Formerly bound. Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. No date, circa 1840. 4" x 7." Four pages, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall except for a few wrinkles, slight rippling, occasional offsetting, light to moderate foxing and staining throughout (text still readable), and minuscule chipping along spine (text is unaffected). A Very Good copy. A Christian tract containing verses from the Bible that describe the inherent sinful nature of man and what happens to unrepentant sinners. Tract No. 243 of the American Tract Society. The American Tract Society (ATS) is an evangel... View More...
Catholic Mutual Beneficial Association of The Archdiocese of San Fransisco. Executed Certificate of Membership. San Francisco, June 30, 1881. Issued to John Dempsey of Smartsville, Yuba County Ca. Signed by J.B. Mc Nally, President, and attested to by Edward Gilson, Secretary. Certificate numbered 2621. Printed on gold colored paper. 7 3/4 X 9 inches. The Catholic Mutual Benefit Association of The Archdiocese of San Francisco was founded on February 1, 1880. Its basic premise was that upon the death of one of its members, that member's designated beneficiary was to receive an amount of money e... View More...
Original green cloth. 4 X 6 1/2 inches. 93 pages. The contents that are featured are, general laws, objects and purposes, diagram of a lodge room, general instruction, visiting by card of otherwise, regulations for opening, conducting business, and closing, the Rebekah Degree, ceremony to observed on the admission to membership of a brother or sister by deposit of card, ceremony for the installation of officers of Rebekah Lodges. Light scuffing on covers. Pages are very clean and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
Formerly bound. Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. No date, circa 1833. 4" x 7." Sixteen pages, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall except for a few wrinkles, slight rippling, occasional offsetting, light to moderate foxing and staining throughout (text still readable), and minuscule chipping along spine (text is unaffected). A Very Good copy. A Christian tract containing a story about model children who want to repent and be good Christians. The story also addresses the consequences of parents who do not give their children religious instruction. Tract No. 245 of the... View More...
Text in German. Original publisher's black and beige paper-covered boards backed with beige cloth. Small gilt decorations and lettering on spine. No date, circa 1880. Thirty-two pages, complete. Two small black-and-white illustrations, complete. "Library A, No. 14" on title page. Former owner's signature and inscription in blue ink on front free endpaper and its verso. Former owner's pencil and watercolor drawings on back flyleaves and back endpaper. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Pages have occasional small spots of foxing or staining. Covers have some corner and ed... View More...
Text is in French. Modern brown full leather binding. Raised bands. Gilt lettering on red spine label. Small gilt decorations on spine. 4" x 6." 154 pages, complete. One black-and-white frontispiece, complete. Frontispiece shows vengeance being set upon Robert Dudley for his purported misdeeds. Former owner's signature in black ink on the title page. Occasional annotations in the margins written in black ink. Pages have trimming with a few loss of words. Pages are very clean except for age toning and occasional light stains. Covers virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight.... View More...
Original publisher's pamphlet printed on beige paper. 6 5/8" x 9 3/4." Six unnumbered pages (one leaf folded into three double-sided panels), complete. Two blue and white illustrations, complete. One of the illustrations is a reprinted photograph of "Mariposa Street, Fresno," where the convention might have been held. There is an advertisement on the inside of the front cover for "The New Book Store" at "2436 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, Cal.; At 23 Grant Ave, S. F. before the fire." which sold Sunday School books and supplies. One of the panels advertises transportation services by the So... View More...
Original publisher's program printed on beige paper. Folded into thirds. 3 1/4" x 5." Six unnumbered pages (one leaf folded into three double-sided panels), complete. Paper is very clean and intact. Contains a schedule of events for the annual Christian conventions held in Merced County, California. The schedule includes lectures, speeches, and addresses, among other events, given by different Christian societies and religious members. There are three conventions, "Sunday School Day" from August 28-30, "Epworth League" on August 31, and "Christian Endeavor Day" on September 1-2. (Event... View More...
Formerly bound. Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. No date, circa 1835. 4" x 7." Four pages, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall except for a few wrinkles, slight rippling, occasional offsetting, light to moderate foxing and staining throughout (text still readable), and minuscule chipping along spine (text is unaffected). A Very Good copy. A Christian tract containing a description of what true repentance is and why it is necessary. The general idea in this tract is that true repentance of sins entails a true change of heart and mind. Tract No. 252 of the American Tr... View More...
Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 7/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. Small black dot in upper-right corner of photograph. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Great St. Martin Church in Cologne. The church features Romanesque architecture and has foundations that date back to 960 CE. While the church was severely damaged in World War II, restorations were made and completed in 1985. The c... View More...
Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph with excellent contrast that shows the west portal of the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom). "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Rommler & Jonas was a German art p... View More...
Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the nave of the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom). "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1891" printed at the bottom. Rommler & Jonas was a German art print shop and publishing compan... View More...
Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 5/8" x 5 1/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom) from its right side looking north. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Rommler & Jonas was a German art print shop... View More...
Original black-and-white engraving of St. Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London. Removed from Edward Brayley's Londiniana, a compendium about the history and sights of London. No date, circa 1828-1829. 3 1/2" x 6 1/4." Print is very clean and intact except for slight age toning and a few spots of foxing. A Near Fine copy. A beautiful, small engraving featuring St. Paul's Church, as viewed from the front, and surrounding streets and buildings in the year 1776. St. Paul's Church is affiliated with the Church of England. It was designed by Inigo Jones as part of project commissioned by F... View More...
Original black-and-white engraving of the remains of Prince Rupert's residence. Removed from Edward Brayley's Londiniana, a compendium about the history and sights of London. No date, circa 1828-1829. 3 1/2" x 6 1/4." Print is very clean and intact except for a few small spots of foxing. A Near Fine copy. A beautiful, small engraving featuring St. Peter's Church in Walworth, London. This was the first church designed by Sir John Soane. The print is from an edition of Brayley's Londiniana published by Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance & Company. View More...
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on white cardstock. Printed black lettering on front. Color illustration covers the entire front. Back of the card is blank and white. Beautiful gilt accents on front illustration. Card is unused. No date, circa 1930s-1970s. 5 1/2" x 4 1/4." Card is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. An original greeting card for the occasion of Easter. The color illustration shows three choir boys singing in a church with a stained glass window in background and daffodils in the foreground. The illustration has the following printed Easte... View More...
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on white paper. Card is unused. Printed on one side on an unfolded leaf of paper. No date, circa 1890s-1920s. 3" x 5." Card is very clean and intact except for some age toning, slight wear to extremities, and slight offsetting on back. A Very Good copy. An original greeting card with a Biblical verse on front. The verse is accompanied by a color illustration of strawberries on a green stem. Gilt decorative border on front. View More...
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on white paper. Card is unused. Printed on one side of an unfolded leaf of paper. No date, circa 1890s-1920s. 3" x 5." Card is very clean and intact except for some age toning and offsetting on back and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. An original greeting card with a Biblical verse on front (as listed in the title). The verse is accompanied by a color illustration of a floral bouquet. Gilt border along the edges on front. View More...
Original pen and ink drawing. Drawing is black-and-white and shows the facade of Mission Santa Barbara with the title appearing above and below it in stylized lettering. No date, circa 1930s-1950s. 12" x 15 1/2." Pencil inscription on back. Drawing is very clean and intact except for age toning, a few small wrinkles and creases, and small spots of discoloration mostly limited toward outer edges. Very Good. View More...
Original holiday greeting (poem) and envelope. Greeting is printed in red and green ink on light beige paper. Envelope is made of light beige paper and has a typed mailing address and a brown 1 1/2-cent Martha Washington stamp. No date, circa, 1938-1950s. Envelope postmarked in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Poem: 6" x 9." Envelope: 6 1/2" x 3 3/4." One page (one leaf printed on one side), complete. Greeting and envelope are very clean and intact except for light age toning, wrinkle on right edge of envelope, and two original horizontal fold lines on greeting. A Very Good copy. A holiday ... View More...
