New York: Published by the Author & Compiler, 1879. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 7 x 4.5 inches, 260 pp, in original printed wrappers. Moderate soiling to front cover, which is chipped at the lower cover; significant staining to back cover, some loss to backstrip. Text itself quite clean, tightly bound..... Item #20981
Roma: Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito, 1989. Hardcover. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Two-volume set in fine condition. Vol. I, 511 pp, fine condition; Vol. II, 604 pp, with many b/w photos, near fine, with bump to lower corner of rear board, small stain at foot of spine on..... Item #20977
Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 142 pp, with color frontispiece and b/w plates. Signed by Lawrence Clark Powell on the limitation page. One of 600 copies issued, of which 100 were signed and bound in Brown cloth. This appears to be one of..... Item #20976
Tucson, AZ: Arizona Pionners' Historical Society, 1961. Hardcover. Near fine. 113 pp + illustrations + folding map + index. Blue cloth boards show slight shelf wear, including some scuffing to the silver insignia on the front board, else fine. One of 750 copies issued. According to the preface, Couts' journal..... Item #20975
San Diego: Sunbelt Publications, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a fine dust jacket. 152 pp, indexed and illustrated. Both book and dust jacket as new. Publisher's description: Will Thrall embraced the San Gabriel Mountains from the time of his arrival in the 1880s until his death in the 1960s..... Item #20974
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. 84 pp + illustrations, with map, index. A fine copy in like dust jacket. Biography of T.E. Lawrence aimed at a young audience. Item #20973
Geneva: Information Section, 1931. Softcover. Very good. 24 pp, stapled wrappers. Light general handling wear; unmarked and sound. Describes the governing principles of the mandate system (then in effect in Syria, Palestine, and Mesopotamia/Iraq), as laid out in the Covenant of the League of Nations. Item #20968
Simi, CA: 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 68 pp, with folding map, many illustrations. Faux-leather boards; no dust jacket. Fine copy. Interestng reflections and reminiscences on the early history and development of the Palm Springs area, Coachella Valley, Date Industry, Imperial Calley, and Colorado Desert. Item #20966
Tokyo: Uniprint, 1968. First Edition. Soft cover. Good. 121 pp, illustrated with black and white photographs. Illustrated wrappers. Mild sunning, binding starting to crack at center. A selection of plays intended to offer a brief introduction to a form of traditional Japanese theater. Item #20964
San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 106 pp, in publisher's dark red pebbled cloth. Corners bumped and rubbed, otherwise a very nice copy, unmarked and sound. Contains "brief descriptions of over five hundred species of plants known to grow in the region bounded on the west..... Item #20963
Medina, Ohio: Alvin Staufer, 1991. Hardcover. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Fifth printing. 447 pages, with more than 1000 illustrtations. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing the the folds. Oversized; shipping cost will be more than standard for priority or international orders. Item #20962
Visiting Nurse Association. Very good. Undated (c. 1920s) trade/advertising card for the Visting Nurse Association of New Britain, Connecticut. 3.5 x 6 inches. Light soiling and edgewear, about very good. Text on one side describes what visiting nurses do, including offering in-home care to the sick, advising expectant mothers "on..... Item #20961
London: Jonathan Cape, 1936. Hardcover. Good. Second impression. 255 pp + illustrations from photographs. Indexed. Spine slants, small ink stain at base of spine. Binding sound, text clean. No dust jacket. Richards was Lawrence's Oxford classmate and close friend. Tabachnick says "Richards is convincing about personal reminiscences such as Lawrence's..... Item #20957
London: John Murray, 1947. Hardcover. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Fourth printing. 218 pp, indexed, with many illustrations from photographs. Bookplate of collector Theodora Duncan on front pastedown, else a fine copy. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has a small chip at the foot of the spine..... Item #20956
New York and London: John Murray, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 240 pp, with index, three portraits. Publisher's blue cloth; no dist jacket. Mild rubbing to extremities, bookplate on the front pastedown identifying this as a "description control copy from the library of J[eremy] M. Wilson" for his planned..... Item #20955
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine in a good dust jacket. 286 pp, bound in red cloth. Slight rubbing to the extremities, else a fine copy. The striking dust jacket is rubbed at the edges and has significant creasing to the rear panel. Protected in a...... Item #20954
London: Faber & Faber, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. First trade edition, two volumes in one. 224 pp + illustrations, with folding map, illustrated map endpapers, appendix, index. Upper corners bumped, contents clean, binding tight. Dust jacket edgeworn, with small chips and tears, staining to head..... Item #20953
Wein: Im Verlag Ullstein, 1952. Hardcover. Fine in a Good+ dust jacket. Third printing of the original German-language edition, November 1952. 266 pp, with many illustrations from photographs (some color) and a folding map. Fine copy. Dust jacket has some light creasing and short tears, chip to rear panel, internal..... Item #20952
San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 232 pp, illustrated. Original blue cloth boards with lettering in Orange. Mild spine slant and light bumping to corners, but still a quite attractive copy. Fictional tale based at the University of California, Berkeley. Item #20950
Springfield, MA: The Wayside Press, 1896. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. 10 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches, bound in hand-sewn color pictorial wrappers. [30] pp, profusely illustrated. Moderate wear to edges of wrappers, internals fine. Will H Bradley (1868-1962) was one of the most respected and commercially successful American illustrators..... Item #20949
Napoli: Richter & C. Softcover. Good. Undated, 1920s. 9.5 x 4.5 inches. Illustrated wrappers over a single sheet unfolding to ca. 18.75 x 13 inches, with a road map of Italy (and Sicily inset) on one side and text on the other side describing Perugia and advertising the Brufani &..... Item #20931
Bournemouth and London: W. Mate & Sons, 1913. Softcover. Very good. Travel brochure/booklet. 8.25 x 4.5 inches, 23 pp, illustrated with b/w photos, double-page route map at center. Light cover wear; very good. Includes sections on Belgian seaside resorts; towns to visit from the coast (Bruges, Ypres, Furnes, Ghent); Brussels..... Item #20930
Sacramento: Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. Softcover. Very good. Travel brochure. Undated, ca. 1922. 9 x 4 inches, 23 pp, illustrated with photos. Paper split at foot of spine, otherwise very good. Cover art by Earl Erasmus Motter (1882-1937). Text gives an overview of California history, followed by sections on the..... Item #20923
London & North Eastern Railway, 1933. Softcover. Very good. Travel brochure/booklet. 8 x 9 inches, 21 pp, with folding map showing "The Track of the 'Flying Scotsman' from Kings Cross Station, London." Illustrated with "reproductions of natural color photography." Some foxing, American Express stamp on cover. London, Ely, Norwich, Lincoln..... Item #20920
Bergamo: Ente Nazionale Industrie Turistiche Ferrovie dello Stato. Softcover. Good+. Travel brochure, undated, ca. 1930. 11 pp, illustrated with photos, map of Tridentine Venetia. Rubbing at folds, minor soiling to title page, staples rusted. Bolzano, Merano, Valsugana, Lake Misurina, Cortina d'Ampesso, etc. Details of roads, rail and bus service. Lovely..... Item #20919
