Manhattan, Ks. 1980-1981. Seventeen photographs (three silver-gelatin prints measuring 8x10 inches, fourteen smaller photos); typed letter, signed; 10 issues of Powerlifting newsletter. Light wear and soiling. Small archive of African-American powerlifter Nate Foster, including nine issues of the Powerlifting Mo-Valley, “The Official Missouri Valley Powerlifting Newsletter,” of which Foster was..... More

Los Angeles: "Wood's" Print, [1912]. [8]pp. Narrow quarto. Original printed pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and soiling. Scarce promotional for an early 20th-century Arizona club community, now fully subsumed by Phoenix. The town and resort were several miles northeast of central Phoenix, under Camelback Mountain. Much of the text centers..... More

San Francisco: Southern Pacific Company, 1907. 24pp. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear. Booklet promoting the Southern Pacific Railway and highlights along its route. With a map and numerous images of the handsome Southern California scenery. More

[Los Angeles: ca. 1920]. 137 maps cards, each 10.5 x 3.75 inches, plus folding map index. Light tanning, occasional light wear. Set numbered 1-221; lacks cards 6, 19, 32-35, 70, 88; cards numbered 135-199, 205-214 not present but not shown in index. A substantial collection of over 135 strip maps..... More

San Francisco: 1896-1903, 1905-1906. Approximately 390 programs. Folio. Most programs a single folded sheet. Several single-sheet flyers included, some programs with inserts. Some light wear and soiling, but generally clean. An extensive archive of almost 400 official programs issued for the daily activities at the Sutro Baths. The Sutro Baths..... More

[Chicago: W.H. Hall, ca. 1895]. 24pp. Original embossed, illustrated wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and soiling. Internally clean. Promotional brochure for the Hotel Colorado and adjacent hot springs, with text, a small map, and many half-tone illustrations, including numerous exterior and interior views of the hotel facilities, the baths and vapor..... More

[Key West? ca. 1935?]. Broadside, 18 x 8 inches. Printed on pink paper, slightly faded. Old folds, minor wear. Broadside advertising a steamship cruise offered by Price Tours from Key West to Havana during Carnival, with additional sightseeing itineraries available once on the island. The cruise is a five-day all..... More

[Athol, Ma. 1916]. Broadside, 16 x 5 inches. Previously folded. A couple of chips and small closed tears at edges. Even tanning. Rare broadside advertisement for a weekend engagement of D.W. Griffith's infamous silent epic The Birth of a Nation at Steinberg's Athol Opera House, located in Athol, Massachusetts. The..... More

Boston: 1868. Broadside, 13 x 9.75 inches. Printed on purple paper. Light fading and minor soiling at edges. Broadside advertising the rail line from North Bridgewater, East Stoughton, and East Randolph departing for Boston for passengers to take in the afternoon and evening theatre shows in the city. Times are..... More

Wolf Point, Mt. Wolf Point Commercial Club, [1930]. Broadside, 22 x 15 inches. Old folds, minor separation at center fold. A few small tears at right edge. Light wear. Broadside advertising the Fourth of July celebrations of Wolf Point, Montana, a small town on the northeastern side of the state..... More

Valley Ranch, N.M. [1920]. 31,[1]pp. Original brown pictorial printed wrappers, stapled. Very minor wear and soiling. Promotional work for the Valley Ranch, a dude ranch on the Pecos River, near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The work is illustrated throughout with handsome gravure illustrations, the whole printed in sepia ink. Situated..... More

Austin: Statesman Steam Print, [ca. 1880]. 8pp. Original tan printed wrappers. Minor soiling and wear. A rebranding of the "Woman's Art Exchange" of Texas, removing the mistaken emphasis on art to encourage wider participation. "It was never intended to devote our energies to Art alone, but to the encouragement of..... More

[Billings: 1917]. [18]pp. Oblong octavo. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Light dust soiling and wear to wraps. Central pair of leaves detached. Slightly later gift inscription on title page. Scare account of a fishing trip made by the Yellowstone County Bar Association to Stillwater River, near its confluence with the Yellowstone..... More