Most of the text in both German and English. Original publisher's multicolored wrapper. A Reichspoft (German Postal Service) touring car is shown on the front cover parked near a building with delighted tourists walking around. Back cover shows a picturesque scene with another Reichspoft car driving on a winding road through a canyon with a river. Illustrations by "Ruffer, Dresden." No date, circa 1929. 5" x 7 1/4." Seventy-six unnumbered pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations, two black and white maps showing the Dresden rail lines, and one black, white, and orange fold-o... View More...
Original publisher's brown wrappers backed with black cloth. Red and blue decorative stripes on front cover. Bound by the Angwin Book Bindery in Angwin, California. 6 5/8" x 9 5/8." Pages 375-390, complete. Black and white photographic plates, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. A few numbers are written in black pen in the upper-left corner of the front cover not affecting text. Small red mark near the numbers. Covers slightly bent with a few wrinkles. A Fine copy. This National Geographic issue does not contain an article but has a series of re... View More...
Original publisher's brown wrappers backed with black cloth. Red and blue decorative stripes on front cover. Bound by the Angwin Book Bindery in Angwin, California. 6 5/8" x 9 5/8." Pages 701-714, complete. Black and white photographic plates, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. A few numbers are written in red pencil and blue pen in the upper-left corner of the front cover not affecting text. Stamps of "South Sacramento School" and "John F. Kennedy Senior High School Library" are in the bottom margin of the front cover not affecting text. Front an... View More...
Original program announcing upcoming lectures by John Masefield. 3 3/4" x 7 1/2." Unpaginated, four pages (one leaf folded in half and printing on all sides), complete. One black-and-white illustration of "John Masefield on his way to Buckingham Palace to be received by the king," complete. Program is very clean and intact except for slight bumping at the bottom edge and a former owner's stamp in black ink in top margin on back. A Near Fine copy. Part of the Lifelong Learning series. This is a brief program announcing upcoming lectures by John Masefield (1878-1967), an English writer an... View More...
A beautiful, original hand-colored engraving that shows the Grand Bassin Rond in the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France. People in formal attire are shown walking around the circular pond in a tree-lined plaza at the end of the Grande Allee. In 1564, the Tuileries Garden was built under the orders of Catherine de' Medici as the official garden of the Tuileries Palace. It opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution. No date, circa 1760. Paper measures 18" x 11 1/4"; printed area measures 16" x 10 1/4." This print is also a "vue d'optique," which were v... View More...
Two volumes, complete. Text in French. Original publisher's dark green cloth-covered boards backed with dark green leather. Gilt lettering on spine. Gilt or dark yellow lettering (possibly faded) and decorations on front cover. 6 1/2" x 9 3/4." All pages of each volume, complete. Volume I: Pages 1-730. Volume II: Pages 731-1455. Many plates and illustrations, complete. There are black-and-white in-text illustrations and plates in black-and-white and color. Additional pages in back of Vol. I for the Table of Contents. Additional pages in back of Vol. II for the Table of Contents and... View More...
Text is in German. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt decorations and lettering on the front cover. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 5 1/4" x 6." Twelve unnumbered panels, complete. The panels are part of one accordion-style leaf that folds out from the book. Black and white illustrations printed on glossy paper, complete. "Ad. Frohlichstein, 81. Louisenstrasse 81. Bad Hamburg" stamped on back pastedown. Panels, illustrations, and covers are very clean and intact. Covers have some edge and corner wear. The illustrations show scenic views and landmarks in and around Bad Hombu... View More...
Original Go board game in a green paper-covered box. This set includes a yellow painted board with black and white game pieces, or stones. Folds open with metal hinges and closes with a metal clasp. Box interior can hold stones, which are in two smaller boxes matching the design of the larger game box. "Made in Japan" printed on inside of board and on box. No date, circa 1950s. Box measures 4 1/2" x 9 1/4." Board measures 4" x 8 3/4" closed, 8" x 8 3/4" opened. Stones come loose; some may be missing. No instructions included. Board, boxes holding stones, and game pieces are virtually... View More...
Original broadside printed in red ink on light beige paper. 12" x 14." Broadside is very clean and intact except for light age toning, slight wrinkling throughout, a few tiny bumps and chips along edges, and a horizontal fold line at center. Paper is a bit fragile. A Very Good copy. An original broadside announcing the Columbus Day Celebration in San Francisco at Aquatic Park on October 11, 1931. Another event, the Queen Coronation Ball, is set to take place on October 9, 1931 at the Native Sons Hall. Most of the broadside lists the program of events for the Columbus Day celebration and... View More...
Original broadside souvenir commemorating the visit of the King and Queen of Italy, Umberto I (1844-1900) and Margherita of Savoy (1851-1926), to England. Printed in black ink on thin off-white tissue paper with two black-and-white illustrated portraits of the King and Queen. Includes a beautiful decorative border of pink flowers and green leaves accented with glitter paint, likely hand-painted. No date, circa 1878-1900. 14" x 13 1/2." Broadside is very clean and intact overall, but the paper is very fragile (a material similar to glassine or tissue paper) and has slight age toning and a ... 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 7/8" 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 Alter Markrt ("Old Market") which is a historic marketplace in Cologne. In the photograph, crowds of people and the Jon-von-Werth-Brunnen Fountain can be seen below in the city square. Part of the Cologne City Hall can be seen to the left (west), and the Cologne Cathedral is in the dist... 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 one piece of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Flora und Botanischer Garten Koln (or Flora park) in Cologne. Part of the garden is shown in the foreground and a glass orangery or greenhouse is in the background. The Flora park was established in 1893 and is still open to this day. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of tit... 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. Very faint marks on upper portion of photograph. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Hahnentorburg (also Hahnenthor, Hahnentor, and Hahnen Gate) which is one of twelve city gates that were part of Cologne's medieval city wall. Hahnen Gate was constructed during the 13th century, and while the wall was demolished in 1881 t... 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 Hohenzollernring (or the Cologne Ring) which is a street in Cologne. The photograph shows 19th-century buildings and a perspective view looking straight down the street. Hohenzollernring is still used and is Cologne's busiest street. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of tit... 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 7/8" x 5 7/8." 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 a corner view of a theater on Glockengasse ("Theater in der Glockengasse") in Cologne that was built in 1872. The theater is shown with a brick facade and architectural details in decorative stone relief. This theater was one of several theaters to be built on this street but was demolished... 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 good contrast that shows Cologne City Hall from an angled perspective. "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 and publishi... 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. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows a view of Cologne from a pier on the Rhine with docked ships. "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 and publishing ... View More...
