San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific, 1902. First edition. 16mo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs. Promotional for those thinking of moving to the state, emphasizing agricultural and other employment opportunities. OCLC locates three copies (California State Library, California - Berkeley, California - Davis). Very good. Original decorated tan wrappers, stapled. (6143)..... More
San Francisco, CA: Southern Pacific, 1902. First edition. Broadsheet folded to narrow 12mo. 10 panels of descriptive promotional text for the state, printed in red and blue emphasizing its important towns, historic sites, and recreational opportunities. Bird's-eye topographical map of the state, with the lines of the Southern Pacific outlined..... More
NP: ("Printed in Germany"), nd [ca. 1895]. First edition (?). 8vo. 15 plates of views on a single sheet, folded accordion-style into gilt-stamped cloth boards. The 33 views presented here form an architectural photo-essay of the California 1894 Mid-Winter Fair, including a panorama of the grounds and views of individual..... More
[London & Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1854]. Pamphlet, with hand-made stitched wrappers supplied.Title, place and year of publication [incorrectly identified as 1849], and a small decoration design supplied in manuscript on front cover. 20 cm. 32 pp. Part of a series called "Chambers's Papers for the People," a 12..... More
C. Washington, DC: Gibson Bros., Printers, n.d. (1863). 4pp. folder, printed on first page only. A declaration of "thorough loyalty" to the Union, and a belief that "the rebellion must be suppressed at whatever cost of treasure and of life." The occasion for this statement was a meeting of the..... More
Cambridge: The society, 1880. Society membership card for 1880-81, 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches, printed on blue card stock, the text printed within a bold red border, with the member's name ("H.K. Smith") and address ("Ely") written in appropriate spaces left on the partly printed card which is signed..... More
Two cabinet photographs, undated [ca. 1890], each 4 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches, mounted on heavy card stock, one of the photographs picturing the men seated and standing in front of their tent "Bangor No. 1," pitched in a grove of trees, and also showing a meal cooking over their..... More
As reflected in four autograph letters, signed, 24 February-21 November 1862, from junior cavalry officer W.D. Stafford to his wife Hattie in West Union. From 12 x 8 in. to 8 x 5 in. (16) pp. News of Weather, dullness of day to day activities, activities of friends, etc. Accompanied..... More
NP [Azusa, CA?]: np [Camp Rincon?], nd [ca.1910's]. Single sheet, 16 x 53 cm., folded to 16 x 9 cm. With 6 panels of text and photo illustrations on both sides. Front and rear panels show an identical illustration of a hillside of light orange trees, lettering in black and..... More
Philadelphia, PA: William H. Rau, publisher ("Sold only by Griffith & Griffith, Philadelphia, Chicago, London, Hamburg, Ger., Milan, Italy"), nd [ca. 1900]. Stereoview, 3 1/2 x 7 inches, picturing a group of 14 African-American soldiers in uniform crowding dice throwers on an open lawn. Camp Wikoff, on Long Island's Montauk..... More
(Dunsmuir, CA: Sweet Briar Camp and Shasta Retreat, 1895). Second edition. Promotional of 16 panels folding to narrow 12mo. Illustrated from photographs, single-panel map of the larger area from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. Promotional for the the two camps and the excrsion train linking the two cities; includes four-panel..... More
Littlestown, PA: "News" Print, 1876. Printed broadside, 15 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches, the text and title enclosed within an ornamental border. A local minister defends himself against perceived slanders by another minister, presenting "his side of the story" from beginning to end. The Littlestown News was published by Barton..... More
NP: np, [1861]. Printed broadside, 17 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, employing bold capitals for the short head. Issued as a campaign platform for a position as one of the delegates to Virginia's secession convention, Willis argues forcefully for secession in this broadside, defends the institution of slavery, and announces..... More
New York: Wright & Swasey (Wright gravure co.), 1892. 21 x 30 cm. 4pp., 80 plates. Original red morocco boards (rubbed), recently rebacked, corners repaired. Old tape marks on front board. Title page with edge wear, and a few plates with corners bent. "This book is one of an edition..... More
New Orleans, LA: March 3rd, 1924. Broadside printing 20 color plates representing the pageant floats. Broadside, 24 1/4 x 40 inches, the color floats in five columns, each column printing four like-sized panels. The only copy we have been able to find is held at the Ringling Brothers Library in..... More
[Greensboro, AL]: Alabama Beacon, 1868. Printed broadside, 8 3/4 x 4 1/4 (both sides trimmed, not affecting text). It gives a somewhat defiant tone to events of the recent past "A people rising in their might / To sweep oppression from the land; / Defeated in the cause of right..... More
[Washington, DC]: The Evening Critic, 1884. Printed broadside, 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (trimmed, only the right edge remains of the printed ornamental border enclosing "A Happy New Year."), on pink paper. Both poems commenting on the passing of time and the promise of the future. The Evening Critic..... More
[Boston: Centinel Office, 1826]. Broadside, 41 1/2 x 21 cm. Verse in two columns, with typographical border and wide margins. Slight browning and some spotting in a few places, a few tears. A venerable Boston federalist paper, founded in 1784, which ran until 1840. No OCLC. More
[New York]: np, 1839. Broadside. 36 x 27 cm. Printed in two columns, within an unusually large typographical border. Very good. Verse on the "magnific piles" that are New York's edifices and culture. American Imprints for 1835 records a carrier's address for the New York Mirror, but no others during..... More
New York: [J. Winchester], January 1, 1841. Broadside, 34 x 25 cm., on a 39 x 29.5 cm. sheet. Verse in two columns, with large typographical border and small engraving. Very good. Evidently Park Benjamin's New World, a mammoth weekly, which was associated with or published as, the Evening Signal..... More
Paris: Gravee chez Monrocq, fr., A Donamette Imp. nd [1890s?]. Large folding color map of Mexico, in 32 panels, laid down on newer linen, 73 x 102 cm., tipped into a dark green cloth folder (mottled), "Repubica Mexicana 1.3,000,000 Altimetrica" on spine. Altitudes are shown by gradient tints identified in..... More
NP: The club, 1902. 12mo. 44 pp. Includes the club's certificate of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, rules, and lists of governors, officers, and members. Cover title: "Carteret Gun Club, 1902." Club formed for live-pigeon shooting, employing live pigeons for targets instead of clays. Reports of several Carteret Gun Club shooting meets..... More
NY: The Tribune Association, 1860. 8vo. 104 pp. Self-wrappers (a little soiled), stitched. Very good. One of three reprint editions published in 1860 for use in the 1860 political campaigns (first published in 1857). Sabin 70258. Blockson Catalogue 2556 (for the first edition). No edition in Work. More
Boston, Mass. Issued by the Massachusetts Public Interests League, 210 Newbury St, nd (ca. 1924). Broadside, 11 x 5 1/2 inches. Arguing against ratification of a proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution to reform child labor laws: "If the so-called Child Labor Amendment is ratified and becomes the law of..... More
(Los Angeles, CA: Wilmington Transportation Co. & Catalina Island Co., 1927). 14-panel promotional folded to narrow 24mo. Illustrated from photographs, map; list of Catalina Island Ticket Offices (mostly in the Los Angeles area, but including Chicago and Phoenix). Promotional for the island, emphasizing outdoor activities, fishing, swimming, boating, etc., and..... More
