Chicago: J. Thompson Gill, Manager Confectioner and Baker Publishing Co., 1882. First edition. hardcover. Very scarce, especially in such nice condition. Clean, tight bound 8vo, each section is paginated separately. Extremely collectible. The cover is faded and somewhat soiled. Tips and spine ends are bumped. Ffe is slightly stuck along..... More
Ring_bound. Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pillsbury Flour Mills Company, 1933. Clean tight aluminum case with 11-ring binder inside, 8vo size. Tabs for each type of food intact, minor shelf wear. Metal cover has some scratches and a bit of the paint on the title medallion is scuffed (see photos). Ames was a...... More
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Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Nevada; W.L. Hawes, Gov't Printer, 1981, first edition. Clean, tight 4to, 421pp. A companion volume to the author's 1990 second volume (our seller ID 14802). Errata laid in. A good history of Nevada printing and printers. Also an excellent bibliography of..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1935. New & revised 5th printing. Hardcover. Small, tight-bound 8vo, 527pp + index. some bumping to head and tail of spine, small dent in the top edge which does not break the cloth. Old bookstore sticker on the front pastedown and another on the back pastedown. Rear..... More
Harper Collins, 2009. First edition. Unknown. Clean, tight 8vo, 507pp, Very light shelf wear to the dust jacket. An epic journey from the Mexico city of artists Diego Rivcera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR and J. Edgar Hoover. A poignant story of a man pulled..... More
California: Howell-North, 1960. Second printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, 255pp. Dust jacket has a neatly repaired tear down the gutter of the spine on the inside of the jacket and a few other splits in the jacket folds. The book is very nice with only slight bumping to the bottom..... More
Lilian Lai Bansky, Patricia O'Connor and Kou Hoi-Yin. Hardcover. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1986, first edition. Clean, tight, very heavy book, 723pp. Dust jacket has some small chips on the edges and one small, triangular open tear to spine top tip. Book shows minimal shelf wear and a couple of small..... More
1972, 1st edition, Salisbury Press. HB, tall 8vo, 206pp, VG/VG with slight bump to bottom of spine and bottom tip, otherwise clean, tight and crisp. Paintings by Les Kouba and photos by Bob and Ira Spring. Many illustrations about blinds, etc. Everything and anything you need to know about hunting..... More
Pennsylvania: TAB Books, Inc., 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 444pp, many illustrations. F.o. name penned on ffe. Tips slightly bent. Blacksmithing traditions, iron and steel, forge and anvil, smith's tools, basic techniques, advanced processes, handles, tools to make, domestic and decorative ironwork and hardware, finishing, metalworking... More
Hardcover. New York, George Braziller, 1970, 1st American edition. Sq 4to,118pp, some soiling and fading to d.j. Inside clean, tight and crisp. Eighty representations of some of Rembrandt's most unique and fresh drawings using pen and brush scenes from daily life and the spiritual world. Rembrandt the Great Draftsman... More
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Wisconsin: E.M. Hale & Co., 1931. Special Edition published by arrangement with the publishers of the regular edition of the MacMillan Co. Hardcover. Collectible. Clean, tight, square 8vo, 106pp. Though the book was ex-library, it bears none of the usual depredations other than a small stamp on the ffe. There..... More
Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1997. First edition. Softcover. Clean, tight, fat, trade paperback 8vo, 477pp. Light shelf wear and small curl to the bottom front tip. From Mary Austin to Miriano Vallejo these are more than 100 diverse, boisterous, thought-provoking stories by 24 different authors of the gold rush on the..... More
Hardcover. New York: Boni & Liveright Publ., 1927, 1st edition. Two fat 8vos, 375pp & 340pp respectively. "A New Edition Revised and Greatly Enlarged by Theodore Besterman". Both volumes are roughtcut, clean and tight with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to tips and heads and tails of spines. Cover titles..... More
Hardcover. Minnesota; General Mills, 1950, first edition. Clean, tight 4to, 5-ring binding, 448pp, used but not abused. All tabs in place and clean, minor wear to edges. A few finger smudges. Light scuffing to the bottom edge. Neatly applied hole protectors on the first 50 pages and on chapter dividers..... More
Camden Maine: International Marine/ragged Mountain Press, 1997. Not stated. Softcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 170pp, Sell up and sail? Should you do it or not? An informational, thorough, and interesting book for any woman who thinks she'd like to leave all the hustle and bustle behind and sail the oceans of..... More
Hardcover. Colorado, Sundance Books, 1977, first limited edition, first printing. Clean, tight tall 4to, 416pp, SIGNED and numbered, of which this is #766, beautifully photographed and mapped. Has a thick Mylar dust cover as have all the Sundance Railroad series. An illustrated history, featuring the Denver, South Park & Pacific..... More
1972, 1st ed., Hearthside Press, 8208-0345, Hearthside Press. HB, tall 8vo, 190pp, VG/VG, clean and tight. Everything from Fabrege eggs to more simple, but elegant decorative eggs. Illustrated with 22 color plates, 50 finished designs, 49 B&W photos and numerous drawings. More
San Francisco: Rock Out Books, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight oblong 4to, 112pp. Very slight curling to the edges of the dust jacket front and back. In mylar. Fabulous classic black and white and color images of San Francisco give an historic view over a fifty year period. A...... More
Hardcover. New York, Pretice Hall, 2001, 7th edition. 4to, 388 pp., very clean and tight, very minor bumping to tips. A history and text on the fashion industry in France in the 18th century, and the rest of the world, to the present. Very comprehensive but not dull reading. Includes..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight small 4to, 251pp, copiously illustrated. Book and dust jacket show very minor shelf wear. Jacket has small chips across the spine head and tail. Small chips on d.j. edges, in Mylar. A gift inscription on the half title. Otherwise, a...... More
New York & London: Hermes House, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Large, heavy, 12" tall folio. The golden age of steam locomotives, the landmark engines, the railway pioneers and the great train journeys all represented in one beautiful book full of color photos. An historical reference and a world encyclopedia of..... More
Colfax, California: Victorian Video Productions, 2001. New VHS color video in original plastic cover. Exploration of warp and weft interlocking tapestry techniques as they relate to weaving. Tips on joining welts, edge control, weft direction, and the cause and elinination of those dreaded ridges. Tips on horizontal and vertical stripe..... More
Hardcover. Nanking, China Airlines, 1988, first edition. Clean tight 4to, 92pp, printed in English and Chinese. Dust jacket has very slight wear from getting it in and out of the slip case. Book has all gilded edges. Beautiful examples of the fine art of Chinese embroidery, both ancient and modern..... More
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Fat, clean, tight 8vo, 1131pp. Top edge has some sort of spattering on it, possibly tear? Otherwise the book is in excellent shap. Dust jacket is lightly shelf worn. An authoritative life of America's greatest 20th century novelist. A narrative biography..... More
1935, HB, cloth bound 4to, 300pp, good for age. Binding tight and cover is faded, somewhat bumped and scuffed. Interior is in excellent condition, but fold-out index at the back which provides details of each photograph is, sadly, missing (which is reflected in the price). The photos are amazing of..... More