Author's Autograph Edition, limited to 1000 signed copies. 8vo, xvi, 436 pp; 3/4 bound in publisher's faux vellum with light blue paper boards, gilt lettering to spine; SIGNED on Limitation page by both Byrd and the Publisher. #####Near fine overall with only very slight surface wear, but regrettably an ex-lib copy with Dewey Decimal number inked on spine and a small ink stamp and notation on the acknowledgement page. #####Ex-libris Herbert Brenon, with his bookplate on fep. Brenon was an Irish film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent film through the 1930s. Some of Bren... View More...
2d ed. revised and enlarged. 8vo, violet embossed cloth. xii + 324pp. An account of the gold rush and gold fields, starting with embarkment from New York to Panama and then from Panama to California. Kurutz [363a] -- calls this book, "one of the earliest, liveliest, and most detailed accounts of the Gold Rush." Ex-lib with call number on spine, several inked and penciled notations on dedication page; pocket or residue. A clean tight copy overall, with scattered foxing and faint soiling throughout. Covers somewhat faded, with wear to corners and spine ends; discoloration in gutter View More...
125 pp. Original screenplay for a proposed film based on the National Book Award winning memoir - cowritten by Matthiessen and the Polish producer/director Korzeniowsky. Nearly fine in studio wrappers bound with 3 posts, as issued. The screenplay is an original studio photocopy; the title page typed on production company letterhead. We are aware of no other copies having come on the market. Near fine: light wear to covers, internally fine. Unusual in that PM is a cowriter of the script; most proposed screenplays of his works were adapted by others. View More...
[Westernlore Press], [Los Angeles], 1959. Facsimile edition. 4to (12 1/4 x 9 1/4"). 120pp. Blind-stamped Black pebbled cloth with gilt title on front board and backstrip. Folding map frontispiece. "Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley" is one of the most important publications devoted to the Mormon emigration. This original 1855 edition was produced by a young convert, Frederick Piercy, and Samuel Richards, who was then the president of the Liverpool Mission president. They envisioned a travel guide for English converts who wanted to make the trek to the Salt Lake Valley. Piercy was ... View More...
FIRST EDITION 16mo. (approx. 15 x 11.5cm) bound in full calf, gilt decorations and titles, marbled endpapers. t.e.g. 62pp. plus advertisement leaf at rear. Many delightful line drawings by Gilbert and Henning illustrating the text. Ex-libris of [?] Battie-Wrightson, possibly a reference to a member [or family] of William Battie-Wrightson, MP.
CONDITION: A good clean copy with rubbing to extremities; back hinge partially cracked with small tear to endpaper. Text block is clean and bright with no foxing. . View More...
Published for tourists, each of these popular booklets discusses a significant aspect of Japanese life and culture. They were written by a variety of authors and many went through several editions, including post-war reprints. /////This set comprises 17 of the first 19 titles [lacking 11 & 16]; all are pre-war editions —ten are scarce first printings (1935-1936)/////1 Tea Cult of Japan [3rd, 1937]2 Japanese Noh Plays [3rd, 1938]3 Sakura Japanese Cherry (3rd,1941)4 Japanese Gardens [3rd, 1938]5 Hirosige and Japanese Landscapes (3rd, 1939]6 Japanese Drama (2d,1936)7 Japanese Architecture [3rd, ... View More...
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