New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1893. Early Pears' soap advertisement published in Harper's Magazine Advertiser using racially insensitive illustration. Stain at one edge, two small chips (one missing, one repaired), tiny closed tear. Single leaf advertisement page.
Price: $45.00
San Diego, CA: c. 1915. One of many memorabilia and souvenirs printed at the time of the San Diego Panama-California Exposition in San Diego in 1915. In 2015, San Diego celebrated its 100th year anniversary of the Exposition. The original Exposition was erected at the newly designed and created Balboa.....
Price: $50.00
San Diego, CA: [Edison Dye], c.1976-1979. Unique. Edison Dye is considered to be the father of motocross in the United States. In the late 1960s, Dye brought over many of Europe’s top motocross stars to race against the scrambles racers of America. During this time, Dye also founded a motocross.....
Price: $325.00
Pamphlet. Ethnically and racially exploitive advert item for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Thread. A series of short poems and etchings, each ending with "O.N.T." and playing on various stereotypes. Inside covers, front and back, are adverts. Light shelf/edge wear, light/even toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Color printed wraps, string bound.....
Price: $75.00
Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Tourist Bureau, [after 1942 before 1959]. Featuring an image of the Island of Oahu and traditional Hulu dancer on the cover, inside depicts a map of the island with mountainous regions, major roadways and text providing information useful to tourists. The pocket size brochure states above the.....
Price: $85.00
Ireland: nd. First Printing. Three uncommon postcards with engravings of the secret operation of 24-25 April, 1914, in Larne. "The Larne gun-running was a major gun smuggling operation organised in April 1914 in Ireland by Major Frederick H. Crawford and Captain Wilfrid Spender for the Ulster Unionist Council to equip.....
Price: $250.00