HAND DRAWN 1770 PROPERTY MAP
1770. An original manuscript map dated May 30, 1770 providing a survey of the property granted to Captain Henry Young Brown in what is now Brownfield, Maine. The map, which is labeled "Copy" in the..... More
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RICHARD LINDNER
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TRUE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL: We Turn in the Night Consumed by Fire
New York: Vice Books, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Photography by Peter Beste. Edited by Johan Kugelberg. Introduction by Jon “Metalion” Kristiansen. Brooklyn, New York: Vice Books, 2009. Third edition, limited to 4,000 copies. Over the..... More
HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME; Comprising Also a Full Description of Its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Towns, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, State of Its Society, Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining, &c.
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. As the commercial agent for several major mercantile houses in New York, Elisha Smith Capron traveled to California via Nicaragua in 1853, visiting the principal cities and..... More
CHINESE OPERA AND PAINTED FACE
Taipei, Taiwan: Mei Ya Publications, Inc, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. 243 p. Preface by Lin Yutang. Colorfully illustrated throughout. First edition in English. An exhaustive study of origin and development of Chinese opera and its..... More
THE JEHOL FOSSILS: The Emergence of Feathered Dinosaurs, Beaked Birds and Flowering Plants
London: Academic Press, 2008. Hardcover. "In recent years, the late Mesozoic fossils found at Jehol in northern China have shown the world some of the most astonishing creatures to be discovered since the first complete..... More
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. The scarce first edition (stated), with the erratum tipped in. Winner of the 1940 Caldecott Medal, this pictorial biography tells the story..... More
John Gould: THE FAMILY OF TOUCANS: Die Familie der Tukane - La Famille des Toucans
Koln: Taschen, 2011. Hardcover. John Gould’s toucans are arguably the most striking and dramatic bird illustrations ever published. Gould (1804–81), one of the most prolific ornithological artists of the 19th century, had a romantic enthusiasm..... More
AMERICAN GODS
New York: William Morrow, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Signed by Neil Gaiman on the title page. Epic blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering..... More
FIGHTING CARAVANS
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing the "H-D" code on the copyright page. In this action-packed adventure of the American West, 28 wagons loaded with families..... More
BENDING THE LANDSCAPE: Original Gay and Lesbian Writing – Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror
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PANDORA'S STAR: Part One of the Commonwealth Saga
London: Macmillan, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket art by Jim Burns. London: Macmillan, 2004. First edition, #737 of 1000 copies signed by the author. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver titles. A fine..... More
THE FLY ON THE WALL
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Tony Hillerman on the half-title. Laid in is a typed letter signed (TLS) from the publisher that indicates this was..... More
WORDS, WEATHER AND WOLFMEN: Conversations with Tony Hillerman
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London: Printed by and for John Hunt, 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. The author’s second book, preceded by Juvenilia (1801). Corresponding with Hunt’s career as theatrical critic for The News, this influential collection of criticism anticipated..... More
THE BOLITHO NOVELS: Complete 30 Volume Set
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THE EXPERIENCE: Jimi Hendrix at Mason's Yard
San Rafael, California: Insight Editions, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Foreword by Bill Wyman. Essay by Richie Unterberger. Lavishly illustrated throughout. San Rafael, California: Insight Editions, 2010. First edition. In 1967, British photographer Gered Mankowitz (b.1946)..... More
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL LITERATURE
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. George Abram Miller (1863-1951) was an early group theorist whose many mathematical papers and texts were considered important by his contemporaries. Original burgundy cloth binding, with..... More
NEVADA WILDLIFE RECORD BOOK 1985
Reno: Nevada Wildlife Record Book Committee, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Foreword by James D. Yoakum. Profusely illustrated. Reno: Nevada Wildlife Record Book Committee, 1985. First edition, #980 of 1,500 copies. The first book depicting the..... More