San Francisco: the unions, 1964. 57p., staplebound booklet, 3.75x5.5 inches, staples rusted, pages evenly toned, otherwise very good. More

Cat.No: 211956

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

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, 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

[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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

Madras: Printed by the Superintendent, Government Press, 1928. vi, 56p., charts, 9.5x6 inch panelled cloth boards spine-titled gilt; rear hinge badly cracked, rear board impressed with an odd pressure mark and adhesions. Madras district gazetteers vol II. More

Cat.No: 164941