Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916 - 1924. First Edition Thus, Limited No. 711 of 750 copies. With 9-line manuscript leaf by the author, with ink corrections.The leaf is from Muir's book "The Mountains of California." Edited by William Frederic Bade. The first eight volumes are extra-illustrated with hand-colored frontispieces with tissue..... More
New York: Kensington, (1990). First Edition. SIGNED on the half-title by Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, and co-author Bill Gilbert. 8vo. 240pp. Photo-illustrations. Introduction by Ted Williams. Green cloth spine & cream paper boards in color printed dustjacket. A fine copy, uncommon with the three signatures. "1941 was the last original..... More
[Read Country Books], [2013]. 8vo. 197 pp. Light brown printed softcover in fine condition. First published in 1911; in this book the author has undertaken to treat fully every subject pertaining to the Game Fowl in which the practical cocker and breeder may be interested. He has had over thirty..... More
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1971. First Edition. INSCRIBED "To Mrs. Fitzgerald, cordially, Wallace Stegner." 8vo. 569pp. Green cloth covered boards; blind stamped illustration to front board; gilt titles to front board and spine; green end papers; original illustrated dust jacket. The dustjacket is in near fine condition, with minor..... More
Pasadena, CA: Trail's End Publishing Co., 1946. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Bill Carlisle. 8vo. 220 pp. Illustrations by Charles Russell. Map endpapers by Charles Ellsworth. Introduction by J. R. Williams; Preface by Homer Britzman. Red cloth with gilt lettering in color illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy. "This is the honest..... More
San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Co., Printers, 1878. First Edition. 8vo. 378; [4] pp. Lithograph frontispiece portrait of author, numerous in-text illustrations . Brown cloth with gilt decoration & lettering. Minor wear to extremities; slight rubbing to gilt on spine; else a near fine copy. "Captain Wakeman arrived in..... More
Austin, TX: Jenkins Publishing, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. 259, [15] pp. Index. Photo-illustrated plates. Orange cloth in black & orange dustjacket. A fine copy, with a hint of wear to dustjacket extremities. According to Jenkins #10, here is "The best summation of Texas black history...the only published work covering the..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1928. First Trade Edition. SIGNED on the title page at his home, "Robert Frost, South Shaftsbury, Vermont. 1931". 8vo. 64 pp. 4 woodcuts (including frontispiece) by J. J. Lankes. Dark green cloth spine over green paper covered boards; black & gilt illustrated plated mounted on..... More
New York: New Directions, 1968. First Clothbound Edition. 8vo. 116 pp. Index to titles and First Lines at rear. Yellow cloth with black lettering in publishers illustrated slipcase. Darkening to spine; rubbing & wear to slipcase; a very good copy. Ferlinghetti's collection of poetry, originally published in 1958, contains some..... More
Charming watercolor of a young Antelope with mystical accents, SIGNED and dated "Shorty '72' below. The drawing is on thick grey cardstock (16" x 14") and is in fine condition, ready to frame. More
London: Printed for G. Robinson, 1784. Second Edition. 8vo. 426 pp (last page misnumbered '226'). Engraved illustration to title page and headpiece on page 17; two engraved plates. Later full brown leather, marbled paper inside front and rear boards. Front and rear hinges neatly taped; small water stain at spine..... More
New York: Viking Press, (1939). First Edition. 8vo. 619 pp. Dustjacket illustrated by Elmer Hader. Beige cloth with reddish-brown line-drawing & lettering; illustrated endpapers in color pictorial dustjacket with the price $2.75. The "First Edition" statement at lower corner is clipped; all other aspects of the dustjacket are the same..... More
The manuscript note (3 1/2" x 4 1/2") reads "Genoa, March 20, 1890. Dear Sir, For me and for Peppina, thank you then for the 40th time; and we hope to see you again some time - Yours truly G. Verdi". Peppina was Verdi's wife, Giuseppina Strepponi, the great dramatic..... More
New York: Walker & Co., 1984. First Edition. 8vo. 54 pp. Illustrations by David Wool. Gilt lettered red cloth in illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy, as new. This introductory history of computers written for grades 5th through 8th traces the history and technological development of the computer from its earliest..... More
Chicago: C. L. Ricketts, 1902. First Trade Edition. INSCRIBED "To Miss Vera Hamilton, In remembrance of a very pleasant evening at Book Cadillac. From her friend, Clarence Darrow. Nov 19th 1925". 8vo. 160, [1] pp. Printed at the Lakeside Press. Cream linen spine over grey patterned paper cover boards; top..... More
Jerusalem: Koren Publishers, 1992. The English text revised and edited by Harold Fisch. Large 8vo. 1029; xii pp in English; 1029 pp. in Hebrew. Full brown leather; all edges gilt housed in black and gold slipcase. Slight fading to spine; minor wear to slipcase; a near fine copy. The Koren..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. First Edition. Small 8vo. 65 pp. Gilt lettered red cloth in pale green dustjacket. Small owner name; slight fading to spine; else a fine copy. These three lectures were given by Professor Oppenheimer from his notes only and were recorded. The first two lectures, entitled..... More
ca. 1930. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2". 7 photos show images of Indonesians, Africans and Caucasians in various activies; 6 photos show images of city streets & buildings; 1 of boats in a harbor; 7 photos show images of country scenery, bridges, the beach, and horses & cattle; two images..... More
Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1989. First Edition. Folio. [5] pp text in English; [150] pages of beautiful color plates; black & whtie photographic portrait of the artist. English text edited by HelenChasin; translated by Ouyang Caiwei. Includes Chronology of Qi Baishi. Green cloth with gilt lettering in color illustrated dustjacket;..... More
Washington, D.C. Acadamy of Aerican. Franciscan History, 1955 - 1966. First Edition. Complete in 4 volumes. Small Quarto. Various paginations. Bibliography; Index. Illustrated from photographs, maps. Publishers gilt lettered and illustrated blue cloth. All volumes are in fine condition. Scholarly collection of the writings of the Roman Catholic Spanish priest..... More
San Francisco: San Carlos Press, 1934. First Edition. A warm INSCRIPTION by the author "To my old friend, Dr. Leonard, devotee of California's dramatic history, helper to establish the Historic Museum in the Customs House, Monterey - relative of Philip A. Roach, whose portrait appears in this volume - a...... More
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1983. First Edition. 4to. xix, [1], 351pp. Bibliography. Sixteen full-page and eight smaller prints by noted Big Island artist Dietrich Varez especially for this collection. Rust cloth with gilt lettering to spine in cream & rust illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket (short tear..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1906. Thirty-fifth Thousand. 8vo. 240 + [13] pp publisher's advertisements. Frontispiece portrait. With the assistance of Ernest Raymond Holmes. Bound in unique stamped copper binding, hinged along the joints. The copper has oxidized to a darker patina. 2 4" silk ribbons laid in at page..... More
London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1944 - 1947. First Edition. Large 8vo. Each title has [32]pp. Written and drawn by CAM (Barbara Campbell) with charming color illustrations on every page. Color illustrated boards in color illustrated dustjackets with same design. Very good copies (the first two titles have gift..... More
Bedford, WY: Star Valley Llama, 1993. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 4to. 102, [59] pp. 3 fold-out maps; illustrations, appendices. Stiff illustrated softcover in fine condition, as new. The road west -- Frederick William Lander -- 1857 the year of resolution -- The turning point -- On the road..... More