San Francisco: James T. White & Co., Publishers. 1878. 1st edition (Bradbury, p. 203; Cowan II, p. 90). Not in Welsh. 148, [2] pp. 4 pages of adverts at front & rear. 3-1/8" x 2-1/4". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to front board. Contents include..... More
New York / New Haven / Hartford: Published by Saxton & Miles / Sidney Babcock / Henry S. Parsons, 1843. 1st edition (American Imprints 43-464). xii, [13] - 192, [2 (blank)] pp. Last leaf blank. Frontis of Yale College, 2 inserted plates [Views of New Haven], an inserted Plan of..... More
Chicago: R. R. McCabe & Co., 1874. 1st edition (Soliday IV, 671 [incorrectly listing the title as "Life in the Southwest"]; Wright II, 2193). 422 pp. Illustrated with 2 facing full-page wood engravings, prior to t.p. 8vo. 7-1/4" x 5". Original publisher's orange cloth with gilt spine lettering & decorations..... More
Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1865. Later edition. 214 pp. Illustrated with cuts. 2 fold-out maps (the first, "New Map of Boston", engraved for this edition). 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-3/8". Original brown cloth (rebacked) with gilt stamped lettering to front board. More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1920. 1st edition thus (Final Howes C-439). xx, 190 pp (including Index). Frontis of Clark. Tissue guard. 12mo. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. TEG. More
San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Company, 1874. 1st volume edition. [5] - 584 pp. Text double column. T.p. cut of a California grizzly. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6". Original publisher's pebbled green cloth binding, with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Beveled boards. Dark brown coated eps... More
San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Company, 1872. 1st volume edition. [5] - 584 pp. Text double column. T.p. cut of a California grizzly. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6". Original publisher's pebbled green cloth binding, with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Beveled boards. Dark brown coated eps... More
San Francisco: H. S. Crocker, 1892. 1st edition thus (BAL 15025). 272, [2], 78 pp. Adverts last 78 pages, with Index to Advertisers pp 73-74. Illustrated. 8vo. 9-3/4" x 7". Original blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Bevelled edges. Norris contributed "The Class of '94", pp. 46 - 49..... More
San Francisco: Published by Edward Denny & Co., [1888]. 1st edition thus. A-H, 282 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4". Morocco-style full sheep binding with gilt stamping. More
San Francisco, Cal. Published by C. P. Heininger, 421 Montgomery Street. (n. d.). Ca 1880s (Rocq 173). Issued without text. 29 captioned photographic views, presented accordian style on a 16 panel fold-out (4-1/2+ feet in length), affixed to left paste-down. 6" x 5". Terra cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped..... More
Berkeley: 1886. 1st edition thus. 310, 74 pp. Adverts last 74 pages. Photograph frontis, by Taber of San Francisco, depicting 5 "Presidents of the University of California". 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4". Original blue cloth binding with gold stamped lettering. Floral patterned paper eps. More
Harrisonburg: Printed for the Author: By Davidson & Bourne. 1813. 1st edition (American Imprints 28029; Field 199; Harris Collection, p. 42; Sabin 8787; Wegelin 889). 252, 12 pp. "List of Subscribers" last 12 pages, which lists names, in 3 columns per page [~ 60 names / column], from 11 states..... More
(Wisconsin). (n.d.). 1st Edition. About 50 leaves. 20+/- blank. About 90 black and white photographs throughout. Black cloth wrappers, black paper leaves, two-hole punch to each leave, photographs tipped in. Most, but not all are silver gelatin prints. Karl Juve was the manager at Pinehurst Farms in Sheboygan Falls, WI..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1897. 1st Edition (Howes C743; Smith 2014; Wickersham 3907). 213, [17] pp. 16 pages of publisher adverts conclude volume. Fold-out "Map of the Gold Region" as frontis. Map of Alaska, facing p. 114. Inserted b/w photographic plates. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2". Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2001. Limited edition of 350 copies printed by Patrick Reagh. xiii, [1], 84, [4] pp. Printed double-column. Set of b/w plates of photographic images and reproductions; green woodcuts and chapter headings. 9-3/4" x 11-1/4". Green quarter cloth stamped in gilt, tan patterned paper-wrapped..... More
[Sacramento]: Sacramento Book Collectors Club, 1959. 1st Edition (Rocq 6771). Limited to 310 cc. xiii, [1], 77, [3] pp (including Index). Printed by the Grabhorn Press. Color frontispiece. 9-1/2" x 6-1/8". Burlap cloth spine over red patterned cloth boards. Printed paper title label to spine. Plain brown paper dust wrapper..... More
San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1938. 1st edition. Limited to 650 cc. xxiii, [1 (blank)], 90, [10] pp. Portrait frontispiece. 2 plates. Head- tailpieces. Royal 8vo. Blue cloth spine over blue marbled paper boards. Printed paper title label to spine. Dust wrapper. More
San Francisco: Published by John Howell Books, 1971. 1st edition. [10], xvii, [3], 164, [10] pp (including Index). Frontispiece. Inserted portrait. Imperial 8vo. Red cloth binding lettered & decorated in black & gilt. More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1951. 1st edition (BAL 7415; Magee 513; Olmstead 78). Limited to 400cc. x, 88, [6] pp. Printed at the Grabhorn Press. Illustrated. 8vo. Linen cloth spine with printed purple marbled paper-wrapped boards. Printed paper title label to spine. Original plain paper dust wrapper..... More
San Francisco: California Historical Society, (1960). 1st edition. #458/1000cc. 88 pp. Illustrated from photographs. 4to. Linen cloth with gold lettering. Dust jacket. More
San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1932. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front paste-down to one Clyde Whitcomb Riley Jr. xiv, 464 pp. Tipped-in eratta slip at rear. 88 illustrations. Royal 8vo. Vellum spine with blue marbled paper boards. Slipcase. More
(v. p.): 1898 - 1902. 201 numbered pages of lined paper. 9-7/8" x 7-5/8". Maroon half-leather binding with black cloth boards. The 'Kilpatrick' began life as the SS Michigan, beginning service in September 1891 as a cargo vessel with limited passenger accomodation. In 1898, she was sold to the US..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, (1976). 1st edition. 341 pp (including Index). Illustrated, primarily from photographs. 8vo. Red spine over blue cloth boards. White dust jacket printed in blue, black & red. More
Gutherie, Oklahoma: Co-Operative Publishing Company, (1936). 1st edition (Dykes KID, 233; Herd 1897; Howes R-281; Rader 2788; Six Guns 1856). . [12], 591, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). 52 illustrations. Fold-out map at rear. 8vo. Black decorative cloth. Printed white paper dust jacket. More
Richardson, TX: The Havilah Press, 1972. 1 of 1500 copies. Signed by the author. x, 226 pp [including index]. Illustrated. 8vo. 23.5cm x 16cm. Blue cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
