Saltscapes: The Kite Aerial Photography of Cris Bentont (SIGNED)
Berkeley: Heyday, 2013. 1st. Hardcover. Folio; xi, 161 pp. Fine copy in dust jacket. SIGNED by the photographer with a drawing of a kite. More
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Drawing Fire: A Combat Artist at War : Pacific Europe Korea Indochina Vietnam
Los Altos CA: Portola Press, 1996. First Edition. Quarto; iii, 159pp. A Fine copy; laid in is a printed card announcing the book's publication. Inscribed 'Best to Jim Pilatos, fellow artist. Howard Brodie '97' on ffep. James Pilatos (1932-2006) was an animator for Walt Disney Studios. He was the husband..... More
Bill's Diary (SIGNED with original drawing)
Stanton & Lee, Publishers: Sauk City WI, 1945. First Edition. With original SIGNED drawing in green ink by Dwig on ffep. 12mo; xx, 288pp. A Near Fine copy (lower corner bumped) in a Very Good dust illustrated jacket (light extremity wear, one tape-repaired closed tear) in green cloth lettered at..... More
Bill Gollings: The Man and His Art
Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1979. 1st. H Hard Cover. Oblong octavo; xii, 130 pages. A Near Fine copy in like dust jacket. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. More
Upon the Harp: An Octave of Hymns and Spiritual Songs (INSCRIBED)
San Francisco: The Church Book Shop, 1932. First Edition. Octavo; unpaginated, in stiff wrappers, front cover lettered in black and orange spine titled in black. A Near Fine copy, warmly inscribed by the author on ffep 'The Reverend/David Todd Gillmor/with the affectionate regards of/J. Wilmer Gresham/Ephiphany/1932' on ffep. Gresham was..... More
A History of California Newspapers, 1846-1858 (Deluxe edition)
Los Gatos CA: The Talisman Press, 1962. 1st. Half leather. First Edition. Limitied to 50 copies, numbered and SIGNED by the editor. Octavo, 398pp. Printed on Ticonderoga text, extra-illustrated with facsimile reproductions of eight early California newspapers. specially bound with black morocco leather spine and marbled paper covered boards; gilt..... More
John Steinbeck : A Collection of Books & Manuscripts formed by Harry Valentine of Pacific Grove, California (INSCRIBED by Valentine)
Santa Barbara: Bradford Morrow Bookseller, 1980. First Edition. Octavo; 154pp. A Fine copy in grey cloth, spine titled in gold (as is the Salinas Valley scene on the front cover) in fine printed dust jacket. Lists 700 items of Steinbeckiana. One of 250 hardcover copies, inscribed on ffep 'To Tom..... More
John Steinbeck : A Collection of Books & Manuscripts formed by Harry Valentine of Pacific Grove, California (INSCRIBED by Valentine)
Santa Barbara: Bradford Morrow Bookseller, 1980. First Edition Limited to 250 copies. INSCRIBED by the author. Octavo; 154pp. A Fine copy in grey cloth, spine titled in gold (as is the Salinas Valley scene on the front cover) in fine printed dust jacket. Lists 700 items of Steinbeckiana. More
Across the Plains in the Donner Party
Palo Alto CA: Lewis Osborne. "This edition is limited to 1400 copies" on preliminary leaf, to which is tipped a slip "Binding of This Copy as No. 1401 Was Specially Authorized." Small quarto; 56pp, including 2-page bibliography; 15 b/w illustrations plus frontis portrait of the author; folded facsimile map at..... More
The Golden Days of San Simeon (INSCRIBED)
Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1971. Later printing. Hardcover. Small 4to. xi, 163pp. Index. Photo-illustrations. Green cloth spine over blue cloth boards in color photo-illustrated dustjacket. INSCRIBED by the author on ffep. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (price-clipped; minor wear to extremities). A portrait of Hearst's magnificent castle..... More
Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (SIGNED)
Hanover: Tufts University, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Brian O'Connell to Richard Lyman, former President of Stanford University; TLS from author laid in. First edition. 8vo. xx, 148pp, including notes and index. Foreword by John. W. Gardner. Black & white illustrations. Blue cloth covered boards; gilt titles to spine; purple..... More
How To Wrap 5 Eggs: Japanese Design in Traditional Packaging
New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First US Edition. Square quarto; 203pp. Profusely iIllustrated throughout with beautiful photographs by Michikazu Sakai. Gift inscription on ffep, else a Near Fine copy in original blind embossed laminated boards with black cloth spine lettered in white; endpapers reproduce map of Japan with keys..... More
Crime, Law and Corrections
Springfield IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1966. 1st. Hardbound. Octavo, (xxix), 745 pp. More
The Wilder Shore (limited edition w/original signed photograph)
San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1984. 1st. Hardbound. Quarto. (xiii),162 pages. 75 photographic plates (35 in color) of California scenes. Beautiful production in original grey linen, with photograph tipped to front cover, in publisher's slipcase. The book was produced in a trade edition and a limited, slipcased edition of 300..... More
A Descriptive Catalog of Rare Chinese Books in the Library of Congress (Complete in 2 Volumes)
Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1957. 1st. Original wrappers. First Editions. Octavos; [6], 666pp; 667-1306pp. Title in English and Chinese. Text in Chinese only. Printed grey wrappers (age toning; foxing to upper page edges, very light extremity wear); else near fine copies. Lists 1,777 ancient classic works, which are organized..... More
Maynard J. Geiger, O.F.M., Franciscan & Historian: a 70th Birthday Tribute (SIGNED by all authors)
Santa Barbara, CA: Friends of the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library, 1971. First Edition. SIGNED by Geiger, Weber, Nunis and Robinson. 8vo. 53 pp. Photographic illustrations. Original color photograph of Maynard Geiger laid in, along with printed announcement for the celebration and the evening program; and the letterpress notice of Fr..... More
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