Culver City, CA: Luther Norris, 1969. First edition. Paperback. 33 pp, illustrated, original pictorial wrappers, 8.5 x 5.25 inches. Edition of 300 numbered copies, this #277. More
(New York: Polygraphic Co. of America, 1942). Paperback. [28] pp., color lithographed illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, 7.5 x 5.25 inches. Most of the text contains a history of the evolution of the design of the American flag, as well as flags of the US Marine Corps. Flag etiquette and... More
Tucson: Truepenny Books, 1997. First edition. Paperback. 93 pp., octavo, original wrappers. Poems by Ward Richie written under various pseudonyms, most frequently "Peter Lum Quince." The earliest of these works is from 1930, the year of Ritichie's and Powell's apprenticeships in France. Edition of 300 copies, designed by Vance Gerry. More
[London]: Privately Printed, 1933. First edition. Paperback. [16] pp., photogravure portrait frontispiece of Sir Emery Walker (photo-engraving by Emery Walker, Ltd. after photograph by Elliott and Fry, Photographers); octavo, original sewn blue wrappers. Sir Emery Walker was one of the most important figures in the world of British book production... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, 2002. First edition. Paperback. 15 pp., octavo, original printed wrappers. Printed as a joint keepsake for members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs. More
Davis: University of California, Davis, 1966. First edition. Paperback. 12 pp., octavo, original decorative wrappers. Keepsake Number 1 in a series issued by the Library Associates of the University Library, Davis. Edition of 400 copies. This copy autographed by the author on the back of the title page, More
Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1970. First edition. Paperback. [iv], 84 pp., frontispiece & illustrated title-page; octavo, publisher's sewn mustard green wrappers. Printed slip "With the compliments of Robert Vesper, University Librarian and Director of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles" laid in. More
Washington: Library of Congress, 1979. First edition. Paperback. 29, [3] pp., octavo, original mustard printed wrappers, LOC presentation card laid in. Printed in an edition of 4000 copies. Decorative initial letter on front cover from original woodblock by Fritz Kredel. More
Fallbrook, CA: The Weather Bird Press, 1986. First edition thus. Hardcover. [6], 10 pp. 5 illustrations from drawings by Edward Ardizzone; octavo, original black cloth and decorative boards, printed paper title label on front, publisher's prospectus laid in. Edition of 200 copies, this copy signed on the colophon by printer Vance Gerry. More
New York: Longmans Green & Co., 1921. First edition. Hardcover. ix, 201 pp., small octavo, original pale blue cloth. A history of the human voice used as an instrument of music from early chant through high opera. More
Los Angeles: B. N. Robertson, (1943). Third edition. Paperback. 165 pp., illustrated, original pale blue wrappers, 8 x 5.5 inches. A general introduction to Chinese medicine and philosophy of disease and healing. Author was a graduate of the Shanghai Herb College. More
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1982. First edition. Paperback. 186 pp., illustrated, original dark blue wrappers, 10.5 x 7 inches. Price list laid in. This 70th anniversary catalog represents a treasure trove of books, manuscripts and works of art. The color frontispiece reproduces item 86, Charles Nahl's "dramatic equestrian portrait... More
Lisboa: J. J. Bordalo, 1863. Third edition. Hardcover. 280 pp., engraved frontispiece; 12mo, half calf and marbled boards. Scarce Portugues distillation manual. First published in 1857, 13th edition published in 1920. Rego, Livros Portugueses de Cozhina #317 listing every edition 1857-1920 except this one. More
Detroit: Freshwater Press, 1960. First edition. Paperback. Original pictorial wrappers (paperback); 172 pp. Tables of data regarding Great Lakes vessels from about 1884. More
Ramachandrapuram: Anbu Nilayam, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. xvi, [3], 145 pp.; small octavo, blue cloth spine and decorative paper boards. Scarce original edition of this work by Indian philosopher, poet and teacher Kavi Yogi Maharishi Dr. Shuddhananda Bharati (1897-1990). More
np: Printed by Lester Lloyd, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Original printed wrappers, 9 x 6 inches; [18] pp + colophon. #178 of 200 copies signed by author and printer. Text from a talk given at the Roxburghe Club. More
Wien: Deutscher Verlag für Jugend und Volk, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Original color pictorial boards; 7.25 x 9 inches, (12) pp. Color and monochrome illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Second title from the series of 4 seasons. Charming illustrations. More
San Francisco: California Historical Society, nd (circa 1965). Valenti Angelo. First edition thus. Hardbound. Original tan cloth with printed paper title label, small octavo, 15 pp., jacket. Printed by Roger Levenson at the Tamalpais Press, Berkeley. More
(Pais): Messages, 1945/1944. First edition. 199 pp, monochrome illustrations; octavo, original printed wrappers. Edition of 520 copies, this number IV of XX on Papier d'Auvergne. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper "a Dorothée et a Jean, fraternellement, Michel. Paris 22 Octobre 1945." More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First edition, limited to 176 signed copies, this #41. Hardcover. Octavo, decorative printed paper over boards, [14] pp. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1997. First edition, limited to 226 signed copies, this #51. Hardcover. Octavo, decorative printed paper over boards, [14] pp. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1914). First edition. Hardcover. [7], 161 pp., 15 full-page monochrome illustrations by Flagg; octavo, original blue cloth. A novel of a mother and her grown son getting ahead in the competetive world of Madison Avenue advertising. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1938). First edition. Hardcover. xiii, 239 pp.; octavo, original beiged cloth, dustjacket. A serious book on all aspects of finance - from balancing a checkbook to investing in the stock market - promoting financial independence for women. Published in 1938, toward the end of the... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1917. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 1833 pp., illustrated; octavo, original gray cloth with pictorial paper label on front cover. Musical concepts are personafied as characters in this instructional music-themed fantasy. More
