Ephemera from THE BOOK VAULT

Adams, County, Illinois circuit court, 1844. 1 sheet of paper 13" X 8" wide. Very minor wear: VERY GOOD or better condition. This deed is for a parcel of land that was lost for non-payment of $4.55 in taxes(!) and sold at auction.. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

Golden West Books, San Marino, CA, 1984. 8.5" X 5.75" opens to 8.5" X 11.5" in illustrated paper covers. This is an unused 1984 calendar with a different trolley or other electric train each month. FINE condition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

The Curro Company, inc., San Francisco, CA, 1950. 8.5" X 6.625" opens to 8.5" X 13.625" in tan heavy paper covers with a plastic comb binding. Minor shelf wear, but front cover has been darkened by being exposed to newsprint or some other acidic paper. Otherwise, nice: VERY GOOD condition. Color pictures of antique cable cars are very cute.. Soft… Read more about this item

Department of Public Relations, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1935. 8.25" X 5.375" in illustrated heavy paper covers. Covers moderately soiled. Balance of the little book is very nice. Beautiful Art Deco art work on front cover. Charmingly illustrated throughout by an uncredited artist. 20pp. [BA021]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE, 1945. 9" X approx. 4" folded. Very slightly dulled: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. 24pp, including covers. Several small and 2 large system maps. [BA064]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Lackawanna Railroad 8.625" X Approx. 4" folded. One large chip top of front panel - otherwise, very nice: VERY GOOD. 30pp. Nice rear centerfold. [BA064]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Royal Blue Line Co. Inc. Boston, MA, 1915. 8.75" X 4" opens to 8.75" X 8" in blue and white paper covers W/ staple binding. Fresh and clean-looking, but top back corner tip chipped or gnawed away. 16pp, including covers. Nifty illustrations, particularly of the 1925 vintage buses employed by this company.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Northeast Airlines, Inc. Boston, MA, 1951. 9.125" X 4" opens to 9.125" X 16". This is a 1951 timetable for Northeast Airlines, a regional carrier based in Boston and flying from Boston to New York in the south to Montreal and around New England. NEAR FINE or better condition. Covers April - June 1951. 1 cent metered postage on back..… Read more about this item

The Hudson Coal Company, Scranton, PA, 1931. 6" X 9" [oblong] in heavy paper covers. Light writing along top edge front cover; short tear lower edge front cover; lower back corner torn off [see photos]: GOOD MINUS. First 2 page are text - after that photos every page with captions. Coal mining as it was about 85 years ago.. 1st… Read more about this item

Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference, 1940. 8.875" X 3.75" opens to 17.75" X 11". This is a piece of advertising from the famous New York World's Fair of 1939-40: a Brochure promoting the railroad. Pictures of trains + map of the fairgrounds. Back panel very slightly soiled - still VERY GOOD or better. [BA064]. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item

A & W.P. R.R. /W. RY. of Ala. / Georgia Railroad, Atlanta, GA., 1945. 9.125" X 4," this railroad timetable opens to 9.25" X 8". 12pp, including "covers." Light Wear. Light creases across the middle. Otherwise excellent: VERY GOOD. [BA064]. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, N.Y.C., 1939. 8.25" X 3.875". This is a little sight seeing guide to New York using public transportation. Single sheet of paper opens to 8 "panels" of information for the tourist. Published the year the World's Fair opened although this little brochure doesn't even mention it. This is strictly a Manhattan only guide. [BA064].… Read more about this item

Sidney Favorite Printing Company, Sidney, N.Y., 1906. 6.375" X 8.625" [Oblong] in heavy black paper covers bound with multi-colored twine. Lettering and design on front cover faded but legible. Cover reinforced with tape from behind about 1.75" from the fore edge. About 6 pages have neat marginal notes about members of the person's family. Otherwise, nice and clean. Very nice… Read more about this item

10.5" X 8" card with a wheel which can be turned to reveal proper tuning instructions. Very minor soil, short tear on left side repaired with tape, top right corner a little bent: GOOD or better condition. There is no date on this item, but it appears to be from the early days of color TV - 1960's? Instructions are… Read more about this item

Walt Disney Company, 1988. 13" X 11" in colorfully illustrated heavy paper covers. Very minor shelfwear; small scratch loer front corner. Otherwise excellent: VERY GOOD or better. VERY nifty 2-page Mickey Mouse pop-up at the centerfold.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC., TOLEDO, OHIO, 1925. 9.375" X 7.5" in paper covers. Crease down the middle of the front cover, Covers soiled, especially the back cover; Short tear in fore edge margin of back cover and last 8 leaves, Contents Excellent: FAIR PLUS. PLEASE NOTE: This item is all here, but when the pages were assembled to be stapled together, one… Read more about this item

Durant Motors, Inc. New York, 1925. 5.5" X 7.5" [OBLONG] in paper covers. Dealer's ink stamp on front cover. Staple bound, and the staples are a little rusty, a few minor smudges along spine on back cover, but otherwise, perfect: NEAR FINE. This is a 1925 sales brochure for Durant automobiles. Several models are pictured, as well as engines, an… Read more about this item

Masthead Corporation, New York for Dutch Masters Cigars, 1965. 5.625" X 4.25" in illustrated paper covers. Essentially this is a staple bound pamphlet with extra long pages which have been cleverly folded to yield 56 total pages. The pages one one side can be made to line up against those of the other so that rosters, etc. can be compared.… Read more about this item

Democratic National Committee, 1936. 3" High X 10.5" wide. Unused - FINE. These are 2 tickets for FDR nominators to the Democratic convention. The tickets have serial numbers. Printed on the tickets is a picture of Roosevelt and "This Ticket Admits One Roosevelt Nominator to any National Rally in the State of New York Saturday Evening June 27, 1936.". 1st… Read more about this item

Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America, New York, 1938. 11" X 8" in paper covers. Nifty graphic of runner hitting the tape by H. Alonzo Keller. Cute cartoon-type illustrations inside. A little rubbed, but overall clean . Results hand written in on one page: VERY GOOD.41pp. [RARE]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.