Cambridge: The Rampant Lions Press, 1984. First Edition. Octavo; 96pp. A Fine copy (light foxing to top page edges) in 1/4 vellum and decorated paper-covered boards in publisher's glassine (2 short closed tears on upper rear edge). With striking two-page title page printed in blue and 16 textual illustrations; a...... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition. INSCRIBED "To ***/Julia Child". Square 4to. 511pp. More than 800 recipes and 600 color photographs. Inscribee's name on ffep else a fine copy in fine dustjacket. 'She takes you into her kitchen and tells you - and shows you - everthing she..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. SIGNED by Julia Child. 4to. 302 pp. Appendix; Index. A fine copy in fine dustjacket, as new. Julia Childs invites 26 great cooks from across the country into her own kitchen, cooks with them, and unearths their secrets. Includes 150 recipes from..... More
San Francisco: Kqed Books, 1995. First Edition. INSCRIBED "To ***, Happy you are with us. J. Pepin, Feb 96". First edition. 4to. xx, 519pp, +[2]pp publisher's advertisements. Full color illustrations. Quarter black cloth under yellow paper covered boards; color printed dust jacket. A fine copy. More
Baltimore: H. Niles, 1811-1815. First Edition. 8vo. Various paginations. Vol I: No. 1-26; Vol II: No. 27-41, 44-52; Vol III: No. 1-16, 18 plus Appendix; Vol IV: No. 1-12, 14-26 (missing pg. 329-330) with map of the Rapids of Miami and Appendix; Vol V: No. 1-16 with Index and Appendix;..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1945. First edition, second issue. 8vo. 208pp. Canary-yellow cloth in color printed dustjacket. Near fine in very good dustjacket (wear to extremities; short closed tears at spine ends). John Steinbeck's iconic novel set during the Great Depression in Monterey, California, on a street lined with sardine..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. First Edition. Large 8vo. 364 pp. Index. Bibliography. Illustrations. Near fine (gift inscription to descendent of one of the Pioneers mentioned in the book) in near fine dustjacket (price-clipped; minor wear to extremities). Joseph R. Walker[a] (1798 — 1876) was a mountain man..... More
Chicago: Terra, 1952. First Edition. Folio. [32] pp; unpaginated. Text in Lithuanian. Illustrated by Viktoras Petraviciu. ,Printed in red and green. Color illustrated softcover in very good condition (some wear to extremities; light age toning & soiling). More
Chengdu, China: Sichuan Art Publishing House, [1989?]. First Edition. 4to. Unpaginated. Text in English and Chinese. Illustrations in color and black & white. Black boards with gilt, green, white and red lettering. Minor wear else a fine copy. Contemporary Chinese Artists Series. More
New York: W.M. Jackson, 1941. First Edition. 8vo. 106, [1] pp. Text in Spanish. Charming illustrations (most in color) by Frederico Richardson. Green cloth with black illustration to front cover; black lettering to spine; color illustrated endpapers. Minor wear else a fine copy of an uncommon children's book. Little Peach..... More
Paris: Centre International d'Etude du XVIIIe Siècle, 2011. First Edition. 8vo. 201 pp. Index. Stiff color illustrated softcover in fine condition. The studies brought together in this work describe a certain functioning of knowledge and underline the importance of discursive models and collective practices in the formation of disciplines and..... More
Paris: Geuthner, 2011. First Edition. Large 8vo. 354 pp; [4pp color plates. Bibliography. Includes CD in rear pocket. Preface by Niccolas Elias. Color illustrated softcover in fine condition. The Yayla are the pastures where the yörük , nomads and semi-nomads Turkmen, lead their herds in May and it is now..... More
York, PA: George Shumway Publisher, 1983. Fourth Edition, enlarged, improved, and up-dated material. 4to. 175 pp. Illustrations. Red cloth in illustrated salmon color dustjacket. A fine copy (previous owner name) in very good dustjacket. A step-by-step how-to in building a muzzle-loading flintlock or percussion rifle. More
big Timber, MT: The Buckskin Press, 1973. First Edition. 4to. 182 pp. Illustrations. Blue cloth in cream illustrated dustjacket. Near fine in very good dustjacket (tape repair to lower front edge and upper rear edge; age toning). A presentation of moder-day fur trade enthusiasts, their interests, hobbies, crafts, organizations and..... More
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1938. First Edition. 8vo. xi, 263 pp. Black & white photo-illustrations. Black cloth with red & silver illustration & lettering in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. A very good copy in good only dustjacket. Stories of people and cockfighting writtenw ith evident technical information as well as..... More
Denver, CO: Published by the author, 1982. Second printing. 4to. 358 pp. Bibliography; Index. Illustrations. Black boards with gilt lettering in color illustrated dustjacket. Laid in is an numbered, un-issued Sharps Rifle Company stock certificate; a letter offering the certificate from the owner of the Sharp Rifle company original records..... More
Randolph county Historical Society; Walsworth Publishing Co., 1988. Second printing. 4to. 176 pp. Illustrations. Green leatherette with gilt lettering. A fine copy, as new. Randolph County lies in an area rich in history which encompasses the early attempts of settlement on the frontier of Trans-Allegheny Virginia through the industrial development..... More
Big Timer, MT: C. Sharps Arms Co., 1986. First Edition. 4to. 43 pp. Illustrations. Artwork by Randolph S. Wright and Vernel Wagner. Cream illustrated softcover in near fine condition (previous owner name). Provides owners of New Model 1874 and New Model 1875 Sharps rifles information which is not readily available..... More
New York: William Morrow and Co., 1952. Second printing. SIGNED by the author. 8vo. xi, 385 pp. Index. Illustrations. Blue cloth with black lettering. Wear to extremities, moreso to spine ends; darkening to spine; light soiling to covers; a good copy. The author is considered the country's leading authority on..... More
Boulder, CO: Paddock Publishing, 1972. First Edition. 8vo. 121 pp. Illustrations. Bibliography. Cream & red illustrated softcover with blue lettering. Age toning to covers, moreso to spine; a near fine copy. More
Prescott, AZ: Wolfe Publishing, 1986. First Edition. 8vo. xiv, 75 pp. Illustrations. blue-green softcover in fine condition. A history of the paper patched bullet, the forerunner of present-day metal-jacketed bullet. More
New York: William Morrow, 1943. First Edition. 8vo. xiv, 138 pp. Bibliography; Index. Illustrations. Orange cloth with black illustration & lettering. A very good copy (some darkening to spine; wear to spine ends). More
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Highland Park, NJ [&] Union City, TN: Gun Room Press [&] Pioneer Press, 1976 [&] 1979. Reprint [&] First Edition. Two volumes. 8vo. 322 pp. Index [&] 211 pp. Index. Hundreds of illustrations. Red cloth in publisher's illustrated dustjackets. "More Single-Shot Rifles" in near fine condition (dustjacket is priceclipped); "Still..... More
Buckinghamshire, England: W S Curtis Publishers, 1986. Reprint with new introductory material. Small 8vo. 131. [7pp advertisements] pp. Illustrations. Green paper covered boards with gilt lettering in pale green illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy. The art of target rifle shooting by members of the American Creedmoor teams of the 1870s..... More
Sheep Creek Publishing, N.d. Reprint. 8vo. 304 pp. 2 color plates. Blue cloth with gilt lettering in fine condition. First published in 1869. With a description of the breeds, strains, and crosses. The American and English modes of feeding, training, and heeling; how to breed and cross, improving quality and..... More