Orinda, CA: Condor's Sky Press, (1965). SIGNED first edition - A small group of Chinese set up camp on the beach at Monterrey in April 1853 and their number quickly increased to form a Chinatown community. A hand-lettered acount of Chinatown, the visit by Robert Louis Stevenson and more. Illustrated with pen & ink sketches by Joyce Mary Alexander. Introduction by Richard Dillon. INSCRIBED by Estob on the first page and dated in the year of publication. Oblong format, 26 pps plus notes.

Tucson: The Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society, (1965). First edition - An offprint of an article from The Journal Of Arizona History, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring, 1965. The history and development of the Pipe Spring National Monument, located in the northeastern part of Mohave County just south of the Utah state line; it preserves an historic fort and other structures built by Mormon pioneers. Illustrated with vintage photographs, bibliographical note. Unpaginated (15 pp)

Davis, CA: University of California Library, Davis and the Wine Museum of San Francisco, 1976. First edition - A lecture originally presented at the Wine Museum of San Francisco on November 19, 1975, tracing the connection between wine and poetry from Chaucer to Shakespeare, Herrick and Keats. Number 5 in the Library Chapbook series. Illustrated, footnotes. 18 pp.

Columbus, Ohio: The Educational Printing House, Inc. 1930, 1933. First edition - The first and the 11th books in this series of supplemental 10c readers. "Uncle Ben in Japan" is illustrated with drawings by Horace F. King, and features many activities for students from a puzzle map of connect the numbered dots to find the words and more. "Uncle Ben in the Panama" is illustrated throughout with photographs, although there is a final page to make a list of new words. Both books are written in the form of letters to children (Japan) and boys and girls (Panama) 48 pp, 32 pp.respectively. Panama includes 1 page listing of the titles to itself. Both are uncommon and provide an interesting look at US elementary school education in the early 1930s.

Cambridge, MA: Exact Change, (1990). First edition - A rather appealing and quirky book, as much as extended essay on estuaries and an account of his trips navigating the creeks, brooks, and estuaries of the southern Massachusetts coast around Scituate and Marshfield in his 16-footer boat 'Essay' as it is a dictionary - although he does define many words, and also refers to historical definitions in old Websters and more, as he laments that many of the vernacular words are fading from common speech. Illustrated with photographs by the author. Uncommon in the first printing. 43 pp. ISBN: 1-878972022.

Orange, VA: The Montpelier Foundation, (2010). A work originally published in 1865. Paul Jennings was an enslaved manservant of President James Madison (1751-1836) and afterwards of Daniel Webster, who purchased him from Mrs. Madison and freed him with the understanding he would be paid back. Jennings went on to work for the US government in Washington, D.C., was an active abolitionist and became a man of property, able to donate money to an aged and impoverished Dolly Madison, and to see his sons fought for the Union in the Civil War. 19 pp. Brief biography of Jennings on back cover.

Johannesburg, SA: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1949. First edition - A slim booklet. Includes a long introduction from the President of the Institute - Mrs A. W. Hoernle - in which she both deplores some of the recent changes, emphasizes that the Institute is multi-racial, but nevertheless committed to remaining non-party political. Two page list of representatives of numerous affiliated organizations. 86 pp.

New York: Seville Packing Company, (1905). First edition - Contains an introduction and recipes by Janet McKenzie Hill. Color frontispiece with tissue guard. A small booklet, 4 1/2 inches wide by 6 inches, sewn in illustrated tan wrappers. 31 pp. plus a final ad for Nicelle Olive Oil.

San Francisco: United Prune Growers of California, (1932). First edition - A slim brochure with several pages on the health benefits of prunes - "every day in some way." Recipes illustrated with photographs. 16 pp (unpaginated) in a stapled silver foil binding.

San Francisco: The Commonwealth Club of California, 1976. First edition - A summary of the report and recommendations by Members of the Study Section on Africa. 24 pp.

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, nd (ca 1930s). This series of tiny pocket books began in 1919, originally reprinting works from fiction to socialist and philosophical tracts to advice manuals and humor. It later expanded to include original works as well. On the back cover is the slogan "A university in print, read the world over." 32 pp.

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, (c 1930). A book which starts out by stating that the sex question has been darkened by the dogmas of religion and concludes by averring that the young have a right to sexual experience. 32 pp. This series of tiny pocket books began in 1919, originally reprinting works from fiction to socialist and philosophical tracts to advice manuals and humor. It later expanded to include original works as well.

Davenport, Iowa: Red Jacket Mfg. Co, nd (ca 1950). Includes operator's manual, maintenance manual and parts list. Illustrated. 36 pp.

Philadelphia: Kafka Society of America, 1982. First edition - A double issue, includes several articles on Kafka's writings including "Kafka, Borges and Contemporary Latin American Fiction" by Edna Aizenberg as well as programs planned for the centennial of Kafka's birth in 1983. Large format - 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 54 pp.

New York: Scribner, (2008.). First edition - Includes three selections from his second book, one which weaves Gustavo's family story with the history of Orange County and the current immigrant experience, and 'Glossary for Gabachos' from his first book, "Ask a Mexican." 35 pp.

San Francisco: Cliff House Gift Shop, n.d. (ca 1975). Includes brief one page description of each of the 21 old Missions - those founded by Serra, but also the later ones - through Mission Solana in Sonoma in 1823. Illustrated. 24 pp.

Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co., 1974. First edition - Cover article on 'A Black Musical Comedy Bids for Tony Awards' - that is, on 'Raisin', the musical based onLorraine Hansberry's "Raisin in the Sun." (Nominated for 9 awards, it won two - both Best Musical and Best Actress for Virginia Capers - pictured on the cover.) Includes other news in business, politics, education and much more. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Ads. Small digest format. 66 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (2005.). First edition - A rather uncommon slim promotional brochure for the author's first novel, an academic thriller, which went quickly into many later printings. Includes the first two chapters and information on planned publicity. 20 pp.

New York: Paulist Press, (1937). First edition - A brief biography of Father Damien (1840-1899), 'Apostle of the Lepers', and his work in transforming the leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. Illustrated with photographs. Bibliography. 24 pp.

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, nd (ca 1960). A translation of an unfinished manuscript originally written by Engels in 1876 and first published posthumously in German in 1896. 30 pp.

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, nd (ca 1962). In addition to a discussion of Lenin's role as the founder of the party this includes a brief commentary on friends in other countries - specifically Cuba and Uruguay. 53 pp Uncommon.

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, nd (ca 1961). First edition - Covers such topics as public ownership and free labor, plans for full employment, working conditions and more. Ends with optimistic comments on future abundance. Illustrated with photographs. 48 pp. Uncommon.

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1956. First edition - A booklet of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on their economic progress and plans for the future. Photograph of Bulganin. Faint stamp on title page noting that the material in this had been filed with the Department of Justice. 82 pp.

Scotland, Massachusetts: Community Press, 1953. First edition - First separate publication of this article originally published in Volume 4, Series Two of the Collections of the Mass. Historical Society. A small thin booklet measuring approximately 7 by 5 inches. 20 pp.

Nevada City, CA: Harold Berliner, (1985) dj. First edition - A limited edition chapbook with a brief history of the San Francisco library, plus a single page which reflects on the value of libraries in the Information Age, one of only 500 copies printed on Artemis paper in Dante types. In addition to running a fine press in Nevada City, Berliner was the District Attorney in Nevada County from 1957-73, and he wrote the text that later became known as the Miranda Rights Warning. 22 pp. plus colophon.

Sacramento: California State Printing Office, (1936). First edition - A "bulletin prepared for the public schools in the hope that a brief story of his life and travels here and in Western Nevada will add interest to his books." Illustrated with photographs, chronology, calendar of his travels in the West, books about Mark Twain. vii, 30 pp.

[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.

[Berkeley, CA] [Tangram Press] nd. First edition - A small poetry broadside, attractively printed in two colors on cream stock. While this does not include any printing information, it was by Tangram Press in Berkeley. Faintly penciled on the verso is the notation 1/120. Measures just 7 inches by 5 inches.

New York: Carnegie Hill Neighbors, Inc, (1989). SIGNED first edition - A guide to the important buildings of this Upper East Side neighborhood in New York City, illustrated with photographs and drawings. Map. Includes a history of the neighborhood, information on the architects, definitions of architectural styles and glossary. INSCRIBED inside the front cover by one of the contributors and dated in the year of publication. vi, 87 pp.