Tiburon, CA: Philo K. Holland, Jr., 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. 95pp. Color plates. Mauve cloth boards with gilt lettering; color plate adhered to front cover. A fine copy, as new. "The paintings included in this book reflect Marilyn's love of nature, the state's diversity, its beauty and its... More
Osaka, Japan: Published by the author, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 36 pp. Text in English & Japanese. Striking color serigraph illustrations accompanied by Earle's poetry. Glossy paper covered boards in color printed dustjacket. Fine in fine dustjacket; still in original plastic sleeve. An unusual title on Earle's works;... More
London: Baynard Press, 1927. First Edition. Original boards. Tall 8vo. [17] pp. Color designs by Charles Paine of the Baynard Press, London and printed there by Sanders Phillips & Co. Ltd. Cream boards with color design on front cover; color illustrated endpapers. A near fine copy with light tanning to... More
Santa Barbara: Neville, 1989. First Edition, Limited #112 of 300 copies. Hardcover. SIGNED by James Lee Burke to the colophon page. 8vo. ii, 93pp. Black & white photographic illustrations; red & black title page illustration by Laurence Donovan. Red cloth covered boards; black titles to front board and spine; black... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 2011. 1st. Paperback. Square tall 8vo. 65 pp. Foreword by Daniel C. Calderon; Introduction by Terry and Paula Trotter; Essay by Dr. Julianne Burton-Carvajal and Dr. Scott A. Shields. Color plates with textual descriptions. Single sheet detailing exhibiton history from 1932 - 2013... 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
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1940. First Edition. INSCRIBED "For Babs/with memories of happy days/together in Yosemite/Edward & Charis." Square 4to. 127 pp. Black & white photographic prints by Edward Weston with commentary by Charis Weston. Black cloth with silver lettering in photo-illustrated dustjacket. Near fine (light wear &... More
Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 2015. 1st. Paperback. First Edtion. 4to. 112 pp. Color and black & white illustrations. Stiff color printed wrappers in fine, new condition. Still in shrinkwrap, as issued. Catalogue for exhibition held at the Monterey Museum of Art April 30 - September 28, 2015, 'Lasting Impressions—Pedro de... More
london: Oriental Ceramic Society, 1958. First Edition, LImited to 850 copies. 4to. 80 pp; 104 black & white photographic plates. Tan cloth with red lettering in publisher's cream dustjacket with red lettering. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (light wear and short closed tears to extremities). The exhibition various... More
New York: W.W. Norton, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by the author on title page. 4to. 208 pp. Color and black & white illustrations. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. "Independent, revolutionary, avant-garde" Frances Elkins (1888-1953) belongs to the pantheon of legendary interior decorators. This first book devoted entirely to... More
Honolulu: East-West Center Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 24 pp introductory text & illustrated book plus tan cloth covered accordion folding (orihon) book housed in publisher's box (lower corner split); else fine condition. Consists of reproductions of 4 scrolls depicting frolicking animals and people, attributed to Toba Sojo, which... More
Monterey, CA: Locale Publishing Co., 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Large magazine format. 14pp. Illustrated throughout with color and black & white reproductions. Color illustrated wraps. Includes 2-page article titled "Jo Mora: Monterey's Versatile Artist" with photo-reproductions of some of Mora's sculptures and diorama located around the Monterey Peninsula. Artitle provides... 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
Santa Ynez, CA: Alamar Media, 2018. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 4to. xii, 320 pp. Bibliography; List of Image and Photo Credits. Color and black & white illustrations. A fine copy in fine dustjacket; new. The definitive monograph on Joe De Yong, Western artist, cowboy, first and... More
San Francisco: John Howell, 1923. 1st. Hardcover. Thin quarto; [4], 8, [1]pp. A Very Good to Near Fine copy in blue boards with tan linen spine bearing white paper label. The colophon states that the edition was limited to 265 copies (this is #200), designed by Edwin E. Grabhorn. HOWEVER... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. Gustave Baumann. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto; 32 leaves printed on one side of double leaves folded once in Japanese style. A Very Good copy (extremity wear and rubbing) in original publisher's blue cloth lettered in gold blind ruled. Riley's verse facing full page color woodcut... More
(New York): Music Publishers Holding Corporation, (1967). Original wrappers. First Edition. 4to. 40 pp. Musical score with words for 15 songs. Black & white photo-reproductions of Richard Farina and his young musician wife, Mimi, by Daniel Kramer. Photo illustrated staplebound wrappers in near fine condition (minor wear to extremities); a.... More
Monterey, CA: The Jo Mora Trust, 2011. 1st. Paperback. Limited Edition. One of 380 numbered copies. Tall 8vo. 77pp. Color plates; black & white illustrations. Foreword by Peter Hiller and SIGNED by him on title page. Illustrated stiff wrappers in fine condition. An account of Mora's two-and-a-half-week journey from San... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1982. Original wrappers. First Edition. Broadside, single sheet, folded. Illuminated initial by Valenti Angelo. Printed by Adrian and Joyce Wilson at the Press in Tuscany Alley. A fine copy. Printed on the first page is the poem 'continuities' by Walt Whitman from 'Leaves of... More