Search Results: Titles starting with J from McBride Rare Books

[Denver: Colorado Council of Churches, 1942. Very good.. 8pp. (including text block numbered 3-7 plus wrappers). Original printed self wrappers, stapled. Minor edge wear and some soiling to wrappers, short split at top of spine. Vertical crease throughout. A rare informational pamphlet issued by the Colorado Council of Churches, treating with the issues surrounding the internment of the Japanese American community in the West, and specifically the effects of internment and resettlement on the local community in Denver. The pamphlet discusses the background of Japanese immigration to the United States; the differences between Issei, Nisei, and Kibei; the evacuation orders; the question of Japanese American loyalty; resettlement; the problems faced by Japanese Americans trying to resettle; and more. The penultimate section of the pamphlet begins with a question: "Has Religion a Stake?" The Council argues that churches "have a duty to Japanese Americans" in the interest of "the universal brotherhood of… Read More

Boston: Four Seas, 1920. First Edition. Near fine/Good plus. 12mo. 115pp. Publisher's drab boards with printed paper spine label; in beige printed dust jacket. Boards with minor wear and faint soiling. Light chipping to dust jacket at corners and head of spine, lightly dampstained at lower edge. An uncommon later collection by Japanese poet and essayist Yone Noguchi. Noguchi played an important role in popularizing Japanese poetic form in the West, having spent time in both California and New York City. Relatively scarce, particularly in dust jacket.

New York: American Missionary Society, 1920. Very good.. 8pp. Pictorial self-wrappers, stapled. Small perforation at upper left corner. Even tanning. An ephemeral piece of pro-Japanese propaganda, published by the American Missionary Society during the early 1920s when limitations on immigration to the United States from Japan were eventually put into place. The pamphlet purports to be an interview with "Kiyoshi," pictured on the front wrapper, a second-generation Japanese American born in San Francisco and an Army volunteer during World War I. The interview stresses the values of hard work and honesty supposedly inherent in Japanese families, and implies that success of Kiyoshi's family in the United States was amplified by their conversion to Christianity. The pamphlet concludes by stating: "There is no force which makes for true assimilation and Americanization as the transforming power of Christianity.... Anti-Japanese legislation works injustice and hardships on them and only complicates the… Read More

San Francisco: Japanese American News, 1923. Very good.. [12],740pp. Quarto. Original limp crimson cloth, titles stamped on front cover and spine (mostly rubbed away but still readable). Some scuffing to edges, minor surface wear, short tear to cloth at spine tail. Toning to text edges, but internally clean. Front hinge a bit tender. A dense and informative historical account, guide, and directory of Japanese Americans living in the United States at the outset of the Roaring Twenties. Chapters focus on the history of Japanese immigration to the U.S., anti-Japanese sentiment, Japanese people in the various regions of California, and much more. The preponderance of the work is comprised of listings including the names, short biographical details, and addresses belonging to Japanese people living in the United States, mostly in California but also in Oregon, Washington, New York, and other locations. A typical entry reads (in rough English translation): "Eizo Ito Ikeda. Born in 1890, moved to the… Read More

[Los Angeles]: Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, 1960. Very good.. [1],34,756,[1],67,xi,[2]pp., plus eleven pages of photographic plates. Quarto. Original limp green cloth, gilt spine titles. Minor rubbing and dust-soiling to boards, small bump to top edge, spine titles a bit worn and faded. Internally clean. A massive and detailed historical account of the Japanese American experience in Southern California, issued by the region's Japanese Chamber of Commerce. The work is printed in both Japanese and English, with chapters on Japanese immigration, local Japanese associations, various industries engaged in by Japanese immigrants in California, the experiences of both Issei and Nisei, histories of religion, sports, the internment period, post-internment period, and more between 1885 and 1960. The Japanese section includes numerous photographs featuring prominent Japanese-American businesspeople, organizations, scenes of agricultural labor, and more interspersed throughout the text.… Read More

Tokyo: Salesian Orphanage, 1949. Very good.. 84pp. Original pictorial printed wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and soiling. Second edition. Written by a Catholic priest, this work reports on the efforts of the Church and others to assist with the orphans and other wandering persons, particularly children, displaced in the wake of World War II. It particularly highlights the work of the Salesian Orphanage, where it was printed. The work is illustrated with images of the orphans, their caretakers, and the various facilities of the orphanage. This second edition includes a section on the inauguration of the new orphanage building and the continued rise in vagrant children on the streets of Tokyo. One copy of a 64pp. edition published in 1948, presumably the first, located at Columbia University. We find no copies of this lengthier, second edition.

Mexico: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1892. About very good.. Broadside, approximately 15.5 x 12 inches. Light edge wear and a few small chips. Light toning and dust soiling. A scarce popular news broadside, illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada, that relates the "ultimas noticias" concerning the imprisonment and impending execution of Jesús Bruno Martinez, a member of the notorious late 19th-century Mexican gang, "La Profesa." In 1892, the gang robbed a jewelry store in Mexico City, in the course of which Martinez fatally stabbed the jeweler. His trial, conviction, and execution aroused great public interest, and the various stages of his case, including an attempted escape from the Belen prison in San Juan de Ulúa, were the subject of several Arroyo-Posada news sheets. The present broadside carries a sharply printed Posada woodcut that depicts Martinez remonstrating with himself in his prison, supposedly ("mas ó menos") after being informed of the rejection of the appeal against his death sentence.… Read More

Mexico City: January 5, 1829. Very good.. Broadside, 12 x 8.25 inches. Light wear, center horizontal fold, pinholes along left edge. A rare decree issued by Jose Maria Tornel y Mendivil, Governor of the Federal District, attempting to regulate the disbursement and possession of guns in Mexico in 1829. Tornel notes that in recent times, weapons belonging to the army have been "misplaced" around Mexico City. Collecting the weapons is "extremely urgent, because the destiny of these weapons is to serve internal tranquility and the defense of the republic against external enemies." The order reserves the right of access to weapons for those "enlisted in the permanent, active, or local militia." Tornel authorizes the commanding general and local militia leaders to collect weapons held by civilians without a license to carry them. The bottom of the decree is signed in type by Tornel and his secretary. The presidential election of September 1, 1828 saw Guerrero come in second. Two weeks later Santa Anna… Read More

London: Printed. And sold by the following booksellers and pamphlet shops. ... As Also by the booksellers in New-England, New-York, Philadelphia, and Charles-Town, 1740. Good plus.. [6],87,[1]pp. Lacks half-title. 19th-century half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Spine and corners worn, spine ends chipped, front hinge cracked. First signature loosening. Title page lightly soiled, text lightly toned. Final leaf with additional pasted advertisement. Narrative written by William Seward (1711-1740), recounting his travels with Rev. George Whitefield during his revival tour of the South which would become known as the "Great Awakening." "Seward now began to travel with Whitefield, and joined him on his first and most triumphant American tour, in August 1739. There he acted as Whitefield's publicist, providing newspapers and booksellers with extracts of Whitefield's own writing as well as a series of partly fabricated stories which, blurring the boundary between news reporting and advertisement,… Read More

Monterrey: June 4, 1836. About very good.. Printed broadside, approximately 8.5 x 8.5 inches. Trimmed at lower edge, with no loss of text. Shallow, one-inch section torn away at lower edge, also not affecting text. Contemporary manuscript rubric. Light tanning and creasing. A scarce broadside dated June 4, 1836, in which the Governor of Nuevo Leon, Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza, announces the capture of Santa Anna by the Texans to his citizens. "Though [the first] announcement of Santa Anna's capture was made on May 19, it was known to the Mexican government at least as early as May 15, on which day Tornel wrote to Filosola acknowledging the latter's despatch of April 25 giving the news" -- Streeter. Thus, word of developments first traveled to Mexico City and then emanated to the states, with the result that this broadside did not announce the fate of Santa Anna until over a month after the fact, even though the state practically borders Texas. In his terse announcement, Nepomuceno states that Santa… Read More

Huatusco: May 31, 1847. Very good.. Broadside decree, 17.5 x 11 inches. Printed on lined paper. Previously folded, with a couple of very small losses at central fold. Minor wear at edges. Light dust soiling and toning. A rare broadside decree that establishes guidelines for the collection of funds and donations for guerillas and their families continuing the fight against the American invasion around Veracruz in 1847. The important port city had fallen two months prior, and Santa Anna was routed at Cerro Gerro taken by Winfield Scott a month earlier. All that was left for Mexican forces in the region was sustained guerilla harassment of the American army. In this decree, a separate account from regular government monies is established for funds raised, and various government departments of the state of Veracruz are ordered to encourage donations and to publicize contributions, and children are even encouraged to contribute food to the soldiers. A desperate plea for a desperate situation; dated May… Read More

Mexico: Test. de A. Vanegas Arroyo, 1910. Very good.. Broadside, approximately 16 x 10.75 inches. A couple of small nicks at edges. Light toning and dust soiling. A scarce sheet of Mexican paper game pieces featuring illustrations by José Guadalupe Posada. "Although the rules are not given, this game appears to be a type of draw game similar to the French 'jeu de lonterie.' Here a sheet containing a number of small images is cut into individual squares, which are then drawn from a hat and matched up with corresponding numbered pieces. The 'juego de lotería' has, like its French counterpart, a pedagogical value in that it associates the names and pictures of familiar animals, symbols, and persons. Images from Mexican folklore, like the calavera, diablo, and coyote, are notable inclusions" -- Tyler. A scarce survivor; we locate just a small number of intact copies. Tyler, Posada's Mexico 74.

[San Antonio]: Jules A. Appler, 1940. Very good.. Large sheet map, 41.5 x 29.25 inches. Printed in black, green, and red. Old folds, some slight splitting at folds. Minor wear and soiling. A scarce, large-format map of San Antonio, Texas, capturing the city at the beginning of its World War II boom. This is perhaps the last work published by Jules A. Appler, a property developer who issued many of the city's most popular maps and directories over a 50-year period. Appler was active between 1890 and 1940, creating many of the most popular maps recording life in San Antonio over two generations of dramatic growth. This substantial map showcases all of San Antonio and its immediate environs. The city is shown centered upon the old town with its circular canal on the San Antonio River, with the Alamo nearby. Several railway lines converge on the center of the city, highlighting San Antonio's history as a transportation hub. The various named neighborhoods fan out in all directions, generally following a… Read More

[Juneau, Ak.]: Winter & Pond, 1930. Good.. Panoramic photograph, 10 x 34.5 inches. A few heavy creases, a handful of short closed tears, minor surface soiling and rubbing. An early-20th century panoramic image showing the development of the Alaskan capital city of Juneau, produced by prolific local studio Winter & Pond. The image features the downtown portion of Juneau, complete with paved streets, telephone and electrical wires, and hundreds of houses set between nearby Mount Juneau and the Gastineau Channel. "Lloyd Winter and Percy Pond preserved the legacy of Alaska's past through their photographs, taken over a period of 50 years. The studios of Winter and Pond Company in Juneau, Alaska, provided local residents and visitors with a rich perspective of Alaska that is now considered a unique reflection of the state in the early 20th century. During the company's existence, Alaska expanded mining, fishing, and resource development into profitable ventures that transformed it from a frontier… Read More

San Francisco, 1984. Very good plus.. Screen-printed poster, printed in green, red, and gold on glossy black cardstock, 23 x 17.5 inches. Very minor creasing and wear. A visually-arresting poster created for a Juneteenth musical celebration and parade in San Francisco in 1984. The central visual of the poster is a reproduced portrait of a famous image of Isom Dart, described here as "Outlaw, Gunfighter, Gang Leader, Cattlerustler, Community Protector." The eight bands playing the event were the Johnny Hartsman Blues Band, Demons of the Mind, Mystic Youth & I Skeeda, All the Kings Men, The Champion Band, Stellar, Imani, and the Galaxy Show Band. The event, touted as an "Emancipation Celebration," took place over two weekend days in June at the San Francisco Rodeo. The bottom of the poster states that the event was "Partially funded by the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund." Juneteenth celebrations have been going on since the end of the Civil War, when Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas and Major… Read More