Color Illustrations; Ephemera: This is a small Banner / concert poster for the Indie Rock / Punk Rock Group The Format. This item is in Near Fine condition. This is a concert banner (17" x 11.5") consisting of paint on canvas -- likely silk screened -- for two 2005 dates (May 8 & 9) in Tempe, AZ. The Format appears to be the headline group, but also includes the groups Steel, Train, Tickertape Parade, Limbeck, and, Let Go. This rather unique item is not signed by an artist and could possibly be the work of an aspiring college student. The banner is clean and fresh, with no dirt or finger marks... View More...
B&W Illustrations; Two Carte de Visites from Nagasaki, Japan c1880-1890's. The first view is of the Bund of Oura - the waterfront where westerners were allowed, with Sampans in the water. The Second view is "Oni no Jere" The Temple of Devils on a hillside. Both cards are in Very Good+ condition, with some beginning tidemarking / foxing to the edges. "A series of encounters between the West and Japan in the 1850s ended Japan's isolationist trade policies. In particular, the treaty with Russia, signed on February 7, 1855 established Nagasaki as an open port and, further, granted extraterritorial... View More...
(Date is c1911) This is one small sheet of letterhead, with Smith's crest , folded. He's mentioning something, and naming a price of $100 (unfortunately, I can't read his handwriting. "Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 ? April 7, 1915) was an American author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many stories and received awards for his paintings.F. Hopkinson Smith was the great uncle of American architect, author and photographer G. E. Kidder Smith (1913-1997). " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author View More...
This is a small sheet of letterhead (only the name of his house, his telephone number and city. The sheet has been folded once, and there is no address on it. The recipient's name is a guess (Mr. Ashton Jonson) and the text of the note is in regards to a poem or some poems that had been set to music by Frederic Ayres. This correspondence is entirely handwritten (autograph). The text is on the Verso Only. ; Signed by Author View More...
This is a six page letter dated 11-19-44: Philippines (six leaves, handwritten on the rectos only). The pages are noticeably toned and there are several edge nicks and tears. The letter is written on official United States Army letterhead. There are official censor punches to the top left corner of each page. The author was a combatant in the Battle of the Philippine Sea -- more colloquially known as The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. The author gives a very light hearted, but considerably detailed (especially considering it had to pass the censors) description of his part of the battle, along w... View More...
B&W Illustrations; Two World War I postcards (5.5" x 3.5") in Very Good- condition. Both postcards are not filled in (with the exception of four words inked on one of the postcards). The cards are labeled: Fesselballon vor dem Aufstieg, and, Ballonhalle von Innen. One postcard has a one and a half cent stamp. "World War I was the high point for the military use of observation balloons, which were extensively deployed by both sides. The British, despite their experience in late 1800s Africa, were behind developments and were still using spherical balloons. These were quickly replaced by version... View More...
This is a cardcover folder / menu with a decorated and stamped front cover. The interior contains two typed pages of menu items with prices under plastic holders. This menu is from circa 1955 at the Hammerhead Lodge which was the Naval Officer's mess on Adak Island, Alaska. "On 1 July 1950, the Air Force transferred Davis AFB to the United States Navy who established an anti-submarine warfare base there. Adak was most recently run by the U. S. Navy as a deployment base for P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, primarily to conduct antisubmarine warfare operations against submarines and surveilla... View More...
Color Illustrations; This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light edge wear and there are two spots of rubbing to the rear cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Since the days of antiquity mention of blood has always made a deep impression on people. The Jewish historian Josephus mentions blood repeatedly, and the Scriptures contain more than three hundred references in one sense or another - spiritual, hereditary, or physiological." View More...
B&W Illustrations; C1942. This is a small format pamphlet with thin printed paper covers and a stapled binding. The pamphlet is in Very Good- condition. There is a tear to the bottom spine of the pamphlet and the covers have some ground-in dirt and light toning. The text pages are clean and bright. This is Bank of America advertisement with interesting historical information about California. In this case, the pamphlet describes the 58 different woodstocks used to create a trowel used to help set the cornerstone of the Bank of America head office in San Francisco, CA. In 1941. The different wo... View More...
B&W Illustrations; Religious tract. This is a single sheet, folded once vertically and printed on all rectos and versos. The item is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The item relates the the "Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to religion and Christians wresting against Satan. View More...
Color Illustrations; This is a bridal remembrance book from the C. R. Gibson Company. The book is undated, but the bridal information is dated Oct. 20th, 1934. The book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine - condition and has a Good only glassine wrapper. This book was a gift from the Rev. and Mrs. M. Grigsby to Irma Seeber. Most of the pages are still blank, however, the marriage certification page and two very filled guest pages are filled. Laid in are two congratulatory telegrams from the Western Union telegram Company (using their Wedding Greeting paper). Irma Seeber married Harold A. Waltz (both... View More...
This is a small trade sized book with a spiral binding. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. There is a beginning tear to the bottom punch on the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. This is a calendar which features Japanese flower arrangements as the photos. The calendar is completely unfilled. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong booklet with illustrated paper covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The corners of the book covers have some beginning rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Soap Box Derby is a youth soapbox car racing program which has been run in the United States since 1934. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. Cars competing in this and related events are unpowered, relying completely upon gravity to move." View More...
Color Illustrations; This is an oblong promotional booklet for the Dodge Division of the Chrysler Corporation for 1960 featuring the Dodge Matador and Dodge Polar cars. The booklet is in Very Good- condition with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet covers have ground-in dirt, spots of rubbing, creasing to the corners and several patches of toning / discoloration, especially to the rear cover. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, with some occasional spots of foxing. "The Dodge Polara was an automobile introduced in the United States for the 1960 model year as Dodge's top... View More...
Twenty-Eight pages, including a page of Early Birds letterhead, a typed chapter of Amelia, My Sister, a pre-publication advertisement prospectus (with For the Signature of... At the top) , several pages of copier prints of handwritten letters with printer notations about where and how to add to a book, a small photograph with printer tags, and more, all held in a manila envelope. "The Early Birds of Aviation is an organization devoted to the history of early pilots. The organization was started in 1928 and accepted a membership of 598 pioneering aviators. Membership was limited to those who pi... View More...
B&W Illustrations; These four photographs are in Very Good+ condition and each have a typed Press Release sheet glued to the reverse and folded over onto the front. The reverse of the photographs have penciled numbers, but no other identification. "Branden Homes - while few people will recognize the name, Alec Branden built over 10,000 homes in Northern California before his untimely passing in 1972, at the age of 51. Branden housing developments in the SF Bay Area include Brentwood Village (Newark) , Lakewood Village (Sunnyvale) , Palma Ceia Village (Hayward) , Peralta Village (Fremont) , and... View More...
Color Illustrations; c1960's. A pack of shrink-wrapped thick paper coasters with advertising for Alcoa (ALCOA). There is some ground-in dust to the edges of the shrink-wrap, otherwise this item is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition. "Alcoa Inc. (from Aluminum Company of America) is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal, with corporate headquarters in New York City. From its operational base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary aluminum, fabricated alumi... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a 10 1/2" x 13 inch pasteboard scrapbook with a string binding and 24 individual sheets (making 48 pages). The book is in Very Good+ condition with some minor rubbing and scraping to the pasteboard covers. The text pages are noticeable toned, especially at the edges, due to the acid content of the paper used. The vacation covered the areas of Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta Dam, (with a few historical bits about how the damn looked in 1941, and Colusa. Included are notes from the author regarding different photos, with places and dates, a small section on the f... View More...
Duotone; One small sheet of paper, folded three times (tri-fold). This item is a give-away from the Bank of America Travelers Cheques division (California area) and is in Very Good+ condition. It was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet has some light toning to the spine joint and edges and there is a hole punched in the top left corner (most likely from the publisher). The pamphlet is shows the history of the Cable Car in San Francisco, along with some technical facts about how it operates. View More...
This is a trade sized pamphlet with paper covers and a stapled spine. The front cover is noticeably toned at the edges and had wear, rolling and edge tears to both top and bottom spine ends. The text page are mostly clean and bright. The rear cover has toning to the top and foredge. "The people of the Church have given more than $7,300,000 to the Reconstruction and Advance Fund. Not since the year 19147, when the initial funs of the Church Pension Fund was raised has there been such an outpouring of gifts to our people." View More...
Color Illustrations; An archive of twenty unused labels from various beer companies throughout California, most of them from Los Angeles or San Francisco. All labels ire in Fine condition. Included are labels from 102 Pale Dry Brew, Alpine Beer, Brewster's Best Beer, Golden Crown Draft Beer, King Cole Premium Pale Beer, Einbock Draft Bock, Regal Select Beer, Golden Velvet Premium Beer, and more. Many of the labels are beers brought about by Maier Brewing Company: "In 1882, two German immigrants named Joseph Maier and George Zobelein purchased the Philadelphia Brew House, renaming it Maier & Zo... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a large cabinet card (approx. 9" x7") with faded pencil notation with description (unfortunately no date included). The card is a light tan color and has rounded corners. The photograph is an albumin print (possibly by L. W. Park or J. J. Van Duyn) . The cabinet card is in Very Good condition, with some minor bumping to one edge. The photo is somewhat faded. "Lewis & Clark stayed near present day Astoria during the winter of 1805-06, and built Fort Clatsop for shelter. Clatsop County was named for the Clatsop Indians, one of many Chinook tribes living in Oregon. Memb... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a tall, three-fold pamphlet from the First Methodist Church of Palo Alto. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet has been folded in half horizontally. Included is the worship service information (hymns, readings, etc. ) along with notes on various other upcoming events and upcoming classes, groups, etc. Including a long paragraph about "How one Family Met Invading Russians", with a true account by Muriel Lester. "First Methodist Church was established in Palo Alto in 1894, the year the city was incorporated. Land, en... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a large framed group of ephemera - with information to be used by firemen in the course of their duties. The latest date on this material is July 1914. The frame is in very nice clean, condition and is somewhat unusual in it's makeup - with screws and slats on the rear so it can be opened (basically, this frame is in the manor of a bulletin board which can be updated without too much difficulty) . Inside the frame are five sheets of paper which have been notated with different tables, including: SFFD Preliminary Comp. Calls & S. G. Signals, Tapping & Clearance Drills... View More...
Color Illustrations; This is an oversized poster / gameboard from the General Mills company promoting their Kix Cereal. The gameboard is in Very Good+ condition and comes with it's original mailing envelope. There is some light toning to the paper, especially to the outer folded edges. The envelope is in good only condition with toning, edge wear, tears and several chips missing. The cutouts are uncut and the gameboard is in mostly clean, bright, un-nicked condition. View More...
B&W Illustrations; [Ephemera] Two pieces. Broadside and pamphlet. Included are a folio-sized broadside (photo is folded) in Very Good+ condition and a thin trade-sized pamphlet with paper covers and a stapled binding. The broadside has one small bit torn off towards the bottom edge of the front side. The pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition as well. There is some beginning wear to the spine of the pamphlet. The pamphlet gives details on all the ailments this wonderful tonic can cure - including: acne, skin blemishes, exzema, tender skin, and more. The broadside - apparently one to be attac... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a promotional brochure put together by the Golden Gate International Exposition to advertise the Expo. It comes with one half of the rear panel blank to be used to mail the brochure to friends, relatives and colleagues. The brochure consists of one page folded four times, with text and photos on both recto and verso with basic information about the fair - dates, map, plan of events and more. The brochure is in Very Good+ condition with just some light rubbing to the outer covers. "The idea to hold a World's Fair to commemorate the completion of the Bay Bridge and Gol... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a group of ephemera relating to the release and promotion of the X-18 "Propelloplane". The group includes two typed immediate realease sheets, four 8" x 10" black and white photographs of the X-18, and a press reference manual, all in Very Good+ or better condition. "Stanley Hiller, then seventeen, established the first helicopter factory on the West Coast of the United States, located in Berkeley, California, in 1942, under the name "Hiller Industries," to develop his design for the coaxial-rotor XH-44 "Hiller-Copter" for the U. S. Army. The XH-44 became operational... View More...
This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine joint has noticeable rubbing and wear. The covers have creasing and it appears to have been folded at least once. There is a previous owner's penciled name on the front cover, and penciled scribbles to both inner covers. The previous owner's name is inked on the inside front cover, along with an ink stamped date of Nov. 12, 1947. Many of the text pages have penciled circles, or underlining and there are a couple of pages with spots of fo... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a small-format pamphlet with thin paper covers. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the covers along some tidemarking to the bottom spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. "It may be a famine in Russia, an earthquake in Japan, an outbreak of cholera in India, a devastating fire in Scotland, a mining disaster in Pennsylvania, or a flood in the Mississippi Valley - wherever disaster and human suffering come, it is to the Red Cross that all n... View More...
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