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  • Lloyd George, David (1863-1945)
    ABRAHAM LINCOLN: an Address Before the Midday Luncheon Club, Leland Hotel, Springfield, Illinois.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cleveland: Privately printed for Stephen Wallis Tener, 1924. First edition - Includes the former British Prime Minister's remarks at Lincoln's tomb and the text of his speech on October 18, 1923. Number 254 of 300 copies. 13 pp, sewn in stiff outer wrapper.

    Condition: Good overall. Outer wrapper is sunned, has some edgewear and has become detached from contents.

    Book ID: 59264
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  • A GUIDE TO GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF THE YUMA AND LOWER COLORADO REGION: Tumco, Castle Dome, Fortuna, Kofa, Polaris, Picacho. by Love, Frank.
    Love, Frank.
    A GUIDE TO GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF THE YUMA AND LOWER COLORADO REGION: Tumco, Castle Dome, Fortuna, Kofa, Polaris, Picacho.

    Edition: Revised edition.

    Yum, AZ: By the author, (1988. c 1980). Detailed information about the old mining camps of Kofa, Polaris, Castle Dome, Picacho, Tumco, Fortuna with with maps and photographs of each, and a short list of some sidelights in the area. 32 pp.

    Condition: Fine in stiff stapled illustrated gold wrappers,

    Book ID: 82936
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  • THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFEL AND OTHER POEMS, Volume XXIII, Number 35. October 1903. by Lowell, James Russell.
    Lowell, James Russell.
    THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFEL AND OTHER POEMS, Volume XXIII, Number 35. October 1903.

    Edition: First printing, a slim pamphlet.

    Farmington, ME: D. H. Knowlton & Co., Publishers, 1903. First edition - The School World published "popular supplemental readings" monthly From September to June each year. Lists thru 43 inside front cover. 32 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in stapled printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 82175
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  • CITY DIRECTORY, JACKSON, AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 1949. by (M-F Sales)
    (M-F Sales)
    CITY DIRECTORY, JACKSON, AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 1949.

    Edition: First printing.

    Jackson, California: M-F Sales, 1949. First edition - A small booklet listing in alphabetical order all of the heads of households and businesses in Jackson, California in 1949. Inside the front cover is the information that the data in this directory was taken from the official map of the streets and numbers recently adopted by the City of Jackson. While Jackson is the county seat of Amador and the largest city in the region, it was still very much a small town then (and now). In 1949 all of the gold mines had been shut down, and the tourism boom had not yet begun. However, looking just at the last page it is interesting to see the variety of…

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    Jackson, California: M-F Sales, 1949. First edition - A small booklet listing in alphabetical order all of the heads of households and businesses in Jackson, California in 1949. Inside the front cover is the information that the data in this directory was taken from the official map of the streets and numbers recently adopted by the City of Jackson. While Jackson is the county seat of Amador and the largest city in the region, it was still very much a small town then (and now). In 1949 all of the gold mines had been shut down, and the tourism boom had not yet begun. However, looking just at the last page it is interesting to see the variety of names from the English Winterbottom to the Basque Ybarra, the Chinese Yow and Yep and the Italian Zuccone. 28 pp in stiff tan stapled wrappers. Includes a double page street map, a list of local organizations with meeting places and dates, the US mail arrival and departure schedule and the location of all the fire alarm boxes. Advertisements of local businesses.

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    Condition: Fine condition.

    Book ID: 33372
    Keywords: California, ephemera
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  • ALISTAIR MACLEAN: THE KEY IS FEAR: The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today, Volume Two. by [MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987] Lee, Robert A.
    [MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987] Lee, Robert A.
    ALISTAIR MACLEAN: THE KEY IS FEAR: The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today, Volume Two.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    San Bernardino, CA: R. Reginald / Borgo Press, 1976. First edition - The first critical work on the novels of MacLean, who was both a bestselling author and one of the premiere writers of adventure and suspense fiction, one who was able to "create believable situations of fear, tension, and terror." Brief biography and bibliography. The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today Volume Ten. 60 pp. ISBN: 0-878772030.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled red wrappers.

    Book ID: 86904
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  • Print from CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE ANGELS. by Madonna, Paul.
    Madonna, Paul.
    Print from CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE ANGELS.

    Petty Curse Books, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A very attractive print depicting the open gate found on the endpapers of this book, reproduced on heavy stock, measuring 10 by 8 inches. Lightly SIGNED in pencil by Madonna at the bottom and dated 217. Accompanied by a promotional postcard. Very uncommon.

    Condition: Fine.

    Book ID: 81650
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  • from THE SLAVE TRADE: VIEW FROM THE MIDDLE PASSAGE. by Major, Clarence.
    Major, Clarence.
    from THE SLAVE TRADE: VIEW FROM THE MIDDLE PASSAGE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, n.d. (1998.). First edition - An attractive small broadside, an excerpt from this poem included in 'Configurations' published by Copper Canyon Press in 1998. Letterpress printed on heavy cream stock, title in red, text in black, measuring 5 1/2 inches wide by 8 inches tall.

    Condition: Fine.

    Book ID: 55283
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  • KOSMOS / THE STAR IS A CHRYSALIS. by McClure, Michael (1932-2020)
    McClure, Michael (1932-2020)
    KOSMOS / THE STAR IS A CHRYSALIS.

    Edition: First printing, a single sheet folded.

    [ca 1973]. SIGNED first edition - A sheet of ivory paper folded in four with the poem 'The Star is a Chrysalis' on the inside and the single word 'Kosmos' on the front cover. INSCRIBED by McClure and simply signed Michael.

    Condition: Very good (light crease to outer edge)

    Book ID: 87125
    Keywords: ephemera, Poetry
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  • FOREVER FRONTIER: The Gila Cliff Dwellings. by McFarland, Elizabeth.
    McFarland, Elizabeth.
    FOREVER FRONTIER: The Gila Cliff Dwellings.

    Edition: Fourth printing, a slim trade paperback.

    Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico, 1967 (1991). A study of the Gila Cliff Dwellings in the Mogollons in New Mexico and of the civilization that resided there. Photographs, bibliography and Index, 62 pp. ISBN: 0-961535903.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated stapled wrappers.

    Book ID: 59905
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  • WHY EVAPORATED MILK MAKES GOOD FOOD BETTER. by [Meyenberg Milk Products Co, Salinas, California]
    [Meyenberg Milk Products Co, Salinas, California]
    WHY EVAPORATED MILK MAKES GOOD FOOD BETTER.

    Edition: Early printing, revised Jan 1935.

    Chicago: Evaporated Milk Association (c 1934). In addition to general comments on the usefulness and health benefits of evaporated milk, this consists of many recipes, all using this milk. Illustrated with photographs. This copy is of interest because it includes, stapled in the center, a small 4 pp pamphlet printed in red on gold paper called "The Origins of Unsweetened Evaparated Milk" which discusses the role of John Meyenberg as the inventor of the process used by the entire industry, the "largest individual product of the canning industry in the world." Meyenberg Milk Products, Salinas, Calif is stamped in blue on the title page. 48 pp (index inside rear cover)

    Condition: Very good in black and white illustrated covers.

    Book ID: 81637
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  • THE SECRET: a Fairytale for Lovers. by Milne, A. A.
    Milne, A. A.
    THE SECRET: a Fairytale for Lovers.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Minneapolis: Redpath Press, (1986). The first separate publication of this short story by the author of the Winnie the Pooh stories, originally published in 1948 in "The Birthday Party and Other Stories." Illustrated by Etienne Delessert and designed by Rita Marshall. A slim booklet, 7 inches tall by 4 inches wide. 32 pp. Intended to be mailed to the recipient, it is extremely uncommon to find this in its original complete condition. This set includes the story booklet, the envelope, the priced insert for store displays and even the original plastic bag. ISBN: 1-55628-0084.

    Condition: Fine in wrappers with French flaps, fading to the edges of the envelope. A virtually pristine copy of a scarce item.

    Book ID: 81727
    Keywords: Classics, ephemera
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  • MOKELUMNE HILL COMMUNITY COOKBOOK. by Moke Hill 4-H Club
    Moke Hill 4-H Club
    MOKELUMNE HILL COMMUNITY COOKBOOK.

    Collierville, TN: Fundcraft, n.d. (ca 1980). First edition - A community cookbook compiled by members of the 4-H Club from the small California gold rush town of Mokelumne Hill - a town settled in 1849 - in Calaveras County. 50 pp plus index, household hints, measurements, etc.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff illustrated wrappers with a black comb binding.

    Book ID: 81060
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  • THE FIRST PRINTERS AND THEIR BOOKS; A Catalogue of an Exhibition Commemorating the Five Hundredth Anniversary of the Invention of Printing. by Mongan, Elizabeth and Edwin Wolf.
    Mongan, Elizabeth and Edwin Wolf.
    THE FIRST PRINTERS AND THEIR BOOKS; A Catalogue of an Exhibition Commemorating the Five Hundredth Anniversary of the Invention of Printing.

    Edition: First printing.

    Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1940. First edition - Illustrated exhibition catalogue. Includes 64 incunabula from Gutenberg and his Bible through Wynkyn de Worde, in Westminster in 1500, with information on the printers as well as the books themselves. 94 pp

    Condition: Very good in stiff cream wrappers (some toning to the pages and covers, minor wear to yapped edges.)

    Book ID: 57648
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  • WORLDS BEYOND THE WORLD: THE FANTASTIC VISION OF WILLIAM MORRIS: The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today Volume Thirteen. by [Morris, William, 1834-1896] Mathews, Richard.
    [Morris, William, 1834-1896] Mathews, Richard.
    WORLDS BEYOND THE WORLD: THE FANTASTIC VISION OF WILLIAM MORRIS: The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today Volume Thirteen.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    San Bernardino, CA: R. Reginald / Borgo Press, 1978. First edition - While Morris is perhaps best known as a textile designer, printer and craftsman associated with the Arts and Craft movement, his contributions also helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, laying the foundation for Tolkien and others. This study looks at all of Morris's fiction as a distinctive, original and consistent body of work. Selected critical sources. The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today Volume Thirteen. 63 pp. ISBN: 0-893702188.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 86907
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  • BIGMOUTH: Morrissey 1983-1993. by [Morrissey] Reid, Pat.
    [Morrissey] Reid, Pat.
    BIGMOUTH: Morrissey 1983-1993.

    Edition: First printing, a slim paperback.

    London: Dunce Directive. (1993). First edition - A 6,000-word essay exploring Morrissey and his place in late 20th century popular culture - under the headings of genius, sex and money. Introduction by John Peel. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-9522068-03.

    Condition: Very near fine in stiff black and white illustrated covers. Uncommon.

    Book ID: 75036
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  • CLAN MUNRO MAGAZINE, No. 13, 1975. by Munro, David, editor.
    Munro, David, editor.
    CLAN MUNRO MAGAZINE, No. 13, 1975.

    Edition: First printing.

    Skinnergate, Perth: Clan Munro Association (Munro & Scott, printers.) 1975. First edition - Includes articles on the ending of a steel factory, on the estate Balconie and more, as well as general news about the activities of the association and its members. Illustrated with photographs, Advertisements. Small format. 44 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled glossy white wrappers.

    Book ID: 53911
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  • CLAN MUNRO MAGAZINE, No. 15, 1979. by Munro, David, editor.
    Munro, David, editor.
    CLAN MUNRO MAGAZINE, No. 15, 1979.

    Edition: First printing.

    Skinnergate, Perth: Clan Munro Association (Munro & Scott, printers.) 1979. First edition - Includes articles on agricultural improvement in the 1840s, on General Sir Charles Munro, recipes, and more, as well as general news about the activities of the association and its members.. Illustrated with photographs, Advertisements. Small format. 48 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled glossy white wrappers.

    Book ID: 53912
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  • PICACHO: "Life and Death of a Great Gold Mining Camp," by Odens, Peter; Paul Gillett, Foreword.
    Odens, Peter; Paul Gillett, Foreword.
    PICACHO: "Life and Death of a Great Gold Mining Camp,"

    Edition: First edition.

    n.p. By the author, (1973). SIGNED first edition - The history of the gold mining community of Picacho in Yuma County, Arizona - one which boasted of a population of some 2,500 in 1904 and which was the site of a famous shootout in 1902. Illustrated with photographs taken by the author. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Cover by Buachom Odens. 44 pp. ISBN: 0-960948449.

    Condition: Very near fine in stapled gold illustrated wrappers (tiny nick at base of spine)

    Book ID: 82916
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  • THE RAILROAD ERA: Business Competition and the Public Interest. by Oliver, Donald W. and Fred M. Newmann. Xerox Educational Publications.
    Oliver, Donald W. and Fred M. Newmann. Xerox Educational Publications.
    THE RAILROAD ERA: Business Competition and the Public Interest.

    Edition: Later printing.

    Middletown, CT: American Education Publications/Xerox, (1972-74, c 1967.). A study guide in the Public Issues series, and rather uncommon. Illustrated with duotone photographs, questions, case study, bibliography, 64 pp including covers.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (prev owner's stamp on 2nd page, usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 51222
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  • MUNRO EAGLE, Fall 1980, No. 11. by Organ, Ann Monroe, editor.
    Organ, Ann Monroe, editor.
    MUNRO EAGLE, Fall 1980, No. 11.

    Edition: First printing.

    Dansville, NY: Clan Munro Association, U.S.A. 1980. First edition - Includes articles and general news about the activities of the association and its members.. Illustrated with photographs, Small format. 24 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled two-tone mauve wrappers.

    Book ID: 53916
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  • (paper doll.)
    TEDDY BEAR FAMILY PAPER DOLL.

    Edition: First printing.

    Racine, WI: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1980. First edition - Includes 4 paper dolls - Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Little Bear and Baby Bear - and 15 press-out outfits, plus a cardstock crib and stroller to assemble for Baby Bear. Large format - 13 by 10 inches in stiff cardstock covers.

    Condition: Very near fine (as new) Uncut and complete.

    Book ID: 28004
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  • (paper doll.)
    PRINCESS OF POWER PAPER DOLL.

    Edition: First printing.

    Racine, WI: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1985. First edition - Based on the Mattel figurines. Includes 2 dolls - She-ra and Angela and 11 press-out outfits, plus . Also includes cutouts for the horse Spirit and wings and a unicorn mask to transform Spirit into 'Swift Wind' . Large format - 13 by 10 inches in stiff cardstock covers.

    Condition: Very near fine (as new) Uncut and complete.

    Book ID: 28001
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  • (paper doll.)
    STRAWBERRY SUE: PAPER DOLL.

    Edition: First thus.

    Racine, WI: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. First edition - One doll and 12 press-out outfits. Also includes a wheelbarrow and strawberries. Large format - 13 by 10 inches in stiff cardstock covers.

    Condition: Very near fine (as new) Uncut and complete.

    Book ID: 27999
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  • SECRET CARGO: The Story of Larry Mathews and His Dog Sambo, Forecastle Mates on the Tramp Steamer "Creole Trader", New Orleans to the South Seas. by Pease, Howard.
    Pease, Howard.
    SECRET CARGO: The Story of Larry Mathews and His Dog Sambo, Forecastle Mates on the Tramp Steamer "Creole Trader", New Orleans to the South Seas.

    Edition: Later printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (ca 1950, c 1931) dj. SIGNED hardcover - An early novel by Pease, a mystery and adventure story for older boys, set on a tramp cargo freighter and in Tahiti, SIGNED on the front endpaper with the words "best wishes" and dated 1961. Illustrated by Paul Q. Forster. 272 pp. Laid in is a mimeographed single sheet folded of tan paper with the front cover announcing "Howard Pease Day, July 27, 1961, Palo Alto, California, and a mimeographed half sheet with the lyrics for a song in Pease's honor. . The schedule for the day appears inside with Pease giving a speech "My adventures become your books." Signed books by Pease are fairly uncommon, even without this scarce bit of ephemera.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (some toning to the front endpaper, edgewear to the dj, with a few small chips at the top of the spine) .

    Book ID: 68595
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  • WHEN THE RAILROAD CAME TO READING! by Rhoads, W. W.
    Rhoads, W. W.
    WHEN THE RAILROAD CAME TO READING!

    Edition: 2nd printing (same month as the first)

    New York: The Newcomen Society of England, American Branch, 1948. An account of the colorful beginnings of rail transportation at Reading, Pennsylvania. Includes a biographical sketch of the author. Illustrated throughout. 28 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled ivory wrappers.

    Book ID: 66853
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  • BAJA CALIFORNIA AND ITS MISSIONS. by Robertson, Tomas.
    Robertson, Tomas.
    BAJA CALIFORNIA AND ITS MISSIONS.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Glendale CA: La Siesta Press, 1978. First edition - Includes sections on the Jesuit colonization, the Franciscan era, and Dominican period as well as on Native Americans today. Illustrated with maps and photographs. References, appendix. 96 pp. ISBN: 0-910856664.

    Condition: Very near fine in stiff illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82937
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  • "Ode on a New Etrurian Urn" in the KEATS-SHELLEY JOURNAL, Volume 12, Winter 1963. by Robinson, Dwight.
    Robinson, Dwight.
    "Ode on a New Etrurian Urn" in the KEATS-SHELLEY JOURNAL, Volume 12, Winter 1963.

    Edition: First printing.

    The Keats-Shelley Association of America, 1963. SIGNED first edition - Article on the "Reflection of Wedgwood Ware in the Poetic Imagery of John Keats." Illustrated with photographs. INSCRIBED on the front cover "for -- with a combination of guilty conscience and pleasure." 36 pp.

    Condition: Very good in stapled blue wrappers (some sunning to the covers)

    Book ID: 78631
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  • MINING IN CALIFORNIA: Chapter of Report XIX of the State Mineralogist Covering Mining in California and the Activities of the State Mining Bureau, Vol. 19, No. 3. by Root, Lloyd L., State Mineralogist.
    Root, Lloyd L., State Mineralogist.
    MINING IN CALIFORNIA: Chapter of Report XIX of the State Mineralogist Covering Mining in California and the Activities of the State Mining Bureau, Vol. 19, No. 3.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: California State Minng Bureau, March 1923. First edition - Contains District Reports of Mining Engineers, an article on Peat and its occurence in California, and reports on other minerals from aluminum to cadmium, cobalt, nickle and more. Map. Pp 88-133 plus a 9 pp list of publications by the State Bureau.

    Condition: Very good in thin printed stapled wrappers.

    Book ID: 81638
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  • Rosamond, Peggy Jo.
    THE ANTIQUE DOLLS GO TO A PAPER DOLL WEDDING.

    Edition: First edition.

    Pleasant Hill, CA: Evergreen Press, 1976. Third book of paper dolls by this illustrator. Includes four original paper dolls, based on actual antique dolls in the artist's collection with authentic costumes in full color. Designed to be cut out, this large format book includes a page on stiff paper of dolls and another of a bride's trunk, and 3 pages on glossy paper of clothes. Printed on one side only. Notes on the dolls and the costumes on the back cover.

    Condition: Fine (as new.) Bound in stiff illustrated covers with a sewn cloth spine, oblong format, 11 inches tall by 14 1/2 inch wide.

    Book ID: 19293
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  • 20TH CENTURY LIMITED. by Rose, Alan.
    Rose, Alan.
    20TH CENTURY LIMITED.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1984. First edition - A "testament to the halycon days of railroading in America." A book which can be used to cut and assemble a replica of the 20th Century Limited, the New York Central Lines train that ran between Grand Central Station in New York and Chicago. Includes a brief introduction with information and photographs of this train as well as other photographs and small reproductions of advertisements scattered throughout. Tips for assembling a diarama of the train rounding a bend of the Hudson River at the end. A Dolphin Book, printed on card stock and measuring 14 inches tall by 11". Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-385-277679.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy stapled covers, pages on card stock and marked to be cut out to create color model. (as new)

    Book ID: 81640
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