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1938017177Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good . 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 306 pp. The great junior college annual of Jackie Robinson with his half-length photographic portrait on Varsity football team. The description of Varsity football includes: "Jack Robinson climaxed a 26-0 victory with an 80-yard return of a Chaffee punt for a touchdown" p. 127. In baseball "Individual star of the team might be said to be Jackie Robinson who besides leading the team at bat with an average of .417 was chosen as the all-Southern California Junior College shortstop and the most valuable Junior College player in Southern California. Robinson's speed also gave him all base-stealing honors the dusky flash being credited with some twenty-five thefts in twenty-four games" p. 139. In track "Three state champioships were captured by P.J. C. with their new national jaysee record-holder in the broad jump Jackie Robinson leading the way with a win in his pet event" p. 145. "Jack Robinson's victorious leap in the Southern California finals of 25 feet 6 1/2 inches broke his brother's standard" p.148. Many photos and mentions. The only detailed and reliable source of information about Jackie's first full J.C year's. sports achievements. Inscription from Larry Pickens another fine player on the football team beneath his team photo. With the PCC tribute brochure on jackie Robinson published Fall 1997. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
1938017178Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 306 pp. The great junior college annual of Jackie Robinson with his half-length photographic portrait on Varsity football team. The description of Varsity football includes: "Jack robinson climaxed a 26-0 victory with an 80-yard return of a Chaffee punt for a touchdown" p. 127. In baseball "Individual star of the team might be said to be Jackie Robinson who besides leading the team at bat with an average of .417 was chosen as the all-Southern California Junior College shortstop and the most valuable Junior College player in Southern California. Robinson's speed also gave him all base-stealing honors the dusky flash being credited with some twenty-five thefts in twenty-four games" p. 139. In track "Three state champioships were captured by P.J. C. with their new national jaysee record-holder in the broad jump Jackie Robinson leading the way with a win in his pet event" p. 145. "Jack Robinson's victorious leap in the Southern California finals of 25 feet 6 1/2 inches broke his brother's standard" p.148. Many photos and mentions. The only detailed and reliable source of information about Jackie's first full J.C year's. sports achievements. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
1939017176Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1939. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 271 pp. The last junior college annual of Jackie Robinson with his half-length photographic portrait on Varsity football team. The description of Varsity football begins: "Pasadena Junior College's greatest football team sparked by its greatest individual athlete Jack Robinson. That's what critics were saying of Coach Tom Mallory's 1938 gridiron juggernaut after the Bulldogs won 11 straight games scoring 369 points. Unanimous choice as most valuable player Robinson's contribution was 131 points and over 1000 yards from scrimmage." In the game against Santa Ana " Jack Robinson's 83-yard gallop with Larry Monroy's punt was the climax of the wild-scoring game. four touchdowns plus Jack Robinson's field goal and four conversions were too much for Santa Ana" which lost 31-19." Against San Bernardino Two men Jack Robinson of Pasadena and Hal Finney of San Bernardino were directly responsible for all ten touchdowns. Robinson scored three personally and passed to Frank Spratt Don Winton and Ray Bartlett for three more." Against Ventura 27-6 Jack scored and again after gallops of 60 and 14 yards. Against LACC 16-0 "Jack Robinson took a lateral from Red Robinson and ran 83 yards for the initial score." Against Compton 20-7 "With both elevens at top peak one man- Jack Robinson - spelled the difference between the two squads. First Bulldog tally came when Jackie went 15 yards climaxing a 56 yard drive. Almost immediately Jack pulled down a Compton aerial then passed to Red Robinson for 14 yards and a touchdown. Third score was made on a 45-yard gallop from scrimmage by the phenomenal Jackie. Against Phoenix 40-0 "Jack Robinson got off a 65-yard return." Against San Francisco ! "Jack Robinson was a one-man riot as he scampered 76 yards to a score on the second scrimmage play. Later Jackie went 14 yards for a touchdown and made three conversions for a total of 15 points. Ray Bartlett on a pass from Robinson made another touchdown. Jackie's ball-toting averaged 14.8." Against Glendale 33-6 "Jack Robinson . scampered 85 yards on the last play of the game to climax the conference season. Jack also made the first score. By winning this game the Bulldogs tied Santa Monica for the Western conference league crown." Against Cal Tech 39-6 "Jack Robinson and 16 other seniors rang down the curtain on their Pasadena football careers as they walloped cross town rival Cal Tech in the season finale. Robinson's closing chapter was a 104-yard run to the touchdown climaxing the greatest individual career in jaysee history" after scoring also on a pass. Again team photos of Jack as Acting Captain and forward of the Varsity basketball team and group photo where they were also league champions and stopped the 83-game winning streak of the U.S.C. freshman at 43-36. Great half-page photo of Jackie jumping at the basket in team play another at the basket in team play. One of the great documents of American amateur sports the history of the finest J.C. track team an exhilirating experience to read. The only detailed and reliable source of information about Jackie's last J.C. sports achievements. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
1939005014Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1939. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 271 Pp. The Last Junior College Annual Of Jackie Robinson With His Half-Length Photographic Portrait On Varsity Football Team. The Description Of Varsity Football Begins: "Pasadena Junior College's Greatest Football Team Sparked By Its Greatest Individual Athlete Jack Robinson. That's What Critics Were Saying Of Coach Tom Mallory's 1938 Gridiron Juggernaut After The Bulldogs Won 11 Straight Games Scoring 369 Points. Unanimous Choice As Most Valuable Player Robinson's Contribution Was 131 Points And Over 1000 Yards From Scrimmage." In The Game Against Santa Ana " Jack Robinson's 83-Yard Gallop With Larry Monroy's Punt Was The Climax Of The Wild-Scoring Game. Four Touchdowns Plus Jack Robinson's Field Goal And Four Conversions Were Too Much For Santa Ana" Which Lost 31-19." Against San Bernardino Two Men Jack Robinson Of Pasadena And Hal Finney Of San Bernardino Were Directly Responsible For All Ten Touchdowns. Robinson Scored Three Personally And Passed To Frank Spratt Don Winton And Ray Bartlett For Three More." Against Ventura 27-6 Jack Scored And Again After Gallops Of 60 And 14 Yards. Against Lacc 16-0 "Jack Robinson Took A Lateral From Red Robinson And Ran 83 Yards For The Initial Score." Against Compton 20-7 "With Both Elevens At Top Peak One Man- Jack Robinson - Spelled The Difference Between The Two Squads. First Bulldog Tally Came When Jackie Went 15 Yards Climaxing A 56 Yard Drive. Almost Immediately Jack Pulled Down A Compton Aerial Then Passed To Red Robinson For 14 Yards And A Touchdown. Third Score Was Made On A 45-Yard Gallop From Scrimmage By The Phenomenal Jackie. Against Phoenix 40-0 "Jack Robinson Got Off A 65-Yard Return." Against San Francisco ! "Jack Robinson Was A One-Man Riot As He Scampered 76 Yards To A Score On The Second Scrimmage Play. Later Jackie Went 14 Yards For A Touchdown And Made Three Conversions For A Total Of 15 Points. Ray Bartlett On A Pass From Robinson Made Another Touchdown. Jackie's Ball-Toting Averaged 14.8." Against Glendale 33-6 "Jack Robinson . Scampered 85 Yards On The Last Play Of The Game To Climax The Conference Season. Jack Also Made The First Score. By Winning This Game The Bulldogs Tied Santa Monica For The Western Conference League Crown." Against Cal Tech 39-6 "Jack Robinson And 16 Other Seniors Rang Down The Curtain On Their Pasadena Football Careers As They Walloped Cross Town Rival Cal Tech In The Season Finale. Robinson's Closing Chapter Was A 104-Yard Run To The Touchdown Climaxing The Greatest Individual Career In Jaysee History" After Scoring Also On A Pass. Again Team Photos Of Jack As Acting Captain And Forward Of The Varsity Basketball Team And Group Photo Where They Were Also League Champions And Stopped The 83-Game Winning Streak Of The U.S.C. Freshman At 43-36. Great Half-Page Photo Of Jackie Jumping At The Basket In Team Play Another At The Basket In Team Play. A Great Document Of American Sports An Exhilirating Experience To Read. The Only Detailed And Reliable Source Of Information About Jackie's Last J.C. Sports Achievements. Robinson Was Awarded The Congressional Gold Medal In October 2003 The Second Major League Baseball Player To Earn The Medal After Roberto Clemente In 1973. Now Honored As A Hero In Padadena Robinson Never Returned There Due To Its Treatment Of Himself And His Family When They Lived There. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
2007059809New York: Acanthus Press 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dustjacket. 12 1/4" Tall. Photographs Throughout. Two Volumes Red Cloth Gilt Silk Bookmarks Bound In First Printings Fine In Fine Dust Jackets No Wear No Marks. International Shipment By Insured Usps Priority Mail At Charge Over $150. <br/> <br/> Acanthus Press hardcover
189529043Dover N. J: Dover Printing. Good with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Genealogy; German Settlers; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xiii 667 pages; The Early Germans of New Jersey. Their History Churches and Genealogies. By Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers. With Maps and Illustrations. 3 maps 61 pls. Howes C274. Scarce Worldcat locates 3 copies. Publishers brown cloth boards worn and stained hinges frayed front end paper with marginal chipping contents fresh and clean vg. . Dover Printing hardcover
19746912344 issues, 4to paperback, Complete from n° 1, Vol. I February 1974 to n° 4, Vol XI, Winter 1984/85, The Soundboard. Quarterly Newsletter of the Guitar Foundation of America, 1974, 1975, 1976,1 977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
189130986Minneapolis: W. A. Edwards Printing Co 1891. First edition 8vo pp. 12 ads 110 14 ads; original brown cloth spotted and a little stained rear hinge cracking; a good copy. A charity recipe book organized in 16 chapters offering descriptions of methods for baking bread breakfast salads cakes soups fish poultry meats vegetables pies etc. Each recipe is attributed to a parish member. Not in OCLC. W. A. Edwards Printing Co unknown
189130986Minneapolis: W. A. Edwards Printing Co 1891. First edition 8vo pp. 12 ads 110 14 ads; original brown cloth spotted and a little stained rear hinge cracking; a good copy. A charity recipe book organized in 16 chapters offering descriptions of methods for baking bread breakfast salads cakes soups fish poultry meats vegetables pies etc. Each recipe is attributed to a parish member. Not in OCLC. <br/><br/> W. A. Edwards Printing Co hardcover books
192821080New York: William Edwin Rudge 1928. Accompanied by the supplemental third volume: Americana collection of Herschel V. Jones. A check-list 1473-1926 compiled by Wilberforce Eames New York: privately printed by William E. Rudge's Sons 1938. Together 3 volumes folio edition limited to 200 copies numerous facsimiles throughout a fine set in orig. black cloth gilt t.e.g. first two volumes in the publisher's box. Jones 1861-1928 bought The Minneapolis Journal in 1908 and he remained associated with that paper for the rest of his life. He is perhaps best remembered however as a bibliophile and among other collections assembled one of the greatest collections of Americana ever here memorialized and described in detail. William Edwin Rudge unknown
187221704St. Paul: H.E. Newton & Co 1872. First edition 8vo pp. 20 ads 415; folding map of Minnesota folding advertisement plate on heavy stock lithograph plate printed on both sides on heavy stock advertisements for local enterprises on paste-downs and free endpapers; orig. brown morocco-backed printed paper-covered boards rubbed also with ads; some wear but generally good and sound. H.E. Newton & Co unknown
199151654Minneapolis: Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts 1991. Edition limited to 329 copies this one of 300 of the regular edition numbered and signed by Armajani small oblong folio frontispiece on translucent paper 3 preliminary leaves plus 7 sections each descriptive and illustrative of a particular bridge designed by Armajani and each consisting of a colored folding woodblock print and a half-sheet leaf of text containing a description of the bridge in question and a photograph of it 3 of the photographs in color. Original cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards without the publisher's die-cut slipcase but enclosed in a green cloth clamshell box. Prospectus and order form laid in. As new. The woodblocks were printed by Gaylord Schanilec and the endsheets were printed by Kent Aldrich. Inspired by his commission from the Walker Art Center to design a pedestrian bridge connecting the Walker Sculpture Garden with Loring Park spanning "sixteen lanes of roadway" the book "pays homage to seven of Armajani's bridge designs." Quarter to Midnight A.104. <br/><br/> Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts hardcover books
199129436Minneapolis: Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts 1991. Edition limited to 329 copies this one of 300 of the regular edition numbered and signed by Armajani small oblong folio frontispiece on translucent paper 3 preliminary leaves plus 7 sections each descriptive and illustrative of a particular bridge designed by Armajani and each consisting of a colored folding woodblock print and a half-sheet leaf of text containing a description of the bridge in question and a photograph of it 3 of the photographs in color. Original cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards publisher's die-cut slipcase. As new. The woodblocks were printed by Gaylord Schanilec and the endsheets were printed by Kent Aldrich. Inspired by his commission from the Walker Art Center to design a pedestrian bridge connecting the Walker Sculpture Garden with Loring Park spanning "sixteen lanes of roadway" the book "pays homage to seven of Armajani's bridge designs." Quarter to Midnight A-104.b. <br/><br/> Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts hardcover books
196272011Middletown Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press 1962. First edition wrapper issue; 8" x 6" pp. 60; pages edges a trifle foxed else fine in original pictorial wrappers. This copy warmly inscribed on the half-title by Bly to the poet David Posner: "For David Posner followed by 5 lines of verse / A fine October day / Robert Bly." And with a brief A.L.s. by Bly on The Seventies Press stationery to "Dear David" noting he is "swamped with mail and just didn't have the time to go over these poems as they deserve! Wesleyan University Press unknown
189024575Minneapolis: Frank L. Thresher 1890. First and only edition oblong 4to comprising a title-p. preface and 80 photographic plates each with a page of descriptive text edited by H.C. Chapin; original half brown morocco gilt lettering on upper cover and spine neatly rebacked with the old spine laid down; a better copy than most. Some of the views date back to 1857 and were taken by early Minnesota photographers B.F. Upton and J.E. Whitney. <br/><br/> Frank L. Thresher unknown books
196931550St. Paul: Saint Paul Hilton 1969. Small folio 8-page program and dinner menu sewn inside larger blue wrappers bearing the silver seal of the Supreme Court of the United States; first page bears an illustration of Burger which he has inscribed "For Harvey T. Reid and Agnes with esteem and affection Warren E. Burger." <br/><br/> Saint Paul Hilton unknown books
196931549Washington D.C. 1969. In full: "Dear Harvey and Agnes The St. Paul visit was hectic and exhausting but the warmth of the welcome left us with a glow that will never entirely go away. Now comes the work but the loyalty of friends & their good wishes will help sustain us. Sincerely Warren." 8vo integral leaf attached; fine. <br/><br/> unknown books
196931550St. Paul: Saint Paul Hilton 1969. Small folio 8-page program and dinner menu sewn inside larger blue wrappers bearing the silver seal of the Supreme Court of the United States; first page bears an illustration of Burger which he has inscribed "For Harvey T. Reid and Agnes with esteem and affection Warren E. Burger. Saint Paul Hilton unknown
196931549Washington D.C. 1969. In full: "Dear Harvey and Agnes The St. Paul visit was hectic and exhausting but the warmth of the welcome left us with a glow that will never entirely go away. Now comes the work but the loyalty of friends & their good wishes will help sustain us. Sincerely Warren." 8vo integral leaf attached; fine. unknown
188962778Burlington Vermont: publisher not identified but printed in Chicago by Donohue & Henneberry 1889. First edition large 8vo pp. 48; steel-engraved portrait frontispiece; text printed in double column; original brown cloth gilt-stamped on upper cover; ex-James J. Hill Library Saint Paul with perforated stamp at bottom margin of title page a small rubberstamp on the last leaf of text and accession numbers in the upper left corner of the upper cover. All else very good and sound. With James J. Hill's personal bookplate and an inscribed presentation plate by Canfield reading: "To my esteemed friend & early pioneer of the Northwest & Red River Valley James J. Hill Esq. St Paul Minn. . July 4th 89 Tho. H. Canfield." Laid into a pocket at the back are two small pamphlets one: Deep Waterways. Subject of a Talk at the Algonquin Club Last Evening drop title by Thomas H. Canfield 1896 16 pages not found in OCLC with informed annotations throughout in pencil possibly by Canfield himself; also In Memoriam. Thomas Hawley Canfield 1897 8 pages Minnesota Historical Only in OCLC. Howes C-113. [publisher not identified, but printed in Chicago by Donohue & Henneberry] unknown
191227326Chicago & New York: The Lewis Publishing Co 1912. First edition 3 vols. 4to a number of illus. in the text throughout; vol. III consists of biographies of famous residents with a number of fine half-tone and steel-engraved portraits; extremities a little rubbed but in all a very good sound copy in original half black morocco gilt-lettered direct on spine. Uncommon. <br/><br/> The Lewis Publishing Co unknown books
191227326Chicago & New York: The Lewis Publishing Co 1912. First edition 3 vols. 4to a number of illus. in the text throughout; vol. III consists of biographies of famous residents with a number of fine half-tone and steel-engraved portraits; extremities a little rubbed but in all a very good sound copy in original half black morocco gilt-lettered direct on spine. Uncommon. The Lewis Publishing Co unknown
192821080New York: William Edwin Rudge 1928. Accompanied by the supplemental third volume: Americana collection of Herschel V. Jones. A check-list 1473-1926 compiled by Wilberforce Eames New York: privately printed by William E. Rudge's Sons 1938. Together 3 volumes folio edition limited to 200 copies numerous facsimiles throughout a fine set in orig. black cloth gilt t.e.g. first two volumes in the publisher's box. Jones 1861-1928 bought The Minneapolis Journal in 1908 and he remained associated with that paper for the rest of his life. He is perhaps best remembered however as a bibliophile and among other collections assembled one of the greatest collections of Americana ever here memorialized and described in detail. <br/><br/> William Edwin Rudge hardcover books
197352982New York: Harcourt Brace 1973. First edition 8vo pp. xix 1 363; 33 illustrations on rectos and versos of 8 plates; fine in the jacket. Political biography of the aviator's father. Signed on the title-page by Lindbergh Jr. the aviator and by the author. Lindbergh autographed the book the last time he was in his home town of Little Falls Minnesota. He died shortly after publication. <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace unknown books
197352982New York: Harcourt Brace 1973. First edition 8vo pp. xix 1 363; 33 illustrations on rectos and versos of 8 plates; fine in the jacket. Political biography of the aviator's father. Signed on the title-page by Lindbergh Jr. the aviator and by the author. Lindbergh autographed the book the last time he was in his home town of Little Falls Minnesota. He died shortly after publication. Harcourt Brace unknown