Boston: Ticknor Reed and Fields, 1854. 1st edition (BAL 9409). Later issue, with January 1854 catalogue at rear. [2 (blank)], iv, 186, [4 (blank)] pp. 8 page publisher catalogue, dated January 1854, tipped-in to rear endpapers. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 4-3/4". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped spine &... More
Curtis Publishing Co., 1958. 1st Printing. Broadside, color lithographed. Artwork by John Falter. 28" x 21-3/4". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Falter was a mainstay artist for the Post, with his first Saturday Evening Post cover appearing September 1, 1943. So began a 25-year relationship with the magazine... More
San Francisco, Cal. Published by Frederic M. DeWitt, (1900). Third Edition. Cf. Cowan II, p. 168 & Rocq 9139 for the 1897 first edition. Not in the Norris Collection Catalogue, nor the Streeter Collection catalogue. 144 pp. Advertising. Illustrated "by nearly twenty engravings." With large folding map [26-1/4" x 21-1/2";... More
1963 - 1964. 69 letters, 1 postcard. Some letters include enclosures, mostly clippings. There are several loose clippings, perhaps alienated from letters, and two undated letters, one from Vance and one from Dorothy. There are five black-and-white snapshots with typed descriptions, apparently of the Austin's residence in Bogota. This archive... More
(n.p.). Willhelm Büttel, Frankfurt. 1885. 1st Printing. Broadside. Illustrated. 6-1/2" x 4-1/4". White card stock, illustration in light blue and light brown, lettering in black, now housed in a mylar sleeve. The only words we can make out on the verso is the name "Annie Hoffman" More
(France). J. Lyons & Co. Ltd., Caterers. c. 1890s. 1st Printing. Loose leaf. Small vignette of a building to verso. 5-1/4" x 3-1/2". White card stock, gilt rule, blue lettering to recto. Verso has an illustration of a building near water in red with gilt decorative border. More
(n.p.). 1930 Edition. 35 pp. 5-3/4" x 4". Light blue paper wrappers, white paper leaves, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. A little French night life guide. More
(San Francisco). May 12th 1923. 1st Printing. Broadside. Color illustration of children. Approx. 7" x 3-3/4". White card stock, color illustration of three child at tail (two ballerinas and one bay in a suit) and one child dressed as a chef at the head, blue lettering, now housed in a.... More
Paris. c. 2010s. 1st Printing. Broadside. One illustration. 3-2/8" x 5-1/2". White cardstock, dark green lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve. This resturant still stands today. More
(France). 1930. 1st Printing. Broadside. Embossed rule. 6-1/2" x 4-1/4". Off white card stock, printed in brown ink to recto, now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
[New York?]: B. F. Jay & Co. Publishers, (1942). 1st printing. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author/artist. Unpaginated, though 48 pages. Laid-in, a piece of letterhead stationery, "The GREMLINS will get you if you don't WRITE SOON! [gremlin drawing to the left]. Each entry illustrated, for a total of 22... More
New York: The Health Depository, No. 126 Fulton Street, 1841. 1st printing thus (Drake 7892). 47, [1] pp. Page 18 on extoll the virtues of a vegetarian diet. Illustrated with cuts, primarily diagrams of the mouth & teeth, used to illustrate the belief that humankind not meant to be a.... More
1069 Broadway, cor. 12th Street, Oakland: Wm. B. Ingersoll, (n. d.). Ca early-to-mid 1870s. Stereo image mounted to deep yellow stiff-stock paper. Lettering in brown ink. Verso blank. Oblong format: 3-1/4" x 6-3/4". Rounded corners. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "The 200-room Tubbs Hotel opened in 1871 just... More
425 Montgomery Street, San Francisco: Photographed and Published by C. E. Watkins, (1867). Early issue of this view, ca 1867 [or so]. Stereo image mounted to deep yellow stiff-stock paper. Lettering in brown ink. Watkins imprint to verso. Oblong format: 3-1/4" x 6-3/4". Square corners. Now housed in an archival... More
Lowell, Mass: Published by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., [1880]. 1st edition thus, i.e., for this year (Atwater S-87.9). Most unpaginated, though each of the 11 almanacs ~ 40 pp. Yellow printed wrappers for each. Publisher "Specimen Copies" leaflet tipped-in to ffep. Illustrated with cuts. 8vo. 8" x 5-1/8"... More
[Hollywood, California]: Privately Printed, [1937]. 1st edition thus. 16 pp. 8vo. 7" x 5" [18 cm x 13 cm]. Printed self-wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The Adam & Eve story, rendered into verse. Place & year of publication from OCLC, see 13356679. More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street, (n. d.). Later edition, ca 1870. 547, [4] - 16 pp. Text double column. Publisher adverts last 13 pages. 2 plates preced title page. 8vo. Original brown publisher's cloth with gilt stamped spine lettering. '... the most famous novel about the law...' - Wolff. More
London: Constable & Company Limited. 1923. 1st trade Edition (Kirtpatrick A6), reputedly preceded by "twenty-five copies sent out as travellers' samples" xxiii, [1 (blank)], 196, [4] pp. Crown 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5". Gray/blue cloth binding, blue lettering to top board and back strip. Dust jacket. More
London: Harrison, 59, Pall Mall, Bookseller to the Queen. 1860. "New Edition, Revised and Enlarged" (Bishop & Goldie 5; 100 Famous Medical Books, 71). xv, [1 (blank)], 221, [3] pp. Printed glosses. 8vo. 9" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's ourple cloth with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & boards stamped in blind. Light brown eps. More
Newark DE: MAD, 1997. 2nd (revised) printing. 578 pp. Illustrated. 4to. 11" x 8-1/2". Red glossy paper covers printed in black. ESSENTIAL reference for both collector and bookseller. More
Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1973. Reprint. 124 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Grey cloth binding. More
Sun City CA: Pictus Orbis Press, 1998. 1st edition. SIGNED by the Author. #220 of 1000 cc. [1 (blank)], xxxiv, [1], 449, [3] pp (including Index). Illustrated 4to. Black & white glossy paper covers. More
Mercer Island WA: Starmont House Inc., 1989. 1st edition. xv, [1 (blank)], 184 pp (including Index). 4to. Pictorial composition hardback binding. Issued without jacket. More
London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, (1965). 1st Edition. x 81, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Pink paper dust jacket, printed in green. More
San Francisco: 1875. Single sheet "Daily and Weekly Examiner Office" letterhead, recto only with manuscript writing, 14 lines, ~ 60 words plus saluation & close. Letter annotated as "Confidential" in mss at top left. Strong bold signature at bottom. Letter: 9-3/4" x 7-5/8". Frame: 14-5/8" x 11-5/8". Letter mounted and... More
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