(n.p.). C. 1950s. 1st Printing. Pictorial bifolium. Full color, full page illustrated wrappers. 10" x 6-3/4". Self wrappers, card stock, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The Pine Cone restaurant was a small roadside restaurant that had a large "Fountain Menu" as well as a variety of salads... More
Sacramento: W. W. Shannon. Superintendent State Printing. 1911. 1st Printing. [2], [1039] - 1193, [3] pp. Illustrated, primarily with half-tone photographic images. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-3/4". Printed self-wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
(Bend, OR). August 2, 1952. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium, with slip. Pictorial upper wrapper. Folio, 11-1/4" x 9-1/2". Tan self wrappers, black lettering, slip stapled to head. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Skyline Steakhouse served breakfast, lunch and dinner. Special's included "Deep Friend Louisana Prawns", "Braised Short Ribs of... More
Sacramento: W. W. Shannon. Superintendent State Printing. 1911. 1st Printing. Not in Gabler, though see G44558 for another title by this author [incorrectly recorded by Gabler as 'Woodward']. [2], 33, [5] pp. Fold-out chart follows p. 6. 8vo. 8-15/16" x 5-7/8". Printed self-wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
(n.p.). C. 1950s 0 1960s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated cow on upper and lower wrapper. Approx. 7" x 4". Cow die-cut, self wrappers, brown and white lettering. This menu includes steak specials and a throughout wine list to be paired with your choice cut. A Filet Mignon is priced as $2.25! More
(San Francisco). Wine Advisory Board. June 30 1964. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered housed in pictorial card stock. Upper wrapper has a image from Amado Gonzalez, lower wrapper has a close up photograph of grapes on the vine, small vignette illustrations throughout. 6-1/2" x 4-1/2". Stapled card stock, black lettering... More
San Francisco. Pisani Ptg. and Pub. Co., C. 1930s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Decorative, floral border on upper wrapper. 11" x 7". Self wrappers, purple, pink and black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. On the lower wrapper notes several wine pairings to various dishes. An extensive list... More
(San Francisco). 1951. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered housed in larger wrappers. Two full page illustrations on upper and lower wrappers, 8 smaller vignette illustrations throughout. 9" x 6-3/4". Red, card stock wrappers, with red cord tie. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Duke Ormsby worked for the San Francisco... More
(n.p.). Fred Harvey. Nov. 21, 1942. 4 pp. unnumbered. One full color illustration on upper wrapper. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". White, self wrappers, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This wine list is from a dinning car owned by the Fred Harvey Company. Fred Harvey (1835 - 1901) owned... More
San Francisco. Canessa Print, 709 Montgomery St. C. Late 1930s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. One large illustration on upper wrapper. 10" x 6-12". Tan, self wrappers, dark brown lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The New Tivoli restaurant is still located today at 1434 Grant Avenue, though has... More
(Hawaii). C. 1960s. 1st Printing. 6 pp. unnumbered. Two large, full page illustrations, two small vignette illustrations. 12-1/2" x 6-1/2". Trifold, tan, yellow and brown lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Fisherman's Wharf was on of the more successful and popular restaurants owned by Spencecliff Corporation. "The Spencecliff System... More
Newman, Ca. 1934. Printed bifolium with slip. Small vignette in upper wrapper. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Tan self wrappers, navy blue lettering, handwritten slip, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Newman, Ca is located in-between San Jose and Merced. According to an article on the history of Newman, a Chinese man... More
(San Francisco). C. 1950s. 1st Printing. Pictorial bifolium. Full photograph depicting inside of the restaurant on upper and lower wrappers. 8-1/2" x 6". Pictorial self wrappers, maroon and black lettering, no housed in mylar sleeve. This is a wine and liquor list from the old Ripley's restaurant in chinatown. All... More
Los Angeles: Printed at the Abbey San Encino at Garvanza Oldtown, by Clyde Browne, Master Printer. 1928. 1st Edition, "for Private Distribution" 47, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with 3 b/w half-tone portraits. 8vo.10-1/8" x 6-5/8". Original marooon cloth spine over drab boards printed in red. More
Washington DC: 1851. Bifolium of blue paper, folded once vertically, forming 4 pages. Mss p. 1 only; ~ 25 lines, ~ 90 words. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. In 1850, President Millard Fillmore appointed Hall Postmaster General of the United States. He served in this capacity from 1850... More
Baton Rouge. Louisana State University Press. 1967/1969. 1st Edition. Vol 1: ix, 278 pp.; Vol 2:ix, 326pp. 11-1/4" x 9". Light blue cloth binding with dark blue spine label, gold lettering. More
Connecticut. Greenwood Press. 1986. 1st Edition. 383 pp. excluding authors note, one errata slip. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4. Original red publishers cloth, silver lettering. More
(San Francisco). C. 1907-1910. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, red and black lettering. Small vignette on upper wrapper. 7-1/4" x 5-1/2". Self wrappers, card stock, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The New Tivoli restaurant is still located today at 1434 Grant Avenue, though has been renamed Savoy Tivoli. The... More
(San Francisco): C. 1932 - 1939. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium, black lettering, two slips with purple ink typed on light yellow paper. Spray painted upper wrapper in red, green, orange and black paint, small newspaper clipping advertising Milligan's is glued to the tail of the upper wrapper. Folio, 13-3/4" x.... More
(n.p.). Fontes Abbey Press. C. 1960s - 1970s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, blue and red lettering, one slip. One large illustration on upper wrapper, two small vignette illustration on page two. Menu: 11-1/2" x 8-1/2"; Slip: 5-1/2" x 5". Self wrappers, platicized card stock, now housed in mylar sleeve... More
(n.d.). C. 1940s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium, black lettering. One illustration on upper wrapper, red and green ink. 8-1/2" x 6-1/2". Brown card stock, now housed in mylar sleeve. Dishes include: "Almasretes", Szegedi Paprikas Csike" and "Tarhonya" More
Oakland. Fontes Printing Co., 1948. 1st Printing. Tri-fold, blue and red lettering, two slips Several vignette illustrations throughout. 10" x 5-1/2" Self wrappers, slips taped in at head, now housed in a mylar sleeve. One slip lists "Dinner Suggestions" and the other lists child options; both hand typed. At the... More
(San Francisco): Daily Menu Printing Co., September 25 1958. 1st Printing. Tri-fold, red and black lettering. Seven small, vignette illustrations. 11" x 6-1/4". Self wrappers, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The menu from 1950's San Francisco features an extensive wine and liquor list, a wide variety of "A la... More
(Oakland). Fontes Printing Co., November 7 1944. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, black and red lettering, one slip. One illustration on upper wrapper. 14" x 6-1/2". Light brown self wrappers, tan slip. This menu has an extensive sea food list with wide varieties of lobster dishes, crab dishes, abalone dishes... More
New York: Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co, (n. d.). Ca early 1860s. Verso with printed title label affixed. View: 2-7/8" x 5-1/4". Card: 3-1/4" x 6-3/4". Flat mount, lemon yellow, square corners. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. From Yosemite expert John Carpenter: "Charles Weed's... More
