CARICATURE.
London: CHAPMAN AND HALL LTD., 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Universal art series. Edited by Frederick Marriott. 9'' X 6 1/4''. 187pp. with index. Toning and light soiling to pages. Dustjacket worn and missing a piece on front.
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THE CYCLADES IN THE BRONZE AGE.
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1987. Hardcover. Octavo. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2". 282pp. incl. notes and index. lllustrations from b&w photographs, line drawings, maps and charts. Dust Jacket lightly faded on spine.
TALES OF THE OLD-TIMERS.
New York: The Century Company, 1924. Hardcover. Octavo. 367pp."True stories of the old West on the days of the open range, from Texas, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, etc..." orange cloth stamped in black. A few light spots on ffep. Dust jacket is darkened on spine, has some wear to spine.....
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI And the Authority of Art. Critical Reading and Catalogue Raisonne.
University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 11.25 x 8.75". 446pp. Includes a Catalogue raisonne, with each autographed painting fully described. Also includes incorrect and questionable attributions and lost works. Illustrations at rear include 27 full page color plates and 257 monochromatic illustrations. Very comprehensive catalogue.....
NEBUCHADNEZZAR. 34 PAINTINGS AND 18 DRAWINGS BY ARTHUR BOYD.
Thames and Hudson. First edition. Hardcover. 10'' x 8 1/4''.Some wear to dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked. Plates are tipped-in.
A NEW GOOSE (BRANTA) FROM THE LOWER PLIOCENE OF NEVADA; THE CALIFORNIA TAPIR...FROM SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CALIFORNIA; A SECOND NEW GENUS OF HEDGEHOG FROM THE PLIOCENE OF NEVADA.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1929. Paperback. Quarto. [24pp.] Geological Sciences Bulletin, illustrated with one plate. Cover toned and chipped on brittle edges.
WATER'S EDGE.
Lyme, CT: Callaway Editions, 1980. Hardcover. Limited to 5000 trade copies. SIGNED by Callahan on half-title. Large format. 13 3/4 x 11 1/4". Unpaginated, but contains 48 duotone plates. Linen cloth with pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket has rubbing, edge wear and soiling.
BILL CARLISLE LONE BANDIT: An autobiography.
Pasadena: Trail's End Publishing Co., Inc., 1950. Illustrated by Charles M. Russell; Map endpapers by Clarence Ellsworth. Hardcover. Octavo. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4". 220pp. Illustrated. INSCRIBED "to David Erwin...". Red cloth with black titles in pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket has rubbing, chips and short edge tears.
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GOLD PORTFOLIO 1972-1987.
Brookland Books, 1993. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. 172 pp. A collection of articles taken from contemporary motoring magazines. Contents include Road & Comparison Tests, Specifications, Technical Data, etc. GT, GTV, STRADA GTV6, 90.
A CHECKLIST OF SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGIES.
W.R. Cole, 1964. Hardcover. Quarto. 374pp. Check list of published science fiction since 1927 (1927-64). Over 200 anthologies listed with publication information and contents. Blue cloth, spine stamped in gold. Whit pictorial dust jacket has light edge wear and small tears.
FUNNY AMINALS . NO. 1.
San Francisco: Apex Novelties, 1972. Softcover. Adult comic. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8". This underground collection of Funny Animal tales includes the 1st. appearance of MAUS by Art Spiegelman, "What A World!" parts one and two by Robert Crumb, "The Toadette King" by Bill Griffith, and more. "Join the Kollege.....
LES AS DU MUSETTE. (The Aces of Musette).
France: Les Freres Lumineux, 2007. Limited edition. ORIGINAL box set of 12 silk-screened portraits of musette players by R. Crumb. SIGNED and hand-numbered by Robert Crumb, #50 of 200 copies on silk-screened preface sheet. Each print is 11 3/4 x 8 1/4" and printed in six colors. Housed in 12.....
LA TOSCANA, MONTECITO and THE GARDEN, La Toscana Montecito. (Two volumes).
Los Angeles: Fred R. Dapprich, n.d. (Circa 1929). Hardcover portfolios. Two laid-paper covered portfolios with cloth spines and mounted illustration on front. 17 x 13 1/4”. Photographs are mounted on heavy paper sheets, gathered with cord. 43 original silver tone photographs, approximately 8 x 10”, of the Montecito Estate, La.....
UNICEF, For All The World's Children (Original Vintage Poster).
New Delhi: The Asian Art Printers, Ltd, 1953. 29.5" x 19" Color lithograph on paper promoting the United National Children's Fund. Tape to top edges and tape repair to fold split at top middle. Light fold marks; small edge tears, sometimes at folds. Scarce.
THE PRINCESS MANOA and Other Romantic Tales from the Folk-lore of Old Hawaii.
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1906. Hardcover. Lg. octavo. 9.75 x 6.5". 83pp. Pictorial paper with cloth spine, in tissue dust jacket. Nicely printed on brown paper with tipped-in monochromatic illustrations. Frontispiece has crease on corner. Some silverfish damage to cloth spine. Tissue dust jacket has tears and wear.....
THE ARAB OF THE DESERT. A GLIMPSE INTO BADAWIN LIFE IN KUWAIT AND SAU'DI ARABIA.
London: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD., 1972. Second edition, Fifth impression. Hard cover. 9 1/2'' X 6 1/4''. 664pp. with index. Folding map and plates. Dust jacket worn, missing a piece at top of spine.
NATIVE ECUADORIAN ORCHIDS. VOLUME 1 : AA - DRACULA.
Medellin: Compania Litografica National S. A. First edition. Hardcover. 12 3/4'' x 9 1/2''. 207pp. Illustrated in color.
THE BOSTON PAINTERS 1900-1930.
Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints. Hardcover. Sm. quarto. 10.25 x 9.75". 207pp. ncl. index and biographical notes on the artists. illustrated with b&w reproductions. Brown cloth with mounted illustration and gilt title. Dust spotting to top edge. In dust jacket that has light edge wear and remnant of price sticker on.....
SPECIES DESIGN.
London: Titan Books, 1995. First UK edition. Paperback. Oversize quarto. 85pp. Incl exhibition list, and chronology. Profusely illustrated with drawings, artwork, photographs etc.
FATHER ARCHANGEL OF SCOTLAND AND OTHER ESSAYS.
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. 8'' x 5 1/2''. 227pp. 2pp. of ads. Spine darkened, general wear and bumped corners to cloth. Four lines of black marker on pastedown to cover previous owners name. Some foxing and toning to endpapers.
SOUVENIRS OF THE PALM SPRINGS AREA.
Palm Springs: R.E. Harrington, 1962. Hardcover. Self-published memoir by Palm Springs resident and rancher. Octavo. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4". 68pp. incl. bibliography. Illustrated from old photographs, ephemera and maps, two folding. Textured cloth binding with title stamped on spine. Issued without dust jacket. Some rubbing to spine tips.
CATALOGUE OF THE LEONARD GOW COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN.
London: George W. Jones, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 107pp. Incl. index, plus colophon. Limited Edition, #234 of 300 COPIES, SIGNED BY LEONARD GOW. Beautiful production with 85 plates, mostly in color. Text covers, shapes, marks and manufacturers, followed by the extensive catalogue. 421 items fully described, 187 of them.....
THE PALMS AND CYCADS OF THAILAND.
Lawrence Kansas: Kampon Tansacha, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden / Allen Press, 1998. Quarto. 190pp. Profusely illustrated from color photographs. Green cloth in dust jacket that has fading to spine and edges.
DANCING INTO DREAMS. MAYA VASE PAINTING OF THE IK' KINGDOM.
Princeton. Princeton University Art Museum. 2012. First edition. Softcover. 10 1/2'' x 8 1/2''. 252pp.
THE CONQUEST FOR CALIFORNIA IN 1861. How Colonel E.D. Baker Saved the Pacific States to the Union.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. Hardcover. Octavo. 8 1/2 x 6”. 361pp. Incl. index. Some illustrations. T.e.g. Red cloth with gilt title, lightly rubbed on spine tips. Hint of fading to spine. Rear hing starting, but still solid.