New Arrivals
Adobes in the Sun: Portraits of a Tranquil Era (SIGNED)
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1972. First Edition. SIGNED by Morley Baer and August Fink. Oblong 4to, 144 pp. Photographic reproductions. Grey cloth in photo-illustated dustjacket. Near fine in dustjacket (short closed tear to upper front edge; price-clipped; minor wear to extremities). "The photography of noted architectural photographer Morley Baer captures..... More
Le Flux Meme et Autres Poemes (SIGNED)
Paris: Editions Saint Germain des Prés, 1976. First Edition, Limited No. III of XX (of 70) copies. SIGNED by Berne and Dubufet in colophon. Large 4to. With 25 two-tone serigraphs by Jean Dubuffet to accompany the poems by Jacques Berne. Printed on velin d'Arches. Sheets laid in stiff illustrated covers..... More
Condensed History of Meeker County, 1855-1939
Litchfield, Minnesota: Brown Printing Company, 1939. First Edition. 8vo. 240pp. Black & white illustrations; maps. Light blue cloth covered boards; titling to front board. Light fading to boards else near fine. More
North American Indians
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1926. First edition thus, first with the color plates issued by Grant. Complete in two volumes. Large 8vo. ix, 298; xii, 303 pp. With three hundred and twenty color illustrations, carefully engraved from the author's original paintings; large fold-out color map of Indian localities in 1833. Publisher's..... More
Larry Scott Bodybuilding (11 titles)
[Place of publication not identified]: Published by the author, (ca. 1960s). First Edition. 8vo. Each issue 12 unnumbered pages. Illustrations. Staplebound illustrated wrappers in fine condition The titles include: My Photo Album Herculean Thighs the Mr. Universe Way Building a Mr. America Chest How I Built my Cannon Ball Deltoids..... More
Franco Columbu Bodybuilding (8 titles)
Santa Monica, CA: Published by the author, 1973 - 1974. First Edition. 8vo. Various paginations. Illustrations. Staplebound illustrated wrappers in fine condition The eight titles include: Photo Album Hot to Develop Mr. Universe Arms How to Build a Wide, Thick, Muscular Back Hot to Build Mr. Universe Legs and Calves..... More
Klein's Bell (5 issues)
New York: Sigmund Klein's Studio of Physical Culture, 1932. First Edition. The issues include: Vol. I, No. 12; Vol. 2, No. 1, 2, 3, & 6. 8vo. Each issue includes 8 pages. Illustrations. Staplebound wrappers in very good condition (light, general wear; foldlines; one issue has torn, but holding, lower..... More
Jowett Institute Course in Health, Muscle Building and Physical Perfection
Farmington, MI: Wm. F. HInbern, 2000. Modern Reprint Edition. 4to. 136 pp. 12 chapter lessons, including over 95 photographs and illustrations. Red, blue and cream illustrated softcover in fine condition. Contains twelve chapters of exercise instructions and additional chapters for super advanced workouts and a muscle chart. This extensive book..... More
The Best of Joe Weider's Muscle & Fistness (7 titles)
Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1981 - 1983. First Edition. 4to. Various paginations. Illustrations. Color illustrated softcovers in fine condition, with a hint of wear. Titles in this collection include: Bodybuildig Nutrition and Training Programs; Training Tips and Routines; The World's Leading Bodybuilders Answer Your Questions; Champion Bodybuilders' Training Strategies and..... More
Hand-Balancing Muscular Development
Farmington, MI: Wm. F. Hinbern, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Black & white illustrations. Staplebound wrappers in fine condition. "... a well organized, well-written, training manual giving professional instruction in the art of hand-balancing... for the individual who has no experience on up to and including the advanced student." - Foreword..... More
Diagnostic Bodybuilding
Springfield, MO: Published by Diane Miller, 2007. First Edition. 4to. 207 pp. Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Photo-reproductions. Stiff photo-illustrated softcover in fine condition. Included with this offering is "Modern Claws: Grip Development and Bench Press Course" by Michael Brown published by Wm. F. Hinbern in 1999. "If you are new to..... More
Functional Isometric Contraction System: A Completely New System of Training [and] System of Static Contraction: Advance Course; Exercise Without Movement
York, PA: Bob Hoffman Foundation, 1961, 1962. First Edition. Three volumes. 34; 26; 18 pp. Illustrations. Red, cream and black illustrations staplebound wrappers in near condition. The author is widely known as the Father of American Weight Lifting. For 30 years, Hoffman was publisher and editor of Strength and Health..... More
Strength & Bulk Training for Weight Lifters & Body Builders
Los Angeles: Jon Jon Park, 1996. Reprint. 4to. 24, [4] pp. Illustrations. Blue staplebound wrappers in fine condition (light crease to lower front corner). More
The Strongest Shall Survive - Strength Traiing for Football
Honolulu, HI: Fitness Products Limited, 1979. Revised First Edition, Third Printing. 4to. 210 pp. Bibliography; Index. Illustrations. Blue illustrated softcover in near fine condition (light creasing to upper front corner). "... a book specifically written for the junior high, senior high, and college coach who has to rely on his..... More
3 More Reps: The Science Of Advanced Bodybuilding (Books 1)
Olympus Health & Recreation, 1978 - 1980. First Edition. 4to. 200 pp. Profusely illustrated with black & white photo reproductions. Black cloth with silver lettering in black & white photo-illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket, with just a hint of wear; the uncommon hardcover first edition. "3 More..... More
The Master Method of Health, Strength & Bodybuilding (10 issues)
Privately Printed, 1977. First Edition. Complete in 10 issues. 4to. Issues range in 8 - 14 pp. Illustrations. Cream printed staplebound wrappers in fine condition. This course is simply written, loaded with valuable illustrations, and gets right to the task of teaching progressive resistance training. David Willoughby, lifting champion, writer..... More
California Stock Horse (SIGNED).
Sacramento, CA: News Publishing Co., 1949. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on title page. 8vo. 169pp. Glossary. Photo-illustrations taken by Ortega and his wife, Rosa. Brown boards with gilt lettering to spine; stamped gilt illustration to front board; illustrated endpapers. From the library of James Strohn Copley, noted journalist..... More
Pen and Ink Drawings (Book No. 2)
Pasadena, CA: Trail's End Publishing, 1946. First Edition. Tall oblong 8vo. Unpaginated. 17 unique line engravings. Tan cloth spine with cream paper boards; paper title lable with illustration of cow skull adhered to front board. Tanning to boards; small tape ghost to upper front label; light wear to extremities). (Yost..... More
Jackson Pollock
New York: The Museum of Modern Ar, 1998. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 336 pp. Includes 227 color and 198 black & white illustrations, some foldout. Chronology; Bibliography; Index. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Published in conjunction with the Pollock art exhibition at MOMA in New York 199801999. More
Esther's Children: A Portrait of Iranian Jews
Beverly Hills, CA: The Jewish Publication Society / The Center for Iranian Jewish, 2002. First Edition. Large 4to. xxii, 457 pp. Bibliography; Index. Lavishly illustrated with more than 500 images collected from international private and public archives (both color and black & white). Publisher's single page prospective laid in. A...... More
Tribute to the Turbo Carrera: the Story of the Creation of One of the Greatest Grand Touring Motor Cars of All Time
1976. First Edition Limited #555 of 1000 copies. Squard 4to. [24] pp. Color and black & whit photo-reproductions. Presentation area on the limitation statement not filled in. Silver cloth in silver embossed slipcase. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Porsche first introduced a street Turbo model at the 1973 Frankfurt..... More
Flowers from Nature: With the Botanical Name, Class, and Order
London: Joseph Dickinson, 1935. First Edition. Thin folio. 13 hand-colored lithographic plaes of flowers, including frontispiece, with tissue guards. The description of each flower is accompanied by instructions for drawing that flower. With List of Subscribers Subscriber's list bound in, including the printed names of 161 subscribers as well as..... More
North American Wild Flowers (Five Volumes)
Washington DC: The Smithsonian Institution, 1925. First Trade Edition. Complete in five volumes. Large 4to. 400 beautiful color-printed plates, with tissue guards and descriptions. In the bindings of the famous Lindley Library, the Royal Horticultural Society's research library, with their small bookplate (cancelled) in each volume. Contemporary three- quarter brown..... More
Pebble Beach: A Matter of Style (SIGNED); Racing Through the Pines 1950-1956; Concours d'Elegance 1950-1979: A Complete History
Costa Mesa, CA: The Newport Press, 1980. First Edition Limited 249 of 2000 copies. SIGNED by the author. 4to. 312 pp. More than 500 photographs and 32 pages in color. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (light fading to spine; minor wear to extremities; light running on covers). Since..... More