Grand Masquerade: Wick House, Dec. 28., 1870
by [California] [San Francisco] Lick House; John M. Lawlor and Co
San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft and Co, 1870. Hand colored printed invitation, 4 ¾ x 7 inches, folded. Very Good. A scarce printed invitation to the Masquerade at San Francisco’s Lick House, held in 1870, and according to contemporary accounts, one of the major events of the holiday season in the city. The hotel, built on the corner of Sutter Street and Montgomery, was one of the finest in the city before its destruction in the 1906 fire. A... Read More
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![Silver Mining Regions in Colorado. With Some Account of the Different Processes Now Being Introduced for Working the Gold Ores of That Territory. [Paris Universal Exposition Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/915/646/1449646915.0.l.jpg)
Silver Mining Regions in Colorado. With Some Account of the Different Processes Now Being Introduced for Working the Gold Ores of That Territory. [Paris Universal Exposition Edition]
by [Colorado] [Paris Universal Exposition of 1867] Whitney, J.P.
Boston [Paris]: J.P. Whitney, 1867. First Edition Thus. . 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, 107 pp. Some tearing and fraying to boards, particularly at head of spine, text block excellent, very good minus overall. Very Good. The scarce Paris Universal Exposition edition of J.P. Whitney’s early title on the silver mines of Colorado. Whitney, a wealthy sportsman from Boston with investments in Colorado, traveled as the sole commissioner from Colorado to the Paris Universal Exposition in an effort to... Read More
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![Quatrième centenaire de la découverte du Nouveau Monde (1492-1892). Rapports des Comités au Mis. De Croizier [title from spine]. [Sammelband]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/957/286/1275286957.0.l.jpg)
Quatrième centenaire de la découverte du Nouveau Monde (1492-1892). Rapports des Comités au Mis. De Croizier [title from spine]. [Sammelband]
by [Columbian Exposition] [Croizier, Marquis de]
Various Places, 1894. Sammelband of thirteen reports, each with original front wrapper or wrappers bound-in; in half-calf, with gilt titles on spine. Very Good. Includes: Guillouard, Louis. Rapport sur les travaux du comité départemental du Calvados. Caen: Ch. Valin, 1893. 19 pp., printed gray wrapper; Drouet, Paul. Souvenir du neuvième Congrès international des américanistes, tenu en 1892 à Huelva (Espagne), et de l'exposition rétrospective de Madrid.... Caen: Delesques, 1893. 56 pp., printed pink wrapper;... Read More
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Farmers’ Memorandum Presented By The Patapsco Guano Co., Baltimore, MD
by [Maryland – Guano Industry] The Patapsco Guano Co
Baltimore, Maryland: Jno. S. Bridges & Co., Printers, 1886. Trifold booklet measuring 3 ½ x 6 ¼ inches folded, with notebook and short almanac inside; two pages with notes. A booklet made for the Patapsco Guano Company of Baltimore, Maryland, printed in 1886. The exterior of the booklet features three attractive lithographs by A. Hoen & Co., with the lithograph on the back of the booklet showing Patapsco’s manufacturing plant at Fell’s Point. Inside is a miniature almanac with... Read More
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1823 Circular from Marseille-Based Mercantile Firm Fitch Brothers & Co
by [Mercantile History – France] Fitch Brothers & Co
Marseilles, France, 1823. Single three-page printed letter. Folded; Near Fine.. Fitch Brothers & Co. was a mercantile and commission house founded in the late 1810s or early 1820s by Asa Fitch, his brother Douglas Fitch, and his nephew William D. Lee. Asa Fitch (1787–1865) had worked at the American consul in Alicante, Spain, from around 1805 to 1809, where he established his reputation as a merchant and banker. In 1814 he moved to Marseilles and opened a commission... Read More
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A Centennial Fourth of July Democratic Celebration. The Massacre of Six Colored Citizens of the United States at Hamburgh, S. C., on July 4, 1876
by [African-Americana - Violence and Voter Suppression - Hamburg Massacre] Republican National Committee
Washington, 1876. 8vo, 16 pp. Some tape repairs to margins else fine, very good condition overall. Very Good. The transcript of the debates in Congress following the Hamburg Massacre, which as a seminal event in South Carolina’s history and in the use of violence as a form of voter suppression. The pamphlet here reproduces the debates in Congress in July 15th and 18th of 1876, debating whether or not to withdraw Federal troops from South Carolina and reassign... Read More
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Album of Photographs Showing the Pioneer Commercial Company’s Mining Operations in Ophir Creek, Near Golovin Bay, c. 1897-1901
by [Alaska - Mining - Golovin Bay Region] Pioneer Commercial Company
Alaska, 1901. Oblong folio, 12 ½ x 9 inches. Twelve leaves with 89 photographs rebound in modern cloth. Binding in fine condition, photographs generally excellent, some leaves with clear tape repairs. A well preserved album of photographs showing mining operations in the Golovin Bay region, about fifty to seventy-five miles northwest of Nome, during the tail end of the Klondike Gold Rush period in 1900-1901. The album shows the operations of the Pioneer Company in Alaska in great detail,... Read More
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Booklet Advertising the Negro Ensemble Company’s Production of Joseph A. Walker’s The River Niger
by [African-Americana – New York City – Theatre] The Negro Ensemble Company
New York City: George Fenmore Associates, 1973. Sixteen page booklet measuring 9 x 12 inches. Some wrinkling, some marginal damage, overall excellent.. The Negro Ensemble Company was opened in 1967 by actor and playwright Douglas Turner Ward, actor and producer Robert Hooks, and producer Gerald Krone, with a grant from the Ford Foundation. It provided free theater training—both in acting and in behind-the-scenes work—to Black people in New York City, and put on plays relevant to the community.... Read More
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Shipping Manifest for the Barque Equator, Documenting Cargo on a Voyage Around Cape Horn, 1850-1851
by [California - Gold Rush Period - Mercantile History] Alsop and Company
Callao: Alsop and Company, 1850. Folded ship manifest measuring 15 ¼ x 12 ½ inches. Fine condition with slight normal wear. A very scarce Gold Rush period shipping manifest for the Barque Equator, captained by William Weir, listing the passengers and cargo for a voyage to San Francisco in December of 1850, with notations showing the vessel’s arrival in San Francisco in May of 1851. Alsop & Co. was the work of Joseph Alsop, the grandson of Continental Congress... Read More
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Collection of Documents, Mainly Payrolls, from the Utica Mining Company, 1889–1898
by [California – Mining History – Chinese Americans] Utica Mining Company
Calaveras County, California, 1898. Seventy-two documents. Most sheets measure about 14 x 16 inches and are folded in half. Folded, some with tears and water damage; overall very good to excellent.. The Utica Mining Company was owned by mining moguls Alvinza Hayward, Charles D. Lane, and W.S. Hobart, and ran mines in Calaveras County, California. This area, located on a portion of the Mother Lode, had been an exceptionally productive gold mining district; its productivity declined in the... Read More
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For Sale / 150 Lots 50x100 Ft. / In the Subdivision
by [Florida – Development] C. Buckman Company
Likely Jacksonville, Florida, 1900. Folded poster on newsprint, measuring 16 x 16 inches. With toning, stain to top right; very good.. A poster published by the C. Buckman Company advertising 50x100 lots in what is currently the Longbranch neighborhood of Jacksonville. The tract is highlighted in red on a larger map of the city. The city saw significant growth during this period from tourism, the lumber trade, and the expansion of railways. C. Buckman is Courtland Buckman (1863–1952),... Read More
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1953 Report on the Tokyo Keiki Seizosho Company’s Aircraft Instrument Manufacturing, with Photographs
by [Japan – Manufacturing] Tokyo Keiki Seizosho Company
Tokyo, Japan, 1953. Cardboard binder containing thirty-six 8 ¼ x 11 ½ inch sheets; sixteen pages mimeographed and twenty with photos 4 ½ x 6 ½ inches and smaller. Photos near fine with fine contrast; pages folded with some marginal damage; overall excellent.. Tokyo Keiki Seizosho was established in 1896 and manufactured measuring devices. It soon began to manufacture navigation equipment, particularly compasses. Following World War II, it also began working in radar and hydraulics. Offered here is... Read More
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Lanoka Beach / 3700 Bungalow Sites, Each 25 x 100 Price from $100.00 Up
by [New Jersey – Real Estate – Recreation] Lanoka Beach Land and Development Company
Newark, New Jersey: N.p., 1920. Double-sided poster measuring 12 x 19 inches. Rolled; with some damage to edges including tear to right edge. Overall very good to excellent.. A poster advertising plots of land for sale in Lanoka Harbor (now Lacey Township), New Jersey. The poster proclaims the healthy climate and varied recreation in the area, and its proximity to the New Jersey Central Railroad. One side features a map with an aerial view of the region, from... Read More
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Collection of Photographs and Materials Relating to the Foundation Company's Operations in Tampico, Mexico, 1915-1922
by [Petroleum - Mexico] The Foundation Company
Mexico, 1922. Various sizes and formats, generally preserved in excellent condition. Near Fine. Founded in 1902, the Foundation Company was a subaqueous concrete construction firm based in New York City. According to the Smithsonian, the company was “a leader in the development of the pneumatic caisson method for the construction of foundations” — this method was used to build the skyscrapers of New York City, and applied to many other types of construction projects as well. The Foundation... Read More
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Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of Photographic Apparatus Manufactured by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., Including all the Desirable Goods in the Line of Photographic Materials
by [Photographic Literature and Ephemera] E. & H.T. Anthony Company
New York: E. & H.T. Anthony Company, 1888. First Edition. Large 8vo, wraps, 115 pp. 7 x 10 ½ inches. Good. Edward Anthony and his brother Henry operated the largest photographic supply company in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Edward operated a small photography practice before converting his business to a supply house. Henry came on board in 1852. The brothers operated successful business for the decades following, until Edward’s death in 1888. This trade... Read More
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Collection of Maps, Diaries, Manuscripts and Photographs Documenting the Life and Work of the Con Artist, War Correspondent and Cartographer Jack or Jacques de Beaufort aka “The Dude Reporter,” with a Focus on His Cartographic and Literary Activities in Mid-Century Los Angeles
by [Con Artists - Cartography - War Correspondence - California] De Beaufort, Jack or Jacques
Europe and California, 1950. Includes two small diaries from 1901 and 1917 with sporadic entries, a large photo album measuring 14 x 11 with appx. 400 small photographs from 1906-1909 attached to album pages, most measuring 3 x 2,, as well as a few larger format images laid in. With 100 plus pages of typed pages including retained correspondence, story ideas, and various other manuscripts. With eleven maps, produced for his “Of Men and Maps” series, including five copies... Read More
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Poster for the 87 Def Jam Tour at the Oakland Coliseum
by [Concert Posters – Hip-Hop – California] Miller Genuine Draft Concerts; Graham, Bill
Oakland, California, 1987. 14 x 22 inches. Rolled (stored in a tube), otherwise fine.. Poster for the 87 Def Jam Tour date at the Oakland Coliseum with LL Cool J and Whodini headlining, and featuring influential hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, R&B singers New Choice, Roxanne Shante—known for the “Roxanne Wars”—and rapper Too Short.
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Poster for Run-DMC’s 1986 Raising Hell Tour at the Oakland Coliseum
by [Concert Posters - Hip-Hop – California] Graham, Bill; Hang ‘Em High Postering
Oakland, California, 1986. 18 x 25 inch poster on heavy cardstock. Fine.. Poster for Run-DMC’S Raising Hell Tour featuring Whodini, LL Cool J, and R&B group Timex Social Club. Run-DMC were touring on their third studio album, Raising Hell, which went triple platinum. Later tour dates, including New York City, Pittsburgh, and Long Beach, were disrupted by alleged gang violence, causing Run-DMC to cancel at least one date. Nonetheless, the album and tour are variously credited with kicking... Read More
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Poster for the “Sizzling Summer” Tour at the ARCO Arena, 1990
by [Concert Posters – Hip-Hop – California] Nissan / Bay Area Productions; Graham, Bill
Sacramento, California, 1990. 22 x 28 inch poster on heavy cardstock. Fine contrast, near fine.. Poster for the “Sizzling Summer” tour featuring Public Enemy, Heavy D. and the Boyz, Digital Underground, and others. Heavy D. and Digital Underground had recently released Big Tyme and Sex Packets respectively, both of which went Platinum in the US. Public Enemy was touring on Fear of a Black Planet, which would go on to be recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop... Read More
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Poster for the LL Cool J Nitro World Tour Date at the Pittsburgh Arena, 1989
by [Concert Posters – Hip-Hop – Pennsylvania] Rush Artist Management; G Street Express, Inc
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1989. 22 x 28 inch poster on heavy cardstock. Staining, some marginal folding, overall very good to excellent.. Poster for the Pittsburgh date of LL Cool J’s Nitro World Tour with Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, and De La Soul, who had just released the hugely influential 3 Feet High and Rising. Handwriting on the poster—also seen on other examples—corrects the time to 7:30 PM and the ticket price to $17.75. LL Cool J was touring... Read More
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1832 Letter from a Connecticut Mother Concerning the Loss of Her Teenaged Son in a Shipwreck
by [Connecticut – Maritime History – Shipwrecks] Phelps, Ann
Stonington, Connecticut, 1832. Single three-page letter measuring 8 x 10 inches. Excellent to Near Fine.. A letter from Ann Brown Phelps (1785–1833) in Stonington, Connecticut to her sister-in-law and niece in Auburn. Phelps writes: “A mind enervated with grief & affliction for the loss of a dear and promising Son I can only attempt a feeble pourtray of the melancholy manner in which death has entered our family[.] The 16th Nov William our seventh son left home... Read More
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Constitutional Law: Comprising the Declaration of Independence
by [United States Constitution]
Gales and Seaton, 1820. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Washington, 1820. 12mo, [iv], 409 pp. Contemporary paper covered boards. Expanded to include 23 states, including Alabama and North Carolina. The first edition, published a year earlier, included just 21 states. A good copy with fraying and chipping to paper at spine, foxing to contents and contemporary ownership marks to endpapers. Contents complete. Please contact us for additional pictures or information. Seven copies in OCLC. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American... Read More
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c.j. hinke / will not register for the draft –
by [Counterculture – Vietnam Era – Draft Resistance] The Resistance; Hinke, C.J.
New York: The Resistance, 1968. Single sided flyer, 8 ½ x 11, fine condition. Fine.. A flyer for a protest at the Newark Selective Service Building organized by The Resistance on May 6, 1968. The bulk of the flyer reproduces the poem “I sing of Olaf glad and big” by e.e. cummings, a poem themed around a conscientious objector. The flyer, printed by The Resistance, describes C.J. Hinke’s public refusal to register. Hinke was known for documenting and... Read More
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“$20 Reward For the arrest of rider and delivery of 7 h. p. Regular Indian Motorcycle in good condition.”
by [Crime – Motorcycle History – California] Stockton, California Police Department; Lawson, Tom
Stockton, California, 1913. Single 6 x 9 inch sheet. Marked with blue crayon at upper left corner, otherwise near fine.. A wanted poster offering $20 for the return of a stolen Indian motorcycle. Indian motorcycles were an early American motorcycle, built by the Hendee Manufacturing Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. This particular one was a tandem model, stolen from a race ground in San Jose in August of 1913. Motorcycling was then a very new sport, with the first... Read More
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Letter to John K. West, Member of the Notorious "New Orleans Associates," Discussing a Conversation with John Austin Wharton Concerning a Crime in Texas, a Hanging, and Fugitives in Jamaica, 1838
by [Crime - Texas - New Orleans] Andrews, Edmund
Republic of Texas, 1838. Stampless letter, folded, with red two-line handstamp of Steam Packet Columbia on January 16, 1838 from Brazoria Tex. to New Orleans. Fine condition. Fine. An intriguing letter written by Edmund Andrews, a judge in Brazoria, Texas, who had arrived in Stephen Austin’s colony eight years before he penned this, in 1830. The letter is written to John K. West, the New Orleans attorney who was an original member of the notorious “New Orleans Associates.”... Read More
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