London: Blackie and Son, nd. Early printing. Hardcover. 12mo. [23] pp. 24 color plates by the author. Color plate affixed to decorated boards, illustrated endpapers in uncommon color illustrated dustjacket. Very good (small loss to spine end) in good dustjacket (light, general soiling; large piece missing lower front; wear to... More
Osaka, Japan: Published by the author, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 36 pp. Text in English & Japanese. Striking color serigraph illustrations accompanied by Earle's poetry. Glossy paper covered boards in color printed dustjackets. Fine in fine dustjacket; still in original plastic sleeve. An unusual title on Earle's works;... More
New York: Richard R. Smith, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 504 pages. Photo-illustrated plates. Beige linen cloth with photo-illustrated dust jacket. A fine copy in publisher's dustjacket with a hint of wear. Autobiography by Polish-born opera singer, Madame Ganna Walska, 'a woman of beauty and wit, and a patroness of... More
Big Bear Lake: Big Bear High School, 1934. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. 8vo. 111 pp. 2-page map at center; photo-illustrated plates; business advertisements. Kenneth Bouck and Robert Warfield, Business Managers. Green & pale green illustrated wrappers in near fine condition (some tanning to covers; light wear to extremities). An... More
Boston: Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, ca. 1930. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. Square 4to. 18 leaves, printed in Moon type. The first leaf is printed in Moon & English as a guide to the language. Printed and bound at the Braille Institute of America in Los... More
Eureka, CA: Mad River Press, (1978). 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. xii, 128; x, 182 pp. Compiled, edited, and introduced by Hedgpeth. Black & white photo-reproductions; maps; illustrations. Sitff illustrated wrappers. Light wear else a fine set. Part I is titled "Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck Explore the Pacific Coast;"... More
Eyvind Earle Publishing, 2011. 1st. Paperback. First Edition. 12" x 13"; opens to 12" by 26". Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based ink. Striking color serigraphs, 1 full page for each month. A fine copy still in shrinkwrap. This calendar's images represent a unique selection of works by Eyvind... More
Italy: Published by the author, 1970. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. Square 12mo. 24 printed leaves (4" x 4") laid in to larger folded printed leaf. Illustrations. Housed in publisher's yellow printed & stapled paper sleeve. Light wear & creasing else a near fine copy. These 24 poems were composed between October 1964 and August 1970. More
Vancouver, B.C. William Hoffer, 1984. 1st. Half leather. First Edition, Limited to 106 copies, of which copies 1-10 have been handbound in leather by Charlotte Bagshawe, this copy being number 8. Small 4to. 58, [2] pp. Translated, with an Introduction by Barry Asker. Designed by Robert Bringhurst. Printed on Carlyle... More
New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. 209pp. 100 full page silhouettes of African animals with an accompanying page of descriptive text for each silhouette. Green cloth with black silhouettes and red lettering; illustrated endpapers in near fine condition (light wear to extremities). Also included... More
New York: Mabie Todd & Co. 2007. 3rd. Hardcover. Third Edition. 4to. ii; 245 pp. Bibliography; Index. 750 illustrations (some in color); maps. A fine copy in dustjacket; still in original shrinkwrap. The most complete history of a single pen company in print. This 3rd and final edition of this... More
London; New York: Hamiltons; Howard Greenberg Gallery, 2003. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. 4to. 24 plates after the artists' toned gelatin silver prints; List of Works; Selected Solo Exhibitions. Stiff black wrappers in publishers' grey dustjacket. Light wear else a fine copy. Tomio Seike is a Japanese photographer who was... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1933. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. Vol I: 172 pp; illustrations; figures; large fold-out map & errata sheet at rear. Vol II: 14 pp text; 151 plates. Bibliography; Index. Black cloth with white design to front covers & white lettering to spines. Housed in uncommon publishers... More
Cainsville, MO: Cainsville Historical Committee, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. iv, 652 pp. Illustrations; maps. Black cloth with red lettering; map front endpapers. Near fine (previous owner name in front and rear; light wear to extremities). An uncommon and extensive history ( with illustrations on most pages) from its beginnings in... More
New York: Prentice Hall, 1993. 1st. Paperback. First Edition; 8vo. xii, 415 pp. Bibliography; Index; Figures; Examples. Stiff wrappers in near fine condition (fading to spine; light wear to extremities; corners lightly bumped). Partial evaluation reconciles generality with efficiency by providing automatic specialization and optimization of programs. Proceeding from a.... 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
Concord, CA: Nitty Gritty Productions, 1972. 1st. Original wrappers. First Editions. Oblong 12mo. Color cartoon drawings with text. Stiff color illustrated wrappers in fine condition. Gustavo "Gus" Arriola (1917-2008) was a Mexican-American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip Gordo, which ran from 1941 through 1985... More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1939. 7th impression. Hardcover. 8vo. xxxvi; 1003 pp. 14-page "Note to this Special Edition" bound in. Red cloth in red printed dustjacket with yellow printed band noting that all proceeds from this unexpuprgated edition would benefit refugee children. A very good copy (previous owner bookplate)... More
Monterey, CA: Monterey History & Art Association, 2008. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition, SIGNED by the author. 4to. 195 pp. Illustrations (some in color); facsimiles; genealogical tables; maps. Yellow illustrated wrappers in fine condition. Noticias de Monterey Volume LVI: 1-4. Special 50th Anniversary Edition. And Antepasados XIV: A publication of... More
Washington DC: Academy of American Franciscan History, in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, 2004. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. xxi, 172 pp. Bibliography; Index. Text in Spanish and English. As Dictated by Angustias de la Guerra Ord to Thomas Savage in 1878. Edited by Giorgio... More
New York: Henry Holt, 1945. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition, trade issue. INSCRIBED in year of publication "Robert Frost/to/***/1945." 8vo. 23 pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in color illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (light wear to spine ends; short tear to upper front... More
Hollywood, CA: Edward H. Bohlin, (1951). 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. (9 x 12"). 36 pp. Black & white illustrations of Bohlin silver and leather products on every page with product details & pricing including 2 pp color displaying cowboy boots. Green illustrated staplebound wrappers. Age toning; some... More
Glendale, CA: La Siesta Press, 1966. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition, Limited to 300 copies hand-bound by Bela Blau, with an extra colophon leaf. SIGNED by the author on title page. 8vo. 71 pp. Bibliography; Index. Photo-illustrations. Rust color cloth, gilt lettering, map endpapers in publisher's glassine dustjacket. A fine copy... More
Kernville, CA: Sierra Trails Press, 1968. Kirk Martin. 1st. First Edition, Limited to 107 copies. 4to. Unpaginated. 35 folded, loose sheets unbound as issued (32 of which have sonnets by Walker with tipped-in original SIGNED wood engravings by Kirk Martin); text with wood-engraved ornaments and initials; housed in a dark... More
Fairfield, CA: Fine Girl Publications, 2001. 1st. Paperback. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on title page. 4to. 150 pp. Photo-illustrations. Stiff illustrated wrappers, black plastic comb binding. A near fine copy with a hint of wear. A fascniating and detailed story of early pioneers living through Gold Rush San... More