Seattle: Northwest Shore Line, Publisher, 1997. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. Oblong quarto. 262 pp. Black and white photos throughout, with a few in color. A primarily photo history of railroads and trains operating in the Pacific. Northwest of the United States, drawn from the photographs of Warren McGee... More
Washington: US Civil Service Commission, 1938. First Edition. Wraps. Stated first edition. Wraps. 52 pp. With several photos, including one of Helen Hamilton Gardener and one of Clara Barton. A history of women employed by the US federal government under the Federal Services umbrella, discussing origins of the employment of... More
Toronto: Toronto Anarchist Group, Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 10 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A journal/zine style work issued by the Toronto Anarchist Group, providing news and discussion on current events and ideas revolving around the concept/practice of anarchy and... More
Paris: George Besson, Publisher, 1913. Wraps. Beige printed wraps. All text in French. With black and white line drawings by Henri Matisse and George Marquet throughout. A single issue of this magazine devoted to art and literature, including a piece by Walt Whitman, art by Henri Matisse, an essay on... More
Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books, 2005. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 144 pp. Color photos throughout. A detailed guide to creating background and foreground scenery for model railroads. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning. Light curling along the fore edge. Small price sticker on the lower rear cover. More
London: Charles, Reynolds and Co. Hard Cover. no date, perhaps circa 1890. Blue cloth decorated in gilt. Unpaginated. Accordion-fold style format, printed on a single side. Glossy black and white images. Map of London on the rear endpaper. A book of illustrated views of various sites around London, including the... More
New York: Golden Press, 1962. Cloth. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 345 pp. Black and white and color photos throughout. A detailed historical and critical survey from Persia, focusing on the Parthian and Sassanians, and including rugs, decorative art objects and other work. With a look at its... More
San Francisco: Kerista Research Institute. Wraps. no date. Blue wraps with clear plastic covers and plastic folder binding. 9 pp. An explanatory list of 76 expectations of social standards, established August 19, 1983, stressing the importance of the social contract, especially to the Keristan Islanders. The Kerista Commune was a.... More
Berkeley, CA: Ark Press. James Harmon, Publisher. 1959. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, one of 650 copies. Wraps. Signed, with a short inscription, by the author on the first endpaper. 53 pp. A collection of poetry by this poet, professor and W.B. Yeats scholar. Parkinson was known as an early... More
New York: Interview Enterprises, 1975. Tabloid. Newspaper tabloid format. 48 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this magazine interviewing and commenting on people involved in the popular or pop scene at the time. This with an interview of Marisa Berenson conducted by Andy Warhol. With other articles... More
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New York: Mason Brothers, 1853. Hard Cover. Blue printed paper covered boards with a leather spine. 352 pp. Small oblong format. Music, with lyrics throughout. A collection of hymns, psalms and other church songs, as well as an original cantata, Daniel; or the Captivity and Restoration. FAIR condition. Paper on... More
New York: Theosophical Society of America, Publisher, 1911. Wraps. Gray illustrated wraps. Pagination runs 289-384. A single issue of this journal devoted to topics related to Theosophy and its practice. This includes Patanjali's Yoga Sutras; William Sharp-Fiona Macleod; fragments of a dual consciousness; a summary of the Secret Doctrine (Part... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1906. Wraps. No publisher or place. 1906. Greenish printed wraps. 40 pp. With a few black and white photos. A short discussion and report on the work undertaken by the Children's Fresh Air Camp in Cleveland, recounting progress made on rehabilitating sick or disabled children, reports... More
New York: The AA Grapevine, Publisher. Wraps. circa 1979. Two booklets, in wraps, inside a printed envelope. 48, 46 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Reprints of two issues of the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) Grapevine, each telling the stories of AA's founders, Dr. Bob and Bill W. VERY GOOD condition... More
Berkeley: Watson-Guptill, 2015. Cloth. Brown paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 198 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A detailed instructional guide to creating landscape paintings in oil, explaining a variety of techniques, paint usage, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor bumping to the jacket extremities. Light fading to the book. More
Scranton, PA: The Colliery Engineer Company, 1899. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine devoted to science, mathematics and engineering related topics. This issue with articles on: present and future pole stars; a new method of extracting roots in mathematics; a piece on... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Cloth. Dark brown cloth. 788 pp. With a few battle maps/diagrams. No original wraps present. A bound volume of this noted magazine, featuring The Highland Light,' and 'The Wellfleet Oysterman,' by Henry David Thoreau; A Scene from the Dolliver Romance,' by Nathaniel Hawthorne; 'Saadi,' by..... More
London/New York: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1943. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. An issue of this journal related to the history of books, publishing and bibliographical studies. With articles on music bibliography and catalogues; the survival of English books printed before 1640; a hand-list of specimens of medieval writing masters; an... More
Paris, France/West Hollywood, CA: I Wanna Be Your Dog, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Semi-glossy wraps. 8 ¼ by 11 ½ inches. 36 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. A single issue of this music fanzine based in France, devoted to the 'underdogs and other strugglers, who... More
Long Beach, CA: Stephen Zepeda, Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Side stapled. 10 by 7 inches. 34 pp. Black and white photos throughout. The L.A. Beat was a Los Angeles fanzine founded and published by Stephen Zepeda, who also founded Beat Records and worked as a music promoter in Long... More
North Salem, NY: The Adventure Library, 1995. Cloth. Illustrated paper covered boards with a beige cloth binding. A few sections of photos throughout. Adventure Library edition of this classic mountaineering account of Maurice Herzog's ascent of Annapurna in 1950, during which he and his partner suffered severe frostbite that resulted... More
Norfolk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Leather. Brown leather with gilt decorations. 843 pp. Two page photo reproduction of a letter by Lincoln at the rear. Easton Press decorative edition of this collection of writings by Abraham Lincoln, including letters from his early years through his presidency. With critical and historical... More
San Francisco: Kerista Consciousness Church, Publisher, 1984. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 36 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. First issue of this publication produced by the Kerista Commune, a utopian commune that originated in New York and combined a practice of poly-fidelity with counterculture and pop-psychology in an effort to create... More
No place (San Francisco): Sage Publications, 1981. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. Pagination runs 373-392. An apparent offprint of this article discussing the Kerista Village and efforts within that community to combat sexual jealousy. The piece discusses the current population of the commune, its principles, dynamics and psychology. GOOD condition. Staples rusted. Minor... More
Toronto: Toronto Anarchist League, Publisher, 1978. Wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 8 pages, stapled at the upper left corner. Printed on both sides, with the last leaf blank. With a few small illustrations. A newsletter published by the Toronto Anarchist League, discussing events, conferences and publications. This includes an... More