What a colorful booklet, lots of fun filled with floats. Each one is explained and there's a color photo for each too-- all 122.There's also photos of the queen and her Royal Court. Among the floats are the U.S. Marine Corps, Ohio State Marching Band, Eastman Kodak's It's A Big Big World, Circus Days, Blowing Bubbles, Sesame Street via Chrysler, Dr. Pepper's Shoemaker and the Elves, Playmates Come in All Colors; and Hawaii No Ka Oe thanks to Continental Airlines. The booklet measures 8-1/2" x 11" and has 47 pages. View More...
This is a magazine which provides numerous multi-page articles with many color works by subject. The artists and themes in this issue are these: Rockwell Kent's Adorondack Legacy; California Impressionists at Laguna; The Virginia Landscape; The Evolution of African American Art; Whitney Myron Hubbard; Impressionism to Modernism in Southern California; Robert Gwathmey and Andy Warhol and Will Barney; A Timeless World. View More...
Of all the many postcards of ships I have, this one is the most stunning. The S.S. predidnt Wilson and her sister ship, The S.S. president Cleveland, are modern, air-conditioned luxury liners sailing alternatively every three weeks from California to Hawai, Japan, the phillipines, Hong Kong and the return. The carfd is bright and atractive with no writing and no stamps. The card will arrive in a brand new plastic sleeve. View More...
Collectors of Hollywood and California memorabilia will love this program from Earl Carroll's Vanities, a nightspot once located on Sunset Blvd. in L.A. The booklet measures 8"x11" and has plentiful black and white photographs as well as odd facts such as his measurements for the perfect girl (including her ankles and wrists) and his Demandments of Beauty. I counted 16 pages. Booklet is clean and tightly bound with just a bit of rubbing to spine area. Earl Carroll died at the age of 55 in a bizarre plane crash in 1948. I also have some postcards of the showgirls. View More...
Fred Harvey was a restaurant phenomenon. On this menu it sums up his amazing growth with this line, "from Cleveland to the Pacific coast." This particular menu was printed for the restaurant located in Union Station, Los Angeles and dated Monday, May 28, 1945. In addition to the patriotic cover it's interesting to see how much food has changed in America. Of course the prices are give-away by today's standards -- imagine a cocktail for 35 cents -- but you would rarely see such offerings as what Fred Harvey was serving up for lunch in '45. How about some braised smoked beef tongue with noodles... View More...
This is still a very relevant booklet as it provides not only the itinerary for the two day conference, but commentary from each speaker explaining the various topics which include: Holistic Meditation; Silence; and Synthesis of the Visible and Invisible. The text is dense, so there's a lot to read in this 36 page booklet. It measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and is very clean and tightly bound with no writing. The only fault is some toning around the edges of the cover. Otherwise crisp and nice. View More...
This is a 1970 reprint of the original 1915 booklet produced to accompany an exhibit held at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. It is clean and tightly bound with just a small stain to upper front corner from an old price label which fell off and residual glue on reverse side of cover from a removed bookplate (no paper still adhering). I will enclose a brand new plate to use or not at buyer's discretion. Booklet measures 8"x11" and has 34 black and white plates with descriptions printed on coated paper. View More...
Very nice, clean art catalog which was published to accompany two exhibitions, first in La Jolla and secondly at the University of Massachusetts. At first glance it would appear that the artist created clothing. In a way she did, but no one wore the cloth ones and definitely not the sculptured metal ones. As you can see, everything is very basic in design, recalling the shapes of the 1950's. The catalog measures 8-1/2" x 11" and has 24 pages. View More...
I had one of these a long time ago -- must be 18 years or so. What a delight to see it again after all this time. This one is nicer too than the one had before. It shows a little wear to the lower front edge and a couple small tears to the yapped edges which I repaired on the back with small pieces of almost invisible archival tape. This is a history of Los Angles replete with lots of wonderful black and white photographs. It was published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Security Trust and Savings Bank. The souvenir measures 5-1/2" x 9" with 208 pristine pages. View More...
The colorful cover of this attractive booklet is definitely an eye catcher and the condition is superb. At first glance it appears to be a travel guide, but is not. It's a sort of state of the union telling both residents and tourists all the many reasons to be glad they're there! Oddly, it has no date, but the last year quoted for research and statistics is 1936. Black and white photographs abound and are printed on coated paper. Covers all facets of county life. Measures 5-1/4"x7-1/2". An added bonus is a flyer tucked inside from a San Francisco restaurant called The Challenger offering an e... View More...
Beautiful booklet with a great cover image, plus numerous color photos inside which augment an informative text written for the tourist. Also at the front is a Union Pacific ad which tells visitors about train service. The entire booklet is devoted to the beauty of the area and things for tourists to see and do. But those who love California architecture will also love the emphasis on the housing styles. 32 pretty pages. Measures 5"x6-3/4". The only fault was rusted staples, which I took out and put in new ones. (Travel Box I) View More...
Very handsome catalog from 1995 replete with full color photographs throughout. The catalog measures 8-3/4" x 10-1/2" and has 31 glossy pages. Items include triple and dual rectifer solo heads; Traxis All True Programming Preamp; Blue Angel Maverick; Trem-O-Verb; Mark IV; Mark I; Heartbreaker; Dual Caliber; Subway Blues; Subway Rocket Amps; V-Twin Preamp Pedal; Mesa/Boogie Tower Amps, Bass Power; Bass Cabs; Guitar Cabs; Mark III; Speakers and Tubes and Road Gear. View More...
What a graphic! The second I saw this menu I was hooked. It's a big one too measuring 10" x 14" and very clean and nice. It opens to show two pages of appetizers, cocktails, specials, sea food, salads, fishermen's dinners, steak, sandwiches, dessert, child's plate and beverages. The back of the menu is all about wine, champagne, mixed drinks, and other alcohol including beer and ale. (Entertainment II) View More...
For the voracious film buff this is truly a fabulous find. Not only are there thirteen glossy black and white photo stills from the 1982 film, some with two images per page, and all with explanatory notes attached bearing Paramount Pictures name and logo, but there's also a great handbook. The official title of the handbook is "Handbook of Production Information, Firstborn." It measures 8x10" and has 23 pages of info, including cast of characters and actors, technical credits, background notes for the script, and bios of the cast and main people responsible for the finished product, such as th... View More...
Very attractive linen postcard showing the steamer "Catalina" which took passengers to and from the Catalina, a California island. The information on the reverse side states: "Roomy comfortable ocean-going steamships cruise daily to Santa Catalina from the Mainland. A delightful voyage leaving from Los Angeles Harbor at Wilmington and making the crossing in two hours -- then following the shoreline past bays and coves until beautiful Avalon Bay is reached." Card us unused -- no postmark and no writing on divided back. Card will arrive in brand new plastic sleeve. View More...
Bright, color saturated view of San Francisco's Market Street with the spotlight on the Palace Hotel in the foreground. Also of interest are the trolleys painted in sherbet hues. An exceptionally pretty card. It's amazing that this card was ever postmarked though because the sender provided two different names and addresses. The first one omits the state and shortens the name of the town. I know it was supposed to be Springfield, Ohio because I have had many postcards addressed to this recipient. Mesasage reads "Drove on this street the Sunday we went to Golden Gate Park. Ate lunch in the Clif... View More...
This handsome card is unused and very crisp and bright. It shows the then state of the art depot in Los Angeles which handled three railways. The picture shows the ticket concourse and the seating for passengers while waiting. There is no writing, hence no postmark to date it. View More...
Very nice, clean postcard which has a glossy finish and a white margin. The back is not divided and there is no writing or stamping. The stamp box shows the logo of the EKC Company. The logo is one clue to the date, as are the cars and the history of the Cliff House. It opened originally in 1858 and then again in 1863, 1877, 1883, 1896 and 1937. Clearly this photo was taken after the 1937 renovation. The hotel perches over Ocean Beach, a site that claimed some 30 ships.Card will arrive in a brand new plastic sleeve. View More...
Very handsome real photo postcard showing one of the cabins -- Moon Camp -- at Big Bear Lake in California. The card shows no writing to divided back and was never sent in the mail, so no postmark to date it. The only clue is the stamp box which shows the configuration of corner icons as that of AZO which was used from 1910-1930. The photographer was Wright M. Lance. Card will arrive in brand new plastic sleeve. View More...
Very nice, crisp, clean exhibition catalog which is surprisingly hard to find. It measures 5"x7-1/4" and has 46 pages, most of which are the works of art, one per page, full page. All in black and white. A few pages of biography and commentary at front. Ivanoff produced individual works of fine art, but also used his talent in the theatre, in design, in fashion, and in book illustration. He was born in Moscow, but spent much time on England and France. View More...
