Oakland: Frederick M. Husted, 1902. 1st. Original wrappers. 8vo. 157, [3]pp printed letterpress on heavy paper stock . 18 pages on thin stock of advertisements at rear including two seating charts for the MacDonough Theatre. Original blue suede Roycroft binding by The Hicks-Judd Company with gilt lettering and decoration to..... 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
L.B. [Long Beach]: Published by Maybelle Sparling, (ca. 1928). Oblong 8vo. [32] pp. Black & white photo-reproduction on all pages, with descriptive text. Stiff grey pictorial wrappers, printed in red and black. a fine copy of a scarce tourist promotional booklet. Describes 14 harbor district communities, their businesses and attractions..... More
E. B. Lewis, distributor, ca. 1880s. Leporello album (3 1/4 x 5"). 12 captioned photolithographic images of various buildings in early San Jose. Gold embossed dark green covers, red cloth spine. Minor wear else a fine copy of this scarce tourist souvenir; we find only two copies of this size..... More
New York: The Womans Press, 1923. First Edition. Small 8vo. 96 pp. Yellow cloth spine over decorative paper covered boards. Spine darkening; occasional spotting; else a near fine copy of the scarce first printing. “The Womans Press” established in the early 20th century as the publishing arm of the YWCA..... More
New York: Hammer Publishing, Inc., 1983. First Edition Limited Edition #167 of 1000 copies. SIGNED by Rothe, with a numbered SIGNED mezzotint titled "Preview" 167/500 in rear pocket. 4to. 271pp. Index of Titles. 171 mezzotints; illustrations (most in color). Black & white photo-reproduction of the artist by Richard Schwartz. Biography..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1932. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. Presentation copy SIGNED by Ed and Robert Grabhorn, Douglas Watson, editor, and Arvilla Parker, illustrator. 8vo. 205, [6] pp.Some pages uncut. Fold-out map reproduced from the original by J. Russell, 1794. Introduction by John Wilson Townsend; drawings by Arvilla..... More
London: Hugh Rees, 1912-14. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition in English (originally published in 1910-11 in the Revue d'Infanterie as 'Les japonais en Mandchourie'). Small octavos; original red vertical-rib cloth, gilt lettered spines and front covers, map case with brown cloth ties intact. Text volumes Very Good (somewhat soiled, Volume 2..... More
Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1918. First edition Limited to 810 copies. 8vo. 352pp. Bibliography; Index. Double-page color frontispiece map & full-page map. 3 plates. Red cloth with gilt lettering; top edge gilt. Fading to spine; gilt is bright; minor wear to extremities; else a near fine copy of an..... More
Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press, 1873. First Edition. 8vo. 41 pp. Translated by A.A.B. (Adeline A. Bigelow) from a German edition of Andersen's stories. 36 plates, with tissue guards, illustrated by S.G.P. (Sarah Gooll Putnam). Publisher's original lithographed paper covered boards. A good copy only (the spine is worn & torn..... More
Scottsdale: Scorpio, 1980. First Edition Limited #41 of 200 copies. SIGNED by the author on colophon; with SIGNED and numbered color lithograph frontispiece. 4to. 216 pp. Illustrated throughout, including mounted paper specimens. Half-black leather spine over cream linen covered boards; marbled endpapers; publisher's cream linen slipcase. The book is in..... More
Denver, CO: 1905. Color map (22 1/2" x 28 1/4"), folding into stiff paper covers (7 3/4" x 3 3/4"). Includes portions of Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Shows standard gauge, narrow gauge, three rails, and connecting lines. The verso of the map is covered with printed..... More
(Santa Fe, NM): 1994. A limited-edition artist book (of unknown number of copies), crafted on a large, folding untreated linen canvas (21" x 29", folding to 5 1/4" x 7 1/4"), featuring hand-painted images of Phoctal Monastery (a remote Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, known for its cliffside architecture) and Green..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1974. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Chesley Bonestell. 4to. 63 pp. 21 full-page color reproductions of California missions with full-page descriptions on facing page. Minor wear; a near fine copy. This book surveys all of the California missions with text by Johnston. Reproduces in full color Bonestell's..... More
Paris: Société d'Éditions Scientifiques, 1896. First Edition. 8vo. xvi, 300 pp. Text in French. Contemporary three-quarter brown leather over dark green cloth boards, TEG, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering, marbled endpapers. Fading to spine; light, general wear; a very good copy. Auguste Joseph Lutaud (1847 – 1925) was a French..... More
New York: Orange Judd Publishing Co, 1903. Early printing. Small 8vo. 192 pp. Three hundred in-text illustrations. From the library of Florence Yoch, with her signature and small printed label "Florence Yoch, Landscape Architect". Brown cloth covered thin boards with gilt lettering to front cover; floral endpapers. Remnants of hand-written..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1949]. First Edition. 8vo. 274 pp. Red cloth spine over blackboards in color illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy (with slight rolling at spine ends) in very good dustjacket (loss of paper at spine head; wear and creasing along edges and corners). Here America's most..... More
Oakland: Kelly-Davis Company, 1916. First Edition. Tourist promotional brocure (9 1/4" x 4"); unfolding to display color map (24" x 19") of California from San Francisco Bay Area down to San Diego and the West Coast to Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains; identified locations, images and text of over 60 points..... More
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, (1936). First edition in English, "especially revised by the author" 8vo. xvi, 363 pp. Index. Translated by Lyle & Eleanor Dowling. Blue cloth with gilt lettering in publisher's brown & yellow dustjacket. Near fine in very good dustjacket (wear to extremitie with 1/4" loss..... More
Los Angeles: American Institute of Architecture, 1939. First Edition. SIGNED by Edwin Lewis Snyder (1887 – 1969), architect and pioneer in the use of Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture who designed homes in Northern California from the early to mid-twentieth century. Folio. 111 pp. Illustrations. Minor wear; else a fine..... More
San Francisco: Bolte & Braden Co., 1916. First Edition. Octavo. 301pp; Table of Springs; Analyses; numerous photo-illustrations. Decorative Arts and Crafts designed covers. Light wear to extremities; shelf wear; a near fine copy, not often found in such nice condition. A chance visit to California inspired Mr. Sanders to share..... More
Japan: Libroport, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. First edition. 4to. 307; 361 pp.Text in Kanji. Illustrations; diagrams; plans. Cream cloth in cream illustrated dustjackets. Housed in publisher's lightly rubbed slipcases. Fine copies. An important work on theatrical lighting by Toyama Shizuo, a specialist in theatrical lighting at Toho, a Japanese film, theater..... More
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{New York City}: [White, Weld & Co.], 1931. Octavo; [xv], [9pp (typed index)], [199]pp. Near Fine copy in original pebbled black leather; 'White, Weld & Co.' in gold to front cover; 1.5" x 4" typed label ('Copy #6 Mr. H.C. Winans White, Weld & Co., 14 Wall Street, New York..... More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1860. 1st. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 132pp. 3 large folding charts depicting various battle formations. Publisher's red blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering. Light wear to extremities; minor spotting to front board; darkening to spine and rear board; owner name; rear hinge cracked but holding else a very..... More