Berlin: Johann Friedrich Unger, 1791. First Edition. Octavo; (4), 422pp. Frontis copperplate engraving by Daniel Chodowiecki. A Good copy in well-worn contemporary gilt-ruled full leather, bumped edges; spine in 6 compartments with raised bands with gilt decorations and author/title; marbled endpapers, red page edges; text has light dampstaining. Uncommon. Volume..... More
Breslau: Verlag von Josef Max und Komp, 1825. First Edition. Complete in 2 volumes. Small Octavo; x, 1, 244pp; vi, 218pp plus 30 page publisher's catalog at rear. In original marbled paper-covered boards with gilt-lettered leather spine lables. Some rubbing to covers, scattered light foxing, lacking 1/2" of upper corner..... More
Padual Hills theatre. The collection includes: 2 issues of PADUA HILLS NEWS NOTES, dated October 17 & November 14, 1946. Chatty 4 pg. illustrated newsletters on doings around the theater and upcoming performances. Occasionally, the news touches upon larger, political issues and travel stories. Tri-fold brochure PADUA HILLS THEATRE: MEXICAN..... More
New York: The American Art Association, 1910. First Edition, Limited Subscriber's Copy #114 of 150. From the library of H. F. Bowker, noted numismatist and philatelist, collecting and specialising in Chinese coins, stamps and banknotes (with purchase slip from Parke-Bernet Galleries for this volume laid in). Large 4to. [274] pp..... More
Middlesex: Chiswick Polytechnic School of Art, 1935. First Edition. Octavo; 40pp. A Fine copy in rust colored wrappers with printed paper label to upper cover. From the library of bibliophile Porter Garnett with his bookplate to verso of front cover. More
Leipzig: Drugulin, 1909. No. 454 of an Edition Limited to 600 Examples. Complete in two volumes. Octavo; 442, 443pp; frontispieces, titles in red and black, folded plate of the island, including epilogue edited by Hermann Ullrich. A Near Fine copy in 1/2 vellum and patterned paper-covered boards with title to..... More
Hamburg: Hoffmann and Campe, 1844. Second Edition. 12mo; xii, 343pp. A Good copy in 3/4 calf and paper-covered 'tree calf' boards, spine with elaborate design and title lettered in gold. Extremities well-worn, cardboard showing at corners, pencil notes to rear pastedown; 'Edmund Seckt/1848' to ffep. With twelve page foreword by..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co./E.P. Dutton & Co., 1916. Second Edition. Octavo; xvi, 232pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A Very Good copy (light wear, especially to extremities of spine) in publishers rust cloth, printed paper label to spine (second label tipped to ffep along with p.o. name and '1920')..... More
Shanghai: Finance & Commerce, (ca. 1931). First thus. INSCRIBED by the author to noted numismatist Howard Franklin Bowker. Single sheet, folded to 15 1/4" x 10 3/4;" 4pp. Closed tear to left margin, near fine. Offprint from Finance & Commerce Vol. 19, No. 115, August 12th, 1931. More
London; New York: Seeley and Co.; Macmillan & Co., 1894. First Edition. Small 4to. 88 pp; 4 engraved plates, with tissue guards; in-text black & white illustrations. Bound in at rear are the original 8 pp of The Portfolio, No. 11, November 1894 titled Albrecht Durer Engravings. Maroon buckram with..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. First American Edition. 8vo. 337 pp; viii pp Index. Black & white photographic illustrations. Cream cloth with red & black illustration and lettering; in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. A near fine copy in good dustjacket (loss to spine ends; wear to extremities; red label on..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1926. First American Edition. Small 4to. 196 pp. 15 tipped-in color plates and full-page black & white drawings illustrated by Willy Pogany. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine; illustrated endpapers. A very good copy (light burnishing to gilt on spine; wear to extremities; spotting..... More
San Francisco: Determined Productions, 1963. First Edition. Square 12mo. [64] pp. black & white illustrations. Pictorial pictorial boards in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (minor wear to extremities). The second title in this series of square-shaped books written and illustrated by Schulz, in which Snoopy..... More
San Francisco: Determined Productions, (1962). First Edition. Square 12mo. [61] pp. black & white illustrations. Printed publisher's order form laid in. Cream & orange-brown pictorial boards in publisher's dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket. Brief text and illustrations featuring Charlie Brown and his friends finding happiness in the..... More
San Francisco: The California Historical Society, 1968. First Edition. Large quarto. 100pp. Designed by Adrian Wilson. Forty plates (many in color), notes on the pictures and artists, index. Orange cloth, gilt. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (spine slightly tanned). "... pictorial history of the Monterey settlement from shortly..... More
[Los Angeles]: Westways, 1956. Original wrappers. First Edition. Produced by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Large folding color map 46" x 32." Cartography by Lowell Butler; drawings by Ken Sawyer. Illustrated title page and "Note of Explanation" on verso. Slight age toning; else a near fine copy. Map insets..... More
Chicago: Rock Island Lines, 1937. Small 4to [32] pp. Photographic illustrations. color illustrated wrappers in fine condition. A striking and early promotional brochure to encourage tourists to visit the Southwest, Arizona and California. Various sites include El Paso, TX; Carlsbad Caverns National Park; Juarez, Mexico; Tucson; Phoeniz; San Diego; Coronado;..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Oblong 8vo. (24) pp; unpaginated. Color illustrations by the author, including 4 moveables on folded double leaves in working condition. Yellow illustrated boards, spiral bound in red plastic, in publishers color illustrated dustjacket. Short closed tear to lower page edge else fine in very..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1942. First Edition. 8vo. Unpaginated. Color and black & white llustrations by the author. Orange cloth with black illustrationg and lettering in color illustrated dustjacket. Previous owner name else fine in very good dustjacket (minor wear to extremities; age toning to covers). Winner of the New..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon, 1930. Early printing. Small 8vo. 210 pp. Red cloth with black illustration & lettering in color illustrated dustjacket. Light agetoning to paper else fine in near fine dustjacket (short scrape on upper front edge; minor wear to extremities; light fading to spine). Number 5 in..... More
Np: [1955]. Reprinted from The Pacific Spectator, Volume IX, No. 4, Autumn 1955. INSCRIBED by the author to his brother. 8vo. [12] pp. Blue printed staplebound wrappers in fine condition. "This article was delivered in an abbreviated version before the Mississippi Valley Historical Association at madison, Wisconsin, in April 1954..... More
Vacaville, CA: Nut Tree, 1970. First Limited Edition of 250 copies for the Fresno County Historical Society printed on the offset press of the Reporter Publishing Co., Vacaville, Calif., through the courtesy of the Nut Tree Restaurant. Narrow 4to. 7 pp. Introductory Epistle by Robert H. Power. Tan staplebound wrappers..... More
[Hammersmith]: [The Doves Press] Contre Coup Press, [1915]. Single paper leaf (pages 15/16) printed in black (9 1/4 x 6 1/2"). "The ayme of all is but to nourse the life,...". The leaf is laid in to quarto single sheet folded, tan color with blck and red printing on front..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967. First Edition, Limited #198 of 350 copies. SIGNED by Herb Caen and Dong Kingman. 4to. 191 pp. Illustrations by Kingman, many in color. Tan cloth with red lettering to spine in publisher's tan cloth slipcase with cream title label on front cover. Fine in near..... More
Ontario, Canada: Peace Research Reviews, 1984. First Edition. Volume IX, Numbers 4 & 5. 8vo. 111,[3]; 121-202, [2] pp. Bibliography; Glossary. Photo-reproductions and biographies of Dean Babst, David Morrison, Robert Aldridge, Alex Dely, and David Krieger.Yellow & black printed softcovers in very good condition (minor underlining; small scrape to front..... More