Resultados de búsqueda: Ephemera from Caravan Book Store

Octavo (8 x 4 inches) San Francisco, circa 1920s. Original paper brochure folded twice to form 4 panels printed on both sides, illustrated with photos: on the front is a street view of the hotel, inside are views of the guest rooms, the dining room (chef A. Bernhardt, "Sunday Dinner $1.25") the main lobby, and the billiard room. Tariffs" for the hotel are listed at the back: $1.50 for rooms without bath (European Plan), $11.00 for suite - parlor, bedroom and bath double (American Plan). "Running hot and cold water in every room, also local and long distance telephone connections. Inspection solicited."

Octavo (8 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches) Oakland, California, early 20th century paper advertisement printed on coated stock folded once to form four panels printed on both sides, illustrated with halftone sepia photos of the interior rooms and a bird's-eye map on the back cover. Original, good condition (rubber stamp of Peck-Judah on one panel, not affecting contents).

Promoting Oakland and the Hotel Metropole, that burned down in 1918.

Octavo (9 1/4 X 6 1/8 Inches) Bakersfield, California: Kern County Chamber of Commerce, 1925. 24-page staple bound booklet in wrappers, decorative colored cover with radiant sun imagery; very good condition.

Promoting sunlight and health, coupled with heat, and pure air as the reasons to settle in Kern County.

Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/8 inches) Columbus, Ohio: Ward Brothers, 1898. Original Edition. twelve plates folded leporello style containing upwards of 70 images, plus seven pages of text describing the natural, historical, and cultural qualities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernardino. Bound in red moire cloth, with minimal wear to edges. Very good condition.

An illustrated, souvenir, hardcover, promotional booklet published by Ward Bros., Columbus, Ohio. in 1898.

The illustrations, taken from photographs, are on a strip folded accordion style, with the first leaf attached to the front cover. The seven unnumbered pages of text are attached to the back pastedown.

The views and vignettes include Downtown Los Angeles, the business district, a "Birdseye View of San Bernardino," the harbor, the "Ostrich Farm," "Hotel and Beach at Redondo," "Orange Grove & Vineyard Tracts, San Gabriel Valley," "Mount Lowe," "Catalina," "Hotel Del Coronado," and the "Long Wharf at Santa Monica," among many others.… Leer más

Octavo (9 by 5 3/4 inches) New York: Loyal Publication Society of New York "No. 26.", 1863. First Edition, very good condition, 18 pages, original stitched wrappers, with stab marks along the spine, and minor chipping to edges; not affecting contents which are intact and clean; Wm. C. Bryant & Co. Printers.

Hamilton was a "Southern Union man." He opposed secession, and slavery; he eventually became Governor of Texas.His letter to Lincoln, dated July 28, 1863 shortly after Gettysburg, supports the Emancipation Proclamation. He proclaims slavery an enemy of the nation, and states that former slaves are " ... capable of being made allies in the common cause of freedom, justice, and humanity."

32 mo. (5 x 6 3/4 inches) 1899. rectangular stapled booklet of 30 unnumbered pages, illustrated with black and white half tone photos, sketches, numerous ads for local businesses, land development companies.

Original, wrappers, good condition, (old tape repairs to inside of back cover, minor wear and chipping to fragile spine, not affecting contents), embossed title in gilt on front cover.

Brief descriptive text outlining history, railroad rates, courses of study and biographies of some of the principal participants. Advertisements for Santa Catalina, Alamitos Land Co., and Southern Pacific, and for druggists, a bank, hotels, and other small businesses.

Octavo (9 x 4 inch) folded paper brochure that unfolds to 32 inches, creating eight panels printed on both sides, illustrated with black and white half tone photo images of city landmarks, and tourist destinations; descriptive text; bird's-eye-view map across four panels showing the coastal plain intersected with unnamed highways radiating out from Los Angeles to surrounding areas from San Fernando to Capistrano; and communities in-between, among them Pasadena, San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, and Fullerton. The view stretches from Catalina to the snow capped mountains.

Color illustration on front cover of an idyllic Southern California scene featuring motoring, horseback riding, and golf with palm trees, sailboats, and hills in the background; also inset vignettes of a busy Downtown and a ship unloading in the harbor; very good condition (small square sticker advertising a local representative of the Rock Island Railroad on upper right of front panel. Previous owner's small rubber stamped name… Leer más

Octavo (9 x 4 inch) Los Angeles: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1924. Paper promotional advertising pamphlet folded twice to form eight panels printed on both sides, illustrated with halftone black and white photos of Mt. Lowe, a California Mission, a view of an automobile traveling through "mountains and valleys," a young lady posing with Southern California flowers, a "Typical Southern California Hotel;" and an idealized composite image, in black and white, on the covers - of a passenger ship docking, a beach scene and a view of a valley with snow capped peaks in the background - all overseen by a young lady perched on some rocks. Original, very good condition.

"Los Angeles County As A Summer and Winter Resort," with a description of roads, street car rides, an interurban trip via Pacific Electric Railway or Auto Bus, attractions, hotels and apartments, railroads and depots; and what it all costs.

Octavo (9 x 6 inches) Los Angeles: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1929. Wayside Press, original stapled booklet of 64 pages printed on coated stock, illustrated with black and white photos of local scenery and landmarks, a few conceptual maps showing the location of communities in relation to each other, large geographical map in center showing major routes in and out of Southern California, several aerial views, colorful cover art showing the bounty and opportunities of the region against snow capped mountains, descriptive text.

Good condition (a few minor blemishes due to age, or from having been read, or shelved casually, but not affecting contents: top right corner of front cover shows old bend marks; small repaired tear at lower left of front cover near spine).

An informative promotion for Southern California County's varied communities, including: Hollydale (near Downey), Clearwater and Hynes, Wildbrook, Zelzah, Lamanda, Wilmar, and Spadra. Emphasis is on the opportunities for industry,… Leer más

Octavo (9 x 9 inch) Los Angeles, (circa 1929). Original stapled brochure folded once to form 20 pages of photos and descriptive text highlighting points of historical interest, gardens and parks, "interesting farms," California missions, and transportation facilities. Good condition, wrappers.

The romanticized cover art is by Arthur Beaumont, a well-respected California watercolor artist.

Octavo (9 X 4 inches) Los Angeles (mid 1930s) folded paper pamphlet, that when unfolded, creates 14 unpaginated sections illustrated with photos, descriptions, and statistics about the cities, recreation, beaches, mountains, education, culture, agriculture, commerce, and transportation available in Southern California. Art Deco covers, very good condition (unobtrusive crease to one corner).
A proud promotion of the many advantages in "The Land of Sunshine."

Octavo (9 x 6 inches) Los Angeles: Civic Bureau of Music and Art of Los Angeles County, 1920s. Original stapled booklet, in taupe colored textured wrappers, of about 80 unnumbered pages printed on coated stock, numerous black and white photos of cultural locations in Southern California, stylized map showing Southern California music, museum, university, library, and other cultural locations; wrappers, with decoration of seven artistic muses and the title embossed on the front cover, good condition (top edge slightly bent, not affecting contents, text block just starting to become loose, but holding).

An overview of "Environment," "Art in General," "Painting and Sculpture," "Architecture," "Churches," "Music," "Auditoriums," "Literature," "Drama-Theatres-Dancing," "Motion Pictures," "Schools and Observatories," and "Clubs."

Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches) London: Reeder & Walsh, 1913. First Edition. 15 pages printed on rectos, stapled wrappers, period advertisements with half tone photo portraits of male actors inside front and back covers, printed advertisement on back cover, very good condition: (old advertising sticker neatly pasted to front cover under author's name for a musical instrument and record store; old rubber stamp "Price For the Colonies" in lower right corner of front cover, unobtrusive old pencil mark to upper left corner of front cover, and similarly, but more lightly, to back cover, bump to upper left corner of front cover); none of these affecting contents.

A description of how to use grease paint to create various characters: "young man," "middle-aged man," "coon, for this make-up various shades of brown are used," and other suggestions for wigs, shape of the nose, teeth, and "moustachios."

16 mo. (6 3/4 x 5 inches) San Francisco: Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau, 1909. 31 + (1) page, stapled, original promotional booklet, illustrated with black-and-white captioned photos, descriptive text, two maps (one of railroad routes to California, the other a road map from San Luis Obispo to Monterey), bird's-eye view of the peninsula showing the topography of the land from Pacific Grove to Pebble Beach, color photo on front cover shows "A Monterey County Home in Mid-Winter," with palms in front. On the back cover is a color photo of the bell tower of the Carmel Mission.

There are California poppy accents on borders and title, very good condition (small tear at bottom margin of page 19, unobtrusive rubber stamp of "Mr. Foster's Information Office" on title page). A colorful promotion of Sunset Magazine and the Southern Pacific Railroad.

24 mo. (5 1/8 X 4 1/8 inches) Baltimore, MD.: I. & M. Ottenheimer, 1913 Royal Publishing Co. 58 [4] page booklet in original wrappers, very good condition, four color cover of children in period costume playing "Pin The Tail On The Donkey;" publisher's advertisements for "Joke Books," "Stories," and "Toasts."

"Containing Games For All Entertainments For The Young,The Middle-aged & The Old, Such As Forfeits, Conundrums & Etc."Also included: "Blind Man's Bluff," "The Page of Love," "Post Office," and other amusements, plus one racist joke evocative of the period.

Small quarto (9 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches) New York: S.R. Wells, 389 Broadway, and H.C. Baird, 406 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 1874. Third Edition. 24 page sewn booklet in wrappers; three advertisements, good condition (minor old-age stains along lower margins, one to lower right corner of title page, four minor pencil notations, light chipping to margins - text and contents intact, and not affected.)

Written in response to the financial crisis of 1873, and "SOLD BY NEWSMEN," the contents include: "MONEY-ITS FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, Analysis of the Greenback," "THE CURRENCY OF THE FUTURE," "FINANCE-A COMMON SENSE VIEW." Horace Greeley is quoted, ship building is discussed, commerce and banking are contrasted.

Octavo (9 x 4 inches) paper promotional brochure folded three times to form four panels printed on both sides, illustrated with black and white halftone photos, inside is a map of the route and descriptive text of the sights, and a photo of the bus circa 1920s. Original, good condition, minor chipping; one old small tape repair, corners bent (one reinforced) not affecting the contents.

Colorful covers in two colors, with a view of the tour bus in front of Santa Barbara Mission, and traveling through the redwoods. "See California in 3 Days by Luxurious Motor Coach," "California Parlor Car Tours Between Los Angeles and San Francisco Along the Coast Mission Highway."

24 mo. (6 by 4 1/2 inches) (New York), 1903. Second Edition, with supplement. 30 page booklet with stab marks, bound in moire-style stiff paper wrappers, with typed title and date on label attached to front cover; good condition, minor age wear to edges, not affecting contents.

An argument by a well known steam locomotive designer and builder on requiring street cars to provide seats for every full paying customer, or charge half fare.

12 mo. (8 x 4 3/4 inches) 1929. Stapled program of 31 pages, black and white halftone aerial panoramic photo on covers showing the Downtown skyline, with City Hall featured prominently. Double page map prepared by the Automobile Club of Southern California shows location of the Elk's Temple in the center and adjacent streets leading to Exposition Park, Hollywood, Elysian Park, Downtown, and the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Depots. Original, wrappers, very good condition.

An agenda for day to day activities beginning July 5th, and ending July 13; including "Parade Day," "Coliseum Events," with sections on auto tours to Redondo Beach, Venice, Ocean Park, and Santa Monica. Names listed on the "Executive Committee" include Hellman, Janss, Doheny, Haggarty, and Warner.

16 mo. (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches) Los Angeles, "OFFICIAL PROGRAM for Saturday Evening, Dec. 4 1909 at New Turner Hall 321 South Main St." staple bound paper program of 14 unnumbered pages, one halftone captioned photo illustration of men standing at a bar: "Grand Annex, 106 So. Main St.;" good condition (old horizontal fold on front cover indicating it was previously folded in half, age toning and old liquid stains along margins, one tiny chip to lower corner of back wrapper, not affecting contents).

Many local advertisements for bars, cafes, groceries, billiard and pool halls, clothiers ("suits to order, $20 to $50"), wineries, horse shoeing stables, and political ads (one on last page: "A Village or a City? Vote For . . . " with a list of candidates for Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney, Treasurer, Auditor, Tax Collector, Assessor, and Councilmen at Large: "The Prosperity and Progress of Los Angeles Concerns You Think It Over!")

"Grand March at 9 O'Clock." There are spaces where attendees can write… Leer más