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PROGRAMME, AMHARCLANN NA MAINISTREACH / ABBEY THEATRE.
Edition: First printing.
Dublin, Ireland: The National Theatre Society, Ltd. 1945. First edition - Program for Monday, 3rd December 1945 and the following nights for the Second Week of "The Playboy of the Western World" in 3 acts by J.M. Synge, with Brid Ni Loingsigh, Denis O'Dea, Cyril Cusack and others. Laid in is a small slip noting that Cussack had suffered an injury to his knee and asking the audience to overlook any stiffness. 4 pp stapled inside paper covers, includes many ads for local businesses.
Condition: Very good overall in grey-green illustrated paper wrappers (stapled slightly off-center, fragile paper)
Book ID: 63346More details Price: $35.00 -
A COMPLETE BULLFIGHT WITH PICTURES IN FULL COLOR / UNA CORRIDA DE TOROS CON GRAFICAS A COLORES.
Mexico, D. F. Imp. Aboitiz, n.d. (ca 1960). A bilingual booklet which explains the basics of bullfighting, and illustrates it with 24 full page, full color paintings by six artists - Ruano Llopis, Carreno, Navarrete, Ruiz Vela, Ximenez and Luis Gomez. As Candido explains in the brief prologue, the paintings are from the collection of the printer, Aboitiz, who was responsible for all the publicity related to the bullfight in Mexico for 25 years. Measures 6 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches. Unpaginated. Picture of the Plaza Mexico, the largest bull ring in the world, on the back cover.
Condition: Very good in stapled glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 81598More details Price: $18.50 -
THE LUNATIC'S TALE: Forever Single (from "Side Effects")
Edition: 2nd printing.
Minneapolis: Redpath Press, (1986). The first separate publication of this short story originally published in 'Side Effects.' Illustrated by Etienne Delessert and designed by Rita Marshall. A slim booklet, 7 inches tall by 4 inches wide. 29 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: 1-55628-0017.
Condition: Fine in wrappers with French flaps, fading to the edges of the envelope and a bit of dustiness to the plastic bag.
Book ID: 81728More details Price: $17.50 -
ORANGE COUNTY: A Personal History.
Edition: Advance Reader's Excerpt (slim chapbook format. )
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.
Condition: Very near fine in stapled illustrated wrappers (as new, but toning to pages). Uncommon.
Book ID: 90145More details Price: $12.00 -
VINTAGE WESTERNS 2014 CALENDAR.
Edition: First printing.
Wilmington, DE: Asgard Press. (2013). First edition - "The spirit of the wild west comes to life with this amazing collection of pulp covers from popular magazines during the Golden Age of the early 1920s - 1950s. . . Asgard Press has been creating and publishing archival quality calendars, books, and stationery since 1999." This includes a dozen exhibition quality prints that are perforated and can be easily removed to fit standard frames. Measure approx. 15" tall and 11" wide. ISBN: 978-1603689021.
Condition: Fine (a new copy, in original publisher's shrink wrap.)
Book ID: 78879More details Price: $20.00 -
SECRET SANTA.
Edition: First printing, a slim chapbook.
New York: Mysterious Bookshop, 2015. SIGNED first edition - An original short story, one of a series commissioned by the bookshop as a holiday gift - each is set during the Christmas season and at least partially takes place in the bookshop. SIGNED on the title page. Unpaginated (24 pp)
Condition: Fine in stapled illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 81012More details Price: $20.00 -
PAUL BUNYAN; THE GIANT LUMBERJACK.
Bemidji, MN: c. 1953. Tales of Paul Bunyan and his friends and animals, including Sport the Reversible Dog, illustrated in color and black and white drawings. Apparently a promotion item, with "The Gift Mart, Lakewiew Hotel, Bemidji, Minnesota" printed on front cover. Unpaginged (32 pp. including covers) Postcard of the steel and concrete statues of Paul and Babe in Bemidji laid in.
Condition: Just about fine in original stapled pictorial wraps.
Book ID: 85580More details Price: $18.00 -
MEMORY BOOK.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Standard Brands Incorporated, 1940. Hardcover first edition - A picture book - a combination of photo album, brief jottings and some dialogue - which put faces on the characters in "One Man's Family," an American radio soap opera, created by Carlton E. Morse, which ran from 1932-1959 (first on radio, then on television). It was the longest-running uninterrupted dramatic serial in the history of American radio. Slim oblong format, unpaginated.
Condition: Near fine.
Book ID: 79926More details Price: $12.50 -
"The Reminiscences of Thomas S Bayley" in GOLDEN NOTES Vol 14 No. 1 , November 1967.
Edition: First printing, a slim pamphlet.
Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Historical Society, 1967. First edition - The entire issue is dedicated to publishing excerpts from a manuscript on deposit at the Bancroft Library. Thomas Bailey arrived in California with his family in 1848, at the age of 14. They settled in Dixon, where they raised cattle and wheat, and Thomas is credited with the invention of the Jackson Feeder for threshing machines. The excepts included here are all related to the Sacramento area, including notes of Sutter's Fort, the first ferry on the American River, etc. 12 pp.
Condition: Near fine in stapled illustrated yellow wrappers (slight toning).
Book ID: 82610More details Price: $16.50 -
METAMOPHOSIS GAME: An Eighteenth Century Game of Changing Identities.
Edition: First printing.
Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Musuem, (2001). First edition - A game inspired by the Samuel Beddome original included in the exhibition "Devices of Wonder" at the Getty Museum from November 13, 2001 to February, 2002. This includes 12 paper overlays and 4 blank ones to create your own costumed portrait in a folder with a generic portrait on the front cover.
Condition: Fine (a new copy, still in original clear envelope.)
Book ID: 80265More details Price: $23.50 -
AUTOGRAPHED NOTE
Condition: Very good.
Book ID: 66201More details Price: $175.00 -
MAX BEERBOHM AND THE OXFORD CHANCELLORS: A Keepsake to Commemorate the Visit of The Grolier Club of New York and The Zamorano Club of Los Angeles to the William W. Clary Oxford Collection, August 28, 1961.
Edition: First printing.
Privately printed, 1961. First edition - Includes a reproduction of the manuscript of Beerbohm's Sonnet "To The 'Most Distinguished Chancellor' That Oxford Has Had?" and a reproduction of the caricature "The Old and the Young Self" 12 pp. Handsewn
Condition: Fine in teal wrappers with black lettering.
Book ID: 58043More details Price: $25.00 -
MINES OF DEATH VALLEY.
Edition: Revised edition.
Glendale CA: La Siesta Press, 1985 (c 1966). A slim paperback. The story of fabulous mining booms of the Death Valley area, from 1849 to World War II. Illustrated with maps,photographs and drawings. Suggested reading, index. 71 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82934More details Price: $14.50 -
THE EDUCATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS: A Survey of the Literature.
Edition: Paperback.
Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office, 1969. A "Committee Print" prepared for the Special Subcommittee on Indian Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate. Includes the complete 1968 report by Berry with a one page preface by Senator Ralph Yarborough, the Committee Chairman, which highlights not just how this report shows that we have failed in providing equal education opportunities to Native Americans, but also their higher child mortality rate. 36 pages of this report consists of a long list of references. 121 pp.
Condition: Good overall in stapled paper covers - previous owner's name on front cover, some wear to edges, but contents clean. Uncommon.
Book ID: 81604More details Price: $40.00 -
HOW TO PAN GOLD FOR FUN - HEALTH - PROFIT.
Edition: First printing.
Auburn, California & Reno, Nevada: By the author, 1959. First edition - Small pamphet, with illustrations by the author. Map of the Motherlode. Unpaginated (20 pp)
Condition: Fine in stapled yellow illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 63376More details Price: $10.00 -
SET OF TWO CATALOGS - #71 WESTERN AMERICANA & #73: AMERICANA / INDIANS.
Edition: First printing.
Southport, WA: R. M. Weatherford, Bookseller. (1988). First edition - Two bookseller's catalogues issued by Dick Weatherford, the founder of Interloc (now Alibris) from the years when he was a well known Western Americana bookseller. #71 has 481 items, 58 pages including the rear cover. #69 has 449 items, 58 pages including the rear cover.
Condition: Both very good in illustrated stapled wrappers (mailing labels)
Book ID: 84667More details Price: $16.50 -
SET OF TWO CATALOGS - #47, Americana / Indians & #49 Americana / Indians/Alaska.
Edition: First printing.
Monroe, WA: R. M. Weatherford, Bookseller. (1986). First edition - Two bookseller's catalogues issued by Dick Weatherford, the founder of Interloc (now Alibris) from the years when he was a well known Western Americana bookseller. #47 has 595 items, 50 pages including the rear cover. #49 has 664 items, 50 pages including the rear cover.
Condition: Both very good in stapled wrappers (mailing labels)
Book ID: 84665More details Price: $16.50 -
SET OF TWO CATALOGS - #68 & #69: WESTERN AMERICANA.
Edition: First printing.
Southport, WA: R. M. Weatherford, Bookseller. (1988). First edition - Two bookseller's catalogues issued by Dick Weatherford, the founder of Interloc (now Alibris) from the years when he was a well known Western Americana bookseller. #68 has 471 items, 58 pages including the rear cover. #69 has 463 items, 58 pages including the rear cover.
Condition: Both near fine in illustrated stapled wrappers (mailing labels)
Book ID: 84666More details Price: $16.50 -
THE PRINCE'S BRIDE, THE ANT AND GRASSHOPPER, THE REFORMED PIG, THE THREE WISE WOMEN: Faultless Starch Books #4 and 11, Faultless Starch Library #23 and 35 (set of 4 booklets)
Edition: Early printings (with "Beaham's" above the trademark, no Good Housekeeping Seal)
Kansas City: Charles E. Brown Publishing Co. / Faultless Starch Col, (ca 1900). Small promotional booklets, just 3 by 5 inches, given out with each box of starch sold. Each volume contains a retelling of a familiar story, or an original story, often humorous, and also often bringing in "starch" into the story. At the end of the story are several pages of conundrums, jokes, interesting facts, etc. Illustrated. Colors of the covers vary - blue, brown, red, turquoise - and each is printed in the same color as the cover illustration. 16 pp each, including the covers,
Condition: Good condition - some light toning to the pages, tear at the bottom edge of #4. Priced as a set.
Book ID: 68093More details Price: $40.00 -
REPORT ON DIRECTIVES OF THE SIXTH FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE USSR, 1956-1960 TO THE 20TH CONGRESS OF THE 20TH CONGRESS OF THE C.P.S.U. FOR THE SIXTH FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S.S.R. 1956-1960.
Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.
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.
Condition: Fair condition in cream stapled wrappers with red lettering (tidemarks to edges of covers, prev owners' name inside front cover. Uncommon.
Book ID: 88263More details Price: $15.00 -
FLOWER ARRANGING - A Fascinating Hobby.
Edition: First printing.
Atlanta: The Coca-Cola Company, (1940). First edition - The first of three booklets on flower arranging, published to promote Coca-Cola, and written by the mother of noted beat author William S. Burroughs. Focus is on flower arranging throughout the year - plus a section at the end on "arrangements for refreshments" featuring coke bottles. Unpaginated, square format, illustrated with full color photographs throughout.
Condition: Very good in illustrated stapled wrappers (a bit of rubbing to the edges and the spine, crease in upper corner)
Book ID: 67789More details Price: $11.50 -
GALENA'S DESOTO HOUSE 1853.
Edition: 2nd edition.
Galena, IL: Pilot House Perspectives, (1990.). Brochure recounting the story of a historic hotel, called in its heyday, when the lead mines in Galena were bustling, 'the largest hotel in the Northwest.' Illustrated with vintage photographs. Notes, 40 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in stiff stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 39406More details Price: $12.00 -
CARNEGIE HILL: An Architectural Guide.
Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.
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.
Condition: Very near fine in beige wrappers with burgundy lettering and illustration on front cover.
Book ID: 87018More details Price: $27.50 -
WINE AND POETRY.
Edition: First printing, a slim chapbook.
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.
Condition: Fine in stapled illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 90571More details Price: $25.00 -
THE MAN WHO TALKS WITH THE FLOWERS: The Intimate Life Story of Dr. George Washington Carver.
Edition: Early printing.
Saint Paul, Minnesota: Macalaster Park Publishing Co, (c 1939). A very early printing of this little booklet which describes the friendship between Dr Carver and the author, a biography which focuses on the spiritual side of Carver, more than his accomplishments as a scientist, botanist, educator and inventor. Indicates thirtieth thousand on the title page. 64 pp.
Condition: Near fine in stapled blue printed wrappers (some toning to pages and covers) .
Book ID: 84281More details Price: $20.00 -
LOT of 3 pieces related to Cleaver's defense fund: 2 brochures and a business card.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: All items are just about fine, new and unused -
Book ID: 73666More details Price: $35.00 -
LOT of 4 pieces related to Cleaver's defense fund: 3 brochures and a business card.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: All items are just about fine, new and unused -
Book ID: 75740More details Price: $45.00 -
ELDRIDGE CLEAVER AT EXILE'S END
Edition: First printing, a slim brochure.
San Francisco: Eldridge Cleaver Legal Defense Fund (1976.). First edition - Black and white photograph of Cleaver and Kathleen Cleaver on front cover, other photographs inside covers. First separate printing of this article, published by the Eldridge Cleaver Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco. 8 pp including the covers
Condition: Fine in stapled illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 73665More details Price: $25.00 -
NOTES FOR A GLOSSARY OF WORDS AND PHRASES OF BARBADIAN DIALECT.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Bridgetown: Barbados National Trust n.d. (ca 1975). Fifth edition of a work originally published in 1955 - each edition adds more words to the list. [6] 120 pp. Wraparound cover art by Jill Walker.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (light vertical crease on back cover).
Book ID: 77580More details Price: $15.00 -
PLAYTIME COLORING BOOK.
Edition: First printing.
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1963. Simple uncomplicated pictures of children at play, with just a few words of text. Unpaginated (24 pp.) Small format measuring just 7 5/8 inches by 5 1/8.
Condition: Very good condition overall in stapled wrappers. Still uncolored.
Book ID: 32885More details Price: $10.00