Oakland, California: Published for E.S. Babcock, Manager, by the Pacific Press Publishing Co., circa 1895. Wraps. 32 p. Oblong octavo. Bound with a sting tie in the original printed white paper wrappers (9” x 6”)..... More
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. "Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of..... More
A handwritten letter, dated June 4, 1804, from Margaret Eustace to another woman concerning her troubles finding witnesses to support her in a legal matter. Eustace and her children were close to several U.S. founding..... More
London: Robert Hale, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. The first hardcover edition of the third Matthew Scudder crime novel, which was first published as a paperback original in 1977. Inscribed by Lawrence Block on the title..... More
London: Faber Music, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Leslie Bricusse to Eric Idle on the front flyleaf. Octavo: 527 p. with numerous textual photographs (most color). Original black cloth binding, with gilt..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Walter R. Brooks on a prefatory blank leaf. The eleventh book in the Freddy the Pig series. It tells of Freddy's adventures confronting trespassers..... More
New Orleans: Loujon Press, 1963. First Edition. Wraps. Limited to 777 copies. This is one of the 40 copies in which Bukowski has written a spontaneous aphorism, each one unique, above his autograph: “I..... More
A report prepared by the Artic, Desert and Tropic Information Center about the maintenance of aircraft in desert conditions illustrated with real photos of military personnel and equipment in the Mojave Desert. The copy of..... More
London: Taylor and Hessey, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. A religious and philosophical treatise by the English Romantic poet. Coleridge (1772-1834) compiled this unsystematic collection of commentaries and aphorisms on selected passages from the 17th century..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 272 p. Illustrated with 64 pages of full-color reproductions and hundreds of black-and-white photographs. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, [1981]. First edition. Important survey..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition, first printing. Signed by Bernard Cornwell on the title page. The first published novel in the Richard Sharpe series, set in the midst..... More
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. This is No. 366 of 1,000 copies printed on fine book paper, from a total edition of 1,100 copies. "The Coues edition described here is an..... More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Peter De Vries on the front flyleaf. The author's third novel, a political satire about college professor who attempts to overthrow the corrupt city government..... More
Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by illustrator Bob Eggleton on the half-title. A collection of the best writing from Farmer's "fictional-author period," including the controversial Kilgore Trout novel. Octavo. Original light..... More
London and Toronto: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. The first edition in English. Critical study of the Russian genius, based on a series of six lectures Gide delivered in 1922. Harry..... More
New York: The Golden Cross Press, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. This copy is no. 131 of 175 signed by Valenti Angelo, who designed, decorated, and illuminated the book. Historical romance concerning the Italian Renaissance painter..... More
New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. The first trade edition. Inscribed by Rockwell Kent to antiquarian bookseller and autograph specialist Doris Hamilton (later Harris, 1918-2005) on a prefatory blank leaf. Additionally inscribed..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. In this novel, Kingsley set out to expose the social injustice suffered by workers in the clothing trade and the trials and tribulations of agricultural laborers. It..... More
A veritable who’s who in British hair styling is represented in this archive which contains thousands of photographic images of industry icons ranging from the legendary inventor of the bob haircut, Vidal Sassoon, to punk..... More
London: Robert Hale, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Signed by Roy Harley Lewis on the front flyleaf. When his specialist knowledge is needed to identify priceless Arabic manuscripts stolen from museums and..... More
New York: Aperture, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Mary Ellen Mark on the half-title. The first collection of her remarkable images realized in the United States since 1963, with a poem by Maya Angelou..... More
San Marino, California: Golden West Books, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Marquez to fellow California historian William Mason on the half-title. Illustrated history of the byzantine series of events leading up to the construction..... More
Aarau: Druck und Verlag von H.R. Sauerlander, 1855. First Edition. Wraps. Octavo: [iv], 365, [1] p. (p.230-1 misnumbered 330-1). Original pink paper wrappers, with engraved illlustrations on both panels. Occasional mild foxing to the contents..... More
San Francisco: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1959. Wraps. A comprehensive handbook, offering historical background, policies and procedures, talking points, and position papers for NAACP branches in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho..... More
