Los Angeles, California: 1963. This is the official travel program for the 1963 National Conference of the National Urban League, which took place in Los Angeles, California. The program unfolds and details information and pricing regarding travel and the different tours available. It also has agendas for the travel tours..... More
Genova: Stamperia Casamara, Piazza 5 Lampadi, [1918]. 4 ” x 3”. Stapled printed thin card wrappers. Pp. 40. Very good plus: dust soiling and mild wear throughout; a few minor ink blurs and creases on leaves not affecting readability. This is an Italian-language almanac with specially issued wrappers..... More
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
San Francisco, California: The League of Y.M.B.A. of North America and North American Federation of Y.W.B.A. Leagues, 1934. 10 ” x 7¾”. Paper wrappers. Pp. [vi], 228 + [iv], 36 in Japanese from rear. Very good minus: shaken, text block detached from front hinge and some quires loose but intact..... More
San Francisco: Frank Eastman, Printer, 1866. 5 3/8” x 3¾”. Cloth over boards, embossed in blind, title gilt. Pp. 23. Very good plus: minimal corner wear and a few faint spots to cloth; first and last few leaves toned; a touch of scattered spotting. This is a rare..... More
Chino, California: [The Institution], [circa 1944-1949]. 5½” x 4¼”. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Pp. [9]. Very good: a few small spots, mostly clear of content; very faintly creased. This is an unrecorded, photographically illustrated brochure promoting future employment for the inmates of a pioneering experiment in humane penal rehabilitation..... More
Oakland, California: Oakland Unified School District, [1968]. 11” x 8½”. Stapled printed thin card wrappers. Pp. V, 25; an additional two separate unrelated leaves laid in described below. Very good minus: last leaf fully detached and possibly lacking a rear wrapper; light dust-soiling and toning; a few penciled notations to..... More
Mostly Flagstaff, Arizona; also San Francisco: 1960-1967. 81 items ranging from 2¼” x 3¼” to 6” x 10½”: see description for details. Generally very good or better: a few items gently worn and a few like new. This is a collection of letters, forms, reports and printed ephemera..... More
Northridge, CA: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, 1970-1987. 16” x 11¼”. Newsprint. Pp. 4-20, most pp. 8-16. Publication sequence [numbering inconsistent, as issued]: Vol. I, Special Issue (May 6 1970); Vol. II, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 [1970]; Vol. III, Nos. 1, [unnumbered] [1971]; Vol. 4, Nos. 2-4 [1971-1972]; Vol..... More
![Item #1617 [Jazz][California] Photo Album and Scrapbook of the Kern County Hot Jazz Society](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1617.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1512255759)
Bakersfield, California: 1961. 12¾” x 12¼”. Embossed imitation leather over boards, disbound scrapbook. 36 pages with 70 mostly black and white photographs and around 40 items of ephemera either pasted or laid in. Photos measure from to 3½” x 3½” to 3¼” x 4¼” and about half are captioned; some..... More
![Item #5235 [Newsletter and Calendar for] Las Hermanas Women's Cultural Center and Coffeehouse](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/5235.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1726701310)
[San Diego]: 1975. 17” x 11.” Single sheet, folded horizontally at center, possibly as issued. Very good plus with light edgewear and a chip at one corner. This is a newsletter doubling as a promotional calendar for the Las Hermanas Women's Cultural Center and Coffeehouse [LHWCCC] which was..... More
[Pasadena, California]: Pasadena Board of Trade, [1900]. 5 ½” x 3½”. Stapled self-wrappers. pp. 35, [5]. Very good plus: bright with a faint vertical crease to wrappers and first and last few leaves, penciled note in the margin of one page. This promotional for Pasadena contains 16 full page photographic illustrations..... More
Several locations in Japan. 13” x 11”. Commercial photo album, decorated cloth over boards, post-bound with tassels. 38 stiff card pages with 130 B&W photographs adhered and the last 10 pages are blank. Photos range from 2” x 3” to 5 ” x 7¾” and nearly all are captioned. Near..... More
![Item #8018 [Program for a] Big Benefit Contest](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8018.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1701614752)
San Francisco, California: [San Francisco Community Chorus], [1929]. 11” x 8”. Bifolium, printed all four sides. Pp. [4]. Very good: edges lightly worn and soiled; tiny corner crease; lightly spotted. This is an illustrated program for a benefit performance by “200 Ne*roes” which took place at the Dreamland..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: University of California, Santa Barbara/Community Service Center/La Casa de La Raza, 1969-1971. 16” x 11 3/8”. Newsprint. Pp. 8-12. Publication sequence [numbering inconsistent, as issued]: [July 1969]; Aug 22 1969; Vol. I (Feb 1970); Fiesta Issue (Aug 20 1970); Vol. II, No. 3 (Feb 1971); Vol. I...... More
San Francisco: Carl E. Jordan, 1972. 11½” x 8”. Newsprint. pp. 15. Very good plus with a hint of toning at extremities. This is an issue of the short-lived San Francisco Forum which touted itself as “The Independent Community Newspaper” for San Francisco. Its premier issue contained a short..... More
Walnut Creek, California: The Woman's Club, [circa 1913-1920s]. 6 ” x 4½”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. 60. Very good: light wear and spotting to wrappers; faintly toned with a few spots to fore edge. This is a rare book of recipes and culinary expertise issued by the..... More
Califorina: 1971. This listing is for an original 35mm slide in a Kodachrome mount which shows the Swiss Melody Inn near Yosemite and is stamped June 1971. It's in fine condition. More
Various Places With an Emphasis on California and Missouri: [circa 1909-1912]. Many photos measure around 5” x 3” with around one third are captioned. Album good due to detached covers, photos generally very good plus or better. This is an album documenting trips by three unknown women with..... More
San Francisco, California: Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, California and Jurisdiction, 1955. 11¼” x 8 5/8”. Purple cloth over boards, title and cover emblem gilt. Pp. 112. Good due to preponderance of text block detached, though itself firmly held, internally fresh; light chipping to edges;..... More
![Item #8356 [Group of Photographs Depicting California Missions]. Lena Scott Harris](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8356.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1726707449)
Los Angeles, California: [1920s?]. 21 loose black and white photographs inserted into slit thin card leaves. Photos measure 6” x 8”, leaves 11” x 7½”; each is captioned on the leaf. Photos generally very good plus or better, leaves generally very good or better. This is a group..... More
San Francisco: Carl E. Jordan, 1972. Newsprint. pp. 15. Very good with light toning to outermost leavs and a tiny tear to the cover page. This is an issue of the short-lived San Francisco Forum which touted itself as “The Independent Community Newspaper” for San Francisco. Its premier issue..... More
![Item #7342 [Three Pictorial Maps of Los Angeles]. Cathy Pavia](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/7342.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1680291721)
Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Times, 1980. Three posters, each measuring 18” x 23”. Very good: one tiny tear to edge of one map, light foxing in the margin of another; else minimal wear and light creasing to edges. This is a set of three pictorial maps commissioned for..... More
Fresno, CA: N.P., 1951. 7¼” x 5”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. [26], 59. Good: wrappers heavily soiled and with a ballpoint scribble; moderate staining and dust soiling throughout with a few dogears and penciled owner notations. This is a book of prayers, printed in Armenian and English..... More
San Francisco: H.C. Tibbitts, [1915?]. 9½” x 12”. Full leather over flexible card. 29 leaves consisting of a title leaf + 3 leaves of text printed rectos only followed by 25 leaves, each with a 7¾” x 5¾” photograph printed directly on the leaf and each with a printed caption..... More