[EPHEMERA] [JAPAN] [TOKYO] [TRANSPORATION]

Night Tour in Tokyo By de-Luxe Pigeon Bus

Tokyo: Shinnippon Kanko KK / Japan Travel Bureau, 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 innovative approaches, taking passengers to long-time Tokyo favorites like Tokyo Tower and Asakusa, brand-new landmarks, and suburban locations and even on tours with overnight accommodations" (from the company website). Very Good .

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Book number: 38318

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera Japan Tokyo Transportation Sightseeing Tours Ephemera

STANFORD UNIVERSITY JUNIOR CLASS 1924

The Nineteen Twenty-Five Quad Being the Annual of Stanford University

Palo Alto, CA: Associated Student Body of Stanford University, 1924. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized hardback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front pastedown page. The text pages include a number of black and white illustrations of both people, and the campus. Laid-in is a typed poem (unsigned) , called: To Our Seniors.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47921

Catalogue: Yearbooks

Keywords: Yearbooks Stanford University

H. L. S. AND L. H. S.

Phillips Brooks Year Book Selections from the Writings of Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, D.D.

New York, NY: E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc, 1894. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The book covers have noticeable spots / patches of foxing to the spine joints, spine and white portions of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation (covering the entire page) on the front endpaper. This book (like the Dog Rate's calendar) has some of Philip Brooks writing for each day of the year. "Phillips Brooks (December 13, 1835 – January 23, 1893) was an American Episcopal clergyman and author, long the Rector of Boston's Trinity Church and briefly Bishop of Massachusetts. He wrote the lyrics of the Christmas hymn, "O Little Town of Bethlehem". He is honored on the Episcopal Church liturgical calendar on January 23.". Very Good .

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Book number: 47115

Catalogue: Gift Books

Keywords: Gift Books Phillips Brooks Year Book Religious Sayings Religous Writings Religion

[EPHEMERA] [ADVERTISING] [AMERICANA]

Promotional Advertisement for the 1952 Studebaker

Eureka, CA: Art Wilson Auto, 1952. Other. This is a greeting card style piece of ephemera from Eureka California with the front showing a cut-out of a baby in pink ... The interior invites the reader to come and see the new 1952 Studebaker. "Art Wilson, (was a) local (Eureka, CA) Studebater dealer, and representative of the only automobile company that is twice as old as the motor car itself." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43066

Catalogue: Advertising

Keywords: Ephemera Advertising Eureka, CA Studebaker Automobiles Californiana Auto Dealerships

[EPHEMERA], [CALIFORNIANA], [SAN FRANCISCO]

Promotional Poster / Brochure for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco - Specifically the Rose Room Featuring the World's Most Celebrated Dancers the de Marcos and Ronnie Kemper and His Orchestra

San Francisco, CA: The Palace Hotel, 1942. Other. B&W Illustrations; 1942. This is a brochure / promotional poster (approx. 15" x 10 1/2 " features a photo of The De Marcos on the inside and the details of their preformances on the other side. The promotional piece folds twice to make a brochure. "Completely rebuilt from the ground up, the "New" Palace Hotel opened on December 19, 1909, and quickly resumed the role of its namesake predecessor as an important San Francisco landmark as well as host to many of the city's great events. While externally much plainer than the original Palace, the new "Bonanza Inn" is in many ways as elegant, sumptuous, and gracious on the inside as the 1875 building. The "Garden Court" (also called the "Palm Court") —which occupies the same area that the Grand Court did in the earlier structure—has been one of San Francisco's most prestigious hotel dining rooms since the day it opened. Equally famous was the "Pied Piper" Bar located just off the gleaming polished marble lobby, which was dominated by Maxfield Parrish's 16-by-6-foot (4.9 by 1.8 m) , 250-pound (110 kg) painting of the same name. The Ralston Room, named for co-founder William Ralston, is off the main lobby to the left of the painting. " (from Wikipedia) "DeMarco was born in Buffalo, New York, on 1 January 1898. He was the son of a farmer, whose father had lost the family mill in Palermo through neglecting business to dance at folk festivals around Italy. De Marco became a dancer despite his father's opposition. He began his career as a solo dancer, then with partners, in burlesque and vaudeville, in the prohibition-era speakeasies. De Marco danced with several female partners, of whom the best known were his wives. Tony's first wife was Nina Kroner and his second Renée. Tony and Renee began dancing together when he was 29 and she was 16. He was best known for his performances with his third wife, Sally Craven, a ballet dancer. Sally Craven doubled for Vivien Leigh in the long shots of dances in Gone with the Wind (1939). " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 45021

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana Ephemera San Francisco, CA The Palace Hotel The De Marcos Dancers Ronnie Kemper Orchestras The Rose Room

[SEXUALITY] [DISEASES] [VENEREAL DISEASE]

Questions and Answers About Syphilis and Gonorrhea

San Francisco, CA: California Social Hygiene Association, 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.". Very Good .

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Book number: 36306

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera Sexuality Diseases Venereal Disease Gonorrhea Syphilis Ephemera

Ready Money

Des Moines, IA: Personal Help Publishing Company, 1905. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are several spots of rubbing and light fading to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owners bookplate on the front pastedown page.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 40216

Catalogue: Self Help

Keywords: Self Help George H. Knox Personal Help Library Positive Thinking Money

(EPHEMERA) [PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL] [SAN FRANCISCO SEALS]

The San Francisco Seals 1947 Line-Up Booklet - Signed By Players and Coach

San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Seals Baseball, 1947. Ephemera. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This booklet has been signed by all the team members on their page. This is a small format booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. Each player's page includes his signature, including the coaches and the trainer. The first page is for the manager Francis Joseph O'Doul -- better known as Lefty O'Doul." The San Francisco Seals were a minor league baseball team in San Francisco, California, that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957 before transferring to Phoenix, Arizona. They were named for the abundant California sea lion and harbor seal populations in the Bay Area. The 1909, 1922, 1925, and 1928 Seals were recognized as being among the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time." "In 1945, a controlling interest in the team was purchased by businessman Paul Fagan, with the stated intention of bringing Major League Baseball to the west coast by having the Pacific Coast League becoming the nation's third major league. He spent thousands of dollars upgrading Seals Stadium to perceived major league standards. He hired former major league player Lefty O'Doul, a native San Franciscan and fan favorite, as manager. Though the Seals won the pennant in 1946, subsequent teams under Fagan's watch did not fare as well, typically finishing in the second division. Rival clubs did not buy into Fagan's major league ambitions. Rather, they established working agreements with major league teams, and fared better than did the independent Seals." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Collection of Signatures. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43077

Catalogue: Baseball

Keywords: Baseball Ephemera Pacific Coast League Pacific Coast Baseball Signed Lefty O'doul San Francisco Seals

Santa Clara County

San Jose, CA: Rosicrucian Press, 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a small format booklet (approx. 4.5" x 6") With illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book covers have some beginning rubbing and wear to the spine and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The pages all have tiny illustrations in green ink at the corners of the pages.. Very Good .

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Book number: 47602

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana Santa Clara County California History

[EPHEMERA] [RELIGION] [BILL MILL] [RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS]

See and Hear Ex-Outlaw from Texas in Person a Program on Prevention of Adult and Juvenile Delinquency

Modesto, CA: Foursquare Church, 1955. Other. This is a handbill (one sheet of paper 7" x 15 1/2") with text only on the obverse. The handbill is in Very Good condition, and has been folded three times. The time and place of the talk has been handwritten. Bill Mills was a convict who had spent 25 years behind bars "after being tried and convicted on 32 different crimes in Texas and Oklahoma". "In 1910, at age 17, Mills was arrested and convicted in Hunt County for the theft of a horse and sentenced to two years in prison. As Texas Inmate #37538 he was sent to the Burleson and John Farm on the Brazos River. It was there that he was introduced to the brutal reality of forced labor. His first encounter was the use of the bat." (the Fort Bend Star, August 14, 2018). Very Good .

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Book number: 37157

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera Religion Bill Mills Texas Ex-convicts Religious Conversion Juvenile Delinquency

The Selfish Giant and Other Stories

Philadelphia, PA: David McKay Company, 1935. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kate Seredy. Color Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have several spots of foxing and ground-in dirt. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front book cover. The spine of the book has noticeable toning. The text pages are clean and bright. The endpapers have some toning, and there is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. "Kate Seredy (November 10, 1899 – March 7, 1975) was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children's books. She won the Newbery Medal once, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Honor once, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Most of her books were written in English, which was not her first language. Seredy seems to be unknown (and untranslated) in her native Hungary, despite the fact that her story of the Good Master, and the sequel set in World War I are intensely about Hungary. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 44288

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Wilhelmina Harper The Selfish Giant Kate Seredy Fairy Tales

[EPHEMERA] [PHOTO] [SIGNED PHOTO] [BALLET] [ANTON DOLIN]

Signed Photograph of Sir Anton Dolin

No Place: No Publisher Listed, 1965. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. 8"x12" photo in an 11"x14" frame. The photo is in Near Fine to Fine condition (there's a paper backing on the frame which I hate to disturb). The photo has been signed with blue ink by the subject, Sir Anton Dolin "Beloved Hazel, Devotedly, Anton. 1965" From Wikipedia: "Sir Anton Dolin (27 July 1904 – 25 November 1983) was an English ballet dancer and choreographer. Dolin was born in Slinfold in Sussex as Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-Kay but was generally known as Patrick Kay. He trained at Serafina Astafieva's school at The Pheasantry in London's King's Road. He joined Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921, was a principal there from 1924, and was a principal with the Vic-Wells Ballet in the 1930s. There he danced with Alicia Markova, with whom he went on to found the Markova-Dolin Ballet and the London Festival Ballet." and from the NY Times obituary: " As a dancer, Sir Anton repeatedly found himself the male star in ballet companies that were launched under his auspices or in which he played an influential role. When British ballet was in its infancy, Dame Ninette de Valois asked him to dance in her productions for the Camargo Society, which he helped form in 1930. When she founded what is now the Royal Ballet, Sir Anton and Dame Alicia Markova were its stars. The two young Diaghilev alumni formed one of the great partnerships of classical ballet. In 1935, both dancers left the Vic-Wells Ballet to form their own company, the Markova-Dolin Ballet, which continued until 1938. From 1945 to 1948 they headed a touring unit. In 1949, they established a new British troupe, which became London's Festival Ballet in 1950. As its artistic director and principal dancer until 1961, Sir Anton promoted an eclectic repertory and touring policy that made Festival Ballet the popular British company it is today. He was knighted in 1981." The recipient of the inscription is Hazel Hergenhohn, or Baroness Hazel Hergenhohn -- who resided in the San Francisco Bay area in the 1950's-1960's and kept on-going friendships with a number of jet-setter types. It appears she was either a patron of the SF ballet, or was able to mingle with the principles as this is only one of several signed photos of principal dancers in her collection. ; Signed by Artist. Near Fine .

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Book number: 30916

Catalogue: Ballet

Keywords: Ballet Ephemera Photographs Signed photos Signed Editions Sir Anton Dolin Ballet Russe England Ballet

[EPHEMERA] [SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. ] [SILVERTONE]

Silvertone Radio-Phono Hi-Fi Installation Instructions

Chicago, IL: Sears, Roebuck and Co, 1965. Other. B&W Illustrations; Envelope from Sears Roebuck and Co. Containing instructions and tenichnal manual information for a Silvertone Radio-Phono chassis used in models 1061-1962, including parts information. All pages are in generally clean condition, with some light edge wear, and finger marks. The envelope has some edge wear and creasing. "Silvertone was a store brand used by Sears, Roebuck and Company for its line of consumer electronics and musical instruments from 1915 to 1972. The Silvertone brand was introduced by Sears in 1915 with a hand-cranked phonograph. Beginning in the 1920s, the brand was expanded to include Silvertone radios and again expanded in the 1930s to musical instruments, superseding the previously-used Supertone branding.". Very Good .

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Book number: 35714

Catalogue: Technology

Keywords: Technology Ephemera Sears , Roebuck And Co. Silvertone Radios Silvertone Company Radio-phonographs Radio Technology Technology

STANFORD UNIVERSITY JUNIOR CLASS OF 1925

The Stanford Quad 1926

Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Junior Class of 1924, 1925. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized hardback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The book has been illustrated throughout with black and white photos. Laid-in is a copy of the Thirty-Fourth Annual Commencement booklet for June 1925.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47920

Catalogue: Yearbooks

Keywords: Yearbooks Stanford University Junior Class Associated Students Of Stanford University

[MARIAN ANDERSON] [EPHEMERA] [MUSIC]

This Is a Program Dated Monday, March 9, 1959 for the San Jose Concert Series, Featuring Marian Anderson, Contralto

San Jose, CA: San Jose Concert Series, 1959. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a tri-fold sheet of paper (6" x9") , dated Monday, March 9, 1959 giving information for the twenty-third annual season (1958-59) - this brochure featuring Marian Anderson, Contralto, with Franz Rupp at the Piano. The brochure is in Very Good condition overall. There is one small nick to the bottom edge of all the pages of the tri-fold. The program includes a series of Lieder: First portion: Tutta Raccolta by Handel, Chio Mai Vi Possa by Handel, The Spirit's Song and My Mother Bids me Bind my Hair by Haydn; Second Portion: Standehen, Wohin, Der Tod und das Madchen, and, Der Erlkonig, all by Schubert; Third Portion: Mon Coeur S'ouvre a ta Voix by Saint-Saens, Fourth Portion: Nocturn by Barner, The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Swanson, Weathers, and Autumn by Dougherty, Fifth Portion: Negro Spirituals - Go Down Moses, O, What a Beautiful City, He's God de Whole World in his Hands, and, Roll, Jord'n Roll. There is a laid-in advertisement for a Civic Auditorium concert featuring the Jester Hairston Metropolitan Choir of Los Angeles (presented by the San Jose Chapter National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) which would be coming up that Saturday (March 14, 1959) "Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: "Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty." Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert and recital in major music venues and with famous orchestras throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. Although offered roles with many important European opera companies, Anderson declined, as she had no training in acting. She preferred to perform in concert and recital only. She did, however, perform opera arias within her concerts and recitals. She made many recordings that reflected her broad performance repertoire of everything from concert literature to lieder to opera to traditional American songs and spirituals. Between 1940 and 1965 the German-American pianist Franz Rupp was her permanent accompanist.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 32712

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera Marian Anderson Music Leider Contraltos San Jose, CA Californiana African American Musicians Ephemera