Manuscript document. Single sheet, 22 x 21 cm., approx. 95 words, docketed on verso. Old fold lines, chips to right margin, with loss to a few words, repaired and strengthened with Japanese paper. Charles Chevallier, principle, with A.G. Corbin and George S. Hyde, his securities, signed this agreement to pay..... More
Single sheet, folded to 31 x 19 cm. [2] leaves, approx. 900 words. A tender copy, old fold lines, separating along some of the folds, small hole (from broken seal) affecting a few words. A copy of the documents recording the family members intentions to locate and sell the lands..... More
[San Antonio, TX: Buckhorn Curio Store, 1939]. Promotional brochure for the store and for San Antonio, printed on buff paper, with text and illustrations in red. Single sheet, 30 x 35 cm., folded to 16 x 8.5 cm., printed on both sides. Included is a brief history of the Buckhorn..... More
Houston [TX]: Telegraph Press, nd [1839?]. Small broadside certificate, 9.5 x 17 cm., printed on a slightly larger sheet, 11 x 19 cm. "This Certificate will be received at par for Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, in the purchase of Lots in the Town of Washington...." At the head of..... More
El Paso, TX: Gateway Club; printed by the Hughes-Buie Company, [ca. 1924]. Color illustrated paperwraps, stapled. 29 cm. [32] pp. Cover illustration by J.D. Johnsen. Text in double columns, numerous photo illustrations. Some wear to spine edge; rubbed spot on rear wrapper; nicks to lower margin of first two pages..... More
[El Paso, Texas: The Gateway Club, Chamber of Commerce Building, nd] [ca. 1930s?]. Promotional. Single sheet, folded to 23 x 10 cm. Front and rear panel open to show a panorama of the city, captioned "El Paso from Inspiration Point, Scenic Drive," with an open-topped motor car in the foreground..... More
Five photos, varying in size from 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. to 4 x 6 in., all mounted on stiff card stock, all with the stamp and/or pencil caption by Joseph Stocks on the versos, three with a blind-stamp of his name in the card stock margin. The largest..... More
Fort Worth, TX: Issued by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, May 1939. Photo illustrated paperwraps, stapled. 28 cm. [24] pp. Promotional text and black & white photo illustrations throughout. Laid in is a typed letter on Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce letterhead, signed by Roscoe Ady, Manager of the..... More
Fort Stockton, Texas: 1882. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, signed by J. Jacobs, District Clerk, Pecos County, Texas. Single sheet of letterhead stationery from the Office of Clerk of the District and County Courts, of Pecos County, 26 x 21 cm., approx. 20 words. A tender copy, separating across..... More
San Antonio, Texas: City Office, 112 Jefferson Street, nd [1940s?]. Glossy tan paperwraps, stapled. Photo illustration of a cowboy on a horse on front cover, and of cowboys giving a departing guest in an automobile "a hearty send-off." 13 cm. [12] pp. of text, photo illustrations, and drawings. Map of..... More
Denver, Colorado: H.H. Tammen Co., 1913. Oblong tan paperwraps, illustration of a beach scene on front wrap. 15 x 20 cm. [28] pp., including one page of text and 26 pp. of color illustrations of the city. Two old cello tape repairs: to margin of text page, across a closed..... More
[St. Louis, MO]: Issued by Passenger Traffice Dept. Frisco Lines, nd [ca.1911]. Glossy white paperwraps, stapled. 27 cm. 31, [1, map] pp. Text illustrated with black & white photos, plus 4 unnumbered leaves of color illustrations. Map showing the Frisco Lines and Connections, on last unnumbered page. Illustration of an..... More
[Kingsville, TX: Kingsville Chamber of Commerce, nd] [1930s?]. Single sheet, 40 x 55 cm. Folded as for mailing, with lines for a mailing address on outer panel. This copy unused. Photo illustrations of Santa Gertrudis, the King Ranch Home; cattle and a chuck wagon on the ranch; Kleberg County dairy..... More
Chicago, Illinois: South and West Land Co., 954 Monadnock Bldg. nd [ca. 1906]. Black lettered green paperwraps, stapled. 23 cm. 15 (1, blank) pp. Two maps (one in text), photo illustrations, and ads. Some fading to wrappers, one signature separating from the staples, else very good. A promotional for lands..... More
NP: [Missouri Pacific Lines], nd [ca. 1931]. Color illustrated paperwraps, stapled. 30 cm. [32] pp. [including wrappers]. Text in two columns, numerous photo illustrations. Map of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas on rear wrapper. Front wrapper has the rubber stamp name of W.E. Krause, Wauwatosa, Wis. and small..... More
NP: [Missouri Pacific Lines], nd [ca. 1931]. Color illustrated paperwraps, stapled. 30 cm. [32] pp. [including wrappers]. Text in two columns, numerous photo illustrations. Map of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas on rear wrapper. Some shallow chipping and wear to wrappers, short split along spine, overall a good..... More
NP: Southern Pacific Lines, nd [ca.1929?]. Red lettered grey paperwraps, stapled, outline map of Texas and the surrounding states on front wrapper. 26 x 18 cm. 24 pp. of promotional text and photo illustrations. An introduction by J.I. McGregor, Agricultural Agent, Southern Pacific Lines, noting that the railroad was "a..... More
Wichita Falls, Texas: Presented by Anderson & Bean, Dealers in Real Estate, nd [1902]. Black lettered red paperwraps, stapled. 22 cm. [8] pp., plus folding map tipped in: "Map of Texas. Revised and copyrighted by The Kenyon Printing & Mfg. Co., Map Makers, Des Moines, Iowa, Copyrighted Nov. 3, 1902."..... More
[St. Louis, MO?]: Gast, nd [1894]. Lithograph [?] printing of a marriage license, partly printed, completed in manuscript for James M. Cretsinger and Reutha Vance, May 9, 1894, solemnizing their rites of matrimony, and signed by W.C. McFall, clerk of the county court of Parker County, and by J.E. Hodges..... More
McAllen, TX: compiled and published by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, (1932). Promotional. Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. (12) pp. (including wrappers). Illustrated with views of the city, private residences, public and commercial businesses, etc. Two facing pages show Main Street as it looked in 1911 and in 1932..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: The Armor Lithographing Co. Limited, [nd] [188-, crossed through]. Printed stock certificate, completed in manuscript, 18 x 28 cm. Text enclosed in a decorative border, orange paper seal of the McCulloch County Land and Cattle Company in the lower left, three small vignettes of cattle, sheep, and wildlife..... More
Single sheet of letterhead stationery from the Office of the Superintendent of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co., directed to B.F. Winchell, President, C.R.I. & P.R.R. Co. of Chicago, Illinois. Small file stamp in the upper right corner, else very good. A brief typed note, approx. 50 words..... More
Dallas, Texas: General Office; Eastern Office, No. 7 Exchange Place, Boston, Mass. 1880. Black lettered salmon colored paper wrappers. 23 cm. 93 pp. Tipped in at the front of the pamphlet is a small broadside, on yellow paper, advertising Texas Trunk Railroad 7% First Mortgage Land Grant Bonds, for sale..... More
Los Angeles, CA: T. Newman, nd [ca. 1906]. Issued by direction of the San Antonio Business Men's Club. Oblong pale green paperwraps, bound with a cord at left margin. Illustration of the Alamo on front cover. Half-tone plates American Engraving Company, Los Angeles. Photos E.E. Frisbie, San Antonio. 24 x...... More
St. Louis, MO: Issued by The Passenger Traffic Department, Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain. Press of Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co., 1908. Color illustrated paperwraps, stapled. 20 cm. [48] pp. Folding map tipped in to rear wrapper. Small red sticker of a ticket agent in Springfield, Mass. laid down on front..... More