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POETRY, Volume 105, Number 3, December 1964.
Edition: First appearance in print of these works.
Chicago: Poetry Magazine, 1964. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by Marvin Bell at his poem "The Condition." Also included are poems by LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Carolyn Kizer, Barbara Guest, X. J. Kennedy, William Dickey and others.
Condition: Near fine in printed wrappers ( faint library stamp to two pages.)
Book ID: 43276More details Price: $20.00 -
SINS OF THE SEVENTH SISTER: A Memoir of the Gothic South.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 76564More details Price: $18.00 -
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME:"Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 31, Number 1, January 1945.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1945. First edition - Includes a study of the California mule deer at Sequoia National Park, and more. Illustrated with photographs and maps. 32 pp. Other issues of this journal in stock.
Condition: Good in dark green stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 47993More details Price: $12.00 -
THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER: Journal of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: Vol. IX, No. 3, Spring 1985.
Edition: First printing.
Buffalo, NY: Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, 1985. First edition - A journal issued quarterly by this organization which "attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public." This includes articles on "The Columbus Poltergeist Case: Photos, Film, and Flim-Flam" by James Randi; "Moon & Murder: It's Moonshine"; "Investigating the Image of Guadalupe"; "Phrenology and Gullibility"; UFOs and Radar" and more. Illustrated. pp. 194-304.
Condition: Very good in stapled illustrated wrappers (some rubbing and wear to the covers).
Book ID: 90650More details Price: $16.50 -
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME: "Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 32, Number 4, October 1946.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1946. First edition - Includes articles on muskrats and Pacific tuna-like fishes, and more. Illustrated with photographs, charts and maps. pp 163-204. Index to volume 32. Other issues of this journal in stock.
Condition: Good in dark green stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 47997More details Price: $12.00 -
VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA, WRITTEN AT SEA 1852: The Journal of Lucy Kendall Herrick.
Edition: 2nd printing.
San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, (1998.) dj. Hardcover - Account of 24 year old Lucy Kendall Herrick's 137-day voyage in 1852 from New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn, aboard the 'Josephine', a 947-ton, three-masted freighter, a trip made with her mother, sister and family friend, to rejoin her father in the gold mines. One of the few accounts written by women about sea journeys during that era. Introduction by Andrew Rolle. Illustrated with photographs. Notes, bibliography and index. A handsomely produced book, somewhat oversized. 135 pp. ISBN: 0-87328-1659.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 44366More details Price: $24.50 -
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME: "Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 33, Number 4, October 1947.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1947. First edition - Includes articles on classifying vegetation in California, on the Castle Lake trout. Large full-color folding map on the distribution of vegetation and a section of photographs on glossy stock. Illustrated with photographs, charts and maps. pp 199-329. Other issues of this journal in stock.
Condition: Good in dark green stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 47999More details Price: $12.00 -
SOME PERSPECTIVES ON THE MAU MAU MOVEMENT: Kenya Historical Review, Vol. 5 No. 2, 1977
Edition: First printing.
Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1977. First edition - A Special Issue of the Kenya Historical Review, Vol. 5 No. 2, 1977 with twelve articles on the topic, and an introduction by Bethwell A. Ogot. Slightly oversized trade paperback. pp 169-403.
Condition: Very good in green illustrated covers.
Book ID: 82512More details Price: $35.00 -
LEARNING A TRADE: A Craftsman's Notebooks, 1955-1997.
Edition: First printing.
Durham & London: Duke University Press, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - For more than fifty years, Price, winner of the William Faulkner Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and many others, kept a journal of his writing life, and publication of this journal provides a revealing window into his creative process and craftsman's sensibilities. List of the names that appear, notes, 603 pp. ISBN: 0-822321122.
Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (remainder line).
Book ID: 38056More details Price: $20.00 -
THE NEW INDEPENDENT AFRICAN NATIONS - ABILITY TO SURVIVE, GROW AND DEVELOP. The Commonwealth, October 4, 1976, Part Two, Vol. LXX, No. 40.
Edition: First printing.
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.
Condition: Fine in stapled yellow wrappers with green lettering.
Book ID: 90350More details Price: $25.00 -
POETRY, Volume CXX (120) Number 1, April 1972.
Edition: First appearance in print of these works.
Chicago: Modern Poetry Association, 1972. SIGNED first edition - The first appearance by Schaeffer in 'Poetry' and this copy is INSCRIBED by her to noted poet and critic M. L. Rosenthal "Although you probably have it, it's nice for me to send something not a submission - a selfish present." An interesting association early in her career. Also includes the first appearance in print of Kerney Rhoden. Notes on contributors. 63 pp plus advertisements. Cover by Zeno.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 39451More details Price: $30.00 -
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DRACULA.
Edition: Second edition.
New York: World Audience Publishers, (2010). SIGNED - While predominately a journal and travel guide, this book also provides historical insight into both the real Dracula (Vlad the Impaler) and the fictional Dracula of Bram Stoker's novel. Illustrated with hundreds of the author's photographs. While designed to be an "armchair travel guide"", the final section contains tips for a traveler who decides to follow this trail physically. INSCRIBED on the title page The second edition corrects a few errors and updates prices in that last section. Promotional postcard laid in. 255 pp. ISBN: 978-1935444534.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 88807More details Price: $30.00 -
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME:"Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 31, Number 2, April 1945.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1945. First edition - Includes a preliminary study of the fishery resources in relation to the Central
Valley Water Project, and more. Illustrated with photographs and maps. pp 33-74. Other issues of this journal in stock.Condition: Good in dark green stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 47994More details Price: $12.00 -
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME:"Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 32, Number 3, July 1946.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1946. First edition - Includes articles on the Castle Lake trout and Cooper Hawk nesting, and more. Illustrated with photographs, charts and maps. pp 109-161. Other issues of this journal in stock.
Condition: Good in dark green stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 47996More details Price: $12.00 -
CALLALOO: Callaloo Volume 20, Number 4 Fall 1997: Eric Williams and the Postcolonial Caribbean.
Edition: First printing.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press 1997. SIGNED first edition - A special issue devoted to the work of Dr Eric Williams, as an historian and a politician. SIGNED by George Lamming at his article "The Legacy of Eric Williams." Includes an excerpt from William's works, articles by Selwyn Cudjoe, Patricia Mohammed, William Darrity Jr, a select bibliography by Deborah Craig Nestor and more. Photograph. ix, pp 703-912. ISBN: 0161-2492.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (one corner bent.)
Book ID: 52898More details Price: $65.00 -
JOURNEY TO BELOVED.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Hyperion, 1998. Hardcover first edition - Notes from Oprah Winfrey about her experiences and feelings during the making of the movie 'Beloved' based on Toni Morrison's novel. She describes how jarring it is when news from the 'real' world filters in - the death of Princess Diane, rumors that Oprah was quitting her show. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Ken Regan, including many double-page spreads. Foreword by director Jonathan Demme. 165 pp plus 16 unnumbered end pages. Large format. ISBN: 0-7868-64583.
Condition: Fine in illustrated boards, as issued (a new copy.)
Book ID: 50458More details Price: $21.00