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1950128509Albuquerque.: University of New Mexico Press. 1950. Limited edition #31 of 300 copies signed by the author. . Hardcover tan cloth. . Very good in a very good dust jacket with some chipping to top edge. . 8vo. Signed by Waters on Limitation Page. University of New Mexico Press. hardcover books
018419First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. 300p. Inscribed: "For Corina Santistivan with my best regards as ever Frank Waters" a Taosena whose book on Taos explores its vast influence though Waters wrote; "For a tiny hinterland that never heard of the whistle of train its impact exceeds many metropolitan communities." This work has become a classic and its close association with Corina Santistevan a seventh-generation New Mexican makes this a desirable copy for the serious collector of New Mexico. unknown books
1964027313Flagstaff: Northland Press 1964. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to 500 copies signed. 114 pages with full page paintings of Gaspard work which includes his earliest work in Paris and his major work in Taos including Taos Fire Dance Navajo Women Buffalo Dance at Zuni and the Corn Dance at Santo Domingo. A very nice copy bound in black cloth lettered in gilt spine lettering gilt housed in a black cloth covered slipcase lightly rubbed. Northland Press unknown books
19475652New York: Rinehart & Co 1947. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1947 1st edition with a SIGNED TIPPED-IN BOOKPLATE. Solid and VG in a bright price-intact VG dustjacket with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo 277 pgs. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Rinehart & Co hardcover books
1895264510London: Lawrence & Bullen 1895. hardcover. Translated into English by W. G. Waters and illustrated by E.R. Hughes. 2 vols. large 4to mauve silk binding a little dusty. London: Lawrence & Bullen 1895. Very good .<br/><br/> One of 1000 numbered copies for England and America.<br/><br/> Lawrence & Bullen unknown books
197321303Nelson B.C. Canada: The Gathering Inn Press 1973. First edition. Stapled wraps. Near fine. Illustrated by the Author. 12mo. 55 1 pp. Printed stapled wraps. The text is hand lettered by Eva Waters. Full page illustrations throughout. Trace of soil and edgewear else a near fine copy. The Gathering Inn Press paperback books
195058310Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 438 p. Prefaced by a brief history of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians this classic work studies their tribal ceremonialism and its influence upon everyday life. Along with John G. Neihardt Waters 1902-95 was one of the first popular investigators into the spirituality of Native Americans which has become a cornerstone of the New Age Movement. Inscribed by Waters on the half-title. From the James S. Copley Library with the San Diego newspaper publisher and philanthropist's bookplate to the front pastedown. The original cloth binding is notably fresh and bright. The dust jacket however is edgeworn and chipped with a vertical crease to the spine and a bit of mild soiling; else very good. Inscribed by Author. The University of New Mexico Press hardcover books
1965WRCLIT63537Flagstaff: Northland Press 1965. Large octavo. Cloth and decorated boards paper spine label. Illustrations by Don Perceval. Bookplate on pastedown spine very sunstruck otherwise a very good copy in slipcase somewhat sunned and edgeworn and wanting the label. Deluxe edition of the 1942 classic limited to 1250 numbered copies signed by the author. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. "The setting for this study of 'crime and punishment' is an Indian pueblo in northern New Mexico. Includes vivid details of ceremonials of the peyote cult told with sympathy from an Indian point of view" - Powell. Powell HEART OF THE SOUTHWEST 111. Northland Press hardcover books
190147483Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society 1901. Hardcover. Very good. xix 845pp; 846-1448pp indices. Two volumes both very good in later green buckram. <br/><br/> New England Historic Genealogical Society hardcover books
19506742Kansas: University of Kansas Press 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. 500 pages; a fine copy in a very good dust jacket price clipped and the slightest fading at spine. <br/><br/> University of Kansas Press hardcover books
1982010416Salt Lake City: Dream Garden. 1982. The second of the Wilderness calendars with work by a number of prominent photographers and text by Edward Abbey Tom McGuane Leslie Marmon Silko Ann Zwinger Lawrence Clark Powell Wallace Stegner Barry Lopez Frank Waters William Eastlake John Nichols and others. This copy has been signed by Eastlake and Powell and photographers John Telford Tom Till Fred Hirschmann and Chris Wangsgard -- several of the finest and most highly respected photographers of the natural world working today. Fine. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. (Dream Garden) paperback books
1950005599Albuquerque New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press 1950. Fine in Very Good dust jacket small chips top edge front panel and spine top edge large chip running 4" along top edge rear panel. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of New Mexico Press Hardcover books
1967RROBBRE00LAWD. Van Nostrand Co. 1967. Very Good. Roberts Ned. The Breech -Loading Single-Shot Match Rifle. Waters Ken. Princeton NJ: D. Van Nostrand Co. 1967. 1st edition. 293pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Dark green cloth. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped and rubbed edges and subtle soiling on covers. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gentle rubbing lightly bumped edges and light soiling on rear panel and flaps. In dust jacket protector. D. Van Nostrand Co. hardcover books
027106Flagstaff; 1964: Northland Press. Quarto. 144 pages. 23 illus. 14 color plates. Life of Russian-born painter who traveled in France Tibet and eventually moving to Taos NM. This edition has an added 30 pages not found in earlier issue. This copy notes it was given to Sharon and Joe Beeler from Pat and Max Shriver who in 1970 bought the Leon Gaspard House to house their Shriver Gallery. Bound in black cloth lettered in gilt spine lettering gilt two light bumped corners a handsome copy in unclipped dust jacket with just a couple of spots rubbed on rear panel. Very nice. Northland Press unknown books
197599127Eastbourne: Eastbourne Fine Art 1975. cloth. large 8vo. cloth. ii 368 2; 631 pages. 2 volumes. Vol. I contains a thorough listing of twentieth century British artists with a brief description of mediums place of study and other special notes. Vol. II contains additional listings and a lengthy collection of black-and-white and color plates 392 items. Eastbourne Fine Art unknown books
1927WRCLIT38974Cliffdale Alpine NJ: Privately Printed 1927. Cloth and marbled boards paper label. First separate edition printed in an unspecified but small edition for distribution to friends of George Zabriski. Bookplate else near fine in lightly chipped glassine. Privately Printed hardcover books
201010636Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of A Small but Spartan Band by Zack C. Waters and James C. Edmonds. Octavo xiii 3 254pp. Hardcover title in gilt on spine clean text with maps and illustrations upper corners slightly bumped. No additional printings listed on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket with battlefield scene on front panel light shelf wear with small crease at top of front panel. Overall a very nice copy of this history of Florida's Confederate troops. The University of Alabama Press hardcover books
1967BL2333New Haven and London:: Yale University Press 1967. 1967. FIRST EDITION. Large 4to. xv 478 pp. Frontis. 14 illustrations including fold-outs 3 tables glossary index. Dark blue cloth blind stamped cover illustration gilt-stamped blue spine label dust-jacket; jacket worn. Burndy bookplate. Very good. Yale University Press, 1967. hardcover books
2006915677London: Virago. 2006. The limited edition. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase still shrink-wrapped. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Virago hardcover books
18982272693Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hughes E.R. First English translation. Limited edition #293 of 1000 sets. Spines toned. 1898 Hard Cover. Complete in three hardcover volumes. Grey cloth gilt titles and decorations top edges gilt. Translated into English from the original Italian by W.G. Waters. Illustrations by E.R. Hughes. A collection of fifty stories written by Ser Giovanni Fiorentino the original title of which Il Pecorone translated as The Simpleton. Fiorentino wrote the stories in the 14th century though they would not be published until the mid-16th century and they later became a source for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and The Merry Wives of Windsor specifically the former's plot element relating to 'a pound of flesh.' source: British Library catalog listing for 1558 edition Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles hardcover books
185229015001Cincinnati OH 1852. General wear. Inscription on front cover. Damage to back strip. A textbook only sold by subscription that seeks to teach the reader arithmetic and world geography by using verse often rhyming verse to help the reader memorize the important terms and formulas. For example in describing the divisions of land the following poem is used: "Of land and its divisions read the stories; Peninsulas Continents Islands Promontories And Isthmuses and Capes and Mountains high Volcanoes Shores and Deserts wet and dry." The book covers both the technically terms in geography meridians tropics latitude longitude etc. and all continents and countries of the world. Additionally they provided some historical and cultural information on the countries as well such as information on the construction of the Great Wall in China and that Holland is one of the most populous districts on the globe. Numerous black and white illustration accompany the text both in the form of maps and illustrations on the geographical and architectural wonders of each locality described. At the end of the book there are six pages of the "Rules of Arithmetic In Verse." Discussed in this section is everything from subtraction to multiplication and decimal fractions to compound interest. Front cover title: "The Poetical Geography with the Rules of Arithmetic in Verse." Inscribed on front cover and inside cover with "Henry Alcott Anthony Rd." 80 pages. Yellow illustrated covers. Measures 9" x 6 1/4". To view this item please click on the following link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/apfB1nLUVFtsZgDg6 <br/><br/> unknown books
1970130021New York: Cinema Center Films 1970. Original Pressbook for the 1970 film directed by Robert Clouse written for the screen by Ed Waters based on the John D. MacDonald novel and starring Rod Taylor Theodore Bikel Suzy Kendall and Jane Russell. One of only two times Travis McGee was ever put to celluloid and a fine film too but one that has become virtually unobtainable in the 21st century. <br/><br/>16 pages saddle stapled 8.5 x 14 inches. Near Fine with some light rubbing and a small spot of offsetting at the bottom of the verso of the rear wrapper and facing page. Cinema Center Films unknown books
197824670Minneapolis: World Wide Publications. 1978. Softcover. Signed by Waters. Wraps written by Twila Knaack with many excerpts from Waters' own books. Very good copy with scrape on front wrap. This copy has a nice inscription to "Jim" by Ethel Waters and dated 1981 and is genuine unlike the printed inscriptions in many of her other works. This book may have been issued later than 1978 to go along with a Billy Graham crusade.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pp . World Wide Publications paperback books
200653220London: Virago Press 2006. First Edition. First Impression. Signed by the author on the limitation page. One of 1000 copies this being #162. Octavo 22.5cm. Blue paper covered boards titled in blind on cover and white on spine; acetate dustjacket; blue slipcase titled in white; 473pp. Fine. The acetate jacket and slipcase are both Fine. <br/><br/>Basis for the 90-minute television adaptation by Paula Milne directed by Richard Laxton in 2011 for BBC Two. Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction 2007. It was shortlisted for both the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the 2006 Orange Prize. Virago Press unknown books
1976240249Las Cruces: Puerto del Sol New mexico State University 1976. Paperback. 34p 6x9 inches introduction illustrations limited first edition of 500 - 50 of which are signed and numbered; this is #18/50 signed very good paperback original in hand-glued blue paper covers. Puerto del Sol, New mexico State University paperback books