N.p. N.p., 1908. 15 3/8” x 41¾”. Printed on a coated, waxlike paper. Very good : a couple of tiny separations at intersections, small closed tear at another, 2” vertical separation at far upper left, a couple of small edge chips, some scattered pinpoints of soiling. A scarce map of..... More
[Bisbee, Arizona]: [F. A. McKinney], [circa 1927]. 9”x 8”. Stapled self-wrappers. Pp. [16]. Very good: old vertical center fold to all leaves; some light dust soiling. This is a heavily illustrated land and tourism promotional for Bisbee in and around Bisbee, Arizona and its surrounding area. The..... More
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San Antonio, Texas: circular dated 1910; photographs [circa 1910s]. Typed circular measuring 10 7/8” x 8 3/8”; hand-colored oval photograph measuring 19” x 13”; hand-colored square photograph measuring 19¼” x 15½”. Circular good: several small tears to edges and large hand-drawn check mark; oval photograph good with shallow chipping along..... More
Little Rock, Arkansas: YMCA, 1948. 10 5/8” x 7 7/8”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 64. Very good: Wrappers lightly scuffed and dust-soiled; most pages with some scattered stray ink; a bit of light edge wear and creasing. This is a rare and fantastic program for a fundraising event held..... More
Clover, S.C. [Clover Colored Graded School], 1926. 8½” x 5½”. Two folded bifolia. Pp. [8]. Very good: a few faint creases; lightly toned. This is a rare bulletin issued by the only African American grade school in Clover, South Carolina, after its first year of existence. The bulletin..... More
[London, England]: United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration European Regional Office, 1944. 6 3/8” x 4”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. iv, 85. Very good plus: minimal wear, lightly toned, prior owner penciled name to front wrap. This is a handbook created by the Displaced Persons Division No. 3..... More
N. P. (National Council of Churches? ), 1944. 22½” x 17½”. Poster. Very good plus: fresh, with barely perceptible tack holes at corners and a ¼” tear along the top edge; folded as issued. A striking image of people carrying a cross together and depicting twelve different ethnicities. Race Relations..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: the Corporation, 1915. 9” x 6 1/8” Stapled wrappers. pp. 24; 16 + five plates. Very good plus: fresh with minimal wear, light dust soiling to wrappers and offsetting on pages opposite plates. This is the fourth biennial report of the Maryland Workshop for the Blind (“MWB”) which was..... More
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Glendora, California: R.F.M., [1976]. 11” x 8½”. Stapled thin card wrappers. pp. 40. Very good plus: minimal wear; some toning to wrappers; small crease to lower outer corner of leaves. This is a catalog for R.F.M., a BDSM mail order company and publishing house. According to the text, RFM made..... More
Marshfield, Oregon: J. W. Riggs, 1897-1898. Marshfield Oregon Parade Photos. Four black and white photographs, each measuring around 7½” x 9½” on larger card mounts. One photo and mount near fine; one very good with small stains around the images not affecting the image, the other two very good minus..... More
Generally Michigan: 1860s-1910s. Includes 210 card-mounted photos and 14 tin types; most are loose; 71 are CDV or smaller, 139 are cabinet cards or larger—approximately three quarters of the subjects are identified with names. Also included are four manuscript books and some ephemera. Generally very good: light to moderate wear;..... More
Hunt's Point, Bronx, New York: 1925-1927. 7¼” x 11¾”. String tied faux leather over card. 62 pages with 210 black and white photographs adhesive mounted. Most photos measure 2¾” x 4¾” and nearly all are captioned. Album good due to lacking rear cover, a front cover with heavy wear and..... More
Various places: 1949. 11” x 14”. Full leather post binder. 130 pages with 351 black and white photos adhesive mounted. 60 photos measure 4½” x 6½” or larger, the rest measure from 2¼” x 3½” to 3” x 5” and all are captioned. Album and contents near fine or better..... More
Phoenix, Arizona: Ferrari Publications, [1983]. Poster measuring 24” x 30” (608 x 758mm). Good: heavily worn and creased with several mended internal tears. This is a rare marketing poster for an early edition of a gay travel guide created by a lesbian-owned publishing company, Ferrari Publications. First published in..... More
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Detroit, Michigan: National Alliance of Postal Employees, 1946-1947. 12” x 9”. Stapled self-wrappers. Four issues pp. 24, one pp. 32. Publication sequence: Vol. XXXIII, Nos. 8 (Aug 1946), 10 (Oct 1946), 12 (Dec 1946); Vol. XXXIV, Nos. 4 (Apr 1947), 5 (May 1947). Generally good plus with light corner and..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: [Saint Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church], 1937. 8 5/8” x 5¾”. Two bifolia, printed all sides and stapled. Pp. [8]. Good: outside leaves heavily soiled and worn, internally moderately so. This is a program for, as well as a circular requesting attendance at, the 1937..... More
N.P. N.P., [early 1960s?]. 20 film slides, each measuring 1½” x 1½” in mounts measuring 2” x 2”. Very good plus with minor wear. This is an anonymously produced set of slide transparencies on hand-colored film that were likely used to train female secretaries. The first slide has a...... More
Washington, D.C. [Howard University], [1915]. 6 5/8” x 3 7/8”. Stapled self-wrappers. Pp. 23. Near fine with minimal wear and a hint of dust soiling. This is a brochure for the Teachers College (TC) at Howard University for the 1915- 1916 school year. TC was established in 1899..... More
Pine Bluff, Arkansas: McGehee Realty & Lumber Co., [circa 1930s]. Two double-sided handbills measuring 8” x 4¾”. Good: small burn or rust mark resulting in small hole to each handbill and loss to a few characters of text; lightly soiled and creased. This is a pair of handbills distributed..... More
Various: United Nations Television, 1961-1967. Nineteen 16mm films with sound (some color, some black and white) , each from 25-29 minutes long. Very good: most with typical outgassing from period film stock as usual; of the five films that have been digitized, four of them had to be spliced. Image..... More
N.P. N.P., [mid-1960s]. 7” x 4 7/8”. Stapled wrappers, dos-à-dos bound. pp. 24, 24. Very good plus: minimal wear and a small stain to rear wrapper. This is an informational booklet about the Vietnamese-American Association (VAA) printed in both English and Vietnamese. The VAA was established in Saigon..... More
Bronx, New York: 1938. 10 ¾” x 7 7/8”. Blue cloth. Pp. 100. Very good: boards unevenly faded with spots of soiling and some loss at corners and spine tips; shaken but holding firmly. The senior high school yearbook of the Bronx's Walton High School, an all girls school at..... More
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New Orleans and San Antonio: 1937-1940. 122 pages with 650 black and white photos most of which are adhesive mounted. Majority of photos measure approximately 4 5/8” x 3¼” and around eighty percent are captioned. Album good due to moderate wear and several detached leaves; most leaf edges chipped; photos..... More
Washington, D.C. Merchants' Printing Co., Printers, 1907. 6 7/8” x 4 3/8”. Blue cloth, title gilt. Pp. ix, [2], 244 + two unnumbered pages of charts. Very good: covers a bit scuffed and stained; one page with penciled scrawl across three lines of text not affecting legibility; a few tiny..... More
Detroit, Michigan: The H. O'Reilly Clint Co., [circa 1930]. 12¼” x 9¼”. Sheet music. Pp. 6. Very good with moderate wear and light dust soiling. This is the sheet music for a composition “dedicated to the Booker T. Washington Memorial, Detroit, Mich.” It features a full page illustrated image..... More