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192147852Restigouche P. Q.: Micmac Messenger 1921. 12mo pp. 78; bound with as issued: Mesoi maoi alasotmamgeoel. Tapoooei neogtipongeg gis oen minoi sigentasit teli ginamot. Catechisme de preseverance 2 liturgique pp. 79 80-198; 56 zinc-block illustrations between both titles; title in French English and Micmac; table of contents in English main text in Mi'kmaq; cloth backed blue paper boards; near fine. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. A version of the Petite histoire was published without the second section. Only 4 copies are recorded in OCLC with both parts all of them in Canada. <br/><br/> Micmac Messenger hardcover books
18601393836TH Cong. 1st Sess.: SMD52. 1860. 16pp Disbound. Very Good. SMD52. unknown books
18601378436th Cong. 1st Sess.: SMD 60. 1860. 50pp Disbound Very Good. SMD 60. unknown books
1910WRCAM46067Various locations 1910. 26pp. containing eighty-six photographs nine colored photographs and one photographic postcard. Two photos 8 x 6 inches the remainder approximately 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Oblong quarto. Original black cloth. Binding separating from text block; corners and extremities worn. Photos clean many with manuscript captions. Good plus. Photo album of assembled snapshots showing various parts of Japan the Philippines Alaska Hawaii and Washington State. The two larger images are of Snoqualmie Falls in Washington the first showing the park area and the second showing the falls itself. The images appear to be in no particular order with scenes from all the various locales dispersed throughout the album. Other photographs show scenes in Manila including the "oldest church" a "Spanish transport sunk by Dewey" in the Spanish-American War Fort Malata other churches some water buffalo and other rural scenes in the area. Images of Honolulu include a group of school children the palace views in a park and some rural scenes including a waterfall. Images of Japan are primarily from Nagasaki Kobe and Osaka. They include views of the harbors and ships the dry dock at Nagasaki the lower and upper falls at Kobe Japanese peddlers aboard a ship "temple 2000 years old" at Nagasaki among others. Views of Alaska are primarily taken from off the coast showing Dutch Harbor from several angles. <br> <br> The transport ship Oopack is featured in several photos; the Oopack was a British merchant vessel that was sunk by the Germans in 1918 off the coast of Malta. Several unlabeled photos at the rear of the volume show what are presumably local scenes from home likely the Pacific Northwest. There are two farmers plowing a field behind a horse bathers at the seashore picnickers and other group photos. The picture postcard is a baseball team group shot and the colored images are views of Japan. hardcover books
1950WRCAM43346N.p. 1950. 12 1/2 x 50 inches. Torn into two pieces measuring 35 and 15 inches in length. Folded. Else very good. Long decorated strip of tapa a cloth made from tree bark by native people in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Though previously used as cloth for clothing by native peoples today tapa is worn primarily on ceremonial occasions and is prized as artwork in the Western world. This is a handsome example of tapa cloth which fascinated Captain Cook and other explorers of the South Pacific. hardcover books
1916153763San Francisco: Woman's Board of the Panama Pacific International Exposition 1916. Hardcover. xvii 193p with over 100 tipped-in photos mostly portraits; first edition original cloth brown boards tan spine with title/author label printed in black that is very worn because of the style of casing-in. Edges show a little card slight foxing to endsheets general signs of handling but not quite "as is" the stiff feel of the opened book was built in at the bindery. Flowery record of California elite women who raised funds for and managed their contributions of entertainment receptions for dignitaries Traveller's Aid and fair coordination to San Francisco's Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Woman's Board of the Panama Pacific International Exposition hardcover books
1953013327Wellington: R.E. Owen Gov't Printer 1953. Original Wraps. A Good Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 252p. illustrations maps bibliographic references. One of the most important post-World War II conferences including notes of what took place scientifically under Japanese occupation. R.E. Owen Gov't Printer unknown books
196919001San Jose: Pacific Coast Association of Magicians 1969. Brown & black pictorial wrappers. VG covers slightly creased. unpaginated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Pacific Coast Association of Magicians unknown books
195119000.1San Jose: Pacific Coast Association of Magicians 1951. Green & gold pictorial wrappers. VG covers slightly creased. Unpaginated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Pacific Coast Association of Magicians unknown books
195119000San Jose: Pacific Coast Association of Magicians 1951. Green & gold pictorial wrappers. VG covers slightly creased. Unpaginated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Pacific Coast Association of Magicians unknown books
1868403801New York: Union Pacific Railroad 1868. 8vo. 40 pp. Frontispiece map additional engraved title. Original gilt-lettered cloth backed with linen. Lightly worn text slightly soiled. Provenance: S. P. Windmuller New York inkstamp on title; Arthur Elton bookplate. FIRST EDITION stated "Pamphlet Edition". Warren Heckrotte notes that "This report is celebratory - they're not finished building but there's no doubt they will be finished in a years time" and briefly discusses the " Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and its Connection" 10.5x19 cm: "The solid line from Omaha stops about at the border of Wyoming and Utah and from there to Sacramento the black line is shown with white dots. It runs north of Great Salt Lake. The point where the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific will meet is left undetermined. A branch represented by a dotted line runs to Puget Sound. This is briefly discussed and there is a separate report by Gen. Dodge on this possible branch." <br/><br/> Union Pacific Railroad hardcover books
1856WRCAM27974Nueva-York: Imprenta de Hallet 1856. 40pp. in Spanish. Original printed wrappers. Rear wrapper detached front wrapper separated four inches down from head of spine. Slight wear to extremities. Very good. The prospectus for an American mining and land company on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Imprenta de Hallet unknown books
1720267561720. Folio. 23pp. Modern three-quarter morocco and cloth gilt. Woodcut arms and typographical decoration on title. Small brown stain on titlepage and second leaf. Minor soiling else.<br/> <br/>A detailed extensive proclamation to reinforce the strength and size of the Spanish fleet trading between Spain and South America primarily via Lima in Peru. Also printed in Madrid the same year though this edition is significantly rarer. Rare with no other copies of this edition appearing in auction records and the only copies appearing in OCLC located at the national libraries of Spain Chile and Britain.<br/> <br/>Palau 239622; Medina BHA 2357; LeClerc 466; Sabin 66408. unknown books
1925560N.p. 1925. About very good. 32pp. Oblong octavo. Original pictorial chromolithographic wrappers stapled. Light wear and soiling to text heaviest to upper outer corner. Contemporary ownership inscription on title page. Pictorial souvenir of the Northern Pacific Railway's Yellowstone Line with handsome images of sights along the route in Washington and Alaska. unknown books
19868966Berkeley CA: Pacific Editions 1986. One of 165 copies all on Twinrocker handmade rag paper each signed by the author and artist. Page size: 12 inches x 8-1/4 inches. Bound by Klaus-Ullrich Rotzscher: gilt stamped morocco and Twinrocker paper in custom clamshell box. Four of the five etchings accompany each of the four essays by Thomas and a fifth For Quartet weaves visual metaphors of the themes of the four essays. The etchings incorporate a variety of graphic techniques including aquatint spitbite drypoint and hard and soft ground methods. They were proofed by Kay Bradner at Katherine Lincoln Press and the edition was printed by Robert Townsend and Kate Hanlon. The text is handset in 16 point Bembo and Centaur and printed letterpress at the Arif Press by Wesley B. Tanner who also designed the book. Title calligraphy is by John Prestianni. This is a real collaborative effort among artists and the result encompasses Thomas' central themes: the dominant role of symbiosis in life on our planet; guarded optimism in the face of great odds; the magical role of music and metaphor; and the idiosyncracies of language and communication. The late Lewis Thomas National Book Award winner had a long and distinguished career as a scientist before combining that career with that of writing. Joseph Goldyne trained as a physician before embarking on a career in art. His work is widely collected and critically acclaimed. Pacific Editions unknown books
20069787San Francisco: Pacific Editions 2006. One of 12 copies only all on Rives BFK paper each signed and numbered by Charles Hobson and Kay Bradner who collaborated on the design of the linoleum block print. Page size: 18 inches x 9 inches when closed and folded into 8 leaves and when opened fully 7-1/2 feet. There is a title page and page of text and a colophon page as well as the 8-page folded print. Bound: blue cloth spine coastal map over boards on covers with white label printed in black on front cover housed in translucent plastic slipcase fastening with cleat and sailing line on foredge fine. The central image of this book is a three foot square relief print that was created as part of a program at the San Francisco Center for the Book. It was original printed in 2005 by a steamroller at Carolina and 16th Streets San Francisco. Kay Bradner cut the linoleum block and printed it; Charles Hobson designed the book and assembled it with the assistance of Alice Shaw. The print at first glance seems to show a pleasant Sunday afternoon of sailing on the San Francisco Bay. However the position of the sailboats has been established to illustrate some of the most basic right of way rules. The rules themselves are actually embedded in the image in small window openings cut into the print. As usual with books from Pacific Editions all is meticulously crafted disparate elements aesthetically incorporated into a beautiful book. Both artists have a passion for the water and the vessels that move on it. Charles Hobson's extensive output has as a base the juxtaposition of word and image. He is a faculty member at the San Francisco Art Institute and at one time raced a Cal 20 sailboat on the San Francisco Bay where he had first hand experience with the application of the right of way rules. As with other books from Pacific Editions this too must be experienced. Turning the pages opening the "rules" windows and reveling in the deep blue of the print brings a land-locked person as close to the water as is possible. Pacific Editions unknown books
20069924San Francisco CA: Pacific Editions 2006. One of 38 copies all on BFK Rives and Strathmore papers incorporating hand-colored cotton and jute twine each signed and numbered by the two poets and artist / designer Charles Hobson who assembled the edition with the assistance of Alice Shaw. Page size: 7-1/2 x 8 inches; 48pp. Bound: two signatures sewn in an accordion structure fabric and paper over boards red printed label on spine; housed in fabric-covered slipcase with red jute twine ties. The design of the book incorporates twine which actually weaves through the text. Inspired by the poem and evoking the experience explored in the text the string / thread acts like a drawn line and can be moved around by the reader to change the "drawing" and the experience. The reverse folds of the book contain images of beets to accentuate characteristics of the poem. The string-like roots and the fullness and ripeness of the vegetable shapes recall and emphasize the individual words from the poem that the artist has chosen to reprint with the images: voice awaken heart distance breath birth. <br/>The poets Paula Sager and Lizbeth Hamlin are practioners and teachers of Authentic Movement a practice that is concerned with the exploration of relationship. In its simplest form there is a mover and a witness. The mover with eyes closed waits for an impulse to move. The witness follows or tracks his or her own experience while being present and attentive to the mover. Their poem is rhythmic and flowing an exploration of insight discovery and personal revelation which is aimed at showing how we as human beings long to relate.<br/>Charles Hobson created the images and reproduced them in hand-colored high resolution digital prints. The text was set by Mr. Hobson in Cantoria MT Light following the authors' original spacing and printed offset. Each page is a visual delight with the text weaving swooping and dipping around the red cotton and jute twine sometimes under the threads with the ensuing shadows but always carrying forward the theme of connectedness. The reader is propelled forward following the motion of the words with the implicit motion of the "thread" of the book. Once again Charles Hobson has taken text and conceived of and created a structure that embodies that text. The reader / viewer is the richer for it. We are presented with a concept and it is explored in the text and then again in the book's structure. And the beets / beats . ! They are the organic imagery that not only move the eye forward but hold the eye with pleasure for at least a beat or two. One could dance to this book and I suspect that was the intent of authors and artist. Pacific Editions unknown books
191326706Tegicigalpa: Tipografia Nacional 1913. Wraps. Good. 26 pages. Printed yellow wrappers. 7 3/4 x 11 inches. Browned paper uncut and unopened. Dampstaining near spine in several places throughout. A scarce publication. Wraps. Rough english translation: "Regulation of the Honduras Section at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco California 1915: approved by supreme agreement of May 28 1913 . followed by the Regulations and Rules for Reporting and Guidance of Those Who Claim to Participate in she dictated by the President of The Expresada Exposicon And Corrected And Approved By The Same Tipografia Nacional unknown books
1889WRCAM27352ASan Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co. 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Lacking rear wrapper. Spine perished. Small pencil and ink inscriptions on front wrapper. Internally fine. Overall very good. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. H.S. Crocker & Co. unknown books
1889WRCAM27352San Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co. 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped. Small old stamp on titlepage. Very good. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. H.S. Crocker & Co. unknown books
188433877New York: Sackett 1884-1892. First Edition. 1884. 64pp. illuslarge fold map at rear. Orignal printed wrappers $100 1885. 40pp. illuslarge fold map at rear. Orignal printed wrappers $100 1887. 40 51pp. Original printed wrappers. $75 1892. 96pp. illus two large fold maps at rear. Original printed wrappers $100 Sackett unknown books
1982238390Noumea New Caledonia: South Pacific Commission 1982. 71p. staplebound wraps 8.25x11.5 inches very good. South Pacific Commission unknown books
1854181821854. 33d Cong. 1st Sess. SED52. 1854. 6 2 blank disbound. Light staining. Good. unknown books
185520399Washington 1855. 33d Cong. 1st Sess. HED129. 43pp disbound with a bit of loosening and edge wear to title page. Good. This is the introductory report by War Secretary Jefferson Davis ONLY and does not include the full three-volume set.<br/>FIRST EDITION. Wagner-Camp 261:1. Howes P3. unknown books
1884WRCAM23845New York 1884. 27pp. plus large folding map. Original printed wrappers. Some minor edge nicks and chips to front wrapper else just about very good. Annual stockholder's report for the famous western railway. With detailed financial statement and other statistics relative to western lands etc. Total surplus earnings for 1883 topped $12700000. The handsome and quite large folding map of the United States west of the Mississippi shows the Union Pacific Route and its connections. unknown books
