Search Results: Miscellanea from AARDWOLF Fine Books

California Petroleum Corp., Seattle, Washington, 1927; Original typed letter on 8 1/2" x 11" California Petroleum Corporation engraved stationery dated March 31, 1927 appointing A.A. Morrison treasurer at Seattle, Washington, effective the following day. Addressed directly to Morrison at headquarters on Garfield St., the letter is hand signed in ink by corporate president, C.W. Chandler and bears the CALPET color logo at top. On March 2, 1928, just less than a year after this memorandum was drawn, the California Petroleum Corporation was acquired by the Texas Corporation and reorganized as The Texas Company, California, which subsequently became Texaco. A unique piece of California and U.S. oil history. Fine condition. Clean, crisp, bright, no chips, no tears.

Harry S. Dube, Sarasota, FL, 1949; "8 1/2" x 11"; 80 pages; illustrated. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine & Program with complete list of all acts for the 1949 season plus special articles by Bing Crosby and Spencer Tracy. Crosby, in "Clown For A Day," tells of fulfilling a childhood dream by performing as a circus clown in the recent Ringling benefit show in Hollywood for Saint John’s Hospital Guild. Tracy, in "The Power Of The Pass," recounts a story from his boyhood when he drove a hay wagon to deliver animal feed to a circus just arrived in town, and in return for work as a temporary circus hand earned a free pass to see that afternoon’s show. Numerous other circus related articles, plus beautiful full page color display ads for Coke, Jell-O, Shell Oil, Revlon, Ford and Chevrolet automobiles, Rice Krispies, Borden’s Dairy, and many cigarette brands, including a Chesterfield ad on the back cover featuring Bob Hope. Very Good Plus, light… Read More

Irish Minister For Finance, Dublin, Ireland, 1957; Irish Prize Bond in the amount of five pounds, March, 1957 issue, the first year the bonds were made available. Included are two typed letters on Bank Of Ireland stationery, dated in the 1970’s and addressed to the bond holder, acknowledging a change of address and including an updated Prize Bond Prospectus dated March 1, 1975. Twice folded. Clean, bright, undamaged condition.

Los Vegas, NV, 1986; 8 1/2" x 11"; 14 pages. Full color souvenir magazine for the 1986 Circus Vargas season, with complete program and color photos for all acts. Introduction by Cliff Vargas. Brilliant cover art. Fine condition, clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

DC Comics/ Loot Crate, , 2017; Loot Crate replica of Action Comics #1, originally published in 1938 with the first ever appearance of Superman. A verbatim facsimile exclusive to Loot Crate, printed on newsprint stock and retaining all the original advertisements. New, in original sealed plastic bag with enclosed DC comics Certificate Of Authenticity.

Viking, NY, 1997; First Edition; large 8vo, 101 pages. Charming collection of Christmas lore, cooking, decorating, and crafts, all in Green Gables style, with detailed step-by-step instructions for each. Includes Green Gables gingerbread house, tea cozy, door chimes, beaded slippers, velvet muff, "Four Winds Roast Goose," "Mrs. Lynde’s Plum Pudding," "Marilla’s Ginger Tea," etc. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket.

Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1985; Third Printing, November, 1985; tall 8vo, 640 pages. Detailed field guide to trees of the western portion of the United States and Canada, with 855 full-color photographs showing significant details of virtually all native and cultivated species for the Western region of North America, arranged by leaf shape, cones, flowers, and fruit, plus drawings of tree silhouettes as they appear in winter. Authored by Elbert L. Little, former chief dendrologist for the U.S. Forest Service. As New, complete with original publisher’s wrap around band.

Camp Fire Girls, Incorporated, NY, 1938; First Edition, second printing, January, 1938; small 8vo, 248 pages; illustrated. Very Good, in cloth-covered stiff wraps of art-deco design. A small check mark in the blank margin opposite a few of the merit badge requirements. No other writing or markings. Cover corners have marbled paper stiffeners on their versos. No chips, no tears, no ownership signatures. A bright and attractive copy in tight, square binding, corners sharp.

Boy Scouts Of America, New Brunswick, NJ, 1959; First Edition; Quarto. Full twelve month run of Boys’ Life Magazine for 1959, bound together in BSA publisher’s binding of blue cloth boards and silver titles, bearing the official Boy Scout emblem on the front. All original covers bound in. Includes the February Norman Rockwell cover and August Mickey Mantle. Hundreds of feature and how-to articles of interest to growing boys to aid them in becoming honorable, responsible, mature, self-reliant, and patriotic men, of the kind so threatening to the cynical nihilist crowd of the present day. An added feature of each issue are such serial comic strips as "Pee Wee Harris," "America’s Heritage," "Tracy Twins," "Scouts In Action," etc. Loads of illustrated ads for products and services of interest to boys: Daisy BB guns, Revell and Aurora scale models, Wilson, MacGregor and Spalding sporting equipment, Schwinn bikes, fishing and hunting equipment, etc., plus… Read More

Crown Publishers, New York, 1993; A complete step-by-step language guide to the basics of Japanese conversation and grammar by use of the Living Language Method developed by the U.S. government to teach foreign languages to overseas military personnel and diplomats in a short period of time. Forty lessons on two 90 minute audio cassettes. Begins with words and phrases, progressing to more complex expressions. Accompanied by a 404 page course instruction manual and 284 page Japanese-English/ English-Japanese dictionary containing more than 15,000 words defined, plus idiomatic expressions and common phrases used in everyday conversation. Revised, updated, and expanded. For both beginners and those wishing a thorough review. As New.

Kodansha International, Ltd., Tokyo, 1980; First Edition; Fifth Printing; 8vo, 302 pages. A monumental reference of over 10,000 of the most frequently spoken Japanese idiomatic words and phrases to help the speaker accurately express English thoughts in Japanese. "A long needed and invaluable reference to the words, idioms, and syntactical forms that have, till now, defied systematic arrangement." Fine, in the original slipcase, also Fine.

Paddington Press, NY, 1976; First Edition; Large 8vo, 352 pages; illustrated. Glorious history of some fifty of the world’s greatest hotels, beautifully illustrated with b&w photographs. Laid in at the front is a 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" engraved Christmas presentation card from legendary Los Angeles hotelier Hernando Courtright, owner and operator of the world renowned Beverly Hills Hotel from 1936, and Beverly Wilshire Hotel, from 1961. Very Good Plus in a Very Good Plus dust jacket.

Doyle New York, NY, 2014; Quarto, 140 pages, plus 18 pg. appendix at the back. Auction catalogue for the jewelry sale at Doyle New York in December of 2014, offering 386 items from the estate collections of Nelly Caranicas, Mary G. Connolly, Susan Miller, et. al. Fine, in color illustrated stiff wraps.

Doyle New York, NY, 2014; Quarto, 173 pages, plus 19 pg. appendix at the back. Catalogue for the extravagant jewelry sale at Doyle New York auctioneers in October of 2014, featuring 442 high end items from the estate collections of T. Coleman du Pont, John Perona of the legendary "El Morocco" nightclub, Cornelia Davenport Schwartz, Ursula Kreutzer Webster, et. al. Fine, in color illustrated stiff wraps.

Durham City Council, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1973; First Edition; Quarto, 114 pages; photo illustrated; large tipped-in two panel color foldout map. A pictorial history of Durham County, England. Profusely illustrated with 119 beautiful black & white photographs, the vast majority full-page. Inscribed and signed as a retirement gift to J.B. Abbey of Durham by two members of the Durham County Council, expressing wishes for Abbey’s future happiness. Laid-in are three items of ephemera relating to Abbey’s career: 1) An engraved program from a 1944 testimonial dinner held at the British Restaurant in Seaham on the occasion of Mr. Abbey’s departure from his post as wartime District Controller Of The Civil Defense Services For The Urban District Of Seaham in order to take up his new post at Bristol, signed on the reverse by thirteen of the attendees; 2) A real-photo postcard picturing Abbey as a boy at Seaton Carew, outfitted in crested school blazer and cap; and 3) A snapshot of Abbey as a young man,… Read More

F. Hernandez Espinosa, Colima, Mexico, 1958; First Edition; privately printed by the author at Talleres Linotipograficos de la Escuela Tecnologica de Colima; 8vo, 218 pages; illustrated. A detailed descriptive monograph of old Colima: its structures, landscape, customs, place names, industries, etc. Illustrated with historic b&w photographs. Fine, in illustrated self-wraps. Text in Spanish.

Grove Press, NY, 1969; First Edition; large 8vo, 191 pages. A study of eroticism in the late nineteenth century "Belle Epoque" — the age of Art Nouveau, Can-Can, Tolouse Lautrec, nude theatrical pantomimes, absinthe intoxication, and notorious French postcard. Profusely illustrated. Translated into English from the original French by Helen R. Lane. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has not been price-clipped. Crisp, bright, and sharp.

Creative Age Press, NY, 1945; First Edition; 8vo, 295 pages. An effort to repudiate the opinion that Jews are cowards and will not fight. Traces back twenty centuries, showing the part played by Jews in war. Foreword by Curt Reiss. Very Good, in a VG- dust jacket that has a sunned spine and a small chip at top center of the front panel. Internally clean and crisp, binding tight, sound, and square, corners sharp.

The Fur Farming Journal, Idaho, 1950; 8 1/2" x 11". Professional bi-monthly trade publication for fur farmers and those interested in the fur industry. Photo illustrated. Five 1950 issues: Mar-April, May-June, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec. All clean, bright, and Very Good Plus.

The Fur Farming Journal, Idaho, 1949; 8 1/2" x 11". Professional bi-monthly trade publication for fur farmers and those interested in the fur industry. Photo illustrated. Complete six-issue run for 1949. All issues Very Good Plus. Clean, bright, and crisp.