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D. R. MacGregor, , 1965; 8 vo, 16 pages. Reprint of an article entitled "The Queen Of California," published in Vol. XII, No. VII of Atlantic Monthly Magazine, March,1864, explaining the origin of the name "California." A faithful facsimile, complete with original pagination. Fine, in illustrated card wraps.

U. S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1965; Menu for Thursday, April 15, 1965 from the U. S. Senate Dining Room Washington, DC. Measures 8 1/2" x 10 3/4". A la carte and luncheon menus for everything from appetizers to desserts, at prices that would please any taxpaying diner: Leg Of Spring Lamb with Pan Gravy, Mint Jelly, Hashed-Brown Potatoes, and Buttered Carrots, all for $1.65; Shrimp Cocktail $1.00: Pecan Pie .35. Recipe for famous Senate Bean Soup on the back. Fine condition, a pristine copy.

Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1982; First Edition; Second Printing; 8vo, 115 pages; illustrated stiff wraps. An examination of the concept of wind in Navajo life and thought. Very Good.

Whitman Publishing Company, Racine,WI, 1934; no statement of edition; 14mo, 95 pages; color illustrated. Charming early pocket field guide to 170 North American trees, by noted naturalist Donald Culross Peattie, with 70 beautiful full-color illustrations. Very Good Plus, in color illustrated wraps. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Los Vegas, NV, 1986; 8 1/2" x 11"; 14 pages. Full color souvenir magazine for the 1986 Circus Vargas season, with complete program and color photos for all acts. Introduction by Cliff Vargas. Brilliant cover art. Fine condition, clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Model Cafe, Anchorage, AK, 1953; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Menus, with prices, for Monday, July 27, 1953, from the old "Model Cafe" on 2nd St. in Anchorage, Alaska. Amongst the items offered are Prime Rib for $2.75, Roast Turkey $2.50, Halibut Cheeks $1.75, Halibut Steak $1.75, and Crab Louie $2.50. Lunch menu printed on paper stock, breakfast and dinner menus on heavy card. Very Good, no chips, tears. or staining. The words "Anchorage Alaska," "Lunch," and "Dinner" are written in the blank margin on the corresponding menus. Rare.

Fairfax High School , Los Angeles, 1947, 1949; Fairfax High School’s Christmas Program pamphlets for 1947 and 1949. Measure 4" x 7" and 5" x 7" respectively. Each four pages, single fold, listing each of the orchestral, choral, and dramatic presentations by the various school organizations in order of appearance, together with lyrics for Christmas carols to be sung by the audience. The 1947 program Very Good, some minor soil, no chips no tears. The 1949 program is Fine. Scarce.

Elizabeth J. Weaver, Modoc County, CA , 1971; First Edition; 8 1/2" x 11", 24 pages; illustrated. The turbulent history of Modoc County, California, with accounts of its early native peoples, explorers, trappers, farmers, and prospectors, who were often at war with one another. Profusely illustrated with both period and contemporary b&w photographs showing the historic buildings, landmarks, battle sites, and natural wonders of Modoc County. Privately printed by the author. Bound in stapled illustrated wraps. Very Good, clean, crisp, no chips or tears, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. Slight tanning of the outermost edges of the front wrap.

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1922; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. A review of the recent opera season’s spectaculars and sartorial splendors, written by the "Vicomtesse de Sygognes" in the form of a private correspondence "from a person of quality to a friend in Grenoble." From Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton, recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style. The Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of the age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine, with two in-text illustrations by… Read More

Lucien Vogel, Paris, 1914; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. A discussion of fashionable hair accessories and gloves for after midnight, authored by Emile Henriot for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine, with six beautiful in-text color pochoir illustrations by Georges Lepape. From the 1914 Gazette. Not a reproduction. Text in French.

Malter-Westerfield Publishing Co., San Diego, CA, 1968; First Edition; 8vo, 64 pages; photo illustrated. Description and price guide for the coinage of Switzerland, including its gold coins. Very Good, in illustrated stiff wraps.

National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1947; Large color map measuring 6"x9" folded, 27" x 30" fully opened. Fine condition.

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1922; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. A discussion of ladies’ compacts, authored by Robert Linzeler for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine, with four stylish in-text color illustrations by Georges Lepape. From the 1922 Gazette. Not a reproduction. Text in French.

General Electric Co., Schenectady, New York, 1952; Special General Electric Company internal newsletter with full text of the report given by G.E. management during their appearance before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee in Washington, D.C. on July 8, 1952. A reasoned articulation of the dangers of communist control of American labor unions and what is needed to stop it, sadly unheeded by liberal apologists of the time. Size 8 1/2" x 11", 4 pages. Fine condition. Rare.

, c. 1870; 1/6 plate tintype of two gentlemen, most probably father and son, fashionably attired in three piece suits and beaver top hats. Very Good condition, a few surface scratches.

The Geographical Journal, London, 1930; First Edition; 8vo, 12 pages. Publisher’s 1930 reprint of Albrecht Penck’s treatise on the geographical analysis of the vast region of Central Asia, which first appeared in The Geographical Journal in December of that year. Penck (1858-1945) was a major influence on the study of geography, having originated the science of Pleistocene Stratigraphy, a principal index in the study of human prehistory, and pioneered the field of Geomorphology, a term he is credited for having coined. Very Good, in printed blue wraps. Minor tanning of the margins of the front wrap, and a tiny chip of same at upper left corner.

Rio Grande Press, Glorieta, NM, 1984; First Edition; 8vo, 132 pages; illustrated. Blanche C. Grant’s controversial 1925 study of the life ways of the Indians of Taos Pueblo. First printing of the paperback edition. Fine, in illustrated wraps.

British Columbia Government Travel Bureau, Vancouver, 1939; 5" x 8", 33 pages; illustrated. Early British Columbia travel guide to Vancouver Island, with descriptions of all the major areas, activities, and sights. Illustrated with numerous photos in sepia and a two panel Vancouver Island map at the center. No p.d. (circa 1939). Fine, in color illustrated wraps. Clean, crisp, and bright. No chips, tears, ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI, 1960; First Edition; sm. 8vo, 46 pages; illustrated. A catalogue listing all of the recorded issues of tokens used as money by the pioneer settlers of Alaska, including all of the souvenir gold issues and a list of transportation tokens and medals covering the entire history of Alaska; Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, and bright, in black flex wraps with gilt titles.

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Oakland, CA, 1979; 4to, 26 pages; illustrated. Detailed guide to the safe and successful transport of cut flowers to distant as well as nearby markets via truck. Substantial information on handling, pre-cooling, truck refrigeration, loading patterns, in-transit temperatures, etc., plus a 5-page appendix at the back listing proper storage temperatures for cut flowers, florist greens, cuttings, bulbs, and miscellaneous nursery stock, all listed by species. Fine, in printed wraps.