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This tall-format hardcover book measures 10½” x 4½” and has 176 pages, most of which are maps, with mileages, road conditions, and features such as the location of snow sheds on mountain routes. There’s an index to towns in the state at the front of the book and a directory of automobile dealers at the rear. Captions in the lower margins of the map pages give an overview of road surfaces, conditions, and grades. A couple of examples. Poor roads, corduroy, between Pepperwood and Rio Dell, with grades up to 30 per cent. Many hazardous curves at Rio Dell. Ferry over Eel River. Mountainous road, mostly narrow and rocky; numerous curves, some steep grades. The approaches to railroad in snow shed are hazardous. Desert road; bad sand between Palm Springs and Indio; ditches and sand hills after leaving Mecca on either side of the Salton Sea. This book is in very good, lightly used condition, complete and intact, with minor wear on the cover boards and a tiny chip on the spine. A previous owner has written the year on the front cover, there’s a faint crease on the lower corner of the back cover, and the front hinge is cracked. The inside pages are remarkably clean and bright, with no rips, tears, writing, or turned corners. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions. This is an original , authentic 1913 tour book, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine. On the title page. These early road guides are very hard to find today, partly because not that many were printed but also because they were typically put to some heavy use by motorists navigating rough roads in open cars, long before paved highways with comfy motels and fast-food restaurants made travel a lot easier. Among the dozens of car makes listed in the directory of automobile dealers are Auburn, Buick, Chalmers, Columbus Electric, Ford, Hubmobile, Locomobile, Maxwell, Mitchell, Overland Peerless, Rauch & Lang Electric, Reo, and Studebaker. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “new_world_maps” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Topic: Travel
• Publisher: Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
• Author: Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Transportation
• Language: English
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Region: California
• Place of Publication: San Francisco
• Year Printed: 1913
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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1967 HAIGHT ASHBURY KARMIC BAIL FUND HANDBILL – AT THE CALIFORNIA HALL IN SAN FRANCISCO, UNKNOWN ARTIST. BILLED AS THE; “ANCESTRAL SPIRITS FESTIVAL”. THIS EVENT WAS A BENEFIT FOR THE HAIGHT ASHBURY KARMIC BAIL FUND AND THE CHURCH OF ONE. This event advertised fifteen bands including; Loading Zone, Sandy Bull, The Sparrow, Flying Circus, Notes from the Underground, The Outfit, The CIA, The Bearing Straight, and Others. Double sided handbill – reverse lists festival lineup as well as information on the Karmic Bail Fund and the Church of One. “The Haight Ashbury Karmic Bail Fund will provide financial bail assistance primarily for those arrested under the marijuana and LSD possession laws”. Great piece of 60s History, as well as Art of Rock History. Rare thin paper handbill is in good to very good condition with edge wear and some browning (visible on reverse) as shown. Will frame up nicely. Smoke and odor free. Measures approximately 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. Please examine the photos and ask questions–photos are part of the description. Be sure to check out our other auctions for more interesting items. The item “1967 HAIGHT ASHBURY KARMIC BAIL FUND CALIFORNIA HALL, SAN FRANCISCO HANDBILL” is in sale since Friday, February 5, 2021. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists G\Graham, Bill\Ads, Flyers”. The seller is “srfinkrat” and is located in Santa Rosa, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

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