Soft cover. The catalog of the exhibition presented by the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, "the first exhibition outside Japan to focus on 19th and 20th century Japanese working class clothing made from recycled cotton materials. The unique textures of these recycled textiles and the simple, elegant design.....
Vertigo, 2014. Hardcover. The deluxe, hardcover edition of the award-winning limited series. Slight scuffing to the front panel of the jacket; the pictorial covers and the interior are clean, bright and unmarked.
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1922. Brock, Charles E. Hardcover. An illustrated edition of the classic novel, printed in 1922, in scarce jacket. The rear panel of the jacket advertises Dent's series of Jane Austen's novels, of which this formed a part (crown 8vo, 6s. per vol, 16 coloured illustrations.....
Precision Shooting, Inc, 2000. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover second edition of the invaluable technical work. From the jacket: "In his spare time in recent years, Mr. Vaughn has been increasingly bothered by the question that has haunted American rifle shooters back to Revolutionary times...why do some rifles shoot much better.....
Berkeley, California: Saint Heironymous Press [sic], 1970. Goines, David Lance. Soft cover. Stated second printing of the early collaboration between Waters and Goines, printed shortly after the founding of St. Hieronymus Press in 1968 and shortly before the opening of Chez Panisse in 1971. 30 loose illustrated recipes of various.....
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Lavishly produced limited edition of 100, of which this is no. 45, of the socialite and singer Tryphosa Bates-Batcheller's memoir of her travels through Italy. Printed on large paper by the De Vinne Press and lavishly illustrated, with the caption.....
Botanical Publishers Inc, 1998. Petchnick, Linda M. Soft cover. Volume 1, SIGNED by the author, Dr. G.J. Braem. From the Preface: "Although this book is aimed at the true Papphiopedilum enthusiast it is also a comprehensive guide for the regular hobbyist who, whether beginner or expert, will find herein all.....
Steve Smith Autosports, 1989. Soft cover. An invaluable guide, with detailed instructions, diagrams and photographs. Minor wear to the soft cover, with creasing to the joints and corners and an old price sticker on the front cover ("Frey Racing"). Interior is clean and unmarked. 10 x 7.25". 143 pp, plus.....
Pacific Book Pub, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The biography of Russell and Sigurd Varian, founders of one of the earliest technology companies in what is now Silicon Valley, environmentalists and activists, SIGNED by the author, Russell's wife Dorothy. Slight wear to the upper edge of the unclipped jacket, inscribed and.....
Harpercollins, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first edition, later printing of Ginsberg's collection of poems. Unclipped jacket ($20.00) with sunning to the spine and upper and lower edges of the front and rear panels. Signed and dated on the title page. Black covers are dark, with bright purple lettering to.....
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944. Oliver, Juan. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Delia Goetz's English translation of AlegrÃa's prize-winning juvenile novel about the indigenous leader Lautaro. Illustrated by Juan Oliver. Lacking the jacket, slight wear to extremeties of green cloth covers. Slight toning to the pages with age. [i]-x, [1]-176 pages.....
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED first edition of McClure's "phantasmagorical adventure story of cocaine and murder". The clipped jacket, now in protective mylar, shows minor wear to the head and tail of the spine; the green and blue lettering to the black covers is bright, the.....
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. Hardcover. A charming example of Osgood's "Vest Pocket Series" of "Standard and Popular Authors", small enough to be carried in a vest pocket (5 x 3"). An extract from Macaulay's review of Moore's Life of Lord Byron. Ornamented green cloth covers slightly worn.....
1931. No Binding. A unique collection of galley sheets for four of Thornton Wilder's short plays, first performed at the Yale University theater by the Yale Dramatic Association and the Vassar College Philatheis and then published as "The Long Christmas Dinner and Other Plays in One Act" in 1931, with.....
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Douglas, Aaron. Hardcover. Eleventh printing of Johnson's 1927 collection of poetry inspired by African-American religious oratory. Orange cloth covers faded with age, slight offsetting to endpapers, interior is clean and unmarked, beautifully displaying the combination of Johnson's poetry, Aaron Douglas's illustrations and Charles Buckley.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy of Gibran's fifth work. Spine slightly faded; previous owner's name on front fixed endpaper; bookseller's label to rear endpaper (Post Steet Book Shop); slight toning of pages with age. Single line on the copyright page, without indication of.....
New York: The Baker Taylor Co. Publishers, 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An unusual work on the art of caricature from 1904, touching on history and theory, with detailed technical instructions combined with plentiful illustrations, including commentary on striking eighteenth century political satire and a series of caricatures of notable contemporary.....
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1980. Burkert, Nancy Ekholm. Hardcover. Deluxe edition in slipcase, limited to 750 copies signed by Jane Langton and Nancy Ekholm Burkert, of which this is no. 203. A lovely collection of Dickinson's poems, paired with paintings and drawings by Burkert, beautifully printed by the New.....
North-South Books, 1997. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. SIGNED by Zwerger on the half title page. A beautifully produced look at the acclaimed children's illustrator. Two part jacket, illustrated endpapers, pages are bright and unmarked.
Hartford, Conn. The American Publishing Company, 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. With the fame and fortune achieved with Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, beloved Mark Twain went on a tour of world. The volume contains Twain's recollections, observations and stories of his journey, with all of the wit and humor one.....
Philadelphhia: Hubbard Brothers, 1882. 1st Edition. Hardcover. We are pleased to offer John W. Urban's glimpse into the events of the Civil War, his exploits in battle and the deprivations he suffered in several of the prison camps of the Confederacy, including the notorious Andersonville. Dark blue cloth over boards.....
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1869. Hardcover. We are pleased to offer this first printing of the seventh book by the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, recounting the adventures of the inhabitants of the fictional Oldtown, Massachusetts. Dark green cloth over boards, publishers initials and device blind debossed to front.....
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition, no other printings noted on copyright page. Milton Friedman's finest work, describing how an economy free of outside influence prospers and eventually solves poverty and social issues. We have priced the book based on the condition issues. Blue paper.....
New York: Privately Printed, 1930. Hardcover. A privately printed collection of indecent anecdotes from the great Renaissance humanist scholar Poggio Fiorentino. Poggio was born in 1380 to a poor family and after gaining an education he served as a secretary to various Popes and religious councils. Contained in the "Facetia.....
San Francisco, California: Leighton Press, 1924. Hardcover. "Twenty years ago golf was played by few and scoffed at by many. Today it is an inseparable paet of our lives. America, and particularly Caifornia, is the golfing playground off the Universe. The Green Book of Golf aims to be your daily.....