San Francisco: Mariposa County Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission, 1914. First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. (1) 26 pp. Illustrated from black and white period photographs, including several of Yosemite Valley. Pictorial card stock stapled wrappers. 5 1/2" x 9 1/4". Published for the Panama -Pacific Exposition. Mariposa ("Butterfly") County contains Yosemite Valley..... More
Nevada City, California: Nevada County Bank, 1916. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL fully executed Promissory Note dated July 1, 1916 by which Nevada County Bank loaned $2500 to C. W. Chapman, DDS. Signed by Dr. Chapman.The note bears 10 cancelled U. S. Internal Revenue 5 Cent Stamps, Series of..... More
Dansville, NY: Sandford Card Company, 1918. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL 1918 Calendar affixed to a small card bearing the symbol of the ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR and the phrase: "Time wasted is existence; used, is Life.". The calendar contains all 12 months of 1918 on separate leaves..... More
Los Angeles: Samuel Goldwyn, 1921. First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. This is an ORIGINAL booklet entnitled "CALIFORNIA THEATRE WEEKLY MAGAZINE & PROGRAM", published for the week of January 9, 1921. Illustrated including advertisements. Gold stapled pictorial wrappers. 16 pages. California Theatre was located at "Main at 8th" (810 South Main..... More
Oakland: E. K. Wood Lumber Company, 1924. First Edition. Original wraps. This is an ORIGINAL Trade Catalog of stock wooden patterns entitled "East Bay Standard Moulding Catalogue" published in january 1924 by E. K. Wood Lumber Company of Oakalnd, Califonia. Illustrated with diagrams of "Stock Patterns" of moldings, siding, ceilings..... More
Chicago: Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Railway, 1926. This is an ORIGINAL folding brochure entitled "Stop Off and Visit Grand Canyon National Park", published by the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe Railway ("All The Way") in 1926. Illustrated from period black and white photographs and a map of the Grand..... More
Chicago: Northern Pacific Railroad, 1928. First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. This is an ORIGINAL1928 booklet "YELLOWSTONE" published by the Northern Pacific Railroad. Profusely illustrated from period black and white photographs, drawings and maps. including a double page center page map of Yellowsstone National Park. Stapled illustrated wrappers with an embossed photograph..... More
New York: C. S. Hammond & Co., 1938. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL WWII folded map showing the Dismemberment of Czechoslovakia after the four-power Munich Conference of Septemer 30, 1938 ("Peace for our time"), and the German-Italian Arbitration Award of November 3, 1938, and the absorption of Austria by..... More
San Francisco: Spring Valley Compsany, Ltd., 1948. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL Report to the Shareholders of the Spring Valley Company Ltd., San Francisco, California, for the year ended December 31, 1948. 5 pages. Stapled wrappers. 6" x 9 1/4". Additionally included in the lot are (1) Mailing envelope..... More
Circa 1900. These are two (2) ORIGINAL calling cards, held together by a white hand-tied ribbon, uniquely and wonderfully announcing that "Miss Lillie Livingston" has married and become "Mrs. E. W. Sichel". Heavy cream card stock. The joined cards together measure 3 1/2" x 4 1/4". They were found among..... More
San Francisco: M/M Theodore Max "Ted" Lilienthal, Circa 1950. First Edtion. This is an ORIGINAL seasons greetings print from Theodore Max "Ted" and Frances Baruch "Fran" Lilienthal, circa 1950, printed by The Grabhorn Press of San Francisco. The print unfolds to reveal a large Japanese giesha figure, with the caption..... More
Chicago: Richfield Oil Corporation, 1940. First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. This is an ORIGINAL 1940 Richfield Oil Corporation booklet containing maps of the Western United States. The maps are: (1) United States, (2) California, (3) Washington, (4) Oregon, (5) Arizona, (6) Idano, (7) Nevada, (8) San Francisco Bay Area, (9) Metropolitan..... More
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Circa 1935. Illustrated Stapled Wrappers. This is an ORIGINAL vintage LOS ANGELES COUNTY (California) promotional brochure. Printed in Los Angeles by George Rice & Sons. Unpaginated (20pp). Illustrated stapled wrappers. 4" x 9" (folded); 8" x 9" (opened). Cover full color art by..... More
Youngstown, Ohio: The Whiteside Dental Mfg. Co., 1904. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. This is a Dental Trade Catalogue entitled "A Treatise on Crown and Bridge Work", 1904, published by The Whiteside Dental Manufacturing Company, of Youngstown, Ohio. Stapled wrappers. 18 pqges. 4 1/2" x 5 3/4". Illustratedfrom drawings of dental..... More
Philadelphia: E. de Trey & Sons, 1898. First Edition. This is a dental Trade Catalog for Dr. E. de Trey's "Solila" brand Gold and Instruments. 1898. Illustrated from drawings of "Pluggers" dental instruments for application of the gold. Illustrated stapled wrappers with some gilt lettering and decorations. 6 pages. 5..... More
Oakland: Alameda County Board of Supervisors, 1915. First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. This is an ORIGINAL booklet entitled "Alameda County California. Farms, Orchards, Vineyards, Truck Gardens, Chicken Ranches, Dairies, Stock Ranges Pay Well Here". Profusely illustrated from black and white photographs. Illustrated stapled card stock wrappers. Unpaginated, but 52 pages. A...... More
San Francisco: California Development Board, 1913. First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. 64 pp. Illustrated primarily from vintage B/W photographs. Index. Illustrated stapled wrappers. 7" x 10". In addition to its usual reporting and promotion functions, this brochure highlights the upcoming Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 (February 20 to December 4, 1915)..... More
Nevada City, California: Legg & Shaw, Circa 1885. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL bill showing purchases made by Chester W. Chapman, DDS, from Legg & Shaw of Main Street, Nevada City, California, during the months of July and August, Circa 1885. Single sheet. 8 1/2" x 14". Printed billhead..... More
Hollywood: United Artists, 1953. First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. This is an ORIGINAL pressbook for the 1953 United Artists film, "BEAT THE DEVIL", starring Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollabridgida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown and Ivor Bernard. Directed by John Huston. Screenplay by John Huston and Truman Capote..... More
Oneida, New York: The Burt Olney Canning Company, 1905. Illustrated stapled wrappers. 31 (1) pp. Illustrated primarily from photographs of table settings with meals from recipes. Frontispiece showing the Olney factory in Oneida, NY. Brown illustrated stapled wrappers. 5" x 7". This is an ORIGINAL booklet of recipes featuring foods..... More
Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Company, CA. 1916. First Edition. Original wraps. 129 pp. Number 18. Original tan wrappers. 6 3/4" x 10 3/4". 636 descriptions of items offered by Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach. Many amazing treasures of literature at period prices. As explained in a first note, many of the..... More
Palo Alto: Stanford University Students. 1899. First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. 12 pages text; 12 pages advertisements. Illustrated buff stapled wrappers. 6 3/4" x 10". The Stanford Sequoia was a literary magazine published by Stanford students every Friday of the college year. Articles in this issue include a memoir of early..... More
Palo Alto: Stanford University Students, 1901. First Edition. 23 pages text; 15 pages advertisements. Gray stapled illustrated wrappers. 7" x 10 1/4". The Stanford Sequoia was a literary magazine published by Stanford students every Friday of the college year. Articles in this issue include "The New Post Office" by Ruth..... More
Stockton, California: Stockton Chamber of Commerce, Circa 1925 (N.D.). First Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. Unpaginated (10). Illustrated from B/W photographs. 5 maps. Cover art of Port of Stockton, including biplane, by Ralph Yardley. Stapled illustrated wrappers. 4" x 9" folded; 8" x 9" unfolded. Nicely produced Chamber of Commerce brochure extolling..... More
