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1920313025N.p. Logansport Ind. Chronicle Printing Co: Privately printed 1920. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and 19 plates. 197 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth spine and upper cover stamped in black. Original sales leaflet loosely inserted. Spine ends bumped some rubbing. Very good. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and 19 plates. 197 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sport in Indiana. Accounts of hunting and trapping in the Kankakee marshlands deer and waterfowl.Werich was born in 1860 in a log cabin in Valparaiso Indiana not far from the river.<br/> "In the final chapter the author laments the disappearance of much of the game with the draining of the Kankakee swampland" Heller.<br/><br/>With a small four-page promotional leaflet for the book with some background on how the author came to write his book after a railroad accident in which he lost his right arm. With a testimonial from Logansport notables.<br/><br/>An uncommon work. Phillips p. 399; Heller 1:409 noting variant bindings Privately printed] unknown books
1969307585Los Angeles: Lorimar Productions for Avco 1969. Duplicated typescript printed rectos only 125 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Brad bound. Signed by Thomas McGuane on title leaf. Duplicated typescript printed rectos only 125 pp. 1 vols. 4to. First draft screenplay adaptation of The Sporting Club 1969 first novel by Thomas McGuane "the greatest writer of American loneliness". <br/>The novel is set in Saginaw county northern Michigan on the grounds of the "Centennial Club". The film was produced in 1971 directed by Larry Peerce from Semple's script with Robert Fields as <br/>"Vernor Stanton" and Nicolas Coster as "James Quinn". Lorimar Productions for Avco unknown books
1926WRCAM29565New York: Edward Eberstadt 1926. 125pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original half Japanese vellum and boards gilt-stamped cover and spine. Bookplate on front pastedown. Fine unopened. In a worn cardboard box. One of thirty-five large paper copies from an edition limited to 385 copies total. The first appearance in book form having only previously appeared in an obscure newspaper. An excellent overland narrative. ".One of the most readable of all the overland narratives of the gold rush days" - Wagner- Camp. The author later served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of California and judge on the Federal Bench. HOWES S133. GRAFF 3687. MINTZ 403. COWAN p.570. WHEAT GOLD RUSH 175. KURUTZ 556. WAGNER-CAMP 191 note. EBERSTADT 107:349 ref. Edward Eberstadt hardcover books
1916WRCAM23211San Jose 1916. 68pp. plus six plates. Original stiff printed wrappers rebacked with brown paper tape. Edges a bit chipped. Overall a good plus copy. A scarce western overland account by a restless New Jersey Jayhawker who traveled through Death Valley with Manly. "Stephens joined an Illinois company that left for California on March 28 1849. The company traveled to Fort Laramie South Pass Fort Bridger and Salt Lake City before veering off to the Southern Route and Death Valley. Surviving this ordeal he followed the coast from Los Angeles to San Jose and then to the diggings on the Merced River.With the beginning of the rainy season in the fall of 1850 Stephens took up farming and freighting. A restless type he joined the mining rushes in British Columbia in 1862 and the Klondike in 1898" - Kurutz. HOWES S941. GRAFF 3972. ADAMS HERD 2160. ADAMS SIX-GUNS 2136. KURUTZ 601. COWAN p.613. MATTES 639. MINTZ 444. ROCQ 2340. unknown books
191622981San Jose: Notta Bros 1916. 1st edition. 1 of 300 copies Cf. Kurutz 611 Howes S941 Adams Herd 2160 Adams Six-Guns 2136 Cowan pp. 613. Original stiff brown wrappers with gold stamped front cover. VG light edgewear/faint abrasion at rear cover. 68 pp. 6 plates of halftone portraits and scenes. 24cm x 16cm. <br/><br/>This is a scarce western overland account by a restless New Jersey Jayhawker who traveled through Death Valley with William Manly. "Stephens joined an Illinois company that left for California on March 28 1849. The company traveled to Fort Laramie South Pass Fort Bridger and Salt Lake City before veering off to the Southern Route and Death Valley. Surviving this ordal he followed the coast from Los Angeles to San Jose and then to the diggings on the Merced River. Stephens spent time in the diggings along the Merced River and at the mining towns of Chinese Camp and Fine Gold Gulch. With the beginning of the rainy season in the fall of 1850 Stephens took up farming and freighting. A restless type he joined the mining rushed of British Columbia in 1862 and the Klondike in 1898" - Kurutz. [Notta Bros] unknown books
1928215017Tucson: Acme Printing Co 1928. First edition. Illustrated. 293 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Orange brown cloth. Very good some wear. First edition. Illustrated. 293 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "Although this book has become scarce and is a collector's item it is full of errors." Adams Burrs under the Saddle. Howes W-73; Six Guns 2300; Adams Burrs under the Saddle 398 Acme Printing Co unknown books
1989260931989. Papi Lorenzo. MARINO MARINI Paintings. 324 pp. with 523 plates many in color; bilingual text in English and Italian. Cloth folio in slipcase. Johannesburg Editions Sacks 1989. hardcover books
1984122188La Nuova Italia Firenze 1984. Hardbound. VG. 3/4 Brown cloth with illustrated paper-covered board ends. 59 large format color plates some of them folding with supporting text and annotations. No. 204/1000. Text in Italian. A folio-size book with delightful detailed illustrations and thorough descriptions. Uncommon in the United States. La Nuova Italia Firenze hardcover books
1925114272Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons 1925. Octavo pp. i-v vi 1 2-307 308: printer's imprint 1-6: ads original blue cloth front panel stamped in black spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Adventures of Captain Ivan Koravitch a Russian secret agent by the author of THRILLING STORIES OF THE RAILWAY 1912 an important collection of mystery fiction. Queen The Detective Short Story p. 115. Hubin 1994 p. 859. 1925 Christmas gift inscription on front free endpaper. Hint of rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corner tips three tiny white spots on front cover edges of text block mildly tanned a very good copy. An attractive copy of an elusive book. #114272 William Blackwood and Sons unknown books
1972137842New York: H.B.L. Productions 1972. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film called "Such Men Are Dangerous" written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. based on a novel by "J.O. Kerr" joker the pseudonym originally used by Lawrence Block for his 1969 titular novel but the novel was released as written by Paul Kavanagh the lead character of the script and another pseudonym of Block's. <br/><br/>Based on the 1969 heist novel by Lawrence Block about a burnt-out former Green Beret who gets a tip-off about a valuable shipment of tactical nuclear weapons which he intends to steal with the help of a trained killer. Screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. was known for his action and thriller films including "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting" 1969 "Papillon" 1973 and "Never Say Never Again" 1983.<br/><br/>Printed blue titled wrappers with an address label from the Paul Kohner agency in Hollywood on the front wrapper with credits for screenwriter Semple and novelist Kerr Block. Title page present dated July 14 1972 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Semple and novelist Kerr Block. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. H.B.L. Productions unknown books
19264790New York. Edward Eberstadt. 1926. 1/2 cloth and paper covered boards with gilt titles and gilt titled spine. 8vo. Edition limited to 385 copies. Illustrated frontis. Light wear to extremities else Very Good. Edward Eberstadt. hardcover books
1912194854NEW YORK EATON AND MAIN 1911 1912 1912. ORIGINAL PICTORIAL GREEN CLOTH STAMPED IN GILT WHITE AND BLACK; DUST JACKET UNCLIPPED; A FEW NICKS; 22 ILLUSTRATIONS; SCARCE THUS. FIRST EDITION SECOND PRINTING WITH NEW 2 PAGE PREFACE VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover. NEW YORK, EATON AND MAIN [1911, 1912] hardcover books
19902198481Edizioni Biblioteca dell'Immagine / Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Near fine in good jacket. Jacket edges lightly toned light stain on jacket base tiny spot on top page ridge. 1990 Hard Cover. 533 pp. Italian and English text. A retrospective of German silent films taking its name from the 1920 silent horror film Edizioni Biblioteca dell'Immagine / Le Giornate del Cinema Muto hardcover books
193178225New York: Harcourt Brace 1931. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. index xii 388p. Original dark blue cloth. 21cm. Extremities rubbed minor fraying. Institutional stamp Federal Council of Churches. No jacket. <br/><br/> Harcourt, Brace hardcover books
1982108885Paris: Contrejour 1982. First edition. Softcover. Text in French. Catalog for a group exhibition with 21 European photographers. Each photographer has four images in the catalog. Included in the catalog among others are Joan Fontcuberta and Martin Parr. This was a very early appearance for Parr. A fine copy in wrappers in a fine dust jacket. Very uncommon. Contrejour unknown books
1971115326Firenze Florence Italy: Leo S. Olschki 1971. Hardcover. VG- Plastic dj. torn and coming off; Some fading to cloth; Pages clean and tight. Red cloth with brown titling to spine and front cover; Clear plastic dj.; 350 pp.; 217 bw photos and figures. Text in Italian; An in-depth look at traditional Tuscan architecture; Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings. Leo S. Olschki hardcover books
19022222269<p>First edition thus. Octavo. Stiff printed brown wrappers. Very good small chips. 20 pages. Scarce.</p><p><strong>Offprint from Bulletin No. 3 of the Santa Barbara Society of Natural History 1901.</strong></p><p><strong>Inscribed by Yates to noted author/lecturer/minister George Wharton James on upper wrapper "with compliments of the author…".</strong></p> Santa Barbara Society of Natural History paperback books
1901RCANJUV23RJBDeseret Sunday School Union 1901. Good. Cannon George Q. The Juvenile Instructor : An Illustrated Semi-monthly Magazine Designed Expressly for The Education and Elevation of The Young Volume XXXVI 36 1901. Snow Lorenzo; Smith Joseph F. Salt Lake City Utah: Deseret Sunday School Union 1901. 776pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Good with light bumping to spine ends and light rubbing to corners. Soft hinges. Deseret Sunday School Union Board compliments label mounted to front free endsheet; small closed tear in fore-edge of front free endsheet and flyleaf. Deseret Sunday School Union unknown books
1901RCANJUV28RJBDeseret Sunday School Union 1901. Good. Cannon George Q. The Juvenile Instructor : An Illustrated Semi-monthly Magazine Designed Expressly for The Education and Elevation of The Young Volume XXXVI 36 1901. Snow Lorenzo; Smith Joseph F. Salt Lake City Utah: Deseret Sunday School Union 1901. 776pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Good with rubbing to extremities. Soft hinges. Missing lower corners of pp. 649-652 affecting text. B.Y.U. Library inkstamp to front free endsheet; no further library markings. Deseret Sunday School Union unknown books
1970137862Universal City CA: Becerkamn Productions / Universal 1970. First Draft script for an unproduced film called "One to Count Cadence" written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. based on James Crumley's 1969 first novel a violent Vietnam War tale of friendship and survival. Agency copy with an address label from the Paul Kohner agency in Hollywood on the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper undated. Title page present undated noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Semple and novelist Crumley. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Becerkamn Productions / Universal unknown books
1991012817Bologna Italy: Grafis Edizioni 1991. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Quarto 4to. 95 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with a small tear and crease to the lower edge of the front panel and minor browing to the spine and top edge; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by 47 black & white photographs. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page "To.with love signed Lorenzo." Text is by Lamberto Cantoni. Text is Italian and English. Grafis Edizioni Hardcover books
199024432Pordenone Italy: Edizioni Biblioteca dell'Immagine. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. slight scrunching to a few pages along fore-edge no other significant wear; jacket slightly wrinkled along the top edge the result of its being just a tad taller than the book itself and with some careless pen-tip indentations in the front panel virtually invisible against the black background. B&W photographs facsimiles A wide-ranging collection of articles and essays on the German cinema prior to THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI; published in conjunction with a retrospective at that year's Pordenone Silent Film Festival Le Giornate del Cinema Muto. Although the cover title and jacket blurb are in Italian only the text throughout is in both English and Italian on facing pages. NOTE: Additional shipping charges for this heavy book will apply for non-U.S. customers or for Priority Mail shipping within the U.S.; please inquire before placing your order. . Edizioni Biblioteca dell'Immagine hardcover books
195012999Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1950. First Edition. Fine. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop; 1950; First Edition 5.5x8"; Light blue-gray paper boards with beige cloth backing red brown lettering on pale green background with ornamental border on front cover with paper label on spine; ix 1 93 pp. 1 folded map in back pocket facsimile of Creuzbar map of 1849; Overall Fine condition Kurutz 8b. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop unknown books
19269026339New York: Edward Eberstadt 1926. Hardcover. Very good. Historial notes compiled from rare sources and an introduction by Edward Eberstadt. One of 385 copies. Howes 133. near <br/><br/> Edward Eberstadt hardcover books
199723441Firenze: Centro di. Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali 1997. Paper wrappers. A fine copy. As new. 253 pp. Illus. with color & b/w photos. 4to. Published for the exhibit by Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana di Firenza from September 23 1997 to January 10 1998.Volume pubblicato in occasione della mostra tenuta presso la Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana di Firenze dal 23 settembre 1997 al 10 gennaio 1998 nell'ambito delle celebrazioni per il VII Centenario del Duomo di Firenze. Centro di. Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali unknown books
