Storia regionale e locale

SCRAPBOOK. Pomona College. 1954 - 1957

Anderson, William Dale [b. 1936] · 1957 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$302.50 (€274.45 | £228.93 | ¥48,311)

Covina, California / Claremont, California: , 1957. Commercial scrapbook, "No. 935", blue faux leather, blue cord tie. 25 leaves of buff colored mounting paper, the preponderance filled both sides with ~110 photographs, momentos, track ribbons, letters, newspaper clippings, dr...

IRELAND'S S SANTA BARBARA.; Pour Votre Plaisir

[Restaurant Menu - Santa Barbara] · 1975 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,149)

(n.p.): , 1975. 1st P. White card stock, self wrappers, printed in black, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Bifolium. Drawn portrait of John Ireland to lower wrapper, wrapping around partially to the upper wrapper (hands only). Folio. 17--3/4 x 10". A VG copy. Some soiling to wrap...

BOHEMAIN GINDER ALE. "A Good Mixer"

[Advertising Placard] · 1920 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$214.50 (€194.61 | £162.33 | ¥34,257)

[Oakland, Calif]: Bohemian Ginger Ale, (n. d.). Ca 1920s. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Single sheet of stiff stock paper, color printed recto only, with 'bottle neck' die cut at top. Loop of hanging cord at top. 13-5/8" x 10-3/4". Modest wear & soiling, a VG+ example.

BOSTON AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH

Richie, Robert Yarnell (1908-1984) · 1947 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$181.50 (€164.67 | £137.36 | ¥28,987)

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Watts-Payne, 1947. 1st Edition, stated. Off white, thick paper wrappers and leaves, spiral bound, printed in brown. Plates tipped in. 16 leaves of plates, in similar wrappers. 16 photographs tipped in. 14" x 11". A VG copy. Some light soiling to wrappers, corn...

DINNER Given By The WILD GOOSE CLUB. Formerly Known as the [CENSORED] Club. As a Token of Esteem to His Honor the Mayor of Fresno BILL TOOMEY; Grand President of the Native Sons of the Golden West and His Wife Saturday Evening, July 13, 1918

[California Event Menu] · 1918 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$104.50 (€94.81 | £79.09 | ¥16,689)

San Francisco: , 1918. 1st Printing. Light brown card stock covers, with onion skin wrapper, brown cord tie. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Printed on light brown stiff stock paper, 4 pages. P.1 a 'remembrance' of the "Wild Goose Club Excursion Around Lake Tahoe, Tues...

DAILY FORM The SILKS RESTAURANT.; The Rolls Royce of Omelette Restaurants

[Restaurant Menu] · 1960 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

(n.p.): , 1960. 1st Printing. White paper, self wrappers, printed in black, now housed in a mylar sleeve. 4 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated upper wrapper. 17" x 11". A VG copy. Some soiling and age toning to wrappers. Vertical crease due to being folded. Corners rubbed and a bit c...

NEW ENGLAND OYSTER HOUSE. SEA-FARE.; Same Family Ownership Since 1946

[Restaurant Menu - Florida] · 1970 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

(n.p.): , 1970. 1st Printing. Laminated, illustrated card stock wrappers, full color illustrations inside, lettering printed in red, brown and black, now housed in a mylar sleeve. 4 pp. unnumbered. Profusely illustrated with color images of dishes. 18" x 12-1/2". A VG copy. Ed...

GRAPELEAF

[Restaurant Menu] · 0 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

(n.p.): . 1st Printing. Off white paper, self wrappers. Black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Illuatrated bifolium. Pictorial upper wrapper. 16-1/2" x 9-1/4". A VG copy. Age toning and soiling to wrappers, otherwise clean and bright.

The CASTAWAY

[Restaurant Menu] · 1960 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

(n.p.): , 1960. 1st Printing. Card stock self wrappers, printed in yellow and brown. letting in orange and brown. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Tri-fold. Illustrated wrappers. 18" x 8". A VG copy. Edges and corners are rubbed. Light soiling and light chipping. Internally clean...

WELCOME ABOARD.; Luncheon

[Amtrak Train Menu] · 0 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

(n.p.): , (n.d.). 1st Printing. Thick card stock, rounded head, printed in red, blue and black. Verso solid red. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Broadside. Illustration of a front of a train to head. Approx: 20-3/4 x 6-1/2". A VG copy. Some soiling/scuffing(to edges of verso) th...

SUPER SUPPER SUGGESTIONS.; McHenry's Tail O' The Cork

[Restaurant Menu - Los Angeles] · 1970 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

(n.p.): , 1970. 1st Printing. White cards stock, printed in black and red. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Broadside. Small vignettes. 17-1/4" x 11". A VG copy. Age toning to leaf (especially to edges), some light foxing, overall a clean, bright copy.

HENRY'S FASHION RESTAURANT

[Restaurant Menu - San Francisco] · 2000 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

(n.p.): , 2000. 1st Printing. Light pink, card stock leaf, printed in black. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Broadside. 17" x 11" x. A VG copy. Light soiling, otherwise bright.

SCRAPBOOK - Amos Alonzo Stagg Senior High School. 1958 - 1960

Waidhofer, Elaine [b.1942] · 1960 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$385.00 (€349.30 | £291.37 | ¥61,487)

Stockton, California: , 1960. All housed in a black vinyl twin screw-post binder. 38 ll of tan construction paper, of which 30 are filled with school id cards, report cards, letters, cards, menus, event tickets & programs, newspapers, etc, etc. ~ 150 items. 14-3/8" x 12". Bind...

"WOMAN'S BUSINESS - MAN RAISING"; From Speeches of The Flying Squadron

[Temperance] - Geisel, Carolyn E. · 1915 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.44 | ¥13,176)

Indianapolis, Ind: Hanly & Stewart, 1915. 1st Printing. Brown wrappers stapled, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. 16 pp. One illustration on upper wrapper. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". A VG+ copy, blue ink stamped on upper wrapper by the Flying Squadron Foundation. Light soil...

OLD YORKE INN.; Route 130

[Restaurant Menu - Hightstown, N.J.] · 1964 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

Newark: Yogg & Co. Newark, N.J. 1964. 1st Printing. White card stock wrappers, full color illustration to upper wrapper, pink leaves with red and black lettering, one slip is white card stock with red lettering and typed in black. The other slip is white paper, typed in blue. ...

KELLY'S. TURRIS FORTIS MIHI DEUS.; Washington and Atlantic - Los Angeles

[Restaurant Menu - Los Angeles] · 1950 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

Los Angeles: Martin Printing Co, 1950. 1st Printing. White, plasticized card stork, self wrappers, printed in green, blue and black, two "menu holder clips" glued in (no slip though), now housed in a mylar sleeve. Printed bifolium. Small illustration to upper wrapper. 16" x 11...

LAFFITE'S

[Restaurant Menu - Louisiana(?)] · 1950 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.62 | ¥8,784)

(n.p.): , 1950. 1st Printing. Card stock leaf, decorated like an old piece of paper, printed in black and red, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Broadside. Small vignette of a ship to head. 19-1/2" x 12-1/2". A VG copy. Edges a bit rubbed, vertical crease due to being folded, over...

TODAY'S SPECIALS - The NEW 20th CENTURY.; Cold Service Suggestions

[Railroad - Menu] · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

(n.p): , (n.d.). 1st Printing. White paper, slipped into a larger card stock leaf, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Broadside, held in a large leave. 8-3/4" x 5". A VG copy. Some age toning and light soiling. We assume this menu to be from the 20th Century Limited passenger train...

PETRA, Or The EXCAVATED CITY, The Ancient Capital of the Land of Idumia, and JERUSALEM

[Advertising Broadside]. Swift, Mr. - Lecturer [presumed the Rev. Eli Smith, of Boston] · 1841 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$1,650.00 (€1,497.00 | £1,248.71 | ¥263,515)

Norwich: M. B. Young, Print, 1841. 1st printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Broadside, 13 lines of introductory text at top, over 2 columns of text describing the paintings to be exhibited. A job printing announcement, with the city, lecture location therein, day ...

INTERIOR VIEW - F. M. REICH JEWELRY STORE.; "The FAIR 226 S. SPRING L.A." [penciled verso annotation]

[Los Angeles Local History] · 1910 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$368.50 (€334.33 | £278.88 | ¥58,852)

[Los Angeles ?]: , (n. d.). Ca 1910. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Single b/w albumen photograph, with dark brown mount. Verso blank. Landscape orientation: 10-1/4" x 13-3/4". Slight bow to mount, with some edgewear [not, for the most part, affecting the image], bump...