A NEWER WORLD. Kit Carson, John C. Fremont, and the Claiming of the American West.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). 1st edition. 320 pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. 24cm x 16.5cm. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
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CONSTITUTION And LAWS Of The CHEROKEE NATION. Published by an Act of the National Council. 1892.
Parsons, Kansas: The Foley R'y Printing Co., 1893. 1st edition [Hargrett 71]. [3], 426, vii [index], [2 (blank)] pp. 8-11/16" x 5-3/4". Modern tan quarter calf with marbled paper boards. Maroon leather title label to spine. More
OLD HEIDELBERG INN.
Chicago. 1934. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated upper wrapper. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". White paper self wrappers, illustration printed in red and black, lettering in black, now housed in a mylar sleeve. "After the end of the first Chicagoan World's Fair, Max and Robert Eitel built on 14 West Randolph... More
MAYOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN'S SAN FRANCISCO WELCOME HONORING The DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES And ALTERNATES.; July 15, 1984 3-6pm City Hall.
(San Francisco). 1984. 1st Printing. Loose leaf printed on recto and verso. Illustration of the Seal of San Francisco at head. 6-1/2" x 4-1/2" White card stock, blue lettering to recto and verso, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The verso lists all the businesses and groups who helped sponsored. More
UNIVERSITE De BERKELEY, San Francisco (Californie). CONCOURS PHOEBE A. HEARST Pour Les Plans de Reconstruction de l'Université. 1er PRIX projet de E. Bénard.
Paris: Librairie Generale de L'Architecture et Des Arts Decoratifs Charles Schmid, Editeur. [1899]. 1st Edition. 2 laid-in leaves of text [in French]. 12 lithographed plates laid-in. Elephant folio. 26-1/4" x 20'. Black cloth spine over printed card stock boards. "Phoebe Hearst was a major benefactor of the University of California... More
![The HISTORY Of The COLONY [PROVINCE] Of MASSACHUSETTS - BAY. Lieutenant-Governor of the Massachusetts Province Hutchinson Mr., Thomas.](/pictures/thumb/45444.jpg?v=1551489613)
The HISTORY Of The COLONY [PROVINCE] Of MASSACHUSETTS - BAY.
London: Printed by M. Richardson... / Printed by J. Smith ... for G. Kearsly, ... and W. Davenhill, 1760 [i. e., 1765] / 1768. The Second Edition (Sabin 34076 & 34079). Cf Howes H853. 2 volumes: [6], iv, 566; [4], iv, 539, [1 (blank)] pp. Last blank of v. 2... More
SUTRO BATHS. Sunday, June 26 at 2:30 P. M. Fifth Grand Soldiers' Day Swimming Races.
San Francisco: Louis Roesch Co., Printers, [1898]. 1st printing (presumed). Broadside, 12 printed lines. 8-7/8" x 5-7/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "On March 14, 1896, the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment. The baths were built on the... More
HAWAIIAN SOUVENIR PLAYING CARDS.
Honolulu, H.I. Published by Wall, Nichols Co., Ltd., (n. d.). Ca early 1900s. 52 playing cards, plus Joker & publisher advert card. Each card illustrated, on the playing side, with a captioned oval scene depicting some aspect of the Hawaiian Islands. AEG. Cards: 3-7/16" x 2-3/8". All housed in s.... More
"FRESNO Or BUST" Cabinet Card Albumen Photograph of Three Cyclists.
San Francisco: Taber Photographic Parlors, cor. Montgomery and Market Sts, Opposite Grand and Palace Hotels, (n. d.). Ca 1880s. Mount verso blank, pink in color. Photographer imprint under photograph. Photo: 5-1/4" x 8-1/2". Mount: 6-1/4" x 9-3/4". Now housed in archival mylar sleeve. Image depicts 3 19th Century cyclists, 2... More
SIX HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS Of The WATSONVILLE SANATORIUM.
[Watsonville, CA ?]: (n. d.). Ca early 1900s? Divers sizes. 4 mounted. All now housed in archival mylar sleeves. Here offered a group of 6 early b/w photographs of the Watsonville Sanatorium, also known as the Watsonville Sanitarium. None are dated or credited but all provide exterior views of this... More
PIPING WATER To LOS ANGELES.
Meadville, PA: Keystone View Company, (n. d.). Ca 1913. Descriptive text to card verso. Stereo image of the steel piping used as a water conveyance. Oblong format: 3-1/2" x 7". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The aqueduct project began in 1905 when the voters of Los Angeles approved... More
VIRGINIA MILITA In The REVOLUTIONARY WAR. McAllister's Data.
Hot Springs, Virginia: McAllister Publishing Co., (1913). 1st Edition. 337, [3] pp. 8vo. Original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. More
REPORTS To HON. GEORGE STONEMAN, Governor of California, On CERTAIN CLAIMS Of The STATE Of CALIFORNIA AGAINST The UNITED STATES, November 1, 1878, to November 1, 1886.
Sacramento: State Office ... James J. Ayers, Supt. State Printing. 1886. 1st Edition. 580 pp. 8vo. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. More
Where 16,000 Pigeons Live in Constant Peace, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
Meadville, PA: Keystone View Company, (1903). Descriptive text to card verso. Stereo image of the Los Angeles Pigeon farm, "located four miles north of the city.." Domed images, concave cardstock. Oblong format: 3-1/2" x 7-1/16". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "The Los Angeles Pigeon Farm was located between... More
CRADLE Of The STORMS.
NY: Dodd Mead, 1941. 6th prtg. 285 pp. Illustrated, primarily from photographs taken by the author. 8vo. Linen cloth; map eps. Dust jacket. Inscribed, under the frontis, to Dr. James L. Henegan. More
An ILLUSTRATED And DESCRIPTIVE SOUVENIR And GUIDE ... To SAN FRANCISCO.; A New Handbook for Strangers and Tourists. With a Short Historical Sketch and a Bird's-Eye View of the Business Center of the City.
San Francisco, Cal. Published by Frederic M. DeWitt, (1900). Third Edition. Cf. Cowan II, p. 168 & Rocq 9139 for the 1897 first edition. Not in the Norris Collection Catalogue, nor the Streeter Collection catalogue. 144 pp. Advertising. Illustrated "by nearly twenty engravings." With large folding map [26-1/4" x 21-1/2";... More
ARCHIVE Of COLUMBIAN CORRESPONDENCE.
1963 - 1964. 69 letters, 1 postcard. Some letters include enclosures, mostly clippings. There are several loose clippings, perhaps alienated from letters, and two undated letters, one from Vance and one from Dorothy. There are five black-and-white snapshots with typed descriptions, apparently of the Austin's residence in Bogota. This archive... More
LUNCH - CAMILLE'S ROTISSERIE.; Tendered by Mr. A. B. Spreckles to Mr. John McLeran Before his Departure for Europe.
(San Francisco). May 12th 1923. 1st Printing. Broadside. Color illustration of children. Approx. 7" x 3-3/4". White card stock, color illustration of three child at tail (two ballerinas and one bay in a suit) and one child dressed as a chef at the head, blue lettering, now housed in a.... More
The HEALTH ALMANAC, For the Year of Our Lord, 1842.; (Second after Leap Year, and 66th of American Independence.) Devoted to The law which regulates the animal, originally designed for the spirit of man.
New York: The Health Depository, No. 126 Fulton Street, 1841. 1st printing thus (Drake 7892). 47, [1] pp. Page 18 on extoll the virtues of a vegetarian diet. Illustrated with cuts, primarily diagrams of the mouth & teeth, used to illustrate the belief that humankind not meant to be a.... More
VIEWS Of OAKLAND And VICINITY.; Per ink mss annotation to verso, "Tubbs Hotel / E. Oakland / Cal"
1069 Broadway, cor. 12th Street, Oakland: Wm. B. Ingersoll, (n. d.). Ca early-to-mid 1870s. Stereo image mounted to deep yellow stiff-stock paper. Lettering in brown ink. Verso blank. Oblong format: 3-1/4" x 6-3/4". Rounded corners. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "The 200-room Tubbs Hotel opened in 1871 just... More
MERCHANT EXCHANGE MOONLIGHT. C. E. Watkins' Pacific Coast. 939.
425 Montgomery Street, San Francisco: Photographed and Published by C. E. Watkins, (1867). Early issue of this view, ca 1867 [or so]. Stereo image mounted to deep yellow stiff-stock paper. Lettering in brown ink. Watkins imprint to verso. Oblong format: 3-1/4" x 6-3/4". Square corners. Now housed in an archival... More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED [ALs], dated 28 May 1875.
San Francisco: 1875. Single sheet "Daily and Weekly Examiner Office" letterhead, recto only with manuscript writing, 14 lines, ~ 60 words plus saluation & close. Letter annotated as "Confidential" in mss at top left. Strong bold signature at bottom. Letter: 9-3/4" x 7-5/8". Frame: 14-5/8" x 11-5/8". Letter mounted and... More
TRADE WINDS. Souvenir Edition.; Issue #29.
(n.p.). August 11, 1954. 1st Printing. [i], 1-9, [10] pp. Illustrated. Black and white line drawing to most leaves. 13" x 8-1/2". White paper leaves, printed to recto and verso in black lettering, stapled at head (left corner), now housed in a mylar sleeve. We speculate this newsletter is from... More
HISTORY And BUSINESS DIRECTORY Of HUMBOLDT COUNTY; Descriptive of the Natural Resources, Delightful Climate, Picturesque Scenery, Beautiful Homes. The Only County in the State Containing No Chinamen.
Eureka, Cala. Daily Humboldt Standard, 1890. 1st separate edition (Cowan p 262; Quebedeaux 15; Rocq 2036). 224, [2] pp. Adverts throughout. The occasional woodcut. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Brown cloth spine over printed paper wrapped boards, with the front board depicting the Humboldt County Court House. The compiler of this uncommon... More
M/S "AMERIKA" - MENU.
(Denmark). 21.8.36. 1st Printing. Broadside. Small vignette to upper wrapper. 7-3/4" x 4-1/2". White card stock leaf, vignette of a flag and "Menu" in blue ink, typed in black ink, now housed in a mylar sleeve. MS Amerika was a restaurant outside of Copenhagen. It its now permanently closed. More