8 pp. Illustrated with photos, advertisements throughout. About VG (vertical crease, folded, as issued, 2” dampstain to top and right lower corner although not affecting any text or images within). A rare weekly paper for the Black community with “News & Pictures Covering all New England.” Cover article, “Boston Girl..... More
[Berkeley, CA]: A Defense Publication of the Iranian Student Association of the United States (I.S.A.U.S), 1972. VG stapled wraps (cup stain to front cover, toning and soiling). 52 pp. A June 1972 publication of the Iranian Student Association based out of Berkeley, CA. Contents include: "Rude Awakening Due for U.S.-Shah..... More
“Greetings and Welcome to….Pink’s Wig Bar. Discounts For Everyone!! Wigs of Every Type and Description. ‘Ask about a WIG Demonstration’ Wiglets-Falls-Cascades. We’re located at ‘Kelly’s Corner.’” Single sheet, printed on pink paper with four illustrations, 3 Black women (including Miss Finney, Leading Hair Stylist) and one Black man (Mr. Pink..... More
Two-page newsletter for the Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum in Baltimore, MD. Jackson, a freedom fighter and known to Baltimoreans as “that NAACP Lady,” fought racial oppression her entire life and was the president of the Baltimore Branch NAACP for almost 35 years. Today the Museum is known as the Lillie..... More
“Waterproofs and Reconditions the Hair. Immediate Results. From Hollywood…the secret of…Non-Greasy Light and Fluffy Pressed Hair For You! Sparkling Brilliant Diamond Studded Hair.” Crème Press. Trio Shampoo. Scalp Crème. Broadside measuring 11” x 17”. VG or better (toning and edgewear, light central crease, loss to bottom corner). Scarce midcentury advertising..... More
A collection of twenty 8 x 10" black and white photographs and eleven smaller photos (many dated in late 1940s), showing factory shots, command center, workers, the Oppama Ordnance Plant, Eight Army signage, and aerial shots of land and factories. Many of the larger photos have stamps identifying these as..... More
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: The Women's Club, 1974. Edited by Mary Thomas Sargent. Cover by Imprenta Lopez y Cia. An earlier edition was apparently published in 1972. 356 pp. VG+ illustrated wraps, comb bound. Sections include: Aperitivos, Sopas, Huevos y Queso, Ensalads, Verduras, Entradas, Pasta y Arroz, Fiestas, Panes, Postres, Pasteles, Queques..... More
Occupied Japan: Japan Travel Bureau, 1948. First Edition. 40 pp. Stiff cardstock wrappers, ribbon bound. Printed on Japan paper. VG+ (edgewear and light soiling). A beautifully produced history of the kimono with illustrations and photographs on nearly every page. More