Bruxelles: O. De Rycker. Softcover. very good-. Undated, ca. 1924. 8.25" x 5.5", [26] pp, with many half-tone photographs, in illustrated stapled wrappers. Light dust soiling, text block detached from wrappers, otherwise very good. A rare promotional booklet for Huileries du Congo Belge (HCB), a subsidiary of the British soap manufacturing..... Item #23104
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
Bruxelles: Imp. J. Remy. Softcover. Near fine. Undated, but 1920s.7 x 5 in., 30 pp, b/w illustrations from photographs. Cover art signed "C.D." Slight edgewear; near fine. Claiming to be "the largest and most up-to-date motor hire company in Europe." Servauto offers cars with "specially built bodies for continental touring..... Item #20896
[Daytona Beach, FL]: Printed for the Town of Daytona Beach by Roberts & Son, Birmingham. Softcover. Very good. Undated, ca. 1915. Accordion-folded souvenir view book with 14 views from photographs by C. G. Smith and on page of text. 3.5" x 6" when folding. Light general handling wear; very good..... Item #21993
Los Angeles: Pacific Folder Co. Softcover. Very good. Small illustrated cardstock folder containing 11 accordion-folded panels, all but one printed on both sides. Includes 17 halftone illustrations from photographs and four panels of text. Folded size 3 1/8 x 4 1/4 inches. Advertising on the back cover for Fresno Agricultural..... Item #23125
[Murrieta, CA]. Softcover. Near fine. Undated, 1930s or 1940s. Single sheet printed on both sides, folded to a 4 x 9-inch brochure, with bright color covers, b/w illustrations from photographs inside. "Riverside County" written in pen on front cover; else fine. Fritz Guenther began developing Murrieta’s natural hot springs as..... Item #21382
Hutchinson, KS: Printed by the News Co. for the Hutchinson Commercial Club, [1908]. Softcover. Very good. 5.75" x 8.75", [48] pp., illustrated, in original pictorial wrappers. Light handling wear; very good. A nicely produced promotional book with many interesting illustrations showing the range of commercial and industrial activity (not just..... Item #23087
Mesa, AZ: Chamber of Commerce. Softcover. Near fine. Undated travel brochure, probably 1940s. 4 x 9 inches when folded, with a two beautiful two-panel cover illustration of a woman in cowgirl attire picking oranges, with a fertile valley in the background. Inside illustrated with both color and b/w photos showcasing..... Item #21239
Los Angeles: Touring Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California, 1931. Softcover. Very good. 4.5" x 8", 31 pp, in original stapled wrappers. Light soiling to front cover, otherwise clean and sound. Very good. The Automobile Club of Southern California, founded in 1900, was one of the nation's first..... Item #22090
Rome, GA: Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Rome, Georgia, Floyd County, U.S.A., 1906. Softcover. very good-. 6" x 5.25", [23] pp, in stapled wrappers. Vertical folding crease, small split at base of spine, otherwise very good. A primarily pictorial promotional book with 5 pages of text describing the virtues of..... Item #23086
Nice: L'Eclaireur de Nice, 1926. Softcover. Very good. 8 x 5.25 inches, [20] pp, in illustrated stapled wrappers. Light dust soiling and general wear from handling; very good. Scarce program for the 1927 Nice Carnival and related festivities, with text in French and English. Six pages list parades, fetes, balls..... Item #21716
Yuma, AZ: Yuma County Chamber of Commerce. 1930s promotional brochure. 20 pages, 9 x 8 inches when unfolded, extensively illustrated with half-tone photographs, double-page map at center. Showcases Yuma's businesses, irrigation and agricultural production (dates, figs, cotton, alfalfa, grapes, lettuce, canteloupes, pecans, grapefruits), mining, recreational opportunities. The last page describes..... Item #21238
Sydney: Bloxham and Chambers, 1928. Softcover. Near fine. Travel/promotional brochure, 9"x 8" (folding to 9" x 4"), 32 pp, with three full-color illustrations by Percy Trompf on the wrappers, many half-tone photographs inside. Near fine, with minor handling wear.This beautifully illustrated brochure promotes Australia as "The Land of Opportunity!" for..... Item #23080
Union Pacific Railroad, 1938. Very good. Pictorial map, 18" x 31", folding to a 9" x 4" brochure (titled "Boulder Dam"), with text, illustrations, and colorful pictorial cover on the verso. A few pinholes at the intersections and tiny tears at margins, but overall a very nice example of this..... Item #22058
1928. Softcover. Very good. 4" x 9" (folded), [16] pp, with illustrations from photographs, double-page "Relief Map of the North-of-Bay Country." One leaf loose from staples, otherwise very good. A scarce and attractive brochure describing outdoor recreational opportunities accessible via the routes of the Golden Gate Ferry Company and the..... Item #22211
Roma: Ente Nazionale Industrie Turistiche Ferrovie dello Stato, 1934. Softcover. Very good. Travel brochure, 9 x 8 inches (folding to 9 x 4). 8 pp of text in double columns, each page with a beautiful full color illustration by Italian painter, ceramicist, and graphic artist Virgilio Retrosi (1892-1975). Light edgewear;..... Item #20908
Bergamo: Ente Nazionale Industrie Turistiche Ferrovie dello Stato. Softcover. Good+. Travel brochure, undated, ca. 1930. 11 pp, illustrated with photos, map of Tridentine Venetia. Rubbing at folds, minor soiling to title page, staples rusted. Bolzano, Merano, Valsugana, Lake Misurina, Cortina d'Ampesso, etc. Details of roads, rail and bus service. Lovely..... Item #20919
Skagway, Alaska: The Daily Alaskan, [1910]. Softcover. Good. 5.25" x 7", 52 unnumbered pages, with many illustrations from photographs. Light soiling, chipping and short tears to wrappers, some gatherings detached from staples; good. Scarce booklet sponsored by the Skagway Commercial Club, an organization founded in 1909 to promote tourism to..... Item #23070
Stockholm: Swedish American Line, 1927. Softcover. Good. Travel brochure, 8 x 9 inches (unfolded), 28 pp with text in double columns, half-tone photographic illustrations. Good only; wappers detached at staples and have some short tears. Sections on Swedish history, art, and athletics; Stockholm the Archipelago and Malar districts; Visby; Gothenburg..... Item #20916
