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1811005272Bungay London: C. Brightly & Co. and T. Kinnersley 1811. Volume I only of a two volume set. Very Good overall leather rubbed and starting to tear along front spine fold prior owner name front paste down lacking end pages. Contents are clean and unmarked binding sound. . Later Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. C. Brightly & Co. and T. Kinnersley Hardcover books
198319022ELos Angeles: Columbia Pictures 1983. First Edition. Single page two-sided 8 3/4†x 11 3/4â€. A special film program made by the studio for advance screenings of the film ‘Blue Thunder’ for reviewers and members of the motion picture industry specifically for Academy Award consideration. The film was directed by John Badham and starred Roy Scheider Warren Oates Candy Clark and Daniel Stern. Fine in printed wrappers. Columbia Pictures unknown books
606408not signed on a 3/4 length scene of Ann Blyth and Edmund Purdom from the film 1955 "The King's Thief". Photograph is on single weight stock; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling. 1955. Information printed on the back. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
196034496Saigon: National Instiute of Statistics 1960. Eighth issue in a series of annual volumes 4to pp. 12 471; 2 full-page maps 1 in color tables throughout; near fine in blue cloth gilt-lettered spine. Trilingual text with French English and Vietnamese. <br/><br/> National Instiute of Statistics hardcover books
50628Jersey City: Nakladom tov. "Pros'vita" v Ameritsi 1914-1915. Octavos 18 Ã 12.8 cm. Original pictorial wrappers on variously colored stock; ca. 60 pp. per issues. About very good. Six of eleven issues for the first year of this Ukrainian educational journal with information on Ukrainian history literature and general knowledge aimed at Ukrainian immigrants. An unknown number of issues was published in 1915 before the publication ceased. As of February 2020 KVK and OCLC only show a handful of holdings usually just one or two issues each. unknown books
1928MHG912-1Los Angeles CA:: Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles 1928. First Edition. Very Good. FIRST EDITION of the 1928 Annual Report. 8vo. 9 1/4 x 6 inches. 95 1 blank pp. Index list and portraits of the Board of Harbor Commissioners maps numerous black-and-white photographs tables charts large folding color map mounted inside the rear cover; text clean unmarked. Color pictorial wrappers added mylar jacket; binding square and tight rubbed small nick at foot of spine on front cover toned. Ex library rubber stamps at foot of title page and at the head of index page 3 the only library markings. Very Good. In the early twentieth century the City of Los Angeles experienced unparalleled population growth and city leaders recognized the importance of a harbor for the city's future growth. The Board of Harbor Commissioners was created on December 9 1907 marking the official founding of the Port of Los Angeles. San Pedro and Wilmington were annexed to the City of Los Angeles on August 28 1909 making the Port of Los Angeles an official Department of the City of Los Angeles. With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 Los Angeles became the nearest major American port northwest of the Canal and a major port-of-call for most transpacific and coastal traffic. The 1920s was a decade of dynamic growth for the Port marked by a boom in the petroleum lumber and citrus trades. For the first time in history Los Angeles surpassed San Francisco as the West Coast's busiest seaport and ranked second only to New York in foreign export tonnage. Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, unknown books
188316240scsWashington D.C.: Paret & Whittington Stationers and Printers 1883. Octavo paperbound stapled pink wrappers 19 pp. Near-Fine. Includes list of all donors to the Home. Paret & Whittington, Stationers and Printers, 1883. unknown books
1916VG217-001Los Angeles:: Department of Public Service of the City of Los Angeles 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. FIRST EDITION. 4to. 10 7/8 x 8 inches. 319 13 pp. Black-and-white frontispiece portrait of William Mulholland seal of the City of Los Angeles on title page numerous full-page black-and-white photographic illustrations maps tables appendices index 24 folded maps charts and plans in a pocket inside the rear cover including a large folding map of the "Southern Part of the State of California Showing Inset of Photograph of Los Angeles Aqueduct Relief Map;" text clean unmarked some light toning to the edges of the glossy paper as is common large folding map with tears at folds with some minor loss pocket at rear is brittle and is essentially blasted and useless. Black-stamped dark green cloth; binding shaken corners and spine ends frayed spots and freckling to covers. With "Notice of Publication" tipped-in inside front cover announcing a second edition "On account of the extraordinary demand for copies." Ownership signature of A. A. Schmidt. Good. This is a contemporary technical report on the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The Los Angeles Aqueduct system comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct Owens Valley Aqueduct and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct is a water conveyance system built and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The Owens Valley Aqueduct was designed and built by the city's water department at the time named The Bureau of Los Angeles Aqueduct under the supervision of the Department's Chief Engineer William Mulholland. The system delivers water from the Owens River in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains to Los Angeles. In 1971 it was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers on the List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. Its construction was controversial from the start as it is alleged that water diversions to Los Angeles all but ended agriculture in the Owens Valley. Since then its continued operation has led to public debate legislation and court battles over the environmental impacts of the aqueduct on Mono Lake and other ecosystems. Department of Public Service of the City of Los Angeles, hardcover books
188640477Minneapolis: Pioneer Press Co. 1886. 8vo 23 cm 9". 138 pp. <br><br>Statistics on equipment food machinery tools livestock buildings and patients including the types of mental illnesses place of birth age cause of death etc. The data on occupations of the patients is very interesting: the greatest numbers were for housewives domestics laborers' wives and farmers. Original printed wrappers short tears in upper margin of some leaves. Very good. Pioneer Press Co. unknown books
189840478St. Paul: Pioneer Press Co. 1898. 8vo 23 cm 9". 211pp. 5 fold. tables. <br><br>Statistics on equipment food machinery tools livestock buildings and patients including the types of mental illnesses place of birth age cause of death etc. The three biggest protein sources for the patients seems to have been beef fresh fish and chicken supplemented with much vegetable protein. Original printed wrappers. Very good. Pioneer Press Co. unknown books
8598bdThe Cobb County Landmarks Society Inc. November 1988. Octavo paperbound illus. stapled cream wrappers 48 pp. Fine. Contents: Report to the Membership; The Locomotive General by James G. Bogle; Local History Sources Available in the Georgia Room; Welcome to Cobb Landmarks. “The Great Locomotive Chase on the Western & Atlantic Railroad in Georgia during the Civil War was “a trial of speed between locomotives -- a race for desperate daredevil recklessness velocity and the high stakes at issue has never been equaled on land or water on the American continent.†So wrote John A. Alf Wilson in 1897. Wilson served as fireman on the General on that ill-fated day in April 1862. unknown books
121406Chicago: Spravedlnost. Softcover. VG but for an ex-lib. stamp on front cover and some cover wear. Grey wraps with title in Czech with 40 total pp. The text is written in Czech followed by versions in English French German and Russian. An appeal "to proclaim the right of the Bohemian nation to free development and to existence as an independent political state." Discusses the history of Bohemia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A very interesting pamphlet. Spravedlnost paperback books
1815008240London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1815. SCARCE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -" ministre des Etats Unis de la de l'auteur. Rome Avril 1819 author's initials". Two volumes rebacked in 20th c. quarter leather with gilt lettering over original paper covered boards. Eight page publisher's catalogue at front of Vol. I frontispiece portrait of bust of author xl 2 388 frontispiece map of Plan of Rome Vol. II 419 pp. Very Good 1st signature Vol. ! loose but holding boards worn at edges and lightly soiled end pages browned light spotting throughout both volumes some pages yet uncut. Lucien Bonaparte Prince of Canino 1775-1840 was a younger brother of Napoleon and a French statesman who played an indispensable role in Napoleons rise to power. He wrote this heroic poem on Charlemagne while living in exile in England where he was forced to stay after attempting to obtain a passport to go to America. SIGNED copies of his books are quite uncommon and this copy with its intriguing inscription is unique. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presentation Copy. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown Hardcover books
19907BOND Frederick Bligh. ROODSCREENS AND ROODLOFTS. Two volumes. London: Isaac Pitman 1909. 4to. Cloth. xiii 206 pages 79 plates; x 207-448 pages 80-132 plates. First edition. This is still the best reference work on the subject. Extensively illustrate with 132 full-page plates and 130 in-text illustrations. Spines sunned else very good set. unknown books
19361322444London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; pp 178; G/Fair; dark beige spine with black text; extremely scarce in dj; dust jacket shows chips to spine edges and fore corners; sun darkened spine; small sticker to spine; price to front flap; mylar wraps; cloth has slight wear to exterior; lightly sunned spine; strong boards; text block shows light tone to exterior edges; mild defect to gutter at pp 16-17; interior clean; illustrated;. 1322444. FP New Rockville Stock. Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover books
194132612Berkeley: Book Arts Club of the University of California 1941. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy in a very good rubbed dust jacket with small tears at the spine. 102 pp. Sm. 8vo. Copy no. 307 of 450 printed. Signed by Fanny Borden once Vassar's library director. Book Arts Club of the University of California hardcover books
1927CNBR245San Francisco: John Henry Nash for The Book Club of California 1927. No binding. Near fine. Nash John Henry. Folio single leaf folded once to form 4 pp. Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn 1872-1964 was an advocate of free speech and higher education based on the idea of a self-governing community with advisors teaching through tutorials instead of lectures and with an emphasis on the "great books"; he opened the "Experimental College" at the University of Wisconsin in 1927. Unfortunately the experiment failed with the students developing a reputation for "radicalism and wanton anarchy" perhaps an idea ahead of its time resulting in the closing of the College in 1932. <br/><br/>This scarce BCC broadside printed by John Henry Nash announces three lectures to be given by him: "The Evolution of Spirit" "The College and the Community" and "The Poetry of James Stephens." Undated but we believe it was printed in 1927 based on a mention in the BCC 100 of the first lecture Dr. Meiklejohn gave: "In 1925 under the auspices of the Club but not connected with any planned series Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn spoke at the Palace Hotel on 'Democracy and Excellence' " cf p. xiv BCC 100. The broadside states "Dr. Meiklejohn's lecture before the members two years ago was so favorably received and so many expressed a desire to hear the speaker again that the Club takes special pleasure in announcing this new series of lectures." A quick look at the calendar for 1927 confirms that July 27 August 3 and August 10 did all fall on a Wednesday as the broadside states. Not listed in either O'Day or the BCC 100; seemingly scarce with none currently in the marketplace and a search of OCLC locating one copy at Cal.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: A single leaf folded once to four pp. the announcement on the lecture series on the first page in black and red surrounded by a red ruled border two inside pages blank on the final page "The Book Club of California wishes to express its appreciation to the trustees of the Temple Emanu-El for the use of its beautiful building for these lectures" and beneath "San Francisco: John Henry Nash Printer"; folio size measuring 12" by 8.5".<br/><br/>___CONDITION: This delicate broadside could almost be called fine; the paper is clean the inks bright it is free of soil and edgewear other than a single short closed tear to the top margin of the first page; some light age-toning else fine.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. John Henry Nash for The Book Club of California unknown books
199374439San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1993. Octavo printed wrappers. First edition. The Club's annual keepsake for 1993. A fine copy in cloth slipcase. #74439 The Book Club of California unknown books
200079290San Francisco: The Book Club of California 2000. Octavo 13 parts single sheets each folded to make four pages. First edition. The Club's annual keepsake for 2000. The first part TWELVE TREASURES FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA also edited by Barbara Land was the club's annual keepsake for 1997. A fine set in cloth slipcase. #79290 The Book Club of California unknown books
199774443San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1997. Octavo 13 parts single sheets each folded to make four or six pages. First edition. The Club's annual keepsake for 1997. A fine set in cloth slipcase. #74443 The Book Club of California unknown books
199074436San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1990. Octavo 12 parts single sheets each folded to make four pages. First edition. The Club's annual keepsake for 1990. A fine set in cloth slipcase. #74436 The Book Club of California unknown books
20953BOOK OF THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE. London: Automobile Association 1973. 4to. Pictorial boards dust jacket. First edition. Very good. unknown books
18291922London: Baldwin & Craddock 1829. Two slim volumes. Octavos 32 pages 4 ads; & 32 pages 2 ads. With six steel engraved illustrations of equipment in the text and additional charts and tables. A practical explanation of brewing ingredients equipment and processes. Two additional volumes were issued in 1834. Previous owner's name in ink to title page. Offsetting to first and final pages of text block otherwise internally near fine. In later but contemporary brown paper wrappers with hand lettered label to each. Edges of wrappers of both volumes worn. OCLC locates only three copies of both volumes. Baldwin & Craddock unknown books
19404431New York: Random House 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE CAST: Philip Coolidge Sam Levene Evelyn Wahle Bert Lytell Elspeth Eric and Otto Preminger. Also SIGNED by stage manager Edwin Gordon and the assistant state manager William Mendrek. Margin for Error was produced by Richard Aldrich and Richard Myers and directed by Otto Preminger at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City Nov. 3 1939. 198pp. bound in red cloth spine lettered and ruled in gilt top edge stained black; a fine bright copy in unclipped near fine dust jacket with light age-toning to spine and edges. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
1995186124New York: Editorial Palmar 1995. Paperback. 53p. text in Spanish and English on facing pages poetry very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. 2. Cuban exile poetry. The poet left Cuba in 1980 on the Mariel-Key West boatlift. Editorial Palmar paperback books
