Marlborough, UK: Emberlin and Harold, 1838. Broadside. A 13.5 x 8.25 inch wide letterpress broadside, advertising a dwelling house, garden, stable, barn, yard, paddock, a Brewery and a Malt-House for rent. Froxfield is a village in the English county of Wiltshire, just east of London. An English pub still stands..... More

Compton, CA: McDonald's Party House, [1944]. Broadside. Billed as "The Greatest Attraction of It's Kind Ever Offered as a Floor Show in Southern California" this rare piece of Compton, CA ephemera was printed to advertise the first annual circus held at the McDonald's Party House in Compton, California in August..... More

San Francisco, CA: California Development Board, 1917. Paperback. A large, fold-out color map of California is tipped in at rear, substantially enhancing the utility of this report. Printed paper wraps, 4to size (10 inches tall), pp. 63, [64], illustrated w. B&W photo reproductions, many tables and a large fold-out map..... More

Calgary, AB: Alberta Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club of Scotland, 1962. Paperback. This is the second Curling Annual to be published by the Alberta Branch. It states "For the second straight year, the branch is printing an annual – a publication designed to record the yearly activities of..... More

n.p., c. 1917. Ink Blotter. A scarce ink blotter, with credited artwork by "EAO"[?], measuring 3.5 x 6.25 inches wide, a stray ink mark to front and some ink blotter marks on verso. Stirring graphics, symbolizing the victory of good over evil and showing England's patron saint, Saint George slaying..... More

Lacombe, AB: Kerr Hardware & Canadian Laco Lamps. Dust Jacket. We date this unusual, ephemeral survivor to c. 1930, based on the 3-digit phone number given for "Kerr's Hardware" in Lacombe, and an announcement printed in the Oyen News (a central Alberta newspaper) on May 16th, 1928, stating that Kerr..... More

Nakusp, BC: Nakusp Women's Institute, 1921. Paperback. A scarce piece of ephemeral Kootenania, giving the time, place and type of events to be hosted by the Nakusp Women's Institute in 1921, with a list of directors on p. 4. Stapled card wraps 16mo size (4.75 inches tall), pp. [4], some..... More

Crawford Bay, BC: n.p., 1913. Ephemera. A prewar theater program from the 1913 Kootenay Lake community of Crawford Bay, located on the East shore of Kootenay Lake, titled "Palace of Varieties" boasting two plays, a nine-part concert and a production date of December 6th, 1913. A folded 6 x 9..... More

Calgary, AB: Progressive Conservative Party, 1980. Placard. This is the earliest piece of Klein electioneering ephemera we have seen available in commerce. A civic election placard printed with "IT'S TIME! - IT'S TIME! / RALPH KLEIN / For MAYOR". We place this placard to Klein's impromptu 1980 Calgary Mayoral entry..... More