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The Illustrated Douro by * Villa Maior, Julio Maximo de Oliveira Pimentel, visconde de (1809-1884) - 1876: An Album of the River Douro and Adjacent Wine Country

by * Villa Maior, Julio Maximo de Oliveira Pimentel, visconde de (1809-1884)

The Illustrated Douro by * Villa Maior, Julio Maximo de Oliveira Pimentel, visconde de (1809-1884) - 1876

The Illustrated Douro: An Album of the River Douro and Adjacent Wine Country

by * Villa Maior, Julio Maximo de Oliveira Pimentel, visconde de (1809-1884)

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Oporto: Universal Book-Shop of Magalhaes and Moniz, Editors, 1876. First Edition. Rebound during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Leather spine; and corners of boards also in leather. Original cover bound in.. Very good - some pages show some age toning - all of the illustrations are crisp and clear. n. Quarto - oblong (10 3/4 by 13 3/4 inches) 227 pages. Parallel text in three languages: French, Portuguese, and English. Three separate title pages. Illustrated with 25 beautiful engravings showing the river, the quintas and other scenery of the region. The original very large (17 1/2 by 44 inch) fold out map is present at the back and there is another full page map in the text. "Historical and descriptive introduction to the wine Districts. Description of the principal vineyards or wine-growing farms (quintas), and of the wine making process in the Douro, remarks on the trade. Storing and wine-lodge operations of Port-wine." OCLC locates only two libraries that have this book: The British Library and The Biblioteque National de France. Not in Simon and no recent auction record. Gabler42360
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  • Publisher Universal Book-Shop of Magalhaes and Moniz, Editors
  • Place of Publication Oporto
  • Date Published 1876
MEMOIR'S (sic) FOR A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS. Containing The Anatomical Descriptions of...
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MEMOIR'S (sic) FOR A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS. Containing The Anatomical Descriptions of Several Creatures Dissected By The Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Englished by Alexander Pitfeild, Fellow of the Royal Society.: To Which is added an ACCOUNT of the Measure of a Degree of a great Circle of the Earth, Published by the Same Academy, and Englished By Richard Waller, S.R.S."

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Quarto (12 by 8 1/4 inches) London: "Printed by Joseph Streater, and are to be Sold by T. Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street. J Robinson, at the Golden Lyon in St. Paul's Church-Yard. B. Ayimer, at the Three Pigeons over against the Royal-Exchange. Job. Southby at the Harrow in Cornhil. And by W. Canning, in the Temple." 1688. (16) 267 (12) & (3) 40 pages.

TWO works bound together, as published, in original full mottled calf, with raised bands and gilt ornaments on spine.
Good condition, with some chipping along outside hinges, but holding; and normal wear to corners. Title page of first part printed in red and black. Lower right corner of title page to second part torn and missing, but not affecting text; and minor old insect damage to lower portion of same; date and other particulars still very readable. Engraved bookplate of Henry Maister (of an early English mercantile family).

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Annual Report of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, California U.S.A.

Annual Report of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, California U.S.A.: Fiscal Year July 1, 1927 to June 30, 1928

by {SAN PEDRO}

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Octavo (9 X 6 inches) Harbor Department City of Los Angeles, 1928. staple bound booklet of 95 pages, in stiff paper covers, numerous black and white halftone photos of harbor scenes (trains bringing cargo, streetcars bringing people, ships at wharves), birds-eye-view of harbor and surrounding area, list of steamship companies, and agents, statistical charts, and graphs, large fold-out map, attractive cover illustration of a ship being met by tugs as visualized through a port hole, original, good condition (minor age toning to covers, contents clean and intact).

A short historical introduction to the Port and its progress, a harbor engineer's report, information on fire protection, fishing, labor, trucking, industrial development, and the role of various railroads, the Pacific Electric, and aviation are among the many subjects covered.
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The Whipple Report
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The Whipple Report: Journal of an expedition from San Diego, California to the Rio Colorado, from Sept. 11 to Dec. 11, 1849

by Whipple, A. W., Lieutenant United States Topographical Engineers

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Small octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1961. An Edition of 900 copies only of which 800 copies are for sale. Brick red cloth boards with embossed device of a covered wagon on the front cover. 100 pages illustrated with black and white historic photographs, index, Indian vocabulary, bibliography. Very good condition (previous owner's neat inscription and date on first fly leaf).

At the time of the California Gold Rush, shortly after the end of the Mexican War, in September 1849, Whipple and the man assigned to guard him, Cave Couts, were assigned to survey the new international boundary line in the vicinity of the Gila and Colorado rivers; as required by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

According to E. I. Edwards, who wrote the introduction, notes, and bibliography: "Of all the early accounts written by the emigrants of the gold trail who crossed our Southern California desert, none can claim quite the same degree of distinction that attaches to the Whipple Report .... "
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Romantic Western Highways

Romantic Western Highways

by {GREYHOUND BUS}

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Octavo (9 x 4 inches) Pacific Greyhound Lines, circa 1930s. Original brochure folded five times to form six panels printed and illustrated on both sides; when fully opened it unfolds again, 1/3 from the bottom, to form a 17 1/2 x 24 inch poster-style display of halftone photos, description of the "... historical pageant of the West .... " and an argument for low fares.

Along the left side is a representational outline of the West Coast and part of the Southwest, extending to El Paso and Salt Lake City. The route, shown in red, is highlighted with small black and white sketches of sights along the way. There are also halftone black and white photo vignettes of Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, the Santa Barbara mission, and two examples of the "streamlined" Greyhound buses, one of which offered sleeping accommodations for 25 people.

"To really see the West - go by Greyhound."
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KERN

KERN: Land of The Sun

by {KERN COUNTY} Irvine, Leigh H.

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Octavo (9 1/4 X 6 1/8 Inches) Bakersfield, California: Kern County Chamber of Commerce, 1925. 24-page staple bound booklet in wrappers, decorative colored cover with radiant sun imagery; very good condition.

Promoting sunlight and health, coupled with heat, and pure air as the reasons to settle in Kern County.
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MEMOIR'S (sic) FOR A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS. Containing The Anatomical Descriptions of...
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MEMOIR'S (sic) FOR A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALS. Containing The Anatomical Descriptions of Several Creatures Dissected By The Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Englished by Alexander Pitfeild, Fellow of the Royal Society.: To Which is added an ACCOUNT of the Measure of a Degree of a great Circle of the Earth, Published by the Same Academy, and Englished By Richard Waller, S.R.S."

by Perrault, Claude

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Quarto (12 by 8 1/4 inches) London: "Printed by Joseph Streater, and are to be Sold by T. Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street. J Robinson, at the Golden Lyon in St. Paul's Church-Yard. B. Ayimer, at the Three Pigeons over against the Royal-Exchange. Job. Southby at the Harrow in Cornhil. And by W. Canning, in the Temple." 1688. (16) 267 (12) & (3) 40 pages.

TWO works bound together, as published, in original full mottled calf, with raised bands and gilt ornaments on spine.
Good condition, with some chipping along outside hinges, but holding; and normal wear to corners. Title page of first part printed in red and black. Lower right corner of title page to second part torn and missing, but not affecting text; and minor old insect damage to lower portion of same; date and other particulars still very readable. Engraved bookplate of Henry Maister (of an early English mercantile family).

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The City and County of San Diego
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The City and County of San Diego: Illustrated, and Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers

by {SAN DIEGO} [T. S. Van Dyke]

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Octavo (9 X 6 inches) San Diego, California: Liberton & Taylor, 1888. First Edition. 218 pages, illustrated with photographs and engravings, presentation inscription from W. L. Prouty who, according to the Directory of San Diego City and County for 1893-94, was the Superintendent of Streets. Good condition, original limp cloth showing wear and light stains from handling.The date and title are written discreetly on the spine.

Van Dyke was a prominent journalist who wrote several books that reflect the history of the San Diego region. In this book he states, "I have been asked to sketch the history, topography, resources and progress of the city and county of San Diego, up to date." He includes agriculture, climate, outdoor amusements, and biographies in his descriptions.
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Hotel Metropole

Hotel Metropole

by {OAKLAND EPHEMERA}

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Octavo (8 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches) Oakland, California, early 20th century paper advertisement printed on coated stock folded once to form four panels printed on both sides, illustrated with halftone sepia photos of the interior rooms and a bird's-eye map on the back cover. Original, good condition (rubber stamp of Peck-Judah on one panel, not affecting contents).

Promoting Oakland and the Hotel Metropole, that burned down in 1918.
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Scenes from the Sublime Spectacle Everywoman

Scenes from the Sublime Spectacle Everywoman: Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love

by {LOS ANGELES THEATER}

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Folio (13 3/4 X 10 1/4 inches) Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Free Press Printing Co., (circa 1913-1914) promotional advertisement of 8 unnumbered stapled pages, illustrated with full page black and white halftone photo stills of scenes from the play to be performed at Hamburger's Majestic Theatre "Two Weeks Commencing Monday, June 2, Regular Matinees." Title in large letters, cover printed in two colors, original wrappers, good condition (minor bending and curling to edges and margins - not affecting contents).

"Henry W. Savage's $60,000 Musical and Dramatic Production combining all the attractive elements of Drama-Grand Opera-Musical Comedy. The Largest Musical and Dramatic Organization ever toured. 150 People Special Symphony Orchestra. The World's Most Sumptuous Panoramic Pageant."

The Majestic was located at 845 South Broadway. It was built in 1913, and knocked down in the early 1930s. Savage was a theatrical manager. His play "Everywoman" was performed in Los Angeles shortly after the Majestic opened.
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Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok

by Garst, Shannon (With Warren Garst)

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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 7/8 inches) New York: Julian Messner, 1952. First Edition. 183 pages, bibliography and index, decorated cloth, dust jacket with repaired tears protected by mylar, very good condition (small dent to top of top edge of front cover, not affecting text).

Semi-fictional biography written for the young reader. "Shannon Garst is well known for her fine biographies of men and women who have helped blaze the trail to freedom and progress. Born and reared in the west, and steeped from childhood in the lore of the wide open spaces, she turned naturally to specializing in books for young people, dealing with the western historical background."
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MEMORIA SOBRE OS PROCESSOS DE VINIFICAÇÃO EMPREGADOS NOS PRINCIPAES CENTROS VINHATEIROS DO...
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MEMORIA SOBRE OS PROCESSOS DE VINIFICAÇÃO EMPREGADOS NOS PRINCIPAES CENTROS VINHATEIROS DO CONTINENTE DO REINO. [2 VOLUMES]

by VILLA MAIOR. (Júlio Máximo de Oliveira Pimentel, Visconde de), João Inácio Ferreira Lapa e António Augusto de Aguiar

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Empregados nos principaes centros vinhateiros do continente do reino. Apresentada Ao illustrissimo e excellentissimo senhor Ministro das Obras Publicas, Commercio e Industria pela Commissão nomeada em portaria de 10 de Agosto de 1866. Imprensa Nacional. Lisboa. 1867. Junto com: SEGUNDA MEMORIA SOBRE OS PROCESSOS DE VINIFICAÇÃO EMPREGADOS NOS PRINCIPAES CENTROS VINHATEIROS DO CONTINENTE DO REINO. Apresentada ao illustrissimo e excellentissimo senhor Ministro das Obras Publicas, Commercio e Industria em resultado da excursão mandada fazer pela portaria de 24 de Agosto de 1867. Imprensa Nacional. Lisboa. 1868. 2 volumes de 25x17 cm. Com [iv], 70, 140, 79; [ii], 25, 128, 84 págs. Brochados. Ilustrados no texto com figuras, tabelas e mapas, um dos quais desdobrável, no primeiro volume, com o título: «Paiz Vinhateiro da Bairrada». Exemplar com ligeira perda de papel nas capas e leves manchas de humidade em algumas folhas. O primeiro volume apresenta restauro amador na capa posterior, danos na… Read More
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Tratado de vinificação para vinhos genuinos.

by VILLA-MAIOR, Júlio Máximo de Oliveira Pimentel, 2.º Visconde de

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Lisbon, Typographia da Academia [Real das Sciências], 1868-1869.. First Edition. 8°, contemporary quarter dark blue morocco over decorated boards (slight wear), romantic spine, gilt with gilt letter, decorated endleaves, edges sprinkled. A few wood-engraved illustrations in text of equipment for making wine. Overall in very good to fine condition. [3]–160 pp., (1 l. indice, 1 blank l., 1 leaf half-title, 1 leaf divisional title-page for part II, dated 1869), [161]–291 pp., (1 leaf indice). The half-title appears to be misbound before the divisional title instead of at the beginning of the volume. *** FIRST EDITION of this important and scarce treatise, which begins, "São muitos os que fazem vinho, e poucos os que o fazem bem." Includes chapters on all the basics of wine-making, including the harvest, preparation of the grapes, pressing the grapes, putting in casks, clarification, sulfidation, adding aguardente, and bottling. The second part includes discussions of diseases of vines,… Read More
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