Collectible Books
The Impressionists: A Retrospective
Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, January 1991. Hardcover.
Instruccion para los Individuous del Regimento de Granaderos a Caballo De Fernando VII
n.p., 1808. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 88 pages. Text in Spanish. Fernando VII (1784-1833) ruled Spain in 1808 and again 1813-1833. To his supporters he was 'the Desired' and to his detractors 'the Felon King.' First edition (first printing), presumed. A very good copy in black wrappers (paperback). Covers are.....
Iran: Another Vietnam?
Iranian Students Association of UC, [n.d. but ca. 1965]. Pamphlet. [10] pages. A pro-Communist pamphlet intended to educate Americans about the oppressive character of the regime of the Shah of Iran. While not dated, internal evidence puts the publication after 1963; this was acquired with other material from 1965. Near.....
Japanese Woodblock Print
Print.
John Steinbeck: The Collection of Preston Beyer, donated to the Princeton University Library by his daughters ... Annotated Catalogue of the Collection
Princeton Univ Library, 1998. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 199 pages. First edition (first printing). Minor edge wear else a fine copy in printed white wrappers (paperback).
Jolly Stories
McLoughlin Bros. 1907. Trade Paperback. 8 pages. Printed on linen.
Jospeh Taylor Robinson: Late a Senator from Arkansas. Memorial Addresses Delivered in Congress
Government Printing Office, 1938. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 172 pages. Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas was a former governor (1913) and senator (1913-1937), senate majority leader (1923-1933), and vice presidential nominee in 1928. He was the last senator elected by a state legislature. He replaced Jefferson Davis who had died.....
Journal of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California. Vol. V. 1861 and 1862
Frank Eastman; Eastman & Godfrey, printers, 1861 and 1862. First Edition. Ephemera. 1861: pp. 1-239; 1862: pp. 240-512. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in black covers with gilt ruling on front and rear cover and gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Covers are scuffed and worn. Spine.....
Jubilee History of Latter Day Saints Sunday Schools 1849-1899
Deseret Sunday School Union. Hardcover.
June 1925 Lincoln High School Cardinal Yearbook (Portland, OR)
Lincoln High School, 1925. Trade Paperback. 175 pages. Very good in wrappers (paper covers).
Kay Boyle [Photograph]
(n.p.), (n.d. but 1929?). Trade Paperback. Black-and-white photograph of Kay Boyle and (probably) husband Laurence Vail and daughter Apple. 2-1/4 by 3-1/4 inches. Very good; non-sticky glue residue on verso.
Kokuho 3: National Treasures of Japan. 11th - 12th Centuries
Mainichi Newspapers. Hardcover. large folio; part of set of 12 volumes.
Komotion International: Live & Kicking #3 and #4 (2 issues)
Komotion International, 1992. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Two issues, each 56 pages. Contains 'Sex, Death and Angry Young Man,' an interview with Riane Eisler, Part I and II; with additional contributions. Komotion International was an artist collective and recording studio in San Francisco. First editions (first printings). Near fine copies.....
Larboard Watch, Duett. with, The Gondolier (broadside songsheet)
H. De Marsan, 1860-61. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside songsheet, 10 x 6.5 inches. 'Larboard Watch' with two 9-line stanzas with 5-line chorus. 'H. De Marsan, Publisher, Songs, ballads, toy books &c. 38 & 60 Chatham Street, N.Y.' printed at bottom of sheet. Decorative border with'comic heads.' Cf. Edwin Wolf, American.....
Large Fruit Lithograph
Print.
Leaf (early printing, 16th century)
n.p., 16th century. Trade Paperback. Leaf, 6 x 8 inches, printed in black on white. Woodcut illustration printed upside down. In Latin. Text concerns letter to the bishop printed in upper center with commentary surrounding. Leaf in very good condition. Provenance from the estate of Maurice Powers, founder of California.....
Leaf (early printing, 16th century)
16th century. Print. Leaf, 6 x 8 inches. Printed in black on white. In Latin. Illustrated on both sides with woodcuts. Leaf concerns the evangelist apostles with commentary surrounding the text. Leaf in very good condition. Provenance from the estate of Maurice Powers, founder of California Book Auction Galleries, San.....
Leave No Trace: The Vanishing North American Wilderness
Universe, September 2011. Hardcover. North America's pristine, remote, and very much endangered lands as seen through the award-winning aerial photography of Jim Wark. The expanse of North America seems boundless, and its wild lands encompass some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. Though timeless in their majesty, some.....
Leitfaden zu Schonschreib und Dictaten Uebungen in den deutchen Schulen nach der allerhochsten Bestimmung von 24. Juli 1833 zum Gebrauche der Schulleher eingerrichtet...
Tobias Dannheimer, 1844. Hardcover. 460 pages. Text in German. Later printing. A very good copy in paper over boards and cloth covers. Edge and corner wear to covers. Binding tight. Some foxing to text. Margin ink mark on some pages. Former owner name on endpapers and title page.
Lending a Hand and Other Stories
Hardcover.
[Libro del ama de casa 1959]
Leather. Spanish housewife's diary of expenses and activities for 1959.
Liten ABC for Skjonnere av Vakre Skrifter(miniature book)
Olaf Gulowsen, 1944. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Miniature book, 2.9 x 2.0 inches. Printed in black and red on white. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Little Sugar Bear (A Bonnie Book, 428225)
Samuel Lowe Company / James & Jonathan Company, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. [12] pages. A Jack-in-the-book with moving bear head and legs riveted to the inside front cover. First edition (first printing; not other printings noted). A near fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. A bit of wear.....