The MARYLAND. PASADENA. CAL.; February 22. 1920.
(n.p.). 1920. 1st Printing. Bifolium. Screen printed image of George Washington on upper wrapper. 9-7/8" x 5-1/2". Tan, self wrappers, letterpress printed, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
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The HOTEL MARYLAND, PASADENA, CAL.; Lincoln's Birthday.
(n.p.). February 12, 1920. 1st Printing, Bifolium. Pictorial upper wrapper of Abraham Lincoln. 9-1/2" x 5-1/2" Mint green, illustrated, card stock, self wrappers, letterpress printed, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This includes a prix fixe dinner menu, as well as the Gettysburg Address. More
SADDLE And SIRLOIN.; Famous for Fine Foods - Steaks Aged to Tenderness.
(n.p.). C. 1950s - 1960s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Die-cut shape like a horse saddle. Pictorial self wrappers, brown and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
TOM And TED'S EAT SHOPPE; 1752 Broadway Oakland, Calif.
(Oakland). Fontes Printing Co., C. 1940s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Small vignette on upper wrapper. 8-1/2" x 5". Tan self wrappers, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. A menu that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also included in a small wine and beer list on the lower wrapper. More
MAYFLOWER 1317 BROADWAY ... OAKLAND.; Featuring Maxwell House Coffee, Quality Foods.
(Oakland): December 14, 1940. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium, one slip. Full page, full color illustration on upper wrapper, few smaller illustrations on lower wrapper. 10" x 6-1/2". Yellow and maroon self wrappers, blue lettering, slip paper clipped in, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Specials included on the slip are... More
NICK'S RESTAURANT.; NOTICE - We Serve Pure Food To Our Customers.
(Oakland). C. 1935 - 1940. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. 10-1/8" x 6-1/4". Mint green self wrappers, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
THREE STAR CAFE.; Booths for Ladies and Gentlemen.
(Oakland). Fontes Printing Co., March 19, 1937. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Decorative borders throughout. 11-1/4" x 7-3/8". Tan self wrappers, black lettering, no housed in a mylar sleeve. A large restaurant with banquet rooms located in Jack London Square. Menu items include a five course "Special Dinner" for 55 cents... More
BUTTER-KIST SHOP.; Sandwiches Toasted with Pure Creamy Butter.
(Oakland). [1933]. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. 6-1/4" x 4". Gray, self wrappers, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Inscription reads "Frank - Etta, Al - Joyce, Lewy - Millie, November 11, 1933 Went in at twenty after two, got out at 10 after three. Had a keen time." More
NEW FLORENCE RESTAURANT And COCKTAIL ROOM.; Dinner Served Every Day from 12 Noon Until 9 P. M.
(Oakland). Fontes Printing Co., C. 1930s. 1st Printing. 4 unnumbered pages. Small vignette illustration on upper wrapper. 6-1/2" x 4-1/2". Orange, printed self wrappers, green and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
![The WILSON SCORE BOOK.; "OFFICIAL BASEBALL SCORE BOOK" No. E 5312. [Cover title]. Baseball - Pacific Coast League.](/pictures/thumb/45571.jpg?v=1542150657)
The WILSON SCORE BOOK.; "OFFICIAL BASEBALL SCORE BOOK" No. E 5312. [Cover title].
New York: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., 1953. Unpaginated, though 112 pp. Oblong format: 7-1/2" x 12-1/8". Spiral bound, original blue cloth covers, gilt stamped lettering to top cover. Wilson adverts as paste-downs. The score sheets primarily record 1953 & 1954 games, mostly in the Bay Area, e.g., "Seatte vs Oakland... More
PROGRESS REPORT Of COOPERATIVE IRRIGATION EXPERIMENTS At CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FARM, DAVIS, CAL., 1909 - 1912.; Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture No. 10.
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1913. 1st Printing. 21, [3 (blank)] pp. Graphs, tables throughout. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6". Printed self-wrappers, stapled. "The experiments herein described werre planned and carried out for the purpose of determining the water requirements of various standard crops." More
HYDRAULIC MINING, ORE. 13795.
Meadville, PA: Keystone View Company, (n. d.). Ca. early 1900s. Verso with extensive description of Hydraulic Mining. Oblong format: 3-1/2" x 7". Housed in a clear mlyar sleeve. More
SCHOOL LUNCHES.; Farmers' Bulletin 712. United States Department of Agriculture.
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1918. 31, [ (blank)] pp. Front wrapper with b/w photographic image of school children eating lunch. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4". Printed self wrappers, stapled. "Recipes for School-Lunch Dishes" begins on page 21, and continues through the end of the pamphlet. More
REPORT Of The COLLEGE Of AGRICULTURE And The AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION of the University of California from July 1, 1914, to June 30, 1915.; University of California Publications.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1915. 1st Printing (cf. Gabler G9484, listing a reprint of 1921). [2], 75, [2] pp. Illustrated, primarily, with b/w photographic images, including frontis of Scott. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Printed self-wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED. To Singer Manf. Co. October 19 1866.
New Orleans: 1866. Single leaf of lined paper, holograph manscript to recto only. 20 lines of script, ~ 140 words. Circular agent date stamp in upper right of the sheet. 9-3/4" x 7-3/4". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Cushing writes to the Singer Manufacturing Company about divers aspects... More
HENNING'S.; Home of the Kist-Wich and Delicious Butter-Toasted Sandwiches.
(n.p.). C. 1910s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium with slip. One illustration to upper wrapper. 10" x 6-1/2". Self wrappers, black and green lettering, now housed in a myalr sleeve. A restaurant with two locations in Oakland, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dishes include the "Kist-Wich (copyrighted) ... 10 - Made... More
ARMISTICE DAY.; Hotel Oakland.
(Oakland). Nov. 11, 1929. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Small vignette on upper wrapper. 7" x 5". Light blue card stock self wrapper, dark blue lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This menu was for an event at Hotel Oakland honoring "all the Heroes in the Veteran's Hospitals". There is... More
ACE CHOP SUEY MENU.; Chinese Food Delivered Hot to Your Home.
Oakland. Economy Print Shop. 1950. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Five small vignettes throughout. 10" 6". Printed, self wrappers, maroon, red and black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. E. 14th Street in Oakland had many Chinese food restaurant. This menu helps document that area. Dishes include "Almond Chop... More
SIDE DOOR - (BERTOLA'S); 46th & Telegraph - North Oakland; 3887 Mt. Diablo Blvd. - Lafayette.
(n.p.). C. 1940s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Small vignette illustrations throughout. 9-1/2" x 4". Self wrappers, dark pink, green and black lettering, printed paper glued in, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This is an A La Carte menu form Bertola's Italian restaurant. The dinner special listed here is the... More
LAMERIO'S.
(n.p.). Howell North. C. 1940s. 1st Printing. Printied bifolium. Two full color photographs on upper wrapper. Folio, 12" x 9". Pictorial self wrappers, blue and black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Lamerio's was a fine dinning establishment downtown Oakland. Dishes on this menu include, "Half Lobster Thermidor ..... More
LOT OF FOUR ATHENS ATHLETIC CLUB MENUS.; Oakland, California.
(Oakland): C. 1930s. 1st Printings. Three menus are tri-folds and one menu printed bifolium housed in larger wrappers. Illustrated wrappers. Three menus are approx.: 10-1/" x 7-3/4", One menu is approx.: 9" x 5-1/2". Three menus are thin card stock self wrappers, full color, black lettering. One menu is card... More
PROSIT! - The SHADOWS.; Wine with Meals is an Old Tradition at The Shadows San Francisco.
(San Francisco). C. 1950s. 1st Printing. Pictorial bifolium. One small vignette inside. Die-cut of a liquor bottle. Tan card stock, brown and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. "Prosit" is a word used when toasting to someones health. The Shadows was a German/Swiss restaurant located in the Telegraph Hill..... More
NEWS EVE At LAKE MERRITT HOTEL.; Oakland, California.
(n.p.). 1939/1939. 1st Printing. Printed Bifolium. Small vignette illustration on upper wrapper. 6-5/8" x 4-1/2". Self wrappers, black and silver lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This is a menu for a New Years Eve event at the Lake Merritt Hotel. Dinner includes "Supreme of Crab with Fresh Pineapple... More
The SHOWBOAT.; Jack London Square, Oakland.
(Oakland). [1968]. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Small vignette on upper wrapper. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Card stock self wrapper, black lettering now housed in a mylar sleeve. This is a wine list from The Showboat restaurant in Jack London Square. Stated at the head of the menu is a quote from... More