London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 1st edition (Smith II, 9). [8], 188 pp. Advert leaf precedes frontis & engraved title leaf. All typographical oddities noted by Smith present except (1) no space in said, p. 102 & (2) no battered '1' in p. 166 pagination [noted by Smith in only..... More
[Lawrence, Mass. ?]: Eagle Tribune Job Print, [1943]. 1st Printing. Unpaginated. Primarily adverts for local businesses. 9-3/16" x 6-1/16". White paper covers printed in blue & red. Useful for tracking active businesses in Lawrence, mid-WWII. More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street. (n. d.). Early US printing, ca mid-1850s [per t.p.; cased post 1860, per binding style]. Cf. Gimbel D25. viii, 313, [3 (blank)] pp. Text double column. 37 inserted illustrations by Lossing-Barritt after Phiz. Tall 8vo. 9-1/4" x 5-7/8". Original brown cloth..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 329 & 331 Pearl Street, Franklin Square. 1855. A reissue of Harper's 1852 edition (Smith AMERICAN 7, p. 241). Cf Gimbel A107, for the 1852 edition. 2 volumes: x, [2], 499, [7 (blank)]; [4], 468, [4 (blank)] pp. Occasional mispaginations. Sumner & Stillman bookslip..... More
Oakland, Cal. Steam Press of the Pacific S. D. A. Publishing House, 1878. 1st Edition. [4], 352 pp. 12mo. 7-1/8" x 4-1/2". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & front board. "Lectures delivered at the Biblical Institute held by Elders James White and U. Smith in..... More
Los Angeles: Santa Barbara Directory Co., (1943). 1st printing of this year (Rocq 13470). 580, [38 (Telephone directory)] pp. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4". Maroon cloth spine over printed yellow cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts. More
Los Angeles: Santa Barbara Directory Co., (1945). 1st printing of this year (Rocq 13470). 646, [42 (Telephone directory)] pp. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Maroon cloth spine over printed green cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts. More
Los Angeles: Santa Barbara Directory Co., (1942). 1st printing of this year (Rocq 13470). 675 pp (includes rear paste-down). Index at rear. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4". Maroon cloth spine over printed green cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts. More
[Oneida, N.Y.]: 1850. 1st Printing. Afro-Americana, 2nd Supp, 1607. 14, [2 (blank)] pp. Folded & stiched, unopened. 6-5/8" x 4". Printed self-wrappers, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Universally attributed to John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, a perfectionist religious communal society established in 1848, which believed..... More
Cleveland: Church of God Publishing House, 1928. 1st edition. [9], 229, [6 (blank)] pp. 5 inserted plates. 9" x 6". Blue cloth binding with green stamped lettering to cover. More
London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, W., 1919. 1st US edition, with UK sheets. xii, 286 pp (including Index). Photographic frontis portrait of the author. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-7/8". Green cloth binding with black stamped lettering. No dust jacket. Sarah MacNaughtan a nurse during WWI, working in Belgium, Russia & the..... More
Child Okeford, Dorset: Words Press, (1988). 1st edition. SIGNED by the Author, # 58 of 200 cc. Unpaginated, though 8 pages. 8-1/8" x 5-3/4" Chartreuse paper wrappers, with printed white paper label to front cover. More
London: George Bell and Sons York House, Portugal Street, Lincoln's Inn, 1905. 1st edition (Driver 427.1). Not in Dyer. xi, [1], 76, [6] pp. 3 pages of adverts follow text. 12mo. 6-7/8" x 4-13/16" Green cloth flexible boards, printed in black & white, with graphic of a chef to front..... More
Durham: Duke University Press, 1998. 1st printing. xix, [1], 275 pp (including Index). 8vo. Trade paperback. More
San Francisco: Mission Journal Publishing Co., 2222 Mission Street, [1886]. 1st Edition (Zamorano 10). [106] pp. Fold-out map of San Francisco at front [Pine to Broadway, Montgomery to Mason]. 8vo. 9" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board. "Every search for the true..... More
Schoharie: The Ephemera Society of America, 1995. 1st edition. Limited to 750 copies. 136 pp. Many intratextual illustrations. 11" x 8-1/2". Laminated paper wrappers with blue and black lettering and illustration printed to spine and covers. Includes small blue paper wrapped price guide to trade cards. "This book shows 232..... More
New York: Dial, (1993). 1st edition. Illustrated. 4to Glossy pictorial boards. More
New York: J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave. cor. 16th St. (n. d.). Ca late 1860s. Cf. Gimbel H1185. Flesh colored mount, rounded corners, publishe imprint to left of image. Verso blank. Image shows Dickens standing, facing left, formally dressed with velvet waistcoat & watch fob. His left hand resting..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1973). 1st edition. x, 534 pp (including Index & Bibliography). Illustrated with 3 plates. Royal 8vo. Maroon cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
London: Nonesuch Press, 1937. 1st edition. 130 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board. Excellent treatment of Dickens' illustrators / illustrations, as well as the significant sets of collected works. More
London: Elliot Stock, 1900. 1st edition. 260 pp (including Index). 12mo. 7" x 4-3/8". Green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering. Beveled edges. Patterned paper eps. More
Berkeley: Lederer, Street & Zeus Co., [1921?]. 1st Printing (Rocq 440). Unpaginated, though 24 pages. Illustrated throughout with campus scenes, portraits, plans, etc. "Designs and drawings by the H.K. McCann Company, San Francisco". 12-3/4" x 9-1/2". Flexible tan linen covers, with state outline printed in blue, with large "C" overlay..... More
New York: F. M. Lupton, Publisher. 23, 25 and 27 City Hall Place. 1896. Later edition. 16 pp. Advert last page. Text trible column. Wood engraved masthead. 11-3/4" x 8-3/8". Printed self wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Scarce title by this prolific 19th C. lady author... OCLC..... More
New York: F. M. Lupton, Publisher. 23, 25 and 27 City Hall Place. 1896. Later edition, first published by Lupton in 1884. 16 pp. Advert last page. Text double column. Wood engraved masthead. 11-3/4" x 8-3/8". Printed self wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Scarce title by this..... More
Lee Vining, California: Artemisia Press, (1987). 1st Printing. 123, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with maps & half-tone b/w photographic images. 9" x6". Glossy white paper covers printed in brown, with photographic image to front & rear covers. More
