London: Thames and Hudson, 2001. First paperback edition of the revised and expanded edition. Paperback. Quarto, pictorial wrappers, 239 pp., 232 illustrations including 98 in color. Originally published in 1976 followed by a revised and expanded edition in 1996. More
London: Chatto & Windus in Association with Collins, London, 1973, 1974. First editions. Hardcover. 2 volumes, original blue cloth, octavos, xv, 400; xiii, 378 pp. frontispiece and several illustrations from photographs in each volume, jackets. More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2006. First edition. Paperback. xvii, [1], 38 pp., illustrated, oblong printed wrappers. With envelope containing 9 original bookplates laid in. Printed by Peter Rutledge Koch. More
Florence, MA: Kat Ran Press (printed at the Stinehour Press), 2007. First edition. Paperback. Original pictorial wrappers, octavo, 60 pp., color illustrations throughout. The story of the artist's creation of the mentoring-themed stamp for USPS. Beautifully illustrated. More
San Francisco: Andrew Hoyem, 1966. First edition. Paperback. [13] pp., illustrated, original printed wrappers. Edition of 75 copies printed for the friends of David Magee. More
San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1969. First edition. Paperback. Original printed wrappers, [15 pp]. Edition of 102 copies printed for the Roxburgh Club of San Francisco. More
San Francisco: Andrew Hoyem, nd (circa 1981). First edition. [14] pp., plain blue card wrappers, printed spine label. 300 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem for members of the Roxburghe Club and for donors to the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. 218 pp., 6 plates from photographs; octavo, original dark blue cloth. The "underworld" described mostly regards Indian mysticism, superstiiion, and religous rituals. More
New York: Macmillan, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. (xi), 306 pp.; octavo, original blue cloth, dustjacket. Publisher's bookmark laid in. Danel Gregory Mason (1873-1953) was an American composer and music critic. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. [10], 101 pp.; small octavo, original blue cloth, jacket, errata slip laid in. Huxley's preface must have given Campbell Dixon some cause to cringe, though it does begrudingly come around in the end to a sort of appreciation of the adaptation. More
Minneapolis: Carl W. Jones, 1949. Second printing. Hardcover. xii, 116 pp., original brown cloth. "All of Al Baker's Effects, Routines and Patter were witnessed and recorded by Jean Hugard." More
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., (1902). Early reprint. Paperback. Original pictorial wrappers, 6.75 x 4.5 inches, 289 pp., text illustrations. The ways of card sharpers presented as a series of narratives. More
Chicago: Charles T. Powner C., no date (circa 1920). Early reprint. Paperback. Original pictorial wrappers, 6.75 x 4.5 inches, 289 pp., text illustrations. The ways of card sharpers presented as a series of narratives. More
Philadelphia: David McKay, (1931). Third revised edition. Hardcover. 229 pp., octavo, original red cloth with gilt spine title. The principles of astrology presented by the master occultist Manly Palmer Hall. More
London: Thomas Boys, 1819. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, full maroon crushed morocco by the Hampstead Bindery with pictorial figures in 4 colors inlaid on front and rear boards; xvi, 1-38, 43-86, 111-162, 179-240 pp. (gaps in pagination are explained on page xvi as resulting from an editorial decision to remove..... More
NY: Century Co, (1926). Original red pictorial cloth decorated in black and gilt, octavo (6 x 8 inches), pp ix, 332. 32 b/w photo plates. Translated from the French by Gertrude Emerson. An account of travels in Indo-China. More
NY: Abingdon Press, (1926). First edition. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, gray, and white, octavo, 178 pp. 32 full-page illustrations from photographs. A travel narrative by an English woman adventuring in the highlands of India, Nepal, and Tibet. More
(San Francisco: State Viticultural Commission), 1881. Second Edition - Revised. Original burgundy cloth; octavo; 192 pp. Illustrated with 26.25 x 13.75 inch 3-color folding "Viticultural Map of the State of California" (showing areas planted in vineyards in green and spots infected with phyloxera in orange), and 2 large folding lithograph..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951-1964. First edition. 10 volume set, quartos, original green cloth, various paginations, frontispiece illustration in each volume, jackets. Publication announcement and subscription order form laid in. Published for the Bancroft Library in an edition of 1000 copies. An eleventh (index) volume was published in 1968..... More
Sacramento: State Officer, J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing, 1882. First edition. Hardcover. Original burgundy cloth, 8.75 x 6 inches; xl, 174 pp., folding frontispiece and 1 folding plate, many engraved illustrations in the text. Text consists first of Charles Wetmore's Executive report (pp. vii-xl) in which he describes the..... More
Sacramento: James J. Ayers, Supt. State Printing, 1884. First edition. Original embossed brown cloth with gilt spine title; octavo; 184, 67, 61, 62 pp. Many engraved illustrations in the text. Folding table. This voume contains both the second and third reports of the Chief Executive Viticultural Officer to the Board..... More
London: Martin Secker, (1929). First edition, signed, limited. Hardcover. 154 pp., octavo, original decorativ boards, vellum spine with gilt title, dustwrapper. Publisher's 4-page prospectus laid in. First issue of this book of poems. The title "Pansies" alludes to the French "Pensées" - thoughts, or reflections. A dozen or so of..... More
New York: Adolph Wittemann, 1885. Original edition. 69 photo-lithograph views on 20 accordion-fold panels, 11 pap. text at rear; embossed red cloth covers, 5x7.25 inches. A remarkably well preserved example of this charming view book. Scarce. More
Fargo: F. Jay Haynes, 1883. Original edition. 26 photo-lithograph views on 18 accordion-fold panels, embossed red cloth covers, 3.5x5 inches. A remarkably well preserved example of this charming view book. Scarce. More
San Francisco: Bancroft Co., 1889. Original edition. 42 photo-lithograph views on 28 accordion-fold panels, embossed red cloth covers, 5x6 inches. A remarkably well preserved example of this charming view book. Scarce. More