(Racine, WI?): The company, nd [ca. 1900]. Broadside, 11 x 8 1/2 in. Chromolithograph. Never folded, a very good copy. Lists ten reasons to buy a Mitchell, which is illustrated in red, green, yellow, and black in the top third of the sheet. The design provides space at the lower..... More
[San Francisco, CA]: A.B. Seeley, 188[7?]. Small trade card, measuring 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 cm. Printed advertisement on one side, with an illustration in green of a long awning extending from a building to the sidewalk; chromolithograph illustration on verso of two male cats preparing to fight over a...... More
Boston, (MA): J. Haven, 1851. First edition for this publisher. 16mo. 20 pp. Large folding map (18 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches), "A Map of the United States of America to Accompany Doggett's Rail Road Guide" (1851). The map depicts the states from the east coast to a line encompassing..... More
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico, 1933, 1955, 1978-1984, 1986-2004. Printed paperwraps. 8vo. Published four times a year, January, April, July and October, beginning in 1926, the journal printed scholarly articles and book reviews on Southwestern and New Mexico history. This group of 120 issues includes: Vol. 8 [April, July..... More
[New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1896. Publishers promotional broadside. 20 by 15 3/4 in printed in red and black with a pictorial scene of a cowboy and Indian staring off into the sunset. Very good with a little toning and a few small edge chips. Subtitle of the published..... More
[Texarkana, AR?]: np, 1902. Printed broadside, 9 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, the headline in a large display type. Judge Hamilton solicits contractors to hire county prisoners for the ensuing year; he also offers contracts for medical care of paupers at the poor farm and burying county paupers. Not recorded..... More
(San Francisco: The periodical, 1895). Color illustrated advertising poster, 11 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches, printed in blue, gold, and black, picturing a miner sitting on a powder keg covering the left half. Featured articles would include "The Quicksands of Pactolus, the Great Serial Story of San Francisco Society," "Joaquin..... More
[Fort Worth, TX: 1941]. Program, printed on pink paper. Single sheet, folded, illustration of the stock show grounds on first page. 26 cm. [4] pp. Two internal pages list the schedule of events, including bareback bronc riding, trick and fancy roping, calf roping, steer wrestling, and featuring Ken Maynard, Western..... More
New York and Houston: The Texas Oil Co., 1912. First edition. Small 8vo.; 149, (1) pp. Illustrated from photographs, two color plates, tables. Promotional for the uses of oil as a fuel source. Owner's name, another crossed through, but a very good copy. Original gilt-stamped decorated flexible green cloth. (#6326)..... More
[Globe, Arizona? ca.1889?]. Cabinet card photo, 4 x 5.5 in., laid down on stiff card stock (4.25 x 6.5 in.), image faded. White lettering on the photo identifies the group of ten men as "Apache Prisoners," and one man is additionally labeled "Apache Kid." Printed vertically at the right margin..... More
[Dallas, Texas: Owens Boll Weevil Exterminator Co., nd] [ca.1923]. Tall, narrow grey paperwraps, stapled, with an illustration in red and black on the front wrapper of a farmer in a field using his horse to pull the boll weevil exterminator machine through the field. 23 cm. [16] pp. Text, photo..... More
Pacific Grove, CA: Board of City Trustees (Pacific Grove Review Print), nd [1890s]. Oblong 12mo. (32) pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, map of the Monterey Peninsula. Combination promotional and viewbook, with images of public and private buildings and text covering most of the communities on the peninsula. Rocq 5839. Caption..... More
New York: Passenger Dept. [of the company], (1877). First edition. 12mo. 16 pp., text and table printed within red borders on each page. Folding color map showing the company's routes from New York to the West Coast, Japan, China, and Australia. Describes trips to each destination, with passenger rates for..... More
Palo Alto [CA]: Chamber of Commerce, n.d. (ca.1915). Promotional brochure, measuring 23 x 20 cm., folded to 23 x 10 cm. Glossy green & white illustrated paperwraps; 30 columns. Illustrated with black & white photos, and two small maps. These folders were available "in all Peck-Judah Cabinets on Pacific Coast."..... More
Pasadena, CA: (Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Assn.), nd [1941]. Promotional and guide. Narrow 16mo. 29 pp. Illustrated from photographs, including a double-page panorama bird's-eye view. Descriptions of the city's important buildings and sites, including the Huntington Library, outdoor activities, and events (e.g., Rose Bowl Parade.) Issued a number..... More
Receipt (approx. 20 words), measuring 13 x 19 cm., creased from folding. Some very minor loss to upper left corner of note, not affecting text. Between May 18 and June 4, Sayer supplied 24 quarts of milk to the "Tennyson" for $3.00. The receipt is signed by Sayer. From a...... More
(Austin, TX: The club, 1912). 4to. (16) pp. Illustrated, group portrait of the 10 petitioners, plates. Original printed cream wrappers, tied. Very good. Elaborate petition for a chapter of the Journalism Fraternity: "only juniors and seniors were chosen, and the larger part of the men have been prominent in affairs..... More
Port Arthur, TX: Advertising and Publicity Committees of Chamber of Commerce and Shipping, nd [ca.1924]. Buff paperwraps, illustrated in orange and black. 27 cm. 31, [1] pp., photo illustrations and maps, plus a large folding plate tipped in at rear. Wrappers lightly soiled and scuffed, else a very good copy..... More
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1890. 4to.; 458pp., (3). Illus. Containing full page portraits & biographical sketches of prominent citizens of the county, the governors of the state & the Presidents of the United States. Also included are sketches of the residences of prminent citizens. Gilt decorated full leather. All page edges..... More
Buffalo & Chicago: Clay & Co., nd [ca. 1878?]. Chromolithographic advertising print, 17 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches [image], on a 20 x 26 inch sheet, an elaborately illustrated advertisement for "The Old Reliable Schuttler Wagon." A frontier trading post or fort is shown partly surrounded by a stockade, set..... More
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[Liberty, MO?, 1866]. Printed broadside, 7 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches, the first line in large display type. The text announces a date for a local election to fill the position left vacant when state representative Thomas C. Gordon died. Not recorded on OCLC. Top edge unevenly trimmed, else very..... More
NP: September 10, 1857. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, on blue lined paper, 12 x 19 cm. Signed by T.H. McCray, and by the President of Tellico Mfg. Company, S. Vanhook. The money was to be placed to the account of the Tellico Manufacturing Company. This document marked "No..... More
Np, nd [ca. 1900]. 12mo. (6) pp. Original printed white wrappers. Very good. Prospectus, offering stock in the mine to raise money for renewing work there. "Resurrection of old mining properties under the application of the lately discovered methods of treating ores, enabling the extraction of the precious metals which..... More
Disbound pamphlet. 8vo.; 4pp. Along with FARTHER REPORT IN PART, OF THE COMMITTEE WHO WERE DIRECTED "TO ENQUIRE INTO THE EXPEDIENCY OF AMENDING THE SEVERAL ACTS PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES." January 27, 1804. Read, & referred to a Committee of the whole..... More
Riverside, CA: Riverside County Chamber of Commerce, 1940. Pictorial red & black paperwraps (small abrasion to rear wrap, and some spotting to front wrap). Small 4to, folded to a narrow 8vo. (19) pp. Printed double-columns, with numerous black & white photos, and a map of the county. A promotional for..... More
