1983. Hardcover. Lavishly produced history of Sanwa Bank, marking its 50th anniversary in 1983, tracing the history of more than three hundred years of banking in Japan. From banking in the Edo, Meigi, Taisho and Showa periods to the rise of computers. Green cloth covered boards in a green slipcase.....
New York: William Holdredge, 1852. 1st Edition. Hardcover. We are pleased to offer this very scarce travel and exploration book of the California Gold Rush. This is the true first printing with author's name lacking on title page and Holdredge as the publisher. The author and illustrator both travelled from.....
San Marino, California: The Huntington Library, 1955. Hardcover. 9.6"x6.25". A beautifully printed scholarly work published by the Huntington Library, edited and annotated by Robert Glass Cleland and Juanita Brooks. From the unclipped dust jacket: 'These two volumes contain five hitherto unpublished diaries of John D. Lee, "one of the most.....
The Book Club of California, 1956. Hardcover. From the Prospectus: "Early Printing in California encompasses the whole field of typography in the State from 1833-1850. Not only has Mr. Rahey explored thoroughly the output of the Zamorano Press--the first in California--but also the products of other presses, including those of.....
1951: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of The Presidential Cookbook. From the jacket: 'The Presidential Cookbook is not only an interesting, anecdotal account of the managing of what we, in its time, the most important household in the world, but also a sound cookbook.....
Pacific Grove, CA: Lighthouse Writers Guild, 1985. Hardcover. 8.5" x 5.5". Richard Peterson's history of the appearances of Halley's Comet, prepared in anticipation of its most recent appearance in 1986. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Minor scuffs to the font cover, minor wear to the edges.....
Canton, Ohio: J.P. Quinn Co, 1912. Hardcover. 'For a quarter of a century the author witnessed and practiced every variety of gambling known to the profession. The next quarter of a century he has devoted to exposing the frauds of the gambler. Starting out in the lecture field, he realized.....
The Teaching Company, 2008. DVD. This course contains 3 DVDs and 1 course guide-book, all sealed in shrink-wrap from the publisher.