Put's Golden Songster by SOLD - * * (Stone, John A.) - 1858: Containing the largest and most popular collection of California Songs ever Published

Quarto (12 by 8 1/4 inches) London: "Printed by Joseph Streater, and are to be Sold by T. Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street. J Robinson, at the Golden Lyon in St. Paul's Church-Yard. B. Ayimer, at the Three Pigeons over against the Royal-Exchange. Job. Southby at the Harrow in Cornhil. And by W. Canning, in the Temple." 1688. (16) 267 (12) & (3) 40 pages.

TWO works bound together, as published, in original full mottled calf, with raised bands and gilt ornaments on spine.
Good condition, with some chipping along outside hinges, but holding; and normal wear to corners. Title page of first part printed in red and black. Lower right corner of title page to second part torn and missing, but not affecting text; and minor old insect damage to lower portion of same; date and other particulars still very readable. Engraved bookplate of Henry Maister (of an early English mercantile family).

There are thirty-one full page engravings of animals in the first part; and five full page engravings of scientific… Read More

Small quarto (11 1/2 X 8 inches) Japan: Getumeikai, 1959. First Edition. (5) 59 + (6) pages printed in Japanese and English on hand made Japanese vellum, with 26 individual fabric samples (25 are tipped in, the 26th sample is the cover material for the hardcover binding), plus a wood block print illustrating a woman in Japanese wardrobe working at a hand loom. Number 180 of a limited edition of 200. Housed in an ink blue stiff folder with bone ties. At the bottom of each page is a description of the sample, its pattern, its weave, and its dye; in addition to a small woodblock illustration of the plant from which the fabric is derived. Very good condition.

"In selecting the sample fabrics for this little collection, I renewed afresh my pledge, which I hope is not merely a nostalgia for lost things, but a positive creation of the 'new' through a dedicated study of the old."

Octavo (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Various places: San Rafael, California; Springfield, Massachusetts; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio, 1931 - 1958 a sammelband of TWELVE INDIVIDUAL BOOKLETS (eleven specifically on magic) bound together in their original stiff paper wrappers (several of them decorated with illustrations), all in very good condition; bound in a professionally prepared binding in red cloth, with a black label and gilt title on spine.

The titles include: "The Magic of Rezvani," "Joe Karson's The World's Fastest Card Trick" (with a signed presentation by Karson), "Ireland Writes A Book," "Le Paul Presents The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 'New and Different Effects With Playing Cards," "Thornton's "Secrets of Mental Magic," "How's Your Library? A Guide To Cataloguing And Caring For Books," "Rope Eternal, an encyclopedia on cut and restored rope tricks," "Sponge Ball Manipulation," "Tricks For Kid-Shows," "How To Do Headline Predictions,"Ireland's "Card Annual 1957-1958 (two volumes)"… Read More

Octavo (9 by 5 3/4 inches) New York: Loyal Publication Society of New York "No. 26.", 1863. First Edition, very good condition, 18 pages, original stitched wrappers, with stab marks along the spine, and minor chipping to edges; not affecting contents which are intact and clean; Wm. C. Bryant & Co. Printers.

Hamilton was a "Southern Union man." He opposed secession, and slavery; he eventually became Governor of Texas.His letter to Lincoln, dated July 28, 1863 shortly after Gettysburg, supports the Emancipation Proclamation. He proclaims slavery an enemy of the nation, and states that former slaves are " ... capable of being made allies in the common cause of freedom, justice, and humanity."

Octavo (9 by 6 inches) Boston: Press of Rockwell and Churchill, 1884. First Edition. 405 pages, "Roster and Record," index, original brown cloth binding with gold emblem on the front cover, and title in gilt on spine, both covers decorated with bands in blind, very good condition (mild shelf wear to edges, not affecting contents).

A chronicle of the IX Corps, written by seven different veterans. The name of a former owner is written in a neat hand on the front fly leaf: "Serg. John A. Fisher Northfield Mass." He is listed in the book on pages 171 and 369, as being wounded at Spottsylvania, before being discharched in 1864. Also, according to a separate note inserted in the book, Fisher's cousin was Joseph Austin Harris, listed on page 371; discharged in 1865.

Small quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches) Published in the Interest of the Firemen's Relief Fund, December 1900. 116 pages of half tone black and white photos of early Los Angeles, portraits, and advertisements for Los Angeles businesses of the period.

Descriptive text includes a short history of the Los Angeles Fire Department: "In May, 1875, Engine Company No. 2 was organized."

Good condition: original red cloth binding, showing mild age toning, title on front cover, floral patterned end papers.

Many photos of early Los Angeles fire stations, with horse drawn equipment.

Portraits include: the mayor, the Fire Commissioners back to 1871, Chiefs, Captains, Lieutenants, Engine Drivers, Engineers, Hosemen, and Ladder men.

Advertisements include breweries, hardware supplies, saloons, blacksmiths, and stables among many others.

Small Quarto (9 1/2 X 7 inches) London: Bernard Quaritch, 1890. First Edition. 101 + (1) pages, almost 50 lithographic plates (more than 35 printed with color), quarter leather binding over cloth boards, front cover embossed with title, author, and publisher in gilt; back cover similarly embossed in gilt with "Ye Pipes of all Nations A. D. Up to Date," and gilt bust of a soldier in cap and tunic in the form of a pipe bowl. Very good condition, minimal wear to spine; age toning in margins of plates, but not affecting images or contents.

A beautiful book: "A collection of national smoking practices and illustrations of smoking paraphernalia," with descriptive text.

Octavo (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Various places: San Rafael, California; Springfield, Massachusetts; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio, 1931 - 1958 a sammelband of TWELVE INDIVIDUAL BOOKLETS (eleven specifically on magic) bound together in their original stiff paper wrappers (several of them decorated with illustrations), all in very good condition; bound in a professionally prepared binding in red cloth, with a black label and gilt title on spine.

The titles include: "The Magic of Rezvani," "Joe Karson's The World's Fastest Card Trick" (with a signed presentation by Karson), "Ireland Writes A Book," "Le Paul Presents The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 'New and Different Effects With Playing Cards," "Thornton's "Secrets of Mental Magic," "How's Your Library? A Guide To Cataloguing And Caring For Books," "Rope Eternal, an encyclopedia on cut and restored rope tricks," "Sponge Ball Manipulation," "Tricks For Kid-Shows," "How To Do Headline Predictions,"Ireland's "Card Annual 1957-1958 (two volumes)"… Read More

Octavo (9 by 5 3/4 inches) New York: Loyal Publication Society of New York "No. 26.", 1863. First Edition, very good condition, 18 pages, original stitched wrappers, with stab marks along the spine, and minor chipping to edges; not affecting contents which are intact and clean; Wm. C. Bryant & Co. Printers.

Hamilton was a "Southern Union man." He opposed secession, and slavery; he eventually became Governor of Texas.His letter to Lincoln, dated July 28, 1863 shortly after Gettysburg, supports the Emancipation Proclamation. He proclaims slavery an enemy of the nation, and states that former slaves are " ... capable of being made allies in the common cause of freedom, justice, and humanity."

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 . . . . "