Search Results: Titles starting with N from Hardy Books

New York: Harper Collins West, 1994. First Edition, Stated. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. (xii) 212 pp. SIGNED in ink by Author Barnaby Conrad on the title page. Illustrated dust jacket. Foreword by Herb Caen. Illustrated, including from drawings by Author Conrad and various guests at his establishment. Cloth-backed boards. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Author Conrad was an artist, bullfighter, restaurateur and author of 27 fiction and non-fiction books. 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. From Herb Caen's foreword: "In San Francisco, for a gaudy decade when the world was young, everybody who was anybody came to the Matador and among the anybodies was a bonanza of Somebodies." An indispensable book for veteran San Franciscans everywhere. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books… Read More

Palo Alto: Lewis Orborne, 1969. First Thus. Illustrated Cloth. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 51pp. Introduction by Oscar Lewis. #1085 of a limited edition of 1400 copies. Illustrated, including several from fine pencil drawings of pre-earthquake San Francisco by Vernon Howe Bailey. Map of period San Francisco as front endpapers. Brown illustrated cloth.7" x 10 1/2". Businessman James Stetson lived at the corner of Van Ness and Clay at the time of the earthquake. His house narrowly escaped destruction by fire and dynamite following the earthquake. 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 Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1930. Second Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. (xxvii) 232 pp. Presentation copy, SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Publisher/Printer Thomas C. Russell in ink on the limitation page: "Wilber F. Swett from the Printer / Christmas, 1930 / Thomas C. Russell". Two hand printed photogravure portraits of Sir George Simpson. Facsimile of last page of Simpson's report. Folding map of Simpson's route. Blue paper dust jacket. Brown linen-backed blue boards; paper spine libel (Extra label tucked in rear leaves.) 6 3/4" x 10 1/4". Dr. Swett's name stamp on front free endpaper. No. 44 of 250 limited, signed copies. From the front publisher's advertisement: "This edition has been edited and corrected, with sketches of visits and journeys made outside of California, and with a foreword, new synopses of the divisions, and an index, by Thomas C. Russell." Apart from its historical importance, this book is a beautiful example of the astonishing presswork of… Read More

Palo Alto: Lewis Osborne, 1966. First Thus. Cloth. Fine/Plain paper. 87 pages. Map Endpapers. Illlustrated primarily from vintage woodcuts. Facsimile of March 3, 1858 front page of the Nevada (City) Democrat, containing the story of the execution of Major Bolin laid in. Soiled plain paper mailing dust wrapper in mylar sleeve is present. Introduction by California historian Richard H. Dillon. The unfortunate saga of Major (his given name; not a military rank) C. Bolin, as related by his lawyer, A. A. Sargent, encompassing a life of crime in the Far West. Sadly, he was hanged on Lost Hill, Nevada City, California, which is just up the road from where this description is written. A Fine copy. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

Grass Valley, California: Daily Morrning Union, 1895. First Edition. Cloth-backed wrappers. Very Good. 144; (10 adverts.) pp. Profusley illustrated from photographs of mines, residences, citizens of Nevada County. Cloth-backed wrappers with embossed gilded cover titling. 9" x 11 7/8" oblong. A nicely illustrated review of the Nevada County, California of 1895, with emphasis on the prosprous gold mining industry. Includes histories and descriptions of prominent citizens. Advertisements with wonderful period graphics and fonts. A valuable research tool. A Very Good copy overall (Soiling to covers; neat repairs and restoration to corners of cover and some early leaves). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address,

Oakland: Pacific Press Publishing Co, 1895. 1st Edition. Leather spine; Blue cloth printed covers. Very Good/Custom Clear Mylar. 16 (5) 18-196; 227-241(Adverts.) Unpaginated plates and adverts. Illustrated, including period photographs and two (2) folding maps ("Geological Map of Nevada County"; "Map of the Vicinity of Grass Valley and Nevada City"). Leather spine; blue cloth with gilt cover advertisements and gilt spine titling. 6" x 9 1/4". Names and occupations of Nevada County residents. Includes principal cities and many small towns impacted by the demise of hydraulic mining. A great many advertisements, mostly related to mining, with attractive period graphics and fonts.Classified Business directory. Classified list of gold mines and detailed descriptions of prominent mines. An important and scarce compendium of information about gold-rich Nevada County as of 1895. A Very Good copy (Expertly re-backed in cloth with portion of original leather titled backstrap preserved; rubbed; some edgewear)… Read More

New York: Pantheon Books, 1992. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. (xv) 390 (1) pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by Gary Snyder on the title page to Arizona conservationist and Snyder collector David Oakey: "(Symbols) For David Oakey Met in Tucson 27.iv.95 best wishes! Gary Snyder". Oakey's signature on title page. Illustrated dust jacket. Index. Author biography. Cloth-backed boards. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". A collection of poems from prior works together with a selection of new, previously unpublished poems. 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.