Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1937. First Edition. Paperback. The author has penned "#2 of 2 author's copies. George E. Hyde" to preliminary and rear pages. Octavo; xii, 331, [1]pp. Yapped edges have 1/4" tears to the grey card wrappers. No doubt an Advance Copy (the card covers are..... More
New York: Dutton, 1937. First Edition. 8vo. 162 pp. With 31 photographs taken "from the saddle", by the author. Review copy, with publisher's review slip tipped in. Orange cloth in illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (darkening to spine; minor wear to extremities). The author, posing as..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1932. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. Presentation copy SIGNED by Ed and Robert Grabhorn, Douglas Watson, editor, and Arvilla Parker, illustrator. 8vo. 205, [6] pp.Some pages uncut. Fold-out map reproduced from the original by J. Russell, 1794. Introduction by John Wilson Townsend; drawings by Arvilla..... More
London: Bantam Press, 1997 - 2005. First British Editions of the first 8 Jack Reacher novels, each SIGNED by Lee Child. 8vo. Fine copies in like dust jackets. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States taking odd jobs and..... More
Albuquerque, NM: University Of New Mexico Press, 1948. First Edition, First Issue. SIGNED by the author. 8vo. 223 pp. Index. 3 photographic plates of Charles R. Brice, Chief Justice of New Mexico, who was saved from assassination by Harkey; The End of Jim Miller and friends, hung by a mob..... More
Los Angeles: Gamut Club, 1908. Paperback. A charming fan-shaped and ribbon-tied promotional piece for the Savage Opera Company's February 4th 1908 performance of 'Madam Butterfly' at Los Angeles' Gamut Club. The first of the five ~7" x ~2" leaves on card stock is titled 'Mme. Butterfly Gamut Club Feb'y 4th..... More
[London]: Dean [and Son], No date [c. 1936]. 8vo oblong (9 5/8" x 12 ¾"); stiff color pictorial wrapper folded in the center without binding, printed both recto and verso; 2 color pictorial leaves folded in the center and printed one side only, laid-into the wrapper; color half-tone printing; light..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1909. New and Enlarged Edition, Fully Illustrated. Octavo; [xiv]; 382pp. 32 captioned photographic plates, including frontispiece portrait of John Muir in Muir Woods in 1909 after photographs by Herbert W. Gleason. Map and Tables by Allen Chamberlain. Index to Map; General Index. Gilt decorated blue..... More
Indianapolis, Indiana: International Sports, 1939. First Edition. Oblong 12mo (4" x 6"). 221, [1] pp. Foreword by Bobby Jones. Illlustrated throughout with consecutive motion photographs taken by John Holloway from different angles all in the same flicker sequence. Publisher's stiff maroon covers with gilt lettering. Previous owner name; slight crease..... More
[York, England]: [Ben Johnson and Co.], n.d. (1924). First Paperback Edition. Issued by the London and North Eastern Railways. Small 8vo. 127 pp. Photo-reproductions. Charts of golf courses served by stations on the London and North Eastern Railways for England and Scotland. Publisher's stiff green softcover lettered in black in..... More
Portland, OR: Pacific Spruce Corporation; C.D. Johnson Lumber Company, (1920). First Edition. 4to. 34, [2] pp. 2 maps (1 fold-out). Photo-illustrations. With 2 full-page maps and folded color map tipped in at back. Date of publication based on text, page 33. A near fine copy of an uncommon title on..... More
San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1994. First Edition. SIGNED by all 6 artists (with Letter of Authenticity from PSA Authentication Services). Comic book format, unpaginated. Illustrations. Wraparound color cover illustratrated by Victor Moscoso. A fine copy with a unique collection of signatures. More
London: Princes Theatre, November 8, 1928. Small 8vo. [8] pp. Illustrated from four photographs, including two of young Fred & Adele Astaire. Striking color illustrated staplebound wrappers. A fine copy (rusted staples holding but fragile) of the scarce opening night programme for Gershwins' performance of "Funny Face"; subsequent night programmes..... More
Wolfe City TX: Henington Publishing Company, 1989. Hardcover. SIGNED 'Bill James 1995' on preliminary page. Octavo; x, 79pp; bibliography, epilogue, photographs. A Fine copy in black cloth; front cover and spine lettered in silver. Jim Miller had been town marshal in Pecos, Texas (of Billie Sol Estes fame!) as well..... More
New York: Liveright, Inc., 1932. #173 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Hardcover. From the estate of Eric Temple Bell with "E. T. Bell / 21 June 1934 / Pasadena, California" in his hand at upper right corner of the front free endpaper. Bell (1883 – 1960), was a...... More
Yorba Linda, CA: Shumway Family History Services, 1989. 'Centennial Edition limited to 40 copies (this copy out of series). 8vo. 28, [2] pp, text single-sided. Bibliography. Red leatherette with gold lettering. Fine condition, as new. The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads brought the first Chinese into Southern California to..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: University Of Michigan Press, 1968. First Edition. Small 4to. 184 pp. Bibliographical Essay. Translated, With An Introduction, By George A. Rothrock. 29 plates illustrating fort plans, plans of attack, etc. This work was originally published as "Memoire pour servir d'instruction dans la conduite des sieges et dans..... More
Five items: two original woodblock prints 1) a rustic farm setting printed in black (5" x 7 1/8" image on 12 1/2" x 8 1/4" handmade Japanese paper folded to 6 1/4" x 8 1/4"); signed 'Seasons Greetings from Jesse and Cornelis Botke' in red 2) a cozy country home..... More
New York: School of Education, New York University, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto; 32pp. Very Good copy in illustrated stapled wraps containing Drake's article, 'What Happened to Black Studies?'' (pp 9-16). Stapled to the front cover is an ANS from Drake to then-Stanford University President Richard Lyman apologizing for the..... More
Chiengmai, Thailand: Asian-U.S. Educators Conference, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto; 29pp typescript (some silverfishing to first and last pages) of a paper presented at the 1973 meeting of the Asian-U.S. Educators Conference in Chiengmai, Thailand. Stapled to the paper is a TLS on University of Hawaii 'The President' letterhead from..... More
New York: Hastings House, 1958. First Edition. 8vo. 387 pp. Glossary. Photo-illustrated plates. Blue cloth, map endpapers, in color illustrated dustjacket. Dampstaining to lower cloth covers else near fine in very good dustjacket (light wear and chips to extremities, moreso to spine ends; two small dampstains to lower spine). The..... More
San Francisco: R. L. Polk & Co., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 730, [2] pp. Illustrations. Red cloth spine lettered in gilt with green cloth boards printed in red & black. Lettering to textblock top and fore-edges. A very good copy (light soiling and wear to covers; fading and wear..... More
Columbia, SC: Acorn Sports, Inc., 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Oblong octavo. (4),148pp. Numerous photo-illustrations. Original green and white illustrated spiral bound stiff covers; 6 sectional tabs. Minor wear to extremities otherwise Fine; spiral not chipped nor broken. John Schlee won the PGA's first Qualifying School in 1965 and was named Rookie of..... More
Paris: Shakespeare & Co., 1927. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo; 208, [8]pp. Red covers letterd in black, faded at edges, some wear and chipping (especially to spine), else a Very Good copy with many unopened pages. “Transition” was a literary journal published in Paris between the wars and sold by the..... More
London: John Macrone, 1836. 'The 4th ed. complete in one volume with illustrations by George Cruikshank'. Hardcover. Octavo; xxix, [7], 502, [2 publisher's advertisement]pp: illustrations, engraved frontis portrait of author. Hinges are cracked (rear detached), else a Good copy in publisher's elaborately embossed rose boards with spine lettered and decorated..... More