1st ed., 4to, illustrated stiff wrappers, plastic comb binding. Unpaginated.
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One of a series of annual volumes published in conjunction with an annual ball, and New York, Artists Equity Association. From the preface: "This is Volume 5 of Improvisations. First conceived in 1950 from an idea by Julio de Diego, Improvisations has been accepted as a novel and original medium by advertisers in sympathy with the ideals of Artists Equity Association. The member-artists who illustrated the journal were selected by the advertisers and were given complete freedom of expression. Each page was des... View More...
1st paperback edition, inscribed by Fisher on the half-title to Elaine Corn, former food editor and writer. Corn headed up the food sections for the Louisville Courier-Journal and then the Sacramento Bee. While at the Bee, the paper won awards for Best Food Section and Best Food Reporting from the Association of Food Journalists. Corn is also author of six cookbooks herself and won both the Julia Child and James Beard culinary awards. CONDITION: Good+; typical pb surface wear, but no chips or tears. Light damp stain to lower front cover, bottom rear cover near spine. But let's face it; you ar... View More...
First edition, 18 pp. 8vo, stitched wrappers; disbound from a larger volume of serial publications; lacking any wrappers if issued. Special Session, March 5, 1877. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 1. A detailed account of the fighting between the Modoc Indians and US troops in Northern California during the first half of 1873, following the alleged murder of unarmed peace commissioners sent by President Grant. This includes accounts of battles with Modoc leader Captain Jack and his band near what is now Lava Beds National Monument. Gillem offers both a detailed report on the battles of Sand Butte and D... View More...
1st ed., 8vo, dark green boards, 154 pp. Grigsby lived in the Tuolumne/Yosemite region of the Sierra Nevada from 1907. This memoirs cover his early years, through the Depression and his work with the California Conservation Corp, through the publication date 1943. Good+: Presents as very good-near fine overall but chip at top of spine results in loss in 1/8” of cloth, lightly rubbed corners. Inscribed by Grigsby on fep to Ruth Ann Newport, County Historian, Tuolumne County CA. Good+ dustwrapper has ½”open tear at top of spine; similar at top back panel, and some light spotting View More...
Quarter vellum, gilt, 4to., vii, 186 pages. Illustrated with one and two color facsimiles and tipped-in color plates and samples. Printed at the Curwen Press. Includes essays on book design in a variety of countries by a variety of authors. Profusely illustrated with samples. Good+. A clean, tight copy overall but with some were to edges and corners and a 1" closed tear in the vellum on spine. Prior owner's signature inside front hinge; bookseller label inside back cover View More...
1st thus. Revised and enlarged edition including sketches and studies. 4to, not paginated. [Approximately 100 pp. with several hundred drawings and sketches.] Illustrated boards, spiral bound. "The aim of this book is to paint the way for those who want to learn to draw. I have endeavored to convey to the student the main principles in a simple, constructive way. Follow the sequences as laid out in these lessons. Begin with the Dot and follow through conscientiously to the last page. You will be pleasantly surprised at the results." His lessons emphasize the human body. Condition: Good+; inter... View More...
n.d. [circa 1925] 7"x9.5", pictorial wrappers with string tie. 20 pp.
Full-color catalog of handpainted French Period-tiles, now highly collectible. Typed letter of introduction from Geo. Martel laid in. Address label of US sales agent affixed to front cover.
CONDITION: Interior pristine; covers lightly spotted, light crease cross top several tiny edge nicks. View More...
9 pp. (8¾x5¾"), previously bound. First Edition.#####Document 9, 1855. Report on the sale of the interest of the State of California in the property within the water line in front of San Francisco [known as water lots]. The sales occurred between September 1853 and October 1854. The appendices list the blocks and properties, the buyers, the dates, and the prices for sales and for re-sales, and a summary of the revenue by sale date. OCLC lists only the three copies at the Huntington Library, Harvard Law School, and Saint Patrick's Seminary & University.#####CONDITION: Good+. Light wear and tone... View More...
1st ed. Original photocopy; 8.5x11", 125 pp. no covers. 3-hole volume-punch fastened with 2 brass brads. .Lovers Mickey and Mallory Knox [Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis] kill her family, exchange vows, and embark on a vicious road-trip of killing and mayhem. The outlaw lovers find themselves transformed into cult celebrities by the tabloid media [represented by Robert Downey, Jr.] The film was a box office success despite polarizing reviews. Some critics praised the plot, acting, humor, and combination of action and romance, while others found the film overly violent and graphic. It remai... View More...
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