Collectible Books
The Book of Legends/Sefer Ha-Aggadah: Legends from the Talmud and Midrash
Schocken Books, November 1992. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. One of the best-loved anthologies of rabbinic lore, THE BOOK OF LEGENDS is a melange of fantasy, satire, wisdom, and piety.
Books Illustrated by Modern French Painters ... From the Collection of Carlton Lake [Auction Catalog]
Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1948. Trade Paperback. 91 pages. 303 items. Lake wrote an engaging memoir of his collecting life called Confessions of a Literary Archaeologist. Very good in wrappers; somewhat tanned, some tears to the yapped edges.
Bureau of Ethnology Print
Print.
California Gold Rush Wood Engraving [Cover title]
Sacramento Book Collectors Club, 1967. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, folded, with engraving printed from the original woodblock. In dark blue wrappers. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Corner creased on rear cover.
Call to Colors: Color Week, May 5th to May 10th
Howard Allied Mills, (n.d. but 1939?). Ephemera. 8-3/4 by 12 inches, folded. Three panel brochure promoting color printing with a circus motif. The center spread is a dazzling color image of the interior of a paper factory with circus vehicles above. Not dated, but stylistically ca. 1940 (assuming Color Week.....
Camera Craft (6 issues)
Camera Craft, 1912-1929. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Each issue about 50 pages with multiple pages of ads. Numerous photographic illustrations in each issue. Vol. XIX, No. 1, January, 1912; Vol. 22, No. 11, November, 1916; Vol. XXXII, No. 2, February, 1925; Vol. XXXII, No. 5, May, 1925; Vol. XXXIII, No.....
Carte Routiere de Madagascar au 1:2.000.000
Service Geographique, 1954. Map. 34 by 17-1/4 when unfolded. One-sided color road map of the island of Madagascar. With inset maps of the capital city. Uncommon. Very good. Light stain on front panel, not affecting map.
Chart Showing the Tracks of the U.S.S. Juniata and Tigress and of 'Little Juniata' (map)
U.S. Government, 1873. First Edition. Map. Map, 24.6 x 18 inches, inside borders; sheet size, 26 x 19.1 inches. Chart shows the daily routes of the ships involved in searching for the survivors of the 'Polaris,' captained by Charles Francis Hall, in an attempt to reach the North Pole. In.....
Chip 1956 South Fork Junior High School (Miranda, CA)
Trade Paperback.
The City of the Saints, Containing Views and Descriptions of Principal Points of Interest in Salt Lake City and Vicinity; also Brief Sketches of the History and Religion of the Latter-Day Saints
George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., (n.d., ca. 1895). Hardcover. 66 pages. Sixteen pages of black-and-white illustrations of scenes and individuals. Oblong format, 7.25 x 5.25 inches. A very good copy in red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on front cover. General edge and corner wear. Rear cover is.....
CLAN-O-LOG 1946 Piedmont, California Yearbook (Volume 24, June 1946)
Student Body of Piedmont High School, 1946. Unknown. First edition. Very good copy in decorated paper covers. Turtleback binding. Mild surface wear. Numerous saluatations and signatures on endpapers.
CLAN-O-LOG 1947 Volume 25 Yearbook. Piedmont High School, Piedmont, California
Student Body of Piedmont High School, 1947. Hardcover. First edition. Very good copy in decorated paper over board covers. Surface and corner wear. Portion of spine cover paper is torn. Many signatures on endpapers.
CLAN-O-LOG 1949, Volime 27, Yearbook. Piedmont High School, Piedmont, California
Associated Student Body of Piedmont High School, 1949. Hardcover. First edition. Very good copy in decorated paper over board covers. Mild surface wear. Contents are loose but complete. Many signatures on endpapers.
CLAN-O-LOG 1950 Yearbook, Piedmont High Scool, Piedmont, California
Associated Student Body Piedmont High School, 1950. Hardcover. First Edition. Vrey good copy in decorated paper over board covers. Cover and edge wear. Many signatures and salutations on endpapers.
Clarke's Complete Minstrel Show. Volume 1 and 2
Rialto, 1932-34. Pamphlet.
The Code of 1650, Being a Compilation of the Earliest Laws and Orders of the General Court of Connecticut also, the Constitution, or Civil Compact, Entered into and Adopted by the Towns of Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield in 1638-39...
I. N. Choynski, (n.d., ca. 1890). First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 119 pages. Choynski came to the United States in 1849 and to San Francisco in 1854. He worked as a reporter, book store owner, miner, and correspondent for the American Israelite. He was often a critic of the San.....
The Code of 1650, Being a Compilation of the Earliest Laws and Orders of the General Court of Connecticut also, the Constitution, or Civil Compact, Entered into and Adopted by the Towns of Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield in 1638-39...
I. N. Choynski, (n.d., ca. 1890). First Edition. Trade Paperback. 119 pages. Choynski came to the United States in 1849 and to San Francisco in 1854. He worked as a reporter, book store owner, miner, and correspondent for the American Israelite. He was often a critic of the San Francisco.....
Commentaire litteral sur tous les livres de l'ancien et du nouveau testament
Chez Pierre Emery, 1713. Hardcover. Paginated [4], xx, 404, 527. Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Quarto measuring approx. 10.5 x 8 inches. Bound in full leather of the period, spine with 5 bands, decorated in gilt, spine label lettered in gilt; pages clean and unmarked, binding square and tight, light overall.....
The Committee of Concern for the Traditional Indian [caption title]
Committee of Concern for the Traditional Indian, (ca. 1971). Ephemera. 11 by 8-1/2 inches. Single sheet, printed on one side, laying out the goals of the CC/TI. The group, of which Gary Snyder seems to have been the most prominent member, was 'dedicated to the protection of aboriginal rights, including.....
Contender (racing yacht, official no. 223060) (binder with photographs and history of boat)
1950s. Novelty. 3-ring binder containing the history of the yacht Contender: built in 1905 by Geastemunde, Germany, as Armgard by Gseebeck from Stockhauser's design. Built for Prince Eric von Schaumlippe, nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm. To U.S. in 1922, renamed Poinsettia. Rebuilt in 1930 at Long Beach, renamed Contender. Rebuilt 1951.....
The Cripple (Der Kruppel, L'Estropie) (4 B/W movie stills)
n.d., ca. 1975. Photograph. 4 B/W photographs, 5 x 7.1 inches. Near fine copies. With pasted label on rear 'L 'Estropie, Der Kruppel, The Cripple'. On rear stamp in blue ink 'Mrzcek'. 3 photos of young boy, 1 of young boy and man.
De sangre chicana [one-sheet poster]
Cinematografia Roma, [1974]. Poster. A Mexican one-sheet poster, 27 by 37 inches, for a Mexican wrestling (lucha libre) movie. The tag line reads Entre dos fronteras; entre dos idiomas; entre dos formas de vida, which translates to Between two borders; between two languages; between two ways of life. The central.....
A Desperate Effort
(n.p.), 1896? Ephemera. [3] pages; a single sheet folded in half. 'All the evils of Railroad power and tyranny are crystallized in the funding proposition pending before Congress.' A piece opposing the proposed refinancing of the Central Pacific Railroad's debt to the US government. Reprinted from the San Francisco Call.....
Diamond Palace (San Francsico) Promotional Card
Diamond Palace, Ca. 1920. Ephemera. 4-1/8 by 3 inches. Two-sided promotional card (text only) for a business that called itself the most beautiful jewelry store in the world. Minor wear to corners. Generally fine.