[Cincinnati, OH]: [the Railway], 1878. Promotional brochure for the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, printed on salmon colored paper. 16 x 43 cm., folded to 16 x 9 cm. Short separation along one fold repaired with cello tape, faint oval stamp of an Ohio land and emigration agent across two of..... More
Lake Andes, S.D. E. Frank Peterson, Publisher of the Illustrated Historical Atlas of South Dakota. Huronite Printing Co., Huron, S.D., 1906. Map, 40 x 47 cm., on a 43 x 56 cm. sheet. State, counties, and Indian reservations outlined in red; railway lines shown. Text in margins printed in red..... More
Harwood, TX: Harwood Community Association, nd [ca.1993]. Comb-bound glossy white paper wrappers. 22 cm. (6), 313 pp. A collection of local recipes printed for the benefit of the Harwood Community Center. A very good copy. More
(Santa Cruz, CA: Santa Cruz Sentinel Print), nd [1915, from OCLC]. First edition. Narrow 8vo. (9) pp. Illustrated from photographs. Chamber of Commerce-style promotional for the county. Apparently not in Rocq. OCLC located two copies (California - Berkeley; California - Davis). Very good. Original illustrated cream wrappers (a little discolored)..... More
(Little Rock, AR: Executive Dept.), nd [ca. 1920]. Viewbook and promotional. Oblong 8vo folded to narrow 12mo. (8) pp. 31 captioned views, primarily of the resort's buildings, including bath houses, private residences, businesses, etc., but including some outdoor activities (e.g., golf); double-page color panorama of the resort. OCLC locates five..... More
Salt Lake City [UT]: Press of Harper Brothers, nd [ca.1902]. Printed paper wrappers, stapled, illustration of the Knutsford Hotel on rear wrapper. 8 x 8 cm., 31 pp., including 18 views of the City Hall, Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, the Lion House, the Salt Air Pavilion, etc. Cover title: "Salt..... More
Colorado Springs, Colo. Gazette Print ( Ricker & Murphy, Del., 162 and 164 S. Clark St., Chicago, Ill.), 1888. The third of three broadsides, depicting views from the Colorado Springs area, issued with the January 1, 1888, issue of the Colorado Springs Gazette. Illustrated newspaper supplement broadside, 35 3/4 x...... More
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Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, docketted on verso. 31 x 37 cm. Old fold lines, some small holes along folds, some fading to ink, two blind stamped seals in the lower margin, overall toning to paper. Text enclosed in a decorative border. The heirs of James Cole were granted..... More
New York: January 1, 1872. Black lettered stiff rust-colored paperwraps. Cover title: "The International Railroad Co. (of Texas) Prospectus, Charter, Mortgage Deed. &c. &c." 24 cm. 43 pp. Folding map tipped in at front: "Map Showing the Line of the International Railroad of Texas." [Washington, DC: G.W. & C.B. Colton..... More
Prescott, (Arizona Territory): Office of the Arizona Miner. Official Paper of The Territory, 1867. First edition for this session. 8vo. 267, (2) pp. Cf. Streeter sale 508 for the journals of the first assembly, 1865. OCLC locates three copies catalogued separately, but a number of other institutions show a copy..... More
Milwaukee: Riverside Printing Co., nd (ca.1880). Buff paperwraps, stitched. 19cm. (16)pp. A promotional pamphlet encouraging settlement in the Dakota Territory. Though undated, rate charts for rail travel from Chicago and Milwaukee include mention of stations to be opened in early 1881. Advice to the potential settler is given by W.E...... More
Atoka, I.T. Indian Citizen Print, 1891. 8vo. ii, 53pp. (in English); ii, 60pp. (in Choctaw); pp.61-2 (in English, copy of Bill LXIV, mistakenly omitted in the collation and inserted at the end). Gilt stamped black cloth; blind-stamped rules around edges of boards. A bit of fraying to tail of spine..... More
NP: np, nd (ca.1925). Single sheet, 23 x 42 cm., folded into four panels. Title and three panels of text on one side, map printed in red & black of "The Black Hills Region, South Dakota's Playground," on the verso. Advertisements along the border of the map, and at the..... More
Orinda, CA: (Printed at the Press of the Golden Key for the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs), 1990. 4to. (5) pp. An original leaf mounted as frontispiece. Original silver-stamped illustrated tan wrappers (some soiling to rear wrapper). Very good. First edition, 1/150 copies. More
Washington, DC: Printed by J.T. Towers, nd [ca.1852?]. Single sheet, folded in eighths. 24 cm. 15 (1 blank) pp. Text printed in double columns. Scattered foxing, shallow chipping along outer page margins, a few small holes at fold lines in final two leaves and one tear across the last leaf..... More
New York [NY]: Dick's Pub. House, 12 E. Union Square, nd [ca.1893]. Black lettered salmon colored paperwraps, with a portrait illustration of Lone Star Harry on the front wrapper. 17 cm. [16] pp., printed on poor quality paper. A brief history of Lone Star Harry's life and reminiscences as a...... More
Long Beach, CA: Chamber of Commerce; printed by Green's Inc, n.d. [early 1940's]. Promotional pamphlet, measuring 23 x 20 cm., folded to 23 x 10 cm.; [20] pp. Map and black & white photo illustrations. A very good copy. One listing found on OCLC: UC San Diego. More
Los Angeles, CA: Security Trust & Savings Bank, (1922). Map, 71 x 55 cm., printed in red and black, folded to 18 x 10 cm. A map of the city of Los Angeles, including a street index, and a "Key to Boulevard Outlets and Best Connecting Streets," printed on one..... More
Los Angeles: Clason Map Co., 1927. Map, 43 x 71 cm., folded to 22 x 9 cm. Small illustration of the First National Trust & Savings Bank of Pasadena on outer panel. Map of Los Angeles District, with the "First National Bank of Pasadena" printed in red across the map..... More
San Francisco, Cal. Published by Britton & Rey, nd [ca. 1852]. 23.5 x 28.5 cm. sheet, map 21 x 26 cm., printed on thin blue-grey paper. Vignette of building at lower right, captioned: "Page Bacon & Co. / Adams & Co." Yerba Buena Cemetery and 'Addition of Mission' are shown..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: The Kenyon Company, Map Makers, 1912. Broadside map, 18 x 19 1/2 inches, the counties with coloring in various shades of green, yellow, purple, orange, and pink. An inset of the state's panhandle appears in the lower left corner of the map; railroad lines are shown in..... More
Philadelphia: A. Finley, n.d. [1825]. Part of Finley's series of "New and Correct Pocket Maps, for Travellers." Folding, hand-colored map, measuring 43 x 54 cm., engraved by J.H. Young, folded into original roan boards, gilt-stamped "U. States" on upper cover (rubbed, some erosion to spine and corners); statistical tables in..... More
(McAllen, TX: McAllen Chamber of Commerce, 1930). Promotional. Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. (11) pp. [printed doubled column]. Illustrated with views of the city, private residences, public and commercial businesses, etc. Includes information on the larger McAllen-Rio Grande Valley area, covering commercial possibilities and outdoor recreation activities. OCLC locates..... More
Senate Mis. Doc. No. 48, 36th Congress, 1st Session, 1860. First edition. 8vo. 50 pp. Disbound pamphlet. More
Houston, TX: Passenger Dept., Sunset Route, nd [ca. 1910]. Oblong folio. Eight full-page color plates of a Texas mission or its remains, with descriptive text on the facing page. OCLC locates eight copies (Southwest Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, Baylor, El Paso Public, Houston Public, Trinity, Texas-Austin, Oblate School of Theology)..... More
