Text in Portuguese. Original publisher's brown-gray paper wrappers with blue and yellow string binding. No date, circa 1930. 9 3/4" x 7." Each photo is 8 1/2" x 6 1/4." Ten black-and-white photographs (two are printed on one folding leaf to make one panoramic photo), complete. Photographs are virtually pristine and intact except for minuscule surface wear. Covers are clean and intact overall but have age toning, slight wear to extremities, and a few shallow surface scratches and spots of rubbing. Binding is tight. A Very Good copy. A beautiful souvenir viewbook featuring actual black... View More...
Original tan wrapper with red and black lettering on front cover. 7 1/4 X 9 1/2 inches. 85 pages. From the Instituto Nacional De Antropologia E Historia. Copy contains uncut pages. Copy also contains numerous black and white photographs and illustrations. Copy is clean. Binding is tight. 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 1900s-1920s. 3" x 4 1/4." Card is very clean and intact but has slight wear to extremities. A Fine copy. An original greeting card for the occasion of Christmas. The color illustration on front features a seated woman playing the guitar under green plants. She wear a beautiful dark blue dress with loose draping. Her portrait is framed by an illustration of golden ornate border and an indigo background. View More...
Original publisher's hand-colored map of South America that comes with a white mat board and backing. Top mat features a rectangular mat window that showcases the map. Map is adhered to the top mat with two small pieces of hinging tape. This is a beautiful map that shows each country colored pink, green, yellow, or blue. Major cities are shown along with natural geographic features such as rivers and mountains. No date, circa 1830s-1850s. Map with margins measures 5 1/8" x 7"; actual map area measures 4 3/8" x 6 1/8." Map is very clean and intact. There is slight browning. Title and s... View More...
Text in Spanish. Original postal ticket from El Salvador. Printed in dark blue ink on light blue paper. It is unclear if the ticket has been used but the perforation is unbroken. No date, circa 1880s-1910s. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4." Postal ticket is virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. A Fine copy. This postal ticket features a small illustration of Casa de Correos de El Salvador (El Salvador Post Office). The printed instructions on the address side explain that this side is only for writing the address and that correspondence goes on the interior of the ticket. Corresp... View More...
Original black-and-white photo post card. Postcard is used. Correspondence and recipient's address handwritten in pencil on back. Red 4-centavos stamp of Jesus Carranza tipped in on back. Two postmarks on back. One has the location of Tijuana but the date is illegible. The other postmark does not have a clear location but is dated January 13, 1923. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Postcard is very clean and intact except for light to moderate age toning on front and back, minuscule surface wear, a few small wrinkles and smudges, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. A postcard showing a ... View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing a film still from the movie, Green Fire (1954). The scene shows women being thrown baskets from people standing above on a balcony, which they will use to harvest the coffee bean crop. "1651-10" printed in lower-right corner on front. Green stamp on back: "Approved, June 24 1952, Advertising Code Administration, Hollywood." Typed description on back. Photo is very clean and intact overall but has a few wrinkles at the corners. A Near Fine copy. Green Fire is a drama about a man named Rian Mitchell (played by Stewart Granger) and a lo... View More...
Original publisher's beige wrappers. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2." Ninety-four pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Covers are browned. Pages have slight browning and offsetting, mostly near the edges. A Very Good copy. Names of Officers and Honorary, Corresponding, Life, and Active Members of the California Historical Society are listed in the front. Contents are listed as follows: "Officers and Members," "Introductory," "The Local Units of History" by Martin Kellogg, "Data of Mexican and United States History" by Bernard Moses, "History of the Pious Fund of California" by... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. A beige, 25-cts stamp showing an illustration of two Michoacan folk art masks with "Michoacan Arte Popular" is tipped in on the back. Postmark on stamp. Postcard is used. Postcard is clean and intact overall except for a small bump at the lower-left corner. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows three trajineras (traditional Mexican boats with a flat base) on the water. One of the boats is docked, another is un... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1941. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "EKC" (Eastman Kodak Company) stamp box with "Sello" within the box is known to have been used in 1941. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight corner and edge wear. A Near Fine copy. This postcard shows a view looking down at Hotel Victoria in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. Hotel Victoria was founded in the 1930s. The hotel saw many famous guests such as Frida Kahlo, Die... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1941. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "EKC" (Eastman Kodak Company) stamp box with "Sello" within the box is known to have been used in 1941. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight corner and edge wear. A Near Fine copy. This postcard shows fishermen in boats on Lake Patzcuaro in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. The fisherman in the foreground uses the region's iconic "butterfly" fishing net. In the backg... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1941. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "EKC" (Eastman Kodak Company) stamp box with "Sello" within the box is known to have been used in 1941. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight corner and edge wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a view of one of the domes of Convento del Carmen in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. The convent was built from 1593-1619 by the Carmelites and features the Herrerian and Bar... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1941. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "EKC" (Eastman Kodak Company) stamp box with "Sello" within the box is known to have been used in 1941. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a view of Pocito Chapel in the Guadalupe neighborhood (formerly its own town) of Mexico City. Its name comes the miraculous well located within its interior. The chapel was built from 1777-1791 and de... View More...
Original black-and-white photo postcard. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. A blue, three-peseta (3pts) stamp showing a portrait of Francisco Franco with "Espana Correos" is tipped in on the back. Postcard is used. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact overall except for slight corner, edge, and surface wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a busy, tree-lined main street, La Rambla, in Barcelona, Spain. There is handwriting on the back in blue ink. Bob and Laura write to Mr. and Mrs. Hollein (?) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada about their cruise aro... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1941. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. "Tarjeta Postal" is printed on the back. The style of "EKC" (Eastman Kodak Company) stamp box with "Sello" within the box is known to have been used in 1941. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for slight corner wear. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows a view of a busy street in Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico, or CDMX) with buildings to either side. The street was formerly named San Juan de Letran but is known ... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "Papel Kodak" stamp box on the back with "Sello" in the center of the box was used during the 1950s. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight edge wear. A Very Good copy. This postcard shows the facade of Hotel de la Borda in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. A man and three donkeys or mules (or both) are visible in the foreground. The hotel opened in 1940 and still operates as a hotel to this day. View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "Papel Kodak" ("Kodak Paper") stamp box with "Sello" within the box was used circa 1950s. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact except for slight corner wear. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a gardened patio in one of the courtyards of Museo de Arte Zapoteco, or, the Erwin Frissell Museum. The museum is located in the town of San Pablo de Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico. The museum... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1941. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "EKC" (Eastman Kodak Company) stamp box with "Sello" within the box is known to have been used in 1941. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for slight corner and edge wear. A Near Fine copy. This postcard shows an dining room in Hotel Geneve, Mexico City. The dining room is ready to welcome guests with neatly placed tables and chairs furnished with table settings. A... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. Photographer's imprint also at the bottom of the image. The style of "Papel Kodak" ("Kodak Paper") stamp box with "Sello" within the box was used circa 1950s. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused but has a pencil inscription on back that reads, "I'm where we stayed in Patzcuaro." Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight corner and edge wear and possible age wear to the image. A Near Fine copy. This postcard shows a v... View More...
Text is in Spanish. Original black-and-white photo postcard. No date, circa 1950s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Title printed at the bottom of the image. The style of "Papel Kodak" ("Kodak Paper") stamp box with "Sello" within the box was used circa 1950s. "Tarjeta Postal" printed on back. Postcard is unused. Postcard is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This postcard shows a view of a building, the Palace or the Grand Hall of Columns, that is part of the Mitla archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico. Relief carvings are visible within the friezes of the building's facade. Mitla was on... View More...
