Denison TX: Denison Heritage, Inc., 2001. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. Oblong Octavo, (iv) 60pp. Extensively illustrated w/photographs, drawings, etc. Illustrated wrappers in fine condition, as new. Based on the prolific career of Mr. Mayes, the book shows dozens of his residences and commercial buildings, along with this Denison..... More
San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft, 1885. First and only edition. INSCRIBED by the author to J. K. Luttrell (1831-1893), member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1873 - 1879 and author of speech titled "The Chinese in America" given in 1878. 8vo. iii, Part I: 118 pp; Part II: 114..... More
San Francisco: Bohemian Club, 1994. First Edition. INSCRIBED to Antoinette Howell/with all our love/the authors and/members of Warren's/camp. How we miss him!/(see pp 29-30/42-43/31 Dec 94' - Noted San Franciscan bookman Warren Howell is mentioned on the referenced pages. Octavo, 70 pages. A near f ine copy (rear corner creased)..... More
1983-1992. Archive includes: 8" x 10" hand colored image of Jimmy Lewis standing in front of an Olympia Beer truck "The Worlds Greatest Beer Truck Driver" with handcolored mailing envelope to Mr. & Mrs James Lewis from John Best; 4 1/2" x 6" hand colored Christmas card with envelope; 6..... More
Detroit, MI: D.M. Ferry & Co., 1899 - 1930. First Edition. 8vo. Various paginations. Chromolithograph plates; black & white illustrations; order forms & envelopes. Color illustrated wrappers in uniformly near fine to fine condition (Annuals for 1900, 1902 and 1917 are in very good condition with some wear and chips;..... More
Pennsylvania: Clarence M. Busch, State Printer, 1896. First Edition. Large 8vo. 627; 636 pp. Index. Illustrated with 63 two-page and single-page maps, sites and plans (60 in color); 8 large folding maps (7 in color); and 30 plates (27 in color), most depicting various forts. Errata tipped in. Index. Three-quarter..... More
New York: Thornwillow Press, 1995. First Edition Limited to 250 copies, this being No. 173. SIGNED by Wendell D. Garrett and William L. Beiswager. Folio. 131, [4] pp. Frontispiece portrait, 15 architectural plates engraved in copper with tissue guards. With separate single engraving (XXXVI:L) titled 'Monticello: West Elevation'. Original prospectus..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1844. First Edition, First Issue. Two Octavo volumes; xii, 405 and xii, 11-406 pages in original blind stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Complete with folding map and five plates. 1863 $10 State Of Texas Treasury Warrant laid in. 'The Alamo' postage..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1992. 1st. Tall 8vo. [4] pp. SIGNED by Bukowski on title page. Cream paper covered boards with color design & lettering to front board; turquoise endpapers. Faint age toning else a fine copy. Published for the friends of the Black Sparrow Press on the occasion..... More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1889. First Edition. 8o. vii, 338 pp; 16 pp publisher's catalog. Wood-engraved frontispiece of "The Bund, Shanghai" with tissue guard, vignette of "The Little Orphan" on title page; fold-out map in blue and black. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt dragon and red & gilt lettering to..... More
Aberdeen: Printed by D. Chalmers and Co. for A. Brown and F. Frost ... [et al.], 1813. First Edition. 8vo. viii, 9-286 pp. Copper engraved frontispiece. Bound by Hatchards of London in red crushed leather with gilt ruling & lettering; TEG; marbled endpapers. Engraved bookplate of James Duff (1814-1879), 5th..... More
[Detroit, MI]: Printed on handmade paper at the Cranbrook Press by George G. Booth, 1902. First Edition Limited to 208 copies, this being No. 49. INSCRIBED "To Mrs. R. J. Sloan, with sincere regards of the author, George G. Booth, Sep. 26/07." 8vo. 99, [1] pp. 6 full-page woodcut illustrations;..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1915. First Edition. Presentation copy, INSCRIBED by the author in the year of publication "To G. M. Acklom/God bless him/both his grin &/his reports on books./Sinclair Lewis/Aug. 31, 1915." Acklom was a British writer, editor, prolific book reviewer, translator and contributor based in New York..... More
Koror, Palau Islands: Privately Printed, 1954. First Edition. Personally INSCRIBED by the author. 8vo. 55, [1] pp. Woodcut illustrations by Adachi, Marino and Tatsuo. Covers designed by the author and Adachi. Printed wrappers in very good condition. An uncommon regional cookbook; only 4 copies located in OCLC. Includes recipes of..... More
[San Francisco, CA]: [Grabhorn Press], 1923. First Edition. Limited to 250 copies. INSCRIBED "To alleviate Chicago/M.D./San Francisco/June 5, 1924." 4to. [45] pp. Illustrated with seven full-page woodcuts from drawings by Dixon. Title page printed in red and black and with Dixon's thunderbird device. Publisher's tan boards with black lettering &..... More
Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing, 1989. First Edition. SIGNED by the author and INSCRIBED by several pilots in the U-2 program including Lt. Col. Richard S. Heyser(whose photographs led to the Cuban Missle Crisis), Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Halloran, Colonel Des Portes, Colonel Jack Nole, and Captain Tony Bevacqua. 8vo. 214..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 1st. First Edition, Limited to 300 copies in this format (although not numbered), SIGNED by Thompson. Large 8vo. 756pp. Index. Foreword by David Halberstam; edited by Douglas Brinkley. Full burgundy leather with gilt lettering and decoration to spine with 8 raised bands; the Gonzo..... More
New York: United Feature Syndicate, 1934. First Edition. 4to. [57] leaves. 17 plates illustrated by Gustave Dore; facsimiles. Card of Monte Bourjaily, Editor and General Manager of United Feature Syndicate, clipped to ffep with manuscript note 'With appreciation of/your support on an/historic occasion.' Black pebbled leatherette with gilt lettering on..... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1980. Limited Edition No. 260 of 275 copies. SIGNED by Andrew Hoyem, the printer and by author Ray Bradbury who wrote the Introduction titled "Flatland Revisited." Tall 4to. 14 by 7", accordion-fold of 56 folded panels. Illustrated by Hoyem with handcolored diecuts of geometric shapes. Printed..... 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
London: Chapman & Hall, 1877. First Edition. Small 8vo. With half-titles. bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full red leather with gilt decoration to spines; black leather spine labels with gilt lettering; gilt dentelles; marbled endpapers; AEG. Two abrasions to rear board of Volume I else a fine set. More
Monterey, CA: Monterey History and Art Association; The Jo Mora Trust; Carpe Diem Fine Books, 2008. First Edition. Paperback. First Edition, limited to 400 copies. Quarto; 44pp, stapled wraps. Photograph on front cover of Mora on board the cruise ship 'Silverwillow' at his typewriter. Staplebound wrappers in fine condition, as..... More
Monterey, CA: Monterey Museum of Art, 1998. First Edition. Original wrappers. Oblong quarto, 62 pages. Color illustrations. Staplebound color printed wrappers in fine condition, as new. Produced for the expansive exhibit of Mora's work, June 27-September 6, 1998. This lavishly-produced 62 page booklet, the first ever to focus on Mora's..... More
Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1892-1897. Complete in 41 volumes. Small 8vo. Various paginations; many pages uncut. Illustrated plates with tissue guards (including frontispieces). Uniformly bound by Brentanos in three-quarter blue leather with glt lettering & decoration to spines; gilt ruling; TEG; marbled endpapers. Minor wear to extremities with some board corners..... More
1813. First Edition. Thick 4to. 2 preliminary leaves, xlviii pages, 2 leaves, 412 pp, 1 leaf, 31 pp. Introductory Discourse; Errata; Notes; Glossary. Printed in red and black.The text is in Gothic type with a modern paraphrase printed below. Beautifully bound by Ramage of London in full brown morocco; gilt..... More