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1906052405Chicago / Los Angeles / New York: The Lewis Publishing Company 1906. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Portraits Plates. 31 Pp; Color Plate; Pp 34- 241 Pp Have Portraits And Biographies On Page To Left And Illustration Of Their Homes On Plates To Right A Few Sets Of Pages With Portraits And Biographies On Both Sides; Color Plate At End. Full Morocco Rounded Edges Stamped In Gilt And In Blind Gilt Turns Floral Endpapers In Red Gilt And White All Edges Gilt. An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary Of Those Burdette Considered To Have Made Positive Contributions To The Growth Of Los Angeles And The Surrounding Area.First Edition 1910 Exceptionally Scarce Worldcat Locating No Institutional Holding Although Microfilm Copies Etc. Exist And The 1910 Edition Is Not Uncommon; Possibly Published In 1906 Only For The Biographees As The Biographees Include Otto Weid Who Signed Other Books Housed In A Family Library Along With This One. <br/> <br/> The Lewis Publishing Company hardcover
2020059791Angel City PressU.S. 2020. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 255 Pp. Illustrated Boards Illustrated Endpapers. First Printing 2020. Fine. Signed By David Judson. <br/> <br/> Angel City Press,U.S. hardcover
2010049830Glendale Ca: Balcony Press 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 174 Pp. Purple Cloth Lettered In Green. First Edition. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed Warmly By Bob Ray Offenhauser And "Baby" Offenhauser. Bob Ray Offenhauser 1927 - 2016 Was An American Architect Who Designed Mega-Mansions With High Ceilings. Palazzo Di Amore Was The Most Expensive Property On The Market In The United States In 2014. <br/> <br/> Balcony Press hardcover
1953059536Pasadena: A. C. Vroman / Anderson Ritchie & Simon / Doubleday & Co. 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 15 Pp. Softcover. Issued On The Occasion Nof The Opening Of Their Flagship Store On Colorado Boulevard. Well Printed Designed By James Leach. Privately Printed 1953 This Issue In Red-Brown Doubleday & Company Printed Wrappers With An Introductory Note From Doubleday. Near Fine Fading Along Top And Spine Edges. <br/> <br/> A. C. Vroman / Anderson, Ritchie & Simon / Doubleday & Co. paperback
1904059540Boston: Richard G Badger 1904. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ. B/W Illustrations By Elizabeth M Hallowell Saunders. 45 Pp. White Cloth Over Green Boards. A Very Nice Example No Wear To Paper Covered Boards Contents As New. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 Was Born To Quaker Parents In Bucks County Pennsylvania. He And His First Wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders D. 1910 Were Both Avid Naturalists; Charles Began Publishing Essays On Botany As Early As The 1890S. Charles And Elisabeth Also Collaborated On A Number Of Publications He As Author She As Illustrator. After A Honeymoon Trip To California And The Southwest In 1902 The Couple Moved Permanently To California In 1906 And Settled In A Craftsman Bungalow On North Lake Avenue In Pasadena Where Charles Devoted Himself Full Time To Writing. He Eventually Published More Than A Dozen Books Inspired By California And The Southwest. Both Charles And Elisabeth Were Amateur Photographers And Many Of Their Photographs Were Used To Illustrate Saunders' Books The Indians Of The Terraced Houses 1912 And Under The Sky In California 1913. In 1921 Saunders Married Mira Barrett Culin D. 1968 Whom He Had Met At The Pasadena Garden Club. Also A Writer Mira Shared Saunders' Interest In Gardens Botany And Photography. For Many Years Mira Published Articles On Pasadena Gardens Parks And Trees In The Pasadena Star News For Which She Took Dozens Of Photographs. First With Elisabeth And Then With Mira Saunders Travelled Extensively Throughout California And The Southwest Photographing All Of The California Missions The Regions' Natural Wonders Native Americans And Flora Among Other Things. These Interests Became The Subjects Of 18 Books And Numerous Essays And Articles Saunders Published In His Lifetime. Many Of These Books Were Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Their Author On His Many Excursions. Saunders' Collection Of Native American Pottery And Crafts Is Now In The Collection Of The Southwest Museum Los Angeles And His Botanic Library Is In The Possession Of The Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through The Lens Of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly Volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. <br/> <br/> Richard G Badger hardcover
1904059545Boston: Richard G Badger 1904. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ. B/W Illustrations By Elizabeth M Hallowell Saunders. 45 Pp. White Cloth Over Green Boards. A Very Nice Example No Wear To Paper Covered Boards Slight Discoloration In White Area On Left Side Of Front Cover Contents As New. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 Was Born To Quaker Parents In Bucks County Pennsylvania. He And His First Wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders D. 1910 Were Both Avid Naturalists; Charles Began Publishing Essays On Botany As Early As The 1890S. Charles And Elisabeth Also Collaborated On A Number Of Publications He As Author She As Illustrator. After A Honeymoon Trip To California And The Southwest In 1902 The Couple Moved Permanently To California In 1906 And Settled In A Craftsman Bungalow On North Lake Avenue In Pasadena Where Charles Devoted Himself Full Time To Writing. He Eventually Published More Than A Dozen Books Inspired By California And The Southwest. Both Charles And Elisabeth Were Amateur Photographers And Many Of Their Photographs Were Used To Illustrate Saunders' Books The Indians Of The Terraced Houses 1912 And Under The Sky In California 1913. In 1921 Saunders Married Mira Barrett Culin D. 1968 Whom He Had Met At The Pasadena Garden Club. Also A Writer Mira Shared Saunders' Interest In Gardens Botany And Photography. For Many Years Mira Published Articles On Pasadena Gardens Parks And Trees In The Pasadena Star News For Which She Took Dozens Of Photographs. First With Elisabeth And Then With Mira Saunders Travelled Extensively Throughout California And The Southwest Photographing All Of The California Missions The Regions' Natural Wonders Native Americans And Flora Among Other Things. These Interests Became The Subjects Of 18 Books And Numerous Essays And Articles Saunders Published In His Lifetime. Many Of These Books Were Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Their Author On His Many Excursions. Saunders' Collection Of Native American Pottery And Crafts Is Now In The Collection Of The Southwest Museum Los Angeles And His Botanic Library Is In The Possession Of The Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through The Lens Of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly Volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. <br/> <br/> Richard G Badger hardcover
1904050882Boston: Richard G Badger 1904. First Edition First Printing . White Cloth / Green Boards. Very Good/No DJ. B/W Illustrations By Elizabeth M Hallowell Saunders. 45 Pp. White Cloth Over Green Boards. A Very Nice Example With A Touch Of Wear At Head And Foot Of Spine Some Browning To Spine Of Cloth No Wear To Paper Covered Boards Contents As New. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 Was Born To Quaker Parents In Bucks County Pennsylvania. He And His First Wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders D. 1910 Were Both Avid Naturalists; Charles Began Publishing Essays On Botany As Early As The 1890S. Charles And Elisabeth Also Collaborated On A Number Of Publications He As Author She As Illustrator. After A Honeymoon Trip To California And The Southwest In 1902 The Couple Moved Permanently To California In 1906 And Settled In A Craftsman Bungalow On North Lake Avenue In Pasadena Where Charles Devoted Himself Full Time To Writing. He Eventually Published More Than A Dozen Books Inspired By California And The Southwest. Both Charles And Elisabeth Were Amateur Photographers And Many Of Their Photographs Were Used To Illustrate Saunders' Books The Indians Of The Terraced Houses 1912 And Under The Sky In California 1913. In 1921 Saunders Married Mira Barrett Culin D. 1968 Whom He Had Met At The Pasadena Garden Club. Also A Writer Mira Shared Saunders' Interest In Gardens Botany And Photography. For Many Years Mira Published Articles On Pasadena Gardens Parks And Trees In The Pasadena Star News For Which She Took Dozens Of Photographs. First With Elisabeth And Then With Mira Saunders Travelled Extensively Throughout California And The Southwest Photographing All Of The California Missions The Regions' Natural Wonders Native Americans And Flora Among Other Things. These Interests Became The Subjects Of 18 Books And Numerous Essays And Articles Saunders Published In His Lifetime. Many Of These Books Were Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Their Author On His Many Excursions. Saunders' Collection Of Native American Pottery And Crafts Is Now In The Collection Of The Southwest Museum Los Angeles And His Botanic Library Is In The Possession Of The Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through The Lens Of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly Volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. <br/> <br/> Richard G Badger hardcover
1926026809New York: Robert M McBride & Company 1926. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth Gilt. Near Fine/No DJ. Xiv 326 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt And Red" First Published May 1926". Color Frontispiece Photograph By Harold A. Parker; B/W Plates By Saunders. Traces Of Wear Spine And Cover Gilt Brilliant. Inscribed "Harriet W. Culin With Love From Her Brother Charles Francis Saunders April 28 1926" And With Saunders Bookplate And Some Areas Of Glue Stains On And Around It. . A Very Nice Example With An Excellent Associational Inscription. Charles Francis Saunders 1859-1941 Was Born To Quaker Parents In Bucks County Pennsylvania. He And His First Wife Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders D. 1910 Were Both Avid Naturalists; Charles Began Publishing Essays On Botany As Early As The 1890S. Charles And Elisabeth Also Collaborated On A Number Of Publications He As Author She As Illustrator. After A Honeymoon Trip To California And The Southwest In 1902 The Couple Moved Permanently To California In 1906 And Settled In A Craftsman Bungalow On North Lake Avenue In Pasadena Where Charles Devoted Himself Full Time To Writing. He Eventually Published More Than A Dozen Books Inspired By California And The Southwest. Both Charles And Elisabeth Were Amateur Photographers And Many Of Their Photographs Were Used To Illustrate Saunders' Books The Indians Of The Terraced Houses 1912 And Under The Sky In California 1913. In 1921 Saunders Married Mira Barrett Culin D. 1968 Whom He Had Met At The Pasadena Garden Club. Also A Writer Mira Shared Saunders' Interest In Gardens Botany And Photography. For Many Years Mira Published Articles On Pasadena Gardens Parks And Trees In The Pasadena Star News For Which She Took Dozens Of Photographs. First With Elisabeth And Then With Mira Saunders Travelled Extensively Throughout California And The Southwest Photographing All Of The California Missions The Regions' Natural Wonders Native Americans And Flora Among Other Things. These Interests Became The Subjects Of 18 Books And Numerous Essays And Articles Saunders Published In His Lifetime. Many Of These Books Were Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Their Author On His Many Excursions. Saunders' Collection Of Native American Pottery And Crafts Is Now In The Collection Of The Southwest Museum Los Angeles And His Botanic Library Is In The Possession Of The Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Source: Apostol Jane. "Southern California Through The Lens Of Charles Francis Saunders" Southern California Quarterly Volume 81 Spring 1999: 1-88. <br/> <br/> Robert M McBride & Company hardcover
1931020414Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1931. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ. Xiii 256 Pp Ad At Rear. Blue Cloth Gilt. First Printing. Western Theme Pictorial Bookplate Of Historian Ray A. Billington. Near Fine; Trace Of Wear At Head And Heel Of Spine. Name Jernegan In Pencil On Rear Endpaper. "The Various Studies Here Presented Have Been Published Over A Considerable Number Of Years In Several Historical Magazines. They Are Here Presented With Some Revision. <br/> <br/> University of Chicago Press hardcover
1970SB17599Boulder CO: Colorado Associated University Press 1970. Signed by author in blue pen on ffep. Gift quality copy immaculate and tight textblock 57 b&w photographs taken by the author. Related article laid in. All page edges are straight and sound. Black cloth binding. Price clipped dust jacket tears to the front and back corner on the head of the spine slightly edge worn tear on the top back edge. Unpaginated. Wynar/Depp 8369. Signed by Author. First Edition. Black Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good in mylar. Illus. by Robert Hickman Adams. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover. Colorado Associated University Press Hardcover
196524433ADenver: Rocky Mountain Railroad Club 1965. In pristine condition a Limited First Edition copy #560; Signed by Morris Cafky on Limitation Page; All five maps present in rear pocket and in perfect condition; Gilt embossed black cloth binding; Unread still in it's original cardboard shipping box and has never been shelved; Dust jacket has lightly edge rubbed; 467p; Wynar/Depp 6600. Signed by Author. Copy # 560 of 6000 Limited Edition. Black Cloth. Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by Photographs Maps. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hard Cover. Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Hardcover
1894AC2616Washington DC: Department of the Interior 1894. Original publication signed in ink on the front cover by the 11th Territorial Governor of Arizona L.C. Louis Cameron Hughes. Clean and tight textblock. Lightly rubbed orange covers lightly worn edges. A couple small ink splotches are below the governor's signature; This report gives extensive detail regarding the territory population including Native Americans of Arizona the agriculture education mining tourism transportation and the challenges of development; 68p. Signed By Governor L.C. Hughes. Side-Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. Department of the Interior Paperback
1941SB11540Detroit MI: Fine Book Circle 1941. Thomas I. Starr's ink signature and inscription on ffep to the 11th U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes a Republican Progressive with a long distinguished career of public service to the United States. Book plate of Chief Justice Hughes' son-in-law William Thomas Gossett on fep; William T. Gossett practiced law for more than half a century and during that time was general counsel for Bendix Aviation Corporation 1945-47 general counsel and vice president of the Ford Motor Co. in 1947; named by President Kennedy as deputy special representative for trade negotiations in 1962; elected President of the American Bar Association in 1968; former president of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association; Chairman of the United Negro College Fund from 1961-1967; Mr. Gossett was a staunch advocate for criminal justice reform; in 1967 former Michigan Governor George W. Romney described Gossett as "a man who has been a leader of causes without regard to the popularity of those causes." This copy is from the William T. Gossett book collection passed on to a Gossett descendant who lived in Colorado Springs Colorado; Book designed by Paul McPharlin and printed at the Blue Ox Press 1000 copies; Lightly aged end pages else textblock is clean and tight. All page edges faded red. Blue cloth minor shelf wear to the corners and spine. 63p. Signed & Inscribed By Thomas I. Starr. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Fine Book Circle Hardcover
009806Boston: The Christopher Publishing House 1934. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth. 229 pages. Index. No dust jacket. Spots of discoloration to hinges and joints from acidic glue used in manufacturing. Contents clean and tight. Scarce. <br/> <br/> The Christopher Publishing House (1934). hardcover
1971012797New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition" stated. x 636 pages. Photos. Index. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by Lady Bird Johnson. The laminate on the jacket is coming up in spots. A solid copy with only light wear. <br/> <br/> Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover
2010012595Santa Monica CA: Angel City Press 2010. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Full number line. 160 pages. Foreword by Tony Baxter. Illustrated. Timeline laid in. A clean attractive copy. Uncommon. <br/> <br/> Angel City Press hardcover
001587New York: Leavitt & Allen Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No Date circa 1850's. Stamped and gilt decorated red leather. all edges gilt. Black and white illus. throughout. 263 pages with 5 color plates lacking the 6th plate the presentation page plate. Boards are rubbed at tips and at spine; spine lightly faded. Contents are clean unmarked and tight. Overall a nice copy of this scarce piece of Masonic history. Leavitt & Allen Hardcover
1852006925Brooklyn New York: Oneida Community 1852. Newspaper. Very Good. Newsprint. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 12 issues 1852-1853 with 2 being duplicate issues all Very Good to Near Fine 4 issues with period prior owner names at top front some creasing some light toning and a few issues with notebook holes at spine. Includes Vol. I Nos. 16 and 18 Feb. 22 and Mar. 14 1852 Vol. II Nos. 4 7 26 29 1 dupl. 30 31 35 and 37 1 dupl. Nov. 27 and Dec. 8 1852 and Feb. 21 23 26 Mar. 2 16 23 1853. Issues from the first 2 years of this publication are SCARCE. Oneida Community unknown
1830005220Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1830. Book. Good. No Binding. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Disbound only parts of spine remaining from original 3/4 leather with red and black spine labels original string tiescomplete. 293 pgs with light scattered foxing and toning. "The committee to whom were referred the memorial of the African Society for colonizing the free people of color of the United States; also sundry memorials from the inhabitants of the State of Kentucky and a memorial from certain free people of color of the State of Ohio report:". SCARCE. A fascinating document. Government Printing Office hardcover
1863MH256Manchester: The Union and Emancipation Society 1863. 1st Edition . paper wrappers. Fine. 8vo. 11pp. Printed by James F. Wilkinson Esdaile's Buildings Oxford Street Manchester. The original rare pamphlet written by Earl Russell Prime Minister of Great Britain. John Russell Earl 1792-1878 <br/> <br/> The Union and Emancipation Society unknown
1935021324N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc: A Borzoi Book 1935. First Edition so stated. The author's first mystery. Dust jacket illustration by Salter. Publisher's original gray cloth front and spine stamped in blue top edge stained dark blue with borzoi design to rear panel in blue stamped box A little glue bleeding apparent on the endpapers corners bumped shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners else a very sharp copy of Coxe's first of many mysteries. This copy although not marked as such comes from the auction of noted crime collector Gary Groton's collection. Coxe was named a Grand Master in 1964 by The Mystery Writers of America. In Kent Murdoch you have the maverick photographer with his ironclad though outside conventions code of ethics. You have multiple murders. You have a plethora of likely suspects. And of course you have the sassy but still at time vulnerable heroine. Kent Murdock gets mixed up in the killing of a defense attorney for a charming former bootlegger just acquitted of the murder. Is the killer the first murder victim's gangster brother looking for revenge The "femme fatale" wife of the lawyer The society semi-wastrel with whom she's having an affair His sister who proves a love interest for Murdock Or even Murdock's gold digger separated wife from whom he can't shake free -- Sharon Yang. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-Near Fine/Very Good-Near Fine. Illus. by Salter. Book. Alfred A Knopf Inc: A Borzoi Book
1992018756N.Y.: Bantam 1992. 1st ed. with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. Not price-clipped. SIGNED at title page. A SHAMUS AWARD FINALIST for Best Novel of the year and an ANTHONY AWARD FINALIST for Best Mystery of the Year. Crais scarecest title. "Lullaby Town is Chelam Connecticut where L.A. shamus Elvis Cole The Monkey's Raincoat 1987--not reviewed goes in search of Karen Shipley divorced ten years earlier by boyish filmmaker Peter Alan Nelsen who's since developed deep pockets courtesy of a string of action hits beginning with Chainsaw and a conscience of sorts. Just when it looks like Elvis has found Karen and her son Toby all too easily Karen turns out to be laundering money for the Mafia and the story takes off like a two-stage rocket. It'll take all of Elvis's wise-guy savvy to pry Karen loose from those other wise-guys without condemning her to the witness-protection program or the East River. Elvis is as sharp as a West Coast Spenser.and this story is pure pleasure from the very first page". -- Kirkus Review. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book. Bantam Hardcover
1798001593Philadelphia Pa: William McCulloch 1798. Paperback. Good . 1 6-48 4 p.; 21 cm. Caption title. Disbound from a nonce volume. Signatures: B-G4 8vo. Lacking first 4 leaves title page and front matter. Publisher's advertisement on 4 unpaginated pages following text for "W. M'Culloch printer bookseller and stationer No. 306 Market near Ninth-Street Philadelphia." Although lacking title page this first and perhaps only issue of this religious periodical was definitely published by W. M'Culloch William McCulloch as p. 19 contains a letter addressed to "Mr. M'Culloch" regarding the insertion of a letter in "your first number" of his "Christian Magazine." Not in Early American Imprints 1st series Shaw & Shoemaker. No other copies of this publication have been located. It is not known whether there is any connection to the publication of same name begun in Edinburgh 1797. Although his work as a printer is not well-documented in Early American Imprints Evans or Shaw & Shoemaker this is the William McCulloch of "William McCulloch's Additions to Thomas's History of Printing." Contents: On the Gospel by Eubulus; The Extent of a Minister's Work in Preaching the Gospel by Beart; Observations on the Manner of Travelling in the Holy Land from Harmer; On Christian Hope by Benevolus; Extract from a letter from the Rev. Booth of London with a plan for the establishmend of a Baptist Society in London for the encouragement and support of Itinerant Preaching; The Death of the Saints Illustrated by C.R.; An Essay introductory to the Study of the Controversy Between Christians and Deists by Y.; The Life of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel; "A Treatise on the Truth of the Christian Religion" by James Vernet; 4 poems; publisher's advertisements. No other copies of this 18th-century religious periodical published in Philadelphia have been located. In Good Condition: disbound; lacking first 4 leaves including title page; light foxing throughout; old damp stain on last few leaves. William McCulloch paperback
1973009004Chicago: Follett Publishing Co 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. First printing." vii 3 249 p.; 22 cm. Black endpapers. Red cloth with white spine title. Dust jacket with photograph of an FHA house in Detroit on the back section. Scarce. Book is in Near Fine Condition: former owner's name on blank page following front endpapers; otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: spine is faded; edges rubbed; slight crease at upper edge of front section; clean and bright. Follett Publishing Co hardcover
1874002329New York: D. Van Nostrand 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition. 339 2 46-72 p.: engraved frontispiece map of West Point many in-text illustrations; 23 cm. Rebacked using original publisher's green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped illustration on both boards which have been professionally rehinged. Dark brown endpapers. Publisher's catalog of military books on pp. 46-72 following text. The author Lieut. Oliver Ellsworth Wood had served in the Connecticut cavalry during the Civil War prior to attending West Point. He became a first lieutenant in 1870 and was discharged as a Brigadier General in 1906. In Very Good Condition: professional restoration of original binding; scattered light foxing; pages are otherwise clean. D. Van Nostrand hardcover
