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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Custom Clear Mylar. Charles Dana Gibson. (X) 219 pages. Beautifully illustrated from black and white drawings by Charles Dana Gibson (of "The Gibson Girl"), including some plates. Gray cloth with gilt spine and cover titling. 5" x 7 1/2". Paris vignettes by Richard Harding Davis, the world famous war correspondent. 5 chapters entitled: "The Streets of Paris", "The Show-Places of Paris--Night", "Paris in Mourning", "The Grand Prix and Other Prizes" and "Americans in Paris". Small bookseller's label (Brentano's New York) on rear pastedown. A Very Good plus copy (Rubbed and edgewear, mostly at spine -ends; front hinge open, but holding), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (vi) 89 (1) pp. SIGNED in ink by author Gary F. Kurutz on the title page. Prospectus laid in. Edition limited to 600 un-numbered copies. Printed at The Grace Hoper Press. Frontispiece portrait of Benjamin Truman and his family from a photograph in the Los Angeles Public Library. Truman writings checklist. Green cloth. Plain paper mailing jacket present with custom spine title label. 9 1/6" x 6 1/6". The first of The Book Club of California's Literary Profiles series. This book "...highlights the checkered career of one of California's most articulate and prolific promoters." Truman was the author of Semi-Tropical California and Homes and Happiness in the Golden State. Author Kurutz was the California State Library Special Collections Librarian and wrote The California Gold Rush descriptive bibliography. BCC 176. A Fine copy in a Near Fine (somewhat soiled) plain paper dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective… Read More

Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1957. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards First Edition Near Fine in (Mylar) DJ 157 pages. Preface. Title page vignette of roadrunner. Cloth-backed patterned boards. PRESENTATION COPY: Card laid in, "With good wishes from the author, 6288 North Campbell Avenue/ Tucson, Arizona 85718". Some minor shelfwear, but Near Fine overall, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. A collection of 12 Essays by Lawrence Clark Powell, some of which first appeared in magazines. In addition to essays one would expect on Arizona, Southern California and New Mexico literary matters, included are pieces on the Big Sur, Robinson Jeffers, bookselling and the book trade. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

New York: David Lewis, 1970. (xi) 276 pages. First Edition. Illustrated dust jacket. Cloth. Octavo. Hart Crane Chronology. From the jacket: "This is the first annotated critical bibliography of Hart Crane. The appendix is a chronological index of all works about Crane arranged by year of publication. This important bibliograpphical work should be of great use to student and scholar." A FINE copy in a FINE dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

New York: David Lewis, 1971. First Edition. (ix) 345 pages. first Edition (Stated). Illustrated dust jacket. Cloth. Octavo. From the flap: "Despite Edmund Wilson's reputation as a distinguished critic and his many contributions to a variety of literary genres, no one has attempted to compile a comprehensive list of his writings and the most ilmportant commentary about them. This bibliography proposes to fill this need." A Fine copy in a Near Fine (edgewear; small closed tear) dust jacket in a clear mylar protective sleeve. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Clear Mylar (Custom). 771 pages. SIGNED and dated in ink by author Gary Kurutz on the half-title. Illustrated. One of 1000 un-numbered copies. Original blue cloth with gilt cover vignette. 7 1/4" x10 3/4". Location symbols. List of references consulted. Index. Introduction by J. S. Holliday. The definitive masterwork bibliography of the California Gold Rush. No collection of Western Americana is complete without it. Zamorano Select #57. A very fine copy, with plain paper jacket, custom spine titling, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books via media mail to any United States address.

Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Company, 1935. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 123 (1) pp. Original blue wrappers. 6" x 9". 519 rarities offered by Doctor Rosenbach. Issued in the midst of the Great Depression, the Catalogue's entries are surprisingly reasonable in price. Expressed in the doctor's colorful language, entries include, "A Superb Copy of the Doves Press Bible Bound by Cobden-Sanderson", "The Finest Copy Ever Offered for Sale, One of the Masterpieces of Fifteenth Century Bookmaking Printed on Vellum", and "A Famous Copy of the First Book Printed In New York, One of the Finest Known, With Ten Additional Pieces of Excessive Rarity". Great reading for serious Bibliophiles. A Very Good Plus copy (edgewear; internally fine), now in a 4mil clear mylar archival protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Company, 1916. First Edition. Original wraps. Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 129 pp. Number 18. Original tan wrappers. 6 3/4" x 10 3/4". 636 descriptions of items offered by Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach. Many amazing treasures of literature at period prices. As explained in a first note, many of the books in this catalogue came from the collection of Harry B. Smith, described in Mr. Smith's book, "A Sentimental Library". Rosenbach was loaned $79,000 by Bill Ellis (a cousin of Harry B. Widener) to buy the Smith collection in 1915. Covers are very fragile, chipped and barely attached. The interior pages are somewhat rubbed from handling, but Very Good Plus or better. The catalogue is now in a 4mil clear mylar archival protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

South Pasadena, California: South Pasadena Public Library, 1995. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 91 (1) pages. Illustrated, mostly from vintage photographs. Foreword ("Twin Tracks") by Lawrence Clark Powell. Index. Black cloth; gilt titling. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Designed by Ward Ritchie. Printed by Premier Printing Corporation, Brea. Laid in is a presentation card by The Zamorano Club, noting that "This Keepsake is one of the last books designed by Ward Ritchie". A concise history of the Library with a chronology and other lists. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1993. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Custom Clear Mylar. 167 (2) pp. Edition limited to 400 un-numbered copies. Prospectus and blank order envelope laid in. Printed by W. Thomas Taylor of Austin, Texas. Red cloth; paper spine title label. 8 1/4" x 11 1/4". Illustrated, including from period B/W photographs. Charles Norris was the younger brother of novelist Frank Norris. The story of the courtship of Charles and Kathleen Norris from 1908-1909, including their correspndence, now at The Bancroft Library. Kathleen Norris was a beloved and prolific novelist. Per the Prospectus: "This volume is indispensible to anyone seeking a deeper insight into the cultural and social history of the first part of the twentieth century." BCC 202. An As New copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

Los Angeles: UCLA, 1966. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Fine. 46 pages. Foreword by W. W. Robinson. Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press. Printed stapled wrappers. 6" x 9". A listing of the published writings of Lawrence Clark Powell as of 1966, by subject and type, including essays, literature and criticism, history, travel, music, and book reviews. A Fine copy, now in a clear 4mil mylat protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Portland: Richard Abel & Company, Inc, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 140 pp. Annotated by William F. Heintz. Foreword by Thomas W. Chinn, a Founder and First President, Chinese Historical Society of America. Two Illustrations. One of 1000 un-numbered copies. Designed and printed by Lawton & Alfred Kennedy. Orange cloth. Index to Bibliographical Annotations. The best bibliography on the subject. Gladys Hansen (1925-2017) was the City Archivist of San Francisco, and authored Denial of Disaster. about the 1906 earthquake and fire. Slight crimp to lower right cover corners, else a Fine copy, now in a custom, clear mylar protecive jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail to any United States address.

New York: Pynson Printers, Inc, 1935. First Edition. Illustrated boards. Very Good Minus/Custom Clear Mylar. 159 (1) pages. New Series Volume 1 Number 1. 8vo. 159 (1) pages. Advertisement section. The hardcover "Quarterly for Bookmen", established in 1929. This copy is the first of the "New Series", begining in the summer of 1935. Articles on books and authors, including "A Note on Ernest Hemingway" by Louis Henry Cohn and "America"s First Bibles". Other articles by Sherwood Anderson, F. B. Adams, Jr., Burton Stevenson, David A. Randall, and Oscar Wegelin and more. Period advertisements by Yale University Press, Bertram Rota, Charles Scribner's Sons, Goodspeed's Book Shop, Peter Pauper Press and many others. A Very Good Minus copy (Rubbed from handling; toned; Spine-ends chipped.), now in a custom clear mylar jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2004. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xii) 213 (2) pages. First Edition. Illustrated including some from color photographs of Colt publications. Prospectus and order envelope laid in. Cloth-backed illustrated cloth. 6 3/4" x 10". Foreword by Andrew Hoyem. Preface by William Matson Roth. Checklist of Colt Press imprints. Limited to 500 un-numbered copies. Designed by Andrew Hoyem and produced by the Arion Press. Colt pressmark by Mallette Dean. Cover decorations by Valenti Angelo. The colorful story of the Colt Press, the fine press house formed by Jane Grabhorn and William Roth. Jane Grabhorn was the wife of Robert Grabhorn of The Grabhorn Press of San Francisco. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar 4 mil protective jacket. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

London: Werner Shaw Ltd. / Elkin Mathews, 1986. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. (ix) 224 pp. SIGNED in ink by Barbara Kaye on the title page. Illustrated, including from personal photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Cloth. 6" x 9 1/4". A memoir by the wife of legendary English bookseller and bibliophile Percy Muir, including literary life during World War Two. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Slipcase. xii (2) 99 pages, colophon. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from photographs. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration on cover. Slipcase with paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press of Covelo, California. An essay on the Western writer, collector and bibliophile George Wharton James. An As New copy in a Near Fine slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of oour books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Slipcase. xii (2) 99 pages, colophon. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from photographs. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration on cover. Slipcase with paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press of Covelo, California. This copy is SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink on the half-title from the author to San Francisco physician and bibliophile Sandor Burstein, MD (1924-2015): "To Sandor Burstein, fellow internist and bibliophile with all best wishes / Roger K. Larson". Dr. Burstein was an avid member of the Roxburgh Club and The Book Club of California, and amassed a notable Lewis Carroll collection. Also laid in is the prospectus and a stamped envelope containing Dr. Burstein's invitation, with tickets, to a meeting of The Roxburgh Club for April 19, 1994, featuring a talk by Author Larson on "George Wharton James: Further Reflections". Dr. Burstirn was Master of the Press. An essay on… Read More

Boston: G. K. Hall & Co, 1990. First Edition. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xi) 278 pp. SIGNED in ink by James Karman on the title page. Frontispiece portrait of Jeffers from his Time magazine cover. Cloth-backed cloth. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Inroduction by James Karman. A collection of critical essays on each of Jeffers' books of poetry and his play, Medea. Authors include James Rorty, Mark Van Doren, Louis Untermeyer, Louise Bogan, Lawrence Clark Powell, Delmore Schwartz, Kenneth Rexroth, Brooks Atkinson and many more. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (xiv), 368 (1) pages. Illustrated price-clipped dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt spine titling. Illustrated, primarily from facsimiles. Index. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Author David Randall was the manager of Scribner's Rare Book Department in New York before becoming Librarian of the Lilly Library at Indiana University. As a bookdealer biography, this ranks favorably with ROSENBACH (who is discussed by Mr. Randall) and should be in every bibliophile's library. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket (Price-clipped; else Fine), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via medai mail, to any United States address.

Salt Lake City: The Caramon Press, 1990. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Custom Clear Mylar. (xiii) 74 (2) pp. #103 of a limited edition of 274 copies. Foreword by Robert Greenwood of the Talisman Press. Title Index.Tan textured cloth; gilt spine titling. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Sans dust jacket. A well-written and useful descriptive bibliography of the published writings of historian, biographer, critic, researcher and editor Dale L. Morgan (1914-1971). Held in the highest esteem by all who knew him or his work, Morgan labored with post-lingual deafness. He specialized in Western Americana, especially Utah, Mormon, Overland and Fur Trade material. His papers were left to The Bancroft Library at The University of California. An As New copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States adddress.