Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1989). 1st pb edition. xiv, 304 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Royal 8vo. Black glossy paper covers. More
Berkeley: Press of Lederer Street & Zues Co. Inc. (1936). 1st edition thus. [8], 252 pp. 3 pages of b/w photos at front; items with image depicting the screw, bolt, whathaveyou. 4to. 11-1/4" x 8-3/4". Gold pebbled cloth binding with embossed company logo to front board. Blue paper eps. More
(n.p.). 1954. 1st Printing. Printed bifolium, housed within larger card stock . Full page illustration on upper wrapper, as well as six vignettes throughout the menu. 11-3/4" x 9". Platicized card stock, yellow cord tie, blue and red lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The illustration on the upper... More
(San Mateo). C. 1950s - 1960s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, two slips. Full color, full page illustration on upper and lower wrapper, one small sticker on larger slip. Menu: Folio, 13" x 8-3/4"; Large Slip: 11" x 8-1/2"; Small slip: 5-1/4" x 4" Printed, self wrappers, assumed handmade paper... More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. 1st Printing. [6], 363 - 463, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Printed paper wrappers. More
(n.p.). C. 1950s. 1st Printing. 8 pp. unnumbered. Profusely illustrated. 11-3/4" x 8-1/2". Tan, pictorial card stock wrappers, stapled, brown lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The Coral Reef tiki restaurant was attached to the Coral Reef Lodge operated by Buddy and Roberta Maleville. They opened the Coral Reef... More
(San Francisco). C. 1935. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Some decorative borders throughout. 6-3/4" x 4-3/4". Tan, self wrappers, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This menu from Johnson's Tamale Grotto is a piece of the already rich tamale history of San Francisco. Originally in Sacramento, Johnson's relocated... More
Los Altos: Published by Jim Lyons, 1989. 1st Printing. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the author on the t.p. [6], 151, [3 (blank)] pp. Illustrated win b&w. 4to. Stiff-stock wrappers with images of newspapers and brown title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. More
New York: Crown Publishers Inc, (1988). 1st Edition thus. xvi, 424, [6] pp. Index at rear. Illustrated. 8vo. Grey papered boards with green cloth spine. Red title lettering stamped to spine. Dust jacket. More
(Oakland). Fontes Printing Co. [1943]. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Floral grape design on one edge of upper wrapper. 10" x 6-1/2". Self wrappers, yellow card stock, red and black lettering, now housed in a mylr sleeve. Inscription reads " Best Wishes G. Bellini 3/28/43". Bellini's was restaurant and cocktail lounge... More
(San Francisco). Allied Printing. C. 1940s - 50s. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, one slip with dinner menu listed. One illustration. Menu: 8" x 5-1/2"; Slip 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Self wrappers, printed card stock, black lettering. Hand typed slip, purple lettering. The lower wrapper is set up like a postcard... More
London: Windward, 1980. 1st Edition. 288 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 4to. Hardback. Yellow dust jacket. More
(n.p.). [1956]. 1st Printing. Broadside. Eight small illustrations by Herve Baille. 11-1/4" x 8-3/4". Broadside, black, red and green lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The Victor Hugo Inn opened its doors in 1938, it was a world class restaurant and a getaway retreat for celebrities. In 1954 the... More
(n.p.). C. 1950s. 1st Printing. Broadside. Two illustrations depicting Hawaiian culture. 11-3/4" x 8-14". Broadside, light green and black lettering with slip stapled in. Originally opened in 1933 as a Italian restaurant by the Lo curto family. The restaurant was later bought by S. “Baron” Long and he turned the... More
Ca late 1800s. Unpaginated, though ~ 172 pages of blue lined paper; last 20 pages blank. 7-3/4" x 3-3/4". Commercial volume, "Reynolds Consecutive" 38; green cloth spine over brown marbled paper boards. Printed paper title onlay to top board. A volume of over 150 manuscript home medical remedies, ranging from... More
[Los Angeles?]: 1994. 1st printing. Limited to 500 cc. "Compliments" card, signed by Lou, laid-in. 90 pp. Photographic image of Mr Weinstein on p. 1. 8vo. 9-7/8" x 7". Blue paper wrappers, lettered in gilt. Weinstein one of the former owner's of Heritage Book Shop, a long-time mainstay of the LA antiquarian book world. More
(n.p.). C. 1930s? 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered. Full page illustration on upper wrapper, four smaller vignettes throughout. 10" x 6-3/4". Self wrappers, printed card stock, brown, white and blue lettering, one insert listing "Luncheon of the Day" Blum's was popular restaurant/bakery in San Francisco. There were a few locations... More
(n.p.). Schwabacher - Frey. February 9 1936. 1st Printing. 4 pp. unnumbered, two printed tissue paper slips. One Illustration on upper wrapper. Menu: 11" x7"; Slips: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" and 1-1/2" x 5-1/2”. Self wrappers, printed card stock, black and green lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The menu... More
Minneapolis: Motorbooks, 2003. 1st Printing. 223, [1] pp. Profusely illustrated, much in color. 4to. Full color paper covers. 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
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899. 2nd printing of the Revised edition. First published in 1892. 154, [12 (publisher catalogue)] pp. Index concludes text. Illustratedw with a few cuts. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8". Original publisher's blue cloth binding, with gilt stamped spine lettering. More
(London). C. 1960s. 1st Printing. 2 pp. unnumbered. One Illustration on recto. Folio, 13-3/4" x 10". Single sheet, printed both sides, black and teal lettering. Bertorelli's is no longer in business due to quite poor food reviews in the early to mid-2000s. It started with the Bertorelli brothers opening a.... More
Santa Monica, California: The RAND Corporation, 1967. 1st Printing. 23, [1 (blank)] pp. Four graphs, one table. 11" x 8-1/2". Original blue paper wrappers, stapled. "The success of the Viet Cong is attributed to their ability to attract the poorer landless peasants, presumably from areas of high tenancy and unequal... More
[Oakland]. Fontes Printing Co. March 21 1949. 1st Printing. Pictorial card stock, black and red lettering, 4 pp. unnumbered. Profusely Illustrated. Folio, 12-6/8" x 9-1/4" Self wrappers, now hosed in a mylar sleeve. Within this menu is stapled a "Chef's Special". As it was around St. Patrick's Day the special... More
New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1977. 1st edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, and fully SIGNED by the author on the h. t. page. xvii, [1 (blank)], 258 pp. Many b/w illustrations throughout the text. 4to. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
