The Art of the French Illustrated Book, 1700-1914 (Two volumes bound as one)
Dover, 1986. Trade Paperback. 557 pages. Illustrations in black-and-white. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Crease to rear cover.
Books About Books
Japanese Memories
John Henry Nash, n.d., ca. 1940. Audio CD. Broadside 22.25 x 15.5 inches folded; 11.12 x 15.5 when folded. Text on inside leaves. French-Fold Sheet, Decorative Header, Text Within Ruled Black Lines [4 pp.] Very Good. Scarce. Comments on Japanese-Americans and criticism of the 'rigid Exclusion' laws. 'This double-spread is.....
San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1884
Printed by Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 1958. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 10 pages. Contains 2 poems: San Francisco and Los Angeles by Weeden. 'This keepsake, edited by W. W. Robinson for presentation to the members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs through the courtesy of George E. Fuleton and Donald.....
Logbooks and Leviathans: An Account of the Nicholson Whaling Collection
Dartmouth College, ca. 1958. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 8 pages. reprinted from Polar Notes, occasional publication of the Stefanson Collection, Dartmouth College. Paper read at meeting of the Club of Odd Volumes in Boston, 1958. First edition thus. A near fine copy in blue wrappers (paperback). Slight tanning to.....
Carl Van Vechten (bookplate)
Taylor Prentiss. Print. Bookplate, 3.5 x 5.2 inches, printed in black on white. Taylor Prentiss (1907-1991) was an illustrator, lithographer and painter. He was a close friend of Van Vechten. A near fine copy.
The Childs' Odyssey. (IV-VIII, 1960-1964) (5 items)
1960-1964. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 5 pamphlets, Christmas letters from the Childs' to friends. J. Rives Childs (1893-1987) was a US diplomat, writer and authority on Casanova. Georgina (!893-1964) was his wife. First edition (first printing). Near fine copies in wrappers (paperback).
The Saga of BRnacle Bruce, the Sailor
Maverick Press, 1936. Broadside. Broadside, 20 x 9.5 inches, printed in black on off-white. Limited to 100 copies. A tribute to Bruce Rogers. Two illustrations, one of Rogers dancing, the second of Rogers relaxing with his pipe on sailboat. Item Number Six of the Maverick Press. Written and decorated by.....
Garamond Keepsake
Zellerbach Paper Company. Printed by John Henry Nash, 1926. First Edition. Broadside. Single sheet, folded twice, 19.4 x 12.74 inches when folded. Large folio. 8pp, of which two are unopened, printed on one side only in orange, light green and black with a full color frontispiece (tipped-in) portrait of Claude.....
Catalogue of English Pamphlets in the Sutro Library. Part I: pages 1-100
Works Projects Adminstration. Spnsored by California State Library, 1941. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 100 pages. Printed recto only. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Tanning to covers. Uncommon.
Ezra Pound's 'A Lume Spento': A Preliminary Census
Bibliographical Society of America, 1989. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. pages 17-41, offprint from The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, Volume 83, March, 1989. Inscribed by the author on front cover in pencil: 'With warm regards from the author, TAG'. First edition thus. A near fine copy in.....
Italian plays (1500-1700) in the Folger Library
Leo S. Olschki, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 267 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in white cloth covers with lettering and decorations in black and red. Mild edge and corner wear. Some foxing to endpapers. No dust jacket.
On Wine: A Letter to the Abbe Morellet
Alan Dietch and Kenneth M. Johnson. Printed at Arion Press, 1982. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 leaves, 9 x 14 inches when folded. Letter on leaves 2 and 3. Note to the Letter on leaf 4. 'Printed at the Arion Press for Alan Dietch and Kenneth M......
The Colophon, a Quarterly for Bookmen, Autumn, Volume III, New Series, Number 4. 'Towards a Bibliography of John Steinbeck'
The Colophon. Printed by Pynson Printers, Inc, 1938. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. pp 483-632. Lawrence Clark Powell article pp. 558-568. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in original glassine wrapper. Wrapper is tanned with small edge chips.
The Magnificent Botanical Library of the Stiftung Fur Botanik Vaduz Liechtenstein: Collected by the Late Arpad Plesch (3 volume set)
Sotheby & Co., 1975-6. First Edition. Hardcover. Part 1: A-G: 250 pp; Part 2: H-P: 264 pages; Part 3: 208 pp. First edition (first printing). Near fine set.
FWG. Pilgrimage of a Genius
San Pasqual Press, 1939. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 leaves. Oblong format, 7.5 x 9.5 inches when folded. Leaf 2, B/W photograph of Goudy's hands at work; leaf 3 chronology 1865 to 1939; leaf 4 'One of 350 copies in Goudy's Kennerley type issued in the twenty-ninth.....
Obil: Keeper of Camels. Being the Parable of the Man Whom the Disciples Saw Casting Out Devils
Paul Elder & Company. Printed by Tomoye Press, 1910. First Edition. Trade Paperback. [4], 26, [2] pages. An excellent example of the quality of publishing by John Henry Nash. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in blue wrappers (paperback), sewn.
The Plantin Press: Catalogue of a Selective Exhibition of Printing By Saul & Lillian Marks
Book Club of California, 1960. First Edition. Pamphlet. Short exhibition catalog for a show that ran from March 21 to May 6, 1960. 45 items. Engravings by Ilya Schor. An edition of 300 copies printed at the Plantin Press. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers.....
Robinson Jeffers: A Catalogue of Manuscripts, Letters and Books from the Collection of His Bibliographer Sydney Alberts
Gotham Book Mart, [1980]. Trade Paperback. Typed pages, 17 page catalogue preceded by page with photographic reproduction of a sculpture of Jeffers, title page, page with poem 'Inscriptions for a Gravestone', and page with extracts from letters written by Jeffers. Cover sheet: 'Important: Please note that this is an advance.....
Two thirds of Nineteen hundred & seventy-nine. The Janus Press (broadside)
The Janus Press, 1979. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, 9 x 15 inches, printed in blue, black and brown on white. Engraving printed in blue at top of broadside of lion and donkey beneath large tree. Broadside lists 4 books to be published with order instructions at bottom. First edition (first.....
Keepers of the Heritage
California Library Association. Printed by Plantin Press, 1963. Trade Paperback. 17 pages. The Edith M. Coulter Lecture. Keepsake Number 4. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
The Ideal Book
The Limited Editions Club, 1931. Trade Paperback. 42 pages. 'Two essays jointly awarded the prize offered by the Limited Editions Club for the best essay upon the subject.' - from the title page. Presented to the Members of the Limited Editions Club. First edition (first printing). Very good in brown.....
An Exhibition Of Books From The Press Of Thomas Bird Mosher From The Collection Of Norman H. Strouse
Free Library of Philadelphia, 1967. Trade Paperback. 16 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
ANAIS: Anais Nin: A Life in Letters. An Exhibition At the Donohue Rare Book Room / Gleeson Library / Geschke Center / University of San Francisco / August 28 through October 27 2000
Donohue Rare Book Room. Printed by Terry Horrigan at Protean Press, 2000. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 22 pages. Limited to 500 copies. 'This keepsake for the biennial joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamarano Clubs in San Francisco...' First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in purple wrappers.....
The American & English Autograph Collection of Mr. A. C. Goodyear
The Anderson Galleries, [1927]. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 355 items offered for sale. Bid sheet attached inside rear cover. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in original wrappers (paperback). Slight tanning to warppers.
Steinbeck's Reading: A Catalogue of Books Owned and Borrowed
Scholarly Title, November 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 239 pages. Inscribed by the author on title page: 'Good Reading! Bob DeMott'. copy in green cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine. No dust jacket as issued.