Our second end-of-summer list featuring thirty items priced $300 or less. It comprises a broad and varied selection of items in Western Americana, Latin Americana, and more. Enjoy!
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[Minneapolis]: Governor’s Interracial Commission of Minnesota, 1947. 77pp. Original pictorial printed wrappers, stapled. Light wear and soiling, upper inch of spine perished. Faint dampstaining to first and last few leaves, otherwise internally clean. One of a series of reports published by the government of Minnesota examining the role of various..... More
![Item #720 National Live Stock Journal [caption title]. Agriculture](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB720.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1561853712)
Chicago: Geo. W. Rust & Co., 1870, 1872. Four issues. Vol. 1, No. 3 & 7; Vol. 3, No. 8 & 10. Some wear at spines and edges. One issue a bit gnawed at lower corner, slightly affecting text. Four early issues of this Chicago periodical dedicated to developments and..... More
[N.p.]: 1932. Broadside, 9 x 6.25 inches. Minor wear. Father Divine was the most prominent black religious cult leader of the 1930s, believed to be a divine messenger, the messiah, or God himself by tens of thousands of African-Americans and middle-class whites during the Great Depression. In November 1931, Divine..... More
Indianapolis: Central Printing Co., 1880. 16pp. Original blue printed wrappers. Moderate soiling and wear, heavier to lower edge and outer leaves. Evenly toned. Scarce first edition of this pamphlet regarding the circumstances of the murder of John R. Goodwin in Brookville, Indiana, published under the auspices of the Women's Christian..... More
Cedar Rapids: 1894. Small broadsheet, 10.5 x 6.75 inches. Previously folded. Minute closed tear at top edge. Light tanning. With accompanying transmittal envelope. Ephemeral, illustrated broadsheet advertisement for two agricultural machines for sale by the Hamilton Bros. company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the mid-1890s. The "Sweep Feed Mill" promises..... More
Topeka: 1900. 112pp. plus two leaves of ads and folding map. 12mo. Original blue wrappers printed in silver, stapled. Light wear and soiling, upper corner of front cover torn away. Small closed tear at gutter margin of map. Light wear and soiling to text. A handbook produced for use at..... More
[Boston & Kansas City, Mo. 1886-1893]. Nine pieces, some in duplicate, with transmittal envelopes. Octavo and folio sheets. Minor wear, old folds. A small group of material related to the Lombard Investment Company and the subsequent solo operations of James L. Lombard, an important figure in Kansas City banking. The..... More
New Orleans: Pelican Job Print, 1867. Broadside, 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Old fold lines. Minor soiling. Broadside circular advertising the services of James W. Price, "merchandise and produce broker" located at No. 34 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. The text reads: "I will give..... More
Ypsilanti: Ypsilanti Hive, No. 621, L.O.T.M.M., 1905. [34]pp. plus folding map, 10 x 8.5 inches. Original grey pictorial wrappers printed in three colors, stapled. Spine and corners chipped. Minor soiling. Map detached. Pictorial souvenir of Ypsilanti Michigan, documenting the growth and progress of the past hundred years. Includes images of..... More
Medford, Or. 1949. 239,[1]pp. plus large folding map, 17 x 21.5 inches. Original printed card covers, stapled. Light wear and soiling. Contemporary note taped to inside of front cover. Internally clean, map clean with minor wear. Directory for Medford City in Jackson County, Oregon, compiled and published by the local..... More
![Item #369 Bird's Eye View of the Panama Canal & Map of Panama [cover title]. Panama](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB369_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1563796860)
Panama: I.L. Maduro, [ca. 1910]. Folding map, 18 x 24 inches. Original printed wrappers. Light wear and sunning to wrapper edges. A few short separations along folds, one of which repaired with tape, none affecting text of map image. Attractive promotional for the construction of the Panama Canal, issued by..... More
Panama: Imprenta Nacional, 1927. [6],91,[1]pp. plus three folding maps. 12mo. Original green printed wrappers. Light soiling and wear. Internally clean. Handsome little guide to Panama, printed in Spanish and English on facing pages. Includes notable sights to see, together with a history of the Canal and a commercial directory... More
Milwaukee: Burdick, Armitage & Allen, [1893]. 48pp. Original yellow printed wrappers. Minor wear and soiling. Internally clean. Work promoting lands in South Dakota along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The work contains both testimonials and rosy facts about the healthfulness of the climate and its high suitability for..... More
![Item #886 [Promotional Material for the Rock Island Plow Company]. Texas, Agriculture](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB886.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1586532637)
[Dallas: 1936]. Four items, including two folding pamphlets, one typed letter, signed, and an envelope. Light wear and tanning. Interesting and colorful promotional material for Rock Island Plow Company of Dallas and Oklahoma. A large folding poster printed in red and yellow depicts the two most popular plow models, "built..... More
Columbus: 1914. 33pp. Original green printed wrappers, stapled. Light wear and soiling, heavier to spine. Internally clean. A report prepared following the enactment of an Ohio constitutional amendment requiring the state to set a minimum wage. This report summarizes responses to a state-wide survey about women's wages in department stores..... More
Omaha: R.L. Polk & Co., 1948. 770pp. Original printed covers and leatherette spine. Some light wear, ex-Sutro Library with barcode and bookplate. Internally clean. Telephone directory for the city of Cheyenne, published by the longstanding firm of R.L. Polk. More