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The RELATION SHIP. Poems.
London: Goliard Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Limited to 456 cc. Unpaginated. 3 illustrations. 8vo. Yellow cloth spine, with black printed lettering, over rough weave cloth boards. More
NORTH SEA ROAD.; Including the Phytogeography of the Islands of the North Pacific by Misao Tatewaki.
(n. p.): [1974]. 1st printing (McNeil A48). Unpaginated, though 8 pp. Maps and layout by Maurie Heald. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 7". Red paper covers printed in black, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Snyder "is an American man of letters. Perhaps best known as a poet (his early..... More
WHITE SCREEN.; Poetry and Graphics by John M. Bennett
New York: New Rivers Press Books, distributed by Serendipty Books, Berkeley, California, (1976). 1st Edition. Limited to 750 cc. 90, [2] pp. Frontispiece of the author. Square 12mo. 7" x 7". White glossy paper covers printed in black. More
WILLIAM BRONK. An Essay.
Carrboro: Truck Press, 1976. 1st Printing. 109, [3] pp. Bibliography of Bronk's works, p. [111]. Square 12mo. 6" x 6". White paper covers printed in black & green. "Bronk was an American poet. For his book, Life Supports (1981), he won the National Book Award for Poetry. He was also..... More
1936 FORD V • 8
Detroit, Michigan: Ford Motor Company, [1935]. 1st printing. Unpaginated, though 16 pp. Each page with a color illustration of a Ford V-8 model, beginning with the DeLuxe Tudor Sedan, p. 1 Oblong 8vo: 7" x 9". Color printed paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. "New..... More
An ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE The LITERARY SOCIETIES Of AMHERST COLLEGE. August 25, 1835. Published by Request.
Boston: Russell, Shattuck, & Williams (J. D. Freeman, Printer), 1835. 1st Printing (American Imprints 31563). 35, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
LETTERS From A FATHER And Other Poems.
New York: Atheneum, 1982. 1st PB Edition. ARC, with slip laid-in. 63, [1] pp. 9-1/8" x 5-9/16". Brown glossy paper covers printed in orange & yellow. More
As IF; The National Poetry Series Selected by Amy Clampitt
New York: Persea Books, (1992). 1st Edition. 78, [2] pp. 9" x 6". Pale green glossy paper covers printed in white & black. More
FLYING The RED EYE.
Point Reyes Station: Floating Island Publications, (1986). 1st Edition. 52, [4] pp. 9" x 6". Printed grey paper covers with color artwork to front cover. More
SOUVENIR VIEW BOOK Of SAN FRANCISCO.; Containing a Selection of Reproductions of Interesting Subjects from Photographs Taken by the Gabriel Moulin Studios, Famous California Photographers and Including a Bird's-Eye View of the Entire Bay Area from an Original Drawing by E. A. Burbank.
San Francisco: Wobbers, Inc., (n. d.). Ca 1938. Not found in Rocq. Unpaginated, though 48 pages. Each page with a captioned b/w half-tone photograph of a San Francisco scene or landmark, e.g. "Scene at Fisherman's Wharf" and "Golden Gate Bridge". Oblong format: 9-1/8" x 11-1/8". Yellow paper covers, stapled. Now..... More
EXPEDITION Of 1871. Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridan. No. 1. T. H. O'Sullivan, Photo.; 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers Commanding. War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.
[Washington]: (n. d.). Ca early 1870s. War Department seal, photo credit, and title imprinted on peach verso, all in red, followed by 4 lines descriptive text of the view, along with the initial portion of the expedition itself. Two domed b/w albumen photographs, affixed to a yellow mount, rounded corners..... More
RIDE The BIG RED CARS. How Trolleys Helped Build Southern California.
Los Angeles: Trans-Anglo Books, 1965. 2nd revised Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the Author on the t.p. 238 pp. Profusely illustrated, primarily from b/w photographs. 4to. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Red cloth binding lettered in white. Route map eps. White dust jacket printed in red & black, with photographic image of..... More
The GOOD SCHOLAR. The Sunnybank Stories 4.
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 149 Washington Street, (1863). Early, if not first, printing. 64 pp. Frontis & engraved title page. T.p. vignette to printed t.p. Illustrations. 16mo. 4-5/8" x 3". Green cloth binding with decorative gilt stamping to spine. Pale yellow eps. More
The MAGELLANIC CLOUDS.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. 1st PB edition. Limited to 1000cc. 150, [6] pp. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8". Grey paper covers printed in maroon. More
CHALKMARKS On STONE.
Albuquerque: La Alameda Press, (1998). 1st Printing. 121, [7] pp. Frontispiece. 8" x 5-7/8". Orange paper covers. More
CONCEPTS.
Chicago: The Hansen Company, for U. S. Steel, (n. d.). Ca early 1960s. Unpaginated, though 84 pages. Illustrated in color by Mead. Oblong folio: 10-3/4" x 14". White vinylized cloth binding with embossed black title & tri-color U S Steel logo to the right thereof. Filled with wonderful illustrations by..... More
A SHORT HISTORY Of GREEK MATHEMATICS.
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1884. 1st edition. xiv, [2], 323, [1] pp. An alphabetical list of the chief Greek mathematicians with their approximate dates, p. [xv]. Includes bibliographical references. Illustrated with geometrical figures. 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8". Original publisher's dark green cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine... More
REV. JOHN WESLEY'S VALUABLE PRIMITIVE REMEDIES, or An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases. Also MODERN MEDICINE by O. W. Gordon, M. D., with Useful and Valuable Receipts.
Chicago: O. W. Gordon, 1880. 1st Edition. Not in Cordasco. 306 pp (including Index). Frontispiece of Wesley. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-3/8". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. More
LONG BEACH SANITARIUM. Breakfast Menu. January 31, 1917.
Long Beach: 1917. 1st Printing. Single sheet, header & footer job printed, with bill of fare printed mimeo style in the center, recto only. 20 lines of mimeo with date at head. At bottom, included in the 2-line footer, are places for Name & Room number, blank in this copy..... More
MSS ITEMIZED SALES RECEIPT. Boston Jany. 27, 1807-
Boston: 1807. Bifolium, with manuscript sales receipt to p. 1 [19 lines]; mss address to p. 4 [Charles H. Atherton Esq / Amherst. N.H.]. 9-7/8" x 7-3/4". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Parker was a prominent publisher and bookseller in 19th C Boston. He published musical scores as..... More
The STORY Of A SLAVE.; The Realistic Revelation of a Social Relation of Slave Times -- hitherto Unwritten -- from the Pen of One Who has Felt Both the Lash and the Caress of a Mistress.
(n. p.): Published for the Trade [Wesley, Elsmore & Benson], 1894. 1st Edition. Cf Blockson 10106, for a different, presumably later, edition. [4], vi, 214 pp. Frontispiece. Intratextual illustrations, included in the pagination. 7-3/16" x 5". Original printed paper wrappers. "... in the narrative which follows the autobiographer confines himself..... More
STUD POKER BLUE BOOK. The Only Standard Authority.
Los Angeles: The Stud Poker Press, (1934). 1st printing (presumed), perhaps a later issue, with 50¢ price label affixed to front cover. 111, [1 (Index)] pp. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Blue paper covers printed in black. OCLC records just 4 holding institutions. More
LIKEWISE LIMERICKS.
Boston: The Carol Press, 1910. 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 98 pp. 4-3/4" x 3-1/8". Parchment spine over blue paper boards, printed paper title label to front cover. One limerick per page, a total of 96.Somewhat uncommon book with OCLC recording just 5 institional holdings of this 1910 first edition [also..... More
BREAKING OPEN.
New York: Random House, (1974). 1st edition. Advance Proof (Uncorrected). 89, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 10-5/8" x 5-1/4". Red paper wrappers, with "Advance Proof" slip taped to front wrapper. More