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

[Jacksonville. ca. 1921]. [4]pp. on a folded sheet. Folio. Lightly dampstained, resulting in some wear and staining. Illustrated promotional for the Norman Film Manufacturing Company, advertising “The Bull-Dogger” starring African-American cowboy Bill Pickett. The center two pages comprise a single spread, with several images from the film, as well as..... More

[Denver: 2006-2008]. 166pp. typescript, plus more than 100pp. printed email correspondence. Typescript with pencil corrections, presumably by the author. Original draft of the 2011 baseball novels, Seams, with pencil annotations and corrections by the author. Jan Sumner is the author of numerous books on baseball, and was active for six..... More

Los Angeles: [1924]. 27,[5]pp. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear, contemporary ink stamp on rear cover. Internally clean. Handsome promotional work for the Arrowhead Hot Springs Resort located near San Bernardino. The pamphlet describes the healing power of the hot springs (the hottest in the world according to the chart..... 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

[Chicago? 1916?]. [12]pp. Original pictorial self-wrappers, stapled. Small contemporary publisher's notice affixed to front wrap. Light wear and dust soiling. Rare promotional for the Salt Lake Route by rail to Los Angeles, and for the attractions of the city itself, published circa 1916. The text touts the population and commercial..... 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

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1892. Broadside, 28 x 10.5 inches. Printed in brown ink. Folded, a few small tears and chips at edges. A rare and interesting broadside for the Burlington Railroad. The stated attractions include “music, dancing, boating, photograph galleries, merry-go-rounds, base ball games, and other wholesome and innocent diversions...a...... More

[Mexico City]: B. Lara, 1891. Broadside, 23.75 x 7.75 inches. Previously folded. Light wear along old folds. Printed on weak paper with several imperfections. An attractively printed broadside advertisement for a bullfight taking place on February 22, 1891, at the Plaza de Toros del Paseo Nuevo, the principal site for..... 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

[Tacoma: ca. 1900-1903]. Twelve narrow broadsides, slightly varying in size, but each approximately, 12 x 4.5 inches. Printed on various colored, thin paper stocks. Light wear at edges; a few rumpled corners. Light dust soiling. A wonderful group of twelve broadside advertisements for an early movie theater in Tacoma, Washington..... More