[020452] Parker, Geo. S.. The Mysterious Yangtze. Janesville, WI: Self Published, 1937. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed By Author. Very Good / No Jacket. Travelogue by George Parker, founder of Parker Pen Co. 94 untrimmed, deckle-edged pages plus pictorial section of black and white prints on glossy paper, also uncut on fore edge. Light orange linen boards stamped in red are very lightly worn and soiled, interior is clean and sound. Signed by Parker on FFEP, includes printed slip which states in part, "The writer hopes this small booklet may be the means of establishing perhaps just a little closer personal relations between you and the company that is sending it." $125.00
[020453] McGill, Ormond. Hypnotism and Mysticism of India. Los Angeles: Westwood Publishing Co., 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0930298012. Previously published as "The Mysticism and Magic of India." 208 pp with index and black and white photographs. Blue cloth boards with bright gold stamping are straight and clean with very minor shelf wear, interior is clean and tight. Black dust jacket shows very light soil, chipping and creasing on margins. $27.50
[020454] Yanick, Paul Jr.. Professional's Guidebook to Quantum Medicine. Iselin, NJ: American Academy of Quantum Medicine, 2000. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Spiral Bound. Very Good 220 pp, illustrated. Green pictorial wraps with black wire spiral binding are very lightly soiled, pages are clean and sound. $27.50
[020455] Smith, Kevin. Daredevil: Guardian Devil. ill. Quesada, Joe; Palmiotti, Jimmy. New York: Marvel, 2008. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Near Fine. Iconoclastic film director Kevin Smith tries his hand at the comic form. This book includes Daredevil issues 1-8 and 1/2. Black vinyl boards and full color interior have no noted flaws, pictorial dust jacket with black spine has barely noticeable shelf wear on the margins. $25.00
[020456] Kane, Bob. Batman Archives Vol. 2. New York: DC Comics, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 1940s stories from Detective Comics #51-70, including the debuts of Two-Face and the Penguin. 287 pp. Blue vinyl boards stamped with silver Batman logo are slightly worn at the extremities, interior is bright and tight. Black and silver pictorial dust jacket is very slightly rubbed, creased at the spine ends. $35.00
[020457] Catherman, Paul M.. David Katterman Family. Mifflinburg, Union Co. Pennsylvania: Katherman/Catherman Reunion Association, 1985. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Family records. 425 pp. Red cloth boards are straight and square with light soil and wear to the extremities, interior is tight with highlighting noted on p. 292, "Chase" family entries. Author's name and publication date are inked in calligraphy on FEP, unknown if written by author. $85.00
[020458] Catherman, Paul M.. K/Catterman, K/Cotterman, K/Codderman, K/Catherman, Corderman. Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.A.: Self Published, 1993. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Family birth and death records. 1100 pp. Red cloth boards stamped in gold ink are lightly soiled, interior is clean and tight, name "Emily Catherman Chase" inked on FEP. $175.00
[020459] Mercer, A. S.. Big Horn County Wyoming: The Gem of the Rockies. Seattle: Shorey Book Store, 1974. Facsimile Reproduction. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Soft Cover. Plastic Comb. Good ISBN: 0846601567. Reproduction of 1906 original, from second facsimile printing of 150. 115 pp plus several pages of Shorey publications, illustrated with black and white photos. Yellow wraps with black comb binding are lightly soiled and creased, interior is sound with light foxing. $27.50
[020460] St-Jean, Isabelle. A Practical Guide to Fulfillment in Midlife and Beyond. Vancouver, BC Canada: Inspired Momentum, 2008. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Soft Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Near Fine 192 pp, list of references and resources. Blue and orange pictorial French wraps have no noted flaws, interior is pristine. Inscribed on the half title to Phyllis. $55.00
[020461] Thorpe, S. C.. Practice and Science of Standard Barbering. Bronx, NY: Milady Publishing, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 502 pp with glossary, bibliography, black and white photographs and line art. Brown cloth boards are lightly bumped, worn and soiled. Interior is clean and tight, page edges are lightly soiled, ex-libris inscription on FEP. $25.00
[020462] Maher, Jane. Biography of Broken Fortunes: Wilkie and Bob, Brothers of William, Henry, and Alice James. North Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Archon Books, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0208021094. Story of the lesser-known James siblings. 221 pp with index, notes, black and white photographs. Dark gray cloth boards stamped in silver ink on the spine are clean and straight with very minor shelf wear, interior is clean and tight. $22.50
[020463] Hunsby, George. THE BIRTH, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF FAIRHAVEN BOOK 2 1776-1976 Bicentennial Issue, Book 2. ill. Biery, Galen; Quintrell, David; Helgoe, E. Z. WA: George Hunsby, 1976. Soft Cover. Trade Paperback. Signed and Dated By Author. Very Good 145 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Gray pictorial paper wraps show light soil and wear, signed by Hunsby on author bio page. $27.50
[020464] Hunsby, George. THE BIRTH, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF FAIRHAVEN BOOK 1. Bellingham, WA: George Hunsby, 1975. Soft Cover. Signed and Dated By Author. Very Good. 101 pages printed on one side, black and white photographs. Light green pictorial wraps show light soil and wear, interior is clean and tight with author's signature under his photograph. $27.50
[020465] Palmieri, Robert. Sergei Vasil'evich Rachmaninoff: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland Publishing, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0824089960. Vol 3 in Garland Composer Resource Manuals; Vol 471 in Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. 335 pp with subject, composition, author, proper name indices and black and white plates. Green cloth boards are in very nice condition, interior is clean and tight with ex-libris inscription on FFEP. Includes transmittal sheet and card introducing another Palmieri series, Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments. $48.50
[020466] Palmieri, Robert. Piano Information Guide: An Aid to Research. New York: Garland Publishing, 1989. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0824077784. Vol. 10 in Music Research and Information Guides; Vol. 806 in Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. 329 pp with name-subject and author-title indices. Beige cloth boards are lightly soiled on the back, interior is clean and tight. $28.50
[020467] Helvey, T. C.. Moon Base Technical and Psychological Aspects. New York: John F. Rider, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Soft Cover. Good 69 pp with line art. Black pictorial wraps are lightly chipped, rubbed and soiled. Interior is clean and sound, words "not for sale" in red ink on title page. $30.00
[020468] Conti, Michael E.;Duvernay, Gilbert. Beyond Pepper Spray: The Complete Guide to Chemical Agents, Delivery Systems, and Protective Masks. Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Paladin Press, 2002. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 158160291x. For information purposes only. 237 pp with glossary and bibliography, generously illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Black pictorial wraps show very light wear, interior is tight and clean. $30.00
[020469] Crowley, Aleister; Desti, Mary; Beta, Hymenaeus; Waddell, Leila. Magick: Liber Aba Book 4. York Beach, Maine, U.S.A.: Samuel Weiser, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0877287376. Four parts in one volume: Mysticism, Magick (Elementary Theory), Magick in Theory and Practice, The Law of Thelema, and extensive appendices. 808 pp, lightly illustrated. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold ink are lightly soiled, upper spine is concave. Blue dust jacket shows very light wear and edge creasing. Interior is solidly bound with very light soil. $250.00
[020470] Kane, Bob. Batman Archives Volume 1. Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: DC Comics, 1998. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0930289609. Early Batman comics, originally published in Detective Comics #27-50, 1939-1940. 304 pp. Blue vinyl boards stamped with silver batman logo are bumped on top front corner, interior is bright and sound. Black and silver dust jacket is very lightly rubbed. $32.50
[020471] DC Comics Staff. Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 1. New York: DC Comics, 1997. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1563890208. Collected stories from 1958-1962. 255 pp. Blue vinyl boards stamped in silver are very nice with barely noticeable shelf wear, interior is tight and bright. Black pictorial dust jacket is very lightly rubbed. $42.50
[020472] Penn, Irving. Passage: A Work Record. Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition. Folio. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0679404910. Gorgeous book documenting Penn's long career. Color and black and white photographs reproduced on heavy semigloss stock. 300 pp. Beige cloth boards have very minor shelf wear. Ex-libris label on fep, interior is otherwise pristine. White pictorial dust jacket has very minor wear and soil. $150.00
[020473] Eliel, Paul. The Waterfront and General Strikes, San Francisco 1934. San Francisco, CA: Industrial Association of San Francisco, 1934. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 256 pp, indices to topics and exhibits. Black cloth boards show very light soil and wear, titling on spine is faded. Interior is clean and tight with faint marginal toning. $35.00
[020474] Burge, David L.. Perfect Pitch: Color-Hearing for Expanded Musical Awareness. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Innersphere Music Studio, 1985. 3rd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0942542975. 60 pp, white and blue wraps are very lightly soiled and worn, interior is clean and tight. $18.50
[020475] Various. A History of Tallmadge, Ohio. Tallmadge, OH: Tallmadge Historical Society, 1957. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good "How an unusual little city has evolved from the business acumen of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, Revolutionary soldier, and the vision of the Reverend David Bacon, pious member of the Connecticut Missionary Society," from ffep. 136 pages illustrated with black and white photographs plus program notes from the 1957 town sesquicentennial celebration. White wraps are lightly soiled, interior in very good condition. $22.50
[020476] Lawrence, Frank E.. About Old Tallmadge. Tallmadge, OH: Tallmadge Historical Society, 1984. 4to. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Very Good 54 pp with index, map, black and white photos. White pictorial wraps are very lightly soiled, interior is clean and sound. $12.50
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[020444] Machetanz, Frederick. On Arctic Ice . New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Good. 105 pp with lovely color and black and white illustrations by the author. Gray pictorial cloth boards are clean and straight with very light wear to the extremities, bookplate on FEP, signed by author on FFEP, interior is clean and sound. Blue pictorial dust jacket is lightly soiled and chipped with tape on bottom edge. $65.00
[020445] Morgan, Murray. ONE MAN'S GOLD RUSH A Klondike Album. ill. Illustrated by E. A. Hegg. Washington: University of Washington Press, 1967. First Edition. 8vo--Oblong. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. Amazing B/W photographs taken in 1897-98 by Eric A Herr. Signed with personal inscription on half title page, includes unused museum membership form. 213 pp. Grey cloth boards are in very nice condition, white pictorial DJ is very lightly soiled, and chipped. $45.00
[020446] Szarkowski, John. Ansel Adams at 100. ill. Adams, Ansel. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Little Brown, 2001. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" Oblong. Hard Cover. Near Fine / No Jacket. ISBN: 0821225154. Created to accompany a 2001-2003 centennial exhibition of the great American photographer's work, this is "one of the most beautiful books ever created" (from accompanying descriptive publisher's sheet). 191 pp with 114 tritone plates and 23 duotone text illustrations. Includes detailed publisher's information sheet and two unbound prints suitable for framing, one in a tan envelope. Natural beige linen boards and slipcase are in excellent condition, interior is pristine. Additional postage will be required for international shipping. $145.00
[020447] Cottier, Captain Jim. Soren Larsen : Homeward Round the Horn. Auckland, New Zealand: Bush Press Communications, Limited, 1997. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Inscribed and Signed by Author. Very Good ISBN: 0908608772. 256 pp with black and white photographs. Blue pictorial wraps show very minor wear to the extremities, pages are tight with very light soil. $25.00
[020448] Wanamaker, John. The Wanamaker Diary 1907. Philadelphia and New York: Wanamaker's Department Store, 1906. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Appointment calendar, almanac and advertising book for businesses in New York and Philadelphia, cities graced with Wanamaker's Department Stores. Includes daily entries, tide tables, theater seating diagrams, household accounts ledger, foldout map to the Pennsylvania Railroad and more. Red boards are lightly worn and soiled, pages are clean and unmarked, inscription on title page, binding is not tight. $25.00
[020449] Dahl, J. O.. Chef's and Steward's Handbook for Quantity Cookery Profits. Stamford CT: The Dahls, 1941. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 252 pp. Gray cloth boards are lightly worn at the extremities, have small stain and light soil on back. Interior is clean and tight. $25.00
[020450] Artingstall, Kathryn. Practical Aspects of Munchausen By Proxy and Munchausen Syndrome Investigation. Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.: CRC Pr I Llc, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0849381622. 355 pp with index. Green glossy paper boards are very lightly bumped, interior is clean and tight. $45.00
[020451] Chamberlain, Newell D.. The Call of Gold: True Tales on the Gold Road to Yosemite. Mariposa, CA: Gazette Press, 1936. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 183 pp with black and white plates. Brown cloth boards are lightly soiled, interior is clean and sound. Includes typewritten text of an article from the Mariposa Gazette, December, 1939, describing the transition from daguerrotype photography to the "wet process" developed in 1855 and discussing the photographs in the book. $25.00
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[020419] Hiendel, Max; Heindel, Augusta Foss. Astro-Diagnosis: A Guide to Healing. Oceanside, CA: Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1929. 5th Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 482 pp with index and illustrations. Green cloth boards are stamped with a handsome design of mystical symbols in gold, black and red, show light wear at the extremities. Interior is clean and tight. $35.00
[020420] Unknown; Dr. X. Cocoa and Chocolate: A Short History of Their Production and Use . Dorchester, MA: Walter Baker & Co., 1886. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 165 pp, reproduction of "The Chocolate Girl" by Liotard opposite title page. Brown cloth boards are slightly bumped and worn, interior has two noted gutters, pages are sturdy and clean. $75.00
[020421] Harding, A. R.. Deadfalls and Snares: A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-made Traps. Columbus, OH: Self Published, 1935. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 218 pp plus several pages of advertisements, illustrated with drawings and photographs. Green cloth boards are lightly soiled and worn, small areas of white paint on bottom edge, end papers have ex-libris stamp, interior is clean and sound. $22.50
[020422] Corbett, Jim. The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon. New York: Oxford Univ Press, 1955. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 197 pp with black and white photographs. Brown marbled paper boards with tiger-head motif are clean and straight with very minor shelf wear, ex libris inscription on FEP, interior is clean and tight with slight foxing at ends. Yellow pictorial dust jacket is lightly soiled and chipped, vivid. $25.00
[020423] Miller, Norman C.. The Great Salad Oil Swindle. New York: Coward Mc Cann, 1965. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 256 pp with index. Orange cloth boards are very lightly bumped, interior is clean and tight with bookseller's label on back end paper. Gray pictorial dust jacket with orange spine is lightly soiled, sunned and worn. $85.00
[020424] Farmer, Fannie Merritt. Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1915. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 305 pp with illustrations and indices plus several pages of advertisements. Green cloth boards are very lightly worn at the extremities, are stamped with a pretty bedtray and gilt titling. Interior is clean and sound overall, one noted gutter and light marginal toning. Gray-green dust jacket has light soil and small open chips on margins. $45.00
[020425] Farmer, Fannie Merritt. A Book of Good Dinners for My Friend. New York: Dodge Publishing, 1914. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 270 pp with index. Beige wraps have very minor shelf wear, are illustrated in brown, green and red with two bewigged servants carrying an enormous serving tray; the same image appears on the matching box. Translucent paper dust jacket has small tears on the margins, box is sound with light wear and soil. Pages are clean and sound, adorned with green floral border. $125.00
[020426] Satterfield, Archie;Bennett, Elton. Elton Bennett, His Life and Art. Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Writing Works, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Oblong. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0916076288. Bennett was a Puget Sound silkscreen artist who "portrayed the Pacific Northwest the way its residents like to think it is." Illustrated with ink drawings, cartoons, and the lovely beachscapes Bennett was known for. 121 pp. Red pebbled boards are clean and straight, black dust jacket is lightly chipped and rubbed. Last free end paper is creased, interior is clean and tight. $20.00
[020427] Satterfield, Archie; Bennett, Elton. Elton Bennett, His Life and Art. Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Writing Works, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Oblong. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0916076288. Bennett was a Puget Sound silkscreen artist who "portrayed the Pacific Northwest the way its residents like to think it is." Illustrated with ink drawings, cartoons, and the lovely beachscapes Bennett was known for. 121 pp. Red pebbled boards with black cloth spine are clean and straight, black dust jacket is very lightly rubbed. Title page shoes light soil, interior is clean and tight. Includes two small loose Bennett prints. $30.00
[020428] Eppenstein, Louise. Sally Goes Traveling Alone. ill. Staples, Jean. New York: Platt & Munk, 1947. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Square. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 44 pp, illustrated in blue and black ink. Deep orange cloth boards are in very nice condition, interior is clean and sound with tape repair on last free end paper. Yellow pictorial dust jacket shows light soil and chipping with two open chips noted on upper back edge. $65.00
[020429] Bishop, Sylvia. It's Magic : Training Your Dog. Hampshire, England: Self Published, 1985. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0951014307. 160 pp with black and white photographs, includes brown leather "It's Magic" bookmark. Brown paper boards are very lightly soiled and sunned, interior is clean and tight. Brown pictorial dust jacket is lightly soiled and worn, has sticker residue on front. $75.00
[020430] Brody, J. J.. Mimbres Painted Pottery. Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.: Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1991. 3rd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0826309224. 253 pp with index, black and white photographs. Gray pictorial wraps are very lightly worn, interior is clean and tight with slight water mark on lower corner. $17.50
[020431] Secakuku, Alph H.. Following the Sun and Moon: Hopi Kachini Tradition. Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.: Northland Publishing, 1995. First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Signed By Author. Very Good ISBN: 0873586441. Featuring 200 kachina dolls from the Heard Museum in Phoenix, beautifully designed with striking color photographs. 134 pp with index and glossary. Black pictorial wraps with pink spine are lightly sunned on the back, show very light shelf wear. Interior is pristine, inscribed by author on half title. $75.00
[020432] Sardi, Vincent Jr.; Bryson, Helen; Borge, Victor (foreword). Curtain Up at Sardi's. New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed By Both Authors. Very Good / Good. Recipes and menus from New York's famed Sardi's restaurant. 236 pp with index. White cloth boards with gold spine are stamped with comedy and tragedy masks, show very light wear and soil at the margins, black dust jacket is lightly worn with chipping on the top edge. Interior is clean and tight, inscribed on half title. $150.00
[020433] Hardy, Warren. Heathen Verse. Seattle: Dogwood Press, 1941. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 54 pp. Deckle edged ivory pages show very light soil, green cloth boards are lightly soiled and worn at the extremities. $20.00
[020434] Unknown. The Book of Ruth. ill. Johnson, W. Martin. New York: Dodge Publishing, 1910. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 117 pp. Green cloth boards with pastedown color plate are lightly sunned and soiled, deckle edge pages with green margin illustrations are sound with very light soil, small ink mark on FFEP, gift inscription. $27.50
[020435] Stieff, Frederick Philip. Eat, Drink and be Merry in Maryland . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. 6th Printing. 8vo. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Very Good / Poor. 326 pp with index and illustrations. Black cloth boards stamped in gold, white and red are in very nice condition with minor shelf wear. Black, red and yellow dust jacket is split nearly the length of the spine in front, is price clipped with rubbing and chipping. Interior is clean and sound, inscribed to Raymond Spencer on the half title. End papers decorated with "Ye Gastronomick Mappe" depicting such delicacies as pheasant, turtles and possum. $165.00
[020436] Gregory, Albro B.. Tall (But True) Tales of Alaska Sourdoughs. ill. Cauthorn, Jess. Ketchikan, AK: Self Published, 1961. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good Picaresque stories and recipes from a long-time Alaska journalist. 47 pp, illustrated. Tan wraps have faint ink marks and sticker residue, interior is sound with date inked on second page. $25.00
[020437] Hyde, Mary Caroline. Under the Stable Floor: A Christmas Story. Boston: Little Brown, 1895. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 112 pp with black and white plates. Tan cloth boards are stamped with gilt titling and a sweet black and ochre illustration of waltzing mice, show light soil and wear to the extremities. Interior has very light soil, pages not tight, one page has small open tear at top. $35.00
[020438] Penn, Irving; Holborn, Mark (introduction). Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake, Photographs 1975-1998. Boston: Bulfinch Pr, 1999. First American Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0821226290. Gray cloth boards and bright, bold interior pages have no noted flaws, white pictorial dust jacket has barely noticeable wear to the extremities. $45.00
[020439] Pierce, Paul. Parties And Entertainments: Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions. New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1907. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Acceptable. 96 pp. Red cloth boards stamped in gold and black are in very nice condition, interior is clean and sound.White dust jacket shows some soil, tears on back. $22.50
[020440] Houghton, Rev. W.. Sea-Side Walks of a Naturalist with His Children. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1889. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Acceptable / No Jacket. 154 pp with line art, color plates. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold and black are lightly bumped and cocked, gilt-edged pages show very light soil, two small gutters noted. $25.00
[020441] Whitlock, Brand. Little Lion: Mieke. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1937. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 42 pp. Maroon cloth boards titled in gilt ink are lightly bumped and soiled, interior is clean and sound. $15.75
[020442] Lee, Stan. Marvel Masterworks Volume 4: Avengers . New York, New York, U.S.A.: Marvel Enterprises, 1998. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0871354799. Reprinting the Avengers Nos. 1-10. 232 pp. Comics reproduced in full color, including covers. Cream vinyl boards show minimal shelf wear, interior is clean, bright and fresh. Cream pictorial dust jacket is clean with very light wear to the extremities. $22.50
[020443] Lee, Stan; Kirby, Jack. Marvel Masterworks Volume 14: Captain America. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Marvel Enterprises, 1990. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0871356309. From Tales of Suspense Nos. 59-81. 231 pp. Comics reproduced in full color, including covers. Blue vinyl boards show very light wear to the extremities, interior is bright and fresh. Blue pictorial dust jacket is very lightly worn at the spine ends. $25.00
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[020396] Yardley, H.O.. The American Black Chamber. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1931. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Poor. Expose by the former head of the American Cryptographic Bureau. 375 pp, black cloth boards are lightly soiled, interior is clean and tight. Red and gray dust jacket is chipped, torn and creased. $30.00
[020397] Gajda, George. Gold Refining. Santa Monica, CA: Self Published, 1976. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 214 pp with charts, glossary. Black cloth boards are clean and straight, interior in very nice condition. White dust jacket is lightly soiled with small marginal tears, price-clipped. $95.00
[020398] Hauser, Thomas. Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Subject. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0671688928. 543 pp with index, black and white photographs. Black paper boards with cloth spine stamped in gilt ink are very nice with minor wear to the extremities, interior is clean and tight. White pictorial dust jacket shows very light rubbing, wear to spine ends. Signed by Ali on bookplate. $150.00
[020399] Bode, Carl. Mencken. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Good / Acceptable. 452 pp with notes, index, black and white photos. Tan cloth boards are very lightly soiled and bumped, interior is sound with very light pencil cribbing. Red dust jacket is lightly soiled and chipped, has open chip/tear at top of spine. $45.00
[020400] Barton, Michael X.. The Incredible Search for Dr. Halsey. Los Angeles: Golden Dawn, 1965. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Stapled Wraps. Good 29 pages, typewriter set on one side, with black and white photographs and maps. Gold wraps are sound with soil and wear, 1.5" tear on upper spine. Pages are lightly soiled. $75.00
[020401] Koda, Harold. Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed. Middle Village, New York, U.S.A.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005. 4to. Soft Cover. Near Fine ISBN: 0300103123. Body transformations through fashion, beautifully depicted in different eras and cultures with vivid color photographs and illustrations. 168 pp. Pictorial wraps with pink spine show very minor wear, interior is pristine. $27.50
[020402] Wright, Frank Lloyd. The Natural House. New York: Horizon Press, 1954. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Good / No Jacket. 223 pp, black and white photographs and line art. Flexible beige cloth boards are sturdy and straight, show some staining and soil. Owner's name inked on FFEP, interior is clean and tight. $32.50
[020403] Wright, Kit. Seaweed Their Pasture . ill. Kaufmann, Marie. Wyncote, PA: Endsmeet Farm, 1946. Limited Numbered 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed By Author. Very Good / No Jacket. No. 365 in a limited first edition of 750, signed on the edition page. Handsome beige cloth boards are in very nice condition with negligible shelf wear, stamped in green and gold with title and seaweed frond motif. Owner's name on FFEP, deckle edge pages are clean and tight. $65.00
[020404] Clark, Neil M.. John Deere: He Gave the World the Steel Plow . ill. Nichols, Dale. Moline, IL: Self Published, 1937. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 61 pp. Brown beveled cloth boards are lightly rubbed and worn at the extremities, deckle-edged pages are sound with very light soil. Chapter head illustrations in brown, portrait plate of Deere pasted on top edge opposite title page. $50.00
[020405] McNeal, Robert H. (series editor). Resolutions and Decisions of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 4 Volume Set. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Good. ISBN: 0802021573. Set includes V1 The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party 1898-October 1971, editor Ralph Carter Elwood; V2 The Early Soviet Period 1917-1929, editor Richard Gregor; V3 The Stalin Years 1929-1953, editor Robert H. McNeal; V4 The Khruschchev Years 1953-1964, editor Grey Hodnett. Red cloth boards are clean and straight, interior tight and clean in all volumes. Beige/gray dust jackets are lightly soiled with very small marginal tears. $75.00
[020406] Lynn, Loretta. Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Galahad Books, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0809281228. 204 pp with index, black and white photographs, signed on FFEP. Gray cloth boards are sound with very light soil, interior is clean and tight. White pictorial dust jacket is lightly soiled and worn, price-clipped. $35.00
[020407] Pinkerton, Robert E.. The Canoe: Its Selection, Care and Use. New York: Outing Publishing Co., 1914. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Outing Handbooks No. 45, 162 pp, with black and white photographs, plus publisher's catalog. Green flexible cloth boards stamped in black with a stylized woodland design are very lightly bumped and worn, interior is clean and sound with very light soil, previous owner's name inked on FFEP. $45.00
[020408] Back, Joe. The Sucker's Teeth. Denver, Colorado: Sage Books, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Very Good / Good. 118 pp, line art illustrations. Black cloth boards are straight and clean with very light shelf wear, interior is clean and sound. Orange dust jacket is very lightly soiled, has small closed tear on top front edge. $65.00
[020409] Unknown. The Pessah Haggada, Jehuda Edition. ill. Kluger. Tel Aviv: Ha'aretz Press, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Square. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Ornately designed volume in English and Hebrew, illustrated with pastedown black and white plates. One small gutter noted, pages are lightly soiled and toned. Black and beige patterned paper boards with beige spine are lightly soiled and worn. $65.00
[020410] Darling, Alexander. The Profession of Merchant and Other Papers. Edinburgh: Robert Grant, 1932. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed. Good / No Jacket. 298 pp, portrait plate of the author opposite title page. Blue cloth boards are lightly worn and soiled, pages are sound with very light toning. Hand-written, signed dedication to the author's father is pasted in on FFEP, ephemera including a typewritten poem honoring the author's father written by Reverend James Hoggan, and presentation inscription on half title. $85.00
[020411] Seale, Alvin. Quest for the Golden Cloak, and Other Experiences of a Field Naturalist . Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Univ Press, 1946. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed and Dated By Author. Good / No Jacket. 135 pp. Black and beige cloth boards decorated in red and yellow with red spine are bumped and lightly soiled, interior is solid with light soil and toning and broken front hinge. $175.00
[020412] Crozier, R. H.. Golden Rule: A Tale of Texas. Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1900. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 179 pp. Light blue beveled cloth boards are very lightly soiled and worn at the extremities, interior is clean and sound. $45.00
[020413] Lapseritis, Jack. The Psychic Sasquatch: And Their Ufo Connection. Columbus, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Granite Pub Llc, 1998. Trade Paperback. Inscribed and Signed By Author. VG ISBN: 1893183149. The result of 40 years of documented research. Volume IV in the New Millennium Library series. 225 pgs., modestly illustrated in B/W, black pictorial wraps are lightly chipped with gentle crease on back cover, internally clean with sound binding. Inscribed to Bubba and Honey. $35.00
[020414] Higginson, Ella. Ella Higginson, A Tribute. Washington: Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs, 1941. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Collection of the Washington poet laureate's work. Cream pebbled cloth boards stamped in green with pine forest motif are straight with light soil, interior is sound with some visible binding stitches, illustrated with black and white photographs. 88 pp with index. $45.00
[020415] Hale, H. D.. The Life and Times of a Gentleman Gambler: Oklahoma Johnny Hale on Poker & Las Vegas. Poker Plus Publications, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Near Fine ISBN: 1884466117. 227 pp with black and white photographs. Blue pictorial wraps are in very nice condition, interior is clean and tight with inscription on dedication page. $25.00
[020416] Adams, T. F. M.. Adventures of Little Hound Dog and the Great Detective. ill. Huga, Fusako. Tokyo, Japan: Seihei Okuyama, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Square. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. 29 pp, illustrated in color and sepia. Yellow pictorial paper boards are lightly soiled and worn, split/frayed on bottom inch of spine. Interior is sound with light soil and toning. Signed on title page. $75.00
[020417] Russell, Thomas (series editor). Locomotive Practice, Vol. 2. Chicago, IL: Railway Training Institute, 1926. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Subtitled "A Practical Textbook for the Instruction of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, Hostlers, and others in the Railway Employ, Interested in the Operation, Care and Maintenance of Freight and Passenger Locomotives." 456 pp with illustrations and index. Brown cloth boards embossed to resemble lecture have gold raised title bands on spine, are lightly worn at the extremities. Interior is clean with one small gutter noted, overall sound. $45.00
[020418] Siple, Paul. 90 South: The Story of the American South Pole Conquest. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Very Good / Acceptable. 384 pp with index, color and b&w photographs. Blue cloth boards show light wear to the extremities, interior is clean and sound. Cream pictorial dust jacket has several open tears/chips on edges, sticker scar on front. Inscribed by author with signature and penguin sketch on half title. $175.00
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[020356] Plotke, A.J.. Imperial Spies Invade Russia: The British Intelligence Interventions, 1918. Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.: Greenwood Pub Group, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0313286116. 283 pp with index and bibliography. Red cloth boards have very light shelfwear, interior is clean and tight. Half title inscribed and signed by author. $175.00
[020357] Anonymous. Wonders of the Dog, Displayed By Numerous Entertaining and Instructive Anecdotes, in Prose and Verse. Philadelphia, PA: Willis P. Hazard, 1851. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Charming little book of dog stories and poems, lightly illustrated with engravings of canine breeds. 144 pp. Pink paper boards, black cloth spine with elaborate gilt stamping show some soil and wear, especially at the extremities. Ex libris label, inscription and stamp on front end papers, interior pages are lightly soiled, not tight, broken hinge in back. $45.00
[020358] Bartman, Mark; Works Progress Administration. Warships. Chicago: Albert Whitman and Co., 1940. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 9th in the Children's Science Series, prepared by the Pennsylvania Writer's Project.48 pp, several black and white and one color illustration. Orange cloth boards are lightly soiled, worn and bumped, cloth is a little frayed on bottom corners. $25.00
[020359] Tyler, Robert L.. Rebels of the Woods: The I.W.W. In the Pacific Northwest. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good / Good. "Rebels of the Woods is a chilling document concerning laborers struggling to improve their own working conditions," from the jacket. 230 pp. Black cloth boards show tape residue from taped-down dust jacket, very light shelf wear. Front end papers have residue from circulation pocket, "discard" stamp, interior pages are clean and tight, pages edges are stamped. Red pictorial dust jacket is very lightly worn and soiled, has tape and catalog sticker on spine. $35.00
[020360] Holdt, Jacob. American Pictures: A Personal Journey Through the American Underclass . Copenhagen: American Pictures Foundation, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Square. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Good / Good. 304 pp. Black cloth boards are stamped in green on the spine, show very light bumping and shelf wear. Interior is sound with blue pen notation on foreword page, previous owner's stamp and author's inscription on title page. Black pictorial dust jacket is lightly chipped and rubbed. $175.00
[020361] Unknown. Austin-Healey 3000 Mks. 1 and II Driver's Handbook. Birmingham, UK: The Austin Motor Co., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Undated, circa 1962. Includes Mk 1 twin carburetter, Mk II triple carburetter, and MK II BJ7 twin carburetter models. 68 pp with index and illustrations. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt ink show soil and wear, interior is lightly soiled with smudges and water marks on the end papers, pages and binding are sound. $35.00
[020362] Unknown. Girl Scout Recipe Book. Pocatello, ID: Pocatello Council of Girl Scouts, 1935. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. "Choice recipes from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, honorary president of the Girl Scouts, prominent members of the National Council and friends of the Girl Scouts in Pocatello." 138 pp with index, advertisements from local businesses. Green cloth boards stamped with silver ink show very light wear to the extremities, one ink stamp noted on p. 65; interior otherwise clean and sound. $35.00
[020363] Spender, Emily. The Heir of Malreward, or Restored. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1874. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Acceptable / No Jacket. Author is unnamed, identified on title page as "the author of Son and Heir, etc." 276 pp two-column pages. Maroon cloth boards are lightly worn, soiled and bumped, back edge of spine beginning to split, spine is sunned to brown. Interior is lightly foxed, has ex libris inscription on first leaf and pencil notations on second, bookseller's stamp on FFEP. $150.00
[020364] Lord, Jack. Where in Sin in San Francisco. ill. Hoff, Lloyd. San Francisco: Richard F. Guggenheim, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Plastic Comb. Very Good This city guide for the bon vivant is more sedate than it sounds, consisting of colorful descriptions of restaurants, drinking establishments and a sprinkling of strip joints and drag shows. Listings are illustrated with naughty black and white cartoons. 191 pp. Red and white pictorial wraps with white spine are lightly soiled, interior is clean and sound. $30.00
[020365] Mendelson, Shahar; Smola, Alexander J. (editors). Advanced Lectures on Machine Learning. New York: Springer-Verlag New York Inc, 2003. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Near Fine ISBN: 3540005293. Machine Learning Summer School 2002, Canberra Australia February 2002 Revised Lectures, LNAI 2600. 257 pp plus author index. Green and blue wraps show very light shelf wear, interior is clean and tight. $27.50
[020366] Miller, Samuel C.. Neon Techniques and Handling: Handbook of Neon Sign and Cold Cathode Lighting. Cincinnati, Ohio: ST Publications, 1987. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0911380418. 316 with index and illustrations. Blue wraps are lightly rubbed and chipped, interior is clean and tight. $32.50
[020367] Suski, P.M.. Conjugation of Japanese Verbs In the Modern Spoken Japanese. Pasadena, California: P. D. And Ione Perkins, 1942. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. With lists of colloquial verbs, nominal verbs, etc. 103 pp, tan boards show light soil and wear, interior is clean and sound. $27.50
[020368] Unknown. Official Livestock Brand Book of the State of Washington. Olympia , WA: Washington State Department of Agriculture, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Complete catalog of registered livestock brands and tattoos. 478 pp with name index. Green cloth boards are lightly bumped, interior is clean and sound, not tight. $27.50
[020369] Schaad, Cornelius G.. Ping-Pong: The Game, Its Tactics and Laws . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. 12mo - 7 " Tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 96 pp with black and white photographs. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt ink are very lightly soiled and bumped, interior is clean and sound. $15.75
[020371] McCallum, John; Ross, Lorraine Wilcox; Bellah, James Warner (foreword). Port Angeles, USA: Centennial Edition, 1862-1962. Seattle, WA: Wood and Reber, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By One Author. Very Good / Good. "Entertaining, candid, informative, this book makes the story of America's 'Second National City' breezily colorful and authentic," from the jacket. 197 pp, black and white photographs. Green cloth boards are very lightly shelfworn and sunned on the edges, end papers feature whimsical map of the upper Olympic Peninsula, interior is clean and tight. Leaf is inscribed by Ms. Ross. Green pictorial jacket with white spine is lightly chipped and rubbed. $32.50
[020372] Various; Boylan, John (editor). Pioneer Life in America (Kentucky and Tennessee) Part 1: A Monograph of Source Materials. ill. Climes, Will; Dunwell, La Verne. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: Division of Curriculum, Los Angeles County Schools, 1936. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Good Curriculum subject matter for 5th grade teachers, prepared jointly by curriculum committees and a Federal Works Project team. 150 pages, generously illustrated, with index. Gray wraps with black cloth spine are lightly soiled, bumped and worn, pages are clean and sound with very slight marginal toning. $45.00
[020373] Puotinen, C.J.. The Retrograde Mercury Workbook. Hoboken, NJ: Ninth Sign Publications , 1982. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Plastic Comb. Very Good 58 pp plus bibliography and worksheets. Green wraps with black comb spine are lightly soiled, interior is clean and sound. $25.00
[020374] Kozik, Frank. Man's Ruin: The Posters & Art of Frank Kozik. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Last Gasp, 1997. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Good ISBN: 0867193972. Remeber that cute little kid with the giant pet roach from Offspring's Americana album? Here he is on the cover, joined by a couple hundred of his creeply friends inside on posters for Mudhoney, Reverend Horton Heat, Green Day, Ice T, Jesus Lizard and more. 93 pp. Black pictorial wraps are lightly shelfworn, soft crease and sticker on back. Interior is clean, spine and stitching are visible between some pages. $25.00
[020375] Crowninshield, B. B.. FORE-AND AFTERS. Boston: Houghton And Mifflin, 1940. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Facts and photographs telling the story of America's contribution to the ways of making the sea useful to mankind. Cream colored beveled cloth boards with red title area are lightly stained, deckled edge pages are sound with very light soil. Previous owner's name and bookseller's label on FFEP. 100 pages of text plus 64 plates. $95.00
[020376] Kiernan, V. G.. Tobacco: A History. Covent Garden, U.S.A.: Hutchinson Radius, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0091742161. 249 pp with bibliography. Brown paper boards have no noted flaws, interior is clean and tight. "Drily witty, and full of telling quotation Tobacco ranges wherever people have chewed, puffed, gargled or sniffed this extraordinary plant," from the jacket. $30.00
[020377] Woodrow, Ralph. The Babylon Connection. Palm Springs, California, U.S.A.: Ralph Woodrow, 2004. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0916938174. 121 pp. Gold pictorial wraps with black spine are gently creased on front, interior is clean and tight. $15.75
[020378] Still, Ken. Still's Blaine: The Autobiography of Blaine's Near Centenarian and Senior Artist Ken Still. Blaine, WA: Friend of Ken Still, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Plastic Comb. Very Good 69 pp, black plastic comb and clean vinyl covers are very nice, front cover has a portrait of Ken against a backdrop of one of his paintings. Interior is very lightly soiled, minor signs of moisture on back cover. $12.50
[020379] Ball, Thomas S.; Ball, Harriet. Life of Peter Cook, Known as "Captain Cook". Portland OR: Metropolitan Press, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. Subtitled "A Record of Crossing the Plains, from his Memoirs as written by himself and his daughters, and from scrapbooks and diaries." 32 pp with two black and white plates. Beige cloth boards are lightly stained and bumped, interior is clean and sound, signed Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Ball on FEP. $27.50
[020380] Talbot, Richard P.. Designing and Building Your Own Frameset: An Illustrated Guide for the Amateur Bicycle Builder. Babson Park, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Manet Guild, 1979. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0960241817. 161 pp, index, black and white photographs and drawings. Green leather boards stamped in gilt ink are very lightly shelfworn, interior is clean and sound. $125.00
[020381] Drake, William Daniel Jr.. The Connoisseur's Handbook of Marijuana. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Square. Soft Cover. Very Good 252 pp, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Black and green pictorial wraps show light shelf wear, interior is clean and tight. $45.00
[020382] Eglash, Ron. African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Rutgers Univ Pr, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0813526132. 258 pp with index, references, illustrations. Black cloth boards are lightly rubbed and soiled, interior is clean and tight. $45.00
[020383] Young, Doyald; Zapf, Hermann (foreword). Dangerous Curves: Mastering Logotype Design. Sherman Oaks, CA: Delphi Press, 2008. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. Guide to the art of logotype and lettering design with case studies and illustrations. Red cloth boards with gold and silver script are clean and straight with very light shelf wear, interior is clean and tight. 369 pp. White dust jacket is very lightly soiled. $175.00
[020384] Jones, Partners: Architecture. El Segundo: Designs for Words, Buildings, Machines. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Essays on modern architecture, abundantly illustrated with colorful photos, plans and graphics. 400 pp. Green and black pictorial paper boards are very lightly rubbed and soiled, interior is pristine. $65.00
[020385] Napoleon, Marilyn (Research Coordinator). Lillooet Area Indian Education Study. Lillooet, BC: Lillooet Indian Education Research Board, 1988. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 202 pp with bibliography, illustrations. Maroon wraps are lightly rubbed and bumped, interior is clean and tight. $35.00
[020386] Spalding, Baird T.. Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East, 5 Volume Set. Marina Del Rey, CA: DeVorss, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Brown cloth boards are very lightly soiled and bumped, all volumes are in very nice used condition, tight and clean within. $225.00
[020387] Freeman, Harry C.. A Brief History of Butte, Montana: The World's Greatest Mining Camp. Chicago, IL: Henry O. Shepard Co., 1900. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. "Including a Story of the Extraction and Treatment of Ores from Its Gigantic Copper Properties," title page. Illustrated history of Butte, Montana, and its mining industry. 123 pp plus five pages of ads, black and white photographs and line art. Russet cloth boards stamped in black with alternate title "Butte Above and Below Ground" are lightly soiled and worn with some fraying at the extremities. Interior is sound and attractive with very light soil. $65.00
[020388] Richfield Oil Company Sales Development Dept.. The Richfield Salesman. Los Angeles: Richfield Oil Company, 1933. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. 3 Ring Binder. Very Good / No Jacket. 13 issues of the Richfield Salesman newsletter, most including salesman's quiz sheet to test retention of the newsletter material. Newsletters and quizzes are stamped with previous owner's name, otherwise material is clean and unmarked. Issues are held in a black looseleaf binder stamped with the Richfield logo and "The Richfield Salesman" in green. Binder is very lightly soiled and worn at the extremities. $45.00
[020389] Waugh, Evelyn. Tourist in Africa. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 201 pp, black and white plates. Brown paper boards are very nice with minor shelf wear, interior pages are clean and sound. A pocket attached to the FFEP holds newspaper clippings about African unrest from the 1960s-1970s. Orange dust jacket is lightly soiled and toned. $25.00
[020390] Griffin, W.E.B.. The Corps: Semper Fi/Bk 1. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Jove Pubns, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Signed By Author. Good ISBN: 0515087491. Uncorrected proof, signed by author on front cover. White wraps are slightly soiled, cocked, and have 1/4" closed tear on right margin. Interior is clean, small gutter noted. $65.00
[020391] Unknown. Polk's Vest Pocket Seattle Street Directory and Car Line Guide. Detroit, MI: R. L. Polk, 1920. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good City and streetcar guide to Seattle, with ads from local businesses. Map is missing. Orange wraps are lightly worn and soiled, interior is clean and sound. $25.00
[020392] The Librarian (compiled by). A History of Bellingham, Washington. Washington: Shorey Book Store, 1968. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Plastic Comb. Very Good Facsimile of 1926 Argonaut Press edition, stories compiled from newspaper articles, city directories and books of local history. "First Edition of Facsimile Reprint, LTD to 100 copies." Beige pictorial wraps with clear overlay and black plastic comb show very light soil, interior is clean and sound with former owner's name inked on FFEP. $25.00
[020393] Fennelly, John F.. Steelhead Paradise. Vancouver, BC Canada: Mitchell Press, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 114 pp, color and black and white plates. Black cloth boards stamped with cast fly are in very nice condition with slight soil, interior is clean and sound. Green dust jacket has slight rubbing, soil, and small open chips on the top. $35.00
[020394] La Force, Beatrice. Alpine, Southern California: History of a Mountain Settlement. El Cajon, CA: Sunlight Press, 1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Good Yellow pictorial wraps are lightly soiled, front cover is partially detached near spine. 519 pp with 571 black and white photographs, signed on title page. $22.50
[020395] Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree. The Empty Boat: Talks on the Stories of Chuang Tzu. Poona, India: Rajneesh Foundation, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 451 pp. Blue satin boards stamped in gilt ink are lightly sunned on bottom edge, interior is clean and tight. Blue pictorial dust jacket has a small chip on the back top edge. $75.00
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