Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1944. First edition. Soft cover. This volume is a definitive catalogue of the publications of the University of California Press from 1893 to 1943, prior to January 1, 1944. 258 pages. Entries grouped by subject. Bound in gray stiff paper covers..... More
New York: Mother Goose, 1929. Hardcover. Dedicated to the censors who have taught us how to read naughty meanings into harmless words. Innocent words are blacked out to inspire our (naughty) imagination. Yellow paper boards with red and black lettering and illustration. Illustrated endpapers. Measures 4" X 6 3/4" tall..... More
Eagle Rock, CA: L'Image Odier, 1982. First edition. Soft cover. A Herbert Hoover High School Photo class publication. 53 pages with numerous photographs. Bound in tan thin card covers with illustration in brown. A fine copy. More
London: MQ Publications Ltd., 1997. Brown, Penny. Hardcover. 254 pages. Collects 31 carols with musical notes and numerous anecdotes of Chrismas customs and histories. Color and black and white illustrations. Illustrated boards. Red ribbon ties, A fine and bright copy. Issue without dust jacket. More
San Francisco: Gleeson Library Associates / University of San Francisco, 1968. Folded sheet. Two fold sheet with reproduction of the title page and frontispiece of a volume from the Rare Book Room of the Gleeson Library. Near fine, More
Portland, OR: Cross & Dimmitt [no date, 1920s]. Postcard. Nineteen Columbia River Highway postcards. Cross & Dimmitt photo numbers 251, 254, 269, 273, 372, 374, 377, 391, 395, 396, 399, 400, 408, 413, 415, 416, 418, 427, 432. Minimal indication that some were mounted in an a previous album with..... More
Germany: U.S. Army, Div. Hq., G-2, Public Relations, 1945. Staple bound wrappers. 31 page booklet with short history of the 79th's march towards, and into, Germany. Captured German material and presses were used in the production of the booklet. A very good plus delicate copy. More
London: W. Peacock, 1795. First edition. Hardcover. Lengthy title continues: "Their Governments, Revenues, Commerce, and their Sea and land Forces; Likewise, the Religion, Language, Literature, Customs, and Manners of the respective Inhabitants of the different Nations: And also, A Concise view of the Political History of the several Empires, Kingdoms..... More
London: W. Peacock, 1795. Second edition. Hardcover. Lengthy title continues: "Interspersed with Historical Anecdotes, to which are added, a Chronological Table from the Creation to the Present Time; A Monthly List of all the Fixed Fairs in England and Wales; and, A Table of the Coins of the Various Nations..... More
Comic Images / Conan Properties Inc., 1993. Cards. Pack of six game cards; 4 Conan the King #25 [Conan II, 1994], 50 Savage Sword #14, , 51 Savage Sword #39, 52 Savage Sword #55, 58 Savage Sword #18, and 60 Savage Sword #19. The pack has recently been unsealed and..... More
Washington, DC: Department of Defense/DOD/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1992. Soft cover. Chapters regarding The Invasion of Kuwait, The Response to Aggression, The Air Campaign, The Ground Campaign, The Maritim Campaign, etc.. 824 pages. Numerous color photographs, maps, charts, graphs, and glossary. Bound in original illustrated stiff paper covers. Opening creases along..... More
Paris: Association Des Amis Du Musée de la Marine, 1950. Folio. Sixteen page booklet in French with history and instructions on construction, plus four black and white photographs of various views of the ship model, plus plan in two large folded parts. Part 1; Profil, pont, plans des formes, details..... More
St. Louis, MO: Woodward & Tierman Printing Co., 1908. Paper. Entrance A, Section Platform. "The 1908 Democratic National Convention took place from July 7 to July 10, 1908, at Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver, Colorado. It was the first convention of a major political party in a western state. The..... More
New York [about 1905]: Terry & Tench Co., Inc. Paper covers. A catalogue with data and information on Guy Derricks, Stiff Leg Derricks, Hand Power Guy Derricks, Hand Power Stiff Leg Derricks, Jenniwinks, Derrick Fittings, Hand Powers, Various Blocks, Downhill Balls, Takle Blocks and Sheaves, Wire Rope, Erection Tools, Derrick..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Precision Grinding Wheel Co., Inc. [no date, 1940s]. Soft cover. 13 pages with information on various types of abrasive and grinding wheels. A near fine copy. More
Standard Oil Company of California, 1926. Soft cover. Chapters on the Diesel Engine, Combustion Cycles, Fuel, Construction and Design, Lubrication Systems, Treatment of Oil, Recommendations, Etc. 46 pages illustrated with 10 plates and 5 figures. Heavy gray paper covers lettered in gilt with black illustration of huge diesel engine over..... More
Knoxville, TN;: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1950. Card stock with cloth spine. Technical Monograph No. 66. The first 10 pages is an index of the drawings and several maps. The remaining 147 pages are foldout sheets with several maps and the rest are diagrams of locks, powerhouses, dams, substructures, gates, etc...... More
Knoxville, TN;: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1955. Card stock with cloth spine. Technical Monograph No. 76. The first 8 pages are the contents. The next 12 pages lists the drawings. The remaining 266 pages are foldout sheets with several maps, a few photographs and the rest are diagrams of buildings, sectional..... More
Knoxville, TN;: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1948. Card stock with cloth spine. Technical Monograph No. 61. The first 4 pages are the contents. The next 11 pages lists the drawings. The remaining 138 pages are foldout sheets with several maps and the rest are diagrams of locks, powerhouses, dams, substructures, gates..... More
Boston, MA;: Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown and Company, 1997. First edition. Spiral bound. An art-lover's mix and match. Twenty-two images of the human figure are divided into four and arranged in such a way that they can be recombined in any order in an almost infinite number of ways. For..... More
Racine, WI [1973]: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc. Disney Productions. Puzzle. A frame-tray puzzle and story enclosed. Frame measures approximately 11x14 inches. Depicted is a Mother Goose scene of the Woman who lived in a shoe with an abundance of Disney characters including Mickey and Minnie, Donald Duck, Goofy, and others..... More
Denver: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, 1955. First edition. Plastic comb binding. 1955 Annual Spring Field Conference. The papers presented summarized current geological interpretations and data, served as an introduction to rock formations to occurrances of oil, uranim, and ground water for the layman, and provided a handy guide to..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Bruce Pelz, 1967. First edition. Fanzine. Pages 49 to 70, mimeographed and stapled. A fine copy. More
London: Sotheby's, 1998. First edition. Soft cover. Catalogue of auction LN8533 "VALENTINO" held on 17 September, 1998. 124 pages with numerous black and white photographs. Prices realized laid in. A fine copy. More
London: Sotheby's, 1998. First edition. Soft cover. Catalogue of auction LN8533 "VALENTINO" held on 17 September, 1998. 124 pages with numerous black and white photographs. Prices realized laid in. A near fine copy with vertical wrinkle on back cover (a publisher's defect). More
