London & Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, [1901]. 144p., profuse elevation-profile diagrams with a tipped-in folded map in colors (in good shape), "waterproof cloth" boards (so stated), all edges tinted red, no jacket, 3.5x6 inches. Covers and endpapers somewhat soiled, tipped-in ad for London map dealer, binding solid in front but... More about The 'Royal' Road Book of England
Cat.No: 149426
Detroit: Helm, Incorporated, for Ford Motor Co., 1979. Paperback. 136p., 5x8 inches, illustrated with diagrams and tables, worn booklet in stapled rubbed pictorial wraps. Former owner used this item frequently, to judge by the abundant external grime and oil, the slightly less abundant internal grime and oil, and the severely... More about 1979 Ford Truck 800-900-8000-9000 Series, Owner's Guide
Cat.No: 186049
Boulder CO: Paladin Press, 1990. vii, 39p., 5.5x8.5 inches, line illustrations in the text, staplebound plain printed booklet, a fine copy. More about Advanced Demolitions Techniques for light infantry leaders
Cat.No: 157479
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1993. Paperback. 350p., very good third edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More about The Alyson Almanac: 1994-95 edition, the fact book of the gay and lesbian community
Cat.No: 136288
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1989. Paperback. 208p., vignette b&w illustrations in the text, first edition trade-size glossy wraps; a very good copy. More about The Alyson Almanac: a treasury of information for the gay and lesbian community
Cat.No: 178926
Boston / New York / Philadelphia: Published by David H. Williams. New York: Collins, Keese, and Company. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait, and Company. 1839. viii, pp.65-312, many tables (shipping tonnages etc) and lists (government offices and the like), and a few diagrams ('how mirages form' being the most nearly pictorial), 7.5x4.6... More about The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the year 1833. Second edition
Cat.No: 177346
Boston: Published by James Munroe & Co., 1847. viii, 369p. + corrections leaf. Hardbound in original or very early 7.5x4.6 inch quarter leather marbled boards, ex library with an old institutional rubberstamp on endsheets and titlepage. Both hinges cracked, the rear held only but securely by cords, spine panel scorched... More about American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1848
Cat.No: 181862
![American Negro reference guide; volume I, number 4 [5 and 6], December 1960](/pictures/thumb/141832.jpg?v=1514606925)
New York: World Mutual Exchange, 1960-1. 45 sheets printed single side, 8.5x11 inches, small stain at lower right front wrap which also has some pen markings; some pen notations throughout. Includes a 1960-1 directory of US Negro newspapers, magazines and publications and separate annotated listings; Negro publications in Canada and... More about American Negro reference guide; volume I, number 4 [5 and 6], December 1960
Cat.No: 141832
Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1959. 170p., wraps, worn at spine ends. Label of Bernard Karpel (Museum of Modern Art) on flyleaf. K. B. S. Bibliography of Standard Reference Books for Japanese Studies with Descriptive Notes, Volume VII (A). Bibliography of Japanese works, with descriptive notes in English. More about Arts and Crafts
Cat.No: 140619
San Francisco: BH&A, 1983. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, fold creases otherwise good news release of nested folded sheets. Lists institutions, newsletters, newspapers and magazines, individual contacts etc. Breakdowns of the media outlets'needs, requirements, focus, addresses and contact numbers. Alice Reports, Off Our Backs, SF Vector etc. More about BH&A: Bill Hartman & Associates; Summer Update 1983 additions, deletions & changes to...
Cat.No: 220719
no place, surely DC: no publisher; State Dept? CIA? 1955. xxxiv, 241p., standard leaves reproduced double-sided from a massive typewritten mss, side-stitched under a printed rubricated cover leaf. A mimeo'd corrigenda sheet has been stapled maladroitly to verso of upper cover. Largely unmolested copy (not too surprising) that from age... More about Biographic Directory. Soviet Political Leaders; personnel in the communist party, government, and...
Cat.No: 230272
San Mateo: A to Z Directory Publishers, O. M. Skaggs, Manager, 1936. 36, 32p., ads, on magazine-style semicoated paperstock; 9.5 x 6 inch staplebound wraps with ad copy. Wraps show a little darkening and dust-soil, remarkably well preserved. More about Burlingame - Hillsborough - Millbrae - San Mateo A to Z directory and guide book 1936 - 1937;...
Cat.No: 62771
Oakland: On Your Marks Publications, 1992. 57p., 7x9.25 inches, business listings and ads, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More about Business women's directory: a listing of women-owned businesses in the Bay Area, second issue 1992
Cat.No: 189397
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, no date. 63p., 5 x 3.5 inch stapled wraps; faintly browned mildly edgeworn. Ten cent pocket series. More about Catalog, list of 239 books at 10 cents each
Cat.No: 60184
Berkeley; Stanford: Japan-United States Friendship Commission; UC Berkeley East Asiatic Library; East Asian Collection, Hoover Institution, 1978. vii, 312 p, wraps, chip at bottom of spine panel. Titles appear in typed or facsimile handwritten Japanese alongside Romanization. More about A checklist of Japanese local histories / Chihoshi mokuroku
Cat.No: 180503
Los Angeles: Cordova Publications, 1994. Paperback. 318p., 8.5x10.75 inches, resources, listings, ads, maps, very good LGBTQ business phone book in black pictorial wraps. More about Community Yellow Pages: Southern California's lesbian & gay telephone book; 1994; Los...
Cat.No: 236750
Washington DC: Center for Policy Alternatives, 1992. Pamphlet. 23p., softbound corner-stapled pamphlet 11x8.5 inches, ex library with minimal markings (rubber stamp and inked abbreviation), a very good copy. More about Comprehensive Listing of State Legislators of Color Updated June 1992
Cat.No: 191382
Mexico: Fernández Editores, 1986. 224p., maps, illustrations, texts in Spanish and Castillian, lightly-worn pocket-size paperback in pictorial wraps. More about Diccionario ilustrado y enciclopedia regional del Estado de Coahuila
Cat.No: 154520
San Francisco: no publisher noted, [1970s?]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill listing contact info for LGBT organizations, light wear, fold crease center, light blue stock. More about Directory of Bay Area Gay Organizations [handbill
Cat.No: 208780
Washington: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, 1989. Paperback. 95p., illustrated with a few b&w photos, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Sponsored by Philip Morris. More about Directory of Hispanic organizations 1989-1991
Cat.No: 92121
San Jose: OutNOW! 1993. 44p. includes covers, 4x10.25 inches, business listings by type, ads, very good booklet in stapled blue pictorial wraps. First issue of the Directory which was distributed along with the November 16, 1993 issue of OutNOW! More about The Directory of South Bay gay/lesbian/bisexual businesses #1, Winter 1993-94
Cat.No: 236471
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, 1974. Hardcover. 553p. More about The Ebony handbook; by the editors of EBONY
Cat.No: 75016
![Egypt Tourist Information. ASTA Convention San Francisco 1954 [cover text]. Facts About Egypt,...](/pictures/thumb/227750.jpg?v=1534387842)
Cairo: Egyptian S T A, 1954. Paperback. 87p., appended tables (another 25p.), rubricated captions and decorations on newsprint, softbound in 7.5x5.5 inch booklet wraps. The newsprint text paper is partially alkaline and not too toned, cover is clean and unmussed, a very good copy. Contents deal solely with matters Egyptian;... More about Egypt Tourist Information. ASTA Convention San Francisco 1954 [cover text]. Facts About Egypt,...
Cat.No: 227750
Phoenix: Fiesta Prods. 1983. Paperback. 258p., 8.5x11 inches, bilingual texts in Spanish and English, biographical data and b&w photos of Hispanic American professionals sectioned by profession, perfectbound glues aged and so the first few pages are cracking at binding otherwise very good trade paperback in white pictorial wraps. More about En Arizona: Quien es Quien en la communidad Hispania: profesionalmente y comercialmente 1983
Cat.No: 229502
![Faerie directory; [aka Fairie directory] begun August, 1980, spiritual gathering of radical fairies](/pictures/thumb/54088.jpg?v=1484081945)
Fairfax, CA: Faerie Directory, 1980. Magazine. [48] 8.5x11 inches, text in faux script and hand-printed fonts, some photos, name and subject index, very good booklet in stapled white pictorial wraps. A directory of, by, and for the faeries begun at the Spiritual Gathering near Denver, CO, August, 1980. Cover title... More about Faerie directory; [aka Fairie directory] begun August, 1980, spiritual gathering of radical fairies
Cat.No: 54088
