A Garland for Jake Zeitlin on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday & the Anniversary of His 40th Year in the Book Trade by Edited by J. M. Edelstein - 1967

Boston: Little, Brown. Good with no dust jacket. 1907. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by the author: "For a dear little unknown but not always to stay so friend Laura W. Backus with the best wishes for her future from Anne Warner French. Thanksgiving, 1907". Brown cloth, gilt. Outer wear and spotting, old dampstains in the gutter, affecting margins only. 4 glossy b/w plates. 2p publisher's ads.; 8" tall; 323 pages; Signed by Author .

The Easton Press, 1990 (1972). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" / unread condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift copy!

Green grained leather binding with raised banding, gilt decoration and title on the spine. Gilt title and decoration on the front board. All edges gilt. In a black protective box.

Unusual very fine binding.Black leather spine with gilt banding and title. Brown paper mache boards with leaf design. Gilt on all edges.

Full leather tree binding with raised gilt banding, lettering and decoration on the spine. Gilt decorative edging on both boards with "Christ Church Canterbury" emblem on the front board. Binding by Bickers and Sons, Leicester.

Hadley: Numinous Press, 1992. First edition, first prnt. Introduction by Mark Levene. Essays by Stone and Charles Michaud. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed by Stone to Chaney on the half-title page. "For Bev in grateful appreciation and with best wishes Bob Stone." Also signed by Stone's wife, Janice, on the page. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

Bolinas: Grey Fox Press, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with rubbing and wear to extremities, and sunned spine. Front endpaper bears the signature ( with his phone number ),of Donald M. Allen, the founder of Grey Fox Press, literary executor of the estate of Lew Welch, and editor of many significant beat poets. There is another signature, that of Lew Ellington, poet, and co-author of the Jack Spicer biography, Poet Be Like God..

San Francisco: John Howell, 1979. First Edition. Near Fine. , bound complete in Five Parts [10.5x7.25in]; Cream buckram cloth covers with dark blue cloth spine, gilt lettering on maroon leather label on spine, original illustrated light brown wrappers of individual catalogues as originally bound; 560 pp.[21], reference list, index and errata. A five part priced Catalog #50 of 1665 items relating to California history from the Spanish Exploration to American Statehood. The books were part of a major Californiana collection of Jennie Crocker Henderson, granddaughter of Charles Crocker, one of the celebrated "Big Four" of early California development. The Catalogs are a comprehensive listing of California related books, Exploration, Overland Travel, Voyages by Sea, Mexican War, the Gold Rush, San Francisco, the Vigilance Committees, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the Outlaws notably Joaquin Murietta, Tiburcio Vasquez, etc., the Missions, the Indians, the Mountain Men, Guide Books, the Donner… Read More

Dodge Publishing Company, 1913. VG+. Green and brown stamped leather binding shows rubbing and abrasion on edges, spine, and front and back covers. Marbled end papers slightly age-toned. Inked inscription on flyleaf and old penciled price on end paper. Inscription says, "Wishing Etta much happiness. from Orville May 30, 1915." Original box is heavily worn along all edges and has been taped together. Overall, a lovely copy of a book of poems that can still uplift today. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

18 mo. (6 5/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Boston and New York: Lamson, Wolffe, and Company, 1896. First American Edition. Hardcover, cloth. 126 pages, with black and white illustrations by Henry Sandham, R.C.A. based on photographs made by Lummis; very good condition, decorative cloth binding, title and author in gilt on upper front cover next to a representation of a South American idol. Title and author in gilt on spine; top edge gilt. One very small 1/8 inch area of minor wear to lower spine, not affecting contents.

Stories about adventures in Peru, and " . . . attempts to frustrate archaeological investigations . . . . "