Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1862. Later printing. Boards. 16mo.(vii) 111pp; 30 folding plates depicting the evolutions and sheet music for the regiment. Black leather over brown marble boards; gilt lettering and ruling to spine. More
Whittier CA: Studetn Body Whittier Union High School, 1935. 1st. 1st edition thus. Quarto; 136 pages. Handsome yearbook featuring 5 full color woodcuts of latino subjects. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 20th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. More
Barcelona, Spain: Imprenta Sucesor F. Sanchez, 1906. Small 8vo. 352pp. Numerous black & white photo-illustrations. Original green & creme decorative wraps with black lettering. Catalogue of textiles, fabrics and art objects. More
Boston, MA: P. P. Caproni and Brother, 1911. Cloth. 4to. 236pp. Hundreds of photo-illustrations. Original green cloth boards with dark green lettering to spine and cover. More
New York: Century Company, 1886. 1st. Hard Cover. Small quarto; viii, 964 pages. More
The collection includes 4 color postcards (used) - two have post dates of 1911 and 1914,the other two not discernible. Curiously, one post card depicts a woman holding a dog with the title "Why did doggie's master run away?" The collection also includes 3 color business advertisements Champion Chemical Works..... More
Boston: National Economic League, 1922. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. Includes addresses by Edward A. Filene, Arthur Nash, Julius Henry Cohen and Alexander Irvine presented to The Economic Club of New York, May 3rd, 1922 with the Hon. George W. Wickersham presiding. 8vo. 45pp. Grey printed wrappers. Light wear; pencil..... More
Emeryville, CA: Havilah Press, 2017. Limited Edition No. 22 of 100 copies. 8vo. Includes bibliographical references..Pale grey stiff wrappers, white paper wrap-around with title. A fine copy. "This booklet and facsimile letter were printed in an edition of 100 copies from polymer plates on a Vandercook press at Havilah Press..... More
London: UN Information Organizations, 1945. 1st. Hardbound. Quarto, 718 pages. 'General'. More
London: UN Information Organizations, 1945. 1st. Hardbound. Quarto, 553 pages. 'Delegation Chairmen, Steering Committee, Executive Committee'. More
Shanghai: North China Herald, 1902-1905. First Edition. Volumes I - IV. Small 4to. Various paginations. Illustrated throughout with colored images, frontispiece with tissue guards, folding plates, drawings, fold-out map of Pootoo, "China's Sacred Island." Previous owner name "Lucy Ayers Pitman" and dated Nov. 27, 1915. Mrs. Pitman was the wife..... More
San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1938 - 1940. First Edition. Oblong 12mo. 55; 52; 63 pp. Woodcuts by Mallette Dean; Drawings by Lena Peters. Stiff paper covered illustrated boards with cloth backing in fine condition; housed in publisher's box with title label on front in near fine condition (split to..... More
New York: Yamanaka & Company, [1940]. First Edition. 8vo. 31 pp. Black & white illustrations. Blindstamp "Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science". Grey paper covered boards; original cream printed wrappers bound in. LIght wear to boards; a near fine copy. Catalog for exhibition held April 1 - 27 in the..... More
Tokyo: The Nation's Friend Publishing Co., 1897. First Edition. Octavo; 540-638pp , photographs, illustrations plus ads. Good only (very fragile, spine mostly perished and splitting, library stamps) in tan wrappers. Volume II., Number 11, Whole No. 22 November 20th, 1987. Frontis photo of Baron Nishi and Mr. Hamao. Issue features..... More
Monterey, CA: The Monterey Jazz Festival, 1963. First Edition. 8 1/2" x 11". 32 pp. Includes photographs and biographies for the festival's many performers, such as: Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul, and Mary, The Weavers, The Rooftop Singers, Barbara Dane, The Modern Folk Quartet, Kajsa Ohman, The New Lost City Ramblers..... More
New York: Catalyst, 1993. 1st. Softcover. Quarto, 59 pages. More
The portrait of Emile Zola apears to have been taken in the 1880s. Below the portrait is his personal calling card, with his Paris address in which Zola comments to his dear friend about the luncheon they shared at the renowned Cafe de la Paix in Paris and signs with..... More
Frankfurt: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, 1981. 1st. Hard Cover. Folio; 248 pages. Text in German, English, French and Spanish. More
Chicago: Rock Island Lines, 1937. Small 4to [32] pp. Photographic illustrations. color illustrated wrappers in fine condition. A striking and early promotional brochure to encourage tourists to visit the Southwest, Arizona and California. Various sites include El Paso, TX; Carlsbad Caverns National Park; Juarez, Mexico; Tucson; Phoeniz; San Diego; Coronado;..... More
San Francisco: Pacific Novelty Co., ca. 1910. Oblong 12 mo (5 1/4 x 7 1/4"). 13 unnumbered leaves, including 12 leaves of photogravures with titles. Printed By The Albertype Co., Brooklyn. Tan illustrated wrappers with ribbon tie. Light wear along the edges; a near fine copy of an uncommon tourist..... More
New York: Gustav H. Schwab, 1896. 1st. Oblong 8vo (6" x 9"). Numerous black & white photo-illustrations. Original grey wraps with 3 holes 7 string tie at left edge; decorative design and blue lettering to front cover. Early travel guide through Tangier, Gibraltar, Granada, Sevilla, Cordova, Madrid and Toledo. Text..... More
Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency, 1974. 1st. Paperback. Three octavo volumes 233, 359 and 333 pages. More
Peking: Pei-T'ang Press, 1888. Original wrappers. First Edition. Tall 8vo.vi, [2], 7-52 pp. Folding sketch map of Peking and its environs. In English with occasional text in Chinese. Purple wrappers with black lettering. Lacking Plan of the City of Peking (facsimile copy of the plan laid in); rear wrapper cover..... More
Honolulu, HI: Paradise of the Pacific. Softcover. Quarto. 96pp. Beautiful color and black & white illustrations. Original color illustrated wrappers. More than 70 years of continuous monthly publication, under the reigh of King Kalakaua and the Territory of Hawaii...this issue being the Specifal Commemorative and Souvenir Edition as the first..... More
