(Women - Aviation) "New Officers Women's National Aeronautical Ass'n. 1942" Photograph (caption in photograph)
Kansas City, MO: Anderson Photographers, 1942. Photographic Image. Near Fine. No Binding. A Near Fine 8' x 10" black and white photograph depicting the seven new officers, light creasing. Stamped verso "For additional photographs now or at any time Anderson Photographers" followed by faint phone number and street address. The Women's National Aeronautical Ass'n. was founded by Mrs. Orra Heald Blackmore, and Amelia Earhart was its 15th member, with her membership card being issued circa 1932-1933. Organized in twenty... Read More
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(Beer) (Advertising) "Enjoy GOEBEL BEER" countertop display ad
Detroit, Michigan : Goebel Brewing Company Paper. Near Fine. No Binding. A cardboard lithograph counter top display featuring Goebel Beer's iconic rainbow trout, in 3-D. Near Fine, slight discoloration at corners. Measures 18" h x 12 1/2" w, states "Litho in U.S.A" bottom right corner. Uncommon in this cardboard backed counter top format and in such lovely condition. The Company brewed in Detroit from 1873 to 1964, other than during Prohibition, and its beer was sold until 2005. This... Read More
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A Brief Guide to AL-HARAM AL-SHARIF, Jerusalem. 1924 First Edition with 1925 Second Edition
Jerusalem : Supreme Moslem Council, 1924. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. 1st Edition. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. The 1924 First Edition printed by Moslem Orphan Printing Press, the 1925 2nd ed. printed by the Franciscan Printing Press, as stated on rear wrappers. No other textual differences, although the 1924 is approx. 1/4" taller and perhaps 1/8" narrower than the 1925and the wrappers a shade different in color. Both 16 pages, with 7 photo illustrations each. Each with... Read More
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Original Oversize Photograph of Burlesque and Film Star Ann Corio SIGNED AND INSCRIBED to a Monogram Pictures Executive
No Place [Hollywood] (circa 1943): No Publisher [Monogram Pictures] Photographic Image. Near Fine. Photograph. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. Original oversize black and white photograph (11" x 13 7/8") SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in ink by Ann Corio lower left - "To Howard Stubbins with best wished from Ann Corio". Ms. Corio is posed with a large parasol in the photo, a trademark of her performances. Ann Corio (1909-1999) became famous as a star of the Minsky's Burlesque circuit. She appeared in... Read More
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Original Oversize Photograph of Sidney Toler "Charlie Chan" 1943 Signed and Inscribed to a Monogram Pictures Executive
[Hollywood]: No Publisher [Monogram Pictures], 1943. Photographic Image. Near Fine. Photograph. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. Original oversize black and white photograph (11' x 13 7/8") SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY Sidney Toler in ink lower right -"Sincere Regards to 'H. Stubbins' from Sidney Toler as 'Charlie Chan' 1943". Near Fine, two tiny closed tears left edge, small corner creases, "Los Angeles in pencil top left corner verso. Sidney Toler (April 28, 1874 - February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright and... Read More
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Six 5" x 7" Mid-Century B&W Editorial Nude Male Physique Photograph Prints from the "Beefcake" Era of Photography
Photographic Image. Very Good. No Binding. Collection of six photograph prints of an unknown male model in a series of editorial and classical ballet poses taken by an unknown photographer. Likely taken during the 1950s-70s beefcake era, which is characterized by a rise in published male nude photographs, which exist today as an early visualization of suppressed homoerotic desire. For many of these mid-century male physique photographers, a way of loopholing pornography allegations was to use specific poses... Read More
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Seven 5" x 7" Photograph Prints of a Nude Male Model in a Time-Lapse Series from the Mid-20th-Century "Beefcake" Era of Photography
Photographic Image. Very Good. No Binding. Collection of seven photograph prints of an unknown male model in a time-lapse series of poses of the movements in throwing a ball in front of a white background. Taken by an unknown photographer, likely during the mid-century beefcake era of photography. In the 1950s-70s, there was a rise in published homoerotic photographs, which became pioneer visualizations of suppressed gay desire. For many of these mid-century male physique photographers, a way of... Read More
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Four Large Original Mid-Century Silver Gelatin Studio-Quality Editorial Photographs of a Faceless Nude Male Model
Photographic Image. Very Good. No Binding. Collection of four tastefully executed 7 ¾" x 9 ¾" silver gelatin photographs of an editorially posed torso to mid-thigh of an unknown male model taken by an unknown professional photographer. These were likely taken during the beefcake photography era of the mid-20th-century, which is characterized as a rise in published homoerotic images of male models and bodybuilders, in part to feature the artistry of the human male form, which is displayed here in... Read More
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(contains Early Printing of U.S. Constitution) The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1787 (Volume 29)
London: Printed for J. Dodsley (vols. 1 and 2) and for W. Strahan, T. B, 1789. Book. Near Fine. Half Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Contains perhaps the first English printing of the U.S. Constitution - "Articles of the New Constitution of the United States of America, entered into by a Convention of all the States held at New York " on pages 289-300. Recently rebound in new half leather over marbled boards, marbled end... Read More
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Fourteenth Annual Report, The Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Indiana, Year Ended December 31, 1924
South Bend, IN: The Studebaker Corporation, 1925. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Stamped "Indiana University Library Mar. 13, 1925" on front wrapper. 8 1/4" by 10 3/4" , 16 pages, light brown stapled wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled, Else Fine. Scarce..
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Some Notes on the Making of Grimy Gertrude, Better Known as Dirty Gertie from Bizerte
New York: The Typophiles, 1944. Book. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Decorated Wrappers. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. FINE. "Printed for the Edification and Amusement of Typophiles and Kindred Spirits". The text contains the words of a song printed in "Stars and Stripes", sung by Josephine Baker..
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International Ladies' Garment Worker's Union Educational Dept. Announcement of Courses Given in Worker's University, Seventh Season, 1923-1924
New York: International Ladies' Garment Worker's Union, 1923. Book. Very Good Plus. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Very Good Plus, small stain bottom corner front wrapper, small black dot top edge front wrapper, back wrapper age-toned. 26 pages of course offerings, with an additional 5 pages in Hebrew . Several of the courses were offered in Yiddish, Italian, and English. Instructors included Max Levin, Harry Rogoff, Leo Wolman, and Theresa Wolfson. Scarce..
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Three 5" x 7" Photograph Prints from the Mid-Century "Beefcake" Era of a Nude Male Model in a Series of Poses with a Bamboo Staff
Photographic Image. Very Good. No Binding. Collection of three black and white photograph prints taken of an unknown nude male model taken by an unknown photographer. The model is seen posing with a long bamboo staff, a classic prop for the beefcake era of photography. Beefcake photography took hold in the 1950s, characterized by a rise in published homoerotic photographs of nude male models and bodybuilders. One of the three photographs was printed blank on the edges, but... Read More
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Unique Collection of Illinois Central Railroad Company Correspondence Relating to the Surveys and Plans to Construct a Railroad Line from Dyersburg, Tennessee, to the Obion River in the Upper Embankment of the Mississippi River Floodplain, Dated 1897-1900.
Chicago: Illinois Central Railroad Company, 1897. Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 87 pages (22 manuscript, 61 typed, and 4 telegrams). Almost all individual correspondences signed. This collection of correspondence documents the late-nineteenth-century planning and negotiation necessary in constructing an Illinois Central Railroad Company (ICRR) branch line connecting Dyersburg, Tennessee to the Stevens Lumber Company track at the Obion River. This project, envisioned during a period of rapid railroad expansion, displays the... Read More
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Book Collectors Club of Los Angeles. [1979.] Bylaws.
Los Angeles: [The Club]., 1979. Book. Fine. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 6 1/2" x 5 1/4". RARE. SIGNED by distinguished UCLA librarian Lawrence Clark Powell and dated by him 4-3-79 at verso of front cover. Printed for the first dinner meeting at Les Fre`res Taix ... February 6, 1979.(WorldCat) in an unnumbered, likely small edition, given that the founding members listed at final page numbered only 15. 6 1/2" x 5 1/4", no publication information,... Read More
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The Book Collectors Club of Los Angeles, The First Dinner Meeting at Les Freres Taix, Tuesday, February 6, 1979
Van Nuys, CA: Printed by Richard Hoffman, 1979. Book. Fine. Soft cover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at titlle page -"for Gary with pleasure Bob Vosper". Inaugural speaker Robert Vosper was the Director, William Andrews Clark Library. Additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in ink at final page, printed with the names of the Governing Board, by "Charles Heiskell 2/6/79" and "Printed by Richard Hoffman". Charles Heiskell was... Read More
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Ephemera) Occupational Force Travel Pass US Zone Austria
Vienna: US Army, 1955. Paper. Very Good. Cardstock. First Edition. 4" x 5 3/4". Travel permit for Mr. John B. Crane, Correspondent, Frankfurt to travel the US zone Austria to Vienna via Enns between 11 May 55 to 25 May 55. 4" x 5 3/4", Very Good, one fold, light creasing, SIGNED on front by Crane, SIGNED verso by Capt. C. L. Patton, Adjutant, US Army and with headquarters stamp. After WWII Austria remained under joint occupation of the... Read More
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(Advertising - Trolley Car) Shall We Join League of Nations ? The Literary Digest
New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1920. Book. Very Good. Poster. 11" h x 21" W. 11" h x 21" w original trolley car advertising sign fo The Literary Digest. "Will it insure peace ? Does it infringe our sovereignty ? Does it violate the Constitution of the U.S> ? Must our soldiers fight for foreign nations ? You can discuss these great questions intelligently only with the help of opinions on all sides in The Literary Digest.... Read More
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(Advertising - Trolley Car) Burnett's Vanilla. Since 1847 - Burnett's Extracts Have Meant Full Flavor.
No Place: Burnett's Vanilla Book. Near Fine. Poster. 11" h x 21" W. 11" h x 21" w original trolley car advertising sign for Burnett's Vanilla. No Date, circa 1920s. Near Fine, printed on stiff cardboard, small stain right margin, 1" tear left edge, light edge wear."A cake or a dessert is 'made' by full flavor." A SCARCE sign with scrumptious imagery of desserts, not found in online searches. Will ship flat, please select Priority Mail shipping to... Read More
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A Group of Five Catalina, California Tourist Brochures
Avalon, CA: Santa Catalina Island Co. Book. Near Fine. Brochure. 7" x 4". A goup of five tourist brochuresm no date, circa 1950s, Catalina Welcomes You, Enjoy Sightseeing Tours in Catalina, and Enjoy Undersea Gardens published by Santa Catalina Island Co. ; Hotel El Rancho A Pleasant Memory in Avalon California publ. by the Hotel, and Catalina Welcomes You , no publisher. Near Fine to Fine, Catalina Welcomes You with a vertical crease. 2. page map in Catalina Welcome You,... Read More
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1972 Richard Nixon for President White House Poster-San Clemente, California Home
Washington, D.C.: Committee to Re-Elect the President, 1972. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 17" x 22". No Place, No Date, unmarked . Nonetheless, this original 1972 campaign poster of a smiling Nixon in front of his San Clemente, CA home was published by the Committee to Re-Elect the President. Near Fine, a few small edge creases..
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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana
Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Co., 1876. Book. Near Fine. Morocco. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 458 pages complete with all maps and lithographic illustrations. Handsomely and solidly rebound in 20th c. red morocco, gilt lettering at spine, reinforced hinges, new endpapers, original marbled edges. Near Fine, widely scattered spots of toning. SCARCE in lovely condition and with a binding that will function well for many years to come..
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Le Cabinet Satyrique ou Recueil de Vers Piquans et Gaillards Tires des Cabinets des Sieurs de Sisognes, Regnier, Motin, Berthelot, Maynard, & Autres des Plus Signalez Poetes. Two Volumes Bound as One
Mont Parnasse: Messer Apollon Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Two volumes bound as one. 350, [10] pp. + 340, [8] pp. No Date, no place, published Mont Parnasse (Mount Parnassus) in " l'annee satyrique" (the satyrical year). A SCARCE later edition, A collection of erotic and satyrical poems. Finely bound in half red morocco over marbled boards, elaborate gilt back, marbled end papers. Near Fine, tiny rubs at edges..
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(Miniature Book) 1939 Keystone Engagement Calendar and Stamp Case
Philadelphia: C. F. Rumpp & Sons Fine Lethare Goods, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Leather. First Edition. 2 1/4" x 1 5/8". Engagement calendar for the year 1939, unused and unmarked, lacking the stamp case accessory. A miniature book, 2 1/4" x 1 5/8", bound in red leather. Near Fine, slight faint crease front edge of spine. C. F. Rumpp & Sone was acrive in Philadelphia from the 1890s to at leats the early 1950s. creating leather goods and novelties..... Read More
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(Railroads - Manuscript) Earnings of the Dayton & Western Railroad in (1853-1855)
Dayton, Ohio: Dayton & Western Railroad, 1853. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Tall 8vo. Earnings/account ledger for the Dayton & Western Railroad Company, Pasted on paper label at top cover reads "Coupon Paid 1st 2nd 3rd Mortg.". Bound in brown cloth approx. 200 pages on light blue paper ruled rectos only with headers printed each page "Earnings of the Dayton and Western Railroad company in ___185_". First page blank and approx. 50 pages blank at end. Manuscript entries in pencil and... Read More
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