Denison: Denison Heritage, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Published in conjunction with the Donald Mayes Tribute Weekend, 10/13-14, 2001; the complete package includes 1) 'Donald Mayes of Denison, Texas: An Architectural Legacy' (SIGNED by the author, Mavis Anne Bryant); 2) printed invitation (and envelope) to "A Magical Evening in Donald Mayes'..... More
[Boston]: [Arena Publishing Co.], 1892. First Edition. Octavo; 75-90pp (extracted from The Arena magazine, Volume 7: December 1892. Bound in grey cardstock, tape reinforced; Very Good. From the library of James Wickersham with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Wickersham was s Alaska's delegate to the U.S. Congress for 14..... More
Shanghai: The New China Review Office, 1922. Reprint. Hardcover. Thick octavo; 524pp in later blue buckram lettered in gold; Near Fine condition. All 6 issues of the final year of this publication, including index (the editor had died in June).. From the library of H.F. Bowker (Howard F. Bowker, 1889–1970..... More
Havre: Alfonso Lemale, 1875. Second Edition. Octavos; xvi, 432pp; 443pp. Bound in 3/4 black leatherette and marbled paper-covered boards, spine with raised bands and lettered in blind. Pencilled owner name to ffeps, minor dampstaining not affecting text, a very few marginal pencil notes. Both volumes have minor evidence of exposure..... More
[Los Angeles?]: [not identified], 1969. First Edition. Quarto portfolio; [4]pp (12 3/4" x 17" folded once), facsimiles. Portfolio contains a double-sided sheet of Herndon's hand listing types of cases or actions on each side, and precedent citations; a reproduction profile sketch of Abraham Lincoln by Dana Bartlett, 1955; and a...... More
[San Francisco]: The Keesling Press for Harvey Taylor, 1930. First Edition. Tall octavo; 15" x 11" heavy Georgian laid paper sheet folded once to make [4]pp. A Very Good copy (faint discoloration to rear) printed in black and teal. A poem saluting man and woman, equal... together, One of only..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1935. First Edition. Octavo; 16.5" x 10" leaf of handmade paper printed in orange and black and folded once to make 4 pages. A Near Fine copy, 1 of 500. Facsimile of November 24, 1914 2-page letter from George Sterling to Albert M. Bender..... More
London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1864. First Edition thus. 12mo; [4], iii, 87, [1]pp including 9 illustrations. A Fair lending library copy with bookplate to front pastedown and ink stamps in text in 3/4 black calf and marbled boards, spine gilt-ruled and lettered. Complete, but with title page mostly detached..... More
San Francisco: Sierra Club - Ballantine Books, 1968. First Edition Thus. INSCRIBED by the author. Tall 8vo. 160 pp. Color photographs from the American Mount Everest Expedition and by its leader, Norman G. DyhrenFurth. Introduction by William E. Siri. Edited by David Brower. Photo-illustrated softcover in very good condition. In..... More
Boston: Page & Company, 1913. Second impression. Octavo. 180 pages. 16 reproductions in color from original paintings by Thomas Moran , 32 duogravures, 3 maps. Original green boards with gilt and dark green stamped mountain scene on front cover; deckled page edges. A fine, bright copy. Being the notes of..... More
Sacramento: Published by Authority of the Legislature, 1874. Third Edition, First Issue, Revised and Corrected. Small 8vo. vii, [1], 186 pp. Complete with 4 maps (large folding in rear pocket; frontispiece fold-out in color; monochrome fold-out and full-page in text). Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt and black lettering and..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1911. First Edition. 8vo. 353, (1) pp. With illustrations (with titled tissue guards) from drawings made by the author in 1869 and from photographs by Herbert W. Gleason. Publisher's green & gilt pictorial cloth with gilt lettering; top edge gilt. A fine copy (previous owner name)..... More
Hong Kong: Libra Press, (1975) - (1987). First Edition, Limited to 350 copies. Complete in 21 volumes plus The California Missions Bibliography. The books are in uniformly fine condition, in dustjackets (light occasional wear). From 1769 to 1823 Spain established twenty-one missions in Alta (or upper) California. These twenty-one missions..... More
Santa Cruz, CA: Bear State Books, 1976. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author. Small 4to. 293 pp. Black & white photo-reproductions; drawings by Joe Rodriquez. Tan cloth with red illustration to front board and red lettering; map endpapers. A fine copy. This is the definitive history of the area most..... More
Santa Cruz, CA: Bear State Books, 1980. First Edition. Small 4to. 685 pp. Index. Color frontispiece portrait of Murrieta; black & white photo-reproductions; maps; drawings by Joe Rodriquez. Tan cloth with gilt illustration to front cover and gilt lettering to spine; illustrated endpapers; illustrated dustjacket a later addition by Early..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972 - 1985. First Edition. 8vo. Various paginations & illustrated bindings. All volumes in fine condition; unusual to find this series complete. An invaluable set for the enthusiast of Los Angeles history. Includes such topics as manhole covers; filmaking; early cemeteries; barrio calligraphy; carrier pigeons;..... More
Boston: The Page Company, 1921. New Revised Edition. "Presentation Copy" in blindstamp on lower title page. Large 8vo. 344 pp plus (4 pp publisher's advertisements). Color plates (with tissue guards) from original paintings mainly by California artists including Thomas Moran, Percy Gray, Helen Balfour, Sydney J. Yard, M. De Neale..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1970. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Henderson in year of publication. 8vo. 128 pp. A fine copy in fine lightly toned dustjacket. The poet's first book, "De Mayor of Harlem" covers seven years of poems, documentaries, tales, and lies. Born in 1942 in Harlem, Henderson's first..... More
Oildale, CA: Bear State Books, 1949. First edition. 4to. (xiii), 287pp. 50 illustrations. Green cloth in cream and green illustrated dustjacket; map endpapers. Fine in fine dustjacket; an exceptionally nice copy. The most exhaustive data published concerning the Yokuts Indians of California. Covers: Geography of 44 tribes; Trade; Dress and..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1908. First Edition Thus, preceded only by the rare edition published by The Success Company in 1907. INSCRIBED "Mrs. Will Anderson has asked me to write my name in this book as its author and her friend. W. C. Morrow. San Francisco, March 25, 1910..... More
Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2008. Expanded Edition. SIGNED by the author. 4to. 95 pp. Illustrations (many in color). Announcement (18 1/2" x 8") for lecture and book signing by David Farmer laid in. Green cloth in color printed dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. "...the..... More
Los Angeles: Invierno Press, 1949. From an edition on 350 copies, 299 of which were for sale, this copy not numbered. [8] pp stitched booklet "Landacre by Ward Ritchie, SIGNED at the colophon by Ritchie, Lynton R. Kistler and Carl Haverlin, dated 1981. 12 prints from wood engravings by Landacre..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. First Edition. 8vo. 459 pp. Several pages uncut. Index. 9 illustrated plates from photographs and drawings (including frontispiece portrait of John Muir). Tipped in are two photographs (affixed), the Dassonville portrait of John Muir and a drawing of a tree by Muir from his first journal..... More
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985. Early printing. SIGNED by Mickey Mantle on the half-title page. 8vo. 248 pp. A fine copy, as new. "Brimming with the nostalgia and the detail that baseball fans love, The Mick is a wry, affectionate, and stunningly candid self-portrait of a true American..... More
New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1911. First Edition. INSCRIBED in the year of publication by Harriman's wife, Mary to "Frederick W. Meech/Oct. 28th 1911/from/Mary W. Harriman." 12mo. 38, [1] pp. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Some darkening to covers; a near fine copy of an uncommon John Muir title..... More