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Dark blue octavo; 253 pages, gilt and gilt design to front board, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm. San Francisco (Calif.) -- Biography, Officials and employees.
Quarto in purple and orange illus. paper wraps; spine is purple with orange title; illus.; 184 p., 28 cm. Inscribed by the author (inside cover); foreword by Michael McClure; contains many photographs taken by the author -- mainly portraits -- some are in color.
Mm 210x280 Volume di pp. XVI-358, piena tela verde con titolo e fregi in oro al piatto anteriore e al dorso, 176 tavole in bianco e nero nel testo, VIII tavole a colori che raffigurano diversi giardini individuati per stato d'appartenenza, 26 in tutto. Cerniera leggermente allentata, ma in buono stato complessivo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
419 p. Woodcut illustrations. Original blue cloth binding. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Hanibal Hamlin; Louis Agassiz; A. D. Bache; a nd many other important figures of the era. The articles include: "The Origin & History of the Royal Society"; Electricity and Light; Gravity; Magnetism; Dyeing the color purple; "Aboriginal Inhabitants of the California Peninsula"; and perhaps most importantly "Aeronautic Voyages (Balloon Flights) Performed with a View to the Advancement of Science." Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872.
San Diego, 1914. 4to. mayor; 263 pp., con numerosas ilustraciones fotográficas en sepia entre el texto. Cubiertas originales en cartoné impreso en color.
Octavo in white wrappers with blue text and illustration on back cover; 120 pp., 22 cm. In English.
This is a very good hardcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Four volumes in 1. Reprint of the first editions of this essential bibliography of California. Olive green cloth, paper spine label. v, 338; (ii), 339-704; (iv), 705-825; (iv), 827-926 pages. 9" high X 6" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and sent with tracking.
pp. xlix, 144 + Portrait frontis and full page plates. Edges foxed. Text in French. Small 4to. 265 mm. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Original paper spine label. Very good condition. Jean Francois de Galaup, comte de Laperouse (1741-1788) was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FREN/VOYAGES
Spine a bit sunned; California Edition with additional half-title page bound-in and SIGNED by the author. Also INSCRIBED on original half-title page; 8vo; 413 pages
70 pages. Features: Problems of a Park Keeper - Allan Best is curator of Stanley Park's popular zoo; Our California Bighorn Sheep - Can They Survive?, by Robert F. Harrington; Cape Beale, by William J. Betts; Pioneers of British Columbia - The Voageurs; Adventure in Rocks - Ron Purvis; Upper Fraser Sternwheel Days - Part Three; Landmarks of History - Those Cariboo Stampedes; Purchase of 500 acres of California bighorn winter range at Vaseux Lake by the Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society; Mine Tailings into Buttle Lake; and more. Nice ads include: B.C. Tel (inside front cover); Carling Pilsener Beer; McCulloch chainsaws; Snow Cruiser Snowmobiles; Pil'Can Beer; Lucky Beer (on back cover). Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
306 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and reproductions of archival photos plus diagrams and maps. "This book begins after the fire of September 6, 1875, and ends with the town's vote for incorporation on August 17, 1893. It is an in-depth history of the businesses, organizations, activities and growth of the village of Ferndale, California." - from title page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
319 pages. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of mostly black and white archival photos. A wonderful history of this logging company, founded in 1898, which ran its last train down the Tuolumne in 1960. Above-average overall wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Dust jacket, which lacks several chips/chunks is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reading copy of this engaging work. Book
56 pages. Text in English. Features: Leicas which grow on trees; New books; Travelling with Leica photography; Portraits - The mirror of our soul; Discoveries; PA-Curtagon - for pros only?; Snow and ice; Marcos Alberto Zimmermann - from Paris; California; Preparing a slideshow; Jan Havenaar - a Dutch Master; Our regular slide competition - Bad weather; Copying; Taking the maths; Market report; Obituary for Walter Wissenbach; and more. Bit of sticker remnant on front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
211 pages including selected bibliography. A book about people - ordinary people, and extraordinary people. A book about different aspects of medical practice seen through the eyes of a general practicioner or family doctor. Relates real events in the lives of real people. Some are humourous. Some not. Most stories come from British Columbia, however they could have taken place as easily in California or North Carolina, in Ontario or Pennsylvania. Author's signature upon front endpaper else unmarked. Moderate wear and light soiling to book. Dust jacket very well-worn. Book
78 pages. Features: Fermin Rodriguez' 1974 Chevy Stepside; Pleasure Den - Larry & Gloria Everett's 1975 Chevrolet C-10; Flint Systems' Open Air Conversion for mini Blazer and Jimmy owners; Project Low Ram; California Cowboy - Dave Perez' 1972 Ford Ranchero; Jeff & Cyndi Higday and their 1978 Chevrolet LUV; Mike & Pam Biddlecome and their 1956 Ford F-100 Stepside; Ken Davis ' 1979 Chevrolet LUV stepside; Gil Canales' 1953 Chevy truck; Dressed to Kill - chrome motor parts; Valley Run One; Pile of the Month - Kirk McCracken's '70 Bronco; Stan & Sandra Phinney's 1972 Pinto Pickup 4X4. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
120 pages. Features: The Jump Dance Basket of Northwestern California; "The Indians Also Have A Game Somewhat Similar to Cards" - Native American Cards of French and English Derivation; The Frank T. Siebert Collection of Native American Art; Kemo Sabe - The Tonto Paintings of Jaune Quick-To-See Smith; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
16 pages. Folds out to an excellent 8-panel large poster entitled "From Daguerre to disc - The Evolution of the Camera" which illustrates the advancement of cameras from inception to the present. Reverse side provides details of cameras illustrated on poster. Unmarked with moderate wear. Blindstamp to lower corner of front cover. A quality copy. Book
Features: 1941-48 Mercury - a Ford in a Sunday Suit; 1969-72 Pontiac Grand Prix; The Cars of 1953 - Detroit in Transition; 1954-55 MG TF; 1932 Plymouth PA Rumble-Seat Coupe; 1957 Ferrari 250GT California Spyder; 1978-80 LeSabre Sport Coupe; 1922 White Model 20 Tank Truck "Old 742"; and more. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: Converting a Logger and Saving Forests in Colorado; A week of outrage against Maxxam (Charles Hurwitz mows down California Redwoods); Endless Summer in Dixie, Idaho; On the Barricades in British Columbia's Clayoquot; Toasting Dozers with Britain's Earth Liberation Front (ELF); Sex and the Hassled Activist; What's Up with Option 9?. A sound copy. Book
Features: Sawing and Spiking in Gabon; The Cult of Non-Violence; Nicaragua Nightmares; Cassini Creeps into Space; Shawnee/Wayne/Texas/China Left; Dillon Creek Bone-Breaker; Lions & Tigers & Bear Creek; Alaska's Ghastly Goshawk Plan; Rainforest Furniture Fears; Mead Monster Mash in Maine; California ESA Scared Off; Quincy Library Ghouls; Kempthorne's ESA Thorns; Lions & Wolves & Poodles; Boycott Shell all to Hell; Texaco Tricks out of Burma!; European Wolf Stories; Elves in the Glen of the Downs; Slocan Valley Water Wars; Grand Jury Ghoulies; Ozarks Mining Disaster; Armed with Visions; Monster Movie Reviews; Music, Trinkets and Snake Oil. Quality copy. Book
160 pages. Features: Special road test with Porsche's Patrick Long; Can Porsche fight off the pack in ALMS GT competiton?; The last Glockler - driving the final Porsche special from Frankfurt; Pikes Peak 2010; The first 914-6 - the earliest production model, 40 years later; GT3 R Hybrid driven - behind the wheel of the cleverest 911 yet; 911 shape shifter; Keil-Porsche - the groundbreaking sports racer you've never heard of; Spec Boxster - testing a pro-built racer and a stocker, back-to-back; Cayenne S Hybrid - Porsche's first production gas-electric tested; Targa California Rally; Porsche electrical systems, part two; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Rowley wulfenite; New British Columbia Jade Locality - near Takla Landing; Colorful Jewelry from Ceramics; Navajo Agate along the Old Spanish Trail in California; Oklahoma's Minerals and Gems; Leopardite and Leopard Rocks; Optical Calcite; A Ring for a tumbled stone; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Siskiyou (California) - a collector's treasure house; Design ideas for jewelry makers; Flame Agate in Utah's Chinle; Three metals and two planes; Mineral collections and collectors; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Address label on front cover. Book
128 pages. Contents: Predicting the next great earthquake in California; How the Trypanosome changes its coat; Gamma-Ray Bursters; Brownian Motion; Reproductive Success in Red Deer; Phased-Array Radars; The Functional Replacement of the Ear; Damascus Steels; Nostalgic ads, and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this interesting and informative issue. Magazine
Feature: Colour news photos; Southern (CNO&TP) Class AS-11 USRA 0-8-0 No. 6030 (Brooks 1918), alias 'Dolly'; Rio Grande empties its Silver chest; The Grandest Railway terminal in America - in Philadelphia - a long and extensively illustrated article; The case of the California K4; Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Book
