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Second issue with cancel title page. Del Rey's first book. Fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket with mildly faded spine panel, light wear at corners and spine panel ends, and short tear to the front panel.

Benson's achievements proved to be huge ocian-going rafts carrying up to six million board feet of logs, and a timber empire that earned him the tile of uncrowned lumber king of the Pacific Northwest. 144 pages with photographs and maps. Fine in very good plus dust jacket with small chip to the rear panel.

Catalogue, Spring Edition no. 31. Original pink paper covers with lettering and design in black. 48 pages with illustration and information. Several tiny tears and creases to covers. A little curling to upper page corners. A very good copy.

32 photograph reproductions of navy ships. All fine in original pictorial envelope showing moderate rubbing and small abrasion.

Limited to 1800 copies. Bound in red and black printed stapled covers. Spicer's name stamped in blind on the title page. A fine and bright copy.

635 pages with examples of paper and printing. Bound in original brown buckram with lettering on the frint cover in blue with black outline and with border in blue and black, and lettering on the spine in black.Light toning to the edges of the text block, else a fine copy with bright pages.

Number 124 of a limited edition of 750 copies. Reproduced examples of signatures followed by a descriptive paragraph. Small book store sticker on rear paste-down endpaper. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with two tiny chips and several tiny tears.

Chapters include; Los Angeles County - Its Origin and History; The Long Beach - Redondo Highway Plan; Official Approval and Adoption of the Plan; Problems Involved in the Design of the Highway Plan; Schedule of Major and Secondary Hig hways. 206 pages of text, photographs and an abundance of maps, plus thirteen foldout tissue maps, all in superb condition as if never opened. Bound in olive green cloth lettered in black with shape of county filled in gilt. Slight loss of gilt to one corner. Bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. A fine handsome copy.

Describes and explains the transformation of materials by mechanical or chemical means into usable products. The dictionary plus supplement total 1644 pages with and abundance of illustrations and diagrams, plus 32 pages of ads in the rear. Two volumes, each uniformly rebound in black leather with title lettering and owner's name stamped in gilt. Text block edges moderately foxed. Occasional foxing throughout. Each volume is very good.

Describes and explains the transformation of materials by mechanical or chemical means into usable products. The dictionary plus supplement total 1644 pages with and abundance of illustrations and diagrams, plus four pages of ads in the rear. Recently rebound in brown textured cloth with title labels from the original spine leather laid on. Text block edges mildly foxed but page leaves unaffected. The cover is new but the pages would be rated very good plus.

Fishing experiences in eastern Canada. 147 pages with photographs and index. Bound in original maroon cloth with lettering and rule on spine in gilt. Endpapers toned. A very good copy.

Eighty-two pages with photographs and index. Two large folded maps in rear pocket. Water staining along spine and lower portion of pages. Does not affect the maps. About very good.

Bulletin 827. Bound in original red cloth. 44 pages with several photographic foldouts plus two large folded maps in rear pocket. Blank book plate affixed to verso of title page, else an about fine copy.

260 pages forty-three photographic plates plus all seven folded maps and three folded photographic plates present in the rear pocket. Maps, besides showing geological features, also show rail lines. Seven page list of reports in the rear. Bound in printed gray stiff paper covers. A very good plus copy.

A box set of four paperback titles: 'The Fatal Lozenge', 'The Sinking Spell', The Hapless Child', 'The Curious Sofa'. (Toledano A28.) No prices appear on any of the books. All books have mild rubbing near spines else are fine and bright. Slipcase has slight bubble to pasted illustrated label with associated light crease. Bottom back corner of slipcase has dab of wax else fine. A wonderful set!

The story of the invention and development of the Colt revolver. A. highly absorbing history as well as a complete record of the types and models of Colt firearms from 1836 to 1940. 163 halftone illustrations with pertaining data of C olt arms. 711 pages. Attractive, contemporary sportsman style bookplate on front past-down endpaper. Fine in near fine price clipped dust jacket with lightly faded spine panel and one tiny tear, within very good slipcase showing some wear. A very handsome copy.

The story of transportation, rivers, canals, roads, and railroads, through the whole range of the history of Canada, describing the methods, and relating them to the more general theme of the rise of Canadian civilization. The changing modes of transportation have influenced the whole course of Canadian development. 475 pages with all five foldout maps present. Complimentary plate from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace tipped in. Signature of C.A. Dunniway on the plate and on the title page. A number of pages remain unopened. Map endpapers. Fine in near fine dust jacket with two tiny tears and associated crease between.

Publisher's book number 853. Very good.

Limited to 1000 copies. Introduction by James Pepper. Designed by Neva Muñoz. A fine and bright copy.

Foldout frontis of the Gorgon. 112 pages with 16 plates, some as foldouts, plus folded chart in the rear. Chart has been repaired with Japanese paper. Bound in half leather with marbled paper covered boards. Spine and hinges have been professionally repaired. Leather title lable on spine is chipped with the ship's name spelled "Gordon." Toning to page edges. Covers show edge wear. Small bookplate. A very good copy.