San Francisco: Tourist Association of Central California, [1915]. 64pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Small chip to lower corner of front wrap. Internally clean. An uncommon guide to potential automobile excursions from the Bay Area, published for visitors to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco during 1915. The text..... More
![San Francisco and Oakland Chinese Telephone Directory June 1944 [cover title]. California](/pictures/thumb/McBRB804_01.JPG?v=1569499785)
San Francisco: 1944. 41pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Small hole punch through upper left corner, not affecting text. Very light creasing and wear to wraps. Light tanning. Rare World War II-era telephone directory for Chinese listings in the Bay Area, issued by Pacific Bell. Aside from the cover title and..... More
San Francisco: George Spaulding & Co., 1893. 90pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Front cover detached, a bit chipped. Light toning to first and last leaves. Minor scattered foxing. "This annotation of the General Street Law, as amended in 1889, 1891 and 1893, attempts only to clarify the text where that..... More
Fresno: H. Tober, [1929]. [8],151pp. plus plates. Quarto. Original printed wrappers. Light wear, some chipping to spine and edges of wrappers. Internally clean. Rare German-Californian periodical, featuring an almanac, calendars of events around the state, travel articles, cartoons, and numerous local advertisements for the German-speaking population of California. One article..... More
Redlands, Ca. [ca. 1916]. Broadside printed on heavy card, 11 x 14 inches. Corners slightly chipped, a few small edge tears. Light toning and soiling. A handsome display card advertisement for The May Flower, "The Great Stomach and Blood Remedy," prepared by E.A. Bethurun & Co. of Redlands, California. The..... More
San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1893. 34,[2]pp. 12mo. Original green printed wrappers. Minor wear. San Francisco's Iroquois Club was one of several founded in the early 1880s around the country. Like Tammany Hall, the Club was designed to promote Democrats and policies favorable to them, although unlike Tammany, it had neither..... More
Chico, CA: Chico Record Print, [1903]. [44]pp. Original wrappers, printed in gold, stapled. A very scarce promotional booklet for the California town of Chico for potential settlers, providing details on the history of the region, climate, scenery, industry, amenities, resources, and agricultural potential. The final few pages offer statistics on..... More
[San Francisco? 1919]. Folded map, 21 x 28 inches. Promotional text printed on verso. Minor wear. Map highlighting lots in the city Pacific Grove, on the Monterey peninsula, owned by the Del Monte Properties Co. and to be sold by auctioneers Barry & Austin with no reserve. The text printed..... More
[Various locations, including California, Hawaii, and the Philippines. 1917-1942]. [85]pp., mostly folio sheets. Some light wear, a few sheets torn with no loss. Some with manuscript signatures or small notations. Archive of papers relating to the military career of Colonel Alva F. Englehart, spanning two World Wars and the entirety..... More
![Twenty-one Kodak No. 4 Photographs of the West, Including California]. Western Photographica](/pictures/thumb/McBRB797_01.JPG?v=1569499944)
[California, Salt Lake City, Oregon, and Canada. 1892]. Twenty-one albumen photographs, each approximately 4 x 5 inches. Mounted on Kodak cards, edges gilt; captioned in manuscript on verso. Light wear and scattered soiling to photographs. Mounts lightly worn, some peeling but still intact. Group of vacation photographs taken on a...... More
![Vernacular Photo Album of Automobile Trips to the Owens Valley and Environs]. Western...](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1252_01.JPG?v=1585169043)
[Various locations in California]: 1932. 219 photographs on fifty leaves, most 3 x 5 inches; plus six real photo postcards. Oblong octavo. Original black cloth, string-tied. Light wear to covers. Images crisp and clear. Many images with typed captions. A wonderful photo album documenting road trips taken in the Eastern..... More