New York: New York Peace Society, [1909]. Softcover. Good. Single sheet 12.5 x 18 inches, folding to 9 x 6.25 inches, printed in red and black. Short tears along folds, a few small splits at intersections; good. Scarce illustrated circular advocating allocation of government funds "for productive, humane, and enlightened..... Item #21322
Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1986. Very good. 115 pp text + c. 50 pp of black and white photographs. Original pictorial boards; no dust jacket. Light soiling to boards, internals clean. A well-illustrated, Estonian-language history of Estonian cycling. Publisher's description: "Koguteoses heidetakse sõnas ja pildis pilk rattasõidu sada aastat täitunud ajaloole..... Item #20454
1998. Soft cover. Very Good. 109 pp, plus ads. Comb binding. Short tear and a few smudges to front cover, no internal markings. Reproduces many historic photographs and early maps, and includes short text about notable events and institutions as well as census records. Item #12282
London: Printed by A. White & Co. Beautifully designed folding tariff card for the Arundel Hotel located on Victoria Embankment in London. 9.5 x 12 cm (ca. 3.5" x 4.5"), printed in a deep brown ink on pale blue cardstock with decorative gilt borders. The first page lists charges for..... Item #21630
Softcover. Very good. Hand-made calendar composed of 12 sheets of 7" x 5.25" cardstock, two-hole punched at top for hanging. Small printed calendar page affixed to each sheet below an original cyanotype photograph measuring about 3.25" x 4.5" (sizes vary slightly). Most photos have a penciled caption written on the..... Item #22393
Softcover. Very good. 7" x 11" strong-tied photograph album containing 35 snapshots (3.5" x 5") corner-mounted one per page, rectos only. A small album without captions, but with good documentary content. The first two images are a nice Juneau street scene and a shot of the Alaska Air Transport Terminal..... Item #22421
Dallas: The Dallas News, 1928. Hardcover. Good. 384 pp, bound in embossed flexible cloth boards. Title panel on front cover somewhat rubbed and darkened, previous owner's name on title page, pp 110-114 detached and laid in, illustration cut from pg 57, all else very good. Includes advertising, photographic illustrations, and..... Item #22739
Roper Organization, [1980]. First Edition. Softcover. Very good-. 110 pp. Light cover wear, small abrasion where a sticker was removed, and minor water damage affecting one corner. Contents clean, binding sound. Reports results of the fourth of eight polls conducted between 1970 and 2000 that surveyed American women and men..... Item #14520
New York: A-D Publishing, 1940. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. 102 pp, in original wrappers, with illustration, layout, and design by Ukrainian-American artist Irvine Kamens. Light wear to edges, contents clean, binding sound. Item #22283
Landsdowne, PA: Hamilton Press, 1962. Softcover. Very Good. 7 pp, with illustrations, in original wrappers. Light shelf wear to wrappers, light toning to edges; contents clean. Alphabet book, likely produced as a Christmas greeting. Vintage woodcut illustrations of animals--one for each letter, A-Z, with English and French names for the..... Item #2490
Hartford: E.T. Pease & Co., 1854. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. Pamphlet, 51 pp, sewn binding, original printed wrappers. Some paper loss to spine and at corners, binding tight, text clean. On March 2, 1854, a recently installed 50-horsepower steam boiler exploded at the railroad-car factory Fales & Gray Car..... Item #21005
Chicago: Mrs. T.M. Starr, 1896. Softcover. Very good. Fourth edition. 48 pp. 6.5 x 5 inches, in original stapled wrappers. A very good copy, with some chipping to the spine, ownership signature on front cover. Title continues: Including Concise Instructions for Coloring with Transparent Oil Colors and for Enameling Over..... Item #21706
[Washington]: [1813]. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. 233 pp + table of contents, in original plain blue wrappers. Partially unopened, some insect damage to wraps, moderate foxing throughout. Item #22299
Santa Monica, CA: Michael Kohn Gallery, 1991. Softcover. Very Good. Exhibition catalogue. 7.5 x 10.5 inches, approximately 20 pp, with 21 illustrations. Light handling wear, stamp on rear cover; else clean and sound. "Given the selection of nearly forty years of work, we can view many of Katz's paintings as a...... Item #1433
Russian Socialist Federation, [1919]. Hardcover. Good. Oblong folio, 11 x 14 inches, string-tied, [47] pp, with half-tone photographs of scenes and people relating to the Russian Revolution. Place of publication not indicated; we have seen credible suggestions of both Petrograd and New York. We have seen other copies described as..... Item #20744
Pittsburgh, PA: McClintic-Marshall Co., [1930]. Softcover. Fine. 8.25" x 11", 48 pp, extensively illustrated, in original stapled wrappers with gilt lettering. Fine condition. The Ambassador Bridge is an international suspension bridge that connects the cities of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. It was constructed by the McClintic-Marshall Company (which would..... Item #22426
Los Angeles: Sunset Club, 1927. Hardcover. Near Fine. 246 pp + illustrations. Original parchment-backed paper boards, leather spine label; mild shelfwear, contents clean, binding tight. Number 211 of an edition of 220 copies. Includes essays by Fred L. Alles, Edward D. Lyman, Charles Dwight Willard, Homer P. Earle, Albert Shiels..... Item #3088
Los Angeles: Board of Harbor Commissioners, 1928. Hardcover. Good. 6" x 9.25", 91 pp, with index, illustrations from photographs, tables, and maps, includng a large folding map of Los Angeles Harbor and Vicinity mounted to the inside of the rear cover. Ex-library, with related stamps on two pages; no external..... Item #22168
Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona. Soft cover. Very Good. Arizona Bureau of Mines, Mineral Technology Series Number 38. Bulletin Number 142. University of Arizona Bulletin,Volume VIII, No. 2. April 1, 1937. 148 pages, in original printed wrappers. Index, illustrations, folding chart. Coffee ring on front cover, otherwise very good with..... Item #12302
Printed by the Compton Litho. Company, St. Louis. Trade card, 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches. Undated, but 1880s. Some light rubbing to image, one tiny corner chip; very good. This uncommon and attractive card invites inquiries "for full and complete information touching on the products of Arkansas, her climate..... Item #21894
Firenze: Tip. Barbera, Alfani e Venturi, 1922. Softcover. Very good. 6.75 x 9.25 in., 32 pp, in photographically illustrated wrappers, with 11 half-tone illustrations in the text. Light dust soiling, wear to spine ends; very good. Describes the work of an asylum for war orphans opened in 1921 by the..... Item #20620
Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1973. Softcover. Very Good. Catalogue of an auction held on the 21st of June, 1973. 7.5 x 10.5 inches, approximately 200 pp, with illustrations (approximately 10 in color). Light shelf wear, light foxing to top edge, library sticker on front cover; contents clean. Text is in..... Item #583
Grenoble: Imp. F. Dardelet. Softcover. Very good. Undated, ca. 1920. 8.5 x 5.25 inches, [32] pp. Moderate handling wear; very good. Text in French. Timetables, rates, and itineraries for a variety of chauffer-driven routes stretching from the Alpine heights of Chamonix down to the Mediterranean shores of Nice and Marseille..... Item #20900
Stockholm: Malmö Konsthall, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. Exhibition catalogue. 8 x 11.5 inches, 75 pp, with illustrations (11 in color). Some handling wear, two stickers on back cover; else clean and sound. Text is in Swedish and English. Retrospective exhibition featuring Bærtling's painting and sculpture. Item #1980
San Francisco: San Carlos Park Syndicate. Undated, ca. 1907. Single-page circular, or possibly a removed advertisement, backed on linen. 9 x 6 inches, printed in green and red, illustrated with half-tone photograph of the San Carlos railroad depot. Minor damage to lower left corner; very good. An effusive promotional piece..... Item #21470
