Fresno, CA: Academy Library Guild, 1953 - 1960. First Editions. 8vo. 125, [1], + [12pp photo-illustratred plates]; 162; 165 pp. Line drawings and jeacket design by Lee Maddux, Bettram, O'Doane and Glover Shipp; photographic illustrations. Tan cloth bindings in illustrated dustjackets. Uniformly near fine to fine condition (price-clipping and small..... More
San Francisco: Published by Herrman Cohen, (ca. 1890). Uncommon viewbook of San Francisco in the latter 19th century (5 1/4" x 7 1/4"). 16 leaves with 50 photo-lithographs plus single-page panorama, within floral borders. Photolithography by Louis Glaser, Leipzig. Pictorial color cloth covers, with original silk tie; floral endpapers. Light..... More
Washington DC: The Norris Peters Co., 1905. Color topographic map (24"x26" plus margins), of Yosemite National Park showing township grid, towns, mineral lands, park and county boundaries, existing and proposed roads, existing and proposed trails, suggested patrol stations and military posts, and notable physical features, waterways colored in blue. Identifies..... More
Publisher not identified, [ca. 1960s]. Map printed in green (16 1/4" x 21") plus margins. Light creasing and wear along edges, not affecting the image; a near fine copy of an uncommon map, we locate only one copy held by the California Historical Society. The map covers the areas of..... More
Boston: L.C. Page and Company, September, 1909. First Edition, First Impression. 8vo. 367, [1], 4, 4 pp. Color frontispiece by George Gibbs, with titled tissue guard. Publisher's advertisements at rear. Apple-green cloth with color plate mounted on front cover; gilt lettering. Minor wear to extremities; light foxing to page edges;..... More
Covelo, CA: Yolla Bolly Press, 1987. First Edition Limited #86 of 225 copies. 8vo. Edited by Robert Kafka; Foreword by Garth Jeffers. Several tipped-in sepia illustrations from photographs.Tan-peach cloth, paper spine label in publisher's brown slipcase. A fine copy. Love letters between the California poet and his wife, with a...... More
San Jose: Press of Melvin & Murgotten, issued compliements of W.L. Atkinson & Co., 1913. Large folding map ( (21¼x18½") printed in dark blue on glassine/wax paper; folded in publisher's brown folder printed in black. With Index to 45 principal buildings including churches, schools, businesses, the city library and more..... More
Fresno: Issued by Progressive Map Service (Dan W Chamberlin, owner) Engineers - Designers - Map Publishers, 1914. 2 color lithograph map (20" x 24 1/2"), folded into stiff brown folder with black lettering. Early San Jose, CA bookseller label on lower front cover; short closed tear at bottom edge; several..... More
Vancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts. Artist's Proof Copy. Original hand-colored copper plate etching on textured cream paper (7 1/2" x 5 3/4", etching in center measures 5" x 3 3/4"). SIGNED by Charles van Sandwyk in lower right corner; marked 'A.P' in lower left corner. More
Published by The Print Makers Society of California in an edition of 350 copies, 1928. Original etching SIGNED by the artist. Image size is 6 x 8". The etching is printed on cream wove paper and is in original presentation folder (19 1/4 x 13"). A fine copy. "Every move..... More
Oakland CA: East Asian Numismatic Library, 1969. First Edition. Octavo; vii, 22pp unbound. 'Number 4 of a Limited Edition.' Henry Alexander Ramsden was the foremost exponent of East Asian numismatic studies in the early 20th century. Although this 'projected publication' was advertised in 1914, at Ramsden's death in 1915 it..... More
La Habana Vieja, Cuba: Ediciones Bolona, 2012. First Edition. INSCRIBED to a photographer friend by Alex Castro. 4to. 127 pp. Text in Spanish. Essays by ArmandoHart Dávalos; Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Eusebio Leal Spengler; and Rafael Acosta de Arriba. Striking photographs (both color and black & white) of Fidel Castro dating..... More
London: Printed for Messrs. Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, et al, J. and E. Hodson, Cross-Street, Hatton-Garden, 1806. Eleventh Edition, Corrected, To which is prefixed, an account of the author. Complete in 2 volumes. 8vo. xxiv, 461; 601, [10 pp "The Table"] pp. Half-title and frontispiece in each volume. Three-quarter brown..... More
City of Washington: 1834. First Edition. Semi-weekly newspaper (24" x 19"). Wear and tears along the edges; previous owner name "Hon. De Graff on upper front); agetoning; a good copy. Articles in this issue are largely by and about Daniel Webster, American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and..... More
Porterville, Calif. Edwards Book Pub. [1966]. First Edition. 4to. 96 pp. Black & white illustrations. Glossy tan boards with black lettering & illustration. A fine copy of an uncommon family history. A detail-filled and entertaining family history with many photographic illustrations telling of the Guthrie family who came from Scotland..... More
Philadelphia: Printed By Thomas Dobson, 1796. "A New Edition", Second American Edition. 12mo. viii, [9] - 412; vi, [7] - 430 pp. Full tree-calf with gilt on spine with gilt lettering on red morocco labels. Early previous owner name "John Brown" with price notation at rear in Vol. I; "John..... More
Vienna: Österreichischen Staatsdruckerei, 1950. First Edition. Quarto; 135pp plus plates. A Very Good copy in light blue linen and grey paper-covered boards; upper board titled in grey, spine in gold in somewhat worn and tape-reinforced dust jacket. Bookplate of author, publisher and bookplate collector Clare Ryan Talbot to front pastedown..... More
Jersey City NJ: Weider Publications Inc., 1952-53. First Edition. Offered here are six 8 1/2" x 11" issues; December, 1952 and January, February, March-April, May & June, 1953. Also sub-titled 'The Muscle Building and Physical Culture Magazine' and 'The Virile Magazine.' Each issue was 66 to 82pp; light extremity wear..... More
[Washington DC]: United States Patent Office, 1920. First Edition. 8 1/2" x 11" U.S. Patent Office application (attached to a 7" x 11 1/4" sheet containing 3 drawings illustrating the concept. Fine condition. On October 23, 1919 Winifred S. (Mother) Stoner (c1870-1931) applied for a patent for 'a new and..... More
Monterey, CA: Presented as a community service by Monterey Savings and Loan to celebrate the Monterey Bicentennial of 1970, 1970. Large color map (30" x 40"). Includes inset map of portion of city of Monterey showing walking and driving tours, locations of historical sites, tourist activities; with decorative border composed..... More
Indianapolis: The Art Press, 1916. First Edition. 4to. 154 pp. Beautiful color and black & white plates after photographs by various photographers, with captioned tissue guards. Large folding panorama showing Ashland town in four panels. The text includes stanzas by various poets and authors. Green, black & gilt pictorial cloth..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1940. First Edition. SIGNED by Edward & Charis Weston. 4to. 127 pp. Black & white photographic prints by Edward Weston with commentary by Charis Weston. Black cloth with silver lettering. Some wear to extremities and minor spotting to covers; a very good copy in..... More
Spokane, WA: Lindgren Bros. 1936. Color pictorial map (16 1/4" x 16"). Illustrated with geysers, mountains, lakes, roads and other features, and filled with cartoonish figures, jokes and puns; includes original mailer envelope with "Haynes Inc., Yellowstone Park, Wyoming" printed in lower left corner. Hatched and scratched by Jolly Lindgren..... More
1978. Draft script for what became the pilot for the television series 'Battlestar Galactica.' Pale green titled wrappers. Undated (last revisions dated on the front wrapper 5/8/78). Title page present, undated, with credits for Exec. Producer: Glen A. Larson; Supv. Producer: Leslie Stevens; Producer: John Dykstra. 200 leaves, with last..... More
Spokane, WA: Lindgren Bros. 1948. Color pictorial map (16 1/4" x 16") illustrated with whimsical puns and vignettes related to the early history of the Yosemite National Park; includes original mailer envelope (tears to flap). Drawn in broken English by Jolly Lindgren. Old fold lines, as issued. The colors are..... More