Little Rock: S.H. Nowlin & Co., 1882. 8pp. Folio newspaper. Previously folded; short separations along fold line; light wear at edges. Light tanning. Unopened. An unrecorded 1882 Arkansas land and railway promotional intended to advertise the routes and lands of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad. Disguised as... More about Spirit of Arkansas. A Journal for the Farm Home & Workshop. Vol. XI No. 9. Little Rock, Ark.,...

Pittsburgh: 1836-1841. [48]pp. Large folio. Contemporary half reverse-calf and blue paper boards. Wear to corners and spine ends, boards soiled. Leaves reinforced at gutter margin with tape, some light soiling. In a clear and legible hand. This ledger records the register and pay information for approximately thirty-five men who worked... More about Manuscript Ledger Account of the Birmingham Iron Works in Pittsburgh, Recording Workers and Their...

[Boston: 1900]. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Previously folded; light wear. Rare illustrated prospectus for the potentially fraudulent Bernalillo Oil Company, based in Boston and San Diego at the turn of the 20th century. The text promises astounding returns, stating that, "Enormous fortunes -- greater by far than those made by... More about Wealth in Less than One Year. From California Again a Way Is Pointed Out for Wealth Beyond the...

Oakland: 1928. Sheet map, 14.5 x 22.5 inches, plus separate printed sheet. Previously Map and price list. A rare and detailed cadastral map, dated May 1928, of tracts under development by the Claremont Heights Company, south of Claremont Avenue and Garber Park in Oakland, in a neighborhood now known as... More about Properties of Claremont Heights Company, Oakland, Alameda County, California

San Francisco: 1895. [8],43-142,[4]pp. Oblong quarto. Original stiff pictorial wrappers, cloth spine. Crease and two short closed tears to front wrapper. Occasional dust soiling. A scarce promotional for Stockton and surrounding San Joaquin County, California, published by the local board of trade in 1895. The text is extensive, and the... More about Stockton and San Joaquin County Illustrated

[Nevada City, Ca. 1887]. Manuscript map, 25.5 x 36.5 inches. Rolled. Light wear at edges. Light foxing; light dampstaining at top edge. A large, neatly executed manuscript map that delineates the diggings at the Rocky Bar Quartz Mine in Nevada County, California, as of July 1887. The mine represents the... More about Map Showing Underground Works at the Rocky Bar Quartz Mine. Nevada Co. Cal. July 1887 [caption title

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 about The May Flower. It Does Not Cure Pain for the Present Only, but Has Positively Cured It Entirely...

Porterville: Chamber of Commerce, [1914]. [32]pp. Original printed pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and soiling. Promotional booklet for the small town of Porterville, California, located about halfway between Fresno and Bakersfield. Published by the city Chamber of Commerce, this work touts the amenities and prosperities of Porterville, including its agriculture... More about Porterville. Tulare County, California. Metropolis of Central California Citrus Belt; Center of a...

[Monterey, Ca. ca. 1900s]. Large blueprint map, 52.5 x 65 inches. Light wear and occasional creasing. Several closed tear repaired on verso. Right edge trimmed, slightly affecting image and text. A rare and giant cadastral map showing new subdivisions east of downtown Monterey, in what are now the Del Monte... More about Map Showing Subdivisions of Property East of the City of Monterey, Monterey County Cal. [caption...

[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 about Map of Pacific Grove Properties Showing Lots Which Will Be Sold at Absolute Auction Sale

[San Francisco]: Ben Franklin Press, 1921. Broadside, 11 x 8.5 inches. Backed on linen. Minor soiling and wear. Broadside advertising seven articles agreed to between the California Transfer and Storage Association and the local teamsters’ union, including details of wage rates, hours, and working conditions. Article I makes clear that... More about Rules and Regulations Agreed to and to Be in Effect for One Year from Date Hereof, January 24th,...

Placerville, Ca. 1929. Five blueprints, measuring from approximately 24 x 34 to 29 x 41 inches. Tipped onto modern cardboard backing at left edge, overlaid with brown paper. Light wear, a couple of archival repairs at edges. Contemporary blind stamps. A group five large and fascinating blueprints that delineate proposed... More about Five Large Blueprints of Early Depression-Era Weber Dam Modifications

Washington, D.C. 1939. [5],238pp. Folio. Original dark green printed covers. Light wear to covers. Internally clean. A rare typed and extensively illustrated manual for automobile mechanics belonging to the Civilian Conservation Corps. This work, according to the title page, was revised and corrected from an edition originally published in 1937... More about CCC Auto Mechanics