Shelf wear, bumping, rubbing wear to covers. 255 pages with Index. Endpaper color photos of the school. Numerous inscriptions and autographs from students. Only the second yearbook issued for this school. View More...
148 pages, no Index. Endpaper illustrations of the campus. Numerous inscriptions and autographs from students. Also numerous local ads from area businesses. A 1962 school newspaper, The Echo (Volume 18, No. 1, October 4), is laid in at pages 22/23. View More...
Three-ring binder, black vinyl, with HLSR logo on front cover. Fine condition. Committee members are listed in two sections, first by name and contact info, followed by a section presenting them alphabetically by picture. (Note: If no picture available, just a name with blank space.). Preceding the membership list is a history of the contest: The History of the World's Championship Bar-b-Que Contest, by John Crapitto and Sue Cruver. Reprinted from the November 1997 issue of H Magazine for the 25th anniversary of the event. View More...
Articles on banking law, commercial transactions, conflict of laws, corporations, creditor and consumer rights, and partnerships. pp. 935-1210 and 1631-1645. This reprint issue was provided by the Business Law section of the State Bar of Texas to its members. View More...
Brown imitation leather Wilson-Jones Loose Leaf Minute Book with gilt ruling, metal hinges and posts, about 9 X 12 inches. Marbled endpapers. 250 pages, of which 224 pages have been used. The contents include minutes and financial statements from the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders reports, each of which is followed by several Board of Directors meetings for that year, ranging from years 1944-1965, when the company was dissolved (dissolution documentation included). Each report is signed by the Secretary and President and dated. The first document is dated January 26, 1944 and acknowledges ... View More...
Some wrinkling or waviness to the photo, but in good condition otherwise. 8 X 10 inch black and white photograph, with white border, by A. Mohon Photo Service in Whitney, Texas, 1965. The photo is divided into three panels top to bottom: Photo finish; winner "Tinta Tiara" with owner, trainer, and jockey; and the start of the race out of the gates. Captions in white, printed with the photo: "Tinta Tiara" 300 yds. - LaGrange Downs - LaGrange, Texas 5/8/65 / Owner: H.W. McCormick - Trainer: Hugh Buffalo - Jockey: R. Strauss / 2nd. Look Again 3rd. James Little Nip #5. A rare photograph from a sm... View More...
Russian language volume from the six-volume set. Fine condition. 266 pages plus extra material. Illustrated with figures, black and white photos, and cartoons. View More...
Single, tan sheet folded to 7 X 11 inches, creating four panels of printed information about the event, with the rear panel displaying a Coca-Cola ad and a picture of cowboy film star Hoot Gibson. Horizontal crease, edge tears, a shallow corner chip, and some faint staining along the fold. Writing on the rear panel in green ink indicating the attendance date. Cover photo of a cowboy on a bucking bronc. Opening the program to the interior panels reveals credits for the production of the event and a list of rodeo events, with blanks to fill in name and place for contestants, and circus-like perf... View More...
Illustrated card covers, 13 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (34.9 x 15.9 cm), housing the menu, a folded sheet bound to the covers by braided string. Illustration of a tall shore bird resembling a stork. The First Class (Blue Diamond/Blou Diamant) menu items and wine list are printed on one side of the sheet in English, French and Afrikaans. No publication information. Circa 1980. The menu code in the lower-right corner is Ex NYC D.4 F/C, which indicates a New York City route, dinner flight, and First Class. View More...
Illustrated card covers, 13 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (34.9 x 15.9 cm), housing the menu, a folded sheet bound to the covers by braided string. Illustration of a tall shore bird. The First Class (Blue Diamond/Blou Diamant) menu items and wine list are printed on one side in English, French and Afrikaans. No publication information. Circa 1980. F/C in the lower-right corner of the menu indicates First Class. The menu includes wine, cocktails, and a selection of items to create a light meal. Also, cigarettes are offered (South African, English, and American). View More...
Illustrated card covers, 13 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (34.9 x 15.9 cm), housing the menu, a folded sheet bound to the covers by braided string. Illustration of a tall shore bird. The First Class (Blue Diamond/Blou Diamant) menu items are printed on one side of the sheet in English, French and Afrikaans. No publication information. Circa 1980. A printed code in the lower-right corner of the menu indicates the route, meal(?), and class: S/BOK B/F F/C (Singapore/Bangkok?, breakfast flight, First Class). The menu is includes breakfast items only. View More...
Cream-colored leatherette with red design and lettering. Bumped corners and edge wear. Chip at the head of the spine. Browning and some indentations to the covers. Ownership name and inscriptions and signatures from students, mostly in the front and Autographs section at the back, but some also scattered throughout. 168 pages, 31 pages of ads from Houston businesses of that era (early 1960s), with Advertising Index. Faculty and Student Index included. Other contents include Dedication (to Father James Vanderholt), Academics, Activities & Organizations, Administration, Personalities, Classes, ... View More...
Red leatherette with raised white lettering and design. Bumped corners and edge wear. Ownership name and inscriptions and signatures from students, mostly in the Autographs section at the back, but some also scattered throughout. Thirty-two pages of ads from Houston businesses of that era (early 1960s). Faculty and Student Index. Other contents include Academics, Administration, Classes, Personalities, Clubs & Organizations, Activities, and Athletics. The title page features an image of students outside the school on Crawford Street. Visible in the background is a partial view of the old Unio... View More...
Light brown leatherette with embossed lettering and design. Bumped corners and edge wear. The spine started splitting at some point and a previous owner used tape to help keep it intact. Ownership name inside front cover otherwise no writing found. Advertisement section at the back of the book for local area businesses during the World War II era. Unpaginated. Contents in order: Administration, Classes, Athletics, Organizations, The Year, Ads. Several war-time references. View More...
Edge wear, staining to the top edge of the first several pages and last several pages. The front pastedown endpaper is peeling from the front cover, but still firmly attached. Many signatures on the endpapers as well as some throughout the book. Ownership indication: "Property of George and Edith More." Edith was addressed as Cissy in many of the inscriptions.152 pages. View More...
Dark red leatherette with gilt lettering and design. Bumped corners and edge wear. No writing found. Numerous ads for Laredo area businesses of the era appear in the last 20 or so pages. Unpaginated. After the title page, a full-page picture of Most Reverend Mariano S. Garriga, D.D., L.L.D., Bishop of Corpus Christi Diocese, followed by a copy of a typed, signed letter from him dated October 12, 1951. Content that follows includes a dedication from the Senior Class of 1952, the charter class of the new academy, class photos from upper classes through primary classes, and school photos of vario... View More...
Decorative leatherette with edge wear, rubbing wear, and soiling to covers. Two-inch tear starting at the foot of the spine at the front cover. Small stain on the bottom edge of the page block that touches the bottom corner of the page that has Janis Joplin's class photo, but it does not affect either the photo or list of her high school activities. Binding is tight and square. 348 pages, plus blank pages for autographs. Many autographs and inscriptions throughout the book. Includes ephemera related to the previous owner and graduation, including the Commencement Exercises program, which inclu... View More...
Decorative leatherette with edge wear, rubbing wear, and soiling to covers. Binding is tight and square. 306 pages, plus blank pages for autographs. Many autographs and inscriptions throughout the book. This scarce edition is notable and very collectible for its glimpse into Janis Joplin's high school years. She is pictured on three club pages, along with her class picture, trying to fit in with her peers and find her place in the world. Despite being somewhat of a loner and an outcast, who was bullied during this time, she joined three school clubs in the 1958-59 school year-Future Nurses, Sl... View More...
6 X 9 inches, stapled wraps. A literary quarterly devoted to Walt Whitman and his work. The front cover features a facsimile image of Whitman from the frontispiece of the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. The rear cover features a pen and ink drawing of Whitman by Herbert Gilchrist from 1878. This issue contains pages 175-234 with Bibliography. See the accompanying scan for the contents. View More...
Light upper-corner crease, otherwise fine. 6 X 9 inches, stapled wraps. A literary quarterly devoted to Walt Whitman and his work. The front cover features a facsimile image of Whitman from the frontispiece of the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. The rear cover features a sample of Walt Whitman's handwriting (medical certificate for George Whitman), which continues inside the rear cover. This issue contains pages 179-225 with Bibliography. See the accompanying scan for the contents, which include two essays: 1) Walt Whitman and Asian American Writers and 2) Leaves of Grass as a "Woman's Book." View More...
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