Collectible Books
Modern French Illustrated Books, Including Important Surrealist Work and Other Illustrated Art Books...From the Collection of Harriman Douglas (Parts I and II)
Parke-Bernet Galleries, (1951-1953). Trade Paperback. Catalogues 1285 and 1398. 404 and 731 lots. A major collection of works illustrated by Chagall, Dail, Picasso and others. Very good in wrappers (paperback). With prices noted in the margins; the original owner (Bernard Karpel, the former chief librarian of the Museum of Modern.....
Mostra storica della laguna veneta
(Stamperia di Venezia), 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 303 pages, plus ca. 150 plates, many in color. 8-1/4 by 9-1/2 inches. A collection of papers on Venetian history--a number of which are widely cited--published in conjunction with an exhibition. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback) in a......
Mother Shipton's Oriental Dreambook, being a reliable interpretation of dreams, visions, apparitions, etc
Padell Book Co., 1944. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 118 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).Small chip missing from front cover lower right edge and small chips missing from rear cover edges. Papers are browning.
Mount Lowe Railway. 'The Scenic Route of the World.'
Mount Lowe Railway, (n.d., ca. 1900). Ephemera. 9 by 10-1/2 inches. Two column promotional broadside for the scenic railway-funicular combination leading from Altadena, California, to the top of Mount Lowe. While many Mount Lowe Railway items are listed on OCLC, this one is not. Some staining, but generally very good.....
Mrs. America Contest: Blue Flame Cook Book
Pittsburgh Group Companies, (ca. 1955). First Edition. Hardcover. 114 pages. For a few years in the late 1950s, gas companies around the country worked together to promote gas appliances. They sponsored a Mrs. American contest, with a grand prize of a new 'all-gas' home. This cookbook collects recipes submitted by.....
The Mustang (Cal Aggies Humor) (5 issues)
The Mustang. Students of California Agricultural College, 1937-1938. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 5 complete issues: 12, 12 , 20, 20, 20 pages. Color illustrated covers. Vol. 2, No. 2, October, 1937; Vol. 3, No. 1, September, 1938; Vol. 2, No. 2, October, 1938; Vol. 3, No. 3, November, 1938; Vol.....
My Retirement Album From the Naval Air Rework Facility, Naval Air Station Alkameda, California
Naval Air Station, 1972. Trade Paperback. 6 pages. Presented to Frank Yee on his retirement from Naval Air Rework Facility, 8-16-43 to 6-23-72. 5 pages of signatures of co-workers wishing Mr. Yee good health, happiness and riches.
My Train Book (children's board book)
Rafael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., n.d., ca. 1930s. First Edition. Hardcover. Board book of 8 leaves with color illustrated locomotives on front and back covers. Interior 6 leaves of brightly colored locomotives with 2 additional color illustrated leaves of 'The Saloon of the Express' and 'This is the Signal Box.....
National Anti-Napalm Day. . .Rally . . . to Be Followed by a March
Bay Area Coordinating Committee, [1966]. Ephemera. 8-1/4 by 11-1/2 inches, printed on one side. Flyer for a protest against Dow Chemical and United Aircraft. A note at the bottom: 'civil disobedience is not being planned by the sponsoring organization' Folded twice, else very good.
National Indian Brotherhood Information Service. April Issue, Third Volume, No. 16, 1973
National Indian Brotherhood Information Service, 1973. Trade Paperback. 33 numbered pages, 8.5 x 14 inches. Mimeographed sheets of news from a variety of sources re Native Indian affairs. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in purple wrappers (paperback).
The New Album of New York
1886. Hardcover. 26 photographs, 2 full page (includes early view of Statue of Liberty), 16 half-page, 8 quarter page. 6.25 X 5.75 inches. Early edition, prior owner pencil date of 1886 on rear pastedown. Blue embossed covers with gold lettering and decoration. Edge and surface wear. Accordian style. Rear hinge.....
New Orleans, America's Most Interesting City
New Orleans News Co., (n.d. but ca. 1940). Trade Paperback. [32] pages. 4-3/4 by 6-3/4 inches. Promotional brochure, illustrated with colorized photographs. Includes a small map and 59 points of interest. Dated based on 'new' federal building, which was completed in 1939; no mention of the war effort, so probably.....
New Orleans, Mitchell's Atlas 1873
1873. Map.
The New York Pop-Up Book: New York City 100: Historic New York, Celebrating the Century
Universe, December 1999. Hardcover. Filled with 3D surprises, this pop-up book celebrates the Big Apple with tactile pleasure, from the Empire State Building to the city's famed subway system.
Newton Steel Strike Press Photographs
June 1937. Photograph. Three vintage gelatin silver prints of the Newton Steel Strike. In June 1937, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) struck the steel plant in Monroe, Michigan, southeast of Ann Arbor, on the shores of Lake Eire. The mayor of the town deputized several hundred men as special.....
The Nineteenth Psalm of Israel's Great Poet David (broadside)
John Henry Nash, 1930. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, single sheet folded, 18.75 x 11.5 inches when folded. Printed in red and black with decorative purple border. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy. Outside is tanned and slightly scuffed. Interior is fine.
The Nixon Record [cover title]
National Labor Committee for the Election of McGovern-Shriver, [1972]. Ephemera. Two versions of this anti-Richard Nixon campaign material, focusing on his labor record. 12 and 4 pages. Roughly 8-1/2 by 11 inches, printed on newsprint. One near fine; 4-page version a bit tattered at the edges.
Nunim Miogatum Jesus-Christnim ziekin, kakunki peyeuze,keipnim Jesusna timnepe pettimineze (Nez Perce prayer to the Sacred Heart in honor of St. Marg. Mary Alacoque)
P. A. Kemper, ca. 1900. Trade Paperback. Printed card 2.8 x 4.25 inches. Recto with brilliantly printed bleeding heart shaped as a rimmed vessel spouting flames and a cross, encircled by a wreath of thorns, bordered by red roses, golden wheat, grapes, lily-like white and green flowers and green leaves.....
Nunim Miogatum Jesus-Christnim ziekin, kakunki peyeuze,keipnim Jesusna timnepe pettimineze (Nez Perce prayer to the Sacred Heart in honor of St. Marg. Mary Alacoque)
P. A. Kemper, ca. 1900. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Printed card 2.8 x 4.25 inches. Recto with brilliantly printed bleeding heart shaped as a rimmed vessel spouting flames and a cross, encircled by a wreath of thorns, bordered by red roses, golden wheat, grapes, lily-like white and green flowers and.....
Oh! And He Loved Me Dearly! (broadside songsheet)
H. De Marsan, 1860-61. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside songsheet, 10.25 x 6.5 inches. Four 8-line stanzas with last stanza labelled 'Moral.' 'H. De Marsan, Publisher, Songs, ballads, toy books, &c. 35 & 60 Chatham Street, New York' printed at bottom of sheet. Decorative border labelled 'The Trapper.' Below border is.....
Ohio and Indiana, Mitchell's Atlas 1873
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Orange County's Diamond Jubilee; From Birth to Metropolitan Status, 1889-1964
1964. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 53 pages. Included in this short series of original articles are: the first Board of Supervisors and its Chairman, the historical dates connected with the formation of Orange County, and numerous interesting data on welfare, assessment, the first lease and the selection of the.....
Our Feathered Friends (Illustrated)
Edgewood Publishing Co, n.d. Hardcover.