A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy.
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Trade paperback. As. Facsimile Edition. First University of Chicago Press Edition. xxvii, 372 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Trade paperback. As. Facsimile Edition. First University of Chicago Press Edition. xxvii, 372 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
Howe, John H. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2015. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. ix, 220 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
John "Jack" Howe (1913-1997) as known as "the pencil in Wright's hand" for his ability to interpret Frank Lloyd Wright's sketches and musings into working designs and was a crucial part of Wright's staff, personal life, and legacy after Wright's death in 1959. An important biography of an undersung architect. Fine / Fine. More
Hölttö, Ismo. Helsinki, Finland: Ismo Hölttö, 1991. First Edition. Author's Edition. 243 pp. Folio. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Two small stains to lower front first free endpaper and pastedown at base of page. Clean within.
Taken over a ten-year period in the 1960s and early 1970s, Hölttö documented ways of Finnish life that were quickly disappearing. Printed on heavy stock, the photos are almost luminescent in their simplicity and force. Book designed by Pertti Hietanen. More
New York: Jan Kleijkamp and Ellis Monroe, 1946. Wraps. First Edition. 44 pp. 4to. Light tan heavy paper wraps with a string binding, mnor sunning line along top edge. Clean within. [Purcell 61].
A catalog for an exhibition that would to five museums along the West Coast: deYoung Memorial Museum, Pasadena Art Institute, Portland Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Seattle Art Museum. Very Good. More
Grant, Campbell. Socorro, NM/Santa Barbara, CA: Ballena Press/Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 1978. Wraps. First Edition. First Printing. Tan paper wraps with photo image on front cover, light scuffing. Clean and tight within.
An important and scarce early research volume in the study of ancient astronomy among the Chumash of present-day southern California. Very Good. More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. Hardcover. Limited Edition. xi, 252 pp. Folio. Red cloth boards with title blind embossed on front board, gold embossed to spine. Housed in matching red cloth slipcase.
Second installment in an exceptional work that both explains the rise in film noir but also features the books that inspired the films. An important refernce work for any bibliophile with an interest in film and mid-century America. Printed in a Deluxe Limited Edition of 110 copies, this is copy #23 and is signed by Kevin Johnson and Guy Maddin on the colophon. Fine. More
New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1936. Hardcover. Limited Edition. iii, 203 pp. 8vo. Age toning to the dust jacket with a split halfway down the hinge at the rear panel, losses and chipping at edges, very brittle and now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with gold blue embossed titling that matches the dust jacket, gold stars across the head of the front and rear boards, blue stars across the foot of the rear board, some age toning at edges of boards. Very clean and tight within. [Purcell 39].
Published in an edition of 1,000 copies. Very Good / Good. More
Garagliano, Victoria. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000. Hardcover. First Edition. 340 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A lavish illustrated history of the architecture, interiors, and collections of San Simeon. Fine / Fine. More
Delray Beach, FL: Levenger Press, 2007. Limited Edition. 276 pp. 4to. Red silk cloth boards with gold embossed family crest on cover board, gold titling to spine. Red marker ribbon and clean and crisp within. 110 color plates and 29 black and white illustrations. Appears to have never been read. Red silk cloth slipcase with gold titling to front panel and in Fine condition.
Produced in an edition of 2,000 copies, this is copy #1532. More
Seattle, WA/Salt Lake City, UT: Ranger Doug Enterprises/Paragon Press. Hardcover. First Printing. xvii, 206 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Brown ribbon binding and miniature silkscreen print of Grand Teton National Park inserted in tipped in folder at rear.
A stupendous volume that documents Douglas "Ranger Doug" Leen's decades-long quest to preserve and celebrate the unique contributions of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) to visual arts in our National Parks in the 1930s and 1940s. Leen has extended that tradition into the present with his company's production of additional National Park posters drawing inspiration from the original 14 posters that he has found and preserved. Fine / fine. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1940. Hardcover. First Edition. Third Printing, 1947. xxxi, 782 pp. 8vo. Blue/gray cloth binding with dark blue art moderne illustration of agriculture, shipping, and business on cover board, same color tilting to spine. Front endpapers illustrated by a map of New York keyed to tours described within, previous owner's name in ink on first free endpaper. Clean within. Large folding map in Fine condition in pocket tipped in at rear.
A volume in the important WPA American Guide Series. Very Good / Very Good. More
Engelland, Tim. Deerfield, MA: The Deerfield Press, 1979. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Light soiling to dust jacket, minor scuffing, now in mylar cover. Brown cloth boards with paper title inset on cover board, clean wtihin.
Printed by Howard McGrath at the Hampshire Typothetae in Northampton, Massachusetts, in an edition of 600 copies. Signed at the title page by John McPhee, signed at the colophon by Robert McGlynn. Fine / Very Good. More
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2012. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv, 296 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Thorough biography of George B. Hartzog, Jr. (1920-2008), the seventh Director of the Natinoal Park Service who served from 1964-1972. Outspoken, Hartzog led the NPS through a great deal of expansion, including many urban parks. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1948. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 124 pp. 8vo. Yellow and orange dust jacket with minor some wear and soiling, small chips and closed tears at edges, 3/4 triangle missing from the head of the front panel next to spine, price clipped, now in mylar cover. Boards are printed paper with black cloth spine and gold embossed titling; light scuffing to foot of front board from shelf wear. Striking red striped endpapers make a fabulous entrypoint to a volume that also showcases illustrations of works by Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Rouault, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Dunoyer de Segonzac. Clean and tight within. [Purcell 73].
A fabulous example of Merle Armitage's ability to bring together writer, artists, and publisher in..... More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xxvi, 545 pp. 8vo. Red cloth boards with gold embossed titling, front endpapers are decorated with a map of Rhode Island. Clean within. Folding map inserted into tipped in envelope at rear cover is in Fine condition.
An early volume in the WPA supported American Guide Series. Very Good. More
New York: Museum of American Folk Art, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 239 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with price clipped dust jacket in mylar cover.
Inscribed by the then-director of the Museum of American Folk Art, Gerard C. Wertkin to the previous owner. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Museum of American Folk Art, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 239 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Viking Press, 1987. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. xix, 603 pp. 8vo. Slight wear and soiling to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Small stains at head of text block, previous owner gift inscription on first free endpaper, clean within. Good / Good. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1963. Hardcover. First Edition. Third Printing, 1982. xvii, 421 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket has tiny closed tears at head of spine, very clean and sharp, now in mylar cover. Interior clean and crisp.
Volume I of Forrest Pogue's magisterial 4-volume biography of George C. Marshall. Fine / Very Good. More
Irish & Scottish Linen Damask Guild, Inc., 1926. Hardcover. First Edition. 32 pp. 8vo. Transluscent dust jacket of linen damask type material. Chips and losses at edges. Blue paper covered boards with paper title block to cront cover. Clean and tight within.
A fascinating look at formal dining and entertaining in the early Twentieth century, approved by the "Etiquette Queen" Emily Post. Heavily illustrated with photographs. Fine / Good. More
California: California Private Academic Libraries, 1988. Wraps. Limited Edition. 32 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy in ivory wraps.
Printed in an edition of 150 copies for the joint meeting of the Zamorano & Roxburghe Clubs held in San Francisco October 1-2, 1988. Printed by Peter Koch of Oakland, California. Fine. More
Collier, Michael. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1980. Hardcover. First Edition. xii, 64 pp. Oblong 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Travilla, William. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. 192 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Washington DC: U.S. General Services Administration, 2003. Wraps. First Edition. Second Printing, 2005. Clean, crisp copy.
One often forgets that the Federal Government commissioned, built, and was a proponent of much of the Modern Architecture built in the US and abroad during the time period covered in this volume. A fascinating survey of a crucial time when architectural theory and practical applications came together. Fine. More
Rivers, Larry. Boston, MA: Bulfinch Press, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. 183 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More