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
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
![Manuscript Notebook Containing the Household Expenses of a Woman in Denver]. Colorado](/pictures/thumb/138.JPG?v=1553201028)
[Denver]: 1913-1916. [44] leaves. Original calf covers, manuscript cover title "Household Expenses." Light wear. Contents clean. Household expense accounts kept by an unnamed woman in Denver. Covering the period from January 1913 to July 1916, the volume contains a monthly expense report over the course of three and a half..... More
![Small Group of Samples and Trade Catalogues from the J.M. Padgett Coupon Co. of Topeka]. Kansas](/pictures/thumb/McBRB363.JPG?v=1551727898)
Topeka: J.M. Padgett Coupon Co., 1899. Two coupon booklets, one advertising brochure, plus loose coupon and cardboard token, with original transmittal envelope. Minor wear, light tanning. A neat group of advertising materials produced by a late 19th-century Topeka firm, the J.M. Padgett Coupon Company. The materials were sent in 1899..... More
![Beauty Spots and Thots. Presented by Arrivee Mercantile Company, Mondak, Montana [cover title]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1071_01.JPG?v=1574705096)
[Minneapolis: Shedd-Brown Mfg. Co., ca. 1905]. [8] leaves. Original brown printed wrappers, stapled. Light soiling and wear. An odd promotional piece courtesy of the Arrivee Mercantile Company in Mondak, Montana. Mondak is a ghost town in Montana, on the border with North Dakota near the Canadian border, which existed from..... More
![Progressive Austin [cover title]. Texas](/pictures/thumb/McBRB659_01.JPG?v=1561596004)
Austin: Baldwin & Sons for the Chamber of Commerce, [1916]. [20]pp. Original gilt pictorial wrappers. Light wear and sunning to wraps. Some foxing and soiling internally. Rare promotional pamphlet for the city of Austin during the mid-1910s, published for its Chamber of Commerce. The work contains many photographic reproductions of..... More
![Austin Texas as a Health and Winter Resort. Compliments of the Driskill Hotel [cover title]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1236_01.JPG?v=1587074706)
Austin: S.B. Hill, 1903. [20]pp. Oblong 12mo. Original printed wrappers, string tied. Light soiling and wear to wraps; small patch of worming to lower edge of wear wrapper. Contemporary ink annotation at top edge of initial leaf. Minor toning and dust soiling. Scarce promotional for the city of Austin as..... More
Boston & Laramie: Isaac Van Horn & Co., [1900]. [146]pp. Large quarto. Original tan cloth, cover stamped in gilt. Light wear, corners a bit bumped, first signature loosening. Minor soiling to text, but generally quite clean internally. A wonderful and elaborate promotional work for Laramie, Wyoming, courtesy of the Van..... More
![Money for All! And How to Get It! [caption title]. Wisconsin](/pictures/thumb/McBRB564.JPG?v=1562188376)
Chilton, Wi. [1880s?]. Small broadside, approximately 10.75 x 7.5 inches. Previously folded, one small edge chip. Light tanning. An unrecorded dual-language broadside advertisement for a Wisconsin clothing sale. In English and German this broadside promotes the event, which will continue for a further eight days after the printing of the..... More