Die Germania: Illustrirte Zeitschrift. Heft 1, Jahrg. 4. Januar 1895.

Imprint: San Francisco, CA, J. C. Gens Co., 1895
Binding: Softback

Text in German. Original publisher's yellow paper wrappers with staple binding. 10 1/4" x 13 1/2." Pages 1-18, complete. Six additional pages in back advertising a variety of businesses, services, and products. Some of the advertisements have black-and-white illustrations. Pages are very clean and intact except for minuscule age toning. Covers are clean and intact overall but have slight darkening and some splitting and chipping along spine. Binding slightly loose but still holding. "Marked Copy" is written in green colored pencil in top margin of front cover; there are a few stray scribbles in green colored pencil on back; there are no markings on the pages. A Very Good copy. The January 1895 (Heft 1, Jahrg. 4) issue of Die Germania, a German magazine published by the J. C. Jens Company of San Francisco. A general-interest magazine with both nonfictional and fictional topics. Features an opening story about Egypt.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 024617.

$US 15.00

Discours de la vie abominable, ruses, trahisons, meurtres, impostures, empoisonnements, paillardises, Atheismes, & autres tres iniques conversations, desquelles a use et use journellement le my Lorde de Lecestre Machiaveliste, contre l'honneur de Dieu, la Majeste de la Royne d'Angleterre sa Princesse, & toute la Republique Chrestienne

Imprint: 1585
Edition: 1st French Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

Text is in French. Modern brown full leather binding. Raised bands. Gilt lettering on red spine label. Small gilt decorations on spine. 4" x 6." 154 pages, complete. One black-and-white frontispiece, complete. Frontispiece shows vengeance being set upon Robert Dudley for his purported misdeeds. Former owner's signature in black ink on the title page. Occasional annotations in the margins written in black ink. Pages have trimming with a few loss of words. Pages are very clean except for age toning and occasional light stains. Covers virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. A Near Fine copy. The following is a note immediately after the title about the translation from English to French: "Traduit d'Anglois en Francais & mis en forme de Dialogue auquel le Legiste, le Gentilhome, & l'Escelier sont introduits pour la plus facile declaration du present discours." First published in 1584 anonymously as The Copie of a Leter wryten by a Master of Arts of Cambridge, and now commonly known as Leicester's Commonwealth, this book was written and published expressly to criticize, attack, and damage the character of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1531-1588) and to support the succession of Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart). Dudley was a statesman and the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. The two had been childhood friends. Dudley was the target of this book for many reasons, one of them being his support for Puritans. Elizabeth was similarly sympathetic toward Protestants and her overall religious and political policies were opposed by many Catholics. While there is still debate on who authored the book, it is widely considered by historians to be propaganda that was penned by a Catholic exile or a group of Catholic exiles in Paris, France. Leicester's Commonwealth begins as a discussion between a Cambridge scholar, lawyer, and gentleman about religious tolerance and that Catholics should enjoy equal rights and treatment. The story then jumps suddenly to the accusations levied against Dudley that paint a picture of debauchery and a slew of sordid iniquities, all of which were purportedly committed by him. Elizabeth vehemently criticized Leicester's Commonwealth as libel and said the accusations brought against Dudley were false. She tried to censor the book and punish those who handed out or owned a copy. However, the book still found its way into circulation and even hand-copied versions of the book were printed. This book significantly impacted and damaged Dudley's reputation in the following centuries, but beginning in the 1950s, a change in historical discourse prompted a reexamination of Dudley's character.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover

Stock number: 022974.

$US 475.00

Donald S. Klopfer: An Appreciation

Imprint: Random House /Rae Publishing, 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardback

Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering. Issued without dust wrapper.; 2000 copies printed. Short statements about the co-publisher of Random House by his co-workers, other publishers and authors. Issued at the 10 year anniversary of his death. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4. Unpaginated.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover

Stock number: 018692.

$US 25.00

Drake's Plate Of Brass. Evidence Of His Visit To California In 1579

Imprint: San Francisco, California., California Historical Society, 1937
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardback

Original tan cloth with tan paper with red lettering and green illustrations on the front cover. Tan paper with red lettering on spine. 7 1/4 X 10 1/2 inches. 57 pages with 6 pages of information on California Historical Society. Copy contains 5 black and white illustrations and 2 black and white maps. From the colophon, "Printed for the California Historical Society by Lawton R. Kennedy, April 1937. Typography by Harold N. Seeger." Contents in this copy are "Francis Drake's Plate of Brass" by Herbert E. Bolton, "Drake and California, The Finding of Evidence of His Visit and Its Implications" by Douglas S. Watson, "The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake" by Richard Hakluyt's "The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation," London, 1589 "The Anonymous Narrative" Harleian Manuscripts, British Museum, No. 280, folio 23, "The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake" Carefully Collected Out of the Notes of Master Francis Fletcher, London: Printed for Nicholas Bourne, 1628 (pp. 64-81). Copy also has a Bibliography of one hundred works relating to Sir Francis Drake, compiled by Eleanor Bancroft. Copy is very clean and complete. Binding is tight.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

Stock number: 018296.

$US 25.00

Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. Catalog K

Imprint: Los Angeles, Wolfer Printing Co., 1937
Binding: Softback

Original blue and gold wrapper with gilt lettering on front cover and white lettering on spine. 7 1/2 X 10 3/4 inches. 1088 pages with 24 pages of tabs index. Black and white illustrations with some black and white photographs on nearly every page. Contents of catalog are with three tabs: Supplies, Pipe, Valves & Fittings and Metals. Approx 103 pages have either yellow or silver coloring to the item that Ducommun manufacture. Front cover is beginning to separate from binding, however all is intact. Several spots on back cover and one on front cover. Pages are clean and complete and binding is tight.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 017141.

$US 100.00

Enclosing a specimen of printing done at Lhasa, in Tibet; Brought from Kalimpong, India by Francis P. Farquhar, for presentation to the members of The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, 5 November 1951

Text in English and Tibetan. Original yellow paper folder with original printing sample laid in. Black lettering and illustration on front panel of folder. The printing sample is one leaf of rice paper printed on both sides in black ink. Folder is dated November 5, 1951. The printing sample dates to c. late 1800s to early 1900s. Folder: 12" x 3 1/2." Printed leaf: 11 1/2" x 3." Folder is very clean and intact except for a few small spots of surface chipping, slight wear to edges and corners, and a small crease in lower-right corner on front. Printing sample is clean and intact overall but has age toning or discoloration and two chips on the left and right edges, one of which slightly affects part of the printed lettering on the left side. A Near Fine copy. A beautiful example of fine printing from Lhasa, Tibet. Folder is in English. The printing sample is in Tibetan. The entire printing sample features calligraphic lettering in a rectangular border. Presented to members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. Francis P. Farquhar (1887-1974) was an American accountant, mountaineer, environmentalist, and author. Farquhar was involved with a number of clubs and organizations including the Sierra Club, the California Society of Public Accountants, the California Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the California Historical Society. In 1965, Farquhar became the recipient of the Sierra Club's John Muir Award for his work in conservation and mountaineering.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fine). Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 024760.

$US 37.50

Eureka Humboldt County California

Imprint: Eureka, Ca, Eureka Chamber of Commerce

Circa late 1940's. Original black, white, blue and brown wrapper. Folded, copy measures 3 3/4 X 8 1/2. Unfolded measurements, 11 X 16 3/4 inches. Copy contains 16 black and white photographs, plus a map. Contents discussed are the population, elevation, transportation, industries, Humboldt Bay and Harbor, banks, water supply, gas, electricity, tax rate, housing and other general information. Copy has a small smudge on one of the photographs, otherwise, copy is clean.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 018547.

$US 15.00

Farrow & Sons, Limited. Hydraulic and General Engineer. Genuine Merryweather "Valiant" Portable and Complete Steam Pumping Units.

Original white wrapper with black lettering and a black and white photograph of a steam pump on the front cover. 5 X 8 inches. This copy is a bi-fold, making 4 pages. Copy has 2 black and white photographs and 1 black and white diagram with description explaining about the steam pump. Previous owner wrote in black in on the 2nd page the following, "Evaporation 125 pounds of water per hour." Small ink smudge on back page. Copy has been folded. Pages are clean. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 017528.

$US 15.00

Fiction Parade. August, 1935. Volume I. Number 4

Imprint: New York, Fiction Parade, Inc, 1935
Binding: Softback

Original illustrated wrapper with white lettering on front cover. 5 3/4 X 9 inches. Pages 387-512. Contents in this issue, "Otto Temke's Good Lick" by Arnold Zweig, "Slow Train Through Carolina" by Richard Sherman, "Whenever Spring" by Ursula Parrott, "I Am rich" by C. W. Whittemore, "Li Tsang's First Party" by Carl Glick, "Everything In The Window" by I.A.R. Wylie, "The Linen Suit Problem" by John C. Emery, "According To Plan" by Albert Richard Wetjen, "Intimate Public Relations" by Weare Holbrook, "Gypsy Drums" by barry Perowne, "The Man At The Wheel" by Violette Kimball Dunn, "The Yankee Clippers" by S. J. Perelman, "Poor Butterfly" by Kikou Tamata, "The Varnable Mystery" by George F. Worts, "On Guard" by Evelyn Waugh, "Late Afternoon" by Helen Adams, "The Come-Back" by L.A. G. Strong, "The Doorman" by Fritz Schick, "Catafalque" by Charles Cooke and "Memory Of Love" by Bernard Barbey. Plus poetry by Mark Van Doren, Edgar Lee Masters, Arthur Guiterman, Charles Brown Nelson, Odgen Nash, Josephine Louis Byrne, Alexa Lane, Irving Fineman, James Dawson, Mary A. Kiefer, David Morton, Patricia Louis Hills. Pages are very clean and complete. Binding is tight.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 018264.

$US 15.00

First Annual Report of the Board of Directors of State Institutions State of Arizona 1919-1920 (cover title)

Imprint: Tucson, Arizona, Board of Directors State Institutions / Star Job Print
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softback

Original printed wrapper with some chipping top and bottom of spine. Internally clean and fresh. Covers the Arizona State Hospital, State Industrial School, Arizona Pioneer's Home, Arizona State Prison, each with a fold-out plate illustrating the institution. Folding chart at end. 5 3/4 x 9 inches. 133 pages, plus chart and index at end, complete.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 019052.

$US 37.50

Fletcher's Castoria Baby Book

Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softback

No date, but circa 1929. Inside cover form filled out for a baby named Loraine Farley, born April 3, 1929 in Waubay, South Dakota. Castoria is described as a "harmless substitute for castor oil." Advice for parenting, diet, excercise and general health. 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Illustrated. 32 pages.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

Stock number: 018849.

$US 15.00

Folk Art Postcard: "I Am Waiting to Hear from You."

Imprint: 1906

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked twice, both with the year of 1906. One postmark is from Fort Plain, New York. The other postmark is a bit faded. 5 1/8" x 3 1/4." Title printed on the front. Postcard is used. There is handwriting in ink on front and back but it is faded. A stamp that was tipped in on the back has been removed. Postcard is very clean and intact overall except for age wear and slight surface wear. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a color illustration of a man holding a horn up to his ear which points to the title, "I Am Waiting to Hear from You." Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards which were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. The USPS later updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023008.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "Oer the glad waters of the dark blue sea ..."

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Circa 1900 or 1906. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4." Title printed on the front. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. Upper-right corner dog-eared. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a color illustration of the American flag with an excerpt from Lord Byron's The Corsair (1814), a tale told through poetic verse. The excerpt reads in whole, "Oer the glad waters of the dark blue sea / Our thoughts as boundless, / And our souls as free. / Far as the breeze can bear / And billows foam, / Survey our empire. / And behold our home. / Byron." Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards which were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023103.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "Have One with Me"

Original brown leather folk art postcard. No date, circa 1903-1915. Postmarked twice on back. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4." Title printed on the front. Postcard is used. Addressed to Miss Zilpha M. Wood who is in Toaasville, Otsego County, New York. Tipped-in red stamp is faded. Faded text in lower-right corner on front: "From Gordon." Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a color illustration of a man holding up a shot glass as a drinking invitation. Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards which were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023105.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"

Imprint: 1905

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked twice; one with the date of 1905. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4." Title printed on the front. Postcard is used. Addressed to Miss Zilpha M. Wood in Toaasville, Otsego County, New York. Tipped-in stamp is faded. Letter, "G.," on front. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a color illustration of a couple sitting next to one another in an embrace, under an apple tree with a smiling crescent moon overhead. Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards which were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023107.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "Would Like to Meet You"

Imprint: 1905

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked twice on back. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4." Title printed on the front. Faded text in lower-right corner on front: "From Gordon." Postcard is used. Addressed to Miss Zilpha M. Wood in Fort Plain, New York. Tipped-in red stamp is faded. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a color illustration of a cat chasing a mouse. Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards which were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023110.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "Excuse Me, Can't See You To-Night"

Imprint: 1906

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked 1906 twice in Syracuse, New York and Fort Plain, New York. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4." Title printed on the front. Faded text with a name and date of 1906. Postcard is used. Addressed to Miss Zilpha Wood in Fort Plain, New York. Tipped-in green Benjamin Franklin stamp is cracked and faded. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a color illustration of a man leaning against a fire hydrant with a speech title containing the title. Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards which were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023113.

$US 10.00

L. W.?
Folk Art Postcard: "Woodland, Cal."

Imprint: 1907

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked 1907 in Woodland, California. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Tipped-in red stamp on back. Postcard is used. Initials written in lower-left corner on front. Postal mark in lower-right corner on front. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. Back is rubbed. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows two red flowers, possibly roses, which are decorated with tipped-in red fabric as a way to color the flowers. Leather postcards were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023146.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "Greetings! Oakland, Cal."

Original brown leather folk art postcard. No date, circa 1903-1915. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Postcard is used. Initials written in lower-left corner on front. Name and address on back. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. Back is rubbed. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows flowers decorated with yellow fabric as a way to add color and texture to them; the stems and leaves are painted green. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023151.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "I Didn't Stole Um Boss"

Original brown leather folk art postcard. No date, circa 1903-1915. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Postcard is used but has no postage. Name and address on back; location is Woodland, California. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. Back is rubbed. Illustration on front was partially made with paper, about half of which is missing. A Good copy. This leather postcard shows a young African-American boy. He was decorated with illustrated paper but the portions for his face, right shoulder, and left leg are missing. There are two hearts either side of him decorated with red fabric. Border has faded red paint or ink. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023153.

$US 10.00

K. B.?
Folk Art Postcard: "Greetings from San Francisco"

Imprint: 1908

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked three time; the year 1908 is visible on two of them. 5 1/4 x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Tipped-in green Benjamin Franklin stamp on back. Postcard is used. Initials written in a margin on front. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. Back is rubbed. Handwriting on back is faded. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a rose decorated with red fabric as a way to add color and texture to the flower. Leather postcards were common during the early twentieth century. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023156.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "I'm Thinking of Home"

Imprint: 1906

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked September 11, 1906 in Memphis, Tennessee. 5 1/4 x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Tipped-in red George Washington stamp on back. Postcard is used. Name and address in Arkansas on back. Postcard is very clean and intact overall. Slight age and surface wear. Front has handwriting in black ink which covers part of the etched image. Ink has been added to the man's face at center. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a man between two Indigenous (Native American) men. The man to the left and man at center both look surprised. The other man to the right has a slight smile. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023158.

$US 10.00

Folk Art Postcard: "Say, the Big Black Rooster to the Little Brown Hen, ..."

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked twice but date is partially obscured, circa 1907. The location of one of the postmarks is Portland, Oregon. 5 1/4 x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Tipped-in red stamp on back. Postcard is used. Postcard is very clean and intact. Slight age and surface wear. Parts of the stamp are missing. Handwriting on back is faded. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a printed ditty on the front with an illustration of a rooster and a hen and her chicks. The rooster complains to the hen that she hasn't laid an egg in a while and she replies to him, "You don't Come Around as often as You 'Us'd ter.'" Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023161.

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Folk Art Postcard: "Plenty of cabbage heads in Oroville."

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked twice but date is partially obscured, circa 1906. 5 1/4 x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Tipped-in red stamp on back. Upside-down initials of "H. R. B." at the bottom on front. Postcard is used. Addressed to Miss Olive E. Grudds in Stockton, California. Postcard is very clean and intact. Slight age and surface wear. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a cabbage head made of light green fabric. Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023163.

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Folk Art Postcard: "Souvenir of Portland, Ore."

Imprint: 1907

Original brown leather folk art postcard. Postmarked May 29, 1907 in Portland, Oregon. 5 1/4 x 3 1/2." Title printed on the front. Tipped-in red George Washington stamp on back. Postcard is used. Postcard is very clean and intact. Slight age and surface wear. Handwriting is faded. A Very Good copy. This leather postcard shows a pair of cherries made of red fabric. Original holes are located along all of the edges. Leather postcards were first made in 1903. Most were made of deer hide and featured period humor of the day. Many featured text and illustrations that were etched into the surface via pyrography. Pyrography is an etching process that involves the use of a heated instrument such as a poker. After the etching process, color ink might have been applied to the leather. Some of the leather postcards included holes along their edges so they could be stitched together to form pillows and wall hangings. Leather postcards remained popular until about 1907 or 1909 when the United States Postal Service (USPS) banned them because they could not be processed in their sorting machines. The heyday of leather postcards ended about 1915 but circulation continued. For example, people found workarounds such as sending the leather postcards in envelopes. Later, the USPS updated their sorting machines so they could handle the leather material of the postcards. Although leather postcards never achieved the same level of popularity after 1915 as they did in their heyday, they can still occasionally be found in souvenir shops and the like to this day.. Postcard. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

Stock number: 023165.

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