San Francisco: Taber, Photo, (n. d.). Ca late 1880s. Taber imprint in photograph bottom band; verso blank. Albumen photograph depicts two Chinese individuals with one balancing two baskets on a shoulder pole. Photograph: 4-7/8" x 7-7/8". Card: 7-7/8" x 10-7/8". Card mount with slightly rounded corners. Now housed in an... More about CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH. Chinese Vegetable Pedler in San Francisco, Cal. B 5399
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1886. 1st edition (Cowan II, p. 545; Howes R487; Norris 3323; Rocq 11196; Wheat GOLD RUSH 171; Zamorano 80: 66). xv, [1 (blank)], 513, [15] pp. Adverts follow text. Folding map. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. TEG. Per Cowan... More about CALIFORNIA; From the Conquest in 1846 to the Second Vigilance Committee in San Francisco
Los Angeles. Anderson & Ritchie. 1950. Limited 850 copies. cf. Olmsted, Keepsakes, XIV and Ritchie 103. 4 pp. and one slip. 10" x 6-1/2". Self wrappers, deckled tail, letterpress printed in black, teal and touches of green. Slip is a reproduction of an old menu, printed on sage green card... More about 12. BONANZA BANQUETS.; Table D'Hôte Menu and Music Program for Blanco's November 7, 1907 -...
Los Angeles. Anderson & Ritchie. 1950. Limited 850 copies. cf. Olmsted, Keepsakes, XIV and Ritchie 103. 4 pp. and smaller 4 pp slip. 10" x 6-1/2". Self wrappers, deckled tail, letterpress printed in black, teal and touches of green. Slip is a reproduction of an old menu, printed on white... More about 10. BONANZA BANQUETS.; Free Lunch and Commericial Lunch Menus of the Palace of Art San Francisco...
Los Angeles. Anderson & Ritchie. 1950. Limited 850 copies. cf. Olmsted, Keepsakes, XIV and Ritchie 103. 4 pp. and one slip. 10" x 6-1/2". Self wrappers, deckled tail, letterpress printed n black, teal and touches of green.. Slip is a reproduction of an old menu, printed on white card stock... More about 9. BONANZA BANQUETS.; The Bill of Fare for the Pacific Mail Steamship "Tennessee" for...
(Oakland). 1943. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated upper wrapper, few small vignettes and decorative borders. 9" x 6". Light green, textured paper, green and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More about PLANTERS DOCK "CHOW".; At the Foot of Broadway Oakland California
San Francisco. Rice Ptg. c. 1940s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Pictorial upper wrapper. 11" x 6-1/2". Illustrated card stock wrappers, leaves printed in green lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More about SINALOA. DONDE SE REUNEN LOS AMIGOS. CANCIONEROS TIPICOS.; Menu and Drinks
San Francisco. Allied Printing. c. 1940s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated upper wrapper, vignette of a wine jug on lower wrapper. 11-2/8" x 8-6/8". Multi-colored pictorial, card stock, self wrappers with red, blue and some green lettering. Now housed in a mylar sleeve, Stamp reads "C.H. Muller Brut 4.00 2.25" More about RIVIERA.; Wine & Cocktails
Providence / Boston: Published by Elder J. S. Mowry / For Sale by D. S. King and Co., 1843. 1st Edition (American Imprints 43-1448). viii, [9] - 162, [2 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece of Ms Salome. 12mo. 6-1/4" x 3-3/4". Original publisher's purple cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to... More about The FEMALE PREACHER, or Memoir of Salome Lincoln, Afterwards the Wife of Elder Junia S. Mowry
(n.p.). c. 1960s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Illustrated upper wrapper, decorative borders inside. 8-1/2" x 6". Gold, flexi-bound card stock, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More about CONNIE'S WINE LIST.; 1909 Fillmore Stret - San Francisco, Calif
(California). (1978). 1st Printing. Broadside, letterpress printed. One large pictorial portrait of Senator John Briggs. 14-1/2" x 23". Single sheet, red ink stencil illustration, black ink text. Senator John Briggs was the man behind California Proposition 6 (Nov. 7 1978) which would have banned gays, lesbians and anyone else who... More about THIS MAN HAS A BIG MOUTH.; And He's Trying to Keep Us from Speaking Out
(n.p.). c. 1940s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium. Illustrated wrappers - line drawings of small trains and dates below each. 9-1/2" x 6". Gray, card stock, self wrappers, brown lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. A dining car wine list from the New York Central System. More about WINE LIST.; B. J. Bohlender, Manager Dining Service, New York
(n.p.). c. 1950s (?). 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated upper wrapper. 9" x 4-2/8". Card stock, self wrappers, black lettering. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. On the lower wrapper is "A Guide to Ordering Wine" with seven bullet points. More about WINE LIST - OFFICER'S OPEN MESS.; Rock Island Arsenal
(New Orleans). c. 1970s. 1st Printing. 8 pp. unnumbered. Decorative borders. 9-1/4" x 7-3/4" Blue wrappers and leaves, dark blue lettering, stapled. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. More about GALATOIRE'S RESTAURANT INC. MENU.; 209 Bourbon Street - Telephone 525-2021 - New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Louis, Mo. Cavanagh - Kelly. c. 1960s - 1970s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, housed in larger wrappers. Pictorial upper wrapper, decorative borders on menu. Folio, 17-3/4" x 12". Tan, card stock wrappers, black decorative lettering, soft pink illustration to verso of the wrappers. Menu is white card stock... More about BAYOU BELLE - BILL Of FARE. "Come When You Will. We Have A Welcome For Thee".;...
(n.p.). c. 1970s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium housed in larger wrappers. Small vignette and decorative boarder on first page. 14" x 10". White, card stock wrappers with green and pink lettering. White paper leaves with black type. All held together by a white cord tie. Now housed in a mylar... More about LA ARBOLEDA.; Hotel Nacional De Cuba - La Habana
(New Orleans). March 18, 1949. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Colored illustration to upper wrapper, couple of vignettes inside. 10-3/4" x 9". Card stock, self wrappers, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The Roosevelt is still open today, managed by Waldorf-Astoria Hotels and Resorts. This menu has an extensive... More about COFFEE SHOP - DINNER - The ROOSEVELT.; "Pride of the South"
(New Orleans). c. 1970s. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium, with two slips. Illustrated upper and lower wrappers. 12" x 9". Brown, card stock self wrappers, printed in black, black lettering with prices written in blue ink. One slip is white tissue paper, with black type. The second slip is white paper... More about VAUCRESSON.; Café Creole
East Bay. Allied Printing. c. 1960. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated upper wrapper, small vignette on lower wrapper. 8-3/8" x 5". Paper, self wrappers, pink and dark gray illustrations and lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Ink inscription reads : "6-10-60 Our first try & it was good - " More about The PANCAKE QUEEN.; 4211 Telegraph Avenue - Oakland, California
(n.p.). c. 1940s - 1950s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, housed in larger printed wrappers. Die-cut shape as an onion, small vignettes throughout. Approx. 8" x 9". Blue and white, card stock wrappers, white paper leaves, dark blue lettering, small slip tipped in on first page, now housed in a.... More about BLUE ONION DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS.; 1701 State at Valerio - Hollister at the Wye - Coast Highway at...
San Francisco. Schmidt Litho Co., c. 1930s - 1940s (?). 1st Printing. Broadside. Full color lithograph. 4" x 10-1/2". Loose leaf, print in color to recto. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. More about HOLLY GLEN ORCHARDS. PLACER COUNTY MOUNTAIN FRUITS.; John A. Ferguson Grower & Packer. ...
San Bernardino, Ca. Researched and Compiled by Steven Herrick. Self Published. May 11, 2016. 1st Edition thus. 64 pp. Two Images of maps. 11" x 8-1/2" Pictorial wrappers. More about COLONIAL SETTLEMENTS Of NEW ENGLAND.; A Directory of Over 1,000 Towns, Villages and Plantations...
Dallas: Armed Forces Publications, [1955]. 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though ~ 100 pp. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 4to. 12-5/8" x 9-5/8". Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding, embossed with ship bow & anchor, gold & white lettering. Color photographic eps [depicting the base]. More about The ANCHOR. United States Naval Traning Center. Company 55-227
(New York). c. 1930s - 1940s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated upper wrapper. 10-3/4" x 7". Tan, card stock wrappers, brown lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Pencil marking reads "Out at 2:30" suggesting that the luncheon menu is over. More about FAMOUS KITCHEN - TOMMY And JOHN.; 318 West 45th Street
(n. p.): 1969. 100+ sheets of "The Plaza" [famous NYC hotel] letterhead, with mss notes recording key points/aspects of "Black Heritage" episodes, beginning with 7 January 1969. The holograph notes begin with the first episode on January 7th, and continue with elaborate details on 40+ other episodes, which comprise nearly... More about NOTES On: BLACK HERITAGE - A History of Afro Americans.; A Television Series Co-Sponsored by...
