Original publisher's black, white, and orange wrapper. 5 1/8" x 7 1/4." Ninety-three pages, complete. Pages are clean. Binding is tight. This book has 101 "economies" or tips for vehicle maintenance and repair. View More...
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...
Original publisher's beige wrappers. Possibly disbound. No date, circa 1808-1811. 4 3/4" x 8 1/4." Fourteen pages, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall. Foxing and light dampstaining throughout. Slight chipping at the spine. Small chip in upper-right corner on front cover and at the top of Page 5 not affecting text. Fore-edge of pages slightly clipped but entire text is still readable. A Very Good copy. A piece of propaganda that calls for the people of Massachusetts to support Federalist government officials who would distance the United States from England and France. The... View More...
Beige-colored Senate pamphlet. 28th Congress, 2nd Session. January 13, 1845. 5 1/2" x 9." Eight pages, complete. A very clean copy. This document addresses the printing of British Parliament acts for the use of the U.S. Senate. The acts include Cap. CXXXVIII, which extended the jurisdiction of British courts in Lower and Upper Canada, and Cap. LXVI, which regulates the fur trade. View More...
Original tan wrapper with brown lettering on the front cover. 6 X 9 inches. 86 pages. This copy contains information for those attending the exposition. Such information is, the congress program, service the central thought, the "grouping plan", the advance survey, a summary, information on routes and rates, Panama Canal route from Atlantic, hotel reservations for 1915, climate and a list of the 822 congresses, conferences and conventions for 1915. A previous owner, using a blue pencil, marked with a check mark on 2 of the conferences, otherwise pages are very clean and complete. Binding is t... View More...
Original announcement printed as a brochure on beige paper. This announcement advertises an upcoming title, "American First Editions." No date, circa 1942. 6" x 9." Four pages, complete. One leaf folded in half and printed on all sides. Brochure is very clean and intact. A few minuscule wrinkles and a small, very faint smudge on the last page. A Fine copy. This is an announcement advertising the limited fourth edition of Merle Johnson's American First Editions, which was edited by Jacob Blanck. The first two pages of the brochure give some background on the book. Excerpts from the f... View More...
Original letter handwritten in black ink on light blue paper. Datelined April 6, 1819 in Boston, Massachusetts. 8" x 13." One page. Letter is clean and intact overall but has faded to a light beige through age toning, a few small stains, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. In this letter, the writer's signature is not legible but appears to be a first name only. He writes to naval officials in Washington, D.C. to send him documentation as to the arrival and inspection of ship anchors his company has manufactured and shipped. The writer states that he needs these documents... View More...
Original publisher's advertising brochure for books by George Wharton James. No date, circa 1910s. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2." Four pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. A fine copy. George Wharton James (1858-1923) was an American lecturer, journalist, editor, and photographer. James wrote many publications on California and the American Southwest. Forty-three of James's titles are featured with brief descriptions and the price of the item. The following are a few examples of his books for sale: "California, Romantic and Beautiful," "Arizona, the Wonderland of the Southwest," "The P... View More...
Original publisher's pink time table for the Boston, Pawtucket, Providence Express Service. 3" x 4 1/4." Four unnumbered pages, complete. One leaf folded in half. Pages are very clean and intact. A Fine copy. Front cover: "Motor Coach Service; Boston, Pawtucket, Providence Express Service; Ride Luxuriantly: The Shortest Route via Forest Hills Every Hour on the Hour; Pierce Bus Lines, Pioneer Operators." The interior pages show three time tables for the motor coach (bus) service from "Boston to Pawtucket and Providence" and "Providence and Pawtucket to Boston" and "Special Morning Trips ... View More...
Buck Rogers Official Punch-O-Bag with original illustrated envelope. Bag has apparatus disintegrated in envelope. No date, circa 1935. Envelope measures 3" x 4 5/8." Envelope is unopened but has some chipping at the edges on the front, which is the illustrated side, and the upper-right corner on the back. Very clean and intact in consideration of the item's age. The envelope includes an illustration of a boy playing with the Punch-O-Bag. The Punch-O-Bag depicted in the illustration shows the face of Killer Kane, the main villain in the Buck Rogers comic strip. While Killer Kane is the ... View More...
Original publisher's white wrappers with staple binding. Front and back covers have color illustrations. The front cover shows a reprinted illustration with the caption, "Santa Ana Canyon." The back cover features a full-page illustration advertising Chesterfield Cigarettes in which a man has his hand read by fortune-teller with the caption,"Your cigarette line reads... They Satisfy; And there's a wealth of good taste in store for you." 8 1/2 " x 11 1/2." Forty-eight pages, complete. Many black and white illustrated advertisements throughout the magazine, complete. Most of the ads relat... View More...
Original publisher's beige wrappers with staple binding. 6 7/8" x 10 1/8." Pages 43-67, complete. Black and white illustrated advertisements, complete. Two additional pages of ads in the front and four additional pages of ads in the back for various products. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. California State Library and pencil writing in the top margin of the front cover. Pomona Public Library stamp on front cover not affecting text. Covers are browned. California Municipalities was a monthly magazine that was published to help city officials in running t... View More...
Original publisher's brown wrappers with staple binding. On the front cover is a black and white reprinted photograph of "Market Street, San Francisco, paved with bitumenous rock, by the City Street Improvement Co." 6 7/8" x 10 3/4." Pages 107-130, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Two additional pages of ads in the front and two additional pages of ads in the back for various products. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Slight chipping at the corners of the covers. California State Library stamp and pencil writing in the top margin of the f... View More...
Original publisher's blue wrappers with staple binding. 5" x 7 3/4." Sixteen pages, complete. One black and white illustration on the front cover showing four women in uniform, complete. One advertisement in the back promoting the purchase of Victory Bonds. Pages are very clean and intact except for slight wear in the bottom corners. Staples slightly rusted. Note in the front: "Booklet No. 11 is a supplement to booklet No. 9, revised to January 1, and should be used with booklet No. 10 to obtain a cumulative record of Canada's War effort." The following are some of the Contents: "For T... View More...
Original publisher's white wrappers with staple binding. 5" x 7 3/4." Fifteen pages, complete. One black and white illustration on the front cover, complete. Illustration shows a foreboding scene of industry, factories, and war tanks juxtaposed against a rural scene with a farm and a man riding a tractor on a field. Pages are very clean and intact except for a few minuscule bumps at the corners. Staples slightly rusted. A Fine copy. This is a pamphlet about Canada's war efforts during World War II. The following are some of the Contents: "Canada's Commitments," "The Armed Forces," "Ca... View More...
Original publisher's blue wrappers with staple binding. 5" x 7 3/4." Fifteen pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Illustration on front cover shows a military air base with airmen stationed at their planes. Clean internally. Front and back covers have dirt or scuffing. A Good copy. This is a pamphlet about Canada's war efforts during World War II. The following are some of the Contents: "Link Air Training Plans," "Airdrome of Democracy," "Herald of Things to Come," "Guarding the Sealanes," "Poised for Offensive," "Industry in Action," and "Manpower Program." View More...
Original publisher's white wrappers with staple binding. 5" x 7 3/4." Fifteen pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Illustration on front cover shows three men, each representing the Canadian Navy, Air Force, and Army, respectively. Pages are very clean and intact. Front cover has a few minuscule foxing spots. Staples slightly rusted. A Near Fine copy. This is a pamphlet about Canada's war efforts during World War II. The following are some of the contents: "Bill for War," "Taxes Sharply Increased," "Luxuries Heavily Taxed," "Sea Battle Shifts Westward," "Axis Att... View More...
Original publisher's blue wrappers with staple binding. 5" x 7 3/4." Fifteen pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Illustration on front cover shows the construction of a naval ship. Pages are very clean and intact. Small wrinkle in the top margin. Staples slightly rusted. A Fine copy. This is a pamphlet about Canada's war efforts during World War II. The following are the contents: "Production Partners: Co-operating Gets Results; The Border is No Barrier; War Programs Co-ordinated," "'Great Industrial Achievement': Steel Shortage Overcome; Breaking Bottlenecks; A... View More...
Original publisher's white wrappers with staple binding. 5" x 7 3/4." Fifteen pages, complete. One blue and white illustration on the front cover, complete. Illustration shows a soldier jumping off a boat onto shore. Pages are very clean and intact. Front cover has a small fold in upper-right corner and a small spot in the lower margin. This is a pamphlet about Canada's war efforts during World War II. The following are some of the contents: "Army," "Navy," "Air Force," "Munitions," "Food," and "Industrial Changeover." Note on back cover: "This booklet is a supplement to 'Canada and t... View More...
Original publisher's white wrappers with staple binding. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2." Forty-seven pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Pages are very clean and intact overall. Slight edge wear and small chip at the spine. Tear in the top margin of the front cover measuring about 1/2." Staples slightly rusted. This is a pamphlet about Canada's war efforts during World War II. The following are the contents listed on the front cover: "Hail Hitler--with Bombs!: A Bomber Group Is Added to Canada's Armory," "The Sting Behind the Guns: A Vast New Chemicals and Explosives Industry I... View More...
