The pleasure of your company
Subtitle: RSVP
Series: Series of Keepsakes; Keepsake series (Book Club of California) -- [32] 1968
Publisher: Book Club of California
Published: 1968
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Balls (Parties); Social life and customs
Description: Items are invitations to formal balls in celebration of some occasion.
Notes: Issued in a case.

"The preface and texts for all the folders were written by M.C. Nathan of San Rafael. All of the invitations reproduced in the series are from Mr. Nathan's extensive personal collection. The series is edited by John A. Hussey and is designed and printed by Arlen Philpott, Fairfax."

Reproductions of 12 early California ball invitations.

Unbound folders, as issued, in printed orange wrapper containing the introduction on front cover; in publisher's blue cloth case.
Table of contents: title: 1. Grand celebration ball in honor of the admission of California to the Union.; title: 2. Grand ball for early California lawmakers and officials.; title: 3. First annual ball, San Francisco Blues.; title: 4. Grand ball for the benefit of the Downieville school.; title: 5. Washington Ball, E.C.V.; title: 6. Independence celebration on July 5, 1858.; title: 7. Calico party.; title: 8. Anniversary ball, Poverty Bar.; title: 9. Odd Fellows ball to celebrate the order's fortieth year in the United States.; title: 10. Military ball, here come the Stockton Blues.; title: 11. Masquerade ... at the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada.; title: 12. An express occasion, Pillsbury "Chips" Hodgkins.; title: "This series of Keepsakes consists of twelve folders plus introduction, issued by The Book clup of California to its members during 1968. The preface and the texts for all the folders were written by M.C. Nathan of San Rafael. All of the invitations reproduced in the series are from Mr. Nathan's extensive personal collection."