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198411206Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1984. Hardcover. Small 4to. Cream cloth spine and cream paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. xii 370pp. Illustrations. Very good/very good. Minor jacket edgewear; smudge on page one and tiny smudge on front flyleaf away from author inscription. Tight and nice first edition boldly inscribed and signed on the front flyleaf "To Michael Clifton / Best Wishes / Rosalynn Carter. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
198724391Norco CA: Tales of the Mojave Road 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine. 320 pp with maps illustrations index illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's name Elden Hughes Director of the California Desert Protection League on front pastedown else fine. "The 600-mile loop has been laid out carefully and a guide developed like the guide for the Mojave Road. Then a resources of inestimable value will be created for people who enjoy the backcountry -- people who are looking for something to do in the backcountry besides 'testing their machines'" p. 15. Extensively illustrated with maps b/w illustrations from photographs and drawings. This volume contains miles 0.0 through 171.6 of the East Mojave Heritage Trail west of the Colorado River extensively illustrated with maps b/w illustrations from photographs and drawings. Tales of the Mojave Road hardcover
1997054654<p>Jefferson NC and London: McFarland & Company 1997. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 298 pages indexed. Grey and white hardcover. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy. There is some sticker residue and a spot of abrasion in the top margin of page 98 near the gutter. Otherwise clean within. Contains photo illustrations. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the title page "Best Wishes. Hope you enjoy this book- / Frances H. Casstevens / 2/23/2001". <br /><br /></p> McFarland & Company hardcover
1870230481Chicago: Rand McNally 1870. uuuuuuuuuuuuu. Flexible covers. Very Good. Octavo 36 pages the originally sewn booklet is now stapled; the original rear wrapper is in place the printed top wrapper is now mounted to new pink paper wrappers. <br/><br/>Caton was Chief Justice of Illinois and Chicago's second practicing lawyer. McMurtrie ANTE-FIRE IMPRINTS 1629 . Rand McNally unknown
18760008113Chicago: Fergus Printing 1876. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo 55 pages sewn printed wrappers <br/><br/>Fergus Historical Series no. 3. Caton was Chief Justice of Illinois and Chicago's second practicing lawyer Fergus Printing paperback
19499478Berkeley & Los Angeles: University Of California Press. Fine. 1949. Hardcover. 111 pp.; 4to; red cloth in pink jacket lettered in green. Light soil to jacket and a nick near the leading top corner. Reprinted from the Pacific Historical Review Vol. XVIII No. 1. See photos for contents. Very Good dust in protective mylar wrap . University Of California Press hardcover
195410028Berkeley: Friends of the Bancroft Library. Very Good. 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 500 copies printed by the Gillick Press. 143pp.; 8vo; parchment paper spine lettered in gilt and brown paper over boards. Spine somewhat darkened. Laid in is a broadside printed on card stock: My Fourteen-Mile Hike by Warren Howell reprinted from The Target Berkeley: Willard Junior High School 1925 for members of the Berkeley Historical Society & for the Ross Valley Book Company. A brief but charming account of Howell's hike for a First Class Boy Scout test including being surrounded on all sides by a squirrel colony. Warren Howell eventually became the proprietor of John Howell Books in San Francisco. When Henry Cerruti knocked on the door of Hubert Howe Bancroft's office in San Francisco in October 1873 the Yankee merchant was in the process of converting himself from book dealer to historian determined to add to the narrative of California history after 15 years of a mass of material on the subject. . Friends of the Bancroft Library hardcover
18-3068San Francisco CA: San Francisco State University 2006. . Autographed and inscribed by editor on half title page. 4to. 64 pp. Pictorial color wraps with French folds. Very good. Color plates. Includes writings by Robert A. Corrigan Annika Ohrner Linda Haverty Rugg and Whitney Chadwick. Includes works by Eija-Liisa Ahtila Jesper Just Annika Larsson Annica Karlsson Rixon. Catalog published on occasion of exhibit by same name at the Fine Arts Gallery at San Francisco State University from February 11 through March 16 2006. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco State University, 2006. paperback
1923036566Womelsdorf PA: Executive Committee of the Tulpehocken Bi-Centennial 1923. Book. VG. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brown cardstock wraps lettered in gilt. Slight moisture contact has left a slight imprint on a portion of the front cover and a very slight rippling to a portion of the back cover. Internally light dampstaining and/or slight rippling evident in bottom margin of latter text block a minor cosmetic issue. Firm binding mild lean original to issue clean and bright interior with light age-toning/soiling to text block edges. 212 pp. Despite mentioned flaws still considerably better than typically found. Scarce. Executive Committee of the Tulpehocken Bi-Centennial Paperback
19960022568Norfolk Virginia: The Donning Company Publisher 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . F/F/Expanded Edition. First printed in 1984 this expanded edition was published 12 years later. 248pp. Postlude to the Squares with a bibliography index and page about the author. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Signed book plate on front free endpaper. Excellent even color on dust jacket with no nicks or tears and now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is clean and tight no marking or soiling. A wonderful and entertaining history of a beautiful hospitable city. <br/> <br/> The Donning Company, Publisher hardcover
1976068944Deer Lake PA: Printed and Bound by Bacon and Freeman Publishers for Roy F. Chandler 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black textured paper-covered boards lettered in gold foil. Minor surface rubbing in a few areas slight bump to top front cover corner. 1st ed. 200 pp. illus. Printed and Bound by Bacon and Freeman Publishers for Roy F. Chandler Hardcover
19320022959Richmond Virginia: Garrett and Massie 1932. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. J.F. DeYoung. NF1st ed. A real nice copy with excellent vibrant color on the front coversharpish corners and a nice firm binding. 42pp. with illustrations on every page. Several portraits a map of Maryland and Virginia.all b&w. Some light tanning to the spine and back panel. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow. BXOne <br/> <br/> Garrett and Massie hardcover
15-4240Washington: Department of State 1940. 8vo. 28 pp. Very Good Soft Covers with small tears creasing & shelf wear. Washington: Department of State, 1940. paperback
2013023557The Working Writer Discovery Group 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed.stated 1st pring/Signed. This copy looks brand new. No wear to jacket which has been covered with a mylar sleeve. No fade to jacket price intact Book is clean and unmarked binding tight corners sharp. First edition stated first printing with a complete number line starting with 0then moving on to 1. Boldly signed on title pagename only by author Chervis Isom. 359pp. endnotes acknowledgements. Book is sent to you in an acid free document bag for storage mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC <br/> <br/> The Working Writer Discovery Group hardcover
19290009542Chicago : Chicago Plan Commission 1929 . First edition. Octavo. Good. folding mapssketchesphotos. 8vo 153 pages blue cloth ex libris Private Library of Hugo F. Krause <br/><br/>This road is now known as Lake Shore Drive one of the world's lovelier highways. Describes the principal events which occurred in connection with the Outer Drive Improvement project. Folding maps sketches photos. Chicago Plan Commission unknown
198670253Oxford: Oxford University Press 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 761p. dj. 26cm. Oxford University Press hardcover
1872020026Salem MA: Printed at the Salem Press 1872. Book. Good. Quarter-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown 1/4 morocco green and black marbled paper covered boards cloth corners. Leather along binding is cracked with loss though binding appears to be holding firm. Some exposure at corners with bottom corners a bit layered. 59 pp. Occasional neat underlining with a ruler! in pencil or ink a few notations. Signed on front blank by former owner William Gray Brooks. Original edition not a modern-era facsimile. Printed at the Salem Press Hardcover
1982070055Utica NY: Museum of Art Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps oblong format perfect-bound. As issued. Catalog to accompany 1982 exhibition. 1st ed. Quite scarce. Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Hardcover
1922026147Hartford CT: Privately Printed 1922. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth bordered and lettered in black. Light shelf wear a bit rubbed at corners and spine extremities. Complimentary tag of Newton C. Brainerd tipped in at main title. Unopened text block uncut top edges. 67 pp. Privately Printed Hardcover
189328855New York: Richmond Croscup & Co 1893. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth. ix 434pp. Good plus. Bit of irregular "flecking" to cloth and inner hinges neatly archivally strengthened -- but internally quite sound and attractive. A tight decent first edition -- with the binding stamped "Dodd Mead & Company" at the foot of the spine as often seen. MONAGHAN 1116. Richmond, Croscup & Co hardcover
1988005584Asian Humanities Press 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Name date city and stamp on front free endpaper. Spine of dust jacket is sunned.Pages of text are clean bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes not envelopes. . Asian Humanities Press Hardcover
1992756Columbia University Press 1992. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Dustjacket has some wear and a small crease in lower right front and left rear corners where they were slightly bumped. Cover has some wear a small rough spot on top front edge lower right front corner has been moderately bumped and lower left rear corner has been slightly bumped. First printing. Signed and inscribed by the author to former book owner on front endpaper. Columbia University Press hardcover
1978002214Cleveland Ohio: Seaforth Publications 1978. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . VG/VG/1st ed. Very nice copy of the first edition with dust jacket. What began as a scrapbook and a photo album now emerges as a coherent narrative which one Edistonian has rightly said "will educate those who should know Edisto's history." The Sea Islands are unique and some are yet unspoiled--Edisto least of all perhaps. Opening this new door into the past may also open a more informed path into the future. Ninety two pages from eariest history to the 1970's when the barrier island were mostly ignored. Lots of information about hurricanes Colonial Times Plantation days and after the Civil War. Mrs. Puckette became a well known South Carolina writer. Book Condition is Very Good; green cloth over boards with a green illustration on front and lettering on spine. 92 pp. First Edition. Lots of b&w photos. Book is clean and unmarked with top corners lightly bumped. Otherwise Fine. Dust Jacket Condition is Very Good; one small closed tear on front top of cover light edgewear overall. Clean with excellent color. Covered with a removable mylar dust jacket. <br/> <br/> Seaforth Publications hardcover
1956MASTER325304IVANCOUVER WA.: CLARK COLLEGE. VG IN BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATED CLOTH. FAINT WEAR. 1956. HARDCOVER. PAGES CLEAN BINDING TIGHT. NO SIGNATURES OR INSCRIPTIONS. . CLARK COLLEGE hardcover
188586515Clark's Cove Guano Company New Bedford Mass 1885. Broadside. Used - Very Good. No date but 1885 testimonials. 17 x 24" Stillwell & Gladding chemical analysis. Creased VG. Clark's Cove Guano Company, New Bedford, Mass unknown