The Press of The Palace of the Governors: The Press of The Palace of the Governors, 1984. Limited Edition No. IX of 15 copies SIGNED by the authors, illustrator, printer and binder. Square 8vo. 77, [1] pp. Bibliograph; Glossary. Compiled by Barton H. Barbour with an introduction by David J...... More
New York: The Womans Press, 1922. 1st. Paperback. 1st edition thus. 4to. 51, [1] pp. Decorative wrappers with cream title label affixed to front cover. Age toning to front cover; minor wear to extremities else near fine. Reprinted from Volume I of Folk Songs of Many Peoples. Next day shipping..... More
Sacramento: Valley Press Printing House, 1881. First Edition. Octavo; xix, 1-373, [25 blank leaves], 375-417pp (list of Officers of City of Sacramento 1849-1881 plus Index). Original full tan sheepskin, front cover printed and ruled; red title label to spine, splitting black compilor label laid in. Poor condition (front board detached..... More
St. Louis MO: The Compiler, 1898. 1st. Hardcover. Large quarto; 415 pages, full leather, gilt stamped front board and spine, all edges gilt. Illustrations, portraits, facsimiles. Presents history of the City through late 19th century; biographies and portraits of prominent physicians, attorneys and other citizens, schools, military, etc. More
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1911. First Edition. Quarto; [2], vi, 75 pages. 37 tipped-in sepia photogravure plates (including tissue-protected frontis of the Golden Gate) on rectos, text on verso of pages. This copy is from the family of John Henry Nash and bears his bookplate on the front..... More
Calcutta: Inspector General of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, 1903. First Edition. Quarto; 3 preliminary leaves, ii, 2 leaves, 118, 129pp. A Very Good copy (extremities and inner hinges tape-strengthened; broadside tipped to ffep, which also has a previous owner's name and 'Darjeeling May 21, 1904') in publisher's green cloth lettered..... More
Hong Kong: 1905. Hardcover. Quarto; 2 preliminary leaves, 4, [3], 500pp. Later 3/4 red leatherette and grey boards,spine titled in gold. Extremities are somewhat worn, lacks frontis, final leaf reinforced with tape, otherwise a tight, sound copy. Printed by Man Yu Tong, Limited, Hongkong. Tipped in is a sheet listing..... More
Washington, DC: LIbrary of Congress, 1959. 1st. Paperback. Large 4to. 30pp. Contains the Soviet decimal codes of ice classification coordinated with accepted American equivalents; a Russian-English glossary of terms (covering sea ice, ice of land origina found at sea, and phenomena related to the presence of ice at sea); and..... More
Auckland, New Zealand: Whites Aviation, 1953. 1st. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. 311pp. Index. 5 maps. Full-page black & white photo-reproductions with brief descriptions. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Near fine condition (minor wear to extremities; slight splaying, as usual with this title). Aerial views of New Zealand in the early 1950s..... More