New York: Harper & Brothers, (1961). First edition. Hardcover. xiv, 202, [1] pp., 10 full-page illustrations by the author; octavo, original black and lavender cloth, dustjacket. The second of Van Gulik's Judge Dee mysteries, inspired by the 18th-century Chinese detective novel "Dee Goon An" - translated by Van Gulik and... More about THE CHINESE GOLD MURDERS
NY: Felicie, (1973). First US edition. Original cloth printed with multi-color Dali design, quarto (12 x 8.5 inches), 320 pp. Profusely illustrated with paintings and drawings by Dali, historical images, color photos. "All the recipes in this cook book, never before published, have been elaborated with great precision by a.... More about LES DINERS DE GALA
London: Macmillan, 1907. First UK edition. Original light brown pictorial cloth with lettering in red and white and dark brown footprint motif on front cover and spine, octavo, 242 pp., 4 pages ads at year. Frontispiece and 7 color plates, plus many illustrations in the text and a two-page map... More about BEFORE ADAM (Unrecorded English edition
NY: Dodd Mead, 1913. First edition. Original brown cloth octavo (6 x 8.5 inches), xi, 369 pp. Frontispiece and 32 b/w photo plates. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper: "I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I did the trip. Yours in adventure." Additionally... More about THROUGH THE SOUTH SEAS WITH JACK LONDON (Inscribed and signed by author
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1957. First edition. Unpaginated. Introductory text followed by 34 numbered plates, each with preceding page of descriptive text; quarto, original brown cloth and decorative boards. Publisher's prospectus laid in. John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862) was the son of the famous ornithologist John James Audubon. Woodhouse... More about THE DRAWINGS OF JOHN WOODHOUSE AUDUBON: Illustrating His Adventures through Mexico and...
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San Francisco: Book Club of California (printed at the Grabhorn Press), 1964. First edition, limited to 400 copies. Original natural linen and decorative boards; folio; (9.5 x 14.25 inches); unpaginated (122) pp. 37 plates (24 are folding, 26 in color), 37 line drawings of maps. Text printed in red and... More about DISENOS OF CALIFORNIA RANCHOS: Maps of thirty-seven Land Grants, [1822-1846]. From the Records of...
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Early reprint. li, [1], 169 pp., 24 engraved illustrations, octavo, red cloth spine and yellow boards, gilt spine title. The first edition of Professor Thomas' "Bon Vivant's Companion" was published in 1862 and is considered the first American cocktail book. This Knopf edition (first published... More about THE BON VIVANT'S COMPANION, or How to Mix Drinks
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 about A COMPENDIUM OF CANONICAL WEAPONRY: Being a Catalogue and Description of the Implements of Foul...
(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 about HOW TO RESPECT AND DISPLAY OUR FLAG (cover title
[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 about SIR EMERY WALKER, Born 2nd April 1851, Died 22nd July 1933
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 about CAR'S IN THE CORN, POE, BEEP YOUR HORN
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 about GRIZZLY ADAMS: A Memorable Mountain Man
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 about Influences on California Printing. Papers read at a Clark Library Seminar April 11, 1970. With an...
Woodside: Heyeck Press, 1983 (1985). Fourth printing. Paperback. Original decorative wrappers, octavo, 35 pp., color frontispiece and front cover illustration by Carole Romans. More about SOURCES
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 about THE BOOK: A Lecture Sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the...
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 about EARLY HISTORY OF SINGING
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 about SECRETS OF CHINESE PHYSICIANS
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 about JOHN HOWELL BOOKS ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE, 1982. One Hundred Twenty Fine Books, Manuscripts and...
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 about MANUAL DO DISTILLADOR, ou Modo Facil Para Preparar com Toda a Perfecao Differentes Vinhos...
Detroit: Freshwater Press, 1960. First edition. Paperback. Original pictorial wrappers (paperback); 172 pp. Tables of data regarding Great Lakes vessels from about 1884. More about GREENWOOD'S GUIDE TO GREAT LAKES FREIGHTERS
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 about ALVAR SAINTS: Their Lives and Teachings
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 about EL TRIUNFO DE LA CRUZ: The First Ship Built in the Californias
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 about PERSONALITY PLUS
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 about MONEY WITHOUT MEN: A Guide to Feminine Finance. Illustrated with charts photographs, and drawings...
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 about PRINCE MELODY IN MUSIC LAND: Musical Fairy Tales for Musical Children