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Madrid, 2013. 4to.; 341 pp. Ilustraciones y mapas. Cubiertas originales.
Octavo in white staplebound wrappers with black, red and white illustration; illus.; 39 pp., 22 cm. In English. Signed by Gene Arceri on title page; "Charlie of Nob Hill...is a weighty fable about a third-generation San Franciscan cat who lives in Taylor Street flat with his mistress, Nova Norwood, a doting publicity consultant and struggling seamstress... Charlie's observations of Nob Hill, the neighborhood and its inhabitants, make this storybook an appealing gift idea for natives and out-of-town guests alike." -back cover
Quarto; [20] p : b&w ill. ; 28 cm. Lovely b&w photographs of Saint Andrew's Priory (religious house; monastery. || Priories -- California -- Valyermo.
Large quarto in off-white rustic cloth and paper-backed illus boards; (no spine title); chiefly b&w photos and illus. (some color); unpages (approx. 180pp); adverts at rear. Uncommon. Higher education in mid-20th century San Francisco. "The 1940 Franciscan yearbook published annually by the Associated Students of San Francisco State College includes information about faculty and student administration, classes, honorary clubs and organizations and sports. The University Archives serves as the collective memory of San Francisco State University containing unique and original source material of our University's colorful history. The University Archives traces the Universityís history beginning from June 1906 with records, images and artifacts.
New York, Blue Ribbon Books, 1935. 4to.; X-356 pp. y una lámina aparte. Encuadernación original en tela estampada.
72 pages. Features: Single Expansion Articulated Locomotives on the Western Pacific Railroad - with interesting information about the railroad and stunning photos in the Feather River Canyon; Five Baldwin Locomotives for the U.S.S.R. Railways - excellent photos of their fabrication and loading onto ships; Baldwin Locomotives of Historic Interest; The Baldwin-Southwark Corporation - a detailed treatment with many superb photos; An Unusual Order for large Bronze Castings - Manganese Bronze Pipe Castings for New York City's Water Supply System; California Lumber Moves Eastward - short article with photo courtesy of the McCloud River Railroad Company showing the "Shevlin Pine Special"; The History and Development of Locomotive Cranes and Heavy Deck Machinery - Bilingual (English/Spanish) article with amazing photos; Two Locomotive Boilers go Overboard in rough seas off Brazil - with photos; Testing a 4-8-4 Type Locomotive on the Lehigh Valley Railroad - includes very detailed technical specifications/test results; Eliminating the Hot Engine around the Terminal Shop - a new electric spotter is manufactured by the Whiting Corporation; Thirteen pages of excellent photo ads. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5" Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
84 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Photos of all members. Undated but appears to be circa 1962. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Backstrip partly missing with balance taped in place. A worthy copy of this military memento. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Piccadilly Circus, London; Durham Castle, England; Hall of Knights in the Royal Palace, Berlin; Bridge of Sighs, Venice; Interiors of the Pompeiian Museum; The Sea of Ice, Switzerland; The Statue of Peter the Great, St. Petersburg; Natives of Australia Fishing; Native Street and Houses in Ceylon; Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia; In the Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River; The Mission of San Antonio, California; The Cathedral of Lima, Peru; The Tomb of Canova; Niagara Falls, Winter of 1892-3; Jupiter Terrace, Yellowstone Park. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Oxford Street, London; Cheapside, London - wonderful busy street scene; Abbottsford, The Home of Sir Walter Scott; The Glyptothek in Munich; General View of Syracuse, Italy; Palace of the Luxembourg, Paris; Riddarholms Church, Stockholm; Mosque of Tulun, Cairo; The Tomb of Rachel; Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California; Singapore Water Carriers' Wagon; The United States Navy Yark, Brooklyn; Glacier Bay, Alaska; The City of Guanajuato, Mexico; Famous Places in London - London Bridge, The Old Curiosity Shop; The Execution Spot in the Tower of London; Newgate Prison; Albert Durer's House in Nuremberg. Some corners folded. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
162pp. 35 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Pages 418-528. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - Part VI; How Mohammedans Pray - photo-illustrated article; The Pirate of "The Ghost" - a stowaway saves a blockade-runner; Where Beasts are Baptized - astonishing ceremonies in Brittany - photo-illustrated article; The Story of an Alpine Adventure - Miss A.E. Metcalfe and Miss M. Cartwright take a wrong turn in the Swiss mountains; A Race up Mont Blanc, by Samuel Turner (with is photo); Fascinated by a Snake - photo-illustrated tale from Australia; Congo Money - fascinating photo-illustrated article showing grass mats, cowrie shells, beads, etc.; Bob Mansell's Lion; Run Amok - Borneo tale by E.W. Barrant (with his photo); Floating Church on the Seine - article with nice photos; Strangest Horse Race on Earth - the 'Palio' of Sienna - article with great photos; Gun Robbers of Fyzabad - tale related by veteran Michael Lynch, with his photo; The Havoc Wrought by One Man - Chinaman Gong Ung Chung blows up powder magazine at the Western Fuse Works in Oakland, California - article with photos; The Wreck of the "General Grant" - a desert island experience; Illustrations of the curious "Knapp" roller-boat; Photo of William Laurens and the boat he lived in for years; Photo of a bag of 369 caribou in Newfoundland; and more. Front cover missing. Back cover loose but present. Above-average external wear and soiling. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 73-136. Features: Cover illustration of carved panel from 1600's oak chest; Needlework portrait of George Washington; Accent on Washingtoniana - The Yale-de Lancey Kountze Collection at Mount Vernon; Burnap Collection of English Pottery - Part 1; Seventeenth-century Window Lights; Antiques in California - a Record of a Loan Exhibition; A Note on Emanuel Leutze; A Battle Painting; American Silver Tongs - from the collection of Francis M. Rosenfeld; A Cross-Section of Valentineship, 1946, 1846, 1746; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Covers loose but present. Above-average wear. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Magazine
112 pages. Features: The Hodding Carters - Working for decades in the intransigent heartland of the South, they dedicated themselves and their newspaper to exposing the cruelties and injustice around them and reaffirming the basic goodness of the South they loved - article with photos (including cover); New Battles Over School Budgets - landmark California decisioin affecting John Serrano; Ten Days That Shook Me Up in Russia - the tormented world of Soviet dissidents; "Dewar's Profiles" features David O. Hill, Wildlife Conservationist of New York City; Swept Away - people continue to build along coastal areas despite terrible storms and the damage they cause; Poirot's First Case - Agatha Christie describes how she created her first detective story, and her grandest sleuth, while surrounded by poisons; Fantastic two-page centerfold ad for Jovan fragrances; Photos of Nubby Knits; Throwing a Curve - John Saladino designed this curved apartment; Sexy color-photo ad for luxurious silk bikini panties by Macy's; A Mess of Mopeds; Toyota Celica ad on back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Mayor John Lindsay - Once hailed as an urban messiah, now blamed for the city's financial collapse; Vladimir Horowitz - No other artist produces such music; Ethiopia is convulsed by revolution and beset on three sides by enemy forces - article with color photos; Fantastic one-page color-photo ad for Rose Marie Reid swimwear shows two beauties in the sand with background lad staring lustily; Problems of a Problem Solver - Jimmy Carter at the end of his first year as President; California's contribution to Interior Design - with Michael Taylor and Mimi London; Keeping Fit in California; Color photos of Women's fashions designed by Dennis Goldsmith, Jean D'Alessio, and Mimi Fayazi; and more. 80 pages. Excellent color and black and white photo reproductions including fabulous fashion ads, and more. School stamp upon front cover and first page. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Parte prima: Roy di California - Parte seconda: Fantasmi del passato - Parte terza: Sotto la chioma dei meli 1 31x23 cm., legatura in mezza tela, sopraccoperta con disegni originali d'ambiente del racconto, pp. 87 (2), illustrata con disegni originali, bicolore, relativi alla storia, prima edizione, in italiano, piccoli segni del tempo e d'uso, buon esemplare. Firma e data manoscritte con 'cartolina artistica' auguri Natale 1963
n.p. Illustrated with 13 full page plates of various towns in California. The original pencil sketches are in the possession of the Bancroft Library, University of California. Though the originals were not signed nor dated, they were probably from the 1850's. Oblong folio. 440 x 285 mm. Original cloth spine over marbled covered cloth boards. Edges chipped and soiled. Small loss at head and tail of spine. Gilt lettered spine label, loss at each end. Joints worn with some loss. Edition limited to only 300 copies. Plates fine. Magee 446. The towns illustrated are: Folsom; Benicia; Vallejo & Mare Island; Martinez; Alviso; Santa Cruz; San Juan Bautista; Monterey; San Luis Obispo; Santa Barbara; San Bernardino; Los Angeles; and San Diego. W38
403p. illus. At head of title: Lower California: A Cruise Hardcover Very good condition
Seven quarto volumes in blind-stamped brown-maroon ornamental cloth, gilt titles; b&w illustrations (maps, plans) throughout; 24 cm; approx 600-700 pages per volume. Title pages states 1890; copyright page states 1889. Presumably the lmost comprehensivehistory of California in of its time and for many years thereafter. Early California History. Gold Rush. Western Americana / **A large, heavy set. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**
pp. 117-170, 36 figs., tabs. (partly fold.), refs. 4to. Offprint, orig. wrs. - Includes consideration of foraminiferal faunas.
Map of the county issued by the Bank of America. Includes vital statistics and points of interest. Back side provides a short history of the county and details of the bank. Average wear and soiling. Short openings to periphery. 21.5" x 16.75". Map
Madrid, Historia 16, 1989 ("Crónicas de América"). 4to. menor; 317 pp., 1 h. Cubiertas originales.
132 pages. Features: Adam and Eve cover; Great color fashion ads; Blackglama; Quana ties; Swank cuff links of the world; How to Merchandise an Actor on TV - article with photo of Dick Linke and his star client Andy Griffith.Miracord 770H ad features photo of Doc Severinsen; Alaska fur seal coat by The Fouke Company; Photo of Gomer Pyle (another Dick Linke client) being yelled at by his sergeant (Frank Sutton); Swakara black lamb coat from South Africa; Is Male Dominance a Sexist Plot?; The Militants Who Play with Dynamite - with mush shots of Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson, Bernardine Rae Dohrn, Dwight Alan Armstrong and Karleton Lewis Armstrong; Quiet Democratic Senatorial Candidate Richard Lawrence Ottinger; Ronald Reagan is Giving 'Em Heck - photo-illustrated article of Reagan's attempt for a second term as California Governor; Race Relations is Their Business - article with photo of black headhunter (executive search consultant) Richard Harris; Supp-hose socks ad; La Mode ad features four ladies wearing the same purple dress; Excellent Fruit of the Loom two-page color-photo ad features hunky guy in striped tank top lying in grass; Fashion photos of Haute Boutique; Photos of famous home Andalusia on the Delaware; Amazing one-page ad for the Village Voice shows riot cop with baton on top of their reporter while lady restrains cop from rear; Save the Children Federation ad features photo of John and Abby Seymour; Great photo of Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra - all in formal attire - at Reagan fundraiser; Photos of cosmonaut and first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova - in training and with her husband and baby daughter; Dewar's Whisky ad features Jackie Rivett. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 417-480. Many magnificent illustrated ads for manufacturers including United States Rubber, Cantilever Aero Company, Wyman-Gordon Company, J.L. Aircraft Corporation, Vickers, Caproni, Curtiss, American Dirigible Balloon Syndicate, Farman Aeroplanes, Quality Snap Rings, plus a great centerfold ad for the Lawson Airline Company of Milwaukee. The Farman ad is particularly outstanding as it features a photo of their "Goliath" in flight, as well as a list of the company's world records. Articles: Patrollers of the Skies; U.S. is ahead of world in Aerial transportation; Post Office department issues call for proposals for operation of aerial mail routes; Are you bidding for aerial mail contracts?; The large demand for aeroplanes in the United States; Memorial Day exercises at Romagne; Army flight to Alaska; Courts asked for injunction to help aero club maintain its national leadership - includes considerable controversial legal documentation; Aero Club of America; Aero Club of Pennsylvania; The Aero Club of Southern California; World welcomes commission organizing first aerial derby around the world; Aerial transportation and aerial touring. Nice map ad for U.S. Aerial Express on back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A most informative vintage copy. Magazine
