CORRESPONDENCES. A Family History in Letters.
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1974). 1st US edition. 88 pp. 8vo. Pale green cloth binding. Green dust jacket. More
Americana
The AMERICAN PRINTER 1787 - 1825.
Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1967. 1st Edition. [14], 189, [5] pp including index. Few b/w images. 10" x 7". Grey cloth boards with black cloth binding. Gilt initals stamped to front board and gilt title lettering stapmed to spine. No dust jacket. More
On The DEATH Of PETER ROBERTSON AUGUST NINTH 1911
[San Francisco?]: Printed by Direction of the Bohemian Club, [1911]. 1st printing (presumed). Buff paper bifolium, printed in black. 9-3/8" x 6-3/16". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A 15 stanza poem, 60 lines, in memory of fellow Bohemian Edward Robeson Taylor, authored by Taylor, who was the 28th..... More
365 Bimbo's Souvenir New Year's Eve Menu.; December 31, 1959
[San Francisco]: 1959. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Color illustration to front cover, goldfish & naked lady 11-7/8" x 9" Blue card stock, self wrappers now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
MANUSCRIPT DIARY. Daily Journal for 1878.; Containing a Black Space for Every Day of the Year.
[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]: 1878. Unpaginated, though ~ 150 pp. ~ 3-5 lines per entry; ~ 8 words per line; ~ 8,000 words. Writing clear & legible. 8-3/8" x 7". Publisher's red cloth spine over red marbled paper boards, printed green paper title onlay to front board. While not signed by Nevin..... More
SYCAMORE INN.
[Los Angeles]: Lord Menu Co., (n. d.). Ca 1960s / 1970s. Printed bifolium, so 4 pages. P. 1 a 4 paragraph history of the restaurant. Vignette drawing of the inn, p. 1. 18" x 11-7/8". Red velvet covers, with oval cut-out to front cover, showing the P. 1 drawing of..... More
The SPORTING NEWS RECORD BOOK For 1941.
St Louis: Published by Charles C. Spink & Son, (1941). 1st edition thus. 323, [1] pp. Bob Feller is pictured on the front wrapper. 6-3/16" x 3-15/16". Red, white & blue wrappers, stapled. More
The MILLERITES And EARLY ADVENTISTS. An Index to the Microfilm Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1978. Xerox sheets, bound with a single staple at upper corner. 11" x 8-1/2". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
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ALs [Autographed Letter Signed]. To Deacon Charles D. Francis in Pittsfield. October 30, 1833.
Oppenheim, N. Y. 1833. One sheet of lined paper, bifolium, additonally folded in an envelope, with 3 pages of mss, ~ 100 lines, ~ 1000 words. Writing quite legible. Franked on an outer panel. With preliminary typescript. Unfolded: 12-1/2" x 7-1/2". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A detailed..... More
DINNER To The HONORABLE BRAND WHITLOCK United States Ambassador to Belgium; Given By the Lotos Club New York December 23, 1915
[New York]: 1915. 1st Printing. Broadside, with a 'plate' impression applied. Image of Whitlock, with credits & accomplishments listed underneath. Graphics by T. Sindelar [signed in the plate]. 16-7/8" x 12-3/4". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Allen "was an American journalist, attorney, politician, Georgist, four-time mayor of Toledo..... More
CALIFORNIA-- 858. Spearing Trout, on Donner Lake, Nevada Co.
San Francisco: Lawrence & Houseworth, Opticians, Importers of Stereoscopic Goods, Etc., Etc. 377 & 319 Montgomery Street, (1865). Ca 1865. Cf. Palmquist, p. 59. Square, separate images. 3-1/4" x 6-3/4". Yellow colored mount [square corners], with publisher imprint to right end; series name ["California"] to left; typeset printed label as..... More
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Of The EVACUATION Of NEW YORK CITY, Monday, November 26th, 1883, With an Historical Outline and Order of Procession.; Published Under the Direction of the Committee of Arrangements. [Accompanied by]. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME Of The PROCESSION. Issued by John Brette, Under the Direction of the Evacuation Committee.
New York: John Polhemus, Publisher, 1883. 1st Printing. 12 pp. Programme: Broadsheet, printed in two columns, folded twice. The Programme gives the names of the organizations & members participating, including a large representation from Ireland, also mentioned in the pamphlet. Map, "showing the points of interest along the route in..... More
ALs (File Copy). San Fro. Ap. 30. 1855
San Francisco: 1855. Single sheet, 9-15/16" x 7-3/4", writing recto only, in ink, 23 lines, ~ 250 words. Writing quite clear & legible. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Andrews writes Du Pont concerning title to lots purchased "in this City", and difficulty attaining such for Du Pont's "power..... More
PIONEER PRINTER. Samuel Bangs in Mexico and Texas.
Austin: University of Texas Press, (1963). 1st Edition. 230 pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
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BLAKE MOFFITT & TOWNE. Paper Dealers. Lot of 11 Price Lists, 1913 - 1931 [9 pre-1919].
Los Angeles: 1913 - 1931. 1st printings (presumed). Divers paginations, with the 1913 List being the most extensive, at 158 pp. Most pocket sized, from 6" x 3-1/4" to 7-3/8" x 4-1/8". 1913: cloth spine over printed fabric covered card stock. The remainder printed paper covers, stapled. Useful lot to..... More
PEOPLE Of The BISON.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1966). 186 pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Red cloth binding. No dust jacket. More
DINNER To JOHN J. CARTY; By the Lotos Club New York November 27th 1915
[New York]: 1915. 1st Printing. Broadside, with a 'plate' impression applied. Image of Carty, with credits & accomplishments listed underneath. Graphics by T. Sindelar [signed in the plate]. 12-13/16 x 16-1/4". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Carty was an American electrical engineer and a major contributor to the..... More
LATHROP'S IRON HAY PRESS. (Patented 1880.)
Hollister, San Benito Co., Cal. [1881]. 1st Printing. Broadside, printed in triple column, imprint at bottom. The text comprised of 2 newspaper reviews of the machine [Hollister Advance and Pacific Coast], followed by 4 personal testimonials. Top third with 2-/2" x 6-5/8 wood engraving [signed in th eplate by E...... More
ACCOUNT AGAINST SQUIRE BIGALOW. $20.27. February 1851. Logtown.
Logtown, Eldorado County, California: 1851. SIGNED by McKemson at conclusion. Single sheet, 25 lines of mss, ~ 7 words per line, ~ 175 words. 2 sums penned to right of sheet. Docket summary to verso. All writing clear & sharp, entirely legible. 9-5/8" x 7-1/2" Now housed in an archival..... More
HAWAIIAN PHRASE BOOK. Na Huaolelo a Me Na Olelo Kikeke Ma Ka Olelo Beritania, a Me Ka Olelo Hawaii.; Copyrighted According to Law.
Honolulu: Published By J. M. Oat, Jr., & Co., Stationers and News Dealers, Honolulu, H.I. Printed by R. Grieve & Co., 1884. Fifth Edition, Revised (Forbes 3638). First published in 1854, a revised version of the 1881 edition. 124 pp. English - Hawaiian text presented side-by-side, in both phrases &..... More
SOFT PASTE CHILDREN'S MUG, With 1850s San Francisco Scene.
[San Francisco?]. Ca 1850s (?). Blank base. Wraparound image, in red, of San Francisco harbor. Height: 2-3/16" Diameter: 2-1/4". Overall width, with handle: 3-1/4" The scene on the mug reminiscent of an 1851 Currier & Ives print of San Francisco harbor, after a drawing by Wm. B. McMurtrie (cf. Currier..... More
DINNER GIVEN To NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER. President of The Lotos Club.; New York April 14th 1923
[New York]: 1923. 1st Printing. SIGNED by Butler. Broadside, with a 'plate' impression applied. Image of Butler, with menu listed underneath. Horizontal orientation: 13" x 17-7/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Nicholas Murray Butler was an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Butler was president of Columbia University [1902..... More
DINNER To The RIGH HONOURABLE SIR ESME WILLIAM HOWARD; His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the United States by the Lotos Club New York April 9th 1924
[New York]: 1924. 1st Printing. SIGNED by the Ambassador. Broadside, with a 'plate' impression applied. Image of Howard, with credits & accomplishments listed underneath, as well as the evening's menu. Graphics by Chas. Sindelar [signed in the plate]. 18" x 13". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Esmé William..... More
DINNER GIVEN To Dr. LIVINGSTON FARRAND. President of Cornell University.; By the Lotos Club New York March 10th 1923
[New York]: 1923. 1st Printing. Broadside, with a 'plate' impression applied. Image of Farrand, with credits & accomplishments listed underneath. Graphics by T. Sindelar [signed in the plate]. 18-1/8" x 13-1/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Livingston Farrand was an American physician, anthropologist, psychologist, public health advocate and..... More
GOD'S TROMBONES. Dramatic Sequence for Two Speakers, Soloists, Mixed Chorus and Small Orchestra. I. Opening: A Prayer. II. The Creation. III. Go Down Death. IV. The Judgment Day. V. Closing: A Prayer.
(n. p.): Shawnee Press, 1955. 1st edition. 48 pp. 10-1/2" x 7". White printed & illustrated stiff paper wrappers. Stapled. Poems by James Weldon Johnson, based upon American Negro folk sermons. Music by Roy Ringwald, based upon American Negro Spirituals. More