New York: MR Press, 1961. First US edition. Hardcover. 127 pp., octavo, original gray cloth, jacket. A manual of guerilla war tactics as learned in the late 1950s by Guevara and fellow revolutionaries under the tutelage of Colonel Alberto Bayo in the mountains of Mexico. At time of publication Guevara..... More
San Francisco: P. J. Thomas, 187. First edition. Hardcover. 192 pp, 10 engraved plates including frontispiece and 1 folding plate, engraved tailpiece, folding map; 12mo, original red cloth with gilt title and ornaments. Howes T179. More
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Co., (1914). First edition. Hardcover. 12mo, original dark gray boards with gilt title and ornaments; xv, 96 pp. + 23 plates from photographs, map. A tour of California's Gold Country following in the footsteps of the regions best-known chronicler, Bret Hart. More
Chicago: W. E. Dribble & Co., 1890. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, original brown cloth blocked in gilt and black; 473 pp, publisher"s advert on verso of last page, 40 illustrations from photographs, mostly full-page. The story of frontiersman Richard "Uncle Dick" Lacey Wootton (1816-1893). Howes C69; Graff 846. More
San Francisco: Johnck and Seeger, 1935. First edition Limited to 300 copies. Hardcover. Brown cloth and paper over boards with pictorial label on front cover, 12mo, pp iv, 17. 3 color plates. Edition of 300 copies (100 for sale). Presswork by Lawton Kennedy. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, nd (circa 1935). Second edition. Hardcover. 305 pp., 25 illustrations from photographs, 2 maps; octavo, original terra cotta cloth with gilt spine title. An interesting look at Java in the early 20th century. More
Nevada City: Berliner & McGinnis, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Red buckram cloth with gilt title, xii, 64 pp., several illustrations from photographs, floding map at rear. More
San Francisco: California Publishing Co, 1893. First edition. Rebound in gray buckram in the style of the original binding, octavo (6 x 8.75 inches), 407 pp. B/w photos, illustrations. A fine copy, clean and unworn. Author was the founder of the town of Downieville on the North Fork of the..... More
Boston: S. Kneeland and T Green, 1732. Second edition. Hardcover. Narrow octavo, contemporary brown calf with old and recent mends and infilling; (2), iv, (2), 220 pp. Scarce Colonial American tradesmen's and travelers' pocket guidebook. First edition was published the previous year with same imprint and pagination. Evans 3958. More
San Francisco: John J. Newbegin, 1918. First edition. Original gray cloth spine and gray bevelled with gilt title; octavo; 423 pp. Frontipiece and many portrait plates from photographs. Autographed by compiler on front free endpaper. A wide-ranging anthology of California literature culled from a variety of sources. More
London: Thos. Cook & Son. 1913. First edition thus. Hardcover. vi, 246 pp., 4 folding maps, 12mo, original flexible terra-cotta cloth boards with gilt title. Many pages of advertisements. Complete 1913 guide for the traveler in the region. Includes steam and rail travel, lodgings, outfitters, etc. More
New York: Academic Press, (1977). First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, maroon morocco and cloth boards, [12], 69 pp. (text), 88 pp. monochrome plates, frontispiece and 8 tipped in color plates, top edge gilt. The first study of this important 15th century French illuminated manuscript. Designed and printed by Will Carter at..... More
San Francisco: L. M. McKinney & Co., 1885. First edition. Hardcover. Original gilt black leather spine and boards, 673 pp. (pagination includes front cover and endpapers), many full-page advertisements including some on card stock. Scarce directory combining listings for 8 Northern California counties. A few library holdings on OCLC/Worldcat but..... More
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1963, 1966. First editions. 3 volume set, original blue cloth with gilt titles on spines, octavos (6.5 x 9.75 inches), pp 280 + 12 plates; 382 + 15 plates; 332 + 12 plates. Numbers VI, VII, VIII in the publisher's Northwest Historical Series. Third volume autographed..... More
Sacramento: State Office, A. J. Johnston, Sup't. State Printing, 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Original brown cloth with gilt cover title, blind-stamped ornaments, 240 pp., profusely illustrated with full-page plates from photographs, folding plan. Presentation copy with printed card thus mounted to front free endpaper. Essential record of California's exhibits at..... More
Sacramento: Book Club of California, 1934. First edition. 24 pp., frontispiece and 1 illustration from photographs, 2 facsimile letters; quarto, original dark blue cloth. Printed at the Windsor Press in an edition of 250 copies, this #176. More
San Francisco: n.p., 1865. First edition. Paperback. Original printed wrappers, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, 30 pp. "The original prospectus for the famous Sutro Tunnel, which was constructed to drain water from the mines on the Comstock Lode." (Streeter catalog). Flake 1922 (for an 1876 edition); Streeter sale 2343. Rare in..... More
San Francisco: R. L. Polk & Co., of California, 1927. Original edition. Hardcover. 508 pp. (pagination includes front cover and front endpapers), octavo, original maroon and grey cloth printed with advertisements. Scarce 1927 Santa Cruz city directory. More
Cleveland: Great Lakes Historical Society, 1945. First edition. Paperback. 4 volumes, original printed wrappers, 10 x 7 inches; 48, 55, 64, 64 pp. Illustrated. Scarce complete Volume 1 of this nautical historical journal. We also have complete runs of Volumes 23 (1967) - 33 (1977) as well as single copies..... More
Lahr (Baden); New York: Ernst Kaufmann, [1895]. Early reprint. Hardcover. 96 pp., 3 chromolithograph plates, original red boards with chromolithograph cover illustration, black spine lettering. Printed by Enßlin & Laiblin, Reutlingen. OCLC/WorldCat suggests a publication date of 1895 to this edition. More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. x, 81 pp., quarto, beige cloth and marbled boards, slipcase. Poems, plays, reminiscences. Leland W. Cutler was a graduate of Stanford University and at one time President of the Board of Trustees of the university. Limited edition of 600 copies, this..... More
New York: L. C. Page & Co., 1909. First edition. Hardcover. [10], 330 pp., map, frontispiece and 48 illustrations from photographs; octavo, green pictorial cloth with cover design in gilt, white, red, and blue, top edge gilt. Tipped in between half title and frontispiece is a 2-page holograph note from..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1906). Hardcover. [3], 255 pp., octavo, original green cloth with gilt title, top edge gilt. The author promotes a system for health based on adherence to the principles of Fletcherism (after Horace Fletcher, 1849-1919). Central to the practice is sufficient mastication of food ingested. Attractive..... More
New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1923. Annual, 1923 season. Paperback. 239 pp. + [31] page directory of camps and [11] page catalogue of Spalding camp wear and equipment, illustrated; pictorial wrappers 6.75 x 5 inches, Very detailed manual of organized camps and camping with chapters on just about any..... More
Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1876-77. First edition thus. 4 volumes, original printed wrappers, 12 mo (4.5 x 6.75 inches), (xxxvi), 105; 131; 90; 98 pp. The "Mricchakatika" - in English "The Little Clay Cart" is attributed to the classical Indian dramatist Sudraka, of whom very little is known. In the play..... More