Tucson, AZ: Dale Stuart King, 1968. Deluxe First Edition, Limited #98 of 250 copies. Original boards. 8vo. [6], 310 pp. Fold-out map. Illustrated by Harold A. Wolfinbarger, Jr., with numerous textual photographs and a fold-out map. Index. Dark blue velvet with gilt edges and gilt lettering to spine & front... More
Bayreuth, Germany: Verlag der Festspielleitung, 1977-1978. Original wrappers. Two programs for the annual Bayreuth Festival SIGNED by Wolfgang Wagner (grandson of Richard Wagner), festival director; Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Patrice Chereau & Gotz Friedrich, opera and theater directors; numerous opera singers including Dame Gwyneth Jones, Francisco Araiza, Lisbeth Balslev, Eva... More
New York: Random House, 1928. Limited Edition to 150 copies; this presentation copy out of sequence. Leather bound. Presented to "J. H. Steinners (?) from Ed Grabhorn "in part payment of an appreciative debt. Ed Grabhorn". Folio. 156, (1) pp. 34 decorative initials hand-illuminated in red, gold and blue and... More
Newtown, Powys: Gregynog Press, 1993. First Edition. Leather bound. Limited to 400 numbered copies, this being #323 and privately bound by Pacific Northwest bookbinder, Derek Lowe. 4to. Mounted color plates printed from line-blocks by Brenda Berman. Designed by John Ryder and printed by David Esslemont. Red-brown morocco with striking multi-color... More
Newtown, Powys: Gwasg Gregynog, 2004. First Edition. Leather bound. Limited Edition to 215 copies, this being #41 of 200 unbound sheets privately bound by Pacific Northwest bookbinder, Derek Lowe. 4to. 96 pp. Color plates, including 1 fold-out at rear. Striking black full morocco with elaborate red morocco griffen design on... More
Newtown, Powys: Gwasg Gregynog, 1993. First Edition. Leather bound. Limited Edition of 400 copies, this being one of twenty copies sold as sheets and privately bound by Pacific Northwest bookbinder, Derek Lowe. Tall 8vo. 150, [4] pp. Title page, illustrations in red & black by Quentin Blake, Hans-Joachim Burgert, Michael... More
San Francisco: H. Keller & Co., 1879. First Edition. Original cloth. 8vo. xvii, 109pp + xvii pp advertisements. With 12 illustrations (including frontispiece). Publisher's brown pebbled cloth with gilt lettering. Short stain mark on front cover; scape to upper rear board edge; minor wear to extremities; else a near fine... More
San Francisco: Society of the Army of the Potomac, August 4, 1886. First Edition. Original wrappers. 6 x 8". Bi-fold menu. Lithograph by H. S. Crocker & Co. on front cover; printed inside are the menu; list of dignitaries giving toasts, including General M. T. McMahan and General W. T.... More
San Francisco: [Grace Hoper Press], 1940. First Edition Thus, Limited to 35 copies printed by Sherwood and Katharine Grover. Original cloth. With a lengthy personal inscription to Ed and Marjorie Grabhorn from "Bill and Trina" (Serwood & Katharine). Additionally inscribed by Ed Grabhorn. Tall 4to. [iv], 27 pp. Title in... More
[San Francisco]: Published by the author, 1952. First Edition. Original wrappers. Along with two typed letters SIGNED by the author. 8vo. 16 pp. Illustrations. Photo-illustrated wrappers in very good condition. In this pamphlet, Grant, as author of the Redlight Abatement Act, provides historical background, context and struggles with enforcement. The... More
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2007. First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED by William Matthews on half-title page. Large quarto. 201pp. 192 color plates. Essay by Annie Proulx. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Includes essay by Annie Proulx narrating Matthews' life and work with insight into both the ranching life... More
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Large quarto. 135pp. Foreword by William Kittredge; Introduction by Dyan Zaslowsky; Biographical Notes; List of Plates. Blue cloth with gilt lettering in illustratred dust jacket. Fine in fine dustjacket. Beautiful color reproductions of the cowboys and landscapes of the American... More
Worcester, MA: The Davis Press, 1929. First Edition. 4to. 40 color and black & white plates loose in folding paper illustrated portfolio with black cloth spine & edges and black ribbon ties; tri-fold text pamphlet. Laid in is an 8-page brochure on Hacienda de Lemos, his home he designed and... More
San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft, 1885. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition. 8vo. iii, Part I: 118 pp; Part II: 114 pp. Color fold-out map depicting the area bounded by Stockton to Kearney streets and California to Washington streets (the area of the map north of Washington roughly torn off &... More
Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highway Department, 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Vol. XXVIII No. 9. Large magazine format. 40pp. Illustrated throughout with color and black & white reproductions. Color illustrated wraps in fine condition (with a hint of wear). Includes a 2 page article titled "Jo Mora's Horsemen of the West" about... More
Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highway Department. First Edition. Paperback. Large magazine format. 48pp. Illustrated throughout with color and black & white reproductions. Color illustrated wraps in fine condition. Includes an 8 page article titled "Men, Myths and Rituals" by Maggie Wilson about Jo Mora's time spent with the Hopis; 6 photo-reproductions... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 19711992. Hardcover. 2 volumes, complete. 8vo. 435; 436-885 pp. Maroon leather with gilt decoration & lettering; all edges gilt; ribbon markers. A fine set. The Winds of War is Herman Wouk's second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny (1951). Published in... More
Norfolk Island, Australia: Island Heritage, 1975-1976. Limited Editions #554 of 5,000 copies. Leather bound. 14 volumes, complete, ranging in size from 9 x 5 /34 to 10 x 9". Each volume features the signatures of the author (or editor, see volume 1) with the exception of volume 12 where it... More
New York: Little Brown & Co, 1971. 12th printing. Hardcover. SIGNED "Best Wishes, Herman Wouk". TLS from Arthur H. Thornhill, President and Chairman of the Board for the publisher with the following statement: "This edition is limited to three hundred copies and will not be offered for sale anywhere. We... More
Concord, CA: Nitty Gritty Productions, 1972. First Edition. Original wrappers. INSCRIBED "For Fletch, all good wishes, Gus". Original color photograph showing Gus signing the book. Oblong 12mo. Color cartoon drawings with text. Stiff color illustrated wrappers in near fine condition (minor wear to extremities; light creasing to lower edge). Gustavo... More
Oakland, CA: Published by the Board of Port Commissioners, 1933. First Edition. Paperback. Small 8vo. 12 issues. Various paginations. black & whote photographic illustrations. Stiff blue wrappers with gilt lettering to front cover; original color illustrated wrappers bound in. Light wear to extremities; a near fine copy. The Port of... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Original boards. 8vo. 318 pp. Photo-illustrated plates. Dark blue cloth with gilt illustration and lettering; original illustrated dustjacket. Previious owner name; minor wear to extremities, a near fine copy in very good dustjacket. Lindbergh's autobiography published only two months after his solo flight across... More
Boston: Virginia Adams, Yosemite National Park and Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. First Edition. Original wrappers. SIGNED by Ansel Adams on label affixed to title page. Slim folio. 25 black & white photographic reproductions; with an essay on mountain photography. Photo-illustrated cardstock covers with plastic spiral binding; housed in original shipping... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1883. First Edition. Large paper copy. Small 4to. 22, (3), 6-437 pp (many pages uncut). 4 single page maps; one fold-out Profile of the N.P.R.R. from St. Paul and Lake Superior to Puget Sound; large folding color map of N.P.R.R's branches and allied lines at..... More
Stamford, CT: Architectural Book Pub Co, 1990. First Edition thus. Paperback. 4to. 125 pp. black & white photo-illustrations and house plans. Preface by Charles H. Cheney. Stiff orange wrappers in fine condition, as new. Depicts homes and public buildings throughout Santa Barbara designed after Mediterranean and Latin American architecture. More