Collection of 19 letters addressed to Thomas A. Rommel (c. 1917-1982), an engineering student at Washington State College (WSC), which was renamed as Washington State University (WSU) in 1959 and is still open to this day. 1938-1942. 3 1/4" x 5" to 8 1/2" x 11." 40 pages from seven correspondents. Most of the letters have original envelopes. Each of the letters is clean and intact overall except for a few wrinkles. Each letter and entire collection are Near Fine. Summary follows. George Ogawa, Bob McClure, and Roy Nesbitt are Rommel's friends and fellow students. George Ogawa has written him e... View More...
Original pamphlet containing a speech printed in black text on light brown paper. No date, circa July 14, 1939. 8 1/4" x 11 3/4." Unpaginated, eight pages, complete. Printed by "M. Muller & Sohn K.G." in Berlin, Germany. Horizontal and vertical fold lines. Paper is clean and intact overall but is fragile and may be browned. Chipping in the lower-right corner not affecting text. Multiple small closed tears at the edges. A Good copy. Please note there are pro-Nazi sentiments throughout this publication. This is a Nazi speech that first appeared in Volkischer Beobachter, the Nazi newsp... View More...
First American Edition. Signed in blue pen by the author on title page. Original publisher's yellow cloth binding in a white paper dust jacket. Black lettering on front panel and spine of dust jacket. Color illustration on front panel. Dust jacket protected by a paper-backed mylar sleeve. 6" x 8 3/4." 284 pages, complete. Pages and covers of the book are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is very clean and intact but has slight wear to extremities and a small closed tear at top edge of front panel. Dust jacket not price-clipped. No remainder marks. A Fine... View More...
Original publication containing a speech and memorandum printed in black text on light brown paper. Both are dated September 3, 1939. 8 1/2" x 9 3/4." Four pages (one leaf folded in half and printed on all sides), complete. Printed by "M. Muller & Sohn K.G." in Berlin, Germany. Paper is fragile and may be browned. Multiple closed tears at the spine and fore-edge, with the largest measuring about 1." A Good copy. Please note there are pro-Nazi sentiments throughout this publication. This is a German Nazi publication containing one speech, "Proclamation of the Fuhrer to the German Peopl... View More...
Original black-and-white snapshot photograph showing a portrait of Joseph A. McGowan. McGowan stands in front of a building and garden wearing his sailor's uniform (with no hat) and smiles at viewers. No date, circa 1939-1945. 3 1/4" x 5 1/4." Photograph is virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and a few small wrinkles. A Fine copy. Joseph A. McGowan was a professor and historian based in Sacramento, California. He is best-known for his three-volume History of the Sacramento Valley (1961). He also wrote other books and made contributions to the Sacramento Historical... View More...
Flexible black leather-covered boards bound with black string. Gilt lettering reads, "Photographs," on front cover. Photographs are tipped in on black paper. No date, circa 1920s-1940s. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2." Forty-nine leaves (a few have photos on both sides). 105 black-and-white photographs. Photos are virtually and intact except for age toning and slight rippling. Pages are very clean and intact except for slight rippling throughout and slight wear to extremities. Covers are clean and intact overall have light rubbing and slight wear to corners and edges. A Very Good copy. Personal photo album of... View More...
Original Wing Tips magazine. Printed in black ink on white paper. Pages laid in loose. Front cover shows an illustration of a man trying to figure out his income tax. 10 1/2" x 13 3/4." Eight pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Magazine is clean and intact overall but there is slight rubbing to front and back, a small purple streak on back, light age toning throughout, vertical wrinkles (appear as thin bars on front cover), splits at head and tail of spine (largest measuring about 1"), and a few small chips along edges (mostly limited to margins). A Very Good copy... View More...
Original Wing Tips magazine. Printed in black ink on white paper. Pages laid in loose. Front cover shows an illustration of a man in uniform smelling a flower with a wistful look on his face. 10 1/2" x 13 3/4." Eight pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Magazine is clean and intact overall but there is slight rubbing to front and back, a small purple streak on back, light age toning throughout, and a few small chips and close tears along edges (mostly limited to margins). A Very Good copy. The March 22, 1946 issue of Wing Tips magazine. "Published every Friday by... View More...
Original Wing Tips magazine. Printed in black ink on white paper. Pages laid in loose. Front cover shows an illustration of two men in uniform with the caption, "Army Day, 1917-1946." 10 1/2" x 13 3/4." Eight pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Magazine is clean and intact overall but there is slight rubbing to front and back, light age toning throughout, and a punched-in wrinkle measuring about 3/4" x 1" on bottom edge affecting text (has formed into a chip on Pages 7 and 8). Text is still complete and readable. A Good copy. The April 5, 1946 issue of Wing Tips... View More...
Original program printed in green and brown ink on yellow paper. 8 1/4" x 10 1/2." Four pages (one leaf folded into quarters and printed on four sides), complete. Decorative illustrations in green and brown ink, complete. Program is very clean and intact except for slight rubbing, some wrinkling, and a small chip in the lower-right corner on front. A Very Good copy. A program published on the occasion of the launching of the S. S. Loyola Victory at Yard Two of the Permanente Metals Corporation in Richmond, California. Itinerary of the program is briefly listed on interior panels. The S... View More...
