San Francisco in 1866 by Bret Harte: Letters to the Springfield Republican
The Book Club of Califronia: San Francisco, 1951. Hardcover. A very good copy with no dust jacket.
San Francisco Bay Area
Fortress Alcatraz: Guardian of the Golden Gate
Pacific Monograph, January 1991. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy.
A Terrible Anger: The 1934 Waterfront and General Strikes in San Francisco
Wayne State Univ Press, 1996. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). This work presents a narrative of the Pacific Coast maritime strike and the San Francisco general strikes of 1934. Using primary sources and critical commentary as well as personal recollection, Selvin.....
Jesuits by the Golden Gate: The Society of Jesus in San Francisco, 1849-1969
University of San Francisco, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 309 pages. 'This is the first attempt at a complete telling of 120 years of Jesuit history in San Francisco' based on research in Rome and elsewhere. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Offsetting to rear.....
Winged Wheel Brand (box label)
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.
In Memoriam Bret Harte, Joseph J. Mora; Art and Life
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.....
Benicia: Intended Metropolis
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. (Souvenir Menu, New Year's Eve 1908 Dinner; Menu March 5, 1912; Menu April 5, 1912 ) (3 items)
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.....
Deed for land between Henry Russ and Louisa and Frederick Wegener, both of San Francisco, 1880
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. Program for first German Screen Operetta 'Two Hearts in Waltz Time,' beginning Sunday, March 15, 1931; Program for MGM's miracle picture of 1931 'Trader Horn,' beginning Saturday Matinee April 4, 1931 (2 programs)
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 News. Vol. 1, No. 1, June, 1922
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.....
The Grangers Bank of California, San Francisco (cancelled check)
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 nothing but Hart, Schaffner & Marx (original art advertising poster)
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.....
Radio Free Radio KPOO, San Francisco (poster)
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. Russ House Block, 211 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California (folded advertising sheet)
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.....
typed letter signed
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.....
autograph letter signed
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.....
typed letter signed
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.....
typed letters signed (3 letters)
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.....
autograph letter signed, 1889
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.....
typed letter signed
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.....
typed signed postcards (2 items)
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.....
The Fall of Ug, A Masque of Fear
Taylor, Nash & Taylor. Hardcover. A very good copy; no dust jacket.
The Sausalito-Belvedere Gazette / Star West / Larvae du Golden Gate (23 issues)
Star West, 1966-70. First Edition. Ephemera. 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.....
Frederick Rhoda (plaintiff) vs. Charles H. Allen, Sheriff, et al. (defendants). Copy of Summons and Complaint. City and County of San Francisco
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.....