Hardcover. Set of two matching scrapbooks, one 9-1/4 by 12 inches with [30] pages, and the other 10-3/4 by 14 inches with [15] pages. Each filled with pasted black-and-white portraits of nineteenth century authors to the pages and endpapers, most of which include an example of the authors' signatures. Most.....
University of Nebraska, 1937. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Two issues, 24pages. Color illustrated covers. First editions (first printings). Very good copies in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Covers with edge and corner wear, some scuffs and mild soiling.
Alexander Gardner, 1893. Hardcover. 656 pages. Green cloth with black decoration on the cover and gold lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. A very good copy; no dust jacket. Hinges starting.
H. De Marsan, 1861-63. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside songsheet, 10.25 x 6.6 inches. Ten 4-line stanzas. 'H. DeMarsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham str, New-York' printed at bottom of sheet. Decorative border with 'comic heads.' Cf. Edwin Wolf, American Song Sheets, border S. H. De Marsan operated at 54 Chatham St from.....
National Endowment for the Arts, 2008. Novelty. Heavy, so extra shipping charge will be required. A fine set. The Audio Guides are still in the publisher's shrinkwrap.
n.d., ca. 1900. Print. Print, 7 x 10.5 inches, printed in blue and white on tan paper. Identified as Plate XLII with sheet describing the vase: 'of Persian form...The mark inscribed underneath is a leaf, outlined in blue, a common sign of the K'ang-hsi period (1662-1722), to which this little.....
n.d., ca. 1900. Print. Chromolithograph, 7.5 x 13.5, printed in vibrant blue on cream. A fine copy.
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.
Print.
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.
The Western Railroader, 1965. First Edition. Pamphlet. Issue 307 (vol. 28, no. 8; August 1965). 12 pages (including 4-page news supplement). First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (pamphlet). Cover tanned, probably from a newspaper lying on top of it.
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, 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.....
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.
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.....
Trade Paperback.
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.....
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rialto, 1932-34. Pamphlet.
Luz Brothers, 1933. Trade Paperback.
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.....