San Francisco: Louis Roesch Co., c. 1890s. Single leaf, red-brown color, some tears and small chips along the edges. Advertisement for a school children's "Play Day" at the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, which included bell ringing, acrobatic feats, dancing, and a special performance from the London Patomime and Comedy..... More

1972. Theatrical release movie poster (36" x 14"), printed in color, with a large illustration of a shirtless man gazing into a standing mirror in which he sees reflected a women wearing a bra and panties. Some horizontal creasing from having been rolled for some time (NB: this item must..... More

South Bend, Indiana. Trade card, printed on blue paper on one side. With original mailing envelope. "This remedy also purifies the blood and cleanses and renovates the entire system, curing eruptions of the skin and pimples of the face." More

Philadelphia: T.M. Scroggy, 1853-1857. 8vo. leaflet (9.5" x 5.25"). Type surrounded by typographical border (paper toned). One of the best known American minstrel songs, "Camptown Races" (a.k.a. "Bob-Tailed Nag") has for us been memorialized by the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn, who sang portions of it many of his Looney Tunes..... More

Turin, Italy: Stamperia Reale, 1744 (October 26). Huge letterpress broadside (1070 x 360 mm), printed on 2 1/2 folio sheets, edges untrimmed. A few sections underlined and annotated in a contemporary hand in the left blank margin (worn; paper extensions mainly in the right margin; prominent horizontal central fold, other..... More

1886-1956. All in original wrappers, conditions vary from fair to very good (some wrappers chipped and worn; some textblocks browned and brittle on account of the WWI paper supply). One pamphlet is ex-Harvard (duplicate) with associated markings, another is a presentation copy. Small collection of 8 French pamphlets celebrating the..... More

Mexico City and Havana: 1905-1932. Various sizes (8vo to large 4to), together five items. All original wrappers, various wear. ¶ 1-4. Programs from "The Little Theatre" of Mexico City (1931-1932). NONE ARE LISTED IN OCLC / FIRSTSEARCH. THIS THEATER SEEMS TO HAVE FADED INTO OBLIVION. But judging by the number..... More

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1961. 36 pp. (8.5" x 11," mimeographed) + 1 brochure, preserved in individual sleeves, housed in contemporary Acco brown binder (worn, front cover with paper label removed, on which has been written "Hypnosis Notes," evidence of large removal inside front cover). Leaves toned, overall very good..... More

Chicago: 1933. First Edition. 8vo. 3 pp. (1 sheet folded once to produce 4 pages, final page blank). 1" tear in fore-edge of both leaves, otherwise very good. CRIME AND CRIME DETECTION EXHIBITION AT THE 1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR. From a contemporary Guidebook "World's Fair Suvenir" (sic) published by Unk..... More

Sarajevo: J. Studnicka & Co., 1918. First Edition. Unbound. N.d. (before 1918). Large oblong octavo (19 x 26 cm). Complete suite of 12 color plates of scenes and costumes. Original blue cloth portfolio, ties lacking. ¶ Rare WWI-era portfolio of Sarajevo Costumes and Views -- its survival is a small..... More

Columbus, Ohio: Williams & McNabb Mortuary, 1942. Backing board printed in black and silver (400 x 257 mm; browned, chipped around edges with significant loss, verso with multiple pieces of transparent tape) to which is affixed a color-printed illustration (227 x 175 mm) of a woman (smiling) holding a small..... More