Typescript account of 32 pages accompanied by 31 black and white photographs gathered in a scrapbook album documenting an unidentified Washington’s man’s hiking, climbing and sight-seeing adventures in Alaska. Written along the top edge of..... More
New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by ten actors, directors, and other artists associated with the Black Theatre Renaissance, including Edmund Cambridge, Lee Chamberlin, Sheila Frazier, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Ron..... More
Chicago: C.F. Beezley & Co., 1902. Hardcover. Sold only by subscription, Woman’s Favorite Cook Book was promoted as “three books in one volume” with “over three thousand recipes and suggestions for the household,” plus more..... More
Los Angeles: Alert Duplicating Service, circa 1968. First Edition. Wraps. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the front cover, above his printed name. A one-act playscript adapted by Bradbury (1920-2012) from his short story of the same..... More
Los Angeles: Alert Duplicating Service, circa 1968. Wraps. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the front cover, with a handwritten letter from Bradbury bibliographer and archivist Donn Albright to Bradbury collector and publisher Herb Yellin (“Here’s..... More
Los Angeles: Alert Duplicating Service, 1964. First Edition. Wraps. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the front cover, below his printed name. One of the three plays staged by Bradbury in his first major theatrical venture, The..... 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
Ontario, California: Drew Carriage Company, circa 1917. Scarce promotional photo album produced by one of California’s largest farm implement dealerships. Oblong quarto (12” x 9 1/2”), with 14 unnumbered leaves and 13 silver gelatin photographs..... More
San Jacinto, California: Soboba Mineral Hot Springs, circa 1929. This resort was opened in 1919 by Robert G. Althouse of Los Angeles who owned candy stores and the United States Hotel in Los Angeles. Located..... More
New York: A.S. Barnes, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. “Much interesting data is included on the history and native culture of the islands. Missionary endeavor in Hawaii is also a favorite topic. Cheever was fascinated by..... More
London: T. Tegg, etc. 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. The first edition in book form. By 1815, Napoleon was a figure of mockery in England. This vicious satire of Bonaparte (1769-1821) makes its intentions clear with the..... More
New York: Taylor & Dodd, 1839. First Edition. Having graduated from the Auburn Theological Seminary in Massachusetts in 1830, Sheldon Dibble (1809-45) and his newlywed bride sailed for Hawaii with the fourth company from the..... More
A bound run of the Annual Reports of the Hawaiian Historical Society, together with a 20-year run (1967-86) of its successor, The Hawaiian Journal of History. Both publications include scholarly papers presented to the Society..... More
An original concert poster for Body Count’s headlining performance at the Melody Ballroom in Portland, Oregon on April 6, 1992 – less than a month after the release of the band’s self-titled debut album. Printed..... More
San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1887. First Edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to William De Witt Alexander (1833-1913), the noted educator, author, and linguist in the Kingdom of Hawaii, on a prefatory blank..... More
English-language manuscript document rendered in brown gall ink on a light blue sheet (15 1/8” x 12 5/8”) with a period embossed stamp along the bottom edge. Folded variously in sixths or eighths. Minor oxidation..... More