YOUNG, FAST AND SCIENTIFIC #2
Gillette, New Jersey: 1979. An early New Jersey "punk" and rock and roll zine, assembled by Todd Abramson who at one time was a partner in running Hoboken, New Jersey’s infamous music club Maxwell’s. This..... More
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HUSKING BEE TRAIN TO KENT, CONN.
Kent, Connecticut: The New Haven Railroad, [1959]. Broadside printed on the recto of a sheet (6 1/4" x 18”) of coated orange coated with a hole punch at the top for posting. Printed in black..... More
SOMEWHERE A BAND IS PLAYING
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Gauntlet Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited Edition, this is "BB" of 52 lettered copies signed by Ray Bradbury. Additionally signed by William F. Nolan, who wrote the introduction. A new novella..... More
THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. This is No. 231 of 350 specially bound copies signed by Ray Bradbury. Additionally inscribed and dated, with an original drawing, by Ray Bradbury on the..... More
THE GOODIES' BOOK OF CRIMINAL RECORDS
London: George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bill Oddie on the front flyleaf: "The Monty Python Rip-off Look-a-like Volume II with love from Bill x." From the library..... More
SANTA ANITA PRESS FILE, 1941-1942 SEASON - SUMMER EDITION
Arcadia, California: Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc., 1941. Quarto: 83 p. with numerous photographic illustrations on tabbed leaves. Spiral bound in the original printed paper wrappers. A bit of wear along the fore-edge. The wrappers..... More
LA DÉROBADE: Preface de Benoîte Groult
Paris: Hachette, 1976. Wraps. Presentation copy, inscribed by Jeanne Cordelier “avec toute mon admiration” to Anaïs Nin on the half-title. The author’s literary debut, a powerful account of prostitution that served as the basis for..... More
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF LOS ANGELES DAIRY PLANTS
Two pairs of albums including 227 photographs documenting the construction in 1955 of two dairy processing plants in Los Angeles, California, from the laying of the foundations through completion. Comprised of 88 images of the..... More
SMALL COLLECTION OF CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO A SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA FAN OF THE LOS ANGELES THRASH METAL BAND DARK ANGEL
Three of the four pieces are from drummer Gene Hoglan, who sat behind the kit for Dark Angel from 1984 to 1992, 2002 to 2005, and 2013 to present. The first, postmarked July 8, 1986..... More
HISTORY OF POLITICAL CONVENTIONS IN CALIFORNIA, 1849-1892
Sacramento: California State Library, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of California pioneer William Heath Davis (1822-1909), author of Sixty Years in California (1889), with his signature and date to the front flyleaf. "When..... More
ONE WIDE RIVER TO CROSS
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and dated, with an original drawing, by illustrator Ed Emberley on the front flyleaf. Illustrated in gorgeous woodcut simplicity, this children's classic tells a...... More
THESAURUS TEMPORUM, CAESAREAE PALAESTINAE EPISCOPI, CHRONICORUM CANONUM OMNIMODAE HISTORIAE LIBRI DUO
Amsterdam: Joannes Jansson, 1658. Hardcover. Editio Altera, edited by Joseph Scaliger. Compiled in the early 4th century, the Chronological Canons forms the second part of the Chronicon of Eusebius and furnishes a synchronism of the..... More
UNREPENTANT: A Celebration of the Writings of Harlan Ellison
Middleton, Wisconsin: MadCon 2010, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. This is number 78 of 100 specially bound copies signed by Harlan Ellison. Published for MadCon 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin, which Ellison (1934-2018) declared would be his..... More
GERSTACKER'S TRAVELS. Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Ayres - Ride Through the Pampas - Cordilleras - Chile - Valparaiso - California and the Gold Fields.
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. "Friedrich Gerstäcker left Bremen on board the barque Talisman bound for California on April 23, 1849. The first ten chapters detail his travels at sea and..... More
LITTLE BROTHER O'DREAMS
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Elaine Goodale Eastman on the front flyleaf, with an original prospectus for Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold (1909) by Charles A...... More
FILM THREAT
Royal Oak, Michigan: Film Products Inc., 1985-1995. Fourteen issues: Volume II, Issues 1, 2, and 8-17, along with Issues 3 and 11 of the Film Threat Video Guide. “Film Threat began as a...... More
FIGHTING CARAVANS
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, British issue, first printing the "H-D" code on the copyright page. In this action-packed adventure of the American West, 28 wagons loaded..... More
A CHILD OF THE CENTURY
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. The author recounts his childhood, education, and career as journalist, playwright, and screenwriter, describes famous political and literary acquaintances, and examines U.S. efforts to aid Jews..... More
ONE YEAR'S SKETCH-BOOK
Boston and New York: Lee and Shepard [and] Charles T. Dillingham, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Largely self-taught, Jerome (1858-1945) first attracted public attention in 1882 with a series of eighteen sketches of Colorado scenery, which..... More
SCHINDLER'S LIST
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999. Hardcover. Collector's Edition, signed by Thomas Keneally. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and printed note from The Easton Press. Celebrated literary recreation of the true story of Oskar..... More
THE HUNDREDTH BOOK: A Bibliography of the Publications of The Book Club of California and a History of the Club
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. 80 p. Illustrated with full-page facsimiles, many in color. San Francisco: Printed at The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1958. First..... More
ABRI-SOUS-ROCHE PREHISTORIQUE DE LA COLOMBIERE PRES PONCIN (AIN)
Lyon and Paris: A. Rey and Librairie J.B.-Bailliere et Fils, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Report on the first modern excavations at the large rock shelter of La Colombiere, near Poncin, Ain, some 30 miles southwest..... More
A LIFE IN FOCUS: The Photography of Graham Nash
San Rafael, California: Insight Editions, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Graham Nash on the half-title. In this curated collection of art and photography from his personal archive, Nash’s life as a musician and artist..... More
CALIFORNIA SORCERY: A Group Celebration
Abingdon, Maryland: Cemetery Dance Publications, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by William F. Nolan and William Schafer. This copy is additionally signed on the Table of Contents by contributors William F...... More
FALCONS OF FRANCE: A Tale of Youth and the Air
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. An account of the authors' service in the famed Lafayette Escadrille during World War I. Octavo: 332 p. with 4 color illustrations by A. Vimnera. Original..... More