Sacramento: J.D. Young, Supt. State Printing, 1890. First edition. Original dark brown pebble textured clorh with gilt title; octavo (6 x 9 inches); 276 pp. + index leaf. Engraved illustrations in the text. First 100 pages contain reports of the President and Commissioners followed by technical articles on viticulture and..... More
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Four volume set, boxed. 64; 47; 63; 48 pp.; uniform maroon cloth spines and buff boards, paper spine labels, in matching buff slipcase box with printed paper series title on back. Edward B.. Warman (1847-1931) was an American psychologist and..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge Tribune, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. 308 pp. profusely illustrated including many full-page photogravure portrait plates; quarto, original 3/4 maroon calf and boards, top edge gilt. A well-illustrated general history of Cambridge with about half the volume given over to biographies of eminent citizens. More
Sausalito: Windgate Press, 1995. Limited edition. Hardcover. Folding cloth portfolio, 11.5 x 14.5 inches, 35 loose plates, mostly color. With staplebound illustrated Commentary volume of 24 pages. Historical images from the PPIE, including reproductions of hand-colored photos as well as stunning black and white reproductions from glass negatives. Special Limited..... More
Honolulu: Tongg Publishing Co., (1948). Hardcover. 128 pp., profusely illustrated with reproductions from black and white photos; octavo, original blue cloth with cover lettering in black. The story of the development of the popular music industry in mid-twentieth century Hawaii. Johnny Noble was a musician, bandleader, and songwriter at the..... More
New York: Lucis Publishing Co., (1948). First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt title, 189, [2] pp. First edition stated on copyright page. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1937. "New Impression" Hardcover. [6], 601 pp., octavo, original brown cloth with cover titles in white, dustjacket. Huxley's longest novel, an examination of conflicting worldviews, social mores and intellectual ideals among a group of characters, some of whom are loosely based on the prominent figures in..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1929. Early reprint. Hardcover. [6], 432 pp., octavo, original purple cloth with paper spine label, dustjacket. Huxley's longest novel, an examination of conflicting worldviews, social mores and intellectual ideals amongs a group of characters, some of whom are loosely based on the prominent figures..... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1975. Limited edition. Paperback. Printed broadside, 22 x 11 inches folded in thirds and mounted in red paper folder. Title page is printed on the back of the first section. Edition of 500 copies. This accompanied by an autograph letter dated 6 December, 1975 from the..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. Second printing. Hardcover. Original light blue cloth with color pictorial paper inset on front cover, 5.5 x 4 inches; 48 pp., profusely illustrated in color and black and white, jacket. More
Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Superintendent of State Printing, 1893. Original blue cloth with gilt titles, octavo, 331 pp. Many full page plates from photographs, many engraved plates, 2 folding maps printed in colors. The California Blue Books were issued biennially and contained complete rosters of state and local officials, statistics..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, (1932). First edition. Hardcover. vi, 1081 pp., octavo, original turquoise cloth with gilt title and ornaments, no jacket. Includes the complete novel "Those Barren Leaves", 12 poems, 6 short stories, 1 play ("The World of Light"), and 12 essays and travel writings. Bromer A31.1. More
New York: Fellowship Publications, 1946. "First Fellowship Edition" [5], 86 pp., small octavo, original yellow wrappers printed in dark blue. "A thoughtful analysis of the individual today and his future in the world" (from wrapper front panel). Bound from the sheets of the Harper & Brothers edition and distributed for..... More
San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1916. First edition. Original green ribbed cloth stamped in gilt; (168) pp. Inscribed by George Sterling: "For Mrs. Thomas B. Bishop with sincere regards. George Sterling. San Francisco, March 19, 1917." George Sterling (December 1, 1869 – November 17, 1926) moved to Carmel in the summer..... More
San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1914. First edition. Original dark green ribbed cloth stamped in gilt; octavo; 141 pp. Inscribed by George Sterling: "For Mrs. Thomas B. Bishop with the best wishes of George Sterling. San Francisco, March 19, 1917." George Sterling (December 1, 1869 – November 17, 1926) moved to..... More
NY: Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Original brick-red cloth, small octavo (5 x 7.5 inches), pp vi, 38. Frontispiece photo portrait of author by Arnold Genthe, jacket. A suite of previously unpublished poems "Recently made available to the publishers..." More
Chicago: Janson, McClurg & Co., 1881. First edition thus. Hardcover. Original dark green cloth with gilt title, small octavo, 258 pp. + 4 pp ads at rear. Originally published under the title "First Fam'lies of the Sierras" in 1875. This 1881 edition adds a preface and some revision of what..... More
Chicago: Belford-Clarke, 1890. First edition. Hardcover. Original dark brown cloth with title and cover ornament in gilt and black, small octavo, 154 pp. BAL 13821 (first edition copies bound in different color cloth with no determined precedence). More
New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., 1876. First US edition. 548 pp. + 4 pp ads at rear; original purple cloth, pale blue endpaper. A novel of European travel originally published in 3 volumes in London earlier in the year. Fits with BAL first state description (sheets bulk 1..... More
Boston: Roberts Bros. 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Original turquoise cloth withcover lettering and ornament in gilt and maroon; small octavo (5.25 x 7 inches); 132 pp., floral patterned endpapers. top edge gilt. Late work by the colorful and prolific poet of the West Coast. BAL presumed 3rd issue with the..... More
Boston: Roberts Bros. 1871. First US edition. Hardcover. Original terra-cotta pictorial cloth with gilt spine lettering and palm tree illustration on front board; small octavo (5.25 x 7 inches); 212 pp. 4 pages of ads at rear, gray-green coated endpapers, top edge gilt. Early work by the colorful and prolific..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Early reprint. Hardcover. Original dark green cloth, small octavo, (xi), 339 pp. Inscribed and signed by the author: "Charlie Phillips,With all the love of the warm South Seas (signed) Charles Warren Stoddard." Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909) was a writer, traveler, educator, and editor. Together..... More
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. [9], 205 pp., small octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. John Steven McGroarty (1862-1944) was Los Angeles Times columnist, poet and author. He also served two terms as a Democratic Congressman from California..... More
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Co. (Printed by John Henry Nash at the Tomoye Press), 1909. Limited first edition. Hardcover. 38 pp., original blue boards with gilt title and ornament, printed on Fabiano hand made paper, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. A beautifully printed book of verse dedicated by the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1912. Early reprint. Hardcover. xxviii, 108 pp. + advert leaf at rear; 12mo, original decorative forest green cloth with title and cover ornaments in cream and olive green. Original German edition was published in 1836 under the pen name "Mises." This English-language edition with William..... More