Indianapolis - New York: Theodore Audel & Co, 1966. First Edition, First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 12mo., pp. 334, illustrated with photographs & drawings, index. Eight page catalog of Audel Book at the rear. Dust jacket price $4.95. -- This is the third volume of a three-volume series. --. "The text..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1973. Illustrated by William McLaren. First Edition (States First Published in the United States 1973). Hardcover. 8vo., pp. 395, grey paper over boards lettered in gilt on the spine, frontispiece: Garden of Merry Hall", small decorative wood engravings by William McLaren throughout the texts..... More
Oshkosh, WI: C3 Data Tec Inc, 1994. [First Edition]. Hardcover. Oblong 12mo., pp. 129, faux red leather (paper over boards), illustrated. -- Contents: The Beginning 1961-1963 - The Early Years 1964- 1967 - Teamwork, Training and Triumph 1968-1972 - Skylab Program. 1973-1974 - Appolo-Soyuz Program 1975 - Space Shuttle Program..... More
Chamberlain Press, 1981. Illustrated by Sarah Chamberlain. Limited Edition of 125 copies. Of 125 copies printed, this is number 121. 6" X 5.78" tall, Green illustrated boards. Bound Japanese style. Charming wood engravings by Sarah Chamberlain . No dust jacket, as issued. -- Signed by Sarah Chamberlain. -- Condition. COLOPHON..... More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993. First Edition - Uncorrected Advance Proof. Original wraps. 8vo., pp.160. Rare Uncorrected Advance Proof. "Edmund Wallace Hildick (1925–2001) was a prolific children's book author, who wrote under the name E. W. Hildick. He wrote, amongst others, the Ghost Squad, Jim Starling, Birdy Jones, Jack..... More
New York: Harper Torchbooks - The Cloister Library, 1952. Harper Reprint Edition - Original Edition Published 1936 by Willett Clark & Company. Paperback. 8vo., pp. 322, foreword to the first edition, author's note to the 1952 edition, technical terms and concepts, index. -- three or four pages of the text..... More
Funded by the City of Culver through a grant provided by the Jefferson County Cultural Coalition, 2010. Spiral bound. 8vo., pp. 209 + unpaginated index, illustrated with historical photographs. Condition --. "The town of Culver, north of Haystack Butte in south-central Jefferson County, had its beginnings as Perryville in the..... More
New York: Fine Art Publishing Co, 1880. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. Edition Not Stated (copyright page dated 1879 - title page 1880). Full leather. 9.75"x12", Gilt stamped decorative front cover, all edges gilt, illustrated with engravings by Gustave Dore. Outer extremities of the leather binding rubbed; internally clean and sound..... More
Rand-McNally-Co, 1898. String tied wraps. 3.5" x 4.5", [pp.8] map showing stops between Chicago & Minneapolis. 7 photographs. Light dust soil to covers, top corner lightly bumped. -- Condition. "The Pioneer Limited name first appeared in 1898, chosen in a public contest. It was among the nation's first named trains..... More
No Place: circa 1940's. [First Edition]. Soft cover. 5.25 x 7, pp. 83 [3], textured paper covers, local advertisement scattered throughout the text, recipes have names of contributors, index. --. More
St. Meinrad's Abbey Inc. [Indiana]: Grail Publication, 1951. Illustrated by George Harmon. [First Edition]. 8vo., pp.188, nice illustrated dust jacket, blue pebbled cloth with gilt illustration on the front cover. Illustrated by Gedge Harmon. -- Spine very lightly faded, very light wear to outer extremities of the dust jacket. --..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster Books For Young Readers, 1997. Illustrated by Joan Walsh Anglund. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Square 8vo., decorated paper over boards, not paginated, color illustrations by Joan Walsh Anglund. No notable defects. --. "Joan Walsh Anglund (January 3, 1926 – March 9, 2021) was an..... More
London: Beautiful Books Ltd, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover. States First Published 2011 with correct number line starting with 1 (987654321), 8vo., pp. 339, decorated paper covers, appendices, caecum A: The 42 explanation, some interesting reads, acknowledgments, errors and omissions, index, about the. author. -- Bottom front corners..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Norman Laliberte. First Edition [Stated]. Hardcover. 12mo., not paginated, illustrated paper over boards, marbled endpapers, illustrated. -- Personal inscription with black magic marker on the first blank endpaper (see photos). --. More
Lisbon, North Dakota: W.G. Crocker, 1907. 8vo., pp.126, green cloth lettered in black, index. A few blank pages have handwritten recipes.-- Spine and corners moderately rubbed. Light soil to the outer edges of the front cover, binding tight, internally clean and sound. Early 20th Century North Dakota Community Cookbook. Flint..... More
San Francisco: Determined Productions, Inc, 1967. [First Edition]. Hardcover. 12mo. Decorated paper over boards, pp. 64+[2]. Retro Sixties Design & illustration by John Astrop & Eric Hill. Minor wear to the head and heel of the spine and the corner tips. No other notable defects. -- Condition. More
San Antonio, Texas: Naylor Company, 1971. [First Edition]. Hardcover. 8vo., brown decorated boards. Signed by the author on the half-title page. -- Light smudge front cover of the dust jacket near top of spine. Non authorial gift inscriptions on the front paste-down and the first free endpaper. -- Overall Condition..... More
San Francisco: Sunset Magazine, 1938. First Edition. States First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo, Wooden Boards, wood grain endpapers, pp. 63, illustrated by Norman Gordon. Small scratch to front board. No other notable defects. -- Oondition. More
New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1903. New Edition, Revised and Enlarged. [States 20th Century Subscription Edition on the Spine). 3/4 leather. Tall quarto / small folio (9-1/2"x12-1/2"), 3/4 leather & cloth, thumb indexed, marbled endpaper & fore-edges, black & white illustrations, and full-page illustrations (color plates with..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1938. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 8vo., decorated grey cloth, decorated endpapers, pp, 248, glossary, index. Photo illustrations in black & white. Many black and white drawings by Orson Lowell. -- Condition. "Orson Byron Lowell (1871–1956) was an American artist and illustrator of covers..... More
Oklahoma City: Lusk Publishing Company, 1939. First Edition [Stated at bottom of the title page]. 8vo., grey cloth lettered in black, spine blank, decorated title page, pp 62. Author's first book. -- The first photo does not show correct color of the cloth binding which is actually grey (see photos)..... More
New York: Benziger Brothers, 1924. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. 8vo., decorated paper over boards, pp 141. -- Very light wear to the extremities, writing in pencil and a couple lines obscured with red on the first free endpaper. Bookplate of the "Tom Thumb Bookmobile" on the front pastedown. -- The..... More
Sonora, Mexico: Club Deportivo, Bahia Kino, 1982. [First Edition]. Spiral bound. 8vo. pp. 152, index. illustrations by Grace McCaslin. -- Who ever wrote the preliminary page titled "Kino Kuisine" has a pretty good sense of humor. Here is a recipe that may be unique in the annals of cookery; Page..... More
The Northwest Photography Archive in Collaboration with Oregon State University Press, 2009. Second Printing of 5,000 copies. Hardcover. Short Folio, black cloth lettered in blue. Black & white and color photographs. Epilogue, list of plates, notes, acknowledgments, index. -- The First Printing was five thousand books of which one hundred..... More
Eugene, Oregon: Edward Gray [Self Published], 1993. First Edition [Stated]. Soft cover. Tall 4to., 222, extensive table of contents, maps, illustrated with historical photographs, historical photographs, appendix, bibliography. Front cover: (Softcover only: Photograph of the eastside of Wagontire Mountain by the author, 1992). Individual brands from Wagontire and Fife, Oregon..... More