Search Results: Authors starting with A from Armadillo & Dicker Books & Ephemera

ALS with remnants of envelope, dated Mch 11th, 1920, addressed to J.D. Baker, Pasadena. Two pp. 8.5x11".
"Dear 'D'. I address you as 'D' since you were so kind as to ask me to do so, and also because I want to do so. I have that beautiful cigarette can ….. you know you wrote] Jack [Frost's son] that you had spent that fifty cents and you were going to save up to replace it. Knowing that 'saving up' in these times is close to the impossible I made up my mind that all that money was gone…..Now my dear boy, lay your hand on your heart, wear a beatific look and try hard to tell me the truth about that cigarette can. WHAT DID YOU PAY FOR IT? I know I look rather like a tamed hayseed at times but honest, I aint [sic] as green as I look…..Fifty cents! ….you left a gap that has not been filled, …..bright peiple [sic] are not in the majority here…..I wish you were coming back……..Jack is out on the desert painting a picture. I know he would send his love to you……We have a horned toad… Read More

Leyden: Aa, Pieter van der. Very Good. 1725. Original print. Copper engraving. B/w. Overall size approx 19-1/4”x15-1/4”; i mage size 12-1/2”x9”. An earthquake and erupting volcano in J apan ("Jedo"). A temple falls in ruins while men and women lament in the foreground and are drowned in the raging flood. . his print is from the scarce 'La Galerie Agreable du Monde (...). Tome premier des Indes Orientales.', published by Pieter van der Aa, Leyden, c. 1725; reworked from an original plate first publi shed by Arnoldus Montanus in1669. . clean and crisp image with wide margins. .

London: E. Kerby. 1814. Edited, and with a preliminary discourse by, Viscount Henry Augus t Dillon. London: Small 4to, quarter leather and black cloth. 2 68 pp. 1st edition thus, inscribed by the ‘author’ (Dillon) . Numerous full-page plates and engravings of military tactics an d formations. Aelian's military treatise is a handbook of Gree k drill and tactics as practiced by the successors of Alexander t he Great. Thought to have been first published in the 2d century, an Arabic translation was made about 1350. It was first translat ed into Latin about 150 years later and was of great use to the a rmy organizers of the 16th century, who were engaged in fashionin g a regular military system out of the semi-feudal systems of pre vious generations. Condition: Covers heavily worn, rounded and rubbed at corners. Spine labeling is mostly worn away. Front hing e loose. Interior is clean and tight with only light foxing. FFEP partially detached. Bookplate… Read More

Chamberlain Press. 1984. boards, 5"x6. A selection of fables illustrated with colored woo d engravings by Sarah Chamberlain and translated by Boris Artzyba sheff. Limited signed edition of 150 copies. Signed by the illust rator on the limitation page. Ten coloured plates, each with smal l illustration on the reverse. .

nd New York. Near fine. 1927. 1st edition. Cream cloth stamped in gilt and brown. #464/1050. With eight full -page color illustrations by Alastair. The illustration opposite page 52 is signed in pencil, below the image. . in red and black, illustrations in red, sepia, and black. Condi tion: very good-near fine. A clean, tight copy that presents near ly fine. Covers: A small soil smudge about ½”x1” on both pan els near center of spine; otherwise fine with no bumping or rubbi ng. Internally: near fine -- some light toning and spotting to f ront matter pages occasionally very faint foxing; this appears to be a defect in the paper, not external damage [see photos] -- no t affecting any of the plates which were printed on different sto ck. We have handled several copies of this book and this is the n icest copy we have seen. The slipcase is in fair condition. Ful ly intact but partially split at spine, chipped at bottom spine, surface wear, rubbing… Read More

Dodd, Mead, New York; John Lane, London. Fair. 1927. 4to, illustrated linen, gilt titles. With 8 full-page tipped-in color by Alastair. No. 591 of 1050 copies, with a plate signed i n pencil by the artist. Title page printed in red and black, illu strations in red, sepia, and black. Condition: Fair; the text blo ck and illustrations are fine. The significant flaw is that it is lacking the backstrip on the spine, otherwise covers are good ov erall with several light stains.. The penciled signature on the plate on p.30 is present, but faint. Lacking original slipcase. .

Banco de la Republica, Bogota - Colombia. 1944. 1st ed.. 1st ed., loose leaf with string tues, 50 color photographic plate s, three explanatory texts: El museo del oro, El oro de los indio s colombianos, El trabajo indigena del oro. First edition, in Spa nish, of a catalog of the collection of pre-Columbian gold artifa cts from indigenous cultures of Columbia. Burgundy card covers. A very good copy; the text block and plates are fine with some d iscoloration to end papers. Covers have light wear to edges, bump ed corners. .

Paris: J. Baudry. Fair. Blue board. 1881. 1st edition. 1st ed., 1881. 2 volumes, folio. ¼ morocco, blue pebbled cloth; ribbed spines. ##### . tapestries and furniture coverings, mostly in b/w or sepia but in cluding thirteen chromolithographic plates with tapestries or det ails in color. Each plate accompanied by a sheet of descriptive t ext. The Mobilier National, formerly the Garde-Meuble de la Couro nne was the French department responsible for storing and repairi ng all movable furnishings and décor from the royal households o f the Ancien Regime. [16th-18th centuries]. . Plates very good-near fine with only occasional light foxing in the margins. Covers and spines heavily worn with front board of volume two nearly detached. Bookplate of Robert Heysham Sayre [18 24-1907] inside both front boards. Sayre was vice president and chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and vice president o f Bethlehem Iron Company, precursor of Bethlehem Steel Corporatio n. The… Read More

Atheneum, New York. Fine. 1960. 1st ed.. 8vo, ¼ cloth, maroon boards. Stated First Edition. . s was a British-born screenwriter, television writer, and novelis t. He wrote the screenplays for Clash by Night [ Fritz Lang], Isl and in the Sun, and was a co-writer on Roberto Rossellini's Paisa n in 1946 for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He rec eived another nomination for the film Teresa in 1951. In televis ion he wrote for the Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Mannix, Logan’sRun, and Nero Wolfe. This copy is inscribed on the front end paper to Hollywood film producer/director Jerry Wald. “It isn’t any s horter than ’Loss of Roses’”. The reference is to William I nge’s 1959 Broadway play “A Loss of Roses” which Wald had o ptioned and later filmed in 1963 with Joanne Woodward and Carol L inley. A fine copy in near fine… Read More

First edition, 18 pp. 8vo, stitched wrappers; disbound from a larger volume of serial publications; lacking any wrappers if issued.
Special Session, March 5, 1877. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 1.
A detailed account of the fighting between the Modoc Indians and US troops in Northern California during the first half of 1873, following the alleged murder of unarmed peace commissioners sent by President Grant. This includes accounts of battles with Modoc leader Captain Jack and his band near what is now Lava Beds National Monument. Gillem offers both a detailed report on the battles of Sand Butte and Dry Lake. as well as a defense of his actions at the "Lava Beds" for which he was later criticized. Howes G175: "Earliest Account of this disastrous campaign…"
A good+ copy with several nicks on the binding edge, toning and substantial chipping to last tpage, creasing to last four leaves.

NY: AMERICAN CITY MAGAZINE . Good. Black cloth. 1913. 1st edition. 1st ed.,8vo, black cloth. 684 pp. Articles, photographs, diagrams , and advertisements for city planners and municipal managers and buyers. Hundreds of b/w photos depiciting architecture, roads, a nd vehicles. . with its paper seal affixed inside front panel; also ex libris Al fred F. Rosenheim, with his bookplate, -- one of the leading arch itects in Los Angeles in the early part of the 20th century. His major works include the Hellman Building and Second Church of Chr ist Scientist. Condition: Good; moderate wear to covers, two larg e chips at top of spine. Text block is tight, clean and bright. .

NY: AMERICAN CITY MAGAZINE CORP. Good. Black cloth. 1930. 1st edition. Six issues of approx. 200 pages each. . h. Approx. 1200 pp. Articles, photographs, diagrams, and advertis ements for city planners and municipal managers and buyers. Hundr eds of b/w photos depiciting architecture, roads, and vehicles. . Condition: Good; text block is very good, clean and tight. Covers with moderate surface wear and soiling but no significant damage . Ex-libris Los Angelis Public Library with its bookplate affixed inside; penciled price of $8, apparently when withdrawn and sold . .

Oblong red & blue embossed, cord-tied wrappers. 10" x 11 3/4". 20 photos in various monotones, image size approx. 6.5" x 9.75". "Phototype Illustrations of the Principal Buildings at the Fair Grounds, together with some General Views of the Great Northwest, Mountains, Big Trees and Rivers."
OCLC (WorldCat) locates only 7 copies. (1905).
Owner signature faintly inked on tissue guard of title page, otherwise in near fine condition …...

Ward & Dickson Diners. 1928. 1st edition. Illustrated catalog of classic club car diners by one of the nati onâs preeminent manufacturers of portable dining cars. Illustra ted with color and b/w photos, testimonials. . good. Light edgewear, toning to covers. Light spotting to bottom of first page, otherwise interior fine. .

Washington DC: Anderson House. Very Good. 1934. 1st ed.. Double Signed and Inscribed by Anderson . 1st ed., 12mo blue cloth. 169 pp. A historical drama of he dark days at Valley Forge when the fortunes of the rebellious colonist s were at their lowest ebb. A splendid picture of Washington and his defiant troops. Good+; a very good, clean tight copy but cov ers lightly faded at extremities; d/w is fair with darkened, rubb ed spine, a large 4” closed tear on back, and several smaller o pen tears front and back. Doubly signed and inscribed by Anderso n with a flat signature on the title page and inscription to Holl ywood screenwriter Frank Partos on the half-title page. Partos sh ared an Academy Award nomination for the Snake Pit (1948) and co -wrote the film noir classic The House on Telegraph Hill .

Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, London. Good. 1880. 2d ed.. 2d ed. [First thus; the true first edition was published in folio form with etchings by another artist.] , 9-1/4”x6”, full vel lum binding, gilt titles and decorations, untrimmed pages. 60 pp. [2 advt] Woodcut decorations and ornaments in the text plus eig ht etchings by Tristam Ellis. Good condition. The covers are soil ed with some spotting and chipping; very lightly warped -- though less than commonly found. [A publisher’s slip notice inside st ates that the book is prone to warping. Losse at the front joint. Prior owner’s bookplate inside front cover. Text block is clea n and bright; some of the tissue guards for the etchings are crea sed. The book is notoriously prone to wear and, despite these def ects’ it is one of the more attractive copies we have seen. .

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., . 1904. 1st edition. 1st ed., 4to. 3/4 red cloth. 24 b/w plates, 62pp. of text. . prin was an American geologist who arrived in Martinique soon aft er the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902; he was the first scientis t to ascend the crater of the volcano. This work is his report on his third visit the volcano in 1903 and includes photographs by him. Good: Internally, a clean, tight copy. Covers worn at extrem ities, panels soiled and toned, rubbing to spine; hinges lightly shaken. .

Walt Disney Productions. Good. 1939. Concept drawing for the court jester, based upon real life actor Ned Sparks. Art is in black graphite with red and green details a nd highlights on thin manila paper. Numerous typed production not es. The film is a parody of Mother Goose nursery rhymes using car icatures of Hollywood celebrities of the 1930s. . thing from this production. . e wear to edges with numerous chips and tears, but not affecting the image. . d. Date stamped November 1939; probably an archival reference si nce the film was released in 1938. . Sparks became known for portraying dour-faced, sarcastic, cigar-c homping characters. He became so associated with the type that, i n 1936, The New York Times reported that Sparks had his face insu red for $100,000 with Lloyd's of London. Purportedly, they agree d to pay the sum to any photographer who could capture Sparks smi ling (Sparks later admitted that the story was a publicity stunt and he was only insured for $10,000). .

Handwritten notebook --author(s) unknown, comprising 22 pages on the above subject and 29 pp. on "Pyrolatry or Fire-Worship".
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The article "An Arabic Pompeii [Medina Azzahra] documents part of a trip by the correspondents to Spain to trace the roots of Arabic art and architecture for a proposed book. While there, they heard rumors of the excavation of an early Arabic site. This site and its contents were kept secret by the Spanish government, and the writers of this journal detail how they stumbled upon the site, the problems they had in visiting, and the denial of permission to photograph anything in the area. The correspondents make oblique references to the possibility that some of the treasures will never get much farther than the Spanish officials responsible for the excavation.
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See Median Azzahara y Almiriya by D. Ricardo Velazquez Bosco, published in Madrid 1912 for a full account of the Spanish archeological exploration & excavation of the site.
The Caliphate city of Medina… Read More

Broadside - Freiheit der Freimadchen [Freedom of the Free Girls]
Vienna, J. N. Fridrich, July 1848. Folio 9"x15"], 1 leaf printed both sides.
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Rare broadside published during the March Revolution in Vienna, Austria, protesting against the public behavior of girls of easy virtue. And, as the author complains, even the good working girls of Vienna are acting too freely in public. The text is signed L.S., but the author's identity has not been established.
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Scarce; not in Flugschriften im Netz or Sammlung Friedlander. One copy in National Library of Austria
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From March 1848 through July 1849, the Habsburg Austrian Empire was threatened by revolutionary movements. Much of the revolutionary activity was of a nationalist character, with Italians, Serbs, Romanians and many other groupings, attempting to achieve autonomy ir independence. The nationalist picture was further complicated by the simultaneous… Read More