The Derrydale Press, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. From 1898-1900, author Malcom D. Whitman won "every important tournament, including the National Championship and the first International matches, and retire[d] an undefeated champion" (introduction). "This edition, limited to four hundred and fifty copies, printed upon Van Gelder hand-made paper, is designed by.....
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2001. Hardcover. Comprehensive catalog of vintage wood carvings by renowned Italian company ANRI. Condition: Prior owners inscription on front endpaper. Book would be like new, without the prior owners inscription. Great book for collectors and enthusiasts.
Val De Grace, 2016. Hardcover. In the text, author Richard Mendelson answers questions about pioneer winemakers in Napa Valley, which he describes as "a world-renowned center of top-quality grape-growing and wine-making, and a cherished destination for food and wine lovers from all over the globe". 261 pp., including index. Dust.....
San Francisco: The Porpoise Bookshop, 1956. Fielding Dawson. Soft cover. According to the Poetry Foundation, Robert Creely is one of the most important and influential poets of the 20th century, known for his concise emotional power. This illustrated collection of poems, was published in 1956 by the Porpoise Bookshop, a......
John Henry Nash, 1933. Hardcover. A definitive reference for California history, "relating to the discovery, exploration, colonization and evangelization of California" beautifully printed with an extensive index. 12 x 8". Three volume set in slipcase. Brown slipcase with paper title to spine. Books have brown boards with tan cloth spines.....
UC Santa Cruz, Cowell College: THIS IS NOT A PIPE PRESS, 1988. Hardcover. Robert Service's most famous poem was based on events he observed while in the Yukon, where a man was cremated who had died after a boat struck a rock on Lake Laberge. The poem has more recently.....
Sacremento, CA: Crocker Art Museum, 2013. Hardcover. Very good condition, almost like new. A little wear to dust jacket. Signed and dated by artist "G Kondos 2013" and editor "Scott Shields 2013"
1933. Hardcover. From the limitation page: "Two hundred and forty copies printed by Edwin & Robert Grabhorn for The Book Club of California in December, 1933." From the foreword: "The account of Vizcaino's expedition as given on the following pages is based on a narrative of the voyage written by.....
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this beloved Caldecott Award winning children's book. Condition: Dust Jacket spine has slight rubbing with minor bending to the top. Front cover of the dust jacket has a small tear on the top left corner.....
The Society of Printers, 1916. Hardcover. The story of Giambattista Bodoni, a fine press printer and typographer, typed in his very own font. 9.5" x 6.5" Orange boards with paper title affixed to front cover. Matching dust jacket with black title to front cover. Numbered and limited to 250 copies.....
Griffith & Farran, 1882. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Interestingly enough, Charles Dickens heard this ghost story second hand, used it in his magazine, then was contacted by Thomas Heaphy, the original author who claimed to experience it first hand. This rare volume includes the correspondence between Thomas Heaphy and Charles Dickens.....
Harper Collins, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Three mesmerizing mysteries featuring Tony Hillerman's intrepid sleuth, Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police, together in one volume, signed by Hillerman. 9.5 x 6.5". Wheat boards with half blue cloth to spine, silver titles to spine, wheat endpapers. Offwhite dust jacket with.....
Charta, 2004. Soft cover. This volume contains a historical chart of Acconci's practice from 1969-1973, giving a rare look into his life. Nearly 200 pieces are cataloged, with Acconci's personal notes on each. 394 pp. Photographs and reproduced notes throughout. Condition: Very minor rubbing to edges covers, minor bumping to.....
New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. From the blurb: "Letters from Iceland is a travel book with a difference. It is a record in prose and verse..gathered during a journey of the spirit into Sagaland by two of England's leading younger poets...Accompanying the text are fifty-one photographs and an Appendix.....
George H. Doran Company, 1915. Hardcover. The story of the Happy Hollow Farm in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Lighton, a fiction writer, bought the run-down farm in 1908. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 5.25" x 7.75". Olive green cloth boards with white titles, mounted.....