Taunton: (n. d.). Ca 1860s / 1870s ? Single printed advertising card, of white stock, 12 lines, varying typographical fonts. Verso blank. 2-1/2" x 1-7/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Child's advert continues at bottom: "Don't forget the number. Letter-types, for Mailing, Only 25 Cents." Regretably, we find..... More
Detroit, Michigan: Plymouth Motors, [1934]. 1st printing. Unpaginated, though 20 pp. Profusely illustrated with images of the automobile, as well as divers aspects thereof. Oblong 8vo: 7" x 9-1/8". Blue paper covers printed in light blue & silver. "Plymouth was a brand of automobiles produced by Chrysler Corporation. The brand..... More
(California?): (n. d.). Ca 1900 ? Recto with printed caption under image; verso blank. No photograher or studio indentified. Horizontal format: 1-3/8" x 2-9/16". Now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
Detroit, Michigan: Ford Motor Company, [1934]. 1st printing. Unpaginated, though 16 pp. Every page except 1 with a color illustration of a Ford V-8 model, or some aspect of a Ford car. Page 1 begins with the DeLuxe Tudor Sedan, p. 1 Oblong 8vo: 7" x 9-1/8". Grey paper covers..... More
Long Beach: 1917. 1st Printing. Single sheet, header & footer job printed, with bill of fare printed mimeo style in the center, recto only. 22 lines of mimeo with date at head. At bottom, included in the 2-line footer, are places for Name & Room number, blank in this copy..... More
[San Francisco ?]: 1885. Single sheet. Extracted leaf [p. 8] from a magazine or jounal [Hutchings?]. 9-1/8" x 5-9/16". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Surrounding the image of the bank are 3 captions, one in each margin. From left to right: "The Oldest Chartered Commercial Bank on the..... More
Long Beach: 1917. 1st Printing. Single sheet, header & footer job printed, with bill of fare printed mimeo style in the center, recto only. 20 lines of mimeo with date at head. At bottom, included in the 2-line footer, are places for Name & Room number, blank in this copy..... More
Berkeley: Published by Howell-North, 1963. 5th edition. 72 pp. Contains a new preface written just for this edition. Illustrated, primarily from photographs. Decorations by E. S. Hammack. Maps & lettering by Frederic Shaw. 8vo. 9" x 6". Color pictorial paper covers, stapled. More
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Meriden, Conn: (n. d.). Ca late 1880s, cf. OCLC entries 19890210 & 20010622 [both held by CHS]. Snow & Co not found in Romaine. 20 leaves of mounting stock, of which 19 have 122 samples, typically 3 samples mounted per page. Samples are of varying designs, colors, typography, etc. Most..... More
Detroit, Michigan: Ford Motor Company, [1935]. 1st printing. Unpaginated, though 16 pp. Each page with a color illustration of a Ford V-8 model, beginning with the DeLuxe Tudor Sedan, p. 1 Oblong 8vo: 7" x 9". Color printed paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. "New..... More
Boston: Russell, Shattuck, & Williams (J. D. Freeman, Printer), 1835. 1st Printing (American Imprints 31563). 35, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
San Francisco: Wobbers, Inc., (n. d.). Ca 1938. Not found in Rocq. Unpaginated, though 48 pages. Each page with a captioned b/w half-tone photograph of a San Francisco scene or landmark, e.g. "Scene at Fisherman's Wharf" and "Golden Gate Bridge". Oblong format: 9-1/8" x 11-1/8". Yellow paper covers, stapled. Now..... More
[Washington]: (n. d.). Ca early 1870s. War Department seal, photo credit, and title imprinted on peach verso, all in red, followed by 4 lines descriptive text of the view, along with the initial portion of the expedition itself. Two domed b/w albumen photographs, affixed to a yellow mount, rounded corners..... More
Los Angeles: Trans-Anglo Books, 1965. 2nd revised Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the Author on the t.p. 238 pp. Profusely illustrated, primarily from b/w photographs. 4to. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Red cloth binding lettered in white. Route map eps. White dust jacket printed in red & black, with photographic image of..... More
Long Beach: 1917. 1st Printing. Single sheet, header & footer job printed, with bill of fare printed mimeo style in the center, recto only. 20 lines of mimeo with date at head. At bottom, included in the 2-line footer, are places for Name & Room number, blank in this copy..... More
Berkeley: Published by the Twentieth Century Club of Berkeley. Press of A. Newman. 1914. 1st Edition (Glozier 325). Not in not in Axford, Brown nor Wheaton & Kelly. 146 pp. Adverts throughout. Newspaper extract & mss recipe card laid-in. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Very pale green plactized binding, with dark..... More
[San Diego]: [1968]. 1st Printing. A tri-fold blue paper folder, with interior pocket housing 6 sheets, each depicting a drawn image of one of the honored guests. Accompanied by an IAHF brochure / membership application. 8-1/2" x 7". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "The International Aerospace Hall of..... More
Burbank, California: Compiled and Published by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, (1940). 1st Printing. Part I: Major Breakdowns [Wings, Controls, Fuselage, etc]: Part II: Complete Aircraft [Single Engine, Twin Engine, Multi-Engine]; Part III: Miscellaneous, comprised by 12 sections all together, with divers paginations in each section. Profusely illustrated with drawings, and..... More
Dover: Printed at teh Dover Gazette Job Office, 1850. 1st printing. SIGNED 4x by Fenner. 11, [1 (blank)] pp. Of particular note are pages 8 & 9, which list 48 ladies of the Association. 7-13/16" x 4-3/4". Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers, stitched. Now housed in an archival mylar..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2020. 1st Printing. 10" x 8-1/8". Mustard colored portfolio, with green & black printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1909. 1st edition. x, 801, [4 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8". Green cloth binding, gilt stamped lettering to spine & gilt stamped medallion to front cover (professionally recased). Also contains "Phototelegraphy" by Henri Armagnat, and "The gramophone and the Mechanical recording and reporduction of musical..... More
[Washington]: 1831. 1st printing. 23, [1 (blank)] pp. 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Disbound. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Shreverport, La. Published by United Home Building Plan Service, (n. d.). 1st printing (presumed), ca early 1940s. Unpaginated, though 24 pp, each page depicting a different house plan. Short paragraph of descriptive text for each. Each plan illustrated with a b/w halftone photograph, with accompanying architectual plan / footprint. 10-1/2"..... More
New York: McGraw - Hill, (1952). 1st edition. 232 pp (including Index). Illustrated, much in color. 4to. 11-1/8" x 8-1/4". Green cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
Meadville, Pa / St. Louis, Mo. Keystone View Company, (1898). Domed b/w images of 7 men on a dock, with a dozen or so sea turtles being gathered. Oblong format: 3-7/16" x 7". Pink mount, slightly bowed, with publisher imprint to either side, caption under right image. Rounded corners. Blank..... More
