California from Kate Mitas, Bookseller

San Francisco, 1892. Good. 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 inches. Bifolium, [4]pp. Cream silk printed in brown, with brown and white illustration of Shakespeare to last page. Horizontal fold line; small stain to first leaf; fraying to fore-edges. Silk souvenir program for the opening shows at Stockwell's Theatre, which operated from 1892-1894 at 11 Powell St. in downtown San Francisco.… Read more about this item

Boston: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, 1908. First edition. Very Good. 9-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches. 44,[2]pp. Tan wrappers with yapp edges, printed in orange and black. B&w illustrations. Light toning and wear; few slight bumps/nicks to wrapper edges. Includes the tipped-in notice that the book was "published under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association… Read more about this item

San Francisco: J. Dammann & Co., 1885. Very Good. 5-3/8 x 4 inches. 33,[1]pp. Buff wrappers printed in black. Text mostly in German (fraktur), with some English. Light soiling to wrappers; light vertical crease to rear wrapper and last leaves of text. Printed correction for no. 27 neatly pasted over previous text. The constitution and bylaws of… Read more about this item

[San Francisco], [1927]. Very Good. 16 x 11-1/4. [16]pp, of which 3pp are printed text and the remaining 13pp contain tipped-in signed typescript letters on letterhead, two photomechanically copied documents, and five photographs. Yellow string-bound wrappers printed in black, housed inside a custom mustard yellow chemise with leather ties. B&w photographs pasted in. Light soiling and dampstaining to… Read more about this item

(n. p.), [San Francisco]: [Federal Telegraph Company], (n. d.), circa 1920. Good. 18-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches. Mounted photograph, in a black wooden frame with an engraved metal plaque. Light soiling and toning; three approximately nickel-sized spots of loss to photographic overlay; frame somewhat scuffed and worn. Large photograph showing one of the Federal Telegraph Company's 100 KW antenna… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Frank Eastman & Co., Printers, 1902. Good. 9 x 5-3/4 inches. 39,[3]pp. Green wrappers printed in darker green. Wrappers sunned and lightly dampstained, with an approx. 1" tear to foot of front wrapper that has been discreetly repaired with japan paper on inside cover; short tear to rear wrapper also neatly repaired with japan paper; slight… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Anglo American Land Company, (n. d.), circa 1915. Near Fine. 8-1/2 x 7-3/8. Tri-fold brochure with six panels. White stock printed in black. B&w illustrations. Hint of wear, else fine. Promotional real estate brochure for the Clover Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, encouraging investors to take advantage of the area's location, access to transportation and the… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Cal. Demokrat Publishing Co., 1898. Fair. 21-1/2 x 17-1/4 inches. [8]pp. Tabloid format newspaper, printed in seven columns per page. Occasional b&w illustrations. Text in German. In fair condition only, with significant soiling and large, light stains, somewhat affecting readability; numerous small holes to first two leaves, most pinhole-sized or slightly bigger, a few as large… Read more about this item

[San Francisco]: C. B. Hubbard, (n. d.), circa 1926. Very Good. 28 x 21 cm. Single sheet, printed on both sides. White paper printed in black, with b&w map to verso. Center fold line; light crease to upper corner. Promotional circular for Manteca, California, named here "The Dairy and Poultry Center of the San Joaquin," encouraging readers to… Read more about this item

(n. p.): California State Prison at San Quentin, 1948. Good. 22.5 x 15.5 cm. [8]pp + wrappers. Stapled tan wrappers printed in black; interior printed in brown and black. Brown and white illustrations. Binding mis-stapled; leaves detached, with slight tear at gutters from pulling through the upper staple; slight bump to lower corner. Program for the annual New… Read more about this item

San Francisco: [The Haight Pub. Co.], (n. d.), [1968]. Very Good. 38.5 x 29 cm. [16]pp. Tabloid format newspaper, rainbow roll color illustrations to front, back and center pages. Center fold; light toning and edgewear; small stain to fore-edge of a few leaves. Underground newspaper for the burgeoning Haight Ashbury free community, wtih articles on drugs, sex, the… Read more about this item

San Francisco, 1967. Very Good. 15.5 x 21.5 cm. Yellow invitation printed in green, with text to recto and illustration to verso. Light bump to one corner. Invitation to a Summer of Love happening featuring the "consciousness expanding light machines and accessories" of New Reflections and food "dedicated to expanding the sensation of taste" by The Grinder Joint,… Read more about this item

[Oakland?]: [Miss America Pageant / Oakland Junior Chamber of Commerce], 1970. Good+. 11" x 8-1/2". Unpaginated, approx. 40 pp. Photographically illustrated color wrappers, title printed in black to front cover, stapled. Color illustrations to inside covers, heavily illustrated in b/w throughout. Light soiling and wear to wrappers, short tear to foot of front cover, minor bumping to upper… Read more about this item

[Oakland], 1906. Very Good. 2-1/2" x 4-5/8". White card, printed recto only in black ink, with half-tone illustration of Barber. Lightly worn with faint spotting, light toning to one corner. Card promoting Barber for tax collector of Alameda County in the first election following the April 18 earthquake, which caused a number of San Franciscans to move… Read more about this item

[Oakland], 1906. Very Good. 2-5/8" x 4-5/8". Pink card printed recto only in black ink, with half-tone illustration of Thomas. Lightly worn, with faint spotting and fading to edges and verso. Card promoting Thomas for assessor of Alameda County in the first election following the April 18 earthquake. Thomas's campaign against Dalton, the incumbent Democrat, was hotly… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Britton & Rey, 1890. Good+. 23" x 18". Linen-backed cream broadside printed in green, with name written in calligraphy and ink signatures. Signed by Britton & Rey in the plate. Horizontal fold lines; edges reinforced with clear archival tape; minor soil to borders. The large, elaborately illustrated diploma of one Emma E. Bower, graduation class of… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Lankershim Branch of the Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, (n. d.). Third edition. Near Fine. Circa 1927. 8" x 4-1/4". 56 pp. Green pictorial wrappers with orange lettering, in original envelope. B/w half-tone illustrations and maps throughout. Minor wear to extremities, else exceptionally clean and bright. Light wear to envelope, hint of spotting… Read more about this item

[San Francisco]: [San Francisco Riding School], (n. d.). Good. Circa 1920s? 5-3/4" x 3-3/4". Bifolium. Cream paper printed in black. Light staining to all four panels, heaviest to last panel; upper corner creased. Promotional brochure for the riding school, with prices for boarding horses, hiring them, getting lessons, and buying a book of tickets. Prices are not cheap:… Read more about this item

Chicago: Passenger Traffic Department, Rock Island Lines, 1912. Very Good. 3-3/4" x 2-3/4". 47, [1] pp. Dark green wrappers with yapp edges and embossed lettering, "Rock Island' outlined in gilt to rear wrapper. Profusely illustrated with half-tone images. Front joint tender, with a small tear to foot; front wrapper slightly edgeworn and faded to grey; faint foxing to… Read more about this item

[Fresno, CA]: [M[artin] Theo[dore] Kearney, 1904. Souvenir edition, using the sheets from the 1903 ed. . Wraps. Very Good. Oblong octavo, 7-3/4" x 10-1/2". 179, [1] pp. Purple wraps printed in pale grey, stab-bound with a tied string. Profusely illustrated from b/w photographs and engravings, approx. 150 illustrations total. Wrappers lightly toned, with three short tears to the… Read more about this item