San Francisco: the unions, 1964. 57p., staplebound booklet, 3.75x5.5 inches, staples rusted, pages evenly toned, otherwise very good. More
Cat.No: 211956
Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley et al, 1990. [52p] includes covers, 9x12 inches, event program, biographies and photos of the performers, ads, very good souvenir program book in stapled cream wraps with the Chinese character for Ci or 'Compassion' on cover. The event Master of Ceremonies was Laurie Anderson..... More
Cat.No: 219480
Verviers: Imprimerie Ch. Vinche, 1929. Paperback. 176p., illustrated with numerous vignette-sized photos reproduced indifferently in b&w, two folded maps with onlay color helps, and a huge body of tables giving details of accommodations. Glossy alkaline paperstock throughout, softbound in 8.5x5.5 inch glossy color-decorated wraps. One signature was slightly mistrimmed at..... More
Cat.No: 255448
Paris: Picard Audap Solanet & Associes, 1997. Unpaginated, nearly three hundred listings, scattered b&w period illustrations, presswork on coated alkaline paperstock and softbound in 10.5x8 inch saddle-stitched wraps. Covers a bit rubbed, else without any damage: a sound, clean, unmarked copy. NB, lacks a Prices realized insert. More
Cat.No: 262872
Cartagena, Spain: the city, 1928. Calendar. Single 9x9 inch leaf of glazed paperstock, printed and folded to make an upright 9x4.5 inch program for the annual processions and ceremonies, text in blue ink, illustrated with a color cover (senoritas) and traditional stations-of-the-cross vignettes. Last panel advertises transportation to & from..... More
Cat.No: 228295
Cincinnati: Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America, 1944-1958. Ten issues of the slender staplebound journal, generally very good, some with edgewear, two issues more heavily worn with splitting along parts of the spinefold. Issues present are vol. 53 nos. 6 and 12; vol. 54..... More
Cat.No: 252312
Cincinnati: Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America, 1957. 40p., slender staplebound journal, very good. Updates from union locals, and discussion of broader issues affecting the industry as a whole. Editorial declares "The commies are in retreat," on reverses in both the AFL and the..... More
Cat.No: 252313
San Francisco: the Union, 1962. 36p., staplebound booklet, amendments pasted in at rear, rear cover stained, a reference copy only. More
Cat.No: 243608
[East Bay, CA]: [197-]. 1.75 inch diameter pin, artwork shows one arm rolling up the sleeve of the other. Virtually pristine example, with mirror-like reverse. Manufactured by Robert Rush. More
Cat.No: 204639
Palm Springs: The Desert Bear, [2000s]. Sic-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, color illustrations and photos on heavy glossy white stock, very good. Brochure for a clothing optional B&B for hirsute men and their admirers. More
Cat.No: 237935
Las Vegas, NV: n.pub. 1992. 2x3 inch rectangular pin, graphic of a picket sign in the desert. Issued in support of the strike by culinary workers and four other unions at the Frontier hotel and casino. The strike continued until 1998, and was ultimately successful. More
Cat.No: 208717
Paris: Poulain-Le Fur, 2001. Paperback. 86p., 558 listings, scattered b&w illustrations; softbound in 11.5x8 inch decorated wraps. This copy is clean and unmarked but externally a bit worn from handling, with a large deep corner crease to front cover. Books and related items somewhat spiced with avant garde associations; item..... More
Cat.No: 262870
Paris: Poulain-Le Fur, 2001. Paperback. 86p., 558 listings, scattered b&w illustrations; softbound in 11.5x8 inch decorated wraps. This copy is perfectly sound, clean and unmarked. Books and related items somewhat spiced with avant garde associations; item 8 belonged to Erik Satie. More
Cat.No: 262871
![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
Cat.No: 227750
San Francisco: The Cliff House, 1975. [18p.] plus a foldout section, program for the event with photos of the celebrities appearing including Michael Douglas and Karl Malden of the "Streets of San Francisco" TV show, very good in stapled gilt-decorated wraps with a few tiny white splash spots. More
Cat.No: 144869
San Francisco: various, n.d. Four matchbooks from restaurants on Grant Avenue, all with phone numbers starting with YUkon, very good. Restaurants are Andy Wong's Chinese Sky Room, Lamps of China, Kan's, and Gong Gong. Might have to remove the actual matches before mailing for safety; a moot point if you..... More
Cat.No: 197605
Honolulu: Hawaiian Village Hotel, 1957. Single leaf of light cardstock printed and folded to make a 9.5x6 inch program, cover and text in three colors. Mildest edgewear and a couple of very faint creases, no markings, a very good copy. A baffling mix of classic orchestral and Broadway musical tunes..... More
Cat.No: 229252
Berkeley: Lark's Club, [195-?]. Personal business card of hostess Leola K. Lee from the jazz club on Sacarmento Street in Berkeley. Notes that television is available. Very good. More
Cat.No: 228267
![Mexico. Hotel Geneve -Mexico City- [with] rate-reduction notice [two items](/pictures/thumb/226964.jpg?v=1531977081)
Mexico D.F. the hotel, early 1930s. promotional brochure, 16p., upright self-wraps printed sepia rotogravure, stapled and folded to 10x4 inches; exterior shots and numerous interiors are shown in vignette photography flanking columns of smallpoint text. First half of the brochure touts this cosmopolitan hotel, second boasts city scenes and countryside..... More
Cat.No: 226964
Palm Springs: JW Marketing Concepts, 1999. 61p., 4x9 inches, ads, businesses, restaurants, motels, maps, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 242370
San Diego: Pacific Coast Times, 1976. Magazine. pp32-45, 5.25x8.25 inches, ads, listings, photos, cartoons, very good digest size booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Travel guide pull-out has been removed from this January 1976 issue of the magazine/tabloid. More
Cat.No: 191070
Oakland: Board of Trustees, [1960]. 48p., 4x9 inches, staples rusty, mild soiling, cup ring on cover otherwise a good employee handbook in stapled yellow printed wraps. More
Cat.No: 208407
Cape May Court House, NJ: Gables, 2007. Paperback. 96p. includes covers, businesses & organizations serving LGBTQ community, ads, listings, lightly-worn booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 271514
![Saguenay Lake St-John [region], the Country of Maria Chapdelaine / Saguenay Lac St-Jean, le pays...](/pictures/thumb/230354.jpg?v=1539832017)
no city; Quebec: Le Syndicat d'Initiatives Touristiques / The Saguenay and Lake St-John tourist Association, no date, mid-1930s. Pamphlet. Tour guide bound dos-a-dos, French and English with same content but differing photo-illustrations. Softbound, 10x5 inches, ditto cover illustration in silver and black on white; the English section is worn and..... More
Cat.No: 230354
San Francisco: James Valentine, [1982]. [16p] includes covers, 7x9.5 inches, program of the show, cast bios and photos, ads, centerfold photo of the chorus boys at Palace of Fine Arts, menu and other items from Le Boeuf restaurant laid-in (including a coaster!) creasing otherwise very good booklet in stapled goldenrod..... More
Cat.No: 201621
