Cincinnati: 1856. Five issues, each [20]pp. Quarto. Some light to moderate tanning and soiling. Spine edge reinforced with later paper and staples. Five loose issues of this railroad periodical, containing relevant articles as well as a plethora of advertisements for related sundries and industries. Issues here range from January to..... More
Mexico City: Lúcas el Brincón, 1884-1886. 58 issues, each 4pp., separately paginated. Contemporary quarter sheep and marbled boards; original Mexican binder's ticket on front pastedown. A rare, complete 58-issue run of this semi-comic political weekly published in Mexico City during the mid-1880s. The present set includes the very scarce five..... More
Birmingham, Al. April, 1936. [4]pp., on a single folded folio sheet. Minor edge wear and creasing, short closed tear to first leaf. A very rare and ephemeral newsletter issued by an African-American funeral home system in Birmingham, Alabama, owned and operated by E.A. Bradford. The newsletter prints articles about new..... More