Viva La Revolucion - Emiliano Zapata
by [United Farm Workers]
Delano, Ca: Farm Workers Press, 1970. About very good.. Pictorial poster, 22.5 x 17.5 inches. Printed on heavy stock. Heavy chipping and wear to top edge with upper left corner torn away and some closed tears into title; pinholes in corners; minor soiling. A splendid poster featuring Emiliano Zapata, pictured holding a rifle in one hand with his other on his sword. The work was published by Cesar Chavez's Farm Worker Press, which also printed the newspaper El... Read More
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![[Collection of Photographs and a Few Documents Relating to the Military Service of Fred N. Joyce During World War II]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/675/200/1571200675.0.l.jpg)
[Collection of Photographs and a Few Documents Relating to the Military Service of Fred N. Joyce During World War II]
by [World War II]. Joyce, Fred N.
[Camp Lee, Va. and various locations in and around Fukuoka, Japan, 1947. Very good.. Sixty-four vernacular photographs and five professional photographic postcards, between 2.25 x 2 inches and 8.75 x 11 inches, plus two documents and a canceled check. Minor occasional wear to images. A small but informative archive of photographs and documents pertaining to Private Fred N. Joyce's service in Occupied Japan at the conclusion of the Second World War. Joyce served in the Third Platoon of... Read More
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![[Archive of Manuscript Letters by U.S. Navy Commander Capt. John A. Gamon, Jr., Writing Home to His Wife During the Interwar Period, World War II, and the Korean War]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/457/644/1684644457.0.l.jpg)
[Archive of Manuscript Letters by U.S. Navy Commander Capt. John A. Gamon, Jr., Writing Home to His Wife During the Interwar Period, World War II, and the Korean War]
by [World War II]. Gamon, John A.
[Various locations, 1952. Very good.. Approximately 230 manuscript or typed letters, signed, totaling about 550 pages, almost all with original transmittal envelopes. Minor overall wear. A voluminous collection of original correspondence sent home by United States Navy Commander John Arthur Gamon, Jr. (1910-2001), covering almost twenty years of his military service encompassing the interwar period, World War II, and the Korean War. John A. Gamon was raised in Berkeley, California, then trained and served as a pilot in... Read More
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![[Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album and Scrapbook Documenting the World War II Experiences of Kenneth Black, a United States Army Corporal from Oklahoma Serving in the 527th Fighter Squadron in Europe]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/355/167/1497167355.0.l.jpg)
[Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album and Scrapbook Documenting the World War II Experiences of Kenneth Black, a United States Army Corporal from Oklahoma Serving in the 527th Fighter Squadron in Europe]
by [World War II]. [Oklahoma]. Black, Kenneth
[Various locations in Europe, mainly Italy, but also France and Germany, 1945. Very good.. Forty-seven album leaves and plastic sleeves, illustrated with approximately 350 photographs, many with manuscript annotations, a handful of personnel documents, and numerous ephemeral items. Later black three-ring binder used to re-house original album leaves and sleeves. Moderate soiling to album. Contents largely in nice shape. A unique view of the European region of World War II through the eyes of Kenneth Black, a U.S.... Read More
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![[Extensively Annotated Photograph Album Documenting Travel Around the World, Including California, Hawaii, Panama, China, and More]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/527/984/1562984527.0.l.jpg)
[Extensively Annotated Photograph Album Documenting Travel Around the World, Including California, Hawaii, Panama, China, and More]
by [World Travel]. [Lien, Robert E.]
[Various locations], 1924. Very good.. [65] leaves, illustrated with 329 photographs between 2.5 x 1.75 inches and 5 x 7 inches, plus a small selection of ephemeral items. Oblong quarto. Contemporary limp black cloth photograph album, string tied. Minor scuffing to edges, some rubbing to boards. A wide-ranging annotated vernacular photograph album documenting the worldwide travels of Robert E. Lien of California. The album opens with an interesting manuscript note pasted in by the compiler, reading: "This Album... Read More
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![[Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Allied North Russian Intervention in Vladivostok Just After World War I]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/671/879/1500879671.0.l.jpg)
[Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Allied North Russian Intervention in Vladivostok Just After World War I]
by [World War I]. [American Expeditionary Force, Siberia]
[Mainly Vladivostok, 1922. Very good.. 261 images, about half real photo postcards and half vernacular photographs, between 2.5 x 1.5 inches and 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Oblong folio. Contemporary brown leather photograph album, string-tied. Lacking fore-edge flap, spine chipped, moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards. Minor occasional wear to photographs. A unique collection of photographs documenting the joint military expedition by Allied Forces into Vladivostok in southeastern Russia after the conclusion of World War I, the October Revolution,... Read More
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![[Archive of Annotated Real Photo Postcards, Picture Postcards, and Photographs Amounting to a Narrative of an American Serviceman's Experiences in Russia During the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, As Well As Several Other Locations Around the World]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/678/879/1500879678.0.l.jpg)
[Archive of Annotated Real Photo Postcards, Picture Postcards, and Photographs Amounting to a Narrative of an American Serviceman's Experiences in Russia During the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, As Well As Several Other Locations Around the World]
by [World War I]. [American Expeditionary Force, Siberia]. Soden, Lester W.
[Vladivostok, Russia; China; Japan; Philippines; Cuba; Panama; and Egypt, 1922. Very good plus.. Ninety-six real photo postcards, postcards, and photographs, each about 3.5 x 5.5 inches or slightly smaller. A very well-preserved group, arranged in clear plastic sleeves in a brad-bound folder. An informative and ultimately unique collection of mostly annotated images documenting the military exploits of Lester W. Soden of Portland, Oregon, a Navy Midshipman serving in important locations in Asia and elsewhere in the years immediately... Read More
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![[Large Group of Over 200 Images Taken and Collected by an American Aid Worker During World War I]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/175/949/1557949175.0.l.jpg)
[Large Group of Over 200 Images Taken and Collected by an American Aid Worker During World War I]
by [World War I Photographica]. Tolman, William H.
[Various locations in Europe, mostly France, 1918. Very good.. 206 original black-and-white photographs, between 3.5 x 2.5 inches and 5 x 7 inches. Occasional minor wear, light chipping, or short tears to images, but most are in very good or better condition. An informative collection of contemporary photographs detailing the impact of the First World War in France. The images include numerous images showing the destruction of the war across France, some casualties of the war, group portraits... Read More
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![[Scrapbook and Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting Frances Mentzer's High School Years in Cheyenne, Wyoming]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/953/547/1432547953.0.l.jpg)
[Scrapbook and Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting Frances Mentzer's High School Years in Cheyenne, Wyoming]
by [Wyoming]. [Mentzer, Frances]
Cheyenne, Wy, 1921. Very good.. [35] leaves, illustrated with approximately 215 items of ephemera, 161 back and white photographs, and dozens of newspaper clippings, mostly adhesive mounted, but with numerous items loosely laid in. Approximately 100 photos are portraits, mostly wallet-sized photobooth photographs; the remainder measure from 2.5 x 4 inches to 4 x 4.5 inches. Oblong folio. Contemporary black cloth photograph album, front cover lacking, all leaves loose. Minor wear to rear board. Contents in overall nice... Read More
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1921 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns for 1920
by [Wyoming]. Chaplin, W.E.
Sheridan, Wy: The Mills Company, 1921. Near fine.. 88pp. 12mo. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Very minor wear. A complete listing of elected officials for the state of Wyoming, including a county-by-county listing of officials with the vote counts from the election. Comprehensive in nature, it includes not only the standard offices, but a full listing for such offices as Board of Horticulture, Board of Embalming, State Board of Immigration, State Highway Commission, Board of Examiners in Optometry, and... Read More
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![[Collection of Eight Manuscript Letters from a Young Man Working in Wyoming and Alaska in the Early-20th Century]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/846/431/1578431846.0.l.jpg)
[Collection of Eight Manuscript Letters from a Young Man Working in Wyoming and Alaska in the Early-20th Century]
by [Wyoming]. [Alaska]. Platt, William Sherman
[Alcova, Wy.; Gulham and Achorage, Ak, 1922. Very good.. Eight autograph letters, signed, totaling approximately [32]pp. All in original transmittal envelopes. Old mailing folds, minor wear. A small archive of letters documenting brief bouts of time in the life of a young Massachusetts man working in Wyoming and Alaska in the years during and just after World War I. William Sherman Platt (1896-1969) was born in Troy, New York. Throughout his life, he worked as a shipper at... Read More
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![[Small Collection of Documents and Maps Promoting Japanese Investment in New York City Following World War I]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/150/794/1700794150.0.l.jpg)
[Small Collection of Documents and Maps Promoting Japanese Investment in New York City Following World War I]
by [Japanese in America]. [New York]
[Japan, 1924. Very good.. Four broadside documents, two maps, and a stamped envelope. Folded for postal delivery, minor overall wear and some toning, a few small areas of insect damage. A small but notable collection of documents and maps documenting the New York region in the early-1920s. The two folding maps depict New York, with one in color, and the other being a reprint of a map from the New York American of Sunday, January 22, 1922 showing... Read More
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![Dawson, Yukon Ter., by Goetzman - Oct. 5, 1901 [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/437/148/1548148437.0.l.jpg)
Dawson, Yukon Ter., by Goetzman - Oct. 5, 1901 [caption title]
by [Yukon Territory]. Goetzman, H.J.
[Dawson City, 1901. Very good.. Five photographs, each measuring 11 x 14 inches, forming an 11 x 70 inch panoramic view of Dawson City. Each photograph with different gradations of toning (the central panel with excellent contrast, the rest with varying degrees of fading), minor wear. A substantial turn-of-the-century panoramic photograph of Dawson City, in five sheets, viewed from the west side of the Yukon River. The photograph was produced by H.J. Goetzman, who worked as a commercial... Read More
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Histoire de la Decouverte et de la Conquete du Perou
by Zarate, Agustin de
Paris, 1716. Good plus.. Two volumes. 12mo. [40],360; [8],479pp., plus fourteen plates (two folding) and a folding map. Contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with leather labels. Hinges cracked, spine ends moderately chipped. Light scattered foxing to text. An early French printing of this foundational and successful history of Peru, which went through numerous editions in a number of languages. Zarate arrived in Peru as part of the retinue of the first viceroy, serving there from 1543 to 1548.... Read More
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Contestacion de Pedro Zubieta a los Señores Diputados D. Plutarco Garcia Diego y D. Juan Gonzalez Mallen
by Zubieta, Pedro
Guadalajara: Imprenta de M. Brambila, 1845. About very good.. 30pp. Removed from a sammelband, original stitching still present. Original printed wrappers. Light foxing and soiling to wraps and outer text leaves. Stab holes at gutter margin where formerly bound. A heated public spat over the origins of and support for a piece of legislation before the Jalisco state congress in 1845, featuring an extended "fatherless child" metaphor. The actual debate revolves around rules pertaining to the appointment of... Read More
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