Salem, Oregon: Alferd Williams, 1985. Special Limited Edition of 200 numbered and signed copies this being number 26. Full leather. Limitation page with a pastedown collor illustration of a bear. Royal 8vo., 44pp., illustrations of bear traps. A second signed gift inscription by the author/publisher on the half-title page. --..... More
Raymondville, TX: Glen Harding, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall quatro, map endpapers, front (Wallacy County Texas), rear (general map Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas). 250pp., profusely illustrated with historical photographs. Willacy County is the place where the Salt Road crossed the Wild Horse Desert and there were the Dreaded Sand..... More
St. Petersburg, Florida: Great Outdoors Publishing Company, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 215pp., double page map frontispiece of Marion and Levy counties, gold cloth with color pastedown, illustrated with historical photographs, index. One of the most complete records of the interior of the interior of the Peninsula of Florida. Rare..... More
Redmond, Oregon: Midstate Printing, 1974. First Edition. Original wraps. Stated First Printing on the title page. -- 4to., 113 pages, historical photo illustrations. -- Gift inscription in red ink on the title page. -- Signed by both Tillie and Alice. More
Self Published, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Small folio, 54pp., 21 full page maps in black, red, dark blue, and light blue (may be hand colored). -- Signed inscription by the author "to my brother George" "The purpose of this text is to illustrate graphically the principles of maneuver involved in..... More
Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company, 1930. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Royal 8vo., frontice portrait of Hetty Green, 338pp., green cloth, illustrated with photographs. -- Very Good+ Condition. "Hetty Green (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), nicknamed the Witch of Wall Street, was an American businesswoman and financier known..... More
Sigma Pi Fraternity, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 209pp. printed on 70lb. ivory chrome paper, black pebbled cloth with coat of arms inside stamped design borders, lettering in gilt, color frontispiece coat of arms with onion skin protector. No noted defects. A beautiful copy approaching as new condition. More
No Place: Self Published, 170. Second Edition with corrections. Original wraps. 8vo., 82pp., historical photo illustrations, survey maps. -- Light diagonal crease to the front. cover. No other notable defects. -- Signed by "Welcome Martindale Combs" on the title page. More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Book Co, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Royal 8vo., (copyright is 1900 by the author) 232 pp., black cloth, double page frontispiece; Refrigerating Machine of the Quincy Market Cold Storage Co. Illustrated by eighty-seven engravings, numerous folding plates. -- Light external wear. No notable defects. More
New York City: F. J. Needham, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., different numbers paginated individually. One page advertisement on the last page embracing all numbers issued to May, 1889. -- Contents: The Practical Use of Reverie, Your Two Memories, Self Teaching, How to Push Your Business, The Religion of the..... More
Alexandria Egypt: Soad Tewfik, 2004. First Edition. 8vo., 224pp. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Gallipolis, Ohio: Lion's Paw Club, 1904. Edition Not Stated (NAP - Assume First Edition). Hardcover. 12mo., 100pp., decorted red cloth covers lettered in white. -- Bottom portion of rear covers appears to have been damp at one time. Some light chipping to white lettering and decorative borders. -- Binding tight..... More
Boise, Idaho: James von Schmidt, 1985. Reprint Edition. Paperback. 8vo., 268pp., brown publisher's tape backed wraps, table of contents, appendix, index. -- Corners lightly bumped, rear cover has a light crease. Publishers brown taped spine starting to loosen (fixed easily with a little glue). More
Philadelphia: A. Winch, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo., 136pp. -- Spine almost perished, front hinge weak (not completeley separated). -- Internally clean and sound. -- Priced accordingly. More
New York: Henry Z. Walck Incoporated, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., decorated linen cloth, unpaginated. Date on the title page and same date on the copyright page. Illustrated by Walter Erhand. -- Light darkening of the dust jacket around the extremities. More
[ Windise, Nebraska ]: [ Winside Tribune ], 1942. First edition (600 copies printed). Original wraps. 8vo., stapled covers, 249pp., illustrated with portraits of pioneers and historical photographs, calendar of events pages 193-248 - 1867-1941. Laid in loose is a signed letter by F. J. Dimmel on the stationery of..... More
Pendle Hill, Australia: Doug & Helen Parker, 1982. Edition Not Stated. Stiff wraps. 8vo., 123pp., illustrated. -- Short diagonal crease to the rear cover. "This book recounts the history of a very active house sect which rejects any name and which has become world wide through the activity of its..... More
New York: Graphic Books, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., lite blue cloth, 160pp., illustrated. -- Contents: Net Fishing, Line Fishing, Hooks - Baits - Lures, Big Game Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Spear Fishing, Torch Fishing, Fish Ponds, Unusual Techniques of Old Hawaii, Octopus - Eel - Crab and Lobster, The..... More
Mitchell, Oregon: Hilltop Printing, 1996. First Edition. Comb bound wraps. 8vo., 261pp., illustrated. Table of Contents: Recipe for a Small Town. Early Settlement of Our Area. Town of Mitchell. Logging Around Mitchell. Churches in Mitchell. The Radical Change in Farming. Mitchell Floods. Trapping and Hunting. Crafts Mitchell Style. Recreatiion. --..... More
San Francisco: Van der Plas Publications, 2000. Second Printing. Hardcover. Royal 8vo., 209pp., blue paper over boards. "The book contains a comprehensive collection of illustrations derived mainly from the French cycling press and English and French manufacturers catalogues. The illustrations depict technical solutions of bicycle component and accessory design details..... More
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, No Date. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. circa 1870's. 12mo., 130pp., leather backed illustrated boards, index + 11pp. publishers catalog. Scuffing to surface and corners rubbed. Tips of spine lightly rubbed. Front hinge tender (not cracked). Verso of title page blank with some pencil markings (could..... More
Los Angeles: Baumgardt Publishing Co, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., frontis portrait of the author, 108pp. + one unnumberd page with a printed poem, "Afterglow". -- Head and heel of spine moderately rubbed. Cloth covers have flecks to the cloth (see photos). -- Otherwise a firm, sound copy. More
River Forest Illinois: Dominican University Archives and Special Collections, 2012. First Edition, First Printing Limited to 1000 copies. Stiff wraps. Tall 8vo., 52pp. + colophon page, illustrated. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1897. First Edition (First Thousand). Hardcover. 8vo., 125pp. including index +16pp. short title catalogue of the publications of John Wiley and Sons arranged under subjects. More
London: R. Dodsley, 1744. First Edition. Full leather. 12mo., 299, 364pp., contemporary full leather bindings, engraved title pages. Volume 1 has original floral end-papers. Volume 2 lacks the floral endpapers and has only 1 blank endpaper. -- Vol. 2 has title page and following page loose (can be tipped back..... More