. 67 and 24 November 70, to Lester Anderson thanking him for sending a note and a quote. About 20 words and about 30 words. William Hogan was the literary editor.....
Taylor, Nash & Taylor. Hardcover. A very good copy; no dust jacket.
University of California, 1958. Poster. Poster, single sheet folded, 8.25 x 11 inches when folded. Printed on leaf 1 only in blue, gold and black on white. Ceremonies were held at UCLA, September 26, and at Berkeley, September 29.
Star West, 1966-70. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Leon Spiro was a San Francisco Bay Area poet, critic and translator who created the Star West Library and published The Sausalito-Belvedere Gazette, Star West and Larvae du Golden Gate. When not engaged in literary matters he was a civil engineer for the.....
City and County of San Francisco, 1864. Trade Paperback. 4 sheets, 8.4 x 14 inches, printed in black, last sheet blank. Frederick Rhoda, through his attorney, alleges that the defendants, specifically Sheriff Allen of Napa County, failed to carry out a court judgement against William Peel and James Glassford, County.....