Resultados de búsqueda: Ephemera from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

Peachtree City, GA: World Airways. Near Fine. 1973. Other. B&W Illustrations; This group of five promotional 8" x 10" photographs are in Near Fine condition and have typed promotional notes attached. Two of the photos show stewardesses, the other three ground the cockpit crew, a technician, and a supply room. While the descriptions have some basic details (including information on the 747C) there is no citation from the company on any of the photos. World Airlines started using 747's in the early 1970's for their commercial flights." Also, in the early 1970s, World operated three Boeing 747 aircraft and was the launch customer for the "flip nose" front-loading variant of the 747. Later, World acquired DC-10s that were retired in 2010. World experienced heavy losses in the 1980s as a result of operating scheduled passenger services. In the late 1980s, the company moved its headquarters from Oakland to Washington Dulles International Airport, acquired Key… Leer más

Santa Clara, CA: Osborne Productions. Very Good+. 1985. Other. Twenty-Eight pages, including a page of Early Birds letterhead, a typed chapter of Amelia, My Sister, a pre-publication advertisement prospectus (with For the Signature of... At the top) , several pages of copier prints of handwritten letters with printer notations about where and how to add to a book, a small photograph with printer tags, and more, all held in a manila envelope. "The Early Birds of Aviation is an organization devoted to the history of early pilots. The organization was started in 1928 and accepted a membership of 598 pioneering aviators. Membership was limited to those who piloted a glider, gas balloon, or airplane, prior to December 17, 1916, covering the entirety of the pioneer era of aviation, and just over two years into World War I. The cutoff date was set at December 17 to correspond to the first flights of Wilbur and Orville Wright. 1916 was chosen as a cutoff because a large number of people were… Leer más

Palo Alto, CA: Hiller Aircraft Corporation. Very Good+. 1958. Photograph. B&W Illustrations; This is a group of ephemera relating to the release and promotion of the X-18 "Propelloplane". The group includes two typed immediate realease sheets, four 8" x 10" black and white photographs of the X-18, and a press reference manual, all in Very Good+ or better condition. "Stanley Hiller, then seventeen, established the first helicopter factory on the West Coast of the United States, located in Berkeley, California, in 1942, under the name "Hiller Industries," to develop his design for the coaxial-rotor XH-44 "Hiller-Copter" for the U. S. Army. The XH-44 became operational in 1944. In collaboration with Henry J. Kaiser, it became United Helicopters in 1945. In the postwar years, United Helicopter produced a number of innovative helicopter designs for military and civilian purposes, including coaxial-rotor and tailless designs, as well as more… Leer más

Adak, AK: Hammer Head Lodge. Very Good+. 0. Hardcover. This is a cardcover folder / menu with a decorated and stamped front cover. The interior contains two typed pages of menu items with prices under plastic holders. This menu is from circa 1955 at the Hammerhead Lodge which was the Naval Officer's mess on Adak Island, Alaska. "On 1 July 1950, the Air Force transferred Davis AFB to the United States Navy who established an anti-submarine warfare base there. Adak was most recently run by the U. S. Navy as a deployment base for P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, primarily to conduct antisubmarine warfare operations against submarines and surveillance of naval surface vessels of the former Soviet Union. The Naval Air Facility was also reported to be used as a refueling stop for U-2, Dragon Lady, ultra-high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. By the 1980s there were over 6,000 Navy personnel on the islands. With the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, NAS Adak's… Leer más

Oxford, England: No Publisher Listed.. Very Good+. 0. Ephemera. This is a small sheet of letterhead (only the name of his house, his telephone number and city. The sheet has been folded once, and there is no address on it. The recipient's name is a guess (Mr. Ashton Jonson) and the text of the note is in regards to a poem or some poems that had been set to music by Frederic Ayres. This correspondence is entirely handwritten (autograph). The text is on the Verso Only. ; Signed by Author .

No Place: No Publisher Listed.. Very Good+. 1911. Ephemera. (Date is c1911) This is one small sheet of letterhead, with Smith's crest , folded. He's mentioning something, and naming a price of $100 (unfortunately, I can't read his handwriting. "Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 – April 7, 1915) was an American author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many stories and received awards for his paintings.F. Hopkinson Smith was the great uncle of American architect, author and photographer G. E. Kidder Smith (1913-1997). " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author .

Cincinnati, OH: Gibson Musicards. Very Good. 1955. Hardcover. This is a combination birthday card and record which features a song by Rosemary Clooney. The card measures 7" x 7" and has a heavily decorated front. The card is in Very Good condition and is lacking an envelope. There is a previous owner's gift notation on the record along with a couple of small scratches. "In 1955, the Gibson Greeting Card Company introduced the Gibson Musicard featuring a 7 inch 78 rpm single sided record with Rosemary Clooney singing the New Happy Birthday Song included with the greeting card. It was first offered at the Gibson Greeting Card Shop at Disneyland, Main Street USA in conjunction with the promotion of the opening of Disneyland in 1955. " .

San Francisco, CA: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Near Fine. 1928. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This pamphlet is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet and its contents are in clean, bright condition. "A little more than 100 years ago, a wealthy Englishman and his wife were traveling in Italy. Europe had then become safe for travelers because the wars of Napoleon had come to an end at last." .

Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Very Good+. 1967. Ephemera. Color Illustrations; This is a map-folded ephemeral item - one sheet folded seven times length-wise, with the sheet folded in half as well. This item contains a series of recipes from around the world and includes party menus from several areas, including England, U. S. A. , France, Italy and Scandinavia. This item is in Very Good+ condition. .

Walnut Creek, CA: Civic Arts Gallery. Very Good. 1975. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light bumping and rubbing , along with several small spots of white discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. "This coloring book / catalog is a partial facsimile reproduction of the very famous and original Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus toy catalog dating to 1928. The original toy catalog contains fascinating assembly instructions - suggesting that animals, clowns, hoboes and their bizarre accoutrements my be arranged in 10,001 grotesque positions." (from Wikipedia) .

San Francisco, CA: Literary Anniversary Club. Very Good. 1945. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Other. This is one sheet, folded once, with text on three pages. The front cover includes a tipped on US Postage Stamp Commemorating the beginning of the United Nations. The center text page is a tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt by Flodden W. Heron entitled Franklin D. Roosevelt the Crusader. The item is in Very Good condition, with some light wrinkling to the spine and a couple of light creases to the corners. "By 1945 it became clear that the Allies were winning the war, so President Roosevelt and other Allied world leaders continued their preparations for lasting peace between nations. U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt first coined the name “United Nations” in 1942 when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. The next significant step towards creating this international body was a conference of delegates, to… Leer más

Minneapolis, MN: General Mills, Inc.. Very Good+. 1945. Other. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized poster / gameboard from the General Mills company promoting their Kix Cereal. The gameboard is in Very Good+ condition and comes with it's original mailing envelope. There is some light toning to the paper, especially to the outer folded edges. The envelope is in good only condition with toning, edge wear, tears and several chips missing. The cutouts are uncut and the gameboard is in mostly clean, bright, un-nicked condition. .

Washington D. C.: National Organization for Women. Very Good. 1984. Ephemera. This is a typed form letter to members of the National Organization for Women to congratulate Geraldine Ferraro as the Vice Presidential candidate of the Democratic party for 1984. The letter is in Very Good condition and is lacking an envelope. There is some wrinkling and nicking to the edges of the page, along with some beginning toning. The letter goes on to discuss a need for progress on the constitutional amendement for ERA (Equal Rights Amendment). Overall, the letter is in clean bright condition. "The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. The amendment was introduced in Congress for the first time… Leer más

New York: Mcgraw Hill Book Company. Very Good+. 1957. Ephemera. B&W Illustrations; Poster / Broadside - 16 1/2" by 21 1/2". One page with four horizontal creases and one vertical crease. The broadside is in Very Good+ condition, with some light toning, mostly to the edges and one small tear to the top edge at the vertical crease. This poster helps detect "common radio trouble symptoms and probable location of bad tubes and bad parts. .

Palo Alto, CA: First Methodist Church. Very Good. 1949. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This is a tall, three-fold pamphlet from the First Methodist Church of Palo Alto. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet has been folded in half horizontally. Included is the worship service information (hymns, readings, etc. ) along with notes on various other upcoming events and upcoming classes, groups, etc. Including a long paragraph about "How one Family Met Invading Russians", with a true account by Muriel Lester. "First Methodist Church was established in Palo Alto in 1894, the year the city was incorporated. Land, encompassing most of the current site at Hamilton Avenue and Webster Street, had been donated and money and been pledged for construction of a church building. During the planning and construction period, the 24 charter members of the church met for Sunday services in Nortree Hall, a meeting room over a store on… Leer más

Tokyo: Shinnippon Kanko KK / Japan Travel Bureau. Very Good. 1955. Other. Color Illustrations; c1955This is a single page, folded vertically at the center to make a brochure for the Tokyo De-Luxe Pigeon Bus - sightseeing tour bus. The brochure is in Very Good condition, and has some light edgewear to the edges, along with several small creases. "Japanese people see pigeons in the in the local “hato" language as symbols of peace. Those calm, docile connotations, combined with the pigeon’s ability to fly fast and always find its way home, are what shape the name and the concept of the Hato Bus company: a provider with a fleet of buses that whisk us around to tourist spots and bring us back to where we started.The Hato Bus story started 66 years ago, when the company’s predecessor Shin-Nihon Kanko Co., Ltd. began operations. Hato Bus has since grown into a provider with a staggering array of different tour plans that range from standard, time-tested packages to more… Leer más

Oakland, CA: Technical Adult School / Oakland Public School. Very Good. 1947. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. This is a self-published booklet with mimeographed sheets stapled to a blue paper backing. The booklet is in Very Good condition with most of the wear to the backing paper. The blue paper has edge tearing, rubbing and chips missing. The text pages have generalized toning and some curling and wear to the edges. This ephemeral item gives a bit of perspective of the student poetry for the technical adult school of Oakland Public Schools for 1946-47. There are no copies listed in Worldcat and no copies available to the trade. "Oakland Tech's main building was built in 1914 and resembles the main science building of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the 1970s, when many California schools were being demolished and rebuilt for earthquake safety, Tech's main building was determined to be too historic to tear down. Instead, it was gutted and rebuilt on the… Leer más

San Francisco, CA: California Social Hygiene Association. Very Good. 1943. Ephemera. This is a small sheet - folded four times into a brochure. The brochure is in Very Good condition. This brochure was issued by the California Socieal Hygiene Association which is an affiliate of the American Social Hygiene Association. Publication #A-431. "The American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) is an American non-profit organization established in 1914, that cites a mission to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities, with an emphasis on sexual health, as well as a focus on preventing sexually transmitted infections and their harmful consequences. ASHA uses tools such as education, communication, advocacy and policy analysis activities with the intent to heighten public, patient, provider, policymaker and media awareness of STI prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment strategies." .

Oakland, CA: R. O. T. C.. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. This is a program for the 1946 annual competition awards ceremony. The program consists of one sheet folded vertically in the center making four pages. The program is in Very Good condition. The previous owner has put two holes in the spine edge to add it to a ring binder. There's also a small photo of the student, in uniform, glued to the front cover. There is an inked notation on the front cover, and another one on the reverse of the front cover. The program has some spots of toning and one tear to all foredges. Awards include: Rifle Marksmanship, Military Science, Manual of Arms, Platoon Competition, Band Competition, and, manual of Saber. .

New York, NY: The National Council. Good+. 1943. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. This is a trade sized pamphlet with paper covers and a stapled spine. The front cover is noticeably toned at the edges and had wear, rolling and edge tears to both top and bottom spine ends. The text page are mostly clean and bright. The rear cover has toning to the top and foredge. "The people of the Church have given more than $7,300,000 to the Reconstruction and Advance Fund. Not since the year 19147, when the initial funs of the Church Pension Fund was raised has there been such an outpouring of gifts to our people." .