New York: Harper Collins, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, tall folio (14"x12"), 187pp. No flaws with the exception of one tiny chip to the top of the front spine end. Deluxe edition signed by the author. This is a most unusual book about one of Flo Ziegfeld's lovely follies..... More
California: Azitsula Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, 215. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Very light damp wrinkling to the pages of the glossary from about 207-215, does not affect the text. Basque lore customs, vignettes, and treasured recipes of the Alustiza family. More
Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. Tight, clean, v8o, 168pp. There is a pencilled author's signature on the half title page "From the author, Charles E. Royal. L.A. 4/24/28 home at Vancouver, B.C." The red cloth cover is lightly spotted and has a couple of small white..... More
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1982. Second printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 261pp. Jacket has tiny chips along the top at the spine end and a couple of tiny chips on the back top tip. Slight toning to pastedowns, Fisher's delightful prose, telling of enticing places, the memorable and sometimes mysterious..... More
New York: Little, Brown & Co., 1944. Completely revised and reprinted edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 824pp, aside from beginning cracking of interior spine in the front it is still tightly bound. Spine ends are lightly bumped, otherwise in excellent shape. First published in 1896 by a pioneering cooking books..... More
Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, 2005. First edition, first printing. Trade Paperback. Clean, tight 4to, 457pp. One small dent in the top spine tip, otherwise near fine. This book traces the roots of witchcraft back 20,000 years to the Stone Age exploring shamanic traditions of tribal cultures worldwide. Explains enhancing shamanic practices..... More
Boston: David R Godine Pub, 1985. First revised and updated edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 295pp. Very light shelfwear and a couple of tiny edge chips to the dust jacket. A classic cookbook, completely revised and sensibly arranged. The food and wines, herbs and sauces are arranged by the four..... More
New York: Viking Juvenile, 1994. Steven Guarnaccia. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, oblong 4to, unpaginated. When the we know world was made all the animals wanted names. This is how, the first man Adam, named the animals with the help of Steven Guarnaccia's excellent drawings. A sweet book for preschoolers..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002. Yan Nascimbene. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight tall 8vpo, 31pp. The story of a boy who wanted to build a castle and of his father who wanted to write a poem. The lovely drawings byYan Nascimbene and Clavel's text draw the boy and his father..... More
New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 353pp. Jacket has some shelf wear and light rubbing on the spine gutter. The book has very minor bump to the bottom spine end. This colorful narrative chronicles the attempt by Napoleon III to establish Archduke Maximilian of..... More
Harpercollins, 1991. Unknown. Clean, tight 9-1/2"8-1/2" 8vo, not paginated. Cover in Mylar. A wonderful book for pre-schoolers and young children. There are no words, just excellent drawings of a cat whose adventures cause him to be chased up a tree by a dog and how he gets down with the..... More
New York: Wynwood Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 208. The dust jacket shows some light shelf wear and light. The book one tiny brown smudge on the front tip, otherwise it is a great copy. The Devil's Triangle is not the only purported dangerous area to sail..... More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, fat, 8vo, 611pp. If it weren't for a tiny black smudge on the bottom right tip, this books would be as new. Your guide to the best foods on earth! A terrific veggie cookbook that tells you in an easy..... More
University Of Nebraska Press, 1995. Revised from the 1935 edition;. Softcover. Clean, tight trade paperback, 996pp. Rem mark on bottom edge, some shelf wear, slight rippling in the plasticine covering. Former bookstore stamp on the ffe. Some minor underlining and notations. Small print. Courier, scout,, soldier, Indian agent, explorer, adventurer..... More
Ithica, New Yord: Snow Lion Publications, 2010. not stated. Paperback. Clean, tight 8vo, trade paperback, 315pp. Please see the photo of the back cover for the summary. More
Chicago: NTC Contemporary Books, 1999. Softcover. Clean, tight 8vo, trade paperback, 180pp. Very light shelf wear. These stories are placed lado a lado (side by side) in Puerto Rican and English. A great way to practice your Spanish. Eighteen well-known Puerto Rican legends that stretch from the dawn of creation..... More
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. Hardcover. New York; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1977, first American edition, later printing. Clean, tight bound 8vo, 365pp, includes color map fold-out laid-on back cover. Dust jacket has two small open tears at the top of the spine and one small closed tear at the bottom. Book..... More
Calexico: Calexico Chroincle, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tigh, 8vo, 85pp. Cover is faded and has an old book sticker mark on the bottom of the spine. The book is signed and inscribed to "Dr. and Mrs. Louis E. Jones. Fraternally, F. W. Peterson, M.D." The experiences of a Pioneer..... More
New York: Tudor Pub. Co., 1969. First American edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, heavy fat 8vo, 896pp. Dust jackeet has a few very small wrinkles. Book is lightly bumped on spine bottom. These are the secrets of modern French cooking and everything looks so good it makes you want to eat..... More
New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1940. First thus printing. Mass Market Paperback. Scarce, clean, tight, 4"x6-1/2" paperback, complete and unabridged. It is in very good shape, no loose pages. Unabridged. A very collectible book. An inspiring autobiography of a brilliant educator, a great orator, and a true philanthropist. He was..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1965. First American edition, sixth printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight, heavy fat 4to, 1101pp.The dust jacket is all there but has seen better days. It has a few small taped tears with one 1"x3" open triangle tear to the bottom edge. It's in a Mylar cover..... More
New York: Doubleday Page Co, 1926. Appears second edition. Hardcover. Scarce, Clean, tight, tall 8vo, 274pp. Ligh bumping to spine ends, light scuffing to tips. Daniel Boone was the life story and true adventures of the Great Hunter, Long Knife, who first blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Indian''s Country..... More
New York: Exeter Press, 1982. First American edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 11.6 x 8.6" 4to, 423pp. The only thing that keeps it from a fine rating is slight scuffing on the spine edge of the bottom, otherwise it is gift quality and a fine gift it would be. Collected from..... More
New York: Heritage Press, 1941. John Tenniel. Special first Heritage reprint edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, tall 8vo, 198pp. The dust jacket is somewhat toned and slightly faded. There are a few chips and small tears to the bottom edge. One small open tear at the top of the spine. The..... More
University of New Mexico Press, 1998. Later printing. Softcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 448pp+ 8pp index. Light shelf wear. An encyclopedia guide to the equipment of the trappers and fur traders who opened the Old West. Chapters include The Mountain Men in American Hisitory, Firearms of the Beaver Hunters, Traps and..... More