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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. First Edition. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL poster for "HARPER'S MAGAZINE" September 1895. Artist Edward Penfield. Listed are Authors Mark Twain, Owen Wister ("The Virginian") and war correspondent Richard Harding Davis. Expertly linen-backed by dba Innis Archive. 9 3/8" x 13 1/2" plus a 2" linen perimeter. Edward Penfield (1866-1925) was an important American illustrator, often called the Father of the American Poster. Harper's Magazine (also simply called Harper's) was published by Harper & Brothers of New York, starting in 1860 and featuring literature, politics, finance and the arts. A Fine copy. Shipped rolled in a hard shipping tube, via UPS. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Washington DC: Red Cross, 1918. First Edition. Linen backed. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL WW1 POSTER: "RED CROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL". 1918. Linen mounted. Full color lithograph. 19" x 28" with a linen perimeter of appoximately 2". The poster is in vivid, fresh colors and shows heroic classic figures of a Red Cross Nurse and Columbia, framing a scroll on which Columbia has written, "Where Columbia Sets Her Name, Let Every One Of You Follow Her". Artist Edwin Howland Blashfield (1848-1936) was an American painter and muralist, best known for painting the murals on the dome of the Library of Congress Main Reading Room. Signed in the print. A Fine copy, expertly linen mounted. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

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.

New York: Liveright, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. (xxv) 591 pages. First Trade Edition. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Custer historian John M. Carroll in brown ink on the title page, "To the Campions with my personal regards / John M. Carroll". Illustrated dust jacket. 7 1/2" x 10". Brown cloth. Notes, Bibliography. Index. Endpapers illustrated by Nick Eggenhofer. Illustrated throughout by a number of distinguished Western artists, including Jose Cisneros, Frederic Remington, Lawrence Bjorklund, Joe Grandee, Harold Bugbee, Stanley M. Long and others. Drawing upon a number of sources, Carroll has assembled a broad history of the African American soldier on the Western frontier. A valuable contribution and a useful research tool. Slightly rubbed; several punch marks to front cover; A Very Good or better copy, in a price-clipped Very Good (Some edgewear) dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

Warsaw: Asia/Pacific Museum, 1982. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL poster of a highly stylized "BUDDHA" by Polish Artist FRANCISZEK STAROWIEYSKI (1930-2009) adveristing an Exhibit at the Asia/Pacific Museum in Warsaw in 1982-3. 26 1/4" x 36 1/4". Expertly linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. Franciszek Starowieyski is an important Polish artist whose posters are among the most highly collected of all the Polish posters of the late communist period. He was the first Polish artist to have a one-man show at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in new York City in 1986. This poster is increasingly scarce in the original. Near Fine. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California: Al Bolton, 1976. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 107 pp. SIGNED in printed ink by the Author on the copyright page. #123 of 1000 limited edition copies. Illustrated from separate color separation prints of pottery by the author, each print tipped in (some glue loose). Printed by Mendocino Lithographers, Fort Bragg, California. Hand-bound by Steve Horton. Cloth-backed boards. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4". Small presentation inscription on front free endpaper. Descriptive captions and philosophy by Author, together with significant quotations. A beautifully produced book, of interest to potters and other artists. A Near Fine copy (some edgewear; some plates have bits of attachment unglued, but not entirely loose), now in a custom clear mylar jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1942. First Edition. Cloth-backed marbled boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. Unpaginated (71). One of 700 limited un-numbered copies printed by The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. 56 plates from period pencil drawings by William Rich Hutton reproduced frrom the originals in The Huntington Library. Introduction by Willard O. Waters. Frontis portrait from photo'graph of Artist Hutton (1826-1901). Cloth-backed marbled boards. Paper spine label. 9 1/4" x 12" (oblong). A beautifully produced collection of vintage drawings, many of the California missions. GB 371. 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.

Hollywood: 20th Century Fox, 1955. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL one-sheet novie poster for "DADDY LONG LEGS' starring Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark and Ray Anthony and his Orchestra. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Linenbacked for restoration and ease of handling. A One-sheet poster: 27" x 41". Fred Astaire (1899-1987) is often referred to as our "greatest popular music dancer". He had a successful career on the musical stage and movies, where he danced with a long list of partners including his sister Adele, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, and, in this picture, Leslie Caron. He was also a popular singer with a many hit records. In his later years, he starred in a number of award-winning television broadcasts. A Near Fine, colorful poster, certainly suitable for framing. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Denver: Old West Publishing Company, 1967. First Edition. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 116 pp. Illustrated from drawings by Daniel Wadsworth Coit, including frontispiece self-portrait. Historical introduction by Editor George P. Hammond. Edition limited to 1250 un-numbered copies, designed and printed by Lawton and Alred Kennedy of San Francisco. Gilt spine titling. Illustrated cloth. 9" x 13". Includes twenty-one letters written by artist/financier Daniel Wadsworth Coit (1787-1876) to his wife, from February 10, 1848 to December 13, 1851. He describes the business and social life of San Francisco during the Gold Rush. Kurtuz 142. A Very 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: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 1924. Second Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine/4-mil clear mylar envelope. (v) (1) 51 (1) pp. Profusley illustrated from drawings of San Francisco scenes by Francis A. Todhunter (1884-1963). Typographical plan by John Henry Nash. Blue pictorial wrappers. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Rubber stamp "Compliments of The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce" on front free endpaper. A beautiffully produced and illustrated booklet extolling the virtues of the San Francisco of 1924. A Fine copy, now in a clear 4 mil mylar protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via medai mail to any United States address.

Los Angeles: Columbia Pictures, 1934. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL fully restored, linen-backed three-sheet (41" x 81") movie poster for "THE FIGHTING RANGER" starring Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Frank Rice, Bradley Page and Ward Bond. Buck Jones posters from the 1930's are among the most colorful, spectacular and collectible of all the Western movie posters. This particular three-sheet is thought by many to be the most unique Buck Jones poster of them all. The colors and composition, including the positioning of Buck Jones and Dorothy Revier, make it particularly attractive and unlike any other Western poster of the period. It has become increasingly scarce. The poster was originally linen mounted with a few small defects (some crossfold paper loss, pin holes and creases along the edges), but has since been restored completely by the artisans of Studio Conservation of Vista California and is now in beautiful condition. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1959. First Edition. Cloth-backed decorated boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 110 pp. Illustrated from 52 color plates. Edition limited to 400 un-numbered copies. Prospectus and newspaper article laid in. Printed at the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. Introduction by Harold P. Stern. Folio. Cloth-backed green and white decorated boards. Paper spine label. The first of the Grabhorn Japanese print series. Stunningly beautiful presswork. Prints reproduced by collotype at the Meriden Gravure Company, colored at the Grabhorn Press from handcut linoleum blocks. GB 611. 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,

Boston: The Gorham Press, 1908. First Edition. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 44 (1) pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by INA COOLBRITH in ink on the title page: "To my dear girl Josie Zeller from her friend Ina Coolbrith / Dec. 1907". Illustrated from original illustrations by Maynard Dixon, including the front cover, two paintings and several drawings. Also illustrated from drawings by Leslie Hunter and Herbert Igoe (from Sunset Magazine) and photographs by Frances Reid McCulloch. Decorated wrappers. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Slip of paper glued to title page reads: "FRANCISCA REINA is published under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association for the benefit of its honored member, Miss Ina Coolbrith." This is a profusely illustrated book of poetry concerning the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire and its aftermath.This signed copy is one of a kind. Rare. Ina Coolbrith (1841-1928) was the first California Poet Laureate, writer, librarian and leading San Francisco literary figure. With… Read More

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 392 (1) pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY Author Conrad in ink on the front free endpaper: "For 'Beverly' Fellow writer, Astronaut, Brain Surgeon, Tennis Expert, y amiga! Bernabe Dec 28 1972 - and 'Hi' to John!". On the front pastedown, Conrad has drawn, in ink, the head and shoulders of a matador, signed "'Torero' for B. H." Illustrated from art by Author Conrad. Illustrated dust jacket. Octavo. Black cloth. A memoir of a most complex life to age 46. The late Barnaby Conrad was an artist, bullfighter, restaurateur and author of 27 fiction and non-fiction books. "Matador" was his best-selling novel. He was once secretary to Sinclair Lewis. El Matador, Conrad's elegant saloon on Broadway in San Franisco's North Beach, was a very popular meeting place in the 1950's for locals and visiting celebrities. This book is a must for veteran San Franciscans, wherever they may be now. A Near Fine copy (slightly cocked) in a Near Fine dust jacket… Read More

Paris: Musee de L'Orangerie, 1974. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL French art exhibition poster for an exhibit of the works of GEORGES BRAQUE at "Orangerie des Tuileries" (Musee de L'Orangerie) in Paris. The image measures 17 3/4" x 23 3/4". With the linen mounting border: 27 1/2" x 21 3/4". The poster features a bird in silhouette by Braque and the artist's signature, on a blue field. The exhibition was held from October 17, 1973 to January 14, 1974. The Musee de L'Orangerie is a gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintngs located in the corner of the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. The poster has been expertly linen mounted and is certainly ready for framing. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1935. Illustrated Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is an ORIGINAL vintage LOS ANGELES COUNTY (California) promotional booklet/brochure. Printed in Los Angeles by George Rice & Sons. Unpaginated (20pp). Illustrated stapled wrappers. 4" x 9" (folded); 8" x 9" (opened). Cover full color art by famed California illustrator Arthur Beaumont (Signed in the print: "Arthur Beaumont 09"). Profusely illustrated in text from black and white photographs. Center two-page map of Southern Califoria centered on loss Angeles and running from Santa Barbara to Temecula. Photographs include a shot of the Los Angeles Coliseum with the legend, "Setting of X Olympics 1932"; hence our estimated "Circa 1935". A Near Fine copy (slightly rubbed from handling; small staple hole, rear cover), and now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1979. First Edition Thus. Illustrated Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 77 (2) pages. Prospectus laid in. Plain paper dust jacket. Illustrated, some from period photographs and architectural drawings. One of 450 un-numbered copies designed and produced by Adrian Wilson and The Press in Tuscany Alley, San Francisco with the assistance of Peter Koch. Bembo types. 8 3/4" x 11". Brown illustrated cloth. Introduction by Richard W. Longstreth. Willis Polk's nineteen articles describing his ideas and concerns about architecture. A beautifully produced book. A Near Fine or better copy (very slight rubbing at spine-ends) in a plain paper dust jacket, now in a custom clear mylar protective sleeve with custom spine titling. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of books via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1984. First Edition. Cloth-backed illustrated boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xiv) (2) 68 (1) pp. One of 550 un-numbered copies of a limited edition. 32 illustrations, including 8 in color and 3 folding. Notes. Chronological checklist of Mexican lithographic works: 1826-1899. List of printers and lithographers of 19th Century Mexico. Bibliography. Linen-backed illustrated boards. 8 1/2" x 12". Designed and printed by Jonathan Clark at The Artichoke Press, Mountain View, California. BCC publiction #178. A beautifully produced monograph covering only lithographers who worked in Mexico during the stated period. Sans plain paper wrapper; now in a custom clear 4mil protective jacket. Trivial edgewear, else Fine. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 277 pages. A presentation copy, SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Gene Fowler in ink on the title page: "To my long-time friend Lucius Beebe, the arbiter. With the best / Gene / 1954". First Edition. Endpapers illustrated from photographs and drawings. Illustrated dustjacket. Octavo. Cloth-backed boards. From the jacket, "...some misadventures, both comic and melancholy, of John Barrymore, W. C. Fields, and John Decker while helping the Author attempt to write the biography of Sadakichi Hartmann, poet, self-proclaimed genius, artful rogue and moocher sans pariel." A wonderfully written memoir of the Bundy Drive Boys, this classic has developed a cultlike following. Author Gene Fowler was a longtime friend of Lucius Beebe, who was quoted in Herb Caen's column as saying, "We like Gene Fowler's aphorism, 'Money is something to be thrown off the back of trains.'". A nice association copy. #36 of the 100 Best Books of Hollywood.… Read More

Berlin: PLAN+FORM ADVERTISING AGENCY, 1950. First Edition. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL German poster advertising FOUCHE cognac titled "EIN HERZ UND EIN FOUCHE" (One Heart and One Fouche) by artist WALTER MILLER. Expertly linen mounted. Paper on archival paper/linen canvas. 23 1/4" x 33" image; 27 1/2" x 37" with linen border overall. The poster shows a man's arm and hand (blue) and a woman's hand and arm (red) forming a heart, tied in a bow and holding a snifter of Fouche X. O. Extra Cognac. The artist, Walter Muller, founded his Berlin advertising agency, "Plan+Form", in 1949. A Fine copy, certainly suitable for framing. Will be shipped rolled.FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.